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What does the city of the future look like?
It's not a sci-fi contest, but the concept captured the imagination of dozens of middle school students this past weekend as Rutgers hosted the regional finals of the 'Future City Competition' in New Brunswick.
Teams of students from township schools, including and , competed at the event.
At the regional finals on Saturday, students were challenged to design a city of the future which uses an energy source that doesn't deplete natural resources and has a minimal impact on the environment.
Students were asked to consider the safety, cost, efficiency and appearance of the city in their design plans.
But the youngsters didn't just glue a lot of toilet paper tubes together. They first wrote an essay imagining their ideal environmentally correct city, then drew up their plans in the virtual realm by using a SimCity software program to incorporate their ideas. From that point, they built a physical model which they brought to the contest.
In the construction of the model, they were challenged to use only recycled materials and spent no more than $100 on their model, and they had to come up with a name for their new city.
Students who delve into the Future City program are actively applying core learning components of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), contest officials said.
The Future City contest is a program of the National Engineers Week Foundation, a consortium of professional and technical societies and major U.S. corporations. It drew 35,000 students from 1,300 middle schools across the country.
The Rutgers regional event was one of 37 such contests that took place throughout the nation.
The contest had been on hiatus for two years because of a lack of funding and volunteer help. The entire event is run by volunteers, many of whom are committed to the contest and the children, and juggle the effort with their job and family duties.
At the Rutgers event, the Valley Middle School team from Oakland won First Place with their city, named "Acquavite di Capri." They will be headed for the finals in February in Washington, DC to participate in the national competition.
First place team winners won a Flip camera, and their teacher received a $2,000 STEM grant; 2nd place winners got a Kindle Fire, and their teacher a $1,500 STEM grant; the winners of the 3rd place slot got a Kindle DS.
Iselin Middle School had a spectacular day. One team won 5th Place with their Verison City concept. Various teams from Iselin Middle School also won several special awards:
- Humble Knowledge City won 'Most Innovative Power Generation System";
- Terra Nova won 'Most Innovative Use of Infrastructure Systems';
- Luna Nova won 'Best Economy';
- H2O City won 'Most Accessible City'
Scott Lubarsky, the state's Regional Coordinator for the program, said in a statement: "Conserving our country's natural energy resources and finding new ways to create energy is a hot-button issue right now. This year's challenge should attract even more attention than usual, as we are asking our students to tackle critical issues that our national leaders are grappling with as well."
For information or volunteering opportunities at a local Future City Competition, visit the Future City website. For information or volunteering opportunities at the New Jersey Future City competition contact Scott Lubarsky at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 551-206-5872.


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From Peerless Book Store in Johns Creek, here are this week's best-sellers:
- The Lincoln Letter by William Martin
- Our Brother's Keeper by Jedwin Smith
- Clash at Kennesaw by Russell Blount Jr.
- The Serial Killer's Daughter by Heywood Gould
- Toltec by Alex Walker
- Battles of New Hope Church by Russell Blount Jr.
- Hardscrabble Road by George Weinstein
- Mud Lane by Stephen Drage
- 1001 Ways to Save Money & Still Have a Dazzling Wedding by Sharon Naylor
- Killing Kennedy by Bill O'Reilly
Peerless Book Store sells new, used, out-of-print and rare books and will also special order books for customers. The store on Holcomb Bridge Road hosts a book club and a number of author events and signings. For more information, visit www.peerlessbookstore.com.

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When was the last time you looked at your TV and said, ?I wish the screen were smaller?? It probably hasn't happened. So what are you considering, a 19-inch LCD TV? A 22-incher or a 26-incher? Though those are three popular sizes, TVs range in size from about 5 inches to more than 100. Talk about options! To know what size of TV to purchase, you need to answer a few questions.
Bigger is usually better when it comes to TVs, but bigger is also more expensive. What is your budget? How much television can you afford to buy? A great time to get the best bang for your buck is to purchase a TV during the holiday season, especially on Black Friday or Cyber Monday; tax season, when stores are hoping people use refunds to make expensive TV and technology purchases, is also a sales-heavy time. You can also take advantage of store credit cards that allow you to pay off a purchase within 30 to 90 days same as cash. Just be sure to pay it off in time. Steep interest payments will quickly wipe out any savings you create.


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When I came back to World of Warcraft from Star Wars The Old Republic, I switched servers to join some old raiding buddies. In the process, I race changed my Paladin to a Tauren.
This is something I had always wanted to do, but by the time they announced Sunwalkers, SWTOR was already in my thinking and I didn't see the point in putting money into a game I was getting ready to leave. Then my guild switched to Alliance midway through Firelands, and I changed to playing my Hunter as my main and it simply wasn't an option anymore.
I much preferred the SunWalker take on the Paladin as sun powered druids over the Blood Elves sucking dry a Naaru. I leveled through 85 to 90 as a Tauren and even did the first couple of raid nights. I had reclaimed my spot in the tanking corps, and when you are Horde, Tauren means Tank.
But as we started raiding, I noticed I was having more trouble than usuals. I wasn't sure if it was age starting to catch up with me, or what. The Tauren model is big, really big. He eats up a good deal of screen real estate. His size also makes him feel ponderous and slow. The final straw was my transmog gear, especially my beloved Tier 6, looked awful on him.
I decided to go back to a Blood Elf.
I really wish Blizzard had done more to update the lore on the Blood Knights in the wake of the events at the Sunwell. But from what I've gathered, Blood Knights are now powered by the Sunwell directly. I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of role Lor'themar takes in the lore as we move through the expansion.
I've been very happy with the decision. The Blood Elf model looks great (of course it would!) and almost immediately I felt my performance improving in our raids.


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Academic News
Bible scholar speaks at SAGU's "Miracles" seminar
Waxahachie, Texas — March 19, 2014 — Southwestern Assemblies of God University's (SAGU) Department of Bible and Theology will sponsor its first three-day seminar "Miracles: The Authenticity of New Testament Accounts" on March 25-27. The guest speaker is well-known New Testament scholar and prolific author Dr. Craig Keener.
Dr. Craig Keener is a professor of the New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is known for his work as a New Testament scholar on Bible background, and his popular-level "IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament" has sold over half a million copies. Dr. Keener has authored 17 books, four of which have won awards in Christianity Today.
All three days will be live broadcast.
Tuesday, March 25 - 9:30 a.m. (Sheaffer Center Auditorium)
"Challenging Skepticism about Miracles"
Wednesday, March 26 - 10:15 a.m. (Sheaffer Center Auditorium)
"Cases of Healed Blindness and Raised from the Dead"
Thursday, March 27 - 9:30 a.m. (Sheaffer Center Auditorium)
"Miracles in Church History and Today."
Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private, Christian university located 30 minutes south of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Waxahachie, Texas. The university was established in 1927, and now offers more than 70 associate, bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees on campus or online. More information is available at www.sagu.edu or by calling 1-888-YES-SAGU.
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SAGU caps solid showing at NCCAA Nationals
Nov 18, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Hillhouse, Campos are team's top two finishers Covarrubias praises team for performance, experience gained CEDARVILLE, Ohio -- The initial season by the Cross Country progra...Read more
Cross Country teams trek to NCCAA Nationals
Nov 14, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Coach Covarrubias leads SAGU to Dayton, Ohio Campos, Hillhouse, Herrington, Garza given best chance to place WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- Both the men's and women's Cross Co...Read more
SAGU runners take 6th in Sooner conference
Nov 11, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Led by Hillhouse, Beimler and Campos, Lions shine Team heads to Ohio for NCCAA Nationals next Saturday SHAWNEE, Oklahoma -- The Southwestern Assemblies of God University me...Read more
Cross Country teams compete in SAC meet
Nov 09, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Men and Women vie at conference championship today SHAWNEE, Oklahoma -- The Southwestern Assemblies of God University first year Cross Country teams are forty-miles east of Oklahoma...Read more
SAGU goes cross country for impressive showing
Oct 28, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Lions finish 15th in 35 team field; Campos is best finisher Next up: the Sooner Athletic Conference Championship in two weeks WINFIELD, Kansas -- The first year Men's Cros...Read more
Cross Country teams head to Kansas
Oct 23, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
SAGU competes among 35-team field Big race setting vs. ranked teams prepares Lion harriers WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- A week after winning the University of Dall...Read more
Fleet-footed men win U-of-Dallas Invitational
Oct 21, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Lions beat seven-team field with fine showing Campos, Hillhouse, Beimer finish in Top 5; Rubio takes seventh RICHARDSON, Texas -- It was their finest hour of their first season...Read more
Cross Country harriers improve team time
Oct 14, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
All-freshman squad fares well in Oklahoma Jose Campos turns best time again for the Lions SHAWNEE, Oklahoma -- In just their second meet ever, the men's Cross Country team...Read more
Heavy Rains douse Cross Country meet
Sep 22, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
East Texas Invitational could be rescheduled WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- Eight college Cross Country teams, including Southwestern Assemblies of God University, were rained out on Saturday...Read more
Cross Country heads to Piney Woods
Sep 20, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
SAGU teams enter East Texas Invitational WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- The second meet of the inaugural 2013 season for the Cross Country teams from Southwestern Assemblies of God Unive...Read more
CC runners place well in debut
Sep 08, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Campos leads men with high finish Lions qualify five for NCCAA Nationals OFFICIAL RESULTS: WOMEN'S RESULTS MEN'S RESULTS ABILENE, Texas -- Southwestern Assemblies of...Read more
Cross Country runs in first-ever meet
Sep 07, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Men's, Women's team compete in Abilene Follow the results on-line WAXAHACHE, Texas -- The men's and women's Cross Country teams from Southwestern Assemblies ...Read more
Cross Country adds fifth meet
Jul 24, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Runners enter course hosted by University of Dallas Team rosters taking shape as first season approaches WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- The newest teams to the Southwestern Assemblies of ...Read more
Harriers sign seventh recruit
Jul 17, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Nate Gonzales joins Cross Country team Incoming freshman hails from Dilley, Texas WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- The trailblazing first season for the men's cross country team at So...Read more
Hillhouse joins SAGU harriers
Jun 08, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Men's Cross Country adds fifth recruit Brookshire Royal H.S. product is accomplished runner WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- Southwestern Assemblies of God University's first-ever...Read more
SAGU's Winged Heels catch Campos
Jun 07, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
XC recruit helped Luling HS win three state titles Campos joins a growing Men's Cross Country roster WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- New Head Coach Jason Covarrubias has added ano...Read more
Running Lions sign Juan Rubio
Jun 06, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Covarrubias adds new Cross Country recruit Rockdale HS graduate excels at 1600 and 3200 meters WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- The Southwestern Assemblies of God University men's Cro...Read more
Yoe's Yglecias signs with Lions
May 27, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
SAGU's Covarrubias adds second recruit Goal of team: be "Running Billboards for Christ" WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- Jason Covarrubias, the new Head Coach of the Men&rsquo...Read more
First Cross Country recruit is local runner
May 27, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Waxahachie's Brad Beimler signs with SAGU Coach Covarrubias begins Running Lions program WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- Fast as a starting pistol can be fired, Head Coach of Southwest...Read more
Cross Country announces schedule
May 22, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Covarrubias building men's, women's teams Four fall meets will precede conference, national events WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- Charting a course for Southwestern Assemblies of God Un...Read more
SAGU introduces new Cross Country coach
May 22, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Jason Covarrubias hits the ground running Mens and Womens teams to begin inaugural season WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- One doesn't need a minute to know that Southweste...Read more


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This IDC Web Conference discusses deal making in the world of outsourcing (also referred to by a variety of other names, including hosting, managed services, and cloud), which is faced with customers whose needs are dramatically changing and that are looking to ensure that they have an optimal sourcing strategy that spans both traditional and cloud services options. Using feedback from more than 300 U.S. enterprise users, IDC believes that the primary impacts of changing buyer needs will shape an outsourcer's ability to sign and win deals, whether renewing or pursuing, as well as shape the structure of the outsourcing industry in the future.
Key areas that are being impacted involve the optimal structure of suppliers that buyers prefer, top requirements of providers, renewal rates by markets, financial structure and objectives, and substitution with newer delivery options referred to as cloud services. IDC will show that success in deal making across outsourcing markets will require vendors to meet elevated customer expectations, incorporate strategic capabilities, establish strategic positions in the market, and ensure transformation to new markets.
In particular, this presentation and discussion of customer deal-making strategies highlight the following:
- How will renewal strategies impact sales opportunities and revenue potential?
- How will financial expectations of customers impact outsourcers and the outsourcing industry?
- How will customer sourcing strategies impact the approach outsourcers need to take to ensure success of deal making?
- How will customer view of cloud services as an option to outsourcing impact provider opportunities?
- What will be the structure of the outsourcing industry, and what are the winning characteristics of providers?
The Web Conference will conclude with a set of IDC recommendations and guidance on how vendors can optimize deal opportunities.
Subscriptions Covered:
Application Development, Testing and Management Services , BuyerPulse Deals Database: Americas Services , BuyerPulse Deals Database: Asia/Pacific Services , BuyerPulse Deals Database: Australia Services , BuyerPulse Deals Database: Canadian Services , BuyerPulse Deals Database: Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Services , BuyerPulse Deals Database: Europe, Middle East and Africa Services , BuyerPulse Deals Database: Latin America Services , BuyerPulse Deals Database: United Kingdom Services , BuyerPulse Deals Database: United States Services , BuyerPulse Deals Database: Worldwide BPO Services , BuyerPulse Deals Database: Worldwide Services , Executive Information , Global Sourcing Strategies , HR, Talent and Learning Strategies and Services , Mobile Professional and Outsourced Application Services , Outsourcing and the Impact of Cloud Services , Worldwide Customer Care BPO Services , Worldwide Finance, Accounting, and Procurement BPO Services
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Application management, Business process outsourcing, Hosting infrastructure services, Infrastructure as a service, Network and desktop outsourcing services, Platform as a service, Software as a service


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The Library Expansion Groundbreaking ceremony turns a new page in campus history; caption below
Library Groundbreaking: State-of-the-Art Expansion Will Benefit Campus Community
History and community were two major themes at the official groundbreaking ceremony for the $51 million expansion of the California State University, Dominguez Hills library on Monday afternoon on the hill south of the existing library. This is the first significant capital improvement of the Leo F. Cain Library since it was built in 1970 and when complete, the library will consist of a two-building complex poised to meet the educational and technological needs of the campus and its surrounding community.
Hardhats were donned and the first shovels of dirt were turned by the platform party that comprised Mildred García, president of Cal State Dominguez Hills, Herbert Carter, CSU trustee and former interim president of Dominguez Hills (1998-1999), Donald Gerth, co-chair of the Library Enhancement Campaign and former president of Dominguez Hills (1976-1984), Sam Wiley, interim provost and vice president of academic affairs, Rod Butler, chair of the Academic Senate, Sandra Parham, dean of the library and Donald Hata, chair, Friends of the Library and emeritus professor of history.
"The library addition is a tremendous gift from the citizens of California," said Parham. "It will be a technologically advanced building that greatly enhances the library staff's ability to improve the learning and research capabilities of Dominguez Hills' students and faculty, as well as those of the community."
Adding a second building to the library will more than double the current space, which, Parham says, will greatly improve access to the library's nearly half million volumes and extensive offering of reference materials and provide for continued growth of the library's technological resources. Located between the current library and the campus gymnasium, the five-story, 140,000-square-foot building will provide additional room for book stacks, periodicals and other references, both physical and digital, expanded study- reading areas and "smart" classrooms, wired and wireless network connections for personal computers and 250 more computer workstations, as well as dedicated space for a gallery and event center, conference rooms and administrative offices. It will also become the new home of the university's instructional support center—the Center for Teaching and Learning, and the Department of Archives and Special Collections, both of which are in the current library.
Project architect Carrier Johnson, the firm that also designed libraries for San José State, University of California, San Diego, and California State University, San Marcos, has planned an energy-efficient building that makes use of natural light—windows will dominate the north façade. Open-air glass bridges will connect the two buildings on the third and fourth floors, and a courtyard/garden patio on the second floor will offer students a natural, yet wireless, setting in which to study and socialize. S. J. Amoroso Construction Co., which built James L. Welch Hall and the Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Student Union, will be the contractor for this project, and O'Connor Construction Management Inc., which oversaw the Loker project, will be handling construction management once again. The expansion is expected to be completed in 2009.
Greg Williams, director of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, is hopeful that the library expansion will introduce more students and library visitors to the resources in the archives, noting that the current facility on the library's ground floor is "a little bit too 'closed-in' . . . the new facility will be visible through glass and open and available for any student wanting to do original research."
Hata, who served as planning commissioner and a councilman in the city of Gardena in the 1970s, introduced the Friends of the University Library, which comprises campus supporters such as Katherine Loker, a longtime Dominguez Hills supporter; Jim Dear, mayor of Carson; Alice Burns Grigsby, director of the Learning Resources Center at El Camino College; Mary Anne O'Neal, the L.A. County Commission on Aging; former Dominguez Hills library deans Betty Blackman and Philip Wesley; and Capt. Todd Rogers of the Carson sheriff's station.
"My experiences in local politics, participatory democracy and civic engagement taught me that this university makes a difference in the quality of life, of both our graduates and the communities from which they come," says Hata. "We take that responsibility very seriously. Beyond the borders of the campus, we look to forming partnerships with individuals and organizations throughout the region."
Gerth is currently writing a history of the CSU and co-chairs the Library Enhancement Campaign with Lee Anderson, widow of Congressman Anderson. The former Dominguez Hills president welcomed the recently arrived President García, who took office earlier this month.
"President García brings with her a remarkable background of accomplishment and leadership," he says. "It's a background that includes a vigor and determination to work for this university and advance it to the next level."
García looks forward to the library expansion and how it will help the university "serve
all who come to seek knowledge."
"Let's remember that the library plays a major role in ensuring intellectual freedom," she points out. "Through the diversity of our collections and because of the access to information, we provide equity, social justice, democracy and diversity through what students learn and research in our library. It is through our library that their beliefs change. They not only look at themselves, but at people who are different than them and learn how to live in a socially just, global and multicultural environment.
"With the expansion, we are embracing the future and embracing a powerful collaboration that includes our students, our faculty and staff and an enhanced facility, to help them succeed in this strong teaching and learning environment," she continues. "Where California goes is where we go. Dominguez Hills will set the future for this state and this library will be at the core of it all."
The library expansion is being completely paid for by voter-approved bond initiatives. Those bonds could not be used toward the refurbishment and retrofitting of the existing library, something library officials will turn their focus towards once this project is complete. The ongoing Cal State Dominguez Hills Library Enhancement Campaign aims to raise enough money to renovate the old library and create a book and technology endowment.
For more information about the library expansion project, visit http://library.csudh.edu/capitalfund/campaign/index.htm. For a map of the campus, go to www.csudh.edu/site/VisitUs/Maps.asp.
- Amy Bentley-Smith and Joanie Harmon
Photo above: The platform party at the Library Groundbreaking ceremony helps to
take the campus facility into the 21st century. (L-R) Rod Butler, chair of the Academic Senate;
Jim Dear, mayor, City of Carson; Mildred García, president of Cal State Dominguez Hills;
Herbert Carter, CSU trustee and former interim president of Dominguez Hills;
Sandra Parham, dean of the library; Sam Wiley, interim provost and vice president of academic affairs;
Donald Gerth, co-chair of the Library Enhancement Campaign and former president of Dominguez Hills; and Donald Hata, chair, Friends of the Library and emeritus professor of history. Photo by
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Eating out can be difficult if you are counting calories, are on a special diet or just want to eat better. Moe's Southwest Grill, located at Colony Place, however, may be just what you are looking for.
If you have never been to Moe's, the menu at this fast-casual establishment features items like burritos, tacos, quesadillas, fajitas and nachos, and lighter fare such as rice bowls and salads are also available.
Sue Clancy, the general manager, said what sets it apart is its commitment to better-for-you and better-quality foods.
According to Clancy, the company, which has locations nationwide, has worked to serve healthier foods, such as whole grain tortillas and sautéed vegetables, and lighter choices. Reduced-sodium flour tortillas and seasonings are used and the menu is free of trans fats and MSG.
For people on certain diets, there is organic tofu and gluten-free and vegetarian offerings.
"[We] make everything fresh every day," Clancy said. Freezers and microwaves are nowhere to be found.
The Moe's in Plymouth is a franchised location owned by Clancy and her husband, who were attracted to the chain's unique concept. They opened in September 2007.
Moe's also pays attention to what types of food they are serving to their guests and is conscious of animal welfare. The all-natural and cage-free chicken has no hormones, the pork also has no hormones, and is steroid free and grain fed, and the 100 percent sirloin steak has no hormones added and is grass fed. Moe's sour cream is rBGH free, meaning the cows are not given this artificial growth hormone to produce more milk.
Everyone who enters the doors will be greeted with a "Welcome to Moe's" yell from the crew, Clancy said. The eatery is set up like a cafeteria, and all the music played is from musicians who have passed away or bands that have lost a member. Currently, Moe's is decorated with photos of the winners of the Dead Ringer Look-Alike Contest, who are posing as Elvis, John Lennon, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson and more.
Burritos are the most popular menu choice, the manager says, especially the Homewrecker, with black or pinto beans, rice, shredded cheese, pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole, plus steak, chicken, pulled pork, ground beef or tofu.
Chips and salsa are free, Clancy said, and there is a salsa bar with five different types available, including ancho lime, tomatillo and roasted corn poblano.
Beer and wine is served, but the place is "absolutely kid friendly," Clancy pointed out. "Kids seem to love it for sure."
From 4 p.m. to closing on Tuesdays, children eat free with an adult order. They can order a burrito, taco or quesadilla, all of which come with a drink and a cookie.
On Mondays, a burrito, chips and a drink goes for $6.99.
Moe's Southwest Grill is located at 110 Colony Place and is open daily from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m., 6 p.m. on Sundays.


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Mac Soda's Final "Spotlight" Predictions
October 9, 2008
Today Apple sent out an invitation two days late for an event scheduled on October 14th at 10:00 AM PST. Mac Soda posted it's early predictions for this event a few weeks ago, and I think it was pretty close to what is going to happen. Nevertheless, I felt the need to update them today, so that they can be as close to the truth as possible. So without further ado, I give you, Mac Soda's final predictions.
Note: Many commenters are saying that we are simply taking information from around the web and posting it. While most of the things here we have posted with our independent knowledge, a few things, such as the MacBook Pro's graphics card and amount of RAM, is speculation, or is taken from a reputable Apple blog who we can trust. If you have any questions about what is Mac Soda's, and what is speculation, shoot me an email, or ask me in the comments.
Enclosure: Despite popular belief, Mac Soda believes that the outside enclosure will not be made of aluminum (UPDATE: 9 to 5 Mac has heard the same thing). Similar to the iMac, we believe that the exterior will be made of black, iPhone-like plastic, but the inside will be made of aluminum. Expect the machine to be slightly thicker than a Firewire port (.5+ inches).
Screen: 14 inch, 16:9, LED display, with an iSight camera with improved quality at the top.
Keyboard: Chicklet keyboard, similar to the one it currently has, but backlit (more like the MacBook Air's).
Trackpad: Glass! More advanced gestures.
Processor: The processor will be from the Centrino 2 family. Expect 2.1-2.4 GHZ speeds, but improved battery life to go with it.
RAM: Up to 4 GB.
Graphics Card: As reported first by Mac Soda, the MacBook will replace Intel's integrated graphics card with nVIDIA's. Read more about it here.
Ports: MagSafe, Ethernet, two USB ports, mini-DVI, audio in/out, Kensington slot.
Optical Drive: Expect an updated Superdrive, with support for Blu-Ray.
Bonus Goodies: Possibly a smaller power adapter.
Price: As we predicted earlier, expect the MacBook to drop fairly significantly in price. We are expecting a 300-400 dollar price cut, pricing the MacBook at 699-799 for the base model.
MacBook Pro
Enclosure: All aluminum, all the way around, like it is today. It will be about the same thickness as the MacBook (.5 inches+).
Screen: 16 inch, 16:9, LED, iSight for the base, and 18 inch, 16:9, LED, iSight for the top model.
Keyboard: Chicklet keyboard, backlit.
Trackpad: Glass. Advanced gestures.
Processor: Centrino 2 family, up to 3 GHZ, Quad Core offered, improved battery life for all models but Quad Core.
RAM: We anticipate that the MBPs will allow for up to 8 GB of RAM.
Graphics Card: In order to please video professionals like myself, Apple will definitely offer a better graphics card than they do now. We have not heard exactly which cards they will offer.
Ports: ExpressCard/34, audio in/out, mini-DVI, two USB, FireWire 800, Ethernet.
Optical Drive: SuperDrive updated to Blu-Ray!
Bonus Goodies: The obnoxious latch the MacBook Pro has now will be replaced, as will the denting power button. The sound quality will be improved greatly, as Steve has been obsessing over sound lately. Potentially a new Firewire standard.
Price: While I wouldn't be surprised if the price stayed the same, I believe that the MacBook Pro will boast a 1799 starting price.
MacBook Air:
Enclosure: Same as it is now. If it changes, I would be very surprised.
Screen: Same.
Keyboard: Same.
Trackpad: Glass. More advanced Gestures.
Processor: A better, more efficient, 45 nm, faster, processor will be added to the air.
Graphics Card: Not much improvement, if any.
Hard Drive: Bigger, and cheaper.
Optical Drive: Nowhere to be seen!
Bonus Goodies: Can't really think of any…
Price: 1499 (or cheaper).
iLife + iWork
5 days seems like an eternity…
54 Responses to "Mac Soda's Final "Spotlight" Predictions"
October 9, 2008 at 11:44 pm
I really like the outside black/inside aluminum idea. And yes, five days is greater than or equal to an eternity.
October 10, 2008 at 12:07 am
a 14″ macbook could be great…..
If they make the pro 16″ will be less portable than mow
I do not like the platic enclosure!:-(
Hope you re not right! :-p
October 10, 2008 at 12:10 am
i think you have jsut come u with a compilation of every rumor out there and i dont think very many of them are reasonable. that being said i hope your right on all accounts i would be very happy it jsut seems… unlikely
October 10, 2008 at 12:23 am
This is way too optimistic if you ask me
October 10, 2008 at 12:27 am
dream much?
October 10, 2008 at 12:58 am
Just out of curiosity, is there any reason you believe these specific things, or is it just what you are guessing/hoping? I have not heard much about the glass trackpad recently, and many of the things you stated as matter of fact. I'm just wandering if you could explain to us why these things?
And also…you do sound pretty optimistic. You stated A LOT of changes and as much as I hope/wish you were right about everything, I HIGHLY doubt all this stuff will be included. Apple hasn't really been one for "shocking" the crowd anymore if you know what I mean…
October 10, 2008 at 2:15 am
[...] also pretty clear that most of the rumored upgrades to the Macbook and Macbook Pro lines are going to be a reality (glass trackpads etc.). What I'm really excited about is the 3GHz quad core and 8GB ram [...]
October 10, 2008 at 5:05 am
Does anyone have any idea of any site that has/will host all the more "legitimate" looking MacBook Pro mock-up's that have been circulating the last few months? I would think that some apple fan/blog/rumor site would have done this by now, but for the most part, all these mock up photos are spread around on different sites…
October 10, 2008 at 5:19 am
What about the MacBook being 50% plastic, 50% alu? Is that pure speculation? Or you have sources? I really hoped it would be full alu.
October 10, 2008 at 5:23 am
your "sources" … would those be macrumors.com and 9to5mac.com by chance? this site is a hack. its your own person apple wet dream diary.
October 10, 2008 at 6:01 am
Michael, what reses do you think the screens will be?
October 10, 2008 at 6:23 am
October 10, 2008 at 9:32 am
Sorry guys.. i just want to know if the new macbooks will embody Mac OS Snow Leopard or will remain with Leopard.
October 10, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Matteos I highly do not think so….
October 10, 2008 at 2:32 pm
nobody thinks it's going to have bluray, the leak pictures argue strongly against hdmi, nobody's even whispering about a $700 pricepoint (either $799 or $899 from most observers for base price).
This is just wet-dreaming, you have no sources that we don't, and you have zero credibility.
October 10, 2008 at 3:28 pm
All you do is compile the rumors from other sites and try to claim they're yours…this site is pathetic.
October 10, 2008 at 3:36 pm
how could anyone "steal" rumors?!
October 10, 2008 at 4:31 pm
not to mention quad core. lame fanboy nonsense. Get real. This is so ridiculous, shouldn't even be wasting my time here.
October 10, 2008 at 5:52 pm
So Micheal, you are 100% sure that the MacBook won't be full aluminium? Did you hear from a source that the MacBook will stay plastic or it's just your speculation? I really hoped and beleived that the new MacBook would be aluminium!
October 10, 2008 at 7:31 pm
9to5mac only states that the INSIDE of the MacBook will be aluminium, ie the oter shell will still be plastic! Am I losing something?
October 10, 2008 at 7:37 pm
By the word 'exterior', you mean the shell of the laptop or inside the laptop ie where the hardware lies?
October 10, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Black and Aluminium makes sense for the Macbook in that it will differentiate it from the Pro. I have an iMac with the two tone and its real nice! I'm in for a new Mackbook to replace the G4. Great job Michael.
October 10, 2008 at 8:19 pm
stop insulting him.
if you don't like this site go away!
October 10, 2008 at 8:30 pm
so lets get this straight … your "source", which isnt 9to5mac.com … gave you this information BEFORE 9to5mac.com, and then after 9to5mac.com posted the info .. you felt you should do the same.
Uhmm .. Yeeaah .. okay.
October 10, 2008 at 9:12 pm
you posted the link to 9to5 because that is your "source" .. outside of your own dreams and wild speculation, you have not brought a single substantiated rumor that didnt exist on macrumors or 9to5mac first … you have no source. you have an internet connection, and an obsession problem like everyone else.
October 10, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Oh ok! Thanks for the info! Do you think it will be glossy or matte? I think glossy is more prone to scratches.
October 10, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Why don't we just wait until Tuesday to see, guys. Please.
October 10, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Do you not remember the rumor that nVIDIA would be the graphics card in the MacBook? That was me, as was the plastic rumor. Just because 9 to 5 is more well known doesn't mean they posted it first.
October 10, 2008 at 11:11 pm
Do you stick by nVidia? What with Apple slamming them today on faulty chips. Seems like bad timing to publicly humiliate the supplier of your chipset for new notebooks.
Also are your sources saying blu-ray, or is that speculation? I actually think 16×9, Blu-ray, and HDMI is what would make this announcement something special, the rest is just speed bumps.
October 10, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Amazing people, It's so sad to see so many of you criticizing this guy for publishing his predictions. Disagreeing is one thing (I am doubtful about blue-ray) but if you think this site has zero credibility, how about you build your own site, fill it with your negative comments, and see if anyone gives a damn what you think?
October 11, 2008 at 12:04 am
[...] Mac Soda's Final "Spotlight" Predictions Today Apple sent out an invitation two days late for an event scheduled on October 14th at 10:00 AM PST. Mac Soda [...] [...]
October 11, 2008 at 1:58 am
should rename this website applewishlist.com
October 11, 2008 at 5:38 am
October 11, 2008 at 6:01 am
You will all be amazed, embarrassed and humiliated when on the October 14th, Apple will release their new MacBooks and 90% of Micheal's rumors/predictions will turn out to be true!
October 11, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Ha ha ha… Lets just reach across the aisle with two tone Black and White computers…. Our computational challenges are just too big; too big to be distracted by these rumors of black 'Made in Arabia' Macbooks….
October 11, 2008 at 4:13 pm
A 300-400 dollar price cut is highly unlikely.
October 11, 2008 at 7:00 pm
0.5 inch thick? No way! Its never going to be thinner than a MBA.
October 11, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I was Expecting SSD drive too in MacBook Pro….
But they are too costly right now..
October 12, 2008 at 2:31 am
Todays MB is 1.08 inches thick, its too fat! I really hope for at least 0.8 inch thicknes. And please, no internal optical drive. I use the drive rarely, if at all.
I am soooo excited, cause soon I'll have a new MB, MBP, or MBA.
October 12, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Mike, is the glass trackpad wishful thinking? If not, what is the source? It was mentioned a few months ago along with some PS mock-ups, and then nothing more was said. I thought that rumor died. However, if Tuesday proves it to be true I would be beyond happy as I love the iPhone's interface.
October 13, 2008 at 7:00 pm
22 Hours left for the event! WOOHOOOOO!
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October 14, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Yes, there will be a glass track pad!!!
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DYFC is gearing up for an exciting 2012 Season! Among the excitement includes welcoming new board members, the selection of head coaches and the hopes of building a relationship with Dixon High School.
DYFC welcomes Toodie Gomez as the new Athletic Director. Toodie comes to the DYFC Rams with years of experience in coaching youth sports. He has coached youth leagues in Winters and Davis. He has also coached high school football in Dixon, Vanden and most recently Winters. He is thrilled to be back in Dixon.
The head coaches have been selected for each division. They are:
Justin Broussard – Mitey Mites
Jason Chadwick – Jr Pee Wees
Corbin Wadlow – Pee Wees
Bill Baker – Jr Midgets
Toodie Gomez – Midgets
Many of our youth football players go on to play high school football at DHS. For this reason DYFC and DHS are looking to team up and unite the two programs. DYFC board members met with Varsity Football coach, Wes Besseghini to discuss ways to run identical coaching philosophies. Both organizations are in favor of running the programs in a side by side manner and are planning clinics not only for players but for the coaches as well. Thank you Coach Besseghini and DHS Athletic Director, Tom Crumpacker for your willingness to help bring the two programs together.
DYFC would like to acknowledge the Clay family. You all have made a difference in the lives of many of the youth that are involved in the program. You have been a huge asset to this community and we appreciate all you have done. Thank you for your many years of service.
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Professor Hebbe Mattos visits us from the Department of History at Universidade Federal Fluminense. Her research is about the construction of slavery and race in Brazil through the analysis of selected personal narratives. The range of narratives extends from seventeenth--‐century letters of Henrique Dias, a black soldier in the war against the Dutch, to contemporary oral--‐history life narratives of the political leadership of the Brazilian new quilombos. She is also an accomplished filmmaker.
Frida Osorio Gonsen is a Post Doctoral Research Fellow. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po) in December 2012. She holds an M. A. from the same institution and a B.A. from UNAM. She has been awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship from CONACYTto be tenable at the ILAS, where she is working under the supervision of Pablo Piccato. Contradicting a traditional understanding of Mexican Law history, her current research focuses on how the system of constitutional rights adjudication known as Amparo became, in the Porfirian era, an important tool used by subordinate groups to assume their rights of citizenship. It assesses how, in their efforts to stake their claim to redress for grievances committed under the Porfiriato, subaltern actors paradoxically contributed, on one hand, to confer legitimacy to the extremely harsh centralization undertaken by the regime and, on the other, to standardize the civil law.
Her research and teaching interests include citizenship, interaction between judicial institutions of nineteenth-century Latin America and the wider social and cultural processes, History of Political Thought (both textualist and contextualist approaches) including 18th and 19th century French/ American thought, Constitutional history.]]>
José C. Moya is professor of history at Barnard College, Director of the Forum on Migration, and Professor Emeritus at UCLA, where he taught for seventeen years and directed an equal number of doctoral dissertations. He has been a visiting professor at the universities of Paris, San Andres (Argentina), and Santiago de Compostela (Spain) and invited speaker or research fellow at the universities of Berlin, Vienna, Krakow, Oxford, Leiden, Louvain, Fudan in Shanghai, Tel Aviv, Campinas, Porto Alegre, the London School of Economics, and the Colegio de Mexico, among others.
Professor Moya has authored more than fifty publications, including Cousins and Strangers: Spanish Immigrants in Buenos Aires, a book that received five awards and was the subject of a special forum in the journal Historical Methods for its contributions to migration and Latin American studies; and most recently, World Migration in the Long Twentieth Century (2011), co-authored with Adam McKeown, and The Oxford Handbook of Latin American History (2011), an edited volume on Latin American historiography. He is currently working on a book about anarchism in Buenos Aires and the Atlantic World during the belle époque (1890-1914) and editing a book on runaway slaves, serfs, and peons worldwide, and another one titled "Atlantic Crossings: Webs of Migration, Culture and Politics between Europe, Africa, and the Americas, 1800-2010."
Gustavo S. Azenha joins ILAS as the Director of Graduate Studies for MARSLAC and Associate Research Scholar. In addition, Gustavo serves as the Associated Director of the Center for Brazilian Studies. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. from Cornell University,with an interdisciplinary background in the biology and social sciences (sociocultural anthropology & development sociology). Gustavo's primary disciplinary expertise is development anthropology with a thematic specialization on globalization, social movements, and public policy. His academic and professional projects have been fairly diverse: He has conducted ethnobotanical research with indigenous groups in the Venezuelan Amazon (Piaroa, Guahibo, and Ye'kuana ethnicities). His dissertation focused on the political ecology of sustainable development in Brazil, through research on the conflicts between indigenous/traditional resource use, environmental conservation, and economic development (i.e., tourism and agribusiness). He subsequently conducted postdoctoral research on globalization and new technologies, with a specific emphasis on "digital inclusion" policies and programs in Brazil. In addition, he has years of applied experience in international public health, including advocacy, policy analysis, research, and NGO capacity buildingin Brazil and Latin America.
Prior to working at ILAS, Gustavo has been a recipient of graduate and postdoctoral fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF), and has held positions as a postdoctoral fellow at Barnard College's Department of Anthropology and as an Assistant Professor in the Anthropology program at SUNY Purchase College. His current research efforts center on sustainable development, social movements, and stakeholder interrelations in Brazil, with a particular emphasis on the intersection between environment, health, and socioeconomic inequality.]]>
"Combined with the University's newly established presence in Brazil through its Global Center in Rio, this gift will substantially strengthen Columbia's already-robust bilateral relationships," said Columbia Provost John H. Coatsworth. "This generous gift stands out as a game changer for Brazilian studies at Columbia."
Specifically, the gift establishes and endows the Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies; establishes the Lemann Professorship of Brazilian Studies enabling Columbia to recruit top-notch scholars focused on social issues in Brazil; endows the Lemann Foundation Interschool Fellowship Fund so that Columbia can recruit and fund master's degree students at the School of International and Public Affairs, the Mailman School of Public Health, the School of Social Work, Columbia Journalism School, and the Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation, and Planning; supports the Picker Center for Executive Education in exploring the feasibility of executive education programs in Brazil; and helps fund collaborations and exchanges organized and executed by the new Global Center in Rio de Janeiro.
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Historically both universities have built important and distinctive Latin American and Iberian studies collections. This collaboration will reduce unnecessary duplicative collecting through closer coordination of acquisitions with the goal of adding more unique and valuable items to the libraries of both institutions.
"Our Slavic studies agreement has been well received by the scholarly community here at Cornell, and we're excited to embark on a third collaboration using a similar model," said John Saylor, Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources and Special Collections. "We know that Sean will do an excellent job in coordinating the development of collections and responding to the research needs of both communities. Our 2CUL partnership is making both of our libraries stronger and allowing us to better serve the deep research needs of specialized users in international areas."
"We see tremendous potential in this new approach to building strong collections that will fully support the needs of students, faculty and other researchers while allowing us to extend and enhance more specialized collecting from and about these regions of the world," Pamela Graham, Columbia University Libraries' Director of Area Studies said.
The faculties and students of both institutions will enjoy expedited interlibrary borrowing as well as reciprocal onsite access to the extensive and historic Latin American and Iberian collections of Cornell and Columbia.
Cornell University Library is among the top 10 academic research libraries in the country, and it reflects the university's distinctive mix of eminent scholarship and democratic ideals. The Library offers cutting-edge programs and facilities, a full spectrum of services, extensive collections that represent the depth and breadth of the university, and a deep network of digital resources. Its impact reaches beyond campus boundaries with initiatives that extend the land grant mission to a global focus. To learn more, visit: http://library.cornell.edu]]>
Columbia University's Institute of Latin American Studies was recently awarded generous funding through the rigorous and competative U.S. government's National Resource Center grantmaking process. These funds will help the Institute of Latin American Studies further its partnership with New York University over the next three years and their continued strengthening of the New York City Consortium for Latin American Studies. Together, the Institute of Latin American Studies and NYU's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies will continue to offer specialized foreign language study, resources to students and scholars in their study of Latin America, access to state of the art library facilities and databases, and events with experts in the field of Latin American Studies.]]>
Congratulations to Nara Milanich for her recent publication of Children of Fate: Childhood, Class, and the State in Chile, 1850-1930! Dr. Milanich is an Assistant Professor of History at Barnard College and also teaches in the Institute of Latin American Studies Masters Program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
In modern Latin America, profound social inequalities have persisted despite the promise of equality. Nara B. Milanich argues that social and legal practices surrounding family and kinship have helped produce and sustain these inequalities. Tracing families both elite and plebeian in late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Chile, she focuses on a group largely invisible in Latin American historiography: children. The concept of family constituted a crucial dimension of an individual's identity and status, but also denoted a privileged set of gendered and generational dependencies that not all people could claim. Children of Fate explores such themes as paternity, illegitimacy, kinship, and child circulation over the course of eighty years of Chile's modern history to illuminate the ways family practices and ideologies powerfully shaped the lives of individuals as well as broader social structures.
Milanich pays particular attention to family law, arguing that liberal legal reforms wrought in the 1850s, which left the paternity of illegitimate children purposely unrecorded, reinforced not only patriarchal power but also hierarchies of class. Through vivid stories culled from judicial and notarial sources and from a cache of documents found in the closet of a Santiago orphanage, she reveals how law and bureaucracy helped create an anonymous underclass bereft of kin entitlements, dependent on the charity of others, and marginalized from public bureaucracies. Milanich also challenges the recent scholarly emphasis on state formation by highlighting the enduring importance of private, informal, and extralegal relations of power within and across households. Children of Fate demonstrates how the study of children can illuminate the social organization of gender and class, liberalism, law, and state power in modern Latin America.
"Children of Fate tells a thoroughly engrossing, emotionally moving story about children in Latin American history. Nara B. Milanich's extremely powerful and original arguments about family, law, class relations, and state formation in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Latin America have major ramifications for rethinking Latin American social and political history and will undoubtedly help shape the agenda for future work in the field."—Heidi Tinsman, author of Partners in Conflict: The Politics of Gender, Sexuality, and Labor in the Chilean Agrarian Reform, 1950–1973.
"Children of Fate is truly original, with an extraordinary level of insight and analysis. Nara B. Milanich shows how class identity was manipulated by the liberal state in a way that maintained hierarchies, and she illustrates her arguments with rich examples gleaned from extensive archival research. A brilliant, first-rate book."— Elizabeth Kuznesof, author of Household Economy and Urban Development: Sao Paulo, 1765 to 1836.
We celebrate Dr. Piccato's release of The Tyranny of Opinion: Honor in the Construction of the Mexican Public Sphere. (Duke University Press, 2010).
As Mexico emerged out of the half century of civil war and foreign invasion that followed independence, a modern notion of honor became the keystone in the construction of public culture. Mexicans believed that "There is nothing more sacred or of greater value in the eyes of cultivated and educated men than honor," as one of them wrote in 1868. Honor defined who could speak in the name of public opinion, and separated public from private realms.
The Tyranny of Opinion examines legislation, journalism, parliamentary debates, court cases and personal stories to trace changing notions of honor in nineteenth-century Mexico. The essential drive in the life of public men like writers and politicians, honor was also the most important reference in the dilemma of Mexican liberalism--between the reign of public opinion and free speech, on the one hand, and the protection of individual reputations, on the other. Under the authoritarian rule of Porfirio Díaz, this protection lead to increasing restrictions to the press. Yet Mexican public men remained obsessed with demonstrating their masculinity and their authority to speak in the name of public opinion. Concerns about reputation were not restricted to upper class men. Women and men of all walks of life defended their honor in court and, when necessary, used violence. Journalists wrote about other people's reputations and defended their own with pens, speeches and guns. This book examines press legislation and the world of journalists, congressional debates and student-lead street riots, criminal cases of defamation, and the apogee and decadence of dueling in the 1890s. The Tyranny of Opinion will transform the ways in which we understand political history, revealing the historical roots of Mexican civil society's capacity to engage the state through open debate.
Abstract "HIV/AIDS and Tourism in the Caribbean: An Ecological Systems Perspective"
The Caribbean has the highest HIV rates outside of sub-Saharan Africa. In recent decades, tourism has become the most important industry. Studies suggest that tourism areas are epicenters of demographic and social changes linked to HIV risk, such as transactional sex, elevated alcohol and substance use, and internal migration. Despite this, no formative HIV-prevention studies have examined tourism areas as ecologies that heighten HIV vulnerability. HIV/AIDS research needs to place an emphasis on the ecological context of sexual vulnerability in tourism areas and develop multilevel interventions that are sensitive to this context. From our review and integration of broad literature across the social and health sciences, we argue for an ecological approach to sexual health in Caribbean tourism areas, point to gaps in knowledge, and provide direction for future research. (American Journal of Public Health. Published online ahead of pint November 12, 2009: e1-e8. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2009.16968)
"International Scholars Advance Understanding of Violence in Mexico
More than 10,000 people have died from drug-related violence in Mexico since 2007, according to news reports. Muggings, beatings and kidnappings have spiked, creating a security vacuum and a rise in vigilante justice. To fight the growing challenge, the country's president, Felipe Calderón, recently declared a "war on traffickers." An international cast of scholars discussed Mexico's burgeoning violence and possible solutions at Columbia University on Nov. 15 and 16.
"Right now criminal violence and fear in Mexico seem to be unraveling out of control, but the research presented in this workshop suggests a more nuanced picture and presents new avenues for research," said Pablo Piccato, associate professor of history and the lead organizer of the conference, "Crime, Insecurity, Fear in Mexico: Ethnographic and Policy Approaches."
A military operation in the Mexican state of Michoacan, principal participant in the national war against drugs.
Dozens of scholars across the globe have been conducting significant research exploring the roots of violence in Mexico, but there is no academic or degree program in the country that focuses on criminology, said Piccato. The purpose of the conference, therefore, was to help fill that void and start an interdisciplinary conversation among scholars as a first step toward the creation of such a discipline. The panelists also spoke with an eye toward influencing public policy."
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New governments established during the third wave of democratization in Latin America, Eastern and Central Europe, Africa, and Asia face increasing threats to stabilization and consolidation. Alfred Stepan, a major voice in democratization studies, gathers leading experts in political science and government to better understand what is going wrong and how it can be fixed.
The contributors identify and analyze three key problems that endanger these democracies: ethnonational conflicts, domestic security and the role of police and military, and power sharing in presidential and semi-presidential systems. For each of these issues, essays evaluate promising new policies, advance alternatives, and suggest political reforms that could increase the success of democratic governance.
Stepan's introduction reflects on why these three critical issues have been neglected or misconceptualized by practitioners and theorists alike. A conclusion by Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil, offers unique insight on how to successfully manage and solve these problems.
Democracies in Danger is the product of informed and productive dialogue between former prime ministers and presidents of new democracies and leading democratization scholars. It will be essential in setting research agendas and policy discussions for a broad range of scholars and practitioners.
Alfred Stepan is the Wallace Sayre Professor of Government at Columbia University, coauthor, with Juan J. Linz, of Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation: Southern Europe, South America, and Post-Communist Europe, and coeditor, also with Juan J. Linz, of The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes, both published by Johns Hopkins.
SIPA and FGV have designed a unified two-year curriculum, drawing on each school's strengths, cultures and traditions. During their first year of study, students will complete the core curriculum in public policy in New York or São Paulo, developing analytical skills in economics, statistics, and political systems and gaining an overview of public and nonprofit management. Students will then move to the partner school for a second year of study during which they can choose from a wide array of public policy and business fields to develop a specialization, and graduate with a degree from both institutions. SIPA already offers dual degrees in partnership with Sciences Po Paris, the London School of Economics and Political Science, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, and Hertie School of Governance in Berlin.
Additionally, SIPA is in the process of developing new exchange programs in Moscow, Cairo, and Mexico City, and a program with INSEAD, one of the world's leading and largest graduate business schools, with campuses in France, Singapore and Abu Dhabi. These partnerships will complement SIPA's existing exchange programs with Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) in Mexico City, the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Public Policy, and the School of Finance at Renmin University in China. The exchange programs allow students to transfer credits toward their degree at SIPA.
Since 2006, SIPA has participated in the Global Public Policy Network (GPPN), a partnership between Columbia University, Sciences Po Paris, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. The mission of the GPPN is to address the most pressing public policy challenges of the 21st century. It aims to have policy impact, be influential in public policy education and training, and to be innovative in teaching and research through dual degree programs, student and faculty exchanges, collaborative research and publications, and more.]]>


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Patch is teaming up with one of our favorite local nonprofit organizations, of Oxord, in an effort to provide students in the Naugatuck Valley with school supplies.
Backpack Basics is a nonprofit organization started by Oxford High School junior Will Denslow with a mission to put school supplies into the hands of students in the Naugatuck Valley. The organization is working with the Spooner House homeless shelter of Shelton to identify families in need. The Spooner House says there are some 950 children in the Valley that don't have the supplies they need at school. Backpack Basics hopes to give supplies to those students as needed and at the beginning of next school year.
Tomorrow (Saturday, March 31), Oxford Patch will hold a donation drive for school supplies with Backpack Basics and the Oxford High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) organization, of which Denslow is president of the Oxford chapter. The drive will be held at, 70 Oxford Road, Oxford, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We are seeking donations of new or used school supplies such as backpacks, pens, pencils, notebooks, etc., gift cards of monetary donations.
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With gas prices soaring to new heights every day, who can afford to drive? At Yahoo!, we are lucky to have a Commute Alternatives program that allows us get out of our cars, save money on gas, and fight global warming all at the same time. So to help folks outside of Yahoo! take public transportation, we asked Yahoo! employees to give away 100 commuter checks to encourage their friends and family to go green.
As part of Yahoo! for Good's Purple Acts of Kindness program, a monthly initiative that surprises and delights our local community with random acts of generosity, we reached out to Yahoos all over the country to invite them to share a story about someone they know who could put a $50 commuter check to good use. In just a matter of hours, we gave away commuter checks to 100 deserving individuals. Here are just a few of their inspiring stories:
- "I'd like to get commuter checks for my girlfriend. She commutes every day from San Jose to Oakland on the Capitol Corridor train. She wakes up at 5am every morning to catch the limited schedule. She doesn't get home till 7:30. She could take the easy way out & drive everyday to save time, but she really wants to help the environment by taking another car off the road."
- "My girlfriend currently commutes back and forth from Fremont to Oakland. She is a single Mom who is a nurse for the Children's Hospital in Oakland. She has to be at work at 5:00 to 3:30.I know she could use the pass to save on both money and sleep. =)"
- "I'd like to give my dad a commuter check because at age 58, he has taken up riding Caltrain and his bike to and from work (3 mile bike ride to the station, Caltrain from Hillsdale to San Jose, and then an 8 mile bike ride to his office)."
To find out how you can deal with high gas prices and help the environment at the same time, check out these tips on Yahoo! Green.
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1. Receiving the Game: Make sure your Antenna, Cable, or Satellite box is functioning properly and that you will be able to receive the channel in your area that is broadcasting the Super Bowl. If you will be receiving the Super Bowl via an antenna and need to get one, check out some suggestions and compare prices. For questions regarding Cable or Satellite, contact your local cable provider or satellite provider.
2. Watching the Game: If you want to get the best possible picture, an HDTV is your best viewing option. If you already have an HDTV, then you are all set, provided your HDTV has either an ATSC tuner, which is required for receiving over-the-air high definition television broadcast signals, or that you subscribe to HD-Cable or HD-Satellite service. Also, make sure your cable and satellite service will provide access to the channel broadcasting the Super Bowl in high definition.
If you don't own an HDTV and want to buy one in time for the Super Bowl, then consider a Plasma as they offer the best viewing experience for fast live-action sports. The reason for this is tha Plasma televisions display smooth fast motion activity, such as football, very well.
However, an LCD (or LED/LCD) flat panel set can be a good option as well, especially if you will be viewing the Super Bowl in a brightly-lit room. Also, LCD TVs are now available in screen sizes as large as 90-inches.
On the other hand, although Plasma TVs are not offered in sizes to consumers larger than 65-inches, However, if comparing feature-to-feature in screens sizes between 42 to 65-inches, Plasma TVs are typically priced lower than their LCD TV counterparts.
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If you don't have a home theater system to complement your HDTV, consider an all-in-one home theater system. To find out what you need to know about these systems, check out my article: Home Theater - The Easy and Inexpensive Way. Then, check out some affordable all-in-one home theater packages that may provide the perfect option for hearing those Super Bowl bumps and grinds: Top Picks For Home Theater-in-a-Box Systems.
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matcha LOVE Featured with Candice Kumai's Matcha Green Tea Ice Cream in Shape June 2014
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Jay Street Coffee Now Available At Sprouts Farmers Market Stores
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TEAS' TEA® Supports Whole Planet Foundation's 2014 Prosperity Campaign
Investing In A Future Without Poverty
TEAS' TEA® Launches A New Kick Of Spice With Chai Latte
New Flavor Joins Black Tea and Matcha Green Tea Latte
TEAS' TEA® Launches A Decaf Tea
The Perfect Alternative for the Caffeine Sensative
TEAS' TEA® Launches New Sweetened Tea
Just Sweet Enough in Two New Flavors: Pure Green and Jasmine Green
In a feature on OPRAH.com titled "Energy Boosters in the Office Vending Machine", our TEAS' TEA® and OI OCHA were listed as great energy boosting alternatives to coffee and sweetened energy drinks.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS - August 2013
In the August 2013 edition of Better Homes & Gardens, our TEAS' TEA® Jasmine Green is featured as one of the best unsweetened/lightly sweetened iced tea beverages on the market.
TEA MAGAZINE - July/August 2013
Our TEAS' TEA® Lattes are featured in the New Products section of the July/August 2013 edition of Tea Magazine.
TEAS' TEA® Pure Green and TEAS' TEA® half & Half Lemonade Win First Place and TEAS' TEA® half & Half Peach Wins Third Place at the North American Tea Championship.
HEALTH MAGAZINE - April 2013
In Health Magazines recent article Tea Up! nutritionist Joy Bauer, RD. list our TEAS' TEA® Mint Green as an antioxidant packed alternative to sweetened tea beverages.
ITO EN Serves As Supplier Alliance Partner of Whole Planet Foundation
Prevention Magazine - February 2013
Featured in an article titled Drink to your health, TEAS' TEA® Rose Green is featured, along with 18 other beverages ranging from Kombucha, Alo, Probiotic Drinkable Yogurt and healthy sodas.
TEAS' TEA® Low Calorie Lemon Black Featured in Self Magazine's Healthy Food Awards 2012
American Red Cross Disaster Relief in the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
For those of you affected by Hurricane Sandy, we hope you, your family, and friends are safe and sound. We are thinking of you and hope you are already on your way towards recovery. As you may know, our TEAS' TEA headquarters are based in Brooklyn and, unfortunately, we were not left unscathed. Fortunately, our office has reopened and things are slowly getting back to normal! Our hearts go out to those still suffering. We humbly ask that you join us in donating to the America Red Cross Disaster Relief .http://www.redcross.org/lp/sandy
ITO EN's Sencha Named as One of "The 10 Smartest Things You Can Do for Your Body This Summer"- July 2012
TEAS' TEA® Matcha Featured Product in this Month's Issue of Marie Clare Magazine- July 2012
Meet the Newest Members of the TEAS' TEA® Family- June 2012
TEAS' TEA® Kicks off the Summer with "Let the Good Times Roll" Promotion - May 2012
North American Tea Championship - May 2012
TEAS' TEA® Pure Green Wins First Place and TEAS' TEA® half & Half Green Apple Wins Second Place at the North American Tea Championship.
TEAS' TEA® Mango Oolong Wins First Place at the North American Tea Championship - July 2011
Weezer demands TEAS' TEA® Pure Green from ITO EN - July 2011
ITO EN in the spotlight on the World Tea Expo Webcast - July 2011
A Renewed Life and Design For TEAS' TEA®
TEAS' TEA® Launches New Flavors offering a Three Tier Option
Journal of the American Dietetic Association - January 2011
Featured in the journal's New Products & Services: "Mate Sencha Shot combines the energizing power of South American yerba mate and the antioxidants of green tea to offer restorative powers and a multitude of health benefits. With the smoky taste of yerba mate and the clean finish of green tea, the Mate Sencha Shot is an all natural unsweetened beverage with absolutely no calories, added color, or flavorings..." Click for more info>
Women's Health - November 2010
TEAS' TEA® Rose Green is included in the TOP 125 BEST PACKAGED FOODS FOR WOMEN in November's issue of Women's Health Magazine. With the average supermarket carrying 46,852 items we're proud to be recognized as one of 125 Best Foods for Women. Click for more info>
Fitness Magazine-July/August 2009
Featured in The Best Grocery Store Beverages, TEAS' TEA® Lemongrass Green was awarded "Best Iced Tea" in the July/August 2009 edition of Fitness Magazine.
The Nibble - February 2008
Featured in the Nibble edition for February, as the Top Pick of the Week for this Valentine's. "Everything will be rosy once your Valentine tastes this rose petal-infused green tea. The TEAS' TEA® brand from Japan's Ito En is, in our opinion, the finest tea put in a bottle. Send your Valentine a case...and, while you're at it, a bouquet of roses, too, for a double-non-caloric Valentine gift." Click to view the full article>
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - June 15, 2007
Featured in "Array of products shows tea making quite a splash". "Dr. Andrew Weil, our bearded guru of longevity, has teamed with the ITO-EN company of Japan to produce a line of canned, bottled and loose leaf unsweetened tea under the label Dr. Andrew Weil for Tea. The turmeric tea has the most health benefits but the Darjeeling won awards at the World Tea Expo for its taste."
TEAS' TEA® Voted Top Pick of the Week - June 12, 2007
Celebrating June as National Iced Tea Month, online gourmet food magazine, The Nibble, voted TEAS' TEA® as top pick of the week. "To celebrate the glorious taste of the tea leaf, we think the best brew in a bottle is the unsweetened green tea line, TEAS' TEA® from ITO EN, Japan's largest tea company." Click to view the full article>
BevNet - April 2007
ITO EN Introduces Matcha Latte and Tea Latte To Café Sepia Line Up "Following the successful introduction of Cafe Sepia, ITO EN (North America) Inc's, the worlds leading purveryor of green tea debuts Matcha Latte and Tea Latte, the newest additions to the company's stable of ready-to-drink teas." Click to view the full article>
BevInsights.com - April 2007
"Not wasting time on prepping launch of items branded under name of health guru Dr Andrew Weil, ITO-EN North America showed 17 sku's developed since Nov announcement of deal (BBI, Dec 6). Along with bagged and loose teas, range included 4 unsweetened RTD items packed in 8-oz slim cans: Green White, Jasmine White, Darjeeling and Turmeric, possibly 1st drink in US to use the ginger-family spice tied to longevity. All items are branded as Weil for Tea with ITO EN logo prominently featured below brand."
ITO EN Announces "Techno Cool" Grand Prize Winners
Ten consumers have been chosen as Grand Prize Winners of the "Techno Cool," consumer promotion. The promotion began on August 15 and concluded on November 1, 2006. View Press Release>
Business Week - September 18, 2006
Featured in "TEAS' TEA® Offers a Brew of Distinction". "In a consumer world full of sweetened drink choices, a Japanese firm is defying the trend by producing 100 percent pure tea in a bottle".
World Tea Expo - 2006
Ready-to-Drink Bottled Teas Best Overall: ITO EN, Tea Apple Best Sweetened: ITO EN, Tea Apple Best Packaging: ITO EN, TEAS' TEA® Lemongrass Green Best Unflavored: Runner Up: ITO EN, TEAS' TEA® Pure Green Best Flavored: Runner Up: ITO EN, TEAS' TEA® Lemongrass Green Freestyle Category Best Mar-TEA-Ni- Runner Up: ITO EN, Paradisi
BevNet - July 2006
BevNet, the beverage industry's source for news and reviews, features a review of our Sweetened Teas. Click for more info.
Tea & Coffee Journal - June 20, 2006
Featured in "ITO EN: Sweetens the Supply". "Joining ITO EN's ready-to-drink, Sri Lankan black teas', Tea Apple and Tea Lemon flavors, are the fruity and full-bodied flavors of Mango, Peach, Raspberry, and Blueberry"....
In Touch Magazine - April 3, 2006
Featured in "Where The Stars Go For Tea". "A-listers can't get enough of the deep-brewed, Japanese energy-booster Sencha Shot"....The drink contains five times more antioxidants than the average canned or bottled green tea.
BevNet - October 2005
ITO EN Introduces Tea Apple and Tea Lemon "The company carefully selects superior tea leaves which are noted for their appearance, flavor and aroma and result in the tantalizing flavor found in Tea Apple and Tea Lemon."
Tea & Coffee Journal - August 20, 2005
Sencha Shot was featured in "Do a Shot with ITO EN". "ITO EN Inc. introduces its newest beverage, Sencha Shot, delivering 152 mg of natural catechin tea antioxidants, which is approximately six times the amount found in an 8 fl oz serving of a standard green tea beverage, and 140% of the RDI of vitamin C."
Oakland Tribune - June 29, 2005
Featured TEAS' TEA® Mugi Cha in "Tea Time". "When I'm really thirsty and don't want anything sweet, I reach for Mugi Cha from TEAS' TEA®. Made from toasted barley, the drink has kind of a roasty flavor that's similar to tea, but not nearly as bitter."
AM New York - June 8, 2005
"Sipping iced tea is a rite of summer. Unlike other brands, ITO EN avoids putting sugar in its TEAS' TEA® drinks. The result is a refreshing, thirst-quenching summer drink to go...".
Wall Street Journal - March 22, 2005
Itoen Featured in "New Japanese Teas Appeal to Health-Conscious". "Japanese tea, highly touted for its health benefits, comes in a variety of forms, from frothy and emerald-colored to rich and brown"." Co., onoe of Japan's largest makers of tea, is ramping up its marketing for seven different kinds of bottled tea it sells in the U.S. market".
Elle Magazine - April 2005
TEAS' TEA® was featured in "Green Party"-- "In the fight against fat, green tea is proving to be the cocktail of choice. A recent study from Japan's Kobe University showed that rats who drank bottled unsweetened green tea, such as TEAS' TEA®, instead of plain water for three weeks significantly lowered their fat levels. Green tea is thought to increase muscles' glucose absorption. This glucose is used during exercize, says nutritional bio-chemist Paul Arciero, PhD, an associate professor at Skidmore College who has studied the metabolic effects of green tea in people: "Glucose in fat is harder to burn." Contrary to popular belief, drinking tea doesn't affect the body's water levels, so athletes needn't worry about dehydration. Arciero estimates that two to five cups daily is enough to reduce fat in humans."
Healthy Living Magazine - November 2003
TEAS' TEA® by ITO EN was chosen as a featured product in Kat James' article on "Total Beauty Transformation."
Fortune Magazine - October 2003
TEAS' TEA® Green White was labeled "The It Beverage". "Already a hot trend in beauty products, green teas' paler sibling has more antioxidants and less caffeine, and has a light sweet flavor instead of tasting like a freshly cut lawn."
Time Magazine - September 1 ,2003
"... enlightenment has arrived in the form of TEAS' TEA®, a line of unsweetened green teas from ITO EN. Its six flavors are brewed from loose tea leaves and bottled in Japan."
By Lisa Takeuchi Cullen
New York Times - July 2, 2003
"ITO EN has a new unsweetened but elegantly floral blend of Chinese white and Japanese green tea, ready to chill and drink. Called Green White..."
By Florence Fabricant
Yogi Times - June 2003
Featured TEAS' TEA® Green Genmai—"The taste is subtle and yet possesses a robust flavor. We particularly enjoyed the Green Genmai!"
USA Today - May 2003
Featured TEAS' TEA® and gotta juice in "What's To Drink?" - "When it comes to an all-out assault by the green tea juggernaut, at the forefront is Ito En (North America) Inc., New York (www.itoen.com), the U.S. Branch of Japan's leader in green tea beverages. Its TEAS' TEA® line of bottled tea—Pure Green, Golden Oolong, Green Jasmine, and Green Hoji—is sweetened (note: this is misspelled for "unsweetened"), loaded with vitamin C, yet sugar- and calorie-free, thus a magnet for those watching their weight and figures."
In Touch Magazine - April 21, 2003
In "It's Tea Time: Hollywood's Hottest Stars are Stopping and Sipping-" article, "Japan's premier exporter of green tea, ITO EN, offers more than 75 varieties of green teas. With the introduction of TEAS' TEA, their unsweetened bottled green tea beverage line, anyone can enjoy the benefits of this special tonic. Golden Oolong, which Diane Sawyer favors, is said to promote beauty and health benefits." (Note: Ms. Sawyer likes Green Jasmine as well!) "Robin Williams loves the fancy ITO EN green tea."
Specialty Food - March 2003
"ITO EN is intent on slaking America's new-round thirst for green tea. ITO EN produces bottled RTD or 'ready to drink' teas labeled Pure Green, Green Jasmine and Golden Oolong under its new TEAS' TEA® label. These teas are unsweetened and without preservatives, just the way the Japanese drink them."
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Republicans will head to the primary polls on September 13 to decide who will represent the party in the new District 9 elections later this year.
The New York State Assembly District maps were redrawn earlier this year and maneuvered most of Assemblyman Saladino's current district, 12, to within the borders of the new District 9 – which includes Babylon Village, West Babylon, West Islip, parts of North Babylon and Brightwaters, all of the barrier beaches and Nassau County's Massapequa and Massapequa Park areas.
Saladino, a Massepqua native, has been in office since March 2004 and has 23 total years of government service. He has worked on "reform, reducing taxes and restoring efficiency to State government," according to his New York State biography. He has also worked to increase the power of "Megan's Law" and created a Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Relief Task Force. Before becoming an assemblyman, Saladino served as a reporter and news anchor with News 12 Long Island as well as WALK, the former WYNG and WLIW.
Young, who lives in West Islip, calls himself a die-hard conservative, tea party supporter and defender of the Constitution, according to his campaign website. He is a former Suffolk County police officer and New York City Police Department Sergeant. After being seriously injured in 1988, Sgt. Young left the force to retire early. He began practicing law after earning a degree from St. John's School in 1993. He has founded his own law firm, Young & Young, Esq., in Central Islip.
Saladino recently told Anton Newspapers he was being endorsed by the Massapequa Tea Party, Rep. Peter King (R–Seaford) and the Republican, Conservative, Independence and Tax Revolt Parties of both Nassau and Suffolk Counties among other organizations. Young told Anton Newspapers he is being endorsed by the Conservative Society for Action, based out of Brightwaters.


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By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Financial stocks fell on Monday and posted losses in April, becoming the worst performer among the S&P 500 Index's industry groups for the month.
The financial sector dropped 2.5% in April, though it remains up 18% year-to-date.
Exchange operator NYSE Euronext was among the top decliners Monday after reporting a 44% drop in first-quarter net profit partly due to a failed merger. The broader U.S. stock market also dropped, with the S&P 500 ending the session down 0.4% as a disappointing reading on business activity in the Chicago area rekindled concerns about the strength of the economic recovery. Read more about U.S. stock trading.
The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund /quotes/zigman/246222/delayed/quotes/nls/xlf XLF -0.85% , an exchange-traded fund that tracks financial stocks in the S&P 500 /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX -0.29% , fell 0.5% Monday, bringing its monthly losses to 2.3%.
Spain falls back into recession
Spain's economy contracted for a the second consecutive quarter, personal spending rose 0.3% in March, and Microsoft has invested $300 million in Barnes & Noble's Nook unit. (Photo: Reuters).
In the financial sector, shares of NYSE Euronext fell 4.9% as the company said its first-quarter profit declined to $87 million, or 34 cents a share, from $155 million, or 59 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. The company had $31 million in merger expenses and exit costs, including $16 million related to the terminated merger with Germany's Deutsche Boerse AG /quotes/zigman/274030/delayed DE:DB1 -1.78% . Among other exchange operators, shares of Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. /quotes/zigman/86035/delayed/quotes/nls/ndaq NDAQ -0.52% fell 2.3%.
Citigroup Inc. /quotes/zigman/5065548/delayed/quotes/nls/c C -1.66% fell 1.4% and Wells Fargo & Co. /quotes/zigman/239557/delayed/quotes/nls/wfc WFC -1.08% dropped 1.1%. In contrast, Morgan Stanley shares /quotes/zigman/182639/delayed/quotes/nls/ms MS -2.29% rose 2%.
Bank of America Corp. /quotes/zigman/190927/delayed/quotes/nls/bac BAC -1.77% was among the top losers in the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average /quotes/zigman/627449/realtime DJIA -0.42% , falling 1.7%; the bank's shares lost 15% for April, the worst-performing Dow component, but have rallied nearly 46% so far this year. Read more on Dow's best and worse.
As for other financial-sector components of the Dow, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. /quotes/zigman/272085/delayed/quotes/nls/jpm JPM -2.06% dropped 0.8%, while American Express Co. /quotes/zigman/217470/delayed/quotes/nls/axp AXP -1.74% gained 0.1% and Travelers Cos. Inc. /quotes/zigman/455344/delayed/quotes/nls/trv TRV +0.06% rose 0.5%.


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