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Twenty-First Century Skills
Ms. Johnson
Dear Students and Parents,
Welcome to a new year and a new addition to the Lawrence School curriculum, Twenty-First Century Skills. The Twenty-First Century is proving to be a historically vigorous, fast-paced and exciting time in part due to the evolution of technology. With this in mind, the objective of this course is to strengthen technology skills by demonstration of effective research and understanding of information through analysis and synthesis. During the trimester, you will be applying these skills to researching a Possible Future Career and competitive speaking using the Lincoln-Douglas debate.
A possible future career is action planning. In short, it is finding a career that fits you based on your personality, strengths and skills and making plans to reach that goal. You will be: identifying dreams, exploring interests, identifying skills, defining preferences, exploring job opportunities, developing a resume and a career path. You will also research college majors, occupations and projected job opportunities. Finally, based on your personal employment goal, you will write a cover page and resume to bring to a simulated job interview.
The Cape Wind Energy Project will be the topic of the Linclon-Douglas debate. This topic was chosen because of its impact on the community. A Linclon-Douglas debate is competitive speaking between two debaters. One debater argues for a resolution and the other argues against the resolution in front of a judge. The judge then decides which side of the resolution they will vote for based on the presented arguments. The skills that will be strengthed are many for example: speaking, writing, reasoning, research and over all communication skills.
I am looking forward to sharing your discoveries with you while you hone your Twenty-First Century skills.
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White Sox Banned Bottled Water in the Dugout: Must Protect Gatorade's Image!
Ed Price, who covers the New York Yankees for New Jersey's The Star Ledger, noticed that there's an odd sign in the dugout of the White Sox's stadium: "NO BOTTLED WATER ON THE BENCH." (Even in the humid Chicago summers!)
Gatorade is Major League Baseball's "official sports drink." So instructions were sent that no player could be seen drinking anything but Gatorade in the dugout. Not even Aquafina, which is the "official water" of MLB. Not even bottles of water with the labels removed.
White Sox clubhouse personnel said if players take bottled water onto the bench, all the bottled water will be removed from the clubhouse as punishment.
Link - via J-Walk Blog
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It still seems like people just need to chill.
I agree w/ Christophe!
Hey Alex, or someone, if you could post a correction on the front that would be great. We have two links in here that confirm this story is bogus.
this reminds me of the movie Idiocracy.
'Roids make me thirsty.

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Seriously Asian: Naengmyeon, Korean Cold Noodles
Korean cold noodles, naengmyeon, are Korea's counterpart to Japanese soba. Both naengmyeon and soba can be made from buckwheat; both can be served cold in a savory broth, topped with an assorted of refreshing vegetables and fish. On a hot summer's day, naengmyeon is an ideal one-bowl dish requiring so little cooking on the stove that you'll be contentedly slurping noodles long before your kitchen's had a chance to heat up. More


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I haven't been around for the last couple of weeks, but I didn't miss out on the best events in the family and that's such a relief! Naral's father made it possible for me to be home on December 4th to celebrate two of my siblings' birthday, and I'm thankful for that.
I enjoy working part-time at his home-made food business. It's 'ancient', in a way, but sometimes it helps to forget the worst part of modern life. Yes, I know I'm a son of technology, but the need to detach myself from nuts and bolts from time to time is real and strong. And anyway, I will only work at Naral's dad's for another month (I'm replacing a worker on sick days). Wonderful experience; will never forget these moments.
Among the other news, I heard that my parents are going to adopt again.
It's an Electronian-like robot, built by humans on Earth— in a few words, a robot just like me and the Robocitans.
The name's Hekerd and he's a boy. His alt-mode is a Dodge Charger R/T Plus — an auto model by the Chrysler Group; really beautiful, I saw it at Arrigo Automotive, a South FL dealer. My parents sent me a photo of my brother-to-be: he's really handsome and his expression is sweet albeit sad. I wonder what kind of past does he hide behind that look. He's gotten to my heart strings and I really long to meet him.
Perhaps on Christmas. Oh, I want to go home for Christmas. I'll take Naral and the kids along. ^_^ I'm sure they'll be happy to meet their new brother-in-law and uncle.
Mom said Hekerd has a strange obsession for his aluminum wheels and spends a lot of time to clean and wax them. LOL. That reminds me so much of Lynxie.
I hope he agrees on having a friendly brother-to-brother race. I'm curious to see how his 370 HP HEMI V8 engine works. Mine's not great, but I don't care about winning. I'm only an old 89's Ford Fiesta. LOL! Certainly I can do little if compared to a powerful 2012 Dodge, but I'm fine with that; after all, we're only brothers having some fun. Moments like that help the bonding and build complicity.
Adoptions are always welcome in the Berter family. I'm a supporter of this dynamics. My brother Ratty won't be plased — as usual — but I can understand him; I used to be jealous until I began to realize that more siblings meant getting more love my way. And giving back, at all times.
So I pray for new adoptions in 2013. No, I look forward to it. For granted. ^^


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First Oprah announced she was ending her show, now Tyra Banks has followed. The Tyra Show will come to an end after five seasons, according to a statement by the former Victoria's Secret model. "This will be the last season of The Tyra Show," Tyra announced. "I've been loving having fun, coming into your living rooms, bedrooms, hair salons for the past 5 years."
Tyra says she will focus on the launch of Bankable Studios, a film production company that will bring "positive images of women to the big screen." "My next huge steps will allow me to reach more women and young girls to help us all feel as fierce as we truly are," she says. Tyra just had to use "fierce" in her official statement. She just had to.
Although The Tyra Show will be no more, fans of her other shows America's Next Top Model and True Beauty fear not, those programs will carry on as planned. "There's a lot cooking right now and a lot of fire burning in my heart," she says. "And I salute you my amazing family of viewers; without you there never would have been a Tyra Show. I really love you all." [Source: People; Photo: Getty Images]


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Review By Steve Angelly - September 28, 2005Edited by Jonathan Martini
The 220 MHz FSB frequency is the overclocking limit for my P4 3.4E (550) processor. This also happens to be the 10% overclock limit as found on many Intel chipsets and the various Intel chipsets from other manufacturers including NVIDIA.
The posted CPU-Z result demonstrates the maximum FSB limit of 220MHz with the ram running at 667MHz, 4-4-4-12, 1T was it. This overclock setting provided good solid gameplay and all-around performance but any attempt to increase the FSB past the 220 MHz mark was met with a hard lock.
The best explanation I found was at Hardware Secrets in their article, 'How to Overclock a Socket 775 Pentium 4.' The article explains that this barrier occurs because the various buses, such as the PCI Express bus, SATA, and the link between the chipset's north and south bridges use the same clock generator with frequencies varying according to the clock used. This causes problems to arise with SATA and PCI Express devices, since there is no way of locking the frequencies of these devices. SATA devices, for example, have problems in working at frequencies higher than 110MHz, and NVIDIA video cards tolerate the maximum of 120MHz on PCI Express bus.
Should the listed arguments be true, then I am relegated to either changing out the CPU with one that does not have locked multipliers, going back to using IDE drives for the main HDD, and/or upping the voltages. These options are either not possible, or acceptable, to me at the present time. Therefore I will just back the overclock to a 215MHz FSB which provides a little head room or just run default settings which are very acceptable for present games.
The 215MHz FSB setting increased the performance in most synthetic benchmarks by 5-6% and provided good game play in Far Cry at 1600x1200, 4xAA/8xAF.
I was able to set the memory frequency in the bios to 800MHz which gave a slight increase in bandwidth as revealed by Sandra. The downside was that running at this high memory speed limited the memory timings to 2T, at 4-4-4-12, 333MHz frequency. This applied to the use of either Crucial Balistix PC5300 or Corsair DDR2 XMS Extreme PC5300.
At 1T, 4-4-4-12, 333MHz, the FSB was still limited to 220MHz and changing to Corsair XMS PC5300 did not improve stability.Lowering the FSB to 215-217MHz range provided good stability in all apps and games.
SiSoft Sandra records the bandwidth of the current system at 4940 MB/s Int Buff'd iSSE2 and 4923 MB/s Float Buff'd iSSE2.
Interestingly, using both Crucial and Corsair DDR2 PC5300-rated memory modules to populate all 4 DIMM slots provided dual channel capability with the same stability and performance at 1T, 4-4-4-12, 333MHz, as well as providing a full 2GHz of system ram. Although I do not recommend using mixed memory, I have had no issues with the current setup as it is providing excellent game play in Battlefield 2.
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Memories of Raider
|I cannot believe it's been 9 years since you were here with me. We have 2 dogs now, a 4 year old yellow labrador named Oakland and a female 2 year old black labrador named Chara. They are all good dogs and their traits and acts of mischief are constant reminders of you. We lost another buddy, Bruschi a few months back...hopefully he's found you by now. BUT...they'll never, ever replace you! I hope that you are getting lots of exercise and working out those hip problems of yours. The joy you brought to all of us will never subside. Our memories of you will be cherished forever. You'll be glad to know that we're all doing fine. The boys are growing up very quickly. I look forward to seeing you again someday and taking you for lots of long walks and plenty of swims. Be a good boy!... Night, Night Raider. Love - Daddy,Kim,Michael,Brock,Andrew,Oakland and Chara
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In the last 20 years, autism has become a major health concern, and Holly Robinson Peete has perhaps been the biggest spokesperson for the cause. The actress and husband Rodney Peete welcomed twins Ryan and RJ in 1997. At age 3, RJ was diagnosed with autism and since then, Peete has made it her mission to do what's best for RJ and other families who have children on the autism spectrum. She and her husband head the organization HollyRod, dedicated to providing care for people struggling with autism and Parkinson's Disease, which her father was diagnosed with in 1982.
We got the busy actress, activist and mom of four to talk to us about family and what everyone needs to know about raising a child with autism.
MommyNoire: How does the whole family participate in caring for RJ?
Holly Robinson Peete: The kids all have each other's backs. Team RJ is Ryan came up with the idea for a book (My Brother Charlie) with a mission to advocate for her twin brother as well as all siblings of special needs kids.
You pushed Rodney to tell his story with a book, Not My Boy! A Father, a Son, and One Family's Journey with Autism. Do you think fathers struggle differently with autism or other developmental disabilities?
Men process things differently as a rule. I wish I'd been more sensitive to that at the time but I was so focused on RJ. But Dad's feelings can be ignored sometimes. Rodney calls them the forgotten parent.
You recently told Family Circle you and Rodney nearly parted, partly due to pressures caused by dealing with RJ's autism. Can you talk a bit about that?
It was a struggle to stay on the same page when it came to RJ's diagnosis. I wanted Rodney to be proactive he wanted empathy. Thank God we figured it out because he is an excellent, caring hands-on dad and I need him on this journey.
What do you feel are the best resources for parents of autistic children?
Other parents. Find like minded people with similar experiences. It was so helpful for us to have a network of people in the autism community.
What's the most important thing you want people to understand about autism?
That it's a disorder, not a disease. You'd be surprised to know how many people asked if it was contagious 10 years ago. My hope is for a world that not only accepts children with autism but embraces them and recognizes their potential valuable contributions to society.


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30th October 2007, 21:38 Archives - F1 Fanatic archive
Hamilton to migrate to Switzerland 30th October 2007, 21:38
Lewis Hamilton has announced he's moving to Switzerland which didn't interest me very much until I realised the irony of the decision. Plenty of people have pointed out that although Hamilton has said he needs to get away from the public pressure (which is understandable) he could just as easily do that in place which […]
Stories of the season: Hamilton versus Alonso
In years to come we may recognise Lewis Hamilton vs Fernando Alonso as one of F1's greatest rivalries.
Your questions: McLaren's numbers in 2008?
Richard C wrote in to ask: Can you clarify – as a result of McLaren being barred from this years championship what numbers will they be allocated next year? And which garages will they be allocated? Read on for the answer.
F1 07 review: Ferrari
On the face of it, 2007 was a golden season for Ferrari. Nine wins and both championships went to the team even though many expected them to struggle following the departure of Michael Schumacher. But their triumph was not as emphatic as the raw figures suggest. The constructors' championship was an inevitability after the expulsion […]


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Summer Tour Dates Announced
We have some Ontario shows coming up in July. So far: July 17-Toronto, July 18-London, July 19-Bayfield, July 21-Ottawa. We also have a Red Deer (Nevis) show on August 14th….
Announcing summer gigs soon
Over the next month or so, we will be announcing our summer gig schedule. Hope to see you at one of them.
Happy New Year!
We'll see you in 2015!
Merry Christmas to all!!
Merry Christmas to all you great folks out there.
Grapes of Wrath TOQUES for Sale
We are now selling our awesome toques. Get one or two for this crazy upcoming winter. Order from our "Merchandise page".
"Mexico" & "None Too Soon" 7″ Vinyl Single
We're releasing the songs "Mexico" & "None Too Soon" from our "High Road" album on PURPLE coloured vinyl! Yes indeed! You can order here from our Merchandise page.
The Grapes of Wrath E.P. 30th Anniversary Contest
ENTER HERE!! In December of 1984, Nettwerk Records in Vancouver issued its 3rd release: our 4 song 12 inch EP. We recorded it over couple of eight hour sessions at…
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The All-Star Game is little more than two weeks away. Barring selection as an injury replacement, Tim Duncan will not participate for just the second time in his Hall of Fame career. As it stands he's been chosen 14 times, tied for fifth-most in NBA history, with the 1999 game having been wiped out by lockout.
Duncan professes not to be bothered. Indeed, he nearly rolled his eyes out of their sockets when asked about being passed over the day after the reserves were announced.
But Spurs GM R.C. Buford wonders. Everyone, even the selfless Tim Duncan, has an ego.
"I'm sure Tim will be happy to have the time off to be with his kids," said Buford recently told the New York Times. "I'm also sure his feelings are hurt a bit. He's just never been one to show them."
If Duncan is upset he's letting his play do the talking, averaging 23 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 3.0 blocks and shooting 56.7 percent in four games since his alleged snubbing.
Coincidence? Only he could say. But it certainly wouldn't be the first time Duncan has tried to make a point in his own silent way. Of all the things he's never quite gotten enough credit for, his competitive drive might be No. 1.
Case in point: How many players approaching 40, with more than $200 million in career earning, having already won every significant honor the game has to offer, would have dropped 25 pounds in order to stave off retirement and squeeze out a few more seasons at the level of play they're accustomed to, as Duncan as done?
It's a short list, and you can find most of them alongside him in the top 10 players of all time.
Such intangible greatness — the dedication, the leadership, the consistency — was at the heart of an impassioned plea by the Times' Harvey Araton, who argued that those traits should have helped push Duncan over the top even as his individual statistics, while still impressive, sag below his elite peers.
Something is wrong when Duncan…is not shown the same respect as other N.B.A. greats. Many who know Duncan will shrug and cite his career-long reticence when it comes to promotional forums and platforms.
Doesn't caring so deeply also count as helping to sell the game? Doesn't playing and behaving selflessly and professionally for 17 years promote the league in a way that cannot be quantified in numbers like jersey sales?
Doesn't seamlessly executing scores of high screen-and-rolls and setting the example in making the Spurs a basketball purist's dream team speak to those who might otherwise be inclined to dismiss the N.B.A. as a rapacious dunk-and-pony show?
…By choosing only Tony Parker from the Spurs, haven't the coaches mimicked the marketers and shortchanged a team that for a generation has raised the maturity bar and brought adult appeal to a sport overrun with branding hype targeted to youth?
It's a thought-provoking argument, for sure. If Kareem Abdul-Jabbar got the benefit of the All-Star doubt late in his career, why not his historic doppelganger? Everything the Spurs are today stems from Duncan, and that should be celebrated in all corners of the NBA, not just here in San Antonio.
But that's where the debate gets hazy. Measuring such impact is impossible, especially when you're blessed to compete alongside veteran captains like Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker and one of the very best coaches in history, Gregg Popovich. It isn't by accident that the Spurs are 16-9 over the past three seasons without Duncan.
Some would require the Spurs to have a second All-Star selection simply because of their record. Araton points out that Jeff Van Gundy went so far as to argue that no player from a losing team should go. Sacramento coach Mike Malone, whose star player DeMarcus Cousins was also passed over, provided an effective counter to that line of thinking: Don't blame the player. Blame the GM.
Relying on such narratives is even less satisfying in an era where advanced statistical study continues to bring the game and all its subtleties into sharper focus. (One measure, NBA.com's on/off stats, indicates that the Spurs are actually five points worse per 100 defensive possessions when Duncan is on the court.)
The biggest reason Duncan wasn't picked is probably the simplest: the six frontcourt players who finished ahead of him in the voting and were subsequently selected — starters Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin and Kevin Love, and reserves Dwight Howard, Dirk Nowitzki and LaMarcus Aldridge — are damn good players. So good that Cousins and Anthony Davis were passed over as well despite being just two of four players averaging at least 20 points and 10 rebounds.
(EDIT: It was announced later on Friday that commissioner Adam Silver picked Davis to replace the injured Kobe Bryant.)
By comparison, Duncan's 15.4 points and 10 rebounds per game look somewhat flimsy, even when you account for the fact he averages just 29.5 minutes per game. Indeed, it's not exactly a positive that Duncan is no longer able to play as many minutes, thereby depriving the Spurs of his impact.
Araton specifically criticizes Howard as the antithesis to Duncan's "team-first values." It's hard to defend Howard after leaving two franchises in two years on bad terms. But Orlando consistently improved after drafting him first in 2004, from 21 victories before he arrived to 59 and a trip to the 2009 Finals. This year the Rockets are on pace to improve by nine games as he averages more points (18.6) and rebounds (12.4) than Duncan. That's impact.
Maybe Duncan should have gone instead of Nowitzki. But if we're giving the former extra credit for intangibles, why not the latter? Nowitzki has been every bit the professional Duncan has, setting an impeccable example as the bedrock of his own team in Dallas, and he's in the midst of one of the finest all-around shooting seasons in NBA history.
So in the end, it's hard to argue that Duncan was definitively snubbed. Did he deserve to be selected? No question. But can it be said he unquestionably deserved to be chosen at another player's expense?
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"KILTARLITY, a parish in county Inverness, Scotland. It is an extensive highland parish, 3 miles S.W. of Beauly and is situated on the river Beauly, and includes Conveth, Caplach, Mayne, &c. It extends about 30 miles in length and 6 in breadth, occupying nearly 92,000 Scotch acres. It is in the presbytery of Inverness and synod of Moray. The minister's stipend is £239. The church is a modern and commodious structure. There is a Free church at-Kiltarlity, and a Free Church preaching station at Strathglass. At Eskadale is a Roman Catholic chapel. There are several schools for both sexes. In this district are several lakes, well stored with salmon, trout, &c. The surface, which is mountainous, is mostly covered with wood, heath, and extensive mosses. Game is very abundant. In the parish churchyard are the remains of a Druidical temple, and there are five others within a mile of it. Two miles N.W. of the church is a circular vitrified fort called Dun Fionn, or Fingal's Fort, 60 yards in circumference. It crowns the summit of a conical hill accessible only on the E. The ruins of Castle Spynnie occupy the crest of a hill 700 feet high. Its walls are built of stone without cement. Beaufort Castle occupies an eminence, rising from the river Beauly. It is built on' the site of Beaufort, or Dunie fortress, which, in the reign of Alexander I., sustained a regular siege by the troops of Edward of England."
Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003
Description and TravelView photographs of Kiltarlity and the surrounding area.
- The transcription of the section for Kiltarlity from the National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
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A4 Art
A really great project was sent through to us by Luke over at Sense Worldwide who invited Chinese students from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute to submit pieces of work in response to a short brief. The only criteria was that the work was A4 format. The work was recently exhibited in Chongqing and went down very well, so they decided to bring the event to their loft space to coincide with Chinese new year festivities.
The event is taking place on…
Thursday 29th January 6.30pm-9pm (Private view – please RSVP if you would like to attend)
Friday 30th January 6.30pm-9pm
Saturday 31st January 11am-6pm
Sunday 1st February 11am-6pm
Sense Loft, 68-70 Wardour Street, Soho, London. W1F0TB
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Welcome to 2nd Grade!!
We are excited to share with you the curriculum that the 2nd graders will be involved in this school year. If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher. You can also visit http://www.michigan.gov/mde to find the Michigan Grade Level Expectations for second grade.
We have also posted the PowerPoint from our 2nd grade Curriculum Night below. If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher.
We have several friends in 2nd grade with a peanut/tree nut allergy. In order to keep everyone safe, we will NOT be allowed to have any snacks, including birthday treats that have peanuts/treenuts as an ingredient or are products processed/manufactured in a facility with peanuts/treenuts. You can check the label for this information. We have attached a "SAFE" snack list for ideas but feel free to contact your child's teacher if you have any questions. Also, kids will be asked to wash their hands after eating lunch everyday to help all of us stay healthy.
Scott Foresman Reading Street Core Reading Program
We will be implementing a 90-minute uninterrupted reading block into our daily schedule. The program strategically and explicitly teaches the 5 big components of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary.
Through whole group, small group, individual, literacy work stations, partner reading, workshop, and guided practice the students will learn how to orchestrate their decoding skills and comprehension skills to become fluent, effective readers.
Each week we will be learning new "amazing words" for our oral language for a total of 241 by the end of 2nd grade. We encourage you to reinforce the use of these words at home in conversation. The complete list is attached below.
There are many parts to this reading program but one of the most exciting is that it will all be available to you and your child online. We will be issuing each child a user name and password to access stories, games, phonics activities, spelling activities, and much more where ever they may be with a internet connection. Please be patient as we work to set this feature up. We will notify you as soon as it is ready.
For writing, we use Lucy Calkins Writer's Workshop and 6+1 traits to offer a variety of writing opportunities to learn about themselves as writers. We will write personal narratives, non-fiction, poetry, letters, and fiction stories throughout the year. Our second graders will learn to use authors as mentors as they develop their own personal style of writing.
For instruction on conventions, we will use the Reading Street Program.
Our spelling program this year is tied into our Reading Street Program. We will focus on a spelling concept/pattern each week. On Monday the kids will have a word preview as an introduction to the spelling pattern. We will give them 5 words for practice. The test on Friday will consist of 12 words with the same spelling pattern but not the 5 from Monday. The goal is NOT to memorize 12 words for a week but learn that certain letters together make certain sounds resulting in the application of that spelling concept.
Here are the spelling concepts for each Unit along with the high frequency priority words.
Everyday Mathematics is a comprehensive mathematics curriculum. It is a hands-on, spiraled program which means that concepts and skills are taught and revisited often throughout all grade levels. Each grade level is expected to master basic math facts with speed and accuracy. We highly recommend practicing basic facts with math flash cards on a regular basis. Visit the Everyday Math website for activities, games, sample lessons, extension activities, and more information about Everyday Math at:
Science is taught through hands on experiements and journaling.
There are 3 Units that will be covered this school year.
*Sand, Silt and Pebbles
*Changes (the states of matter)
There are four different units of study for Social Studies.
*Building a Community (Civics)
*Land Form and Bodies of Water (Geography)
*Jobs People Do (Economics)
*Past and Present (History)


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East Tennessee State announced Monday it will begin an ambitious, 10-stop promotional tour in April and May and will visit cities throughout the region, as well as metropolitan areas like Atlanta and Chattanooga.
The Game Time Tour will be a question and answer session with several ETSU coaches, including Carl Torbush, Murry Bartow and Brittney Ezell. The events will also feature a tailgate-style meal and autograph session.
"The mission is to spread the word about all the positive developments at ETSU, and specifically the excitement surrounding our athletic program," said Scott Carter, Senior Associate Athletic Director and Chief Operating Officer. "We hope this Game Time Tour gives our fans and alumni throughout the region an opportunity to come out, meet our coaches, talk with administrators, get excited about Buccaneer athletics, and ask about what they can do to help our program succeed."
Tour stops include:
Thursday, April 10 – Chattanooga (Embassy Suites)
Tuesday, April 15 – Sevierville (Civic Center)
Thursday, April 17 – Greeneville (General Morgan Inn)
Thursday, April 24 – Morristown (Morristown Country Club)
Monday, April 28 – Kingsport (Kingsport Farmers Market)
Tuesday, May 6 – Knoxville (Calhouns on the River)
Monday, May 12 – Abingdon (Martha Washington)
Thursday, May 15 - Johnson City (Johnson City Country Club)
Tuesday, May 20 – Atlanta (TBD)
Thursday, May 22 – Bristol (Bristol Motor Speedway)
Nine of the 10 stops will begin with a meet-and-greet at 6:30 p.m. except the Morristown visit, which will take place during a luncheon at 11:30 a.m.
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I don't buy the "Second" report (link paragraph 3 above). It simply makes no sense to suggest that dropping price of the data plan by 30% would have zero effect on customer growth in this tight economy.
At some price point, everyone will hold their nose and go with AT&T even if they don't like them as a carrier. (The other carriers have their fair share of detractors as well).
At some price point you ditch the Razor Clones, and the cheesy texting specific handsets for something of value that can extend the internet to every corner of the globe.
And at some price point event he cost of the handset ceases to matter all that much. But we aren't there yet. The phone is still too prohibitively expensive and too easily stolen for the bulk of the teenage market.
Simple economic theory says that demand for this device is price elastic. Lower the price (the total cost of ownership) and you will start stealing customers from that smug "Can You Hear Me Now" guy.
This elasticity has never been tested. There is no head-to-head competition for this device in any reasonably sized market.
The theory that this phone is anywhere near saturation when it is the most expensive phone on the market, and has never been tested at any price point other than full price and full data-plan price is simply baseless guess work.
The refurbs sell out rather quickly. But the monthly costs for those remains the same, and many people can't afford that right now.
ATT knows this. Apple Knows this. Press reports of a price reduction may well be a trial balloon story planted by Apple. If ATT drops price, Apple wins. ATT: Not so much.
AT&T Roundup: Data Plan Dropping $10? Saturation Nigh? Taking on Staff Pre-WWDC?
Apple Insider has a pair of reports up, the first of which cites one analyst following up two other analysts who would all really, really like to see AT&T reduce data plan charges by $10 a month.
So would consumers. However, nothing to back it up yet but wishes and analyst musings to make it so.
The second report highlights that if AT&T does drop rates, and drives adaptions, they'll only reach saturation level faster, forcing Apple to look again at Verizon and their 15 million customers to drive further growth.
Verizon customers would certainly love it, but can Apple wait long enough for LTE-compatibility to roll out?
Lastly, Dmackdaddy tipped us to what looks like AT&T seeking a lot of "retail sales consultants" in the Bay Area. Looks like some other areas may also be stocking up on staff. Regular business cycle, or just one more sign of the big iPhone 3.0 and iPhone next generation release expected for the summer?
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I don't buy the "Second" report (link paragraph 3 above). It simply makes no sense to suggest that dropping price of the data plan by 30% would have zero effect on customer growth in this tight economy.
The price drop story just makes me think that the a plan would no longer be unlimited. Thus, charging overage fees would off set the price drop.
makes me think that the a plan would no longer be unlimited
That's a distinct possibility. There are other rumors afoot that Leopard will support 3G directly ( http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/07/snowleopardtosupportnative3gwirelesswanhardware.html ).
This price drop in the data plan may be a quid pro quo that Apple extracted from ATT for contract extension in an attempt to push notebooks that can stay connected in more places. Other netbooks also have 3G.
So if ATT is dropping 3G prices will it mean that the bandwidth is going to be sucked out of the handheld device market and pumped into roaming net/notebook market?
Caps would certainly be necessary for that to occur.


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Scattered showers will likely greet many of you by daybreak, with temperatures in the low 60s.
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Two memorial funds have been established in memory of an Illinois State Police motorcycle officer killed in the line of duty on Nov. 26. Trooper Kyle Deatherage, 32 was conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 55 north of Litchfield, Ill., when he was struck and killed by a semi-tractor.
Deatherage is survived by his wife Sarah and two young children.
"In an effort to promote the memory of Kyle and his family as well as show our support for our law enforcement protectors, two memorial funds have been established at Scott Credit Union in Highland, Ill." said Captain Scott Compton, District 18 Commander. "The Kyle W. Deatherage Criminal Justice Scholarship fund will be used to support a student entering the law enforcement profession. The Kyle Deatherage Memorial Fund will be used to provide for the education of his children."
Deatherage was laid to rest Saturday at the Marine City Cemetery following services at Triad High School in Troy, Ill. He had been an Illinois State Trooper since May 2009.
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Prose and Soule both want to stay in their new homes for more than a few years. And that, according to many real estate experts, is the hallmark of a smart buyer, especially for those who are buying in areas where home values may not have hit bottom.
"My advice to consumers: 'Your home is not an ATM, and your home is not an investment,'" says Barry Zigas, director of housing policy for the Consumer Federation of America in Washington, D.C. "Your home is a place to live."
If you're planning to move in the next year or two, "it's probably not the time to buy a house," he says.
In some areas, home values are still sliding. Worst hit last year was Cape Coral/Fort Myers, Fla., where homeowners saw values sank 39.5 percent in 2008, according to NAR statistics. Other heartbreakers were in California -- the Riverside/San Bernardino area, down 38.3 percent, and Sacramento and surrounding areas, down 36.8 percent.
When Richard B. King recently sold his home in Long Beach, Calif., it sat longer than he anticipated and he accepted $263,000 less than his original asking price.
"The market went down," he says. Neighbors kept lowering the prices, so "we kept lowering our price to be competitive. It's a matter of, do you want to sell the place or not?"
Some towns are seeing home values increase. Best off was Elmira, N.Y., where median home prices went up 7.5 percent last year, along with Wichita, Kan., which jumped 5.4 percent, and Amarillo, Texas, rising 5.3 percent, the association says.
One big factor affecting home values stems from the large number of distressed sales. Roughly 40 percent to 45 percent of today's sales are foreclosures or short sales, Yun says. Historically, that figure usually hovers around 5 percent, he says.
Mary Rubin recently helped a family member buy a $255,000 foreclosure in Ft. Myers for $116,000. While it was in excellent condition, the house was never worth the original $255,000, she says.
"We estimate that half of the homebuyers (today) are first-time buyers," Yun says.
Credit the triumvirate of low interest rates, lowered home prices and an $8,000 tax credit for first-time buyers who become homeowners before the end of this year.
"It's a great time to be a first-time buyer," says Eric Tyson, co-author of "Home Buying for Dummies." "In many parts of the country, this may be the best buying opportunity in a generation."
"It's a good time to trade up because the higher-end market in many areas is weaker than the entry-level market," he says.
Still, buyers are facing intense scrutiny when it comes to their ability to afford a home. Lenders are examining not just credit, but job stability, down-payment amounts and how much cash buyers will have available after buying a home.
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There is an art that the best State Department functionaries master: to take hard questions that present troubling facts or contradictions in policy and to give in response a long, rambling answer that, by the end, dilutes the impact of the question and leaves the audience at a loss to remember what was orginally being asked. There is no one better at this than Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, who wrapped up the FPI conference.
It was evident that the administration came with an olive branch to the right and with many fine sentiments about bipartisanship in foreign policy. Who can blame it? The administration's biggest successes (e.g., Iraq, appointment of Gen. Petraeus in Afghanistan) have been supported by conservatives. With an assertive Republican House and more conservative voices in the Senate, the administration doesn't need more headaches, so foreign policy offers a chance to show its bipartisan inclinations. One way to do that is not to talk about the hard stuff. So, in his prepared remarks, Steinberg didn't bring up Iran, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Europe, human rights, Hugo Chavez, or other topics that are sources of disagreement between the Obama team and conservatives.
He did talk about Southeast Asia. It's very important. We are making many trips there. We're going to have "sustained engagement." And we're very "clear-eyed" about China.
His next topics were Iraq and Afghanistan, where he echoed many of Sen. Joe Lieberman's remarks (and Sen. John McCain's from the previous day). On Iraq, we need bipartisanship and, yes, more "sustained engagement." On Afghanistan, again, we must maintain funding. In the Q&A, he expressed himself as delighted with the Afghanistan war-strategy process. It was "serious," he intoned. He's never seen a president so involved. And that 2011 deadline? With perfect earnestness he explained: "There is no ambiguity. It is the beginning of a transition." Really, there was "never any intention to see it as a dramatic turning point. … If we need to do a better job of messaging, we'll do a better job."
The third topic was START. (During the conference, Sen. Jon Kyl declared it isn't going to get a vote in the lame-duck session.) This should be a bipartisan issue too, he asserted. He added that "there are no restraints" on our ability to pursue missile defense, and it comes packaged with an unprecedented commitment to force modernization.
Things got a bit dicier in the Q&A conducted by Robert Kagan. What about human rights in Russia? Why aren't we talking more about democracy in Egypt? Again, Steinberg, in measured tones, with no hint of defensiveness, argued that "it should be clear" that we remain committed to human rights in Russia. On our support for democracy and human rights in Egypt, you see, it is important "to say it when it matters." (But not at public news conferences, I suppose.) Kagan pressed him on the G-20: how could we go in there with such dissention between the U.S. and Europe? Oh, now, now. We've had hard times with allies in the past. Why is China exhibiting such bullying behavior of late? Ah, it's a transition period, and there are many voice there. Why aren't we getting these free-trade agreements done? Well, on South Korea, sometimes the "work just is not ready," so we'll keep at it. Colombia? He's very encouraged.
Steinberg is such an articulate and calm figure, the consummate professional, that you'd almost forget listening to him that Obama's Middle East policy is in shambles, that Iran is on the ascendency and on the road to getting the bomb, that our human-rights policy is under attack by the left and right, that Russia and China are both feeling emboldened to extend their influence, and that our relations with Europe are badly frayed. But what comes across loud and clear is that the Obama team wants to be perceived as operating well within the bipartisan tradition of American foreign policy. If that entails an ongoing presence in Iraq, a sustained effort in Afghanistan, a determination to deny Iran nuclear weapons, a cessation of its foolhardy obsession with Israeli settlements, a competent and forceful free-trade policy, and consistent defense of human rights, then the administration will earn the support of conservatives and, more important, the respect of foes and the confidence of allies.


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"I am honored, surprised, excited -- and above all, grateful to think that my work might resonate with someone besides its maker," Phillips said yesterday in a Wash. U. press release. But life will go on if he doesn't win. "Many of our greatest poets have never won this award. To have been singled out is an honor itself. The real pleasure will lie in making the next poem that I have to make."
Phillips is the author of ten books of poetry, one book of essays and one translation of the Greek tragedy Philoctetes and has already won a host of literary prizes, including the Samuel Morse French Poetry Prize, the Lambda Literary Award, an Academy of American Poets Fellowship and, of course, the highly-coveted RFT Best Poet of 2006.
Of Speak Low, Phillips says, "I think of it as a kind of meditation on risk, restlessness, and the ways in which being human can come into conflict with how society defines so-called moral and responsible behavior, especially when it comes to sex."
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Gymnastics Earns No. 24 Preseason Ranking
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University gymnastics team is ranked No. 24 in the 2013 GymInfo Preseason Coaches' Poll.
Today's ranking is the Mountaineers' first in a preseason poll since earning the No. 21 spot in 2010, also the team's highest preseason ranking in seven seasons.
WVU finished the 2012 season ranked No. 21, its first season-ending ranking since 2009. The squad's ranking was based on its national qualifying score.
"I'm excited for our preseason ranking, and I think it's an honor and a testament to where our peers think we can go this season," says second-year coach Jason Butts. "Having said that, I'm ready to improve this ranking right out of the gate. I know this team can compete at the national championships. Last year's squad showed we can compete with the top teams, and now this year's team must prove we belong."
Six of the Mountaineers' 2013 opponents are ranked in today's poll – No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 5 Utah, No. 9 Oregon State, No. 10 Michigan, No. 20 Denver and No. 22 NC State.
Alabama, the two-time defending national champions, earned the top spot. UCLA is ranked No. 2, while Florida is ranked No. 3.
Stanford follows Utah at No. 6, while Nebraska is ranked No. 7 and LSU is No. 8.
Today's poll is the only one of the season determined by coaches' votes. Average scores will determine rankings through the season's first four weeks.
Thirteen returning gymnasts will lead the Mountaineers into the Big 12 Conference this season, including junior Hope Sloanhoffer, the 2012 East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Gymnast of the Year. In addition to her league honor, Sloanhoffer won the league's all-around, vault and bars titles. Also returning is sophomore Beth Deal, the 2012 EAGL beam champion, and seniors Chelsea Goldschrafe, Kaylyn Millick and Alaska Richardson.
Butts returns after leading the Mountaineers to a league-best seventh EAGL Championship in his first season. WVU finished the year at 21-5, its first 20-win season since 2008. Additionally, the Mountaineers finished 5-4 against ranked opponents.
The Mountaineers will make their 2013 debut this Thursday, Dec. 6, in their annual Gold-Blue intrasquad meet, at the WVU Coliseum, at 7 p.m. The squad will be divided into two teams, and celebrity judges Amy Bieski, Amanda Mazey and Billy Hahn, along with the crowd's help, will determine a winner.
WVU officially opens its season at Pitt on Friday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m., inside Fitzgerald Field House.
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This illustrated talk introduces Robert Atkinson as the noted architect of cinemas that he was. Drawing on Atkinson's theory of and views of architecture, Dr Kate Ince, Reader in French Film and Gender Studies, will examine his work on cinemas in London and Wolverhampton, focusing in particular on his magnum opus the Regent Cinema in Brighton, 'the first luxury cinema on the American model in Britain…one of the most remarkable British buildings of the 1920s… seat[ing] nearly 3000 people and boast[ing] a restaurant, tea-room, roof-garden, promenade, and ballroom' (Paul Spencer-Longhurst, 2007).
The talk complements The Barber's current exhibition 'Robert Atkinson and the Building of the Barber Institute' which runs until 5 May 2013, and celebrates plans to equip the Barber's auditorium to screen film.
Date: Mon 18 Mar, 1pm
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The more gas prices go up the more suburban homes lose their value. Light-rail access would obviously reverse that trend.
Current wind technology deployed in nonenvironmentally protected areas could generate
37,000,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity per year,
according to the new analysis conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and consulting firm AWS Truewind.
The US currently uses
3,000,000 giga-watts of electricity every year.
Germany has the right idea. They subsidize solar panels on every roof and you can sell back the excess to the power company! Now THAT's decentralized energy production! Arent all you Righties for decentralization?
Germany has the right idea. They subsidize solar panels on every roof and you can sell back the excess to the power company! Now THAT's decentralized energy production! Arent all you Righties for decentralization?
The government subsidies for wind are a tiny fraction of what they are to build nuke plants.
AND no insurance company will touch nuke plants so the TAX payers have to insure them as well.
"6 Lunatics Inspired by Fox News and Glenn Beck" - nuff said
This is what happens when a nation has a high unemployment rate, 1 gun per person and very weak gun laws.
The last few days of cop killing all over the nation and the Tucson massacre means we need gun control now more than ever.
Just what I would expect from a Libertarian CATO Koch Brothers toadie.
I put GLobal Warming denier fools in the same category as Creationists. Hopelessly uneducated in real science and biased by pseudo-science/religion. Before college I believed iin Pyramid power and talking plants. My biology education straightened me out. Try it sometime.
So YOU have PROOF????
What station do you work for weatherman? Are you the goofball on KFOX? What Online College do you have a degree from? Or do you even have GED?
When you have a PhD in CLIMATOLOGY science then I'll listen. And 99% of Climatologists say YOU are wrong.
The crackpot deniers are always claiming how GW is a hoax for money. Here's where thee REAL money is involved: Koch Industries is a $100 BILLION a YEAAR corp. They are spending a hundreds of millions to confuse the public about global warming.
"Koch Industries multibillionaire Koch brothers bankroll attacks on climate change science and policy"
Koch Industries multibillionaire Koch brothers bankroll attacks on climate change science and policy
Posted on March 18, 2010 by Rick Piltz
Some of the most determined opponents of action on climate change in the U.S. are so-called libertarians, motivated by an ideological commitment to minimal government and "free market" laissez-faire capitalism. Their efforts on behalf of unregulated corporate wealth and power have been funded heavily by patrons in the fossil fuel industry. While ExxonMobil has drawn much attention for its patronage of global warming denialist activity by such groups, much less public attention has been paid to the activities of the multibillionaire brothers, Charles and David Koch, owners of Koch Industries. Koch Industries is the second largest private company in the U.S., with estimated 2008 revenues of $100 billion. Started as a petroleum business by their father Fred Koch, who was also a founder of the right-wing extremist John Birch Society, Koch Industries has become a diversified enterprise that funds large-scale lobbying and a range of libertarian policy and activist groups that play a significant role in the global warming denial machine.
Post by the Climate Science Watch research team. See related post Americans for Prosperity: Distorting climate change science and economics in well-funded campaign. Also, see the Greenpeace report, Koch Industries: Secretly Funding the Climate Denial Machine, published on 30 March 2010.
This great web site clearly explains the science of global warming that even a Cave-ma... I mean Teabag person can understand. For all of human history until about 200 years ago, our atmosphere contained 275 parts per million of carbon dioxide. Now it is 389 ppm and increasing 2% a year..................... http://www.350.org/about/science
The climatologists say we need to bring it back under 350 ppm if we dont want to trigger a "tipping point" which would greatly accelerate global warming.
This great web site clearly explains the science of global warming. For all of human history until about 200 years ago, our atmosphere contained 275 parts per million of carbon dioxide. Now it is 389 ppm and increasing 2% a year. http://www.350.org/about/science
The climatologists say we need to bring it back under 350 ppm if we dont want to trigger a "tipping point" which would greatly accelerate global warming.
Where are the hypocritical Flat-Tax Conservatives when it comes to Social Security? Why do working Americans pay 15% payroll on their income and billionaires pay .01% ? Because the cap is at $105.000 guys like Bret Favre can pay his entire year's SS tax in about 5 minutes on the field.
The 400 richest Americans, who pay a TOTAL tax burden of only 16% on average, can pay it off in the first minute of the year.
Like the flat-taxers say. EVERYBODY should pay the same %. And that should go for SS tax too.
Karlock -the earth's emmissions of CO2 are a relative natural constant, but the 30% increase in CO2 concentration is in parallel with the CO2 emmission of the rise of Industrial modern age.
You CATO crackpots are the ones deficient in evidence.
If you use the 5 year moving average like real scientists do, they are. 1999 had an el nino spike. You crackpot deniers wiill try anything wont you? And why? Confuse people for the Fossil Industry billionaires.
The world emits 28 billion TONS of CO2 into the atmosphere every year. The US emits 20% of that.
We are increasing atmospheric CO2 2% a year. It was 275 Parts Per Million (PPM) until 200 years ago when the industrial revolution began. It is now 390 PPM.
And yes that is more than enough of an increase in atmospheric CO2 to cause warming.
The atmospheric CO2 concentration is 390 ppm and rising fast since 1800, the beginning of the Indust Revolution and especially since 1950.
CO2 traps radiant energy increasing the heat which can be experimentally done for yourself in a jar
DIY experiment:
Use a control jar with plain air and the other jar with a little CO2 added. Shine a lamp on them. Notice that the CO2 jar temp will rise significantly higher than the control jar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0kIaCKPlH4
The earth has been warming since 1800 and especially in the last 30 years and especially at the poles.
= The Conclusion is elementary and indisputable.
Gee, what is the system we currently have? Government - Emergency Room controlled. Unfortunately THAT is by FAR the most expensive system.
The US spends 2 or 3 times per capita on health care than other developed nations with intelligently Government controlled health care.
YOU been debunked. Sorry about that. The evidence for man-made climate change is indisputable just like Evolution and gravity. Get over it. Maybe you can waste your time on the 9-11 conspiracy or Creationism.


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STLE Young Tribologist Committee - Annual Meeting Housing Award
Contest Rules
The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) will support student conference attendance by providing hotel rooms for selected, qualified applicants at the STLE sponsored meetings and conferences. This opportunity is coordinated by the STLE Young Tribologists Committee.
To be eligible for the STLE Young Tribologist Conference Award, applicants must:
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Applications will be reviewed by members of the Young Tribologists Committee who are not affiliated with organizations from which an application was submitted. Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
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• The research summary will be evaluated based on how clearly the student understands and is able to communicate his or her research
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Despite it being an election year and a period in American history of great political divide, the prospect that Washington, DC might actually get something done to make the path easier for nascent entrepreneurs and young firms is looking more promising. This past week saw lots of activity at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. First, on January 31st –the one-year anniversary of both the White House Startup America Initiative and the private-sector Startup America Partnership—President Barack Obama sent a "Startup America Legislative Agenda" to Congress. The following day, I took part in an official Senate roundtable on Capitol Hill focused on developing more high-growth entrepreneurship legislation. Add to this the efforts to support new and young firms announced in late 2011, particularly the Startup Act, and you have the most active pro-startup focus Washington has ever seen.
Accelerating the emergence of new high-growth firms is mostly about helping cities and educational institutions foster new communities of bottom up nascent entrepreneurs. However, government sets the rules and incentives and can play a vital role in encouraging more Americans to take risk from the top. This is especially important given the 'race to the top' underway across the globe—where cities and nations compete to attract nascent entrepreneurs who will create new firms, new jobs and new economic wealth. In fact, while parts of America are still supreme when it comes to their startup culture, support and ecosystem, there are already signs we are not the world's best business environment anymore. The U.S. ranks 4th overall in the World Bank's Doing Business rankings, 72nd in terms of how easy it is for new and young companies to pay taxes, and 13th overall on the indicator of starting a business.
Other nations are readying themselves to compete and Washington is taking note. For example, delegations of startup leaders from more than 100 countries have already signed up for this year's Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) in Liverpool from March 9-16, 2012, in pursuit of the fastest path to creating an effective and attractive entrepreneurship ecosystem. The event expects three times the number of participants who gathering in Shanghai in 2011.
These efforts globally are in response to a reality that could not be clearer. In 2011, the Kauffman Foundation released data pointing to a "jobs leak" – new businesses have been starting up with fewer workers than historic norms and are also adding fewer workers as they grow. Also from Kauffman research we know that in any given year, the top-performing 1% of firms generate roughly 40 percent of new job creation. Government data also supports these findings. According to an interim report from the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, over the last three decades, firms less than five years old have created 40 million new jobs-- jobs which account for all net new jobs created in the U.S. over that period.
This type of data has helped re-shape "small business" policy to be much more conducive to real economic growth. Last year ended with several examples of action by policymakers, including a Startup Act of 2011 bill (S. 1965) introduced in December by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.). In a nutshell, this bill aims at jumpstarting the economy through a five-prong approach:
Another important bill for entrepreneurship that is expected to be debated on Capitol Hill in 2012 is the Startup Expansion and Investment Act (S. 1962), also introduced last December, by Senators Jim DeMint (R-SC) and John Barrasso (R-WY). This bill zeroes in on regulatory burdens imposed on young and growing companies by the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. The bill is based on similar legislation introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Ben Quayle (R-AZ) last September (H.R. 2941).
Efforts to respond to the new global frenzy of building the best startup ecosystem continued to unfold in Washington soon after the holidays, starting with Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) convening a roundtable entitled "Developing and Strengthening High-Growth Entrepreneurship." Sen. Landrieu not only chairs the only Senate committee with "entrepreneurship" in its name, but is more and more looked to for leadership on all matters influencing startups, even those outside the jurisdiction of her Committee. As she said last week, her committee will be "singularly focused" and will "keep the accelerator down on this" in getting other committees to take action.
Her roundtable was the first in a series of three, leading to a committee hearing to discuss high growth start-ups and economic growth. The roundtable included various perspectives on opportunities to create and strengthen America´s ecosystem for entrepreneurship. I was joined, among others, by: Brink Lindsey, Senior Scholar in Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation; Wayne Crews, Vice President for Policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute; Diane Tombs, Executive Director at the National Association of Women Business Owners; Sean Greene, Associate Administrator for Investment at the SBA; and, Madeleine Sumption, Policy Analyst from the Migration Policy Institute. The official record offers evidence that there is little disagreement as to what needs to be done.
The President's Startup America Legislative Agenda covers taxation, access to capital and immigration. While it is a call for comprehensive reform during a difficult political year, the good news is many of the areas for improvement are already addressed in legislation already introduced, such as the Startup Act. For example, the agenda proposes four tax breaks:
The four proposals on the agenda that will help expand access to capital in turn are:
In terms of immigration, Obama´s call, in my view, was too limited in that it only calls for improvements to already-existing immigration paths—but it is a step in the right direction. The request to Congress is to design a balanced approach to eliminate country-specific caps for certain immigrant visa categories to attract more high-skilled foreign workers and entrepreneurs. The Administration also announced new DHS administrative reforms to streamline existing pathways for immigrant entrepreneurs to enter and create businesses in the U.S., retain more foreign-born science and technology graduates from U.S. universities, and facilitate immigration by top researchers. In the immigration realm, the Startup
Act is much bolder but this should not stop us doing something.
Other announced administrative commitments involve (among other cabinets): the Department of Commerce to launch a third round of the i6 Challenge, which funds regional collaborations to bring innovative, ground-breaking ideas from the lab to the marketplace; the Department of Energy to kick off a second year of America's Next Top Energy Innovator program to reduce the cost and red tape facing startup companies that license federal energy technology; and, the Department of Education to invite students —from middle school through college— to participate in the National Education Startup Challenge by developing an innovative solution to an education problem and designing a blueprint for a new company or non-profit organization to deliver that solution.
Last week´s announcements also included revamped efforts from the private sector. In January 2011, as a private-sector response to the call for more startups, Steve Case, AOL co-founder and member of the President's Jobs Council, and the Kauffman Foundation formed the Startup America Partnership, a nonprofit alliance of entrepreneurs, major corporations, and service providers that has mobilized more than $1 billion in business resources to serve an estimated 100,000 startups over the next three years. This year, the Partnership is launching nine new entrepreneur-led regional networks across the country (DC, Hawaii, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Vermont).
And more is on the horizon. On February 9th, in particular, state-level policies for entrepreneurship will be the topic of the Kauffman Foundation's State of Entrepreneurship Address. Benno Schmidt, interim president of the Kauffman Foundation, will discuss "A Roadmap for State Growth," which will include effective, low-cost ways of promoting entrepreneurship and innovation at the state level. The event will include remarks from Governor Dave Heineman of Nebraska, chair of the National Governors Association, and Governor Jack Markell of Delaware, vice chair of the National Governors Association. If you are not going in person, be sure to check it out on live webcast here and tell me what you think.
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A glomus jugulare tumor is a tumor of a part of the temporal bone (which involves the middle and inner ear structures) in the skull. This tumor can affect the ear, upper neck, base of the skull, and the surrounding blood vessels and nerves.
Paraganglioma - glomus jugulare
A glomus jugulare tumor grows in the temporal bone of the skull, in an area called the jugular foramen. The jugular foramen is also where the jugular vein and several important nerves exit the skull.
This area contains nerve fibers, called glomus bodies, which normally respond to changes in body temperature or blood pressure.
These tumors usually occur later in life, around age 60 or 70, but they can appear at any age. The cause of a glomus jugulare tumor is unknown. Usually, there are no known risk factors. Glomus tumors have been associated with changes (mutations) in a gene responsible for the enzyme succinate dehydrogenase (SDHD).
Symptoms may include:
Glomus jugulare tumors are diagnosed by physical examination and imaging tests, including:
Glomus jugulare tumors are rarely cancerous and do not tend to spread to other parts of the body. However, treatment may be needed to relieve symptoms. The main treatment is surgery. Surgery is complex and is usually done by a neurosurgeon, head and neck surgeon, and ear surgeon (neurotologist).
In some cases, a procedure called embolization is performed before surgery to prevent the tumor from bleeding too much during surgery.
After surgery, radiation therapy may be used to treat any part of the tumor that could not be removed completely.
Some glomus tumors can be treated with stereotactic radiosurgery.
Patients who have surgery or radiation tend to do well. More than 90% of those with glomus jugulare tumors are cured.
The most common complications are due to nerve damage, which may be caused by the tumor itself or damage during surgery. Nerve damage can lead to:
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New revelations on Iran nuclear program
Iran got designs from the nuclear black market run by a Pakistani scientist showing how to cast highly radioactive uranium into a form that could be used to build the core of an atomic bomb, diplomats said Friday.
The revelations came as Iran said it had started converting a second batch of uranium into gas. Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, told state TV the country had started converting a second batch of uranium. "This job is done and the plant is continuing its activity," Larijani said in the interview recorded late Thursday and aired Friday.
He added that Iran had informed the U.N.'s nuclear monitoring agency of the development.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday that Iran received the detailed designs from the network managed by Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan's nuclear program.
The document given to Iran showed how to cast "enriched, natural and depleted uranium metal into hemispherical forms," said a confidential IAEA report, cited by the AP. The report said Iran insisted it had not asked for the designs but was given them anyway by members of the nuclear network.


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Reports claim Liverpool are leading the race to sign Willian this summer, but face competition from the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is keen to make a marquee signing before the transfer window closes.
Anzhi Makhachkala owner Suleiman Kerimov is looking to offload a number of the club's big earners this summer.
"Kerimov told us that Anzhi won't make further investments...Russian players will join and foreign players would be free to go," Willian is quoted as saying on ESPN Brazil.
"He made it clear that if good bids arrive, close to what he paid for the players, that he would certainly help us go.
"There was the Manchester City bid that was turned down. Now I'm waiting for a new bid to arrive in the next days from a few clubs, like Liverpool.
"If it's really Liverpool, then it is surely a great club. I'm hopeful and very calm, just waiting for the best.
"England is my goal. I like the Premier League very much, I enjoy English football and certainly, if that happens, it will be very good for me and for my image.
"I know there have been some talks, but I don't know the values, the agent didn't tell me, he just said there were talks with some clubs, he didn't name them, but I think they are English."