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No More Debt Binges: How to Finance a Sustainable Economy
A new model for financing companies points the way to more sustainable growth.
Companies like Seventh Generation, Patagonia and Stonyfield have two big things in common. First, they embrace a mission that goes beyond the financial bottom line, a mission such as environmental stewardship, healthy farming practices or better labor practices. Companies like these pursue their chosen mission vigorously and profitably.
The other thing companies like these have in common is the need to raise money in ways that don't compromise the mission. It's relatively easy to do this when a company is small; angel investors help businesses like these get started, and enlightened funds like RSF Social Finance support their growth with debt financing.
But as mission-oriented companies grow they need more capital, and things get tricky. The pool of patient, mission-oriented capital is shallow. Companies are forced to turn to more conventional sources of financing, taking strategic investment from large exchange-traded companies, or selling shares directly to the public. Ironically, the more successful the business is, the more capital it must raise and the harder it is to secure sufficient capital from friendly hands.
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Once conventional capital is raised in large amounts, the mission that made the company unique comes under attack. New directors join the board along with the new money, and these new directors often lack a commitment to the company's mission. The intense pressure to deliver steady growth in quarterly earnings becomes overwhelming.
Proponents of sustainable economic development have long sought to reengineer capital markets to solve this problem. They seek an alignment of mission-oriented patient capital with mission-oriented entrepreneurs and CEOs. This week Capital Institute published a research paper outlining one such alternative, which it calls Evergreen Direct Investment. It's based on the work of Tim MacDonald, an attorney specializing in tax-advantaged partnerships that have outperformed public stock markets in recent years.
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Evergreen Direct Investment, or EDI, offers an innovative way to align investors that have predictable cash flow needs and mission-related goals (such as many pension funds), with mission-oriented companies that produce relatively stable cash flows. EDI is fundamentally different from debt, public equity, private equity and limited partnerships, but it incorporates some features of all of them. The key aspects of EDI investment deals are:
If Evergreen Direct Investment is implemented, it would benefit the economy in ways beyond providing financing for sustainable and socially–responsible businesses. If adopted at scale it could "enable enterprise to shed the tyranny of … our speculation-driven capital markets" says John Fullerton, founder and president of Capital Institute and a former managing director at JP Morgan.
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For example, companies would not face pressure to take on dangerous and destabilizing levels of debt as they do under today's private equity system. Returns would be less volatile. Fewer companies would go over the edge when they encounter an ordinary cyclical downturn.
Another benefit involves the quality of capital budgeting decisions. When a growth company starts to mature (think about Microsoft in the 1990s) it faces enormous pressure from investors to sustain a high rate of organic growth. But reinvesting its cash hoard on internally-generated opportunities would crash its reported earnings and tank its stock price. And the alternative – paying a healthy dividend – could also crash the stock price because the stock would no longer be valued as a high growth investment.
To avoid these challenges, many companies go on an acquisition binge, often overpaying for companies and more often than not failing to reap added growth or operating synergies with the core business. This widespread practice is hugely destructive of value for investors and employees alike. But under a model like Evergreen Direct Investment, the shift from growth to cash flow would be anticipated by the investor, and welcomed. Management could focus on executing the shift smoothly rather than fighting to conceal it from the investing public.
Pension fund managers should welcome the new approach too. It has the potential to provide more stable cash flows, greater control and closer alignment with ESG goals. And it strips out some of the financial middlemen and their fees – as long as the investor has the scale necessary to screen and manage investments properly.
EDI meets the test of fiduciary responsibility. "By disintermediating Wall Street, investors can invest again with more predictable returns," adds Fullerton. "Managers can manage the complex long term challenges of their multiple stakeholders, and the economy will be healthier as a result." Let's hope some fund managers see these advantages and give EDI a try.
David Brodwin is a cofounder and board member of American Sustainable Business Council. Follow him on Twitter at @davidbrodwin.


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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Meet your 2010-11 Aeros: Robbie Earl
Robbie Earl
Born: June 2, 1985 (age 25)
Chicago, IL
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195 lb
Forward (Left Wing)
Shoots Left
Robbie (pictured here (thanks, Fred!) scoring a goal against Manitoba in the 2009 playoffs) is probably most well known for scoring a goal in the final of the 2006 Frozen Four tournament while playing for the Wisconsin Badgers against Boston College. They won the game, the tournament, and is still a hero in Cheese land.
In 2004, he was Toronto's fourth pick in the NHL Entry draft and was traded to the Wild/Aeros on Jan. 21, 2009 for Ryan Hamilton. Robbie re-upped with the Wild this summer and will get a look when a left winger gets hurt up in Minnesota. He will definitely have more competition this year, so if he wants NHL dough again in 2010-11, he better take his game up a notch.
The guy is unquestionably fast. He's got good hands, but he has not shown the consistency needed to stick in the NHL. He was the Wild's top call-up from Houston last year, and he played well with the time he was given in the show.
Check out his talent analysis from the Hockey's Future Web site:
"Earl is a tremendously gifted offensive player who is exciting watch. He is an excellent skater with explosive speed. He's a difficult player to contain because of his great ability to move not only through traffic but also around opposing defenders. He plays with intensity and will get involved in the physical aspects of the game. His play around the net is quite good. He will drive to the net as well as create chaos around it. He also possesses great playmaking skills. He sees the ice well and has good anticipation. He possesses a quick release and has no trouble finding the net. He has also shown a knack for scoring timely goals as well. One area of improvement for Earl is his size. At 185 lbs. he could stand to bulk up more."
Media-wise, Robbie is a a pleasure to work with. He is always available, polite, and gives concise explanations. Robbie is also a bit shy on the surface, but can be extremely funny. Check out this You Tube clip from his days in Toronto (his roommate was Justin Pogge, a former Leafs netminder.)
I hope Robbie's time is short in Houston. I think this is his last chance to prove himself after all, and if he does that, fans in Houston will be treated with quite the offensive show. His best season was 2007-08, his second full AHL season, with Toronto when he scored 14 goals and added 33 assists. Since then, he has not come close. He needs to this season.
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How has the housing crunch hit you?
SALEM -- Oregon will be launching four new foreclosure prevention programs made possible with $88 million in new funding from the Obama administration.
Only five states were selected to split the $600 million earmarked for helping unemployed homeowners avoid foreclosure. The other states are North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island and South Carolina.
More: See how other states will spend their money
Oregon's money will be used to help approximately 6,000 struggling homeowners across the state. A detailed plan outlining four specific programs was already submitted to the U.S. Treasury Dept. and approved.
The four programs were designed to help homeowners modify their existing loans, make mortgage payments when they have no money to do so, or move into a more affordable home, if necessary.
More: Specific details about assistance programs
"We are very excited to have the opportunity to help people throughout the state remain in their homes," said Victor Merced, director of Oregon Housing and Community Services. "We will spend the next few months partnering with lenders to ensure these programs succeed."
Oregon's initiative dedicates 80 percent of the resources to counties most dramatically affected by the recession. Those counties are: Clackamas, Columbia, Coos, Crook, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Grant, Harney, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Wallowa and Yamhill. The remaining 16 counties will receive the balance of the foreclosure prevention dollars.
OHCS will begin implementing the programs by the end of the year. Oregonians interested in reading the full proposal or applying for aid can visit the Oregon Homeowner Help Web site or call 1-800-SAFE NET. (1-800-723-3638)
The Obama administration has rolled out numerous attempts to tackle the foreclosure crisis, but has made only a small dent in the problem. The administration's main effort, which provides lenders with incentives to reduce mortgage payments, has enrolled about 390,000 homeowners. About 530,000 have fallen out of the program.


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Jennifer, you put the words in my mouth! I'm tired of those men who try to kick up the swagger to get me into their beat up chevy when they know that I have a fine man treating me like a diva and putting all kinds of Tiffany round my neck and on my fingers.


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LOCK IT UP: Vols not messing around with ball security
The problem was impossible to ignore, even if it didn't hurt Tennessee on the scoreboard last weekend.
Putting six fumbles on the ground, recovered or not, is going to get the attention of the coaching staff -- and the Vols have clearly been reminded of the importance of protecting the football in preparation for Cincinnati on Saturday at Neyland Stadium (TV: ESPN2, 3:30 p.m.).
And certainly during the open portions of practice over the last two days it has become clear that message is being drilled home physically as well.
"No. 1 thing, ball security," offensive coordinator Jim Chaney said after the workout on Wednesday morning. "The ball was out way too much. We were very fortunate with what took place in the ball game as loose as we were with the football, so that's been a point of emphasis.
"Basically 90 percent of the emphasis (this week) has been on ball security, so hopefully we'll get that cleared up as we move into this ball game."
That number might be a bit exaggerated, but the area of improvement most important this week for the Vols has been obvious.
In case there was any confusion, the coaches have cleared it up by altering the normal ball-protection drills over the last couple sessions in order to clean up a messy start to the season.
Instead of the old drills with a player holding a ball in one arm with one teammate trying to rip it out, the Vols have held footballs in each hand with a pair of defenders trying to pry both of them loose.
In quarterback drills, giant pads have been swung repeatedly on the ball during a drop-back, putting relentless pressure on the passer to maintain a tight grip.
And in some receiving work, a target stands with guys on either side of him waiting for the catch to be made, then both start slapping at the football to instantly start a test of security.
That's just a taste of what the Vols have been doing with the media around to watch, and it leaves little doubt what is probably happening when it leaves.
"The weather didn't cause it -- it was poor fundamentals," Dooley said earlier this week. "Sometimes you get away with poor fundamentals when everything is perfect or you don't get it hit right. I'm A, glad that we saw it. B, I'm really happy that it didn't come back to haunt us.
"If those would have been six turnovers, this would have been a whole different ball game."


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Couple has no idea how it happened; Can little known infant disease that mimics abuse symptons be at fault?
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A final dose of useless observations
Faithful readers of this column may have noticed that lately I have not been ending each article with a "UFO."
If you did, sorry, but there is no prize money involved. You may, however, help yourself to the gum wrappers that I have been collecting in my car.
In January 2004, I started adding the "Useless Factual Observations." Now, five years later, I am announcing the official retirement of these little ending pieces of trivia.
This is not to say that I will never ever, ever, ever again share a few random facts. But until then, here are a few to tide you over.
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Speaking of: The etymology of the phrase "tide you over" is from the idea of the swelling tide, which will carry you over some obstacle, with the implication that it won't require effort on your part. It may be a deliberate echo of Brutus's comment, in Julius Caesar: "There is a Tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the Flood, leads on to Fortune," or it may at least be taken from the same idea of a ship, say, waiting for the tide to rise and carry it over the bar into a harbor.
Here's some math: 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them would burn their houses down; hence the expression "to get fired."
Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village."
There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
The term "the whole nine yards" came from World War II fighter pilots in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole nine yards."
The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
The word "samba" means "to rub navels together."
The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672.
The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.
Until 1965, driving was done on the left-hand side on roads in Sweden. The conversion to right-hand was done on a weekday at 5 p.m. All traffic stopped as people switched sides. This time and day were chosen to prevent accidents where drivers would have gotten up in the morning and been too sleepy to realize that "this" was the day of the changeover.
The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
The term, "It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye" is from Ancient Rome. The only rule during wrestling matches was, "No eye gouging." Everything else was allowed, but the only way to be disqualified was to poke someone's eye out.
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.
Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
Coca-Cola was originally green.
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle: G.P.
The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League All-Star Game.
Now you know.
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One last UFO: The sources for these pieces of information are worldwidewords.org and jokestogo.com.
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At its summer conference this week in South Lake Tahoe, the association will present Deputy District Attorney Krishna Abrams with its Outstanding Prosecutor award for rural/medium counties...Abrams, who has had a distinguished career in Solano County
Those were the words that Susan Dever spoke to Solano County Superior Court Judge Allan P...Kerley to 15 years to life in state prison for the death of his live-in girlfriend, Danna L...Kerley, 53, was convicted earlier this month of second-degree
Font Resize Having suffered a severe beating, 32-year-old Danna L. Dever was dumped in a rural ditch in 1996 where she would later be found dead by a pair of farmworkers. Not even classified as a homicide for more than a decade, now, nearly 17 years
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Kerley's cold-case trial close to wrap-up in Solano County Posted: 12/19/2012 01:05:06 AM PST Attorneys in the trial for a Fairfield man accused of the 1996 cold-case killing of his live-in girlfriend will argue their cases before jurors today,
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Kerley's defense points to victim's alleged methamphetamine use Posted: 12/05/2012 01:04:18 AM PST As prosecutors in the trial of a Fairfield man charged with the 1996 cold-case killing of his live-in girlfriend rested their case this week,
Kerley's daughter, Mandee Kerley, testifies in his murder case Posted: 11/27/2012 01:03:21 AM PST Solano County prosecutors on Monday called the daughter of a woman who was brutally killed in 1996 to the witness stand to testify in the trial for
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NASDAQ OMX Group
NASDAQ OMX Group Reviews
53% of the CEO
Bob Greifeld
Review Highlights
Good benefits including 6% 401(k) match, but no public transportation stipend(in 5 reviews)
Brand recognition, intense work environment, never a dull moment(in 4 reviews)
Some of senior management are not that bright; others are excellent(in 11 reviews)
Inability to execute - think Facebook IPO(in 4 reviews)
"Decent Job"
Pros – Good benefits package (health and dental insurance)
Cons – Lack of continuity between departments
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
Pros – Nice people and great offices.
Cons – Most are happy with just being here, and have a "just get by" attitude.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2 people found this helpful
"good work life balance"
Pros – Good place to work with good people
Cons – senior management has no direction
"Cold corporate culture with limited resources"
Pros – Tasks keep you busy daily. Client-facing opportunities. Good mix of financial services and technology platform. Corporate environment.
Cons – Very limited workspace, such as desks, conference rooms, kitchen, restroom.
Advice to Senior Management – Pay more attention to your shining stars from the ground up. Some middle managers are not fully qualified for their roles - keeps saying "I don't know" when you ask technical questions rather than mobilize resources to get answers.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
"Great place to learn and be prepared for a fast-paced environment"
Pros – It's a great place to learn about the U.S. securities exchanges and financial services industry. You will always be learning something new each day.
Cons – Depending on the department, opportunities for attending formal training may not always be available.
1 person found this helpful
"Quality work, low recognition, bad judgment, understaffed, management backfighting"
Pros – Brand recognition, intense work environment, never a dull moment. Learn a lot on your own.
Cons – Poor management decision making, understaffed, cutting to the bone, overworked, no training. Cost cutters celebrated but the negative impact on quality will be noticed and likely blamed elsewhere. No training. Bottom line is king. The best and brightest not promoted. Favoritism rules. Across the board dissatisfaction and people trying to leave.
Advice to Senior Management – Find out what's going on below you. Your decision making is so clouded by cost cutting that you are increasingly jeopardizing quality over low cost. Will have a real impact when the problems become so big it can't be ignored and clients will notice - p.s., they already have....
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
"Old school"
Pros – Great salary & benefits.
Stable, with great long term opportunities.
Cons – Inability to execute - think Facebook IPO.
Micromanagement from the very top.
"From great to I'm not sure"
Pros – Great group of people who are very talented and smart work at NASDAQ.
Cons – No clear direction and very thin staff makes for difficulty in keeping things running up to par with how things should be.
Advice to Senior Management – Put money into more development and talent. It will pay off
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
"Down to the earth working environment"
Pros – It depends on which floor or department you're with, you can wear jeans and sneakers to work.
Cons – Your boss may not know what you're doing so you may not be appreciated.
Advice to Senior Management – Some jobs need to be done by more than two persons for controlling purpose. Having only one person works on certain things may help to save cost but will risk running into errors.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
"Enjoyed sw development, 24*365, lousy physical environment, lots of pressure, interesting problems."
Pros – The NYC office is doing interesting development in Linux, pay and options can be pretty good if you happen to be one of the favored folks.
Cons – Many developers are on call 24*365 even when on vacation, long days, weekend presence often mandatory. The open plan offices in NYC and CT are noisy and non-developers are often on the phone, meetings take place all over. Tough place to concentrate, but many can work from home.
Regular "downsizing".
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend


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Work Group
10 Employee Reviews (View Most Recent)
1 person found this helpful
"Great company to work for."
Pros – Friendly work environment. Great clients.
Cons – Not much of internal advancement opportunities.
Advice to Senior Management – Promote people from within the company and stop hiring incompetent people who can't deliver what is required of their role.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
"It's the best in the industry - but improvements could be made."
I have been working at Work Group
Pros: The people are very intelligent and diverse in their abilities. Cons: The leadership is out of touch. Advice to Senior Management: Be more positive. Have more fun. Remind us what we… Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend More


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Music on the River
To the staff of Appalachian Voices, the sound of a clean, flowing river is music to their ears.
When the Boone-based environmental advocacy group hosts its annual RiverFest June 4 in Valle Crucis, the Watauga River will have some musical accompaniment.
Along with river floating, barbecue (30 minutes afterward, of course), arts and crafts, games and more, the RiverFest features live music from area bluegrass outfit Upright & Breathin', old-time blues and country artist Bill Adams and students from the Watauga Arts Council's Junior Appalachian Musician Program.
But performances aren't limited to the stage, as folks are encouraged to bring their own instruments for some open pickin' and grinnin' under The Mountain Times Pickin' Parlor tent.
The music starts at 11 a.m. with Bill Adams, followed by the Junior Musicians at 1:15, and then Upright & Breathin' at 2 p.m., with the Pickin' Parlor open all throughout.
"I'm very excited about the lineup," festival coordinator Parker Stevens said. "These acts represent different styles of music from our region ... but will make you want to tap your feet, so be sure to bring your dancing shoes."
Bill Adams
It's no coincidence guitarist Bill Adams was asked to play at RiverFest.
His music, a decidedly unique blend of Piedmont blues and old-time country, flows very much like the festival's namesake.
Adams learned how to play guitar in the mid-1960s, but was introduced to finger-picking by his brother's friend. "He taught me the basic rudiments of how to finger-pick a guitar, using what they called alternating thumb technique, a characteristic of Piedmont blues," he said.
Adams likens the style to ragtime piano, with the bobbing left-hand melody. It wasn't until 10 years later that he started hearing performers play that old-style country blues, when it suddenly clicked. He didn't know it at the time, but he'd been playing the Piedmont style since childhood.
"As soon as I heard them ... I recognized the structure as something I already knew how to do," Adams said. "It was just a matter of learning a new body of material. So, that was the main focus of my music."
Though Adams has played country and pop along the way, he always returns to the country blues. He's also been interpreting old-time fiddle tunes into his own bluesy style. "It adds a new dimension to the fiddle tunes ... and it's made for some really challenging arrangements," he said.
Adams lives in Charlottesville, Va., where he hosts a radio show, "Walking Blues," on WTJE. Most importantly, he gets to do what he loves - preserve the past by keeping it new.
"Just being part of the stream that the tributaries feed into the main string of musical culture, down through the century," he said. "I do this sometimes for my radio shows ... play recordings chronologically ... and just watch how it picks up a thread, how it morphs and changes over time. It's about musical traditions."
To give Bill Adams a listen, visit http://www.fngrpkr.com.
Watauga Junior Musicians
Led by Watauga Arts Council folklorist Mark Freed, the Junior Musicians Program invites area youth to learn the music that defines their region's history.
Participants are taught by local musicians to play a variety of instruments, including fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin and dulcimer, and then they're offered venues in which to perform publicly.
Lessons are held once a week at the Jones House Community Center in downtown Bo one, with the first session running May 26 to June 23, the second June 30 to July 28, and the third Aug. 4 to Sept. 1.
For more information, call Freed at (828) 264-1789 or e-mail email@example.com.
Upright & Breathin'
Sometimes, finding a good name is a band's hardest challenge.
For bluegrass stalwarts Upright & Breathin', the morning after a particularly rough night offered just the right inspiration - at least they were still upright and breathin'.
And they've been doing it for five years, performing Appalachian bluegrass and what mandolin player Jeff Moretz calls mountain gypsy jazz.
"We've gone from simple bluegrass to more intricate songs with more depth and a lot of variety," Moretz said.
This is due to the band's diverse skillset. Featuring Moretz on mandolin and lead vocals, Brian Kreher on banjo, dobro and backup vocals, Chris Capozzoli on guitar, and Kim France on bass, each member brings a unique background that contributes to the band's unmistakable sound.
Moretz, for instance, used to paly electric guitar in a rock band, while Capozzoli is a jazz fan. France performs with bluegrass favorites Boss Hawg (as do Moretz and Kreher on occasion). "We each brought those individual influences together to make that sound and pick those songs," Moretz said.
Though Upright & Breathin' performs plenty of standards, much of the group's music is original material, and Moretz said listeners can expect a good sample at RiverFest.
To hear a sample in advance, visit http://www.reverbnation.com/uprightbreathin39.
The second annual RiverFest is scheduled for Saturday, June 4, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
For more information, to volunteer or enquire about booth space, call Stevens at (828) 262-1500 or e-mail (firstname.lastname@example.com) For more on Appalachian Voices, visit http://www.appvoices.org.


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Technology Square Research Building (TSRB)
85 Fifth Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
The Technology Square Research Building (TSRB) is located in the innovative and pedestrian-friendly Technology Square district of Georgia Tech and is home to the College's School of Interactive Computing and GVU Center. TSRB also houses state-of-the-art conference facilities that accommodate several of the College's special events, like Interactivity, seminars, and lectures.
Visitor Parking
Visitors to the Technology Square Research Building should park in the visitor lot on the north side of 5th Street just before the intersection with West Peachtree St. The cost is $1.50 per hour, payable by cash or card upon departure. Check with Georgia Tech Parking and Transportation Services for more details.
Walking from the Visitor's Parking Lot to TSRB
From the entrance to the visitor's parking lot, head west on 5th St. walking toward Spring St. Cross Spring St., walk past RBC Bank and TSRB is ahead on the right, through the courtyard. The main entrance is on the northwest corner of the courtyard.
Alternative Transportation
Visitors may ride the free Stinger Buses (Red or Blue) and Tech Trolleys from anywhere on campus to 5th Street. Off of campus, visitors may take Atlanta's MARTA subway to Midtown Station or bus routes 12 and 110. All MARTA travel costs $2 per one-way


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Confeddie by Joshua WeinerMore articles about Hailey Niswanger
Self Produced
Track Listing: Four in One; Oliloqui Valley; Confeddie; La Mesha; Sometime Ago; Serenity; Stablemates; Yes or No.
Personnel: Hailey Niswanger: alto saxophone; Michael Palma: piano; Greg Chaplin: bass; Mark Whitfield Jr.: drums.
Record Label: Self Produced
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As selfish as it may seem to you, there are any number of good reasons why an individual may be a bit wary of sharing their treasured family heirlooms or hard-earned genealogy research. The trick to encouraging these people to share is understanding their possible reservations and treating them in a polite and respectful manner.
Offer something in return. This may seem like just common sense, but the trick sometimes is to figure out what you can offer that will be useful. If you'd like to see your great-grandmother's Bible, offer to bring over a computer and scanner and scan the Bible in person. Your relative can even do all of the physical handling of the Bible if that makes her happy. Then create a CD with the digitized pages she can share with any other relatives who ask. This technique works well for family photographs and records as well. When requesting information from a fellow researcher, ask if there is anything on your family they might be interested in, or offer to do lookups for them in any related records or resources you own or have access to. Even if you have nothing unique to offer that particular researcher, you can still return the favor by helping others on mailing lists covering your mutual surname or geographical area of interest.
Give credit where credit is due. It may be frustrating to find someone who won't just send you a copy of their entire family file. Why not? It's your family tree too! It is quite understandable, however, when you consider that many genealogists have graciously shared their hard-earned research with a curious "cousin" only to find it plastered all over the Internet without credit or acknowledgement. For many of us, our personal research is the product of hundreds, even thousands, of hours -- not to mention the monetary cost -- and it can make us a bit cranky to see it used in such a cavalier manner. Anytime you receive information from someone else, be sure to note them as the source of the information.
Do your homework before asking for help. It's amazing how many emails I receive from people researching the POWELL surname wanting to know if I have any information on their family. It may be my last name (and my married name at that), but do you realize how many POWELLS have lived in the world? You're not going to get very far on your family tree by expecting everyone else to do the work for you. Trace your own line back as far as you can, and make sure that any emails you send out or queries you post are at least related to your surname in the correct geographic area and time period. Include as many details as possible so that others can tell at a glance how your line might fit in with theirs.
Make it personal. As much as genealogists love everything having to do with family history, they are most interested in their own names, not yours. Instead of sending out a general request for information on your great-grandfather or your POWELL surname, consider wording your query in terms of how your great-grandfather or POWELLS might be related to their family line. It's not that other genealogists won't provide you with information on families or research that doesn't relate to theirs - genealogists, as a group, tend to be extremely nice and helpful. But genealogists also get busy, and emails or posts with subject lines that offer a potential link to their own research stand a greater chance of catching their eye.
Respect the privacy of living relatives. One of the quickest ways to alienate your relatives is to share or publish the personal information they have entrusted to your care without their knowledge and consent. It's fine to include it in your working genealogy file, but DO NOT publish it on the Internet or in a book, or otherwise share it without their permission. Older relatives, especially, are a bit overwhelmed by the Internet and its threat of identity theft. Before sharing a GEDCOM with a third-cousin or posting it to an online database, use the feature in your genealogy software program that hides information about living people, or use a GEDCOM filter to exclude all people born within the past 100 years. It can also be helpful to create a special field in your genealogy software program for information which living relatives have requested you keep private -- perhaps a story of a family feud or a child born out of wedlock -- and then exclude that field when creating GEDCOM files for sharing with others. If you want your relatives to feel comfortable sharing personal information with you, then you need to show they can trust you to keep it confidential when necessary.


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Chillicothe News
Local news for Chillicothe, OH continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.
8 min ago | WBNS
New E-Mails Uncover Tension Between Chillicothe Police Chief, Sheriff
In Chillicothe, it's the police chief who is in trouble, but residents say it's the town that has suffered.
Popular Stories
8 hrs ago | WDTN-TV Dayton
Man sentenced for workersa comp fraud
A New Carlisle man must pay back nearly $20,000 he earned in workers' comp while still on the job.
The Best Yard Sale in Ohio is coming to OU-Chillicothe this Saturday. They will be accepting donations on Friday from 11-6pm.
Motorcycle Club Supports Youth
The Lost Tribe Motorycle Club in Chillicothe is holding an open house on Saturday from 2-7pm.
New jobs are coming to Chillicothe, that will be a parts feeder plant for Kenworth.
Dave Ramsey Finance Seminar in Chillicothe
The Walnut Street United Methodist Church is conducting the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University seminar.
Man found with drugs while out on bond
A Columbus man, out on bond for drug charges, was indicted again for drug possession.
The Fraternal Order of Police is holding its annual Good Guy-Bad Guy Golf Outing in Chillicothe next month to raise funds to benefit local children in need.
Chillicothe has ties to All-American Georgian lacrosse star
Roman Boothe, the son of longtime Ross County residents David and Clare Boothe, has established himself as one of the best lacrosse players in southeast Georgia as the 10th grader from Johns Creek High School was named a 2014 Brine National High School All-American and selected to play in the 2014 Brine National Lacrosse Classic.
Ladder Truck Recall Impacts Chillicothe
A mechanical failure causing a fire truck ladder in Georgia to unexpectedly retract has led to a voluntary recall of certain aerial-platform trucks.
Chillicothe Taking a New Approach on Drugs
Last October Mayor Jack Everson, The Chillicothe Task force, health and law enforcement leaders began discussions on how to fix this problem.
Best Yard Sale in Ohio seeks donations
Donations of items that can be sold in the fundraiser will be accepted between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Aug. 1 at the Shoemaker Center side door.
The amphitheater features a gift shop, "Living History" tours at 3 p.m. Saturdays, backstage tours at 4 and 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and offers an all-you-can-eat buffet served from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
From Broadway to East Second Street
A famous Broadway musical celebrating the life of an Ohio woman will be portrayed on the stage of the Majestic Performing Arts Center beginning today.
City sees drop in general fund revenue
City officials plan to keep a watchful eye on its general fund revenue moving forward after experiencing a 2 percent drop six months into the year compared with the same time frame in 2013.
Chillicothe offers free boys lacrosse camp
A free boys lacrosse camp for middle school and high school students from Ross County school districts, offered by Chillicothe, will be Saturday at Mt.
Hidden heroin leads to felony charges
What began as a traffic stop turned into an arrest on three felony charges Saturday.
Hair salon run by 23-year-old to open Aug. 1
Kayla Simmons sees big things on the horizon for downtown Chillicothe and is happy to be a young business owner planning to be a part of the revitalization of the downtown business district.
Early deficit too much for Paints to overcome
Chillicothe's Patrick Riehl has had trouble finding a groove early in several of his recent starts, and that again was the case Sunday in the Paints' 7-3 loss to East Division-leading West Virginia.
A plus-size Chillicothe woman's controversial self-portrait set off something of a media firestorm this past week, leaving her emboldened -- but also exhausted -- by all of the attention.
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County accepts $18M offer on old WHS
Watauga County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to
accept an $18 million offer from Campus Crest Development for the former Watauga High School
property, located off N.C. 105 in Boone.
The proposal includes a 5-percent commission to be paid by the county at closing to Rick Miller, the buyer's agent, which would make the net income to the county $17.1 million.
But the process is far from complete, as the acceptance of the bid will trigger an upset bid period in which another purchaser could override the previously accepted offer.
The initial plans for Campus Crest Development, which is based in Charlotte, call for 250 to 500 student apartment units, along with retail space, Miller said previously. The company has not said which specific retailers it is considering.


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Each week Haddon Patch brings you a listing of homes for sale or rent in the area. Here's this week's list, all submitted by Lenny, Vermaat & Leonard Realtors.
18 Dallas Avenue, $245,000
Cape Cod home that features a formal living room, formal dining room with picture window, kitchen with window over sink, den, two bedrooms on first floor and two bedrooms on second floor, two full baths, full finished basement, alarm system and off street parking.
22 Wilkens Avenue, $225,000
Office building that is located within walking distance to downtown Haddonfield and the Patco Hi-Speedline. This building features an open, covered front porch, entry foyer, three offices on the first floor and three offices on the second floor, full bath and parking lot for approximately eight cars. You can own a great professional office building at an affordable price that is convenient to downtown, shopping and transportation.
116 Cornwall Drive, $214,900
Original owners seeks to retire in Florida but needs to sell this four-level split home in Heather Glen with central air, three full baths, vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors and family room with fireplace.
10 E. Ormond Avenue, $164,900
This bright, sunny and spacious three-bed, side-gable bungalow features all bedrooms on the second floor, newer replacement windows, eat in kitchen, dining room with built in corner hutches, enclosed front porch, gas fireplace and oversized garage. Plenty of storage in full basement Convenient location near White Horse Pike stores and a short walk to the local elementary school or nearby Newton Lake Park. Seller willing to help with buyer 's closing cost.


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1950s Oak Ridge Hospital workers notified of potential eligibility for compensation
The Department of Labor said it is notifiying all former Oak Ridge Hospital employees who worked there in the 1950s that they may be eligible for benefits under the sick nuclear workers compensation program.
The group of workers were designated last month as a Special Exposure Cohort in the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program. The program provides compensation and medical benefits to those who became ill from working in the nuclear weapons industry, and their survivors may also be eligible for benefits.
"A worker who is included in a designated SEC class of employees, and who is diagnosed with one of 22 specified cancers, may receive a presumption of causation under the EEOICPA," the Labor Dept. said in a press statement. "The new SEC class of former employees includes all employees of the U.S. Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and its contractors and subcontractors who worked in any part of the Oak Ridge Hospital in Oak Ridge, Tenn., from May 15, 1950, through Dec. 31, 1959, for at least 250 workdays occurring either solely under this employment or in combination with workdays within other classes of employees in the SEC."
The department said that so far nearly $3 million in compensation and medical benefits has been paid to eligible Oak Ridge Hospital workers and their survivors.
For more information on the new Special Exposure Cohort or to schedule an appointment with the Labor Department's Resource Center in Oak Ridge, call this toll-free number: 866-481-0411.


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Sometimes you can really succeed to find pieces at the fast fashion chains like Zara, COS and H&M, that look exclusive, expensive and well made. Simone surprised me when she told me that her leather skirt was bought at H&M. It could have been a Wang!
Or what about her lace top? It is from VeroModa and it reminded me of Prada's fall 2008 collection. What is your trick to get the perfect wardrobe?
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I've started a starteling new trend of having a crush on fabric designers. This week it's Tina Givens who has a new line out called Fairy Tip-Toes. When I saw it I dashed out and purchased a fairly obscene amount of yardage via the web, stalked her online and am now subscribed to her blog.
I bought a few fabrics from the Meranda colorway in order to make another dress. I'll soon be known as the crazy bird dress lady. You can find me on any street corner wandering aimlessly and muttering to myself.
How do people feel about using quilting weight fabrics for clothing? They tend to be a bitheavy but the designs are so cute…
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Pricing Strategy
The pricing strategy portion of the marketing plan involves determining how you will price your product or service; the price you charge has to be competitive but still allow you to make a reasonable profit.
The keyword here is "reasonable"; you can charge any price you want to, but for every product or service there's a limit to how much the consumer is willing to pay. Your pricing strategy needs to take this consumer threshold into account.
The most common question small business people have about the pricing strategy section of the marketing plan is, "How do you know what price to charge?"
Basically you set your pricing through a process of calculating your costs, estimating the benefits to consumers, and comparing your products, services, and prices to others that are similar.
Set your pricing by examining how much it cost you to produce the product or service and adding a fair price for the benefits that the customer will enjoy. Examining what others are charging for similar products or services will guide you when you're figuring out what a "fair" price for such benefits would be. You may find it useful to conduct a Breakeven Analysis.
The pricing strategy you outline in your marketing plan will answer the following questions:
What is the cost of your product or service? Make sure you include all your fixed and variable costs when you're calculating this; the cost of labour and materials are obvious, but you may also need to include freight costs, adminstrative costs, and/or selling costs, for example.
How does the pricing of your product or service compare to the market price of similar products or services?
Explain how the pricing of your product or service is competitive. For instance, if the price you plan to charge is lower, why are you able to do this? If it's higher, why would your customer be willing to pay more? This is where the "strategy" part of the pricing strategy comes into play; will your business be more competitive if you charge more, less, or the same as your competitors and why?
What kind of ROI (Return On Investment) are you expecting with this pricing strategy, and within what time frame?
Continue on to the next page to learn how to put together the Sales and Distribution part of the marketing plan.


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Friday, June 5, 2009
Friday Foto: Angel Food Cake
1 ½ cups egg whites at room temperature (about 10 – 12 eggs)
1 ½ teaspoons cream of tartar
¼ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons GF vanilla extract
½ teaspoon GF almond extract
½ cup granulated sugar
1 ½ cups sifted powder sugar
1 cup sifted GF flour
1 ½ teaspoons xanthan gum
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Whip the egg whites, cream of tartar, salt, vanilla and almond extract in a mixer using the whisk attachment until soft peaks form.
3. Add the granulated sugar a little at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Do not under mix (make sure your peaks are stiff!).
4. Sift the powder sugar, GF flour and xanthan gum together.
5. Carefully fold the flour mixture into the egg whites just until all the flour is mixed in.
6. Pour the batter into a 10-inch angle food cake pan. Bake for 40 – 45 minutes on the lowest rack in the oven. When the cake is removed from the oven after baking, immediately invert it to cool thoroughly upside down.
7. Once cooled, loosen the cake from the sides and bottom of the pan, remove and serve with fresh strawberries and whipped cream.
- Pete
4 comments:
- gfe--gluten free easily said...
That is one gorgeous cake! Perfect, I'd say. I love to bake, but folding into egg whites is not one of my strengths. ;-) I do it from time to time, but prefer when others do it for me .. so I'll take a piece please. LOL
I look forward to hearing about your latest trip. :-)
- June 6, 2009 at 9:05 PM
- Flic Maker Scott said...
There are many GF flours out there and I assume you're using a flour blend. What's your recipe for GF flour?? I can't wait to try your cake.
- June 9, 2009 at 3:39 PM
- hsmama said...
just found your site while searching GF bakeries in CT- what kind of GF flour for the angel food cake?
- June 10, 2009 at 2:58 AM
- peterbronski said...
Hi Scott and HSMama... we use a custom GF flour blend for our baking:
1 ¼ cup brown rice flour
¾ cup sorghum flour
⅔ cup cornstarch
⅓ cup tapioca flour
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
(Making a larger batch and storing it in the fridge works well.) You can probably use a store-bought all purpose GF flour baking blend, though we've never tried doing so. Either way, enjoy!
Cheers, Pete
- June 10, 2009 at 10:15 AM


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Category: International-Hockey
Men's Hockey - The Best And Worst From Sochi
by Paul on 02/22/14 at 05:52 PM ET
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from Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun,
Here's a look at some of the highs and lows of the tournament:
Biggest Bust (team) -- Russia
The host nation didn't necessarily wilt under the pressure of playing on home ice, but had a game plan ill-equipped to face the international competition.
Defensively, the Russians were a disaster, shocking really given the demands of that aspect of the game on the bigger ice surface. Offensively, there was little relief either as Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin and the rest of the Russian snipers.
Not that the Russians have been a force in recent years, but Sochi was supposed to be a chance to change those fortunes. Instead, the Russians bowed out in the quarterfinal. The scene following that lose was wild as Russian reporters lashed out at the coach and players.
Players of the Tournament
1. Erik Karlsson
The Swedish defenceman, so familiar to Ottawa Senators fans, has been a standout from the outset, a big part of his country's surge to the gold medal date with Canada....
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Simple Question - Canada Or Sweden?
by Paul on 02/22/14 at 05:15 PM ET
Comments (10)
What's your gut/heart/brain telling you, Canada or Sweden in the men's gold medal game tomorrow?
I am torn, my head tells me Canada but my gut says Sweden. If forced to make a decision, I say Canada with a late goal from Getzlaf.
Your thoughts?
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How The Officials Where Chosen For The Medal Round Games
by Paul on 02/22/14 at 04:40 PM ET
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via Adam Steiss of IIHF.com,
During the tournament the officials have been evaluated by officiating managers including Konstantin Komissarov (IIHF) and Terry Gregson, former Head of Officiating for the National Hockey League, and six others (four IIHF, three NHL). The process by which the officiating crews are selected for the playoff round is determined by their performance in the preliminary round. For the medal games, the officials chosen were judged to deserve these assignments based on their performance in the playoff round.
"The main factor of the selection of these officials has most of all to do with their experience officiating in high-level competitions," said Komissarov. "These include Stanley Cup playoffs, World Championship competitions, and Olympic competitions."
"Their nationalities aren't considered as factors nor should they be, we want the best officials working the medal games," he added. "We are fully confident that with their experience and professionalism these officials will do their job well and preserve the integrity of the game."
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Video- Post-Game Team Finland Coach Erkka Westerlund And Team USA Coach Dan Bylsma
by Paul on 02/22/14 at 04:20 PM ET
Comments (1)
The video is just under 15 minutes.
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NHL Short Notes - Sochi Edition
by Paul on 02/22/14 at 03:51 PM ET
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Finland 5, USA 0
Teemu Selanne (Anaheim Ducks) scored two goals – including the game-winner – and Tuukka Rask (Boston Bruins) made 27 saves – and also denied two penalty shots – to lead Finland past the USA in the bronze-medal game.
With the victory, Finland became the only men's hockey team to medal in four of the past five Olympic Winter Games (since 1998). It has captured one silver medal and three bronze medals in that span, failing to medal only in 2002.
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Team USA Reaction After Losing To Finland
by Paul on 02/22/14 at 03:45 PM ET
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from Scott Burnside of ESPN,
Dustin Brown was a force for the Los Angeles Kings when they won a Stanley Cup in 2012 and won a silver with the U.S. four years ago. But apart from a sterling effort against the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals, this was a difficult tournament for the Kings captain, who happened to be on the ice for the first two Finland goals. He played 26 seconds in the second period and just 1:17 in the third.
"I'm not happy about it," Brown said. "It's the coach's job to figure out the best chance to win. If that's what he thinks is ... I'm a player, he's a coach, that's how it works."
Brown was among a core of players whose experience in Vancouver was supposed to help this team avoid this kind of disappointment.
"It's definitely not a pretty sight. The score's obviously not pretty at all," Brown said. "It's hard to explain. I don't really have an answer for you, quite honestly."
Brown was asked if the U.S. quit.
"I don't think we quit," Brown insisted.
If they didn't quit, they sure did unravel, as the Finns pumped three goals by Quick in the third period, two on the power play as the frustrated Americans paraded through the penalty box.
"Yeah, we did collapse," offered U.S and Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter. "We had a great first period, we were all over them, had a couple of good chances, couldn't get one by him and it ended up costing us."
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Open Post- USA/Finland Play For The Bronze Medal
by Paul on 02/22/14 at 10:45 AM ET
Comments (24)
Game time is 10:00am ET and can be watched on NBCSN and CBC.
I am not sure what kind of game to expect, but if it does turn to be a wide open game, the advantage would go to the USA.
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It's All About Defense In Gold Medal Game
by Paul on 02/22/14 at 09:55 AM ET
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from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,
Both Sweden and Canada put the majority of their game plan emphasis on defending. It's why they're both in the gold-medal game.
This isn't the NHL over here.
"It's a different sport," Sedin said. "You can't even compare them. Everyone thinks because it's a bigger ice, it should be more open. I think teams are playing more defensive than ever."
As such, expect a low-scoring game Sunday. Which should not be confused with boring.
I think we're in for the best hockey game of the year, on either side of the ocean.
And for Team Canada, a chance to make it three gold medals in five NHL Olympics.
"It's about hockey supremacy," Babcock said Saturday. "We like to brag that it's our game? If you think it's your game, you better show it's your game."
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Team USA Still The Little Brother
by Paul on 02/22/14 at 09:27 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,
The team's inability to win gold and beat Canada in a knockout showdown cannot be blamed on the omission of any single individual from the final roster. This Canada 1, USA 0 day is not a result of Bobby Ryan, Kyle Okposo, Brandon Dubinsky, Jack Johnson or Keith Yandle having been left at home.
The US needs to apologize to no one. The US just somehow needs to get a little bit better … or perhaps to add a killer instinct against Canada.
There was '96 in the World Cup. That's it. That's the sum and substance of United States best-on-best hockey victories over Canada with it all on the line. There was '96 and still only '96 after a day on which the lads could not score against Canada that came a day after the lassies could not protect a 2-0 lead against Canada.
Big brothers to the north. Big sisters, too.
And time to wait until the Americans get their next shot at overturning the natural order.
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Morning Line
by Paul on 02/22/14 at 09:13 AM ET
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Perhaps we, as a nation, should be reassured. We don't always win. We lose the world juniors now; we could still lose the Olympics. But nobody produces players the way we do that are willing to be this sort of team. It's been written before, and it's true: Canada is the red army now, rolling over Russia in wave after wave. One more to go.
-Bruce Arthur of the National Post on Team Canada. More on yesterday's game at Canada.com.
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Once again, U.S. Cellular is inviting communities to rally around their favorite school to share $1 million. Ten schools across the country with the most votes will each win $100,000 to use in any way they want in the company's Calling All Communities campaign.
In 2008-09, Heritage High School placed in the top 10 in the United States in responses to the campaign. They were rewarded with $100,000 to be used at the school.
Last year's top 10 schools harnessed the power of their communities to win, and they've used their winnings in a variety of ways, including rebuilding a storm-damaged gymnasium, upgrading computer labs, building new playgrounds and creating scholarship programs.
"I love the fact that there were no strings attached and no timeframe for us to use the money," said Sherry Walker, teacher at Heritage High School. "We refer to our new computer room that the money made possible as the 'Taj Mahal.' It is definitely instilling pride and respect among our students."
Between now and Jan. 15, 2010, anyone 18 or older can visit any U.S. Cellular store to receive a code to vote online for their favorite school. Schools of all sizes, public, private, urban and rural, K- 12 have a chance to become a Calling All Communities champion.
The campaign returns at a time when school districts across the country are feeling a greater budget pinch in a slowing economy. According to the American Association of School Administrators, the percentage of schools cutting extracurricular activities almost tripled from 10 percent in 2008-09 to 28 percent for the 2009-2010 school year.
Last year, U.S. Cellular shifted its giving strategy to helping schools. The company will give more than $5 million to support schools and teachers in 2009 and 2010 through Calling All Communities and Calling All Teachers, which awards $1 million to teachers across the country to fund classroom projects.
"We're eager to see the creativity of our local schools as they unite to gather community support," said Jack Brundige, director of sales for U.S. Cellular in Tennessee. "We expect Tennessee schools to run strong, competitive campaigns."
Visit uscellular.com/callingallcommunities for official rules or to view videos from last year's campaign.


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Trail Riding
The trails are open!
Milky Way announces trail rides dawn to dusk 7 days a week. The dropbox and trailer parking is at the base of the Manor House driveway. Please drop your fee and waiver in the dropbox and have your negative coggins with you. Bring your favorite horse, of course.
- "Enjoy the Farm – Day Rate" is $15 unless it is a special Saturday $10 group ride (see below).
- "Trail Riding Annual Membership" is $200. Enjoy the grounds at your leisure with unlimited day time use all year.
You may also consider forming a Trail-Riding (Equestrian) Club to Milky Way Farm. Click here for more information.
Saturday Trail Rides
Special Saturday Trail Rides occur throughout the year. Check the Calendar of Events for upcoming rides.
Contact us for inquiries.


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About Quaker work
Quaker work in the world
Quaker work is driven by our commitment to social justice, peace, and care for the environment. Faith, for us, means action: you can't separate the two. That's why Quakers work in the UK and across the world to bring relief, hope, strength and encouragement wherever they are needed. We seek to serve God and others by working hard to turn our beliefs into action.
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In order to care for others, it's important to care for ourselves too. We work to nurture the practical and spiritual lives of our Quaker community by providing and facilitating training and resources, support networks and advice, spiritual retreats and pastoral care.


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TMI Tuesday. Seriously y'all, make me feel loved hah
1. Are looks important in a relationship?
2. Are relationships ever worth it?
3. Are you a virgin?
4. Are you in a relationship?
5. Are you in love?
6. Are you single this year?
7. Can you commit to one person?
8. Describe your crush:
9. Describe your perfect mate:
10. Do you believe in love at first sight?
11. Do you ever want to get married?
12. Do you forgive betrayal?
13. Do you get jealous easily?
14. Do you have a crush on anyone?
15. Do you have any piercings?
16. Do you have any tattoos?
17. Do you like kissing in public?
18. Do you masturbate?
19. Do you shave your neither regions?
20. Do you shower every day?
21. Do you think someone has feelings for you?
22. Do you think someone is thinking about you right now?
23. Do you think you can last in a relationship for 6 months and not cheat?
24. Do you think you'll be married in 5 years?
25. Do you want to be in a relationship this year?
26. Has anyone told you they don't want to ever lose you?
27. Has someone ever written a song or poem for you?
28. Have you ever been cheated on?
29. Have you ever cheated on someone?
30. Have you ever considered plastic surgery? If so, what would you change about your body?
31. Have you ever cried over a guy/girl?
32. Have you ever experienced unrequited love?
33. Have you ever had sex with a man?
34. Have you ever had sex with a woman?
35. Have you ever kissed someone older than you?
36. Have you ever liked one of your best friends?
37. Have you ever liked someone who your friends hated?
38. Have you ever liked someone you didn't expect to?
39. Have you ever wanted someone you couldn't have?
40. Have you ever written a song or poem for someone?
41. Have you had sex so far this year?
42. How long can you just kiss until your hands start to wander?
43. How long was your longest relationship?
44. How many boyfriends/girlfriends have you had?
45. How many people did you kiss in 2011?
46. How many times did you have sex last year?
47. How old are you?
48. If the person you like says they like someone else, what would you say?
49. If you have a boyfriend/girlfriend, what is your favorite thing about him/her?
50. If your first true love knocked on your door with apology and presents, would you accept?
51. Is there a boy/girl who you would do absolutely everything for?
52. Is there anyone you've given up on? Why?
53. Is there someone mad because you're dating/talking to the person you are?
54. Is there someone you will never forget?
55. Share a relationship story.
56. State 8 facts about your body:
57. Things you want to say to an ex:
58. What are five ways to win your heart?
59. What do you look like? (Post a picture!)
60. What is the biggest age difference between you and any of your partners?
61. What is the first thing you notice in someone?
62. What is the sexiest thing someone could ever do for/to you?
63. What is your definition of "having sex"?
64. What is your definition of cheating?
65. What is your favourite foreplay routine?
66. What is your favourite roleplay?
67. What is your idea of the perfect date?
68. What is your sexual orientation?
69. What turns you off?
70. What turns you on?
71. What was your kinkiest wet dream?
72. What words do you like to hear during sex?
73. What's something sweet you'd like someone to do for you?
74. What's the most superficial characteristic you look for?
75. What's the sweetest thing anyone's ever done for you?
76. What's the sweetest thing you've ever done for someone?
77. What's your opinion on age differences in relationships?
78. What's your dirtiest secret?
79. When was the last time you felt jealous? Why?
80. When was the last time you told someone you loved them?
81. Who are five people you find attractive?
82. Who is the last person you hugged?
83. Who was your firstkiss with?
84. Why did your last relationship fail?
85. Would you ever date someone off of the Internet?
86. You'll love me if:
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Fate of the World: Tipping Point is an enhanced version of 2011's strategy-simulation game, Fate of the World, offering additional content previously available as paid downloadable add-ons as well as a number of refinements.
The game involves trying to tackle specific environmental problems as leader of the GEO, short for Global Environment Organization, which is created in the year 2020 as a means of dealing with issues associated with climate change.
The focus of Fate of the World: Tipping Point is choosing the right types of policies in an attempt to avert global crises. Policies are implemented by playing one or more cards on your turn, with each card deducting a certain amount of money from your available funds. Some cards are played for the short term benefits, while others are designed to affect change over the long term.
A gorgeously rendered 3D global view of Earth is front and center of your display, though most of the game involves reading cards, charts, and news reports that will give you an overview of the data you'll need to make decisions.
The underlying simulation model is designed to accurately reflect climate change, so you'll have to keep a watchful eye on resource consumption, the Earth's temperature, and the Human Development Index while trying to complete your objective – which typically involves playing (surviving?) until a specific year in the distant future.
The first thing you'll realize while playing Tipping Point for the first time is that you are largely on your own. Even in the first tutorial scenario, which focuses solely on North and South Africa, you'll likely have trouble trying to complete your mission objectives.
That's because Fate of the World is a difficult game to get into, at least initially. It's not that the interface is confusing, or the presentation lacks flair, it's just that it doesn't do a great job at teaching you everything you need to know to make informed decisions.
If you were to suddenly assume the role of President of the United States, you wouldn't be expected to know every policy detail the moment after you take the oath of office. You would have a Cabinet. In Fate of the World, you don't have any policy advisors, scientists or other specialists to give you recommendations.
So in order to make decisions based on how to reduce emissions or increase stability in a region, you have to choose certain cards to play on your turn that may or may not be helpful. You will initially be taking shots in the dark trying to determine what affects what, without really knowing if what you did actually "worked" or why it did or didn't.
In turn-based card games like Magic the Gathering or Pokémon, you are given enough information and statistics on each card that when you play it, you know precisely what's going to happen to the opponent.
In Fate of the World, you aren't competing against a single entity, other than yourself, but the cards themselves only offer a basic description of what they are instead of specific numbers that hardcore strategists crave. Of course, life doesn't exactly have statistics placed on every decision you make, so it was probably an intentional design decision to keep the cards simple in their description.
After a few failed attempts at the early scenarios, you'll start to pick up on some of the effective approaches and, more importantly, learn quite a bit about some of the terms you've likely heard on the news (such as biochar, clathrates, or cap and trade). An in-game dictionary helps explain many of the policy terms, yet a little more assistance would have gone a long way to acclimate new players.
Once you get past the steep learning curve, you'll appreciate the amount of depth that went into the simulation aspects. Fate of the World: Tipping Point doesn't reward one blanket strategy, but rather shows players that each decision they make has consequences, some of which are immediate, while others may not be evident until much later in the game. It is deceptively simple in its execution, but deviously challenging to master.
There are no easy decisions in Fate of the World: Tipping Point. Simple moves that you attempt to affect long-term change can be met with hostility and anger with a population that wants their needs met now and with haste. You can be kicked out of regions, and you can use ruthless tactics of your own to accomplish your objectives. While the original Fate of the World only had four scenarios to complete, Tipping Point has seven, including the humorous "Dr. Apocalypse" challenge, where you'll attempt to raise the world's temperature to dangerous levels.
This is not a casual strategy game, but it's an utterly absorbing one if you are patient and have any interest in the potential real-world effects of climate change. Needless to say, this would be a highly recommended game for educators to include in classrooms, as lesson plans could go into greater detail on some of the included policies and science behind the game, with students taking what they have learned and applying it to the game's simulation model.
Fate of the World: Tipping Point may not have the universal appeal that it could have, but its unique approach to a serious subject matter should be commended. Strategy-simulation fans with an interest in politics and the alluring power to make decisions on a global scale will find Tipping Point too irresistible a game to ignore.


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Duration: 30min, 28 sec
Robert Pepper on Talk2Cisco06/08/2010
Robert Pepper, Vice President of Global Technology Policy, takes your questions about the global demand for broadband. He discusses how it is growing everywhere and how it is driven by video.
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