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Tax FREE - Canada to Panama on a KLR650
My name is Patrick, I'm 25 and have been wanting to get out and do some adventure touring since I found this site 3 or 4 years ago. Unfortunately I always managed to find a reason not to go; be it work, school, women or money there was always an issue.
Well, it seems my time has come! Fresh out of trade school with no job to go back to, no steady girlfriend to speak of and a windfall of a tax return there is nothing to keep me from committing to some serious adventure touring!
Tax time; love it or hate it, this year, it's set me free!
Last weekend I bought a 2004 KLR650, she's been pre-loved by another inmate and had just returned from a trip through the US/Mexico/Belize and Guatemala. When I got home and unloaded the bike I immediately started tearing her apart. A few things needed to be changed before I set out on what I hope will be a 20,000+ KM ride.
Chain and sprockets, bearings, brake pads, valves, oil/filter, fork springs and oil and of course a few electrical demons (I HATE HATE HATE accessories like heated grips installed on constant power, forgetting about them and coming back to a flat battery)... No expense spared when it comes down to reliability and not having to fix things on the side of the road
My Trusty Steed when I bought her:
As she sits tonight:
I will leave home (Vancouver Island. BC, Canada) and head south near the end of April, probably keeping to the coastal route. I will ride Baja (hopefully seeing and experiencing all the great stuff I've seen in Mr. Gaspipe & others' ride reports) to la paz and cross to mainland Mexico (Mazatlan?) via the Baja ferries.
I plan to NOT PLAN... as much as humanly possible anyways. Who knows when and where you'll find a place to relax for a few days or when local knowledge might lead you on to something great you never would have seen otherwise...
As of now I'm riding solo but I've been talking to another adventurer from San Diego who has a similar idea and may end up meeting up with him for some of the ride. If anyone has recommendations on what to see or where to stay (cheaper the better) please chime in!
Ps. If there are any inmates in the Port Angeles, WA area who could receive a package for me shoot me an e-mail or PM, thanks! :D
Way to go Patrick!
You're going to have an absolute blast! I just got back from Panama and I am still on cloud 9. My best travel advice is to always try to keep a positive mental attitude. Some of the most fun I had was when I took a wrong turn somewhere. So no plan is the best plan. Just go where you want. If the coast is too hot, head for the mountains. The hardest part is getting out of town. After that, everything gets easier.
I'll be checking back to see your progress. Post lots of pics.
Best luck,
John Downs
Everything of the best for your upcoming ride. We will be a few months behind you, so will keep an eye on your feedback. Ride safe.:norton
Sounds great! Best wishes for a safe journey :thumb
Good for you Patrick! Hey, I'm on your way south, just off 101 about an hour north of San Francisco. If you could use a free warm bed, meal or two, beverage or two, perhaps a ride around back roads of Sonoma County, and it works out for your sked and my work sked, you're welcome here with my wife and two of my boys your age or close to it. If not, no biggie, just offering it up.
What have I learned from reading several Ride Reports - pack light.
Way to go Pat! Now's the time to do it, before all the responsibilities kick in!
Get on that bike and get outta town already. Good for you
Day 1 - Sunday April 24th
450KM - 1 Border
I was awake at 3:45 this morning knowing that I had to leave the house by 4:15 at the latest in order to catch the first (5:15am) ferry off the island. I load up all the gear that I had only packed the night before all the while wondering what I had forgotten. A quick goodbye to the parents (no idea why they'd get up that early to see me off...) and I was on my way! The air is cool but not so much so that it bothers you once you are comfortably numb. At least it's dry out, though it hasnt been for long as evidenced by the muddy road and wet pavment leading to the highway.
On mornings like this I thank the heavens above for heated grips and electric vests.
I make it to the ferry terminal in record time but feel bad for pushing the KLR so hard, I'm sure this feeling will pass. The early morning boats are usualy deserted aside from a few truckers trying to earn a buck. I roll into the ticket booth, pay the man, collect my ticket and ride past all the other traffic to the front of the line. One benifit of moto travel, first on, first off on every ferry I've been on.
The 2 hour trip passes to quickly, it seems just as i've had some breakfast and managed to doze off to sleep momentarly the announcement comes over the speakers to return to our vehicles and prepare to offload.
Unfortunatly the weather has turned for the worse during our crossing, the rain's coming down hard and sideways now. The USA Border was only a 25 minute ride away and towards what looked like lighter sky's.
The rain followed me as I sat in the boarder line up for nearly an hour, when I pulled up to US Customs the agent asked the usual "where are you headed and why" questions. He got a little snippy when I answered "South" and got suspicous when I elaborated that I was hoping to get to Panama. When asked "why Panama?" he wasnt overly satisfied with the answer "Well, thats where the road ends..." a full search of my bags and I was free to continue on my way.
I straightlined it south on I5 so that I could make it to The Dual-Star.com shop where I would install some new fork springs and an oversized rotor kit that was supposed to have been deliverd to my house a week ago so that I have had everything installed before I left, unfortunatly the package was returned to sender. Chris, one of the employee's made himself and the shop available to me when they would normaly be closed, THANKS CHRIS!
Fresh farkles installed I headed west to catch a ferry across Puget Sound and made my way towards Port Angeles where I would stop to refule and pickup a New jacket and pants at the UPS Store courtessy of Motorcycle Superstore. Heading west along the 101 rewarded me with a great section of road around Crescent Lake followed by alot of long boring road and into Forks, WA.
Now, Forks it seems (and maybe Im just out of the loop), is banking on its small roll in the (really bad) teen movie "Twilight". Every shop in town is flaunting the Twilight books, poseable actionfigures and anything else they can pawn to the crazy fans. There are literaly four dedicated "Twilight Stores" on the same block, even the chineese food place (excellent!) I ate at after finding (an overpriced) motel had life size cardbord cutouts...
Its all just a little too much.
Thats all for now, Im going to head down to the "Twilight Lounge" (yes, the bar is named after the movie too) and entertain myself by watching some people try to kareokee.
Hasta luego!
Travel Safe.
I always like reading a live RR from day one!
Hey man, sending you the best luck from Calgary! You beat me by a few months.... I'll be heading down that way sometime in August or September. Cheers and keep us posted! :clap
I gotta felling I'm going to want to tag-a-long! :super
A KLR, heading south, no real plan...:norton
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The Domestic Violence Center of the Santa Clarita Valley, which provided service to more than 1,000 victims in 2008, has had its budget cut by nearly half due to California's budget crisis.
With the elimination of the $20.4 million budget for state-funded domestic violence programs on Tuesday, the Center took a $207,222 immediate hit, resulting in staff reductions and limited services.
Board members are discussing various ways to make up the shortfall, but as one member put it "in this economy, we just can't fundraise like we used to."
The most drastic possibility would be the closure of the shelter and service center, leaving a community of more than 250,000 with no domestic violence resources.
"As the Center's Executive Director, I think about every client who has come through our doors and their horrific stories of abuse – I cannot help but cry when I think about what the loss of our services will mean to victims," Nicole Shellcroft wrote in a press release. "The impact of our Center shutting down would be devastating. For many of us, our home is a place of refuge from the world, from work, from stress – it's a place that brings comfort, and safety. Families suffering at the hands of a violent perpetrator do not have this experience of home. For many victims and their children, the home is a terrifying place.
"Those who walk through our doors have suffered through broken bones, beatings, strangulation, food deprivation, arson, torture, genital mutilation and unspeakable sexual violence. They have been thrown down flights of stairs, have been victim to violent physical attacks during pregnancy and have even faced the prospect of murder."
As recently as July 12, domestic violence has been in local headlines when Giuliana Perrotta was beaten to death, allegedly by her husband, who later hanged himself in the backyard of the couple's Canyon Country home, bolstering the organization's importance in the community.
"Victims seek our services to escape incredible violence aimed at them and their children. Domestic violence crosses all ethnic, religious, economic, and social boundaries, and is generational: children who are abused or who witnessed abuse in the home are more likely to either be abused or to abuse their partners as adults. Domestic violence is possibly the most pernicious and widespread social ill affecting not only physical health but also mental and emotional health of individuals throughout the entire community. Domestic violence happens in our community and these services are desperately needed," Shellcroft said.
Donations are being sought from the community to try and keep the center going. For more information, go to www.dvcsantaclarita.com or call the outreach center (661) 259-8175.

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San Diego tourism bureau president bowing out
Peckinpaugh leaving amid shift at ConVis
"When David came to town, relationships in the industry were a little strained, and one of his goals was to work with all the industry partners to get everyone back on the same page," Mercer said. "He did a phenomenal job at that. He's a great collaborator."
Now ConVis will likely be looking for "someone whose strong suit is hard core sales and marketing," Mercer said.
"ConVis was a broader range organization. Now the goal is to market the city through marketing campaigns, getting heads in beds," Mercer said.
Before the creation last year of the tourism marketing district, ConVis was funded through the transient occupancy tax, a 10.5 percent levy that is tacked onto hotel rooms and collected and controlled by the city government.
But the city dipped heavily into that money to deal with its own budget shortfalls, so the hotel industry proposed the tourism marketing district as a way to ensure a steady flow of dollars for tourism promotion.
In fiscal 2009, ConVis received a combined $23.5 million in base and special project funding from the tourism marketing district, according to Lorin Stewart, executive director of the San Diego Tourism Promotion Corp.
While ConVis is contractually entitled to a minimum of 50 percent of TMD dollars, declining occupancy rates in recent months have resulted in reduced revenue, which is likely to hit fiscal 2010 funding hard.
Last month, ConVis eliminated 18 full-and part-time positions, citing deteriorating economic conditions that have hurt hotel revenue and jeopardized its funding.
Stewart said his agency had expected to raise $32 million this year from the 2 percent guest fee, but that figure has been revised downward to $26.3 million.
ConVis is expected to receive about $12.5 million in basic budget funding in fiscal 2010, which begins in July. ConVis has applied for an additional $7 million in special project funding.
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These are trusted reviews from guests who have actually stayed here. We hope you find them helpful.
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- " This is the perfect hostel for backpackers. The staff is extremely knowledgable, friendly, and fluent in multiple languages. The beds are comfy, clean, and there is high security. The hostel also offers several tours, making your planning easy for your destination. I stayed at the Paris location and was able to visit Versailles and take a very good walking tour of the city directly from outside the hostel! I seriously cannot rave enough about this place and would recommend it to everyone! "
- 18 May 2015 Anonymous Canada
- " The best hostel I've ever stayed at! "
- 08 May 2015 Kristina USA
- " I stayed in double private room.The housekeeper tried to came in at 10o'clock in the morning without knocking on the door. My check out time is at 11 and I felt like one of the housekeeper can actually come in while I'm asleep. It's good that I made a noise so she/he got closed the door immediately. She/he even didn't close the door properly. When I went out for checking out, the door was not locked. I was opened. So I stayed in the room without locking it for 1 hour. That's a serious thing. "
- 01 May 2015 Yeonsu South Korea
- " it was nice to saty at St Chirstopher's but it was noisy in the nights due to the avenue and the window glass didn't help mmucht to it, i think showers can be more apropriate if it they are not in the toilet, and control for the entrance to the room could be more efficient, One guy at my betroom brought a girl in to the room at night and we all can hear the noises. "
- 04 Apr 2015 erick Mexico
- " Essa rede é particular em alguns aspectos que melhoram e muito a estadia. Cada cama possui cortina, luminária e tomada, estrutura necessária para organizar o seu dia seguinte. Locker do quarto é espaçoso. Nos banheiros, dentro do próprio box, há lugar para colocar suas coisas, facilitando o seu banho. O café da manha é ótimo! O staff é super prestativos e paciente. Lado negativo: O bairro é meio perigoso e precisa-se andar um pouco para chegar no metrô. Após o fim da estadia, paga-se os lockers. "
- 18 Mar 2015 Anonymous Brazil
- " Deve-se reforçar sobre as regras de convivência aos hospedes. Estive hospedada junto com 6 adolescentes que não respeitavam nada nem ninguém, houve até um desentendimento dentro do quarto. Acho que seria importante ressaltar que deve-se tomar cuidado com a manutenção da limpeza do quarto e que o barulho deve ser controlado. "
- 17 Mar 2015 Anonymous Brazil
- " The wifi was not great at all. The only time it worked flawlessly was in the middle of the night when everyone was in bed. This is an important feature for travelers and feel that the hostel should upgrade so that way I could give it a 10/10. Apart from that the breakfast was okay, but the staff amazing. Overall 6 1/2 to 7 out of 10 stars for a hostel. "
- 08 Mar 2015 Jonathan USA
- " Awesome night club after midnight "
- 14 Feb 2015 Anonymous Brazil
- " Great experience! Greeted by friendly and helpful staff, free breakfast was nice as Paris is so expensive, the room was clean, I felt safe, and would recommend this place to others! "
- 13 Feb 2015 Laura USA
- " Great atmosphere, friendly staff to advise you what to do in Paris. Great security and privacy with curtains on their bunker beds. "
- 28 Jan 2015 Munyaradzi Zimbabwe


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20 Crucial Items For An RV First Aid Kit Revealed in a Recent Article by Kirkland RV
In an effort to promote family safety, Kirkland RV recommends that RVers pack and carry a fully-stocked first aid kit on their RV trips.
Seattle, WA (PRWEB) April 10, 2014
It's wise to be prepared for any possible emergency. Especially during an RV trip, safety precautions are a must. Kirkland RV recently released an article detailing the 20 most important first aid items that any RVing family should keep in their first aid kit.
Among the recommended items are bandages, antiseptic wipes, antibiotic ointment, a cold press, thermometer, scissors, and a flashlight. The entire list will prepare any RVing family for the risks and hazards of travel.
The article wisely recommends that asthmatics keep an extra inhaler in the kit and that allergy prone individuals add an epipen to the bag. It's also advisable to keep copies of insurance information and a list of emergency contacts on hand.
Kirkland RV emphasizes the importance of educating younger members of the travelling clan about each of the items included in the first aid kit. If children are hurt while parents aren't present, its crucial for them to know where to find the necessary supplies to keep themselves and their siblings safe.
"Every traveller should know that having a first aid kit on hand in the face of an emergency isn't just a good idea—it's a necessity," says Kirkland RV.
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Music Composer Courses and Degree Programs
Music composers create and arrange the musical scores that musicians play. Many schools offer composition and other music courses as part of degree programs for students studying music or another subject. For more info about some common courses in music composition, continue reading.
Essential Information
Individuals desiring to work as music composers may not need to complete a formal postsecondary educational program, especially if they plan to compose popular music. However, someone interested in composing classical music may need a related degree. Programs in music composition are available at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree levels. Schools usually require that students have musical experience and submit an audition in the form of sample music scores as part of the admissions process.
Composition degree programs often include activities that give students experience composing music and giving performances. For example, students usually learn to play an instrument or sing, and they often do recitals and other performances throughout the program. Composition seminars and one-on-one lessons with an experienced composer may also be included. It is common for students to complete a comprehensive portfolio of the scores they have composed during the program.
List of Music Composer Courses
Actual composition course curricula vary from school to school; while some courses focus on the creation of music from a Western standpoint, others incorporate more of a world music approach. The courses described below are usually included in any music composition degree program.
Music Fundamentals
This introductory course provides the basic building blocks of music. Students learn about keys, intervals, triads, basic tonal theory and rhythm. The fundamentals of melody and harmony and a rudimentary study of musical notation are introduced. From here students are prepared for more advanced classes in music theory and composition. Ear training practice is often introduced at this point, including learning to recognize major and minor triads and intervals.
Music Theory I
A continuation of the music fundamentals course, this class delves deeper into the elements of Western music, including scales, melodic principles, counterpoint, voice leading and diatonic harmony. Some schools incorporate non-Western music at this point. Cadences and phrase structure are introduced, along with 4-part writing for instruments and voice. Ear training practice is often covered in this class as well.
Music Theory II
This course covers a more diverse array of music and more complicated concepts, such as extended chords, altered chords, binary and ternary structures and modulations. Ear training practice continues, and students learn about chromatic harmony in depth, including augmented and Neapolitan sixth chords.
Music Composition - Various Levels
Students start out by composing melodies based on a vocal model, using what they have learned about tonal harmony. As the student writes, he or she begins to add chromatic harmony and counterpoint, eventually writing for larger forms, such as large instrumental ensembles and orchestras.
Music Composition Degree Programs
Music composition degree programs are offered at the bachelor's, master's and doctorate degree levels. Students must become grounded in a wide variety of musical areas, such as theory, music history, music reading, ear training and playing an instrument, including voice, before they begin to compose music. While some bachelor's degree programs require incoming freshmen to already have composed music, there are other schools where this is not the case. At the master's degree level, music composer courses and programs are more advanced. Ph.D. students generally have more freedom to create and study their area of interest in more depth.
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Panetta details impact of deeper cuts in military
WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Congress on Monday that deeper defense cuts would leave the military with the smallest ground force since 1940, lead to possible months-long furloughs of civilian employees and force the Pentagon to recalibrate its national security strategy to accept "substantial risk."
The Pentagon is already facing $450 billion in cuts to projected spending over the next 10 years, an amount that could more than double if members of Congress' supercommittee fail to produce a $1.2 trillion deficit-cutting plan by Nov. 23. Panetta, who repeatedly has argued against further reductions, offered the most detailed description of the implications of the automatic, across-the-board cuts that would kick in - half coming from defense.
In the first year alone of 2013, it would add up to a 23 percent cut that Panetta called devastating.
"Such a large cut, applied in this indiscriminate manner, would render most of our ship and construction projects unexecutable -- you cannot buy three quarters of a ship or a building and seriously damage other modernization efforts. We would also be forced to separate many of our civilian personnel involuntarily and, because the reduction would be imposed so quickly, we would almost certainly have to furlough civilians in order to meet the target," Panetta wrote in a letter.
By his calculations, "we would have the smallest ground force since 1940, the smallest number of ships since 1915, and the smallest Air Force in its history" at the end of the decade, Panetta said.
Panetta, who has used apocalyptic terms such as "doomsday," "hollow force" and "paper tiger" to describe the cuts, spelled out the details in a letter to Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a member of the panel. The two had written to Panetta earlier this month seeking specifics.
While painting a dire picture of the military if the automatic cuts are triggered, Panetta also implored the lawmakers to stave off such reductions.
If they did not, the Pentagon chief said the military would have to rethink its strategy.
"We would have to formulate a new security strategy that accepted substantial risk of not meeting our defense needs. A sequestration budget is not one that I could recommend," said Panetta, a former California congressman and head of the House Budget Committee.
At least two of the potential cuts outlined by Panetta would strike at the heart of U.S. defense strategy.
One is the elimination of missile defense in Europe. The Obama administration's commitment to building a network of radars and interceptors to defend all of Europe against a potential missile strike from Iran is central to U.S. efforts to update NATO defense priorities, improve defense cooperation with Russia and deter Iran.
The other - eliminating one of three "legs" of the U.S. nuclear arsenal - would force a historic shift in nuclear planning. Panetta said he would be forced to eliminate intercontinental ballistic missiles, the globe-circling missiles based in underground silos. These currently consist of 450 Minuteman III missiles based in the north-central U.S. The other two legs of the nuclear arsenal are submarine-launch ballistic missiles and air-launch missiles and bombs.


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It's only natural, this reluctance to speak up about our moral failures. If you're the losing pitcher in the final game of the World Series, you're not going to seek out the sports-writers on your way to the locker room. If your mismanagement of the family business has driven most of your kin to bankruptcy court, you probably won't volunteer that information at a cocktail party.
Sin, moreover is the one thing in life we should be ashamed about. For sin is a transgression against almighty God, which is a more serious matter than a business blunder or fat pitch down the middle of the plate. When we sin, we reject the love of God, to some degree, and nothing can be hid from God.
So, again, it's only natural for us to wince at the very thought of kneeling before God's representatives on earth, his priests, and of speaking our sins aloud – in clear terms without whitewash, without excuses. Self-accusation has never been humanity's favorite pastime. Yet it's essential to every confession.
To dread confession is only natural, yes, but nothing that's "only natural" can get us to heaven, or even win is happiness here on earth. Heaven is supernatural; it's above the natural, and every natural happiness is fleeting. Our natural instincts tell us to avoid pain and embrace pleasure, but the wisdom of the ages tells us things like "No pain, no gain."
Whatever we suffer from speaking our sins aloud, it's far less than the pain we bring on ourselves by living in inward or outward denial, acting as if our sins don't exist or don't matter. "If we say we are without sin," the Bible tells us, "we deceive ourselves" (1 Jn 1:8).
Self-deception is a nasty thing in itself, but it's only the beginning of our troubles. For when we begin to deny our sins, we begin to live a lie. In our speech or in our thought we have broken important connections of cause and effect, because we have denied our own responsibility for our own most grievous faults. Once we've done this, even in small matter, we have begun to erode the contours of reality. We can't quite get our story straight, and this can't help but affect our lives, our health, and our relationships – most directly and most profoundly, our relationship with God.
That's a big claim, I know, and some people might think I'm exaggerating. The rest of the book, I pray, will bear this lesson out. It's a lesson I began to learn, the hard way, long before I believed in God or saw a confessional.


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Croatian Dairy Farmers protest against the Dukat (Lactalis) Dairy's Dumping Prices
Hamm/Zagreb, 17.02.2012: In Croatia a conflict had been smouldering since the beginning of the year between the dairy farmers and the Lactalis dairy Dukat that escalated last week.
After the Dukat dairy's unilateral announcement of cutting the farm-gate price for milk from the previous 2.67 kuna to 2.3 kuna (about 30 cents) per kilo of raw milk, in January the milk producers of the EMB member organisation HSUPM entered into negotiations with the dairy and the Ministry of Agriculture, but the talks were stopped a few days ago without any result.
Even the previous 2.67 kuna price paid to milk producers by no means covered their costs. These are about 4.09 kuna (52 cents). Yet the dairy is not prepared to revert to the old price, which the producers vehemently demand. Dukat's argument is that the cheap imported milk from Bosnia and Serbia results in the retail price of milk in the supermarket being only 3.90 kuna (51 cents), and so it cannot pay a higher price.
The roughly 14,000 milk producers in Croatia produce 600 million litres of milk a year, which covers only 50% of national demand. The other 50% is imported.
What makes the situation particularly problematical for the milk producers is that the Minister of Agriculture has just cut state support payments by a third. So the farmers are under severe financial pressure from this side, too.
That is why on Thursday, 7 February, milk producers from all over the country drove their tractors to the dairy in Zagreb to organise a warning campaign. For two days between 50 and 100 tractors have been parked in the central car park outside the dairy, where they were then corralled by the police. Although the access roads to the production sites were clear, Dukat used the alleged blockade as an excuse to stop collecting milk from the producers.
Yet the protest seems to be showing initial signs of success. The Police have manifestly withdrawn their strong presence and are now just monitoring the situation, and Dukat announced early today that it was resuming its milk collections.
But scheduled talks with the ministry have since been called off by the official side and the situation still remains very uncertain for the Croatian dairy farmers.
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A college readiness report released Tuesday by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education shows one-third of Hoosier students enrolled in public colleges need remediation in math and English.
Statewide, 38 percent of the Class of 2012 was not college-ready.
And those who are ill-prepared create a significant economic impact on Hoosier taxpayers.
The total annual cost of remediation for Hoosier students and taxpayers is estimated at $78 million, including tuition funding, financial aid and state subsidies. ..
More must be done to ensure that high school seniors who choose to pursue a college degree are adequately prepared when they get there.
The first duty of state-supported schools is to educate the college-ready student. College is not the time to be teaching lessons that should have been learned before high school graduation.
Preparing students for college is not just a problem here, it's a national issue. A January editorial in the Kokomo Tribune said more than 1.7 million college freshmen across the U.S. take remedial courses each year.
There also are ways to address the remediation burden under which colleges have struggled. One is to toughen high school standards.
Our communities cannot afford for smart kids to fail in college just because they aren't ready. School systems need to offer more rigorous college prep courses and make good use of public university support. We can't afford to fail.
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California health officials examined mortality rates for eight conditions and hospital procedures, including stroke, angioplasty, hip fractures and brain surgery. They adjusted the statistics to account for factors such as a patient's other health problems that might complicate hospital treatment.
The Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development, which produced the analysis, released Thursday, said high death rates could indicate that a hospital is not providing quality care.
Dr. Richard Burruss, head of the medical staff at Tri-City, challenged the usefulness of the death statistics. He said they shed little light on whether patients received proper care, suffered from multiple illnesses or declined resuscitation.


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In 11th century Spain, where the great Hebrew poet Yehuda Halevi composed many of his masterworks, poetry was, for the educated classes, the language of everyday life. In his biography of Halevi, published this year by Nextbook Press, Hillel Halkin describes the young Halevi improvising poetry (about the pleasures of wine, of course) in a busy tavern—which, Halkin explains, would not have been an unusual way to spend an evening. "If calling an age 'poetic' refers, not to some supposed collective sublimity or imaginativeness of mind, but, more mundanely, to the widespread use of poetry in ordinary life as a medium of communication and social exchange, the young man was born in one of the most historically poetic of ages," Halkin writes. "Poems were an everyday vehicle for the expression of emotion; for the sending of messages and requests; for the carrying of news from one encampment to another; for the recording and remembering of unusual events; for the wooing of the opposite sex; for the enhancement of celebrations; for the flattering of authority; for the vaunting of one's exploits; for the praising of one's friends and the derogation of one's enemies, and the like."
20th century America is a little bit different. For most of us, poetry is something outside of the everyday—but to celebrate National Poetry Month, Tablet is trying to be a bit more like medieval Spain by including a Halevi poem, in Halkin's new translation, on the Scroll each afternoon. In today's poem, a young Halevi accuses a former lover of becoming his "murderess" by abandoning him: "That you have shed my blood, I have two witnesses—/Your lips and cheeks. Don't say their crimson lies!" Enjoy your daily drink of Andalusian wine below—or download and print out a pocket-sized version here. Plus, check out a bonus poetry feature from our archives, and don't forget to enter Nextbook Press and Tablet Magazine's Yehuda Halevi poetry contest!
Why, my darling, have you barred all news
From one who aches for you inside the bars of his own ribs?
Surely you know a lover's thoughts
Care only for the sound of your hellos!
At least, if parting was the fate reserved for us,
You might have lingered till my gaze had left your face.
God knows if there's a heart caged in these ribs
Or it has fled to join you in your journeys.
O swear by Love that you remember days of embraces
As I remember nights crammed with your kisses,
And that, as through my dreams your likeness passes,
So does mine through yours!
Between us lies a sea of tears I cannot cross.
Yet should you but approach its moaning waves,
They'd part beneath your steps,
And if, though dead, I heard the golden bells
Make music on your skirt, or your voice asking how I was,
I'd send my love to you from the grave's depths.
That you have shed my blood, I have two witnesses –
Your lips and cheeks. Don't say their crimson lies!
What makes you want to be my murderess
When I would only add years to your years?
You steal the slumber from my eyes,
Which, would it increase your sleep, I'd give you gratis.
My vaporous sighs are stoked by passion's flames,
And I am battered by your icy floes,
And thus it is that I am caught, alas,
Between fire and the flood, hot coals and cold deluges.
My heart, half sweetness and half bitterness,
Honeyed kisses mixed with hemlock of adieus,
Has been shredded by you into pieces,
And each piece twisted into curlicues.
Yet picturing your fairness —
The pearl-and-coral of your teeth and lips;
The sunlight in your face, on which night falls in cloudy tresses;
Your beauty's veil, which clothes your eyes
As you are clothed by silks and embroideries
(Though none's the needlework that vies with Nature's splendor, Nature's grace) –
Yes, when I think of all the youths and maidens
Who, though freeborn, would rather be your slaves,
And know that even stars and constellations
Are of your sisters and your brothers envious –
Then all I ask of Time's vast hoard is this:
Your girdled waist, the red thread of those lips
That were my honeycomb, and your two breasts,
In which are hidden myrrh and all good scents.
O would that you wore me as a seal upon your arms
As I wear you on mine! May both my hands
Forget their cunning if I forget the days,
My dearest, of our love's first bliss!
Hard for the heart made vagrant are the memories
Of your ambrosia on my lips – but could I mix
My exhalations with their perfumed essence,
I would have a way to kiss you always.
Are women praised for their perfections?
Perfection in you is praised for being yours.
The fields of love have many harvesters —
And your harvest is bowed down to by their sheaves.
God grant that I may live to drain the lees,
Once more, of your limbs' sweet elixirs!
Although I cannot hear your voice,
I listen, deep within me, for your footsteps.
O on the day that you revive Love's fallen legions
Slain by your sword, think of this corpse
Abandoned by its spirit for your travels!
If life, my love, will let you have your wishes,
Tell it you wish to send a friend regards.
May it bring you to your destinations,
And God return you to your native grounds!
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A push of cooler air will slash summerlike conditions across the Upper Midwest then in the Northeast beginning this weekend.
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Summer-like warmth will continue through the rest of the week in the East, but there will still be a few thunderstorms around.
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Stephen Colbert Offers To Put His Balls In Donald Trump's Mouth For Charity
Yesterday Donald Trump gave President Obama an offer he just couldn't refuse. Well, now Colbert has given Trump an offer that he just can't refuse (said again like Al Pacino in "Scarface").
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|After crazy weekend, business as usual for Oregon
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Oregon's enigmatic head coach flirted with a trio of NFL teams over three days before deciding late Sunday to stay with the No. 5 Ducks.
On Monday it was back to business. Kelly was at a coaches' convention in Tennessee. Oregon did not formally announce Kelly's decision - for the school his status hadn't changed, he's still the head coach - but athletic director Rob Mullens was expected to talk with reporters informally in the afternoon.
It was an anticlimactic end to the whirlwind that started soon after Oregon's 35-17 Fiesta Bowl victory over Kansas State on Thursday night.


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Princeton Review Rankings Put Florida Schools in Unique Categories
Around the State
Several Florida colleges and universities found themselves in the latest set of rankings released by The Princeton Review in its newest book "The Best 379 Colleges: 2015 edition."
Princeton review ranked schools from across the country in 62 different categories. Some categories stayed in the typical course of college rankings, like which schools are the "best value" colleges; other categories are a little bit less stereotypical, like "reefer madness," which ranks colleges based on their marijuana use (yes, one Florida school did make the list in this category).In the more traditional categories, several Florida schools received a nod from Princeton Review for being some of the best value colleges in the country. New College of Florida and the University of Florida both placed in the top 10 in this list, coming in at second place and seventh place, respectively.
Students at New College like to be involved in the political world, according to Princeton Review. The Sarasota-based university ranked seventh for "most politically active students," behind schools like George Washington University and West Point.
"New College has been all about finding people who are independent thinkers. They're active, committed, passionate people," said David Gulliver, news services manager at New College. "As you can imagine, there's a parallel between thinking independently and being passionate and committed to the community and being politically active."
The college's progressive ways seemed to also earn it the 13th spot in Princeton Review's rankings for "Birkenstock-wearing, tree-hugging, clove-smoking vegetarians," and put it in ninth place for "most liberal students."
Other Florida schools also ranked in Princeton Review's other categories. One of the state's largest schools, University of Florida, ranked 10th for "best career services" and 12th for "best college newspaper."
Beyond career readiness and college journalism, booze seems to also be a hot commodity at UF -- the school ranked second in Princeton Review's "lots of beer" category and 10th on the list of "party schools."
UF is working hard to combat its place on the list, according to Media Relations Senior Director Steve Orlando.
"UF has instituted a number of measures in recent years to address underage drinking and binge drinking," he told Sunshine State News.
But UF wasn't the only party-hardy Florida school on the list -- Florida State University wasn't too far behind UF in these categories, coming in third for "lots of beer" and 12th in "party schools."
Several other schools made their marks in other categories: dorm rooms don't seem too nice at the University of Miami -- the school came in 13th on the "Is that a dorm?" list.
Oh, and the Florida school using the most "herbal refreshment"? Eckerd College -- the school ranked second in the country for "reefer madness."
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Kessler is not that big for the weight. In fact, he definitely looks a bit less physically imposing these days to me than he did pre-Calzaghe (and I'm not just saying that to big up Joe either. I'm a huge Kessler fan too), well definitely since he had that layoff prior to facing Pedermo if not then. I suspect all the injury problems he's suffered throughout his career (and he's had a lot of them) might have have necessitated a cut down in strength work in the gym. Check out this excerpt from a Danish documentary I have about him where his strength and conditioning coach talks about on how fragile his body is and how it affects his motivation in training. This was filmed during the build up to the Beyer fight in 2006 too.
He weighed in bang on the division limit of 168 for Calzaghe, as he had done on all but one occasion for his previous eight fights before that too. In fact, he was even slightly over the first time of asking. Calzaghe badly ****ed the weight up for that fight too, coming in at the joint lightest of his career at 166½. He looked like death warmed up on the scales. However, with the exception of the Sartison, Pedermo and Green fights (the later of which was at light-heavy), Kessler came in bang on 167. He was even 166¾ for the Bouadla fight. I know Andre Ward was very surprised at Kessler's lack of size when he met him in the flesh for the first time too. He said he'd expected him to be much bigger than he was.
Like Kessler, Froch isn't particularly big for the division either. I know he was only 170 for the Abraham fight and it wouldn't surprise me if Kessler's average weight was about 176-178 max come fight time. Remember that in this day and age of drastic weight cutting many fighters (particularly those from across the pond) cut huge amounts of weight and come in a good deal heavier after rehydrating. Some of them put on in excess of 20 plus pounds for god's sake.
Fighters like Kessler and Froch could fight down at 160 if they really wanted too, perhaps even 154 if they were willing to put their bodies through the kind of hell severe weight cutters like Gerald McClellan, who was a ****ing cruiser come fight time, do. Victor Ortiz was roughly the same weight as Froch against Abraham when he fought Floyd down at 147. Jimmy Montoya (Kessler's trainer) said that Kessler would go down to middleweight for the right fight too.
Even during his brief flirtation with the light-heavyweight division against Allan Green he only weighed in a pound and a half over the division limit. That fight was actually a catch weight bout of 172 and I thought it was stupid of him to afford Green (who is massive for the weight) the huge luxury of not having to sweat off those extra few pounds. I think both Froch and Kessler would be undersized up at light-heavy and would run the risk of getting knocked senseless by some of the boiled down cruisers who ply their trade up there. That said, the division is pretty weak at the moment though.
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How the role of defense secretary is being defined
The mere mention of former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel as a possible nominee for defense secretary has inspired massive wiggings out across the commentariat–first in criticisms of his spotty record on Israel and later (and slightly hysterically) about his alleged anti-Semitism. Others yet have written in defense of him as a veteran who served admirably in battle and as a public servant who has often broken with party orthodoxy.
As the response to the
issue rumor of the nomination grows, the various questions about Hagel–here's a smart, respectful set by David Ignatius–seems to want to define the way we look at the position of defense secretary. For the sake of argument, here's one more.
Let's imagine some of the potentially objectionable things that Hagel could do with regard to Israel as defense secretary in an administration that has proven itself to be both pretty pro-Israel in words and deeds and very aggressive in forming an international coalition to isolate and sanction Iran. (For those who need reminding here, it's the president sets the policy.)
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1. Criticize or seek to hinder Israel's arms deals with other countries.
2. Call Israel an ungrateful ally and even say that the United States benefits nothing from the relationship.
3. Publicly state his opposition to an Israeli attack on Iran.
4. Criticize Israel's occupation of the West Bank.
5. Sell weapons to the Arab allies of the United States including Saudi Arabia.
6. Blame Israel for its own international isolation.
7. Oppose establishing red lines on Iran's nuclear program.
8. Urge Israel to return to peace negotiations, giving it the appearance of being the intransigent party.
For many, myself included, this would be a pretty troubling order (with a light touch of some perhaps needed tough love). This list also represents the actions and statements undertaken or said by the last two Secretaries of Defense, Robert Gates and Leon Panetta. Despite these deeds, if either one of them were to stand in the running to be defense secretary again, I can't say I'd object. After all, I think they both did a honorable job in executing their duties and in maintaining a cooperative security relationship between Israel and the United States. I also think both men also excelled at the task that matters most: keeping Americans safe.
I'm not saying Hagel is the right pick–it's becoming pretty clear that he's not–but I'm not sure that an American president should view a nominee for defense secretary with Israel as the absolute highest priority. The tenor of some of the commentary about Hagel seems to imply that President Obama should. That's not a good thing.
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There are several manufacturers in India who provide equipment for solar system installation to residential as well as commercial users and the components of all these solar equipment are being imported from China. "Since these components are cheap, the manufacturers in the country prefer to buy stuff from them. However, there is no mechanism in the country to test these equipment being installed and they are being blatantly getting installed," said Dr S V Ghaisas, the director of School of Energy, University of Pune.
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A screengrab taken on May 12, 2014, from a video of Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram obtained by AFP shows girls, wearing the full-length hijab and praying in an undisclosed rural location. Boko Haram released a new video claiming to show the missing Nigerian schoolgirls, alleging they had converted to Islam and would not be released until all militant prisoners were freed. A total of 276 girls were abducted on April 14 from the northeastern town of Chibok, in Borno state, which has a sizeable Christian community. Some 223 are still missing.
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – A businessman has been arrested on suspicion of being the head of a Boko Haram intelligence network that helped plan the abduction of more than 200 girls, Nigeria's military said Tuesday. The man had helped the Islamist militant group plan several attacks, including the killing of traditional ruler the Emir of Gwoza, it said.
Major-General Chris Olukolade said in a statement that the suspect used his membership of a pro-government vigilante group "as a cover, while remaining an active terrorist." Two women were also arrested as part of the investigation, one of whom was accused of coordinating payments to other "operatives." Boko Haram's struggle for an Islamic state in largely Muslim northern Nigeria has killed thousands since it was launched in 2009. The abduction in mid-April of 276 girls, including 219 remaining in captivity, has become a symbol of the government's powerlessness to protect civilians.


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Was George W. Bush the true heir of Woodrow Wilson, the architect of liberal internationalism? Was the Iraq War a result of liberal ideas about America's right to promote democracy abroad? In this timely book, four distinguished scholars of American foreign policy discuss the relationship between the ideals of Woodrow Wilson and those of George W. Bush. The Crisis of American Foreign Policy exposes the challenges resulting from Bush's foreign policy and ponders America's place in the international arena.
Led by John Ikenberry, one of today's foremost foreign policy thinkers, this provocative collection examines the traditions of liberal internationalism that have dominated American foreign policy since the end of World War II. Tony Smith argues that Bush and the neoconservatives followed Wilson in their commitment to promoting democracy abroad. Thomas Knock and Anne-Marie Slaughter disagree and contend that Wilson focused on the building of a collaborative and rule-centered world order, an idea the Bush administration actively resisted. The authors ask if the United States is still capable of leading a cooperative effort to handle the pressing issues of the new century, or if the country will have to go it alone, pursuing policies without regard to the interests of other governments.
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Tamara Wood-Mayo, 42, of San Antonio, passed away peacefully at her home in San Antonio on Wednesday, August 22, 2012, following a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She is reuniting in heaven with her mother and step-father Linda and Ron Barron, and her nephew Doyle Ray Wood III.
Tamara was born on January 25th, 1970, and raised in Wichita Falls where she was a graduate of Wichita Falls High School in 1988. She then moved to San Antonio to attend UTSA where she earned her BSEd with Early Childhood specialization. Later she added a certification in English as a Second Language. Tamara was a dedicated educator and was employed by NEISD for 10 years in various roles, however, the majority of her career was spent teaching 3rd-5th grades at Thousand Oaks Elementary School. In 2011, she received the honor of being named "Teacher of the Year".
When she was diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago, Tamara refused to give up. She maintained a brave and optimistic outlook throughout her illness. Through countless radiation and chemotherapy treatments, she continued to raise her three daughters and involve herself in every aspect of their daily lives. Her anchor and focus was centered on her Faith in God, her family, and numerous close friendships. Her incredible wit and sense of humor will be greatly missed.
Tamara is survived by her daughter, Linda Claire Mayo, and twin daughters, Hattie Rose Mayo and Stella Parker Mayo; her father, Doyle Ray Wood and his wife Brenda of Wichita Falls; her brother, Ray Wood and wife Kelli, of Wichita Falls, and their two children, Konner and Kenna; her brother, Paul Barron, and wife Michelle, of Pasadena, Texas; her aunt, Judy Diltz and her husband Bobby; her uncle, Tommy Murphy, and his wife Sylvia. The least of her survivors is her faithful and loving chihuahua, Lola.
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