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Recently, the college was audited by VCCS Internal Audit on our purchasing card procedures and compliance with Commonwealth of Virginia policy. Purchasing Cards have become an important tool both in terms of purchasing and payment for goods and services. There are currently 58 purchasing cards in use with a combined total of $339,546 for single transaction authorization and $1,549,900 for monthly purchases. In excess of $2 million is purchased and paid for with the cards, annually.
I want to share with the college community the results of the audit and ask for your help in complying with policy as it relates to the use of the cards.
These were the findings:
1. Two purchase cards had limits that exceeded the $5,000 limit. Card limits may be increased above $5,000 per transactions, but require approval from the Department of Accounts.
2. The annual assessment of cardholder activity and spending limits is not adequate. Supervisors must review the cardholder's activity over the 12 month period and documentation must exist to support the annual review. The Financial Services Office will be developing policies to guide the annual assessment and will be issuing guidance on this in the very near future.
3. Cardholder's paid state sales tax on purchases. There were a total of 78 transactions where state sales tax was paid, resulting in $1,510. Many of these purchases were in the Follett Bookstore. Employees are asked to please let the bookstore cashier know that the purchase is on behalf of the college, so that state sales tax will not be charged. The bookstore has also been made aware of this issue. Outside vendors should be provided with a Sales and Use Tax Exemption Form. These are available from Financial Services.
4. Cardholder's reconciliations were late. For two separate months in 2012, at least four (4) cardholder's purchasing card reconciliations were late. They were submitted 10 to 20 days after the following month's statement was issued. Commonwealth of Virginia policy requires that cardholder statement reconciliation must occur prior to receipt of the following month's statement. In order to insure that we meet or exceed this requirement, cardholder reconciliations must be completed by the last day of the month in which the statement is received.
5. Cards are not properly secured. The security review of 18 purchasing cards revealed that one cardholder retained in a folder on top of her desk; one in a lockable desk (but the keys were in a container on top of the desk) and three (3) employees kept their cards in a lockable desk (but other individuals had keys to the desk). The purchasing card should be kept in an accessible but secure location, such as a locked desk or cabinet. Access to the desk or cabinet should be limited to the cardholder and as a minimum their immediate supervisor. Further, the account number on the purchasing card should not be posted or left in a conspicuous place. Policy still requires that the card number may not be faxed.
6. Purchasing cards were not canceled in a timely manner following retirement, resignation, and/or termination. All employees and Supervisors are reminded that purchasing cards must be turned over to Finance Services in a timely manner. Commonwealth of Virginia policy requires that the card be cancelled within 24 hours of the cardholder's separation date from the college.
The best way to correct issues when they are encountered is to shed light on them. It is not my intention to single anyone out, but to strengthen our adherence to policy. These are issues that unaddressed could have significant consequences for the college. Thank you in advance for your help and cooperation in addressing these issues college-wide.
If you have any questions, please contact me or Fred Aaron.
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Since journals are published on a regular or periodic basis they are grouped in the category called "periodicals," which also includes magazines and trade publications. However, articles in journals are evaluated by an editorial board (also called a jury or review board) of respected scholars to decide whether they will make a noteworthy contribution to the field and should be accepted for publication. Therefore, articles in journals are usually considered more reliable sources of scholarly information than other types of periodicals. Unit 6 offers more information about periodicals and their differences, as well as information about locating articles and citations in periodicals.
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Brave New Wine
By Jessica Yadegaran
Thursday, September 14th, 2006 at 2:09 pm in Uncategorized.
I found the news in the Associated Press story today abhorrent. I'm all for chemists trying to uncover the compounds responsible for the flavors, textures and fragrances in wine. But using that data to forecast the price and what score a certain Critic to End All Critics with a background in law is going to give it? What's the point to laboring over the vines all year? Just as we're learning to make sophisticated wines without the haughtiness, just as sustainability and biodynamics are back en vogue — that alone took us 100 years — we'd be willing to throw it all away for the promise of a Brave New Wine? Might as well just step on the grape.
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MyBankTracker rated Santander Bank based on the following criteria that includes real customer reviews and bank fees, among others. Our bank report card is a proprietary rating system that highlights the financial health and stability of the bank.
A very friendly bank with a full line of useful financial services for the business person or individuals, like myself, currently living in retirement. The staff is willing to accommodate any or all of your financial needs in a courteous, timely matter.
Keith, at the Vineyard Haven branch was so helpful to me today, and I'm not even a Santander customer! I left my bank card at the drive up window over the weekend and was quite concerned. He was incredibly responsive, polite, effective, and very personable. The quality of service he provided has me considering switching my banking over to Santander.
I have been a happy customer for 14 years. The transition from Sovereign to Santander was seamless. The tellers are friendly, professional and very helpful, and they greet their customers by name. The knowledgeable manager is available to assist with unique circumstances, and online banking is great as well. I would highly recommend this branch for all your banking needs.
The people at this branch are so helpful and friendly. The teller always has something pleasant to say, and is very efficient.
I have been banking with them for almost a year and i love there service. They are always so nice to me. Some of the people on the phones though like customer service they could be nicer. Not so rude. But yeah. Great bank. Customer for life.
I have to say i am 100% happy with my recent experience with santander mortgage division as well as a local branch, which i subsequently opened both checking and savings account. The mortgage process was expedient, relatively easy on my part and the people were fantastic. I really have nothing negative to say. The people and branch i am referring to are in the suburbs of philadelphia. In fact i am leaving wells fargo due to the superior service all around from santander.
I have always enjoyed good service and a friendly staff at the Washington Crossing branch. The tellers are personable and willing to do a little extra like when I wanted $100 bills for gifts, going back to the vault to obtain crisp bills. The manager helpfully directed me toward a money market paying 1% without a lot of conditions, when AMEX online bank was paying 0.85%. I really like the folks there, they are a part of my small town.
They have always been great to me and my family. I have checking, savings, line of credit and a mortgage. Never a problem. On all my accounts, I pay no fees whatsoever. I wouldn't have it any other way. I love my branch and the tellers and management in my branch (225 Atwood Ave, Cranston, RI) always treat me great and have a nice smile for me! They also have a great bill-pay service on line. I pay about 15 bills on line, they generate the checks the day I want them paid and the payments go out promptly and it is very easy to use. The entire on-line banking experience is excellent as well. Complete breakdown of my mortgage payments, telling me when taxes are paid, etc. I love Santander!
Best people and best checking account anywhere!
extra 20 checking pays you $20 a month!
My comfort level in doing business with the Santander Bank in Windsor, CT, at the Windsor Shopping Center continually increases. The reasons for this are as follows:
1. I have never seen so many professionals in one operation, who know what they are doing, and do it in a cordial, relaxed manner! It is obvious to me that this team of people, and it is a team, the members of which interact very smoothly with each other in a consistently cordial manner, are at the top of their "game!" They are secure in their respective roles, because they know what they are doing, and they know that they know!
Another outstanding characteristic of the dynamics at this bank is this! They are "crisis oriented" and by that I mean that when you bring them what you perceive to be a crisis, they handle it very well, without getting rattled and do show respect for the person in crisis, even when the customer is rattled!
Lastly, I am always impressed by the fact that multiple solutions are always presented for your crisis and not always ones that will profit the bank only! Suffice it to say that, yes, I am a very satisfied customer/depositer/patron, however, you want to label me, that LOVES doing business with this bank, and, yes, I would definitely refer family, friends and associates to this branch of Santander Bank, located in the Windsor Shopping Center, Windsor Av, Windsor, CT! That branch is destined for continued success, long term!
All the best!
Joyce Christie-Taylor
I have been with this bank for over 30 years, through a few changes in bank name, and have always been happy with my treatment. We have used a variety of their services, including loans, CDs, checking and saving. I used to live in town and knew most of the tellers and managers. When we moved away 9 years ago my husband and I kept our accounts with the bank since they had a branch at our new location in another state. It was a seamless transition, and I could always call Hopatcong to get great response to my questions. A few years ago I made a big mistake in our checking account that could have resulted in costly charges. A quick call to Hopatcong and a talk with one of the managers straightened out the problem immediately. I was grateful for that kind of service, and decided to never leave this great bank. They might have changed their name and logo, but it's still the same friendly faces/voices at this location.
Although I stay with this bank for their wonderful customer service, I also LOVE, LOVE, LOVE their Bill Pay and Extra 20 services.
when i had some changes in my circumstances the bank made it extremely easy to switch the type of my account. it only took me one visit and less than 10 min to switch to an account more suitable to my current needs. no hassle check reorders and twice i have needed a replacement card and recieved it in my mailbox within 3 days. the staff is usually very courteous and helpful. they dont have great hours, most of their branches closing around 3-4 pm but they do have a lot of atms, including in almost every cvs.
I've been with bank over 20 years. Never had a problem.
So far so good
I have had a very pleasant experience w everyone in the office so far. They have all been very helpful to me. My only problem I have experienced is the "bankers hours" lol being that they are only open til 5pm. Other than that I like them
In the first transaction, I was moving money from my equity line for a deposit for my daughter to purchase real estate and the second transaction was similar for closing costs and included having a bank check issued.
It is good experience with Sovereign Bank..
I have been a costumer for a long time and haven't had any trouble with them.
i've been a sovereign checking customer for 7 years and have always had great service from them. Only problem is that they don't have many ATMs outside of the Northeast.
I have been with another Bank for many years now and just recently changed and now I am part of the Santander Bank. Reason? Scott! He is Great! He took the time to explained everything and he was so pantience and even after I left the bank, I had many other questions and the same service I received in person, I received over the phone. I can't say the same about other Santarder Branches. I am happy that I was treated with respect and the professionalism of the staff in that branch is great! I like how you are welcomed from the moment you enter the door, and that no matter if you are dress down or dress with a suit!!! you are treated right! Many of us in life have different jobs, different life styles and many necessities and different background...I appreciate that we all are treated the same way! I opened 6 account within a week! I hope it all continues the same way it started. As for anyone there, stop by and as for Scott Rosenthal, I recommend his service!
I opened accounts with sovereign in Massachusetts after or around the time they became affiliated with (part of? ) santander (a huge multinational bank if i understand correctly). I have had no problems with my accounts or with branches/tellers. I actually have had pretty decent experiences with customer service (telephone). I love my accounts' online bill pay. You can make anyone, including any individual, a biller - so that means you can have the bank send a printed check via USPS to your mom, yourself (i was traveling), or some person who doesn't use Paypal. You get the idea. But maybe all banks have great online banking features now. All the bad reviews here remind me of dealing with bank of america and other banks in the past. Seems that all the huge banks offer crappy experiences in one way or another!
Very simply, I think Sovereign Bank is falling behind the times... quickly. They were purchased by Banco Santander over a year ago with promises to improve their services and offerings, yet I see nothing improved. Of the larger banks out there, they still do not have any mobile services for Blackberrys or iPhones.
When I was living in Massachusetts, there were Sovereign Banks everywhere - and since I am from NJ, it was natural to just stick with them while I lived there. However, for some odd reason, Sovereign New England and Sovereign Mid-Atlantic are not the same bank and I was only able to conduct banking through ATMs. How stupid is that? Does BofA or TD designate regions and section their customers off that way? Nope.
Lastly, I read about a girl who had a problem with an Unavailable Funds fee - I had the same problem. When I checked my balance online, my available balance was $700, so I moved monies around accordingly. I then got consecutive $35 fees for UNAVAILABLE FUNDS. After expressing my aggravation and mildly threatening to take my business elsewhere, the Fees were refunded, magically - so that's what I recommend.
Nice people at Sovereign, and I've been with them since I was a little boy... but I think it's time to switch to a bank that is a little more with the times.
Some soveriegn banks are good but my experience was horrible. When i put cash in my account it didnt show up till 5 dyas later, my checks werent processed till 5 days later and oh yeah they never updated my online checking or phone account. They refused to take off overdraft fees when places actually admitted to making the mistake of charging me twice. They also have the worst workers i have ever met. Their rude, cocky, and refuse to help you out. Everytime i walk in there theuir always on break and theres maybe 1 person working. A woman actually refused to put in my check and tried to keep my signed check! They told me i didnt even go to the bank yet i have checks, an account number, and have gone to that same one for 6 months. They are a terrible bank and anyone who has them be careful and do not go to the sovereign bank on lehigh st.
I went to the bank today in a hurry, only needed 2 rolls of quarters, did my banking outside. There was a small line, but customers were taking a long time at the teller's window. I asked the manager if he could get me the quarters, he said no, he was too busy chewing gum and checking his phone. A nice teller saw me with the $20 in hand and asked what I wanted, and in 2 seconds I had my quarters. I think the manager could have done that.
The good: The managers at my branch (and there have been many over the past several years) are accessible, and have been quite helpful with special needs and resolving problems. Interest rates seem to be a bit better than the competition. Good ATM coverage with locations in many CVS drug stores.
The bad: Way too many problems with utterly routine operations. Sovereign seems to screw up the interest payment on my savings account every other month. Their "premier customer" call center has been of poor quality. They make up stuff when they don't know the answer, and nothing they say will happen actually does happen. On one occasion, the online statement function was down, so I called the call center and they helpfully offered to email the statements instead...and then charged me a hefty fee for the privilege which took multiple phone calls to reverse. I've given up calling them and just email the branch manager when something's wrong.
Also, online and mobile banking capabilities are extremely primitive. No funds transfers to other customers or banks. No current or projected account balances on bill payment pages. No remote deposit. No mobile site or app at all. Online statements work about half the time, yet I constantly get nag screens asking me to turn off paper statements. They are at least 2 years behind the competition in online/mobile banking.
I stick with Sovereign because they're the least objectionable alternative for the locations where I need ATM's and branches.
They are forcing me to go elsewhere, as a result of fees, disorganization and a general lack of wanting my business. I should be a preferred customer with all of the transaction and money i have with them, but i get the feeling this bank is grabbing all they can and then they're going to sellout. It's time to bail, while the getting is good, do to them before they do it to you!
Bank officer belittled my just having a free checking account with no savings account.
I'd think that sovereign was probably decent prior to their acquisition by santander, but since it seems they've gone way downhill, and their friendly bankers have had watch it go up in smoke. I just recently opened up a student account -- i'm coming from chase. Santander is a gigantic spanish bank: since opening my account, i've had to wait days for information in the mail, some of which i never received -- my online account login.
I called -- i was instructed to enter in my pin. I entered the one they mailed, and was told it was incorrect -- i was locked out of my account. I was transferred to someone and told to go to the branch or wait a week plus to get my login in the mail -- something they should have all ready mailed out! They then told falsely me that there was a $100 minimum for my student savings account (an accident, probably) and that i should switch to this new account, a triple interest savings account. The fact that they tried to sell me something over the phone, as a bank, is unethical in my mind.
Now the people at the branch are great people! If it weren't for santander, i wouldn't be writing this review, but we had to wait on the phone for at least half an hour to get my login -- they needed to actually call their headquarters. The login we were given was wrong -- we had to call again, and we probably would have waited another thirty + minutes -- i politely left after ten. I called up again. Their mailing an extra one out just in case. I'm going to stay with them now that i've all ready joined? But leaving will be on my mind after my first semester. If it weren't for santander, sovereign would probably be the perfect bank!
But because this atrocious foreign corporation bought them out, i'd have some real reservations about recommending them to anyone else. If you're going to open an account, be cautious! They have a lot of fine print that they don't tell you, their support (while it is us-based) is slow and they're a pain to deal with.
I really hope not all Sovereign Bank Branches are like the one in Nahatan Road in Norwood, MA. Avoid it like a plague, if you can!!! Helping customers with their needs is such a huge burden for these representatives. They rush you, treat you like an idiot. They tell you one thing and do another. When you ask a question, they respond to you like you have no right to ask at all.
As a significant customer, the least thing they should do is treat you with respect. Forget that at this branch!!! Don't ever go there.
To the Executives/Regional Directors of Sovereign Bank in New England and or Massachusetts, note that your image and products are hugely discredited by staff like these. Do something about it!!!
I called the local branch to kindly inquire if I had left my ATM card in the ATM. I was told that since it has been past 3 business days my card had been destroyed. When I politely asked why no one from the branch called to notify me that they had my ATM card before taking the liberty of destroying the card, I was treated very rudely and my question was dismissed without an explanation or acknowledgement of my disappointment. The gentleman took great defense to my suggestion. I was simply suggesting that it would have been a courtesy to first be notified instead destroying my card without any notice.
Now I have to take time out of my busy work schedule to go to a branch to request a new card in person. I have been a customer with Sovereign for over 15 years and this is the first time I left my ATM card in a machine. I am appalled by how I was treated as an inquiring customer. I will certainly not step foot in that local branch to request a new ATM card as I do not have faith in how I will be treated in person if this is the kind of treatment I received over the phone.


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With only two regular season matches remaining, we've compiled the best plays from the Timbers inaugural MLS season, and are asking you, the fans, to vote on the best play from the list of nominees below.
Voting will end on Wednesday, October 19 at 5 p.m. PT. The winner will be recognized at the Portland Timbers Stand Together Awards Banquet later this month.
First Timbers MLS goal at JELD-WEN Field by Jorge Perlaza vs. Chicago (Apr. 14)
Kalif Alhassan's assist to Rodney Wallace vs. FC Dallas (Apr. 17)
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Metropolitan Community College offers two English as a Second Language programs.
MCC-Penn Valley hosts the Applied Language Institute, an English language program that feels like a family, and prepares you for college study or the workplace.
MCC-Longview hosts the ESL for Academic Success program designed for academic and professional growth.


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Welcome to The Bridge Outreach, where our mission is to provide sanctuary for homeless and at-risk persons in
St. Louis. Meals and support services for basic human needs are offered by a staff intent on eradicating
homelessness by guiding guests on a path to self-sufficiency.
The Bridge Outreach is located at 1610 Olive Street, two blocks west of the downtown library.
Open hours are 6:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday,
6:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on Friday,
6:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Saturday and
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Nancy's business is once again thriving, until she is betrayed by her new friend Valerie and the DEA comes calling; Celia continues to nurse the ailing Dean; Doug faces ethics questions from the city council.
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Now here's something you don't see everyday, a massive 9 inch butterfly knife. The stainless steel clip point blade is tapered and angled for a superior cut. Only experience can truly express the blade. The aluminum handle is Chrome & Polished with a smooth, comfortable surface. It is flashy and balanced for light weight, solid flipping. The sturdy brass rivets are durable and will last the lifetime of the knife. The blade is satin finished. This item is a must. This knife also comes with a safety lock. Overall Length 9 inches.
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Can semen leak out of a condom if it's tight on me?
I was having sex with my girlfriend and I came while she was on top of me and I had a condom on but I thought that her fluid was my come because I... Show More
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Unless there's a hole it won't leak out.
The reason why is because when you roll the condom down you pinch the top so that there's a little airless bubble on the top, so that when you come, it fills up that pocket and doesn't squish around your penis and potentially leak out the bottom
It also doesn't need to be super tight, just snug enough to stay on despite the friction, in fact it shouldn't be super tight because that will allow a greater chance of ripping because it will be pulled so taunt.
Pinch, so that there's a little pocket to catch the semen on top.
If you do that it will not leak out the bottom!
Yea I pinched it so that I could collect there plus that's what everyone says but I was worried that it could leak from there slowly down my penis until it's at the ring at the bottom of the condom and it wasn't super tight it was snug not loose at all so do you think that it could leak if I'm laying on my back?
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Yes she's on her parent's insurance but the insurance company will pay for them whether or not there's approval from the parents. My mum and dad didn't find out I started anti-depressants until a few months went by, because I was paying the co-pay myself. Which, if she gets them 3 months at a time, and a generic brand, will only be about $12 every three months for birth control. I'd say if you're worried have her talk to her doctor.
That's cool only problem now is that she doesn't have a job because she's too busy and I'm trying to find one so we wouldn't be able to unless I get money from someone but at least now I know and I'll tell her thanks
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Did you not think to check the condom? If its ripped then you came in her if its not then you didnt
No the condom wasn't ripped I checked it when it dried up a little on the outside and the semen was still inside but I was just wondering could it leak down the where the ring is even if it's kinda snug on me by the way we didn't keep going I told her to jump of so I could change
Oh right well then yes, unless it was excrutiatingly tight it still could come out the bottom
Well it wasn't super tight but tight enough so that it was hard to get over the head of my penis and so that it couldn't slip off which is a normal sized condom but also when I pulled it off after only the tip of my penis was wet from my come the rest of my penis was dry
you should have taken off the condom and then filling it a little bit with water in the sink or bathroom and if it leaked water it meant it hd even the tiniest hole in it... hope it helps..
Well I'm talking about it leaking from the inside and eventually ending up at the base of the condom where the ring is if the semen was in the tip of the condom and I'm lying on my back after she got off of me
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Not unless it has a hole on it, which you should be able to see.
Nope no holes at all I checked after but when I felt the bottom of the condom it was wet but I could tell if it was my come or hers so I was wondering could it leak from the tip of the condom down to the ring at the base even if it's kinda tight on me? By the way we didn't keep going the second that I came I told her to jump off so I could put on another but we just ended up stopping completely because we got scared
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When you take them off it doesn't easily drip to the bottom, especially if you take it straight off. Even if it did there's so little chance she'd be pregnant. So I reckon you're alright.
Ok thanks I'm a little more at ease now because I don't wanna waste like $40 on plan b if she doesn't need it
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Working to Make Long Beach A No Kill City
In 2013, Long Beach Animal Care Services killed over 4,300 companion animals in our city's animal shelter. That is 50% of the animals that entered the shelter's doors and includes a 74% kill rate for kittens, a 72% kill rate for cats, a 29% kill rate for dogs and a 15% kill rate for puppies. In short:
The City of Long Beach kills one animal for every 24 minutes that the city shelter is open.
Recent improvements in animal sheltering, known as the No Kill Equation, have reversed the killing trend in cities across the US. It can happen in Long Beach as well. Stayin' Alive Long Beach is a political advocacy group composed of concerned residents who want to see the progressive, fiscally-responsible programs of the No Kill Equation put in place at the Long Beach Animal Shelter. We invite you to join us as we work politically to increase the save rate of animals at the Long Beach Animal Shelter.
What is the No Kill Equation?
The No Kill Equation is a set of programs that, when implemented comprehensively, have dramatically increased the save rate of animals in open-admission city shelters across the nation. Stayin' Alive Long Beach is asking the City to improve their service to the public by implementing the following programs at Long Beach Animal Care Services:
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At the age of twenty-two, Ernest Hemingway wrote his first short story, "Up in Michigan." Seventeen years and forty-eight titles later, he was the undisputed master of the short-story form and the leading American man of letters. The Short Stories, introduced here with a revealing preface by the author, chronicles Hemingway's development as a writer, from his earliest attempts in the chapbook Three Stories and Ten Poems, published in Paris in 1923, to his more mature accomplishments in Winner Take Nothing. Originally published in 1938 along with The Fifth Column, this collection premiered "The Capital of the World" and "Old Man at the Bridge," which derive from Hemingway's experiences in Spain, as well as "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" and "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," which figure among the finest of Hemingway's short fictions.
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We believe that every child has unique gifts and talents, as well as the ability to learn and succeed. The Hickman Mills Freshman Center staff provides students with resources, knowledge, support and encouragement so that they can reach their greatest potential. We welcome parent participation, and we appreciate involvement by members of the Kansas City community.
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What to Drink for Cinco de Mayo
Margaritas, pitcher drinks, and more for your Cinco de Mayo party. More
Margaritas, pitcher drinks, and more for your Cinco de Mayo party. More
Every month the Serious Eats crew scouts out the best stuff to drink: newly released beers, cool new cocktails, spirits you should know about, and favorite recipes for refreshing non-alcoholic drinks. Here are the sips we're most excited to share. More
No home bar will ever be as well-stocked as a professional one. But there are some bottles that can let you make dozens of drinks, instantly upping your cocktail game. More
Sure, there are bars with dollar PBRs or cheap, passable wings; those are a dime a dozen. But these Washington, DC happy hours are excellent on their own merits. Looking for a discounted impeccably curated beer list? Cheap well-made cocktails? There's a happy hour for you somewhere in town. Here's our guide to the best options. More
Celery bitters lend an enticingly vegetal and citrusy edge that plays well with traditional savory drinks (Bloody Mary, anyone?) but is also lovely with the floral notes of gin (just one dash in a martini is a revelation, and 2 to 3 dashes takes the sweet edge off a G&T), as well as the grassy, herbal undertone of tequila. Which bottles should you try? Here are my favorite brands of celery bitters. More
Sure, you've paired wine and prosciutto or salami. But how about matching charcuterie with cocktails or spirits? More
Our top recommendations for 100%-agave tequila that you can buy for $25 and under. More
A lot of us cocktail enthusiasts are occasional at-home bartenders, trying our own hands at mixing up drinks. But we could all do with a few tips from the pros. We asked bartenders across the country: What do most amateur bartenders get wrong? More
Often overshadowed by its more popular brother, tequila, mezcal doesn't usually get a fair shot. Maybe it's the smokey flavor that polarizes people, or the association with worms, but this often misunderstood spirit really makes for some great cocktails. More
These 5 bourbons may not be quite as well known as Pappy Van Winkle, but they very much deserve a spot in your liquor cabinet. More
Well spirits are, in a way, the bar's default: when you ask for a vodka-soda or rum and Coke, it's the well vodka or well rum that usually ends up in your drink. More
A cocktail in a pitcher means more time outside relaxing and less time inside making drinks. Hibiscus gives this drink a tart and floral flavor and a gorgeous color. More
Fat-washing: it might sound like a process for getting rid of bacon grease on your shirt, but it's actually a clever cocktail technique that adds savory flavor to spirits. We take a look at the science of what's actually going on with this tasty trick. More
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Traditional histories don't usually mention that our colonial forefathers (and mothers) swam in a sea of booze from breakfast till bedtime. More
If you haven't experimented much with mezcal, this cocktail, made with grilled mango and ancho chili peppers, is a great place to start. More
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Heavy-Duty VFX Management for Battlestar Galactica
Tracking 100s of Layers to Render Huge Space Scenes on Deadline
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Along with matte painter Hoey, Atmosphere's other principals and co-founders are Andrew Karr, who supervises 3D, Atmosphere's largest department, and Tom Archer, who supervises compositing. Using Lightwave for 3D animation and Digital Fusion for compositing, the crew takes its cues from the show's VFX supervisor, Gary Hutzel, who specifies the look for each shot and provides detailed animatics illustrating the gist of every scene. For a Season 3 two-parter, "Exodus," which aired October 13 and 20, Atmosphere handled scenes that included a space battle sequence taking place on an unprecedented scale. Atmosphere executed the sequence in Lightwave.
The key to getting the work done on a TV schedule was keeping the compositing and CG teams working in tandem, Karr explains. "Compositing would jump ahead and work in some of their practical explosions," he says. "Then the shots would go back to CG, where we'd work on the lighting and try to enhance some of the composites. The CG department would put in some missiles and CG explosions, and comp would get those and enhance them with practical elements. It's about going back and forth, using multiple layers. We'd have as many as seven or eight CG artists and several compositing artists tackling different elements of a single shot."
Organizing the work requires foresight, because the CG department will be making decisions about what layers need to be rendered first based on whether the compositing department will be using them to start working on its own elements. "It's not just the time to composite and actually set up the renders," notes Jeremy Hoey. "The rendering time itself is extraordinary. We have almost 200 CPUs of render nodes, and they were going 24/7 for weeks just rendering layers for this one episode. It's hundreds of gigabytes of data. And that adds another factor of uncertainty, because if there are any problems with a render, that brings the entire process to a grinding halt. Suddenly everyone has to stop and wait for the render farm to chew through re-rendering those frames. Careful management of all the layers becomes really critical, especially as we get toward the end of our deadlines."
Atmosphere uses Muster, a render manager from Virtual Vertex, to take frame-specific control of its renders. The system allows precise adjustments to be made, depending on how busy the overall render farm is. "We have to be very creative, sometimes, in what we render and in what order," Karr says. "Muster is actually new software for us. We were using a different render manager last season, but Muster works quite well. It has its issues because of the size and the amount of material going through, but we wouldn't have been able to get through the show if it was flaky."
All of the renders are at HD resolutions – which means, Hoey notes with a little laugh, some of the old shortcuts no longer apply. "Blur, add lens flare – you could really abuse the shot in NTSC," he recalls. "You can't get away with that kind of fudging in HD."
"You'll have some fella at home watching this in HD on a 60-inch television, and it has to hold up," agrees Karr. "HD is very clear, and every little detail shows up."
And HD isn't even the upper limit for an HD show. "It's not uncommon that sometimes if we're working in HD we'll render in double-HD resolution," notes Tom Archer. "If we have very fine detail of antennas or other very small things, and we find that we're getting buzzing in those details, we'll just double the HD resolution to solve that problem. The sky's the limt, as long as you've got the rendering power."
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FreeJ is a vision mixer: an instrument for real-time video manipulation used in the fields of dance theater, veejaying, medical visualisation and TV. With FreeJ multiple layers can be filtered through effect chains and then mixed together.
FreeJ can be operated live from a console (S-Lang) and remotely over networks (SSH), while operations can also be scripted in an object oriented procedural language (Javascript), furthermore all video mix can be shown on multiple and remote screens, encoded into a movie and streamed live to the internet.
The core engine is multithreaded and asynchronous so it can accept various controllers at the same time: So far MIDI and joystick controls are implemented.
Freej, as a free modularized Linux framework, makes it easy to write simple effective algorithms and combine them with others, obtaining multiple results and keeping them compatible with as many devices as possible. Benefits of real-time objects oriented architecture that makes efficient use of multi-threading (in which the layer run in parallel), also taking advantage of multiple CPUs and cluster systems. The language employed in development is C/C++.
Freej can overlay, mask, transform and filter multiple layers on the screen. There is no limit to the number of layers that can be mixed, moreover each layer can be video taken from different sources: movies files, webcams, TV cards, images, renders, flash animations.
Freej can produce a stream to an icecast server with the video being mixed and audio grabbed from soundcard. The resulting video can be played on any computer connected via internet, with compatible players (it has to have theora codec). Also the console interface of Freej can be remotely operated using SSH, it can be left running and then reconnected later and operated from multiple places at the same time (all using screen).
Jaromil (Denis Rojo) is Freej's author and current maintainer, in addition, since 0.7 was released a new developer joined the core development implementing several enhancements, kysucix (Silvano Galliani).


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There was hair everywhere in the bedding. It was gross.
I liked the front desk attendant. She was very nice. Also, the room was immaculate for the money. Very clean and felt welcoming.
The pool was not heated.
easy off the freeway was located around some restaurants but still had to drive to some of them overall not too bad
no pool or elevator but then again it's only a two story
I knew this stay would be interested when the lady at the front desk never looked up when I arrived for check-in and said, "What can I do for you?" I started to reply, "Can you direct me to a clean, cheerful hotel nearby?" The place is a wreck with carpets being ripped up and crime-scene tape blocking exits and the rooms looking very dingy and dated. The pillows were horrible. I couldn't have handled more than one night. This is no 3-star hotel. It is a 1-star at best.
There was an employee who helped us with our bill. Her name was Danielle. All of the other employees that we encountered were not helpful at all. The price was good, especially since we had to stay so long in the area.
The room was dirty and was never vacuumed in the five days that we stayed there. The shower had hair in it when we arrived. We did not get our room cleaned other than our bed made and clean towels - dirty coffee cups were left out along with garbage. The air conditioner did not work properly - it only randomly would kick on which left the room very stuffy and hot.
The bed was comfortable and the bathroom and room was clean.
No hot tub, pillows were not very good, no mini fridge
Manager was very nice.
Towels were scratchy. Room smelled like stale cigarette smoke.
The towels sucks and we could not maintain a comfortable heat level
Bed was hard only 3 pillows that were ultra soft couldn't maintain a tempature ice machine was broke
I loved the basket outside of my door with fresh supplies even though I did not request housekeeping services. I also enjoyed the continental breakfast and coffee/ hot chocolate available at all times. I was very pleased.
It was clean and up to date. The complimentary breakfast was very good. Staff was friendly. The pool was well kept and not over kill with chlorine smell.
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The cheap and the not so cheap
The federal College Affordability and Transparency Center has updated its information on the most expensive and the most affordable college options.
The highest tuition college in the public, two-year sector is the University of Pittsburgh-Titusville, which charges $11,324 a year. New Hampshire community colleges dominate the high-tuition list.
California and New Mexico community colleges charge the least: College of the Siskiyous in California costs only $573 a year and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic in Albuquerque costs $675.
The tool also estimates "net price," the cost of attendance minus likely grant and scholarship aid. This includes living costs, which is misleading for students at non-residential colleges. Most community college students live at home and don't incur additional living costs by enrolling in college.
CCAP: Fed aid drives up college costs
Federal aid has failed to improve educational opportunity for low- and moderate-income students, concludes Dollars, Cents and Nonsense: The Harmful Effects of Federal Student Aid. Instead, the financial-aid system has enabled colleges to raise tuition, the study by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity finds. The proportion of lower-income college graduates is lower.
By fueling a rise in tuition, federal aid has led to "enormous student loan debts."
With their indifference and even hostility to academic excellence, these programs have contributed to grade inflation and mediocre learning outcomes. They have . . . promoted the non-academic side of university life, complete with luxury housing, climbing walls, golf courses, and hedonistic living. . . . These programs have led to underemployment of college students, to credential inflation, to rent-seeking amongst members of university communities. In short, they have eroded the quality and integrity of higher education.
Richard Vedder, the Ohio University economist who runs CCAP, discusses how federal student aid led to tuition increases. "What if that rate of tuition increases had continued after 1978 instead of the 3 to 4 percent increases actually observed? What would tuition fees be today? About 59 percent lower. State universities charging $10,000 in-state fees (a common fee today) would instead be charging a bit over $4,000."
Borrowing trouble
President Obama's executive order expanding Pay As You Earn (PAYE) will provide some debt relief to some borrowers, writes Diana Carew, director of the Young American Prosperity Project at the Progressive Policy Institute. But it also will boost subsidies for a "broken higher-education financing model" and reinforce the idea that college attendance is the only postsecondary option.
While everyone needs some form of post-secondary education to earn a living, not everyone needs a bachelor's degree, writes Carew.
The wage premium for college graduates is growing not because the degree is worth so much more, but because high school diplomas as worth so much less. In fact, real earnings for recent college graduates have been falling over the last decade, and underemployment remains at record highs.
. . . Moreover, the new tools of digital learning — such as online courses — should be driving education costs down, yet tuition continues to climb. That suggests the entire financing model for higher education needs reform. And because there are too few viable pathways into the workforce after high school, our $100 billion per year federal student aid system is channeling people into four-year colleges who may be better suited for less expensive options.
Expanding PAYE may help some borrowers now, but it almost certainly "will exacerbate the burden on the federal student aid system in the long run, argues Carew. "Borrowers have less incentive to make smart borrowing decisions, or complete in a timely manner. And schools have less incentive to control costs."
Expanding PAYE "won't do much to make college more affordable," writes Clare McCann on The Hill. It will affect only people who've left college and already are eligible for income-based repayment. They must be Direct Loan borrowers — but most pre-2007 borrowers used the now-defunct Federal Family Education Loan program instead.
Few borrowers have opted for income-based repayment so far because the plans are so complex, she writes. "Gimmicks like this one don't help much — in fact, they make the system even more complex."
Pell goes up, but so does tuition
The near-doubling of Pell Grant funding hasn't decreased borrowing by low-income students, writes Ben Miller, a senior policy analyst at the New America Foundation, in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Federal dollars are "gobbled up by insatiable college budgets" and used to offset state cuts in higher education spending.
The increased funding for Pell Grants provided colleges across the country with billions of dollars in additional revenue and resources. And it had arguably the least restrictive requirements of any stimulus dollars. Colleges did not have to ensure that Pell dollars supplemented and did not supplant funds already provided by states and schools. States were not told to avoid cutting their postsecondary budgets, as they were in other programs. This lack of strings left states and colleges free to slash support, increase tuition, and use Pell to make up the difference.
The federal government did not even ask for more transparency about whether colleges successfully graduated students getting this aid—a common last gasp attempt at oversight. Rather, colleges took the dollars and continued the same trend of increasing prices they've been following for decades.
The federal government needs to protect the purchasing power of federal student-aid investments and demand "transparency about basic outcomes like completion," writes Miller.
Obama extends 10% cap on loan repayment
Another five million people with student loans will be able to limit payments to 10 percent of their discretionary incomes. Loans will be forgiven in 20 years — or 10 years if they take public-service (government) jobs.
President Obama issued an executive order Monday extending generous repayment terms to more debtors. He also urged Congress to approve a bill to let 25 million borrowers refinance student loans at lower rates.
The biggest winners will be people who took on debt to pay for graduate school, notes the Christian Science Monitor.
All student borrowers – including those 5 million likely to be affected by this change – already had access to some form of income-based repayment, notes Jason Delisle, director of the New America Foundation's Federal Education Budget Project. Under the previous terms, those who didn't have access to PAYE (Pay As You Earn) could still do income-based repayment where they paid 15 percent of their incomes, after a $17,500 exemption, and had their debt forgiven after 25 years. In many ways, he says, those terms made much more sense, and were more fair, especially for students borrowing large sums of money to go to grad school, who are very unlikely to be able to pay off their loans in 10 or 20 years even with high incomes.
"Income-based repayment is vital, and it's important we have it, but it's very important we get the terms right," says Mr. Delisle. "The payments are too low and the terms are too short for someone who's borrowed to go to grad school."
Burdened with student loan debt, young people can't buy their first home, Obama said.
That's saying "we need to help [student loan debtors] with debt so they can go into even more debt" with a mortgage, Delisle said. Student loans already helped these borrowers consume beyond their means, he said.
Encouraging students to borrow more for college also enables colleges to keep raising tuition. "It's dealing with the symptoms and not the disease," says Richard Vedder, director of the Center for College Affordability.
Some low-income, minority and first-generation students think their loans will be forgiven, reports Sophie Quinton on National Journal.
"A lot of students will take out loans because they hear that if you're in a certain job it gets paid off. That's not always the case," says Lauren Ellcessor, 28, a counselor at the Educational Opportunity Center in Norfolk, Va.
. . . "I get the quote: 'I'm here to get Obama's plan to get rid of my student loans,' " Ellcessor says. It's not that easy, she tells clients.
Loan forgiveness should be eliminated, argue Brookings' researchers Beth Akers and Matthew Chingos. It encourages students to borrow more and stick the taxpayers with the bill. Frugality is not rewarded.
Nationwide, student loan debt tops $1 trillion.
States eye free community college tuition
Community college tuition could be free to high school graduates in Tennessee, Mississippi and Oregon.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam proposed making two years of a community or technical college education free in his State of the State address. "Net cost to the state, zero. Net impact on our future, priceless."
"We just needed to change the culture of expectations in our state," the governor told the New York Times. "College is not for everybody, but it has to be for a lot more people than it's been in the past if we're going to have a competitive work force."
Community college costs only $3,800 a year in Tennessee, just above the national average. With help from Pell Grants, most students pay little or nothing in tuition and fees. However eliminating tuition would enable lower-income students to use their Pell aid to pay for books, supplies, transportation and living expenses.
The "Tennessee Promise" will have a psychological impact, Haslam predicted. Many people don't realize community and technical colleges are affordable. "If we can go to people and say, 'This is totally free,' that gets their attention."
The plan would cover Tennessee's 13 community colleges, which grant academic degrees, and 27 technical colleges, which provide job training. The technical system is nationally known for high success rates.
The net cost to the state isn't really zero, but Haslam estimated diverting lottery revenue would cover the $34 million a year.
Mr. Haslam also called for Tennessee's public colleges to make a new effort to recruit the state's nearly one million adults who have some college credits but ended their educations without earning degrees or professional certificates. And he proposed expanding a program that gives particular help to struggling high school students so they can go to college without needing remedial classes that do not earn college credit; studies have shown that students who take remedial courses are far less likely to graduate.
High school graduates in Mississippi could attend community college for free for two years under a bill being considered in the Legislature, reports the Clarion-Ledger. Scholarships would be available to students younger than 21 who enroll full-time and maintain a 2.5 grade point average.
The idea started at Meridian Community College, which began offering what it calls a "tuition guarantee" in fall 1996, using privately donated money.
Oregon legislators also may study whether it's feasible to let high school graduates attend community college for free. "If we get this right, I think we can unleash a tremendous amount of motivation within these young people, giving them the motivation to stay in school, to get a certificate, to achieve that additional learning that can make a difference in terms of their economic success," Gov. John Kitzhaber told the Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee.
Feds could make public colleges tuition free
Public colleges and universities could be tuition free for $62.6 billion, writes Jordan Weissmann in The Atlantic. That's how much tuition state schools collected from undergrads in 2012, according to Department of Education data. That's less than the $69 billion the feds spent last year "on its hodgepodge of financial aid programs, such as Pell Grants for low-income students, tax breaks and work study funding," writes Weissmann. "And that doesn't even include loans."
Washington could make public college tuition free with the money it sets aside its scattershot attempts to make college affordable today.
. . . rather than simply using our resources to maintain a cheap public system (and remember, public schools educate 75 percent of undergrads), we spill them into a fairly wasteful and expensive private sector. At one point, a Senate investigation found that the for-profit sector alone was chowing down on 25 percent of all federal aid dollars.
Actually, the feds would spend less than $62.6 billion to cover tuition because most of the $21.8 billion in Pell Grants is spent at state colleges and universities, Weissmann writes. However, state and local governments would have to continue their higher education subsidies.
Students at residential colleges would have to pay for room and board. Those choosing the private sector . . . Well, this plan would wipe out all but the elite, well-funded private nonprofit colleges and nearly all the for-profit sector.
St. Louis college cuts tuition for undocumented
St. Louis Community College will cut tuition for undocumented students with a Missouri high school diploma, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Nearby Illinois and at least 17 states offer in-state rates to undocumented state high school graduates but the college's move is a first for Missouri.
"It's a huge need. It's important to give every single kid a chance at education and getting out of that cycle of poverty," said Virginia Braxs, president of the Hispanic Arts Council. "I think it's amazing, amazing news. There is a real chance to be part of the American dream."
"Clearly, there's a big affordability gap," said Mark Kantrowitz, senior vice president of Edvisors Network and an expert on college financing.
CC funding improves in most states
Community college funding is recovering, but two-year college systems remain under stress in many states, according a new survey, Halfway Out of Recession But A Long Way to Go. The Education Policy Center of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa surveys community college directors annually.
Only directors in five states — Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana and Wyoming — reported mid-year budget cuts in 2012-13. In 2008-9, two-thirds of states were reporting such cuts.
Looking ahead, most state directors are predicting increases for this year for community colleges, with the average increase projected to be 4 percent. Only five states — Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina and West Virginia — are projecting decreases in 2013-14.
The state directors report considerable worry about the ability of students to pay for college. Most states are projecting tuition increases, and a majority expect state student aid programs to either be cut or to increase at less than the rate of inflation for higher education.
Many directors expect rising enrollments as four-year institutions impose enrollment caps.
CC students are 'second-class citizens in Ohio
Ohio's community college students are "second-class citizens" when it comes to Ohio College Opportunity Grants, editorializes the Toledo Blade.
Community college tuitions average $3,800 a year — about one-third that of those at four-year schools — in Ohio.
In 2009, the General Assembly cut the OCOG budget from roughly $395 million to $171 million. Making matters worse, it also forced low-income students to use federal Pell grants to cover tuition expenses at community colleges before tapping state grants. Those changes made nearly all community college students ineligible for OCOG.
Unlike Pell grants, state grants cover tuition only. And because tuition is low at community colleges, Pell grants typically cover students' tuition.
Before the changes, 20,000 community college students in Ohio received state grants.
Ohio needs legislation that would permit community college students to, first, use OCOG to cover tuition costs, thereby enabling them to tap federal Pell grants for other college-related expenses. That change also would call for setting aside another $20 million a year to cover the more than 20,000 newly eligible community college students.
Last year, as Ohio began to refund OCOG, money was set aside to fund for-profit college students but not community college students, reports Inside Higher Ed.


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Fiscal Cliff Looming: Sean and Greta Get All the Analysis
Hannity takes a look at the status of the fiscal cliff negotiations. Is Washington any closer to a compromise?
Then, Greta Van Susteren talks to Republican Senators Jon Kyl and John Thune about where the GOP stands on the key issues.
Don't miss a powerful primetime, starting at 9p/ 12a ET!


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Jeremy Affeldt Returns Extra Pay, A True Roll Model
Finally, Professional athlete that we can all look up too. Especially our kiddos and we could all learn in this.
Finally, Professional athlete that we can all look up too. Especially our kiddos and we could all learn in this.
There are acts of heroism, there are acts of stupidity and this video includes both. Some guys barge into an Internet cafe in hopes to rob the place. As it turns out, one of the guys there happens to have a gun and has no problem using it to protect the other patrons.
Kylee Sinner, a huge KATS listener and a Veteran from the United States Army continues to be a hero!
Kylee was West Bound on Highway 12 around 1:30 am when she came upon a rolled over car on the other side of the street
There's philanthropy and then there's THIS guy.
13-year-old Jeremy Wuitschick got to drive, something most kids his age only dream about doing. However, the circumstances in which the seventh-grader took the wheel were far from ideal.
Here are a few pics of the funeral for Lance Corporal Joe Michael Jackson that happened at Tahoma Cemetery on May 4th. Don't worry, no Westboro douchebags showed up - or if they did they didn't last long, if you know what I'm sayin'


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Economic policies roil Venezuela car market
CARACAS, Venezuela Venezuela may be the only country in the world where a new car becomes more expensive the instant it's driven off the dealership lot.
Buying a used 2012 Ford Explorer SUV means coughing up 1.2 million bolivars, the equivalent of about $60,000 at the street exchange rate and double the cost of a new car, according to the country's leading used car website. Late-model used Jeeps and Ford Fiestas also cost double the price of what a new model would cost. That runs counter to the trend elsewhere in the world where new cars lose value as soon as they're sold.
The price reversal, many economists say, is the result of President Hugo Chavez's socialist-oriented controls, which have turned this country's economy upside-down and already produced shortages of basic supplies such as sugar and cornmeal. In the auto market, those policies have dried up the inventory of new cars, and Venezuelans who manage to drive one away from a car lot often resell it quickly at a profit.
For people such as bank manager Luis Villamivar, that's transformed auto shopping into an odyssey.
"It's frustrating. I have the money I need to buy one, but there are no cars available," said Villamivar, who has been hunting for a car for more than five months.
Even as the country sits on the biggest proven oil reserves in the world, its auto market has been rocked by a snowballing of government restrictions and their unintended consequences.
Trying to stem capital flight, Chavez's government has for the past decade maintained currency exchange controls, which have made buying dollars difficult for Venezuelans and produced a black market where much higher rates are paid for greenbacks. At the same time, the government has cut back on U.S. currency being sold through an official exchange agency to businesses, creating a shortage of dollars available for imports.
As a result, fewer autos are rolling off ships at the country's ports. And production overall at auto assembly plants in Venezuela has dropped, worsening the shortages and pushing used car prices even higher.
The currency shortages have also fueled inflation topping an annual rate of 20 percent, but dealers have been reluctant to raise their prices too much for fear of being accused by government officials of price speculation, which might jeopardize their access to cheap dollars through the official exchange. The inflation has further spiked demand, as many Venezuelans buy cars, as well as apartments and appliances, as an investment to prevent their savings from being eroded by inflation.
Russell Dallen, a securities trader at Caracas Capital Markets, predicted an official devaluation that took effect on Wednesday would spur even greater demand for cars as people try harder to shield their earnings from inflation.
"Clearly, the prices will go up and the waiting lists for new cars will continue to get longer," Dallen said.
Pro-Chavez lawmakers in the National Assembly have introduced a bill aimed at controlling both new and used auto prices while accusing many car dealerships of price speculation.


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BUENOS AIRES—Shen Yun Performing Arts opened its 2013 season with a breathtaking performance at Teatro Ópera Citi on Thursday evening.
The enthusiastic Buenos Aires audience showed their appreciation for the superb talent of the dancers by applauding several times during the performance as the dancers seamlessly performed physically demanding moves while portraying storylines from 5,000 years of Chinese history and culture on stage.
Agustina Llumá, a former dancer who manages the Argentine dance magazine Bulletin Dance, was among the audience and was full of praise for the New York-based classical Chinese dance and music company after seeing the first half of the performance.
"What I see is a comprehensive job, in every gesture, in each position, the arms, the meaning of each one of the steps," Ms. Llumá said in an interview during the intermission.
"There are movements that are more complicated than those that we are used to."
The former dancer said it'd be hard to explain in words the dance that she witnessed, and people have to come to "feel it."
"I find it interesting the movement of the hands, and more than anything else, the hands and the body movements that made me want to find out what each one of those movements mean," Ms. Llumá said.
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"Through expression of bearing and form, beautiful dance movements bring out the inner meaning of intrinsic thoughts and feelings, reflecting the peculiarities of human nature, the standard for human conduct, moral concepts, mental state, one's value system, and so on."
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What's more, she said, is that each dance has a storyline that catches the attention of the audience, with each piece telling a unique story different from the other through dance and the accompanying music.
"Each program leaves behind a different message … and in general it's something that has left me a very peaceful and pleasant sensation," Ms. Llumá said.
She also paid high praise to the Shen Yun Orchestra that plays original scores for each dance scene. The orchestra starts with classical western instruments at its base augmented with traditional Chinese instruments such as the erhu.
Adding that there are so many colourful costumes in the performance, Ms. Llumá said Shen Yun is a "mega production."
Reporting by Julia Cortes.
Shen Yun International Company will be performing in Buenos Aires Dec. 13-21 before travelling to back to the U.S., starting with shows in Houston Dec. 26-Jan. 1.
New York-based Shen Yun has three companies that tour the world each year on a mission to revive 5,000 years of traditional Chinese culture.
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William (Bill) Matthaei has worked for Roman Meal Company for over thirty years. As CEO of this family-owned corporation in Tacoma, Washington, Bill is responsible for company oversight. He is also Chairman of Dakota Specialty Milling Company, which has its principal operations in Fargo, North Dakota. In the past, he served as Deputy Executive Secretary with the Pacific Salmon Commission, as well as three years with the U.S. Navy where he earned the rank of Lieutenant.
Bill's education includes a BA in Economics, an MMA in Fishery Management from the University of Washington, an MBA from the University of Denver, and study toward an MS in Cereal Chemistry and Technology at North Dakota State University.
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Favorite activities includes spending time outdoors with family and friends. He is actively involved in Pacific Northwest natural resource management issues, and maintains memberships in the Nature Conservancy and American Fisheries Society.
Gary Jensen
Mr. Jensen is directly responsible for all aspects of the company's day to day operation including marketing, collaboration, innovation, quality and finance. He is also a Representative Director of Roman Meal Japan, K.K.
Prior to joining the Roman Meal Company Gary was the Senior Vice President of Marketing for the Sara Lee Bakery Group. In this role Gary was responsible for marketing all of Sara Lee's domestic bakery products. He managed a variety of related functions including market research, brand management, new product development, promotions, marketing services and public relations on branded products.
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Gary earned a B.S. degree in Business Administration at the University Of Texas at Dallas.
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He has been married to his high school sweetheart, Linda, for 40 years. Together they have one son, Christopher, who is an attorney practicing law in Amarillo, Texas. And they are the proud grandparents of two beautiful girls.
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Wakeman earned a bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, in business administration from Pacific Lutheran University.
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Graduated from University of Washington with B.S. in Forest Sciences. Spent 28 years in flour milling industry.
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Akiko Netto joined the Roman Meal Company in Tacoma, WA in 2007 as the International Executive Assistant for the C.E.O. and President. She manages U.S. and International trademarks and works as a Japanese-English interpreter and translator, corporate meeting planner, acting secretary for the Board of Directors, and active member of the company's international team.
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Billy Burger said his Carlisle teammates began thinking about this first week of the 2014 high school football season nearly 10 months ago.
Back then the Herd only manufactured one lasting memory when they slid past Harrisburg for their only win of the season. A handful more evaporated under a continuous pressure that Josh Oswalt's crew was not equipped to handle.
That suffering seems to be over now.
Burger connected on 21 of 32 pass attempts for 295 yards and running back Tyler Greeneetched three scores Friday night at Frederick Field as Carlisle packed away a 43-28 victory over host Mechanicsburg. Burger pitched in two touchdown passes and a designed QB draw that stretched 40 yards, all of it stretching Carlisle's winning streak to an important two games.
The win also avenged last year's heart-tugging 24-14 setback to the Wildcats, who kickstarted Carlisle spiraling campaign via 17 fourth-quarter points. With the way Oswalt's swift assembly played on Friday, no such comeback was possible this time.
"The emphasis all offseason was to get some more offensive production and finish. We have to make sure we finish games," said Oswalt. "That's a very good [Mechanicsburg] offense and they're going to win games. But we put this offense in knowing we have a guy who is very talented at QB and can do it."
Burger's counterpart, Wildcats QB Tyler Schubert, did manage 280 yards and three scores, the last a 26-yard dart to Breon Coke in the waning seconds. But Carlisle also picked Mechanicsburg's senior leader twice. Running back Shyheim Brown had 131 rushing yards on 29 totes for the Cats.
Carlisle snared a 20-14 edge at the break, and it didn't take long to extend the lead in the second half. Aided by Burger's deep slant to Deonte Ramsey (6 catches, 112 yards), the Herd went up 27-14 when Greene blasted in the Wildcats 5.
One series later, Burger found Mike Wuestner in the endzone and Carlisle was in cruise control.
"Honestly, it was just a full-team effort. It started all summer after that last victory over Harrisburg," Burger said. "We're hoping it continues and I'm going to do whatever it takes to get the rest of the team ready to keep it going."
To Mechanicsburg's credit, the Wildcats kept plugging away, ending a 12-play drive early in the fourth with Brown's 2-yard dive. Schubert dialed up four big completions in the 55-yard scoring drive.
Roughly one minute later, Mechanicsburg regained possession and was driving again when Carlisle DB Zion Patterson stepped in an picked off Schubert's overthrow near the six-minute mark of the fourth.
"I just overthrew it. [Jeray Anderson] ran a great route and got separation so it was my mistake," Schubert said. "Mistakes are going to happen."
The Wildcats only needed 97 seconds to take the lead as Schubert targeted Tommy Marlin from 15 yards out. That followed a crisp heave to Brown on Mechanicsburg's opening play, good for 42 yards.
By the time the first quarter ended, Greene (12 carries, 47 yards) already had banked two TD runs, his first set up by Grant Shughart's interception. Carlisle receiverGlenn Jackson played a pivotal role for Carlisle, too, catching seven passes for 119 yards and a fourth-quarter TD reception.
Deshawn Millington chipped in 90 rushing yards, on just seven carries, for Carlisle.
"We've got guys that have bought in and they are very talented. And they know if they work hard in the offseason, we were going to get them the rock and get them some yum-yum, as we like to call it." – Carlisle head coach Josh Oswalt.
"I think we just didn't take advantage of some of the opportunities we had. I know I missed a couple of wide open guys." – Mechanicsburg QB Tyler Schubert
"It was great. I know we started slow and that sometimes happens. But, it's not how you start it's how you finish. We kept scoring, we kept moving the ball and it was just a great feeling." – Carlisle QB Billy Burger
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MECHANICSBURG — Mechanicsburg's Tyler Schubert was the quarterback everyone knew about.
But after Friday night's season opener, it was Carlisle's Billy Burger who stole the show. The senior signal caller kept drive after drive alive, tossing for 290 yards on 18-for-29 passing and two touchdowns in the Thundering Herd's 43-28 victory over the Wildcats at John H. Frederick Field in Memorial Park.
Schubert put up impressive numbers, too, completing 25-of-45 passes for 280 yards and three scores of his own, but two interceptions wound up costing the Wildcats.
"They have good quarterback, but I like mine," Herd coach Josh Oswalt said.
No one could fault him after Carlisle's impressive spread offense debut at Memorial Park. The Herd worked on it all offseason, hoping to capitalize on the shiftiness and quickness of wideouts Zion Patterson and Deonte Ramsey, as well as tailback Tyler Greene and wildcat quarterback Deshawn Millington.
And it worked. Carlisle torched the Wildcat defense for 448 total yards.
"The emphasis all offseason was to get some more offensive production, help the defense out a little bit," Oswalt said.
Glenn Jackson and Ramsey were the biggest beneficiaries. Ramsey snagged six balls for 111 yards, including a 47-yard burner down the right sideline that set up one of Greene's three TDs, a five yard scamper to make it 27-7.
"Billy's just going to be Billy this year," Ramsey said. "He got a lot better this year and I'm proud of him."
Jackson hauled in six passes for 129 yards and a score, routinely carving through the defense on seem routes. His final catch was a thing of beauty, as Burger led him perfectly down the left hashmarks just as a defender collided with him. Jackson simply bounced off and took it to the house for the 37-yard dagger to all but seal the contest.
"We put this offense in knowing that we got a guy who's very talented. I love Billy on both sides of the ball," Oswalt said. "He had a heckuva player… He'll be fun this year."
Another facet of the spread came in the form of change-of-pace QB Millington. The sophomore stepped in a handful of times in the first half, and again in the third when Burger hurt his ankle diving for a possible interception in the third.
Millington used his feet to cause havoc, handling the rock seven times for 90 yards. He also completed his lone pass for 11 yards. Mechanicsburg had no answers for him, especially on a 75-yard run to the five in which he ran right, broke a tackle behind the line of scrimmage, then cut all the way back to the left. But an illegal block was called at the Mechanicsburg 25. Greene eventually made up for it with a 4-yard score.
"If he needs to come in and get us a couple yards, by all means put him in," Burger said of Millington.
Mechanicsburg nearly made it a game despite trailing 33-14 entering the fourth quarter. But down 33-21 with less than seven minutes to go, Schubert fired a pass into traffic in the middle of the field, only for Patterson to pick it off. Burger found Michael Wuestner from eight yards out for Carlisle's final touchdown.
"I just overthrew it, it was a bad ball," Schubert said.
"The big F-word, finish," Oswalt said. "We gotta make sure that we're finishing games… Luckily Zion comes up with a big interception late."
The win is now the Herd's second straight going back to last season, when they stunned Harrisburg in the regular-season finale to end a 20-game losing streak.
"It feels great," Ramsey said. "Coming out, knowing that we got this first dub, carried the momentum, we just gotta move forward now.
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