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Mr. Foley, a partner in Schwabe, Williamson, Wyatt, Moore & Roberts, practices law in Portland, Oregon. He is a Trustee of The Foundation for Economic Education.
Tier incessant attrition of the Remnant, coupled with an obvious and concomitant decay of civilization, calls forth general thoughts of the consequences of morbidity and mortality, and particular concern for the concept of stewardship. All human beings realize that this earthly journey necessarily possesses a beginning and an end, and that during this pause in the inexorable gulf of time, each person acquires intellectual and spiritual things of value, if not material goods.
Some perceptive individuals reflect upon the severe constraints imposed on mankind by the regulatory state and seek to release us all from these fetters of the Leviathan; their legacy may consist of wise words or material property which they wish to dedicate to the enhancement of the freedom philosophy and the resultant surcease from human bondage. It is to these individuals alone that I address this essay from my solitary perch as an attorney who practices law with the combined purpose of representing individuals in their quest for liberty and, in so doing, enabling me to indulge in my first love, the study of the foundations of the moral private property order.
Stewardship countenances trust. A good steward wisely employs that which has been entrusted to him so as to achieve the ends directed by the creator of the trust. The virtuous steward must never substitute his judgment or his purposes for those set forth by the trust creator. In this tract, several types of stewards merit discussion: First, those persons who create value as a heritage for the future ("trustors" or "settlers" in legal parlance) and second, those individuals charged with the obligation of carrying out the trus-tors' directives ("trustees") and those individuals or institutions receiving the bounty of the trustor ("beneficiaries").
The impetus propelling this article derives from the following all-too-common occurrence: An individual, employing his talents in a principled and creative manner during his earthly sojourn, accumulates a store of wealth; he also acquires a belief in the essential premises of the freedom philosophy[1] and wishes to bequeath part or all of his estate to assure the continued exposition of that coterie of moral precepts; he seeks out legal advice and designs a trust or a foundation or any of several other juridical devices to accomplish his goal; after his demise, an objective observer perceives that those entrusted with effecting the trustor/donor's beneficent purposes actually thwart his intentions and devote his property (the "trust res," in the lingo of the legal profession) to persons and causes which the would-be benefactor most likely would find both loathsome and odious!
Several compelling questions arise from this common set of circumstances: First, how does the mulcting of the trust comport with principles of justice? Second, what legal means exist to rectify such thwarted expectations? Third, how better could the trustor and his counsel design his estate plan to avoid clear miscarriages of intention? I devote a few lines to each of these seminal inquiries, fully cognizant of the fact that each issue deserves far more than the cursory attention bestowed here.
Principles of Justice
The fundamental principle of justice is respect for free and nonaggressive choice.[2] One essential element therein consists in the ability of an individual to rely upon promises made in good faith. Creation of an estate plan in any one of numerous common forms entails express and implied contractual undertakings to use and guard the entrusted property as a good steward within strict moral and ideological guideposts. Consequently, de facto abolition of the trust by misuse of the assets for repugnant purposes not only breaches solemn covenants but also amounts to theft. In a phrase, the events described do not accord with justice.
But what of the law—does it not compel enforcement of final promises? Unfortunately, our Anglo-American jural inheritance contains state-compelled "policy" norms which circumscribe and curtail the free transfer of property by an owner at or after his death. The law, indeed, often aids the defaulting steward. The English common law—an instrument employed to establish and assure vitality to the monarchy and, hence, the Levia-than—early ordained a legislative and judicial policy against "restraints on alienation" (limits placed upon the free transfer of property by and to citizens and institutions, including those who took property by inheritance or gift). Two of several examples, the judicially-enacted "rule against perpetuities" and the Parliamentary Statutes of Mortmain, illustrate this policy. The rule against perpetuities, which survives to this day in some form in most Anglo-American jurisdictions, limits the temporal existence of many trusts.[3] The Statutes of Mortmain constrained the gifts of real property to the (Roman Catholic) Church;[4] several states currently limit the amount and type of asset which may be transferred to certain charitable institutions.
In addition, most English-speak-ing states enacted other legislation or created additional judicial barriers which continued to retard the untrammeled discretion of the trustor in the disposition of his property. For example, most of these United States permit a surviving spouse to take a portion of an estate in direct contradiction to a will, a trust, or any other estate planning device. Again, in earlier years, children [particularly the eldest legitimate male offspring (the doctrine of primogeniture)] occupied a favored position and could elect against or challenge transfers of property under stated circumstances.
Of course, state and federal inheritance and estate taxes, and death duties (normally steeply graduated with an eye to redistribution of wealth) further hinder implementation of the trustor/testator's wishes. The most salient governmental power invading the arena of property disposition on death involves the laws of intestate succession, which provide explicit directives for the transfer of a decedent's estate upon his death without a valid will—and the state courts exercise the power to determine validity of a will or other testamentary document![5]
Indeed, proponents of statism often argue that the case of intestate succession provides an instance of the mandatory need for the establishment of a government; the supporters of the state urge that government must exist pursuant to a Rule of Necessity and that without laws providing for the orderly transfer of property upon death sans directions, civil chaos would ensue. In fact, the pioneers in the Oregon Territory formed the first formal government in that region as the result of the death of Ewing Young, the wealthiest man in the area, who had the audacity to die possessed of considerable land and cattle but without a will.
I do not choose to enter the limited government vs. rational anarchy fray at this juncture;[6] I pause only to observe that the assertion of necessity in this milieu may not be well taken, as property of many kinds and types could just as well return to "ferae naturae," in the quaint old English phrase, to an unclaimed natural state ready for use by the first entrepreneur to come along.
Not surprisingly, I adhere to the unpopular and distinct minority position that the creator or legitimate possessor of property should also possess unharried freedom to disperse his property as he sees fit,[7] so long as the commanded use does not coerce or work a fraud or aggressive act against another person or group, and so long as the chosen disposition does not violate or obviate a prevailing and enforceable contractual right of another.
One would hope that each of us would use good sense and basic morality in the devolution of our earthly goods, as well as our ideas—that each of us as testator or trustor would act as a good and wise steward—but I find myself quite incapable of discerning just what constitutes the ultimate reasonable or moral action for anyone else. As the old saying goes "don't criticize your brother's steps unless you have walked in his shoes."
Moreover, I surmise that the private property order cannot long survive the theoretical onslaughts of the command state if we bequeath to the government (most likely, the elite who use pressure group power, or the rabble who construct the majority) the power to divine right and wrong, good and evil. One who creates or fairly acquires value should possess the ultimate choice of the use of those things, (recalling the caveat concerning coercion and fraud): He should be able to consume, hoard, bequeath, give, transfer or destroy his wealth in the manner best suited to his subjective value structure as he determines, even if the entire world believes his actions to be cockeyed and foolish.
Does the law afford no assurance of compliance with the desires of the deceased trustor? Precious few, particularly where the trustor designs a less than traditional devise or designates an unpopular beneficent purpose—and preservation and enunciation of the precepts of liberty do not draw great favor from the standard bureaucratic judge or regulator.
Positions Change
If the gift descends to a named person or institution, judicial enforcement presents less of a problem, since the specified beneficiary possesses standing (judicially recognized ability) to sue to enforce the transfer, in addition to an obvious interest in receipt of the legacy. Nonetheless, a transfer of an estate to ABC College or XYZ Foundation may work only a transitory effect for the good envisioned by the trustor: Institutions exhibit the perverse habit of change of principle depending upon the individuals at the helm, and ABC College or XYZ Foundation may, within a very short time, develop a contrary tendency, substituting the study of Marx for the sampling of Locke. The law occasions little solace to the disappointed under these circumstances,[8]
More invidiously, a deathbed transfer for a wise purpose may be interdicted after the passage of time by an all-knowing legal system which determines, as a policy matter, that the transaction bears an unlawful component which must be slaked by the mighty state. Thus, a donation by will to establish and maintain a school for "poor male white orphans" in the city of Philadelphia in 1831 may run afoul of a legal doctrine born 125 years later which would compel the doors of all educational institutions to be flung open to all members of both sexes and every race, no matter the original donor's intent.[9]
Since the law tends to reflect a varying mixture of the ridiculous and the sublime at any given time, no one can rest easy with a considered choice of bequest; a grantor must recognize that future purveyors of power may very well obviate the best of plans for the worst of reasons. The result of inhibition of personal freedom in this milieu constitutes robbery, pure and simple, and a generally uncontested one at that since the trustor cannot reach out from the grave to protest and the jural structure normally quells all potential living challenges with opprobrium or a sneering twaddle about lack of standing (there exists no legal basis for the contender to object in this case because he does not display a legally-recognizable interest).
A Tale of Three Stewards
Perhaps a litany resembling the foregoing inspired a well-known tax and probate lawyer of my acquaintance to suggest (only half in jest) that the perfect estate plan occurs when one succumbs while placing his last nickel in a slot machine. Unfortunately, that little joke contains two fundamental fallacies. First, it does not answer the question of disposition of the gambler's final account if, by chance, his last nickel calls forth four lemons; such a calamity à la Ewing Young might result in even greater governmental intervention in our lives, all in the grand name of necessity. Second, and more pertinently for those who take responsibility and accountability seriously, it is just such a consumption-oriented, live-for-the-day philosophy (solicited and impelled by the growth of monolithic government) which contributes mightily to decay of capita] and reduction in the standard of civilization. Those who believe in responsibility and accountability for their actions here also recognize that their stewardship includes a duty to distribute wisely their material and spiritual legacies; consumption appetites leave precious little of value for the future.
Focus on the two obvious stewards, the trustor and the trustee, reveals some startling similarities in obligation. Each steward participates in a solemn contract; each must strive to fulfill that promise. Less apparent, but equally penetrating upon reflection, rests the mandate upon the third steward, the beneficiary of the gift.
At the outset, the trustor owes the obligation to choose wisely his beneficiary and his trustee, but his obligation neither begins nor ends there. This essay assumes, as its minor premise, that the trustor has created and accumulated something of value during this venture, something which should be passed forward at death.
What Is of Value?
First, then, the trustor must analyze what it is that he possesses which exhibits true and lasting value. Few of us will be noteworthy in the fourth generation hence; even with the modern wealth of paper and microfiche, all but a minuscule fraction of the present day inhabitants of this earth will be remembered imperfectly if at all; how many reading these words really know anything about their great grandparents: Their loves, their tragedies, their beliefs? How many students attending classes in the nation's great institutions of higher learning really know anything concerning the benefactor for whom their particular hall of study is named?
While moth and rust take their own sweet precious time in these days of synthetics, plastics and alloys, wordly treasures do not seem to enjoy longevity in the eternality of time. What the trustor may possess in surfeit is not so much material as spiritual or intellectual: Seminal ideas conceived and insights gained from experience in living within the boundaries of fundamental principles of natural law.
While the material largess may wither and fade after a generation or two, wisdom, if properly nurtured, will live on to guide future seekers after truth. Indeed, one acquainted with truly salient ideas may wish to cloak his own life with disguise or anonymity, the better to show forth the concepts of great worth. Thus, the trustor must accumulate things of permanent value and he must acknowledge the importance of those items and his accountability therefor, before he concentrates upon the method of dissemination and distribution.
The trustor's second chore—the choice of beneficiary—affords no easier task. The commonplace disposition of goods to the immediate family often occurs by rote and with a grudging sense of duty if not outright compulsion. Few individuals objectively analyze that which they convey and their intended recipients. The man who spends his last nickel in Reno may be doing his offspring a true favor since one school of thought observes the unpleasant tendency of second and third generation legatees to "dissipate inherited wealth unwisely."[10] The true wealth conveyed to our immediate families may well consist of rules for living and canons of beliefs; these tend to prove far more lasting than a gold watch and a shuttered bungalow.
To Preserve Liberty
Suppose that the testator/trustor, cognizant of the true value which he has created and collected, wishes to pass his wealth on with the express intention of sustaining the march of liberty. How shall he choose the instrument to accomplish his goal? One common practice involves an outright gift to persons or institutions who will carry on the donor's good works. These recipients very well may be members of the family, or friends and trusted associates, or foundations, schools, churches and like enterprises. In any event, the trustor's task is similar: He must ascertain whether the recipient possesses the principle, the integrity and the honor to be a good steward of the candle handed forward at the grave.
The rule is simple; its execution proves exceedingly difficult. Human observation and analysis prove mighty deceptive: A gulf may separate appearance and reality. The heir or the foundation which today displays fidelity to fundamentals may tomorrow succumb to false doctrine and expedience. In the true sense, therefore, the recipient also possesses obligations as a steward to live up to the trust reposed in him. If the settlor chooses carefully and with attention to principle and natural order, he has discharged his stewardship obligation to the best of his ability; there remains to the recipient a duty to carry on the flame in righteousness.
One other common device exists to facilitate the transfer of property for a good cause: The ubiquitous trust, the theme impelling this introductory little essay. Although cloaked in discrete trappings, the trust adduces inquiries and problems similar to those discussed heretofore. The trustor normally establishes a trust[11] to accomplish one of two general desires: On the one hand, he may wish to convey his estate to a person or a group or class of individuals as the ultimate beneficiaries, but he determines that the beneficiaries are not capable of prudent management and thus require a trustee to protect their interests within the guidelines of the trust; on the other hand, he may wish to diffuse his estate over a long period of time after his death for certain charitable or beneficent purposes (including, perhaps, the funding of scholars or institutions to promote the freedom philosophy), to which end he charges his trustee to carry out his will in this endeavor. As with the choice of beneficiary, the trustor must select his trustee (and any successor trustees) with astute care. As with the beneficiary, the trustee becomes a steward for the cause under acceptance of the contractual direction of the creator of the trust.
The Role of the Beneficiary
Despite some obvious examples, little attention is paid to the proclivity of some direct beneficiaries to stray from the principle of true stewardship. The law imposes no real sanction against the defaulting beneficiary who squanders his inheritance—particularly in light of the judicial disapproval of restraints on alienation. With some exceptions, most devises or bequests are transferred "in fee," an archaic notion referring to the passage of all elements of ownership in a property. Once vested with all rights in a property, the recipient may do with it as he pleases (save forceful or fraudulent use), harmoniously with the private property order. Positive law affords no means of accountability; only the natural law of consequence exacts due sanctions.
A more perplexing problem arises where a trustor dedicates his estate in trust for beneficent purposes, yet the original trustees or their successors emasculate the purposes of the instrument, ignore the mandate of the trustor, and apply the trust res in a manner directly contrary to the will of the trustor. As noted, the legal system offers little help: A proper recipient under the terms of the trust may challenge disbursement in a court of equity, but the chances of success of this attack ordinarily dwindle in light of general language in the document granting broad discretion to the trustees, together with a juridical propensity to slight the cause of liberty and promote the liberal doctrine of slavery.
No easy solution exists for the reflective trustor faced with the panoply of problems outlined here. Few of us are able to forecast the development of the political and legal systems. Few of us can judge even our closest friends, family and advisors with unerring accuracy. Few of us display even a modicum of consistency to basic principle. In a sentence, our finiteness trips us up at the threshold and we find it almost impossible to regain our balance down the path. The most carefully chosen words and the most adeptly drafted sentences recorded on parchment suddenly obtain singular and divergent meanings at the hands of courts and legislatures bent on mischief.
Suggestions to Help the Lover of Liberty Prevail
Is it all dross, or can the thoughtful and persistent lover of liberty prevail? Only the future will answer that question in each and every instance, but I offer several suggestions to those who would heed the warning sounded, realizing that I, like Socrates, really know only that I know very little.
First, rely upon and repair to fundamental principles in harmony with natural law. Consistency and unrelenting order mark the universe; that same adherence to principle and method suggest the best chance of success.
Second, assess what is valuable within that which you own, and concentrate on the task of passing that value on to those who will appreciate the gift. Recall that man generally engages in a quest for remembrance, but that the most ornate and opulent splendor will not assure fulfillment of that dream. Note the power of ideas: those few individuals most revered from ancient history—Jesus, Socrates, Confucius—owned virtually nothing of material worth, yet their ideas guide us today.
Third, select your trustees and beneficiaries with the same care and caution that would attend the serious affairs of life. Seek out persons of principle, integrity and honor; nothing less will do. Act as a good steward; demand that your trustees and your beneficiaries perform likewise.
Fourth, provide for successor trustees and residuary beneficiaries with the same prudence; the mode of substitution should be carefully established and astutely monitored by those who share your ideals. Be aware that the flaws in the system usually develop in the secondary and tertiary selection process.
Fifth, craft the contractual instrument—be it will, trust, charter, or contract—with exceeding great care. Delineate your principles and your standards for administration explicitly, cognizant of the frailties of the language.
Sixth, during your lifetime, constantly reassess your purposes and your choice of means in view of changing developments in the world and your own ever-increasing wisdom. No instrument offers such perfection that it cannot stand improvement.
Finally, when you have run the good race, rest easy in the brilliant assurance of Mr. Nock that if you have something of value to contribute, the Remnant—whom you will never know—will hear you.[12] []
1. Obviously, a wealthy man or woman might also display adherence to myriad intellectual doctrines, and thus face the dilemma analyzed herein. It is the doctrinal voluntarist and his predicament which piques my concern.
2. Ridgway K. Foley, Jr., "In Quest of Justice," 24 Freeman, pp. 301-310 (May 1974).
3. For those concerned with legal dogma, the rule against perpetuities limits the life of certain trusts to "lives in being [the lifespan of at least one identified living person] plus 21 years."
4. "Mortmain" literally meant "dead hand" in the Norman-French lexicon which served as the early English legal language. The kings, through controlled Parliaments, restricted the amount of realty which could be devised to the Church, noting that the Church in the Middle Ages served as the primary institutional rival to the monarchical state.
5. Most states require competency of a testator (one making the will), clarity of the instrument, proper witnesses (normally, a witness cannot be one who takes a share under the will), and a host of other procedural minutiae. Moreover, some states treat wills as expunged or invalidated upon a subsequent marriage or divorce; some provide strange tests for competency, lack of fraud and duress and the like; and some jurisdictions have developed a whole host of technical rules which seem to delight in invalidating a holographic (handwritten) will. Other doctrines abound; these comments serve solely as examples.
6. For those interested in my views on the subject, see e.g., "Individual Liberty and the Rule of Law," 21 Freeman, pp. 357-378 (June 1971) [Reprinted at 7 Willamette Law Journal 396-418 (December 1971)] and "The Source of Sovereignty," 32 Freeman, pp. 167-175 (March 1982).
7. The trustor should not be bound where his disposition is, of course, obtained by coercive or fraudulent means.
8. Of course, individual devisees may demonstrate like deviation, even if the gift bears no ideological aspects; many a parent has bequeathed pittance or plenty to children or other heirs, allowing the latter to squander their inheritance in near record time.
9. See Commonwealth of Pa. v. Board of Directors, 353 U.S. 230, 77 S. Ct. 806 (1957) and holding on remand, In Re Girard College Trusteeship, 391 Pa. 434, 138 A2d 844 (1958); Ultimately, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld private administration of the school under the terms of the will. Query: would this holding be followed today? I think not; see a recent example of judicious meddling, In the Matter of Johnston, 460 NYS 2d 932 (March 21, 1983).
10. "Wealth" in this vernacular ordinarily refers to money, property or investments. "Unwisely" constitutes a value judgment on the part of the observer which may well be unmerited and the product of envy.
11. Trusts generally fall into two categories, inter vivos (a "living" trust created during the settlor's lifetime) and testamentary (created by will to become effective at death unless re-yoked). The cursory analysis here provided applies generally not only to both inter vivos and testamentary trusts but also to private foundations, charitable organizations and like institutions created for the purpose of discussion and dissemination of ideas.
12. Albert Jay Nock, "Isaiah's Job," II Essays on Liberty, pp. 51-61, (The Foundation for Economic Education, Inc., Irvington-on-Hudson, New York, 1954).


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Bloombers reports that Google may face a criminal probe for distribution of child pornography and racist materials by its users through Orkut, the most used social network in Brazil.
The lawyers say that Google failed to comply with a court order to turn over information on where the material comes from. They will try to authorize a police investigation of the Google's Brazilian unit.
"Orkut has become a paradise for pedophiles, who solicit sex with childen and distribute pornographic material", prosecutor Karen Kahn said at a news conference in Sao Paulo.
The attorneys prepare a civil lawsuit against Google's Brazilian unit to demand the company follow the country's Internet laws and pay a daily fine for failing to obey the court order.
Meanwhile, you can find a lot of pornography and extremism on Orkut. And a lot of kids also: more than 1000 kids between 12 and 16 years old.
Child pornography is an issue of great concern to the Brazil Government and Brazil has legislations against it such as the Child and Teenager Statute (Law No 8.069, on 13 th of July 1990), in which its article 241 says: "Take photographs or publish explicit sex scenes or pornographic images involving children or adolescents: – Punishment: 1 to 4 years of reclusion."
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12 (1 ounce) squares
semisweet chocolate, chopped
3/4 cup
amaretto liqueur
1 cup
butter, cut into pieces
delish! I didn't have enough amaretto so i used 1/4 cup of vanilla vodka.
Ummmm...let me say that I LOVE amaretto and semi-sweet chocolate, and THIS is terrible. So bitter and so strong that I think it must be missing an ingredient - such as SUGAR. I added about 1 cup of powdered sugar mixed with a little water and then added that to the chocolate/amaretto paste - helped quite a bit. Result was a very dark, nearly bittersweet, shiny, chocolate glaze.
Can't IMAGINE using the recipe as written - it has to have some type of sweetening to be palatable.
14 Ratings
This frosting is absolutely AMAZING! I don't think I could come up with a single bad thing to say about it if I tried!
My 21 year old son says, "It's the greatest frosting ever made in the history of ever!" We put it on Chocolate cake V. Fabulous combination!
This frosting is EXCELENT! I used it for a filling between a chocolate cake. I did add 2 cups of powdered sugar then refridgerated it. Very good!
i loved this recipe! i thought that the amaretto was going to be too overpowering, but it was spot on! this recipe is definately a keeper! :D
This was so easy and turned out quite well! Great recipe.
I made this with White Chocolate, beyond awesome!
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Calories: 335
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2009-10 (SOPHOMORE YEAR): Media Guide Bio
2008-09 (FRESHMAN YEAR): Saw significant action in first collegiate season, highlighted by strong finishes in relay events ... Season-best times in the individual freestyle events - 50 (23.57, preliminary), 100 (51.35, preliminary) and 200 (1:50.30, preliminary) - all came at the Big Ten Championships ... Against Ohio State, finished fifth in the 100 freestyle (53.39), sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:53.56), third in the 200 freestyle relay (1:37.19), fifth in the 400 freestyle relay (3:37.35) and fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:47.80) ... Competed in the 100 freestyle (53.28) and 800 freestyle relay (7:54.90) against Rutgers ... Ninth place in the 100 freestyle (53.02) and 13th in the 200 freestyle (1:57.33) in meet against Villanova/Pittsburgh/Maryland ... Posted season-best times in freestyle relays at the Ohio State Invitational - 200 (1:35.01, fourth overall), 400 (3:28.17, seventh) and 800 (7:36.66, ninth). Also finished 20th overall in the 100 freestyle (52.34) and 23rd in the 200 freestyle (1:53.39) ... Finished third in the 200 freestyle relay (1:37.03) at Southern Methodist ... Competed in two events a day prior, the 200 freestyle (1:55.49, fourth) and 400 freestyle relay (3:35.17, sixth) ... Placed fourth in the 50 freestyle (25.13) while also racing in the 200 freestyle in first home meet vs. Richmond ... Finished fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:51.17) in season opener vs. West Virginia.
HIGH SCHOOL: Swam at Bangor High School in Bangor, Maine for a team that won a state championship in 2008 ... Won a state championship in the 200 free in 2008 and was a runner-up in the 500 free ... Holds school records for the Rams in four events: 200 free, 500 free, 100 backstroke and 200 IM relay ... Also swam for the Bangor YMCA Barracudas for Skip Nitardy, currently the head coach at the University of Maine ... Held USA Maine state records in three events and YMCA state records in four events for the Barracudas ... Finished in the Top 16 eight times at YMCA short and long course nationals.
PERSONAL: Full name is Erin Emily Thomas ... Born on March 23, 1990 in Corvallis, Ore. ... The daughter of Andrew and Maura Thomas ... Father, Andrew swam for McGill in Montréal and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver ... Plans on becoming an atmospheric sciences major.
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Strava is one of the many start-ups that's made a business of helping people collect more data about their athletic activity. The company has a smartphone app the active set can use to track their runs and bike rides, using GPS to map the route. Of course the technology has a social component. Strava users can 'compete' with other users by comparing their times on particular routes and get publicly recognized for high scores, arcade-game style. But in an arcade game, losing a life is no big deal.
Strava 'player' William "Kim" Flint got so competitive that when he lost his first place rank as "King of the Mountain" for a steep route in Berkeley, California, he raced down the road on his bike at 40 mph to try to reclaim his title. The 41-year-old electrical engineer had to brake suddenly; he flipped over a car and died on the 2010 ride, reports ABC News. Now his family is suing Strava for negligence, alleging that the start-up is responsible for Flint's death.
Susan Kang, the lawyer for the family, says Flint was "obsessed" with his scores, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. And he may not be the only one. A San Francisco cyclist who killed a 71-year-old pedestrian earlier this year after allegedly running a red light is also a Strava user, says the Flints' lawyer, though it's unclear if he was racing on the app at the time of the biking fatality. Kang tells ABC News that Strava "creates a wild, wild West culture where [law-breaking] is encouraged and rewarded with no warnings about the risks."
Who knew self-tracking could be so dangerous?
Sure, Strava by introducing comparative data into people's rides may be making them more competitive and causing them to take more risks than they already do. But does that really mean the company's to blame for a user's death? I, for one, doubt this lawsuit has wheels.
The family, though, claims that Strava is at fault because there were no warnings on "courses" — courses that are set and determined by users — that some may be dangerous. (Are we really all so data driven now that we can't actually look at a really steep hill and recognize it as terrifying on a bike?) The start-up has since changed that practice, and now allows users to flag certain routes as hazardous. The Berkeley road Flint crashed on has since been flagged and Strava no longer allows users to compete on the segment. (One user recently complained about that, writing, "This descent is EPIC! Why isn't there a leader board anymore!!??")
Strava, which has attracted over $15 million in funding, doesn't want to spend that money on legal settlements.
"The death of Kim Flint was a tragic accident, and we expressed our sincere condolences when it occurred in 2010," says Strava spokesperson Mark Riedy. "Based on the facts involved in the accident and the law, there is no merit to this lawsuit. We again express our condolences to the Flint family, but we will defend the company vigorously through the legal process ahead."
Other Stravarians, be careful! There are no extra lives in this game.
H/T INRNG and Eric Goldman


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Partagas Black Label Reviews
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Disappointing effort from a usually outstanding line of cigars. A powerful cigar that was extremely one-dimensional. A nice draw considering the burn was less than perfect. Only tried one that had at least six months in my humidor. Who knows...just might of been an isolated clunker. Will give it another try considering the Partagas reputation.
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This is one of the most flavorful cigar I ve ever smoked. I always buy these as it is a consistent quality
My hands down all-time favorite cigar. Consistent burn, smooth and flavorful are the reasons that I prefer the Partagas Black over all others.
I have tried many maduro handmade cigars that were weak and poorly constructed until I found the Partagas Black Label. I have been enjoying the Partagas Black Label Magnifico for years. When I read the negative reviews spouting poor draw, short ash, one note flavor , and cigars that go out ; I question what they were smoking before they finally tried a Partagas. I love the full flavor and I really enjoy the length of time I have to enjoy this cigar due to its long burn. You need to try these cigars. You will not be sorry!
the burn consistency draw appearance taste! and construction the best out there in a full bodied cigar . if you think they are as good as i do try the partagas prontos. same cigar but a smaller version in a 6 pack tin.
This is a very great smoke. I'm not usually a big fan of larger ring gauges, but this is my most prominent exception. Its oscuro wrapper has some very great flavors to offer. Try some; they won't disappoint.
I am a big Black Label fan. I am also a large (sized) cigar fan. However, this sized Black Label just seems to be missing something from its smaller counterparts. I find the 60 ring gauged Blacks like this to be alittle tighter rolled than the 50 or 52's. The results, for me, is less smoke, and alittle too lean of a flavor. It's an hour and a half to two hour smoke, but it doesnt really open up until about the last 30 minutes. It still has the high nicotine-wobbly leg-not for the faint finish, but all other size BL's have a more creamy, robust flavor to me (except the tinned minis, those have no flavor to me). I'm going to let the rest of my 5 pack rest for another 6 months or a year and revisit this size. It still looks great, burns even, if slow, and smells great, but its just missing a certain something...
I have basically been a daily cigar smoker for about the last 35 years. This cigar was once a staple in my humidor. It was my go-to smoke about five years ago, but the quality of the roll began to fall off around 2009. It became too tight of a draw and the burn was consitantly uneven. Each stick became difficult to complete without relighting and an occasional stem would protrude through the wrapper. I put them down until trying another in 2011 and another in 2012. It was just more of the same. What a shame because this was once one of the finest cigars available at this price point. I sincerely hope that these cigars will once again be in my humidor.


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TL;DR - As a UI designer, your job is to look at problems and determine the best solutions, not the prettiest.
If you're building software, in my case SaaS, you should be using some form of rapid prototyping. Skip redundant steps and figure out the interactions later. Spend time making pretty pictures after validating your idea. Your first goal: get a working prototype.
"Designer" is in my job title, but I don't recall the last time I opened Photoshop or Illustrator. I spend my time sketching, reading specs, deciphering user data and writing javascript and CSS. UI design is more than a fancy paint job. It's organizing content in meaningful ways. It's crafting effective interactions, something that is cumbersome in Photoshop. It's asking yourself, "Am I adding value, or am I just putting chrome rims on a tractor?" Sure, 40 inch chrome spinners will make the tractor look sweet, but will the farmer care? As a UI Designer I advocate for the user, solving their problems before they know they exist.
Once you have a prototype you can determine look and feel, colour palette and what animations to use where. At this point rapid prototyping becomes a lot more powerful, but to take full advantage of that power you should be using a modular code base.
As a UI designer many of my modules are CSS based. It's one of the best ways to maintain a cohesive look and feel across various components. When you decide to create your modules there are many methodologies available to you. Scalable Modular Architecture (SMACSS), Object Oriented (OOCSS), Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY CSS), and Block, Element, Modifier (BEM). A recent post on Creative Bloq gives you a good breakdown of each. It doesn't matter which you pick. Just find the one that makes the most sense to you and stick with it.
Modular CSS, and programming in general, will add a learning curve for new team members. In this situation good documentation while building your modules is invaluable. In the end, modular coding reduces development time, aids in rapid prototyping and allows for more thoughtful design. If you decide to use existing libraries, I recommend namespacing and extending just the rules you need (you're using a preprocessor, right?). This can reduce bloat, save bandwidth and improve load times.


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Reducing Your Risk of Hypertension
Eat a Heart Healthy Diet
- Substitute red meats with chicken or other lean meats.
- Have fruits and/or vegetables with every meal.
- Eat oily fish that are high in omega-3 fatty acids twice a week, and limit excess carbohydrates.
Exercise Regularly
Lose Excess Weight
Drink Alcohol Only in Moderation
Quit Smoking
Manage Stress
Medication and Supplements
Facts about folic acid. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/folicacid/about.html. Updated January 13, 2012. Accessed March 3, 2013.
How can high blood pressure be prevented? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/hbp/prevention.html. Updated August 2, 2012. Accessed March 3, 2014.
Hypertension. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated February 12, 2014. Accessed March 3, 2014.
Prevention and treatment of high blood pressure. American Heart Association website. Available at: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/HighBloodPressure/PreventionTreatmentofHighBloodPressure/Prevention-Treatment-of-High-Blood-Pressure%5FUCM%5F002054%5FArticle.jsp. Updated June 6, 2012. Accessed March 3, 2014.
9/2/2009 DynaMed Systematic Literature Surveillance http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Forman J, Stampfer M, Curhan G. Diet and lifestyle risk factors associated with incident hypertension in women. JAMA. 2009;302(4):401-411.
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March 31, 2010
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -
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Northridge Host UC Davis for League-Opener at Matador Diamond
The Cal State Northridge softball team (16-16) opens its 2010 Big West Conference season with a three-game series against UC Davis. The Matadors and Aggies will meet for a doubleheader starting at noon on Friday, Apr. 2, then play a single game also starting at noon on Saturday, Apr. 3.
With a doubleheader sweep over Utah last week, Northridge reached .500 for the first time this season. After starting the year 1-9, CSUN is 15-7 (.682) over its last 22 games. Having concluded the preseason with quality wins over Oklahoma, San Diego State, Mississippi State, Iowa, Colorado State and Purdue, the Matadors are eager to cast their fortunes for the final 21 games of the season. Beginning with UCD, Northridge will play 12 of its final 21 games at Matador Diamond.
Last week, Northridge not only swept the Utah Utes in a doubleheader, they also swept the Big West Conference weekly softball awards. Karla Chaparro earned Player of the Week honors after collecting five hits, including a career-high three in game one, and two doubles in the two games. Hannah Fraijo took home the Pitcher of the Week honors after winning both games by tossing 13.1 innings of six-hit, two-run softball.
UC Davis arrives to Matador Diamond with an 11-20 overall record. Jessica Gonzalez leads the team in hitting .307 for the season. She has a team-high 13 RBIs and a .464 on-base percentage. The Aggies also feature six players batting over .250 on the season and 25 stolen bases. In the circle, Alex Holmes and Dana Waldusky have each thrown over 90 innings on the season. Holmes is 7-8 with a 3.59 ERA and 90 K's. Waldusky brings in a 4-8 record with a 4.11 ERA and 77 strikeouts. Opponents are batting .306 off UC Davis pitching on the season.
CSUN Sweeps Big West Weekly Honors
Karla Chaparro and Hannah Fraijo were named the Big West Conference Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, the league office announced Monday. Chaparro batted .714 (5-of-7) with two doubles and three RBIs while Fraijo won both games as the Matadors swept a doubleheader against Utah.
Chaparro has been especially hot at the plate over the stretch. In her last 10 games, she is batting .357 to raise her season mark to a career-high .270. She is second on the team and in the Big West Conference with her career-high seven doubles.
Equaling Chaparro's recent performance at the plate has been Fraijo's pitching in the circle. She picked up both wins against the Utes, tossing 13.1 innings and allowing only two earned runs and six hits. The week before, she recorded complete game shutouts of Oklahoma, then ranked eighth in the nation, and Cal State Bakersfield.
Defensive Dynamos
A staple of the Matadors in Coach Sparrey's tenure has been defensive acumen. The Matadors finished the 2009 season ranked 46th in the nation and third in the Big West Conference with a .967 fielding percentage. The team also finished 23rd in the nation in double plays per contest (0.42) finishing with 21 double plays in 50 games. Through 32 games in 2010, CSUN sports a .967 fielding percentage, which ranks second in the conference, having committed only 32 errors in 963 chances.
Basepaths Beware
Northridge finished the 2009 season with a league-high 62 stolen bases in 80 chances. At an average of 1.24 per game, the Matadors ranked 65th in Division I. In 2010, Northridge is 25-of-35 in stolen bases, the second-most steals in the league. Jennifer Mosier leads the team with eight stolen bases and Jaci Carlsen has five steals. Tracy Allen and Lauren Olivas are third on the team having stolen three bags thus far. Jaclyn Rymer ranks seventh in school history with 29 steals.
We're All Making Sacrifices around Here
The Matadors finished second in the Big West with 55 sac bunts in 2009. Northridge has picked right where they left off in 2010, posting a league-high 32 sac bunts through its first 32 games. Amanda Pitzenberger, Jaclyn Rymer and Karla Chaparro lead the squad with four sac bunts.
Taking one for the Team
Cal State Northridge batters finished the 2009 season having been plunked 43 times, the second-most in the Big West Conference. This year, CSUN has been plunked a league-high 31 times through 30 games. Krystal Raphael has worn the biggest bulls-eye thus far, having been hit seven times.
I Have the Power
Northridge has certainly had an offensive punch in 2010. The Matadors lead the Big West in hits (218), runs scored (129), slugging percentage (.375) and total bases (309). The team's .265 batting average, 14 home runs, 107 RBIs, four triples, 81 walks, and .351 on-base percentage all rank second among the league teams.
Run Forrest Run
Junior Jennifer Mosier continues to lead the Matadors in hitting, entering Friday's contest with a .386 average. She also leads the squad in slugging (.545) and on-base percentage (.456). She has scored 20 runs, hit four home runs and produced 10 RBIs. She also leads the team with eight stolen bases and 13 walks. Earlier this season against Mississippi State, she hit two home runs and had a career-high four hits, four runs scored and three RBIs.
It Certainly Ain't Hannah Montana
Sophomore Hannah Fraijo won both games in CSUN's sweep over Utah, moving her record to 8-5 with a 3.21 ERA. She has tossed six complete games and also recorded shutouts over Oklahoma and Cal State Bakersfield. Fraijo leads the team with 63 strikeouts and is holding opponents to a .253 batting average. She ranks among the Big West leaders in wins, strikeouts, ERA, opposing batting average and innings pitched. She earned her first career Big West Pitcher of the Week award this week.
Karla's Korner
Junior Karla Chaparro had five hits in the two games against Utah, raising her batting average to a career-high .270, to earn the Big West Player of the Week. Chaparro has batted .357 (10-of-28) over the last 10 games and leads the team and ranks second in the league with seven doubles. She also recorded a career-high 13 runs scored and seven walks and adds nine RBIs, four sac bunts and two stolen bases. Defensively, Chaparro has been outstanding at shortstop, checking in with a .967 fielding percentage in 110 chances (54 POs, 62 A, 4 E).
Reno 911
Sophomore Jaci Carlsen has been a steady fixture in the clean-up spot for Northridge in 2010. She enters the week batting .289 with six doubles, two triples and two home runs. Carlsen leads the team with 21 RBIs and she is second on the team with 10 walks and five stolen bases. For the year, Carlsen sports a .500 slugging, .404 on-base and a .953 fielding percentage in 106 chances at second base (58 POs, 43 A, 5 E).
Getting the Lo-Down
Senior Lauren Olivas enters the week with a career-high .320 batting average. She leads the team with 32 hits and 21 runs scored. For the season, she also has four doubles, two triples, six RBIs, three stolen bases and a team-high 43 total bases. Olivas also hit her first career home run in 2010, sports a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage and is fourth on the team with a .393 on-base percentage.
Double A Keeps Going and Going and Going and Going and Going
Senior Alexandria Alvarado collected her second double of the season against Utah, giving her 30 for her career. That total is tied for seventh in school history with Tamara Ivie and Alvarado is one double shy of tying three other players (Beth Calcante, Chelo Lopez, Christen Bedwell) for fourth in the school annals. Additionally, Alvarado has 22 hits, driven in 10 RBIs and is the third on the team with 17 runs.
Saenz of the Times
Senior Christina Saenz checks in with a .307 batting average through the Matadors' first 32 games. She hit her fourth home run of the season against Utah and now has 12 RBIs on the season. For her career, Saenz now has 77 RBIs, the 10th-most in school history. She took home her third career Big West Player of the Week honors Mar. 1 after batting .571 in the Matadors' games against Michigan State and San Diego State. Add to that a .520 slugging percentage, .395 on-base percentage and 23 hits and Saenz is closing out a very successful career.
Allen Wrenches Her Way into Offensive Fixture
Junior Tracy Allen knocked her second home run of the season, a three-run blast, in game one against Utah. She now has a career-high 17 RBIs and six doubles. Allen adds to that 26 hits and three stolen bases and three sac bunts. Defensively, Allen has stated at third base in every game for Northridge, posting a conference-high 71 assists and .965 fielding percentage.
Mihm's the Word
Junior Kristen Mihm picked a great time for her first career home run, blasting a solo shot to help lead Northridge to a 1-0 upset over No. 8 Oklahoma. For the season, Mihm is batting a career-high .325 with 13 hits, eight runs and a career-high six RBIs. Mihm had two hits in each game against Utah, including her second double of the year, and now owns a .450 slugging and .417 on-base percentage.


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Updated: 06/14/2013 8:33 PM KSTP.com By: Leslie Dyste
Lt. Col. Mark Weber
Photo: Photo: Caring Bridge
A Minnesota National Guard soldier who was battling cancer died Thursday.
Lt. Col. Mark Weber was surrounded by his family and friends when he died.
Weber wrote the best selling book "Tell My Sons," sharing the lessons he wanted his sons to know before his death. He visited KSTP-TV studios in March to talk about his book.
Weber was awarded the Legion of Merit medal for outstanding service to the military and to the nation. The medal was awarded by Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C.
Weber, a father of three, was diagnosed with advanced cancer two years ago just before he was supposed to deploy to Afghanistan.
Weber was 41-years-old.
Click here to view his Caring Bridge site.


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New Student Orientation//First-Year Experience
New Student Orientation (NSO)
Congratulations on your admission to Penn State Hazleton! We are looking forward to working with you this summer during New Student Orientation (NSO), Welcome Weekend and the First-year Experience which help you become acquainted with the Penn State Hazleton Community.
New Student Orientation (NSO) is the first stage of a three-step process that assists first-year students with their transition to college by introducing them to academic culture and campus resources. It helps students understand how their scholastic preparation and academic ability intersect with their educational and professional interests, academic structure, and degree programs of the University.
The NSO program will provide you with the opportunity to learn about your ALEKS placement test results, meet with an academic advisor to review your educational plans, and to register in advance for fall semester classes. In addition, you will receive your Penn State computer access account and will participate in programs designed to expose you to the college experience at Penn State.
Welcome letters were mailed which detail the PSU Hazleton New Student Orientation program.
If you have misplaced your NSO letter regarding the ALEKS Placement Test, selecting a New Student Orientation (NSO) date and the pre-work which must be done prior to coming to NSO, please click here.
Please begin your NSO preparation by completing the following steps:
- Complete the Educational Planning Survey (EPS) at http://orientation.psu.edu/survey
- Complete ALEKS Online Placement Test in Math at http://orientation.psu.edu/testing
- Activate your Access Account - Instructions are sent in an email from Information Technology Services (ITS)
- Select your orientation date - Please contact Sue Cervasio in the Advising Center at 570-450-3194.
- Complete Online Pre-Work to acquaint you with PSU and its structure and academic requirements http://orientation.psu.edu/up/homework
- To review the Understanding a Penn State Degree and Course Registration Overview modules
- To complete the Exploring Your Academic Choices homework assignment
Please visit the Advising Center website or contact us at 570-450-3194.
Penn State Reads!
Penn State Reads is designed to provide a shared experience among new students, encourage intellectual engagement within and beyond the classroom, stimulate critical thinking, and foster a deeper connection to Penn State's mission and core values. First-year students at the Hazleton campus will receive a complimentary copy of the book, The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World by Russell Gold at New Student Orientation. First-year students are asked to read the book before returning to campus for classes in August.
Welcome Weekend
Penn State Hazleton will host its annual Welcome Weekend events beginning Saturday, August 22, 2015 for all first-year students. Welcome Weekend convenes the opening or our campus and includes events that allow for students to explore academic and co-curricular opportunities. Student involvement in these activities is critical in helping students get off to a good start while acclimating to the Hazleton campus. In addition to the activities offered during welcome weekend, students will also have the chance to meet many of Penn State Hazleton's faculty and staff.
Welcome Weekend Highlights!
Welcome Weekend & First-Year Student Move-In
Saturday & Sunday, August 22 - 23
First-Year Experience (FYE)
First-Year Experience, which typically occurs in the first semester, is a class which students take to learn more about Penn State, as well as themselves. It is designed to help students transition to the collegiate environment. Most students are scheduled into First Year Experience classes in their first semester.
Information on First-Year Experience is available from:
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Yesterday I referenced the Gallup survey showing that Republicans lead by 51 percent to 41 percent among registered voters in Gallup's weekly tracking of 2010 congressional voting preferences. The poll is getting a lot of attention, and rightfully so. Frank Newport, editor in chief of Gallup, put the results in context:
The Republican leads of 6, 7, and 10 points this month are all higher than any previous midterm Republican advantage in Gallup's history of tracking the generic ballot, which dates to 1942. Prior to this year, the highest such gap was five points, measured in June 2002 and July 1994. Elections in both of these years resulted in significant Republican gains in House seats.
As a further reference point: in August 1994, Republicans and Democrats were tied in Gallup's generic ballot (46/46). And in the final pre-election poll in 1994, when asked if the elections for Congress were held today which party's candidate (Republican or Democrat) would you vote for in your congressional district, the public preferred the Democratic candidate by a two-point margin (43 v. 41).
The GOP gained 54 seats in the House.
(A caveat: the data do not appear to have Gallup's likely-voter screen applied to them, a practice the organization now employs starting in October. Data of national adults, rather than likely voters, usually will add several points more to Democratic candidates.)
Now, the generic ballot question, though significant, is not dispositive. The problem for Democrats is that almost across the board, the polling news is awful. President Obama is witnessing a hemorrhaging of support from among independent voters. And the enthusiasm gap, which favors the GOP by 20-25 points, is also an ominous sign for Democrats.
"The intensity gap is the biggest I've seen in 30 years," the Republican pollster Bill McInturff told Bloomberg News's Al Hunt. "This is going to be a massive election like 1974, except it will happen to the Democrats this time," according to McInturff. In 1974 Democrats, in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal (Nixon resigned in August), took 49 seats from the Republican Party and increased their majority above the two-thirds mark (from 242 to 291).
"Today," proclaimed the Democratic strategist James Carville in the wake of 2008 Obama's victory, "a Democratic majority is emerging, and it's my hypothesis, one I share with a great many others, that this majority will guarantee the Democrats remain in power for the next 40 years."
It looks like Carville's Democratic majority may fall around 38 years short of his prediction.


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Below is the poem entitled For the future we feel in the past which was written by poet
Stoica. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.
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Luminita Stoica
The way we get from day to day,
With tortured thoughts that fade away
In bloody wrinkles of the heart,
Hoping for the next novice start.
Regardless of the goals that we pursue
And the improvements that are overdue,
The flow of life spans through all dimensions -
Reducing to good or bad intentions.
If worlds are in fact achromatically so,
In non-existence I would sadly chose to go.
What masterpiece of colors creeps between the shapes,
While talking of our version of the sour grapes?
Connections help us stay on litten paths,
Forcing our mischief into sacred baths,
Seeking enrapture as well as the ride,
Balance between humility and pride.
From fingertips to the cortex,
What we are graces the complex.
Simplicity is illusive as happiness or perfection.
Ultimately a life is bits to which we pay our attention.
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Once you get past the fancy new gold color and fingerprint sensor, the iPhone 5s' chief selling point is its much faster A7 processor–the first 64-bit chip in a smartphone. Apple claims this CPU is more than twice as fast as the previous generation processor both in terms of graphics and overall performance. How does the iPhone 5s compare to other flagship smartphones on the market? We pitted the iPhone 5s against the iPhone 5c, the iPhone 5, Motorola Moto X, LG G2, and Samsung Galaxy S4, and ran a few benchmarks that support both Android and iOS to find out.
This benchmark provides a picture of a smartphone's overall performance. Here, we can see that the iPhone 5s was twice as fast as the iPhone 5c (which has the same specs as the iPhone 5). Apple's new flagship also beat out most other Android phones, including the HTC One and G2, but was trumped by the Samsung Galaxy S4.
MORE: Apple iPhone 5s vs Samsung Galaxy S4
According to Apple, the iPhone 5s' A7 processor is also supposed to deliver twice the graphics performance of its predecessor. The "unlimited" portion of 3DMark Ice Storm is the most demanding section of this benchmark. Again, the iPhone 5s manages to beat most–but not all–of the competition. Only the LG G2 and its Snapdragon 800 CPU scored higher.
Benchmarks like these are just one way to measure a smartphone's performance. The speed with which you can open, close and switch between apps, as well as real-world gaming performance, also play a big role. Thus far, however, Apple's new handset is generally faster than many Android phones. For more performance results and comparisons, check out our full iPhone 5s Review.


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Pack Volleyball Falls 3-2 at Duke
Oct. 27, 2012
DURHAM, N.C. – For the second night in a row, the NC State volleyball team dropped a five-set ACC road match, losing to Duke 3-2 at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday.
The Wolfpack (19-5 overall, 9-4 ACC) led 2-1 and had a 23-21 advantage in the fourth set, but was unable to put the Blue Devils away. Duke came out strong in the fifth set, building as much as a 10-1 lead before the Wolfpack closed the gap in the 15-8 win.
Junior Brie Merriwether had 20 kills with a .655 hitting average for the Wolfpack, while sophomore Alesha Wilson had 16 kills. State also had three regulars with negative hitting averages for the match and hit .134 as a team.
Senior Megan Cyr had 51 assists on the night and sophomore Alston Kearns, for the second night in a row, set a career high in digs. She had 29 in Friday's 3-2 loss to Wake Forest and 33 against the Blue Devils.
Duke was led by freshman Emily Sklar with 20 kills in the contest.
In the opening set, the Wolfpack opened with a strong serve, as senior Alexa Micek and Kearns both had service aces in the early going. Merriwether had four kills, as the Pack outhit the Blue Devils .237 to .027 in the 25-16 win.
Duke had the hitting advantage in the second set, with a .293 average to .196 on its way to a closely contested 25-22 win.
In the third set, Merriwether helped the Wolfpack take a 25-16 win with her outstanding play in the middle.
In the fourth set, the Pack jumped out to an 11-4 lead, but the Blue Devils used a seven-point run to take the lead. Two errors and solo blocks by Cyr and Hopper gave the Pack a 23-21 advantage, but the Blue Devils won the set with a kill and an ace by freshman Elizabeth Campbell.
Duke jumped out to a 10-1 lead in the final set and held on for the 15-8 victory.
The Wolfpack will play a pair of home contests next weekend, as the ACC's top two teams visit Reynolds Coliseum for televised matches on EPSN3. The Pack will host No. 12 Florida State on Friday at 7 p.m. and Miami on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Admission to both matches is free for all spectators.


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Amour is a beautiful drama added to this year's 85th Academy Awards Nominees. Written and directed by Michael Haneke, this Oscar nominated film is about a Georges (played by Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Anne (Emmanuelle Riva) who are both retired music teachers. They have spent a beautiful life together and even has a daughter, Eva played by Isabelle Huppert, who is also a musician but is recently residing abroad with her family. Until one day, Anne has stroke and this is where the couple's bond of love will be tested. It is also worth mentioning that Amour received other nominations including Best Actress for Emmanuelle Riva, Best Achievement in Directing and Best Writing, Screenplay for Michael Haneke. Check out why Amour is a big hit for the Oscars this year with a movie review from Steven Rea below:
"Amour: A Beautiful Masterpiece
Michael Haneke's worldview, at least as it manifests itself in his films, has always been marked by an emotional austerity, by the possibility of unexpected violence, by paranoia and fear.
From the creeping enigmas of Caché to the almost pornographic violation of Funny Games to the oppressive morality of The White Ribbon, Haneke has served up perfectly crafted studies of cruelty and existential dread.
Which makes the tenderness he brings to Amour, the Austrian filmmaker's remarkable and heartbreaking portrait of an elderly Parisian couple, all the more shocking. Set almost entirely within the confines of a comfortable apartment, lined with books and filled with music, the film finds Georges and Anne, played by French New Wave icons Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva, going about their modest routines. Retired musicians and teachers with decades of marriage and a daughter (Haneke regular Isabelle Huppert) off in her own orbit, the pair share breakfast at a small table in the kitchen, and share memories, and bicker, and tease, and reflect.
There is no doubt these two people are still deeply in love, and every subtle gesture, quick glance, seemingly mundane exchange says as much. Trintignant and Riva make all this look absolutely effortless – we are watching two actors with years of experience, who have absorbed all the craft and technique they could possibly need, and their characters come to us here, before the unblinking eye of Haneke's (and ace cinematographer Darius Khondji's) camera, fully realized, absolutely real.
And then Anne has a stroke, and he must tend to her, feed her, help her walk and go to the bathroom. After a lifetime of independence and mutual responsibility, Georges is now the caregiver. The burden – physical, psychological – is on him.
Amour, full of a quiet precision and long, static shots, is not without its suspense, its mysteries. The film begins literally with a bang, as police knock down the door to the apartment. The chronology is elliptical, there is a terrifying dream, and there is a pigeon, an errant visitor from a window ledge, whose appearance in the rooms of the octogenarians' flat seems comically odd at first, and then – this being Haneke – deeply troubling and strange."
Read the rest of the review at the Philadelphia Inquirer
Check out how Argo made it to this year's Oscar Best Picture Nomination by clicking here


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8 Craft Brewery Destinations Worth a Mini Road Trip
Kyle Butusov, assistant brewer at Flat Branch Brewing. | L.G. Patterson
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Destination: Columbia
Flat Branch Pub & Brewing: It wouldn't be out of the question to do a brewery crawl in downtown Columbia (with DD behind the wheel, of course) — the city is home to three breweries located within minutes of each other. Flat Branch Pub & Brewing (115 South Fifth Street, Columbia; 573-499-0400 or www.flatbranch.com) opened in 1994, making it older than many St. Louis breweries. In addition to beers such "Oil Change Oatmeal Stout," "Katy Trail Pale Ale" and "Green Chili Beer," it also has an excellent restaurant to help lay a base beforehand.
Broadway Brewery: Located just around the corner from Flat Branch is Broadway Brewery (816 East Broadway, Columbia; 573-443-5054 or www.broadwaybrewery.com). Be sure to check out its black IPA and "Wee Heavy." It also has a restaurant, which showcases meats and produce sourced from organic and local farmers.
Logboat Brewing: From Broadway Brewery, meander the few blocks to Logboat Brewing (504 Fay Street, Columbia; 573-397-6786 or www.logboatbrewing.com), the newest of the trio. Even though it just opened in April, Logboat Brewing has already made waves: It was well-received at 4 Hands Brewing Co.'s Lupulin Carnival and Microfest 2014, where it offered beers such as the "Snapper" American IPA and "Mamoot" English mild ale. There's also croquet and bocce ball in the yard — perfect for whiling away a lazy weekend afternoon.
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With finals around the corner, students aren't the only people on campus becoming stressed. The semester is also coming to an end for faculty. Stress can impact your body in many ways, so it's important to manage stress. Stress has both short-term and long-term effects on your body. Short-term effects can include headaches, upset stomach, overeating or under eating, sleep problems, and angry outbursts. Long-term effects include heart and blood vessel problems, inflammation in the circulatory... Read More
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March 7th through the 13th was National Sleep Awareness Week. As busy college students, we tend to neglect sleep. After all, we have so much to get done in a day that sleep is usually put on the back burner. People who sleep poorly are significantly more likely to develop mental illness, such as depression and anxiety, and are more susceptible to have changes in mood and stress levels. For our mental, physical, social, and emotional wellbeing, it is important that we are all getting the... Read More
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Ferris State University is inviting students to "get social" during SocialFest 2013 with a series of events that use social media to connect to campus.
SocialFest, organized the university's Social Media Team, features free events designed to engage new and returning students through popular social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
To help promote SocialFest, a video was shot featuring Ferris students Betsy Garbe, a junior from Allegan majoring in Public Relations; Joe Aymor, a senior from Morley majoring in Communication; Anthony Brock, a senior from Detroit majoring in Television and Digital Media Production; and Brittney Buti, a senior from Niles also majoring in Television and Digital Media Production.
The video was shot and edited by News Services video intern Hannah Crouch, a Television and Digital Media Production major from LeRoy.
View the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fq8qWSI57w
For a more information and a complete schedule of events, visit the SocialFest Web site: http://www.ferris.edu/social or the SocialFest 2013 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/243379602453446/.
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BEST Italian Restaurant
This Porter Square gem won us over with its chewy, emmer-flour-based farro casarecce alone, tossed with red-wine-braised duck, sweet cherries, and foie-gras butter on the night we tried it. But in truth, any of chef Michael Pagliarini's pastas—painstakingly crafted on… read more»
Mamma Maria's Ristorante
Good-bye red sauce, hello northern Italy. read more»
New-wave pizzas, pan-blackened shark, goat-cheese lasagna—these dishes are a far cry from the usual linguine with red sauce or stuffed manicotti. And they'll make you feel as though you've rediscovered the art of eating. read more»
Mamma Maria's
Zesty cooking, homey atmosphere. read more»
Il Capriccio
Tiny, with northern Italian specialties. Chef Maurie Warren is outstanding. read more»
La Piccola Venezia
After a short slump, the food is better than ever, the prices as low as ever, and the house red wine as much fun as ever. There's even a waitress who'll sing "Happy Birthday" in Italian. read more»
Finesse to match the high prices. read more»
Sabatino's Restaurant
Unusually light sauces for a North End establishment. Simplicity is its virtue. read more»
Terrific pasta, even though chef Jim Burke has never been to Italy. read more»
Pleasant second-floor walk-up with a chef trained in, of all places, Switzerland. Uniformly good veal and pasta, something the rest of the unreliable North End cannot boast. read more»
Romagnoli's Table
Home of the new Italian cuisine in Boston. Actually, the location leaves a little (well, a lot) to be desired in terms of ambience. But the food more than compensates. read more»


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The Student
Employment Office assists students in finding on-campus employment and
off-campus work-study employment.
Work-Study. Federal Work-Study is a federally funded, University
administered program that provides opportunities for eligible students
to earn some of the funds needed to meet educational expenses. Jobs are
available both on-campus and with qualified off-campus employers. The
funds that support the program are limited, and they will be offered
first to aid applicants who file a timely application (February 1 for
new applicants, March 2 for continuing students for the following
academic year) and demonstrate the greatest need. The FAFSA is required.
Job Opportunity. Campus Job Opportunity is a student financial aid program
designed to assist students in meeting their educational expenses by
providing employment opportunities for on-campus jobs. Because Campus
Job Opportunity is awarded to students with demonstrated need, students
receive hiring priority for available non-work-study positions. An
additional benefit of Campus Job Opportunity eligibility is that the
salaries earned may be an income exclusion on the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This exclusion applies to the aid
application for the following year.
An offer of Federal Work-Study or Campus Job Opportunity,
however, is not a guarantee of employment. Students must apply, compete,
and be hired for a position. Federal Work-Study and Campus Job
Opportunity positions are available throughout campus in a variety of
administrative offices, libraries, sporting and health facilities,
academic departments, and food service operations.
Student Employment. Any USF student enrolled full-time in a degree seeking
program can work on campus to earn funds to meet educational expenses.
After arriving on campus and completing the registration
process, students may inquire about available positions by visiting our
online job boards at
Students may also obtain a work clearance form at One Stop,
Lone Mountain Hall, Room 251. Students will be asked to present a
picture identification and a Social Security card, or a current United
States passport.


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Pakistan as winter looms
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
By Chris Herlinger/CWS
BALAKOT, PAKISTAN – You needn't go far to discover how long-standing problems and immediate and long-term challenges are converging in northern Pakistan.
Not many weeks ago, the prospect of approaching winter was already on people's minds in the mountainous northwest region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province. This is an area that faced the challenges and difficulties of winter after the calamitous 2005 earthquake. Now it must do the same after the recent disastrous floods.
One struggling institution is Balakot's hospital, which has long received support from Church World Service.
With about three-quarters of the hospital's equipment now lost and the hospital building effectively uninhabitable because of heavy flood damage, medical personnel were scrambling. Medical technician Basharat Ahmed said the hospital's maternal unit had been set up at a temporary locale, while personnel look for another location.
The need to rebuild is crucial, Ahmed and others emphasized, because the hospital was the primary health facility for a surrounding region of some 300,000 persons. "All the valley depended on this hospital," said hospital director Zia Ulhaq. "We need a hospital immediately."
This is a story being repeated thousands of times over as Pakistan continues to find its bearings three months after the start of the devastating floods -– and at a time when the emergency is fading from international view and concern.
"If you don't intervene, it will be devastating," said CWS Pakistan/Afghanistan Associate Director Dennis Joseph, noting specifically the importance of providing tents as part of the CWS response. "A lot of people will die."
While Dr. Ulhaq, Joseph and other Pakistan humanitarian workers continue their work to assist those affected and uprooted by the floods, there are real worries that considerably more remains to be done as winter approaches in Pakistan.
On Friday (Oct. 29), United Nations officials in Pakistan warned that additional humanitarian resources are needed as the country, with winter approaching, faces a serious threat of having insufficient food, clothing and temporary shelter for flood survivors.
Unless new international assistance is forthcoming, Martin Mogwanja, the UN's humanitarian coordinator in Pakistan, warned that emergency food supplies will run out in December, the UN News Service reported.
Meanwhile, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said seven million Pakistanis still do not have adequate or sufficient blankets, clothing or shelter as winter approaches. OCHA also reported that the UN's $2 billion appeal for assistance for Pakistani flood survivors, the largest-ever appeal for a natural disaster in UN history, has only been funded at 39 percent, the news service reported.
CWS Pakistan/Afghanistan Director Marvin Parvez has warned since the floods began that sustained international focus on the disaster would be difficult given the realities of Pakistan's current geopolitical position. Compounding that concern is the current international crisis-driven media, which tend to drop news coverage of a disaster when the immediate crisis is over.
Parvez said the approaching months are among the most critical for responding to the floods, given the overlapping problems of the approaching winter and the gaps in the overall international response.
"The international community has to act fast and act now generously or it will be too late for millions of Pakistanis," Parvez said on Nov. 1.
Even without these problems, the response in Pakistan has always had substantial challenges.
During a recent food distribution near Dubair -- something of a cross-roads community in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa -- Imran Munir, a CWS senior project officer, reiterated the numerous problems workers faced. These included problems of access due to destroyed bridges and roads; the geographic isolation of affected villages; the understandable demands of tired and frustrated communities that are, in some cases, receiving humanitarian assistance for the first time ever.
"That has made it worse -- the region is an example of neglect as far as overall development," Munir said.
Agencies such as CWS are doing their best in distributing food and other assistance, he said, but there are obvious limits to what humanitarian groups can do given the considerable overall needs. "We do have limitations," Munir said.
Munir paused to point out rubble where once stood Dubair's market, which only weeks before had hosted some 200 merchants and their stalls. Munir marveled sadly at the destruction he saw before him. "It's all gone."
CWS staffer Chris Herlinger was recently on assignment in Pakistan.
|Response of ACT member CWS
|As of October 22, CWS's response in Pakistan had included the distribution of 16,540 food packages, amounting to 1,938 tons of food; some 7,840 non-food items, including 500 tents to families in Thatta, and temporary shelter supplies and household items to families in Khairpur and Sukkur. The response has also included providing health services through mobile health units and basic health units in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa alone, the mobile health teams have provided more than 36,000 consultations.
Pakistan: After the floods
- Pakistan: capitalising on recovery
- Pakistan as winter looms
- Pakistan: survivor's story - Royan
- Pakistan: Survivors' stories
- Pakistan: 14m affected but still worse to come
- Pakistan: cycle of loss and destruction tests resilience
- Pakistan: heavy monsoon leaves people dead, stranded
- Pakistan: Homeless in the heat


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Rihanna Goes Topless, Channels Medusa on Cover of British GQ [PHOTO]
Rihanna Shares Photos of Her Naked in Bathtub
Rihanna Twerks, Pole Dances, Wears Pasties + Tosses Dollar Bills in 'Pour It Up' Video
Rihanna Shares Steamy Photos From 'Pour It Up' Video Shoot [PHOTOS]
Rihanna Accused of Being Drunk Onstage in Australia
Rihanna is making a lot of fans angry. Members of her Navy who aren't the most familiar with her shows (or her Instagram page, apparently) are growing increasingly disappointed and increasingly vocal about her perceived lackluster live performances.
The latest accusation? Not only lip syncing, but also having more fun with substances than with her work.
Rihanna Performs 'What Now' on 'Alan Carr,' Talks Mullet [VIDEOS]
Rihanna, covered up in a black and white checkered Grand Prix-looking jacket and wrapped in leather leggings, performed a soulful version of 'What Now' on 'Alan Carr: Chatty Man' in the U.K. She also sat down with the host for a discussion in which she addressed her non-ironic mullet hairstyle.
Rihanna's November Glamour Cover Leaks [PHOTO]
While Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne, Miley Cyrus and Britney Spears all have albums coming out this fall, it's Rihanna who nabbed the cover of the November issue of Glamour. The image has leaked and you can see it here!
Rihanna Probably Lip Synced in Singapore, And Her Fans Aren't Happy About It
One of Rihanna's Selfies Gets Two Men Arrested in Thailand [PHOTO]
We know that Rihanna's Instagram account is used for many things, including provocative nude photos and pictures that make us jealous we're not Rihanna, but it never had its powers used for good. Until now.


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Diabetics need support of family, friends
CORPUS CHRISTI - Living day to day with a chronic disease like diabetes may seem unfair and bewildering. For those living or working with a person with diabetes, including spouses, companions, family members and friends, diabetes creates a unique challenge as well. While there are many good ways to support your loved ones with diabetes, there are many more ways to do it poorly.
In some families, diabetes may simply not get discussed. Perhaps this is the way other health related matters are handled. For the diabetic, this can be empowering at best and isolating at worst. Avoidance is usually not very helpful. Most people with diabetes don't want to be treated differently because of their condition. Still, any offer to help, assist or just listen is simply good manners and what any true friend can and should do.
While it might not always be possible, it can help to have loved ones attend a doctor's visit. I can recall many patients of mine with an inquisitive sibling or spouse who had a thirst to know more to help their family member do better with diabetes. The companion can also ask questions that the patient may be afraid to ask. In general, I notice that patients who bring concerned and involved family members to office visits have better overall diabetes control than those who don't.
But even when family members do attend office visits, they may feel inhibited or be afraid to ask questions. If the doctor does not invite questions, this could be due to the personality of the doctor, a lack of time, or a minimal interest in teaching. Whatever the reason, if you or your loved ones are not given explanations for your condition or its treatment, consider seeking out another provider.
Family members who are kept in the dark about their loved one's diabetes suffer in different ways. Since fear thrives on ignorance, some will fret over minor issues while ignoring the major ones. Diabetes is a family disease in many ways. A family can build up just as easily as it can tear down a person's control.
When my diabetes was diagnosed, my parents made a conscious decision to change the eating habits of the whole family and not prepare special meals just for me. We all ate much healthier. If diabetes is discovered in one member of the family, chances are others may be trapped in eating habits that will bring them closer to diabetes if changes are not made. Embracing the changes made for the diabetic family member stands to improve the health of the whole family.
Lecturing a family member or finding flaws in their daily routine is not supporting them. Understanding the need for lifestyle change and finding ways to assist that change is the true measure of support. It starts by not complaining about new foods or drinks brought into the home. It is maintained by offering to try something new or different, or perhaps even sacrifice a personal food "vice" that the diabetes diagnosis required of your loved one.
The best thing to ask a close friend or family member with any chronic illness is "what can I do to help or support you?" The simple act of asking conveys a level of respect and appreciation that can help that person in better coping with the challenges of their condition.
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Tuesday, April 4, 2006
© Copyright 2015 Gwinnett Daily Post
NORCROSS - Several Norcross residents and a Sierra Club volunteer spoke up at Monday night's City Council meeting, anticipating a stream buffer variance request submitted by McCrary Engineering Inc.The 2.96 acre tract of land located at 590 N. Norcross Tucker Road has a stream running through it, making the parcel a challenge to develop following the city's required 75-foot buffer. McCrary Engineering presented plans to the mayor and council to build an office distribution warehouse facility, with a proposed use of storing paving equipment on the premises. Curt Smith, a volunteer with the Sierra Club, urged the council to deny the variance "We advocate the protection of water spaces. House Bill 510 was recently defeated 10-1, showing strong support for enforcing 75-foot stream buffers," Smith said. Smith said the ideal stream buffer is 300 feet. According to Smith's data, increased land development (whether subdivisions, parking lots or offices and warehouses) leads to increased risk for property owners who are already situated near water. Increased development means increased runoff, which inevitably ends up in streams, creeks and rivers, he said. "We need stream buffers to absorb all this water," said Smith, who went on to question the proposed use of the land. Paving equipment will increase the level of toxins in the water, as construction equipment leaks gasoline, oil and other toxic substances. Norcross resident Susan Posey and her family all spoke up against granting the variance. "I have lived here with my family for 19 years, and there are two streams that run through our property," Posey said. "At one time, there was orange water in the big creek for two whole days." City resident and environmental engineer Jim Scarborough warned council members of setting a dangerous precedent by granting the stream buffer variance. Resident Chuck Cimarik agreed with Scarborough and urged the council to deny McCrary's request. The request was denied unanimously by council members. City employees recognized for exemplary service Norcross police officer Jason Carter was recognized Monday night for his five years of service with the Norcross Police Department. Carter just completed two years of undercover work with the drug task force. "Jason is a wonderful police officer, and we're glad to have him," said police chief Dallas Stidd. Keith Shewbert was presented with a certificate for his dedicated service to the city's Community Improvement District. Annual land use plan review scheduled Applications for land use plan changes are due in the Community Development Department by Wednesday.
More like this story
- Norcross neighborhood will not get park ( May 9, 2007 )
- Zonings ( November 25, 2010 )
- Senate committee approves revamped stream buffer bill ( February 24, 2006 )
- Norcross swears in two new police officers ( July 1, 2013 )
- Stream buffer bill takes heat from its critics ( February 17, 2006 )


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Today, quality education, as well as knowledge of the Kazakh, Russian and foreign languages is a must for a wide range of clients from children to business people community, and especially for college and university students who want to build up a successful career and become leaders in the future. KIMEP World Languages and Preparatory Program provides its customers with a wide choice of high quality language courses and preparation for internationally recognized language and university entrance certificate courses. What makes WLPP courses effective and attractive?
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Updated: 08/15/2013 12:13 PM KSTP.com By: Jay Kolls
Like it, or not, Minnesota taxpayers are on the hook for millions of dollars to either rebuild or refurbish Old Cedar Avenue Bridge.
In May the Legislature attached $9 million to the tax bill to rebuild or restore the 90-year-old bridge. Bloomington's City Council will have to decide which option to choose.
One Bloomington City Council member who grew up in the shadows of the bridge already knows which option he prefers.
Tom Hulting says it will cost between $9 million and $12 million to restore and maintain the old bridge into future use for pedestrians and bikers. The bridge has been closed to auto and pedestrian use since 1993.
Hulting says it would be considerably cheaper to tear down the existing bridge and replace it with a modern structure over the Minnesota River. Hulting says that option would cost about $6 million. Hulting told KSTP, "If we are going to use taxpayers' money to do this, we should do it cost effectively."
Ann Lenczewski chairs the House Tax Committee and put the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge funding in this year's tax bill.
She agreed by phone to an interview with KSTP, as she returned from a trip out of town. But we were unable to connect with her. By phone she told KSTP reporter Jay Kolls, "Thousands of people in Bloomington want this done as a bike path, and if the Bloomington City Council tears it down, they will have to answer to that."
The Bloomington City Council has not yet decided which option to adopt.
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