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The Boy Scouts of America have been a model for character and morality of young men since 1910. Please don't tamper with or destroy such a fine fraternity.
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I was a Scout and a Scout leader in the late 1950s. Nothing has changed except some of the world's opinions or outlooks.
To compromise those basic rules to encompass a sick and perverted world is a disgrace.
I am disgusted with the senseless immorality that exists in the world today. Seems especially bad in America.
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After a career in investment banking and executive positions at two technology start-ups founded by his longtime friend Martin Varsavsky '85, Salís decided to play a trump card he'd held quietly for two decades: the degree in energy engineering he'd earned before coming to Columbia Business School. As a venture capital project, Eolia represents a fusion of Salís's experience in finance, energy, and corporate management. The company aggregates dozens of small wind- and solar-power providers across Europe and in Mexico into a collective structure to minimize financial vulnerability. "Combining finance with capital-intensive sectors such as technology or energy is what I really know how to do," Salís says.
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After fighting off Robbie Farah for the utility bench spot, Daly Cherry-Evans still believes he has a long way to go before usurping incumbent halves Johnathan Thurston and Cooper Cronk.
While coach Tim Sheens conceded Cherry-Evans had the experienced duo "looking over their shoulders", the Manly halfback was comfortable with playing second fiddle for now.
"That's a nice compliment from Tim," Cherry-Evans said. "I guess I have to keep trying to do my best for the side. Hopefully I can continue to reward him if I am in the squad come Saturday.
"I still see myself as the rookie behind those two. I need to make sure when I am in the side or when I am getting a game that I ask them for advice and try and benefit myself and getting them to go back on their past experiences and lend a hand."
Cherry-Evans, who has scored a try in each of his three Tests, secured his place in the 20-man squad with a man-of-the-match performance in Australia's last start win against Ireland. While Farah had played in all three pool games, Cherry-Evans will reprise the bench role he filled during two games for Queensland this year, where he spent some time at lock.
"I dare say I'll be covering hooker, halves and possibly in the middle," Cherry-Evans said. "I think I'll be covering all bases in case anything does happen to anyone. I don't think I'll be pigeonholed as any one [position] in particular.
"It's one step closer to hopefully being named this weekend. I'm not counting my chickens too early. I'm still thereabouts in Tim's mind, hopefully come Saturday I'll be in the 17."
Sheens is yet to settle on a final squad with Brent Tate, Jarryd Hayne and Greg Inglis vying for the centre positions. Despite struggling with a leg injury Paul Gallen trained with the squad on Wednesday in Manchester.
"I'll be preparing as if I'm playing," Cherry-Evans said. "Anyone who is named in this squad will have to do the same thing. We can't go into a game with two days preparation so everyone named will be preparing as if they are playing. Unfortunately some of us are going to miss out."
The Kangaroos play a quarter-final against the United States on Saturday (Sunday, 12am, AEDT) with the winner taking on either Samoa or Fiji for a place in the final. "No doubt they've been the surprise packets," Cherry-Evans said. "We aren't taking them any lighter than an England or Kiwi side. We will be on our game and playing the best football we can."


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Steven Ramos is off to a fast restart in the Appalachian League.
The Johnson City Cardinals center fielder is leading the league in runs (24) and stolen bases (12) and batting .377 (second in the league) while helping the first-place Cardinals (15-5) build a four-game lead on the Elizabethton Twins in the West Division.
Ramos, who was sent to Florida after going 1-for-15 in eight games with Johnson City in 2010, hasn't been caught stealing this season. He's accustomed to beating the rap. The 6-foot, 160-pounder said he stole 47 bases in 48 attempts as a sophomore while helping Ohlone Community College (Fremont, Calif.) to a state title in 2010.
Ramos could rob you blind without getting a stolen base. He scored from first base on a botched pickoff attempt in the California Community College Athletic Association state championship game.
The former Cal State Fullerton signee is studious, instinctive and fearless on the basepaths.
"He's fast — an above-average runner — but he also gets underway really quickly," Johnson City manager Mike Shildt said. "He gets really good jumps, and that plays both ways — on the bases and when he's playing defense as well. … He's positioning himself well, gets good jumps, takes good angles and has made some really nice plays. He's made some plays look routine that really aren't."
Ramos recently stole 10 bases during a four-game stretch that included celebrating his 21st birthday on July 4 by going 2-for-4 with two runs and two stolen bases. He stole four bases, including two steals of third base, in a 13-inning game against Kingsport on July 3.
Ramos could end up with one of the better base-stealing seasons since St. Louis made Johnson City an affiliate in 1975. Vince Coleman stole 43 bases and was caught stealing three times in 58 games for Johnson City in 1982. (Coleman stole 145 bases the following year at Class-A Macon.)
Alex Cole was 46-for-54 in stolen base attempts in 66 games in 1985, Tremayne Donald was 44-for-59 in 1990 and Basil Shabazz was 43-for-54 in 1992.
Batting .377 helps, too. Ramos has gotten more comfortable going against his nature — slowing things down.
"Last year when he was with us he was an aggressive free swinger," Shildt said. "He would expand the zone a lot. He wasn't able to slow the game down. He spent a lot of time in the Gulf Coast (League) last year working on that."
The Florida retreat proved invaluable for Ramos' maturation.
"I think last year was a wake-up call when I was here for a little while," he said. "The game was a little harder. They sent me down and that helped out a lot. Coming back this year and being with the same coaches kind of makes it a little easier, too."
Patience is an ongoing process that won't be rushed, though Ramos was briefly bumped from leadoff to No. 9 in the lineup this season. He has shown that you don't have to walk before you run, although it would be beneficial. Ramos drew his first walk of the season on Sunday at Pulaski.
"I think that will develop — taking walks when they're there," Shildt said. "I don't know that he'll ever be a high-walks guy. … We're not really concerned about that right now.
"He's always going to be aggressive, which we encourage. But now he's starting to be aggressive with a sense of purpose. He uses the whole field and he's getting better pitches to hit."
Ramos had 11 walks in 48 games last season.
"They've been around the (strike) zone a lot," he said, "but there's been some at-bats where I kind of threw them away and swung at some pitches I shouldn't have swung at. I mean, there are those where I get anxious and try to do a little too much."
Ramos' goals this season included batting at least .300 and stealing 25 or 30 bases. His speed will assist his average — "I've had a couple of infield hits, but I mean they come with the good times," he says with a chuckle — but he's also had his share of hard-hit outs, including two on Sunday night.
"I'm actually seeing it pretty good right now," Ramos said.
Ramos enjoys Johnson City on and off the field. Going from California to Appalachia makes for quite an adjustment in some ways — there's more wine and less moonshine in Central California — but Ramos said his hometown of Tracy, Calif., (population 82,000) is similar in size to Johnson City.
Minus this region's slow-talking accent and the mountains, which were some 75 minutes away from Tracy, Ramos sees many similarities to home.
"I actually really like it out here," he said. "I grew up in a country town. This is kind of like home. The accent's the only thing different."
Not that the Cardinals have much time to visit with the locals. Monday was the first of three off days during the 71-day season.
"Pretty much all we do," Ramos said, "is wake up, go eat somewhere quick and go to the field. And then at night we usually just go to Applebees or Hooters or somewhere like that so we can get our dinner in."
Spending so much time together makes the Cardinals a family, and Ramos says a staff that includes Shildt, hitting coach Ramon "Smokey" Ortiz and pitching coach Doug White is ideal for helping form relationships. Clubhouse manager Pat Cramer is a people person who puts out a lot of fires, too.
"Patty is great," Ramos said. "He works really hard for us. Shildt is a great manager, and Smokey and Dougie ... I mean there are great people in this clubhouse."
Of course, winning always helps. The Cardinals are in first place after winning their first championship in 35 years last year.
"It's been enjoyable to watch them play," Shildt said. "We still have work to do, but this group has shown that they're more than hungry to improve and have the desire to make the most out of their opportunities in their careers."
Pitcher Tyrell Jenkins was at his best in a victory Saturday at Pulaski. The lanky 6-foot-3 right-hander allowed two hits, two walks and no earned runs while striking out eight in six innings.
"He's really starting to be more consistent in the zone with all three of his pitches," Shildt said. "His whole game's starting to evolve. It seems like every outing everything's a little crisper and he has a little better feel for what he's doing.
"He pitched so well, it was a real joy to watch him Saturday night. We got a lead for him and he went out and pitched exactly like you want a guy to pitch with a lead."
Notes: Left-hander Ryan Sherriff (1-1) is scheduled to start when the Cardinals begin a six-game homestand tonight at 7 against Greeneville (7-13). … Johnson City added 23-year-old free agent pickup Matt Rein before its recent road trip. Shildt was encouraged by the 5-foot-11, 170-pound left-hander's debut, a two-inning relief appearance Saturday. … Two of the opposing batters that have made an impression on Ramos are the Elizabethton Twins' Eddie Rosario and Art Charles of the Bluefield Blue Jays. Rosario, an outfielder, has exceptional bat speed. He has four doubles, a triple and five home runs. Charles, a 6-foot-6, 221-pound first baseman, has eight doubles, two triples and eight home runs in 81 at-bats.


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Tyler Maloof notched his sixth save Saturday.
March 12, 2011
LOS ANGELES---Georgia ran its winning streak to four in a row with a 5-3 victory over Southern California Saturday at Dedeaux Field.
The Bulldogs (7-8) got another stellar pitching performance from junior Michael Palazzone and junior Tyler Maloof picked up his sixth save. The Bulldogs' four wins this week have all come on the road, beating Mercer in Macon, Alabama in Lawrenceville at Coolray Field and now UCLA and USC here in Los Angeles.
Georgia pushed across a run in the first, but the Trojans answered with three runs on four hits off of Palazzone in the bottom of the frame. Ricky Oropesa, Alex Sherrod and Matt Foat collected RBI for USC to build its early 3-1 edge. The Bulldogs cut the deficit to one by manufacturing a run in the third. Junior Levi Hyams led off with a bunt single that catcher Kevin Roundtree threw away allowing him to advance to second. Pinch-hitter Lance Martin, who entered the game for Zach Cone, put down a sacrifice bunt to get him to third and Hyams scored on a sacrifice fly by Chase Davidson. Cone has been battling an illness and managed to play the entire game against UCLA Friday and tried to go Saturday before leaving in the third. For the second straight game, Cone wore jersey number two for injured teammate Johnathan Taylor. The Bulldogs tied the game in the fourth by taking advantage of USC's third error on the night and a couple of walks including one with the bases-loaded to Hyams.
The Bulldogs grabbed a 4-3 lead in the fifth. With two outs, Jonathan Hester was hit by a pitch. Designated hitter Brett DeLoach lined a run-scoring double to left field. It was his fifth hit of the year including his fourth double since making his 2011 debut this past Wednesday. Palazzone pitched around a miscue by Davidson in the fifth. With one out, Omar Cotto Lozada lined a single to right that got past Davidson and allowed him to race to third. Palazzone got two straight ground ball outs to end the threat, the final one coming on a diving stop by junior third baseman Curt Powell. In the sixth, Davidson came through with a two-out, run-scoring single to bring in Peter Verdin who led off with a walk, stole second and advaced to third on a groundout. USC turned to its bullpen in that inning as Chris Mezger came on for Austin Wood with the Bulldogs up 5-3.
Meanwhile, Palazzone settled in, and for the second week in a row, tied his career-high in going seven innings. After that first frame, Palazzone surrendered no runs on three hits with six strikeouts before giving way to sophomore left-hander Blake Dieterich in the eighth. The Bulldog defense came up with three stellar plays to retire the Trojans. Powell came up with one at third for the first out. Oropesa smashed a double to the gap in left center and tried to stretch it to a triple but was thrown out by the combination of Martin-to-Farmer-to-Powell. Then, freshman Conor Welton made a running catch in the gap in left to send it to the ninth.
"Michael (Palazzone) has been great, he only gave up one big inning there in the first and then he threw up zeros the rest of the way," said Georgia coach David Perno. "Curt (Powell) did a super job at third base tonight, and we got our offense going especially in the top of the order. Zach (Cone) had a relapse and couldn't go very long tonight, and we had some other guys step up. We're playing some good baseball now, and the guys are really focused and excited to win another game for J.T. (Johnathan Taylor)."
Dieterich started the ninth and got the first two Trojans before USC tried to rally. The next two reached on a pair of walks, one off of Dieterich and one off Maloof and both moved into scoring position on a wild pitch. However, Maloof battled back to retire Cotto Lozada as he grounded one to third for the final out and picked up his sixth save. Palazzone improved to 2-1 while Wood dropped to 1-2.
The Bulldogs conclude play in the Dodgertown Classic here Sunday with a game against Saint Mary's. First pitch at Dodger Stadium is slated for 1 p.m. ET. The Bulldogs will start junior left-hander Craig Gullickson (0-1, 7.71 ERA) while the Gaels counter with junior right-hander Kyle Barraclough (0-2, 5.52 ERA).


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Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundreds of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to twenty or so very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field. This unique system has helped make the Best American series the most respected — and most popular — of its kind. The Best American Travel Writing 2004 transports readers from Patagonia to Ivory Coast to small-town Vermont. Readers are treated to car and truck trips across America, can fall in lust in the South Pacific, and go into the heart of the Congo to rescue gorillas. This year's volume is edited by Pico Iyer, who writes in his fascinating introduction, Restlessness is part of the American way. It's part of what brought many of the rest of us to America. The Best American Travel Writing 2004 displays American restlessness at its most tantalizing and entertaining.
"Declares Cahill (Jaguars Ripped My Flesh) in his introduction to the seventh edition of Houghton's annual collection, 'Story is the essence of the travel essay.' So perhaps it's no surprise to see several contributions from writers with literary reputations. Gary Shteyngart revisits his native St. Petersburg for the holidays; George Saunders takes a surreal journey through Dubai; and Alain de Botton explains why he loves 'boring and bourgeois' Zurich so much. But more traditional travel writers make their presence felt as well. Outside columnist Mark Jenkins hikes across the steppes from Afghanistan into China; in another article from that magazine, Michael Behar finds himself getting shot at by natives in the rain forests of West Papua. Airplanes come in for a lot of ribbing: P.J. O'Rourke jokes his way through a sneak peek at the jumbo-sized Airbus A380, while David Sedaris bears the resentment of his seatmate on a crowded flight after refusing to switch places with her husband. In a charming touch, the anthology begins and ends with stories about food: Chitrita Banerji's reflections about a Calcutta wedding feast are book-ended by Calvin Trillin's marvelous New Yorker piece about spending a week in Ecuador indulging his love for 'thick and hearty' fanesca soup, a perfect mix of exotic locale and elegant prose." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
Tim Cahill writes in his introduction to The Best American Travel Writing 2006, "'Story' is the essence of the travel essay. Stories are the way we organize the chaos in our lives, orchestrate voluminous factual material, and — if we are very good — shed some light on the human condition." Here are twenty-six pieces that showcase the best travel writing from 2005, filled with "keen observations that transform ordinary journeys into extraordinary ones" (Library Journal).
Mark Jenkins journeys into a forgotten valley in Afghanistan, Kevin Fedarko takes a wild ride through the rapids of the Grand Canyon, and Christopher Solomon reports on the newest fad to hit South Korea: downhill skiing. For David Sedaris, a seemingly routine domestic flight is cause for a witty rumination on modern airline travel. Alain de Botton describes the discreet charms of Zurich, and Ian Frazier recalls leaving the small Midwestern town he called home. Michael Paterniti gives a touching portrait of the world's tallest man — eight and a half feet and growing, while P.J. O'Rourke visits an airplane manufacturer to see firsthand how the French make the world's biggest passenger plane. George Saunders is dazzled by a trip to the "Vegas of the Middle East," Rolf Potts takes on tantric yoga for dilettantes, and Sean Flynn documents a seedier side of travel — the newest hotspot in the international sex trade.
Culled from a wide variety of publications, these stories, as Cahill writes, all "touched me in one way or another, changed an attitude, made me laugh aloud, or provided fuel for my dreams. I wish the reader similar joys."
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A celebration of adventure and curiosity, this compilation transports readersfrom Patagonia to the Ivory Coast to small-town Vermont.
About the Author
Jason Wilson is a prolific travel writer, having published numerous travel essays in such publications as HEMISPHERES, THE WASHINGTON POST, TRAVEL &LEISURE, THE NEW YORK TIMES, P.O.V., NEW ENGLAND REVIEW, THE TIMES PICAYUNE, FLIGHT, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN WAY, TRIP, THE PHILADELPHIA CITY PAPER, among many other prestigious publications. His travel writing has also earned him three Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards for both "Best Magazine Article on a U.S. Destination" and "Best Magazine Article on a Foreign Destination," three Society of Professional Journalists Awards for Magazine Feature Writing, a Garden State Association of Black Journalists Award, and has been selected as "Notable Essay" in THE BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS 1997, 1998, and 1999. Mr. Wilson was also the founder of the now-defunct, but well-loved travel journal, GRAND TOUR, which THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER called, "A travel journal with two kinds of writing: good and better," and which THE WASHINGTON POST called, "A fine new magazine...creating a new home for the best sort of travel writing...the editors have an eye for writers who can take the smallest moments of existence abroad, and exalt them." Mr. Wilson has taught magazine writing and creative writing at a number of universities, and will be teaching travel writing at the graduate level at Rosemont College in the Philadelphia area beginning in Spring 2000.
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Foreword by Jason Wilson ix Introduction by Tim Cahill xiv
Chitrita Banerji. A Shared Plate 1 from Gourmet
Michael Behar. The Selling of the Last Savage 6 from Outside
Paul Bennett. How to Sail Across the Atlantic 24 from National Geographic Adventure
Tom Bissell and Morgan Meis. After the Fall 44 from The Virginia Quarterly Review
Alain de Botton. The Discreet Charm of the Zurich Bourgeoisie 71 from FarFlungMagazine.com
Kevin Fedarko. Aint It Just Grand? 77 from Outside
Caitlin Flanagan. The Price of Paradise 93 from The New Yorker
Sean Flynn. Where They Love Americans . . . for a Living 105 from GQ
Ian Frazier. Out of Ohio 122 from The New Yorker
Tad Friend. The Parachute Artist 135 from The New Yorker
Pico Iyer. Our Lady of Lawson 153 from the New York Times Magazine
Mark Jenkins. A Short Walk in the Wakhan Corridor 156 from Outside
Heidi Julavits. Naked Ambition 175 from T: Travel, New York Times Style Magazine
Viyun Li. Passing Through 179 from the New York Times Magazine
P. J . ORourke. The Mother Load 182 from The Atlantic Monthly
Michael Paterniti. XXXXL 193 from GQ
Tony Perrottet. The Joy of Steam 211 from WorldHum.com
Rolf Potts. Tantric Sex for Dilettantes 218 from PerceptiveTravel.com
Kira Salak. Rediscovering Libya 224 from National Geographic Adventure
George Saunders. The New Mecca 239 from GQ
David Sedaris. Turbulence 264 from The New Yorker
Sally Shivnan. Airborne 271 from The Georgia Review
Gary Shteyngart. A St. Petersburg Christmas 282 from Travel Leisure
Christopher Solomon. Lets Ski Korea 291 from Ski
Patrick Symmes. A Peaceful Angle 300 from Outside
Calvin Trillin. Speaking of Soup 311 from The New Yorker
Contributors Notes 319 Notable Travel Writing of 2005 324
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I see you walk towards me dismal sky above
No Caribian blue and child beside you
Yes as we speed closer no need to talk just think I followed their advice
But look at the debt they ask of us now.
You stare as you approach delivering contempt and tightened lip
I only replied to your demands and shots to my bough
Ever closer to each other embarressed in separation or proud
Can we not shop in the same shops or drink with the same crowd
Check a pocket to be cool of nerve and look for nothing only our child
She too looks at me in contempt but why then look away as programmed
A gone by moment never to be captured or re-captured, discussed or mentioned
just like a shooting star never shall you find a time so wasted so lost as this.


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I am pooped, and have nothing of any value to add tonight. However, I'm only on day 69 out of the 365 IN A ROW, I committed to, so I offer one tidbit.
So the other morning, I am driving to work, and was in the far left lane when I realize this [redacted] was tailgating me like a psycho. I moved over a lane, as I was about to exit onto another freeway anyway, and said [redacted] decided to change lanes right behind me. Then, with entitlement lapping up over the lip of the quadruple venti mocha YOU KNOW was in that car, [redacted] then swerved back into the fast lane to speed up (more than the 70 I was already going) to purposely swerve back and cut me off, just as I was exiting onto the other freeway. It was right out of a movie, not like a "Fast and Furious" type movie, more like "Idiocracy" meets "Attack of the Soccer-moms".
It. Was. Amazing.
I might have tweeted something like, "Dear brand-new Mercedes driving road-rage ho, it would be a real shame if someone keyed your car while it still had dealer plates."
Fast forward to last weekend when @aaronh and I are heading into Bill's for lunch, and I see THE SAME CAR in the parking lot.
The. Same. Car.
The restaurant was packed, so the odds of determining just where the [redacted] was sitting were pretty slim. As fate would have it, we were seated next to a table with two parents and three children. I took one look, and knew immediately from the [redacted] vibe that this was *the* [redacted] from the freeway. Of course, there was really no way to know this, though I grew to loathe this person with an inexplicable urgency as we sat through lunch. Everything she did, made me more sure it was the [redacted]. I could have been just fixating misplaced loathing on a completely innocent party. I could have. Until she got up and left and drove away IN THE SAME CAR.
I knew it.
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p.s. This is me being the bigger person and *not* posting the photo of her that I took as she drove away.
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So far, the team has made it up to the summit of the steep Coquihalla Highway, so if you're a Canadian Inhabitat reader, be sure to check out their progress and if you see them, wish them luck. The team is keeping a blog of their progress, which can be read here.
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Friday, October 8, 2010
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Heather Smith scours grocery stores weekly, coupons in hand, looking for deals. But last Saturday, her skills were used for the greater good.
The Dacula resident, a member of 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, along with 29 other volunteers participated in the "Battle of the Buggies," a church-sponsored competition designed to purchase food for the Lawrenceville Co-Op and, at the same time, learn to save money through couponing.
The five-team event, which lasted one hour at a local Kroger and Publix, donated 365 items to the charity, worth more than $600, with each frugal team shopping on a tiny budget of $40. Kroger and Publix added to the donation, with each contributing $250 gift cards to the Co-op.
"(Couponing) is already something I'm passionate about," Smith, who enlisted help from her 13- and 9-year-old children, said, "and I wanted to show (the team) how easy it was and how if you pay attention you can help others."
Smith led the winning team, taking home $305.85 worth of groceries while spending $40.10. Those items included canned and boxed goods, granola bars and pasta, much needed staples for the food bank. Smith team's particularly provided them with a generous supply of their best deal.
"We got 45 boxes of Uncle Ben's rice for 17 cents a box," Smith said.
Lorraine Shaffer, a church member and an organizer for the service project, had little coupon experience before Saturday's event but as a volunteer at the Lawrenceville Co-Op, felt it was necessary to get involved.
"It's hard to believe it really works but you see it and think, 'Wow, this is really cool,'" Schaffer said. "Working at the Co-op, stocking shelves, I know when we are low and what we need so that's how it all came together for me."
The competition was born after Shaffer and two other volunteers attended the Clipping for a Cause class at the First United Methodist Church of Lawrenceville. After Saturday's 'Battle,' the church hopes to begin a weekly class dedicated to donation coupon clipping.
"It was a lot of fun," Smith said. "The people in line behind us were so nice and being so patient so it was a great experience."
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I am writing you this letter because I feel like college tuition is way too expensive for students. College tuition continues going up — it never goes down. Common people and families with money problems have a difficult time paying for college, which leads to many obtaining student loans.
Around 39 million Americans currently have student loans. The students then go into a humongous pile of debt, and it takes them a long time to pay it off.
Robert Hilton Smith's report about student debt very accurately states, "Student debt has skyrocketed over the past decade, quadrupling from just $240 billion in 2003 to more than $1 trillion today."
An average student debt for a dual-headed household with bachelors' degrees from a four-year university is around $53,000.
At the rate college tuitions are increasing, low and average income families will have an increased household wealth loss.
The problem many people face with student loans begins with their inability to save money. With all of their built up debt they find it very difficult to save money to plan for their futures.
This can also lead to a loss in growth for the U.S. economy. To fix these existing problems, we need to reduce existing student debt and prevent future debt from getting any larger.
Another way to assist with this problem is to have the ability to refinance existing debt at lower rates. Many students are not able to find a job that will provide enough income for them to pay off their loans.
If that's true, they should be able to discharge their debt in bankruptcy court.
Finally, politicians and our government need to be negotiating with college systems to provide more adequate grants and scholarships.
I just think college is way too expensive for our economy to even handle, and we should try our hardest to help lower tuition rates for future generations.
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Dear Johnson City Press:
I would like to congratulate you on writing a very effective press release Sept. 19 for Congressman Phil Roe and his plan to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
I am impressed by the total commitment to making such a mediocre congressman look good. That takes immense skill and devotion.
I mean, any two-cent journalist can ask follow-up questions instead of taking everything the congressman claims at face value. Where's the fun in that?
It also doesn't take any talent to ask health care experts if any of the congressman's claims are true, and it's absolutely poor form to listen for (or, heaven forbid, quote) any dissenting voices.
It's great press-release writing, however, to imply that this bill would be better than Obamacare, if for no other reason, because it's 200 pages long instead of 2,700. Who needs to fact check?
If it's simple and from one of our good ol' Republican boys, well then it obviously must be better than anything those long-winded, Satan-loving Democrats come up with.
Keep up the good work.
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California's community colleges have published the median earnings of graduates who went straight into the workforce after earning a certificate or associate degree -- pay that varies widely by the field of study.
Students interested in studying dramatic arts, for instance, can check the college system's Salary Surfer website and see the median earnings of degree holders were just $15,000 five years after graduating -- compared with $76,600 for those with a certificate in diagnostic medical sonography.
They can also click on a particular field to find which of the state's 112 colleges offer related programs.
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You don't have to be a professional Graphic artist to learn how to Use the Adobe Photoshop extract filter to design interesting patterns and artistic effects.See Transcript
Transcript:Adobe Photoshop Extract FilterHi. I'm Don Schechter for About.com Computing.
Today, I am going to show you a great filter in Adobe Photoshop CS 2 called the Extract Filter. This filter allows you to very easily isolate parts of an image.
Before You Use the Photoshop Extract FilterFirst, open up Adobe Photoshop. Go to File, Open, and choose your picture. I am going to make a duplicate of the background layer just in case I make a mistake.
Go up to filter and then choose extract.
My goal is to extract one of the leaves of the pattern. The extract filter provides a highlighter which we will use to define the edges of the leaf.
Photoshop Extract Filter and the Highlight ToolOn the top left is the highlighter tool. It is already activated.
Photoshop Extract Filter and the Brush ToolOn the right of the picture are options for the size of the brush, the color of the brush, and the color of the fill, which we will get to in a moment.
For now, I will just pick a brush size. Smart highlighting should be used if you are highlighting a well-defined edge.
How to Use the Photoshop Extract FilterNow I will go over to the leaf and start drawing around the leaf. If you need to draw a straight line, hold the shift button down.
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It's 10 p.m. You may not know where your child is, but the chip does.
The chip will also know if your child has fallen and needs immediate help. Once paramedics arrive, the chip will also be able to tell the rescue workers which drugs little Johnny or Janie is allergic to. At the hospital, the chip will tell doctors his or her complete medical history.
And of course, when you arrive to pick up your child, settling the hospital bill with your health insurance policy will be a simple matter of waving your own chip — the one embedded in your hand.
To some, this may sound far-fetched. But the technology for such chips is no longer the stuff of science fiction. And it may soon offer many other benefits besides locating lost children or elderly Alzheimer patients.
"Down the line, it could be used [as] credit cards and such," says Chris Hables Gray, a professor of cultural studies of science and technology at the University of Great Falls in Montana. "A lot of people won't have to carry wallets anymore," he says. "What the implications are [for this technology], in the long run, is profound."
Indeed, some are already wondering what this sort of technology may do to the sense of personal privacy and liberty.
"Any technology of this kind is easily abusive of personal privacy," says Lee Tien, senior staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. "If a kid is track-able, do you want other people to be able to track your kid? It's a double-edged sword."
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The research — and controversy — of embedding microchips isn't entirely new. Back in 1998, Kevin Warwick, a professor of cybernetics at Reading University outside of London, implanted a chip into his arm as an experiment to see if Warwick's computer could wirelessly track his whereabouts with the university's building.
But Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. in Palm Beach, Fla., is one of the latest to try and push the experiments beyond the realm of academic research and into the hands — and bodies — of ordinary humans.
The company says it has recently applied to the Food and Drug Administration for permission to begin testing its VeriChip device in humans. About the size of a grain of rice, the microchip can be encoded with bits of information and implanted in humans under a layer of skin. When scanned by a nearby handheld reader, the embedded chip yields the data — say an ID number that links to a computer database file containing more detailed information.
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Keith Bolton, chief technology officer for ADS, says that VeriChip is only the beginning.
According to Bolton, the company has already started experimenting with combining the Verichip with another ADS product called Digital Angel. That pager-sized device allows caregivers and parents to monitor the health and whereabouts of seniors and children through the use of space-based Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites.
"In the migration path, those two products that can be bundled together," says Bolton. The resulting product would be about the size of an American quarter coin and offer an improved way of monitoring patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease, for example.
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The Reality Of Modern Politics, We Go After Each Other
So, a White Plains newspaper, The Journal-News, published the names and addresses of every licensed pistol permit holder in three New York counties. Just unbelievable. It just proves the sanctimonious self righteous attitude of liberals like the publisher and reporters that see the ends justifying the means of their agenda, even if it invades the privacy […] [Read More]
The Message of Christmas and ' Les Misérables'
Allow me to put together a Christmas message with the new movie, "Les Misérables." A movie based on the novel by Victor Hugo written in 1865. It was the first Broadway show my husband and I saw almost 2 decades ago. We came out of the theatre blown away by the music and the story, […] [Read More]
Lost Souls: American Media's Shameful Bias
So, sorry for the absence! I usually take a break at this time of year because I am crazy busy, but I really thought I would have more time. I haven't! I wanted to write about the Connecticut shootings, but I was just heartsick about it. And then I was heartsick of the politicizing of it. I've written before […] [Read More]
Guns, Women, and How We Protect Ourselves From Violence
As you probably know by now, Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher used a gun to kill his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins and himself, leaving behind a 3 month old daughter. Anti gun advocates are always quick to jump on these kind of tragedies to make their case against gun ownership. Bob Costa took time at […] [Read More]


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By Lt. Cmdr. Keith Taylor and Lt. j.g. Kris Hooper, USpecial to American Forces Press Service
SHOAL WATER BAY TRAINING AREA, Australia, June 28, 2005 Dropping in and destroying enemy ground forces is the specialty of the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment. Based at Fort Richardson, Alaska, the unit is playing a pivotal role this week in Talisman Saber '05, a combined joint exercise with Australian forces.
Talisman Saber is a month-long biennial exercise that integrates U.S. and Australian sea, land, and air forces in joint maneuvers. The goal of this outback endeavor is to develop combat effectiveness, and command and control cohesion, while enhancing regional stability and security, officials said. About 17,000 people are participating in the exercise, with the U.S. contributing 11,000 troops and Australia providing 6,000.
"Shoalwater Bay is Australia's pre-eminent military training facility for the orchestra of war involving land, sea, air and airborne units involved in joint operations," Australian Army Lt. Col. Richard Filewood, director of the Combined Exercise Control Group, said.
The 1st Battalion, 501st PIR, is a quick-strike unit that deploys around the world under short notice conditions as an airborne infantry force. The unit can penetrate deep into enemy territory, seize terrain, defeat enemy forces and destroy critical infrastructure. The battalion is the first element of one of the Army's newest formations, the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division. About 600 soldiers from the 501st PIR flew in for Talisman Saber.
Departing from its home base near Anchorage, Alaska, the battalion traveled nearly 4,500 miles in Air Force C-17 jet transports. They safely parachuted during darkness onto a drop zone at the 667,182-acre Shoalwater Bay Training Area near Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The battalion arrived on the ground at 1:30 a.m. June 19 and will remain "down under" until early July.
"Our unit is now involved in tactical maneuvers with the Australian forces in a forward advance," said Capt. Travis Rudge, a platoon leader with the battalion. Rudge, who is responsible for the unit's logistical needs, said his troops will engage the opposing force in a mock battle.
"We have an extensive training program that centers on physical fitness, marksmanship, medical training and battle drills," he said. "Much of our tactical training is geared towards winning the war against terrorism. The battle drills include urban fighting, Brazilian Ju Jitsu hand-to-hand combat training, tactical vehicle movements, detecting, and reacting to (improvised explosive devices), and perimeter security."
The 501st mission supported Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan last year. Spc. William D'Hondt, a veteran with the unit, said the unit's realistic training beforehand -- similar to what they're doing in Australia -- was essential to success in the hilly Afghan territory.
"Combat skills acquired through that deployment and the intense scenarios developed for Talisman Saber both contribute to the realism of the training and are being shared with Australian forces," he said. "The most important thing I can teach the younger soldiers is to train like you fight. Most of the guys in the Army now are going to see combat, and they need to treat training like a real-world situation every time they can."
Maj. Steve Patin, 501st executive officer, also emphasized the importance of plausible battle play in the exercise. "Short of the outstanding performance and professionalism of our junior soldiers, realistic joint and combined training is the most important factor in our ability to fulfill our mission and win the global war on terrorism."
(Navy Lt. Cmdr. Keith Taylor and Lt. j.g. Kris Hooper are assigned to the Combined Joint Information Bureau for Talisman Saber '05.)


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WAUKEE - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that the Election Fraud Task Force has brought its third electoral fraud case. Frank Walton has been charged with Falsely Procuring Voter Registration, a felony. The Election Fraud Task Force was established with Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm to investigate and prosecute matters of election fraud. Van Hollen and Assistant Attorney General David W. Maas are appearing as special prosecutors for Milwaukee County.
"Electoral fraud is real," Van Hollen said. "As the complaint alleges, 54 voter registrations were falsified in this case alone. That in and of itself is a significant number."
According to the criminal complaint, Walton served as a Special Registration Deputy for the City of Milwaukee and was paid by the Community Voters Project, a special interest group organized under the auspices of the Fund for the Public Interest. Walton is charged with submitting falsified voter registration forms between June 4, 2008, and June 17, 2008.
Of the approximately 70 forms submitted by Walton, 54 of the forms contained information that proved to be false. Some of those forms listed addresses that were vacant or commercial businesses. Of the 23 forms submitted with drivers license numbers, 17 of those were false. Of the 45 forms submitted by Walton with partial Social Security numbers, 40 of those were false. (Some forms had multiple pieces of false information).
This charge carries a potential penalty of imprisonment up to 3 years and a $10,000 fine.
Last month, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm announced the creation of the Election Fraud Task Force, a multi-jurisdictional action team that evaluates, investigates and prosecutes complaints of electoral fraud. The Department of Justice and the Milwaukee County District Attorneys Office work cooperatively with local law enforcement as needed when investigation is required.
"District Attorney Chisholm and I will continue to evaluate complaints and prosecute those with prosecutorial merit," Van Hollen said.
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Four ways to build a diversified life insurance portfolio
By Ken Godfrey
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Insurance agents and case designers today have many options in building diversified life insurance portfolios for their clients. One size no longer fits all. Creativity is the key.
Life insurance is an important asset and financial risk management tool. The purchase of life insurance typically involves a long-term commitment and coverage amounts can be substantial. Therefore, similar to diversifying your 401(k) or brokerage account, it is important to consider diversifying your life insurance portfolio (especially for portfolios with higher coverage amounts). A diversified life insurance portfolio provides significant flexibility for changing coverage needs and circumstances and it reduces risk.
The diversification of a life insurance portfolio can have various meanings. Highlighted below are four areas where diversification may be worth exploring when purchasing and managing life insurance coverage.
Diversify by insurance carrier — An insurance carrier's financial strength and claims paying ability are very important when purchasing life insurance. Death benefit proceeds are subject to the claims paying ability of the insurance company. In addition, for permanent life insurance, the cash surrender values allocated to the carrier's general account is subject to credit risk.
If a carrier develops solvency concerns, the intended benefits may be compromised. Therefore, purchasing life insurance from multiple insurance carriers reduces the potential credit risk for your insurance coverage if one carrier develops solvency concerns.
Diversify by product type (permanent and term) — Buying permanent life insurance is a long-term commitment and the purchaser should plan on holding the policy until maturity. This means that even during tough economic times, the owner should continue to pay the scheduled premiums. Therefore, it is important to only purchase permanent insurance that one can stay committed to and afford over the long term.
If additional insurance protection is needed, then the purchaser should consider buying term insurance to make up the difference and lock in insurability. Many term insurance policies offer conversion privileges that allow the policy to be converted to permanent insurance at a later date with no further underwriting requirements. This allows the purchaser to wait and purchase the additional permanent coverage when their financial picture is clearer.
Purchasers may also choose to diversify within permanent insurance products options such as whole life, universal life, variable life and equity indexed life. Each of these product types offer different cash accumulation alternatives and risk/reward profiles.
Diversify by policy duration — Although term insurance is the least expensive form of life insurance protection, purchasing one policy for the amount and duration needed may not be feasible due to financial constraints (e.g., purchase of 30-year term for total insurance coverage amount). The longer the policy duration, the higher the cost of the life insurance protection becomes. If cost is a concern, it may be wise to ladder policies with various durations such as 10-, 20-, and 30-year terms. The primary risk of purchasing term insurance is coverage will still be needed after the term period expires and the insured becomes unhealthy or uninsurable. If the insured becomes unhealthy, securing new coverage may become unaffordable due to underwriting concerns. Laddering the policies between 10-, 20-, and 30-year durations helps reduce this risk.
Diversify variable life account values — Most variable life insurance policies offer an array of equity and bond type sub-accounts to allocate the cash values within the policy. It is important to diversify the account values across a balanced portfolio of the available sub-accounts based on the owner's risk profile and make periodic adjustments. Variable life insurance can be ideal products for the right consumer and can offer significant cash value growth potential. It can also be the wrong type of insurance if the owner doesn't actively manage the policy or is too aggressive or too conservative in their asset allocations. Too many variable life insurance policies are neglected and risk lapse. Having a diversified asset allocation should help the owner manage the policy to meet their expectations.
Insurance agents and case designers today have many options in building diversified life insurance portfolios for their clients. Carriers continue to be innovative and provide an array of products to use in constructing life insurance portfolios that are flexible and meet their client's short and long-term cost, coverage and duration objectives. One size no longer fits all. Creativity is the key.