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We simply need to lower tuition
The program these researchers were looking at is called College Bound. It is a good program. Here is how it works: when you are in 7th or 8th grade, and if your family income is below $42,000 (for a family of four), you can sign up for College Bound. If you make it through high school with at least a 2.0 GPA, don't get in trouble with the law, apply to a public community college or four-year college, and your family income upon graduation from high school is still below $53,000, then you can get free tuition plus $500 a year for books and incidental expenses. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see the benefits of this program. Enrollment in college right after high school almost doubled for College Bound participants, compared to that of other low-income kids who were not on the College Bound track, and even exceeded the enrollment of other kids not considered low-income.
This is a good start. But it is only a start, because it leaves a lot of kids out. For example, what happens if your family income is "too much," say $45,000 for a family of four, when you are in middle school? No College Bound for you, even if that income falls when you are in high school. What happens if you qualify but don't sign up in 8th grade? No College Bound for you. What happens if you qualify, you sign up, you get good grades in high school, your parents add work hours, and your family income "zooms" up to $55,000 for a family of four? No College Bound for you.
There is a program called the State Need Grant for students of families with income up to $57,500 for a family of four. At that level, it contributes about 40 percent of the cost of tuition. It funds about 75,000 students. But this program has been starved for resources by the Legislature, so that 32,000 students who have applied for and are eligible for the State Need Grant receive no funding whatsoever.
And what about for the student coming from the typical household, say one with an income between $60,000 and $75,000 – right in the middle of incomes in our state. Does our state provide tuition assistance for a student from this household? No. Instead, this student and her family are forced to go into debt to pay for the skyrocketing cost of tuition, which is now almost double what it was five years ago. In fact, tuition at the University of Washington is closing in on almost a quarter of the typical household income in our state. And that is just tuition, and just for one student!
So is the Legislature contemplating easing tuition for middle class students? No, the contrary. Both the House and the Senate budgets allow colleges and universities to raise tuition and mandatory fees … again! As if college costs are not already far enough out of reach for middle class students.
What we really need is to simply lower tuition. And that means more public funding of higher education … which means closing some tax loopholes, instead of opening up more. One small loophole allows companies to avoid paying any taxes on the windfall profits they make from investing money in Wall Street. That little give-away to major corporations costs the citizens of this state about $150 million a year. That money could be used to reduce tuition across the board by $500 a year, as well as provide the state need grant to 19,000 additional eligible students. That would be a start.
College Bound shows how to open up the doors of higher education and personal advancement for the youth of our state. What we need to do now is make those doors of advancement a lot wider and accessible for all of our children. We have the money to do so in our state. We just need the political will to make that happen. We are still looking for that!
John Burbank is the Executive Director of the Economic Opportunity Institute (www.eoionline.org). He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
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List of Case Western Reserve University people
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This is a list of famous individuals associated with Case Western Reserve University, including students, alumni, and faculty.
Government and military[edit]
- John E. Barnes, Jr. - Member of Ohio House of Representatives
- Janet Bewley - Member of the Wisconsin Legislature
- Zdravka Bušić - Member of the European Parliament
- Schive Chi - Governor of Fujian Province and Minister without Portfolio, Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Victor Ciorbea – Prime Minister of Romania (1996–1998)
- Bruce Cole – 8th Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities
- Benjamin O. Davis Jr. – First African-American to receive star in US Air Force; awarded Distinguished Flying Cross in 1943; served as Assistant Secretary of Transportation under Richard Nixon
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart – U.S. Representative
- Alene B. Duerk – First female Rear Admiral in the United States Navy
- James A. Garfield – served on the University Board of Trustees
- Subir Gokarn (Ph.D.) – Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
- T. Keith Glennan – Case Institute of Technology President, member of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, first NASA Administrator
- Paul Hackett – Iraq War veteran and former Congressional candidate
- Rutherford B. Hayes – served on the University Board of Trustees
- Stephanie Tubbs Jones – former U.S. Representative
- Ron Klein - U.S. Representative
- Dennis Kucinich – former U.S. Representative
- James Thomas Lynn - United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under Richard Nixon; Director of the Office of Management and Budget under Gerald Ford
- Josh Mandel (J.D.) – Ohio State Treasurer
- Alfredo Palacio – President of Ecuador, completed medical residency at Case
- Paul A. Russo - Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, St. Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
- David Satcher – 16th Surgeon General of the United States
- Louis Stokes – former U.S. Representative
- Milton Shapp – Governor of Pennsylvania and 1976 Democratic presidential candidate
- Michael R. Turner – U.S. Representative
- Milton A. Wolf – former U.S. Ambassador to Austria
- Sara Alpern (born 1942), professor of women's history at Texas A&M University (B.A., 1964)
- Melvin Kranzberg - (1917–1995), professor of history (1952-1971).
- James Alexander Robertson (1873–1939), academic historian, archivist, and bibliographer (Ph.D., 1896)
- Ted Steinberg – two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee (2000 nonfiction and 2002 history)
- George A. Bowman – youngest President in the history of Kent State University
- Clara Breed, librarian, known for her "Dear Miss Breed" correspondence with children in Japanese American internment camps during World War II
Main article: Case Western Reserve University School of Law
- See Notable Graduates section
- Ned M. Rosenberg, New Jersey Superior Court Judge
- Edmund A. Sargus, Jr., U.S. District Court Judge
- James Sokolove, undergraduate class of 1966, pioneer in legal television advertising, philanthropist
Main article: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- Peter B. Armentrout – distinguished chemistry professor, University of Utah
- Roger Bacon (physicist), Ph.D. Solid-State Physics 1955 - inventor of carbon fiber in 1958
- Steve Wood – Sixth employee at Microsoft
- Paul Berg – winner of the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, for biochemical characterization of recombinant DNA
- Paul Buchheit – 23rd employee of Google and creator of Gmail
- Neil W. Chamberlain – economist and industrial relations scholar (A.B., 1937; M.A., 1939)
- Philippe G. Ciarlet – mathematician known for work on finite element method; received his Ph.D. from the Case Institute of Technology 1966 and was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1999
- Herbert Henry Dow – founder of Dow Chemical
- H. Jack Geiger – founding member and past president of Physicians for Social Responsibility (which shared the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize as part of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War) and Physicians for Human Rights (which shared the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize as part of International Campaign to Ban Landmines)
- Julie L. Gerberding – first woman director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Alfred Gilman – co-winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for co-discovery of G Proteins
- Donald A. Glaser – winner of the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physics, for invention of the bubble chamber
- Corneille J.F. Heymans – winner of the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work on carotid sinus reflex
- Siegfried S. Hecker – director of Los Alamos National Laboratory (1986–1997)
- Samuel Hibben – pioneer in blacklight technology; designed the lighting displays for the Statue of Liberty and other national monuments
- George H. Hitchings – co-winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for research leading to development of drugs to treat leukemia, organ transplant rejection, gout, herpes virus, and AIDS-related bacterial and pulmonary infections
- Larry Hornbeck – developed Digital Light Processing technology at Texas Instruments
- Robert W. Kearns – the inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper systems used on most automobiles from 1969 to the present. Kearns won one of the best-known patent infringement cases against a major corporation.
- Lars Georg Svensson - instrumental in the development of minimally invasive keyhole surgery and leader in aortic valve surgery
- Donald Knuth – computer scientist and winner of the Turing Award (1974)[1]
- Terry Sejnowski - pioneer in the field of neural networks and computational neuroscience. He is one of only ten living scientists to have been elected to all 3 of the national academies. (IOM, NAS and NAE)
- Polykarp Kusch – winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Physics, for determining the magnetic moment of the electron
- Lawrence M. Krauss – physicist in the field of dark energy, and a bestselling author (The Physics of Star Trek)
- George Trumbull Ladd (1842–1921) – American philosopher, educator, and psychologist. He was the first foreigner to receive the Second (conferred in 1907) and Third (conferred in 1899) Orders of the Rising Sun.
- Paul C. Lauterbur – co-winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for discoveries leading to creation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- John J.R. Macleod – co-winner of the 1923 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for discovery of insulin
- Sidney Wilcox McCuskey – American astronomer noted for his work on the Milky Way galaxy
- Albert A. Michelson – winner of the 1907 Nobel Prize in Physics, for disproving existence of "ether"; first American to receive a Nobel Prize
- Edward Morley – performed interferometry experiment with Michelson
- Ferid Murad – co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for role in the discovery of nitric oxide in cardiovascular signaling
- George A. Olah – winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, for contributions to carbocation chemistry
- Amit Patel – stem cell surgeon who demonstrated stem cell transplantation can treat congestive heart failure
- M. Scott Peck – psychiatrist and author of The Road Less Traveled
- James Polshek – architect; designed William J. Clinton Presidential Library
- Edward C. Prescott – co-winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, for theory on business cycles and economic policies
- Frederick Reines – co-winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics, for the detection of the neutrino
- Barry Richmond – developer of the iThink simulation environment.
- Frederick C. Robbins – co-winner of the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for work on polio virus, which led to development of polio vaccines; past president of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences
- M. Frank Rudy – inventor of the Nike air sole
- John Ruhl – physicist currently studying cosmic microwave background radiation
- David Satcher – U.S. Surgeon General under President Bill Clinton, and first African-American director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Jesse Leonard Steinfeld – U.S. Surgeon General (1969 to 1973), most noted for achieving widespread fluoridation of water, requiring prescription drugs to be effective, and strengthening the Surgeon General's Warning on cigarettes
- Earl W. Sutherland – winner of 1971 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for establishing identity and importance of cyclic AMP in regulation of cell metabolism
- Peter Tippett – developer of the first anti-virus software, "Vaccine" (later sold and renamed Norton AntiVirus)
- Hans Baumann, inventor and engineer[2]
Arts, journalism and entertainment[edit]
- James Card – long-time film curator at the George Eastman House
- Jasmine Cresswell – best-selling author of over 50 romance novels
- Franklin Cover – actor; most noted role, Tom Willis in The Jeffersons
- Anu Garg - author and speaker
- Susie Gharib – co-anchor of the Nightly Business Report
- Gregg Gillis – musician; performs as Girl Talk
- Jan Hopkins – journalist (CNN Financial News show "Street Sweep")
- John Howard – actor
- Brenda Miller Cooper – operatic soprano
- M. Scott Peck – author of The Road Less Traveled and other self-help books
- Jack Perkins – dubbed "America's most literate correspondent" by the Associated Press; reporter, commentator, war correspondent, anchorman; seen on NBC's Nightly News and The Today Show, and on A&E as host of Biography
- Alan Rosenberg – actor; most noted role, Ira Woodbine in Cybill; Emmy-nominated for guest appearance on ER, elected president of the Screen Actors Guild in 2005
- Joe Russo and Anthony Russo – brothers, co-alumni, and directors of the films Pieces and Welcome to Collinwood, as well as the television series Arrested Development. They are also producers of NBC's Community.[3]
- Alix Kates Shulman – author of Memoir of an Ex-Prom Queen and To Love What Is.[4]
- Rich Sommer – MFA theater alumnus; appeared in The Devil Wears Prada, Mad Men, and in sketches by the Upright Citizens Brigade
- Thrity Umrigar – journalist and author of Bombay Time
- Andrew Vachss – lawyer and child protection consultant; author of the Burke series of novels.
- Buckley Jones - CEO and Founder of Doghound Records
- Roger Zelazny – science fiction and fantasy author; three-time Nebula Award winner and six-time Hugo Award winner; works include Lord of Light, Eye of Cat, and The Dream Master
- Tom Degnan - MFA theater alumnus, acted in As the World Turns before its cancellation.
- Charles Michener - Professor of English (specifically narrative journalism); former editor-in-chief of The New Yorker and senior editor of Newsweek
- William F. Baker – president and CEO of public television's flagship station Thirteen/WNET in New York
- Michael G. Cherkasky – CEO and board member at Marsh & McLennan Companies
- Ou Chin-der – former deputy mayor of Taipei, Taiwan and the current chairman and CEO of the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation
- William Daroff – vice president for public policy at the Jewish Federations of North America member of the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
- Nick Deeter - founder and chairman of Orthopediatrics[5]
- David C. Dvorak - President and CEO of Zimmer Holdings[6]
- Robert J. Herbold – executive vice president at Microsoft
- Tshilidzi Marwala – academic, businessman and community leader
- Barry Meyer – chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. (1999–present)
- Craig Newmark – founder of Craigslist
- Philip Orbanes – former VP with Parker Brothers; founding partner and President of Winning Moves Games
- T. William Samuels – CEO and chief distiller of Maker's Mark bourbon whiskey
- Kent Hale Smith – founder of Lubrizol
- Peter Tippett – inventor of Norton (Symantec) Anti-Virus and CTO of CyberTrust[7]
- Tom Tribone – founder and CEO of Guggenheim Global Infrastructure Company
- Donald E. Washkewicz – CEO of Parker Hannifin Corporation
- Bob Herbold – Former COO of Microsoft
- Ed Andrews - Major League baseball player
- Manute Bol – at one time the tallest player to play in the National Basketball Association
- Ray Mack – Major League Baseball player, All-Star second basemen in 1940
- Michael McCaskey – chairman of the board, Chicago Bears; grandson of George Halas, founder-owner-coach of Chicago Bears and record-holder of most games won (324) for nearly three decades
- Paul O'Dea - Outfielder for the Cleveland Indians
- Don Shula (MA Physical Education '53) – former coach of the Miami Dolphins[8]
- Del Wertz - Professional football and baseball player
- Dan Whalen – Arena Football League Quarterback for the Cleveland Gladiators and Orlando Predators
- Frank Ryan - Professional football player known for having a PHD in Math and playing quarterback for the Browns
See also[edit]
- ^ "A. M. Turing Award". ACM. Retrieved on 2007-11-05.
- ^ "Automation Founders Circle: Dr. Hans Baumann". ISA. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ Case alumni produce NBC's 'Community': http://www.cleveland.com/tv/index.ssf/2009/08/anthony_and_joe_russo_put_comm.html
- ^ http://www.case.edu/magazine/fallwinter2009/learningtolove.html
- ^ http://www.orthopediatrics.com/docs/Misc/deeter.html
- ^ http://investor.zimmer.com/management.cfm?id=2
- ^ http://www.cybertrust.com/about_us/management_team/
- ^ Case alum Don Shula - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/542284/Don-Shula
External links[edit]
- Media related to Alumni of Case Western Reserve University and Case Western Reserve University faculty at Wikimedia Commons


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NC vote shows gay marriage still divisive
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama faced mounting pressure Wednesday to express support for same-sex marriage after a setback for gay-rights advocates in North Carolina.
Republicans there turned out in force Tuesday night to vote to strengthen the state's gay marriage ban. The passage of the state constitutional amendment, by a whopping 61 percent of the vote, proves that the topic remains a powerful election-year wedge issue despite tough economic times. It also illustrates the risks for the president as Democrats press him to do what no other has before: back gay marriage.
The vote - in a state that Obama won in 2008 and that will host his nominating convention in September - came just days after Vice President Joe Biden and Education Secretary Arne Duncan voiced their support for gay marriage in back-to-back television interviews, comments the White House insisted were not intended to pave the way for Obama to embrace gay marriage.
Yet, Obama appeared ready to add his voice to this week's debate in a Wednesday afternoon interview with ABC News that the White House hastily arranged. He was expected to be pressed in the interview on his views on gay marriage.
White House officials would not say whether the president planned to announce a shift in his position.
Obama backs many gay rights; he does not support gay marriage but says his personal views are evolving.
In recent days, the issue has started to roil the presidential race. The White House has been inundated with questions about the president's position. And GOP rival Mitt Romney - who has an inconsistent record on gay rights but long has been opposed to same-sex marriage - trying to sidestep the matter at a time when most Americans say they support gay unions.
By Wednesday, the president found himself caught between two schools of thought among his backers.
Some top aides argued that gay marriage is toxic at the ballot box in battleground states like North Carolina and Virginia because, as Tuesday's vote proved, the issue remains a reliable way to fire up rank-and-file Republicans. It also could open Obama up to Republican criticism that he was taking his eye off the economy, voters' No. 1 issue.
Other Democratic supporters claim Obama could energize huge swaths of the party, including young people, by voicing his support for gay marriage before November. He also could appeal to independent voters, many of whom back gay marriage, and he could create an area of clear contrast between himself and his Republican rival as he argues that he's delivered on the change he promised four years ago.
On Tuesday, former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, told Obama to "man up" and take a position on gay marriage.
If Obama doesn't do so soon, the calls for him to do so likely will only grow. Obama is scheduled to headline two high-dollar fundraisers for gay and lesbian supporters, including one in New York on Monday. And several prominent Democrats, including his campaign co-chair Caroline Kennedy, are pushing for support for gay marriage to be included in the party platform that will be ratified when Obama accepts the Democratic nomination.


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Gallia Palace Hotel - Castiglione della Pescaia
Via Della Sughere Punta Ala - Castiglione della Pescaia1-877-662-6988
Unwind with premium bedding in the guest rooms at Gallia Palace Hotel which also offers a rooftop terrace and free breakfast rendering this luxury Castiglione della Pescaia hotel located in the area of Punta Ala a good choice. Highlights include a private beach, a health club and a marina.
Fancy a spot of lunch whilst staying at this 5-star Castiglione della Pescaia hotel? It has 2 restaurants where you can also enjoy an evening meal. If you want low-key dining options, you will be pleased to find barbecue grills and a snack bar/deli. Whether visiting Italy on holiday or for work, make sure you take time out to de-stress as you can find a sauna, an outdoor tennis court, a steam room and a Turkish bath/hammam on site. Don't forget to pack your swimwear as this hotel features an outdoor pool. Guests can also enjoy drinks at the beach or in the comfort of the lounge as there are bars both in and out. Additional leisure facilities include a library.
Free Wi-Fi is provided. Planning a meeting? This hotel has a meeting room, as well as a business center. The lobby has been fitted with a TV so you can catch up on all the news while you wait, and you will also find a safe at reception for your valuables. Other amenities include a hair salon, dry cleaning/laundry, an area shuttle, an elevator (lift) and beach/pool umbrellas.
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Breakfast at Gallia Palace Hotel
A free buffet breakfast is available between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Facilities at Gallia Palace Hotel
- Business Center
- Meeting Room
- Bar
- Barbecue
- Snack bar
- Laundry service
- Lift/elevator
- Room service - limited hour
- Hairdresser
- Pets accepted
- Beach umbrellas and deck loungers
- Laundry room
- Garden
- Limousine service
- Shuttle service from and/or to the airport
- Shuttle service
- Free parking
- Multilingual staff
- Front desk - safety deposit box
- Front desk - 24 hour
- Concierge
- Luggage room
- Tennis court
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Health club
- Sauna
- Steam bath
- Turkish bath
- Internet/Email services
- TV Lounge
- Baby sitter
Know before you go
- Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
- Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Check-in: after 3 PM.
Check-out: before 11:30 AM.
PolicyExtra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
City tax and/or any other fees charged by the hotel
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Pet fee: EUR 10 per pet, per day
- Pet deposit: EUR 10,00 per day
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 30 per day
- Facilities fee: EUR 50,00 per accommodation, per day
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the hotel:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.A tax is imposed by the city and will be collected at the property. The tax applies to stays from 1 April to 30 September. This tax does not apply to children under 10 years of age or properties and apartments in the following historical areas: Buriano, Tirli, and Vetulonia. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For further details, please contact the property using the information contained in the confirmation received after booking.
Gallia Palace Hotel is also known as
Gallia Palace Punta Ala
Room Details
Book your luxury accommodation at Gallia Palace Hotel, offering 78 guest rooms with furnished balconies. Cable TV channels offer entertainment at the end of a busy day. Corporate travelers will benefit from free wireless high-speed Internet access as well as desks, safes and phones during their Castiglione della Pescaia visit.
Visitors will wake up feeling refreshed and ready to start the day after a good night's sleep in comfortable beds with premium bedding, plus a selection of pillows from a pillow menu. Private bathrooms are outfitted with shower/tub combinations, bathrobes, slippers and hair dryers. Additional guest comforts include minibars, air conditioning and blackout drapes/curtains.
Bathroom toiletries are provided free of charge. A turndown service is available.
Accommodation Services
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Mini bar
- Baby cots/cribs available
- Hairdryer in each room
- Safe
- Desk
- Terrace/Balcony
- Cable TV
- Wireless Internet access
Distances from Gallia Palace HotelGolf Club Punta Ala - 1.2 km / 0.8 mi
Cala Violina - 5.3 km / 3.3 mi
Castello di Scarlino - 13 km / 8.1 mi
Abbazia di San Pancrazio al Fango - 15.3 km / 9.5 mi
Vetulonia Ruins - 17.8 km / 11.1 mi
Forte di San Rocco - 20.7 km / 12.9 mi
Baluardo a tre punte - 27.3 km / 16.9 mi
Torre del Belvedere - 27.3 km / 17 mi
Cathedral of Massa Marittima - 28.6 km / 17.8 mi
Piazza della Vasca - 28.7 km / 17.8 mi
Church of San Pietro - 28.8 km / 17.9 mi
Torre del Candeliere - 28.8 km / 17.9 mi
Bastione Rimembranza - 28.8 km / 17.9 mi
Monumento al Milite Ignoto - 28.8 km / 17.9 mi
Piazza del Popolo - 28.8 km / 17.9 mi
The preferred airport for Gallia Palace Hotel is Pisa (PSA-Galileo Galilei) - 103.3 km / 64.2 mi.
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 km and mile.
Transportation services Gallia Palace Hotel
- Limousine service
- Shuttle service from and/or to the airport
- Shuttle service
- Free parking
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Work Experience: Legal Assistant, Products and Agreements, Google Inc.
Legal Interests: Free Speech and Information Access Issues, Privacy, Intellectual Property, Copyright and Fair Use, Internet Law, Cybercrime, Disability Rights and Accessibility
Bio/Other Interests: I am a super facial recognizer and a certified vinyasa and yin yoga teacher. I enjoy watching films at the Roxie/Sundance Kabuki theaters, scuba diving, crossword puzzles, hiking, street art, and planning my next meal. I support innovation, creativity, and emerging technology.
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Kid The Traveler x STRFKR - SayToYou (Remix)
Artist: Kid The Traveler
Producer: STRFKR
Album: None (Promo Single)
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Last we featured Kid the Traveler, back in February, the Orlando buzzmaker was struggling to stay sane as a relationship fell to pieces around him. Perhaps his efforts weren't quite as futile as they seemed at the time; two months later, we find him in a much better place, both romantically and psychologically. Say to You, a sunny 2013 jam by STRFKR, serves as the raw material for this unofficial remix. Over the Portland indie/electronic group's irresistibly catchy mix of rock guitar and 8-bit synths, Kid looks back with satisfaction on the storms he and his girl have weathered together, telling her, "It feels so right, when you put your arms around me." Like what you're hearing? Then keep it locked; this revamp is just a loosie, but we'll keep you posted on the artist's plans as further information becomes available.
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Prince Dressing
This is from Soul Vegetarian's Cookbook. I love this dressing!! Enjoy with a nice green salad of red head lettuce, avocado, carrot pulp (from the juicer), cucumber, broccoli, tomato, raw pumpkin seeds, fresh pepper and celtic salt! Yummmmm!!!
Put inside Blender:
1. One large garlic clove
2. About 2-3 Tablespoons of Olive Oil.
3. About 3-4 Tablespoons of Nutritional Yeast.
4. About a teaspoon of Organic Tamari or Nama Shoyu.
5. About 1/4 cup of water, add more to get creamy consistency.
6. Blend.
7. If the consistency is too watery add more Nutritional Yeast. If it is too oily add more water.
BEWARE of serious garlic breath!!
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flinzz- Where in the world did you aquire this Soul V cookbook?? Soul V was my Friday night hangout when I lived in Atlanta but now that I'm in Florida I miss it so much!! I could die happy with a kalebone sandwich :)
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Null Physics Declared a "Significant Contribution" to Modern Physics.
MINNEAPOLIS -- People are doubting the most fiercely held paradigm of modern physics - the Big Bang. According to the June 7-13 issue of New Scientist magazine, author Michael Brooks concludes that physicists may be forced to go back to the drawing board to develop better models to describe cosmic events.
Null Physics may be the undoing of the Big Bang. With Null Physics, Terence Witt presents an intricate, four-dimensional expression of our universe in which energy and space constitute existence. Most importantly, the universe is infinite and eternal; it did not begin with a bang nor will it end with a whimper. With his analysis, Witt hopes to increase the public's awareness of fatal flaws in the Big Bang theory and to propel them to ask questions that lead to logical conclusions.
"My goal from the very beginning has been to provide answers to important questions other theories ignore," said Witt. "Knowing with certainty what our universe is made of at its smallest level helps to answer ancient questions such as why it exists. Answering fundamental questions is the only way to achieve greater advancements."
Our Undiscovered Universe: Introducing Null Physics represent Witt's life work. The modern physics community is beginning to recognize his book's growing importance. Recently the June issue of The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada endorsed Witt's book by declaring it "a significant contribution."
College and university professors have also started to react with their approval. "This book asks the right questions," said Dr. Hamid Rassoul, Professor of Physics and Space Sciences at Florida Institute of Technology. "Our Undiscovered Universe is the mental portrait of a free-thinker who is not conformed to the world of traditional physicists, and it has rarely been surpassed in the world of popular science literature."
Be prepared: Null Physics is advancing modern physics.
About Terence Witt
Terence Witt is the founder and former CEO of Witt Biomedical Corporation. He holds a BSEE from Oregon State University and lives in Florida. Our Undiscovered Universe: Introducing Null Physics is Witt's first book. To read more about Terence Witt and his latest breakthroughs go to OurUndiscoveredUniverse.com. BRIO is located in Minneapolis, MN and is a publishing company focused on the self-publishing market.
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CHICAGO - Maureen A. Bryant has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of Provena Mercy Medical Center, Aurora, effective February 6, 2012.
Bryant's healthcare career has included more than 24 years in executive leadership positions for hospitals primarily located on the east coast. Her most recent experience has been at Morton Hospital and Medical Center in Massachusetts where she spent two years as the President and CEO and 10 years as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Most recently as President and CEO, she led Morton through a complex process to identify potential partners, ultimately leading to the approval and transition of the hospital to Steward Health Care System in 2011.
Prior to joining Morton Hospital and Medical Center, Bryant was the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at Albany Medical Center in New York for three years. She also had the opportunity to become familiar with a portion of the New Ministry local market during the three years she spent as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet. Earlier in her career, she held leadership positions at The Toledo Hospital in Toledo, Ohio and at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She began her healthcare career as a cardiology technician at St. Clare's Hospital in Schenectady, New York.
She obtained her Master of Business Administration at Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts and a bachelor's degree in business administration from American International College, also in Springfield, Massachusetts. Bryant is a Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of the American Hospital Association, American Society for Quality and Healthcare Financial Management Association.
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Provena Health – Resurrection Health Care is a family of Catholic, not-for profit, healthcare services providing advanced medical care and exceptional service with compassion and hope. With locations in Chicago and its collar counties, as well as in East-Central Illinois, it is the largest Catholic health provider in Illinois, encompassing 12 hospitals, 28 long term care and senior residential facilities, numerous outpatient services, clinics, home health services, hospice, private duty, and comprehensive Behavioral Health services. The new ministry is sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart, the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary, the Sisters of the Holy Family, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas and the Sisters of the Resurrection. Visit www.provenaresurrection.org to learn more.


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Yinglish, anti-Israel Zionism, and a badge of dishonor
• Congressman Anthony Weiner was jokingly chastised for using the Yiddish word "bupkis" in a committee meeting; a commenter on Orthodox site Vos Iz Neias thinks Weiner's "trying to prove he's Jewish," and has a suggestion: "How about marrying a Jewish woman? Then you won't have to bore Congress with Yiddish words." [VIN]
• Matisyahu released an exclusive track to Entertainment Weekly. [EW]
• Beliefnet columnist Brad Hirschfeld takes what is essentially a joke—that the violent rioting by ultra-Orthodox groups against secular policies in Israel is "actually quite Zionist"—a bit too far: "I can not help but wonder if it isn't also a positive sign, however slow and manifestly ugly, of the increasing integration of the Haredi community into the fabric of Israeli society." [Beliefnet]
• Imprisoned pop music puppet-master Lou Pearlman was once honored as a "20th Century Republican Leader" by party leaders including the also at least somewhat disgraced Trent Lott; Nathan Rabin has the certificate to prove it. [AV Club]
• The NYPD has arrested a 30-year-old Bronx woman in last week's murder of 90-year-old Holocaust survivor. [NYPost]
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The city's budget is more than 600 pages long. The most important information is usually found in the fifth section, titled "Financial Overview."
If you read that section, the city usually highlights the major financial issues facing Minneapolis and taxpayers. For the past several years, the city has plopped a chart on the first page or two detailing the decline of state aid coming into city coffers.
While state aid makes up a significant portion of the city budget, it's not the only factor that has led to tax increases.
The Journal looked at four factors that have contributed to the problem, including cutbacks in state aid.
State aid cuts
When the state created a revenue sharing program for cities in the 1960s, one of the intentions of the program was to help regional centers like Minneapolis pay for services used by people from outside of the city limits.
The city draws people from all over the metro who come to work, attend sporting events, eat at restaurants and drink in bars.
The city paves roads those people use. Its police respond to their calls. Its fire department protects the buildings they visit.
In 2002, the city received from the state $111.6 million in Local Government Aid (LGA). In 2010, the city received $64 million.
Those numbers alone show a $48 million LGA cut. But that's not the whole story.
If LGA had never been changed and allocations to Minneapolis had never been reduced, the city should have received $136 million in LGA in 2011, if adjusted for inflation.
In real time dollars, the city took a $72 million hit to Local Government Aid.
Most LGA money — 80 to 90 percent — goes to the city's general fund. The city has a $392 million general fund that is used mostly for police and fire protection as well as for city staff such as assessors, clerks, administrators and inspectors.
In 2001, property taxes provided 19 percent of the city's revenue. In 2011, that number increased to 27 percent. During the same period, state aid went from providing 14 percent of the city's revenue to 9 percent.
City officials say Minneapolis is losing out in the current LGA program because it sends more money to the state than it gets back. According to the city, the state of Minnesota will collect $456 million sales and property tax revenue from Minneapolis in 2011.
"For regional centers, you have the burden of people coming in and using the city services who don't pay for them," said Heather Johnston, the city's management and budget director. "Is it fair? At some point [it was]. Back in 2003, when we had that kind of Local Government Aid, it helped pay for the cost of services for this kind of an overburden."
Pension costs on the rise
The city will spend almost three times more money this year paying for retired employees than in 2001.
Ten years ago, the city spent $33.2 million in pension-related costs for active and retired employees. Today, that number is $94 million. Back then, pension costs made up 2 percent of the budget. Now they make up more than 7 percent.
The increased costs have been driven largely by three closed pension funds.
The state Legislature in 2010 merged one of those funds, the Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund, into a state plan.
The other two funds, which provide benefits to retired cops and firefighters, are managed by their own associations, but the city is required by state law to ensure that retirees get the benefits they were promised.
The state expects funds to generate 6 percent annually in their investments, but if the funds generate less than that, the city has to make up the difference. Likewise, if the funds overperform, the city's contribution will decline.
In recent years, while the economy has tanked, those investments have suffered poor market performance. In 2008, the two plans had negative performances of roughly 29 percent each, driving the city's contribution higher.
The problem may get worse. The city projects that closed pension costs for all three — which totaled $22.5 million in 2011 — will increase to $40 to $45 million annually for the next four years.
That's why the city has made pensions its top priority in the state Legislature. During the 2011 session, the city lobbied hard to have two of its closed pension funds merged into a state fund that would lower administrative costs, increase the state's projected investment returns and allow the city more time to fund the plans. Additionally, the state plan has a lower cost of living adjustment.
It costs almost $2 million to administer pension plans for about 1,400 retired cops and firefighters last year. That's an average of about $1,400 per retiree, whereas retirees in the city's active retirement plan that is managed by the state costs only about $23 per retiree.
The city estimates that merging the closed funds into the state plan would save Minneapolis taxpayers $20 million in 2012.
High employee costs
Ten years ago the city had a 483-person fire department and a 1,183-person police department. Today, those two departments staff 406 and 992 people,
Those two departments today have higher personnel costs while employing fewer people than in 2001. The fire department employee budget has increased from $33 million to $44.5 million. The police department employee budget went from $76.7 million to $101 million.
Based on city stats from 2001 and 2011, compensation packages have increased heavily for public employees. The average compensation package for a fire department employee has increased from $68,000 a year in 2001 to $110,000 in 2011.
Police employees' average compensation has increased from $65,000 to $107,000. Public works employees have increased from $65,000 to $90,000.
That's not to say all that money is going into the pockets of public employees. In fact, the city's health insurance costs have more than tripled since 2001, going from $19.4 million to $57.8 million.
"The biggest piece of that increase is going to be the health care cost increases," Johnston said. "We were getting 16 to 20 percent increases annually."
The city pays almost 90 percent the health insurance costs of its employees. For example, a single employee on a basic plan pays $40 a month while the city pays $372. For a family, the city pays $1,297 while the employee pays $138.
Homes suffering higher burden
The Legislature in 2001 changed the property tax system in order to lessen the burden on commercial property. The state lowered the commercial tax capacity to 1.5 percent for property valued under $150,000 and to 2 percent for property valued over $150,000. The rates in 1997 were 3 percent to 4.6 percent.
At the same time, the state enacted the Limited Market Value law. Simply stated, the LMV law cushioned tax increases to homeowners by allowing home values to increase without requiring homeowners to pay taxes on all of their market value increases.
While home values skyrocketed in the mid-2000s (on average, home values in Minneapolis increased by 16 percent annually between 2002 and 2006), property tax bills did not skyrocket with them, because the LMV protected against major taxable value hikes. In other words, homes were being taxed for less than they were worth.
The problem, however, is that the LMV law was not permanent, and the state phased it out completely in 2009. That meant that homes lost their protection in the late 2000s and were forced to pay a higher share of the city's tax levy.
In 1997, residential property taxpayers paid 33 percent of all city taxes. In 2011, residential taxpayers paid 56 percent of taxes. In a city like Minneapolis, where there is a much larger commercial sector than the suburbs, shifting the tax burden hit homeowners harder than elsewhere.
"Its like a balloon. If you squeeze it down on one side, it's going to pop up on the other," said Carol Becker, an elected member of the city's Board of Estimation and Taxation. "If the city wants a (certain amount of money) and the commercial sector is going to contribute less, that means that homeowners have to contribute more."
About this series
The Journal's Budget Breakdown series is a project designed to help readers better understand how the City of Minneapolis' budget works. The multi-installment series will look at property taxes and spending from several different angles.
In August, Mayor R.T. Rybak will release his 2012 budget recommendation and the City Council will vote on a budget in December.
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Wolves' Rubio Finishes 2nd In Rookie Voting
Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio finished 2nd to Cleveland point guard Kyrie Irving in the NBA rookie of the year voting. Irving received 117 of 120 possible first place votes. Rubio had 49 2nd place votes and 23 3rd place votes with a total of 170 points while Irving had a total of 592 points.


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It might seem way too early, but considering the returning starters and the teams coming back,
where does everyone stand before Signing Day and spring ball? Here's CFN's first look at all the teams for 2013 based on how good
they appear to be at the moment.
1. UL Lafayette (9-4)
Head coach Mark Hudspeth has done a terrific job with the Ragin' Cajuns over the last few seasons, finishing up last year with four straight wins and a bowl victory over East Carolina. This year he has the team in place to win the Sun Belt title thanks to a loaded offense that led the league in scoring last season. The O line that did suck a great job in pass protection loses tackles Leonardo Bates and Jaron Odom, but the interior is back to blast away for Alonzo Harris and Effrem Reed. Quarterback Terrance Broadway has the offense to himself now, but he loses top target Javone Lawson along with Harry Peoples. The defense that was so terrific at getting into the backfield loses end Cordian Hagans, but tackle Christian Ringo is one of the league's top interior pass rushers. Three starters are gone in the secondary with only strong safety Trevence Patt coming back. Losing kicker Brett Baer is one of the biggest Sun Belt holes to fill.
2. UL Monroe (8-5)
After a fun and interesting season that ended with a thud, the Warhawks have no excuse to not build on the 8-5 breakthrough season and do more. Eight starters are back to a big-time offense including quarterback Kolton Browning, who set the world on fire over the first few weeks of the season. Running back Monterrell Washington is also back to run behind a good-looking line with four starters returning, only losing guard Jonathan Gill. Top target Brent Leonard is a big loss, but Tavarese Maye and Je'Ron Hamm should be able to pick up the slack. The defense loses linebackers DaCorris Ford and R.J. Young, but that's it. The entire secondary returns, but needs to be far better, and interior pass rusher Gerrand Johnson is back up front to anchor a nice front three that started all underclassmen last season.
3. Arkansas State (10-3)
New head coach Bryan Harsin has a tough act to follow with Hugh Freeze and Gus Malzahn doing fantastic things with ASU over the last few years. He doesn't have the same team returning needing to replace all-star quarterback Ryan Aplin with either Phillip Butterfield or Fredi Knighten, and losing receivers Josh Jarboe and Taylor Stockemer is a problem, but the combination of David Oku and Frankie Jackson will keep the ground game moving. The line that was the key to the all the fun should be the best in the Sun Belt with four starters returning. The league's best scoring defense gets six starters back but needs more of a pass rush. Leading tackler Nathan Herold is done, but linebacker Qushaun Lee should have a big year. Tackle Ryan Carrethers and end Eddie Porter will anchor the front four, while three starters are back in the secondary. The nation's worst punting game has to find a replacement for Neely Sullivent.
4. Western Kentucky (7-6)
In an almost impossible turn of events, Western Kentucky lost head coach Willie Taggart to South Florida and actually upgraded its coaching situation w ith Bobby Petrino coming in. It might be a one-and-done for Petrino, but he has good team returning as long as the quarterback situation is figured out. Kawaun Jakes is gone, tight end Jack Doyle will be missed, and the right side of the line has to be replaced after losing guard Adam Smith and tackle Seth White, but all-around yardage machine Antonio Andrews is back at running back and Willie McNeal should do more as the No. 1 wide receiver. The pass rush takes a massive hit with the loss of Quanterus Smith, but Andrew Jackson is an All-America caliber defender who'll combine with Xavius Boyd to give the Hilltoppers one of the Sun Belt's best linebacking corps. All four starters are back to a solid defense led by ball-hawking free safety Jonathan Dowling.
5. Troy (5-7)
Can Troy rebuild and get back to a bowl level in the same season? The new world of the Sun Belt should make it more interesting, losing several key teams to other leagues, but the Trojans have to replace seven starters from the league's top offense. Fortunately, quarterback Corey Robinson is back to crank up the numbers for the nation's eighth-best passing attack. But leading rusher Shawn Southward is gone along with leading receiver Chip Reeves. Even so, Eric Thomas and Bryan Holmes are back to give Robinson targets to work with. The biggest problem is the line that loses four starters. The defense that can't seem to find much that works has to get more of a woeful pass rush. End Tyler Roberts has to become a factor, while linebacker Mark Wilson has to be one of the team's leading tacklers to make up for the losses of Brannon Bryan and Kanorris Davis. Safety Brynden Trawick will be missed from a rocky secondary.
6.Texas State (4-8)
After getting its feet wet in the WAC, Texas State is now ready to do more in the Sun Belt with 16 starters returning including eight on an offense that should be strong for the ground game. Four starters are back up front, only losing tackle Adley Eshraghipour, and quarterback Shaun Rutherford and running back Marcus Curry have to be replaced. Everyone else is back including all the top receivers including top target Andy Erickson and interior receiver Isaiah Battle. The Bobcats struggled too much against the run, but four senior starters man the front line. Middle linebacker Joplu Bartu is gone after leading the team in both tackles and sacks, and corner Darryl Morris and safety Jason McLean are also done. Xavier Daniels should be among the Sun Belt's best safeties.
7. South Alabama (2-11)
The Jaguars had a rough first season at the big level, only coming up with wins over Nicholls State and Florida Atlantic, but there's hope with 18 starters returning. The running game needs leading rusher Demetre Baker back, but the backfield is full of veterans with Kendall Houston and T.J. Glover back. Quarterback Ross Metheny had a decent season, but he has to cut down on his interceptions with all the top receivers returning. The line returns three starters, but they were underclassmen and they're decent ones to build around. The defense had a few nice moments overall and should get more production into the backfield with the return of end Alex Page. Linebacker Jake Johnson is gone, but Enrique Williams is a good tackler and should be one of the Sun Belt's top hitters. The secondary will be a strength despite the loss of free safety B.J. Scott.
8. Georgia State (1-10)
After going 1-10 with the only win coming against Rhode Island, new head coach Trent Miles has to hope that the building job done over the last few years will finally start to pay off with the move up to the Sun Belt. Ten starters return to an offense that couldn't run the ball, but Travis Evans, who took over late in the year when leading rusher Donald Russell was out, is back to run behind a line that gets all five starters back. Quarterback Ben McLane threw way too many interceptions as a freshman, but he has a year of experience and has a nice receiver to go to in Albert Wilson. Leading tackler Joseph Peterson is back after a strong freshman season at inside linebacker, but the defense needs to find some semblance of a pass rush with the entire two deep returning up front. All the corners are back to provide a nice rotation for a senior-laden group.


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This article was published on May 14, 2015