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NEWBURYPORT — Local postmaster Paul Bolas is hosting his second annual "Winter in Newburyport" photo contest.
Beginning on Jan. 1, interested photographers can pick up an entry form at the Newburyport post office, 61 Pleasant St., or the Salisbury post office at 6 Elm St.
There are two categories for the contest: adult and young adult (ages 16 and younger). Applicants can submit up to three photos, and they must have been taken in Newburyport, Newbury or Salisbury.
"It has to be a local flavor," Bolas said of the theme for the photos. Judges would prefer a local landscape scene or landmark, so that it can easily be determined that the photo was taken in one of the three communities, he said.
The winning photographs will be displayed in the lobby of the Newburyport post office for one year. Each winner will receive a $50 Newburyport gift card.
The preferred size for the photographs is 8-by-10, and all entries must be mailed. Applications and photos can be sent to "Winter in Newburyport" photo contest, P.O. Box 5, Newburyport, 09150. Entries are due on March 15.

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Blogger launches contest for 'America's Favorite Art Museum'
Buffalo loves competitions. And while I have my own reservations about the worth of such dubious distinctions as American Style Magazine's list of of America's "Top 25 Arts Destinations," or, for that matter, Forbes' list of America's "Most Miserable Cities," there's a new competition out there that Buffalo art lovers may find enticing.
Critic and art blogger Tyler Green has launched a good-natured contest in which Americans can vote for their favorite art spaces. He makes the important distinction that the competition is not about the "best" art museum or gallery, but simply the most beloved. On Green's widely read blog Modern Art Notes, he seeds the Albright-Knox Art Gallery at number 17 out of 64, right between Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. In the first round of the competition, the Albright-Knox is up against New York City's Neue Galerie.
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1.2. Transport PlanningRoad, railroad, port and inland waterway planning, design, and construction take into account the terrain and potential for promoting national economic growth. The specific needs and potential displacement of local people living along the transport routes tend to be addressed after initial feasibility analysis has been carried out. Planning and design for roads can overlook the possible negative impacts of transport infrastructure and services on the safety and activities of local people, especially among women, girls, youth and the elderly. Badly conceptualized transport planning can harm people, particularly the poor. Road safety issues and statistics illustrate the disproportionate negative impacts of transport planning that leaves out people, particularly poor people.
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Most public transportation - both urban and rural - is routed and scheduled to serve commuting trips to work, largely those of men, not women's multiple roles as mothers, producers and entrepreneurs that require off peak travel to multiple destinations. Studies have documented the negative economic, education and health impacts of public transport planning that failed to take women's travel needs into account. For example, in South Africa, many women work as housekeeprs and shift workers who need to travel to many locations at different times, usually at off-peak hours when limited bus services are provided. They also face harassment on the buses or while waiting at bus stops..
Feeder Roads, Tracks, Paths, and Foot Bridges
Transport planning usually focuses on national highways and other major
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for women, girls and boys going to fields, markets, school, and health
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Intermediate means of transport (IMT) such as bicycles and carts provide an effective, relatively low cost approach to increasing productivity, income and the volume of goods that women and youth, as well as men, can transport to market to sell. But all too often only men have access to IMTs. Effective transport planning incorporates strategies to ensure that women as well as men benefit from projects introducing IMTs.
Waterways and Ports
Programs to develop waterways and ports rarely take into account women's transport needs or the roles that women and youth can and do play as boat owners and operators, traders on boats, or as contractors, laborers and employees in ports and water transport. Construction of rural inland waterway transport --used by poor women and men to provide transport services for trade, and fishing for sale --has recieved little attention from transport planners. Tax exemptions provided for road transport are rarely given for rural water transport. In addition, construction of roads and bridges can negatively impact rural water transport systems.
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Mary Ann "Babe" Cranmer, 75, of Canonsburg, went to be with the Lord Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 in the Washington Hospital.
She was born in Canonsburg, a daughter of the late Karl and Ann Pashkevich Summers.
She was a member of Central Assembly of God, in Houston, where she was involved in numerous church groups. She was a graduate of the Canonsburg Hospital School of Nursing, worked at Canonsburg General Hospital and retired from Mayview State Hospital as R.N. supervisor. She will always be remembered for putting her patients first, her kindness, love and her philanthropic nature.
Surviving are her son, Joseph C. Cranmer (Renee) of Franklin; three brother, John Summers of Washington, Robert Summers of Sharpsburg, Michael Summers (Vicky) of Long Island, N.Y.; sister Rose Mary O'Korn, and her husband, Frank, of McMurray; three grandchildren, Joseph Phillip Cranmer, Michael and Brittany; two nephews, Buck O'Korn (Amy) and Brian O'Korn (Becky); two great nieces, Abigal Rose, Grace Milan and a great nephew, Luke Robert-Frank.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Carl and Francis Summers, three sisters, Martha Dean, Helen Stutzman and Betty Lash.
There will be no public visitation. A celebration of her life will be held at Central Assembly of God Church, Houston, at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Sollon Funeral Home, located at 30 E. College St. in Canonsburg.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Washington Area Humane Society.
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Authorities in Moscow have rounded up more than 1,600 migrant workers after an ethnic riot took place over the weekend. Russian nationalists and soccer hooligans attacked a market area in a gritty industrial suburb of Moscow that's home to many migrant workers from the North Caucasus. The riot broke out after police announced that they were searching for a North Caucasian man suspected in the stabbing death of a young, ethnic Slav man. The situation highlights Russia's immigration problem — the country needs migrant labor, but fears what it perceives as foreign influence.


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The mother of the only Akron-area woman killed in action in either Afghanistan or Iraq says her daughter would be "smiling down" in light of the Pentagon decision to allow women to serve in wartime combat roles.
"Finally, the rules of engagement have caught up with what the women are actually doing over there," Deborah White said Friday.
White is the mother of Army 1st Lt. Ashley White Stumpf, 24, a Marlboro Township officer who was killed in action in Afghanistan along with two Army Rangers in a roadside bombing Oct. 22, 2011.
Stumpf, a Marlington High School and Kent State University graduate, volunteered out of a North Carolina National Guard unit. She worked with a Cultural Support Team that served with Army Rangers of the 275th Ranger Regiment in Afghanistan.
She and about 11 others worked with women and children, her mother said, and were on the front lines with other fellow soldiers.
"I don't think they should change any of the [military] standards for any of these things," White said. "Ashley would say, 'If you can't do what the men are doing, you don't have any business there.' "
Stumpf was married to an Army officer, Capt. Jason Stumpf.
"Women have shown great courage and sacrifice on and off the battlefield, contributed in unprecedented ways to the military's mission and proven their ability to serve in an expanding number of roles," Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta said in announcing the policy change Thursday. "The department's goal in rescinding the rule is to ensure that the mission is met with the best-qualified and most capable people, regardless of gender."
White said her daughter tried out for the Cultural Support Team with 334 other women; only 32 were chosen. She said Lt. Stumpf came in second in her class.
"They went through grueling training," the mother said. "If you make it through, you're pretty good."
When the deployment of the other female member of the Cultural Support Team ended, all 11 of her comrades came to visit Stumpf's family in Stark County, White said. Some have named their babies after their fallen comrade.
A scholarship has been set up at Marlington for female runners who are interested in getting into the medical field, White said. Her daughter's plans were to become a physician's assistant after returning home from war. She was a sports medicine major at Kent State.
A permanent memorial is planned for the National Guard base in Goldsboro, N.C., out of which Lt. Stump served. For more information, go to http://honorourhero.com.
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News: Timbaland & Missy Elliott Won't Be On Drake's Aaliyah LP, Rep Reveals
Monday, Aug 13, 2012 10:55PM
Music fans hoping recent reports of producer Timbaland and rap star Missy Elliott getting involved in an upcoming posthumous Aaliyah album can stop dreaming as neither will be on it.
According to a Missy Elliott representative, the LP will not involve Aaliyah's longtime friends.
"Although Missy and Timbaland always strive to keep the memory of their close friend alive, we have not been contacted about the project nor are there any plans at this time to participate," Mona Scott-Young, longtime manager for Missy Elliott, says. "We've seen the reports surfacing that they have been confirmed to participate but that is not the case. Both Missy and Timbaland are very sensitive to the loss still being felt by the family so we wanted to clear up any misinformation being circulated." (Billboard)
Last week, R&B singer Trey Songz said a posthumous LP would need Tim and Missy's touch.
"I think the ['Enough Said'] song is dope," Trey said in an interview. "It's good to hear Aaliyah's voice. Just the concept of the song was dope and just to hear her singing completely unheard lyrics was amazing to me. I didn't really judge it from a place like is it good enough, I was just happy to hear it. ... I think it would be dope if Timbaland and Missy did it though -- I think that's the best way to do it, but you don't know the particulars on what's going around. You don't know who owns her music, you don't know any of that. So I don't get to talking about stuff I don't know about." (WiLD 94.9)
Recently, Aaliyah's cousin Jomo Hankerson confirmed Missy and Timbo's involvement on the project.
While the album is in the early stages, Hankerson confirms that Timbaland and Missy Elliott will participate in assembling the LP. "Timbaland will be involved with this project. One of the records that we had that was never released was a Missy record that we obviously are going to be refreshing," says Hankerson, who did not clarify if Timbaland has already produced songs for the project. "This record ['Enough Said'] really kind of came sooner than we thought it was going to come, so it's really the beginning of the creative process for us. We've got a record out while we're still creating the project. A lot of that is still up in the air, but I can tell you that Timbaland will definitely be involved, Missy will definitely be involved." Timbaland declined to comment for this story, while Elliott did not respond to Billboard.biz's request as of press time. (Billboard Biz)
Last week, Young Money's Drake broke his silence on the anticipated LP.
"People should be really excited. People thought it was my single; it's not my single. It's all off of an Aaliyah project that me and 40 are commanding and 40's just doing some incredible, some incredible music right now," Drake revealed in an interview. "To get 13, 14 new Aaliyah songs, everybody should be excited. It's not about me. It's not about 40. It's about her and her fans and us just getting the opportunity to give you something that we feel is great. And the people around her, everybody from her family to her old management and label, were like, 'If there's anyone out that can do it right now, it's [you] and 40.' And that was an honor and we're going to pull in some classic people, anybody who used to work with Aaliyah that was essential in her career we definitely hope to have them involved. So it's great. You get a new Aaliyah album this year on top of everything." (Much Music)


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Ok, fine, so in addition to the exhaustive iPhone review, we thought it'd be fun to yin its yang and let everyone at Engadget who bought (or at least spent some time with) an iPhone to have their say in a line or two.
Ben: 9 / 10 - "I'd say as a mobile phone it ranks highly, but it's not a 'smartphone'."
Chris: 6 / 10 - "Great in-the-box wow factor, terrible out-of-the-box wow factor."
Conrad: 9 / 10 - "The only multi-function gadget available that manages to maintain the illusion of not being a device of compromises."
Dante: 9 / 10 - "Finally, a phone that can replace my K800i. But truth be told, I could actually do all these amazing things before."
Evan: 4.5 / 10 - "I got so frustrated by the tiny 'keys' and unusable browser that I just put it down after five minutes."
Josh (the guy that returned his): 5 / 10 - "Annoyed with the keyboard, toy-like interface, and limited ability to customize. Truth be told, if I can't install an NES emulator on it, I'm probably not interested."
Nilay: 8.5 / 10 - "Terrific except for the email app and GSM noise."
Paul: 9 / 10 - "It's pretty much all I want in a phone, and I'd give it a 10 if I could load a SNES emulator on it."
Peter: 6 / 10 - "Beautiful and easy to use, it gets a lot of things right and completely changes the game when it comes to mobile interfaces. Too bad it's really hard to get any work done with it."
Ryan: 7.5 / 10 - "The best converged phone / media device yet, but it's got problems. For instance, the email app. Until they get it together it's fun, but not very productive."
Average score: 7.4 Not bad! Seems like for the most part Engadget editors either loved it, or didn't like it at all. So what else is new?
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Wylie's Odyssey: Beginning of end for publishing houses?
The world of literary publishing used to be one of comfortable profit margins and three martini lunches. But that was decades ago, before the advent of debt leveraged corporate mergers, ghostwritten celebrity bestsellers, "big box" chain booksellers, and while the internet was still a little known pet project of defense department research scientists.
As July drew to a close last week, a flurry of publishing world headlines indicated the extent to which the book business is no longer specifically about books as we once knew them. Like everything else in our culture, it's about the relentless pursuit of innovation and technological change, creating new products and new mobile platforms, and gaining market share.
The first wave of stories concerned the second quarter of 2010 reports on the explosive sales growth of e-books--up from approximately 3% of total book sales revenue in 2009 to more than 8% in the second quarter of 2010 as reported by several sources from Amazon to the American Booksellers Association. Amazon, which has a penchant for presenting sales figures out of context and with little substantiation in terms of hard numbers--reported that its numerical sales of e-books in the second quarter outnumbered sales of hard copy books by a ratio of 143 to 100.
Coupled with this was a series of reports from all the major suppliers of e-reader devices--Amazon's Kindle, the Apple iPad, the Sony e-reader, Barnes & Noble's Nook, and even Border's late to the market Kobo reader--that indicated rapidly accelerating sales throughout the quarter. The Sony e-reader, for example, tripled its sales figures over the second quarter of 2009 and recorded its ten millionth book download. Using available market data In the absence of audited numbers, one industry analyst speculated that the number of iPads Apple has sold in just the three months since the product's introduction now exceeds the total number of Kindles Amazon has sold since 2007. Amazon, for its part, reported that it had sold out of Kindle 2's (currently priced at $189), and would introduce the slimmer, more versatile Kindle 3 at the lower price of $139 beginning in late August.
Several e-book promoters including Phil Lubell, Vice President of Digital Reading at Sony Electronics, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and Robert Gottlieb, the chairman of the Trident Media Group, spoke of a "tipping point" in the book buying market, possibly as early as 2015, when half of all book sales revenue will come from e-books. Most Amazon e-books currently retail for $9.99, while the average hardcover retails for $26, with soft-cover books costing about half as much.
If this weren't evidence enough that 2010 is shaping up as the year of the e-book in the publishing world, on July 21st came the stunning announcement by publishing world super-agent Andrew Wylie, founder of The Wylie Agency, which represents perhaps the most impressive client list in the English speaking literary world--everyone from Chinua Achebe, Martin Amis and Dave Eggers, to Orhan Pamuk, Philip Roth, Salman Rushdie, and Zadie Smith, as well as the literary estates of W.H. Auden, Saul Bellow, Norman Mailer, Vladimir Nabokov, and John Updike--that he had founded a new e-books division called Odyssey Editions which had entered into an exclusive agreement with Amazon to publish the e-book versions of twenty "modern classics" for which the digital rights had not previously been negotiated.
Odyssey Editions includes such titles as Saul Bellow's The Adventures of Augie March, Jorge Luis Borges's Ficciones, Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, Norman Mailer's The Naked and the Dead, Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, Philip Roth's Portnoy's Complaint, Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, John Updike's original four "Rabbit" novels, and nine other books of similar stature.
What makes Wylie's deal with Amazon so noteworthy and controversial is its exclusivity--you will only be able to purchase these e-book titles from Amazon, even if you read them on platforms other than the Kindle--and more importantly, the fact that Wylie is serving essentially as both agent and publisher of these titles, with Amazon serving as the distributor and bookseller.
The time-honored business model of modern publishing involves an author hiring an agent to represent him or herself in negotiations with a publisher, who in turn works with a wholesale distributor to transport the appropriate number copies of books to retail booksellers and bookstores. The supply chain, so to speak, has five stakeholders on its way to the reader: author, agent, publisher, distributor, and bookseller.
What Wylie has essentially done, at least for these well-known and highly regarded titles, is compress a five step process into a three step process, with resulting economies of scale. Moreover, it permits him employ the so-called "agency model," whereby the publisher sets the price for e-books and takes 70 per cent of the sale, giving 30 per cent to the retailer. Assuming that The Wylie Agency does not increase its percentage of the take in this deal, he may be a position to offer his authors as much as 50% of all book sales revenue, nearly double what they would get under the traditional model.
Under the traditional model of hardcover publishing, the ratio was 60/40, with the agent and author splitting 30%, and the publisher retaining 30% on the production end, while distributors and booksellers each received 20% on the wholesale and retail side. The advent of digital publishing brought a provisional "wholesale" model of publishers offering Amazon and other retailers their e-books at 50 per cent of the hardcover price, but allowing them to sell downloads for whatever price they chose.
At the outset Amazon employed this price control as a loss leader, setting an across the board price of $9.99 per e-book--a loss of about $3 to $4 on each download--in order to gain control of the market and sell more Kindles, which were initially priced at $359 (nearly twice what it cost Amazon to manufacture them). This arrangement was later selectively amended as major publishing houses such as Macmillan, Random House, and Harper Collins announced they would withhold or delay the digital release of their titles until Amazon produced a compensation model fairer to authors, agents and publishers.
When Apple entered the e-book market in January with its iBooks Bookstore featuring book downloads as "apps" for its mobile devices, including the iPhone and iPad (introduced with much fanfare this past April), it extended the fee-for-service agency model it had developed for software developers at its App Stores to allocate 70 % of revenue to authors and publishers, while retaining 30% as retailer. Given the strength of the Apple brand, and the more favorable terms iBooks were offering authors and publishers, Amazon saw its days of market dominance based on discounting and squeezing royalties out of authors and publishers numbered.
The partnership with Wylie's Odyssey Editions and adoption of the agency model suggests the path Amazon may take moving forward. As it did last December when it signed business author Stephen R. Covey to an exclusive deal to sell the digital versions of all his best selling titles, Amazon appears to be moving toward a future where traditional old-line publishing houses are either colonized by powerful on line retailers or bypassed by them altogether when it comes to negotiating lucrative author deals.
Just as such major recording industry artists like Madonna, U2 and Jay-Z have left traditional record companies to sign with concert promoters like Live Nation, who also market and sell their new recordings, Amazon aims for a model where it will negotiate digital rights directly with high profile authors and their representatives, leaving traditional publishers with just the diminishing segment of the hard copy book trade.
Needless to say, the reaction to the Odyssey Editions-Amazon deal from the traditional publishing industry was swift and ranged from disappointment at exclusivity of the deal (along with some skepticism that truly represented the best interests of individual authors) to an outright sense of betrayal (on the part of Andrew Wylie) for cutting a deal with an online retailer with a history of discounting its product line at the expense of authors and publishers. Macmillan CEO John Sargent released a statement on his blog indicating that he was "appalled" that Wylie had chosen to "give his [client] list exclusively to a single retailer."
"A basic tenet of publishing is that our function is to reach as many readers as we can," Sargent wrote. "We disseminate our books and the ideas within them as broadly as possible. I understand why Amazon wants an exclusive deal with Andrew. They have asked us too for exclusive product, as has every major retailer we deal with. This is smart retailing, and a great deal for Amazon. But it is an extraordinarily bad deal for writers, illustrators, publishers, other booksellers, and for anyone who believes that books should be as widely available as possible. This deal advantages Amazon, which already has the dominant share in this market."
The reaction from Random House, which holds the print rights and disputes the digital rights to the majority of the classics in the Odyssey Editions catalogue, was even more decisive. On Thursday, July 22, spokesman Stuart Applebaum issued a news release stating that "The Wylie Agency's decision to sell e-books exclusively to Amazon for titles which are subject to active Random House agreements undermines our longstanding commitments to and investments in our authors, and it establishes this agency as our direct competitor...Therefore, regrettably, Random House on a worldwide basis will not be entering into any new English-language business agreements with the Wylie Agency until this situation is resolved."
The decision was effective immediately. The significant number of authors Wylie represents who have book contracts with Random House, which is also the only one of the major publishers to actively oppose the agency model, prompted a guarded response from the agent, who told the New York Times "I'm going to think about [the Random House announcement] a little bit."
"We take it seriously, as do the authors we represent, Wylie told the Times . "This area of discussion and negotiation needs to be resolved." In a subsequent statement to London's Financial Times last week however, Wylie was less conciliatory and clearer about his intentions: "If we do not reach an accord, Odyssey will grow. It will not publish 20 books, it will publish 2,000 and have outside investors and make itself available to other agents. But then he added, "I am only trying to make a point in order to underscore the importance of getting the right terms with a view to uniting the two [print and digital] revenue streams."
Classic backlist titles are the low hanging fruit of the publishing industry. The prospect of Wylie and other agents combing through their back catalogs for unattached digital rights is an unsettling thought for most publishing executives. Moreover, the low overhead nature of the agency model is one that will appeal to both authors and readers of future work. If Odyssey Editions expands to include the digital rights to original works by authors on Wylie's client list, it's hard to see how the old line publishing houses will survive in the long term.
One of the principal roles of traditional publishing houses in the past was the financial support, career development and skillful editing of emerging authors, along with the marketing and promotion of their work. It's not clear how, or even if, these functions will be continued in the agency model. What it does appear to guarantee is that literary agents will become as powerful in publishing world as Hollywood talent agents are in the entertainment industry. Is that a good thing? Readers, in time, will decide.
As we were preparing this piece, a new development surfaced which raises questions about the viability of the agency model. This past Tuesday, Reuters news service reported that Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal had launched an investigation of the deals Amazon and Apple had struck with five major publishers-- Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, HarperCollins and Penguin--on the uniform pricing of e-books. Blumenthal's contention is that such agreements may prevent other e-book retailers from entering the market, effectively constituting an illegal restraint of trade in violation of federal antitrust law.
Connecticut becomes the second state to launch such an investigation. In June, the Wall Street Journal reported that Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott had launched a similar probe.
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- Kermit's Lectures: Kermit and Grover demonstrate the difference between heavy and light. Grover carries heavy objects, and Kermit carries light objects. Grover gets tired, and asks Kermit if he can carry something light for a change. Kermit obliges. He carries a giant sandwich... while Grover picks up a helium balloon, which carries him away!
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With the latest report on the unemployment rate, creating jobs will still be a hot topic between the two debaters. The Obama administration has heralded the 7.8 percent unemployment rate as evidence that the economy is slowly on the mend, while the opposition argues that this number does not accurately account for those who have stopped looking for jobs or signify an economy on the upswing.
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Participants: Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan
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Recorded: Sunday, June 29, 2014
Research Fellow Stephen P. Halbrook, author of author of Gun Control in the Third Reich appeared on the Operation Freedom radio show with Dr. Dave Janda. Halbrook speaks about his latest book and how the Second Amendment prevents events that occurred in Germany before World War II, where gun control and registration laws enabled the Nazi party to consolidate power and disarm Jews and other so-called enemies of the state.
Experts: Stephen P. HalbrookType: RadioIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Culture/ Society, Freedom, Gun Control, History (International), Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics
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Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr. appeared on XMSatellite radios Innovation Navigation show to talk about his new book Patent Trolls: Predatory Litigation and the Smothering of Innovation. The cost of patent trolls is staggering, both in terms of lost work and in court costs and attorney fees. The outmoded patent system in the US is discussed, including proposals for reforming the patent system.
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Experts: Stephen P. HalbrookType: RadioIssues: Culture/ Society, Government Power, Gun Control, History (International), Regulation and Deregulation
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Recorded: Thursday, February 6, 2014
Research Fellow Wendy McElroy appeared on the Dr. Laura Schlessinger radio show. McElroy discusses the falsified research, or so-called advocacy research on such topics such as college rape and domestic violence. The results, she says, is hysteria on college campuses and demonization of black males. Flawed statistics from this research have been used in legislation such as the Violence Against Women Act, according to McElroy.
Experts: Wendy McElroyType: RadioIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Culture/ Society, Law Enforcement, Race Issues
Stephen P. Halbrook on The Bill Post Radio Show
Recorded: Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Author of Gun Control in the Third Reich Research Fellow Stephen Halbrook appeared on the Bill Post radio show in Salem, Oregon, with guest host Tami Jackson. Halbrook talks about his work as a Second Amendment author and attorney and how the rights of gun owners are protected by our U.S. Constitution, but those rights need constant protection from state constitutions and local laws designed to limit those rights.
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This venison burgundy recipe has all the classic warmth and comfort of beef Burgundy, with the rich flavor of game. The slow cooking method and hearty red wine sauce of this stew makes it a ideal match for tougher shoulder cuts of venison, which needs a bit more time to cook down into a buttery tender texture.
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Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours, 35 minutes
Marinate: 8 hours
Total Time: 12 hours
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
- 3 cups dry red wine
- 2 cups strong beef stock
- 1/4 cup Cognac (or good quality brandy)
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped into large pieces
- 2 carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch-long pieces
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 10 black peppercorns
- 3 whole cloves
- 1 allspice berries
- 1 dried bay leaf
- 3 pounds venison chuck (shoulder cuts), cut into 2-inch chunks
- 1/2 pound bacon, cut into thick slices, and then coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 tablespoon softened butter
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound pearl onions, peeled
- 1 pound white mushrooms, wiped clean and bottoms trimmed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
How to make venison red wine stew:
In a large non-reactive container, gently toss together the red wine, beef stock, Cognac, onion, carrots, garlic, parsley, thyme, rosemary, peppercorns, cloves, allspice, bay leaf, and venison pieces. Refrigerate and allow the mixture to marinate overnight, or for at least 8 hours.
Preheat an oven to 300F. Remove the venison from the marinade and drain it on a clean kitchen towel. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the vegetables to a bowl and reserve the marinade liquid.
In a large Dutch oven set over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Fry the bacon in the butter until it is crisp. Keeping the fat in the Dutch oven, transfer the cooked bacon to a plate. Add the drained venison to the bacon fat and cook over high heat, turning often, until the venison is browned. Transfer the venison to a paper towel-lined plate. Add the marinade vegetables to the fat and sauté them over medium-high heat, stirring often, for about 5-7 minutes. Drain any remaining fat. Stir in the tomato paste and allow it to cook for about 30 seconds. Gradually add the all of the reserved marinade liquid, stirring constantly to form a smooth sauce.
Return the venison and bacon to the Dutch oven, and stir a few times to combine the ingredients. Cover with a lid and cook in the preheated oven for 3 hours, until the venison is very tender.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer the venison to a clean bowl. Strain and skim the fat from the sauce and pour it back into the Dutch oven, along with the venison.
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, sauté the pearl onions for about 10 minutes, until they turn tender. Continue cooking them until most of the cooking liquid evaporates. Add the mushrooms, salt, and pepper to the pan and sauté them, along with the onions for 5 minutes.
Knead together the reserved tablespoon of softened butter and 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour to make a beurre manie. Stir the beurre manie into the simmering onion and mushroom mixture and cook it for 1 minute, until it thickens slightly. Add the thickened vegetable garnish to the Dutch oven and bring the stew to a simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and serve hot.
This venison Burgundy recipe makes 6 to 8 servings.
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THE town's most talented players were runners-up in a prestigious national competition on Sunday.
Northwich returned a best ever result at English Pool Association (EPA) Interleague finals in Great Yarmouth, narrowly missing out on a maiden title.
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While many travelers come to Peru to trek the Inca Trail and visit the ancient city of Machu Picchu there are many reasons to stay in Peru longer or return for another visit. One of the most compelling reasons is the vast region of Peru's Amazon rainforest. When many people think about the Amazon they assume it is only in Brazil but the Amazonia region is 1.4 billion acres and also touches Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia, Suriname and French Guiana.
It is true that the majority of the Amazon, or 60%, is found in Brazil but 17% of the Amazon is found in Peru; however, less than 3,000 travelers visit it each year making it still quite off the beaten track. Much of the reason for the small number of visitors is that it is not simple to visit. The road conditions are not great so it is recommended that travelers fly into Iquitos and Puerto Maldonado and from there take a river boat.
However for adventure seekers there is great reward as the Amazon covers 60% of Peru and is one of the most diverse regions in the world. There are a number of things to do but most recently a new tour launched to share one of the more unique aspects of the region, an opportunity to see the world's smallest primate, the pygmy marmoset and the elusive jaguar.
Between April 3 and Dec. 25, 2013 Wild Planet Adventures is running 12 tours for the 13 day Peru Ultimate Wildlife Adventure.
Many wildlife enthusiasts first consider Brazil to seek out rare species but the Peruvian rainforest is one of the world's top wildlife destinations travel - perhaps moreso because there are fewer visitors. The protected regions visited on Wild Planet Adventure's itinerary include 30 percent of the world's species, for example a single hectare of forest may have more than 480 species of trees alone.
Part of the Wild Planet tour includes Manu National Park, the best park in the world for biodiversity, which includes 200 species of mammals and 1,000 species of birds –the highest concentration on earth. In addition to opportunities to see 13 species of primates including woolly monkeys, monk saki and Emperor tamarins, there is an opportunity to photograph tapirs at night.
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You have stay here at least once to experience a great hotel with fantastic service, rooms and Top of the Mark for a drink to soak on the San Francisco views well worth it.
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Had a great time. Pretty much concur with the previous post. We also had a King room on the third floor, but I thought the bathroom was rather large. I guess its whatever you are used to. The location of the hotel was perfect, right on the California cable car line, and one block up from the Powell line. Our room had a limited view of the financial district, but I guess that's what you can expect when you book through Expedia. Our room was very quiet, and both my wife and I slept very well. We'll definitely stay at the Mark Hopkins again when we return, but maybe pay for a room with a better view.
Lovely place
I used Tripadvisor extensively to find the right hotel for my trip to San Francisco this week. Based upon the reviews, I chose the Mark Hopkins. I was not disappointed. The service and friendliness of the staff was wonderful! The Top of the Mark was renovated (updated) with a DJ on duty. The views were wonderful. The drinks were overpriced ($4 for a cup of coffee). The hotel limo was a great plus. I used it every day. The room was a king on the 3rd floor. It was of the same quality as similar 4 star hotels, nothing special. Of note: the bathroom was all marble, but it was small and the bath products were not special.
Absolutely Fabulous! Worth every cent!
This is one first class hotel! We just got back from staying at the Mark Hopkins Intercontinental for a week and we were treated like kings and queens! We had a lovely buffet breakfast included with our romance package and the room service was top-notch too! We can't say enough about this fabulous hotel--just breathtaking! You will want to stay here when visiting S.F. When we visit there next time we will surely be staying at the top of the Nob Hill!
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First trip to San Francisco. Lodged at the Mark Hopkins, Club Floor level. Continential Breakfast each morning. Had 2 elderly relatives with us and they greatly enjoyed latter. The staff is exceptional--extremely professional, friendly. Rooms are large---travel quite frequently, and the Mark Hopkins is a must for lodging!
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We spent 3 nites at the "Mark" and I cannot think of a better place to begin a honeymoon. First of all they upgraded us into a corner suite with a spectacular view of the city..and I cannot overstate the magnificence of looking out of a glassed-in balcony on the 15th floor and seeing the TranAmerican Building as if it were next door. The staff were kind, knowlegeable and a pleasure to deal with. We had a meal on the top floor (TOP OF THE MARK) and were very satisfied with the food and with the danceable jazz music which followed. Even the bellmen were exceptional. If you are looking for a resplendant hotel which harkens back to the golden years of solid woods and courteous smiles, please give this place a try.
Pure elegance
The Mark Hopkins is superb; elegant surroundings, perfect service, excellent cuisine. Number One Nob Hill is the best location in town.
And you can't miss the incomparable view of the city from the Top of the Mark lounge. We appreciated the fact that the hotel does not cater to conventions and is small enough that you really do feel well looked after by the staff. Rooms are elegant and feature all the expected amenities. Simply the best place to stay in San Francisco.
We arrived at a late hour and received wonderful service, exquisite room service . The room was perfect , a decent view and beautifully appointed, fabulous bed- so good that I had to see what brand the mattress was! Beautiful linens, the service from everyone we encountered was charming and perfect. The food from room service was so good that we dined in our room more than we went out- and that is amazing in a city with the restaurant quality of SF. Everyone went out of their way to accommodate us. I will never stay anywhere else in SF.
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The Mark Hopkins is a nice hotel at a good location for a visit to San Francisco. Two cable car lines run by the hotel, often saving you a walk up the very steep Nob Hill on top of which it sits. If you are there for more than a day or two, go to the SF Visitor Center and get a multi-day transportation pass: very good bargain and it counts for bus, street car and muni too.We paid for a classic room via Expedia at a great price. On arrival, I asked for a nice view, and they first asked for $50 a day extra (!!!) for an upper level room. When I balked at the 3rd floor selection for the "classic" price I paid, the clerk said something about us being there for a week and put us on the 11th floor at "not extra charge." Thanks, I guess.I was pleased to learn that hotel guests no longer have to pay the $10 cover for the famous Top of the Mark bar. Nonetheless, we visited it only once. It was nice, but $6.50 for an Anchor Steam beer is a bit steep, even with the view.The classic room was average size for an American hotel. Maybe it is bigger by San Fran standards, but this was our first visit to the city, so I'm not sure. It was very clean, well furnished and kept clean daily. Great towels and robes. Coffee pot in room with decent coffee refreshed daily. The staff was generally very friendly, although one concierge chided me that the Alcatraz tour boat "was not that busy right now" when I suggested a questioning guest get a ticket a day or so ahead of his planned tour. Hey, what do I know? I was only there two days before when it was sold out for that day and 1/2 the next. The Mark is conveniently located (3-4 blocks downhill) for shopping at the nice shops and restaurants at the nearby Union Square area. The more touristy things at the Wharf are a 15 minute cable car ride away, if the first car to pass is not full. (They run about 10-15 minutes apart and are often full) Otherwise, it is probably a $10 cab ride to the Wharf. The hotel website says it offers a hotel car during ride from SFO was about $38 plus tip. We did the return to SFO via a shuttle arranged by the concierge that runs every 1/2 hour for only $12 per person. It stopped at three other hotels on the way, but we were not in a rush, so it was a nice arrangement for us. It was, however, full to the gills.If I return (and it's a great city to visit), I would shop the entire Union Square and Nob Hill area for a hotel. All in that area appear nice. I would return to the Mark if the price were right, but I would not hesitate to try any of the other fine hotels in the area. We also found the Mark convenient to several car rental places in the Union Square area. See nearby Geary St/Mason St area for several choices. Hit the wine country to the north if you want (and it was quite nice), but don't miss a trip south to Monterey, Carmel, Pebble Beach and Big Sur. Start early and you can hit all or most of those southern spots in a day.
Old World Unstuffy Modern Elegance
What a nice hotel. The staff were friendly and willing to do anything to help make guests comfortable. Hospitality is the hotel's strength. Despite being a very old hotel, the amenities are wonderful, the rooms modern, and the restaurants outstanding. Very quiet, relaxing hotel, with a firm mattress, quiet rooms, panoramic views. We've stayed at Ritz Carltons, Four Seasons, etcetera... this hotel was our favorite thus far.. the staff were SO friendly, remembered our names even. Room service orders often took less than 15 minutes.. everyone bent over backwards to ensure we knew where to go, when, what to do, and were comfortable whle doing it. The "house limo" was a wonderful touch, included, and we had a great time while the driver showed us around the city (we tipped everyone well, since they were so nice). World-class hotel, old-world elegance.. charming to say the least. $265 nightly included breakfast for two, parking daily... and a suite that overlooked Alcatraz and the rest of the bay from the 15th floor.
Mark Hopkins Intercontinental was the greatest hotel I've ever stayed in SF.
All staff know what is the "customer service" and
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Three items of business will be conducted at the caucus: elect County Central Committee members, elect delegates for County Convention and submit issues for the platform.
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JMC Productions is coming to Cedartown Ga. Our crew is busy transforming Main Street to look like 1968 for scenes in the feature film " Jayne Mansfield's Car" This letter is to shed some light on what we have planned. We will be filming Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, June 22nd ,23rd and 24th
On Wednesday, Main Street will be shut down to automobile traffic and police will be on hand to redirect cars. Shops will remain open! The Streets will be open to foot traffic, but pedestrians may be asked to wait while cameras are rolling.
Thursday and Friday, we will start our days in the afternoon, filming in several of the shops on Main Street. At this time, Main Street will be open to traffic, but subject to ITC ( intermittent Traffic Control) conducted by police.
Thursday Night, we will be filming behind West Cinemas and on Friday Night, we will be filming scenes in front. West Avenue will be shut down to all automobile traffic on Friday Night and police will be on hand to help redirect cars.
Parking: on Wednesday, we are asking anyone parking along Herbert Street to please find alternative parking. Our cameras will look up the street and it is important that no modern cars can be seen. No Parking signs will be posted in areas that must remain clear. Thank you for your cooperation.
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When I speak to customers who use Adobe Connect, I find that the majority will use the product for training. This typically includes live virtual classrooms in addition to on-demand courses that are always available.
While Adobe Connect supports virtually any AICC or SCORM based content, it works exceptionally well with some of the authoring tools from Adobe. One of my favorite authoring tools is Adobe Presenter.
Adobe Presenter is a plug-in to Microsoft PowerPoint that enables you to very quickly turn your static PowerPoint slides into a self-running, on-demand course. You can do this by adding narration over the slides, adding video - or an application simulation, and adding quiz questions to test the understanding of the students taking the course.
Since it works right within the PowerPoint interface, it's exceptionally easy to use and means that you can re-use all of the content that you may have been using in a physical classroom environment.
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By Joseph Hamrick
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Greenville will see a large increase in pedestrian traffic on May 4.
DrugFree Greenville is hosting its 25th Anniversary Walkathon in Greenville, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Farmers Market downtown.
Atendees will be walking a four mile stretch, garnering donations from businesses and residents along the way.
More than 2,000 people are expected to be at the walk and activities after the walk.
So far, DrugFree Greenville has collected more than $50,000 in donations from businesses and citizens.
Greenville Independent School District is getting in on the donations as well. Principals and assistant principals at GISD will dress up as lunch ladies, allow themselves to be duct taped to walls and will put on makeup and kiss a pig if the various schools raise enough funds for the event.
After the walk, attendees will gather at the Farmers Market for food and entertainment.
The post-walk events will include a carnival-type atmosphere filled with face painting, bounce houses, a giant slide and obstacle course, and food from restaurants including Pizza Hut, Soulman's and Collin Street Bakery, among others.
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Sometimes it's useful to exist on the Internet as though you were in a different country. The reasons for this can vary: maybe you're want to use a website that's only available in your home country; or, like happened to me today, maybe you need to see how your clients in another country experience geo-targetted ads served onto their website.
There are many ways to achieve this, many of which either don't work, involve some expense, or are complicated.
Here's a simple solution. Or at least a simple solution if you already have SSH access to a host in the country you want to appear to be coming from.
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Next, in Firefox, call up the Preferences dialog, and then navigate to Advanced | Network | Connection Settings, select Manual proxy configuration and in the SOCKS Host field enter localhost as the hostname and 8080 as the port number.
That's it. You should appear to the world at large as though you are browsing the web from the remote host to connected to via SSH. You can test this by visiting WhatIsMyIP.com, which will report your IP address back to you (it should be the IP of your remote host, not of your local machine).


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It was a black-and-gold affair as Wiz Khalifa celebrated his career achievements. The Pittsburgh rapper was presented with a gold plaque for selling 500,000 copies of his major label debut Rolling Papers. Atlantic Records executives toasted the Best New Artist VMA nominee, who marked the occasion with his team including longtime manager Benjy Grinberg.
In addition, his singles "Black and Yellow" and "Roll Up" were certified platinum. "These Platinum Plaques Got me Thankful For Every Positive Person In My Life," tweeted a humbled Wiz, who is currently on tour with Big Sean.
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The Discover Rwanda Youth Hostel - Rwandas first youth hostel - located near the centre of Kigali in Kacyiru, is the perfect place for you to start exploring the heart of Africa. The Hostel boasts great value accommodation, a fun atmosphere, excellent customer service, and a wealth of information about what to see and do. With a relaxing environment from the bar terrace, private rooms, dormitories, camping, hot showers and catering available, you are guaranteed to find just what you are looking for. Enjoy the convenience of a thoughtfully prepared breakfast on the open-air balcony overlooking the hills of Rwanda as you start your day. The hostel staff is ready to help answer any questions you may have during your stay.
Kacyiru is home to Government Ministries, hotels, banks, a hospital, Embassies and High Commissions, restaurants, night clubs and much, more. Kacyiru is a quiet and secure area, well connected to the rest of Kigali making it an ideal place to base yourself during your stay in Kigali.
The Hostel has great views over the green hills of Rwanda at the end of the Nyaratarama golf course and views of the city which can be enjoyed from our large garden and balcony areas. Discover Rwanda Hostel is a short ride away from the centre of town via different forms of public transport. Public transport to anywhere in the city is easily sourced from early until late and is very affordable. Information about transport in Kigali and around the country can be provided by our helpful staff at the hostel.
The Discover Rwanda Youth Hostel is a Social Enterprise of Ingabo Trading and Training Company and supports the work of Aegis Trust in Rwanda (the NGO and charity who established the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre in partnership with the Kigali City Council and continue to manage the centre and its programs). Funds generated from the hostel support Aegis Trust.
Exploring Rwanda 'The Land of A Thousand Hills' - truly begins at the Discover Rwanda Youth Hostel. All profits generated at the hostel support Aegis Trust. More information here: www.aegistrust.org
The hostel is in excellent condition and was recently refurbished and re-decorated just before it opened in August 2010.
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West Middle FCCLA goes to state
West Jessamine Middle School FCCLA had 10 students representing the school at the state FCCLA leadership conference in Louisville on March 25-27. The students participated in the business sessions to elect the new executive officers of the Kentucky FCCLA, attend sessions on careers and other topics of interest, and learn more about the state and national organization.
West Middle's Patten Hulette also competed in the state STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) competitive event. Hulette took second place and will continue on to Nashville, Tenn., this summer, representing Kentucky at the national FCCLA leadership conference.
West Jessamine Middle also took the award for having the largest chapter in Kentucky with 826 members. The school takes pride in affiliating all its students and hopes they all take advantage of the opportunities available to them through the national youth-service organization for career and technical education.
The students who attended the meeting this year were Alexa Mesa, Mikka Kosta, Patten Hulette, Amber Adams, Hope Creech, Jacob Williams, Jacob Isaacs, Hannah Kimmel, Makayla Gilbert and Lauren Baker.
The following students were recognized as recipients of the National Power of One Degree for FCCLA and are eligible to attend the national meeting in Nashville in July as well: Sara Baker, Samantha Baker, Carly Fugman, Alyssa Ginn, Emma Skipworth, Jessica Sawyers, Brett Long, William Kusche, Matthew Abney, Jenna Canter, Kaili Carson, Tyler Wells, Allie Holt, Christina Francis and Jung-Ho Kim. These students are part of Alesia Sallee's life-skills class and completed five modules for personal improvement, family relations, career investigation, leadership skills and promoting FCCLA.
Anyone wishing to help support the members who cannot afford the trip may contribute to a scholarship fund at West Jessamine Middle school by contacting Ms. Alesia Sallee at 859-885-2244 ext. 2131.
West jazz band hosts event April 19
Enjoy an evening out with the West Jessamine jazz band and guest Dave Baker at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 19, at the Jessamine Career and Technical Center. The event includes jazz entertainment, dessert, a silent auction, and guest speaker Dave Baker of WKYT. All proceeds will support the West Jessamine band program. Email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
West High band gets distinguished rating
The West Jessamine High School symphonic band received a unanimous distinguished rating at the Kentucky Music Educator's Association (KMEA) District 10 large-ensemble assessment at the Center for Rural Development in Somerset on Tuesday. The band performed a prepared program of literature in addition to "sight-reading" an unprepared work for four music adjudicators.
The prepared repertoire consisted of "Manhattan Beach" by John Philip Sousa, "A Sussex Mummer's Christmas Carol" by Percy Grainger, and "Third Suite" by Robert Jager. The four adjudicators awarded the West Jessamine band a unanimous distinguished rating, which is the highest rating a concert ensemble may be awarded.
The rating is the fourth consecutive unanimous distinguished rating for the West Jessamine symphonic band.
Head Start hosting enrollment April 18
Jessamine County Head Start will hold an open enrollment Thursday, April 18, from 9 a.m. until noon. Enrollment will be held at the center, located at 1330 Drake Lane in Wilmore.
To be eligible, your child must turn 3 or 4 on or before Oct. 1, 2013. Staff will be on-site to approve applications. Please bring your child's birth certificate (certified or hospital) and proof of income. Call 859-858-2585 if you would like more information or directions to the center.
West High choir gets distinguished rating
The West Jessamine High School concert choir attended the District 7 KMEA festival on Tuesday, March 19, and revived a distinguished rating on their performance from all three judges as well as a distinguished rating in sight reading.
JCTC in middle of college-visit season
The Center for College and Career Readiness at Jessamine Career and Technology Center has already sponsored four college trips this spring and has six more on the schedule through the first week of May.
Center staff Vanessa Ruda and Carla Palmer said current high-school juniors are the primary targets for college planning during the spring and that those students should be planning now for college.
"We encourage college-bound students to visit the campuses of at least three colleges or universities before committing to any one," Ruda said. "Applying to the school — and even being accepted to the school — does not commit you to attend there. However, not applying to the school will prevent a student from being eligible to receive scholarships specific to that college or university and potentially other financial aid, as well."
Many schools begin accepting applications for the fall 2014 semester as early as August 2013. Early application typically means early acceptance, greater eligibility for certain scholarships and a jump start on a student's ability to ultimately make an educated college selection.
So far this spring, many students have taken advantage of JCTC-sponsored campus visits to the University of Kentucky, BCTC's Cooper and Danville campuses, and Eastern Kentucky University. Students must meet admission requirements for the college they wish to visit, be in good standing with their current classes, receive permission from each of their teachers, and have no disciplinary or truancy issues in order to participate.
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Juniors and currently undecided seniors should stop by the center on the second floor of the JCTC for college-admission requirements, campus-visit registration and other details. Students or parents are also free to call Palmer or Ruda at 859-881-8324, or email Palmer at firstname.lastname@example.com or Ruda at email@example.com.


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Students traveling abroad under the auspices of The University of Iowa are required to register their travel with Study Abroad, and to submit paperwork pertaining to health, safety, and liability issues, including a photocopy of their passport.
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SAN DIEGO The Navy says a 25-year-old man found dead in his San Diego apartment was an officer serving on a missile cruiser.
Navy Lt. Rick Chernitzer told http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jan/28/man-found-slain-in-mission-valley-a-navy-officer/">U-T San Diego on Monday that the man, Ensign Jonathan Jake Tenorio of Guam, was a graduate of the Naval Academy in Annapolis.
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After posting, I went back and looked at the page some more. Turns out I had not scrolled down far enough... These newfangled computer thingys... I can't run them...
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Tuesday marked the first day of the 2013 spring semester at Mt. San Jacinto College campuses, and nearly all seats were taken, a college spokeswoman is reporting.
MSJC's 1,700-square-mile district runs from Temecula to the San Gorgonio Pass, and classes for the spring 2013 semester opened with 14,304 students filling 93 percent of the seats in the district overall, said Karin Marriott, MSJC spokeswoman.
"The San Gorgonio Pass Campus saw 96 percent of its seats filled. At the Temecula Education Complex, 95 percent of the seats were taken. At the Menifee Valley Campus, 94 percent of the seats were filled and 91 percent of the seats at the San Jacinto Campus were taken. Online classes were nearly full at 96 percent," Marriott said.
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Guns and Ammo magazine ranked Arizona the best state to carry a concealed weapon based on several factors, such as legal requirements to carry, application fees, and license reciprocity with other states.
Utah came in 9-points behind Arizona in second, followed by Wyoming, New Hampshire and Vermont rounding out the top 5. Washington D.C., one of the nation's worst areas for gun crime, came in dead last.
Arizona does not require a concealed carry license for state residents to own or carry a firearm – open or concealed. The state's licensing fees are among the lowest, as are the state's training requirements before residents can obtain an optional handgun license.
Although well-publicized gun crimes have heightened the political atmosphere in favor of tightening gun laws, states have generally loosened restrictions on gun ownership over the past decade.
Earlier in the year, Guns and Ammo ranked Arizona as the best state for gun owners, citing the border state's relaxed laws on ownership and the absence of any licensing requirements. Once again, Washington D.C. brings up the rear with the most restrictive gun laws in the nation.