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LAGQ to play benefit concert February 8th for Austin Classical Guitar Education
Follow the latest LAGQ news on Twitter!
LAGQ to play benefit concert for the Hope Institute of Uganda
Nice recent reviews!
"The best guitar quartet in the world."
The West Australian
"After more than three decades, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet remains a formidable ensemble, both in terms of technical bravura and musical personality."
The Baltimore Sun
New book, "My First Guitar", includes the LAGQ
LAGQ at Guitarraganza September 27-29
"Shiki" a huge success
In March 2012, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet played a series of concerts with guitar orchestras, featuring a new work by Kyoto-based composer/guitarist Shingo Fujii. The piece, entitled "Shiki: Seasons of Japan", was dedicated to the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Check out this short documentary of the project, featuring performance and rehearsal footage as well as interviews.
LAGQ to premiere and tour a new piece by Shingo Fujii in March
Interchange receives Latin GRAMMY nomination!
Interchange has received a Latin GRAMMY nomination for best classical contemporary composition. Congratulations to Sergio Assad!
Minnesota Public Radio features "Interchange"
Gramaphone review of "Interchange"
William Yeoman, of Gramaphone magazine, says the new CD "overflows with an affection and
joie de vivre that is quite special."
LAGQ completes U.S. tour of Don Quixote with Phil Proctor
New CD now available!
The Quartet's new CD, Interchange, was released on the Telarc label March 23rd. The CD features the World Premiere recording of Sergio Assad's "Interchange" for guitar quartet and orchestra, and also Joaquin Rodrigo's "Concierto Andaluz". David Amado conducts the Delaware Symphony Orchestra.
YouTube video from España
July, 2009
A little sampler of the Quartet's July 8th performance in Cordoba, Spain.
And now for something completely different...
LAGQ performs "Don Quixote" project with Monty Python alum John Cleese
On March 25th, as part of the Santa Barbara Guitar Festival, the Quartet performed a new work, "The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote: Words and music from the time of Cervantes", with special guest narrator John Cleese.


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proposed remake When Worlds Collide
Does anyone know what is going on with Steven Spielberg's proposed remake of "When Worlds Collide?" I've not heard any news about the movie in over a year. The only thing I would suspect is holding things up is his work with the fourth "Indiana Jones" movie. Any thoughts or answers anyone?
:thumbup: I REALLY want to see them do justice to the original novel!
Is Speilberg going to remake ALL the George Pal properties?? Dear god, please don't let Will Smith or Tom Cruise be cast in them.
If he does make this movie, I wonder if he'll leave room to make a sequel from the second book, After Worlds Collide.
I was going to say, didn't he learn from War of the Worlds?
I just watched that again Saturday...didn't s*ck but wasn't great...the scenes with the whacko in the basement are what really dragged that movie down. Cut those shorter and it's not so bad.
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Aaron Rodgers tossed three touchdown passes on Sunday against the Rams, but Jermichael Finley was not on the receiving end of any of them. In fact, Finley caught just one ball for 20 yards.
Green Bay beat St. Louis 24-3, but their offense stalled in the second half, mostly because the Packers could afford to. Green Bay scored all of its points before halftime.
Finley wowed fantasy owners several weeks ago when he caught seven passes for 85 yards and three touchdowns. In the two games after that, he had seven catches for 95 yards and zero touchdowns. Overall, he has 22 catches for 301 yards.
Finley checked in as the No. 2 wide receiver, according to Yahoo!'s Week 6 NFL rankings, largely because of the matchup against the Rams.
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An East Texas man involved in a shooting Saturday afternoon has turned himself into the Smith County Sheriff's Office.
Joshua Pettigrew is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and evading arrest.
This shooting happened around 11 a.m. on Saturday off of County Road 129 in Smith County.
The Smith County Sheriff's Office said 49-year-old Tina Allen of Tyler is in jail, accused of shooting her boyfriend.
Lieutenant CID Bill Goecking with the Smith County Sheriff's Office said Allen shot him in the shoulder after an argument.
Goecking said Pettigrew became involved as Allen's boyfriend waited for an ambulance.
"Another male subject (Pettigrew) arrived, contacted the woman, obtained the gun from her and then re-attacked the victim. The victim stood up and there was a struggle. The gun went off again, but he was not struck; he was only shot one time. At which time the units from the Smith County Sheriff's Office arrived. The subject ran into the woods," Lieutenant Goecking said.
Hours later, officials said Pettigrew turned himself in. The victim is being treated for a gunshot wound at a local hospital.
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BAE at Barrow gets £315 million boost
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems a further £315M for ongoing design work for the replacement to the Royal Navy's Vanguard class submarines.
The announcement follows the one made in May this year, when it revealed it had placed an initial £328M design phase contract with BAE Systems Maritime – Submarines. The Vanguard class, which carries the UK's nuclear deterrent, will be replaced from 2028. BAE Systems already has more than 1,000 employees working on the replacement programme, the majority of which are focused on developing the new submarine's complex design.
– BAE Systems Maritime – Submarines Managing Director John Hudson
"The design of a nuclear-powered submarine is one of the most complex and technically demanding engineering programmes undertaken by the maritime industry. This further work underlines the MoD's confidence in our ability to deliver a design that will meet the future needs of thenation's nuclear deterrent.
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It may be a little early for this post, but I'll post it again later if necessary. I am coming up for Blue-White weekend! I haven't been back to State College since December 2007 and haven't been to a game since Northwestern 2006, so I'm really excited about this (hence, the early post). It's the first look at BO'B and the new staff and offense and there's no way Penn State can lose!
My friends and I are planning to tailgate hop throughout the morning and early afternoon (and possibly after the game), and I'd love to meet as many BSD people as possible. Post your tailgate location here if you want it to be known or email me at the email address in my profile. I'm sure I'll also be at the Cafe no later 4 on that Friday!


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Hobbies and fun activities can bring added joy and happiness to life, and can be a great way to relieve stress as well. In fact, many hobbyists have told me that they'd originally started learning about their area of interest as a coping mechanism for stress, and that their hobbies continue to be a great source of relaxation and stress relief. Some people are even able to turn their hobbies into careers at some point, and end up with a lifestyle where their work is their play. The following resources can help you discover new potential hobbies that can also be great stress relievers. You'll also find information on how to get started.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a unanimous ruling overturning an appellate courtĺs decision on a sentence reduction for a transgender woman convicted of second-degree murder in the 2002 killing of a Troy businessman.
Vonlee Nicole Titlow Ś a 45-year-old born as a man but who identifies herself as a woman Ś was accused and convicted more than 10 years ago of assisting her aunt, Billie Jean Rogers, in the killing of Billie Jeanĺs husband, 74-year-old Don Rogers.
Court testimony and affidavits indicate that Titlowĺs aunt held a pillow over her husbandĺs face until he suffocated. This was after Titlow and her aunt found Don Rogers passed out and took turns pouring alcohol in his mouth Ś a plan allegedly concocted by Billie Jean, who offered to pay Titlow $100,000 in cash and gifts.
áThe case was highly publicized, partly because of the story of lies, gambling debts and murder plots, but also because Titlow was allegedly going to use the money for a sex change operation.
The transsexual, who had received silicone injections to enhance her breasts before her incarceration, has been in and out of courtrooms since her conviction. Her contention was that a former Pontiac-based lawyer she employed during her initial trial process was ineffective and led to her heightened prison sentence of 20 to 40 years. She wouldĺve served only 7 to 15 years if her lawyer, Fredrick Toca, hadnĺt convinced her to withdraw an initial plea of manslaughter she agreed to in exchange for testimony against her aunt, she said.
In 2012, Titlow brought her case to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled that the prisonerĺs reduced sentence should be re-offered, or she should be released.
But Michigan solicitor general John Bursch on Oct. 8 disputed in Washington, D.C., that a decision by the appeals court that reversed the sentence was wrong.
The crux of both legal sides was whether there was sufficient evidence on the record that Toca Ś now a Georgia-based paralegal Ś was ineffective. Nearly all Supreme Court justices felt there was not, and reversed the 6th U.S. Circuit ruling.
The Supreme Court opinion was issued in only 28 days Ś extraordinarily fast by historical standards, said Michigan Attorney Generalĺs Office spokeswoman Joy Yearout.
ôWeĺre grateful for this result, which honors previous state court decisions to keep Titlow behind bars,ö Yearout said.
Titlowĺs attorney, Valerie Newman, conveyed that the ruling marked a sad day, referencing Tocaĺs debated professionalism.
ôIt is a sad day for the legal system and criminal defendants when an attorney is disbarred, at least in part for his ethical violations in a case, but yet his actions Ś or inactions Ś are inferred to be constitutionally adequate,ö she said. ôHere, the court accepted as accurate that Mr. Toca advised Ms. Titlow to withdraw her plea.
ôSuch advice, given the evidence, assured her conviction of a more serious offense with a significantly increased prison sentence, an advisement that no competent attorney would have made.ö
Titlow Ś who has tangled with the Michigan Department of Corrections over mistreatment based on her medical needs as a transgender woman Ś is now serving the remainder of her 20 to 40-year prison term in a facility that houses a larger number of transgender inmates than a previous state prison, Newman said.


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The 30th Annual Labor Day Festival in Olive Branch, Illinois kicked off Monday.
A Carbondale man was arrested in connection with an unlawful use of a weapon investigation.
Allen L. Howard, 31, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. He was taken to the Jackson County Jail.
According to police, on April 25 at 7:25 p.m., they responded to the 700 block of North Robert A. Stalls for a report of a domestic battery suspect.
Officers found and arrested the suspect. They identified him as Howard and say he had a gun.
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Lawrence, MA — Widow of Carmelo Fantauzzi, Aurora Diaz Fantuazzi died at home with her family at her bedside. Aurora was born in Arroyo, Puerto Rico. She moved to Lawrence in 1961 and she was committed to raising her children. Her family remembers her as a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was noted for her cooking and caring for others. Aurora was a parishioner of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church where she would worship most Sundays. She enjoyed singing.
She is survived by children, Luz Delia Fantauzzi of Florida, Alberto Fantauzzi of Boston, Luz Maria Fantauzzi of Bradford, Michael Angel Fantauzzi of Connecticut, Sonia Rodriguez of Lawrence, and Lucy Fantauzzi Colon of Woburn. She was predeceased by children, Carmelo, Jr. and Jose Luis Fantauzzi. She is also survived by 26 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren, and many great-great-grandchildren.
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The Smithy Center for the Arts' Glimmer Globe Theatre production of the "Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)," has just finished its fourth run, but those involved have no intention of allowing the curtains to close for good.
"We really want to tour it," said Danielle Newell, Executive Director of the Smithy Center for the Arts and the producer and director of the show.
The premise of "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)" is that a three man theater company has decided to put on a production of William Shakespeare's complete works – in 97 minutes. What follows is a dynamic play that involves, among other things, the actors playing multiple roles, many costume changes, and Hamlet being performed backwards.
"It's like Monty Python, except live," said Newell, who noted that because the performers and the audience feed off each other during the show, each performance is different.
Newell said that she is a longtime fan of the play.
"Shakespeare Abridged is a project I've wanted to work on quite literally since I was 10 or 11 years old," said Newell.
She also said that what brings the Glimmer Globe production together is its three actors: Steve Dillon, Jake Wansor and Michael Henrici.
"The fellas are so gifted and so so funny," said Newell. "They have an incredible amount of fun onstage."
Newell said that they began rehearsing this spring, and that the show had its first run at The Cooperstown Theatre Festival in July, where it was very well received.
Said Newell,"They (community members) kept asking, please please do it again."
This resulted in a second run of the show at The Cooperstown Theatre Festival in August. Newell was then approached by the Oneonta Theatre, and asked if the production could run there for a weekend in November. This proved to be so popular that the run was extended to a second weekend, which concluded on Nov. 24.


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A climate change study funded by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will include any human causes the university scientists find as they review the research.
The Lincoln Journal Star says the possible inclusion of the human element is in contrast to a study ordered by the Legislature in a bill passed this spring. At the urging of Sen. Beau McCoy, who disputes human involvement in global warming, the senators modified LB583 to study "cyclical" climate change. That's been interpreted as meaning only natural internal and natural external forces such as volcanic eruptions and solar variations.
UNL Vice Chancellor Ronnie Green says he's set aside $20,000 for the university study after talking to university scientists who are concerned about the scope of the Legislature's mandated study that they'll be contributing to.


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Chris Brown on the success of the 49ers and Alex Smith - Grantland
Harbaugh has also changed the entire theory behind how Smith and his offense approach the blitz, and this is where Smith's greatest improvement has come. That's because Harbaugh eliminated "sight adjustments" from the 49ers playbook. Indeed, this change has been so successful that, according to Pro Football Focus, Smith's completion percentage, quarterback rating, average yards per attempt, and touchdown-to-interception ratio against blitzes have all been much better than Smith's historical averages, but also better than his performance on all other downs.


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Timothy King of Gilmanton, NH, was recently appointed Vice President of Finance for NHFCU.
In this new position, he will be responsible for overseeing asset liability management, investments, and general accounting operations.Mr. King most recently held the position of Assistant Vice President, Finance, for Fidelity in Merrimack, NH. He also possesses thirty years of experience in community banking and brokerage firms, and is anxious to get to work in the credit union environment."I have always enjoyed working in the family-style environment found in smaller, local institutions like New Hampshire Federal Credit Union," says King. "I am excited to join such a well-respected leader in the credit union industry and in the local community."Originally from Maryland, King earned his Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Business at Mount Saint Mary's University. He moved to New Hampshire in 1999 and considers the state a beautiful place to live, work, and raise a family.


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Eons ago, terrible beings known as the Dark Ones threatened all of existence. The majority of these inter-dimensional demons were sealed away in the Netherworld by the Order of the Verron Mystics, who also trapped many of these demons within the cores of countless planets. Yet even after, their task was far from done. The Mystics could sense the Dark Ones touch upon the galaxy, their evil lingering in the cosmos. Thus, the Order stood guard, kept the corruption from spreading, watching for anything that could disturb the seals that held the Dark Ones at bay.
However, the Order's diligence would go wasted, as the demons had begun to plan for their future escape. They would be patient...their freedom, and the destruction of all created things, would come.
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WNB Locations in Midland and Odessa Convert to Frost
SAN ANTONIO, June 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE: CFR) today announced the completion of the merger of Western National Bank (WNB) into Frost Bank, the banking subsidiary of Cullen/Frost.
Effective at the close of business Friday, June 20, 2014, the seven WNB locations in Midland and Odessa become offices of Frost Bank and will operate under the Frost name, bringing the number of Frost financial centers statewide to more than 120. WNB's San Antonio location will close after the end of business June 20, as Frost already has 22 financial centers in its headquarters city. At closing at the end of May, the Western National Bancshares, Inc. acquisition added $1.8 billion in assets, $1.6 billion in deposits and $668.3 million in total loans to Cullen/Frost. WNB customers can now access the full range of Frost financial services.
"This merger strengthens our Texas franchise and gives us an entry into the dynamic Permian Basin markets of Midland and Odessa," said Dick Evans, chairman and CEO of Cullen/Frost. "Frost and WNB embrace the same values and share a vision of community-oriented banking and superior customer service. It has been our privilege to meet the financial needs of Texans and Texas businesses for 146 years, and we are delighted to welcome WNB employees and customers into our Frost financial family."
Wesley Bownds, president of the Midland market for Western National Bank, is now region president of Frost's newly created Permian Basin region. Jack Wood, president of Western National Bancshares, Inc., will be added to the Cullen/Frost Board of Directors at its July meeting.
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE: CFR) is a financial holding company, headquartered in San Antonio, with $24.7 billion in assets at March 31, 2014. Among the top 50 largest U.S. banks and one of 24 banks included in the KBW Bank Index, Frost provides a wide range of banking, investments and insurance services to businesses and individuals across Texas in the Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Permian Basin, Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio regions. Founded in 1868, Frost has helped clients with their financial needs during three centuries. Additional information is available at frostbank.com.
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The Pentek 160367 is a whole house water filtration system that comes complete with everything needed to provide your whole home with filtered water. Includes a 20 inch Big Blue Housing, 1 NCP-20BB Filter, Wrench, and mounting bracket.
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Daily Budget Roundup – June 30, 2012
By PA Independent Staff
Corbett: Budget is about the future of Pennsylvania; pension crisis looms in next year
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Corbett signed an on-time budget – barely – for the second year in a row gave a preview of what is to come in next year's budget battle during brief remarks after midnight on Sunday morning.
Corbett said the budget passed during the final days of June was about creating a better future for Pennsylvania. He pointed to a second consecutive no-tax-increase budget and accompanying bills that focused on luring a major new industry to the state and giving poor students in financially struggling school districts a scholarship to attend nonpublic schools.
"We need to continue to follow a course of reform, restraint and responsibility," Corbett said. "We must continue our course of changing the culture of state government from tax-and-spend to build-and-save."
But the governor also offered a preview of struggles to come – as the state is expected to face a $500 million increase in state pension payments in next year following an equally large increase this year.
"We're going to have to deal with it. Otherwise you're going to see other programs continue to find less and less funding," Corbett said.
State contributions to the State Employees Retirement System, or SERS, and the Public School Employees Retirement System, or PSERS, are due to increase from $1.1 billion in the recently-ended fiscal year to more than $4 billion by 2016.
Throughout the recent budget process, lawmakers said they expected to begin addressing the pension issue when the General Assembly returns to the Capitol in the fall.
Corbett said he did not view the pension issue as a partisan one, and promised to reach across the aisle for support.
Click here for video of Corbett's remarks, and here for his answers to reporters' questions.
This is an update from 1:35 a.m.
Red light camera expansion proposal headed to governor's desk after rushing through General Assembly
HARRISBURG – Motorists in 14 Pennsylvania municipalities could face $100 fines from red light cameras after the state House blew through its own red light on Saturday night in order to expand the camera program.
A few minutes after 1 a.m. on Sunday, the state House voted 113-72 to extend the existing Philadelphia red light camera program for another five years and to expand the number of municipalities allowed to use red light cameras, sending the bill to Gov. Tom Corbett's desk.
In order to get it done, they suspended a normally sacrosanct rule that forbids voting on legislation after 11 p.m.
The bill continues the use of red light cameras in Philadelphia and allows Pittsburgh and several of the larger municipalities in the counties bordering Philadelphia to use the cameras. The municipalities eligible for the cameras would have to exceed 20,000 residents and have full-time police forces accredited by the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association.
It was passed in the state Senate without debate or discussion on Thursday and was approved by that chamber with a 35-14 vote on Friday afternoon.
The state House voted to suspend their 11 p.m. cutoff rule on Friday night and eventually passed the red light camera bill after 1 a.m. on Sunday morning.
"The time to deal with this is not one in the morning," said state Rep. Greg Vitali, D-Delaware.
Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, R-Chester, who sponsored the amendment expanding the municipalities which can chose to install the cameras – with approval from the state Department of Transportation – said the number of municipalities was so small that he was not concerned about a lack of appropriate notice on the changes.
When asked, House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, said the bill had been discussed adequately.
This is an update from 1:15 a.m.
Fiscal code bill contains bankruptcy prohibition for Harrisburg, drilling moratorium for southeast counties
HARRISBURG – The state's fiscal code carries some provisions that will dictate future municipal policies.
The fiscal passed both chambers on Saturday, heading to the governor's desk alongside the general appropriations bill. The fiscal code is something of an operating guide for the state budget, providing instructions.
As part of the code update, financially distressed third-class cities under Act 47– including the state capital – will be forbidden from filing for bankruptcy until Nov. 30. Doing so would result in losing all state funding.
The bankruptcy ban already existed, but was set to expire July 1.
Last year, city of Harrisburg officials attempted to file for bankruptcy, but this provision precludes city officials from another attempt.
When a reporter asked if the provision takes away a tool from the city of Harrisburg's receiver as a way to deal with the debt, House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, said he didn't think so.
"I think the continuation of the receiver approach is the right approach," Turzai said.
Another piece of the fiscal code would put a six-year moratorium on drilling in the South Newark Basin, which crosses Bucks and Montgomery counties.
The language was added late this week, citing a recent U.S. Geological Survey report that confirmed 870 billion cubic feet of undiscovered natural gas in the region. Supporters of the language said it was a way to proceed responsibly with new information, but some objected to the concept and how it was achieved.
Rep. Jesse White, D-Allegheny, Beaver, said that the drilling ban opens up Pandora's Box. He also said that when drilling was authorized in the Marcellus Shale region, it was a different process.
"Four months after we took this giant step in the name of uniformity and consistency, and put the puzzle together, we're going to break it apart into a million pieces," he said. "It makes absolutely no sense."
Turzai said the language was inserted into the fiscal code at the behest of the Senate. But the region, he said, is different than the Marcellus Shale. There hasn't been the same "research or attention" to the basin as there has to Marcellus, he said.
This is an update from 12:15 a.m.
Tax credit for natural gas production, nonpublic schools heading to Corbett's desk as part of budget package
HARRISBURG – The combination of a new program targeting poor kids in Pennsylvania's worst-performing public schools and a new tax credit aimed at drawing an ethanol plant to the Keystone State might seem like a odd mix, but the magic of
The two new items were near the top of Gov. Tom Corbett's agenda for this year's budget season, and they both reached his desk on Saturday night as parts of the state's tax code bill, a part of the overall state budget package.
The state House voted 140-56 in support of the tax code bill around 10:40 p.m. and the state Senate followed suit with a unanimous vote at about 11:30 p.m. to complete the last piece of the state budget puzzle.
On the educational front, the tax code expands the existing Educational Improvement Tax Credit, or EITC, from $75 million to $100 million. The program is funded with business contributions that fund scholarships for students from families that make less than $72,000 per year.
A similar program, dubbed the Educational Improvement Scholarship Credit, or EISC, will be funded in the same manner and will be restricted to students who live in the 15 percent of worst-performing school districts in the state and come from families making less than $30,000 annually.
"Pennsylvania is home to a diverse student population and a one-size-fits-all approach to basic education does not work for everyone," said state Rep. Tom Quigley, R-Montgomery, one of the sponsors of the EITC expansion. "The EITC is about allowing businesses to partner with parents, public schools and other educational institutions to provide options to students and families."
Opponents of the program said the bill would take money out of the basic education funding stream and would allow nonpublic schools to handpick which students they would accept with the new scholarships.
"It's not about choice. It's about a nonpublic school bailout costing taxpayers $50 million," said state Rep. James Roebuck, D-Philadelphia, minority chairman of the House Education Committee.
The other new tax credit in the bill – the one aimed at Shell Oil, not kids in poorly-performing schools – is part of an overall package that Corbett negotiated with the legislature in the hope of attracting a new ethanol producing facility in Beaver County.
The administration is touting the possibility of 20,000 construction and manufacturing jobs in western Pennsylvania if Shell decides to build the plant there.
This is an update from 11:40 p.m.
Private-public partnership bill approved in state House, goes to governor
HARRISBURG – The state budget does not cut to the heart of Pennsylvania's transportation infrastructure problem, but proponents of a bill passed to Gov. Tom Corbett's desk on Saturday night believe it may be one tool to be used.
The state House gave the final approval to H.B. 3, which allows for Pennsylvania to enter into public-private partnerships for transportation projects, with a vote of 117-79.
The state Senate had approved the bill with a unanimous vote earlier on Saturday.
Those partnerships, also known as "P3s," allow for the state to lease a highway to a private company, which is allowed to place tolls on the highway in order to fund the construction and maintenance of the highway.
The Keystone State has more than 5,000 bridges labeled as "structurally deficient" and more than 7,000 miles of roads in need of repair, according to the Department of Transportation.
Advocates of the bill believe the public-private partnerships will help the state address those issues in a time when revenue for transportation-specific projects is declining thanks to lower fuel tax revenues.
"While public-private partnerships alone cannot solve that has become an enormous transportation infrastructure funding problem, they certainly are a critical tool for the Commonwealth to have at its disposal," said state Rep. Rick Geist, R-Blair, chairman of the House Transportation Committee and sponsor of the bill.
The bill would also create a seven-member board to evaluate and approve potential public-private partnerships.
Opponents of the bill said the state was abdicating its responsibility by giving a board the authority to decide what roads potentially could be tolled in the future.
"We were elected to make tough decisions in this chamber, and some of those tough decisions are going to be related to finding funding for highways and bridges," said state Rep. Mike Carroll, D-Luzerne. "It is simply not appropriate for us to hand off that authority, that ability, to an unelected board."
This is an update from 9:05 p.m.
Senate, House pass charter school reform measures – but not the same package
HARRISBURG – A wide-ranging series of fiscal and academic reforms for charter schools in Pennsylvania was unanimously approved by the state Senate on Saturday afternoon.
About an hour later, the state House passed a similar set of reforms in a different package that included one controversial proposal not contained in the Senate plan.
The Senate language is in H.B. 1330. It would require all charter school trustees and administrators to adhere to the state's code of ethics for public official, would require all charter schools to conduct an annual independent audit of their finances and would set a sliding scale limitation on how much money those schools could keep in reserve accounts.
The bill gives the Department of Education the task of developing a performance matrix that will include student test scores, attendance and other criteria to judge the performance of charters.
It also establishes direct payment for charter schools from the state Department of Education, a change that charter school advocates have been fighting for because some school districts have withheld payments from charters.
It would also establish a statewide commission to study funding for charter and cyber charter schools, with a report due to the governor by the end of November.
"Everyone will have something through this bill, but no one gets everything, and that's what a compromise means," said state Sen. Andrew Dinniman, D-Chester, minority chairman of the Senate Education Committee.
About an hour later, the state House approved a similar charter school reform package.
The key difference in the House bill is a provision that would give the state Charter School Appeal Board the authority to supersede school districts in certain circumstances if those districts block the authorization of a new charter school – a component that charter school advocates have been seeking.
Teachers' unions and school boards generally oppose giving the state the ability to authorize charter schools.
The state House voted 120-77 to approve their version of charter school reform, which is contained in S.B. 1115.
This is an update from 4:50 p.m.
Teacher evaluation plan heading to Corbett's desk
HARRISBURG – The state House approved a new system of evaluations for public school teachers and sent the proposal to Gov. Tom Corbett's desk on Saturday afternoon with less than 11 hours remaining in the fiscal year.
They also approved a different bill that sets up a pilot program for 20 counties to receive block grants for human services funding.
The teacher evaluation changes were pushed by the Corbett Administration and will create a four-tied system of ratings in place of the current pass/fail system that results in 97 percent of teachers getting the highest score possible.
In the new formula, the student-performance element will be at least 50 of a teacher's grade will be based on a combination of building-wide test scores, teacher-specific test scores, other student performance criteria to be determined by each individual school district. The other 50 percent will be based on classroom observation, which previously was the only measure for judging teachers.
"Our teachers are not afraid of being evaluated and being held responsible for students' success," said state Rep. Ryan Aument, R-Lancaster. "First and foremost, this legislation is in the best interest of our students and our teachers."
The Pennsylvania State Education Association, or PSEA, the state's largest teachers' union, endorsed the legislation.
"Educators are not afraid of having our performance evaluated," said Michael Crossey, president of the PSEA, in a statement. "We just want to be certain that our evaluations are based on the wide variety of factors that go into teaching our students."
The final vote in the state House was 115-82, with 10 Democrats joining the Republican majority in support the measure and four Republicans opposing it.
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The first three rounds of the draft have been widely debated. It is consensus that RB, CB, and LB will most likely be our first 3 selections in an order we don't know. For this fanpost, It will be assumed that starters are found at all three positions in these rounds. The Bucs are without a 4th round pick due to the Luke Stalker trade. This leaves 3 draft picks left in rounds 5-7. Beyond the three a fore mentioned positions, the Bucs don't have many glaring needs that require fixing this season.
Late round draft picks are often used to address future needs, create competition, add depth, or to sometimes draft BPA. For the purpose of this fanpost it is assumed the team is going to draft based on future needs or to add depth.
First off, the Bucs have a few to be free agents in 2013. The notable free agents are Connor Barth (K), Michael Bennett (DE), EJ Biggers (CB), LeGarrette Blount (RB), Tanard Jackson (S), Roy Miller (DT), Frank Okam (DT), Preston Parker (WR), Ed Gant (WR), Sammie Stroughter (WR), Aqib Talib (CB), Ronde Barber (Jerryatric), and Jeremy Trueblood (OT). From the information I have available, only Ed Gant will be a RFA.
Of these players, it will be a priority to resign Blount, Barth, Gant, and Bennet. The team will likely be looking to lock up players like Miller, Okam, and Parker for depth. The jury is still out on Biggers, Talib, and Jackson. The rest will most likely see their career end as a Buccaneer. Due to these free agents, the positions that appear weak are corner, safety, right tackle, and depth at the defensive line.
After this year the depth chart for cornerback will be drafted player/Eric Wright/Myron Lewis/Anthony Gaitor. On paper that doesn't seem too bad given the hope that the drafted corner can come in and develop into a starter. However, Lewis and Gaitor are widely unproven. Best case scenario is the team gets an addition corner and pushes Lewis to #5 and Gaitor to #6. This leads to the question: Does the team draft a late round corner now to fill depth next year or do they wait till next year to draft a corner higher?
The current roster at safety is Jackson, Grimm, Black, and Asante; both Sean Jones and Corey Lynch are out the door. As stated previously, Jackson is on his contract year. Believe it or not, safety is possibly our shakiest position. You have a reinstated player on his final year who couldn't tackle a fly last season, an injury prone slow safety who has broken a leg and torn an ACL, a very puzzling 2nd year player who is even slower than Grimm, and a career backup. Depending on how Jackson plays this season, he very well may not be a Buccaneer afterwords. Put that on top of the fact that Grimm may not even be capable of playing at NFL caliber and we're in trouble. This may seem like an obvious conclusion that we will take a safety this year. However, both Black and Asante were 5th round picks. It is questionable that we are going to add another late round safety to our roster. Next years draft is very solid at safety and that might factor in also.
The new FA additions to the offensive line have been solid. The obvious weak link is Trueblood, and he is on the last year of his contract. Behind him on the roster currently is Larsen, Dotson, Hardman, Ingersoll, and Meredith (some of these names are unheard of so they are probably practice squad). None of these players are currently of starting caliber, and Dotson is really the only one with true potential. This is arguably the biggest need in the later rounds.
The defensive line can't seem to stay healthy. The past two season have led to the Bucs reaching into the bottom of the depth chart to find players to start on the line. Hell, we even had to bring in the fattest, ugliest, and most overpaid man in the NFL to fix our issues. Bennet, Miller, Okam, and Mcargo are all to be free agents in 2013. While some of them will most likely be resigned, there is still the chance the FO wants to cover themselves now.
Linebacker, like corner, is going to be a top 3 pick for the Bucs. Also like corner, the team may need to double dip in the draft. The starting roster this year will likely be Foster, drafted linebacker, and Black. Quincy Black is currently the 7th highest paid player on our roster making 5.5 million every year until his contract expires in 2015. Take away our FA signings and only Freeman, Mccoy, and Joseph make more than him. After this season the Bucs can cut him and only take a 250k cap hit. This very well may be a possibility, but for the time being he is guaranteed a shot to earn his contract. Behind these three players are Hayward, Watson, Curran, Cutrera, and Balogun. Of these players there are three quality backups. In the current state of the NFL, three linebackers are on the field about 50% of the time. This makes the need for a third above-quality-linebacker on a team rather low. Considering how the nickle corner will be on the field just as much, their values are about the same. How many people when asked can name the three starting linebackers for the Bears? The first two are easy, but how many people know the name Nick Roach? The point is that Foster and an early draft pick at linebacker can be the team's solution moving forward and will probably not double dip at linebacker this year.
In conclusion, the Bucs have many routes to go in the 5th, 6th, and 7th rounds. Going purely by needs, the team may take safety, corner, linebacker, tackle, and defensive line. However, the team only has three picks. I would argue that offensive tackle takes priority in the 5th, corner in the 6th, and defensive line in the 7th. It is hard to put names to the picks because of the round, but Andrew Datko is a possibility in the 5th.
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His office is crunching the numbers, but Augusta's Chief Tax Appraiser says preliminary results show Augusta's property values will increase by 1.2 percent. "In the scheme of things of this digest size it's a modest adjustment we consider strong growth crossing the three point five range four percent we consider that strong growth, one point two at best were pleased to see growth," says Alveno Ross.
Only 9,000 parcels went up in value, 5,000 came down in value, and 62,000 show no growth at all, leaving the city with a very little bump.
"At least we do have growth, says Mayor Deke Copenhaver, "I'm looking to the future it does not concern me too much I wish it was higher but we'll keep working on it."
The city has been working on helping the Tax Assessor's Office increase property value. One step is by using pictometry, or aerial photography, to study properties for improvements.
Back in February, Augusta Commissioners approved four new employees, as well.
Commissioners banked on the technology bringing in $1 million in additional tax revenue, but early calculations show that figure will be closer to $500,000.
"You didn't get a million dollars did you?" we quizzed Ross. "No, and that's not a function of the Board of Assessors," he said.
City leaders balanced this year's budget, believing there would be $1 million in new revenue, instead of just $500,000.
"We're going to have to make that up?" we asked the Mayor. "That was the projection. Obviously, this is the first time we've really done that, so it didn't quite meet our expectations," says Mayor Copenhaver.
Ross says Commissioners approved the $165,000 for the four new employees in February. As of Tuesday, candidates are still being interviewed. He says their impact will not be felt until next year.
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"My eight-year-old son takes Adderall. Lately, he has been wetting himself. We consulted a psychologist, made my son wear diapers and remind him constantly to use the bathroom. What can I do to break this pattern?"
You did not clarify if the daytime wetting started when he took Adderall. If so, stop the medication and see if the problem goes away. If it does not or it did not start with the use of Adderall, you have a different problem.
Does he also have nighttime wetting (enuresis)? Has he always been this way or did it start at age eight? When during the day does it occur? These are all important questions as we try to clarify if the problems are physical or psychological.
Has his family physician evaluated to rule out a medical problem? Do not jump to a behavioral approach until you are convinced that the problem is totally psychological. You have a serious problem. Shame does not work (diapers in school). First, check out the medical issues (The importance of this depends on my initial questions. Is this a chronic or a new problem?).
If there are no medical issues, it may be a maturational delay in bladder control. If so, there are interventions that might help. For example, setting up a plan in school and home for him to go to the bathroom every two or three hours. If this behavior is psychological, the most frequent cause is stress. If this is the cause, don't focus on the behavior but on the causes of the stress and what can be done to help. Take these problems seriously and explore all possibilities. The cause leads to the intervention.
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In an economy where non-profits are struggling to survive, several CSRA agencies were celebrating Friday night!
The formula for success here is women empowering women: grant money raised by women, dispersed to groups providing services for women and children.
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The adult daycare program received a check for $8,000 today.
Board president Jan Wiggins says the money will be used to help ensure services for seniors who are unable to pay the minimal rates.
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Family Promise of Augusta, formerly Interfaith Hospitality Network, was awarded $20,000 to help families transition from homelessness to independence.
A collaboration between Safe Homes and Rape Crisis to provide free counseling, and Christ Community Health Services were each given $25,000.
Ron Skenes is with CCHS.
"Oh, this is incredible, this will allow us to take care of between 140-150 people over the course of the next year."
Smaller projects were funded, too... like the Women's Job Skills Training Program at Augusta's Salvation Army. Della Epps says her $7800 grant will go a long way toward helping women get the skills they need to join the workforce.
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President Obama spoke to the American public tonight from the East Wing of the White House saying he's delaying a vote on a military strike against Syria after chemical weapons were used.He wanted to let the U.S. know what will happen and why it matters.Obama echoed Secretary of State John Kerry to explain how chemical weapons were used last month in Damascus. He cited that Syrian government workers were there three days before the attack preparing and handed out gas masks to fellow supporters the day of.According to the President and Kerry, the U.S. knows that chemical weapons were used and that Syrian President Bashar Assad is responsible.The U.S. is not the world's police according to the President but he believes it is in the nation's best interest to respond.In light of President Bashar Assad admitting he had chemical weapons and that Syria will work with ally Russia and the United Nations to turn the weapons over, President Obama asked Congress to delay a vote on a potential military strike.Obama doesn't want to put boots on the ground and if in the future a strike is possible it will be limited and brief.But he believes we have to hold Syria accountable and make sure they make good on their word to turn weapons over. Otherwise, President Obama says dictators like Assad will continue, other tyrants will try and use chemical weapons and it will embolden Iran to act.
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Drug watchdog wrote to doctors over contraceptives
The MHRA wrote a letter to doctors on January 22 which stated that "there is no need for anyone who has been using a combined hormonal contraceptive without any problems to stop taking it on the basis of this review".
– Dr Sarah Branch, deputy director of the MHRA's vigilance and risk management of medicines division
Women should continue to take their contraceptive pill. These are very safe, highly effective medicines for preventing unintended pregnancy and the benefits associated with their use far outweigh the risk of blood clots in veins or arteries.
No important new evidence has emerged - this review simply confirms what we already know, that the risk of blood clots with all combined hormonal contraceptives is small.
If women have questions, they should discuss them with their GP or contraceptive provider at their next routine appointment but should keep taking
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2.78/5 rDev -23.6%
Chinook Ipa. Single hopped Ipa with Chinook hops.
A- On-tap poured a medium dark amber with light quarter inch head that falls to a ring around the glass. Nothing special very light lacing.
S- Mild scents of spring flowers and light pollen like smells are faint but followed by hints of carmel malts.
T-M- Taste is bland and very light but with a light but lingering floral flavor of grass and honeysuckle. Sweet carmel malts are dominate in the backbone. Mouthfeel is light to moderate and has a light lasting bite.
D- Drinkable but for me one glass was good enough.
05-14-2010 22:44:21 | More by wesbrownyeah
4/5 rDev +9.9%
Growler from the brewery.
Pours a dark copper color with a one-finger tan head. The head recedes into a thin layer on top leaving solid lacing.
Smells of caramel malts with just a hint of toastiness along with good amounts of hops - mostly earthy pine with hints of citrus.
Tastes similar to how it smells. Grainy caramel malt flavors up front are joined quickly by good amounts of pine hops. Midway through the sip the hop flavors soften up just a bit, allowing leafy and citrus flavors out. Also present here are small amounts of diacetyl but not enough to really affect the flavor profile. The ending is solidly bitter.
Mouthfeel is good. It's got a nice thickness with moderate carbonation.
Drinkability is also good. I didn't have a problem finishing my glass and could have another.
Overall I liked this much more than their normal IPA, there was a better hop presence and I liked the malt bill a bit more. A solid beer that's worth a shot.
03-28-2010 22:36:41 | More by glid02
4/5 rDev +9.9%
A- murky/hazy amber with moderate lacing.
S- Earthy Pine with a hint of medicine. It's a medicine that reminds me of the smell bandaids.
T- It is truly a garden blooming in my mouth. Definitely hoppy with a floral spread of a "dandelion nettle blend". I wouldn't call it easy by any stretch. The earthy garden in my moth distracts me from the hops that want to bloom on my tongue. Overall, would definitely drink again, most likely to buy on a warm summer day when I'm feeling a bit romantic.
M- I'm torn between smooth, fresh and somewhat harsh depending on the weather. It is fabulous on a spring day, but avoid on a cold winter's night.
D- This is a very drinkable IPA if you love some chinook hops. It isn't the best IPA and isn't the worst by far. For 3.50$ a pint it is definitely worth the effort and the workout the tastebuds must endure.
02-03-2011 21:28:21 | More by MissHopstress
3.75/5 rDev +3%
12-21-2012 23:46:24 | More by twizzbeatz
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03-24-2014 18:46:55 | More by basili1250
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3.55/5 rDev -2.5%
Poured on-tap at the Bold City Brewery, the beer was served up in a pint glass. There is a slight ruby tint to the gold coloring, with a clingy, filmy, white head. The nose is a sweet malt and light hopped balance, with some citrus tones throughout. Slightly sour characteristics with peppery overtones make up the backbone of the flavors, with a dark, dry green blast of flavor throughout. Light and dry bodied, with a dry and spicy aftertaste. There is a lingering bittersweet (hops and citrus) flavor that lingers through the finish, that is slightly drying and bitter.
05-25-2011 03:09:59 | More by GarthDanielson
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06-08-2013 23:54:56 | More by TheDoak
3.78/5 rDev +3.8%
A- medium gold. White head with moderate retention. Somewhat hazy.
S- moderate piny hops with a sweet malt backbone
T- same as the smell
M- high carbonation. Medium high bitterness.
O- well done single hop IPA. I enjoy the ability to know what a single hop variety tastes like.
03-28-2013 22:29:23 | More by ShaunNewman
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10-19-2013 20:58:31 | More by ali1987
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10-26-2013 22:28:19 | More by DMACH
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05-20-2013 22:21:58 | More by johntfox
North Carolina
3.5/5 rDev -3.8%
05-25-2013 03:43:39 | More by lupercmda
4.33/5 rDev +19%
Interesting... never had a chinook, but I actually liked it beter than there regualr IPA. Smoother and better finish.
appearance: golden amber hues, almost red
smell: loaded hops, very plesant for a hop head, some citrus tones
taste: nice grapefruit and citrus flavor
mouthfeel: thin not thick. good carbonation and very tasty
drinkability: very easy and smooth. and goes great with spicy snacks or meals.
02-07-2009 22:15:30 | More by CampusCrew
2.5/5 rDev -31.3%
12-24-2011 08:31:33 | More by jophish17
United Arab Emirates
3.83/5 rDev +5.2%
This beer poured slightly darker than their pale ale, held nicely to the glass. Strong hops, but not throaty, had some citrus hop tones. Smelled less aromatic then the taste would leave you to assume. I could pick up some woodsy smells, maybe some grapefruit. Drinks well, very enjoyable.
03-13-2009 18:37:35 | More by beeroclock
3.4/5 rDev -6.6%
On-tap at Hunaphu. This was probably my least favorite beer of the day, shows how strong of a day it was... Pour a hazy amber with some copper. Off white head, ok retention and lacing... The aroma is a little blah, light orange peel on the front, then chemical pine. Hoping this improves... The taste is pretty dead on the front then dusky floral hops. Doesn't taste bad, just boring... I wouldn't have this again.
03-13-2011 23:39:37 | More by jrallen34
3.85/5 rDev +5.8%
A: single finger off white head. Dark amber with golden hues and murky. Lots of lacing.
S:Aroma is light. Fruit is there, both citrus and dark fruit. Some hops.
T: nice amount of chinook hops with light smokey flavor, smooth bitter flavor and very earthy.
M: medium body and moderate carbonation. A subtly sweet finish.
Overall a nice chinook hop IPA. About as earthy as they come. One of their better brews.
02-04-2012 23:23:16 | More by kylehay2004
4/5 rDev +9.9%
11-15-2011 07:41:14 | More by nickfl
3.5/5 rDev -3.8%
06-05-2013 17:24:41 | More by KVNBGRY
3.25/5 rDev -10.7%
02-12-2013 00:33:45 | More by WebGuyMike
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100 Days to go: Olympic Athletes' Hub Launched
To mark the 100-day countdown to the games the International Olympic Committee has launched its own social network, allowing Olympic athletes and fans to interact and connect. This new social media platform combines Facebook and Twitter feeds in one easy to access site, inspiring both competitors and fans to form an interactive friendship throughout the games.
The Olympic Athletes' Hub presents over 1000 athletes, combining both past and present competitors in one unified social network. Users sign in through either their Facebook or Twitter accounts and select their favourite competitors to follow and interact with. This allows them to see photos, training tips and general comments and opinions from the competitors.
The site was created to enhance communication surrounding the Olympic Games and create a unified support network involving both the competitors and the fans. By working with the International Sports Federations and National Olympic Committees the IOC ensures that all of the athletes' accounts are official and authorised, creating a genuine experience.
To encourage fans to use the site a reward scheme has been created. Points can be gained by following a high number of athletes and interacting with the community. This unlocks rewards such as training tips from top athletes, like Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. There are also non-virtual rewards such as autographed shirts and collectable items. When you log on to the site you are offered a list of top followed and featured athletes to search through and follow. There is also a Global Leaderboard showing the top ten positions in the competition amongst fans for the reward scheme.
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The FSF defines "copyleft" as a general method for making a program or other work free, requiring all modified and extended versions of that program to also be free.
One provision in the GPL 3 draft that is already generating plenty of feedback concerns patent licensing. With many large software vendors owning patents and engaging in the cross licensing of patents with their peers, the draft requires such organizations to "shield downstream users" of their applications against any possible patent infringement claims. Currently, there's the potential for larger companies to "export patent risk" to their users, Moglen said, a risk that the companies, as patent holders, don't share.
Moglen foresees many ways of shielding downstream users, including companies disclaiming their own licenses or creating patent pools like the Open Invention Network formed in November by IBM, Red Hat, and others. Like many of the conditions in the draft GPL 3, the shielding issue should be read as "an invitation to a discussion," Moglen said, implying the language of the license may well change.
Arnö welcomed the move. "The GPL 3 attempts at minimizing the problems from the Sick Man of Software, i.e. the patent system, without fighting the SWPATs [software patents] in a windmill fashion," he wrote. "For the sake of the downstream users (that's you and me), I hope there is enough legal clarity." This is one area that the FSF's Discussion Committee B, which Arnö co-chairs, will focus on over the coming months, he added. The committee includes representatives from HP, IBM, and Intel along with midsize companies such as MySQL, Red Hat, and Trolltech.
While the FSF has long held that software patents presented a major problem, a newer area of controversy the organization is taking up in the GPL 3 draft is DRM. "There's no end to the harm" DRM can cause, according to Moglen, with consumer electronics and IT companies likely to find themselves in the middle of the ongoing furious debate between content producers and end-users, he said.
"Not all players will like the FSF position," Arnö wrote. "But, hey, FSF is the 'benevolent dictator' whose wisdom developers and users of GPL software have to rely on!"
One area that surprised some people was the FSF's move to make the GPL 3 draft compatible with the Apache Software License and Eclipse Public License. Previously, the organization had stressed the incompatibility between GPL and the two open-source software licenses. Having the compatibility in place going forward may result in more people using the GPL in combined works as well as making them feel more comfortable about adopting the FSF license, according to Brown.
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Episode Twenty-Seven – On The Separation Between Scientific Truth And Belief – Interview With Dr Pamela Gay
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Dear listeners – firstly apologies for getting out two episodes out so soon after one another. Next week I'll be traveling, so it is unlikely that I'll get out an episode next week, so I hope you don't mind that there's a little space between this and episode twenty-eight. I'll be attending a Philosophy and Education conference in Sydney, on the other side of Australia, and will include the content from that in the next show.
This episode is called 'On Separation Between Scientific Truth and Belief'. This is a very current 'news' item online, involving a blog-post written by Dr Pamela Gay and the response it has got from a variety of people, including Dr PZ 'Pharyngula' Myers. It is called Separation Between Scientific Truth and Belief, on her Starstryder blog.
Dr Gay is an astronomer, writer, and podcaster, who focuses on using new media to engage people in science and technology. On her website 'About' page, she writes that she is often asked about her belief system and created a page to answer that question here.
What this episode features is the second half of an interview – the first half with Dr Gay will feature on the Skeptic Zone podcast later this week, and I urge people who are not familiar or have not kept in touch with the work that Dr Gay does for astronomy and education, to download that too.
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Influenza update
24 February 2014 - Update number 205
- In North America, influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus remained predominant. Influenza activity continued decreasing in Canada, Mexico and the United States of America, but remained at elevated levels.
- In Europe, overall influenza activity remained elevated. Trends suggests the wave of influenza activity is moving from south to north overall, with both influenza A viruses circulating.
- In Eastern Asia, influenza activity remained high with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 predominant.
- In Northern Africa and Western Asia, influenza activity was variable, with Egypt reporting high activity of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and increased number of severe cases.
- Based on FluNet reporting (as of 24 February 2014, 08:20 UTC), during weeks 5 to 6 (26 January 2014 to 8 February 2014, National Influenza Centres (NICs) and other national influenza laboratories from 93 countries, areas or territories reported data. The WHO GISRS laboratories tested more than 87 378 specimens. 20 777 were positive for influenza viruses, of which 18 487 (89%) were typed as influenza A and 2290 (11%) as influenza B. Of the sub-typed influenza A viruses, 9141 (77%) were influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, 2735 (23%) were influenza A(H3N2) and 1 (0%) was influenza A(H5N1). Of the characterized B viruses, 127 (74.7%) belong to the B-Yamagata lineage and 43 (25.3%) to the B-Victoria lineage.
- The WHO Consultation and Information Meeting on the Composition of Influenza Virus Vaccines for the Northern Hemisphere 2014-2015 took place and the recommendations are posted at the WHO website: see below
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