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Columnist, former speechwriter for the elder George Bush and frequent talk-show guest Peggy Noonan urges conservatives "Now's the time to put a dagger 'tween their teeth, wave a sword, grab a rope and swing aboard the enemy's galleon. Take the president's issues, steal them--they never belonged to him, they're yours!" ... "Really, it's pirate time." Essentially, Noonan urges right-wingers to take a page from the Democratic playbook and to stand for the little guys, the working and middle classes, against the rich.
How's that working out for Republicans?
Well, let's see, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's bold, fresh, new idea is to eliminate state income taxes and to boost the sales tax instead. What would that do?
The pressure is growing in the face-off over the so-called "fiscal cliff" in Washington.
The president put his plan on the table. Republican Speaker John Boehner rejected it out of hand. And then . . . nothing. Republicans refused to make a counteroffer.
They are apparently waiting for the president to make another offer. Obama made that mistake before and got nothing in return. He is not likely to make the same mistake again.
Republicans are demanding that to get any increase in revenue to bring down deficits, Democrats have to agree to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
They have not said how much they want cut, but Senate leader Mitch McConnell suggested raising the eligibility age for Medicare by two years, and changing the cost-of-living index for Social Security so the benefits lose value over time. Republicans have also voted for a budget in the House that would turn Medicaid into a block grant to the states and dramatically cut the federal payment. These changes, we are told, are part of a "balanced" agreement.
Corporate executives should "take a haircut" when the companies they supervise go into bankruptcy.
And on precisely the same note as in my previous post, Hostess is asking their bankruptcy judge to distribute bonuses to executives on the logic that giving out $1.8 million in bonuses to just 19 executives of a bankrupt company (While discharging 18,000 workers) means they'd be able to keep those executives on the job during the year or so that it would take to properly and effectively close the company down. The argument on behalf of the executives is that "In January, Hostess filed for its second Chapter 11 bankruptcy in less than a decade, citing steep costs associated with its unionized work force" while the counter-argument is that "The company's demise came after years of management turmoil, with workers saying the company failed to invest in updating its products."
This channel will feature live streams from global non violent revolution spreading across the globe, with the first broadcasts from Wall Street Occupation in NYC that will start on Saturday, September 17, 2011. The channel will also feature live stream from solidarity protests and events in Spain, Greece, France, Belgium, Iceland and other places around the globe.
Live Video Reports and Content about the Global Revolution which started with the North African Spring, and is extending to every country around the World.
The dialogue device used in this traditional media piece is cute and reasonably useful for explaining the political issue, but it's just infuriating to see how American citizens are so poorly served by this really amateurish analysis that's so full of wishful thinking and what the advice columnist Miss Manners referred to as "mind-reading."
I saw this WaPo piece courtesy of Dean Baker's Beat the Press blog and the illogic was so extreme I couldn't even get past the first few paragraphs of the fictional exchange between "Barack" and "Paul" (Gee, I wonder who those two names could be representing? /snark)
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Corporate Media's Version of Economic Justice - by Stephen Lendman
Besides misreporting on Obama capitulating to Republicans, major media op-eds and editorials expressed support for a deal only the devil and super-rich love.
On December 7, a New York Times editorial headlined, "Voting for an Odious Tax Deal," saying:
No matter how disgraceful, "Democrats should vote for (it), because it is the only one they are going to get....Without this bargain, income taxes on the middle class would rise. Unemployment insurance for millions of Americans would expire. And many other important tax breaks for low-and middle-income workers (wouldn't) be possible."
Fourteen Philly residents — ranging in age from 24 to 72 and including several grandparents and two members of the clergy, public school teachers, and life-long Philadelphians — lined the entrance to the SugarHouse construction site on the Delaware River last fall and refused to move. They were promptly arrested and held for more than 12 hours.
On the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, these individuals will stand before a judge and defend their First Amendment rights.
Judge tosses case against SugarHouse protesters
Learn more about your neighbors on trial for a casino-free Philadelphia.
Join us on Tuesday to support those who put their bodies on the line to keep casinos out of Philadelphia. It's not easy to stand for trial and your presence will make a big difference.
Pre-Court Rally for a Casino-Free CityTuesday, Feb. 16, 9:00 AM (court starts at 10:00)Meet at the Arch Street United Methodist Church, SE corner of Broad & ArchRead more about the event and download the flyer
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Fourteen of your brothers and sisters — ranging in age from 24 to 72 and including several grandparents and two members of the clergy, public school teachers, and life-long Philadelphians — lined the entrance to the SugarHouse construction site on the Delaware River last fall and refused to move. They were promptly arrested and held for more than 12 hours.
On the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, these individuals will stand before a judge and defend their First Amendment rights.
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Help Working Families. Volunteer at Tax Time!Learn how you can join our tremendous city-wide effort to: Ø save families hundreds of dollars in tax preparation fees, Ø ensure that they receive important tax credits worth thousands of dollars and Ø connect them to valuable public benefits such as food stamps and heating assistance No experience necessary; all training provided. There are many ways that you can help at the tax sites: greeting customers, organizing paperwork and folders, completing tax forms, filling out applications for benefits such as Food Stamps, and other administrative tasks.


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As Prelite Studios celebrates its first anniversary of providing previsualization for lighting, it has also opened a New York office. The company will christen its new digs with an open sometime in August. Prelite, owned and operated by Norm Schwab, of Lightswitch San Francisco, and Tom Thompson is a virtual lighting studio on Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay, where designers, directors, and producers of live events can program their lighting in a stress-free environment.
The Bay Area studio uses cutting-edge hardware and the most up-to-date version of the WYSIWYG software offered by Cast Lighting of Toronto. A 3D set and lighting plot are projected with a high-resolution video projector onto a 6x8 screen. Two WYSIWYG systems can be used at the same time to speed up a single project or work on two projects at once. Prelite also offers other previsualization hardware and software including Lightscape, 3D Studio VIZ, Photoshop, Martin Show Designer, and MicroLux. Prelite says its studio is a cross between a video editing suite, a lighting lab, and a first class lounge: every client is an "executive" member with access to a full kitchen, cappuccino machine, wine rack, barbeque grill, pool table, and satellite TV.
Prelite's clients have already included rock acts such as U2, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Savage Garden, The B-52's, and Christina Aguilera, and corporate events for Honda, Acura, Mitsubishi Motors, Oracle, Konami, and Sun Microsystems. U2 spent four days preprogramming its current Elevation tour, to be featured as LD's August cover story. Lighting designers Willie Williams and Bruce Ramus programmed on a Hog 1000 and an Avolites Pearl console. The heart-shaped set designed by Williams and Mark Fisher was placed in a virtual environment, along with the U2 lighting system, supplied by Light & Sound Design/Fourth Phase and Vari-lite.
Designers Doug "Spike" Brant and Justin Collie, along with lighting director Pat Brannon, spent five days at the studio getting ready for Bon Jovi's Crush tour. They used an LSD Icon Console™ outputting DMX to LSD Icons® and WashLights™, and High End Studio Colors® and Cyberlights®, on two WYSIWYG systems. They were also able to use other resources offered by the studio such as DSL service, fax and phone, and printing to prepare for the band's Japan shows.
Prelite shares a building with Island Creative Management, a film and production company with a complete scenic shop. The Treasure Island Site, which is located in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, is a former military base that affords views of the bay including Alcatraz, San Francisco, Oakland, and Marin County.
The New York office is located at:
Prelite NY, LLC
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Suite 216
New York, NY 10016
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Patch editors are hitting the polls today, just like you and your neighbors in the Southland, to talk to voters about who they like in the presidential election and other key races, and which issues matter most to them.
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Report: Ravens WR Stallworth could return this week
Ravens WR Donte' Stallworth could see the field in Week Nine for the first time since Dec. of 2008.
Ravens' pass defense falters after strong start
A Ravens pass defense that allowed only 119.0 net passing yards per contest in its first four games, allowed an average of 316.0 net passing yards in the team's final three games before the bye.
Mason has surgery on pinkie, will be ready for next game
Ravens WR Derrick Mason had surgery on his broken right pinkie on Monday. He said on Fox 1370 Sports Radio in Baltimore that he will be ready for the Ravens' next game against the Dolphins in Week Nine.
Cundiff hits game-winner in OT as Ravens fend off Bills
Billy Cundiff kicked a 38-yard field goal with 10:57 left in overtime after Ray Lewis stripped the ball from tight end Shawn Nelson, and the Baltimore Ravens squeezed past the winless Buffalo Bills 37-34 Sunday.
Reed, Ayanbadejo activated from Ravens' PUP list
The Ravens have activated FS Ed Reed and LB Brendon Ayanbadejo from the PUP list, making them eligible to play in Week Seven vs. the Bills.
Reports: Ravens will place OT Gaither on I.R.
The Ravens will reportedly place OT Jared Gaither (back) on season-ending injured reserve. He has missed all of the preseason and regular season.
Will NFL's hitting video scare players straight?
In the NFL's new getting-tough-on-headhunters video campaign, league football operations head Ray Anderson dictates the difference between clean and dirty. Warning: The distinction is slight.
McGahee looks to still have role with Ravens
Ravens RB Willis McGahee didn't play a single offensive snap in Week Six, but it appears his total lack of work vs. the Patriots is not a sign of things to come.
Scout's Notebook: Ravens OLG Ben Grubbs
Nolan Nawrocki analyzes Ravens OLG Ben Grubbs from a scout's perspective, detailing his positives and negatives.
Ravens, Brady trade trash talk following game
Following the Patriots' 23-20 OT win over the Ravens, a pair of Baltimore defenders said they wanted to face New England again. Tom Brady responded with some jabs of his own on Monday.
Patriots rally to beat Ravens in overtime
Stephen Gostkowski's 35-yard field goal with 1:56 left in overtime gave the Patriots their eighth straight win after a bye week, with a 23-20 victory over the Ravens.
Patriots-Ravens prediction
PFW associate editor Kevin Fishbain expects a close game in Foxborough but believes the Ravens have too many weapons on both sides of the ball and will come out with the victory.
Gaither's window to play in 2010 may be closing
Ravens ORT Jared Gaither hasn't played all season because of a back injury, and the clock is ticking on whether he'll suit up for Baltimore this year.
Patriots-Ravens matchup of the day: Saturday
Here's a key matchup to watch in the Week Six game between the Patriots and Ravens.
Patriots-Ravens matchup of the day: Friday
Here's a matchup to keep an eye on in the Week Six game between the Patriots and Ravens:
Reed will begin the receiver on the PUP List.||||||| It's uncertain how much of a role he will have upon return.
Reed has landed on injured reserve with a knee problem.||||||| Reed will miss the postseason for the Ravens.
Reed has resolved a marijuana charge against him without paying a fine or receiving jail time.||||||| The case is now closed, according to Maryland district court records. Reed addressed the case Friday rather than going to trial next week. Reed was issued a summons for misdemeanor possession of marijuana last month after police entered his residence in December and found a small amount of the drug.
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Old-school Wi-Fi is slowing down networks, Cisco says
The early Wi-Fi standards that opened the world's eyes to wire-free networking are now holding back the newer, faster protocols that followed in their wake, Cisco Systems said.
Linksys rolls out WRT1900AC Dual Band Wi-Fi router
The engineers at Linksys jumped into the way-back machine to design the new WRT1900AC Dual Band Wi-Fi Router. While the stackable enclosure sports the classic blue/black color scheme of the classic WRT54G 802.11g router, you'll find all-new hardware inside, including a dual-core 1.2GHz ARM processor, 128MB of flash memory, and 256MB of DDR3 RAM.
IEEE approves WiGig, paving way for blazing wireless networking
WiGig (802.11ad), a very fast, short-range networking technology operating in the 60Ghz band, has received approval from the IEEE Standards Association that has the capability of transferring data at a blazing rate of 7Gbps,
Broadcom to bring fast 802.11ac Wi-Fi to smartphones early next year
Broadcom plans to bring IEEE 802.11ac Wi-Fi to smartphones starting early next year, using a chipset announced on Tuesday that the company said can deliver about 300Mbps (bits per second) of real-world speed.
Apple iPhone 4: Full details
Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Monday announced the fourth-generation iPhone during a keynote speech at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.
Aruba chops price of fast WiFi access points
Aruba Networks has announced a pair of cheapish fast Wi-Fi access points for small offices, retail outlets and schools.
Wireless N routers sell like hot cakes
In 2009, 802.11n WLAN access point shipments increased by nearly 44 percent over the previous year.
Aruba slashes price for Wi-Fi deployment
Aruba has drastically reduced the cost of rolling out 802.11n
Aruba cuts prices to boost 802.11n uptake
Businesses wary of the cost of high-speed Wi-Fi are being thrown an interesting hook by Aruba Networks. The company has launched a high-capacity wireless ?n' access point (AP) for around £400.
Cisco refreshes routers and switches
Cisco has been busy this week after refreshing its branch routers and LAN switches in order to advance the collaboration capabilities of enterprise customers.
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WiMax in 2010: Too little, too late?
By the end of 2010, users in more than 80 US cities may be able to ditch their cable modems, T1 setups and DSL lines - and the Wi-Fi routers that go with them - in favour of WiMax broadband wireless technology.
Cheaper or better? Vendors fight for 802.11n
Did you think 802.11n was done and dusted? Aruba claims it can get massive speed boosts without breaking the standard, while Ruckus says its architecture allows it to slash prices
Wireless LAN stress test uncovers 802.11 problems
There are competing architectures for entgerprise Wi-Fi. A rare test , carried out by a Wi-Fi pioneer, made a surprising conclusion.
What will wireless LANs do in 2008?
Don't expect an explosion of 802.11n - but watch out for the overlap with cellular networks.
802.11n won't happen overnight
Faster Wi-Fi is on its way - but it needs more electricity. Could that delay it seriously in business?
Has Wi-Fi really trumped UWB in the Bluetooth SIG?
The Bluetooth SIG has surprised us all with a Wi-Fi alternative to its fast throughput plans. Is UWB falling out of favour?
Wiping out Wi-Fi's original sin
Everyone who makes a Wi-Fi architecture based on cell-planning is a transgressor, according to Gideon Rottem, CEO of Extricom.
How does Cisco's Draft N AP measure up?
It's not the first business AP to offer 802.11n, but it's the one the industry has been waiting for.
Managing data centres via wireless link
Data centre management is about to go mobile.
Could the French hinder Draft N in Europe?
The European Union has special rules for 5GHz WiFi. It looks like France is tinkering with them.
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Young the Giant, Crystal Ballroom, 94/7 FM, Portland, Oregon
The World > North America > USA > Portland
94/7 FM Alternative Rock in Portland, Oregon invited me out to shoot the first of their week-long concert series, December to Remember. On Monday night, Young the Giant, with special guest The Kooks, got the series started off right with a high energy performance that got the Crystal Ballroom shaking again.
Given access to a corner in front of the stage, I did my best to capture the energy in the room in this panorama, which can also be found at http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=5caac7d7-726c-4fa0-bed5-cda126621f2b
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Whole Foods in the Pearl (Neighborhood in NW Portland) as well as the old Henry Weinhard's brewing bu...
Lobby at the Gerding Theater at the Armory in the Perl district of Portland, Oregon.
This is the second floor of the spacious lobby at Gerding Theater at The Armory which is located in t...
Portland Center Stage located at the Gerding Theater at the Armory in the Pearl district of Portland,...
Portland Center Stage located at the Gerding Theater at the Armory in the Pearl district of Portland,...
The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.


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Dr Arlene Sierra
I am an American-born composer of contemporary classical music, and have written works to commission for everything from instrumental and vocal solos to large ensembles, symphony orchestra, opera, and music for film and dance.
Recent premieres include Game of Attrition for the New York Philharmonic, Insects in Amber for the Cheltenham Festival, and Moler for the Seattle Symphony.
Academic School: Music
Areas of Expertise: 20th century, Composer, Composition, European, International, Opera, Orchestra
Dr Keith Chapin
A native of Fairbanks, Alaska, I developed early interests in music, languages and literature, and the sciences. I studied at Yale University, earning both a BA in music and a MMus in viola performance. I earned my PhD at Stanford University.
Before coming to Cardiff University in 2011, I taught at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (2001-2002), Fordham University (New York City, 2002-2007), and the New Zealand School of Music (Wellington, 2008-2011). I have continued to perform intermittently as a chamber musician.
I have published widely on issues of aesthetics and the history of music theory between the seventeenth and twentieth centuries, and have focused in particular on the aesthetics of counterpoint, the German musical appropriation of French literary classicism, and the music criticism of E. T. A. Hoffmann.
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Areas of Expertise: 19th century, Composer, Culture, European, International, Language, Musicology, Opera, Orchestra
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Professor Rachel Cowgill
I work in the area of cultural musicology, exploring the place, practice and meaning of music in its cultural, historical and political contexts. I have published widely on British music and musical life from the late eighteenth century to the early twentieth century; opera studies; music, conflict and memorialisation; Mozart reception and canon formation; and gender, sexuality and identity in music.
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Areas of Expertise: 19th century, 20th century, Culture, European, History, Musicology, Opera, Performance, Religion
Professor Kenneth Hamilton
I am a concert pianist, writer and broadcaster, with specialisms in 19th-20th century music (Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Wagner, Alkan, Busoni etc), piano performance-practice, and concert practice in general.
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The AYSO Area 1-P Extra Program - 2013-14 Schedules
(September 10, 2013) Notice from Michael Karlin (Area 1-P Webmaster) and Rich Stone (Extra Scheduler and Coordinator). We have published the schedules for the league play component of the 2013-14 Extra Program (U10 through U14).
You can view the Extra schedule by field.
Procedures for Coaches in non-inLeague Regions. If you are a coach in a non-inLeague region, please read the procedures. At this stage, we are only asking that if you are not yet registered as a user, that you do so.
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No one has a vested interest in these schedules. Just because your team has been given a particular time, that does not mean that we need your permission to change it. We reserve the right to make scheduling changes for the benefit of the program as a whole. This includes situations where a team would be severely depleted at the originally scheduled time. Also, as all-powerful as we like to think ourselves, we do not control the weather or the people who grant and pull our field permits.
2012 Season Notes
Teams are responsible for set-up and take down of fields.
- If you are participating at any field and yours is the first game of the day, you may be responsible for setting up goals, nets and flags.
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A 1978 graduate of CCAC's Chef Apprentice Program, Chef Bob Sendall is the owner of two businesses, All in Good Taste Productions and Sendall Chocolates. As a member of the American Culinary Federation's first National Apprenticeship program, Bob apprenticed with the Greenbrier Hotel in West Virginia before returning to Pittsburgh. He then opened the Mozart Room at Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts where he met Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Heinz II, who offered him a private chef position. After several years of travelling the world with the family, Bob obtained a teaching position at the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute in Pittsburgh.
Today, Bob continues to work with the Heinz family, and he maintains a vast clientele of local and national celebrities. He was the chef chosen to cook for world leaders during the recent G20 Summit in Pittsburgh. He is also the co-author of the recently released Fallingwater Cookbook and is the creator of the highly-acclaimed candy creation, Toffee Taboo.
CCAC is proud to call Chef Bob Sendall a distinguished alumnus and friend.
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The preliminary round of the 25th annual National Geographic Bee was held Monday, May 20. The top 10 finishers — from the field of 54 state-level winners who took part in the prelims — will compete in the final round to be held at The National Theatre in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, May 22. The winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship, lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society and a trip to the Galápagos Islands. Second- and third-place winners will receive $15,000 and $10,000 college scholarships respectively. The final round of the competition will be simulcast in prime time on the National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo WILD on Thursday, May 23, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
The 10 finalists are:
- Tuvya Bergson-Michelson, California
- Pranit Nanda, Colorado
- Ricky Uppaluri, Georgia
- Conrad Oberhaus, Illinois
- Sathwik Karnik, Massachusetts
- Neha Middela, Michigan
- Neelam Sandhu, New Hampshire
- Harish Palani, Oregon
- Akhil Rekulapelli, Virginia
- Asha Jain, Wisconsin
Top 10 Finalists' Videos
CA - Tuvya Bergson-Michelson
Tuvya Bergson-Michelson is a 12-year- old 6th grader at The Nueva School in Hillsborough, near San Francisco. He represented California at the 2011 National Geographic Bee. His interests include government, international affairs, politics and baseball statistics. He enjoys cross-country running.
CO - Pranit Nanda
Pranit Nanda is a 13-year-old 7th grader at Aurora Quest K-8 School in Aurora, east of Denver. He represented Colorado at the 2012 National Geographic Bee. He's captain of his school Mathcounts team and a three-time winner of the President's Award for Academic Excellence. He likes reading and watching game shows.
GA - Ricky Uppaluri
Ricky Uppaluri is an 11-year-old 5th grader at Fulton Sunshine Academy in Roswell, a suburb of Atlanta. He likes looking at maps and reading chapter books. Among those he admires are his grandparents, uncle and aunt, as they introduced him to geography. The best place he's been is Agra, India; he saw the Taj Mahal.
IL - Conrad Oberhaus
Conrad Oberhaus is a 13-year-old 7th grader at Daniel Wright Junior High School in Lincolnshire, a suburb of Chicago. He represented Illinois at the 2012 National Geographic Bee. He has won multiple presidential physical fitness awards and state and national chess awards. He earned a black belt in tae kwon do at age 6.
MA - Sathwik Karnik
Sathwik Karnik is a 12-year-old 7th grader at King Philip Regional Middle School in Norfolk, southwest of Boston. He plays the clarinet and enjoys competing in chess tournaments. What he likes best about geography is how it connects people, places and cultures. He'd like to visit the Galpagos.
MI - Neha Middela
Neha Middela is 11 years old and in the 6th grade at Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills, north of Detroit. In her free time she likes to doodle, dance, write, eat chocolate and watch TV. Among those she admires is Pakistani school pupil Malala Yousafzai, because she stood up for girls' education.
NH - Neelam Sandhu
Neelam Sandhu is a 14-year-old 8th grader at Ross A. Lurgio Middle School in Bedford, a suburb of Manchester. She represented New Hampshire at the 2012 National Geographic Bee. She does alpine racing and competitive skiing. She enjoys playing the piano, writing stories and poems, acting and singing.
OR - Harish Palani
Harish Palani is a 13-year-old 7th grader at Stoller Middle School in Portland. He represented Oregon at the 2011 National Geographic Bee. What he likes best about geography is that it helps him appreciate the diversity of our planet. He hopes to get a job with Google Earth or Google Maps.
VA - Akhil Rekulapelli
Akhil Rekulapelli is a 12-year-old 7th grader at Stone Hill Middle School in Ashburn, near Washington, D.C. He plays the clarinet in his school's top band, is on the all-A honor roll and is a 1st degree black belt in tae kwon do. The best place he's been is Costa Rica, where he hiked on a lava flow and ate live termites.
WI - Asha Jain
Asha Jain is a 13-year- old 7th grader at Minocqua-Hazelhurst- Lake Tomahawk Elementary School in Minocqua, northwestern Wisconsin. She holds six club records in swimming and earned 5th and 8th places in a state swim meet. She enjoys music, movies and playing the flute. She'd like to visit Brazil.
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National Geo Bee Champ Named
A Virginia eighth grader trekked to the top spot of the 2014 National Geography Bee.
Watch the 2014 Geo Bee Online
Did you miss the show, or want to hear the questions again? View the final round of the National Geographic Bee held on May 21, 2014.
How to Ace the National Geographic Bee
The National Geographic Bee is this May. Are you ready? Learn how to prepare for the competition with How to Ace the National Geographic Bee, which includes a variety of questions actually used in past Bees, and The National Geographic Bee Ultimate Fact Book: Countries A-Z, chock-full of all the facts kids need to know to become a geography expert.
Only One Champion
Each year students travel from across the United States to Washington, D.C. to compete in the ultimate test of geographic knowledge: the National Geographic Bee.
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People living in Marshall County may soon have to pay for fire service provided by their local volunteer fire department, after a bill passed last year which allows VFDs the opportunity to seek funding.
Currently, residents who live in the county get the benefit of fire service without contributing a dime. Under the local bill that passed, they can continue doing that only if they are majority voters.
There are approximately 20 volunteer fire districts in Marshall County. Volunteer fire departments including Georgia Mountain, Swearengin and Hebron are petitioning the county commission to be declared as having their own fire districts.
The bill that passed last year allows volunteer departments the ability to charge up to $10 a month per household for fire service, although the local fire association said they will initially begin with $5 a month.
Volunteer departments must first be declared a district and then get the blessing of voters in their district. "Once they become a district, that gives them the ability to go out, canvass the voters in that district. If they can get five percent of the people that voted in the last election, a petition, they can have a referendum to vote in that district," said Commission chairman James Hutcheson.
VFD officials said funding has gone down while costs have risen. They believe if residents help them out a little financially, it will go a long way in keeping them safe and cut down on fire insurance costs.
In the Ruth community, their VFD, like many others, holds fundraisers to stay afloat. Residents can help if they want to by adding money for the department on their monthly water bills, but officials said only a handful do.
Richard Lawson with Georgia Mountain VFD said a two-cent-per-pack tobacco tax was passed in 1985 for volunteer departments, bringing in approximately $16,000 per year. But with less smokers today, that has dwindled to around $9,000.
Lawson believes if voters approve the measure, it can help departments get better ratings and insurance rates could, in turn, fall. "Would you rather send the money to the insurance company, or would you rather try and get with your fire department and get it where it's in better shape?" he said.
Hutcheson said the commission is considering approval of those first three districts at their next meeting in early April. Lawson hopes to get petitions started for a possible vote by the residents at the primary or runoff elections in June.
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BOLIVAR, Mo. -- Top-ranked Pittsburg State scored 52 straight points to overcome sloppy field conditions and a slow start to roll to a 52-9 victory over Southwest Baptist Saturday (Sept. 15) at Plaster Stadium.
Tony Abenoja passed for 259 yards and two scores to lead the Pitt State offense, while Briceton Wilson added a pair of rushing touchdowns.
Pitt State (3-0, 3-0 MIAA) scored four times in just under five minutes between the late first quarter and early second quarter to turn a 7-7 game into a 31-7 advantage over SBU (0-3, 0-3 MIAA).
The Gorillas used a Nate Dreiling interceptions to set up a short touchdown run and Graylon Sanders returned a fumble 17 yards for a score during the frenzy.
John Brown caught six passes for a game-highg 119 yards, including a 23-yard scoring grab. Andrew Castaneda added four catches for 53 yards, including a 39-yard score.
The Pitt State defense limited the Bearcats to 139 total yards in the contest. SBU compiled 66 yards on its first two drives of the game, but managed just 73 yards the rest of the way.
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Police respond to a shooting Thursday night on Evansville's east side.
It happened in the 1700 block of East Franklin Street.
Police say two homes were hit after someone fired at a group of people standing outside.
Sam Garris says he was standing with his neighbor on some back steps when the shots rang out and he says quick action by his neighbor, may have been what saved his life.
"That's where the shooter was. As soon as the first shot shot off. My neighbor shoved me down. I'm on the ground like this," said Sam.
Sam Garris reenacts his crawl to safety after police say someone began shooting at him and his friends Thursday night from behind an SUV.
"We hear, "pow pow" and I look over, I see yellow flashes. Pow pow!," said Sam.
The bullets missed Sam but hit two homes.
"It's scary. It really is," he said.
His wife says one of the bullets went through his neighbor's back wall and into their kitchen with their two-year old child inside.
"If that baby would have been in that kitchen. That baby would have been hit. We're talking about something serious here. You know, someone could have died," said Karen Garris.
Garris says he pointed investigators to a back alley where they found shell casings, but no sign of the shooter.
As of Friday night, Police have not named a suspect but say they continue to follow leads.
"Whoever did this, they need to be caught. They need to be taken off the streets," said Sam.
"Somebody knows something out there and if they do, please come forward," said Karen.
Sam suffered a few scrapes and bruises from diving to the ground, but no one was seriously injured.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers or Evansville Police.
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Brentford boss Uwe Rosler has pointed to former striker Gary Alexander's departure as one of the reasons behind his side's recent run of good form.
Alexander's shock exit for League Two Crawley Town last month prompted a run of three straight defeats to Sheffield United, Leyton Orient and AFC Bournemouth.
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An application has been submitted by Sheri's One Stop, preliminary details have been taken care of and, according to our chief of police, the business is run by "honorable merchants," (one of the requirements for granting such a licence). Many people have come to Ann and I voicing their concerns (because they know we attend most meetings and have been known to stand up and voice our concerns), they say that during the Tornado crisis Sheri's was charging exorbitant prices for gasoline and other essentials. Personally we had no dealings with Sheri's, in fact have never dealt there, but if these statements are true, and the people who came to us are, in our opinion, honorable people, then such a licence should not be granted. Also, even though the council adopted a resolution requiring there be at least 350 feet between an establishment that sells alcohol and schools or churches and they are over 350 feet away, Sheri's is surrounded by schools, City Hall, and a church, the only other property being a road and railroad. The City Hall building is also supposed to be available as a Community Center, Senior Center, and is a meeting place for the Boy Scouts, I personally do not like the idea of alcohol being sold next door (less than 350 feet away).
Tuesday will be your last chance to have your voices heard, the two of us cannot do it alone, we need your support. The Council members need to see the residents coming out and expressing their desires. A vote was taken and the sale of alcohol was approved, that is the democratic way, and I believe we all support that. The fact that we have concerns about who and where is licenced needs to be addressed, and your voices need to be heard. There are other merchants who will be filing for licences, we do not have just one choice.
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Topsport Stage Race/March 27th and 28th Update.
Hi everyone, wanted to check in and give an update on the race. Due to the race being fairly early in the season and being a first year event it has been a work in progress dealing with the permits.
I'm happy to say We got a course change approved and now have a great circut/crit course replacing the first days road race stage. The loop will be 5.5 miles starting in the town square and exiting out onto the open(closed to traffic) roads for a rolling 5 miles before returning to the town and going through the town each lap in criterium style. The circut part of the course is a nice rolling terrain with perfect pavement on a divided section of road that we will be using both sides of. We made this course change because we felt it was not only an improvement in the course but also would provide a more spectator friendly event and increase the safety for the riders.
The other courses (TT and RR) are going unchanged and are great rolling courses that will tire the legs and hopefully cause some selection.
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We are in the process of adding some food and other vendors and a live band for saturday. Saturday at dusk the calaveras county Recreation Department is bringing out their inflatable big screen and we will be showing a cycling related movie also. Popcorn and drinks will be available and the coffee shop will be staying open late as well.
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In a large bow the Danube river flowa right in front of the monastery Weltenburg before the mighty river rushes through a narrow canyon, the so-called Danube Gorge. On the gravel bar and in the courtyard the paddlers build up the courage, before they start being rinsed in their little "nutshell" through this bottleneck. Many other tourists support the water sport enthusiasts and help them to drink the world famous Weltenburg monastery beer.
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This is the first in a twelve part series on the mythical origin of each Pac-12 school . . . up first: the USC Trojans.
Long, long ago the west coast had nothing—no institutions of higher learning to educate the illiterate masses, no college football or basketball to entertain the good people of the west, and most importantly there was no sturdy Golden Bear watching from the sky. So, on the glorious day of March 23, 1868, the gods decided to rectify this great injustice. And with a booming command—FIAT LUX—the University of California and its great Golden Bear was born.
Not long after this, a fallen Angel by the name of Leland Stanfurd decided he wanted to infiltrate the University of California and corrupt the Golden Bear in order to have it do his bidding and spread darkness across the state and country. He attempted to gain the status of "regent" and almost succeeded if it were not for the prophet Stoneman who rejected Stanfurd from having any influence over the Golden Bear. Soon after his rejection, Stanfurd has banished to a desolate wasteland known as Palo Alto. Furious at Stoneman and the Golden Bear for rejecting him, he decided to create his own university and creature in order to carry out his plan to spread darkness throughout the land: this new university would be known as Leland Stanfurd Junior University and its guardian would be known as the Indian. Most Native Americans were furious that Stanfurd had adopted the noble Indian as his representative because they did not want to be associated with something so evil. Even with Native Americans denouncing Stanfurd and joining forces with the Golden Bear, the one Stanfurd Indian remained for many decades. The junior university and the Indian had a problem: no one wanted to attend such an evil institution, anyone of even moderate intelligence wanted to attend the University of California and bask in the glory of the Golden Bear. To get around this problem, Stanfurd then set up a system where only the children of his demonic followers would be allowed admittance to his university—these children would eventually be known as "legacies."
The evil demon Stanfurd being banished by the great prophet Stoneman.
The Golden Bear produced some of the greatest minds ever to grace the earth, but a problem for its followers arose: it became nearly impossible to gain entrance to the University of California if one was not extremely intelligent. This posed a problem because many of the intelligent people that had been uplifted by the Golden Bear's wisdom had children that were not able to learn under the shining light of California. Desperate to get their less-than-intelligent children into college, some Californians did the unthinkable; they had their children apply to the junior university to learn from the Indian. Even though the children were certainly intelligent enough to attend the junior university and learn from the Indian, they were rejected because they were not legacies. The Indian did, however, see this as an opportunity to take down the University of California by establishing yet another dark university. The Californians that were led astray and the Indian decided to create an unholy union between Stanfurd and California in order to serve those less-than-intelligent, evil folk that were not decedents of Stanfurd's original followers: thus, the University of Southern California and its Trojan came into existence.
The unholy union between Stanfurd and California.
The Golden Bear was outraged with what he saw as a betrayal by a small group of his former followers and immediately grew to dislike the Trojan. Those that had helped create the Trojan saw their plan backfire . . . it began to take on a life of its own, doing whatever it wanted regardless of any mandates that had been proclaimed by the gods. The Indian watched from afar and enjoyed what was happening between the Trojan, the Golden Bear, and the Golden Bear's former followers, but he would not be laughing for very long. Around this time, the Golden Bear, Indian, and Trojan decided to start doing battle on the gridiron. The Indian thought that the Trojan was nothing more than a puppet, but the Trojan turned against the the Stanfurd Indian defeating him four of their first five meetings. For a brief moment, hatred for the Trojan united the Golden Bear and the Indian as they banished the Southern Californian from the battle field for a short period of time.
Much to the chagrin of the Indian and the Golden Bear, the Trojan would go on to be one of the greatest warriors on the battlefield winning numerous crowns throughout the decades and visiting the Bowl of Roses on many different occasions. Not long ago, many believed that the Trojan was losing some of its power, and that the Golden Bear may be able to overtake him. Even during the dark time at California known as the holmoecaust, the Golden Bear was able to defeat the weak and vulnerable Trojan. This all changed when the Trojan sought the help of the great sorcerer Carroll who brought Southern California back to its former glory. When it was revealed that the great sorcerer was violating the rules of battle, he fled and left the Trojan to fend for itself. The great sorcerer, however, did leave one curse in place: the Golden Bear is cursed to lose to the Trojan every year on the field of battle. The great sorcerer cast the spell when the Californian's defeated the Trojan in the great battle of 2003. The Golden Bear's most loyal followers have been working day and night to try and lift the great sorcerer's curse and the hope is that the discovery of the new, great potion lawrencium will lift the despicable curse.
The Trojan also became a worthy adversary in other fields as well from the diamond of dirt to the many great pools of water across the land. The Trojan, however, was never really able to gain any footing in battles on the court of wood. The Southern Californian also was never able to gain the prestige in academia that the gods had granted the Golden Bear. This made the Trojan especially jealous—so much so that he feels the need to say that he is just as intelligent as his northern foe only to be laughed at by the Golden Bear and his legions of loyal Californians.
This Saturday will mark the 100th time that the Trojan and the Golden Bear have met for battle on the gridiron—this time, the event will take place in the Trojan's dark and desolate home amongst the smog and traffic. While the Trojan has used his dark power and the great sorcerer's curse to vanquish the Golden Bear for many years, the Golden Bear and his faithful know one thing: THE BEAR DOES NOT QUIT . . . THE BEAR WILL NOT DIE.


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The Alleghany County Sheriff's Office tells us dental records have confirmed that the identity of the body found behind the office at Alleghany Memorial Park, is Ashley Kimberlin Rodriguez.
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Alleghany County Sheriff's Office believes Adan "Manuel" Rodriguez may be heading to the Charlotte, N.C. area. Investigators say Rodriguez has family in the area.
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Questions Only the NYT Is Asking: 'Where Is the Next Gloria Steinem?'
A tribute to veteran feminist Gloria Steinem by contributor Sarah Hepola that compared her to Martin Luther King Jr. led the New York Times's Sunday Styles section, "A Woman Like No Other." Famous (now infamous) Obama portraitist and hagiographer Shepard Fairey contributed the large likeness of Steinem that dominates the page.
After some background on Steinem pushing the Equal Rights Amendment in 1970, Hepola asked the question nobody but the New York Times is asking:
...Where is the next Gloria Steinem, and why -- decades after the media spotlight first focused on her -- has no one emerged to take her place?
The question resonated last month, when the organization Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced plans to pull financing from Planned Parenthood, and when Rush Limbaugh's tirade against a Georgetown law student and her congressional testimony over contraceptive rights became national news.
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People like Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democrat of Florida; Planned Parenthood's president, Cecile Richards; and Arianna Huffington made the television rounds. Facebook and Twitter percolated with links and commentary; bloggers weighed in. It was a roar heard on all platforms, from many individuals.
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Hepola even compared Steinem to civil rights martyr Martin Luther King Jr., while portraying radical feminist Susan Faludi as the one person who could have been Steinem's heir:
History's most formidable figures have always been a tough act to follow, of course. There will never be another Martin Luther King Jr., but Jesse Jackson was certainly waiting in the wings to give it a go.
Reflecting recently on Ms. Steinem's pivotal role in the women's rights movement, the author Susan Faludi said, "We've not seen another Gloria Steinem because there is only one Gloria, and someone with her combination of conviction, wit, smarts and grace under fire doesn't come along every day."
Ms. Faludi may actually be the closest thing the world did see to an heir apparent. Her 1991 book, "Backlash," was a barnburner, a bold depiction of how the Reagan decade had rolled back feminist gains. Along with Naomi Wolf, whose best-selling "Beauty Myth" took aim at an image-obsessed culture, she seemed poised to become a voice of change. In March 1992, Ms. Faludi and Ms. Steinem even appeared on the cover of Time, both of them deglamorized and steely in their gaze.
Faludi had a particularly ridiculous feminist take on 9-11 in her 2007 book "The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America," swallowed whole at the time by Times Arts editor Patricia Cohen. Here's some of Faludi's delusion, as breathlessly relayed by Cohen. (Seriously, John Wayne?)
Ms. Faludi, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and the author of two previous books, was perplexed by the cultural fallout from that day. What she found, she says, was a powerful resurgence in traditional sex roles and a glorification of he-man virility as embodied by [John] Wayne, the ur-savior of virtuous but helpless damsels in distress. The prefeminist thinking was everywhere, Ms. Faludi said: in the media, where female commentators were suddenly scarce after 9/11 and specious trend reports appeared about women nesting and baking...It's some bizarre, weirdly out-of-proportion fixation,' Ms. Faludi said, 'an exaltation of American masculinity in an intergalactic crisis.' Those who did not conform to this story line, she added - like female rescuers on 9/11 and widows who refused to remain piously grief-stricken or who scrutinized intelligence failures - were treated with contempt."
Yet Faludi is the Times's idea of someone with "conviction, wit, smarts and grace under fire."
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40% of children are born to unwed mothers.
Submitted by NeoKong on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 4:02pm.
It's is over 70% in the black community.
Teenage pregnancy and std's are at epidemic proportions.
Yay feminism....!
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OK, distribute the barf bags
Submitted by Galvanic on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 4:11pm.
There will never be another Martin Luther King Jr., but Jesse Jackson was certainly waiting in the wings to give it a go.
Oh, he was waiting alright. And there's a reason why he's still waiting. He's a charlatan . . . a Race Industry fraud who's made himself and his family wealthy.
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Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 5:58pm.
Was waiting on the motel balcony with Rev King when he was assassinated. Jesse held him, bleeding in his arms as he was dying. He has parlayed that into a career that is shameful beyond comparison with the man that gave him his fame.
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Submitted by CarolinaJimbo on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 4:32pm.
Perhaps one of the 50 million aborted Americans in the past 42 years was the next Gloria Steinem. Oh well.
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Gloria Steinem
Submitted by Steve Cakouros on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 6:27pm.
Let's face it Steinem is irreplaceable. Her kind comes along only once in every fifty years or so.
To the unborn of America Steinem is the Feminist's answer to Ilse Koch the Witch of Buchenwald.
How can you deposit so much arrogance in one person? What malevolent and sinister force is behind this unique woman? Was her father an incubus?
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There is a purpose for Abortion!!!
Submitted by libBuster on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 7:05pm.
The next Gloria Steinem? There is a purpose for abortion, after all.
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So, this moonbat thinks 9/11
Submitted by LinTaylor on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 7:34pm.
So, this moonbat thinks 9/11 caused womens' rights to take a step backwards?
That's certainly a new theory, I'll give her that.
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Well, speaking from the female point of view,
Submitted by Radical1979 on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 8:24pm.
I wouldn't say this is a bad thing...a glorification of he-man virility as embodied by [John] Wayne, the ur-savior of virtuous but helpless damsels in distress.
I find it interesting that you don't see a lot of people with quotes of Gloria Steinem anywhere, but you do find that even non-Catholics will quote Mother Teresa. I guess because Steinem represents selfishness, and Mother Teresa represents selflessness.
Steinem will continue to fade into the shadows of obscurity...
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Stoilova racked up 16 kills and a team-high 22 digs while Borisova had 15 kills and 12 digs in the loss.
The Dolphins (0-3) took an exhausting game one, 35-33, recording 25 kills in the game.
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