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On Wednesday, ABC News reported "a gun-control organization led by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband…outlined plans Tuesday to support candidates in at least 11 congressional races this year who have backed efforts in Congress to enact stricter gun control laws."
There are topics that are a constant source of high-intensity angst no matter what is going on in the world. It takes something as catastrophic as 9/11 to distract us from almost daily arguments about abortion, taxes and of course guns.
Since the Colorado theater and Sandy Hook shootings in 2012 the debate about guns has been more intense than ever, with those favoring more gun control highlighting every gun crime that can make it onto a meme and the guns rights advocates parading a host of staunch supporters who almost dare anyone to attempt to take their weapons.
To be certain, gun advocates have their share of caustic orators, the most recent of which appears to be Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher aka Joe the Plumber, who made a number of very important and salient points about the right to own and use firearms but unfortunately started his piece with "your dead kids don't trump my Constitutional rights."
While it's true that they don't, such an insensitive and poorly-worded comment isn't likely to open up any hearts and minds to consider the rest of what you have to say, Joe.
And unfortunately Joe isn't alone. From videos made of guys feeling the need to mock gun control advocates by carrying rifles around while shopping to the Wayne LaPierre of the National Rifle Association, the country's most prominent pro-gun advocacy group, who manages to make statements that are blatantly false half the time he opens his mouth, it's apparent that gun rights advocates sometimes shoot first and ask questions later...figuratively speaking.
Their opponents typically say this is part and parcel of anything the right supports, and yet, a little intellectual curiosity is in order when examining issues where we are so deeply divided with each side sometimes unwavering. Is there a reason gun advocates sometimes go a little too far or use extreme rhetoric in defending what they perceive to be their rights?
The 2nd Amendment does indeed state "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed" and anti-gun advocates argue that there was never any intent to bear arms other than for such a militia. However, in D.C. vs. Heller, the Supreme Court attempted to put the right to bear arms in a modern-day perspective. Aware that the Founders could not have envisioned the power of weapons we have today, they ruled "Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose." However, they also affirmed "the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home. "
But for anti-gun advocates to be so active in their strong desire for more gun control, surely there must be a compelling reason, and they would argue what seems to be a reasonable point. Between 1980 and 2006, an average of 32,300 people lost their lives annually due to gun violence, predominantly homicide or suicide, and compared to other industrialized countries, violence and firearm death rates in the United States are disproportionately high. These facts and the lives lost shouldn't be taken lightly.
Of course there is a great deal of disagreement about how to address it. The left seems to be concerned about these deaths and as a result, has consistently pushed for greater gun control. While more thorough background checks certainly seem to be a no-brainer and in some cases Republicans have opposed them, there seems to be little acknowledgement that any laws attempting to infringe on the legal use of guns are not only often unconstitutional, but they also aren't likely to be effective. Criminals, after all, do not obey the laws to begin with so they are not going to be affected by more laws that infringe of the rights of law-abiding citizens and in fact, such laws can potentially give criminals a competitive advantage. Meanwhile there are other areas that need to be addressed such as our inadequate mental health treatment system, harsher penalties for gun crimes and addressing the illegal gun trade that would have a greater effect on reducing gun crime without infringing on constitutional rights.
What is more puzzling, however, is the amount of attention paid to an issue that seems very serious in and of itself but in fact, pales in comparison to other toxic activities we engage in. Cigarette smoking, for example, is the major cause of a whopping 480,000 deaths per year in the U.S. nearly sixteen times the number of gun-related deaths. Even if you add in non-fatal gun injuries the total is nearly five times as high.
Indeed, Tobacco Control, an online newspaper, published an abstract assembled by Stanford university's Dr. Robert Proctor which states:
"The cigarette is the deadliest artefact in the history of human civilisation. Apart from reducing human suffering, abolishing the sale of cigarettes would result in savings in the realm of healthcare costs, increased labour productivity, lessened harms from fires, reduced consumption of scarce physical resources, and a smaller global carbon footprint. Abolition would also put a halt to one of the principal sources of corruption in modern civilisation, and would effectively eliminate one of the historical forces behind global warming denial and environmental obfuscation."
If we are objectively concerned about loss of life, it has yet to be explained why attempts to reduce the cause of 32,000 deaths annually is so much important than that which causes 480,000.
In addition, while it is undeniable that there are lawful and productive uses for guns including self-protection, hunting, skeet/trap shooting and more, there are no productive aspects to smoking and its effects are uniformly damaging.
Addressing such issues is not mutually exclusive, but more cigarette control is not something being debated daily from cable TV to social media. So we should all take this opportunity to reflect and perhaps there will eventually be an answer to why that is the case. By any objective standard we should be arguing about whether or not to restrict the use of cigarettes more often and more passionately that we do about guns.
Is it perhaps because of the media coverage? What else might explain, as USA Today reported, "The rate of non-fatal violent gun crime victimization dropped 75% in the past 20 years; The gun homicide rate dropped 49% in the same period, according to numbers Pew researchers obtained from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…[but] 84% [of Americans] believe in recent years, gun crime has either gone up or stayed the same — when the reality is that it has dropped significantly.
It's easy to understand how gun violence makes the headlines and those affected by a sudden and traumatic loss of life are motivated to speak up, whereas smoking is a nonviolent part of our daily routine. However, death by smoking is just as dead and in addition, it can often be a slow, painful and expensive decline. The numbers speak for themselves and cast a real shadow of doubt on the motives behind the coverage and the conversation. There are those who simply hate guns and even more, the people who use them. Unfortunately we all need to remember, as one famous pointed-eared Vulcan logically observed, "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."


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Re: 64 bit Vista installation issue
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What operating system are you currently running on your system? Is it XP 64 or XP 64 Pro?
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Information in my reply based on Intel's specs and comparison of their processors on their site and motherboard specs as stated on MSI's site.
"JW" <JW@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:E20A0288-14C4-4CEA-8B15-66B16716F04C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxAll Intel Dual Core CPUs are not 64 bit capable. Core Duo CPUs are not whereas Core 2 Duo CPUs are. The Pentium Dual Core Ex. CPUs which were released in 2007 are and earlier 2 core Pentium CPUs are not such as hyper threaded models are not.
Many MOBO manufacturers had to update their BIOS code when Vista was released so I do suggest that you check to make sure that you do have the latest BIOS for your MOBO.
"AJR" <ajrjdr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%234dTXEO9IHA.5968@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxThe processor and motherboard are 64 bit capable - in fact both specs are "impressive".
Depending upon the EE model - the processor is either "dual core" or "multi core?"
The following is confusing "...when I try to boot from the dvd, it doesn't even get that far....". How did you attempt installation? The 64 bit version cannot be installed as an upgrade from 32 bit - it must be a "clean" install - meaning via boot DVD.
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The Knowledge Park is located on a beach front comprising 700 acres of land adjacent to the Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin Campus in Besut, Terengganu. The Knowledge Park, as a new university township, is designed to be a safe and intelligent edu-tourism city equipped with state-of-the-art information and communications systems with advanced multimedia capabilities.
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Contemporary studies continue to document the role of particular muscles in expressing emotions, as well as in feeling and perceiving them among others (Niedenthal 2007).
One of the most challenging communication tasks in social interactions involving morality — sometimes even with language — is interpreting the intention of others. This is a further dimension of managing social information relevant to moral responses — for example, in deceiving others or in detecting such deception. Being able to interpret, or "mirror," another mind appears to be quite a sophisticated cognitive skill. The abilities of other primates and mammals in doing this are still being debated (Zimmer 2003; Miller 2005; Pennisi 2006).
Communication and language are also integral to sharing desires and ideas about ideal behavior, and thus to moral discourse. In the context of organisms with open behavior programs, language contributes significantly to the transmission of culture and to the learning of moral norms. Moral systems may thus not only emerge socially, but also perpetuate themselves culturally, apart from specific genes or individual behavior patterns (Richerson and Boyd 2005).
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. . . Contemporary studies continue to document the role of particular muscles in expressing emotions, as well as in feeling them and perceiving them among others (Niedenthal 2007). In what way might understanding the expression of emotions contribute to understanding moral behavior in a social context? What else might need to be communicated, or discerned, besides emotions?
Based on these images about the communication of emotion, how might organisms interpret the intention of others, so important to many moral judgments? How might one organism deceive another about its intentions, and how might that other organism detect such deceit? [These problems are still being investigated.]
What other aspects of communication might shape the sociality of moral behavior?
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Cyclist Struck by Audi in an apparent Road Rage incident
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Driving up 17th this morning I saw a cyclist and a man in a black Audi having
words headed eastbound on 17th around Logan St. The black Audi gunned it and
then slammed on the brakes to try and get the cyclist to slam into him from
behind. I was paralel to the Audi when he slammed the brakes headed
eastbound on 17th at Pensylvania. As the cyclist swerved to the left to
avoid collision the Audi swerved left and gunned it, striking the cyclist and
knocking him into the center and left lane. I was in the left lane, dodged
the cyclist that had been hit into traffic while the audi took off southbound
on Logan. I turned onto the next street and tried to track down the Audi but
was unsuccessful. I called in the indecent and returned to the scene where
witnesses had gathered around the cyclist. Apparently another car behind the
Audi was able to follow him long enough to get his plates! I hope that
psychopath burns in hell! If the cyclist reads this, please feel free to
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Lighter n all
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Rednecks don't drive Audis and most of the road rage incidents that I have observed have involved cars driven by the stereotyptical "tolerant" types.
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Logan is one-way northbound
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Storm, possible tornado, topples trees in Anne Arundel County
A majestic oak tree that had withstood everything Mother Nature has had to offer over the last century is reduced to firewood; a casualty of Tuesday's high winds.
"I was standing right there at the door and I looked out and there was just a 'Whoosh!' and I heard a loud crack," said Bill Noonan. "That's where all the roots broke and everything, and then it slammed right down on the ground just like that. There was no weaving back and forth. It just slammed it right over and it was gone."
It was gone and Noonan's 2008 model Honda CRV was totaled in the process just 15 minutes after he had driven to his friend's house ahead of the storm.
Those same winds downed trees throughout the neighborhood along Herald Harbor Road near Crownsville, and it all happened in a matter of a few minutes.
"My sister in Sherwood Forest called and said there are tornado warnings, and before my husband and I could get off of our porch and into the house and to the basement, it was over," said Carol Wagner. "It was that fast."
The National Weather Service has deployed teams to the area to try to determine whether it was a tornado, but their initial findings suggest it was nothing more than high winds associated with a thunderstorm, and of course, a dose of bad luck for those in its path.
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Dunne says, "Diane is certainly the kind of mother I would like to have if I were a messed-up teenage kid, a yummy mommy. If you close your eyes and just listen to her voice, you can tell that she's secure and confident, someone you can enjoy rather than think you have to spend a lot of time making feel good about herself."
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Lane rests her forehead on her hand and then looks up. "I'm having the most intense maternal experience these days," she explains. "You know that moment when the moon takes over from the sun at the end of the day and you can watch the light actually shift? I'm watching the teenager take over from the child in both my daughter" (whom she had with her first husband, actor Christopher Lambert) "and stepdaughter. But separated by this distance, all I can do is advise over the phone. I'm a puddle of mush. I go into fabulous denial about how uncomfortable I feel being away from home. So I do it again, then go, 'Wait a minute, Diane. Don't you remember how awful that separation felt?'"
If Lane broods about not being with her children, she glows when she talks about her husband. Brolin was the first man with children she had ever dated, a fact she feels is significant. "I was fishing out of a different pond," she says, "proof that I'd grown up and was ready for a deeper experience." She is careful to stress that Eleanor has a kind, funny, and loving father, but nonetheless, she says, "When I met Josh, I met someone I could parent with; it's hard to share that job and in some ways it's easier to do alone. But mothers need to be told, 'Do your best. You're doing a good job. I see you struggle. You're not alone.'" By the time she met Brolin, she had learned to be fearlessly direct and honest. "I ran on hunches more when I was young," she says. "Josh and I communicate in a much more clear and open way." She gives a small smile. "Speaking just logistically, we have to."
She wed Brolin in bare feet, in front of 80 guests (including her new in-laws, James Brolin and Barbra Streisand), on the Brolin family ranch in Templeton, California, with Trevor as the ring bearer and Eleanor and Eden acting as flower girls. "For bodyguards we had cowboy friends with shotguns, riding horses around the property," Lane recalls. "It was quite effective and much more charming than having men in black with walkie-talkies."
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As for the honeymoon, the couple took advantage of their girls' attendance at summer camp and had it before the wedding. "We drove through five states in a Jeep and slept in motels without reservations," she says happily. "I get on planes and dress up for work, so my idea of a good time is not the glamorous path. There is something about letting the universe provide for you that is very enlivening. You follow your gut and you feel more alive."
"It's euphoria to be in my own life with people who are real," Lane says. By Hollywood standards, her family life is simple and rare. "Josh and I like to do our own driving, thank you very much. And we drop off and pick each other up from airports with as many kids in the car as possible."
These days Lane considers herself to be the object of one of life's sly jokes. Just when she is having her first experience of steady, supportive family life, her career becomes a juggernaut. "It's like one of those space movies," she says, searching for an image, "like when the Apollo 13 space capsule reenters the earth's atmosphere — is it going to burn up or not? That's what it feels like to go beyond the simple years where the possibilities are there just because of the way you look. Will I be able to reenter?" But despite being torn between her new family and her career, she isn't interested in hanging up her acting boots. Her life is just full. She loves it that way. At 41, she is having a second honeymoon with Hollywood, and this time, she has no reservations.
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Deborah Voigt, one of opera's most distinguished and beloved sopranos, makes her second appearance of the 2013-14 season with the Celebrity Series of Boston on April 27, 2014. Voigt, joined by pianist Brian Zeger, will perform songs for voice and piano by Beach, Tchaikovsky, R. Strauss, Bernstein, and contemporary composers Benjamin Moore and William Bolcom.
Whether singing opera, musical theater, or concert repertoire, Voigt has received continual praise not only for her vocal abilities, but also for her expressive portrayals. The colorful program showcases Voigt's versatility and facility with a variety of styles, languages, and personas.
The recital will take place on Sunday, 27 April at 3 p.m. at Symphony Hall.
Voigt shares her thoughts on her current recital tour and upcoming Celebrity Series program:
Melanie O'Neill: You've already appeared once this season with the Celebrity Series for your biographical work, "Voigt Lessons." Is it nice to be able follow-up this very intimate show with a sort of culminating recital at the end of the season?
Deborah Voigt: It is. It's kind of a singer's dream, to be honest. First of all, I'm at a point in my career where I'm just happy to be inhabiting my own skin onstage and to allow my audience to get to know me a little bit better. I'm this person they've been watching in armor and other various costumes for 20 years and I now have the chance to be a little bit more approachable. To be able to come and do a more traditional recital is really exciting; although, I have to say that this recital, though it is classical in nature, all of the composers are classical--I have purposefully chosen to do lighter fare and to sing a lot of things in English. That's a little bit selfish on my part, just because I want to be able to sing these songs, so I program them, but, again, it's a chance to be a little bit more relatable. I also find that when I do these recitals, because they are a series—for example, I was just in Southern California and I did a concert at the McCallum Theater in Palm Desert and I think Diana Krall was doing a concert 4 days later—when you're programming, you know that people who have bought a subscription will have bought across the board in terms of what their musical interests are, so I try to appeal to the man whose wife bought the subscription and is happy to go see Diana Krall, but, "Who is this opera singer? Why do I have to go see her?" I try to program things that are appealing across the board.
MO: The program for your upcoming appearance is quite diverse. We get some of your signature Strauss, a little 19th century music, a set of songs by Leonard Bernstein and the works of 2 contemporary composers. Can you tell me a little bit about the flow of the program?
DV: It's flowing really well. You never really know when you put these things together and, to be honest, these are all songs that I've had in my repertoire for a long time. It's nice to be able to sing things that are more familiar, but, you never really know how it's going to flow until you have it in front of an audience. Brian Zeger and I have been doing the program all fall and we've done it in the past, so we kind of know what works. Even as recently as a week ago, though, in Sonoma, we decided to change the order of songs because we felt like they weren't flowing in the right way, that the audience wasn't getting the humor of one, and that maybe he and I thought it was funnier than the audience is showing us that they think it is, so these things can change. I don't like to change the program too much. They're printed and I want the audience to have a record of what they've heard, but we do reserve the option to switch things up if we think it's going to be better for their experience.
MO: Taking into account both your opera and recital repertoire, it's a rare treat to hear you sing Tchaikovsky. I believe the Tchaikovsky songs you'll sing are the same ones that you won the Tchaikovsky Competition with in 1990. What continues to draw you back to these songs particularly?
DV: Well, it becomes a matter of revisiting things that I've done in the past. They're kind of off the beaten path, in terms of things you might hear in a vocal recital, they're linguistically different from anything that I do, and they're little gems of pieces. They also feature Brian a lot. The piano part is…I believe I will say, more difficult than the vocal part. He is such a fine pianist that I like the opportunity, myself, to just sit back and listen to him play—watch him sweat for a few minutes. [Laughs]
MO: Unfortunately, American art song often gets left in dust competing with things like the old Germanic tradition of Lieder, but there is a lot to be said for American song. You are singing works by 4 American composers and I think it's quite likely that many audience members will be hearing some of these composers' music for the first time. What are some things you find particularly vibrant or unique about the music of these American composers?
DV: Well, Amy Beach is a woman and that right there, you know--out of the bag! You don't hear a lot of female composers and her music is very lush. Brian is an absolute genius at knowing repertoire for all voice types, so he introduced me to these songs and they really just hit me immediately. Ben Moore is someone that I came to know several years ago. I've actually recorded the pieces that I was doing in recital and I really just love his music. It's very melodically driven and I am melodically driven, and, while he's a contemporary composer, he really knows how to spin out a beautiful medley and how to set text really well. Bolcom, again, was someone that Brian introduced me to and I just fell for these songs. "At the Last Lousy Moments of Love" is one that I just added for this tour and it's just a great song about the trail and, sadly, I can relate to that.
I had just never sung any Bernstein and I thought "it's about time!" He's one of our American treasures and I never had the chance to meet him or work with him, so it's a little bit of a tribute to someone who's been so central to American song for such a long time. Of course, I grew up dancing around to "West Side Story," so I thought "let's visit him and see what's out there" and we came up with some things that people will absolutely recognize for the final piece of the program. You know, that's a little dangerous in a way. Is it too sweet? Is it too sentimental? But, I like sentiment so I'm doing it. [Laughs]
MO: When you sing these American songs, do you feel a cultural connection to the music being American yourself?
DV: I do… probably more so than in anything I've sung in my career, to be honest. Part of that satisfaction comes from spending 25, almost 30 years now, singing an art form that is not mine, in languages that are not mine, and playing characters that I relate to, certainly on an emotional level, but—it's hard to think of yourself as a goddess… although there are those moments. [Laughs]
Anyway, I am really feeling very blessed and fortunate to be where I am in my career, to feel like I've done pretty much everything operatically that I'd like to do. There is one role that I haven't done that I'm still dreaming about and that's Strauss' Elektra. Other than that, I've done quite a bit and I'm just really enjoying looking at other things, other options. There's a musical theater piece in my future that is very interesting for me and a lot of fun. It's nice to have made it this far so that I have choices and can still exercise performance muscles that have been dormant since I performed musicals in high school…which was more than a few years ago.
MO: The music you will sing by William Bolcom has a sort of cabaret style. What are some of the technical or stylistic challenges of this music and do you approach it differently than some of your other repertoire?
DV: I don't really. I spend a lot of time with the text, but really I don't think about having to do anything vocally or having to manufacture anything. It is really just putting my voice into songs that works for me. Part of working with Brian is finding what pieces work for my voice. I may love it, but it doesn't work or it may be a great piece, but I don't like it. We go back and forth as to what really works with my voice. I mean, I would love to be able to sing "Glitter and Be Gay" in the Bernstein section, but that's not going to happen. You have to think about what's realistic within the confines of your own voice.
MO: Coming back to Strauss, his works have played a big role throughout the development of your career. After years of experience with the music, in what aspects do you think you've grown the most in your interpretation of Strauss?
DV: I would say that I certainly pay more attention to text and the way that it's set. Strauss wrote really beautifully for women in particular, and each of those pieces are a little story in and of themselves, as are all the pieces on the program, so really focusing on "What is the character saying? Who is she?" and not having to sustain it for 4 hours, is a lot of fun. There is something to be said for that, to be able to switch gears from one delivery to another.
MO: Looking at the whole program, is there a piece you find particularly rewarding to sing?
DV: I do, and it's probably not one that people would necessarily choose. It's one of Ben Moore's songs and it's called "This Heart That Flutters." From the minute I heard that song I loved it. I've been singing it for years now and I still love it and it has a beautiful piano part. It's just one of those songs that stirs me for some reason. Part of it is that I can see how the audience is responding to it as well and that's rewarding, to think "Well, we're all on the same page with this one!" I'm having a lot of fun on the recital stage. I hope this is something I can do for many years to come.
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College Hockey:Denver Remains Unbeaten With Win Over Vermont
DURHAM, N.H. — The Denver Pioneers, the second-ranked men's ice hockey team in the country, got a pair of strange second-period goals from Greg Keith and Jon Foster and went on to a 4-1 win over Vermont in the first round of the New England Conference Classic at the University of New Hampshire Saturday.
Vermont's Shawn Conschafter was brilliant in the game, making more than a half-dozen breathtaking saves to keep the game close throughout. He finished with 29 saves.
"I was very happy with Shawn again," Vermont coach Mike Gilligan said. "He's giving us enough in the net to compete with these teams. Now we have to find a way to put some pucks in the net at the other end."
The Catamounts came out flying against the second-ranked Pioneers in a scoreless but exciting first period, getting a number of good scoring chances early on while Conschafter made a number of excellent saves at the other end. Vermont was 0-for-2 on the power play in the opening 20 minutes, while Denver was 0-for-1 on the man advantage. Nonetheless, Vermont held a 12-7 advantage in shots on goal, a good sign considering the trouble the Catamounts have had recently in getting quality shots on net.
Denver, 9-0-0 overall and off to its best start in school history, took a 1-0 lead when Kevin Doell scored his fourth goal of the season just 19 seconds into the second period, converting a nice centering pass in front from Greg Barber. The Pioneers nearly made it 2-0 seconds later when Connor James broke in alone on Conschafter, but the Catamount netminder stacked the pads and made the stop.
Conschafter continued to excel as the Pioneers went on the power play, making a tremendous save on James and then Chris Paradise late in the Denver man advantage.
The Pioneers scored on a strange play in front of the Catamount net at 7:04 of the second period, as the puck trickled over the goal line after being redirected. Keith was credited with goal, with Jason Grahame and David Neale recording assists.
Vermont, 1-7-1 overall, cut Denver's lead to 2-1 at 18:05 of the second period when Ryan Miller took a pass from Thomas Hajek and broke down the left wing before cutting to the net and beating Denver goalie Wade Dubielewicz with a backhander through the pads.
But Denver regained their two-goal advantage 36 seconds later when Jon Foster scored another odd goal from the left of the crease. Conschafter went to his knees to cover the puck, but Foster somehow nudged the goal toward the net while sitting on the ice, and it eluded Conschafter and trickled over the goal line for the Pioneers' third goal of the game.
Vermont had an excellent chance to cut into Denver's lead with 8:38 remaining in the third period. John Longo made a nice move around the net and got a shot on Dubielewicz, who then gave up rebound opportunities to both Brady Leisenring and Scott Mifsud before the puck was cleared. Greg Barber scored his sixth goal of the season into the empty net at 18:20 to make for the final margin.
Dubielewicz recorded 31 saves for Denver.
Notes: Thunder Bay, Ontario was well represented in the game. Vermont's Patrick Sharp and Bryson Busniuk are from Thunder Bay, as is Denver Coach George Gwozdecky and Pioneer defensemen Aaron MacKenzie and Erik Adams. … Senior assistant captain Chris Hills is expected to play Sunday against Ohio State after missing the UMass and Denver games with an injury. … The last time Vermont played Denver was on March 21, 1997 in the first round of the NCAA East Regionals at the Worcester Centrum. Denver won that game, 6-3. … Lewis Gross, the professional agent for former UVM players John LeClair, Aaron Miller and Martin St. Louis, among others, was in attendance at the game.
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Veterans' Learning Collaborative
College Courses Designed with Veterans in Mind
A sense of camaraderie and the commitment to leave no one behind that exists in the military is created again in the classroom.
Pursuing higher education is a major step in transitioning from military to civilian life. When you enroll at Pasadena City College you'll find a community of faculty and staff dedicated to helping veterans achieve their education and career goals.
The Veterans' Learning Collaborative is a learning community. You must register in all the classes during the same semester. All the classes are normally payable by the VA. Please check with the PCC GI Bill® certifying office in L112 to make sure classes are on your education plan. The Veterans' Learning Collaborative (VLC) is a coordinated set of 12 units of general education classes for first time college students selected to promote your success at PCC.
You will be taking a full-time (12 units) program of college courses and the Boots to Books Class (veteran's transition course) that will introduce you to the challenges of academic life, the classes includes: Coun 12 (Boots to Books), Coun 10, English 1A and Anthropology 1 and Anthropology Lab classes.
The Veterans' Learning Collaborative (VLC) is geared for veterans studying with other veterans. These courses are designed for veterans. This is a veteran's learning community, with a group of people who share common emotions, values or experiences, and who are actively engaged in learning together from each other.
You will take classes with the same students for the semester, giving you the chance to form a campus "team."
All VLC instructors have volunteered to teach VLC classes, and are very veteran-friendly. They are specially trained instructors who work together to support your learning and the achievement of your educational, career, and life goals. The VLC faculty team members collaborate in their teaching to provide integrative learning. They work together to make these classes meaningful, challenging, and relevant to your lives.
Counseling 12 (Boots to Books Class)
A college success course designed to help veterans transition from military to college life. The class focuses on the strengths of the veteran, not their weaknesses. This class integrates personal and professional growth and will assist you in developing career and educational goals while giving you college survival skills. Instructor: Dr. Harold "Doc" Martin (a combat Infantry veteran).
English 1A
Course offers veterans an opportunity to develop their writing and critical thinking skills.
Anthro 1 & 1L - Can be used to satisfy the Biological Sciences GE requirement or the Social Science requirement for transfer and AA/AS.
There is a weekend fieldtrip designed to give you an outdoor/service learning experience as part of an integrated learning process supporting classroom assignments. All expenses and transportation for the retreat are paid for. Book stipends are available for those attending the fieldtrip.
VLC is open to student veterans who need to fulfill their general education core requirements. Student veterans are enrolled in cohort classes with others who share similar interests and experiences.
Interested in Becoming a Part of Our Team?
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Feedback From Veterans Who Have Taken the Boots to Books Class
"Overall I feel this class has really helped me gain a stronger idea of what I am doing in college as well as has helped me build strategies I believe will help me throughout my life."
"I gained a better sense of who I am . . . it helped me realize that there was more to me than what I thought . . . The most important discovery . . . I am in control of my success . . . . I hold the power to guide my life."
"This class is good for the beginner college student, as well as the students who seem to have lost their way. As one of the latter, it's refreshing to hear, read, and discuss what we should be doing, or what we're doing wrong an how to fix it. . . . I have learned in this class it's OK to ask for help (and it's) a lot easier to get over myself than I think."
". . . this was my first semester of college and . . . . I am going to be using everything that I learned from this class in the near future. . . . if I really take a look at it, I did improve (in all areas). . . . I learned that I am not afraid to ask for help . . . and that I am more scheduled in life and in school."
"When I started this course, I wasn't sure if I'd be able to succeed in school, but now I feel a lot more confident in myself and my ability to do well in school. . . .I've learned I am responsible for my successes and failures; but I don't have to handle them alone. . . . Most important aspects of Couns 12: all veterans, including instructor; plenty of time spent talking, venting, asking questions . . . . self-improvement focused assignments; active participation encouraged (and sometimes very strongly)"
"I enjoyed being around vets. Made me feel like I still belonged."
"I have learned not to be a victim."
"I really enjoyed the atmosphere of the classroom since the beginning, having a room full of vets; having an instructor with a sense of humor and experience helped a lot; I liked how the class was focused on improving for school and for personal life."
"I didn't want to believe that you have to continue to better yourself after college was complete. But everywhere you may go, learning will always be a major part in lifelong learning. So I am glad I understand that now. . . "
"When I first walked through the doors at PCC into a classroom full of veterans I did not know exactly what to expect. At that time I was in a pretty low area of my life where I would self medicate by drinking heavily. (In this class I later) managed to not only learn new coping skills that do not involve alcohol or other substance but leaned about personal respect. . . . (employing interdependence) was a skill which I lost once I got out of the military. . . . But by attending this class an learning more about myself I was able to overcome this difficult challenge and become a better person. . . . After taking this class I know that I will be much more successful, and also become more adaptive and responsible."
"Upon starting this class I thought I would not learn anything, it was described as a transition class from 'boots to books.' I feel as if this is inaccurate. While this class does deal with some of the technical skills that one needs to make it in a college setting, and in life . . . . I feel that this class helped me with communication, my emotionality, and organizational skills, just to name a few. . . . The communication with my significant other is still not perfect, but at least we are trying. Before (this class) I would not tell her anything that bothered me, now I can open up to her. I have struggled with my emotions a great deal during this class, I learned what some of the symptoms for depression, PTSD, and TBI are. I could then analyze myself and figure out if they apply to me. And also try to figure out why do I feel the way I do? . . . . In closing, it wasn't as cut and dry as I thought it would be. This class teaches you how to be a better or more enlightened person. I learned how guys and girls are different . . . . I learned how to choose an occupation that was right not only for my temperament but for my emotions as well. And, once I get this job I like, to keep it and not to take on more than I can handle, an how to deal with people of different emotional structures than myself. I especially liked the chapter on love, not only the love that we need from others but within ourselves. Everything stated in this class will continue to help me throughout my life, treating the people I care about better and when I have kids, being a proper father figure for them to look up to."
"As time went on here in this semester I started realizing that this pass or fail thing wasn't on anybody's shoulders but mine. So I started to believe in myself and I started employing more interdependence."


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Scrabble word: DUALISM
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Definitions of DUALISM in dictionaries:
- noun - the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil
- The condition of being double; duality.
- The view that the world consists of or is explicable as two fundamental entities, such as mind and matter.
- The view that the mind and body function separately, without interchange.
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- The concept that the world is ruled by the antagonistic forces of good and evil.
- The concept that human beings have two basic natures, the physical and the spiritual.
- noun - a philosophical theory
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Most Bill Thompson Supporters Just Don't Like Mayor Bloomberg
A new poll holds both good and bad news for the comptroller.
A new Marist poll, the first since Bill Thompson secured the Democratic nomination, is a mixed bag for the comptroller. The good news for Thompson is that he's only down 9 percent among likely voters (hardly an insurmountable number) and that, as his TV advertising begins, 29 percent of voters have yet to form an opinion of him (maybe they'll like him a lot!). Plus, a slim majority of voters are "tired" of Mayor Bloomberg. On the other hand, only 37 percent of Thompson's supporters are truly voting for him, while 58 percent are simply anti-Bloomberg. Also, 62 percent of Thompson backers expect Bloomberg to win. Sounds like a real enthusiastic bunch. [Marist, Brawl for the Hall/NYDN]


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Hagerstown took both Pitcher and Player of the Week awards for the Sally League while Brandon Laird was named the Imnternational League's Batter of the Week for week of June 16-22.
Pivetta pitched just once, but six no-hit innings with one unearned run allowed on one walk and two strikeouts last Friday was enough to earn the honor of the Sally League's Pitcher of the Week. Hagerstown won the game 9-1 and finished with a combined one-hitter with Andrew Cooper (2IP) and Ryan Ullmann (1IP) finishing up the game. For the season, Pivetta is 9-3 in 13 appearances (12 starts) with a pitcher's line of 3.57/4.37/1.27 with 47K (6.71/9IP) and 23BB (3.29/9IP) in 63 innings pitched.
Even an 0-for-3 game yesterday couldn't dissuade voters from naming 19-y.o. (yes, really) Drew Ward as Batter of the Week for the Sally League. Of course, the week was shortened by the All-Star break but in those four games, Ward went 7-for-17 (.412) with three doubles and two home runs for a Nintendo-esque .941 slugging percentage and a .444 on-base percentage. He scored four times and drove in six. The third baseman has struggled on defense (14 errors in 48 games) and has whiffed 60 times in 57 games but has also hit .274/.328/.465 with eight HRs and 48 RBI total on the season thus far.
Brandon Laird did play a full slate, as the I.L. all-star break isn't for another couple of weeks, and hit .423 with a double, four homers for eight RBI and eight runs scored. The four longballs came in four straight games, one shy of the franchise record set by Corey Brown in 2012. The 26-y.o. was originally drafted by the New York Yankees in the 27th Round of the 2007 Draft and has seen time at the MLB level with New York (11 games, 2011) and Houston (17 games, 2012; 25 games, 2013) as a corner infielder. He was acquired in a spring-training trade with Kansas City for cash and/or a PTBNL this past March.
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Rumor has it Bryce Harper is rehabbing in Potomac tonight. Will Luke be part of the likely madness?
19 years old? Player of the week in the South Atlantic? Who's this Bryce fellow? Give me Drew Ward 6 days a week and thrice on Sundays. Plus I've got a picture with Drew Ward. Man, I dig minor league spring training.
Minor league spring training is probably the number one thing on my bucket list, that and go to a Mexican league game
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2007 Season (Junior): Competed all season on the beam and once on the floor excercise....Earned a season-high 9.825 on the Beam in the late season meet against UCLA...Participated in the floor exercise against Cal and earned a 9.675...Honored for the third consecutive season for her excellent work in the classroom by being named an Academic All-American by the National Gymnastics Coaches (NACGC)...Was named the 2007 Cardinal Gymnast of the Year....Earned the 2007 Academic Achievement Award for the second consecutive season...At the 2007 NCAA Regionals, performed a 9.800 on the Beam
2006 Season (Sophomore): Provided valuable depth on Beam and Floor Exercise ... Attained a season-best 9.750 (twice) on Floor Exercise in the season opener at the Cancun Classic, and later in the year against Washington ... Scored a season-best 9.700 on Beam at California ... Honored for the second straight season for her excellent work in the classroom by being named an Academic All-American by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches (NACGC) ... Also named to the All Pac-10 Academic team.
2005 Season (Freshman): Saw increased action as the season progressed, competing in the all-around for the first time at the West Regional in Seattle (4/9) ... Set a personal season-high on bars with a 9.525 and on beam with a 9.750 ... Was outstanding at the Pac-10 Championship (3/26), setting a personal season-high on vault with a 9.675 and matching personal season-highs on beam (9.725) and floor (9.800) ... Tied with teammate Lauren Elmore for 12th in the floor exercise at the Pac-10 Championship ... Competed on vault for the first time in her collegiate career at the San Jose State tri-meet (3/19), scoring a 9.625 ... Also competed on beam and floor at SJSU ... Registered a personal season-high 9.800 score on floor against Alabama (3/6) ... Saw action on beam and the floor exercise for the second straight meet at the Utah Quad (3/4) ... Competed on beam for the first time in her career against Arizona State (2/25), tying for third with a score of 9.725 ... Tied a personal season-high with a 9.700 on floor against the Sun Devils ... Saw action on floor at Arizona (2/11), posting a 9.575 mark ... Competed in the floor exercise at Central Michigan (2/4), receiving a 9.700 score ... Made her collegiate debut, competing on bars against Washington (1/21).
Club/High School: Two-time Junior Olympic Nationals competitor ... 2004 Level-10 Texas State all-around champion and co-champion on uneven bars ... Finished second in the all-around at the Region 3 championships in both 2003 and 2004 ... Competed for Champion Gymnastics Academy ... Placed 13th in the all-around at the 2003 Nationals and 17th at the 2004 Nationals ... Finished fourth on the floor exercise at the 2004 Nationals ... A graduate of Deer Park High School.
Personal: Born on Edwards Air Force Base, CA ... Daughter of Charles and Lynne Precourt ... Is the youngest of three sisters ... Hobbies include church activities, reading, and spending time with family and friends ... Father played ice hockey at the Air Force Academy ... Lists qualifying for Nationals for the first time as her most exciting experience in sports ... Considering a major in Human Biology and contemplating a career as an orthopedic surgeon following college.
Getting To Know Aimee Precourt
Stanford Gymnastics Will Be Fun To Watch This Year Because: We have a lot of unique gymnastics ability with five new freshman, not to mention some awesome new floor choreography! Most importantly, we'll be fun to watch because we'll be having fun ourselves and our love for the sport will show in our work.
My Greatest Athletic Moment Was: being recruited by and deciding to come to Stanford
The Current Or Former Stanford Athlete I Most Enjoy Watching Perform: Tabitha Yim
My Favorite Class: I have enjoyed so many, but if I had to choose it would have to be either Humbio or PWR1 (because my professor was awesome!)
My Favorite Movie: way too many to choose...if I'm in the mood for a comedy, either Tommy Boy or Napoleon Dynamite. Otherwise, Radio, Remember the Titans, or Life as a House
My Favorite TV Show: Friends and The Amazing Race
Favorite Actor: Denzel Washington
Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts
My Ultimate SportsCenter Highlight Would Be: two and a half twist, front pike on floor or beam flight
The Person Or People Who Have Had The Greatest Influence In My Career: My mom and dad. There's no way I would have ever been blessed with the opportunity to compete for Stanford (my long time dream) if it hadn't been for their love, support, and guidance.
If I Could Invite Three People To Dinner In History, They Would Be: Colin Powell, Jesus, and Mother Theresa
The Best Advice I Ever Received: Don't quit while you're down because then you'll always be left wondering, what if. Stick it out, get back on top, and then decide. That way, you're making the decision, not giving in.
My Advice To Youngsters: Believe in yourself and your dreams. Never stop listening to your heart, love those around you, and always get at least one good laugh in a day!
If I Had One CD TO Listen To It Would Be: Casting Crowns
If I Could Bring Anything From My Hometown To Stanford It Would Be: my church and my best friend
One Wish I Would Make For The 21st Century: Eventually, I hope to have a family and career I love. Most of all, I want to live a life of love and in a way that reflects the belief that I am a part of something bigger than myself and not of myself.


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MASA Grads: One Year in Israel Gives Meaning to Your Life
Hear participants of One-Year programs in Israel: "Everyone's so friendly here. Israel helps you see the world. I'll tell everyone to come visit."
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First Publish: 5/5/2010, 1:32 PM / Last Update: 5/5/2010, 1:49 PM
"Everyone's so friendly here, so welcoming." "Israel helps you see the world", and "I'll tell everyone to come visit Israel."
Arutz Sheva TV spoke with the young participants of one-year programs in Israel at the annual MASA conference and heard about the way the year in the Jewish homeland affected them, what they will be taking home, and whether Aliyah [immigration to the Jewish state] is the next step.


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College Hockey:Stewart Will Supervise ECAC Hockey Women's Officials
Paul Stewart, the director of men's officiating for ECAC Hockey, will also supervise the women's officiating staff, the league announced.
Stewart has been in charge of ECAC men's officiating for the last three seasons.
He was a referee from 1983 to 2003, including 17 seasons in the NHL.
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LOS ANGELES, CA- Junior Eric Valent blasted a home run over the right field wall with one out and no one on in the ninth inning to give UCLA a 6-5 win over No. 8 Arizona State in a Pac-10, Southern Division game at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Friday evening.
Valent's heroics spoiled a great relief performance from senior Aaron Kramer, who had allowed just one hit and no walks in 3.1 innings prior to the Valent blast.
Freshman Bobby Roe (2-1) pitched two scorless innings to earn the victory. Roe survived a scare in the ninth inning. Senior Mikel Moreno tried scoring from second on an infield single by sophomore Willie Bloomquist but freshman shortstop Chase Utley, after fielding a high-hopper, threw a bullet to junior catcher Jason Green who tagged out Moreno. With runners at first and third and two outs, Roe retired junior Andrew Beinbrink as Green fielded his bunt attempt and threw to first for the out.
Freshman Ryan Carter, an emergency starter for UCLA, turned in the best starting pitching performance for UCLA this season. The freshman leftahnder, thrown into the starting role after senior John Phillips, who was scheduled to start the game, pulled his quadricept, allowed just one earned run in seven innings (the longest outing by a UCLA starter this season) while striking out eight.
Carter and Roe were not the only freshmen who performed well for UCLA. Three freshmen started in the lineup and they all came through. Garrett Atkins was 2-4 to raise his team-leading batting average to ,377. Chase Utley hit a two-run home run in the second inning. Nick Lyon was 2-3 with two runs scored and a stolen base.
UCLA led 4-1 atter four innings. Arizona State scored four runs in the fifth inning all with two outs.Moreno hit a solo home run. Beinbrink added an RBI-single. Three of the runs were unearned due to a dropped fly ball by senior Eric Byrnes.
The Bruins tied the game in the bottom of the fifith inning on a two-out RBI single by senior Cassidy Olson.
The score remained tied until the bottom of the ninth inning.
UCLA and Arizona State will play each other again on Saturday at 4:00 p.m and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. . at Jackie Robinson Stadium
ASU: Mills, Kramer (6), 1-1 and Halvorson; UCLA: Carter, Roe (8), 2-1 and Green 2B: ASU: Moreno (2); UCLA: Atkins (9), Lyon (3), Green (4) HR: ASU: Moreno (4); UCLA: Valent (7), Utley (4) Records: Arizona State (13-6, 3-3), UCLA (9-11, 4-5)


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The bottom line is: social media is just too big to be ignored by employers nowadays, and studies have shown that upwards of 40-50% of potential employers use your social media presence in their hiring decisions.
And these employers are scouting more than just the "obvious" warning signs on your profiles. Besides the tell-tale signs of drug use or excessive drinking, racist or profane language in posts, and illegal activity, employers are also checking your general attitude towards work and life in general.
For instance, did you have a previous, seemingly dead end, job in college and were constantly complaining on Facebook about how much of a jerk the boss was, or how much you hated it? Believe it or not, even if the job was a simple one to raise some beer money at school, employers are taking your attitude towards work seriously. In fact, the same jobs.com article stated that 33% of employers that rejected candidates because of social media, did so due to the fact they had badmouthed previous employers in the past.
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The US-Israeli journalist concealed his Jewish heritage from his Islamist captors with the help of his family and the media.
15:53, UK, Friday 05 September 2014
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US journalist Stephen Sotloff had a secret his kidnappers will be furious they never found out - he was Jewish and an Israeli citizen.
More details are emerging about how the journalist concealed his racial identity before he was murdered by the Islamic State and how his family, the Israeli government and the US media worked hard to do the same.
The value of a hostage can vary in the twisted world of Islamist psychopaths. Had Mr Sotloff's killers known they had a dual nationality US-Israeli in their hands they would have boasted about it. They never did.
The journalist was able to hide his Jewish faith for years to reduce the risk of kidnap while reporting from the region, reportedly telling people he had been raised as a secular Muslim and claiming his last name was of Chechen origin.
That deception became all the more important once he had been abducted.
An ex-prisoner who was held captive with Mr Sotloff told the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth that the reporter secretly observed Jewish traditions without them noticing.
On Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, Mr Sotloff was able to fast by feigning illness, his fellow captive said.
"He said to them that he is sick and doesn't want to eat, despite the fact that they served us eggs that day," the man said.
He also claimed that Mr Sotloff would pray towards Jerusalem by seeing how his kidnappers prayed and adjusting his direction accordingly.
Mr Sotloff's abduction was kept secret by his family and Time and Foreign Affairs magazine - standard practice currently with most kidnappings in the Middle East.
During that time they also tried to remove any public reference to his Jewish heritage, including the fact that he was the grandson of Holocaust survivors and that he studied for a degree in Israel.
His family and supporters tried to scrub the internet of any mention of his Jewish ancestry, hoping to protect him.
The fact that both Mr Sotloff and his family appear to have been successful in keeping their secret is no mean feat in an age of ubiquitous information.
In the end, Mr Sotloff met his fate at the hands of masked murderers anyway, becoming the second victim to be beheaded by the Islamic State in as many weeks.
It will be of little consolation but his family and friends know at least that their efforts cheated his captors of an opportunity to exploit his true identity for propaganda purposes.
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Centra Bank presents $50,000 gift to Penn State Fayette
12/9/2009 —For the second year in a row, Centra Bank has made a $50,000 gift to benefit students at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus. The gift was presented to Chancellor Emmanuel I. Osagie on Dec. 9. and it will provide scholarships to undergraduate students enrolled at the campus as part of the Centra Bank Trustee Scholarship established in 2008.
Osagie says, "Scholarships are very important for many students in Fayette County who dream of a Penn State education. As the University's local institution, we provide a campus that is only part of the equation to making that dream a reality. Financial challenges often become a stumbling block. Scholarships, however, often close the financial gap and help those students achieve their dreams. We are honored to have Centra Bank as a partner in education."
C. Christopher Cluss, chairman of Centra Bank in Pennsylvania and president of O.C. Cluss Lumber Co., "Penn State University's presence here in Fayette County is so important to us. The University gives our local students the opportunity to receive a nationally-recognized degree, while staying right here, close to their roots. In addition, the campus is an economic engine and tremendous resource for our entire area. Our Board and Management feel that we need to strongly support such an institution that provides so much good for southwestern Pennsylvania."
The Trustee Matching Scholarship Program is designed to keep a Penn State education accessible to all qualified students, regardless of their financial means. The program has a unique matching component—the University matches 5 percent of the principal of each gift annually and combines these funds with income from the endowment to effectively double the financial impact of the scholarship.
From the left: Edward Franczyk, president and CEO of Centra Bank Fayette, is joined by Centra Bank Fayette Board of Directors member Mallard George, Chairman of the Board C. Christopher Cluss, and board member James Davis (right) to present a $50,000 gift to Penn State Fayette. Receiving the gift on behalf of the campus is Penn State Fayette Chancellor Emmanuel I. Osagie.


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| Prince Turki Al-Faisal
Saudi Ambassador to the US Prince Turki Al-Faisal highlighted the importance of public diplomacy in today's world in remarks at Kansas State University in Manhattan today. Prince Turki's speech was part of the university's Landon Lecture Series.
"Having been given a voice by the media, the internet and satellite communications, people are empowered as never before to influence the outcome of world events," Prince Turki said. "The people have a voice. Leaders listen. And the simple fact is: Governments can work together better when their constituents are supportive of their aims. Whether or not a nation's citizens foster a positive environment toward a foreign people matters a great deal."
Prince Turki cited the Saudi-US relationship as an example of this point. While Saudi and US leaders have had close ties since King Abdulaziz Al-Saud and President Franklin D. Roosevelt met in 1945, relations between the two peoples have also developed.
The Saudi-US Strategic Dialogue, which seeks to institutionalize relations between the two countries, includes a working group on people-to-people exchange, he noted. The Kingdom has increased scholarships for Saudi students to study abroad. Saudi officials are also traveling through the US each year talking to Americans; Prince Turki said that he alone visited 25 states and made over 100 public appearances during his tenure as ambassador.
Prince Turki said that these efforts would lead to better understanding between the Saudi and American peoples.
"When a hard-line evangelical makes a racist comment about Arabs in the US – and it ends up in The New York Times – the Saudi people will understand this is a minority sentiment. They will actually know Americans and know what they think and feel," he said. "The same goes for when a radical imam makes comments aimed at incitement. Americans will understand that this is not the view of the Saudi people – but of one fanatical cleric."
The ambassador also said that the Kingdom has invited more American journalists and members of Congress to visit Saudi Arabia, and see what it is really like. It has opened up more to foreign trade and amended visa laws to encourage visitors.
With such deep bonds, Prince Turki expressed optimism that the Saudi-US relationship will continue to endure and overcome future challenges. "The strength of our longstanding relationship can weather tough times and rise to meet new challenges and an evolving world of complexities. I remain hopeful we will someday see lasting peace," he said.Transcript of Prince Turki's remarks


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