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Dateline Washington What Haryana should focus on China leads death list as number of executions soars
Now a clean chit The controversy over the defence purchases running into Rs 2,100 crore during the Kargil war in 2000 had seen the Congress and its partners projecting Defence Minister George Fernandes as the villain of the piece, heaping on him also the ultimate ignominy of being called a coffin thief. They even held up proceedings of Parliament repeatedly. Five years down the line, there has been a sea change in the perception of the party and its UPA alliance partners. The government has virtually defended the action of the Defence Ministry in the Supreme Court, saying that no rules were violated. That negates the gist of the report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG), which had pointed out delays in procuring certain equipment during Operation Vijay in Kargil. The affidavit now filed by the Ministry of Defence says that the contracts then signed in no way violated any of the financial rules of the government or the Defence Procurement Procedure of 1992. In good measure, it even mentions that military equipment is not available off the shelf. This turnaround leads to the unfortunate conclusion that all the hullabaloo over the defence purchases was only a charade to get even with Mr Fernandes. What is all the more disgraceful is that an Army matter was thus used for settling political scores. One just hopes that such strategic targeting will not take place in future. The former Defence Minister is not wrong in saying that due to such tactics, even essential defence purchases had been greatly delayed. The Manmohan Singh government has cleared him only from the allegations about the purchases covered in the CAGs
report. However, it should be borne in mind that the dirt dug out by the Tehelka sting operation is still very much in the air for which the former Defence Minister owes an explanation to the country. |
Unfair to daughters The Amritsar district has earned the dubious distinction of standing ninth among the 20 districts with the lowest child (0-6 years) sex ratio in India. This is what Prof Ashish said last week in a lecture at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. The city has been notorious since the 1970s for using ultrasound technology to identify the sex of the unborn baby. Often the result is the killing of daughters before birth. There is no dearth of experts who point out the social consequences of the passion for the male child which results in female foeticide. But technology cannot be blamed, and its misuse by parents certainly is responsible for the heinous and inhuman practice. Even the spread of education has been of no help. The problem is not that of Amritsar district alone. Both Punjab and Haryana have been plagued by female foeticide. Religious leaders like Jathedar Joginder Singh Vedanti and Swami Agnivesh have been vocal in condemning the practice, but it refuses to die down. Even legal measures have proved ineffective since the problem is social and deep-rooted. The only ray of hope is the economic independence of women. This has largely been enabled by education, and now it is common to see increasing number of women opting for a working life and being on their own. Till a few decades ago, a number of girls in colleges and universities were educated "to improve their marital prospects". This mindset has changed, and today women are working in practically all fields. Hopefully, these women will not kill their daughters. Social organisations, NGOs, government agencies and religious organisations all have to unitedly attack the evil of female foeticide in both villages and towns. Government authorities should also crack down on sex determination clinics which allow their facilities for misuse by parents and collaborating doctors who don't want to see a daughter born. |
Marching together-II
The compulsions of economic development and the gathering momentum of globalisation require cooperation in the area of investment and flow of goods and services that cut across state boundaries. This is necessary to improve the quality of life in the region by creating employment and promoting sustainable development. Ironically, there seems to be more action in regional cooperation across national boundaries than among northern states. There are issues that require Central intervention and initiatives, and there are yet others that deal with the Centre-state relations. But there are a whole lot of state-state issues of cooperation. These have an enormous impact on regional development and have remained largely unexplored. Considering the competitive advantage of different states in the North, there is a convincing case for regional cooperation, fully endorsed and supported by the political and administrative framework. Creation of a North zone common market: Freer flow of goods and services demands reduction in cross-border controls and a common approach to a rational tax structure, including octroi and entry taxes. Evidence shows that a common market fosters larger investment and economies of scale, an increase in output and productivity and bigger employment opportunities. The areas of cooperation cut across all sectors of economic and social development. Cross-border industrial growth: A joint task force of the states in the region should review and draft a common minimum incentive package for the whole region, rather than the specific states. The state Finance Ministers should be mandated to come out with time-bound targets for the rationalisation of this structure. An integrated approach to the development of the automobile industry in Haryana and that of auto-components in Punjab can create new synergies. Joint market development initiatives: Annual conventions and revolving expositions would provide a boost to the products of small and medium enterprises. Power generation and transmission: Why should Punjab, for example, spend so much on power generation using the resources it does not have when it can access power from Himachal Pradesh? A convincing case exists for Punjab to advocate allocation of resources to Himachal Pradesh, rather than to its own thermal power stations so that it can benefit from the low cost generation of electricity. Water resources management: This is a sore issue getting increasingly wrapped up in emotional and parochial considerations. A common approach to the ownership of Himalayan snows and rivers for equitable distribution of waters among the states could be worked out jointly to help resolve long-pending inter-state disputes on the sharing of river waters. The management of the Bhakra Beas Management Board is, perhaps, the only example of its kind and can be used as a role model for an integrated development of water resources. The depletion of water-table and degradation of ground water quality are regional, not just state, issues. Port access: Over 90 per cent of international trade is through sea-freight, and that international trade is playing an increasingly important role in economic development. The landlocked northern states are at a disadvantage. Creation of a dedicated port on the West coast through cooperative implementation by northern states would be a great boon for the industries in this region. However, huge investments involved in its creation are way beyond the capacity of a single state. The economy of scale and the funds for this venture would require a regional cooperation. Highways: The northern states account for about 40 per cent of all-India cargo movement on roads, but only 25 per cent of the national highways lie in the northern region. The area under roads in the North is 22 per cent lower than the national average. The need for good access to the ports demands coordination with host states for road development. Development of a northern transportation grid calls for regional cooperation in areas such as land acquisition, laying down common road specifications, access guidelines and ensuring a coordinated and synchronous development. Absence of regional cooperation is reflected in the sad state of the small stretch between Chandigarh and Baddi, languishing for over a decade. Agro-products distribution: The broad parameters of cooperation could include agriculture development such as re-framing the cropping pattern, switching over from foodgrain cultivation to cash crops and laying an emphasis on social development. Over 30 per cent of Indias supply of fresh fruits and vegetables is produced in the northern region. Sadly, nearly a third goes waste for want of poor transportation facilities, insufficient warehousing, lack of cold storage and retail distribution. A region-wise agro-products distribution network will vitalise this sector and give an impetus to the growth of an agro-based industry in the region. Human resource development for employment: The quality of human resource development has fallen behind badly in the North. Several emerging sectors of the economy are constrained by the availability of skilled manpower while unemployability of the so-called educated and trained youth is staring us in the face. This is a tinder box waiting to explode. The North needs to set up a number of centres of excellence to focus on quality and pool resources for training in specialised technologies. Dedicated centres in areas such as environmental engineering, bio-technology, industrial electronics, instrumentation, auto-components and sericulture could cater for the region. The examples of Ireland and Singapore have shown that skilled manpower attracts investment and is a strong driver of economic development. Networked tourism circuits: Tourism has emerged as a key economic activity in most states of the northern region. Yet North Indias share of international tourism at 46 per cent is down from over 70 per cent in the early 1980s. The growth rate of foreign tourists is higher in the South (11 per cent) as compared to the North (8 per cent). Domestic tourism has made great strides, up from a mere 66 million to over 320 million Indians in 2002. The north Indian states have a number of strengths such as diverse cultures and traditions, a rich historical heritage, cuisine, the Himalayan eco-system, rivers and pilgrimage tourism. These can be best utilised through regional cooperation that would create an integrated plan for northern states, provide connectivity in inter-and-intra-state connectivity, remove inter-state governmental barriers and provide transit facilities and increased air and rail connectivity. Environmental issues: At a time when the focus is on international agreements on the environment and development, it is time we came together to take a common approach to the issues of the environment. Deforestation in Himachal Pradesh has its effects in neighbouring states. Even the silt in the lake in Chandigarh cannot be tackled with frequent, often ceremonial, desilting operations. It requires concerted inter-state initiatives and cooperation. The above list is by no means exhaustive. There are numerous other issues of concern. What I have emphasised is that there is clearly a large and pressing agenda for the northern states cooperation for regional development. Creation of a durable institutional framework that transcends governments in power can provide a platform where issues of regional importance can be resolved. It will also act as a springboard for the government and industry to work together. Most national chambers of commerce and industry have long organised themselves into regional councils. This initiative would lead to increased employment in the region, bring in larger investments, increase economic and social development and promote a higher quality of life for people. In taking advantage of the relative competitive edge that their geographical position and resources provide, the individual states and the region can benefit in a win-win situation. (Concluded) The writer is currently a Professor at the University of Maryland, USA. |
A lesson in humility
The bus crawled into Srinagar at eleven thirty at night with just three passengers on board the driver and conductor of the ill fated bus and I, the sole survivor. Yet there were thousands of people milling around the Parade Ground, waiting to receive us. A bus has no passenger manifest. So anyone who was expecting a friend or a relative during that period was worried that he might have been on the bus that had plunged into the Chenab. The bus inched its way through the crowd and people called up names to me, held up photographs with just one question Was he there? Always: Was he there? I nodded my head in negation, overwhelmed by the sea of suffering uncertainty all around. After a few days, the ripples of the accident settled and the gentle course of my life resumed its uneventful flow. Before leaving for the winter vacations I had left a few paintings to be framed at a small shop near Ganpatiyar and I went now to collect them. Ghulam Rasool, the framer was as polite as ever, but there was an underlying note of sadness in his voice and in his manner. When he had packed my paintings and I had made my payment he asked: Who does these paintings? I do. His eyes lit up and his face took on its usual animation. Will you make a painting for me? He pulled out a distressed group photograph and pointed at a face no bigger than my thumbnail. Thats my brother. He died. His voice cracked and I looked into his face. Those soft brown eyes filled up with tears. He drowned when his bus fell into the Chenab, while a one legged bastard survived. I took the photograph from him. It would be no help but I knew that in his mind his brother had been transformed into the handsomest young man in Kashmir. I found the handsomest young man in Ghulab Nabis embroidery shop, photographed him and used this for my model. In a fortnight the portrait was done. It was a composite picture of Ghulam Rasool and the young craftsman, and even though I say it myself, it was rather good. Ghulam Rasool was ecstatic. He hugged me over and over again What can I do for you? You must let me do something in return. I smiled gently at him and then hitched up my trouser leg to show him my artificial limb. It was Gods decision that the one-legged bastard should be saved and not your brother. I hope some day we will know why He made this decision. Fortyfour years later I still do not know. There is nothing that I have done in my life, nothing extraordinary that would warrant this decision in my favour. But God must have known the ordinariness of the life that He was saving and yet He chose to save it. There could be no more humbling thought than this.
Dateline Washington by Ashish Kumar Sen As Catholics around the world mourn the loss of Pope John Paul II, speculation is rife that the white smoke used to signal the election of a successor might proclaim a black Pope.
If such a development were to occur it would be the first time in 1,500 years that the Roman Catholic Church has elected a black pontiff. A powerful cardinal this week provided momentum to this conjecture saying the prospect of an African Pope would be a wonderful sign for all Christianity. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger said an African Pope would only be to the churchs benefit. In 1981 John Paul II appointed Cardinal Ratzinger to his current post as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vaticans guardian of orthodoxy. They are absolutely up to the level of such a position, Cardinal Ratzinger told German newspaper Die Welt while discussing African prelates, and added that it was entirely plausible that the next Pope may come from there. At a press conference at his Cape Town home, Archbishop Desmond Tutu while reiterating Cardinal Ratzingers sentiment went one step further. We hope the cardinals when they meet will follow the first non-Italian Pope by electing the first African Pope, public broadcaster SABC TV news quoted Archbishop Tutu as saying. Such talk has only gained credence in the wake of John Paul IIs papacy. The Polish-born pontiff was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years and brought a new vitality to the Vatican, challenging parochial attitudes throughout the church. While some in the church would be keen to return the Holy See to an Italian, others say its time to anoint a pontiff from the Third World. More than 60 per cent of the churchs flock now lives in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. In fact, Africa has become the powerhouse of Christianity - the Catholic population on the continent has grown from 16 million in 1955 to 120 million today. The last black Pope, Gelasius I, led the church between 492 and 496 when early Christians were struggling to convert a pagan Europe. Prior to his papacy, two other Africans - Saint Miliades I (311-314) and Saint Victor (189-199) - served as Popes. Any baptized Roman Catholic male is eligible for election as Pope, but only cardinals have been selected since 1378. All the cardinal electors must be under the age of 80. Two ballots are held each morning and two each afternoon in the Sistine Chapel. This conclave of cardinals begins 15 to 20 days after the popes death. If no one gets the required two-thirds majority after about 12 days, cardinals may change the procedure and elect a Pope by a simple majority. The ballots are burned after each round: Black smoke means no decision; white smoke signals that cardinals have chosen a Pope and he has accepted. While several cardinals from the Third World have been mentioned as candidates only 21 of the cardinals eligible to vote on the new pontiff are from South America, and only 11 from Africa, compared with 58 from Europe. Cardinal Francis Arinze, a 72-year-old Nigerian, leads the list of African candidates. He converted to Roman Catholicism as a child and shares some of John Paul IIs conservative views on contraception and family issues. In May 2003, he caused an uproar at Washingtons Georgetown University when he criticised homosexuals during a commencement address. Having grown up in a country where Islam clashed repeatedly with Christianity, Arinze is known for his tolerance toward others sects. The other religions are expressions of the human soul seeking God, with some beautiful spiritual insights, but also not without error. Christianity is rather God seeking humanity, he once said, adding that those who do not know Christ are still included in Gods plan for salvation. At a time of perceived confrontation between Christianity and Islam, the cardinal electors in Rome might view Arinzes interfaith channels of communication as a useful attribute for a pope. Latin America, too, has its share of candidates. Claudio Hummes, 70, Archbishop of São Paulo is a liberal from Brazil, the worlds biggest Catholic country and has emphasised on paying more attention to the battle against poverty. There is speculation in some circles that two Indian prelates - Ivan Dias who is the Archbishop of Mumbai, and Telesphore Toppo of Ranchi - may also be in the running. Cardinal Dias, Cardinal Toppo and a third cardinal, Varkey Vithayathil of Ernakulam-Angamaly, will participate in the election. Once elected, the new pontiff is presented to the crowds in St. Peters Square with the announcement in Latin, Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum. Habemus papam. This means: I bring you a message of great joy. We have a Pope. The burgeoning Catholic flock in Africa, Asia and Latin America, having waited patiently for 1,500 years, will be hoping that this pope is from among them. |
What Haryana should focus on With a sound agricultural base, proximity to the national Capital, good infrastructure and industrious manpower, Haryana has high potential.
The government will have to adopt a new paradigm of development branding the state as a manufacturing hub with a clear focus on selected industries. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who is talking of initiating drastic changes in the education and infrastructure sectors, seems to have identified the basic problems. The state government will have to take bold steps to check the growing fiscal deficit, apart from restructuring loss-making public sector units and an inefficient and corrupt government delivery system. A joint study by the CII and Hewitt has identified five growth sectors for Haryana: agro/food processing, auto/auto ancillaries, textile/garment, IT/ITES and real estate. The state government will have to rejuvenate the farm sector. Besides pushing the SYL project, the state can encourage farmers to grow water-efficient crops, fruits and vegetables, besides dairy. These have a readymade market in the NCR region now emerging as a supply centre to other states and export markets. The government can promote Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Hisar and Sonepat as agro-processing centres. Through private-public partnership, the state can build up necessary infrastructure besides facilitating private companies to directly buy farm produce from farmers. Haryana has 3000 auto component units, besides big players like Maruti Udyog and Hero Honda. However, new players now prefer Pune, Indore and Chennai to set up units. The government needs to redress the problems of skilled manpower, power shortage, apart from making efforts to set up an auto Special Economic Zone (SEZ), say in Faridabad. In textiles, Panipat exports goods worth over Rs 2,000 crore annually. The state needs to promote textile clusters in Panipat and the adjoining area on the pattern of Tirupur in Tamil Nadu, considering its vast employment potential. It will also help cotton growers in the state. Exports of IT and IT-enabled services worth over Rs 4,000 crore from Gurgaon have helped the state. Total exports from the state have already surpassed the Rs 10,000 crore mark. According to Nasscom, Indian IT markets is estimated to cross $ 40-45 billion by 2008. Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida account for roughly 26 per cent of the ITES pie. The state will have to upgrade its higher education system to enable youth get jobs in the booming BPO sector. Since Haryanas youth lack English skills, youth from Delhi, Chandigarh and other towns are getting jobs in the BPO sector. It is estimated that for every one direct employment in the BPO sector, there are four indirect jobs in the supportive fields like transportation, catering, security and housekeeping. Gurgaon needs to be promoted not as a suburb of Delhi, but as an industrial hub of Haryana. Roadshows in the developed world can help in developing the desired brand image. With the growing urban population, there is a huge potential in real estate. The proximity of Haryana to the international airport, the four national highways passing through the state and modern infrastructure available in the industrial estates make Haryana attractive to entrepreneurs and MNCs. One-third of the states area forms part of the National Capital Region and even the farthest point in Haryana is only six to seven hours drive from Delhi. The Chief Ministers plan to set up the Gurgaon Development Authority on the pattern of Noida can play a determining role to make the city a destination for investors like Bangalore and Hyderabad. However, to attract large investors, the state government will have to emphasise on developing supportive infrastructure, including excellent educational institutions, an effective public transport system, assured electricity supply and a good security environment. |
China leads death list as number of executions soars Executions around the world are nearing record levels, and the Unites States is among the four countries which account for 97 per cent of the total, a report has found. At least 3,797 people were executed in 25 countries in 2004, according to a report released today by Amnesty International. The report says China easily operates the most stringent capital punishment regime, with an estimated 3,400 executions last year. In second place, Iran executed at least 159, Vietnam at least 64, and 59 prisoners were put to death in the US. The number of executions worldwide last year was the highest since 1996, when 4,272 were carried out. No official figures are available for Chinas execution rate, and Amnesty has changed the method it uses to calculate the number of executions there. According to Amnestys report for 2003 China carried out at least 726 executions. The much higher figure of 3,400 executed last yearis an estimate based on internet reports of trials, although it is still described as the tip of the iceberg. Kate Allen, Amnesty Internationals UK director, said Chinas record was genuinely frightening. Amnesty quoted a delegate at the National Peoples Congress in March last year, who said that nearly 10,000 people were executed every year in China. Corruption is among the crimes which carries the death penalty. Ms Allen said: It is deeply disturbing that the vast majority of those executed in the world last year did not even have fair trials, and many were convicted on the basis of evidence extracted under torture. The death penalty is cruel and unnecessary, does not deter crime, and runs the risk of killing the wrongly convicted. It is time to consign the death penalty to the dustbin of history. Yet the figures conceal a trend that shows a general move towards abolition. The world continued to move closer to the universal abolition of capital punishment during 2004, the report says. Five countries abolished the death penalty for all crimes last year - Bhutan, Greece, Samoa, Senegal and Turkey. This means that 120 countries have abolished the death penalty in law or practice. Although the US has become accustomed to being named in the grim league table alongside states such as Iran, which it has branded an outpost of tyranny, there were fewer executions compared with 2003, when 65 were held. Two prisoners with long histories of mental illness were put to death in the US, but the Supreme Court ruled that imposing death sentences against child offenders contravened the US constitution. In several of the 38 American states where the death penalty is still legal, the lawfulness of lethal injection has been challenged on the grounds that one of the chemicals used may mask a prisoners suffering. Amnesty says that six prisoners on death row in the US were released last year after they were found innocent. |
Atman is without beginning and end. It is indestructible and it creates this body. Sri Rama Man attains to the sublime state of bliss through the name of God. Guru Nanak One should not be complacent with a small debt, a slight wound, a spark of fire and an insignificant passion, because what is insignificant now may soon become uncontrollable. Lord Mahavir It is only when one takes shelter in god that one is saved. Sarada Devi All worry about the self is vain; the ego is like mirage and all the tribulations that touch it will pass away. They will vanish like a nightmare when the sleeper awakes. The Buddha |
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By Dedee MacLeod Special to the Pioneer American Cancer Society is a nationwide organization dedicated to both eliminating cancer and diminishing the suffering which it causes. The money raised through events, such as Relay for Life, is used to fund cancer research, create programs for health education, and provide advocacy and services for those currently fighting cancer.
The 41st Annual Cedar Key Seafood Festival takes place this Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m until 5 p.m. each day. This major event features well over 200 arts and crafts exhibits, and great local seafood in City Park. There will be live musical entertainment at several places around town during the days and nights, and a parade on Saturday morning. Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges participates in the celebration by commemorating National Wildlife Refuge Week.
Army Sgt. Karl A Campbell, 34, of Chiefland only had a short time left in Afghanistan before returning home on holiday leave to see his son Carl, 4, his wife and their children who were at Fort Campbell, Ky.
He had already been told that when his tour in the combat zone ended he would be assigned to Special Forces training. It was an opportunity the man trained as a Ranger in his first Army stint lobbied hard to win.
On Oct. 4 his dreams and service to this country ended in Babur Afghanistan.
The Town of Bronson is taking a new tack in its fight to keep residents from having to buy flood insurance and the Levy County Board of Commissioners is joining the fight.
FEMA is taking public comment on its proposed maps that put a section of Bronson in a flood plain due to two drainage ditches constructed during the Depression to divert standing waters into Chunky Pond to deter mosquito breeding. As a result, FEMA has determined there is a risk of flooding and homeowners need to purchase flood insurance.
The Levy County Commission has a workable budget on the table, but they are not yet finished with it and the margin for error – handling emergencies — is only $500,000.
Deputy Clerk Sheila Rees, who handles county finances, said the budget document drawn up by her, County Coordinator Freddie Moody and Clerk of Courts Danny Shipp uses $4.5 million in reserves to balance the county's accounts and has only $500,000 to cover emergency expenditures in the $53 million budget.
A memorial service for James Simon Bailey 1939-1908 of Company G, 60th Regiment Georgia CSA will be held Sunday, Oct. 3 at 3 p.m. at Jennings Lake Cemetery.
William Brown stood up at Tuesday's Levy County Commission meeting and by the time he yielded the floor he had three accomplishments to his book.
Brown, co-founder of The Children's Table, first introduced the commission to Tyler Beauchamp, son of Mickey and Cheryl Beauchamp of Bronson.
Young Beauchamp is a member of the Future Farmers of America and as a project planted and harvested seven acres of peas for Children's Table to be distributed to feed families in need. Brown presented Beauchamp with a plaque honoring his gift.
More than $52,000 was raised when 300 people attended Fall at the Lodge, the annual fund-raiser for Haven Hospice. "Fall at the Lodge was a tremendous success," said Michael Morse, vice president of organizational advancement at Haven Hospice. "The location was beautiful, the weather was fantastic and the fellowship was great. So many people donated their time, talent and treasure to help make the event even more successful than last year."
Fat Steer Weigh In: The fat steer weigh in will take place Saturday, Oct. 2 from 7-9 a.m. at the fairgrounds in Fanning Springs. This is the first weigh-in for all market steers participating in the 2011 Suwannee River Youth Livestock Show and Sale. An entry form is required and is available online at mysrf.org. The form must be completed and signed by the exhibitor, parent and FFA advisor/4H leader. Entry fee is $25.
OCALA – Candidates for Florida Senate District 14, which covers northern Marion County and the Williston area, appeared at a countywide political forum in Ocala on Thursday, Sept. 23. The incumbent is Steve Oelrich, who told the crowd at the Marion County Library's main branch about his 15 years in law enforcement, and how he had become the first Republican sheriff in Alachua County since Reconstruction. He left during his fourth term to run for the state Senate.


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In 1985, with an initial gift of $90,000, Tom Golisano launched his first philanthropic endeavor by establishing the B. Thomas Golisano Foundation. Today, with assets of $25 million, the Foundation awards grants to organizations dedicated to providing opportunities for those with developmental disabilities and offering support to their families. In addition to the family Foundation's contributions, Mr. Golisano has been very generous to other institutions and organizations. Since the late 1990s Mr. Golisano's philanthropy has totaled more than $200 million.
B. Thomas Golisano
Recent Philanthropy News
Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida Holds Ceremonial Groundbreaking to Celebrate Community Commitment of $80 Million in Donations and Pledges
Niagara University Cuts Ribbon on B. Thomas Golisano Center for Integrated Sciences
$20 Million Matching Grant to Lee Memorial Health System from Tom Golisano a Tremendous Success
Children's Museum of Naples
New Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong
Expanding Training for Special Olympics Healthy Athletes
Golisano Restorative Neurology & Rehabilitation Cener at Unity Health
Golisano Pavilion and Emergency Center at Rochester General
Tom Golisano Field House at Ave Maria
Golisano Center for Integrated Sciences at Niagara University
American Cancer Society Hope Lodge
Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital
B. Thomas Golisano founded Paychex, Inc. in 1971 and is Chairman of the Board of the Company. Until October 2004, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Mr. Golisano is a member of the board of directors of several private companies and institutions. He is the former owner the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League.
Mr. Golisano is the founding sponsor (2005) and major underwriter for nine consecutive years of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting.
Mr. Golisano is former chairman of Greater Rochester Fights Back (a coalition to combat illegal drugs and alcohol abuse), has served as a member of the board of directors of numerous non-profit organizations, and is founder of the B. Thomas Golisano Foundation.
Mr. Golisano and Paychex have consistently been recognized by the business, financial and national media. Mr. Golisano was listed among the FORBES top 10 bosses in the U.S. for three consecutive years, beginning in 2002; the annual ranking is based on chief executives who provide the best balance between their compensation and shareholder return. Mr. Golisano also appeared in CHIEF EXECUTIVE magazine's 10th Annual CEO Growth 100 list in May 2001.
In 2010 the Rochester Institute of Technology's Nathaniel Rochester Society gave its highest honor to Mr. Golisano, a longtime RIT trustee, for significant contributions to the university.
In October 2008 the University of Buffalo School of Management named Mr. Golisano the 2008 Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year.
In 2006, Mr. Golisano was presented with the 70th Annual Rochester Rotary Award. The award is presented annually to an individual who most exemplifies the motto of Rotary International: Service Above Self. In 2005, Mr. Golisano was awarded Catholic Family Center's 2005 CFC Award for his many contributions to human service organizations throughout greater Rochester. Mr. Golisano was named Outstanding Philanthropist for 2004 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. In June 2002, Mr. Golisano was awarded the David T. Kearns Medal of Distinction, which recognizes significant achievements in business, public service, and education, by the University of Rochester's William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration. In October 2001, Mr. Golisano was selected as a member of the inaugural class for the Rochester Business Hall of Fame. As a major stockholder in eight other national companies, he earned a place on INC. magazine's "Dream Team of the Eighties" list, and was named "Entrepreneur of the Decade" by Rochester Business Magazine. He was recipient of the 1987 Herbert W. VandenBrul Entrepreneurial Award, presented by Rochester Institute of Technology's College of Business. In 1996, he received the "Master Entrepreneur" award in Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year awards competition for Western New York.
In 2003, Mr. Golisano was awarded the first-ever Humanitarian Award by the Italian American Community Center in Rochester. In 2002, he received the Philanthropist of the Year Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Genesee Valley Chapter. Mr. Golisano received the 2001 Outstanding Alumni Award from the American Association of Community Colleges. In 1999, Mr. Golisano received an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY. Five years earlier, he received an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Roberts Wesleyan College, also in Rochester, NY. Mr. Golisano was honored in 1997 with the "Distinguished Citizen of the Year" Award from the Otetiana Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Family Service of Rochester presented him with the Shumway Distinguished Service Award in 1995. In 1993, he received both the Humanitarian of the Year Award, presented by the Boy's Town of Italy, and the Commerce and Industry Award of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce.
Other honors include: 2004 Junior Achievement of Western New York Inc's Business Leadership Hall of Fame; 2005 Canisius College Board of Regents Distinguished Citizen Achievement Award; 2006 Agnes Bartlett Curtis Philanthropy Award, Rochester General Hospital Foundation; 2006 Catherine McAuley Philanthropy and Vision Award, Our Lady of Mercy High School; and 2006 Temple Adath Yeshurun Citizen of the Year Award.
In early 2003, Mr. Golisano again demonstrated his commitment to Western New York and the region's economic climate with his purchase of the Buffalo Sabres. He became owner of the National Hockey League team on March 14, 2003. Mr. Golisano said that it was important to keep the team in Buffalo because it is an economic and community asset. Mr. Golisano sold the team in 2011 with the stipulation that the team remain in Western NY.
Philanthropic Investments
Mr. Golisano demonstrates ongoing generosity and commitment to the greater Rochester community, home of Paychex corporate headquarters, and other organizations in Upstate and Western New York.
In 1985, with an initial gift of $90,000, he launched his first philanthropic endeavor by establishing the B. Thomas Golisano Foundation. Today, with assets of $25 million, the Foundation awards grants to organizations dedicated to providing opportunities for those with developmental disabilities and offering support to their families.
Since then, Mr. Golisano's philanthropic contributions have totaled more than $200 million. Some of these gifts have included:
On September 17, 2014, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center received a $3.5 million gift, the largest in its history, from businessman and philanthropist Tom Golisano to support construction of an innovative new Golisano Center for Community Health. The Center will provide comprehensive integrated health care services to adults with special needs and their families, breaking down barriers to care, preventing individuals from falling through the cracks and helping them live with dignity. It is one of the few centers of its kind in the country.
On December 10 Lee Memorial Health System Foundation celebrated a community commitment of more than $80 million in donations and pledges toward its $100 million Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida capital campaign goal with a Ceremonial Groundbreaking, the new hospital is being built in Ft. Meyers. Tom Golsiano donated $20 million to launch the campaign.
On October 9, Niagara University formally dedicated the state-of-the-art, $33 million B. Thomas Golisano Center for Integrated Sciences facility, which opened to Niagara University faculty and students at the beginning of the fall 2013 semester and changes the scientific research and teaching that happens on the campus.
For the 9th Year Tom Golisano was theMajor Underwriter of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting held in September. the focus was on the progress made since he announced a landmark $12 million gift to Special Olympics in 2012 to launch Healthy Communities.
On September 23, at the opening of the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, former President William J. Clinton announced that Tom Golisano would provide $12 million to expand Special Olympics' health-related services to people with intellectual disabilities - one of the largest and most medically underserved disability groups in the world - which will allow for the launch of a new Healthy Communities initiative.
Mr Golisano was the major underwriter for the 7th year of the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting.
On October 30, Tom Golisano was revealed as the donor of a $20 million matching gift to build a new children's hospital, which will be named Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida. Part of the Lee Memorial Health System in Fort Myers, Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida is the only comprehensive children's hospital between St. Petersburg and Miami.
In July 2011, Mr. Golisano provided a $20 million gift to expand and modernize the existing Golisano Children's Hospital enabling the University of Rochester Medical Center to construct a new next-generation hospital for children. This gift along with a previous gift of $14 million in 2002 totals $34 million to the Children's Hospital.
A gift of $150,000 to Special Olympics International in September 2010 was given to expand training and increase the number of health care professionals capable of providing healthcare services to people intellectual disabilities.
Mr. Golisano made a challenge grant of $5 million in May 2010 for the new Golisano Children's Museum of Naples, which opened in March 2012 in Naples, Florida. The 30,000-square-foot Museum features ten spectacularly designed, child-scaled exhibits to invite sensory and intellectual exploration.
In April 2010, Mr. Golisano supported the creation of a new Center for Restorative Neurology and Rehabilitation at Unity Health System in Rochester, NY, with a gift of $10 million. The Center will serve adults and children in need of both inpatient and outpatient care for conditions that range from brain and spinal cord injuries to joint replacements to diseases such as multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy.
In November 2009, Mr. Golisano made a gift of $10.2 million to the Golisano Foundation to assure continued support for programs and services for individuals with intellectual and development disabilities.
Mr. Golisano made another gift in November 2009, the first to an organization outside New York State, of $4 million to Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Florida. The gift funded the construction of the University's first indoor athletic facility, the Tom Golisano Field House.
In October 2008, Mr. Golisano committed $10 million to Niagara University to support construction of a new science building, the B. Thomas Golisano Center for Integrated Sciences, which will radically alter the teaching and research environment at the university. It is the largest gift the institution has received in its 152-year history. This marks the first major gift Mr. Golisano has made in Western New York outside of the Rochester region.
In June 2008, Mr. Golisano announced a gift of $4 million to the American Cancer Society and Colgate Rochester Crozier Divinity School to establish a new Hope Lodge and Hospitality House to accommodate cancer and transplant patients and their families from area and regional hospitals.
In September 2007, Mr. Golisano donated $10 million to Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to create the Golisano Institute for Sustainability. The Institute, one of the first of its kind in the nation, focuses on research and education in sustainable design, pollution prevention, remanufacturing and alternative energy development. Establishment of The Golisano Institute for Sustainability is consistent with Mr. Golisano's ongoing support of the William J. Clinton Foundation. Golisano is a sponsor of the Clinton Global Initiative.
In November 2006, Mr. Golisano contributed $750,000 to the Veterans Outreach Center of Rochester, NY. The gift will be used to create the Charles P. Golisano Campus in honor of Mr. Golisano's brother who was killed in the Korean War. In October 2006, Mr. Golisano donated $1.5 million to Mercy Flight Central of Canandaigua, NY, helping to kickoff the drive to purchase a new Mercy Flight helicopter. In March 2006, he made an unprecedented $6 million gift to Our Lady of Mercy High School and Bishop Kearney High School. The gift represented the largest donation ever received from an individual or family by either private school located in Rochester.
In November 2005, Mr. Golisano donated $6 million to Central New York Children's Hospital at University Hospital in Syracuse, NY. In honor of the gift, the hospital was renamed the Golisano Children's Hospital of Central New York at University Hospital.
Also in 2005, Mr. Golisano continued his commitment to health care with a $9 million gift to Rochester General Hospital, helping to establish the B. Thomas Golisano Pavilion and Emergency Center.
In July of 2004, he made a $5 million gift to Hartwick College of Oneonta, NY, which will be used to build a new academic building for the social science and management programs. Also in July of 2004, Mr. Golisano donated $1 million to Heritage Christian Services of Rochester, a human resource agency supporting those with disabilities. In January 2004, Mr. Golisano contributed $2 million to WXXI Public Broadcasting in Rochester. The gift will help WXXI meet the federal mandate to begin digital broadcasting.
In October 2003, Mr. Golisano donated $5 million to Nazareth College, a private college in Rochester, NY. The gift was used to create the B. Thomas Golisano Academic Complex. In November 2002, Mr. Golisano donated $5 million to Thompson Health in Canandaigua, NY. The gift will be used to create the Golisano Center for Emergency and Diagnostic Medicine.
In April 2002, Mr. Golisano contributed $14 million to Strong Children's Hospital in Rochester, NY, enabling the hospital to begin a comprehensive fundraising campaign. In honor of the gift, the hospital, which is part of the University of Rochester Medical Center, is now known as Golisano Children's Hospital. Mr. Golisano's gift is the largest ever given to the Children's Hospital or the University of Rochester Medical Center by a living donor.
In February 2001, he made a $14 million gift to Rochester Institute of Technology, enabling that university to launch development of a new college that incorporates computing and the Internet with information sciences. The B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, named for its founding donor, officially opened in May 2003. It offers students opportunities to earn Bachelor's and Master's degrees. Mr. Golisano honorary chaired RIT's capital campaign, "Powered by the Future." He is also a trustee of RIT.
In October 2001, Mr. Golisano made a $5 million contribution to Roberts Wesleyan College, the largest gift in the history of the small liberal arts college, located in Rochester, NY. The college will use the funds to construct the B. Thomas Golisano Library and Information Resource Center.
Mr. Golisano chaired the successful capital campaigns of two Rochester not-for-profit organizations, School of the Holy Childhood and the Al Sigl Center. He has also served on the boards of Rochester General Hospital, Norstar Bank, and St. John Fisher College.
Community Engagement
Mr. Golisano is a strong advocate for the reduction of substance abuse and teen pregnancy and served on the executive committee of Prevention Partners, a Rochester coalition designed to combat illegal drugs and alcohol abuse.
Mr. Golisano's interest in working to reduce substance abuse and teenage pregnancy at the local level is matched by his concern for the need to seek political reform. To that end Mr. Golisano became a founding member of the Independence Party of New York State. As a candidate of that party, he ran for governor of New York in 1994, 1998, and 2002.
In 2011, Mr. Golisano became the national spokesperson and major contributor to the national popular vote initiative, a movement that would guarantee the presidency of the United States to the candidate who gains the majority of popular votes across the country.
In July 2008, Mr. Golisano established Responsible New York, which is organized around a core set of values, beliefs and principles that are essential to guiding true political reform in the State of New York. Its quest is to create a political movement to return Albany to its rightful owners. Its pledge is help create an organization with no personal agendas, other than to give a voice to all New Yorkers - Democrats, Republicans, Conservatives and Independents from cities, suburbs and rural areas both upstate and downstate.
Responsible New York endorsed candidates in the New York State Senate and Assembly. Candidates were chosen in a non-partisan manner and only for their commitment and their ability to support Responsible New York, removing Albany from the grips of special interest and returning our government to the people who support it. And to truly change Albany it will also endorsed and supported candidates for Congress who will work to put people first.
Mr. Golisano is the founding sponsor (in 2005) and major underwriter for eight consecutive years of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting. The CGI convenes global leaders to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges in the areas of education, poverty, health and the environment.
A native of Irondequoit, NY, a suburb of Rochester, he is a graduate of the State University of New York at Alfred.


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Cattle raiser James Travis Cleveland lived in Independence and Gonzales, Texas. In the 1850s, Cleveland traveled through Mexico to California in search of gold, and after returning to Texas, he served as the secretary of a local stock raisers association in the 1860s. During the Civil War, Cleveland fought in Hood's Texas Brigade, Fifth Texas Infantry Regiment, Company C, under the command of Stephen Heard Darden. He was the brother of William H. Cleveland, the husband of Rachel H. Cleveland, and the father of J. Wellington Cleveland and other children.
The James Travis and William H. Cleveland Papers, 1850-1864, consist of family correspondence and stock raisers association meeting minutes. The correspondence between James Travis Cleveland and his family, 1850-1864, discusses Cleveland's service during the Civil War, his travel to California via Mexico to search for gold, and social and economic conditions in Independence and Gonzales, Texas. Recorded by Cleveland as secretary, the minutes document an 1862 meeting of local stock raisers in District 12 at Rabon's Ranch. The collection also contains a volume of photocopies of the documents.
This collection is open for research use.
James Travis and William H. Cleveland Papers, 1850-1864, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center's


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The Dwayne Hall Experience
Posted at 4:16 PM on August 11, 2008
by Tim Nelson
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Dwayne Hall is an accountant from Texarkana, Arkansas. You've likely never heard of him, but you're going to get the chance to hear a lot from him next month.
He's one of 36 people who applied for the 48 spots on the Open Forum Stage sitting in front of the Xcel Energy Center during the Republican National Convention. He'll have the stage to himself for 50 minutes.
"That's it. Man, I thought I was going to get like 5 or 10 minutes, you know," he said, after hearing he'd made the cut to speak at -- though not inside -- the 2008 Republican National Convention. "Fifty is a long time to fill, but I am a friend of Zig Ziglar's, and a graduate of Toastmasters. I've been waiting on this my whole life."
Hall said that he's planning to use his first, second and third 15 minutes of fame talking about the Constitution, the wars on drugs and in the Middle East and his own personal support for the erstwhile presidential campaign of Ron Paul.
"Of course, you know, he suspended his campaign, and I understand that. But we've still got something to say," Hall told me. "Seriously. I think our country is going in the wrong direction, and we're going to go broke trying to run the world and become an empire. We need to become an example to other people. And when you hear that vote that's 434 to 1 up there in Congress, you need to look into it. Last week there was one like that, a China resolution. Dr. Paul was the only one that was against it. He said that, since we've got Guantanamo Bay open, we're creating human rights abuses and we shouldn't be griping at China for doing the same thing."
Others, like Connie Weiland, a single mom from Maplweood, who lost her job at a downtown St. Paul deli, want to talk about her personal experience. She's part of a group called "Low Income Fellows Together" hoping to highlight the concerns of the low income outside the convention.
Some other usual suspects, like Planned Parenthood and Pro Life Action Ministries are also on the bill so far. Watch this space for further developements.
Here's the a PDF of all the applicants and their information so far.
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Thank you so much Tim for the positive media coverage. I think its important for average citizens to get involved at every level possible and demand that our country is ran according to the constitution.
Posted by Dwayne Hall | August 12, 2008 8:54 AM
yes, keep up the reporting!
i'll be one of those 36...
Posted by Matt | August 12, 2008 4:00 PM
Looking forward to hearing your talk in St. Paul Keep up the good fight for liberty!
Eldersburg, MD
Posted by Harold Owen | August 12, 2008 5:46 PM
i'm happy to see people realize their awareness brings about the responsibility to share the message, and exercise the freedom found. i'm sure you will deliver a thrilling and inspiring speech, and help turn that convention inside out. 'a time comes, when silence is betrayal' said mlk. this is not a time for silence.
Posted by dave | August 12, 2008 6:12 PM
Thank you Mr.Hall for exercising your constitutional right to freedom of speech. It's time that we,the American public, stand up against the repeated violations of our rights. You obviously are very passionate on the direction our country is headed. I whole heartily agree that if our government does not cease there attempts in policing the world,we are headed for some very difficult times. The only chance we have is for everyone to get more involved in running our country. I am so tired of hearing from people that don't even bother to show up at the polls,complaining about the way our country is ran. We need to know where our elected officials stand on policies and make them accountable for each of their votes. Our freedoms are slowly being taken from us. The call for action is NOW. We, the common man, have every opportunity to fight for our rights and for the way this county is ran. It is time that we take a STAND, if we do not, we may end up being "sat down" permanently.One issue that is close to my my heart is the gorging of medicare and medicaid funding by health care providers. If you, (or any other of the brave souls scheduled to speak) have a few extra minutes in your speech to address this issue,I would be glad to contribute in anyway possible.Good luck with your speech. You sound like like you are very intelligent and well equipped to make a difference. My thoughts and prayers go with you.God Speed-Tammie Duck
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City of New Hope, Minnesota4401 Xylon Avenue NorthNew Hope, MN 55428 Telephone: 763-531-5100 Website: www.ci.new-hope.mn.us |
Owning a pet can be a very satisfying experience, but it comes with a lot of responsibility. The Animal Control Division of the New Hope Police Department reminds residents that there are several city ordinances related to pets in New Hope.
When pets are outside their owner's home, they have to be leashed or within a fenced yard or kennel. If they can crawl under or climb over the fence, they must be leashed within the yard. When pets are in parks or other public areas, they must be leashed at all times.
Pet owners are required to pick up after their animal and dispose of the feces in a sanitary manner. This ordinance pertains to both the owner's property and public areas.
Pet owners must prevent their animals from becoming a nuisance by excessively barking, howling, or whining. While most dogs bark occasionally, owners should work with their pet to keep barking to a minimum.
The police department must be notified if your animal bites or attacks someone, or if you are bitten or attacked by an animal. To report an animal bite, call 911 or the New Hope police dispatcher at 763-525-6215. If the bite breaks the skin, the pet must be quarantined at the owner's expense for a period of 10 days to ensure that the animal does not have rabies. New Hope impounds pets at the PUPS facility in Maple Grove.
A New Hope resident may have no more than three dogs and three cats or three each of other traditional family pets over six months old without a permit.
Permit to Exceed Limitations on the Keeping of Animals
All dogs, cats, and ferrets over six months must be licensed in New Hope. Pet owners must provide proof of current rabies vaccination to obtain a license. The license must be renewed when the rabies vaccination expires. Licenses may be renewed by mail. To complete the animal license process by mail, download an Animal License Application or call New Hope Animal Control to obtain one.
Licenses may also be purchased in person at New Hope Police Department (4401 Xylon Ave N), Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Pet owners who have lost an animal should contact New Hope Animal Control, the PUPS impound facility at 763-424-5257, and the Animal Humane Society at 763-489-2204. Animal Control will attempt to return a stray animal with a license on its collar to the owner. Unidentified stray animals with no license will be brought to the PUPS facility. Anyone who finds a stray pet in New Hope should call the New Hope police dispatcher. An officer will be sent to pick up the animal.
Pet owners should keep in mind that pets are considered personal property, and the owner can be held liable for their pet's actions. Violation of the city ordinances relating to pets may result in citations and fines. For more information about pet ordinances in New Hope, call Animal Control at 763-531-5161. If you need to report a pet violation that is occurring, please call 911 or New Hope police dispatch at 763-525-6215.
For more information about New Hope's animal ordinance, call the 763-531-5161.


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A reflective polarizer-free electro-optical switch using dye-doped polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystals |
Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 3, pp. 2556-2561 (2011)
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We demonstrate a reflective polarizer-free electro-optical switch using dye-doped polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystals (DDPSBP-LC). At the voltage-off state, the dye molecules and liquid crystals form the structure of the double twist cylinders. As a result, the DDPSBP-LC is in dark state due to the combination of Bragg reflection and light absorption. At the voltage-on state, the blue phase structure is unwound locally. The DDPSBP-LC is then in bright state because of the small light absorption only. The applications of such a switch are shutter glass of 3D displays, and electronic papers.
OCIS Codes
(160.5470) Materials : Polymers
(230.3720) Optical devices : Liquid-crystal devices
ToC Category:
Optical Devices
Original Manuscript: November 29, 2010
Revised Manuscript: January 13, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: January 23, 2011
Published: January 26, 2011
Yi-Hsin Lin, Hung-Shan Chen, Tsung-Han Chiang, Chun-Hung Wu, and Hsu-Kuan Hsu, "A reflective polarizer-free electro-optical switch using dye-doped polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystals," Opt. Express 19, 2556-2561 (2011)
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Heading into the last week of the regular season, Ben Howland called himself out.
"No other coach has ever lost to Washington State in Pauley except me," the UCLA coach said Monday. "I'm wary of this game."
Perhaps it bodes well the No. 23 Bruins - tied for the Pac-12 lead - will play today in Beasley Coliseum rather than Westwood against arguably the most hapless team in the Pac-12.
Washington State (11-18, 2-14) has lost its past nine games; no other team in the conference has lost more than five straight all season. It trails UCLA 54-2 all-time in Los Angeles, last beating the Bruins in 2009 at Pauley Pavilion. At home, the Cougars have done even worse recently: they've lost their past 19 straight, an ignominious streak that began in 1994.
The last time WSU beat UCLA in Pullman, Wash., none of the Bruins' four freshmen were even born.
Howland attributed some of that to luck, warning his players not to ease back in a short week of preparation.
"That was the first thing coach said to us in practice today," senior point guard Larry Drew II said. "`It's a trap game. Don't get it twisted just because we're tied for first right now and they're last.' It's always tough to go up there to the Washington schools and play. We're going to have to bring it if we want to get that win."
UCLA (22-7, 12-4) peaked recently, winning four straight to vault themselves back into the Associated Press poll for the first time since January. Star swingman Shabazz Muhammad made watchlists for both National Player and Freshman of the Year. Point forward Kyle Anderson, averaging 19 points and 11 rebounds in his past two outings, is the reigning Pac-12 Player of the Week.
As well as they've played recently, paramount for the Bruins is to not peek at Saturday's game at Washington - a team they haven't beaten in Seattle since 2004.
"If we don't show up and play our best, we definitely put ourselves in a position to lose Wednesday night," Howland said. "That's the only game I'm thinking about."


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Hoyer: Media 'Misrepresented' Town Hall Protests
September 9, 2009 - 12:40 PM
House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said the national news media "misrepresented" town hall meetings held during August by focusing on the minority of attendees who are opposed to health care reform.
Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Hoyer said that the media had not done justice to the majority of town hall attendees who supported reform, saying that only "10 to 15 percent were there make their point and get on television."


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CLIFFVIEW PILOT HAS IT FIRST: Investigators have charged a 19-year-old loner eclipsed by the shadow of his military serviceman brother in connection with the Jan. 11 firebombing of a Rutherford rabbi's home and a Jan. 3 arson at a Paramus synagogue. Bail for Anthony Marco Graziano of Lodi is $5 million.
CLIFFVIEW PILOT on Thursday obtained still images of a man later identified as Graziano walking out of the Wal-Mart on Route 46 in Saddle Brook with a bag of items that sources with direct knowledge of the investigation said included
Suave hair spray, duct tape and Orange Crush. "Just about everything recovered from the scene was bought" at the store where the images were taken, one of them told CLIFFVIEW PILOT on Thursday. Various sources in different areas of law enforcement confirmed that report.The tipsters identified him as Graziano, who lives with his mother and grandfather on Westervelt Place, the prosecutor said.
Detectives went to his house, interviewed Graziano, as well as his friends and relatives, then obtained a search warrant and conducted a "massive" search of the home, Molinelli said.
The 5-foot-11, 170-pound Graziano — who turns 20 on Valentine's Day — was also caught in the images with a military-styled camouflage sack on his back. His brother is currently on assignment with the U.S. Army.
The brother "was very well-known and well-liked," a Lodi source told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Anthony Graziano, on the other hand, "hung out with the punks. He never seemed to do much of anything."
And while his brother is into motorcycles and car shows, Graziano usually pedaled his bicycle around, those who often spotted him said.
In fact, Molinelli said today that Graziano used the bike to get to and from both synagogue attacks.
Graziano is charged with nine counts of first-degree attempted murder and bias intimidation and one count of first-degree aggravated arson for the Rutherford incident.
He is also charged with first-degree aggravated arson, first-degree bias intimidation and third-degree arson for the Paramus incident. Bail was set at $5 million cash.
Some of the evidence includes bottles of Orange Crush soda, a source with direct knowledge of the investigation told CLIFFVIEW PILOT.The Orange Crush bottles are believed connected to "Left 4 Dead," an X-Box game that two Florida honor students cited as their inspiration for throwing more than a dozen Molotov cocktails at cars and a house in Florida two years ago.
In another incident, authorities in Salt Lake City last year arrested a man who they said threw Orange Crush soda bottles filled with an accelerant into a target's home.
The soda bottles were bought at a Wal-Mart, same as in the Rutherford firebombing.
The New Jersey manhunt began after a Molotov cocktail crashed through the bedroom window of Rabbi Rabbi Nosson Schuman — who lives above Congregation Beth El on Montross Avenue with his wife, parents and five children — around 4:30 a.m. Jan. 11.
As CLIFFVIEW PILOT first reported, Schuman extinguished the flames and called police, who found several other homemade incendiary devices on the roof — leading to the belief that whomever tossed them was specifically targeting Schuman.
"If those devices were meant for the temple or the school [downstairs], they wouldn't have been thrown up at the second floor," a law enforcement source told CLIFFVIEW PILOT.
The manhunt quickly intensified, involving not only the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and local police agencies but also the FBI and ATF, as well as the New Jersey State Police. Gov. Christie sent a representative from the Attorney General's Office, as well.
Bergen County's top public safety leaders later told CLIFFVIEW PILOT that unprecedented 24-hour patrols of Bergen County's religious and ethnic community facilities would continue for the indefinite future. Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli, Police Chief Brian Higgins and Sheriff Michael Saudino made the historic pact after meeting with Jewish leaders and others.
Every individual police department in the county was on the lookout.
The security measures were hoped to bring the added benefit of resources concentrated on finding whomever was responsible for the firebombing and possibly for a small arson fire set behind Congregation K'hal Adath Jeshurun in Paramus, he said.
"This is certainly a hate crime. This is certainly a bias crime," Molinelli said of the Rutherford attack.
Investigators haven't connected the graffiti taggings of swastikas and other reprehensible symbols on or near Bergen County temples in recent weeks to the more aggressive, hostile, serious attack in Rutherford. The graffiti incidents include three in Fair Lawn and one at Van Saun Park in nearby Paramus that bear similar markings.
Although people commonly know of Molotov cocktails as bottles filled with gas and ignited by a kerosene-soaked wick stuffed into the mouth, some devices instead involve a chemical or gel and gasoline mix that ignites when the container breaks.
Schuman was lauded by many for his attempts to ease people's fears and use the attacks as a pathway toward more communication and better understanding among various groups. Although several different community meetings were held, many point to one called by the rabbi at Felician College in Rutherford.
Rutherford rabbi turns firebomb into seeds of love
AN OFFICER WRITES: The coward who firebombed the home of Rabbi Rosson Schuman and his family failed to produce the terror, silence or cries for vengeance that such incendiary devices are meant for. No. The hateful act offered the Rutherford rabbi an opportunity to deliver a message that is as important now as ever.
CLIFFVIEW PILOT SCOOP: A massive search of a Lodi home last night led to the arrest of a suspect in the firebombing of a Rutherford rabbi's home, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. One of the pieces of evidence: Orange Crush soda.
CLIFFVIEW PILOT HAS IT FIRST: Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli on Friday authorized the release of what were investigatory images obtained by CLIFFVIEW PILOT of a man buying hair spray, bottles, duct tape and other materials at the Wal-Mart on Route 46 in Saddle Brook that were used in the pre-dawn firebombing of a Rutherford rabbi's home. There's a reward for anyone who can lead authorities to him.
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Bergen County's top public safety leaders each told CLIFFVIEW PILOT that unprecedented 24-hour patrols of Bergen County's religious and ethnic community facilities will continue for the indefinite future, amid a manhunt for whoever is responsible for throwing a Molotov cocktail through the window of a Rutherford rabbi's bedroom.
EXCLUSIVE REPORT: The FBI has entered an investigation into a pair of what are now believed to be related attacks on Jewish temples in Bergen County, the most serious occurring early this morning when one of four or five Molotov cocktails crashed through the bedroom window of a rabbi who lives upstairs from his Rutherford synagogue with his wife and five children, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned.
CLIFFVIEW PILOT HAD IT FIRST: Investigators have charged a 19-year-old loner eclipsed by the shadow of his military serviceman brother in connection with the Jan. 11 firebombing of a Rutherford rabbi's home and a Jan. 3 arson at a Paramus synagogue. Bail for Anthony Marco Graziano of Lodi is $5 million.
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Thursday, 10 Mar 2011
HP to Ship webOS on all PCs Next Year
HP's CEO has said in an interview that by next year, HP will include webOS alongside Microsoft's Windows on all systems shipped by the company.
Apple iOS 4.3 Released
Time to plug in your iDevice and get it synced, because Apple's latest software update is here.
Wednesday, 9 Mar 2011
Another Teaser for Samsung's 8.9-inch Galaxy Tab
As CTIA looms closer, Samsung is revealing more teaser shots of its supposed in-between Galaxy Tab with an 8.9-inch display. Various speculations have arised, including how the new Tab could be as slim as the Apple iPad 2.
Philips Enters Passive 3D Fray
In step with LG's recent 3D evolution, Philips has released two new 3D TV series sporting passive technology - the cinematic 21:9 aspect 50-inch PFL7956 & 16:9 PFL7606. Engineered with Philips' "Easy 3D†technology, the new passive 3D televisions utilize polarized glasses instead of active ones, with the former being typically cheaper, lighter and more comfortable to wear than their active-shutter counterparts.
Tuesday, 8 Mar 2011
Microsoft to pay Nokia over $1 Billion for WP7 Deal
Bloomberg reports that the Nokia Microsoft deal will see Microsoft paying Nokia over US$1 billion. That's quite a huge chunk of change.
Microsoft Urges You to Stop Using IE6
Microsoft has created a website campaigning for net users to stop browsing the web with its dated Internet Explorer 6 browser. In a rather bizarre move, Microsoft is urging users to upgrade their browsers and to drop IE6 altogether. According to Microsoft, the website is dedicated to watching Internet Explorer 6 usage drop to less than 1% worldwide.
Monday, 7 Mar 2011
Google Uses Remote Kill Switch to Deactivate Android Malware Apps
The malware threat on the Google Android platform is very real, and Google is taking action by activating a remote kill switch to remove the malware app from devices.
Friday, 4 Mar 2011
AMD Not Convinced by Intel's Thunderbolt
AMD has said that Intel's recently introduced Thunderbolt input/output technology will become just another proprietary standard with not a lot of chances to be adopted widely.
Thursday, 3 Mar 2011
Rootkit Malware Found On Android Apps
More than 50 applications on Google's Android Market have been discovered to be infected with a rootkit malware dubbed as "DroidDream" which can compromise personal data by taking over the user's device. Google have since suspended these apps from the Android store.
Apple Announces the iPad 2
It's been a year since the original Apple iPad was announced, but now it's time for the sequel, the Apple iPad 2.


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Description: Suggestions, tips, and other resources for planning environmental programs. Includes information about the programs, campaigns, and concerns of this worldwide alliance"working to promote a healthy environment and a peaceful, just, sustainable world." "About Our Network" has a searchable directory of local, regional, and international groups that organize Earth Day and other environmental activities. In English, with some information also available in Spanish and French.
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Student Learning Outcomes
Learning Objectives for American Studies:
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- 2. Students gain an understanding of a wide range of methods across the disciplines.
- 3. Students learn how to analyze a wide range of evidence—e.g. written texts, films, paintings, musical compositions, etc.
- 4. Students learn how to carry on research in American Studies effectively.
- 5. Students learn how to communicate effectively about the histories and cultures of the United States in both written and oral forms.
- 6. Students attain the skills and knowledge to pursue further education in American Studies or related fields—e.g. History, English, Music, Museum Studies, Journalism, etc.


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Raspberry-Apricot Compote with Champagne and Lemon Verbena
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