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|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
In boys' C team basketball action over the weekend, Holyoke lost to both Wray and then Burlington on Friday and Saturday. HHS lost in four quarters to Wray, 32-38, and came up short against Burlington in a two-quarter game, 21-14.
Holyoke C 32, Wray 38
The Dragons played catch-up throughout the game against Wray on Friday, after the Eagles took a three-point lead in the first quarter. Holyoke was down by six at the half, with the score 19-13.
In their best period of the game, HHS put up 10 points in the third, including two threes by Alex Quin-tana and Sheng Xuezhi. This brought them within two, 25-23.
Unfortunately for the Dragons, the Eagles were unwilling to hand over the win, and scored another 13 points. Though Xuezhi shot another three, the Dragons couldn't catch up with only nine points, and lost the game by six.
Quintana led in points with 12. Others scoring were Xuezhi with eight, Austin Killin six and Chris Bieber, Brent Vasa and Erik Scharin with two apiece.
Scoring By Quarters
Holyoke 7 6 10 9 --32
Wray 10 9 6 13 --38
Holyoke C 14, Burlington 21
Playing only a two-quarter game against Burlington on Saturday, the teams kept it close through the first. Though HHS made two three-point field goals, the Cougars had a one-point lead, 12-13.
Burlington went on to take the win in the second by outscoring Holyoke 8-2.
HHS scoring was led by Quintana with seven,Vasa four and Killin three.
Scoring By Quarters
Holyoke 12 2 --14
Burlington 13 8 --21


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All about autumn
Malverne, W.H. ready for fall festivities this year
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With temperatures finally beginning to drop toward a brisk autumn chill, local businesses in Malverne and West Hempstead have started turning up the heat on their biggest offers this season.
In the weeks leading up to the Malverne Merchants and Civic Association's annual Fall Festival on Oct. 19 and 20, the staff and volunteers at Crossroads Farm at Grossman's have welcomed growing numbers of visitors — about 170 people a week — who stroll in the farm's pumpkin patch, shop for fresh mums and hitch a ride on the farm's newly refurbished hayride, courtesy of Crossroads volunteer and Malverne Police Reserves Capt. Brian Lewis.
As part of its jam-packed schedule this month — the Malverne Civic Association hosted its annual Night Under the Stars wine-tasting event on Oct. 4 and a cat adoption fair with Courageous Cats, the Malverne-based animal rescue group, last Sunday — Crossroads Farm directors Meaghan Corcoran, 34, and Elizabeth Schaefer, 31, said they are planning their own activities for the festival, including pony rides, face painting and a petting zoo for kids and some Oktoberfest fun for grownups.
While harvesting this season's food staples — tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, cabbage, potatoes, kale, beets, carrots, basil and bok choy — Crossroads, at the corner of Ocean and Hempstead Avenues in Malverne, is now partnering with Island Harvest and receiving funds from Long Island Cares to supply local food banks with fresh produce and vegetables. Corcoran also said that the Crossroads staff has started delivering fresh butternut squash to the Barrier Brewing Company in Oceanside so that it can brew its seasonal squash ale.
Crossroads recently acquired two 4-year-old goats, named Zeus and Coco, and is working with Malverne Mel's owner, Andre Ricaud, who belongs to the event planning group Party Pets of New York, to welcome more four-legged residents to the farm.
"I think that our regular customers are very enthusiastic about the changes that they're seeing," Corcoran said, "and I think it's attracting a new group of customers that just might be driving by and just want to see what we have going on. I feel like the community is really embracing us at this point."
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In trying to re-energize its fans after a demoralizing lockout that wiped away more than half the season, the National Hockey League �has dipped into its excellent arsenal of promotional videos, producing a commercial entitled "Hockey is Back."�
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Meanwhile, as this early photo of the ice at the�Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum shows, the league has not adopted a universal "Thank You Fans!" slogan that adorned the playing surfaces after the 2004-2005 lockout.�
But the teams themselves have some work to do in order to lure the hockey faithful back. So what are teams doing for their fans? Here's a taste of the deals that NHL franchises are offering.�
Boston Bruins
The owner of the New England Patriots, Robert Kraft, is beloved. Meanwhile, Bruins' owner Jeremy Jacobs is�enemy number one. �The chairman of the NHL's board of directors, Jacobs was viewed among Bostonians as an instrumental force in extending the lockout.
Jacobs apologized for the length of the lockout, but he's not stopping there. For those that are willing to go back to the Garden, the Bruins are discounting merchandise on all five January home games and giving away game-worn jerseys on opening night. They're also offering a voucher for three free selected food or non-alcoholic drink items for January games. The Pittsburgh Penguins are also giving away selected food items.�
The food in Pittsburgh's Consol Energy Center is tasty, and if the Penguins are offering some free for first 4 game, that's fan-friendly.Jed Weisberger
Im sitting here trying so hard to get homework done but its impossible knowing ill be SEEING THE BRUINS TOMORROW WITH FREE FOOD AHHHH.Danielle Dupuis
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The Pittsburgh Penguins have done there part to apologize to their fans for the lockout by making all food and beverages free for 2 weeksJosh Davis
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The Predators are offering a nice way to get around the second-game-of-the-season slump: When you purchase a ticket for opening night, you'll get a ticket to Monday night's second game against the St. Louis Blues for free. Hurry, though, because tickets are rather scarce. While you're at the games, you can take advantage of cheap beer and soda, and on Monday's game, you can fill up on dollar hot dogs. Meanwhile, the Florida Panthers are offering a free ticket to opening night with the purchase of three other games. They also have season tickets starting at $7 per game.
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With a knockout win over Simeon Thoresen (17-3-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) this past weekend at UFC 152, Seth Baczynski (17-6 MMA, 4-1 UFC) now has won seven straight fights, including four in the UFC.
He also has one of MMA's top finishing rates with 16 stoppages in 17 career wins.
So why can't "The Polish Pistola" get hooked up with a main-card fight?
"I would love to fight a top-five, top-10 guy, but by the same token, I'll fight anyone they give me," he told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com). "It doesn't matter to me. The way I look at it, I'm just going to keep winning. If I have to beat 20 guys to get to where I want to go, then that's what I'm going to have to do."
A quarterfinalist on "The Ultimate Fighter 11," Baczynski ultimately received his UFC walking papers following a decision loss to Brad Tavares at the show's live finale. However, he then picked up back-to-back knockout wins over Tim McKenzie and Alex Garcia on the regional circuit, which earned him a ticket back to the UFC. In addition to Thoresen, whom he floored with a first-round left hook, Baczynski has defeated the likes of Clay Harvison, Matt Brown and Lance Benoist following his return to the UFC octagon.
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Tonight's starting pitcher for the Royals, right-hander Luke Hochevar, was the first topic of discussion when manager Ned Yost met with the media this afternoon. One media member brought up a comment from Yost after Hochevar's last start in which he said a key to his success was not overusing his cut fastball. The media asked if the phrase "pitchers falling in love with a pitch" is what has happened to Hoch in rough starts this season. Yost replied saying he used the pitch a lot and got hit around with it more than he needed to, but he has made the adjustment and is throwing his curveball and four-seam fastball much more effectively. Yost said he is throwing the ball very well now.
The next question asked by the media involved comparing the Tampa Bay Rays and where they have come from to get to the caliber team they are now each year to the Royals and where they want to be headed. Yost said he believes there are several similarities there going back a few years ago when the Rays restocked their farm system and then brought them all together up to the big leagues to develop together as a team at that level. He said it is similar to the philosophy here in Kansas City and what is being done.
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Ridiculous year after year.
Only problem I saw today came from some family who apparently needed to have every item explained. Something took forever, but things went smoothly once they moved on.
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So what exactly is a clone cone? Whats the similarities and differences to an ice cream cone? And what about a hot dog? Is it actually made out of dog?
What makes me chuckle is when people expect demand to be immediately fulfilled at the highest traffic times. Don't want to wait? Don't go at halftime. Don't go 10 minutes before tip and expect to get in to see the tip since everyone else is doing the same thing.
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Ridiculous year after year.
What would you like them to do better?
Is there something specific that went wrong?
Just saying they suck doesn't really help anything.
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Also, I feel the title of this thread is redundant and repetitive.
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What makes me chuckle is when people expect demand to be immediately fulfilled at the highest traffic times. Don't want to wait? Don't go at halftime. Don't go 10 minutes before tip and expect to get in to see the tip since everyone else is doing the same thing.
No kidding, first media timeout, no lines. Wait, I mean second media timeout, there's always huge lines during the first one, don't go out then
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Seemed fine to me, some lines but nothing outrageous. My cheese tots were delicious.
Eyes closed, head first, can't lose.
I for one would love to have a vendor that brings me clone cones. Make it happen JP!
CloneCones would be so ****** at this thread.
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No, just the concession coordinator.
They have a lot of young kids that have been forced into action, what do you expect? The fryer lady has a bad wrist and the clone cone guy has carpal tunnel.
Levy Concessions. Email JP (not kidding, he has answered about them in the past).
I was actually more upset about the students selling t-shirts in the stands, they saw me, acknowledged me, then did not come to my seat. FIRE THE STUDENTS!!!!!!!
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Man cut with machete; another man charged
Published: Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 6:11 p.m.
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OCALA -- Hours after a man allegedly chopped another man twice with a machete, sending the victim to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the apparent assailant turned himself in to the Marion County Jail, according to Ocala police.
Elliot Anthony Rivera, 32, surrendered at the jail shortly before 2:30 p.m. Saturday, more than 10 hours after being accused of inflicting wounds on a man. Rivera was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Police said they were called to the 900 block of Northeast 11th Street sometime after 1 a.m. Saturday in reference to an argument. On scene, officers were told Rivera and the victim, Shane Chess, were arguing when Rivera allegedly went to a vehicle and retrieved a machete, which was used to injure the victim.
Officials said the victim sustained injuries to his left hand and forearm and was taken to Munroe Regional Medical Center, where he was treated and later released.
Rivera, local records show, has been convicted of several offenses, including domestic battery and obtaining a worthless check.
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Rural fire fee faces new challenge
Lawmakers considering broad-based insurance tax as alternative
SACRAMENTO California lawmakers this year will once again square-off over how to pay for fighting wildfires and preventing outbreaks in the first place.
The Legislature will begin to take up a number of measures aimed at repealing or at least narrowing a $150 annual fire prevention fee just as the state starts sending out the second round of bills to property owners later in March.
The fee covers rural regions that are defended by Cal Fire, affecting about 750,000 properties statewide and 73,000 in San Diego County.
In Sacramento, there is a growing belief that an alternative to the fire fee will emerge. The leading candidate centers on levying a small tax on all property insurance bills to raise money for a variety of programs to respond to any number of disasters, from fires to floods to earthquakes.
Those pressing that approach are not yet ready to go public, but they say it has a chance at attracting enough support.
They argue that spreading the cost among millions of Californians with property insurance is a more fair way to pay for emergency services that everyone needs. The insurance bill would be $10 or $20 a year — raising up to $200 million. In return, the $150 fire prevention fee would be abandoned.
That could stir opposition, however, from urban interests who believe their taxes should already cover emergency crews and equipment.
By the numbers
$150: Amount of base fee
$35: Credit to those paying into a local fire district
$60 million: Amount collected so far
$84-$89 million: Amount state thought would come in
750,794: Number of bills mailed
78,056: Number of protests filed
72%: Number of protests turned down
12%: Number of protests approved, with more under review
Source: Cal Fire.
Meanwhile, Gov. Jerry Brown has drafted legislation to amend the original fire prevention fee to formally identify it as a "tax" so the money can be used for crews and engines, and not just for prevention. But it would also require a supermajority vote for passage.
"The governor will have a very hard time getting to two-thirds," said Assemblyman Wes Chesbro, D-Arcata.
"To pick on rural property owners and put a singular fee on them is discriminatory and unfair," said Chesbro, one of those exploring alternatives.
He said a broad-based tax for emergency services "might have a chance especially if it made the fire fee go away. The state routinely has to tap its already strained general fund to pay for emergency fire calls above the base budget, including an extra $119.6 million in 2011-12 and an estimated $211 million for this fiscal year. The 2013-14 budget proposes to allocate $1.1 billion for fire protection.
The push on fees or taxes may be hampered by recent revelations that have undercut Cal Fire's credibility. The department diverted $3.6 million collected in legal settlements into a private account. Also, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst views some of the fire prevention spending as legally suspect.
Democrats failed to muster a two-thirds vote for a fire-related tax two years ago. In response, they crafted a "fee" measure and restricted the use of the money to prevention. That maneuver allowed them to pass the fee by a simple-majority vote because those who pay the bills supposedly receive a direct benefit — fire prevention. Taxes require a two-thirds vote. Critics are challenging the fee in court.
The fee is $150 per year, with a $35 credit if the property owner already pays into a separate local fire prevention district. Those billed live in what's called "State Responsibility Areas" defended by Cal Fire.
The first round of fee bills drew about $60 million — far short of the $84 million to $89 million state officials had hoped for. But payments are still trickling in.


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Ok, so this is only a mini-tut by any standards. I just did a search to see if there was already a tutorial covering this and I found that RobA's tutorial was almost the same but I hadn't checked it out because it was titled for GIMP.
Ah well, so this is for anyone else like me, who is too stupid to check what is already out there.
Anyway... this is for when you have a rough idea of what shape you want your landmass to be but have trouble drawing the random jagginess required. When I started mapping I followed Jezelf's tutorials so my base is always black land on white sea, so that's what I'll do here. You can use that as a springboard to find the outline etc. if that is what you prefer.
1) So... start with a layer and fill it with white. This is just so you can adjust other layers opacity later.
2) New layer. Get your shape on there by whatever means necessary. You don't have to be too precise - if you draw too many detail in at this stage they will probably get lost in the later processes. You can use a brush if you like but I usually use the lassoo tool and roughly draw what I want and fill it in with black. When you have your shape or shapes set this layer blend mode to MULTIPLY.
3) New Layer. You should still have your landshape selected, if not just ctrl+click on the layer you did it on. Select->inverse (Ctrl+shift+i) your selection and fill it with white. Now, depending on how jaggy you want your landmass you can either just deselect it (ctrl+d) and give it a gaussian blur of 20-50 pixels. Or, if you want it extra craggy, you can modify->contract your selection by about 10-50 pixels then feather the selection by an amount somewhere in the same range, invert the selection again and cut the pixels away (ctrl+x). Or of course you could use a layer mask instead of cutting away but I find they actually slow the process down somewhat.
4) Go back to your land layer and give it a gaussian blur of about 20 pixels.
5) Start a new layer below the land layer but above the white background. Filter->Render->Clouds. This probably won't be jaggy enough so use Filter->Render->Difference Clouds a few times (CTRL+F to repeat the last filter). You might like to wait until the last step before doing though so you can see each adjustment to your coast.
6) Add a Layer->New Adjustment Layer->Threshold and make sure it is at the top of the stack.
7) Now just adjust settings until you get something you like. You have four variables you can play with - the opacity on your 3 working layers and the Threshold level on your adjustment layer. You can also keep running Filter->Render->Difference Clouds on your cloud layer until you get something you like.
8 ) Once you have something you like, flatten the image and run a small gaussian blur on it to take away the hard edges. Something like 0.3-0.5 should be fine.
Job done.
Here's a before and after...


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CEVA Logistics CEO feels good about company's future prospects
October 28, 2013
As shippers' businesses go, those of third-party logistics (3PL) services providers follow suite, according to CEVA Logistics CEO Marv Schlanger.
Speaking at a media breakfast at last week's Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Annual Conference in Denver last week, Schlanger cited various drivers of CEVA's customers business that extend to the Netherlands-based 3PL, including market volatility which in turn makes supply chain control and visibility critical to customers.
"It is no surprise that the global economy is tough," he said. "There are very few sectors today where feel comfortable with volume and margin pressure. This means we have to perform, provide better quality and be more adaptive for both the products and services we offer. Today everything is global, especially our customers. They need to know where their goods are at any given point in time. The demands of our customers' customers are increasing, which means we have to focus on quality, speed, and price. That puts pressure on us, because our customers are talking about procurement spend, needing flexibility in their operations, and about inventory optimization."
Other factors playing a role in how 3PLs need to react to customer needs cited by Schlanger include costs and growing demand in emerging markets, as a 3PL's footprint becomes critical to customers and their ability to meet the requirements of their own customers, too.
Shifting over to CEVA'S performance as a company, Schlanger said 2013 has been an interesting year for CEVA, explaining in many ways it had to rebuild the foundation of the company.
"This time last year, we announced a cost reduction program, taking $100 million Euros ($137.8 million U.S.) of costs out of the company in the fourth quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013," he said. "We also announced the recapitalization of the company, where we rebuilt the balance sheet by eliminating $1.3 billion Euros of debt ($1.7 billion U.S.) and receiving receive a capital infusion of a minimum of $301 million ($230 million euros) for investment in its business plan. That was very significant and important in order to build a strong financial future for CEVA."
With a healthier balance sheet intact, Schlanger said CEVA is now able to focus on growth for its customers, bringing in new services and investments to help support their business, which is being reflected in recent customer wins with large shippers, including Ford, Michelin, and IBM, among others.
"We have really good traction in the marketplace, and we are happy with our position today," said Schlanger. "We are focused on growing our footprint and our position in the marketplace. Our goal is to create value and logistics excellence, which is our theme and what our customers want and want to hear from us. We feel good about the company and have put a number of issues behind us, and the company is well positioned for future success."
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Avoiding knee-jerk reactions
December 29, 2012
Knee-jerk reactions to the massacre at a school in Connecticut have been distressing because, in too many cases, they have been displays of what politicians do best — suggest quick, politically......
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Original and pretty skirt apt for both practice and stage.
Fitted model with four combined flounces.
Made from top quality Lycra, it is made from material that allows for more comfort and adjusts better to the figure. The flounces can be made from both weave and koshibo.
Advice: It is recommended that due to the large number of flounces (4) at least two of them be koshibo, since it this new material is much lighter and reduces the weight of the skirt.
The skirt in the photograph has been made in black Lycra for the skirt (A). The first and third flounce is made from plain black knit (B+D). The second and fourth flounce (C+E) has been made from black koshibo with small red and medium white polka dots.
The skirt in the photograph has been made in black Lycra for the skirt (A). The first and third flounce is made from plain black knit (B+D). The second and fourth flounce (C+E) has been made from white koshibo with black polka dots.
The waist is elastic, without zips or buttons, so it fits perfectly to the waist of each dancer and is easily taken in.
Easy to wash and care for. You only need to make sure you don't crease it too much when stored. It is best hung from a hanger to not deform it.
Since it is handmade, it takes 25-40 days to make from the order date.Follow our advice to choose your skirt A dance skirt must be: comfortable, be full and look good on you.
This manufacturer is closed for the holidays. That is why all orders that are received after the 20 July they will be a delay on the usual delivery period displayed on this page.
The leather is harder, so that leather shoes will be more uncomfortable, at first; it takes some time to "tame" them. Nonetheless, leather shoes tend to last longer than suede ones. The suede shoes adapt very well to the shape of the foot of the person wearing them, but they also lose their shape more quickly, and the suede may eventually start peeling off. On the other hand, some people prefer suede shoes because of their elegance.
When it comes to selecting the width of the shoe, consider that dancing shoes tend to give a little, and that if they are too wide for you they may eventually slip off.
The type of heel that is most commonly used by professionals is the 6-centimetre (2.3 inches) heel. However, it may be preferable for people who are learning to dance, or are not used to wearing shoes with heels, to start off with 5-centimetre (2-inch) classic heels. The Cuban heel is slightly wider than the classic heel, and it consequently provides greater stability. It is advisable for young girls and boys.
Shoes that have nails are better suited for dancing; the picture on the right provides a detailed view of the arrangement of the nails on the sole of the shoe.
Normally, you will choose shoes with nails to dance on surfaces that are made of wood, dais, parquet or other similar materials. However, if you want them to practice at home, or if the floor in your dance school is of a terrazzo type, it will be best for you to choose shoes that don't have nails.
How to take your foot measurement
Go back to the conversion table
To accurately measure your foot, place your heel against a wall, with a sheet of paper under your foot. Using a pen, ensuring that it is completely perpendicular to the floor, draw a small line to indicate the toe that is longest; it may be the big toe or the second toe, depending on who the person is.
Once you have marked the paper in this way, carefully measure the distance d.
Repeat the same operation for the other foot. Una vez tomadas las medidas del pie derecho y del pie izquierdo -siguiendo las indicaciones de arriba-, escoge la más alta de las dos medidas y entra en la tabla de conversión de centímetros o pulgadas a talla española abajo representada. Una vez en la tabla, se elige siempre la talla inmediatamente superior a la cifra obtenida en centímetros o pulgadas. Esflamenco.com recomienda siempre aumentar medio punto la talla elegida por este método. Es importante tener en cuenta que cualquier pequeño error en la medida puede resultar fatal en la elección de la talla y siempre es mejor que el zapato nos quede un poquito grande que un poquito pequeño.
Tras medir nuestros pies siguiendo las instrucciones anteriores hemos obtenido una medida de 24,8 cm para el pie derecho y 24,7 cm para el pie izquierdo. Entramos en la tabla de abajo con la medida de 24,8 cm -que es la mayor de las dos- y obtenemos la equivalencia de talla de 371/2, le sumamos media talla de seguridad y obtenemos nuestra talla: un 38.
Black is the colour that is most commonly used, both for practicing and for stage performances, because it combines well with almost any colour. However, it is not suitable to wear with a plain white dress, or with spots on a white backdrop, which are better accompanied by a shoe whose colour is white, camel, or the same colour as the spots. It also looks good when the colour of the shoes matches the colour of the skirt. For instance, red skirt = red shoes.
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Skirts are made up of different pieces, that are labelled with different letters in the diagram above. Pick a colour for each of its pieces from the colour chart.
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Dress that is cut at the waist: a dress that is made of two pieces that come together at the height of the waist.
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Costadillos: each of the pieces that are arranged vertically to form the upper part of the dress, which covers the torso. They ensure that the dress is well fitted at the bosom and waist.
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Geri's Passion Raises Funds for the Fair
how many years she's made a quilt to donate to the fair. This being either her
10th or 11th year, Gerri explains what the 2012 Quilt looks like.
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The quilt uses every color of the rainbow and the triangles she talked about
have a ton of detail. The flowers around the border are connected by running
green vines, and the edges of the quilt are rounded.
Geri put 270 hours into this years quilt, and Mary Roder finished the quilt by
using her long-arm quilting machine to put together the top, batting and
This labor of love is something that Geri does simply to give back to the fair.
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Her quilting career began 15 years ago, and in the beginning she made a bunch of
quilts as Christmas presents. Geri said after that she wanted to keep quilting,
made another masterpiece and since she didn't know what to do with it, donated
it to the fair.
Geri Dreckman says her quilts bring a couple thousand dollars on average at the
Fair Auction, but she is most proud of one she did a two years ago.
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The Plymouth County Fair Board puts the money toward improvement projects around
the fair.
The Fair Auction is Sunday at 4:30 in Pioneer Village. Geri says her quilt is
usually the 4th or 5th item.
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Simon Gagne scored a goal in his first
game back in Philadelphia to help the Flyers to a 4-1 win over the Washington
Capitals on Thursday.
Acquired by the Flyers in a trade with the Kings on Tuesday, Gagne scored his
first goal of the season and first with the Flyers since he was traded to
Tampa Bay in 2010.
Claude Giroux posted a goal and an assist while Wayne Simmonds and Maxime
Talbot also scored for the Flyers, who were coming off a 4-2 loss to Toronto
on Monday. Ilya Bryzgalov gave up a late goal on 24 shots in the win.
Joel Ward had the lone goal of the night for the Capitals, who had a two-game
winning streak snapped. Washington goaltender Braden Holtby was pulled late in
the second period after giving up four goals on 18 shots. Philipp Grubauer
stopped all 14 shots he faced in relief.
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Up to David Dewey's watercolor workshop in Maine.
I've been 4 or 5 times.
I thought at first, that since I'm focused on still life I didn't need to look or
think about landscapes again.
Too late I woke up and realized of course, a still life IS a landscape!
A bunch of shapes sitting on a flatish surface = a landscape.
Most workshop mornings begin with THE DEMO by the instructor.
You crowd round to see the magic performed in the relentlessly hot sun.
Then you go off for the day and try to perform a little magic yourself...
The bay out my motel window in '01...
Thomaston's boat yard in '05
You learn heaps here.
I could use an end o' day group crit in my New York studio...


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|Written by Rhonda Osborne, LPC, Centennial Mental Health
When we look back on our nation's history, there are few men of greatness. Those who have been identified stood in positions of authority, leaders of our country's people. Their actions and words were witnessed by thousands, transcribed into our history books to be contemplated, remembered and likely cherished for hundreds of years to come.
How is a man measured; the qualities that extend him beyond the others? This question of course, could be reduced to asking more specifically about the domain in which we are evaluating the man.
Such that, the "great" men are identified by the sample size they belong too; wealthy entrepreneurs of the business market, internationally recognized scientists of research, the top album seller in music production. In each specialty, a certain number of individuals will emerge as leaders.
What I am asking, however, is what defines whether a man, just one of billions living and breathing, exists as greatness.
I believe I met a man of such credential this week. A character of average frame, he inhabits a remote region that is hidden from those who would otherwise be able to transcribe his brilliance to hard copy. This gentleman redefines humility. He is a man of few word; silent when questions bear no absolutes. He strives to extinguish, within himself, any practice of speaking ill toward another living soul. He grieves when he fails and yet is relentless in his quest.
He seeks beauty and contentment in life's simpler gifts—a sunset or the flight of an eagle. He wishes for nothing, and yet remains appreciative of what he has. He lives with a freedom to experience each day as a new opportunity for something great. He accepts everything in its own time, whether it's a minute, an hour or a lifetime.
Whatever energy is brought forth he graciously accepts, whether that energy is of anger, fear, or sadness. Each step is the beginning of a new journey, with recognition that the previous step was not nearly as important to the here and now as the one in which he stands. What made yesterday is gone to this man; his attention is on today, the one moment he is in. His philosophy of the human race is that we are here, on this earth together, to take care of each other; no more, and certainly no less.
Some may define him as a chronic caretaker, working to gratify a drive to be needed. But what I witnessed was a man who is driven by the unwavering commitment to his philosophy. We exist to take care of each other. He offers himself, his wisdom, attention and regard, with no expectations for reimbursement. Each morning is yet another opportunity to hold the hand, support the spirit, and instill hope for any individual that chooses to cross his path.
He is a horseman. I'm not certain the origin of his life philosophy, or which came first—horses or caretaking. What I do know is that watching him partner with a wild horse was a mystical experience for me as an observer.
There were no fireworks, dramatic music, or flashy gear. It was a just a man and a horse speaking the same language, filled with subtle communications and peaceful coexistence. He treats the horse from the same heart as he treats his family, friend, neighbor or stranger. There are no exceptions.
That is greatness. And to be witness to such greatness was the most awesome experience for me to date.


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Poor Britney....shes been with X factor for less than a minute and there is already drama......do you think Simon Cowell is already kicking himself for hiring her?
He defends her and the rumors that she ran off stage in an upset. Rumor has it that she did just that because a contestant butchered her song....Simon says, this is not true and that Britney was simply taking a break. A BREAK?! Didnt she JUST start...wasnt it like..the first day? yea ok.
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel had their engagement party over the weekend....good for them..I love them..and I Hope they have the most spectacular wedding ever.
Are Ashton and Demi reconciling? Witnesses say they saw each other at a birthday party and greeted each other with a "60 second embrace". The source also says, " they are still deeply in love with each other and the divorce is currently not being processed".
Rumors ...Rumors...Rumors are swirling around that Justin Bieber put someone in the hospital. Id hate to be the guy that Justin put in the hospital .....can Justin put anyone in the hospital?
Apparently, Justin and Selena Gomez were heading to their car in California when a pappz tried to take their picture....the pappz apparently were blocking their car and wouldnt get out of the way.....
Rumor has it that 911 was called and by the time they go there....Justin and Selena were gone and the pappz was taken to the hospital for injuries to his torso.


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Mark McCarty
Mark McCarty of Le Mars is the KLEM "Citizen of the Day" for Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Mark is employed at CNOS and is co-chair of the Gehlen Catholic Ball. Mark will receive a boutonniere from the Le Mars Flower House, pizza from Pizza Hut in Le Mars or Kingsley, a movie or game rental from Jo's Movie House in Le Mars and a car wash from Easy Clean War Wash in Le Mars.
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Tallahassee - August 2, 2012 - 12:18 am
Refuge House makes in its mission to help battered women and children. Now they need your help to get the children ready for the new school year.
"So many of the kids come to our shelters with just the clothes they had on their back when they left their homes. We really like for our kids, and they of course really like to start their first day, first week of school with clean new clothes," said Emily Mitchel with Refuge House.
Mitchel says they especially need donations for middle school and high school age boys.Call Refuge House at 850-922-6062 for more information on drop-off locations. Or visit their website www.refugehouse.com.
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January Almanac
Statistically January is the coldest month of the year. The average high on the first is forty three with an average low of twenty eight. The averages do not fluctuate much over the course of the month. The average high and low on the thirty first is forty three and twenty seven. We average a little over six inches of snow Downtown and seven and a half inches in the northern and western suburbs. Technically, for Downtown anyway, February is the snowiest month. There has never been a recorded high temperature in the eighties this month. National did record a record high of seventy nine on the twenty sixth of the month back in 1950. In fact the only two months without any recorded highs in the eighties is December and January.
Early January will feature a rising Jupiter and a setting Venus an hour after sunset. Mars will also be visible early this month in the eastern sky shortly after midnight. The earth will be closest to the sun in its orbit. This position is known as Perihelion. Yes, the distance from the sun has little to do with the changing seasons. It is the tilt toward and away from the sun that causes the seasons to change. The full moon is on the fifteenth of the month and is known as the full Wolf Moon; named because the cold and heavy snow would force hungry wolf packs out of the mountains.


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Saturday News, December 8
Harkin Staff To Appear In Le Mars
(Le Mars) -- Legislative staff from Senator Tom Harkin is scheduled to be in Le Mars on Monday, December 17th to listen to constituents' views on a wide variety of issues. Residents can express their opinion about current legislative issues or seek assistance if they have concerns with a federal agency. Harkin's staff member will be at the Le Mars Community Library at the meeting room between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 17th.
18th Street SW To Be Closed For Rail Crane Installation
(Le Mars) -- Wells Enterprises will be installing a new crane rail which will mean the closure of 18th Street SW on Monday. The street will be closed between 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon to accommodate the installation of a new crane rail at the high rise freezer. 18th Street SW will be closed between 6th Avenue SW and 12th Avenue SW.
Maurice Reform Church To Feature Traveling Nativity
(Maurice) -- Folks in the small town of Maurice will host its annual Traveling Nativity this weekend. Coordinator of the event is Justin Schrock. He tells how the idea started nearly twenty years ago.
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Schrock says each year the event attracts several hundred people to the small Northwest Iowa community. He says people will gather at the Maurice Reform Church and select a number and while waiting for their turn on the traveling nativity, they enjoy refreshments. Schrock says the tour involves about a 15 minute hay rack ride pulled by a team of horses, and visitors are taken to seven different sites where the story of the birth of Christ is shared with a narrator and live scenes involving people and animals.
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Schrock says it takes more than 200 volunteers to put on the Traveling Nativity, and he says the tour utilizes both a portion of the town, as well as the country.
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There is no admission to the traveling nativity, simply a free will donation with the proceeds to help the youth group help finance a mission trip to Guatemala. The hours of the traveling nativity are Saturday and Sunday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
ISU President To Visit Sioux City
(Ames) -- Iowa State University President Steven Leath is scheduled to appear Monday at the Sioux City Downtown Rotary Club, held at the Convention Center. Leath is expected to address the civic organization about getting acquainted with Iowans and his priorities for Iowa State University.
U of I President Sets Goals
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - University of Iowa President Sally Mason's top goal is to improve the university's public relations, but she has many other lofty challenges she'll be measured on as well.
The university released a document Friday showing Mason's performance goals this year, which were agreed on with the Iowa Board of Regents. Mason says the regents want her to improve
communication with the public and legislators, and that is at the top.
The other goals show how wide ranging and challenging the job of university president can be.
They call on Mason to make progress in the university's $1.5 billion fundraising drive and keep the university competitive for federal funding. They ask her to draw up plans to implement President Barack Obama's health care law at university hospital and to increase in-state enrollment.
U of I Officials Directed Documents To Be Destroyed
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Faculty at the University of Iowa say two high-ranking officials ordered the destruction of records showing dissatisfaction with a school dean.
Two faculty members allege in a letter that Provost P. Barry Butler and university general counsel Carroll Reasoner ordered documents destroyed. The documents were part of a faculty survey. Some comments expressed dissatisfaction with Margaret Crocco, the dean of the College of Education.
The faculty says Butler and Reasoner asked them to turn over all hard copies of the survey's comments. The pair also says officials told them the university would withdraw legal protection.
Messages left for Butler, Reasoner, Crocco and a human resources official were not immediately returned Friday.
Crocco has been dean of the College of Education since March 2011.
Stacyville Woman Sentenced To Prison For Embezzlement
(Cedar Rapids) -- A woman who worked as a claims accountant for a family owned company in Northern Iowa was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for embezzling more than $175,000 from her employer. 34 year old Patricia Freebury from Stacyville, Iowa received the prison term after pleading guilty to bank fraud and possession of firearms as a felon. Freebury was previously convicted in March of 2007 in the Iowa District Court of Cerro Gordo County of the felony crime of first degree theft for embezzling approximately $25,000 from a former employer. In a plea agreement and at the sentencing hearing, Freebury admitted that over a two year period, she carried out a fraudulent scheme to steal money from her employer. Using her position as a claims accountant, Freebury wrote more 200 company checks made payable to herself in amounts ranging from $250 to over $900 and forged the owner's signature on the checks. To conceal the embezzlement, Freebury falsified company records to make it appear that the checks were made payable to various venders. Freebury used the proceeds of her crime to buy vehicles and other personal property.
Burlington Men Charged With Boating Deaths
BURLINGTON (AP) - Two Burlington men have been charged with felonies after authorities allege they were driving boats while drunk which caused a collision on the Mississippi River in May that killed four people.
Twenty-one-year old Joseph Schier Junior and 22-year-old Douglas Metcalf were charged Friday with boating while intoxicated causing a death and four counts of involuntary manslaughter.
Authorities say the men were shuttling partiers from an island sandbar to shore in the early morning hours of May 19th when their boats crashed in the dark.
Killed were Matthew House, Jacob Boyd, Caitlyn Atchley, and Blake Eakins. All were in their early 20s and from Burlington.
No trial date has been scheduled. The cases are not yet listed in online court records.
Two Attorneys Prohibited To Practice Law
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Two Iowa attorneys are prohibited from practicing law for at least six months after their involvement in separate unlawful real estate deals.
Former Clarke County Attorney Ronald Wheeler falsified information on a home loan application to help a client. He pleaded guilty last year and was given probation and ordered to pay more
than $800,000 restitution.
Paul Bieber, a Davenport attorney, pleaded guilty last year to a felony for his role in overstating the value of a home in a transaction. He also was given probation and ordered restitution.
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday suspended their licenses for six months.
Justice David Wiggins, in a strongly worded dissent, says their licenses should be revoked because a person who uses a law license to steal is unfit to practice law.
Des Moines Police Investigate Shooting
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Police in Des Moines say a man is in critical condition after being shot at least six times during an overnight shooting.
Rashad Adair has undergone surgery at a Des Moines hospital after being shot at least six times on his nose and both his upper and lower torsos. Police say Adair was sitting in a vehicle late Thursday night when a gunman approached him and fired several shots. The gunman then fled on foot.
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I haven't done an alternate history map in a loooooong time, so here's one.
This is Europe from the GURPS/Alternate Earths 2 world of Midgard, where Vikings conquered Constantinople in the 9th century and used all the loot (and Greek Fire) to crush the Christian nations and establish their own empires, much as the Germanic tribes did to the Romans a few centuries earlier.
(GURPS, Alternate Earths 2, and the world of Midgard were created by Kenneth Hite, Craig Neumeier, and Michael Schiffer and are property of Steve Jackson Games. The text in the title box is lifted directly from the intro in the game book.)
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Great map, but I kind of have to like it, a map where the Vikings have taken over Europe
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St. Petersburg, FL -- CBS News has learned that all four members of the fugitive Hakken family were taken away from Havana's Hemingway Marina.
Workers allegedly said the family had been removed from the dock after an Associated Press reporter witnessed Sharyn Hakken leaving in a Cuban government vehicle.
Cuba previously said it will turn Sharyn and Joshua Hakken over to the United States, after the couple allegedly kidnapped their own children from their grandmother's home and fled by boat to Havana.
Foreign Ministry official Johana Tablada tells The Associated Press in a written statement that Cuba has informed U.S. authorities of the country's decision to turn over the family. She did not say when the handover would occur.
A spokesperson for U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor also says the Cuban government is "cooperating" with American authorities in the case.
On Tuesday, CNN spotted the family in Cuba and released video showing one of the couple's sons on the boat the family apparently used to sail to the Communist country.
Before the announcement came that the family would be returned to the U.S. on Tuesday afternoon, St. Petersburg immigration attorney Arturo Rios told 10 News Hakken was wrong to think he'd definitely be safe from extradition in Cuba.
Rios says in 1926, Cuba signed an extradition treaty with the U.S. However, the treaty is not always honored and Rios notes Cuba also didn't sign the Hague Abduction Convention, which covers parental kidnapping.
"The reality is that ever since Fidel Castro came into power, it's been up to the Cubans when there's a treaty or not, if you will," Rios told 10 News.
The FBI says there are about 70 American fugitives in Cuba.
But in recent years, the Cuban government has extradited or deported a number of American fugitives, including John Egan, who was wanted for bank fraud; Leonard Auerbach, who was wanted for sexually abusing a young girl; and David Ray Franklin, who abducted his son in 2006 and then stole a plane in the Florida Keys before flying to Cuba.
A short time later, Cuba helped return the boy to his biological mom while Franklin was returned to face prosecution in the U.S.
While Cuba may not be an ally, Rios says it may also not be the best place for American fugitives, especially at a time when Castor is trying to make the case that Cuba is changing and the countries need to normalize relations.
"I think Cuba has a lot to gain here."
Rios adds Cuban President Raul Castro could make an international statement by having the Hakkens arrested and sent back to the U.S. along with their boys.
"If he wants to step up to bat and try to open up a pathway to a good relationship with the United States, I think he's getting the opportunity here on a silver platter."
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Published: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 12:27 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 12:27 p.m.
Starting Sept. 27, Congregation Beth Israel of Ocala will have a new home.
The small faith community has signed a one-year lease with First Congregational United Church of Christ of Ocala in the State Road 200 corridor.
"They are so nice and accommodating," said Sonia Peterson, treasurer for Congregation Beth Israel.
Her group had been meeting for years at the Collins Health Resource Center, which is part of the Timber Ridge Medical Park on SR 200.
But the center is being relocated within the Timber Ridge complex. As a result, the Munroe Auxiliary — the volunteer senior services department of Munroe Regional Medical Center that operates the Collins center — is at least temporarily paring back outside groups' use of the center.
Last month, the Star-Banner published a story about Congregation Beth Israel's plight. The group has 60 or so members, most of them elderly, and needed a place to meet in the SR 200 corridor after Sept. 14.
First Congregational United members George Taragna and Carl and Joyce Edgerton got wind of Congregation Beth Israel's plight. Before long the church pastor, the Rev. Dr. Harold (Hal) W. McSwain Jr., became involved and lease negotiations ensued.
"I was very pleased with my church members," McSwain said.
In his church's tradition, buildings in and of themselves are not sacred.
"What goes on inside them is sacred," he said.
Hence the First Congregational United Church of Christ's long history of allowing its buildings to be used by the community for court or government meetings.
Here in Ocala, McSwain's flock already allows two other faith communities to use its facilities, and it hosted Countryside Presbyterian when that church was in construction mode.
Helping Congregation Beth Israel seemed a logical step. And when McSwain announced the news to church members, they agreed.
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Thanks to a substantial decrease in transportation costs, a performance grant and a half-year freeze in Step salary increases for teachers, the Valley Stream District 30 preliminary school budget for 2013-14 should mean a minor tax increase for residents.
Superintendent Dr. Nicholas Stirling and his administrative team gave the community its first look at the proposed spending plan for District 30 at a forum at the Forest Road School on Feb. 13.
The proposed 2013-14 budget of $33.2 million is an increase of a little more than $800,000, or 2.48 percent, over the current year. The tax levy would rise 2.34 percent to $26,591,128, which is less than the allowable maximum tax levy so a simple majority vote would be needed for the budget to pass in May.
Driving the budget increase are numerous mandated expenses. Health insurance premiums are rising 10 percent, and contributions to the state retirement funds for teachers and staff are also increasing drastically. There is a technology initiative in place allowing for more iPads for instruction and additional interactive white boards for classrooms.
Stirling and his team began working on a preliminary spending plan in November. "We are very conscious about the dollars we are proposing for our budget, but at the same time we are committed to a program of excellence and it does cost for that," he said, "but we have to make it economically sound as members of the school community."
He and Assistant Superintendent for Business Lisa Rutkoske credited cuts in previous budgets for this year's low increase. "We also looked at all of our budget lines and we made reductions in our budget lines to the point where we are just having enough to get by in terms of what we need," Stirling said.
A decrease in transportation costs of 14 percent, or $131,600, gave the budget a much needed boost. Also, district officials are most proud of a performance grant for high student achievement, which netted the district a quarter of a million dollars and is funding some salaries as well as technology initiatives.
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Springfield, Va. (WUSA) -- Weight bullying and pressuring someone to lose weight happens often. Many of the most damaging cases happen at home.
Friday on the Dr. Phil show called "Fat Attack", they explored the verbal abuse and bullying some people experience because of their weight. These attacks are coming from the people who are the closest in their lives.
The couple on the show, Valinda and Doug, are living a toxic relationship that involves verbal abuse. Doug, who is actually a psychologist, has nicknamed Valinda "fatty", "wide load", and "Miss Piggy".
Doug says he is doing it out of love, and that they both want her to lose weight. Valinda indicates this is hurtful, and she wants the abuse to stop. This is actually creating anxiety, damaging their marriage, and contributing to her weight gain.
Dr. Phil gives them both advice on how to work together to meet her weight goals without the abuse.
Springfield Nutritionist Alana Sugar, RN, says she actually sees a lot of clients who are going through the same thing, wives referred to her by their husbands who berate them about their weight. She says the results are damaging and can take a long time to reverse.
Alana Sugar says, "They'll become a closet eater, and they'll stuff themselves with their ice cream, high-fat, high-calorie comfort food later on, because that's what's nourishing or nurturing their soul."
Sugar adds, "What I continue to tell people is you have to get help. You can't do this by yourself, and it has to be you and your partner."
Sugar stresses that if you are in this situation to seek therapy, but never alone. Either go with your friend or with your spouse, if he or she is supportive. You will have a better chance a lasting results.


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The Campus Life and Leadership office works with various student groups on campus to provide students with these opportunities through cultural, educational, social, spiritual, and recreational programs and activities throughout the academic year. Participation in these clubs, as well as many of the activities they plan, provide Le Moyne students with first-hand experience in leadership, organizational development, management, decision-making, diversity, and planning.
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- For other variants of Magcargo belonging to Flannery, see Flannery's Magcargo.
This Magcargo, nicknamed Mag, evolved from one of Flannery's two Slugma.
Mag first appeared in Poetry Commotion when it and Meg, Flannery's other Slugma, accidentally set her hair on fire. When Flannery's Torkoal was stolen by Team Rocket, the young Gym Leader chose Mag to help rescue it. During the battle with Team Rocket, Mag evolved.
During Flannery's Gym battle with Ash, Mag was the first Pokémon she used. Mag put up a good fight against Ash's Corphish, despite severe type disadvantage but was eventually defeated by the Water type.
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The appeal to the Congress leadership by the ministry of labour to overrule the prudent and valid objections by the ministry of finance on proposed tweaks to the Employee Pension Scheme (EPS) reinforces two things(1) any pension reform debate involves people not only coming with their own opinions but also their own facts; (2) these tweaks are short-term, politically-driven rather than greater good motivated. Wed like to make the case that EPSstarted by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in 1995 despite employer objections and continued because of a Supreme Court Judgementshould be scrapped because (a) its design has birth defects that make it unviable without huge and continuous government infusion, (b) it is slowly reducing benefits despite a commitment to the Supreme Court that it would not need to, and (c) employees would be better off in reverting to individual defined contribution accounts that existed before this tinkering by EPFO.
The EPS saga has not villains but it does have victims. The noble original motivation of providing a monthly income linked to salary and working years has been negated by various design deficiencies, a one-size-fits-all structure and unrealistic assumption around investment returns, life expectancy and EPFOs administrative capabilities. Most importantly, the benefits as originally envisaged are actuarially unsustainablethe deficit in 2009 was pegged at R54,000 crore. Since introduction, a number of modifications to the scheme have broken the connection between contributions and benefits. In 2008, the factor adjustment used for early pension was increased from 3% to 4% and the option for return of capital and commutation was deleted. In the same year, the factor for benefit payment of those who moved from the early scheme to EPS was adjusted to reduce benefits by 1% to 40% and the factor for resignation payments before 10 years was reduced by 3-6%. In 2010, the cap on wages for international workers was removed, essentially creating another subsidy for the scheme since most of them do not claim benefits. Recently, EPFO proposed to increase the ceiling for contribution and benefits that, in effect, will be negative for most participants. Even without the last change, the poor value for money of EPS is demonstrated by the accompanying table that contrasts the payments between EPS Pension, LIC annuity, and the interest on the lump-sum that would have accumulated had the EPS never been started (the calculation assumes the current wage cap of Rs 6,500 for


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Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Pau Gasol was inserted back into the
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