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In March of 2009, the unemployment rate in East Tennessee was skyrocketing. And Melissa Nance's phone was ringing off the hook.
As Executive Director of Knoxville's Friends of Literacy, Nance works closely with Knox County Schools' Adult Education Program to provide assistance for those East Tennesseans who may have dropped out of school and would now like to get a high school equivalency diploma.
Since 1942, the General Education Development (GED) exam has been a valuable tool for students who didn't earn a traditional high school diploma. But recent changes in the administration of the exam have moved the state of Tennessee to offer an alternative.
The changes began in earnest when Pearson VUE, the company that administers the exam, announced the cost of the exam would increase in Tennessee from $75 to $120. More importantly, it would only be available on-line.


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BANK of Tanzania (BoT) said on Thursday the economy was not ready for a second global financial crisis as macroeconomics pillars remain unstable but ruled out the possibility of another economic shock in the near future.
The central bank said the inflation is projected to stay at double digits in the rest of the year, with electricity woes easing in December while the world oil prices are expected to remain above 100 US dollar a barrel.
BoT's Director of Economic Research and Policy Joe Masawe told the 'Daily News' that, "We (Tanzanian economy) are not ready for another crisis as fundamental pillars remain shaky but we are not going back to another recession at near future."
He added that despite the forecast slowdown in global economic recovery, the country's GDP this year will remain at six per cent before recovering fully to seven per cent next year.
Tanzania mainly trades with emerging countries-China and India whose economies grow steadily unlike the advanced economies, giving hopes that local exports would not be affected.
Economists however have raised concern over the country's inability to handle another financial crisis, with IMF saying that the global economic recovery is weak and bumpy.
The fear comes from the fact that the advanced economies face anemic growth of only 1.6 per cent in this year, shattering hopes for exporting business to the developing markets.
"The global economy is in a dangerous new phase global activities have weakened and become more uneven, confidence has fallen sharply recently, and downside risks are growing," the IMF said in its September 2011 World Economic Outlook.
Mzumbe University's Dar es Salaam Business School Honest Ngowi, said "We are not ready for another shock as no efforts are made to hedge the gap should exports and tourism earnings, and donor aid and Diaspora's remittance fail to come."
"It's business as usual," Dr Ngowi said, adding "As if we haven't learned from the previous crisis we are waiting to be taken by events.
We are reactive instead of being proactive. This is wrong." The Senior lecturer said the country "Will be a laughing stock if we are caught up pants down."
While BoT remains confident that this year's target of GDP would be attained, power woes have lowered economic growth in the second quarter to 6.7 per cent from 7.2 per cent of the same quarter in 2010.
The National Bureau of Statistics says some of the sectors including manufacturing were hard hit by erratic power supply.
The shilling has slide to the 45-year low and signs are not showing any recovery soon, while budget's donor dependency is still high, hovering at about 40 per cent.

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Omg that is so cool !!!!! Could you please post a picture of the id l when they are talking to another tama, just to be sure ???
My god i want one!
2012, so do you think there is hope that we'll see one on ebay soon ?????????????
If not i'm gonna cry :'(
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July 10, 2013
Clarksburg, MD—BrightFocus Foundation, a nonprofit organization that funds innovative, early-stage research on Alzheimer's disease and the vision diseases of glaucoma and macular degeneration, today announced grant award offers totaling more than $7.2 million to 53 scientists in 16 states and four foreign countries.
The research projects reflect the full range of new tools and innovations—in imaging technology, gene therapy, and cell regeneration—that scientists are using to better understand how diseases of mind and sight develop. Study results could lead to new therapies to prevent or treat these diseases.
"Investment in research has advanced our understanding of Alzheimer's and vision diseases," said BrightFocus President and CEO, Stacy Pagos Haller. "Now, thanks to new developments in genetics, neurology and imaging, the potential for scientists to make groundbreaking research discoveries is taking off. BrightFocus Foundation is more committed than ever to making this cutting-edge research possible, particularly at a time when government research funding levels are stagnant."
BrightFocus has provided $130 million to date in research funding, awarding more than $26 million for research on diseases of mind and sight in the last four years alone. This year's grantees include researchers from across the U.S., as well as Australia, Great Britain, Ireland, and Israel.
Alzheimer's Disease Research
Alzheimer's is a devastating degenerative disease that irreversibly destroys memory and other brain function over time. BrightFocus-funded scientists are studying various ways in which the "memory pathways" in the brain—the systems by which brain cells communicate—can go awry in this disease.
Some researchers are investigating whether certain chemicals control the "switches" to these pathways; others are using highly refined brain imaging or magnetic brain stimulation techniques to learn more about pathways; and some are using cell-based therapies to try to restore the brain circuits made during memory formation. Still others are studying how problems with brain blood flow contribute to Alzheimer's disease.
Glaucoma Research
For all three diseases, scientists want to know how inflammation and the body's immune response system may be involved, making the body turn against healthy cells in the brain or eyes. Several glaucoma researchers are examining the mind-eye connection, and why changes in the brain may contribute to the development of glaucoma long before vision loss occurs. Early detection is particularly important for glaucoma: in the U.S., an estimated half of the three million people with glaucoma may not know they have the disease.
Macular Degeneration Research
New cell-based and gene-based therapies may help stop the nerve damage and the loss of the eye's retinal cells involved in macular degeneration. The latest cell regeneration techniques may allow scientists to restore damaged eye cells or generate new healthy ones. Researchers are also investigating the mysterious presence of micro RNAs, a large group of small molecules that may affect the functioning of the retina in macular degeneration—as well as brain functions in Alzheimer's disease.
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> I have a simple web page:
> http://volunteer.ur.ucdavis.edu/~dylan/ie_bugs/test.html
> that is only comprised of a single table with about 60 rows.
> it renders fine in all browsers that i have tested in it, however on some
> versions of IE it looks like this:
> http://volunteer.ur.ucdavis.edu/~dylan/ie_bugs/bad_ie.png
> does anyone have any ideas on what could be causing this (besides the
> obvious IE bugs...? ) -- or any ways to prevent this from happening? so far
> i have been advising people to use mozilla or firebird (better browsers
> anyways...)
> thanks in advance for this slightly off topic post.
It works fine in IE here. I've had this problem also -- of a garbled table of
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LBSU track & field has 28 all-conference performances at Big West Championships
Five athletes earn multiple All-Big West accolades
49ers finish strong with four individual victories on final day of Big West Championships
LBSU men finish second, women take third
Del Toro establishes school record in 1500m on final day of Steve Scott Invite
Senior finished third overall in a lifetime-best 4:24.97
Long Beach State track & field looks to defend Big West Challenge title on Friday
49er men have finished at the top of the standings in each of the last four years
49er men and women finish second at Cal-Nevada Championships
LBSU adds seven more victories in strong second day of competition
2012: Big West qualifier in the 100m ... Finished 14th overall at the conference meet ... Earned All-Big West honors as a member of the 49ers' third-place 4x100 relay team ... Matched his LBSU best in the 100m at the Big West Challenge where he took fourth with a time of 10.83 ... Also competed in the 200m, notching a season-best 22.36 at the Beach Invitational ... Ran the 55m during the indoor season ... Advanced to the finals and placed third at the Run for the Dream meet.
2011: Qualified for the Big West Championships in the 100m and 200m ... Established a personal-record 21.88 in the 200m at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Ran a season-best 10.89 in the 100m at the Cal-Nevada Championships ... Was the runner-up at the Big West Challenge in both the 100 and 200 ... Added a pair of top-10 finishes in the 200m at the Ben Brown Invitational and Big West Championships ... Competed in the 60m and 200m at the Don Barrett Duals during the indoor season ... Ran a lifetime-best 22.36 in the 200.
2010: Big West qualifier in the 100-meter dash ... Ran a season-low 10.83 to finish fourth at the Triton Invitational ... Established a season-best 22.08 in the 200m at the same meet ... Also competed in the short sprints during the indoor season.
High School: Lettered two years in track and field at Stockdale High School ... Garnered all-area honors in 2009 ... Ran a personal-record 10.80 in the 100-meter dash as a senior ... Also established a lifetime-best 21-10.75 in the long jump ... Qualified for the CIF State meet in the 100m ... Earned the Mustang's Outstanding Field Athlete Award.
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One of Ten in the U.S. to Receive ASCO Clinical Trials Award for Improving Cancer Care
NEW ORLEANS - The Ochsner Cancer Institute is one of only 10 community oncology practices in the country to be for its efforts to improve cancer care through participation in clinical trials. Ochsner has been awarded the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and The ASCO Cancer Foundation ASCO's 2008 Clinical Trial Participation Award which will be presented on June 1, 2008 at ASCO's 44th Annual Meeting in Chicago.
"Ochsner is honored to have been chosen for this award," said Dr. John Cole, MD, Head of Hematology/Oncology at Ochsner Medical Center. "Our patients are the real heroes by personally contributing to the progress being made against cancer through research. We are constantly working to improve access to clinical trials and Ochsner just announced a partnership with LSUHSC to combine the strengths of medical education, cancer research, and strong clinical cancer to better provide for the treatment of cancer patients in greater New Orleans."
Of the 1.3 million people who will be diagnosed with cancer this year, only 3 to 5 percent will participate in cancer clinical trials. Over the past 10 years, the Ochsner Cancer Institute has enrolled over 2,200 patients onto clinical trials. Currently, Ochsner has 103 active oncology trials which are actively enrolling patients or in the follow-up phase.
"Virtually every cancer treatment available today is the direct result of clinical research. ASCO is pleased to honor the Ochsner Cancer Institute for its dedication to developing new ways to slow, halt, cure and prevent cancer," said ASCO President Nancy Davidson, MD.
Clinical trials are research studies designed to evaluate whether a new treatment or procedure is safe and effective compared to the current standard of care. Thanks in large part to the knowledge gained through clinical trials, today two-thirds of cancer patients survive at least five years after diagnosis, compared with half in the 1970s.
This year's award winners were selected based on many factors, including patient accrual to clinical trials over a three-year period. In addition to being a national leader in providing patients access to clinical trials, Ochsner also offers cancer care and treatment from a team of dedicated professional staff with patient access to nutritional, counseling and psychosocial support services. "Ochsner's multi-disciplinary approach enables our patients and their families' immediate access to their medical needs in one location," says Cole.
For more information on participating in a clinical trial at Ochsner Medical Center, contact (504) 842-3708 or discuss with your personal physician.
Ochsner Health System (www.ochsner.org) is a non-profit, academic, multi-specialty, healthcare delivery system dedicated to patient care, research and education. The system includes seven hospitals and over 35 health centers located throughout Southeast Louisiana. Ochsner employs over 600 physicians in 80 medical specialties and subspecialties and 450 clinical research trials annually. Ochsner has over 10,000 employees system-wide.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is the world's leading professional organization representing physicians who care for people with cancer. With more than 25,000 members, ASCO is committed to improving cancer care through scientific meetings, educational programs and peer-reviewed journals. For ASCO information and resources, visit http://www.asco.org/presscenter. Patient-oriented cancer information is available at www.cancer.net.


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It's a day late - I was just too hungry tired after the DM class to release it yesterday. But there it is, all fresh and new.
And a few thank-yous are in order: things are looking good. The diffstat looks reasonable (the one big addition is in Documentation), and while I could have wished for even less churn, I'm pretty happy. The rc2 to rc3 shortlog is appended, and I think it mostly looks pretty reasonable and short. Which is not to say that I'm not hoping that things will calm down even further in the later rc's, but at least so far I don't think I've had much reason to complain.
Another thank-you goes to Intel: this release has been full of travel (happily now all completed), first due to a week of vacation during the merge window, and then for my DM class weekends and LinuxCon. And the new laptop made it much less painful to do even "allmodconfig" builds while on the road.
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Happy Father's Day, Snowpapas!
by Kristen on June 15, 2013
If you share our love of the mountains, you are a Snowmama or Snowpapa. This weekend, we celebrate the Snowpapas in our lives! If you are a dad, uncle, husband or grandfather who shares or inspires this love, this weekend is all about YOU!
We recently asked Snowmamas and Snowpapas to share their "Snowpapa" story with us on our Facebook page and Twitter feed. We were so thankful for the amazing stories we received – they are truly heartwarming!
Wishing all the Snowpapas out there an amazing Father's Day! The stories below celebrate everything we already know – that Snowpapas are awesome!
From Karen:
My father first put me on skis when I was only 4 yrs old...and let's just say, the "love" for skiing and the outdoors didn't come for many years later. My Dad was the kind that had us out on the "slopes" as close to "first chair" as possible, would make us stay out if our hands were "freezing," and made us feel guilty if we went back to the condo too early! So while I have some "bittersweet" memories as a kid, I also have many more special memories. My father was the one who instilled my love for skiing and the mountains. He is the one who took me on father-daughter ski trips, camping, and river rafting. He was the one who encouraged me to take a "year off" after college (which turned into several years), so that I could ski every day. My father is now about to turn 80 years old, and suffers from a rare form of adult muscular dystrophy. This disability could have stopped him from skiing all together. But about 6 years ago, he learned to ski all over again on the "bi-ski" through the Park City National Ability Center. Instead of giving up on the sport that he loves, he continues to thrive, and continues to be inspiration to myself and my children. I wouldn't change all those cold ski days for anything!
From Carter, about his Uncle Jeff:
On my first skiing trip 11 years ago with my uncle I fell in love with it. I have been many places to ski but Park City, Utah is by far the most fun and I'm grateful that my uncle has taken me with them numerous times over the last 11 years. It is a great family resort and I love going with my aunt and uncle as they make it fun. Uncle Jeff has given me many reasons to love the snow as even though I'm a snowboarder, and they are skiers, we still ski/ride together and that will never change.
From Krista:
Growing up in a bed and breakfast at the entrance to West Glacier Park in MT meant the mountains (and the outdoors) were literally my dad's backyard. Although I wasn't raised in a Glacier Park, I was raised hiking, skiing, climbing and loving the great outdoors! My dad (father to five girls) even drove the high school ski bus on the weekends so that his five little girls could ride (and ski) for free. Thanks to my Snowpapa, I am passing my love and passion for the mountains on to my two boys.
From Terry:
Mom and dad went to Lewis and Clarke College in Portland. Dad home from WW2. A group always went to Mt Hood to ski. My folks had never met until mom fell down and broke an ankle skiing. Dad saw it - picked her up and skied her down the hill in his arms. This September they will have been married 65 years. My wife has inspired me to ski, and I want to inspire my son.
From Amber:
I wouldn't be the outdoor lover I am today without my dad. He is a very quiet man and the outdoors was our way of connecting. I still remember when I was about 11, he introduced me to a network of hundreds of miles of trails, accessed through a hidden opening in the fence. That was my Narnia and I spent many years exploring that wonderland with him and by myself. Some of my fondest memories are of just being together on the slopes and trails.
From Donna:
My husband is the one who got my family to love skiing. He took me, with two little kids in tow, to the mountains for our first ski vacation. He promised I would love it and he bought me all the cute ski gear to go along with it. Then he sent me for a couple of ski lessons and with more promises he reassured me that he would not be far from me and we could meet up for lunch. Well after my first hour or two of lessons I just fell in love with the snow and the feeling of being up on that mountain. He always said this was going to be our traditional family vacation while the kids were growing up so that we would all be able to bond on the mountain and just grow and have fun together. Well four children later we still go every year thanks to their wonderful father. Happy Father's Day and thanks for showing us the love of the mountain.
From Jody:
My Snowpapa was truly my inspiration...he was my MOST cherished cheerleader from a distance...and he LOVED hearing about my most magical moments on the mountains!!! He had to stop working when I was 10 and by the time I was 14 he was bedridden completely for the last 2 decades of his life and in a rehab center for most of that time...SO I did learn the POWER of perserverance from him...in SO many ways...it was truly a humbling experience to grow up not knowing if you would see him the next day...he was a gift and supported my passion of the 'snow' ......so I felt so fortunate to have the ability to ski and enjoy life....his blue eyes really spoke volumes to me when I shared my memories of the great times I had skiing...there were not a lot of times I was able to go skiing because...finances are a big part of the average family's world...here are a few words that come to my mind when remembering my Dad:
S super
N nice
O optimistic
W wonderful
D determined
A awesome
D devoted!!!
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I often stay home some days and play with my makeup and experiment with different looks and products. I do this a lot when I just can't stand to let a product go to waste because often times you can get some products that didn't initially work out, to work in ways you never really thought of so here is the Vapour Organic Beauty Illusionist Concealer revisited! If you read my blog or follow me on twitter (@trubeaubynature) you'll know that I just recently reviewed this concealer here, but I'm now on to a way that I can actually use this concealer instead of under my eyes for my dark circles which just doesn't seem to work for me.
My initial review was on the shade 050 but I was sent the shade 060 (which is the darkest shade) to try out to see if that shade worked better for me, and it does. It turns out that this shade works much better with my skin tone and also for this new way I plan on using it so I was happy about that part. The shade 050 was clearly lighter than my skin tone and I did this purposely because I usually like my concealer to be 1-2 shades lighter than my skin tone when using it on my under eye area, but since I won't be using this concealer for that it is not necessary.
As I stated before I love this on my eyelids and although I am not too fond of using this under my eyes I found a way to effectively use it so it won't be going to waste. I've recently started using it on the bridge of my nose, my chin area, Cupid's bow, at the top of my cheek bones, and on my brow bone as a highlight!
These are the areas that benefited most from the shimmer in this concealer because it does a great job at reflecting light to these areas. It works nice as a subtle highlight and draws attention to these areas by reflecting light to them and wearing it in the specific areas I've mentioned just brings dimension and so much life to your face!
Since this concealer has a light creamy consistency it is super easy to apply with your fingers and also with the stick applicator to highlight before contouring. I found that I had to layer it on to get the desired affect because this formula is very sheer. It works best in these areas because it feels as though you aren't wearing anything and its not the least bit cakey so it gives you such a natural glow because the formula is not too heavy. I think the fact that people often use a concealer to highlight before contouring makes this concealer work best for this because it reflects light to the areas where you apply it yet it is not too dramatic.
It never donned on me why a concealer would even include shimmer in it ( I thought this was some sort of practical joke) until Vivi got me thinking about the fact that the shimmer in it is most likely the aspect of the product that gives the "illusion" of a brighter area and reflects light. I can see how this could be because when wearing this it gives the illusion of light with the added shimmer and it also draws attention to an area so it works really well for highlighting purposes where you want to emphasize the places where we'd like light to reflect off of our face.
Like I stated in my previous review this concealer isn't very opaque and it is sheer so it offers very light coverage. I found that blending it in really well with your fingers lessened the shimmery look if that is something that bothers you but when using this to highlight before contouring this aspect of the concealer actually works to your benefit.
Since I will not be using this as an everyday concealer for my dark circles I will definitely be using this on my eyelids and also as a highlight when I highlight and contour since I've found my better shade. It gives a very subtle and natural highlight to your face since the formula is sheer but is still effective in drawing light to certain areas like a luminizer would, yet it works as both a luminizer and concealer.
Have any of you tried it this way? If not, would you consider trying it out this way? It works just like it would if you were to mix your favorite concealer with a luminizer to create a more "subdued highlighter" like the ladies over at No More Dirty Looks are doing. Give it a go! I added a swatch for you guys just in case someone out there is interested in the shade 060. Enjoy!
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|calendar>> April 7. 2014 Juche 103
Rodong Sinmun Calls for Stamping Out Bourgeois Ideology and Culture through Revolutionary Ideological Offensive
| Pyongyang, April 7 (KCNA) -- The reactionary bourgeois ideology and culture are the counterrevolutionary and unpopular ideological poison leading people to corruption and degeneration, Rodong Sinmun Monday says in an article.
The reactionary idea and culture of the imperialists are finding their way to all countries and regions of the world as mental narcotic poisoning the sound ideological consciousness of the popular masses and degenerating them, the article says, and goes on:
Now the imperialists are leaving no means untried to focus ideological and cultural offensive on anti-imperialist and independent countries.
The imperialists' ideological and cultural poisoning is a prelude to aggression and interference in internal affairs of other countries.
They are calculating that the reactionary ideological and cultural poisoning are the most effective way for infiltrating into those countries with strong independence against imperialism not yielding to military aggression and highhandedness.
Whereas the reactionary ideology and culture were their guide to aggression in the past, they are playing a leading part in aggression at present.
The ideological and cultural standoff with the imperialists is fiercer than other fronts. A moment's hesitation and a concession in this confrontation will give the reactionary ideology and culture a chance to infiltrate and, if then, the destiny of the country and the nation will go into bankruptcy.
The stronger the consciousness of independence of the popular masses become and the further the revolutionary advance of progressive forces is made, the more viciously the imperialists resort to ideological and cultural poisoning.
Those countries and people desirous of independent development and social progress should thoroughly stamp out the bourgeois ideological and cultural poisoning of the imperialists through the revolutionary ideological offensive.
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Assir carries a gun alongside Syrian rebels in what they claim is rural Qusair, Syria, on April 29.
BEIRUT: The rebel Free Syrian Army rejects having Lebanese fighters among its ranks in battles against Syrian government forces, FSA spokesman Louay Moqdad said Thursday.
"Our battle is with the regime of Bashar Assad and we do not want to pull Lebanon into strife; this is a red line for the Free Syrian Army," Moqdad said, adding that the FSA respects Lebanon's sovereignty and independence.
In a television interview, Moqdad condemned a media campaign launched by supporters of controversial Sheikh Ahmad Assir, showing him firing a machine gun along with other Syrian rebels allegedly in the Qusair region of Syria.
"Such a visit [to Syria] isn't right and word will come out that there are Lebanese fighters in the ranks of the FSA," said Moqdad. "While this isn't true, such news gives Hezbollah justification to intervene in Syria," the FSA spokesman added.
His comments came after photos and video footage emerged in the last two days, showing Assir with Syrian rebel fighters, accompanied by claims that the footage documented the mosque preacher's visit to the region of Qusair, northeast of the Lebanese town of Hermel.
The alleged visit came amid intense fighting pitting groups of Syrian rebels against the Syrian army and Hezbollah, and after Assir's announcement last month that he was registering young men to fight in a jihad in Syria.
Moqdad dismissed Assir's trip as a "media stunt."
"We ask you to stop exploiting the needs of Syrians in Qusair; if you're 'investing' in Syria from a religious point of view, we tell you that investing in the blood of our children is haram and unacceptable," Moqdad said.
In still photos and video footage uploaded on social networking sites, Assir is seen holding a Kalashnikov and walking through a trench with a number of other men.
Another video shows Assir firing a machine gun at an unidentified target from a roof of a building.
A group photo shows Assir surrounded by armed rebels on a tank captured from the Syrian army.
In a telephone interview with The Daily Star Thursday, Assir said he had wished the photos and videos of him in Syria would not have been made public but said he felt proud fighting alongside the rebels.
"Yes, I was in rural Qusair and I just got back two days ago," Assir said, adding that some of the rebels took photos and videos with their cell phones and were probably responsible for the footage online.
Assir refused to disclose the details of his trip, saying only that "the road was difficult and long."
"First my son went and then I followed him with some others as part of our jihad for a few days," Assir added.
Officials from General Security declined to comment on Assir's claims when contacted by The Daily Star.
The sheikh, who said he has returned to his duties at Bilal bin Rabah Mosque in Sidon, reiterated that his visit was part of his recent fatwa for a jihad in Syria against Assad's forces and Hezbollah.
"I wanted to coordinate with the Syrian rebels and see what they need. It turns out that Qusair needs lots of fighters, given that they are now surrounded by Assad's army and fighters from Hezbollah," he said.
Dismissing the statements made by Moqdad and some other FSA officials who rejected Assir's visit to Syria, Assir said his visit increased the morale of the Syrian rebels besieged in Qusair.
"We heard some comments from other opposition officials from other parts of Syria; maybe in those areas they don't need help," Assir said.
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment voluntarily pulls the latest Batman game off the digital distribution platform after outcry from disappointed gamers.
The e-commerce giant's partnership with a video-tech company will put dedicated apps for YouTubers like beauty guru Michelle Phan and her network of Web stars directly on Amazon's streaming-TV gadgets.
Hulu, the site for streaming next-day television online, will bundle an online subscription to premium cable network Showtime -- and you get a cut on the combined price if you opt for both.
Satya Nadella delivers Microsoft's mission statement, and gaming is a core pillar.
On-demand smartphone apps are known for addressing the whims and desires of the comfortable. It turns out they can also serve the greater good.
Digital music is now the main source of revenue for the majority of independent labels in Merlin, a rights agency for 20,000 indie labels. And consumers who pay $10 a month tend to stream a lot of music.
For the first time, Kindle owners can bypass Comixology's app and buy Marvel comics directly.
Technically Incorrect: In a document intended for a broad audience, the pope describes the earth as "an immense pile of filth."
Emotiva is now moving into brick and mortar stores worldwide, while maintaining its online, direct sales outlet.
Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo says he "feels much better about the second quarter."


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Kerry Wong needed some ultrasonic range finders for a project so he build his own. He writes:
The theory behind ultrasonic ranging is quite simple. Typically a short ultrasonic burst is transmitted from the transmitter. When there is an object in the path of the ultrasonic pulse, some portion of the transmitted ultrasonic wave is reflected and the ultrasonic receiver can detect such echo.
He provides schematic and code on the link below.
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No. 3 Trinity hands Minot Our Redeemer's its first loss of season
January 4, 2013 at 2:22 pm in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK Minot Our Redeemer's had been enjoying an undefeated, yet unheralded, season through seven games coming into Friday afternoon's game against Dickinson Trinity. The No. 3-ranked Titans sent the unranked Knights back to the drawing board. Continue Reading


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Release: 03/13/2013
MOUNT PLEASANT - The National Collegiate Athletic Association has released seeds and brackets for the 2013 wrestling championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, March 21-23.
In addition to the release of the full bracket, the NCAA also announced its at-large selections for each weight class, adding CMU senior Christian Cullinan (125), senior Donnie Corby (149) and junior Craig Kelliher (174) to the field.
The selections bring the Chippewas' roster for the championships to eight, as senior Scotti Sentes (133), redshirt freshman Lucas Smith (157), sophomore Mike Ottinger (165), senior Ben Bennett (184) and senior Jarod Trice (285) each punched their tickets with their performances at the Mid-American Conference Championships in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday.
Bennett led a trio of Chippewas as the No. 2 seed at 184 pounds, while Sentes and Trice each earned the No. 10 seed at their respective weight class.
The NCAA Championships will begin Thursday, March 21 at 11 a.m., with pigtail and first round matches. The Chippewas' first-round matchups are as followed:
125: Christian Cullinan (21-7) vs. Joe DeAngelo (N.C. State, 7-7)
133: No. 10 Scotti Sentes (19-6) vs. Jimmy Morris (Rider, 24-12)
149: Donnie Corby (22-11) vs. Dan Osterman (Michigan State, 20-12)
157: Lucas Smith (22-10) vs. No. 7 Jesse Dong (Virginia Tech, 23-3)
165: Mike Ottinger (23-13) vs. Peyton Walsh (Navy, 28-11)
174: Craig Kelliher (21-11) vs. No. 3 Michael Evans (Iowa, 19-4)
184: No. 2 Ben Bennett (27-0) vs. Tony Dallago (Illinois, 19-13)
Hwt: No. 10 Jarod Trice (22-4) vs. Daniel Miller (Navy, 21-10)
A full preview of the tournament, including a postseason guide, will be available on CMUChippewas.com next week.


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Fashion week happens off the runway, too, and we're not just talking about street style guys snapping photos of editors like extremely well dressed fish in a barrel. Take, for instance, web producer Stelios Phili, pictured above at GQ headquarters wearing a denim GANT Rugger apron given to him by GQ.com editor Sean Fennessey.
"It was sent to me as part of the invitation to GANT Rugger's F/W '12 presentation later this spring," Sean says. "Stelios looks smashing. Like a young Ron Swanson."
Stelios, it seems, has some Swanson-esque activities planned: "I think Sean gave it to me because it's kind of like King Arthur passing on his sword to the next generation. Only it's an apron. But this ain't your 'Kiss the Cook' apron—I could see myself wearing it while cobbling shoes, repairing Transformers, and skinning bears."
So thank you, Mr. Bastin. For now, we're back to blogging, but for the future, you have broadened untold horizons.


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Palestinian refugees from the Yarmouk camp in Damascus gather to demand assistance in front of the UNRWA offices in Beirut last year.
BEIRUT: The National Social Security Fund could provide health care for registered Palestinian workers in Lebanon, the International Labor Organization said over the weekend, proposing reforms to enable the fund to do so at no additional cost. In 2010 Parliament passed Law 128, allowing Palestinian workers to receive end-of-service indemnity through the National Social Security Fund. But so far access to NSSF health services has not been granted.
"This has done little to increase their NSSF membership – only 2,372 refugee workers are currently enrolled. That's partly because the opportunity cost is too high," the ILO statement said. "The costs of which Palestinians and their employers have long borne in exchange for a fraction of the benefits due."
Iman Khazaal, the author of the ILO-proposed legal amendments, said Palestinian workers and their employers were already obliged to contribute 23.5 percent of the monthly wage to three NSSF funds: maternity and health, family allowances and the end of service indemnity.
"But the only benefit available to Palestinian workers is the end of service indemnity – a lump sum when they retire," she said.
Rather than pay for benefits they do not have access to, most Palestinian workers choose to opt out of the NSSF altogether, which leads to significant out-of-pocket expenses on health care, the ILO statement argued.
The ILO reforms, prepared alongside the Committee for the Employment of Palestinian Refugees and the Lebanese Palestinian Dialogue Committee, includes setting up of a separate account for Palestinians under the NSSF that places no financial burdens on the state.
"Additional funding could come from UNRWA [U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East] and donor money to help balance the books," the ILO said.
Samih Geha, the ILO consultant who conducted the financial assessment, said the cost of providing coverage for all NSSF-enrolled Palestinian workers would be $5 million per year over the next three years, and $21 million per year by 2021.
Asked if the proposed Palestinian NSSF health care account could cope with a sudden increase in registered workers, Geha pointed out that the number of potential eligible workers did not exceed 14,000.
According to a preliminary financial assessment launched at an experts' meeting Friday, Palestinian workers have already contributed $14 million to NSSF coffers since 1992, "without any benefits in return."
"The projected cost of providing health care coverage to all Palestinian refugees working in the formal economy would represent less than 2 percent of the total cost of health care provision to Lebanese workers," Geha said.
Currently, health care constitutes some 12 percent of Palestinian household expenditures in Lebanon, nearly double the rate of the average Lebanese family.
With more than two-thirds of the Palestinian refugee population living below the poverty line, health care coverage would "relieve these workers of sizable expenditures, and allow them to redirect funds towards improving their living standards," said CEP chair Samir Khoury.
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America's Growing Problem
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We definitely have a growing problem in our country with facing up to our challenges, especially with the way we view Social Security, Medicare, the cost of education and much more. Our national government is spending more than it has collected it taxes and we just had a tax cut for the wealthy. Those people would definitely not be hurt by a tax increase because they could still afford the cost of living as well as a tax increase. I am sure if everyone fully understood what is happening by increasing our debt they would gladly pay higher taxes to help get us out of this mess. We are also going to need to figure out a way to extend our Social Security and Medicare. The generations before us have just been putting the burden on to our younger generations, so we are going to have to be the ones to stop it and to help the older Americans see what they are doing.
The first thing we need to do is understand the sacrifices we must make. For example, we should raise the age for Social Security and Medicare to at least 68 if not 70; we need to do this sooner rather than later. Eventually, a tax increase will also be necessary, especially on the wealthier Americans. I would not mind paying higher taxes if it meant that these programs would still be around when I get old enough to need them.
We would also greatly benefit by helping to pay for higher education for our children. If our children go on to college it would mean that they can get better jobs and be able to pay taxes and contribute more to our economy. In addition, if they can get better jobs, they will make more money over their lifetime, then they actually will be able to afford healthcare and enjoy living longer and healthier until age 68 or 70. Then they can retire and their Social Security and Medicare will kick in. With all our health advancements, people are living longer and staying healthier. Therefore, we are able to work more years because we are staying healthier.
Our generation sees the need for our government to increase the spending on higher education. If we can help young people to stay in school to be better educated, and prepared for careers about which they are truly passionate, they would have more of a reason to stay in that field and not to retire quite so early in life. Therefore, they will be contributing a greater amount to our society and its social programs over a lifetime compared with someone who joined the labor force right out of high school, working at a job they may not love or even hate.
Energy independence is associated with this as well and by continuing our children's education, they could very well lead to finding solutions as well as creating many jobs our country needs. In addition, energy independence would let us quit spending so much of our money on foreign oil, which has implications for many activities and groups around the world.
However, our grandparents and older Americans do not seem to see how that would help our economy and our country over the long run. As the baby boomers retire, they are going to be contributing less to our economy. I do not foresee another baby boom anytime in our near future. Therefore, we need people to be able to get better jobs so that they can contribute more to our economy. If we have a tax increase, it is important for taxpayers to be able to afford the tax increase as well as the cost of living and be able to live a good life. We have a federal debt of over 10 trillion dollars; we cannot continue down the path of continuing to accumulate more debt. Increasingly, we are borrowing from other countries, which will make our lives harder and harder.
If we continue to help younger Americans get further in their education, we look forward to effective long-term solutions to some of these problems and we will also have more educated people in the future to create better government policies. Hopefully, we will be able to stay out of this kind of mess in the future. Neither the politicians nor the government we have seem to know how to fix the problems we face. The generations before us have just been putting the burden on future generations, so we are going to have to be the ones to stop it and to help the older Americans see what they are doing. Why do we have to wait? Perhaps someone will look at the ideas generated in this contest and seriously consider implementing ones to improve America's future.
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On December 12th, 2008 DOCooper73 says:
Detailed essay, however like other that put burden on retirement, needs to look at how many people are physically able to work at jobs they actually qualify for, not many. And if they are able to work, it is usually a part time minimum wage job that does not allow them all they need, my aunt 50 for example had to chose between meds, or heat in winter after house rent and other utilities ect. again just look at opposing views.
Angela Cooper
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On December 14th, 2008 lsmith8 says:
I agree with much of your essay it was very detailed and very well spoken. However, if education is an every growing demand as well as taxes increasing it makes me worry that some people will not be able to afford the cost and that they will then become part of the unemployment population because of their lack of education.
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On December 16th, 2008 wunit1530 says:
I liked your essay it was very detailed and organized. Most of the points you made were valid and very important. I agree with your thoughts on the fact that the national government is spending more than its collected taxes which is not good. However, i do contemplate your thoughts on education. If the education is growing while taxes are increasing then won't some people be pushed towards unemployment if they can't afford the educaion? Just a thought. Other than that, great job!
Whitney Franklin
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On December 16th, 2008 mbtjn8857 says:
Good Essay, Very detailed. Good points shown that I havent read in other essays yet.
Taylor Northup
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On December 16th, 2008 KelseyColbert says:
You had some interesting points, although education is something that should not be compromised. Schooling is a aspect of life that is very much needed, especially for poorer families. Other than that, great paper.
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On December 17th, 2008 Mgarcia2 says:
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On December 17th, 2008 gmoyer87 says:
Your emphasis on education in your essay is commendable. I agree that it is one of our most important structures of our government that we must focus on and help rebuild.
-Gabe Moyer
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On December 18th, 2008 wlc08 says:
I like this subject, because our government does need to make better decsions with what little money this country has!! I to want the options of social security and medicare when I reach that age, it makes most people wonder what benefits we will have, if anything??
Whitney Cates
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On December 18th, 2008 Jordan McManigal says:
I love the all the detail and the lack of education you brought up in the essay. The rest of the paper speaks for itself.
Jordan McManigal
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As one of Taiwan's largest dairy producers, some of Wei Chuan's packaged food products are still made from imported ingredients. The cost of raw materials continues to be a major concern for Wei Chuan Foods Corp, so the strategic direction is expected to be the reduction in operational costs and to follow closely and monitor the fluctuations of the prices of raw materials, responding swiftly to any changes that might cause adverse effects. Moreover, the company plans to develop advanced...
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THE majority of youths above 18 years of age who were eligible to vote in the constitutional referendum shunned casting their votes despite figures from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) indicating that more than three million Zimbabweans voted during the one-day polling. Results released by ZEC on Tuesday showed that the YES vote prevailed, amassing 3 079 966, which is 94, 5 percent of the total valid votes cast.
The NO vote, encouraged by Lovemore Madhuku's National Consti-tutional Assembly, polled 179 489, which is 5, 5 percent of the total valid votes cast. There were 56 627 spoilt votes.
While partners in the inclusive government have hailed the turnout as massive, information gathered by this newspaper during the voting showed that most youths who were eligible to vote did not do so over the weekend because they were either ignorant of the contents of the draft or simply did not care which way the decision went.
ZANU-PF and the two formations of the Movement for Democratic Change were for once in agreement over supporting the constitution.
While it could not be established exactly how many under 30s participated in the vote, evidence gleaned from many polling stations in and around Harare showed that few youths voted with those interviewed in Domboshava and Harare indicating that they could not vote for a constitution they had not read while some were afraid of being targets of violence in the forthcoming elections.
Media reports also indicated that most youths in Marondera and surrounding areas stayed away from polling stations complaining that they had not read the draft.
Apart from the 1980 general elections, independent Zimbabwe has a history of voter apathy, especially from 1990.
Voters were trickling in at polling stations in Hatcliffe in the morning and later in the afternoon with very few youths eager to cast their votes.
The situation was the same at polling stations visited by The Financial Gazette in Mount Pleasant, Malbereign and Domboshava.
However, a relatively long queue was seen at Domboshava "Showground" where adult voters braved the chilly morning.
Two elderly women told this reporter that they had voted despite having not read the constitution. They said they were depending on what they had been told by their political parties.
In the queue, only a handful of voters were youths while many of their peers were milling around the shopping centre, with some drinking beer, playing "pool" or simply seated doing nothing. They refused to answer questions on the referendum.
But some young adults at Domboshava caves indicated that they did not get time to read the draft constitution and were too busy at their workplaces to go and vote.
"The problem is that I have not read the draft and so I cannot just go and vote for something I am not aware of. Besides, I work long hours which does not allow me enough time to sit and read since I leave my workplace late and start early the following morning," said one bartender in Domboshava.
In Mount Pleasant and Malbereign, few youths were seen at the polling station while the officials pointed out that profile of voters was "mixed".
Zimbabwe Electoral Support Network chairperson, Solomon Zwana, said poor preparations for the referendum could have contributed to the voter apathy experienced in some parts of Harare.
"People failed to relate to the referendum since they were not given ample time to study the draft document, let alone access it. We have always said that the referendum was not supposed to be rushed before the draft was adequately publicised to the electorate," Zwana said.


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4715 Transit Rd., Williamsville, NY 14221
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Italian South American Spanish Tapas
"While inauthentic, the tapas menu at Carmine's gives patrons more of a chance to explore with small, affordable dishes that may lead them back to larger menu choices next time."
Tapas has a specific meaning: Wikipedia accurately describes it as "a wide variety of appetizers in Spanish cuisine," and fans know it as Spain's version of Chinese dim sum - miniature plates of food that can be enjoyed as snacks or assembled into full meals, brilliantly disrupting the traditional conceptions of lunches or dinners dependent on entrees. But these days, because the word tapas has become a culinary buzzword and potential draw for customers, it's commonly being misappropriated by restaurants to mean "small dishes that have only modest Spanish influence," a trend that we first noted locally at Buffalo's Toro. That trend continues with two more restaurants this week. While all three of these places are worth visiting on their own merits, and deserve attention for what they're doing right, most of their "tapas" offerings would be unrecognizable as such in Spain. Knowing as much before going in will help serious tapas fans avoid surprise and disappointment.
We've already reviewed and very much liked Amherst's Sole (5110 Main St., Williamsville NY 14221, 716.362.0356), a restaurant that describes itself as "built upon the subtle and seductive flavors of the South American continent," so we were excited when it announced this past week on the radio that it was refreshing its menu to feature new tapas offerings. While South American cuisine isn't the same as Spanish cuisine, and Sole's menu leans towards fusion fare rather than pure renditions, the potential for Sole to offer something authentic was there, and even if it didn't, we were pretty sure that we'd have a good meal.
We did, though it wasn't really what we were hoping for. As with the prior menu, Sole's "tapas" menu is really just a list of its 14 appetizers, many of which were familiar from before: guacamole, tortilla soup, two types of nachos, and two pizzas are offered alongside cheese croquettes, a stuffed poblano pepper, and empanadas. Across the board, neither the portions nor the prices are especially tapas-like - they're bigger and higher, respectively - but we went with three choices anyway: the Jumbo Grilled Shrimp ($10), the Crab & Roasted Corn Cakes ($13), and the Grilled Asparagus & Crispy Serrano Ham ($9). The other items are similarly centered on an asking price of $10, give or take $4, with more items at or above the $10 mark than below it. For kicks, we also tried the Mushroom Paella ($18), a full-sized entree that's very commonly found at Spanish and tapas restaurants.
While each of the three appetizer dishes was interesting, none was tapas in the classical sense of the word. Sole's Jumbo Grilled Shrimp was a typically attractive plate of five prawns that looked as if they could have come out of the Tierra y Mar Salad we'd previously liked, served atop a lightly creamy apple and jicama slaw. We were very pleased with the size and flavor of the warm shrimp, which were coated in a baked-on pomegranate and pepper barbecue sauce that pleasantly differentiated them from ones we'd had here before; the room temperature slaw didn't do too much for us. By comparison, the Crab & Roasted Corn Cakes were even more beautifully plated, with splashes of bright green cilantro oil and tomatilla salsa adding color to the three medium-sized cakes, while dabs of piquillo coulis - a thick sauce made from peppers, honey, and onions - sat atop them waiting to add extra flavor. The cakes were untraditionally soft and only slightly more firm than "gooey," with plenty of crab flavor but little in the way of obvious meat alongside the kernels of corn; we liked but didn't love them. Sole's sauces did more for this dish than the cakes themselves, though the plate was a good value for the price overall, and surprisingly filling.
We were less enthusiastic about the Mushroom Paella and the Grilled Asparagus & Crispy Serrano Ham. Generally served in huge portions and cooked for fairly significant stretches of time, paellas are mixes of rice, vegetables, and seafood that can completely fill a stomach or two with a mix of moist top rice and crispy undercarriage. Sole's rice was evenly undercooked - a major failing - but loaded with other ingredients, namely fried and caramelized pieces of portobello mushroom, onions, asparagus, and tomatoes, plus mildly cooked spinach and arugula, and even chunks of goat cheese. Too light on flavor, the paella's ingredients seemed mismatched to the dish, and the deep-fried mushrooms didn't add as much as they would have without breading. Truly disappointing was the odd Asparagus & Ham dish, which Sole interestingly delivered as a small but pretty portion of underwhelming asparagus, dry, overcooked mushrooms, and ultra-thin, deep-fried ham that might as well have been onion skin. None of the items tasted good separately or together; splashes of truffle oil on the plate and a whole fried egg came across as purely visual plating additions that didn't improve on a poor concept. We wouldn't order this dish or the paella again.
While the tapas and paella items we tried this time at Sole weren't mindblowing, they were part of a larger meal for four that included non-"tapas" items we've had before and enjoyed; thus, we continue to feel that our prior three-star rating is on target given the overall quality of the food and experience here. As with our next restaurant, if you don't go in expecting genuine tapas, you'll be pleased with your meal here.
Though it has similarly Latin roots, the Italian restaurant Carmine's comes at tapas from a very different direction: here, Thursday night tapas is advertised prominently on an outdoor sign, and though you're basically just being offered a number of small Italian and American dishes, the prices and the portion sizes are just right. Carmine's 14 tapas picks range from $3 to $6 in price, centered around $4; some are unique, while others offer a chance to sample items that you mightn't have tried in larger portions elsewhere on the menu.
The unique ones included the Blackened Halibut ($6), a several-ounce block of fresh but heavily cajun spice-rubbed and skillet-blackened fish, served on a plate with a rice pilaf that was far more rice than pilaf. It was a nice little cut of fish, and we genuinely liked the strong, peppery crust, which made more of a positive impression than the Cajun Calamari ($4) - this plate really split our opinions. Neither of us was bowled over by it, but for the asking price, the portion of lightly fried, mildly spicy squid rings was generous, losing one of us only due to its dryness. Carmine's includes a bowl of plain marinara, but the dish would have been more compelling if it instead included a spicier sauce that heightened rather than masked the squid's cajun flavor.
Other items were half- or quarter-portions of items from the main menu. We generally liked the Shrimp Cargo ($5), three big, mozzarella- and scampi cream-topped prawns that arrive on spinach-stuffed mushroom caps. While the cream and cheese elements struck us as unnecessary, the plump shrimp and fresh mushrooms were tasty and surprisingly large given the price - the standard appetizer order of five goes for $9, and we'd consider getting more next time. By contrast, the Twin Artichoke Fritters ($3) were taken from the $7 appetizer, and while the artichoke hearts inside the deep fried balls were too hard, the low price of the dish made it easy to put aside.
Cut down from the entree menu was the Asiago Stuffed Gnocchi, a $5 plate from the $12.50 main course: we liked but didn't love the dumpling-like, cheese-filled noodles, which were mixed with plenty of fresh sliced green and red peppers, mushrooms and onions, then topped with a finely chopped basil pesto sauce. We also tried the Chicken Parmesan ($4), a single cutlet served unceremoniously on a dry plate with a little tomato sauce, a fine melted cheese top, and acceptable breading; chopped parsley was scattered on top as a light garnish. Not beautiful and not wonderful, it was nonetheless a nice little portion for the price, and a fine accompaniment to the other items. Other tapas-resized noodle entrees included a Fettucini Carbonara, a Tortellini Bolognese, Penne Palermo, and Lasagna, all priced at $5 or less.
Though we're not rating Carmine's yet, our tapas meals here and at Sole were certainly memorable, albeit for very different reasons. Neither offered traditional tapas, but while Sole's dishes had more glaring surface similarities to authentic Spanish appetizers, Carmine's options were far closer to tapas in spirit thanks to their more aggressive pricing and balanced portion sizes. While a "tapas" meal at Sole could be over in two or three items that were as expensive and filling as a traditional meal, the tapas menu at Carmine's gives patrons more of a chance to explore with small, affordable dishes that may lead them back to larger menu choices next time - this parallels the role of tapas relative to larger racion and media racion portions in true Spanish places. While Western New Yorkers mightn't yet have a place to experience what tapas is supposed to be about, Central New Yorkers do, and we'll continue to keep our fingers crossed that someone will try a similarly authentic version locally.


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It's that time of year again: Family Weekend.
This is how I feel today.
Usually, Sundays are reserved for an adventure around Boulder with my boyfriend, a Sunday Funday. Alas, midterm season has arrived like a tornado of essays, blue books, and study sheets.
This week has settled down for me a bit with my extracurricular activities, but school is beginning to pick up. I have my first test of the semester next week, so I spent time with my professor figuring out how to prepare for her exam. It's in my psychopathology class, where we are learning the symptoms and treatment methods for anxiety and depressive disorders, so I should be able to remember the material by using real life examples of the disorders!
This past Monday, I was lucky enough to attend the Jason Mraz concert at Red Rocks Ampitheatre. Red Rocks is located in Golden, Colorado and is, in my opinion, the best place to see a concert. The ampitheatre is built into the rocks and has a great city view as you look out past the stage. Although there is a bit of a hike up many stairs to get to your seats, it is definitely worth it once you get there. This was my first time attending a concert at Red Rocks and it definitely lived up to all of the hype.
Tonight is the night I've been waiting for since I was fourteen and first discovered the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Tonight, they're finally coming to Denver, and, unbelievabley, I have a ticket! The anticipation has been building since I first purchased the tickets in December. Tonight, my friends and I will head down to Denver to catch their show at the Pepsi Center, and I'm sure it's going to be a blast. That's one of the things I've come to love so much about living in Denver/Boulder- there are so many concert venues and they are so accessible!
Club Ball
Last week marked the first week of fall practice for club lacrosse team here at CU. We have a bigger team than normal this year, but that just adds to the fun.
Five weeks into school and I already have a severe case of Senioritis. Obviously this is really bad timing, since midterms are, well, now. And of course with it being so rainy out, no one wants to do anything but sleep. But I'll just have to power through and get it done!
We won! We're not going to go 0-12, not this year! After a rough start to our season with 3 heart breaking losses, the Buffs pulled out a road win at Washington St. this past weekend!
I can honestly say that these last two weeks have been some of the busiest weeks of my college career. It has been ridiculous, and unfortunately it's only going to get worse with midterms coming up this week and for the next few weeks! But it has been pretty exciting none the less. We finally finished recruitment and welcomed 73 new members to Delta Delta Delta! Today we started the process of Revelation, which is when the Big Sisters give gifts and clues to their new Little Sisters, and I am lucky enough to get two new Little Sisters!
As I've mentioned in my older posts from last school year, I signed up for my first half marathon coming up in less than a month! I've been pretty good up to this point about mixing up my running on a treadmill and hitting the pavement. I recently moved into a new apartment in August, which is located in "South" Boulder. I put south in quotes because I live more east than south from a directional standpoint, but I digress.
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Four More Years of Magical Thinking
A portion of President Obama's Speech deciphered:
"I'm done pretending to be bipartisan. I won a second term so I don't have to fake it anymore. I have David Gregory, the New York Times and an entire cable news network, hundreds of bloggers and online writers promoting my marketing campaign as the new Abraham Lincoln. Collectivism is the foundation of individual achievement. I believe in a smaller government as long as it's bigger than what we have. This is why I ask Republicans to work with me on fixing Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security as long as there are no changes whatsoever to any of these programs."
This is how we enter another four years of magical thinking, where stimulus billions saved the economy, cash for clunkers saved the auto industry, and Solyndra and Fisker proved crony capitalism is good for America.
How will Obama save Social Security without making any changes to the system? That's easy. He doesn't need to. He won't be accountable in 2033 when it collapses under the weight of collecting 75 cents for every dollar that's paid out.
Another solution you may have heard is to eliminate the salary wage cap. As you probably know, any wages over a certain amount are not subject to the social security tax. That amount is $133,700, as the cap is being raised this year from $110,100 to $113,700. So, we can save Social Security by getting rid of that noxious cap and make everybody pay the tax on every dollar they earn. Yes! Tax the rich to save America!
There is a slight problem with this seemingly simple solution: It's more simple than seemly.
Janemarie Mulvey of the Congressional Research Service studied this proposal and reported to members of Congress that such a strategy would, indeed, extend Social Security in its current form for 75 years. After 75 years, there would be no more rich people to soak. After 75 years, your children and grandchildren would have the same problem we do now without this 75-year extension. They would have to consider raising the retirement age to 70, reduce payments, or perhaps put off solving the problem for a few more years by capping benefits at some random level of annual income.
The random salary cap would be based on the traditional Washington, D.C. model of selecting policy digits with no meaningful relationship to the problem at hand, much like the bedazzling $200,000 and $250,000 income figures. Once that virtual Ouija board has been consulted, the guessing game is complete, and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) would calculate how many years the program can continue once the decision is made to disqualify anyone from receiving Social Security benefits if their annual income exceeds $85,423. Why $85,423? No reason. Sounds good, doesn't it?
Take it to the CBO!
Then, the President can claim the accomplishment of "Saving Social Security" (for a few years) and go on his or her merry way.
If, by 2033, the Democrats have managed to continue this current course and checks don't arrive at Grandma's house, they need not worry. They'll simply blame those rascally, intractable Republicans.
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News » Over £20m » Leeds planners approve Downing's £25m student block » published 15 Jun 2012
Leeds planners approve Downing's £25m student block
Contractor George Downing Construction has been given clearance to start on a £25m student accommodation tower block in Leeds city centre next year.
Parent company Downing, the developer, has received planning consent for the 21-storey block, to be built next to its Central Village scheme.
Work will start on site in early 2013 for completion in 2014.
The building represents phase 2 of Central Village. The £40m first phase of the mixed-use development is set to be completed in September 2012.
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Zero visibility
The most modern systems are designed to land aircraft in conditions close to zero visibility, so-called Category IIIb landings. They can only be used at airports fitted with the required instrument landing system that sets up an "electronic corridor" through which the plane descends to the airport. All the pilot has to do is apply the brakes and taxi off the runway. In practice, however, automatic systems are rarely used for the entire landing. Pilots nearly always take control for at least a few seconds before touchdown.
Automatic landing systems are not yet able to wrest control from the pilot and land the plane in an emergency - and pilots would almost certainly oppose any system that could deny them ultimate control. However, systems that override pilots are not unprecedented.
Fighter pilots were at first strongly opposed to automatic ground collision avoidance systems, which prevent them flying their planes into a hillside. "Pilots were initially very sceptical, yet when they tested the system they became believers," says Christopher Wickens, professor of psychiatry at the Institute of Aviation, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Pilots would need a similar period of adjustment to any system designed to take over a plane in the event of a hijacking or emergency, he says.
Uncrewed aerial vehicles
Uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) are already capable of the kind of autonomous flight that could one day bring passenger aircraft to the ground safely in an emergency. For instance, the US Global Hawk, a UAV developed by the aerospace company Northrop Grumman, is able to take off, fly for more than 24 hours, land and even taxi back to its hangar without any human intervention. The plane is flown entirely by two onboard computers, which take care of everything including flight planning.
Another American UAV, the General Atomics Predator, is flown remotely by a pilot on the ground. "In terms of doing this with a manned aircraft, why not? The technology I've seen is rather rough and ready but it's capable," says Kevin Young, an expert on UAVs at the Ministry of Defence.
However, UAV operators accept a high level of risk that would be unthinkable among passenger aircraft operators. And terrorists might also jam control signals. But some believe these risks may be worth taking and should at least be examined, given the nature of the new terrorist threat.
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Commercial farming and agriculture provide the high yields of crops necessary to feed an ever-growing population, but they also shape the landscape in unique ways. We all shape our own personal green spaces, too. Our private gardens can be sanctuaries, where hedges provide privacy and nurtured flowerbeds bring colour to our homes. Urban spaces can be transformed, bringing the great outdoors into the city – where an increasing number of us now live. The plants, shrubs, trees and grass that we grow and maintain also provide important habitats for wildlife – both urban and rural.
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Every so often a political event that seems inevitable fails to materialize. One such event that looks to be headed in that direction is a serious primary challenge to South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham. Long derided by conservative grassroots as "Lindsey Grahamnesty" for his moderate stance on immigration, the two-term senator has battled his own side enough that most expected the Tea Party primary wave to land on the shores of the Palmetto State with full force in 2014, when Graham's term is up.
Yet for all such talk, there hasn't been much noise coming from actual candidates who would challenge Graham. One reason for this, as Politico notes, is Graham's high-profile opposition to Susan Rice's potential nomination as secretary of state. Not only did Graham win the battle–Rice withdrew her name from consideration–but it's also seen as a victory in conservatives' effort to raise the profile of the administration's failure in Benghazi and its ensuing evasiveness over misleading statements to the press about it. Graham's poll numbers have seen a bounce from it as well. But there are other reasons for Graham's sudden stability.
One underreported aspect of Graham's relationship with the conservative base is the changing politics of immigration for the GOP. Mitt Romney's lopsided loss among Hispanics (and immigrant groups in general) in the November election gave new momentum, as well as popular support and political cover, to the GOP's immigration moderates. Though South Carolina voters are not Florida voters, it would be a strange sight indeed for conservative voters to primary Graham over the issue of immigration but not, say, Marco Rubio–a conservative senator often associated with the Tea Party movement and a beneficiary of the right's "primarying" strategy himself–who was planning to introduce his own version of the DREAM Act this past year.
John McCain, Graham's fellow immigration reformer and close friend in the Senate, was also vulnerable on the issue in 2010 and seemed to run to his right on immigration to fend off a primary challenge. Graham may not have to adjust his position on immigration to fend off a primary challenge–indeed, Graham's enthusiasm for immigration reform is looking to be more like the party's future than its past. If that shift really takes place, it should take the issue off the table for primary challengers and may make Graham's moderation seem wise and ahead of its time. That would be a remarkable turnaround for the party and the issue of immigration, yet it is a quite plausible scenario.
There are, of course, other reasons Graham is stronger than he seemed all along. Aside from the Benghazi episode, Graham has the fundraising and party network advantages of incumbency. He has also been one of the party's leaders on foreign policy, where his views have been closer to his conservative base than on the issue of immigration.
He's not out of the woods yet. The so-called fiscal cliff debate looks headed for a compromise involving raising taxes, and Graham has suggested the right be open to raising tax rates. Yet if the party caves on taxes as part of a final deal, it may absolve Graham of some of the blame. If conservatives in the GOP end up supporting some tax increases, Graham won't be an outlier–even among conservatives. That might take the issue off the table, or at least dull its impact, the way immigration went from being evidence of Graham's apostasy to a GOP mainstream policy position just in time for Graham's reelection.


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– Smizik logic (you're welcome!): Saints have "idiotic" OC, too [Smizik's World]
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– Last, least: Pittsburgh Power schedule has been released [Pittsburgh Power]
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Erlene was born May 12, 1942, in Cumberland, Md., to George Mitchell Kelley and Helen Virginia (Coffman) Kelley. She was a graduate of Howard High School and had spent most of her lifetime in Knox County. Erlene was retired from the Showa Corp. in Sunbury.
Surviving are her sons and daughters-in-law, James Mitch (Susan) Simpson of Mount Vernon and Thomas Kelley (Heather) Swihart of Fredericktown; grandsons, Kellan Swihart and Tate Swihart; her companion, Rodger Ross; sister, Jacqueline E. (Richard "Rick") Stoutenburg of Mount Vernon; and niece, Kelley Stoutenburg.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Ethan James Simpson; and an infant granddaughter, the daughter of Thomas K. and Heather Swihart.
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