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(BPT) - Warm weather is here for the next few months, and that means you�ll be spending more time outdoors with family and friends � and more time with summer pests. Mosquitoes, fire ants, bees, wasps and yellow jackets are some of summer�s worst bugs. And those pests can be more than a mere nuisance.
In 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported more than 5,300 cases of West Nile Virus throughout the United States. West Nile Virus can be a serious disease for a few people (about one in 150), according to the CDC. Up to 20 percent of the people who become infected have milder symptoms, while most people who get the disease (about four out of five) will not show any symptoms at all.
�The best way to protect yourself from mosquitoes is to take the proper precautions,� says Orkin entomologist and technical services director Dr. Ron Harrison. �Use insect repellent when spending time outdoors, empty any standing water from around your home, and either stay inside or wear long sleeves and pants if you must be outside during dusk and dawn, because that is when mosquitoes are most active.�
Fire ants prefer warm, sunny conditions, and are most common throughout the southern United States, but have been found as far west as California and as far north as Maryland. Their mounds can grow up to 2 feet around and stand more than a foot tall. These colonies can contain several hundred thousand ants, including at least one queen. By attaching themselves to their victims and injecting venom through their stingers, they can sting animals and humans repeatedly when threatened or searching for prey. These ants are reddish-black and range in size from 1/16 to almost half an inch long.
Many bees, wasps and yellow jackets are social insects and live in colonies. Unlike bees, however, wasps and yellow jackets are capable of stinging multiple times. Many can exist where humans live, and can be dangerous if disturbed. All three insects can wreak havoc on outdoor fun, especially since they are attracted to food, garbage cans and sugary soft drinks.
Bee, wasp and yellow jacket stings can cause significant and life-threatening allergic reactions in about 3 percent of people who are stung, according to the Mayo Clinic. While stings are usually not life-threatening to most people, they can be painful, become infected and aggravate skin disorders or allergies.
Orkin recommends preventing these backyard pests from being summertime bothers by remembering the following tips:
* Clean up spilled food and drinks immediately, and keep food stored tightly, especially during outdoor picnics.
* Rinse out cans before recycling, and empty garbage cans and recycling bins often.
* Seal cracks around doors and windows.
* Keep gutters and downspouts clean and keep plants away from your home�s foundation.


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A young girl eats a meal of leafy greens and rice at a school in São Tomé. WFP / Isabel Pike
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- Bhoomagoud M, Jung T, Atladottir J, Kolodecik TR, Shugrue C, Chaudhuri A, Thrower EC, Gorelick FS. Reducing extracellular pH sensitizes the acinar cell to secretagogue-induced pancreatitis responses in rats. Gastroenterology. 2009 Sep;137(3):1083-92.
- Edwin C. Thrower, Alexander P.E. Diaz de Villalvilla, Thomas R. Kolodecik, and Fred S. Gorelick (2006). Zymogen activation in a reconstituted pancreatic acinar cell system. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 290: G894-G902.


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On Monday, the Tennis Recruiting Network and Solfire published their list of the top men's mid-major recruiting classes. Today, we take a look at the women.
Almost 900 girls have reported their commitments at TennisRecruiting.net, and the bulk of these commitments have been to schools outside the so-called "high major" conferences that get automatic bids to the College Football Playoff. In tennis, we consider the high majors to be the ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC - as well as the Ivy League.
The rankings in this article include all teams outside of those conferences.
Top 25 Mid-Major Women's Recruiting Classes (through May 17)
The Tennis Recruiting Network and Solfire are excited to present the Top 25 Mid-Major Women's Recruiting Classes for 2014. This list is based on commitments reported on or before May 17, 2014. As is our policy, these rankings do not consider incoming transfer students.
So here they are - the Top 25...
Honorable Mention
Other women's programs that received strong consideration from our experts are (listed alphabetically): Akron, Army, Carnegie Mellon, Connecticut, Davidson, Dayton, Eastern Michigan, George Mason, Georgetown, James Madison, Marshall, MIT, and North Carolina A&T.
The Rice women's tennis program has just finished its most successful three-year run in school history. Prior to 2012, the Owls had never won an NCAA tournament match. Since 2012, Rice has won four NCAA matches - reaching the second round or better each year. They are also fresh off their second straight Conference USA title.
Head coach Elizabeth Schmidt, now in her fifth season at the helm, has two seniors to replace from 2013-14 who were regular contributors in the lineup. Fortunately, she has a talented pair of 5-Star recruits arriving this fall.
Top-30 recruits Lindsey Hodge and Savannah Durkin are players who have shown the ability to win big on the court. Hodge has won USTA national titles as we reported in her commitment announcement this past fall, while Durkin posted twelve wins last summer in the USTA Hardcourt Nationals, Claycourt Nationals, and National Team tournaments.
The Owls edged out Florida International and their trio of international recruits for the top spot. FIU head coach Katarina Petrovic is bringing in Monika Stanikova of Slovakia, Andrea Lazaro Garcia of Spain, and Nerma Caluk of Bosnia to play for the Golden Panthers next fall.
Rounding out the Top 5 are the Tulane Green Wave at No. 3, followed by Stetson and St. Mary's College of California at No. 4 and 5, respectively.
State Breakdowns
The teams in our rankings represent fifteen states and the District of Columbia. Not surprisingly, the two states with the most ranked recruiting classes are Florida and California.
The Sunshine State has three ranked classes - including two in the Top 5. At No. 2, Florida International leads all comers, and they are joined at the top by No. 4 Stetson. Also in the rankings is Central Florida at No. 13.
The Golden State also has three ranked programs, starting with St. Mary's at No. 5. The Gaels are joined by UC Davis (No. 18) and San Diego (24).
Other states with multiple programs in the recruiting class rankings are Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Texas, all with two ranked classes apiece.
Conference Call
These ranked classes hail from fifteen different conferences - thirteen NCAA Division I conferences and three from D-III.
Three conferences stand out from the rest: Conference USA, the American Athletic Conference, and the Midwest Conference.
Conference USA only has two programs in the rankings, but they are the top two. Rice and Florida International stand tall at No. 1 and 2 in the rankings, respectively.
The AAC and MWC conferences each have three programs in the rankings. The AAC is represented by Tulane (No. 3), Houston (6), and Central Florida (13). From the MWC we have Utah State (11), Boise State (12), and the U.S. Air Force Academy (15).
Coming Soon... NCAA Division III Rankings
Three Division III programs had recruiting classes strong enough to make our list: Emory University (No. 8), Wesleyan University (16), and Williams College (17). All of these programs should figure rather prominently in our upcoming ranking lists.
Speaking of more rankings, this coming Monday, TennisRecruiting.net and Solfire will release rankings of the Top 25 men's recruiting classes in NCAA Division III. Soon after we will wrap up our spring recruiting class rankings with the top D-III women.
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Top Men's Classes - 2015 Spring Rankings
Today we release our spring rankings of the Top 25 Men's Recruiting
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There have been some movers and shakers: six teams are new to the
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Ever since the advice came out for babies to sleep on their backs to prevent Sudden Death Syndrome, more infants have developed flat spots on their heads. The condition was once thought to be only cosmetic, but research now shows there can be consequences.
The condition is called plagiocephaly or flat head syndrome. Since the early 1990s, the number of cases has skyrocketed.
An earlier study by Seattle Children's showed that these infants and toddlers tend to lag behind their peers developmentally, and now when researchers re-tested those same children at age three, they still haven't caught up.
Motor skills like walking and fine motor skills like picking really small things and language skills and cognitive or problem-solving skills, said Dr. Brent Collett, the study s lead author.
Collett says putting babies to sleep on their backs may be one reason for the increase in cases, but he says that's still the safest position for sleep. What parents should do is to increase tummy time during waking hours and to limit how long babies spend confined in car seats and other devices that restrict movement.
It's gotten to be very handy, especially if the baby falls asleep and then your transport them somewhere else and they're still sleeping in this little container, but overall that might contribute to plagiocephaly and we don't think that's likely to be the best for development, said Collett.
A special helmet is the standard therapy for reshaping a baby's flattened skull.
Flattening usually occurs on the right side of the head. Children with more severe cases do not necessarily have worse outcomes.
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Stunning photograph posted by National Park Service people in Mount Ranier National Park:
Information from the Mount Ranier NPS site at Instagram:
Some images are just plain extraordinary — and often, the photographer has invested a great deal of time and effort to make that image happen. Photographer Dave Morrow describes the process of among this image from Mount Rainier National Park in October 2012. "I went up to Sunrise Point at Mt. Rainier last weekend with my buddy Keith. After a lame sunset, we waited for the Milky Way to come out. The placement was just perfect and the sky was pitch black! Time to jack up the ISO and shoot some stars . . . this was one of many from the night."
See more of Mr. Morrow's work, here: DaveMorrowPhotography.com
Difficult to know whether the streaks are airplanes or meteoroids. No doubt it was a long exposure.
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NNSA has approved a special tooling system designed to improve the processing time of the B83. The tools were created by NNSA's Pantex Plant and announced last fall. See press release here.
The tooling system for the B83 program is now part of NNSA's Seamless Safety for the 21st Century (SS-21) process. The SS-21 process fully integrates the weapon system with the facility, tooling, operating procedures and personnel involved in the dismantlement program to form a safe, efficient and effective operating environment. The SS-21 process has been incorporated into all current Pantex weapon programs.
Approval for the special tooling system took a few months longer than originally expected because of the rigorous approval process. Final tools were delivered and the Hazard Analysis Report was published and approved by Pantex Site Office. In addition, the Nuclear Explosive Safety Study was conducted with no pre-start findings.
The goal of the project was to streamline the B83 disassembly and inspection and dismantlement processes. The new tooling process is designed to have multi–purpose functions, which includes the ability to support future B83 assembly operations.
The tooling system supports a safe, secure and effective strategic deterrent and is being used to support stockpile surveillance and dismantlement work. The new tooling system will be used to support the upcoming concurrent retrofit of the Gas Transfer System and Neutron Generators (ALT 353/753 respectively), scheduled for first production to occur in July 2014.
The B83 program team includes members from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Pantex Plant and Sandia National Laboratories.
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U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu last year got an overview of the B83 tooling system from Steve Erhart, NNSA Production Office Manager.
Anton Tran, from NNSA's Office of Nuclear Weapon Surety and Quality, has received this year's General Charles A. Horner Award from the Air War College. Tran received the honor for his paper, titled "An American Vital Interest: Preserving the Nuclear Enterprise Supplier Base." The paper studies the impact of an eroding supplier base on the nuclear security enterprise's ability to adequately sustain the nuclear weapon stockpile, upon which the United States national security strategy and defense posture rely. The paper identifies current supplier base challenges, evaluates case studies from other industries, explores and examines potential solutions and offers recommendations.
The General Charles A. Horner Award is presented by the Air Force Counterproliferation Center each year to an Air War College student for the best study of an issue of most immediate and important utility to the US counterproliferation program.
Following his graduation from Air War College on May 28, 2012, Tran will return to Albuquerque, N.M., and be reassigned to NNSA's Office of Nuclear Weapon Stockpile.
Employees, family and friends of the Y-12 National Security Complex fanned out across the region recently to help nonprofit agencies in a variety of ways – painting, landscaping, building and repairing, stocking food and school supplies, and much more.
With more than 1,100 participants – including employees, their family members and other volunteers recruited by Y-12 employees – working some 60 projects, this year marks the largest turnout in the ten years of the program.
The work took place primarily over the weekend, with some projects scheduled on other dates, and all of the projects benefit local individuals and organizations due to the generosity and dedication of the volunteers.
Projects this year included making quilts for NHC Health Care, loading boxes of food at the Valley View Mobile Pantry and at Second Harvest, painting rooms at the Scarboro Learning Center, building a sidewalk at Lenoir City's North Middle School, and washing dogs for the Shelter Animals Rescue Group.
Pantex honored employees for their military service May 16 with a flag ceremony and luncheon. The annual Armed Forces Day Celebration included the unveiling of the Wall of Heroes, which depicts Pantexans actively serving or who have served in Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and Noble Eagle.
There are approximately 900 veterans among the Pantex workforce. Recognized at the event was Pantex Senior Project Manager and U.S. Navy Seabee Capt. David Will, who is just three weeks back from his nine-month deployment in Afghanistan – his third tour of duty in six years.
"I believe we are blessed to have the jobs we have and to do the work we do here at Pantex – to serve our country. It's a blessing to serve," said Steve Erhart, NNSA Production Office Manager. "But blessing requires sacrifice….someone, somewhere always sacrifices something so that blessings can occur. It's selflessness instead of selfishness. Our nation's service men and women all sacrifice their freedom to ensure ours. Their willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom is at the heart of the blessings we all enjoy."
The Pantex Fire Department Honor Guard conducted the flag-raising ceremony, and the event featured speakers from both the Pantex Site Office and B&W Pantex, including guest speaker retired Navy Capt. and Supply Chain Management Division Manager Mike Tryon.
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Steve Erhart, NNSA Production Office Manager, welcomes home Pantex Senior Project Manager and U.S. Navy Seabee Capt. David Will from his recent tour in Afghanistan at the Pantex Armed Forces Day Celebration May 16.
The 2010 Future Leaders Program (FLP) participants recently were honored for completing their two-year program at NNSA. On May 9, each graduating FLP participant gave a presentation on his or her accomplishments throughout the two-years and each participant were presented with plaques and coins during a graduation ceremony on May 10. NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator Neile Miller gave the keynote address. Miller spoke about leadership, understanding the role in NNSA's mission and discussed the passion for the job they do.
A world record will be set at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) on Wednesday, May 23, when a 1,527-foot tower used in above-ground nuclear experiments in the 1960s will be brought down in a planned demolition.
The BREN (Bare Reactor Experiment -- Nevada) Tower will be the tallest structure of its kind ever to be demolished. The tower is taller than the Empire State Building (1,454 feet, to the top of lightening rod), taller that the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas (1,148 feet) and half-again as tall as the Eiffel Tower (1,063 feet, with antenna).
The tower will be brought down due to safety concerns for personnel working nearby and risk to aircraft flying in the area. Contributing factors include lack of use, maintenance issues, and an uneconomical cost of more than $1 million that would have been required return the tower to a usable state.
DEMCO, Inc. is partnering with Controlled Demolition, Inc. to bring down BREN Tower in a safe, environmentally friendly manner. Because the tower is very tall, highly controlled demolition techniques will be employed. The tower will be demolished by explosively removing a small section of one leg at ground level, then explosively severing the tensioned guy wires and the anchor/stanchions on the opposite side.
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A sign near the BREN Tower cites the historical significance of the tower (in the background) which will be demolished next week.
Two devices that delay passage to controlled-access areas at Y-12 recently received significant developmental boosts. The Access Rate Control System (ARCS) and the Delayed Latching Mechanism (DLM) were licensed in February by Knoxville start-up Sustainable Environment Technologies, LLC (SET). About five weeks later, Y-12 and the licensee signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA).
The ARCS is a kit designed for installation on existing or new full-height turnstiles. It generates resistance and slows entry if someone enters at faster-than-normal speed. The DLM slows unlatching of gates and doors from the outside, requiring a sequence of actions to retract the latch and giving security personnel time to prevent the door or gate from opening if necessary.
Y-12 President and General Manager Darrel Kohlhorst voiced support to SET President Dan Hurst, said, "Once we know that something we have invented works, we want to make it possible for someone else to use it. It's our job not only to facilitate a license but also to work with the licensee to get it off the ground. If we are using these devices, there is no reason they are not at every one of the NNSA sites."
Anticipated markets include other U.S. Department of Energy facilities, commercial nuclear facilities, pharmaceutical manufacturers, correctional facilities, and large sporting venues. Both devices were invented by senior technical advisor and National Security Technology Center director Lee Bzorgi, whom Popular Science magazine has called "DOE's Gadget Guru" because of his numerous inventions.
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Y-12 President and General Manager Darrel Kohlhorst, left, discusses commercialization ideas with SET President Dan Hurst, center, and Lee Bzorgi, right, Y-12 inventor. The DLM and ARCS are in the foreground, left and right.
The last scheduled shipments of remote-handled (RH) transuranic (TRU) waste left Sandia National Laboratories' New Mexico location on Wednesday, May 2, headed directly for permanent disposal in the Department of Energy's (DOE) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M. These shipments end Sandia's final stage in DOE's Legacy TRU Waste Program, which works to safely remove such waste from sites throughout the DOE complex.
Congressman Joe Heck (R-Nev.) receives a briefing from Rhonda Hopkins (right), senior manager for National Security Technologies (NSTec), on the vital national security role played by the company's Remote Sensing Lab (RSL) at Nellis Air Force Base. RSL is a national leader in radiological emergency response, nuclear and radiological detection, and related technology and electronics development. Looking on are (l-r) Michael Mohar, senior manager with RSL; Ray Juzaitis, president of NSTec; Cheryl Oar, acting director of Global Security for NSTec; Alan Will, manager of RSL; Keith Hughes, senior caseworker for Congressman Heck; and Mike Butchko, chief operating officer for NSTec. NSTec manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site and related facilities for the NNSA's Nevada Site Office.
How can government partner with the private sector to control sensitive nuclear technology without blocking legitimate commerce? How could social media be used to target information-driven arms control and nonproliferation? How are nuclear disarmament dynamics shifting?
These were just a few of the intriguing topics that 90 participants tackled at a nuclear security forum on April 18-19. The event, attended by representatives from seven countries, was part of the Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI), an activity of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). CSIS was recently ranked the world's top security and international affairs "think tank" by a well-respected annual assessment from the University of Pennsylvania.
Rising experts in the nuclear security field presented research findings on nuclear weapons issues and shared information in interactive forums. Speakers covered work that was funded by NNSA and other agencies. Graduate students from 12 universities also participated, advancing a PONI goal of building a networked community of young nuclear experts. Warren Stern, Director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, provided keynote remarks at the meeting.
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Five area teams survived the first round and will continue the N.C. High School Athletic Association basketball playoffs tonight. The Hunter Huss boys, East Lincoln boys and Lincolnton girls are at home while the Ashbrook
and Bessemer City boys hit the road. Here are some local players to keep an eye on tonight:
O'Brian Curry, Hunter Huss
Curry ranks only fourth on the Huskies' season scoring list but showed superb offensive ability Monday when Hunter Huss needed it most. The 5-foot-10 junior guard erupted for a career-high 24 points, including four 3-pointers, as the Huskies survived a tough first-round matchup against league rival Forestview, 63-54. Curry also had five rebounds and four steals.
The game marked the only second time this season Curry surpassed 20 points, the other being a 21-point effort against Kings Mountain six games earlier. Curry averages 10.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.5 assists. Hunter Huss (22-3) owns hosting privileges all week as the top seed in the 3A West and will face eighth-seeded Franklin (19-8) tonight. Franklin finished fourth in the Western North N.C. Athletic 2A/3A Conference.
Grant Stafford, Ashbrook
The senior captain has performed at a high level as of late, helping Ashbrook reach the Big South Conference tournament championship last week and rout its first-round playoff opponent Monday. Stafford, a 6-foot-2 forward, had 16 points and five rebounds — all in the first half — in Monday's 77-46 defeat of Enka. Stafford and the other starters played limited minutes after halftime because the outcome was well in hand. Stafford averages 10.8 points and 6.1 rebounds.
"He's one of those guys that is a leader on the court and a leader off the court," Ashbrook coach Chad Duncan said. "He's someone as a coach that I can truly trust."
The seventh-seeded Green Wave (19-8) faces a 125-mile trip to Waynesville to take on second-seeded Tuscola (24-4), the Western N.C. Athletic co-champion.
Chazz Surratt, East Lincoln
The 6-foot-1 freshman guard is coming off a career-high 30 points in Monday's first-round game, a 67-56 defeat of league rival North Lincoln. Surratt's previous career high was 25 points against Cherryville. Surratt did more than score Monday as he also recorded 10 assists, seven steals and five rebounds. For the season, Surratt averages team-highs of 18.4 points, 4.8 assists and 2.5 steals. He also pulls down 5.0 rebounds per game.
East Lincoln is making its sixth second-round appearance in eight years. The Mustangs (20-7) have also notched their fifth 20-win season in eight years. East Lincoln, seeded fourth in the 2A West brackets, tonight will face No. 5 seed Mountain Heritage (19-9), which crushed Black Mountain Owen 66-38 in the first round.
Jha'Qui Adams, Bessemer City
Without Adams, Bessemer City might no longer be alive in the playoffs. The 6-foot-1 junior guard stole the ball at halfcourt and hit two free throws with 7.6 seconds left to help the Yellow Jackets pull out a 70-66 first-round win against league rival Highland Tech on Monday.
Adams, usually thought of as the team's defensive stopper, also made big-time contributions on offense, hitting 6-of-9 shots on his way to a career-high 15 points.
"I was feeling it a little tonight," said Adams, who averages 4.5 points.
Adams and the sixth-seeded Yellow Jackets (19-7) continue the 1A Midwest playoffs on the road against third-seeded Monroe (22-4), the Rocky River 1A/2A Conference runner-up. Bessemer City is trying to win a second-round game for the first time since 2004.
Bridget Derr, Lincolnton
The senior forward is playing the best basketball of her career, averaging 15.8 points, 14.2 rebounds, 4.1 steals and 2.2 blocks over her last six games. That stretch includes a 26-point, 18-rebound effort in the regular-season finale against West Lincoln as the Wolves clinched a share of the regular-season conference title.
Derr and the Wolves won their opening-round game for a second year in a row, beating Smoky Mountain 43-30 on Monday. Lincolnton (22-4), the No. 3 seed in the 2A West, tonight will face what appears to be a challenging second-round opponent in East Burke (23-5). The Cavaliers, seeded No. 6, finished runner-up in the Catawba Valley Athletic Conference. East Burke moved on with a 63-55 first-round win over South Iredell.


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By default, the featured image should link to the post that it's added to. This is more of a WordPress-related issue, but I searched around for a solution and couldn't find a solid solution for customizing featured image links. Please see this topic on the WP support forum:
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Thank you! This was helpful, but may be a little too cumbersome for my client (owner of website) to manage on a daily basis. I really appreciate your help and research!
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If needed, you can try to hire someone who can handle the coding (if there is a solution that can be found).


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Punya wrote:songhill wrote:Nosta wrote:
I feel myself as a lonely buddhist, not in a sad-self-pitty-way, but in the sense that i cant speak about buddhism with anyone, only here!
This is my karma for sure, and for sure i dont have the gift of teaching Dharma to others. My path is more like the path of a Pratyeka Buddha.
What about you, how is your buddhist life, about these subjects?
When I went through bootcamp in the Navy in 1967. The brass knew I was a Buddhist - they didn't like it. I would meditate at night on my bunk (the top one) while the leaders of the company would try to stop me. A few days later, the guys who tried to stop me were asking how to meditate. I had about 25% of my bootcamp company meditating. You can really make a difference "lonely Buddhist" by really learning to be alone and reading and studying the discourses of the Buddha. Stick with it. You will do great.
I like your story Songhill although I have to suspect your success rate had something to do with it being 1967.
So true! These days it might help to be a clinical psychologist.


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TRUCKEE, Calif. - A Truckee man was arrested earlier this month in Virginia on marijuana charges, with the assistance of the Nevada County Sheriff's Narcotics Task Force.
Detectives from Prince William County, Va., had been investigating Evan James Polk, 28, for several months, said a local task force spokesman. Polk, originally from Maryland, allegedly had been shipping pot from Nevada County to Virginia and selling it.
"He had been selling marijuana to an undercover officer," the spokesman said. "They contacted us and requested our assistance."
The Virginia detectives allegedly made several cash payments to Polk, at least one of which was handled by a Nevada County Sheriff's deputy.
"They were paying him in small transactions, to keep him on the line," the spokesman said. "We did one hand-to-hand transaction."
The detectives in Virginia reportedly arranged for Polk to fly to Prince William County for a drug transaction.
He was arrested on Oct. 18 in Prince William County, allegedly with $50,000 in cash and 2 pounds of marijuana. Nevada County task force members served a search warrant at his Truckee residence the same day, but found only some packaging material, the spokesman said.
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MARQUETTE, Mich. - For the second straight game, the No. 6 Miami hockey team controlled play and outshot its opponent by a wide margin but struggled to find the back of the net as the RedHawks fell, 2-1, to Northern Michigan Friday night at the Berry Events Center. With the loss, Miami (12-5-4, 8-4-3-3 CCHA) has now dropped back-to-back games for the first time this year after losing to Robert Morris, 1-0, Dec. 29. The Wildcats (9-10-3, 3-9-3-1 CCHA) have now won three straight games while the two teams are 1-1-1 against each other this year after the 'Hawks won and tied NMU in Oxford earlier this season.
The RedHawks once again ran into hot goaltending as Wildcat netminder Jared Coreau stopped 43 of the 44 shots Miami put on net while the 'Hawks held Northern Michigan to just 24 shots, despite the defeat. In the loss to RMU two weeks ago, the 'Hawks held a 51-21 edge in shots on goal but were shut out.
As has become a trend, the RedHawks and Wildcats played a scoreless first period, marking the third straight game Miami has gone into the first intermission knotted at 0-0. The 'Hawks created several chances, outshooting NMU, 12-7, in the frame, but Coreau denied each attempt. Miami's best chance came off the stick of sophomore Alex Wideman as he hit the post with 2:45 remaining in the opening stanza.
The RedHawks broke the scoreless deadlock 4:44 into the second period when sophomore forward Austin Czarnik scored his eighth goal of the year, tying him for the team lead and giving him the CCHA lead for points (23). Senior forward Curtis McKenzie carried the puck from the defensive zone all the way behind the NMU net before feeding Czarnik in the slot, where he buried the one-timer top-shelf for a 1-0 Miami lead. Freshman defenseman Taylor Richart earned the second assist.
The Wildcats pulled level at 1-1 with a power play goal from Stephan Vigier 7:55 into the middle frame. NMU applied pressure a man up creating a scramble in front of the net that knocked freshman goaltender Jay Williams to the ice along with other players. With Williams down, Vigier took a pass from Justin Rose and deposited it in the empty net to tie the game. The officials originally ruled no goal, but overturned the call after a review.
Miami nearly took the lead back a few minutes later with a power play goal of its own when freshman forward Sean Kuraly blasted a shot from the right circle but the puck hit the post again, sending the teams into the second break even at 1-1.
Northern Michigan took the lead just 3:06 into the third period when Darren Nowick skated the puck into the offensive zone along the boards and fired a wrister from a sharp angle that beat Williams top shelf to give NMU a 2-1 advantage. Miami nearly put the score back even a few minutes later when another shot hit the post and trickled along the goal line before Coreau covered the puck but no goal was ruled and a review upheld the call.
Still down a goal, the 'Hawks earned a pair of power plays in the final four minutes of the contest. Miami again generated several scoring chances, putting four shots on frame on the first man advantage with Coreau giving up multiple rebounds, as he did much of the night, but the 'Hawks couldn't put home the loose puck. The second penalty on NMU was called with 37 seconds remaining and Miami pulled Williams, who finished with 22 saves, for the extra attacker, creating a 6-on-4 advantage. The RedHawks could not find the equalizer, however, and fell, 2-1, despite putting 20 shots on net over the final 20 minutes.
Miami finished 0-for-5 on the power play, firing 13 shots on goal with the man advantage, while Northern Michigan went 1-for-2 on its power play opportunities.
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Richlands is back in the NCHSAA 2-A baseball playoffs.
And that's exactly what first-year coach Jeff Sprenger was hoping would happen after the Wildcats ended in sixth place in the eight-team East Central 2-A Conference, which has five guaranteed postseason spots.
"We didn't finish too strong down the stretch. We started 4-0 and finished 6-8, but we did enough in the conference and at the beginning of the season to get ourselves in. Every win counts," Sprenger said.
And as a result of the Wildcats (12-10-1) doing enough, they found out they were in the playoffs for the first time since 2005 after the brackets were released Wednesday.
The playoffs start Friday and Richlands plays at
"This is big for our school and big for our program," Sprenger said. "It was the main goal going into the season. With 12 wins, we figured we had a good shot at a wildcard. We had the best record of the non-automatic teams."
Sprenger said the Wildcats don't mind traveling to Hampstead to take on the Pirates.
For starters, the skipper said that it was either playing at Topsail or at Providence Grove, which is near Greensboro.
Also, Richlands can beat Topsail.
The teams split their regular-season series with the Wildcats winning 13-9 at Topsail and the Pirates winning 14-4 at Richlands.
"We know what they are like," Sprenger said. "If we are going to play anybody, we might as well play someone we beat once. In the first game (that RHS won), they walked eight of our guys, we were able to put the ball in play in windy conditions and we got base runners on.
"The second time, they just hit the ball."
So what can Sprenger expect from the Wildcats on Friday?
"They are going to play hard," he said. "We got a good group of guys."
Richlands is one of six
Swansboro (15-7) is the ECC's third seed and will visit Mid-State Conference No. 2 Jordan-Matthews (18-6). The winner of Swansboro and Jordan-Matthews will play the Topsail-Richlands winner in the second round.
South Lenoir and Clinton also made the playoffs from the ECC.
In 3-A, Coastal Conference No. 4 Jacksonville (13-8-1) visits Eastern Carolina No. 1 C.B. Aycock (18-6).
In 1-A, Coastal Plains No. 3 Dixon (14-9) is at Carolina Conference No. 2 Ayden-Grifton (17-6). Dixon advanced to the state finals in 2010 and made it to the East Regionals last season. After winning the Touchstone Energy Baseball Classic in Richlands last month, the Bulldogs were one of the hottest teams in the area, but suffered injuries to some key players and they finished third in the conference.
Jones Senior (6-11), the CPC's fourth seed, travels to Carolina No. 1 North Duplin (15-6).
"Everybody is 0-0," Sprenger said.


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The Sports Car Club of America U.S. Majors Tour visited Colorado for the first time in 2013 Saturday, with 21 drivers taking wins at Continental Divide Region's "Rock the Peak" event at Pikes Peak International Raceway.
On a warm, sunny day, drivers took to the 1.5 mile oval based road course to run clockwise for the first time, meaning new track records were on the line in addition to the Majors hardware.
Race One polesitter Craig Reeder, of Scottsdale, Ariz., saw second-starting Michael Cameron get the jump to the lead in Spec Racer Ford. Reeder hounded Cameron with his No. 66 LaRue Motorsports entry before finally drafting alongside on Lap Eight of the 35-lap contest. From there, Cameron stretched out to a 24.994-second victory over Cameron's No. 10 Surface Exploration entry, followed by Jim Christian's No. 6 entry.
Group Two for small formula cars got off to a rough start, when Formula F polesitter Bill Kephart, of Colorado Springs, was involved in an incident in Turn Two with David Loken and Bob Melvin. The field was brought down pit lane to expedite the cleanup of the three cars. Following the restart, Doug Stout's No. 11 DS Masonry Van Diemen Honda led John Butkovich's No. 23 Front Range Motorsports Van Diemen Honda for 10 laps before Butkovich moved around into the lead and sped off to victory.
As expected, Formula Vee was a back-and-forth battle. Pole winner Lisa Noble's No. 7 Littlefeat.net Vortech and Tyler Hunter's No. 22 Vortech traded the lead and the fastest lap throughout the race. As they received the signal for one lap to go, the pair was side-by-side at the stripe. Hunter emerged ahead to capture the win.
Bruce Phillips, of Albuquerque, N.M., dominated Group Three for the big-bore cars, winning overall and in GT-2 in his Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. In Touring 3, polesitter Tommy Boileau (No. 34 BFG R1/1-800-FIGHT-MS BMW MZ4) and third-gridded Derek Kulach (No. 00 Zorro Racing/Nissan Motors Nissan 350Z) battled for the first half of the race before Kulach began to pull away and take the victory. Other winners included Michael Pettiford (Touring 2), Jim Wheeler (American Sedan) and Bob Schader, who took his fourth Super Touring® Lite Majors win of the year.
Group Five had some of the closest qualifying times, both in E Production and F Production, and the race did not disappoint.
Front row starters John Longwell and Guy Ruse got a surprise, when Rick Kosdrosky's No. 77 Caterham 7 came from fourth on the grid to take the early lead. Longwell and Ruse battled for five laps before Ruse's No. 53 Big Choice Brewing Mazda RX-7 pulled off with a mechanical. Kosdrosky pulled out to a comfortable margin over Longwell, but as Longwell's No. 38 LEDfoot Motorsports BMW 328is was coming on strong in the final 10 laps while Kosdrosky's car slowed dramatically. Once out front, Longwell, of Kittredge, Colo., cruised to victory.
F Production was more contentious, with polesitter R. Inness Eisele watching the No. 08 Little Bill Racing/Mazdaspeed Mazda Miata going to the lead in Turn One at the start. For the first 20 laps, the pair was never more than a dozen car lengths apart, swapping the lead numerous times.
On lap 21, Hingston led Eisele's No. 13 LEDfoot Motorsports BMW 318i as they encountered traffic. Going into Turn Five, they went three-wide with another car, and Hingston's car ultimately went off on the exit. After a rough ride on the rumble strips, the car began to smoke heavily and his day was done, allowing Eisele to cruise to the win. Stan Czacki, of Truth or Consequence, N.M., won Touring 4 in his No. 00 Whitehead/DGI/BFG/Summit/HPD/Cobalt Acura RSX over three other drivers. Jonathan Goodale (No. 04 Mazdaspeed/Hoosier/JoeApex.com Mazda MX-5) and Jerry Oleson (No. 81 Goodyear Austin-Healey Sprite) scored uncontested wins.
Group Six saved the best for last, with a spirited race-long battle between polesitter Anthony Simmers' No. 45 Volkswagen GTI and Pettiford's No. 41 GO 4 IT Racing Schools/Hoosier Tires/Hawk Brake Volkswagen Jetta GLI for the overall and Super Touring Under win. Already a winner in Touring 2, Pettiford took the lead on the opening lap but Simmers was never far behind, taking the lead on lap five. Simmers held the lead by the slimmest of margins for the next 16 laps before Pettiford made it by on lap 22. The pair went side-by-side through Turns One and Two the next lap, until Pettiford, of Louisville, Colo., finally was able to pull out a gap of more than a second through traffic. From there, he slowly pulled away to a 3.367-second win.
In Spec Miata, second-starting Bill Tolley got the jump early in his No. 69 Speedracers Mazda Miata, with polesitter Steven Powers, of Mesa, Ariz., in tow. Like STU, the lead changed on lap five, but in Spec Miata, it was for keeps, with Powers taking the win in his Amerifirst Financial/Miatacage.com/East Street Mazda Miata.
Sunday brings another round of qualifications and 35-lap, 52.5 mile races. For full results, visit the event homepage at www.scca.com/ppirmajors.
FOUNTAIN, Colo. – Class winners from Saturday's Sports Car Club of America U.S. Majors Tour at Pikes Peak International Raceway, with class, driver, hometown and car.
AS, Jim Wheeler, Lenexa, Kan., Pontiac Trans Am.
CSR, Jay Messenger, Mulshoe, Texas, Mazda SR Challenge.
EP, John Longwell, Kittredge, Colo., BMW 328is.
FB, Steve Ott, Houston, Texas, Astra SH-RR1.
FC, Barry Gilbert, Englewood, Colo., Van Diemen Ford.
FE, Henry Donohoo, Arvada, Colo., Formula Enterprises.
FF, John Butkovich, Pueblo, Colo., Van Diemen Honda.
FM, Russell Lindemann, Longmont, Colo., Star Formula Mazda.
FP, R. Inness Eisele, Evergreen, Colo., BMW 318i.
FV, Tyler Hunter, Denver, Colo., Vortech VW.
GT-2, Bruce Phillips, Albuquerque, N.M., Porsche 911 GT3.
GTL, Jonathan Goodale, Conifer, Colo., Mazda MX-5.
HP, Jerry Oleson, Aurora, Colo., Austin-Healey Sprite.
S2, Chris Helt, Fort Collins, Colo., Lola T89/90.
SM, Steven Powers, Mesa, Ariz., Mazda Miata.
SRF, Craig Reeder, Scottsdale, Ariz., Spec Racer Ford.
STL, Bob Schader, Longmont, Colo., Mazda Miata.
STU, Michael Pettiford, Louisville, Colo., Volkswagen Jetta GLI.
T2, Michael Pettiford, Louisville, Colo., Chevrolet Corvette ZO6.
T3, Derek Kulach, Englewood, Colo., Nissan 350Z.
T4, Stan Czacki, Truth or Consequence, N.M., Acura RSX.
Attached: Bruce Phillips en route to victory in GT-2
Credit: SCCA Staff
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Elizabeth Waudine Langston, age 81, passed away Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.
Funeral services are today, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, at 11 a.m. from Trinity Baptist Church in Carthage, with Bro. Andy May officiating, burial will follow in Leake Memorial Gardens.
Wilcox Funeral Home of Carthage is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Langston was a native of Carthage, a member of Pearl Hill Baptist Church and a retired C.N.A. at Leake Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include, two sons: Bill Ladd (Judy) of West Point and Walter C. Langston Jr. (Suzette) of Carthage; two daughters: Sheila Coghlan (Barry) and Nellie Kittrell (Wallace) both of Carthage; two sisters: Christine Rushing (Curtis) of Philadelphia and Nell Harrell (Jim) of Carthage; three brothers: Granville Sistrunk of La., Richard Sistrunk (Terry) of Panama City, Fla., and Frank Sistrunk (Sue) of Maryville, Tenn.; one step-brother, Cleveland Wallace of Carthage; five grandchildren: Tracy Ladd Ridings (Brad) of Aberdeen, Mistee Kemp (Jim) of Carthage, Cody Langston (Jennifer) of Brandon, Justin Kittrell of Carthage, Casey Langston (Angie) of Carthage; one step-granddaughter, Jennifer Cook (Matt) of Philadelphia; and 11 great-grandchildren.


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30 Jan
It's so distressing seeing the rabbits pace back and forth, frantically biting the bars of their small cages. It makes such a noise when they throw themselves around their 'cells' in frustration and buck at the floors. Travelling here I see wild rabbits running across the fields, their lives a million miles from this place.
02 Feb
18 new rabbits arrived today, all young males. They seemed petrified, backing into the corner of the transit boxes. They were assigned a number and placed into virtually barren metal cages alone. Many of the rabbits just cowered in the dark corners. I feel so sorry for them.
11 Mar
My first task today was transferring the rabbits from their cages to stocks for the pyrogen test. It's horrible picking the unlucky animals. I had to hold them while a technician injected a substance into their ears. One rabbit became upset and struggled a lot; after three attempts the technician had to use his other ear. Afterwards I watched as the rabbit in the next stock attentively groomed him.
31 Mar
Today was "conditioning" for four new rabbits. They have to endure a period of time in the stocks prior to being used in pyrogen testing. It was so sad watching as some of them desperately struggled, clearly bewildered by what was happening.
01 Apr
A loud heart-wrenching scream sent me flying down the corridor to the pyrogen room. I couldn't believe a rabbit could make such a sound. I saw a member of staff struggling to re-insert a temperature probe into the rabbit's anus. The probe had fallen out and the poor rabbit was clearly in pain.
11 Jun
A member of staff had problems with pyrogen injecting today. Some rabbits suffered repeated attempts as she became more and more exasperated. One rabbit called Hamish kicked and struggled - this was his first test. The person cursed at them, calling one a "disgrace" and another "stupid." To one rabbit who ended up with punctured ears she said, "It's your own stupid fault. I told you you were going to end up with earrings." The whole time music was blaring in the background.
30 Sep
I came very close to tears again today when asked to scrub off Edward's name and number (B978) from his cage. He was one of today's victims, used in what staff call a 'one way test', meaning all the rabbits are killed at the end. At least he is not forced to endure this place any longer. Although his cage will soon be reused, and the endless cycle will continue.


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Malaysian Fried Rice; Post #2 of "Have Kelly, Will Cook" inspired by the much-anticipated book "Have Mother, Will Travel" written by best selling authors Claire and Mia Fontaine
Claire doesn't eat much rice, so when she raved about a fried rice dish her and Mia ate while in Malaysia, it was a no-brainer to include it in this series (I happen to LOVE rice). I couldn't get my hands on shrimp paste, so I used a combination of anchovies and fish sauce which was a nice substitution. Shrimp paste has a very unique, pungent and wonderful taste, there really isn't a replacement for it. If you can find some, replace the anchovies with 1 teaspoon of the shrimp paste, fry it in the shallot oil along with the ginger and garlic. I used fresh corn, peas and carrots, which are gorgeous now at the farmers markets, along with plenty of lemon zest to brighten up this comfort dish. Typically, eggs are scrambled into the fried rice, but, a soft fried egg was the only choice for me, and made this side dish into a meal. I've been waiting all year for the local farm fresh eggs here in Santa Cruz and it was the first thing I ran to the farmers market to pick up once we landed in town for the summer.
Maybe one day I'll have the opportunity to taste the fried rice of Malaysia, but until then, this version is pretty darn good.


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The U.S. did torture, and it did not work
Lest people think the report was produced by some lefty organization, it wasn't. Co-chair of the non-partisan group was Asa Hutchinson, a staunch conservative some may remember as one of the prosecutors of the Clinton impeachment. The full report can be read at detaineetaskforce.org; it's comprehensive, and unhesitatingly frank.
The dishonesty of advocates of torture done in our name, now presumably ended by President Obama, is staggering. Redefining the word, they figured, was all it took to deny doing it. This, despite the fact that the U.S. had previously joined the world in declaring waterboarding torture and a violation of the Geneva Conventions. A war crime, in other words. And, as the report makes clear, we did a heck of a lot worse than waterboarding.
It doesn't take much to cut through the justifications defenders have put forth on behalf of torture. One need only remember how it's been used since the darkest of dark ages: forcing people to say things that aren't true. It did so in the Inquisition, in Salem, the Hanoi Hilton, Cambodia, in Saddam Hussein's torture rooms. That's its specialty: producing false confessions. Ask John McCain. Given that history, on what basis could anyone trust information so obtained?
But, people ask, what about that ticking time bomb? Wouldn't you torture someone to find out where it is? When countless lives are at stake, doesn't that override some silly bleeding-heart moral compunctions? Well, maybe so, if there were an iota of evidence that it would work. First of all, there's never been, that I'm aware of, a credible, undisputed accounting of such a situation. (The report addresses that, too.) But let's just think about it for a minute: in a real-life ticking time-bomb scenario, with a person in custody who knew where it was, wouldn't that be exactly the situation in which the captive would lie through his teeth? If you were a committed terrorist, wouldn't you? Because if there were literally no time to spare before the bomb went off, how perfect to send people off in the wrong direction; and it'd be too late by the time they figured it out, right? If you were willing to die for whatever your cause is, isn't that the way to do it? And heck, if the bomb went off there'd be no more reason to torture you, so you might not even die. On its face, that oft-used argument makes no sense. Jack Bauer, let's keep in mind, was a fictional character. So were the guys he tortured.
The report specifically addresses claims about the positive role of torture in getting Osama bin Laden: it debunks them. In addition, it discusses the impact of false information obtained by U.S. torture programs, and details non-abusive techniques that have successfully extracted reliable information. Importantly, it also elucidates the damage our torture program did to our standing in the world. It's really worth a read, especially for those who prefer to cling to Foxhoods.
I'm enough of a results-based pragmatist to admit that if there were evidence that torture is the only way to obtain critical information in an immediate life-or-death situation, I could accept using it. But facts are facts: when Dick Cheney convinced a frightened George Bush to authorize the use of torture, the only thing he accomplished was to make us no better than the people we were fighting, and to hand them the gift of more hate-based recruitment than they already had.
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Marilyn Sokol, one of the stars of off-Broadway's Old Jews Telling Jokes, offers some helpful advice for Jews young and old. Over her traditional Jewish meal of Chinese food, Marilyn answers fans' burning holiday questions.
Watch Nick Cordero, Matt Doyle and the cast of Brooklynite sing some super superhero tunes from the new musical.March 9, 2015
Watch video clips of Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience on Broadway.March 9, 2015
Watch video clips of The Mystery of Love and Sex, starring Tony Shalhoub and Diane Lane at Lincoln Center.March 6, 2015
Brooklynite's Matt Doyle on the fun of being in a family-friendly superhero musical.March 6, 2015
The King and I star Kelli O'Hara invites Susan Blackwell into her kitchen to make chili and play some fun party games, revealing a lot of secrets along the way.March 6, 2015
A tale of two runaway slaves, Naomi Wallace's The Liquid Plain explores a group of people whose stories have been erased from history.March 5, 2015
Broadway.com congratulates six new stars who have joined the cast of Les Miserables on their opening night.March 4, 2015
On this week's episode of The Broadway.com Show, Sierra Boggess says "I do" to a new video blog, Nathan Lane returns to the Great White Way and much more.March 4, 2015
A montage of scenes from Andrew Lippa's John & Jen, starring Kate Baldwin and Conor Ryan.March 4, 2015
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Restore higher ed funding
But a funny thing happened on the way to the 21st century. In the miasma of the Great Recession, austerity became the new normal, with tuition hikes a partial backfill for draconian funding cuts. Since the 2005-07 biennium, tuition at Washington's research universities has soared 118 percent, with a corresponding decline in state funding of 36 percent (read: less for more.) We countenance the decline at our own peril.
On Tuesday, the state Senate's Majority Coalition floated a higher-ed plan that brings the funding dilemma into focus. The majority's proposal consists of a 3 percent in-state tuition reduction, a $3 billion higher-ed appropriation for the biennium, a 7 percent expansion of the state's need grant to benefit 4,600 more students, and $50 million in new "performance funding" that will track with various metrics such as freshman retention and the number of undergrad STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) degrees.
Republicans have wisely followed the lead of Sen. Barbara Bailey, chair of the Higher Education Committee, and jettisoned the idea of gutting the Guaranteed Education Tuition Plan (GET), a program that has made higher education a manageable option for middle-class families.
"This plan will not only make higher ed more affordable, it will stabilize the GET program so that families can continue investing in their children's future education," Bailey said. "This is a win for our students, it's a win for our families, and it is a great opportunity for our institutions of higher learning to receive incentivized funding based on outcomes."
There is some fuzzy math that needs to be re-penciled, including how to underwrite the plan while finagling a K-12 infusion mandated by the McCleary decision. $300 million is essentially carry-forward/stop-the-bleeding money, although $75 million is new. Nevertheless, tuition reductions will drain much of that. An alternative is to freeze tuition for two years and add $225 million as recommended by the Council of Presidents.
Minority Democrats sound ready to find common cause. "We're open to working with them on the math and making sure the solutions we agree on are backed up by real numbers," Sens. Jeanne Kohl-Welles and David Frockt said in a statement.
Let's hope so. Higher education shouldn't be a political football.
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Hey y'all,
Apologies for the absence again but Phoenix is away on holiday, swimming with fishes and relaxing away on one of the Greek islands. Life is good, just chilling out on a mini girls holiday ~ the bf is jelly but meh lol
Will tell you guys about it when I get back,
I don't understand this anymore
one minute you're pushing me away,
using your harsh words and cold tone,
the next minute, you talking as if you giving me an ultimatum, a chance.
You put me down then expect me to just take it.
I told you, I don't accept it, it was unfair.
You told me, life isn't fair this is the life for me.
I'm trying, I tried but now
As the foundations of us is breaking down,
Whats the point in fighting
It's going to be a short one today, unless the day gets a bit more interesting lol
I'm not sure if you guys heard the news about the Perseid Meteor Shower for this year,
but um basically it happens once a year around about this time, and the moon is bigger and brighter than usual and if you're lucky you can catch some 'falling' stars and make a wish.
The full moon last night was so beautiful, no pictures though crappy iphone lol
I didn't catch any falling
Hey it's me (again) PART 1
Mood: (big sigh) I dunno, just feeling kinda restless today, probably due to lack of sleep, and the stupid minor but apparently 'major' problem which ended up as an argument which to be honest was a waste of my time and left me feeling so pissed off and annoyed. I was like in silent rage mode, so yeah last night not a good night, feeling blah but forever the optimist right:
In the mindset of UNIKITTY *lego movie (she's just awesome)
Good morning guys, or good evening depending on what side of the world you guys are on.
What's new? well I think after writing the blog last night, it really did help to calm my heart and express myself, and I definitely do feel a lot calmer as as soon as I logged into FB, bombarded with pics of the happy couple and for once it didn't irritate me so that's a good sign. So that's one issue resolved for now.
On a happier note, those that know me, or still remember is that