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I am a bioinformatics major and am also Captain of the Men's Cross Country and Track teams, a third year prefect for Residence Life, a Collaborative Learning Program Facilitator for CS110 and CS111, and work under the Assistant to the Archabbot in the monastery.
I love walking across campus (a mere five minute walk) and being able to hold a conversation with at least five people that I know. It sounds cliché, but everyone knows each other which I view as a strong attribute to Saint Vincent. Both professors and peers go out of their way to say hello and to see how you are doing. To me this not only builds my social life but also my academic life as well. Study groups are easy to find and professors are always willing to sit and talk about course work (or anything else for that matter). My other favorite thing about Saint Vincent is the Benedictine heritage. There is so much history tucked away in this small campus an whether the students realize it or not, it is that Benedictine Heritage that defines Saint Vincent and makes this college so much different from all other colleges.
Two of the most influential professors that I have had the pleasure of knowing are Mr. Octave and Dr. Aupperle. Neither of these two men teach anything related to my major which shows how important core classes can be. I was enrolled in Mr. Octave's course during my toughest academic semester at Saint Vincent. He taught me to take time to enjoy the music in life and to appreciate the beauty of life around me, even when I felt overwhelmed or stressed. Dr. Aupperle was an equally inspiring professor, sharing stories of hope and faith from his personal experiences and showed me that it doesn't always matter what a person's religion is, that every human is my neighbor and should be treated with love and respect.
Enjoy your four years here at Saint Vincent. Time really does fly and although I consider myself an active member of the Saint Vincent Community, one of my biggest regrets is not being involved in more. There is SO much to do here: campus ministry trips, orientation committee, SGA, clubs, intramurals, just to point out a few. Take advantage of the opportunities offered and don't be afraid to go out of your way to talk to someone you don't know. I got to know some of my best friends just by a random 'hello' or by becoming involved.


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A slang term which means hello or hi made famous in the t.v.series Mork & Mindy back in the late 1970's early 1980's
"I am Mork from Ork, Nanu Nanu."
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"Mork & Mindy" is a t.v. series that had aired from 1978 to 1982. The word "Na-Nu Na-Nu" is a greeting given by the main character of the show Mork, an alien from the planet Ork. (pronounced /ˈnɑ nu ˈnɑ nu /) The greeting is also accompanied along with a hand gesture similar to Mr. Spock's Vulcan salute from Star Trek, combined with a special handshake.
"I am Mork from Ork. Greetings, I come in peace, Na-Nu Na-Nu....!!!"
***Proper credit must be given to the true comic genius of Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) R.I.P.
***Proper credit must be given to the true comic genius of Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) R.I.P.
โดย green eyed lady 13 18 สิงหาคม 2014
phrase used in the mid 70's early 80's ABC TV show "Mork and
Mindy".Usually as a greeting.
Mindy".Usually as a greeting.
Mork "Na-nu-na-nu, my name is Mork from Ork.
โดย crooked pinky toe 11 เมษายน 2008
The alien life energy source that was ill suited to cope with the vicissitudes of human depression. Credited to the late Robin Williams reprised in his role as Mork from the oft times hilarious TV Sitcom "Mork and Mindy", 1978-1972
"I just cannot wrap my head around this, it's as if his Nanu Nanu went from white hot to a flicker...go figure. Ya gotta admit, the guy had an amazing run".
An apparent greeting among Scientologists.
"Nanu nanu!"
โดย Dark Knight9 22 สิงหาคม 2008
index and middle finger in the shitter, and the "ring" finger and little finger in the mossy cottage....using the nanu nanu sighn from mork and mindy.
guess what, she let me nanu nanu her
The art of suprising your big black date by shoving your index and middle finger in her coot and leaving your pinky and ring finger to do some dirty poo mixing in her chocolate starfish.
AKA the shocker plus the pinky to keep your ring finger company on the dirt road.
AKA the shocker plus the pinky to keep your ring finger company on the dirt road.
Donny loves to apply the nanu nanu to milfs and then clean the tootsie roll colored treat from under his pinky fingernail.

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on November 14, 2012 - 10:23 AM
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A 63-year-old Lewiston woman missing since Tuesday afternoon was returned to her home Wednesday morning by an alert neighbor.
Elaine Moehrle was found walking along the road, dazed and confused, when the neighbor brought her back to grateful family members.
"Obviously the community we live in communicates very well. It was out there that there was a missing person that could be wandering around the area," said Lewiston Police Chief Christopher Salada.
Salada said Rodney Gilliam, a Lewiston-area resident who was not part of the search and rescue team, happened to drive by a woman who fit the description of the missing woman as she was walking down Chew Road on the Tuscarora Reservation.
Gilliam, 42, who works security for Smokin' Joe's, said he heard about the search Tuesday night. He didn't know what Moehrle looks like, but he said he spotted a woman who appeared to be walking in the ditch and knew there was something suspicious.
"I saw an older lady with mud from her knees down. I thought that was very odd and could see her ducking into the bush like she was hiding. I thought this has gotta be the woman," Gilliam said.
He said she was hesitant to talk and was confused, but said he spoke calmly to her and then explained that the helicopters flying overhead were looking for her and offered to drive her home.
He said some of her family members were just about ready to pull out of the driveway to aid in the search when he returned Moehrle to her home.
"They were so excited. Everyone was crying," Gilliam said. "It feels good that I was able to do something to help."
Gilliam said he found the woman with a bag from his store and said though they have a store that is closer to the woman's house, it appears that she may have walked the approximately four miles to Smokin' Joe's on Route 31, across from Niagara Wheatfield High School, in order to get a sandwich.
"[Moehrle] told us she spent the night laying in a field, where exactly we don't know," Salada said. "She was cold, confused, and hungry."
Family had told searchers on Tuesday that the woman had some medical conditions. They became concerned when Moehrle went to retrieve the mail at 2 p.m. Tuesday and then did not return.
Salada said rescuers, many of them fire department volunteers from Niagara County search and rescue, searched until midnight on Tuesday and then resumed the search Wednesday morning before 9 a.m. The two day search was called off at 10:30 a.m. when rescuers learned that the missing woman had been returned to her Upper Mountain Road home.
Salada said the search was a joint effort between the Lewiston Police and fire companies, New York State Police, Border Patrol and the Niagara County Sheriff Department, who brought in helicopters and additional all-terrain vehicles in the widened search for the Lewiston woman.
Salada said a blood hound was called to the scene, but was called off when Moehrle was found by Gilliam.
"I want to thank all the volunteers and the professional agencies for coming together," Salada said. "Especially when it is a happy ending like this one was."
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Six strikers that could finally fire Arsenal to the title next season
Like Nicklas Bendtner's crotch to an uptown Copenhagen taxi driver, Arsenal's problems in attack this season have been clear to see. Arsene Wenger was widely expected to address the situation in the January transfer market, but the Gunners boss once again opted to play it cool, and continue with the hand he'd been dealt.
Olivier Giroud has been forced to soldier on despite obvious signs of fatigue – the Frenchman has started 31 league games, more than any other striker in the Premier League – and anyone who witnessed Yaya Sanogo lumber around Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final against Wigan Athletic probably realises the lanky youngster isn't quite ready yet. Arsenal need a new striker, and fast. But who? Here are some of the options that could be available to them this summer….
Mario Mandzukic (Bayern Munich)
"I always affectionately say that he plays like an animal," enthused Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias Sammer as part of his hands-off spiel to any club sniffing around Croatian international Mario Mandzukic. "It is simply amazing how much work he does for the team and how much running he does during a game." The problem is that this will – or should - read less like a warding off signal for Arsenal and more like a flash of lower thigh. Hard-running? Fierce, bordering animalistic commitment? This is exactly the kind of striker Arsenal need.
An absence of hard chasers in forward areas has long been a problem for the Gunners, representing one of many reasons why Arsenal regularly struggle against the top sides. Signing Mandzukic would help resolve this flaw almost immediately, and with 17 goals in 28 Bundesliga games this season, not to mention a goal in a Champions League final last season, he knows where the goal is too. Bayern can deny it all they like but the impending arrival of Robert Lewandowski from Borussia Dortmund only complicates Mandzukic's position at the club, which could be to the Gunners' advantage.
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What they need is a captain with steel. Their trophy-less run started when they sold Vieira. Since then they've had no captain that can drag the whole team to victory. I can't recall two captains since PV left, because none of have been real leaders.
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Any one with a blend of EnglishGrit + TheSpanishWay make best
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An extremely cocky bastard who thinks hes the shit. Brags about almost anything he can, and backs it up by being good at things. TL has no friends and is hated by everybody
TL: Dude I hit a homerun last nighh!!
Person: Nobody gives a shit, TL
Person: Nobody gives a shit, TL
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timeline. in reference to Twitter
*does donuts with no seatbelt all over your TL* #NewJerseyDrive
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Time Lordess, Time Lord
That's no moon, that's Nurse Whom, RN, TL.
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"Twin Lake"...town in West Michigan, people from this area are typically white trash...very white trash...just a little classification my friends and I use when we see something, well TL
That car is straight up, TL
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The TL. The Tenderloin. Notorious downtown neighborhood in San Francisco, home to drug dealers, peddlers, whores, stick up kids, pimps, corners, hella liquor shops, n strung out heroin fiends. The only bad area outta towners and tourist seem to represent or see in the sco. They forgettin bout HP and all of the south east SF neighborhoods.
The TL aint nuttin to fuck wit.
автор: hamydeez 5 ноября 2004
Another word for marijuana, but code named so teens can use this term freely among parents. TL stands for "tea leaf" which is usually the preliminary smoking substance to marijuana
Yo Alex, let's go TL
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something that is so absolutely ridiculous you just can't even imagine something like that happening
person 1: yea he ejaculated in her eye and she had to go to the hospital.
person 2: omigosh that's so t.l.
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TL is shorcut of tracklist.
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But when Nashville's biggest stars descend on Sin City for the ACM Awards, there's no telling what'll happen when The Strip is full of cowboys bumping their bedazzled elbows with Elvis.
Check out what happened when PEOPLE caught 'em in the act during ACM weekend.
Elvis (a.k.a., Victor Trevino, Jr.), embraces his inner country Hound Dog.
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It was a rematch of last year's SCISA Class AAA state championship series. And with Northwood Academy and Pinewood Prep fast out of the gate to begin the 2013 season, it could have been a preview of this year's championship clash.
Defending state champ Pinewood Prep handed the Chargers their first loss of the season, a 17-3 decision Friday night. The game was called after six innings because of the 10-run rule.
"At the end of the day, I knew if we could get some pitching and make the plays, we would be OK," Pinewood coach Phil Tobin said. "We haven't been able to do that. We've won six straight games. We lost our first two games of the year. We made 10 errors in two games. I think it was a wake-up call to our guys to get better."
The Panthers (6-2) broke open the game with a three-run third inning to send the Chargers to their first loss in nine games. Cody Lewis had an RBI single, John McMicking rapped an RBI double and Haden Heflin drove in the third run of the inning with an RBI single to right to make it 5-2.
The Panthers, who went 21-7 last spring, added two runs in the top of the fourth as winning pitcher Kyle Hair plated both runs with a bloop single.
The Panthers added eight runs on four hits in the top of the sixth, sending 12 men to the plate. They finished with 15 hits. Joel Roberts and McMicking both had three while Hef-lin and Brian Doucet each had two.
The Panthers are seeking their third state title since 2009 and second under coach Tobin, who is no stranger to Northwood coach Jerry Stoots. Stoots coached at Stall for 29 years, and Tobin played for Stoots and was a member of the Warriors' 1985 state championship team.
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The royal minor court of Queen Silvia LXXVI has been selected and announced by Mountain State Forest Festival Director General Mike Karlen and Queen's Department Director Lydia Wagner.
Representing the 76th royal court will be Crown Bearer Danica Jean-Louise Riggins; Scepter Bearer Lauren Elizabeth D'Angelo; flower girls Presley Shae Bates, Mackenzie Nicole Childers, Audrie Grace Dyer, Alexis Brooke Gibson, Hallie McKenna Martin and Jaden Faith Pratt; and train bearers Kaleb Bryce Kennard-Terry and Carter David-Andrew Loudin.
Five-year-old Riggins, daughter of Nick and Danielle Riggins of Elkins, is a kindergarten student at Midland Elementary School. She has one sister, Nadia. She is the granddaughter of Dave and Debbie Fincham of Beverly and Richard and Cindy Riggins of Terra Alta; and the great-granddaughter of David and Carol Ice and the late Jim and Martha Fincham. She is the great-great-granddaughter of Mary Ice.
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The festival's crown bearer participates in Seneca Soccer fall league and is a member of the West Virginia Highland Dancers. She enjoys skiing, golfing and bike riding. Riggins attends First United Methodist Church and St. Brendan Catholic Church.
Six-year-old D'Angelo, daughter of Jacob and Allison D'Angelo of Elkins, is a first-grade student at Midland Elementary School. She has one brother, Lucas, and is the granddaughter of Ann and Bob Baird of Elkins, Sherry and Tom Hammer of Elkins and Steve and Jane D'Angelo of Parkersburg. Her grandmother, Jane D'Angelo, was Queen Silvia XXXVIII.
D'Angelo is a member of St. Brendan Catholic Church. She loves fishing, singing, dancing, reading and playing with her brother and her cousins.
Bates, 10, is an honor-roll student and member of the Elkins Little League Softball team and the Dance Factory. She enjoys dancing, swimming and gymnastics.
Bates is the daughter of Anthony and Krista Bates of Coalton. She has two sisters, Haley and Ella, and is the granddaughter of Nick and Mary Phillips of Coalton and Mike and Debbie Bates of Pine Grove. She is in fifth grade at Coalton Elementary School and attends Phillips Chapel Church.
Eight-year-old Childers is the daughter of Mike Childers and Gary and Melissa Wileman of Beverly. She has two sisters, Madison and Lynnlee Wileman, and one stepbrother, Coalton Childers. She is the granddaughter of Debbie Snyder, Richard and Anita Snyder, Cassandra Martin and Mike and Pam Childers. She is in third grade at Beverly Elementary School.
She enjoys participating in walk-a-thons, dances, gymnastics and cheerleading. She also loves playing soccer, singing, reading and writing her own books.
Dyer, 9, is the daughter of Mike and Kelli Dyer of Elkins. She has one sister, Leah, and is the granddaughter of Buddy and Mary Rowan of Elkins, Robert and Lucille Lowther of Elkins and Linda Dyer of Clarksburg.
She attends Beverly Elementary School, where she is in fourth grade and attends Elkins Church of the Nazarene. Dyer is member of the Ski-Hi 4-H Club, plays Upward basketball and is in Girls on the Run at Beverly Elementary School. Her pastimes include horseback riding, hanging out with friends, hunting and being outdoors.
Gibson, 9, is the daughter of Tim Gibson and Amber Gibson and Jason and Kristie Vandevander all of Elkins. She has one brother, Brody Mason Vandevander. She is the granddaughter of Jerry and Anita Gibson of Elkins, Owen and Vesta Vandevander of Valley Bend, Herman and Linda Ketterman and Randy and Sheryl Ware of Valley Head.
Gibson attends Midland Elementary School, where she is in fourth grade. She is a member of the Gilman Seneca 4-H, Girl Scout Troop No. 5000 and plays soccer on the Seneca Soccer league. She also enjoys gymnastics.
Martin will turn 11 today, Sept. 27, and she is the daughter of Todd and Susie Martin of Elkins. She has one sister, Tessa Martin, and is the granddaughter of Darrell and Sharron Reckart and Jim and Lois Martin, all of Elkins.
She is very active in playing youth spring soccer and is a participant for the Girls on the Run 5K Race. Martin loves dancing, cheerleading, gymnastics and volunteering with her mother. She is a fifth-grade student at Midland Elementary School.
Pratt, 9, is the daughter of Seth and Michelle Pratt of Elkins. She has several siblings, including Curt Conrad, Joel and Emily Conrad-Timmons, Liam Timmons and Lilly Marie Vaage, who is her host sister and Norwegian exchange student. She is the granddaughter of Kenneth and Sharon Burgess of Beverly and Jim and Harriet Pratt of John's Island, S.C. Pratt's sister, Emily, was princess in the royal court in 2007.
She is an honor-roll student at Third Ward Elementary School, where she is in the fourth grade and helps with tutoring. She attends First United Methodist Church and is active in the Missions Club. She is a second-year member of the Elkins Otters Swim team, Elkins Bengals cheerleader, Girls on the Run, Old Brick Playhouse and Awana Club at the Alliance Church. She also enjoys gymnastics, tennis and being around animals.
Kennard-Terry, 9, is the son of Justin and Cristin Terry of Elkins and Megan Kennard of Elkins. He has one brother, Domanick Kennard-Terry, and two sisters, Skylar and Aliyah Stout. He is the grandson of Cindy Terry-Hutton and Bobby Hutton, Brad Terry, Mark and Sue Talbott, Ernest Evans and Sarah Cooper Evans and Edwin Kennard. He is the great-grandson of Leroy Chewning and the late Carolyn Chewning, Carolyn DeMotto and Gary Terry, Goldie Kennard and the late Edward Kennard and the late Waldo and Janet Cooper.
He is in fourth grade at Jennings Randolph Elementary School. He enjoys riding dirt bikes, snowboarding, baseball, basketball, reading, drawing, coloring and cooking.
Loudin, 9, is the son of Jeffrey and Melody Loudin of Elkins. He has one brother, Blake Cubler, and is the grandson of Danny and Nancy Loudin of Norton. He is an honor-roll student at Third Ward Elementary School, where he is currently in the fourth grade.
Loudin is a member of the Boy Scouts of America in the first-year Webios, Pack 88, Den 1. He also is a member of the YMCA Mighty Mights All-Stars and is a piano student of Marijane Kiley. In his spare time, he enjoys playing Xbox video games. He is active in fishing, hunting and spending time with his family. He also attends Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church.
The minor court will accompany Queen Silvia LXXVI during her royal coronation at 2 p.m. Oct. 5 at the outdoor amphitheater of Davis & Elkins College.
The 76th Mountain State Forest Festival is scheduled for Sept. 29 through Oct. 7 in Elkins. Event information is available online at www.forestfestival.com or by calling 304-636-1824.


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The Voice of Support - Show 009: Supporting Xbox and Xbox 360 Kiosks in Retail Outlets
- Posted: Nov 16, 2006 at 12:13PM
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Welcome to the ninth installment of The Voice of Support!
This week, we sat down with Steve Miles, Retail Support Manager here at Microsoft, to discuss supporting those Xbox and Xbox 360 kiosks you see in various retail stores across the world, and some of the really cool features and new levels of interactivity they provide.
Throughout the month of November here, we will be focusing on some really exciting products and devices, including some more shows on the Xbox 360. These will be released on a weekly basis, as we have a LOT of content - so stay tuned!
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2012 dairy exports off to a good start
2012 dairy exports off to a good start
by Dennis Halladay, Hoard's Dairyman Western Editor
Last year was a banner year for U.S. dairy product exports, which accounted for a record 13.3 percent of all milk production in the country on a total solids basis. That's roughly 26 billion pounds of milk and $4.8 billion of product value that we didn't have to sell at home — a feat that would have been impossible to accomplish. It's an achievement that also played a huge role in Class III prices setting a new record average of $18.37 for the year.
This year, drought-driven feed prices that are still rising, lower total output that may result from it, milk prices that have already turned sharply higher and the negative impact they may have on foreign demand, are big unknowns for the rest of 2012. Even so, it's encouraging to remember that dairy exports got off to a strong start in the first half.
Data released in August by the producer-funded U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) show that total dairy product exports during the first six months of 2012 amounted to 13.6 percent of total solids production and $2.74 billion in sales. A lot could change during the next six months, but exporters are definitely on another record pace.
What is the world buying more of from the U.S. this year? With the exception of two small volume products, almost everything.
Dry milk powders and whey proteins continued to dominate U.S. export volumes to a degree that may surprise some producers. For example, 66 percent of all dried lactose produced in the U.S. during the first half of 2012 was exported, as was 49 percent of all dry sweet whey and 45 percent of all nonfat dry milk and skim milk powder.
In terms of popularity growth, cheese continues to dazzle as the world's taste for it spreads. U.S. manufacturers exported 140,738 metric tons during the first half of 2012 — more than the full-year totals in 2005 and 2006 combined.
With limited forages this year, a special webinar has been added to address the options for producers to examine additional forage possibilities. "Sorting through your forage supply options" will be presented by Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois. Hutjens expressed great interest in making this a very interactive webinar, wanting input from the attendees as to their current situation, so everyone can learn from others and gain some insight so they are better prepared to tackle their forage needs. Join us Monday, August 27 at 12 noon (Central time) for this webinar. Biotal Forage Inoculants (www.qualitysilage.com) stepped forward to sponsor this webinar.
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The course shows how appropriate quality risk management and specification and verification activities should be an integral part of the normal system life cycle. Many suppliers of systems now have mature quality management systems and system development, test, and support documentation. The course promotes the leveraging of supplier documentation and activities to avoid unnecessary duplication, cost and waste.
Practical "hands-on" workshop exercises using a wide range of case study examples across differing systems have been included to illustrate the approach covering a wide range of systems from basic equipment and instruments to large, complex, Distributed Control Systems.
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COLUMBUS- A Sebring native has been named to the Ohio Supreme Court.
Gov. John Kasich on Thursday appointed 10th District Court of Appeals Judge Judith L. French to replace Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton effective Jan. 1. French has served on the 10th District Court since 2004.
French replaces Stratton who announced in May that she would retire by the end of the year. Stratton's term expires on Jan. 1, 2015.
"While our state will miss Justice Stratton, Ohioans can be confident Judge French has the diverse experience and strong legal mind required to serve on Ohio's highest court," Kasich said in a written statement. "Judge French has demonstrated her dedication to preserving the rule of law, to Ohio and its constitution, and I'm proud to appoint her to the Supreme Court."
French has been practicing law since her graduation from The Ohio State University College of Law in 1988. In 1993 she began her service to the state of Ohio as Deputy Director of Legal Affairs at the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. She went on to serve as Section Chief and Chief Counsel to Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery from 1997 to 2002 and as Chief Counsel to Ohio Governor Bob Taft from 2002 to 2004.
She has also served as an associate for Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur from 1988 to 1992, with a focus on environmental permitting, compliance, and enforcement issues before moving on to serve as Corporate Counsel for Steelcase Inc. from 1992 to 1993.
French is a member of the Constitutional Modernization Commission co-chaired by Speaker William Batchelder and Rep. Vernon Sykes and serves on the OSU Moritz College of Law National Council, the Ohio Women's Bar Association, and has been a mentor in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program. She is also a board member of Amethyst Inc., a center for long-term addiction treatment with safe housing for women and their children.
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on October 1, 2012 - 12:07 AM
First quarter: Draft horses
The Patriots made a commitment to shoring up their running game in the 2011 NFL draft.
They selected speedy home-run hitter Shane Vereen in the second round and bruising power runner Stevan Ridley in the third. Neither did much as rookies but with BenJarvus Green-Ellis leaving in free agency, Ridley is carrying the backfield load.
He showed his hard-running, north-south style on the first touchdown of the game, a 7-yard run off left guard. It capped a 90-yard march in seven plays and just 3:06.
The Pats had the Bills' defense reeling over the last four plays by using a no-huddle attack.
Key gains: Safety George Wilson didn't stay deep enough on a 41-yard pass from Tom Brady to Rob Gronkowski to the Buffalo 26. Gronkowski made a fine over-the-shoulder catch.
No second-guess: The Bills opted to punt on a fourth-and-4 situation from the Pats 40 on their first drive. Shawn Powell pinned the Pats at their own 10. It was the right call. If it were fourth and 1 it's a different call. You expect your defense to keep them from driving 90 yards.
Second quarter: Two's sweet
Scott Chandler, Jairus Byrd and Stephen Gostkowski were the three key players in the second quarter.
Chandler caught two touchdown passes from Ryan Fitzpatrick. Byrd forced two fumbles that were recovered by the Bills in Pats territory. Gostkowski missed two field goals.
Chandler's first TD was a 24-yard catch down the right sideline after Byrd forced a fumble on a completion to Rob Gronkowski.
The TD tied the game, 7-7. Chandler's second score was a 20-yard pass down the middle of the field and capped a 68-yard drive.
Gostkowski entered the season with an 84.4 percent success rate on field goal tries, best in Pats history and sixth best in NFL history. He missed wide right from 49 yards and wide left from 41 yards.
Key plays: Byrd forced a fumble by Wes Welker and recovered at the Pats' 21 late in the quarter. But Pats linebacker Brandon Spikes put a big hit on C.J. Spiller at the 1-yard line and New England recovered, to prevent a Bills score.
The Pats got an interception from Devin McCourty on an underthrown deep pass down the right sideline from Fitzpatrick for T.J. Graham.
Third quarter: Bolden statement
Not many football fans outside of Oxford, Miss., have heard of Brandon Bolden.
The New England Patriots' rookie third-string running back made a name for himself in the third quarter, rushing seven times for 79 yards. The Patriots rolled up 100 rushing yards and 221 total yards in the quarter in driving to two touchdowns to tie the game, 21-21.
Bolden, 5-foot-11 and 220 pounds, was undrafted out of Ole Miss. He was looking like a certain draft pick after his junior season in 2010, when he produced 1,320 yards and 17 touchdowns. However, he fractured his ankle in the opening game of the 2011 season. Bolden showed his toughness, sitting out only one game. But he managed only 463 rushing yards.
Key plays: The Pats got a 17-yard TD pass from Tom Brady to Danny Woodhead. Brady scored on a 4-yard run to tie the game with 3:53 left in the quarter. Donald Jones scored on a 68-yard catch and run.
Big Hit: Brady threw deep for Gronkowski from the Pats' 48. Gronkowski grabbed it at the 5 but cornerback Stephon Gilmore jarred the ball loose.
Fourth quarter: Familiar finish
Tom Brady rules the Bills and the AFC East like no quarterback before him.
Brady improved his record against the Bills to 19-2. His career record as a starter is 126-37. His winning percentage of .772 is the best of any Super Bowl era quarterback. Dallas Hall of Famer Roger Staubach is second at .746 on a record of 85-29.
The Patriots are 54-15 in the AFC East since 2001 with nine division titles.
For the game, Brady completed 22 of 36 passes for 340 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. He also rushed for a touchdown. He has seven TD passes and one interception on the season.
Key plays: The Pats scored on all five fourth-quarter possessions and their last seven second-half possessions. Touchdown runs came from 2 yards by Stevan Ridley and 7 yards by Brandon Bolden. Brady threw TD strikes of 28 yards to Rob Gronkowski and 25 yards to Brandon Lloyd. Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 30-yard field goal.
Second-guess: Why couldn't the Bills come up with something, anything to stop the Patriots from running the ball down their throats?


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Celebrity Central / Top 25 Celebs
Halle Berry
- 1976
A Rough Year
Jerome J. Berry, an alcoholic who abused Berry's mother Judith Ann Hawkins and sister Heidi, leaves his family. Hawkins works as a psychiatric nurse and raises Berry and her sister. Growing up biracial – their father is black, their mother white – the girls encounter racism and are called names. All the while, Berry relies on her mother for strength. "She never wanted me to focus on my physical self," Berry later says to PEOPLE. "My mom always said, 'Beauty is what you do.'"
- 1980-1984
Miss Popularity
Berry edits the school newspaper, becomes class president, and captain of her cheerleading squad at Bedford High School, located in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. "[Doing] all those things helped to make me feel a sense of empowerment," she tells Ebony of her experience attending an all-White school.
- 1984
Prom Problems
After Berry is voted prom queen, beating out "a blue-eyed blonde," she says, students accuse her and her friends of stuffing the ballot box. A coin toss makes Berry the winner. "I felt like I was accepted [at school] until it came to being prom queen," she tells PEOPLE. "It took me a long time to get over it."
- 1985
No Contest
A boyfriend enters her into her first beauty contest, and Berry storms onto the pageant scene, winning Miss Teen All-American. "We didn't have a lot, so initially I saw dollar signs," she tells PEOPLE. "But then I felt really empowered after winning." In 1986, after being crowned Miss Ohio USA, Berry comes in second place in the Miss USA contest and sixth in Miss World. But "I wasn't the consummate pageant girl," Berry later says to PEOPLE of her tiara days.
- 1989
A Shocking Diagnosis
Berry takes on her first acting role. She plays a model on the short-lived Who's the Boss? spinoff Living Dolls, a Facts of Life-like story of four models with disparate personalities living together. Berry collapses during filming, and is later diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
- 1991
Breakin' Out
Berry's breakthrough role comes in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever. Despite her role as a down-and-out drug addict, scoring such a meaty part wasn't easy. The "'too pretty' thing got to be old," she says to PEOPLE.
- 1992
A Home Run
While Berry is watching an MTV celebrity baseball game, Atlanta Braves right fielder David Justice catches her eye. Later that year, during an interview with Berry, a reporter mentions that his pal Justice is a fan and would like a photo. She sends him one with her number written on it.
The Most Beautiful
While her last few roles weren't pretty, Berry finds herself included in PEOPLE's 50 Most Beautiful People list for the first time. It won't be the last. She'll be recognized a total of 11 times as of 2007, plus pick up honorable mentions for her cleavage and eyebrows.
Whirlwind Romance
Berry and Justice tie the knot in Atlanta just a few months after they begin dating. "As I tell Halle," Justice says to PEOPLE shortly after the wedding, "'I thank God every day for giving you to me.'" In April 1996, after three years of marriage, Berry and Justice file for divorce (it's finalized in 1997). "This is a painful, painful chapter in my life," Berry tells PEOPLE. "For four years David was part of my life, every day, every hour. I do keep telling myself that this is one of life's lessons, and as long as I can learn something from it, then all the pain will be worth it."
- 1999
A Big Role
After a series of supporting roles in big movies, Berry displays her acting chops. She wins an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her portrayal of pioneering African-American actress Dorothy Dandridge in the HBO film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.
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BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): Classmates Yearbook Archives; Miss Teen All American Pageant; David Lee/Foto Fantasies; Ian White/Corbis Outline; Globe
- Name
- Halle Berry
- Date of Birth
- August 14, 1966
- Birth Place
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Relationships
Olivier Martinez, husband (2010 to present)
Gabriel Aubry, ex-boyfriend (Dec. 2005 to 2010)
Michael Ealy, ex-boyfriend (2004 to Oct. 2005)
Eric Benét, ex-husband (1999 to 2003)
David Justice, ex-husband (1992 to 1996)
- Children
Nahla Ariela Aubry, daughter (3/16/2008)
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5 Things That Make You Happier Than They Probably Should
#5. Competent Customer Service.
Horrible customer service is almost expected. It's one of those things we have such diminished expectations for that we grade it on a curve. Like drinking Hamm's canned beer or losing your virginity: you don't expect it to be good; you just want to get it over with and get what you need. Outsourcing doesn't help as most foreigners don't magically obtain a perfect grasp of the English language by pretending their name is Steve instead of Sanjay. Also problematic are the built-in layers of bureaucracy all designed to force consumers to rise higher and higher through the ranks of incompetence until you reach a supervisor with the actual authority to help you. And lastly, global corporations still seem to think customers will be happy if their employees can do nothing more than say,"Sir," "Madame," "please," and "thank you." But most customers aren't concerned with these niceties. Frankly, I don't care if you call me Senor Fuckwad just as long as you promptly take care of my stuff. (Actually, I care a little. I mean, Senor Fuckwad? That's just hurtful. Why would you say that? Are you some kind of jerk?)
That's why on those rare occasions where competent people in a functioning system actually do their job and take care of me, I seriously consider sexually satisfying them. (Regardless of gender or sexual orientation.) I'm just that happy. Such was the case at the Apple store recently. (Yes, Mac fanboys, take a moment to ejaculate in the corner.) My son's Nano stopped working. Simple matter. The on/off switch was stuck in the depressed position. Some sort of internal spring malfunction. I made an appointment online, drove over to the Apple store, and then proceeded to wait 40 minutes past the time of my appointment while overhearing the obnoxious inhabitants of the Genius Bar shower i-Intelligence down upon the masses. It was quite irritating actually.
This is an actual pic of the Genius bar with identities obscured (for legal reasons) by PCs. Why PCs? Because fuck those Mac guys.
BUT, when my turn did come, a nice young lad with hipster glasses took my name, punched his iPad, saw the Nano defect, and replaced the unit with a new one in literally two minutes. My wife was so happy that even though she'd been bitching about using our Mac laptop while her ASUS desktop was in the shop, she instantly converted to a Mac user for life, and I felt a little guilty for making that Steve Jobs joke last month.
#4. ELO's Mr. Blue Sky
You might think you don't know this song, but you do. Even if you don't recognize the band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). Even if the name Jeff Lynne -- the band's creative force, member of The Traveling Wilburys and producer of George Harrison's Cloud Nine, and Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever -- is unknown to you. You know this song. Not just because it's a staple of classic rock radio, but because in recent years, advertisers and Hollywood have recognized its unparalleled joy-inducing properties and have been using it in countless soundtracks and ads.
And you know it because Jeff Lynne's afro commands that you know it.
Because my brothers are 7 and 10 years older than I, I've known this song since I was about 5, and I loved everything about it. The bell percussion. The robot voice. The strings. Everything. It is the perfect end to ELO's Concerto for a Rainy Day on the Out of the Blue Album:
Understand me. I'm not saying I like this song; I'm saying the moment I hear it, I get insanely happy. Even if I'm in a horrible mood, for the 4 minutes and 32 seconds it's on, I am that little boy standing on a chair in Grover slippers and pajamas conducting invisible android orchestras in outer space.
#3. Not Getting Charged For Something
I love getting stuff for free which is different from getting free stuff. Let me explain. Free stuff is like bumper stickers from a politician or even a toothbrush from your dentist. It sucks. You don't need it, it clogs up your drawers, and, ultimately, you throw it away. But getting stuff free means deciding to buy something, getting it and then realizing you haven't been charged. You'll know when this happens because IT'S AWESOME. And it doesn't matter what it is. The following is a list of things I've gotten without paying for and been delighted about:
Large fries.
A spatula.
More large fries.
I can't remember it all, but that's not the point. Something for nothing. It's amazing. Especially, if it's like takeout or delivery and you don't realize until you're safe in your home. I mean, if I'm at some Mom and Pop shop and Granny on the register forgets to ring something up, I'm probably going to say something. But if Outback Steakhouse's takeout window forgets to charge me for a Bloomin' Onion? Sweet sassy molassy, happy days!


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Goodbye LucasArts
A fitting farewell for a studio who enriched, and at times destroyed, our gaming lives.
Star Wars 1313 had been reworked into a Boba Fett game prior to studio closure
George Lucas himself made the call to change the game back in May 2012.
LucasArts puts Star Wars 1313 development on hold, claims source
Developer insists production continues.
Star Wars 1313 won't be released for PS3 this year
LucasArts says information on the PlayStation Germany Facebook page is not accurate.
Disney buys LucasFilm, LucasArts included
Three new Star Wars sequels on the way, whilst Disney says it will focus on social and mobile games.
Video game graphics to match real life in 10 years
Star Wars 1313 visual effects supervisor confident that graphics will converge with reality.
LucasArts working on a new FPS game?
Numerous job postings suggest that the George Lucas enabling LucasArts is beginning work on an unannounced first-person shooter for current and next-generation platforms.
GAME lists Star Wars 1313 for Xbox 360 & PS3 - is LucasArts' stunner a current-gen title?
Could LucasArts' stunning-looking Star Wars game be a current-gen title?
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Published October 10, 2013
UB's draft of its self-study report required for reaccreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education has been completed and is ready for review by the campus community.
Faculty and staff can view the report and offer their feedback online. Comments are due by Oct. 25.
Michael Ryan, director of university accreditation and assessment who is leading the reaccreditation process for UB, says the purpose of the self-study exercise "is to enable the campus to identify institutional strengths and weaknesses with respect to each of the accreditation standards," as well as identify "possible opportunities for improving the educational experience and outcomes of our students."
A review of the self-study draft by faculty and staff, Ryan says, should help ensure "that the evidence that UB meets the characteristics of excellence and criteria as articulated in the 14 standards for accreditation is accurately captured and reflected in the self-study document."
The self-study draft report is the result of more than two years of investigating, analyzing and assessing multiple aspects of the university by the steering committee and numerous subcommittees composed of UB faculty, staff and students.
It is a key component of the reaccreditation process. UB's decennial accreditation from Middle States expires in 2014.
UB plans to officially submit its final self-study report to Middle States by the end of December or early January.
The reaccreditation process takes another step forward today with a visit to campus by Patricia Beeson, chair of the team of Middle States evaluators that will visit UB in the spring.
Beeson, provost and senior vice chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh, and two of her Middle States colleagues are meeting with President Satish K. Tripathi, Provost Charles F. Zukoski, representatives of the UB Council, members of the site visit coordination committee, some members of the steering committee, senior UB leadership, and faculty and student representatives. Ryan says Beeson is providing information regarding the composition and needs of the visiting team of evaluators, discussing expectations and the timeline of the reaccreditation process, and assessing the university's planning and campus readiness for the Middle States team visit.
The team of evaluators will be on campus March 30 through April 2. At the end of the visit, the team will provide the campus with an oral summary of its major findings and recommendations.
The full Middle States Commission on Higher Education will make the formal accreditation decision based on the team report and other information. That decision is expected in June.
Accreditation by bodies such as Middle States affirms that institutions meet basic academic standards and are moving forward in achieving the prescribed educational outcomes for their students.


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An 18-year-old is behind bars, after police arrested and charged him with molesting a 7-year-old girl in his neighborhood.
Bernalillo County Sheriff's deputies said Chad Deignan lured the little girl to his yard at a 2nd Street mobile home park, offering to let her play with his puppy. The girl agreed, and went over to his property with her friend.
Police said the 18-year-old put his hands on the girl's privates and tried to make her touch his genitalia. The girl refused and was able to wiggle away. She told police Deignan made her pinky swear not to tell anyone, but she didn't listen.
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Beethoven on the Bluff - Piano Trios IIThe three Opus 1 piano trios were first performed in 1793, but Beethoven polished them for two more years before publication. He had written much music already, but he wanted to save this important designation for his best work up to that time. The three trios show a remarkable diversity and depth of emotion and many strokes of genius. The Duquesne Piano Trio will present them as a whole, as Beethoven intended.10/14/2013Time: 7:30 pmPNC Recital Hall, School of Music, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Keith Lockhart conducts PSO MusiciansGuest conductor Keith Lockhart of the Boston Pops Orchestra leads members of the Pittsburgh Symphony who will donate their time and talents for this inaugural benefit concert for the PSO Musicians Care Fund — a charitable fund through the Pittsburgh Foundation to support local school music programs in need and preserve the teaching of classical music for future generations.10/14/2013Time: 8:00 pmLocation: Rodef Shalom sanctuary, 4905 5th Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Johnstown Voice RecitalVocalist Leanna McGiboney sings a half-hour recital, with light lunch to follow.10/15/2013Time: Noon415 Vine St. Johnstown, PAwebsite | map
Pittsburgh Art PlacesThe Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council's Office of Public Art hosts the web site PittsburghArtPlaces.org, a community resource covering 13 southwestern PA counties. Permanent and temporary art spaces are encouraged to create profiles on the site, so that visitors can learn about these places, and share their favorite sites, and create and publish their own itineraries.10/15/2013 - 10/15/2014Location: onlinewebsite
Zimmermann & de Perrot FRIDAY SOLD OUT. With a great deal of mischief but at the same time anger and depth, the duo Zimmermann & de Perrot present a disconcertingly original marriage of theatre, circus and dance. Supported by five circus artists and dancers, these two directors, who now enjoy dazzling success, have far exceeded all expectations in their new work. The stage design, which revolves on a horizontal axis, forces the performers into the most unlikely positions. All this is put at the service of a caustic story, which makes Hans was Heiri a work that has broken down barriers among the public to an extent rarely seen.10/16/2013 - 10/19/201310/16 - 8:00 pm10/17 - 8:00 pm10/18 - 8:00 pmByham Theater, 101 6th St., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
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The Rocky Horror ShowBrisbane Management Group presents an interactive new take on Richard O'Brien's cult classic; an immersive theater experience through three distinct venues, with Brad and Janet and 13 other characters. Directed and choreographed by Lisa Ann Goldsmith, with music Direction by Lisa Harrier. No one under 18 admitted.10/16/2013 - 10/31/2013 website
Broadway and Beyond with Brian Stokes MitchellTony Award-winning actor and singer Brian Stokes Mitchell joins the PSO in songs from Broadway classics, including Porgy and Bess, South Pacific and Funny Girl. This "Broadway baritone extraordinaire" has enjoyed a critically acclaimed career on Broadway, film and television, as well as in concert halls. Ted Sperling, music director of the 2008 Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of South Pacific, will conduct.10/17/2013 - 10/20/201310/17 - 7:30 pm10/18 - 8:00 pm10/19 - 8:00 pm10/20 - 2:30 pmHeinz Hall, 601 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Jazz EnsembleMike Tomaro, director.10/17/2013Time: 7:30 pmLocation: Pappert Center for Performance and Innovationwebsite
Ina Garten: The Barefoot ContessaIna Garten, the best-selling cookbook author and star of Food Network's Barefoot Contessa shares her natural approach to food; tips, stories, and maybe even some recipes. On stage, Ina Garten delivers a charming insider's view of the world of the Barefoot Contessa and the pleasures of good food, cooked with love and passion and engages the audience with an interactive Q&A.10/17/2013Time: 7:30 pmLocation: Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
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I have what I feel is a solid business startup. I am a graphic designer with contacts in the print industry and am working on creating a monthly or bi-monthly direct mailer coupon book. I feel that I am priced competitively with other local options and offer an upscale product to what is currently available.
My problem? I work full time and only have free time in the evenings (great for design work, bad for sales work)
I have set this business up so that there is not upfront cost. I secure the ads, collect the money, print and mail, repeat. I do not have cash to pay a sales person.
Can anyone offer ideas on how I can get the sales work done?
I can pay 15% commission for a sales person (roughly $50 per ad sold), but I need to have a minimum of 20 ads sold before I break even. And I cannot pay until I have collected for the ads. I am planning on mailing to all 15k homes in the city.
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Bro, here's the thing. I was talking to my friend about this, it was offline work. I tell him okay, here's what I don't like and I tell him I don't like to talk to people, approach people. He said you don't have to do that, just go hire someone and tell them how you want it done and he'll close for you and all you have to do is sit back and watch the money go. That's so true. I hope it helps you.
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Divided America gives Barack Obama more time
Barack Hussein Obama's victory was far narrower than his historic election four years ago, but it was no less dramatic.
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Russia salutes Obama win
Russia on Wednesday expressed relief as it congratulated Barack Obama on his victory over a US presidential election rival who once notoriously branded Moscow as Washington's main foe.
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'The best is yet to come': Obama winds four more years as Romney challenge crushed
Republican concedes as America's women, young and minorities back President – and he heralds victory via Twitter
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Obama has no time to savour victory
U.S. President Barack Obama faces urgent economic challenges, a looming fiscal showdown and a still-divided Congress able to block his every move.
The Star, Toronto, Canada:
Republicans look to lay blame after Romney loss: "We were wrong"
The feud within the Republican Party after the shock of losing to an incumbent president weakened by four years of economic discontent started before the votes were even counted.
The Herald, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
US: Barack Obama reelected
US President Barack Obama was re-elected for four more years in office as he obtained 275 of the needed electoral votes over Republican candidate Mitt Romney, and thus ending a long, tight race to the White House.
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US President Barack Obama swept to re-election last night creating history again by defying the undertow of a slow economic recovery and high unemployment to beat Republican foe Mitt Romney.
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OBAMA WINS SECOND TERM: After Obama victory, Iran says US shouldn't talks
Head of Iranian judiciary Larijani condemns "unprecedented" US sanctions; indicates newly re-elected President Barack Obama should not expect Iran to come to negotiating table, says relations "not possible overnight."
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Barack Obama: We must unite America
BARACK Obama returns to the White House for a second term "more determined and more inspired than ever", promising to reach out to political opponents in the weeks ahead to find a solution to his nation's economic problems.
The Japan Times, Tokyo:
U.S. backs Obama to finish the job
Barack Obama is elected to a second presidential term by remaking himself from a hopeful uniter into a determined fighter for middle-class interests.
The Times, London:
Triumphant Obama flies back to work
President Obama returns to the White House today to face the challenges of a second term in office and start to make good on his promise to bridge America's gaping political divide.
The Moscow Times:
Putin Congratulates Obama on Re-Election
President Vladimir Putin has congratulated U.S. President Barack Obama on his re-election, while Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev expressed relief that Russia wouldn't have to deal with Mitt Romney.
Herald Sun, Melbourne, Australia:
President Barack Obama has promised "the best is yet to come" for the United States after storming to a second term by defeating Republican Mitt Romney.
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Triumphant Obama looks to the future
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Monday, January 23, 2012
At first, Gay Prosser blamed the vomiting and the pain in the middle of her chest on a previous back injury. She did not consider herself a candidate for heart problems. In fact, Prosser – a 46- year-old middle school mom at the time – had recently dropped to a size 6.
It was the left arm pain that she couldn't explain, and when her symptoms persisted through the night into the morning, she decided to get checked out. Yet she downplayed her concerns to her husband and insisted on driving herself 10 minutes to Trident Medical Center because she didn't want to stop him from heading into work or her son from going to school. She also was in a state of disbelief. "I honestly never thought it would happen to me."
While she made it TMC and received the lifesaving care she needed, she knows now that the best choice that day, almost six years ago, would have been to call 911 as soon as the persistent symptoms suggested a heart attack. That way, she would have received initial treatment as quickly as possible from emergency responders who also would have alerted TMC to prepare for her arrival.
But Prosser says she didn't want to upset the apple cart, and the same could be said of many women. One study of heart attack patients shows that, on average, women wait 22 minutes longer than men before going to the hospital after signs of an attack, according to "The Heart Truth" campaign by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
"The Heart Truth" campaign has brought a growing awareness to the risks that women face and what they can do about it, as have local efforts. Trident Health will host four free American Heart Month events during February, including "Women & Heart Health – Love Your Heart" from 4:30-7 p.m. Feb. 2 at Trident Medical Center. The ladies night out will include a free dinner and live music. To register for any of these free heart month events, please call Consult-A-Nurse at 843-797- FIND (3463).
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LAKE TAHOE — Wildfire safety has improved at Lake Tahoe in the five years since the Angora fire, but there is still work to be done, according to a report card released this week by California Sen. Ted Gaines.Gaines, R-Rocklin, gave fire safety in the basin a "C-" following a media tour through the burn area Monday afternoon."I think we have made tremendous progress, but we still have a long way to go," Gaines said at a public forum at South Tahoe High School following the tour.The grade was the result of an analysis by the Senate Office of Research that found 60 of 90 recommendations by the bi-state Blue Ribbon Fire Commission formed following the Angora fire have been implemented. The fire destroyed 3,100 acres and 254 homes in June 2007.Approximately 10 of the commission's recommendations are works in progress and about 20 have not been implemented or have unclear statuses, according to the analysis.Adopting ordinances requiring existing structures be retrofitted to meet modern fire standards, completing a basin-wide study to determine the cost of updating undersized water infrastructure and extending the authority of the commission or establishing a successor commission, are among the recommendations that have not been implemented, according to the analysis.Basin agencies have treated more than 7,000 acres for excessive fuel loading since the fire, burdensome regulatory processes have been streamlined to allow for more effective wildfire preparedness and cooperation between agencies regarding forest management has improved since the fire, according to several agency officials.Still, disagreements between the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board and U.S. Forest Service have delayed a massive fuel-reduction project at the South Shore.The South Shore Fuel Reduction and Healthy Forest Restoration Project was delayed following a 2009 disagreement between the agencies over the level of review needed for the more than 10,000-acre effort.During an April meeting, U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Forest Supervisor Nancy Gibson said some of the water board's requirements for the project were "unnecessary and redundant," while Lahontan staff contended elements of the project needed closer scrutiny to ensure they did not negatively impact water quality.John Adamski, a resident of the North Upper Truckee neighborhood who has raised concerns about the pace of the South Shore project, said neighbors are anxious for the fuel-reduction project to start."As residents, we're very concerned about the fuels right at the end of our streets," Adamski told Gaines at Monday's forum. In development since 2004, the South Shore project is expected to start in July.The Forest Service is nearing completion of fuel removal in the Angora fire area, has completed one full round of fuels management on its approximately 3,500 urban lots and is poised to complete thousands of additional acres of fuel reduction in upcoming years, said Mike LeFevre, planning staff officer for the Forest Service. The agency is "really hitting our stride" when it comes to getting projects done on the ground, he said.Tahoe Regional Planning Agency spokeswoman Kristi Boosman said the "C-" grade by Gaines undermined the "tremendous amount of effort" that has gone into increasing fire safety in the Lake Tahoe Basin since Angora.The agency completed changes to its ordinances recommended by basin fire chiefs and has implemented all feasible recommendations from the bi-state report, Boosman said. Lahontan has also addressed each of the recommendations applicable to the water board, according to a Friday statement.Some of the commission's recommendations, like creating a single point of contact for defensible space, are not practical, Boosman said. The Tahoe Fire andamp; Fuels Team found the recommendation to be infeasible because residents have easy access to their local fire protection districts and defensible space programs have been working without issues, Boosman said.Complacency surrounding defensible space and diminishing funding for fuel work were also among the concerns raised at Monday's forum.Many residents and property owners are becoming complacent in respect to the need for defensible space, changes to a property that make it more likely to survive a wildfire, according to several officials who spoke Monday."I think there is a concern that people may be backing off," said TRPA Executive Director Joanne Marchetta.Lake Valley Fire Protection District Chief Gareth Harris said second homeowners, especially, present an ongoing issue because they may not be as interested in the importance of creating defensible space on their properties as full-time residents."That type of complacency and attitude makes it a challenge," Harris said.Diminishing public funding for fire safety measures, including Lake Valley's 20-person fuels crew, is also a concern, Harris said."The funding to get that work done is drying up," Harris said.On Monday, Gaines said he would continue to update the report card released this week as additional fire commission recommendations are completed.He said there is still a lot of work to be done and people who live in and visit the basin need to be "ever vigilant" when it comes to wildfire."Things tend to fade," Gaines said of the importance of wildfire preparedness. 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In 2007, then-West Virginia University economics professor Russell Sobel published "Unleashing Capitalism: Why prosperity stops at the West Virginia border and how to fix it."
Professor Sobel's book was a hit. Copies were mailed to every state legislator. Sobel was invited by then-Gov. Manchin to address his cabinet as well as a joint session of the senate and house finance committees. The state Republican Party chairman described "Unleashing Capitalism" as "our party platform."
The book's policy prescriptions are simple.
Lower taxes and regulations including lowering or eliminating the business franchise tax and personal tax on inventory, machinery, and equipment.
Reform West Virginia's courts to reduce the number of suits against businesses and the size of awards.
Limit the growth of state government.
Some of these recommendations are being implemented. The Manchin administration initiated across-the-board business tax cuts that are continuing under Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. And, while there has been no significant process in the area of tort reform, an effort to limit the size of state government is underway.
Gov. Tomblin's administration is grappling with an anticipated $400 million shortfall in next year's budget and the only solutions floated thus far involve cutting state services. No political leader of either party has suggested that some of the impending deficit be addressed by deferring or reversing reductions in business taxes which, when fully implemented, will cost the state over $200 million annually.
That's because Unleashing Capitalism's thesis that cutting taxes and reducing the size of government will spur economic growth has become an unquestioned article of faith. Some legislators even carry copies of the book with them the way sixties radicals carried Mao's Little Red Book.
The problem is, in almost every major respect, Unleashing Capitalism's analysis is wrong and the effects of its policy prescriptions are not those claimed by professor Sobel.
Sobel's argument is that the more "free" an economy is, the more prosperous it will be. In his parlance, "free" means minimal taxation, minimal regulation, and a minimal role for government in society.
The evidence for this claim is a body of research conducted by the Fraser Institute that periodically scores state and national economies for degrees of economic freedom and then ranks them by per capita gross domestic product.
Report after report shows that as economic freedom increases, so does GDP. The reports also show that West Virginia, the poorest or next-to-poorest state, has "the least-free market economy in America."
But, when the Fraser's Institute's criteria for measuring "degrees of freedom" are examined, what emerges is a flawed methodology that conflates causes with effects and employs criteria that have more to do with ideological preferences than they do with "freedom".
A prime example is the report's first major criterion - "the size of government", the smaller being the better. Size of government is measured by the percent of GDP taken up by government expenditures, transfers of income and subsidies, and Social Security payments.
The problem is that the share of the economy comprised by these items is more likely to be the result of private sector activity than its cause - a fact demonstrated by the 2008 financial collapse. Government expenditures for unemployment compensation, Social Security, and other programs grew in response to the private sector slowdown, which is what they were supposed to do. By performing this useful function, these programs helped prevent the slowdown from descending into full-on crisis as occurred in the Great Depression. But, according to the Fraser Institute, they simply made our economy "less free."
If the same logic were applied to the question of how we should overcome illness, we would conclude that, because sick people use more medications than those who are well, the medications must be the cause of their illness and they should stop taking them.
By conflating cause and effect Sobel's claim that "free economies" are more prosperous becomes a meaningless self-fulfilling prophecy. Further evidence is provided by another report.
Every year, The Tax Foundation, a conservative, free market-oriented organization, ranks the tax environments for business in the various states. Unlike the Fraser Institute, the Tax Foundation report focuses exclusively on something that lawmakers control - tax rates.
This year West Virginia's tax environment ranks twenty-third in the nation. We can add to that ranking the fact that in the last six years West Virginia has offered additional targeted tax incentives ensuring a virtual tax-free environment to almost any employer prepared to bring a couple of hundred jobs.
Yet, how many companies have come? Very few and, in those six years, the actual number of employers in West Virginia has actually declined.
Because, contrary to what Sobel implies in "Unleashing Capitalism", cutting business taxes doesn't make much of a difference. The one or two percent savings in operating costs the tax cuts represent are too small to change employer behavior and in any case are dwarfed by the real financial incentive West Virginia offers employers - wages that are almost 20 percent below the national average.
That's why, if discounting could bring prosperity to West Virginia, we'd have it already.
Cutting business taxes is politically easy and "Unleashing Capitalism" gives doing so a veneer of respectability. But, the facts reveal it to be nothing more than an economically and intellectually bankrupt way of avoiding the hard work that's necessary to attract business to West Virginia educating our work force, building modern infrastructure, and cleaning up our environment.
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Thousands of years ago there was a landslide in Graubünden of unimaginable proportions – 12 cubic kilometres of rock thundered down from the Flimserstein and into the depths. Over time, the Rhine River formed a new bed through the rubble and this created the Ruinaulta. This amazing gorge has remained virtually untouched to this day. As you stand on the spectacular Il Spir viewing platform at Conn you will marvel at the breathtaking views of the natural wonder below. This bold structure, located on a beautiful winter hiking trail, seems to swing elegantly out into the abyss. The route is mainly level with some sections tending slightly downwards. Start at the Flims/Waldhaus post bus stop and continue via Conn and on to Trin Mulin. Catch the post bus back from here. Most of this route takes you through idyllic and to some extent park-like pine forests. The trail passes two scenic, frozen lakes, the Lag la Cauma and the Lag la Cresta.
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