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Changes may also be made during Open Enrollment periods. Health care membership and/or flexible spending account changes are also allowed within 60 days of a qualifying mid-year event.
- VRS Optional Life Insurance - 31 days
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Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Services' (IRS) Code allows employees to choose certain pre-tax benefits as an alternative to taxable monetary compensation. Employees are eligible to enroll within 30 days of employment. This is a fiscal year (July - June) program. There is a $3.65 monthly administrative fee for participation in one or both FSAs.
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Full-time and part-time Classified employees are automatically enrolled in the VRS. Faculty have the option to choose the VRS or the ORP.
The Virginia Retirement System is a defined benefit plan with a formula to calculate retirement benefits. The employee contribution is 5% of your salary. You are vested after 5 years of VRS service. VRS benefits are paid in addition to any other retirement income you receive, including Social Security.
If you were hired on or before June 30, 2010, and were vested by Jan 1, 2013, you are in VRS Plan I.
If you were not vested by Jan 1, 2013, you are in VRS Plan 1. http://www.retire.org/members/benefits/index.asp
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The ORP is a defined contribution plan. If you were hired on or before June 30, 2010, and you have an account balance, the employee contribution is $10 and the University contribution is 10.4%
If you were hired on or after July 1, 2010, the employee contribution is 5% and the University contribution is 8.5%.
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Additional optional life insurance is available and is administered by the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) and underwritten by Minnesota Life Insurance Company. It is available for employees and their spouses and dependents. Premiums are paid by the employee through payroll deduction. http://web1.lifebenefits.com/public/lbwcm/56740.pdf
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Long-term Care Insurance is offered to full-time employees and employees who work at least 20 hours per week. Coverage is available for the employee and eligible family members. Employees enrolling within 60 days of hire do not have to complete a health care questionnaire. Information about the Genworth long-term care plan is available on this web site:
Long-Term Disability
Long-term disability insurance helps to protect your income if you are disabled due to injury or illness. The plan provides up to 60% of your basic monthly earnings after 180 days of disability. Long-term disability is offered to full-time employees. Employees enrolling within 31 days of hire do not have to complete a health care questionnaire. http://www.varetire.org/members/benefits/long-term-care/Voluntary-Long-Term-Care/index.asp
Personal Accident Insurance
Personal Accident Insurance is offerred to full-time employees, their spouses and dependent children. Accident insurance can help you pay expenses if you or your eligible family members are seriously injured or killed in a covered accident.
Legal Resources
Legal Resources is offerred to full-time employees. The Legal Resources Plan covers the attorney fees for the most commonly used legal services. The plan covers you, your spouse and your dependents and there are no usage limitation, co-pays or deductibles for the fully covered services. http://www.legalresources.com
Tax Sheltered Annuities
Full-time employee and part-time employees who work at least 20 hours per week are eligible. TSA's provide employess with a retirement savings plan to supplement other retirement programs such as the Virginia Retirement System (VRS), Optional Retirement Plan (ORP) and/Social Security.
Deferred Compensation for State Employees
The Deferred Compensation Plan (457) allows you to save additional money towards retirement on a tax-deferred basis. This plan is available to full and part-time employees.
Employer Cash Match Contributions
Full-time and part-time salaried employees enrolled in VRS Plans 1 or 2 or ORP Plans 1 or 2 and contribute to either a 403b or 457 are eligible for an Employer Cash Match contribution.
The cash match contribution is 50% of the employee contribution up to a maximum of $20 per pay period. For example to earn the full cash match an employee must contribute $40 per pay period.
Full-time and part-time salaried employees enrolled in the VRS Hybrid Retirement Plan must contribute the maximum 4% voluntary contribution in order to be eligible for the Employer Cash Match contributions.
Part-time employees are not eligible for Employer Cash Match contributions.
Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation will pay medical bills and reimburse for lost wages in the event of a covered work-related accident/injury. Immediately report work related accidents or injuries to your supervisor.
Tuition Assistance
Tuition assistance is available to:
- Full-time employees who have been employed for at least one year by the application deadline.
- Part-time Classified and Hourly employees who have been employed for at least three years by the application deadline.
- Income must not exceed $89,000.00
Forms and program information for all tuition assistance programs.
See ODU Policy 6400
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federally mandated program that was signed into law on February 5, 1993 and amended by the National Defense Authorization Act on January 28, 2008. Enforcement actions under FMLA can be brought by either the United States Department of Labor or individual employees.
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Funeral services have been set for a Clayton County sheriff's deputy killed Wednesday in the line of duty.
Richard "Rick" Joseph Daly, 55, died after being shot during a traffic stop at East Fayetteville and Walker roads. Daly was assisting in the service of felony warrants on Veasna Jonathan Bun, 17, of Riverdale. Arrest warrants issued to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation allege Bun got out of a car and opened fire on Daly. Bun is charged with murder in Daly's death.
Daly is the first countywide law enforcement officer in Clayton to die by gunshot in the line of duty.
The viewing will be held Wednesday, June 27, from 9 a.m., to 9 p.m., at Tara Garden Chapel, 681 North Ave. in Jonesboro. The funeral will be held Thursday, June 28 at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Jonesboro on Church Street.
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A performance of Agatha Christie's play Black Coffee had to be abandoned halfway through after lighting gremlins struck the stage last night.
An electrical fault meant lights down at Eastbourne's Devonshire Park Theatre shortly before the second interval.
Argus reviewer Tony Flood said there was still some emergency lighting on stage which made it resemble an evening scene, and the lights in the rest of the theatre appeared to be working.
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I find I can't quite let go of Harry Potter.
First let me confess: Though I once was one of those slightly scary adults who went out and bought Harry Potter books on the day they were released - and read them with the excitement of a 10-year-old - I never made it through The Order of the Phoenix. Not because it's the longest book in the series, clocking in at 870 pages, but because I felt it was bloated and took way too long to get moving. Perhaps there were other reasons: Too much to read for work, too little patience?
I still feel that way, but seeing the new Deathly Hallows 2 has sent me scurrying back to Phoenix and the final two books in the series, which I've never read. Hundreds of books demand my attention, and yet Rowling has captured my attention and clearly will hold it hostage until I finish Half Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows.
Such is the power of Potter.
Deathly Hallows 2 is a terrific film, the best moviegoing experience I've had in ages. Look at Professor McGonagall (Maggie Smith) over there, throwing down with the forces of evil! But though it's thrilling and enchanting and immensely fulfilling, executed just about perfectly by the filmmakers and actors and screenwriters, Rowling's magnetism is what gets us in the end. I want to see the movie again and will, no doubt. But I also want to stay immersed in the heady joy of what is plain great storytelling. I don't want this feeling to end, even though the story has.
And so I return to the books I haven't read. I'm completely enjoying Phoenix this time round (skipped those troubling first 100 pages or so). Guess what! It gets better. I'm laughing at Fred and George Weasley's antics with the fireworks and their flip-off to Professor Umbridge when she demands they be flogged for creating a swamp in the halls; wincing at Harry's horrified discovery that his dad was something of a jerk at 15 (much like Harry himself in this particular book); grimacing over the bullying of young Snape (always my favorite character, with Hermione a close second); mourning the loss of - well, I won't say, in the interest of not spoiling anything, although by now if you don't know how Phoenix ends, what have you been doing for the past few years?
I can't imagine what it's like for kids who grew up with these books, anticipating each new release, arguing over who in the family got to read it first. I don't know if we'll see another phenomenon like Harry Potter in our lifetimes (though Suzanne Collins' compelling Hunger Games series makes a respectable stab at it), though I like to believe imagination is not a finite thing. No one on earth has done more to introduce kids to the pleasures of reading than Rowling, and I salute her for it. And I'll happily welcome the next Rowling when she comes along.


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Gun are a hard rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. They are best known for their cover of Cameo's "Word Up!". History: Early career: Originally called Blind Allez, then for a short time 'Phobia', GUN were formed in 1987 by Giuliano Gizzi (guitar) and Cami Morlotti (bass), with Mark Rankin (vocals), Alan Thornton (drums) and David Aitken (guitar). Signed in 1988 by A&M Records the band line-up changed after Thornton, Morlotti and Aitken parted company with them and new recruits Dante Gizzi, Scott Shields and Baby Stafford joined. In the studio, Jim McDermott (Kevin McDermott Orchestra, Simple Minds and The Silencers), provided drums on the albums Taking On the World and Gallus. Debut album Taking On the World was also released this year. Rankin's cousin Sharleen Spiteri, of fellow Scottish band Texas and ex drummer Thornton contributed backing vocals to several songs on the album. The single "Better Days" from the album made the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart. Gun toured the US and supported The Rolling Stones on their European Urban Jungle Tour of 1990. Tours with Bon Jovi and Def Leppard followed shortly after. Mainstream success: After the band had signed to A&M records in 1988, they began recording Taking On the World, the credited lineup being Mark Rankin on vocals, Guliano Gizzi on guitar, Stephen "Baby" Stafford on guitar, "Dante Gizzi" on bass, and Scott Shields on drums. The album was released on July 5, 1989 to warm reception. The album featured the single "Better Days" which was a hit in England, landing them the first of many appearances on the British Television show Top Of The Pops. Videos were subsequently made for the songs "Inside Out", "Money (Everybody Loves Her", "Taking On The World" and "Shame On You", as well as the aforementioned "Better Days". All of the videos were compiled onto a commercially released video tape entitled "Taking On the World : THE VIDEOS". In late 89, it was announced that GUN was to support The Rolling Stones on their 1990 Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour through Europe. Alex Dickson replaced Stafford before GUN departed to support The Rolling Stones on their 1990 European tour, supporting their Steel Wheels album. In 1991, after the tour for Taking On the World had concluded, GUN entered the studio with producer Kenny MacDonald (who produced the band's debut album) to record their second record entitled Gallus (album), of which the single "Steal Your Fire" was a minor hit. Spiteri and Thornton again contributed backing vocals to the album. Both Dickson and Shields left before the release of Swagger (Gun album), Dickson still being featured on the Swagger record albeit an uncredited appearance throughout the album, recorded before leaving to join Bruce Dickinson's solo band in 1994, leaving Giuliano to end up taking over all guitar duties. Mark Kerr (brother of Jim Kerr, lead singer of Simple Minds who coincidentally were on A&M in North America) replaced Scott Shields on drums. Swagger was easily their most successful album, propelled by the success of their version of "Word Up!" The single was a Top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart, charted well in many other territories and won an MTV award for best cover version. "Don't Say It's Over" was also fairly successful, but not to the extent of "Word Up!". Decline and split: The band took a break and returned three years later with yet another new drummer, Stuart Kerr (formerly of Texas), a keyboard player, Irvin Duguid, a revised name (G.U.N. - the reason given at the time, was to distance the band's name from the Dunblane shooting incident and to show some sensitivity to those involved, as Rankin explained in an interview for the website dotmusic.com) and a new album 0141 632 6326 produced by INXS keyboard player Andrew Farriss. However, the album sold poorly in comparison to Swagger, peaking at No. 32 in the UK Albums Chart. Many fans and even some of the band blame the overproduction of Farriss for the failure of the album . Demos of some of the songs exist such as "Crazy You" and "My Sweet Jane" that show how the album was intended to sound before Andrew Farriss took over the production helm, showcasing a continuation of sorts of the "Swagger" era sound. The band split in 1997 and aside from a few one-off reunion gigs in 1998 (Paradise Garage, Lisbon, Portugal) and 1999 (Scotland Rocks for Kosovo charity event), had not been active as a unit before reforming, with Toby Jepson as guest vocalist, for a Rockradio charity gig in January 2008. Two new Gun CDs were released (The Collection and The River Sessions - a double live CD) during their hiatus, and all the previous individual members went on to other projects within the music industry. An official fan site was set up, in agreement with the band, with previous and current members of the band participating in live web chats and contributing to the forums from time to time. Reformation and future: In January 2008 Joolz and Dante Gizzi played a set of GUN songs, with Jepson guesting on vocals, and Alan Thornton on drums at the 'Garage' in Glasgow, Scotland. The gig was organised by 96.3 Rock Radio in aid of the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy charity. In April 2008, GUN announced on Rockradio that they were to reform and confirmed that Jepson would join the band on a permanent basis, replacing Mark Rankin as vocalist, who gave his blessing to the reformation and new line-up. Thornton also returned to his original position as drummer until being replaced by Gordon McNeil in October 2008. They played several festival dates before launching their own headline tour. New material has also been recorded, with a release to coincide with the 20th anniversary of their first album, Taking On the World. In May 2008, GUN played the Rockradio Manchester launch festival. This was followed by an appearance at Rockers, Midland Street, Glasgow, Scotland on the 11 July 2008 as a warm up for their appearance on the main stage at the 2008 T in the Park music festival, the following day. After playing a couple of warm-up gigs in 2008 at Vivaz, Scarborough and Tackeroo, Cannock, GUN played two 'one night only' concerts at Shepherds Bush Empire, London and The ABC, Glasgow on 2 December. At the Glasgow gig, original members Jools and Dante Gizzi were reunited on stage with early GUN drummer, Scott Shields. Shields replaced McNeil for one song, "Better Days". Shields also played drums, along with McNeil, at the aftershow warm-down at Rockers, Glasgow. 2009 would have seen GUN play the Castle Rock festival in Caldicot, Wales and the Indie Guitar Festival, Oxfordshire but both events were cancelled due to the ongoing economic downturn. They subsequently went out on tour and played venues in Inverness, Aberdeen and Edinburgh in May 2009. The Inverness gig saw the debut of "Let Your Hair Down" which the band then went on to play at both subsequent venues in Aberdeen and Edinburgh. York and Wolverhampton dates were completed in June. The band then played the Derrame Rock Festival in Asturias, Spain on 11 July 2009. A concert in Wiesen, Austria was followed in October by a return to Spain with five dates in Valencia, Madrid, Gijon, Bilbao and Barcelona, and three consecutive dates at Club Pacific Rock in Paris. November saw the band play Lisbon, Portugal. The band also played the Hard Rock Hell Festival in Prestatyn, North Wales on 4 December 2009. The Prestatyn Festival was preceded in November by a UK tour. 2010 saw McNeil leave GUN to concentrate on his own project, GoGoBot. He was replaced by Paul McManus, previously of the bands La Paz and 'No Dice'. GUN supported Lynyrd Skynyrd on the UK leg of their 2010 tour, and followed this with the Popkiller Part 1 tour to promote their new mini-album of the same name. On 28 June 2010, Jepson announced he was stepping down as GUN's singer due to other commitments. The statement was reproduced on the official GUN website the same day with an additional statement by Jools and Dante Gizzi confirming Jepson's departure. They also stated the band's future would be considered and that updates on this would follow in due course. Shortly after this the official website was removed and a placeholder page was left in its place. Copies of both announcements were made available on the official fan page In late July 2010, the Gun website was updated. It was announced that Dante Gizzi would move from bass guitar to lead vocals and a new bass player was confirmed in October 2010 as Derek Brown, former guitar technician for the band during the "Swagger" tour. GUN's first gigs with the new line-up took place on 31 January and 1 February 2011 at the ABC2 in Glasgow. GUN played three gigs in December 2011, The Twa Tam's in Perth and King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, giving fans a taster of the new album (due out in 2012) with their new tracks "Last Train to Central" and "14 Stations". GUN also introduced their latest addition to the band, ex El Presidente guitarist Johnny McGlynn. On 28 February 2012, it was announced that Gun were due to play at the Download 2012 festival. In 2013 it was noted by GUN fans that bass player Derek Brown was not present in the lineup for gigs in both London and Glasgow. Despite fans of the band asking if he had left the band, no confirmation or reasons for his absence were forthcoming from official band sources. GUN's latest work has moved to a pop rock sound with the introduction of keyboards, synthesizer and saxophone and move away from driving guitars and heavy drumming, with Dante stating in a Daily record interview the following - "We did Download last year and enjoyed it. There were 10,000 people standing in a tent for us and we went down really well, but we looked around at other bands there, metal stuff, and it's not our scene" and "One of them, No Wrong Turn, sounds phenomenal. It's a bit different. It's not your out-and-out rock. Gun were never like that anyway, we always had a bit of a varied sound. You could never pigeonhole the band." also "It has a sound I think people may recognise musically from the past, but it takes a different turn. I listen to a lot of new stuff and a lot of dance, and I think that is what makes it a bit different." Several reviewers have also referred to GUN's last album as pop rock, with Alan Holloway of RockUnited stating the following: "Whilst it's hard to get too excited, I can see this album hanging about for some time as a good one to play when I just want to kick back and listen to some good, uncomplicated upbeat pop rock." Outside projects and work: In 2005, Dante Gizzi resurfaced in the glam rock band El Presidente. Thornton also collaborated on the band's debut album, playing nine of the drum tracks. Jools Gizzi, Thornton and Morlotti 2006 joined up in 2006 to reform as 'Blind Allez', along with singer Peter Scallan and guitarist Ian Murray. Gizzi also collaborated with Deacon Blue and Texas as well as contributing in the studio to El Presidente. Dante and Giuliano Gizzi have also collaborated with Rosie and the Goldbug, co-writing two songs for the group's eponymous 2008 debut album. Shields has contributions to the films Black Hawk Down and Bend It Like Beckham and was also playing and touring with Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros until Strummer's death. Shields and other members of the band put the finishing touches to Strummer's last album. Stafford recorded an EP under his own name in 1994 called Paper Love Maker, which also featured Shields on drums. He later played with the band 'Breaker'. Dickson has played with Bruce Dickinson, Emma Bunton, Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris since leaving GUN, and is also a member of the rock supergroup Sack Trick. Rankin is currently working for Mercury Records in London promoting up and coming bands. Mark Kerr is currently living and working in Paris. He has been collaborating with many acts including Sly Silver Sly, Regency Buck, Scanners, Jackos One, Mellow, Bob's Symphonic Orchestra, Cathy Burton and DJ Daniele Tignino. He has also played drums on occasion for Simple Minds and for Les Rita Mitsouko. McNeil also writes, produces and plays drums for Glasgow pop act GoGoBot, a project he started in 2008. Toby Jepson previously fronted Little Angels and had a brief spell fronting Fastway as well as releasing solo material and touring as a solo artist.
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Reports: Steelers restructure contracts, expected to cut Ward
The Steelers spent the week cutting their 2012 salary-cap numbers and appear ready to part ways with veteran WR Hines Ward.
Steelers reach new deal with LB Timmons
After having re-signed OLB LaMarr Woodley in early August, the Steelers reached an agreement on a new contract for ILB Lawrence Timmons on Tuesday.
Timmons making big impact on Steelers' defense
Steelers RILB Lawrence Timmons entered the season with the goal of being better against the run — and has he ever been.
The Steelers and Timmons have agreed to a new six-year contract. The deal, announced early Tuesday, will pay Timmons $50 million through 2016. Timmons is the second linebacker to sign an extension with the Steelers in the last month.||||||| Timmons, selected with the 15th overall pick of the 2007 NFL Draft, had 95 tackles and three sacks last season.
Timmons is expected to play against the Bears, although it is uncertain whether he will start.||||||| Timmons left practice early Wednesday and didn't sound optimistic about playing, but went through full practices Thursday and Friday.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Timmons was back on the practice field Monday for the first time since he injured his groin in the first week of training camp.||||||| Timmons was the Steelers first-round pick and is considered a likely replacement for Joey Porter.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Timmons' groin injury is nothing more than an aggravation.||||||| It is uncertain when Timmons will return to action, but the rookie is expected to work with the team trainer.
Timmons, an outside linebacker who is practicing at Joey Porter's old position, reinjured his groin Thursday during the first of a pair of two-hour practices and will be out indefinitely.||||||| Timmons initially hurt himself May 11 and had not practiced again until this week. Timmons is expected to press former backup James Harrison for playing time at right outside linebacker, Porter's position before he was released by Pittsburgh and signed with Miami in March.


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Packing for Your Next Hike!
I've packed many a backpack over the years for our adventure races and ultra runs, which means I've uttered many a curse word while lamenting the fact that I put something important at the bottom of my pack, in an inconvenient spot, or exposed it to loss/damage. So to keep you from having to wash your own mouth out with soap on the trail, here is the good, the bad and the not so pretty about how to pack, what to bring, and where to put it for your next big hike!
The Pack
For a day hike, you will rarely need anything bigger than a 20 liter pack. For multiple day hikes, a 30 to 60 liter will be the call. The most important factors for me when choosing a pack are: lightweight, durable material, LOTS of mesh pockets on the outside of the pack (back, sides, top), big pockets on the waist belt on both sides, pockets on the shoulder straps (can you tell I'm a fan of outside pockets? Easy access, baby!), a solid enough waist belt to carry the bulk of the weight, the ability to easily dry and drain, and last but not least, how it fits on my body.
The Must Haves
For a Day Hike:
*Balaclava (it's that funny hood that makes you look like you're robbing a bank :) --for temperature control. My FAVORITE piece of gear. I also cover my mouth and breathe through it to control cold/dry/dusty-air-induced bronchitis and asthma. I usually wear one around my neck for the duration of the adventure.
*Lightweight cycling type gloves--quick temperature control and hand protection
*Bivvy space blanket (sleeping bag style). My favorite is the Adventure Medical Kit Thermo-lite--90% chance you won't need this on a day hike, but it's worth it for that 10% chance that you or a friend will need it!
*Blister kit--duct tape, sportslick (or Vaseline) to prevent friction, mini scissors, and "Glacier Gel" blister dressing
*100 Oz water bladder AND water bottles. When it comes to hydration, "one is none". It's too much of a risk to only have one container. Stuff happens.
*Headlamp (always. no matter how long you plan to be gone). Even well-planned day hikes often become post sunset "adventures".
*Cell phone (and/or SPOT device) with waterproof bag/case.
*Waterproof bags in 2 sizes (for food, clothes, cell phone). I like Alosaks for general use. They're tougher than a Ziploc but lighter and less bulky than a 'dry bag'.
*Waterproof (at least windproof) jacket. Some great ones: the Merrell Mariposa or Pangea Shell
*Wet Wipes
*Pocket knife
Add for overnight hikes/camping
*3 season lightweight tent
*Small stove and pot to boil water
*Lightweight sleeping bag (I love the tiny ones by Macpac for summer)
*Alpine Aire dehydrated meals
*Waterproof 'Dry Bags' (with roll down top) to keep your food, extra socks, and warm clothes dry if it rains.
*Medical kit with antihistamines, anti-inflammatory, bandages, Imodium, aspirin, etc
* Lightweight fleece top (Merrell Fractal) and dry bottoms (light pants or tights). It's important to be able to get warm and dry, especially for sleeping and recovery.
Pack It UP!
The inside of the pack should be filled with items you will not need until you have a planned stop to eat or camp. The heavier items should go at the bottom so that you bear more weight on your hips than on your shoulders. Build from the bottom of the pack to the top based on the weight of each item as well as the likelihood you will need access to that particular item while you are hiking. For example:
*At the bottom (heavier items you don't need immediate access to)
--Sleeping bag and mat
--Lunch/dinner/evening meals (not your snack food)
--Cooking gear
* In the middle
--Medical kit
--Dry socks, fleece layer, and additional dry clothes--all inside a waterproof bag
--Waterproof shell jacket
--Water bladder in its vertical sleeve along your back (if your pack has a sleeve. I like sleeves because they hold your water in the best gravity-fed position)
*At the top (lighter things you may need access to while hiking)
--Additional snack food (that won't fit on the outside of your pack)
--Warm hat/balaclava and warm gloves
--Additional maps
--Cell phone and/or GPS (in a waterproof bag)
The outside of a pack is the most important part! That's because you are going to pack it with everything you may need access to while hiking. If you have chosen the right pack and packed it correctly, you should be able to continue to eat, drink, get warm, get cool, fix your feet, protect your head/hands/skin/lips and go to the little girl and boy's room without ever having to stop to dig into your pack! Your hiking mates will be happy you're organized so that the forward momentum of the group isn't slowed down every time someone has to pee, eat, drink, find their headlamp, fix their feet, find their warm hat, etc. Can you imagine all of the individual stops? You'd never get "there"! The other beautiful thing about lots of outside pockets is that your hiking buddies can come right up next to you and hand you the food you can't reach without even skipping a beat. And they can stash THEIR food in the rear mesh of your pack too, so their little mini bar of snacks is always within arm's reach without having to contort themselves into some kind of yoga maneuver to reach into their own side mesh pockets. In races, I often ate more food out of my teammates' packs than my own. ;) Plus, OPF (Other People's Food) is far more interesting than yours by about halfway through any adventure. So share the food, share the love.
Here's how I like to organize my outside pockets:
*Rear mesh pocket
--Helmet (if riding, climbing, or potential rock fall is on the agenda)
--Resupply stash of my chips, trail mix, Cheetos, etc. These move from the rear mesh to the side pockets during any short stops on the trail as I deplete my easily accessible supply
--Tow line made of mini bungee cord and a carabineer so you can share your strength with a teammate by attaching it to the front of their pack
*Side mesh pockets
--Right side mesh: salty/fatty snacks
--Left side mesh: sweet snacks
Then you can choose what you crave at the moment and know where it is without looking! In the beginning of a hike, I reach for sweets. By halfway through, I'm much more attracted to salty/fatty snacks
*Waist belt pockets
--Hard Candy (spearmint, ginger, cough drops, jawbreakers, gummy bears) for quick energy and for helping out your pals when they don't feel great. No matter how funky you feel, you can always suck on candy to get you home!
--Wet Wipes in a baggie
--Blister Kit--make this accessible so you can quickly fix your feet or your friend's feet before the blisters get worse! If this is deep in your pack, you'll be much less inclined to use it.
--Pill bottle with electrolyte caps (I like Sustain by Zee Medical), ibuprofen, Excedrin
--Lip balm and mini sunscreen
*Shoulder strap pockets
--Money, ID and/or credit card
--Dental floss--yes, I know this sounds crazy. But I had a teammate who always brought a piece of floss, and not only did he get the jerky out of his teeth with it, we used it to fix many a broken bike or piece of gear!
Have the best time out there, my friends! And remember that a happy camper is a prepared and efficiently-packed camper--who also has lots of friends to cover their butts when they're not. :) 'Together' is the best way to make sure we stay safe, stay healthy, and all come home in one can't-wait-for-the-next-adventure piece!
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Set high in the Paektu-San Mountains of North Korea, the Initiation Add-On follows a young Bruce Wayne as he faces his ultimate test.
Batman: Arkham Origins: Personal Mission Launch Trailer
This trailer showcases Black Mask, the feared gang leader and powerful mob boss in Gotham, now controlling the city's criminal underworld.
Batman: Arkham Origins: Official Gameplay Walkthrough
17 minute gameplay walkthrough video features senior producer Ben Mattes and gameplay director Michael McIntyre at WB Games Montréal.
Batman: Arkham Origins: TV Spot
Depicts the transformation from Bruce Wayne's dark childhood to his position as the feared crime-fighting hero.
Batman: Arkham Origins: Deathstroke Gameplay Trailer
The latest trailer for Batman's next epic reveals the new '100-to-1' gameplay mode.
Batman: Arkham Origins: Nowhere to Run
Showcasing the indomitable super villains hell-bent on taking down the Bat and gives a first look at Firefly, one of the eight assassins featured in Batman: Arkham Origins.
Batman: Arkham Origins: Batman: Arkham Origins Multiplayer Reveal Trailer.
Batman: Arkham Origins shows off its brand new multiplayer mode.
Batman: Arkham Origins: Copperhead Reveal Trailer
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment reveals Copperhead as one of the eight assassins featured in Batman: Arkham Origins.
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Tom Pellisero (via 1500ESPN.com):
Francisco Liriano may only have one more start to get on track.
Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire told 1500 ESPN on Friday the team is stretching out Kevin Slowey on his rehabilitation assignment and could swap him into Liriano's spot in the rotation if the left-hander struggles again in his next outing.
"We've been talking about our options with him, and the first option is trying to get him right and relaxed out there," Gardenhire said of Liriano, who is 1-4 with a 9.13 earned-run average, 18 walks and 18 strikeouts in 23 2/3 innings over five starts this season.
When I see something like this, my first reaction is that the guy's probably hurt. I can't tell you how many dozens, perhaps hundreds of times over the years some pitcher has been pitching completely out of character, and it takes everyone a few weeks to figure out there's something physically wrong with him.
The walks are up, the strikeouts are down, the home runs are up ... If there's any saving grace, it's that we're talking about just 24 innings. But Liriano didn't have a 24-inning stretch anything like this last season.
Management hasn't seemed thrilled with Liriano for some time now. Maybe it all started last fall, when he couldn't hold that 3-0 lead against the Yankees in the Division Series. Early in spring training, management questioned Liriano's off-season conditioning. He didn't pitch poorly in camp, but he didn't pitch particularly well, either.
Now, this.
You can't blame everyone for worrying.
Consider ... Entering this season, the Twins' four marquee players were Liriano, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, and Joe Nathan. Liriano has one win, Nathan has lost his job, Mauer and Morneau have combined to score six runs.
Maybe this just isn't the Twins' year.
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Secretary Duncan to Visit Boston, Roxbury, Reading and Worcester, Mass. Trip to Spotlight Budget's Key Investments in Education That Would Create Opportunity for Every Child
Assistant Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier to Give Keynote Remarks at Rhode Island Senate Economic Summit
Brenda Dann-Messier, assistant secretary for vocational and adult education, will give keynote remarks at the annual Rhode Island Senate Economic Summit on Monday, March 10, at the Community College of Rhode Island in Providence. She will discuss the administration's priorities around workforce development, education and traini
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Visit University of Maryland, Baltimore County to Discuss the University's Leadership in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and David J. Johns, executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans, will visit University of Maryland at Baltimore County (UMBC) to meet with school leaders and students to highlight how the school has become a leader in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.
U.S. Secretary of Education to Give Remarks at National League of Cities' 2014 Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will give brief remarks during the opening general session of the National League of Cities' (NLC) Congressional City Conference on Monday, March 10, in Washington, D.C. His remarks will focus on strengthening partnerships among federal and local governments, schools, families and other organizations.
U.S. Secretaries Duncan and Sebelius to Visit Child & Family Network Centers to Discuss President's Budget Proposal for Early Learning
U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius will visit a Child & Family Network Centers' (CFNC) site in Alexandria, Va., at 9:10 a.m. on Friday, March 7.
Director of Educational Technology to Participate in Panel Discussions at Annual South-by-Southwest Conference in Austin
Richard Culatta, director of the Office of Educational Technology, will participate in three sessions at the annual South-by-Southwest (SXSWedu) Conference in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday-Thursday, March 5-6 at the Hilton Austin Downtown Hotel in Austin.
Assistant Education Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier to Discuss Adult Literacy and Basic Skills at the Literacy Engagement Event in Cleveland
Brenda Dann-Messier, U.S. assistant secretary for the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, will be the featured speaker at The Literacy Engagement Event on Friday, Feb. 28 in Cleveland.
Department of Education's Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics to Participate in Community Conversations in Salt Lake City
The Rev. Brenda Girton-Mitchell, director of the Education Department's Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, along with the center's senior advisor Ken Bedell and Robert Gomez, an official with the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, will participate in a series of community conversations Thursday in Salt Lake City.
Office of Education Technology Director Richard Culatta to Participate on New America Foundation's Panel: Connected Communities in an Age of Digital Learning
Richard Culatta, director of the U.S. Education Department's office of education technology, will be a panelist at New America Foundation's forum: Connected Communities in an Age of Digital Learning, at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27, in Washington, D.C.
Director of Educational Technology to Participate in Online Discussion about Digital Learning
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Olympic spying: Queen's University expert
Queen's University School of Kinesiology and Health Studies professor emeritus Geoff Smith is available to talk about Olympic espionage and dirty tricks, and how they fit in the larger global culture of sport, where winning gold stands as the holy grail of national achievement.
Dr. Smith can give examples of espionage in sports, such as New England Patriot's spying on the New York Jets in 2007 or the McLaren Formula One race team receiving confidential technical information about Ferrari. Dr. Smith says spying in sports is much more common than the public realizes as elite athletes look to gain an edge over their competition.
"Winning gold medals now is part of a global spying game," says Dr. Smith.
Vincent Mosco (Sociology) – Dr. Mosco can speak about the political and economic controversies that inevitably accompany the Olympics, particularly their commercialization. Also, he can comment on protests and riots that could, potentially, disrupt the Games and the surface to air missiles that are being installed on some London apartment buildings. His faculty page can be found here.
Michael Tschakovsky (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) – Dr. Tschakovsky is available to comment on endurance performance and power performance as it refers to Olympic athletes. He is also an expert in the limits of the human body – what are the limits and what factors determine it. His faculty page can be found here.
Tracy Trothen (School of Religion) – Dr. Trothen is available to comment on new technologies in sport including super swim suits, cheetah legs and repoxygen, an illegal drug used by endurance athletes to boost red blood cell count. She can also talk about ethics and spirituality in sport. Her faculty page can be found here.
Sarah Barnes (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) – Ms Barnes is a PhD candidate studying the combined sociological and psychological perspectives on positive youth development and coaching. She has acted as a coach for basketball teams at a variety of levels, including working as the assistant coach of the Queen's Varsity Women's basketball team. She is available to comment on gender and sport as well as coaching.
Carolyn Harris (History) – Dr. Harris is available to speak about the British royal family and their current and past involvement in the Olympics. She is a teaching fellow at Queen's University and a royal history expert. She has written previously about members of the British royal family competing in Olympic events. Her website can be found here.
Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – Dr. Leuprecht is available to speak about security at the Olympics, the steps that have been taken to ensure safety at the Games, as well as any defense-related issues. He is a national and international security expert, cross-appointed to both Queen's University and the Royal Military College of Canada. His faculty page can be found here.
To arrange an interview, please contact communication officers Michael Onesi (office: 613.533.6000 ext. 77513, firstname.lastname@example.com) or Anne Craig (office: 613-533-2877, firstname.lastname@example.com) at Queen's University News and Media Services Department in Kingston, Ont., Canada.
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A few Rangers related thoughts and opinions to enjoy with afternoon lunch
Henrik Lundqvist hand another dominant (despite shortened) year in 2012-2013. He has been NYR's rock since 2005, but a decline is inevitable.
Just as I was barely coming to grips with the fact that my favorite team thought it was a good idea to sign Arron Asham (just barely, mind you), I was today asked to accept that Blueshirts United,...
Almost 1,000 men have played for the New York Rangers, but who were the best. Check out the best Blueshirts as selected based on the numbers they wore on Broadway.
Henrik Lundqvist just had the season of his career that culminated in winning the Vezina Trophy. His worth to the Rangers cannot be understated, but can he replicate his performance for last season...
The nominees for the George Vezina Trophy are announced
This one felt like a puck to the jewels, come commiserate with us
We accept most fans, sanity is not a requirement
Luckily for the Rangers, some of Lundqvist's best months of his career have come after February.
Marian Gaborik has been great this year...find out why he's making his case to being the MVP
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When Carlos Garcia gets home from work, he takes time to play with his children. He has a wife and three children, one who is battling a chronic lung condition. He doesn't speak much English though, because he grew up in another country.
"I'm from Mexico," Garcia said.
He's an undocumented immigrant who didn't have a driver's license when police recently asked for it during a check point.
"When I came to my house, the police came to me and he said he was going to take me to jail for two days. And I was there for two days, and then had to go to the immigration office," Garcia said.
Garcia has lived in South Carolina since 1999 but now may have to leave his family. He has a deportation date set for Oct. 7.
"My sons are living here and are born here. That's why I want to stay with them and take care of my kids," Garcia said.
To help him, a group called the North Carolina Dream Team, set-up a website and created a petition to get support for Garcia to stay in the Upstate.
"I wanted to thank everybody who is helping me to stay here," Garcia said.
The group cites what's called the Morton Memo, named after John Morton, former director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE. Members with the North Carolina Dream Team say Morton released a memo back in 2011 which urged the agency to use prosecutorial discretion.
Garcia said that check-point is the only arrest record he has. A spokesperson with ICE said the agency reviews these kind of cases very carefully.
Some of Garcia's supporters will meet at Saint Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Simpsonville on Friday, Sept. 6 at 2 p.m.
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Executive producer/showrunner Veena Sud will be coming back and, as expected, Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman will be reprising their roles, but Billy Campbell, Brent Sexton, and Michelle Forbes will not be coming back. So what will happen to Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder this time around? The plot, as revealed from AMC's press release: "A year after closing the Rosie Larsen case, Sarah Linden is no longer a detective. But when her ex-partner Stephen Holder's search for a runaway girl leads him to discover a gruesome string of murders that connects to a previous murder investigation by Linden, she is drawn back into the life she thought she'd left behind."
No word on when the show will start airing, though a fall release is most likely. We can only hope that the third season will indeed be a marked improvement over the last one, especially considering how much trouble the producers seemingly went through in order to get the show back on the air. AMC has decided to give the show a second chance, will you?
Kelly-Ann | March 9, 2013 10:19 PM
Absolutely loved this series; the mood, the mystery and the man...Joel K. Glad to know AMC is bringing it back. Season 1 was incredible. Season 2 had plenty to offer as well, but I agree that condensing it to one season per crime will pack more punch. The fall is an ideal season to roll out season 3. Looking forward to it.
jane | March 5, 2013 2:55 PM
Love this show.
james | January 16, 2013 10:13 AM
Jeez. You guys really hated The Killing didn't you? I don't get it. I thought it was an excellent show. The idea that its quality was somehow lessened because it took 2 seasons to reach the denoument is like saying (ok, sorta like saying) people only watch Chinatown, or any good mystery for the ending. It doesn't make sense to me. Like all good stories, the story was about the telling, not just the ending. It was two seasons of great drama, with a story driven as much by character development and revelations therein as its murder mystery plot. It made for a gripping show. One I kept tuning in for, in any case.


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The Taco Bell manager who was shot multiple times by a person wearing a mask outside the Taco Bell on Minstrel Way in Columbia is currently in stable condition at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, according to a spokesperson for the hospital.
The spokesperson said she was not able to comment further on his status.
Gary M. Graham, 42, of Columbia, was brought to shock trauma around 1 a.m. on Nov. 11 in critical condition after he was shot multiple times by one of two unknown masked people in the parking lot of the restaurant where he worked.
Police said on Monday they have no additional information about the two people involved in the shooting. The investigation is ongoing and no motive is known at this time, according to police.
Police are offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information related to the shooting. Police urge any residents with information to call them at 410-313-STOP (7867).
Taco Bell issued a statement calling the shooting "a completely senseless crime that has shocked us all. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victim and his family as he fights to recover."
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Honouring two Palestinian filmmakers at the Sarajevo Film Festival, British director Ken Loach branded the US as a "bully" and said cultural happenings supported by the Israeli state should be boycotted.
Other winners include Chef, The Hundred-Foot Journey and Stations of the Cross with a special mention for '71.
Behind the films in the running for awards every season are the teams ensuring they are seen and talked about by the right people. Louise Tutt meets the awards whisperers who help great work to stand out from the pack.
The hustling started a year and a half before David O Russell's American Hustle hit cinemas. Jeremy Kay speaks to the director and producers about the film's high-speed, high-stakes production.
Steve McQueen's 12 Years A Slave is a box-office hit in the US and has been attracting major awards attention, including 10 Bafta nominations. Andreas Wiseman speaks to the film-maker, star Chiwetel Ejiofor and other key members of the team about creating an unflinching film about slavery.
With 19 films submitted for the animated feature Oscar, John Hazelton explores how this year's crop points to the way animated features might evolve.
Jeremy Kay talks to the team behind Captain Phillips about the challenges and rewards of recreating a real-life drama for the big screen.
The EE British Academy Film Awards are a cornerstone of the awards season. Andreas Wiseman looks at how the Baftas keep a British flavour while growing globally.
Saving Mr Banks tells the inside story of how Walt Disney persuaded reluctant author PL Travers to let him film Mary Poppins. Sarah Cooper speaks to the film-makers about a project which, like the story, spanned Australia, the UK and Hollywood.
The Moet British Independent Film Awards celebrate the diverse output of the UK film industry, and provide a significant platform for films and film-makers.
With effects-heavy films more visible than ever and films across the board including more individual visual-effects shots, John Hazelton surveys this year's crowded field of awards contenders
The upcoming European Film Awards (Dec 7) will celebrate the diversity of European film-making, thanks to a voting body that refuses to follow the crowd. Louise Tutt looks at this year's contenders
Pulling together the financing for an epic about the civil-rights movement was not easy, but Lee Daniels' box-office hit The Butler has challenged conventional wisdom about audiences for African-American and political stories. John Hazelton reports.
For The Desolation of Smaug, the second part of his Hobbit trilogy, Peter Jackson had the tricky task of bringing the story's raging, intelligent dragon to life. He tells John Hazelton about how the second film brings certain freedoms.
Ron Howard talks about the challenges and rewards of returning to independent film-making with Formula 1 character study Rush. He also tells Wendy Mitchell about the adventure of his new film Heart Of The Sea.
Costume designer and production designer Catherine Martin talks about upping the ante for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby.
The August: Osage County ensemble is winning multiple nominations during this awards season. Director John Wells talks about cast concerns ahead of the shoot and why he insisted they all live together.
Paul Greengrass was drawn to Captain Phillips not only to work with Tom Hanks, but also to pay tribute to his merchant marine father.
The director talks to Jeremy Kay about why he knew Robert Redford was right for the challenging lead role in All Is Lost.
Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi come from wildly different backgrounds but find truth in their roles in Captain Phillips, they tell Jeremy Kay.
Enough Said is Nicole Holofcener's most commercial work yet, but stays true to the film-maker's devotion to character. She talks to Wendy Mitchell about working with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the late James Gandolfini.
Hugh Jackman took on darkest role yet for Prisoners' Keller Dover, he tells Jeremy Kay.
Jake Gyllenhaal tells Jeremy Kay how people like Detective Loki in Prisoners need to get their gangster on.
Joel and Ethan Coen tell Jeremy Kay about the musical collaborations behind Inside Llewyn Davis, and give an insight into life on the Coen brothers' set.
Oscar Isaac is one of 2013's breakout stars for his role as the titular conflicted musician in the Coen brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis. He talks to Jeremy Kay.
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It's Round 2 for Illinois and Indiana residents hoping that one ticket will set them up for the rest of their lives.
Ticket sales are starting to climb in Vermilion County as the drawing for a record Powerball jackpot gets closer. The jackpot — as of Tuesday evening — had reached $500 million or $327 million if taken in a lump sum. The total is $75 million more than the $425 million total accumulated Tuesday morning.
It's the second time this year lottery players have had a shot at a big jackpot. Eight months ago, a trio of ticket buyers split a $656 million Mega Millions jackpot to set a world lottery record.
In Rossville, customers at the Casey's General Store already were buying up tickets Tuesday morning in advance of Wednesday's drawing.
"It's crazy," said Casey's employee Sue McGee as she helped customers on Tuesday.
She said plenty of people already have started dreaming of winning big.
"It has been this way yesterday and the day before," she said of Powerball ticket sales. "I expect tomorrow to be ever better."
She compared the sales to the frenzy caused by the Mega Millions historic jackpot earlier this year.
While things are picking up at some places, not everybody, however, has jumped on the Powerball bandwagon just yet.
George Kumpuckal is owner of Lynch Travel Mart, 379 Lynch Dr. He said his business saw a big jump in ticket sales during the Mega Millions rush earlier this year.
That same excitement, however, hasn't materialized yet for the Powerball jackpot.
"We're expecting that, but not seeing it yet," he said of ticket sales. He characterized the sales up to this point as "about the same."
The Lynch Travel Mart is not alone. A Village Pantry worker in Georgetown said the store had sold only 16 tickets as of Tuesday morning. But the worker said things usually start to pick up as the drawing gets closer.
A worker at a filling station just across the Illinois-Indiana state line said the same thing, with ticket sales Tuesday morning there staying slow.
Illinois and Indiana are among 42 states that are part of the Powerball. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot: 1 in 175 million. A single ticket holds Powerball's current record of $365 million in 2006.
Multi-State Lottery Association has predicted a 60 percent chance that the Powerball jackpot will be won at tonight's drawing
The Powerball numbers are drawn every Wednesday and Saturday night with sales cut off at least an hour before the drawing.
A jackpot ticket must match the five white balls selected from 59 balls as well as one red ball selected from a drum of 35 balls.
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The Society is delighted to welcome longtime Board Member and Cultural Award recipient Brian O'Doherty, as he reads excerpts from his latest novel. The eighteenth century was an era of violent contrasts and radical change, intellectual brilliance and war, spies and diplomatic intrigue, elegance and cruelty. One of the century's most mysterious figures was the Chevalier d'Eon, who lived as both man and woman, French spy and European celebrity. Written from the perspective of this historical figure, the novel by Brian O'Doherty—artist and author of, among others, the critical milestone Inside the White Cube and the Booker Prize-shortlisted The Deposition of Father McGreevy—reveals d'Eon's radical modernity, certified by his attitudes to gender and his examination of his own nature. He ponders the social determinants of sexual identity and studies the manners and conventions governing discourse between the sexes. At the same time, as diplomat and spy, he is involved in the power politics of nations. The novel holds close to historical facts and reproduces some of d'Eon's comments as recorded in his voluminous journals. Apparently his life did not become real to him until he had rehearsed it in writing.
Lori Van Houten – A Simple Grammar
The Society is pleased to present the exhibit A Simple Grammar by artist Lori Van Houten. The project began during a residency at Cill Rialaig, an artist retreat built from cliff-side ruins of a deserted pre-famine village in County Kerry; then continued and expanded while working with the collection of the American Irish Historical Society in New York City. Presented as a six part installation on two floors of the Society's building in Manhattan, A Simple Grammar combines imagery and objects from the west coast of Ireland with the rich holdings of the American Irish Historical Society library.


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PEORIA CO., Ill. -- Jerry Brady will be retain the seat of the Peoria County State's Attorney, beating out his opponent Frank Ierulli by 60 percent.
Jerry Brady touted Peoria's "Don't Shoot" initiative during his campaign, stating the program will lower the crime rate over time.
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Global Food Policy and Food Security Symposium SeriesFSI Stanford, FSE Series
FSE's Global Food Policy and Food Security Symposium series brings the world's leading policy experts in the fields of food and agricultural development to Stanford to participate in an integrated, twelve-lecture series on pro-poor growth and food security policy. Participants are addressing the major themes of hunger and rural poverty, agricultural productivity, resource and climate constraints on agriculture, and food and agriculture policy. The emphasis of the series is on the implementation of sound policies that will enhance agricultural production, incomes, and resource stewardship. Videos from past lectures can be found below.
Participants are also writing significant papers that bring together new, relevant thinking about a particular topic area. At the end of the series, a volume of edited papers on international food security and food policy issues will be published. All program products will be freely available on the FSE website.
Finally, FSE has been working with Stanford's Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) to put together a high school unit on global food policy and food security in the 21st century. The unit is free to download and can be found here.
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Symposium videos (also available for download on Stanford iTunes under Collections -> Global Food Policy and Food Security and on FSE's YouTube channel FoodSecuritySU):
- February 10, 2011 - Improving Food Security in the 21st Century: What are the Roles for Firms and Foundations, Jeff Raikes (CEO, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) and Greg Page (CEO and Chairman, Cargill, Inc)
Raikes/Page video clips (12 min)
- April 7, 2011 - Why Has Africa Been Slow in Developing its Agriculture?, Ousmane Badiane, Director for Africa, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
- April 27, 2011 - Assisting the Escape from Persistent Ultra-Poverty in Rural Africa, Christopher Barrett, Ashley Professor of Applied Economics and Management, International Professor of Agriculture, Cornell University
- May 26, 2011 - Managing Food Price Volatility: Approaches at the global, national, and household levels, Peter Timmer, Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Development Studies, Emeritus, Harvard University
- October 6, 2011 - African Agricultural R&D and Productivity Growth in a Global Setting, Prabhu Pingali, Deputy Director, Agricultural Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Philip Pardey, Professor of Science and Technology, Applied Economics, University of Minnesota
- November 10, 2011 - Food Security is a Global Challenge, Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations
- December 8, 2011 - Climate Change and Agricultural Adaptation, David Lobell, Assistant Professor, Environmental Earth System Science, and FSE Center Fellow, Stanford University
- January 12, 2012 - Emerging Land Issues in African Agriculture: Toward the identification of appropriate rural development strategies, Thom Jayne, Professor of International Development, Michigan State University
- April 11, 2012 - Biofuels: The changing nature of agricultural demand, Roz Naylor, Director, Center on Food Security and the Environment, Stanford University
- May 10, 2012 - Structural Change and the Future of Indian Agriculture, Hans Binswanger-Mkhize, Adjunct Professor at School of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University, Beijing
- October 11, 2012 - Linkages Between Food Systems and Human Health in Africa, Per Pinstrup-Andersen, H.E. Babcock Professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy, J. Thomas Clark Professor of Entrepreneurship, Cornell University
- January 23, 2013 - How Can Trade Improve Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa?, Kym Anderson, George Gollin Professor of Economics, University of Adelaide; Professor of Economics, Australian National University
- February 5, 2013 - Africa's Food Systems in 2030, Paul Collier, Director, Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University and Derek Byerlee, Director, 2008 World Development Report
- April 17, 2013 - China's Agricultural Development Policies: Are there lessons for Africa?, Scott Rozelle, Helen H. Farnsworth Senior Fellow, co-director Rural Education Action Program (REAP), Stanford University
- May 23, 2013 - Water and Agriculture in a Changing Africa: What might be done?, John Briscoe, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Environmental Engineering, Harvard University
The series is funded by a $1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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