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University Earns No. 9 Peace Corps Ranking
Willamette University moved up 15 spots this year in the Peace Corps' rankings for colleges and universities with the most alumni volunteers.
With 20 alumni currently serving in the Peace Corps, Willamette ranks No. 9 on the top 25 list for small schools, those with fewer than 5,000 undergraduates. Willamette tied with Lewis & Clark College and the University of Denver.
Since the Peace Corps' inception in 1961, 265 Willamette alumni have joined its ranks. They have served in 79 countries, with top destinations included the Philippines, Costa Rica, Mali, Paraguay, Peru and Thailand.
In 2004, Peace Corps officials formally presented Willamette with a Certificate of Appreciation that states "The graduates of Willamette University have been an integral part of Peace Corps' success overseas and its legacy here at home."


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With the launch of a Persian edition this week, The Epoch Times raised the total number of its language editions to 21.
The Persian edition of The Epoch Times was officially launched on Jan. 12. This edition is meant to serve those speaking Persian in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, as well as in other parts of the globe.
"The Persian edition is the latest addition to our expanding organization, allowing us to bring news and reliable information about events and trends to all Persian-speaking people around the world," said Lilly Wang, vice president of multi-lingual editions at The Epoch Times.
First started as a Chinese news organization in 2000, The Epoch Times has expanded to become the most widely distributed news organization in the world, publishing in 35 countries and 21 languages.
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Car chargers are great for keeping your phone's battery life up and running while you're on the go. But sometimes you just can't escape the inevitability of losing your phone charge while you're out and about. Now, thanks to a couple of brilliant minds up in the UK, ambient noise can be the next big thing in eco-friendly energy innovation. But how so?
Having dubbed the prototypes (and they are very much so prototypes right now) "Sound Charge" these T-shirts compress sound waves from around the wearer into an applicable charge for any standard mobile phone, or smart phone for up to six hours. (and that's just the prototype!)
The idea first arose at Glastonbury music festival with a similar idea, but in a woman's boot instead of a shirt. The developers at Orange Sound have chosen the T-shirt, since it's one of the most universal pieces of clothing that can really be worn by anyone. Wanna see more? Check out the video link at the bottom to get the full story!


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Every town has some toothless, crazy 82-year-old woodchuck with a thousand vintage cars/motorcycles/tractors/airplanes/one-lunger engines parked all over his property that aren't for sale because "I'm going to restore them someday." These aren't "barn finds." They're "inventory for the estate sale."
My favorite on is (was?) in St Genivieve, MO. Haven't been by there in a few years.
His yard is filled with (what WAS) good stuff. He had VERY good taste.
Can't hardly walk between the cars. Trees growing around & through them. FAMOUS for NEVER selling ANYTHING.
Anyway, a local Car Guy talks to him, on & off for years ,trying to get him to sell a certain car. Just that one. For whatever reason, he was not as big a dick to this guy as he had been to everyone else who ever approched him.
One magic day, he agrees to sell that
car! With one big condition.
"If no other car can be disturbed, and no tree trimmed or cut down."
No way to swing a crane boom in. He thought about disassembly/reassembly, but he wanted to do it slowly & carefully in his shop. Ended up getting a helicopter to lift it out of the yard and onto a flatbed on the street. Total cost of car & helicopter was nuts, but by then, all he cared about was being "the guy who finally nailed the Town Virgin".
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WTVZ-TV is the My Network TV affiliate serving the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, Virginia (or Hampton Roads) television market. The station broadcasts on channel 33 and owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. WTVZ's transmitter is located in Suffolk, Virginia.
TVX began expanding outside of Norfolk and launched WRLH-TV (channel 35) in nearby Richmond in 1982. TVX also bought independent stations in Raleigh and Greensboro, North Carolina, New Orleans, and Little Rock, Arkansas and launched new independents in Nashville, Memphis, San Antonio and Buffalo, New York throughout the mid-1980s. In 1986, TVX affiliated all of its stations including WTVZ with the Fox Broadcasting Company.
In February 1987 TVX purchased Taft Broadcasting's Fox affiliates and independent stations, all of which were located in larger markets such as Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and Miami. However, the company began to run into financial troubles due to debt incurred from the Taft purchase, and proceeded to sell its smaller-market stations one by one. In 1989, WTVZ was sold to Sullivan Broadcasting. The station was acquired by the Sinclair Broadcast Group in 1996, and was reunited with several of its former TVX sister stations which had also been purchased by Sinclair.
WTVZ lost its Fox affiliation to WVBT-TV (channel 43) in August 1998 and became a WB affiliate in its place.
On January 24, 2006, the UPN and WB networks announced they would merge into a new service, to be called The CW, to take effect in September 2006. Former UPN affiliate WGNT became the CW's Hampton Roads affiliate. On March 2, 2006, Sinclair announced that WTVZ and sixteen of its sister stations would become MyNetworkTV affiliates, that affect in September. MyNetworkTV is operated by Fox and its parent company, the News Corporation. As a MyNetworkTV affiliate, the station changed its branding to "MyTVZ". This also made WTVZ one of the few stations to have been affiliated with both News Corporation-owned networks, Fox and My Network TV.
WTVZ added The Tube music video channel on its digital signal in late July 2006.


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and a package of yellow towels at Walmart ($2.49 for two)
Then I added some ric-rac to one end I already had on hand.
The results are a towel that is not only functional, but also cheerful!
Store-bought exercise towels start at about $7.50.... {Whaaat??...}
I'm probably the only person in the world who suffers from this problem, but I really need to wipe my nose a LOT when I am working out: I have allergies. For some reason when I hit the gym, my nose looses all control.
During Spinning® class especially a towel is a must-have for me, for two reasons:
- perspiration
- my drippy nose
Another must-have at the gym are things such as persistence, inspiration, and motivation.
What better way to encourage myself while working out, but with a happy cheerful towel?
I get to look at it all the time while exerting myself....
May as well have a smile on my face every time I pick it up, right?
by adding ric-rac, ribbon, or whatever you have on hand to one end of a microfiber towel (available just about everywhere).
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Taxes Show City's Growth
Posted: November 11, 2012 at 4:10 a.m.
Numbers from the Bentonville Advertising and Promotion Commission illustrate a city undergoing rapid change as the home to 36,000 people morphs from a small company town into an urban arts hamlet.
At A Glance
A&P Taxes
Before Crystal Bridges (2010) With Crystal Bridges (2012)
January $81,817 $111,859
February $90,944 $111,872
March $102,975 $123,579
April $109,858 $128,222
May $104,678 $136,370
June $105,840 $132,308
July $100,743 $118,921
August $106,293 $131,202
Source: Advertising And Promotion Commission
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As legal challenges continue to impede President Obama's deferred action programs to protect millions of unauthorized immigrants from deportation, it is becoming increasingly clear that the window of opportunity for implementation before the 2016 election is growing ever narrower. Even as advocates continue mobilizing immigrants to apply, attention is shifting to other new policies announced by the president last November.
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Even as Nepal will lean more heavily on its international diaspora to help recover from devastating earthquakes that killed thousands and decimated parts of the country, the disasters have had effects on internal migration. Class and gender dynamics have long driven significant internal flows. This feature article explores migration trends in Nepal, including movement between ecological zones, growing urbanization, and the feminization of an increasingly mobile workforce.
With rising inflows of humanitarian and economic migrants, Norway faces a series of integration challenges. In conversation with the Migration Information Source, Solveig Horne, Norway's Minister of Children, Equality, and Social Inclusion discusses her work on integration policy, from the importance of language training and a feeling of belonging, to the protection of immigrant women and resettlement of asylum seekers.
Immigration to the United States from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has increased in recent years, rising to a total population of 1.02 million in 2013. Immigrants from the region come from a diverse range of countries and cultures. This data Spotlight delves into the variations among MENA groups on key socioeconomic indicators, from geographic distribution and language proficiency to employment, immigration pathways, and naturalization.
With a history of encouraging workers to emigrate to relieve unemployment at home, Tunisia now has 11 percent of its population living abroad. The factors underlying the 2011 revolution that sparked the Arab Spring have also fueled emigration desires for many Tunisians. This country profile explores historical and current trends in Tunisia from colonial settlement to the aftermath of the Arab Spring, and the new focus on migrant rights at home and abroad.
Mexico has lost its long-held status as the top source country of new immigrants to the United States, dropping to third place behind China and India. This historic shift is remarkable for the rapid decline in Mexican inflows combined with a steady rise in Asian immigration, largely through high-skilled visa programs. This Policy Beat explores the reasons behind these trends and their potential impact on U.S. demographics.
Use this data tool—referred to as "one addictive interactive map"—to examine immigrant populations by country of origin and destination. Find out how many Americans live in Mexico, how many Ukrainians in Russia, or Filipinos in Saudi Arabia, for example.
Whether as migrant-sending or migrant-receiving locations—or both—many countries have rich, complex international and internal migration histories. MPI's online journal, the Migration Information Source, offers profiles of more than 70 nations. Written by leading scholars, these profiles delve into countries' migration histories, demographics, policymaking, and more.
As Qatar races to build its infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup, international civil-society actors increasingly are highlighting the harsh conditions under which temporary labor migrants often work in Qatar and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. This article examines the emerging roles, challenges, and opportunities that civil-society groups face in the region; it also analyzes the prevailing legal and political structures where civil society operates in the Gulf.
Sous l'effet du nombre croissant de migrants sur son sol, la société marocaine se retrouve confrontée à un ensemble totalement nouveau de questions sociales et juridiques qui sont typiques des pays d'immigration. Face à cette évolution, les autorités marocaines ont annoncé une nouvelle politique migratoire en 2013, que ce profil pays se propose d'analyser.
In a decision that received little notice, the Supreme Court in mid-March declined to review federal appellate decisions that struck down controversial local immigration ordinances in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and Farmers Branch, Texas—bringing to a close a contentious chapter in immigration litigation. This article also explores President Obama's decision to order a review of deportation policies, Chile's admission into the Visa Waiver Program, and more.
Morocco has evolved into one of the world's leading emigration countries. European immigration restrictions did not stop migration, but rather pushed Moroccan migrants into permanent settlement, prompting large-scale family reunification. Morocco is also becoming a destination country, and the growing presence of immigrants confronts Moroccan society with an entirely new set of social and legal issues typical for immigration countries, as this country profile explores.
Internal migration spurred primarily by employment and marriage helps shape the economic, social, and political life of India's sending and receiving regions. Labor migrants face myriad challenges, including restricted access to basic needs such as identity documentation and social entitlements. This article describes the barriers to integration that labor migrants face, and details the policy environment surrounding their integration challenges.
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Global migration has doubled in the past 50 years, with about 214 million people currently living outside their countries of origin. The largest driver for migration is work and economic opportunity, and there is evidence to suggest that foreign-born workers suffer from more job-related injuries and illnesses than do the native-born. Doctor Marc B. Schenker discusses some of the available research on the occupational health risks for immigrant populations and the challenges associated with conducting such research.
The heated debate between supporters and detractors of multiculturalism has been made all the more salient by the recent attacks in Norway carried out by Anders Breivik in the name of cultural conservatism and the political rhetoric that characterizes popular right-wing parties in Europe's north. Irene Bloemraad of the University of California, Berkeley, sheds light on the various meanings of the term "multiculturalism" and provides insights on the effects of multicultural policies on immigrant integration.
Just a fraction of all U.S. employers use E-Verify, a federal system that checks potential employees' immigration status and their eligibility to work. MPI's Marc Rosenblum and Lang Hoyt explore E-Verify's history, how the program works, and the arguments for and against making it mandatory.
Development practitioners have long been aware of the change-making potential of diasporas, but only recently have begun to design programs that convert their latent talent and enthusiasm into results. This article by Tedla W. Giorgis and Aaron Terrazas examines the Ethiopian Diaspora Volunteer Program (EDVP) as a powerful example of how diasporas, donors, and developing countries work together to build from individual strengths and address common challenges facing the developing world.
As interest in maximizing migration's benefits for development grows, so too does the need for impact evaluations that tell us something about what migration and development programs are actually accomplishing. Laura Chappell and Frank Laczko of the International Organization for Migration discuss how increased evaluation research can contribute to evidence-based policymaking, and the challenges of pursuing such a course.
The 1.6 million Chinese immigrants in the United States made them the country's fourth-largest immigrant group in 2008. MPI's Aaron Terrazas and Jeanne Batalova use the latest federal data to explore the population's size, geographic distribution, and socioeconomic characteristics.
The 1.7 million Filipino immigrants in the United States made them the countrys second-largest immigrant group in 2008. MPIs Aaron Terrazas and Jeanne Batalova use the latest federal data to explore the population's size, geographic distribution, and socioeconomic characteristics.
Mexican immigrants have claimed the top spot among all immigrant groups in the United States since the 1980 census. In 2008, the country's 11.4 million Mexican immigrants accounted for 30.1 percent of all U.S. immigrants and 10 percent of all Mexicans. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines their socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, and the size of the Mexican-born unauthorized population.
The 535,000 Haitian immigrants residing in the United States in 2008 accounted for 1.4 percent of all U.S. immigrants and the fourth-largest immigrant group from the Caribbean. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines their socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, and the size of the Haitian-born unauthorized population.
The 1.1 million Salvadoran immigrants residing in the United States in 2008 accounted for 2.9 percent of all U.S. immigrants, making them the second-largest immigrant group from Latin America. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines their socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, and the size of the Salvadoran-born unauthorized population.
Since the murder of Theo van Gogh in 2004, the debate on immigrant integration has become more intense. MPI Senior Policy Analyst Joanne van Selm provides the latest developments in this updated Country Profile.
After its independence in 1993, the Czech Republic became home to tens of thousands of economic migrants. But as Dušan Drbohlav of Charles University reports, tighter restrictions and new laws in accordance with EU standards have not resolved the problems of illegal and transit migration.
Israel is home to Jews and Jewish immigrants as well as Israeli Arabs, Palestinian refugees, and others. But the arrival of foreign workers in the 1990s has further complicated the country's migration issues, as Martha Kruger reports.
Although Georgia eventually wants to join the European Union, it must first confront its large population of internally displaced persons and high rates of emigration. MPI's Joanne van Selm takes a detailed look at a country in transition.
South America's largest country has experienced waves of immigration and, more recently, emigration. But Brazil has not proactively addressed new migration patterns, including increases in illegal immigrants. Ernesto Friedrich Amaral of the University of Texas at Austin and Wilson Fusco of Universidade Estadual de Campinas report.
MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on immigration measures for Haitian nationals, the new Supreme Court decision on motions to reopen deportation cases, delays in the implementation of the Secure Border Initiative, and more.
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MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on EB-5 investor visas, audits of employers suspected of hiring unauthorized immigrants, the virtual border fence, and more.
MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on a proposal to ask about citizenship in the decennial census, ICE's new 287(g) agreements, the end of the HIV travel ban, and more.
MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on immigrant provisions in current health-care reform legislation, ICE's plans to make detention more "civil," a small drop in the size of the U.S. foreign-born population, and more.


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What is Complete?
August 2006
Guiding Principles
During the month of August 2006, consultants and City staff met with City stakeholders, organizations and the general public in a series of one-on-one and group interviews to identify issues that affect the community growth and stability. This Visioning Process established a set of Guiding Principles that will be used to formulate policies for each topic of the General Plan.
November 2006
Visioning Workshops
During the month of November 2006, a series of five Community Visioning Workshops were conducted to provide an opportunity for residents and business owners to share their vision of the City of Inglewood and to inform City officials about issues that affect all residents and business owners. Issues such as land uses, housing, transportation and traffic, open space, schools and public services were addressed during the Visioning Workshops for inclusion in the General Plan update process. A Summary of the Community Visioning meetings can be viewed under Reports and Documents.
February-March 2007
Confirm Vision and Guiding Principles
In February 2007, the consultant met with City staff to refine the Vision established by the public and stakeholders for presentation to the City Council and various Commissions and Boards.
In March 2007, the consultant provided an overview of the General Plan Update process and the Guiding Principles developed during meetings with stakeholders, community visioning participants and staff. The Guiding Principles will be articulated in the community's development Vision and establish the foundation for the policy framework for the updated General Plan.
June 2007
Preliminary Land Use Alternatives
Beginning in June 2007, the City and consultant team began the process of formulating Growth and Land Use Alternatives for several geographic Planning Areas within the City, in consideration of the Technical Background Report, the Vision, and Guiding Principles developed previously. Click here to view the Land Use Alternatives and Policy Formulation document. Generally, this document identifies (a) those areas of the City in which uses will be preserved and those areas in which new development shall be targeted (e.g., on vacant lands or re-use/intensification of existing land), and (b) a "use" plan that specifies what alternative land uses are most appropriate to consider for those target areas, including the type of use, density, and character of uses within these areas.
September 2007
Community Workshops to Discuss Land Use Alternatives
Community workshops were held in September 2007 to discuss with the community of Inglewood the alternative growth and land use alternatives. .The workshops provided the public an opportunity to review and discuss the preliminary land use options/alternatives for each of the Planning Areas discussed above. The participants provided feedback on each alternative land use considered and even recommended additional alternatives to consider in various areas of the City. A summary of the workshops will be posted shortly.
October 2007
Inglewood General Plan Update Meeting-Notice Land Use Alternatives and Policy Formulation
You are encouraged to attend the meeting and to share your opinions on the future direction of the City. At this meeting interested parties can provide the City with their input on the content and analysis conducted for the General Plan Land Use Alternatives. Your opinions and participation are vital if the City is to develop a General Plan that reflects the goals of the community. Meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities. You may also send written comments to the Inglewood Planning Division, One Manchester Boulevard, Inglewood, CA 90312.
Meeting Notice
Meeting Notice in Spanish
What comes next?
October 2007
Planning Commission and City Council Review and Confirmation of Land Use Alternatives
During the month of October 2007, the Land Use Alternatives and Policy Formulation document will be reviewed with the Planning Commission and City Council to receive input and confirmation regarding each land use alternative considered. The feedback received from the community at each of the community workshops will also be used to refine the land use alternatives.
November-December 2007
Evaluate Alternative Growth and Land Use Scenarios
Alternative growth and land use development concepts will be evaluated for their comparative fiscal, circulation, and environmental impacts. The findings, along with the alternatives, will be reviewed with the public and at Planning Commission/City Council study sessions. Input received will be used to refine the alternatives and, ultimately, select a preferred plan.
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Money $marts: The WOW (War on Whatever) approach to government policies
Washington politicians and bureaucrats have developed a simplistic approach to drafting laws and regulations for implementing favored policies: they make war on what they don't like and fabricate truths in support of what they do.
It's not a hot war using bullets and bombs; but war it is as each side shoots down opposing ideas and viciously attacks individuals, for the temerity of voicing a different approach. Words are the weapon of choice and social media the bombardment delivery mechanism. But since war in any form is destructive, it's Americans who ultimately are harmed by battles fought over hidden agendas embodied in badly constructed legislation. There's no truce in sight for these wars:
War on Wellness: Obamacare was never about healthcare. There were simpler alternatives for achieving the bill's supposed goals — coverage for the poor and those with prior existing conditions — than the takeover of the U.S. healthcare system. The cancellation of millions of insurance policies that do not meet government standards was planned from the beginning. It's the only way Obamacare could work financially. Statements to the contrary were outright lies. The real agenda was always the takeover. That's why announced delays and fixes won't work. Meanwhile millions are left without coverage.
War on Wealth: The "villains" in this war are the achievers who, through hard work and responsible planning, have accumulated wealth over their lifetimes; the "1 percenters," as they are called with disdain. This war aims to take that wealth and redistribute it more "fairly" to appreciative voters. The very act of legally expropriating the wealth through higher taxes or other means, however, is detrimental to the middle class the war mongers so fervently claim they support. It is the productive employment of wealth that creates jobs, not the sinkhole spending by government or redistribution to a consuming populace.
War on Workers: The main reason the unemployment rate has been slowly inching down is not that new jobs are being created but rather that workers are giving up the search for work. The available labor force has shrunk to levels last seen in the early 1970's. Massive over-regulation, confusing Fed monetary and government spending policies, Obamacare penalties and restrictive worker definitions and exorbitant minimum wage hikes are inhibiting job creation.
War on Weather: Despite evidence that man-made climate change seems to be a non-event and governments everywhere — e.g. Australia, Germany — recognizing the economic folly of anti-fossil fuel, pro-renewable clean energy resources policies, the present administration still wages war on all things fossil. Yet, the U.S. has actually won the decades' old war for energy independence by becoming the world's number one producer of energy-derived from fossil fuels. Nevertheless, every time there's a storm the war rhetoric, the need to "fight global warming," emerges as if some carbon tax will defeat extreme weather.
War on Washington: Here's the real war that needs to be fought — by the voters. They need to dump the warmongers in Washington and replace them with truth tellers having no hidden agendas and the humility to allow citizens the freedom to live their own lives.
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An exchange on wallace-l
An exchange on the David Foster Wallace mailing list after reading this remembrance from a Pomona colleague:
Me: Since you mentioned it, I have to ask: was he fond of The Wire? The Wire, to me, comes very close to the ideal he wrote about in his Dostoevsky essay about the modern novel, even if it was more of a telenovel.
KF: He was, in fact, extremely fond of The Wire -- he stopped me in the hall one day last year and said, look, I really want to sit down and pick your brain about this, because I'm really developing the conviction that the best writing being done in America today is being done for The Wire. Am I crazy to think that?
And all I could think was -- David Foster Wallace wants to pick MY brain?
For some reason, this exchange put me in a much better mood.
<<< DFW remembrances on McSweeney's Trailer for Synecdoche, NY >>>
Well, sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit.
I can't believe I was so close to him and never knew. At least he got to watch the Wire to completion.
I would have loved for DFW to take a stab at writing for TV. It might be filled with hacks, but a lot of great novelists are trying their hand at it. Richard Price, Michael Cunningham, etc. Pays a crap load better than books.
It's surprised me how many DFW fans in the media have crawled out of the woodwork in the past few days. Such a freakin' waste.
CrazyMonk, I thought of you right away when I heard the sad news. Thanks for the link to the McSweeny's thread.


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Look at the sales of CoD: Ghosts for the PS3 and 360 in the USA this week. They top the chart at a combined 2.9ish million units. Not bad, right?
Last year, Black Ops 2 sold over three times as much its first week in America. The 360 version alone sold just under 6 million!
What happened? Did 8 million people get tired of Call of Duty all at once? Were the reviews that bad? Is everybody jumping onto the PS4 wagon? Is VGChartz jumping the shark?
I'm confused, and need an adult!
I made a bet with JoeTheBro on February 19, 2014. I say the 3DS will outsell the PS4 at least one month in 2014, he says the 3DS won't. Whoever is right gets to control the other person's sig for a month.
Love and tolerate.


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Passover Potato Skins
Easy potato appetizer for Passover everyone will love.
- Prep Time : 15 minutes min
- Cook Time : 1 hour 20 mins min
- Ready Time : 16 min
- 6 medium russet potatoes, washed
- 1/2 cup Temp Tee Whipped Cream Cheese
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce
- 1/2 Teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 green onions, coarsely chopped
Preheat oven to 350F.
Pierce potatoes all over with a fork and wrap each one in foil. Bake for about 1 hour or until tender. Remove from oven and cool. Raise oven temperature to 450F.
While potatoes are baking, combine cream cheese, hot sauce, and chili powder. Stir to combine and refrigerate.
Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and carefully scoop out flesh, leaving a ¼-inch border of flesh and skin intact. Save flesh for another use. Cut scooped skins in half again lengthwise so each potato yields 4 skins.
Place skins, flesh side down, on a greased baking sheet and spray lightly with cooking spray. Bake 15 minutes or until crisp. Flip skins over and sprinkle with cheese. Return to oven for 4 to 6 minutes or until cheese is melted. Garnish with a dollop of cream cheese mixture and sprinkle with green onions.
Nutrition information based on small potatoes
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 107
- Total Fat: 4.3g
- Cholesterol: 13mg
- Sodium: 109mg
- Total Carbs: 14.2g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.4g
- Protein: 2.8g


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Jays excited for home duals
January 8, 2013 at 12:59 am in The Jamestown Sun
Bus trips have been all too common in the first half of the season for the Jamestown High School wrestling team.
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The following is an archive of a post made to our
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Another solution is to install Win2K on a FAT partition instead of NTFS
(one of the choices in the Win2K install.
This does a couple of things:
1. Allows you to install Lilo for dual-boot they way a lot of the help
docs explain it (they are assuming that you have a Win9X machine). With
not NTFS, there is also not NTLoader so Win2K becomes a little more
flexible about sharing the hard-drive.
2. Allows you to read/write to your Win2K partition without all the
undocumented, unsupported NTFS woes. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Linux
FAT file system support is pretty solid, and NTFS support is still
considered read-only and/or experimental. In my experience, if your other
OS is on a FAT file system, you don't even have to do anything to mount it
(i.e. RedHat and Slackware, from my experience, both detect and mount the
drive at boot). No modules to load, or kernels to recompile or any of
that stuff...
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BEIRUT: Syrian rebels in opposition-held areas were engaged in fierce battles with Al-Qaeda-linked elements Friday in what activists say is growing resistance to the jihadists' brutal grip in many places.
Meanwhile, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said five of its staffers were taken from a house in the north of the country by an unknown group.
Protesters turned out in rebel areas chanting the strongest slogans yet against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), as tensions soar between the Al-Qaeda affiliate and the opposition.
Ammar, an activist on the ground, described Friday's protests as "the start of the revolution against ISIL."
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Abu Leyla, an Idlib-based activist, told AFP via the Internet: "I'd say about 90 percent of people in the opposition areas are against ISIL.
"They use violence and abuses to crush dissent. They are only Islamist in name. All they want is power," he added.
Syria's revolt began as a peaceful Arab Spring-inspired movement demanding the end of the Assad family's four-decade rule that was met with a brutal crackdown by the regime.
That sparked an armed uprising, and foreign jihadists soon flocked to Syria to join the rebels.
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Toledo, OH - The Toledo men's tennis team finished the Rocket Invitational on Saturday with a combined 21-11 record, including a 15-7 mark in singles play. Junior Ben Brocker and freshman Matt Wareti went undefeated in the Rockets' second fall action of the year.
The two-day tournament became a part of Homecoming Weekend festivities around Toledo's campus, and featured solid competition in Ferris State, IUPUI and Wayne State. Play was delayed on both days as rain forced Friday's matches indoors. Saturday's slate moved back outdoors, but didn't start until Noon so the courts could dry. These postponements forced some matches to be played as one set.
"Other than the cool temperatures, this is the traditional fall event we love," Head Coach Al Wermer said. "Rocket tennis on our home courts among the bands, tailgating, crazy sports fans, music, inflatable games and football next door. This environment was awesome for our players and our sport."
Brocker won two singles matches, improving his record to 5-1 this fall by defeating Wayne State's Aman Gill (8-3) and Tyler Marengo of Ferris State (6-3, 6-1). Then, Brocker teamed up with Grant Adams for two wins over IUPUI and Ferris State in doubles play.
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Twinkies not going down without a fight
November 20, 2012
Isn't it funny how the small things in life can have such an impact? That was never more true than when the Hostess Brand announced last Friday it was filing for bankruptcy, which could mean the end for favorites like Ho Hos and the famous Twinkie.
Immediately there were stories on both local and national levels about people buying out stores' supplies of Hostess products.
Some were saving them to ration out and savor in the privacy of their own homes.
Others immediately turned to the Internet in our crazed era of believing that anything can make you a buck or $300, like the one package of Twinkies now on eBay.
In fact a search of "Twinkies" on the Internet auction site brought up more than 20,000 active listings for the sweet treats. Some people were selling entire boxes or groups of boxes, while others were selling individual packages.
One of the first thoughts many had when this debacle began was the maxim that Twinkies could survive a devastating event.
That is not true, however, as several articles have indicated that in fact Twinkies do have expiration dates.
The other funny thing that came to mind for me was the movie "Zombieland," which tells of a group of nomads living in America after a Zombie apocalypse. One of the main characters, Tallahassee, played by Woody Harrelson, is on a constant quest for Twinkies and hunts in grocery stores, convenience stores and Hostess trucks for the elusive treat.
In one scene, he and his traveling companion, Columbus, played by Jesse Eisenberg of "The Social Network" fame, stumble upon a Hostess truck filled with Sno-Balls, not Twinkies.
"Oh, this Twinkie thing, it ain't over yet," Tallahassee says.
Another time Tallahassee says words that I imagine some Twinkie lovers have whispered in the past few days as they stared at empty shelves.
"Where are you, you spongy, yellow, delicious bastards?"
I haven't gone on my own Twinkie quest. But I was in a local convenience store Monday night and just happened to see some Little Debbie snack cakes and thought I would see if the Hostess craze had hit this local shop.
Going around the corner, I found the treat section and a shelf still stocked with Hostess Donettes, Ho Hos and Ding Dongs — but no Twinkies.
Since Friday's announcement about the Hostess plant closures, it's been almost impossible to watch the national news or visit a national news website without seeing the latest update on the Twinkie disaster.
In fact, my inspiration for this column came from an article I found on msn.com, the Web page my husband has set to pop up when our Internet Explorer opens on the home computer.
The article from the "Today" show was titled "Twinkie's last stand: It's up to a mediator."
The article was about Hostess Brands, unions and lenders all possibly going into mediation to resolve the issue rather than sending the bankruptcy to court. If they can resolve the issues behind a worker strike, Americans may soon be back to eating those iconic Twinkies.
In fact, John Pottow, a bankruptcy law professor at the University of Michigan, told "Today" that he expected an agreement to be drawn up today, less than 24 hours after they agreed to go into mediation in the first place.
While negotiations between unions and corporations don't usually make the top headlines, when it comes to a snack so famous it had its own plot line in a movie, people tend to take notice.
Even if Hostess and the unions don't come to some sort of agreement, there's the likely scenario in play that another company will snatch up the recipe for a hefty sum and start producing it.
It really is amazing, though, that a sweet treat with literally no nutritional value can cause such a stir — one greater than many of the other news stories that should take precedence.
As I'm writing this column, I don't know if Hostess and the unions will settle, or if the recipe will be sold to another company.
I do know that either way, Twinkies won't be out of our lives for some time. Because who can resist that spongy, yellow, delicious goodness?
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Land Development Code
City of Coral Springs, Florida
Chapter 25 Zoning
Article IX Minimum Landscape Requirements
Ordinance No. 2007-109
Enacted September 18, 2007
The purpose of the Land Development Code is to provide regulations for the installation and maintenance of landscaping and landscaped open space, to utilize landscaping and landscaped open space as an effective means of conserving energy, to preserve open space, to maintain and improve the aesthetic quality of the City of Coral Springs, thereby promoting the health and general welfare of the citizenry. In addition, it is the policy of the city commission that every effort shall be made to preserve and maintain natural vegetation within the City of Coral Springs, as identified in the city's comprehensive plan.
In Coral Springs, Florida, the landscape ordinance is listed under zoning in the land development code. The landscape code part of this ordinance talks about landscape design as well as the installation and maintenance of landscape material.
The tree ordinance is also listed under the land development code. It is under Chapter 2 (Building Regulations) Article I (In General) Section 212 (Tree Protection and Conservation). The tree ordinance is a separate document from the landscape ordinance, and talks about the tree permit process, tree removal and replacement, tree credits, and code enforcement.
To learn about the tree ordinance you can visit: http://www.scenicflorida.org/lscordcoralsprtrees.html
Some of the design components mentioned in this landscape ordinance are sight triangles, zero lot line developments, parking interiors, berms, and street trees.
In this landscape ordinance, the minimum planting requirements are given for each design component. The landscape architect must meet these minimum requirements with every design.
The technical standards part of the landscape ordinance deal with the specifics of each design component. Technical standards in general deal with specific types, sizes, and health of trees to be planted, percentages of areas that need to be landscaped, minimum and maximum sizes and spacing of the design components as well as other specifics related to each design component. A summarization of the technical standards dealing with the design components listed in the Coral Springs landscape ordinance can be found below.
1. Sight Triangles In a sight triangle, all landscaping shall provide unobstructed cross-visibility at a level between 30 inches and 6 feet. Sight triangle vegetation requirements must be followed when: an access way intersects a public right-of-way or when the subject property abuts the intersection of two or more public rights-of-way, or the areas of property on both sides of an access way formed by the intersection of each side of the accessory and the public right-of-way line, or the area of property located at a corner formed by the intersection of two or more public rights-of-way.
2. Zero Lot Line Developments On all zero lot line developments, landscaping along the perimeters must be provided. Some examples of specific technical standards for zero lot line developments are: the landscaping shall include 2 trees for each 40 lineal feet or fraction thereof. A minimum of 1 of these trees shall be a shade tree. Shade trees shall be planted no further apart than 60 foot intervals and no closer than 15 feet apart.
Palm trees and their requirements for usage in zero lot line developments are listed in this section.
3. Parking Interiors Parking interior landscapes are designed and arranged for the purpose of controlling traffic, providing shade, screening unnecessary views into and within the vehicular use areas and separating the parking circulation and service area. Specifics for parking interiors are as follows: islands in parking bays shall have a minimum landscaped area of 9 feet width and 16 foot length. The island shall include at least 1 tree. Apart from islands, no landscaped area shall have any dimension less than 5 feet. This section also talks about the number of spaces between islands and the percentages and types of trees to be located in the islands.
4. Berms - All berms shall be planted with ground cover or sod. Berms provided to meet buffer provisions shall be planted with a continuous hedge.
5. Street Tree Plantings - Street trees shall be shade trees, unless restricted by other provisions of the landscape code and placed in rights-of-way by the developer or builder prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. One tree shall be required for every 40 feet of street frontage. Trees shall be planted no further apart than 60 foot intervals and no closer than 15 feet apart. This article also mentions that the variety and minimum size of the tree requirements should be met.
Specific information regarding street tree planting can be found in the Street Tree Subsidy Booklet which is located on http://www.coralsprings.org/trees.cfm. More information regarding street tree planting can also be found at http://www.coralsprings.org/publications/homeownersmanual.pdf
Codes and ordinances in the City of Coral Springs, FL are enforced by a seven member board plus two alternate board members that may substitute for any member of the board that is unable to attend the board hearing. Chapter I Article V also talks about the enforcement procedures and fines.
As stated in the landscape code, all required plant
materials shall conform to the Grades and Standards for Florida No. 1 or better
as given in Grades and Standards for Nursery Plants, Part 1 by the Florida
Department of Agriculture. Also
mentioned in the landscape code, is how the landscape plan should be drawn to
be able to issue a building permit.
Building permits should be issued before any building can be altered and
a certificate of occupancy must be presented before anyone can occupy a
residence or business.
I think that this landscape ordinance is a strong ordinance. It lays out many design components of the landscape code and gives many technical standards to go with each design component. I wish the tree ordinance and the landscape code would be grouped together under the section labeled zoning. Tree ordinances and landscape codes go hand in hand because the tree ordinances do not deal with design guidelines while the landscape codes provide landscape architects with specific design guidelines to follow. The combination of tree ordinances and landscape codes make for a more harmonized landscape ordinance.
Gregory Schellhaas


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April 5 - A special screening of Cesar Chavez
TIME: 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18 in Turkey Creek
Centro Hispano de East Tennessee, HoLa-Hora Latina, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of East Tennessee and Regal Entertainment Group - invite you to participate in a special screening of the new movie Cesar Chavez, with remarks by Mayor Madeline Rogero following the movie. Mayor Rogero postponed her college studies in the mid-'70s to work with Cesar Chavez to help farm workers improve their living and working conditions. The master of ceremonies will be WVLT's Marco Villareal. We encourage you to purchase your tickets in advance. You can do so on line at www.REGmovies.com starting April 1. For more information, contact Patricia Robledo at 865-215-3155 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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New Report Examines Viability of Future Funding for Urban Parks and Recreation
Outcome from Roundtable of Experts Identifies Solutions, Need for More Research
ASHBURN, Va., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) and the Urban Institute announce the availability of a new report, "Financing the Future: The Critical Role of Parks in Urban and Metropolitan Infrastructure." The report, written by noted author and urban planner William Fulton, analyzes discussion from a recent roundtable of national experts including park directors, mayors, and urban planners who examined the role and impact of parks and recreation in America's cities, counties and urban metropolitan areas as these traditional public services continue to face financial constraints and an ever-changing social landscape of contemporary America.
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With eight in 10 Americans making their home in metropolitan areas, urban parks have become a critical part of urban green infrastructure. They provide many benefits otherwise difficult to come by such as restorative green space, storm water management, alternative transportation corridors, and more. Urban dwellers depend on parks and recreation programs to enhance quality of life and improve public health and safety, yet the viability of these services and lands faces a serious threat.
"We must find ways to ensure that all people – now and in the future – can enjoy the benefits that urban parks and recreation provide," says Barbara Tulipane, president and CEO of NRPA. "With partners and experts, we set out to identify the real crux of the financial challenges they face, possible solutions and themes that deserve more research. This report is a great start and we look forward to following up on the results of the roundtable."
"Residents of American cities depend on their parks and playgrounds for recreation, socializing, and exercise. Parks also contribute to environmental quality and even reduce risks from natural hazards. But like roads, bridges, schools, and other infrastructure, parks suffer from underinvestment. Local officials and the public need better research to identify the benefits and costs of robust park systems and of different ways to finance them," says Rolf Pendall, Director of the Urban Institute's Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center.
The report is organized in three main sections: Challenges Facing Public Parks, Possible Solutions, and Research Questions. Eight questions are raised in the report that touch on such topics as providing social equity in provision of urban park services, the costs of providing urban parks, and viability of funding solutions such as partnerships and the role and appropriateness of corporate donations.
As cities, urban counties, and metropolitan areas look toward sustainable development and improving the quality of life in all communities, future research and discussion is needed to ensure funding for parks and recreation services is maintained despite an environment where fiscal constraint is likely to be long-lasting.
The full report and recording of the roundtable event can be accessed on the NRPA website at www.NRPA.org/urbanroundtable.
About the Author
William Fulton, AICP, is Smart Growth America's Vice President for Policy and Programs. A former Mayor for Ventura, CA, Bill has served a long career as an urban planner, author, professor, and politician in California. Bill is also a Principal in the California-based planning firm, The Planning Center DC&E and a Senior Scholar at the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California.
The National Recreation and Park Association is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing park, recreation and conservation efforts that enhance quality of life for all people. Through its network of 20,000 recreation and park professionals and citizens, NRPA encourages the promotion of healthy lifestyles, recreation initiatives, and conservation of natural and cultural resources. For more information, visit www.NRPA.org. For digital access to NRPA's flagship publication, Parks & Recreation, visit www.parksandrecreation.org.
The Urban Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy research and educational organization that examines the social, economic and governance challenges facing the nation. It provides information, analyses and perspectives to public and private decisionmakers to help them address these problems and strives to deepen citizens' understanding of the issues and tradeoffs that policymakers face. For more information, go to www.urban.org.
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Krieghoff Essencia - The New Side by Side
"Krieghoff, in partnership with German master gunsmith Jens Ziegenhahn proudly offers a hand-built shotgun of the highest quality, worthy of the name Krieghoff. The 20-bore gun is missing the ornate 'Continental' look one might expect from a fourth-generation German gunmaker; instead, its elegant lines more closely resemble traditional British 'best' sidelock guns. One hundred percent German-made, the gun was developed to explore opportunities in the upper price segment for a Krieghoff game gun- a significant step for a company that has been a world leader in competition shotguns."
Since the introduction of Krieghoff's new side-by-side sidelock shotgun at the Vintage Cup World Side-by-Side Championship and Exhibition in mid-September 2003, the response has been overwhelmingly favorable. After winning a Silver Award in the category of New European Sidelock Guns at the Vintage Cup, the new shotgun was also awarded The Shooting Sportsman Magazine Award for "a contemporary custom-fitted game gun that best typifies the ideal for upland hunting".
Custom Leather Case
The handsome dark brown Standard Leather case for the Essencia comes with a protective canvas cover and features a utility compartment, leather reinforced corners, two traditional key locks, and leather straps. It comes complete with 2 snap caps and is available for one or two barrel sets up to 30" in barrel length.
The Krieghoff Side-by-Side Sidelock Shotgun's main attributes are very elegant lines combined with excellent handling and balance. The round body, clean lines and sleek, back-action sidelock contours stand out immediately. Each are hand-made and available on custom order only. There is a limited production rate of 10 per year.
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If you're buying at an overseas site, it is to your best benefit that the vendor in another country makes a full and precise checklist of all the items contained in the package. If the items aren't reported totally or precisely, the parcel might get detained and even taken by customs. Paying out thru credit card is the safest method to deal on the internet since it enables you to question illegal or bogus expenses. This security is non-existent when transacting by means of check or money order. Make your payments with a credit card for purchases made online. This way, you can complain of any wrong use when a hacker stole your credit card specifics and used it for making unauthorized acquisitions.
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A new healthcare initiative could lead to medical coverage for more local workers.
The Blair County Chamber of Commerce is now offering businesses a low-cost healthcare program for their workers. It promises no deductibles, no co-pays, no waiting to see a doctor, and substantial prescription coverage.
The Empower 3 Center for Health program was developed by Dr. Zane Gates, who's well-known for establishing free and low-cost clinics, in partnership with UPMC Altoona. The plan's designed for people who make 100% to 300% of the poverty level.
Under the program, employers would pay $135 a month toward the plan, employees would contribute $34.
Patrick Reilly, an insurance broker who helped Gates design the plan, says Empower 3 is approved by the government as an alternative to the federal health exchanges.
People in the plan would get routine medical care at Dr. Gates clinic and their hospital treatment at UPMC Altoona.
Businesses can contact Empower3 Center for Health at 1-800-925-0611. They have to be Blair County Chamber members to take part in the program.


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Serena van der Woodsen isn't the only girl who has channeled Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. In fact, the actress' style continues to be copied to this day, proving that she'll always be timeless.
Case in point, last night Kate Upton was spotted rocking a look similar to the blonde bombshell's during the premiere of her new flick The Other Woman in Amsterdam. The model/actress wore a strapless white dress by Christian Siriano and accessorized with a tiny black belt and nude pointy pumps, paired with a classic Marilyn hairstyle and pink lips.
So, what you do think, loves? Is channeling Marilyn a do or a don't? Did Kate do a nice job paying homage to the woman who taught us the all important life motto, "Diamonds are a girl's best friend?" Or does this look need to stay in the past where it came from?
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Back in June, the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced that after a trial run the year prior, any and all schools wishing to participate in a Foundation Service Week basketball game are more than welcome to do so as long as each school makes a $250 contribution to the OHSAA Foundation, which will be returned to the schools in the form of scholarships and other various materials for education to the student-athletes in all sports.
The basis of the Foundation Game is fairly simple. In essence, it is a scrimmage under 100 percent live game conditions and played in front of fans. It takes away a possible scrimmage date from each team, but in turn that team is getting a live game with regular season rules, however, the game and stats do not count towards the final standings.
So far, exactly 1/3 of our area schools to our knowledge have signed up to play in these charity games, which must be played sometime between Fri. November 21-Sat. December 6. Here is what we have to date:
Friday, November 21
- Monroeville at Norwalk, 5 p.m. (JV and Varsity girls and boys)
- Clyde at Bellevue, 6 p.m. (Varsity girls and boys)
- Vermilion at Brookside, 6 p.m. (Varsity girls and boys)
Wednesday, November 26
- Sandusky at Perkins, 6 p.m. (Varsity girls and boys)
All money taken in from ticket sales, concessions, 50/50 raffles, etc. during each game will all go to a charitable cause of some kind.
- The Monroeville-Norwalk proceeds will go to a fund for equipment needs for kids that get hurt and require medical attention at the hospital (ex: an ankle brace, wheelchair, etc). The fund is named after the late Patty Ringholz, who was married to 31-year head Monroeville football coach Steve Ringholz. She died in April after a 13-year battle with breast cancer.
- The Clyde-Bellevue proceeds will go to the family of Tina Carr, who lost their home in a fire this past spring in which firefighters could not reach her house due to flooded over roadways.
- The Vermilion-Brookside proceeds will go to local food banks, with the Vermilion portion going to the local Vermilion Food Pantry.
- The Sandusky-Perkins proceeds will go to St. Jude's Hospital in memory of Kole Keller, the late son of current Blue Streak head boys basketball coach Steve Keller. Kole died in April of 2007 due to complications from brain tumors at the age of six.


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Stock Futures Slip As Markets Digest Global Reports
Stock futures were slipping Thursday as the markets digested a spate of global economic reports. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were falling 45 points, or 52.82 points below fair value, at 12,822.
Futures for the S&P 500 were down 3 points, or 3.62 points below fair value, at 1365. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 were down 8.5 points, or 7.29 points below fair value, at 2633.
The European Central Bank reduced interest rates to a record low as it tries to prevent the eurozone economy from worsening. ECB President Mario Draghi said in a press conference after the release that risks to the continent's economic outlook are still to the downside.
The ECB's main refinancing rate will be cut by 25 basis points to 0.75%.
The interest rate on the marginal lending facility will be decreased by 25 basis points to 1.5% and the interest rate on the deposit facility will be decreased by 25 basis points to 0%.
Meanwhile, the Bank of England, in an effort to boost the United Kingdom's sagging economy, announced it is raising its asset purchase target to 375 billion pounds, while maintaining its benchmark interest rate at 0.5%, and implying that more stimulus measures are possible in the future.
While it's been widely expected that China would cut interest rates again, the timing of the latest reduction was a surprise to the markets. The country's central bank reduced its one-year deposit rate 0.25 percentage points and one-year lending rate 0.31 percentage points.
The People's Bank of China is allowing banks to lend 30% below the lending rate floor.
Ahead of Friday's big nonfarm payrolls report, Automatic Data Processing reported that employment in the U.S. nonfarm private business sector increased by 176,000 in June from May on a seasonally adjusted basis, better than the addition of 105,000 jobs to the U.S. economy that economists were expecting. The estimated gain in May from April was revised up slightly to 136,000 from 133,000 initially.
Employment in the private, service-providing sector rose 160,000 in June, according to ADP.
Meantime, the Labor Department reported that initial jobless claims for the week ended June 30 fell 14,000 to 374,000 from the previous week's upwardly revised figure of 388,000. Economists, on average, expected a fall to 385,000.
The four-week moving average was 385,750, a decrease of 1,500 from the previous week's average of 387,250.
Continuing claims for the week ended June 23 was 3.306 million, an increase of 4,000 from the preceding week's level of 3.302 million.
The Institute for Supply Management posts its June non-manufacturing index at 10 a.m., and the reading is expected to come in at 53 compared with 53.7 in May.
The FTSE in London was rising 0.31% and the DAX in Germany was up 0.17%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Stock index finished up 0.5%. The Nikkei in Japan closed lower by 0.27%.
The major U.S. equity indices finished Tuesday's holiday-shortened session with solid gains after data on factory orders in May came in slightly better than expected and June vehicle sales were strong.
August crude oil futures were up 50 cents to $88.16 a barrel. August gold futures were slipping $3.50 to $1,618.30 an ounce.
The benchmark 10-year Treasury was up 8/32, diluting the yield to 1.593%, while the dollar was rising 0.58%, according to the dollar index.
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