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nobody except Steve Quinn of the Associated Press,
Quote: Erika Bolstad of McClatchy Newspapers, Sam Bishop (now) of the Fairbanks News-Miner, Julia O'Malley of the Anchorage Daily News, Cherie Shirey and Andrea Gusty of KTVA, Lori Tipton of KTUU, and, in a long recounting of his own, the Anchorage Daily News' Wesley Loy.
Quote: For an instant, I thought of asking her to let me see or feel her belly but chickened out (something I now regret, given how this thing has taken off so).
Self Conscious wrote: that is quite the essay, damn. this whole conspiracy is pointless and stupid. palin has proven to be a phony in other more important facets of her political life, there is no reason to make up phony conspiracies based in nonsense and hearsay.
icarus502 wrote: What of it, Self Conscious? You were quick to debunk and suggest that anyone who questions is an idiot, I want an answer!
Anyhow, maybe this will all be resolved when the Levi Johnston tell-all comes out this Fall.
Quote: The implication here, I guess, is that Palin calculated sometime in the winter of 2008 -- while John McCain, Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee were still duking it out for the GOP presidential nomination -- that concocting an elaborate, daring and downright reckless plot to pass off someone else's child as her own would bolster her chances of landing on the ultimate GOP nominee's ticket. Even for those who have a low opinion of Palin, this should sound absurd on its face.
But putting that aside, it's simply not accurate to claim that the Trig story is what landed Palin on the ticket, or even on McCain's radar. What stood out about Palin to (some of) the McCain team were her gender and her supposed credentials as a reformer -- the woman who said "No!" to the Bridge to Nowhere (even if she really didn't) and who stood up to Big Oil on behalf of everyday Alaskans. It also helped that McCain needed a jolt, was prone to impulsive decision-making (remember when he suspended his campaign on a whim?), and had a dearth of options when it came to "bold" running-mate picks.
Quote: There are numerous independent eyewitnesses who spent considerable time with Palin in early 2008 and who observed that she was pregnant. We spoke to several of them, and their accounts are detailed below. Their eyewitness accounts should carry more weight than the doubts of bloggers scrutinizing a few photos posted on the Web.
Quote: Steve Quinn, who is now a freelancer, was the Alaska-based Associated Press journalist who wrote the wire story reporting that Palin was pregnant in early March 2008. He told us that rumors were circulating that Palin was not truly pregnant even back then -- before she gave birth and well before she was tapped to be John McCain's running mate. So, like any good reporter, Quinn looked into it -- twice -- and came away with solid reasons to believe there was no hoax.
According to Quinn, in the days immediately after Palin announced her pregnancy that March, he was in the governor's office and asked her directly about the rumors. Palin smiled and, Quinn says, lifted an outer layer of clothing to show that she was indeed pregnant. "She was able to show a thin layer of clothing against her stomach that revealed an enlarged abdomen area," he says.
Quinn added that he heard from female legislators and friends of the governor that they suspected, based on physical changes, that Palin was pregnant well before she announced the news.
Several months later, after Palin had been tapped for the No. 2 slot on the GOP ticket, Quinn began looking into the rumors again. He called Palin's doctor, Cathy Baldwin-Johnson, who had personally induced Palin's labor in April. Baldwin-Johnson called him back several days after the Republican convention ended in early September. Quinn asked her directly if Trig was Sarah Palin's baby. "The doctor flat-out told me it was Palin's child," he recalled.
We also spoke to Erika Bolstad, a veteran McClatchy reporter who covers Washington for the Anchorage Daily News. In early 2008, Bolstad began working on a story about the vice-presidential buzz surrounding Palin. When Palin traveled to Washington for a meeting of the National Governors Association, held the weekend of Feb. 23-25, Bolstad caught up with Palin for an in-person interview. This was about a week before the pregnancy was announced, and about seven weeks before Palin gave birth to Trig. Bolstad told us that she distinctly remembers thinking that the governor looked pregnant.
"When I interviewed her and heard the news a few days later that she was pregnant, there was no doubt in my mind that it was true," she said. "I saw her. She looked pregnant."
At the time of the National Governors Association conference, Sam Bishop was a staffer in the Alaska governor's office in Washington. Bishop, who is now an editor at the Fairbanks News-Miner, spent a large chunk of the second day of the conference -- Feb. 24, 2008 -- accompanying Palin to interviews and meetings. When he read the announcement about a week later that Palin was pregnant, Bishop told us, "I just slapped my forehead, and went, 'Duh!'"
Added Bishop: "It was so clear to me that she had been pregnant. She was wearing large scarves, clothing that was not form-fitting. Her face was more filled out than normal. She was very much pregnant, and fairly far along, when I met her."
Others reporters who were covering Palin at the time said she was showing clear signs of pregnancy.
That includes Anchorage Daily News columnist Julia O'Malley, who wrote last week:
Even before the announcement, she seemed to be putting on weight. She wore baggy jackets and scarves. Before the announcement, she acted nervous when photographers tried to take her picture. Later on, her face filled out. Her fingers swelled. She had a noticeable belly.
Then there is journalist Cherie Shirey of KTVA in Anchorage, who told the Huffington Post in 2008:
We worked with Governer Palin many times in 2008. Our reporters worked her on location and in the studio and I worked with her myself. She was definitely pregnant. You could see it in her belly and her face.
Quote: there is Frank Bailey, a disgruntled former Palin aide who has a book coming out about his experiences at Palin's side. In it, he reveals that "he visited Sarah Palin at the hospital just hours after Trig was born and spotted Bristol sitting in the waiting room," according to a description of his book by a Daily Beast reporter who obtained an early copy.
That's in line with what reporter Lori Tipton of Alaska television station KTUU has described about her interaction with Bristol at the hospital seven hours after Trig's birth:
And Bristol [Palin] was in there, and I said to Bristol, "We should get some footage of you and your brother and your grandparents." And she's like, "No I really don't like to be photographed." And I said, "Are you sure?" And she's like, "Yeah, yeah, no." And she didn't have any make-up on or anything, but she was dressed in typical teenage attire, a tight shirt, low-cut jeans, you know, and we had heard the rumors before the delivery of this baby also, that Bristol was pregnant, and so, when my photographer and I got to the hospital and we saw her, I thought, well, clearly there's no way that that girl just delivered a baby seven hours ago.
Bristol Palin, of course, did have a baby, Tripp, who was born in December 2008, just eight months after Trig was born. Bailey and Tipton's accounts, along with the timeline, provide overwhelming evidence that one of the popular Trig Truther theories -- that Bristol is Trig's real mother -- is not true.
Quote: Meanwhile, Palin's doctor, Cathy Baldwin-Johnson, wrote a detailed medical report on Palin that was released right before the election in November 2008. In the report (.pdf) the doctor described the pregnancy in detail:
At the time of her most recent pregnancy, Governor Palin had no health risk factors other than her age. Routine prenatal testing easly in the second trimester showed evidence of Trisomy 21, which was confirmed by perinatology consultation and amniocentesis. She followed the normal and recommended schedule for prenatal care, including follow-up perinatology evaluations to ensure that there was no significant congenital heart disease or other condition of the baby that would preclude delivery at her home community hospital. This child, Trig, was born at 35 weeks in good health. He was able to go home at two days of age with his mother. He has some minor problems with jaundice that required phototherapy in the hospital and at home for several days.
Baldwin-Johnson is the same doctor who spoke with Quinn, the AP reporter, after the '08 GOP convention and she also gave an interview to the Anchorage Daily News in April 2008 describing the delivery of Trig (and noting that she had induced labor).
Quote: So where does all of this leave us? There are two potential narratives. One lacks affirmative evidence. The other has loads of it.
You can believe that Palin was wearing a pregnancy suit and Hollywood-quality makeup for weeks, all before she had a national profile. You can believe that she fooled all of those journalists with her pregnancy costume, including the AP reporter who literally inspected Palin's belly in her office. You can believe that Palin, and her entire family, and her doctor, and her disgruntled former aide Frank Bailey, have been lying to the press in a tightly organized and mind-bogglingly elaborate conspiracy. You can believe that the medical workers who were involved in Trig's delivery were paid off or have simply kept inexplicably quiet about the hoax. You can believe that Bristol Palin gave birth to Trig and then had another child just eight months later.
Or you can believe that Trig is Sarah Palin's son.
icarus502 wrote: Dude. You didn't address anything that I wrote whatsoever.
icarus502 wrote: That the pregnancy was announced very late in its term, that those closest to her didn't notice she was pregnant at all, and that there are many pictures of her just prior to the pregnancies announcement (including a televised video her going running in a tight-fitting track suit) that give no indication of pregnancy, are coincidental
Self Conscious wrote: icarus502 wrote: Dude. You didn't address anything that I wrote whatsoever.
i did answer, its none of the situations you described. Most of which had a obvious bias in how they were written (example: she made her way to Alaska either for reasons of Alaskan nationalism, because she considered that it would otherwise shore up her image as being a sort of supermom who is immune to pain, or because she simply would prefer that the unwanted child with sever defects die).


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Everything was working ok until I upgraded to the latest version and now I can't copy or view videos. They all say they're 94gb (and this is the regular video files not trying to transcode or anything) and even the thumbnail picture seems to be using that of a Doctor Who audio file I had looked at in a directory before (probably the first thumbnail pic I viewed with this version of PS3MS) rather than their own specific animated video clip. Itry to even view the videos and they now say 'Unsupported Data'.
How the heck do I fix this? And can I get 1.03 again to see if that still works?
EDIT: I still had 1.03's install file so I put that back on and that works properly. I don't get what it is about 1.04 that made it unusable for me.


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An Oregon man suspected of sending online racist threats to two Diablo Valley College professors last year is facing charges in federal court.
Eugene resident Zachary Jacob Moitoza is set to be arraigned Feb. 25 in Oregon on charges of interstate transmission of a threat to injure another person, according to an affidavit filed by FBI Special Agent Timothy Suttles. Moitoza made his first appearance in U.S. District Court last week.
According the affidavit, the two DVC professors received the threatening emails in January 2012. Moitoza also is accused of sending threatening emails to a University of Oregon professor.
Moitoza took classes from the professors in 2003 and 2005, according to the affidavit. In the threats, Moitoza accuses the professors of racism against white people and tells one of the professors, "I know where you work," "you will bleed," and "I am coming for you."
The second professor, according to the affidavit, received an email that states "I own a PTR-91 .308 caliber semi-automatic rifle with a 20-bullet clip. ... I could easily pick you off from 800 (meters) as you go to work ..."
The emails also contain several racial epithets. The affidavit states that Moitoza told Suttles he sent the emails to scare the professors.
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Quote: I can have an internal monologue where i think to myself "you worthless swine!" because i am lazy.
In one instance, i can become agitated, in a way which leads to motivated effort to change my position.
In another, it creates in me a feeling of despondency, i accept it and maybe use it as justification for continuing my laziness.
In a third, i simply forget. I think the thoughts, yet no effect whatsoever.
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As the UK's leading independent marketing recruitment agency, the Stopgap Group helps marketing professionals at all levels progress their careers within some of the best marketing departments and agencies in the UK. Based in the lovely riverside town of Richmond-upon-Thames, we have a great 'no pressure' environment, and it's a friendly, fun, great place to work (we've even won awards saying just that!). We don't cold call or compete with each other, nor are we KPI and target driven.
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For years, Palo Alto has given a large chunk of its workforce every other Friday off. But one councilwoman is questioning whether the practice should be abandoned or at least modified.
Councilwoman Liz Kniss raised the issue at the city council's priority-setting session earlier this month. She said the so-called "9/80 schedule" has negatively impacted her ability to prepare for Monday meetings.
"If you have already looked at something in your packet and you have a question, there's no one there on Friday to answer your question," Kniss said during the Feb. 1 session. "That's very frustrating. Why the entire city needs to be off every other Friday, I don't know."
Under the 9/80 schedule, employees work longer shifts -- 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. -- but take every other Friday off.
In a follow-up interview, Kniss told The Daily News the time has come to have a discussion about abandoning or modifying the schedule. As frustrating as it's been to get questions answered, she said she is more concerned about the message the city is sending to residents.
"That message would be, 'We're not here to serve you today,'" Kniss said, adding that she doesn't think the city should ever be left "rudderless."
Kathryn Shen, director of human resources, said the city doesn't completely shut down on '9/80' Fridays. Departments with direct public service -- such as police, library and utilities -- are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
"It does not apply to all employees," Shen said about the schedule in an email. "It is used mostly in administrative operations that have primarily internal rather than public-serving requirements."
As to Kniss' concerns about getting answers to questions on '9/80' Fridays, Shen said department directors and key city staff are supposed to be available by email or cellphone.
Palo Alto is not unique, Shen said, adding that the '9/80' schedule is used in Alameda, Berkeley, Burlingame, Campbell, Cupertino, Foster City, Fremont, Menlo Park, Redwood City, Santa Clara, San Francisco and San Jose.
Shen said the schedule offers better coverage through longer operating hours four days a week, results in fewer employee commute trips and increases morale among workers. It also helps the city land new talent.
"When job candidates are considering a position, they often compare the benefits and perks package and '9/80' has been reported as a valued benefit that has been a factor in choosing the city over other employers," she said.
Kniss said she understands the appeal. She was on the city council in the late 1990s when it approved the schedule. At the time, the economy was booming and the city was struggling to keep its employees from bolting to the private sector for jobs with better pay and benefits.
"It was a hiring and retention tool," she said.
But Kniss said the schedule has caused her nothing but frustration since she returned to the city council in 2012.
Margaret Adkins, Palo Alto chapter chairwoman of Service Employees International Union Local 521, said the city is still struggling to hold on to employees and can't afford to scrap the '9/80' schedule.
"I think it's a great perk," said Adkins, who actually works a regular schedule as a program assistant at the city's Regional Water Quality Control Plant on Embarcadero Road.
"We're still having the same problems. I can't see it helping to remove that."
The '9/80' schedule is included in the memorandum of agreement between the union and the city, Shen said. Any changes to wages, hours or working conditions are subject to "meet and confer" rules.
Councilman Marc Berman, the city council's first truly new member in years, said he hasn't experienced the same difficulties as Kniss. But he's open to having a discussion about the issue.
"If residents have problems at 6 p.m. on Thursday and have to wait until Monday to get them resolved," Berman said, "that's a bigger concern than getting my questions answered."
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Lawyer representing Hudson golf course pushes for longer casino site selection process
Thomas J. Leonard said the recent experience in Massachusetts proves that many, potential casino developers not publicly known would emerge if New Hampshire were to legalize expanded gambling.
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You're just as likely to see Brooklyn hipsters singing along in the audience of a Yarn show as you are to see Texas country-loving (ala Pat Green and Robert Earl Keen) folk. But despite the differences in attire (and perhaps the drink in their hand - a Shiner Bock versus a gin jalapeno martini), there's a common theme that certainly unites the crowd.
"People looking for a good time," said Blake Christiana, the lead singer of Yarn. "Our music isn't difficult to understand or to feel or to move to, regardless of where you're from. As far as musical differences of those groups of people, half of those Brooklyn hipsters wish they were from Texas, and the other half ARE from Texas."
The Brooklyn-based Americana/alternative country band got started nearly five years ago and, in the meantime, has racked up eight Grammy nominations and a slew of fans around the country. The band plays around 200 shows per year - roughly every weekend plus three or four monthlong tours, one of which it's on now.
Life on the road isn't always peachy - the six band mates miss their friends and family, of course, but the positives generally outweigh any negatives.
"To look at the audience and see people's faces - all blissed out, in 'the zone,' forgetting their troubles - that's a real prize," Christiana said. "Then there's the people who, after the performance, show us all sorts of kindness and generosity, opening their homes and their lives to us. And, of course, getting to see all sorts of new places is exciting, though this aspect is somewhat limited by the fact that there's always the next gig that we have to go to."
That "next gig" is in Frisco. The six members of the band will take the stage at The Barkley Ballroom on Sunday. They've toured through Colorado three times and played a dozen shows or more around the state.
"What has stood out about these (Colorado) shows was the immediate, warm welcome from total strangers - strangers no longer - as well as a generally unhinged nature," Christiana said. "People seem to have little trouble finding fun here."
Life for Yarn has been busy the past few months. The group is working on a new, all-acoustic album. There are a few songs on the album co-written with John Oates (of Hall and Oates acclaim), and he performs on the album, as well.
"That's real exciting," Christiana said. "He's a really kind, sweet guy, too, beside his load of talent and musical legacy."
And the band was recently in Nashville, where its manager, booking agency and producer all reside. Each time the band is there, it feels like a homecoming of sorts, Christiana said.
"Spirits were already high, but then the stage manager of the show we were doing, Music City Roots, told us there was a legend playing that night and would we like to jam?" Christiana said.
Turned out, the legend was W.S. Holland, a drummer who worked with Carl Perkins and was one of the members of Johnny Cash's Tennessee Three. Holland even played drums on the 1955 Sun Records recording of "Blue Suede Shoes" written by Perkins, the song's original performer.
"After our performance, he went straight to our drummer, Robert Bonhomme, and prodigiously complimented him," Christiana said. "He also praised one of our songs in particular, which mentions the great love between Johnny Cash and June Carter. Then, at the end of the night, we all got up and jammed 'Blue Suede Shoes' as promised. Let me tell you, he's still got it."


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VAIL, Colorado - Twice a month, parents, grandparents and children of all backgrounds and affiliations gather in Vail at a special Mommy and Me program that blends Jewish tradition with fun, socialization and cutting-edge educational practices.This novel approach explores Jewish heritage through a combination of stories, music and movement, crafts, snacks, discussions and circle time. "Mommy and Me," held on Thursdays at 10 a.m. for infants through pre-K, is beginning its winter season with classes at the Vail Chabad Jewish Center, 1000 Lionsridge Loop. Winter classes continue to be offered at no charge, and membership is not necessary.To find out how Mommy & Me can be the highlight of your child's week and for class schedules, visit www.Jewishvail.com or contact the Chabad Center at 970-476-7887.
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Corliss Gudmundson, 83, of Carrington, N.D., died Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Carrington Health Center in Carrington.
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The Brookings Public Library seeks proposals for the operation of a coffee shop within the Library, located at 515 Third Street. The Library has housed a coffee shop on the second floor of the building for the past five years and seeks a new service provider. Proposals due by September 30. More information is available at www.cityofbrookings.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=907


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2012-252, Appeal of City of Nashua - Court reverses Board of Tax and Land Appeals granting an elderly exemption.
HICKS, J. The City of Nashua (City) appeals a decision of the New Hampshire Board of Tax and Land Appeals (BTLA) ruling that the taxpayer, Marijane Kennedy (taxpayer), is entitled to an �elderly exemption� under RSA 72:39-a (2012) for the tax year 2011. We reverse.
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11. RSS-Blog-Furl High School - a vision of the blogging future?
Rest of the site is pretty cool too.
10. My first LISP snippet!
(require :xmls) (with-open-file (stream "../../notebook/wiki/blog.rdf" :direction :input) (xmls::parse stream))
Important things learned:
- with-open-file - how to load packages (require :package) - how to call functions (package::function)
9. Slime - an Emacs interface for Common LISP
A CVS checkout worked out of the box. _And_ it's colored, too. Nifty.
8. Using Common Lisp to build web applications
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the book was really interesting. The book is currently in the "new acquisitions" section of the library. I learned a lot from skimming through it. This is a good material for our future training sessions.
details at http://www.freepgs.com/yecartes/wiki.pl?QA_76.6_.S598
Time to grab the book from the lib...
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PMX is hybridly distributed chat & messaging server program. It will allow sending messages, receiving them only from trusted whitelisted sources and the creation of private personal chat networks. XML, JXTA and Jabber are the foundation for this project
Hmmm. It should be interesting to see if this could work with, like, RSS.
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Very frustrating coping with Yahoo anyway, my e-mail has been compromised, now can't access my account ( security question they keep asking was supposed to have been changed as it was also compromised), can't check my broadband usage when I want, extra £5 on my bill last last month (without priar knowledge) for excess usage, etc.
Wish I could find somebody better, without having the hassle of changing my e-mail address etc.
Aye, longtime, (last legs) springs to mind. They take so long to install these bloody so called improvements they're simply driving people away. Lots have gone, I'm hovering on the brink---what do you reckon.


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Many of Storksak's employees (as well as Melanie and Suzi, who founded the company), are parents themselves, and were keen to support smaller charities who do fantastic things for those less fortunate than some.
Storksak first began supporting Women and Children First in Mother's Day 2011.
From Mother's Day 2012, we were excited to officially announce our partnership with Women and Children First.
For each Olivia bag sold on our website, we will donate £5 to WCF, who are addressing the unacceptably high levels of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity in poor communities in the developing world.
Their programmes in Malawi have shown to reduce newborn mortality by 22% and have encouraged more than 14,600 women at risk to deliver safely in a health clinic instead of in precarious conditions at home. The £5 donated pays for one woman to attend a women's group for a year, and equip her with her most vital survival tool: knowledge.
Also, Storksak and Babymel donate changing bags which have been returned for minor faults, or which are damaged in some way, to Flower of Justice. The bags are then given to expectant mothers on the Flower Estate in Southampton, many of whom are teenagers or single parents.
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Women and Children First is a UK based international development agency set up in 2000 to address the unacceptably high levels of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity in poor communities in the developing world. Since then they have established country programmes in partnership with local and national agencies and governments in Bangladesh, India, Malawi and Nepal.
They work to develop and share the best healthcare practices to improve maternal and newborn health in poor communities. Their particular focus is on pregnancy and the first 28 days of life. Their vision is an equitable world where all women understand and exercise their right to health, and they and their newborns enjoy optimal wellbeing.
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Flower of Justice hosts a free holiday club in the local park once a year during the school summer break. Most of the families on the estate do not have holidays so the annual activity week is a highlight for the children and families. This event has been running for 10 years.
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Banks Open Arms to Corporate Cash
After years of lowballing rates and discouraging deposits, banks are making real efforts to attract corporate cash.
Industry giants including Citigroup, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. reported that their corporate deposits rose in the second quarter by as much as 7% from a year earlier.
"Banks are definitely trying to attract cash as deposits," said Andrea de Lugnani, director of treasury at computer-chip maker Intel "They will offer a bit of a kicker if you leave your cash there for six months."
Looming international regulatory changes, which were endorsed this month by the Federal Reserve, are driving the strategic shift. The new rules will force banks to hold higher cash reserves to guard against another financial crisis.
It has been a quick about-face for the financial industry. Faced by persistently slack demand for loans after the recession, banks had argued that servicing corporate deposits cost them too much money. Two years ago Bank of New York Mellon even toyed with the idea of charging companies a fee on their checking accounts.
"Last year, almost every bank had more cash than they knew what to do with," said Terry Stack, treasurer at Harman International Industries Inc. "They were being decidedly stingy with the yields they were offering."
Low rates drove Harman to put much of its cash in Asian and Canadian banks, which were offering companies better deals than their U.S. counterparts, Mr. Stack said.
But now companies are funneling their cash back into U.S. banks, which are offering them a new selection of products designed to appeal to corporate customers and average annual rates of 0.30% on deposits, up from 0.20% last year, according to consulting firm Treasury Strategies Inc.
"There's no question that deposit rates have risen," said Peter Hong, treasurer at aluminum giant Alcoa Inc.
The new attraction for banks is that corporate checking accounts, which companies use to fund daily operations, are considered relatively stable under the so-called Basel III international banking rules.
That means banks will need to hold assets in reserve against just 25% of the money in these accounts, freeing up more funds for higher-yielding investments. By contrast, banks will be required to keep assets in reserve equal to 100% of the deposits from hedge funds because of the greater risk of sudden withdrawals.
The new rules, proposed by a group of international banking regulators in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, will be implemented gradually for large U.S. financial institutions starting next year.
They impose much tougher capital requirements on banks and will reduce their profits, said Gilbert Schwartz, partner at Washington law firm Schwartz & Ballen LLP, which specializes in financial-services matters. He said the changes are making deposits with lower capital and liquidity requirements more enticing.
"You want to reduce your costs to the extent you can because you want to maintain your margins," he said.
The new welcome mat rolled out by banks has been a boon for American companies, which were sitting on about $1.8 trillion in cash and short-term investments at the end of March, according to Fed data.
For many corporate treasurers, memories of the recession and frozen financial markets are etched deep. And while the U.S. economy is recovering slowly, growth in China has tapered off and most euro-zone countries are in recession.
Treasurers are looking for safe places offering decent rates for their cash as it continues to pile up. Packaging Corp. of America, for example, has "more cash than we need," its chairman, Paul Stecko, said when the company reported earnings earlier this month.
"Cash has become a risk-management tool for corporate treasurers," said Anthony Carfang, a partner at consulting firm Treasury Strategies Inc. They "are reallocating more money to bank deposits because of a lack of opportunities elsewhere," he said.
In a May survey of nearly 900 corporate-finance departments, the Association for Financial Professionals found that 40% had increased their cash holdings from a year earlier in the first quarter of this year. What's more, half of the cash on company balance sheets was held in bank accounts, up from one-quarter in 2008, the survey showed.
Corporate treasurers also are finding other havens for their short-term cash.
Brian Rice, CFO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., said he prefers commercial paper. Rates on commercial paper reached as high as 0.23% for 90-day terms during the week of July 22, depending on the rating and type of paper, according to the Fed. That's almost 30% higher than the rates being offered on many bank accounts.
For the U.S. economy, the growing balances in corporate bank accounts are an added drag on the country's expansion: The more money that gets locked in bank vaults, the less is spent on new factories, employees or research.
"What you'd like to see over time is additional investment in America," said Danny Peltz, group head of treasury management at Wells Fargo. "But we're not yet in a cycle where people are borrowing heavily to invest."
And that probably won't change soon.
"Until there's a prolonged period of stability, people are going to hold on to their cash," said Chris Foskett, global head of sales in J.P. Morgan's treasury-services unit.


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"I laughed out loud more times reading this book than any book I've read in years….I never wanted to leave Woefield, and you won't, either."
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Susan Juby, already a reader-favorite YA author, makes her triumphant first foray into adult contemporary fiction with Home to Woefield, a hilarious, wildly original, and wonderfully insightful tale of no-so-ordinary life down on the farm. Told in four delightfully distinct narrative voices—a crusty 70-something farmer, a hair band-loving teen, a precocious 11-year old, and an earnest New Yorker in her 20s—Home to Woefield will enchant readers of all ages, as its motley cast struggles to avoid foreclosure with outlandish schemes and prize-winning chickens.
Prudence Burns, a well-intentioned New Yorker full of back-to-the-land ideals, just inherited Woefield Farm—thirty acres of scrubland, dilapidated buildings, and one half-sheared sheep. But the bank is about to foreclose, so Prudence must turn things around fast! Fortunately she'll have help from Earl, her banjo-playing foreman with a family secret; Seth, the neighbor who hasn't left the house since a high school scandal; and Sara Spratt, an eleven-year-old who's looking for a home for her prize-winning chickens.
Home to Woefield is about learning how to take on a challenge, face your fears, and find friendship in the most unlikely of places.
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"You will cheer for Susan Juby's delightful cast of characters... As funny as it is heartbreaking, and in voices as original as the story itself, you won't soon forget the inhabitants of Woefield Farm." — Robin Antalek, author of The Summer We Fell Apart
"Disarming, endearing, and laugh-out-loud funny, Home to Woefield is a wry look at a handful of misfits brought together by farmland only slightly more fertile than the moon. A bewitching debut as quirky and charming as they come." — Tish Cohen, author of The Truth About Delilah Blue and Inside Out Girl
"Susan Juby is a marvel. Wise, witty, and full of heart, her writing draws you in and won't let go. And just when you think it can't get any better, it does. I never wanted to leave Woefield, and you won't, either." — Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries and Insatiable
"Juby takes us on a downright riotous and warm-hearted ride... Home to Woefield is a fun, fabulous read no matter what the growing season!" — Susan Gregg Gilmore, author of The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove and Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen
"This heartwarming and upbeat novel marks young adult author Juby's successful foray into the world of chick lit. Her adult fiction debut is certain to attract readers who enjoy their chick lit in the style of Marian Keyes or Meg Cabot." — Library Journal
"A wonderful juxtaposition of parody and playfulness, Home to Woefield is a joyous book about someone living out a fantasy, confronting illusions, and attempting to make a dream come true." — New York Journal of Books
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OAKLAND -- Warriors center Andrew Bogut has a rib fracture and will be out indefinitely, the club announced Monday night.
Bogut suffered the injury when he was elbowed during the fourth quarter of Sunday night's overtime loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. X-rays taken after the game revealed the fracture and confirmed today by the team's medical staff.
Warriors coach Mark Jackson said it's too early to tell how long Bogut might be out or if he might be out for the season. In 67 games this season, Bogut is averaging 7.3 points, 10 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.81 blocks in 26.4 minutes. He was shooting 62.7 percent from the field.
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The Terrebonne High School Class of 1969's 45-year class reunion's social is scheduled from 7 p.m. till on June 27 at the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office's Rifle Range, 2100 Savanne Road, Houma. The reunion is scheduled from 8 p.m. to midnight June 28 at Ellendale Country Club, 3319 La. 311, Houma. For information, call Mike at 876-2387, Tina at 879-2666, Odette at 879-1690 or Sharon at 873-7508, or email email@example.com.
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For nearly two years I've been working on a 207-page love letter to wool. Next Wednesday, The Knitter's Book of Wool makes its official debut.
On the eve of this auspicious occasion, I thought I'd invite you in for a cup of tea and a mosey through my stash. In particular, I want to show you nine remarkable wool yarns that contributed to the spirit—and in five cases the patterns—of the book.
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Program 3: Triple-Bill
Total running time: 2 hours 25 minutes, two intermissions
Yuri Possokhov's Firebird, one of the Company's most popular ballets, returns! Set to Stravinsky's soaring score, the San Francisco Examiner called Firebird "robust, imaginative, vastly entertaining… with an impact that had the audience cheering raucously in the aisles." The program also includes Christopher Wheeldon's Ghosts ©, which recently wowed London fans and critics. The London Independent said, "Ghosts is original and astonishingly atmospheric… utterly gripping." The program concludes with the spellbinding classic, The Kingdom of the Shades from La Bayadère, Act II. A ballet of extraordinary poetic beauty, this large-scale work with a cast of over 30 dancers was originally set on SF Ballet by the legendary ballerina Natalia Makarova.
View the available Program 3 principal casting on our blog.
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Thursday, February 20, 8pm
Saturday, February 22, 2pm
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Tuesday, February 25, 8pm
Wednesday, February 26, 7:30pm
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Do you know what an arabesque is, or why Firebird is one of the most iconic ballets in history? Take a peek at our "Instant Expert" video, and you'll get a quick, fun lesson on Program 3.
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Lady Gaga turned down Madonna's request to duet.
Maybe she thought she was talking about a duel. Nobody in their right mind would fight Madonna.
The two have taken shots at each other in the past, mostly over allegations that Gaga borrow heavily from Madge. According to Billboard, on her current MDMA tour, Madonna includes a snippet of Gaga's "Born This Way" in her rendition of "Express Yourself" -- a heavy wink at the similarity between the two songs. This after Madonna told an ABC interviewer last January that the Gaga composition sounded both familiar and "reductive."
At a recent tour stop in St. Paul, Minn., Madonna said she holds no grudges against Gaga, and had even asked her to join her for a duet, according to the Huffington Post.
"I have the best fans in the whole world. So take that, Lady Gaga!" Madonna told the crowd. "You know, I invited her onstage to sing with me. But, she turned me down. It's OK. I've been rejected before. It builds a little character."
There has been no comment from Gaga on the matter.
Madonna's last North American tour stop is Nov. 20 in Miami, then she takes off for the South American leg of her tour.
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CAMBRIDGE - The bigger the games get, the more magnified mental mistakes become.
Monroe Central learned that the hard way Friday afternoon at Don Coss Field inside City Park.
The Seminoles were victimized by a pair of base-running gaffes at third base and Fort Frye made them pay by posting a hard-earned 3-2 victory before a large crowd in the Division III sectional final.
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Fort Frye's Colton Shuster applies a tag on Monroe Central's Ethan Groves as Cadet shortstop Chandler Lang backs up during baseball action in Cambridge Friday. The Cadets won 3-2.
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Fort Frye pitcher Casey Hall delivers a pitch homeward to a Monroe Central batter during sectional action in Cambridge Friday. The Cadets won 3-2.
"We had a feeling it was going to be fairly tight and the last few days in practice we stressed base running and simple mistakes," Monroe Central head coach Ryan Rosnick said. "We knew we had to make the simple plays and that came back to haunt us. Plus, we couldn't catch a break because it seemed like every time we hit the ball hard, it was right at them."
While the Seminoles finish a strong season at 17-11, the Cadets are making travel plans to Warsaw River View where they'll meet Ridgewood in the district final on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
"It's never easy losing, but it always makes it easier when you know you've gotten beat by a team that's pretty good," Rosnick said. "They're well coached and I have all the respect in the world for Sonny (Bidwell) and Fort Frye."
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District Semi-Final at Don Coss Field Cambridge
Monroe Central 000 011 0 2-7-3
Fort Frye 000 129 x 3-5-1
WP: Casey Hall 5.1 IP, 6H, 2ER, K, Save: Spencer Lang 1.2 IP, H, 3B, K.
LP: Dylan Hamilton 6IP, 4H, 3R, ER, BB, K.
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Monroe Central (17-11)
Kordell Antill 2-4, RBI, Ethan Groves 1-3, Jacob Black 1-4, R, Peter Frontz 2-3, RBI, Jeremy Luyster 1-3, R.
Fort Frye (17-8)
Casey Hall 2-3, R, RBI, Derek Layton 2-3, R, RBI, Caden Brooker 1-3, Spencer Lang 0-3, R, 2SB, Bradley Martin 0-2, RBI.
Next Game: Fort Frye vs. West Lafayette Ridgewood, Tuesday at River View High School (Warsaw, OH.) 5 p.m.
Monroe Central appeared to be in business and ready to strike big in the first inning. Kordell Antill led off with a double into the left-field gap and Ethan Groves followed with a looping single. Groves then stole second, putting runners on second and third with nary an out.
"We definitely got out of some tight situations at times," Fort Frye head coach Sonny Bidwell said. "We're happy to be able to make those plays when we had to and be able to move on because Monroe Central is a quality team."
However, Fort Frye induced a pop out and then starting pitcher Casey Hall got a roller to third and Antill got a bad break to the plate and was easily thrown out.
"I think it was miscommunication," Rosnick said. "I told him it was off on contact. He just didn't get a good jump and he knew he was a dead duck."
The game stayed scoreless until the bottom of the fourth when Fort Frye pushed across a run on a RBI groundout by Bradley Martin, which scored Derek Layton.
The Seminoles, however, answered quickly and tied the game in the next half inning. Seth Alleman produced a one-out single and was moved up to second on a sacrifice bunt. Antill then promptly drove him in with a single through the left side.
"This was a hard-fought battle," Bidwell said. "Monroe's kids played really well and our kids produced when we needed them. Our pitchers kept battling. I'd like to see more production from our kids, offensively."
Fort Frye took the lead for good in the fifth. Spencer Lang reached on an error, swiped second and third and then was doubled home two hitters later by Hall. Layton reached on an infield single and Hall scored what proved to be the game winning run on an error after the ball squirted away at first base.
Monroe, however, didn't go quietly. Jacob Black had a single and Eric Ward was then plunked, which led Bidwell to go to his pen and bring in Lang. He was greeted rudely as Peter Frontz singled through the right side to score Black.
Ward was cut down at third after making a wide turn and the throw from right was a strike to the catcher, who fired it for the out.
"I was trying to stop him, but by the time he got stopped, he was too far off and they got him," Rosnick said. "That's high school baseball. Things like that happen from time to time. When you play good teams, that don't make many mistakes, those things hurt."
Monroe Central had two runners aboard in the seventh, but Lang induced a comebacker for the final out to finish the save and preserve the pitching victory for Hall.
"What can you say?" Rosnick asked. "Fort Frye deserved to win. But, I am proud of my guys. I am also appreciative of the support we received from our fans and our students."
Seminoles' pitcher Dylan Hamilton was the tough-luck losing pitcher. He threw a complete game, allowed seven hits. He struck only one, but he didn't walk a hitter.
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A winter storm warning will remain until effect for Tucker County until 6 a.m. today.
The National Weather Service in Charleston issued a winter storm warning Wednesday afternoon, predicting that 4 to 8 inches of snow could fall in the area, in addition to up to two-tenths of an inch of ice.
The NWS forecast calls for heavy snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain; snow and ice could weigh down power lines and tree limbs, possibly causing power outages.
FirstEnergy, the parent company of Mon Power, issued a press release Wednesday, letting consumers know that it's prepared for the winter weather.
"As a result of the weather, FirstEnergy utilities have implemented the company's storm preparation process, including calling in extra line crews and securing commitments from contractor crews to deploy as needed," the release states.
A winter storm warning means that snow, sleet or ice will make travel hazardous or impossible.
Randolph County is not under a warning, but snowshowers mixed with freezing drizzle is expected to fall, mainly before 4 p.m. today, according to the NWS. Little or no snow or ice accumulation is anticipated.
Randolph County Office of Emergency Management Executive Director Jim Wise said the freezing rain led to several car accidents on Wednesday. He said the low temperatures combined with wind and wet roads can lead to quick freezing.
"We have had more wrecks than normal," Wise said on Wednesday. "We had people in ditches and in medians. It is going to continue to get colder and snow."
Wise said if people should not drive unless it is absolutely necessary.
"Take your time and if you don't have to travel, don't," he said. "If you do travel make sure you are prepared in case you get stuck."
Wise suggested people who have to travel to make sure they carry blankets and other items to stay warm in case they do get stuck.


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Trick Tips: How to do a Switch Method
SNOWBOARDER is bringing you a series of how to videos to help fill up that bag of tricks, and learn you how to ride that snowboard a little better. This week Cody Rosenthal shows you how to properly execute a switch method air. For more step by step instructions on this move, be sure to check out Cody's Higher Learning in the August issue of SNOWBOARDER Magazine.Read More


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October 05, 2011
DOE Finalizes Seven Loan Guarantees Covering Solar, Bioenergy Projects
Biofuels from biomass harvested in farm fields such as this one are one energy source boosted by the latest DOE loan guarantees.
DOE announced between September 28 and September 30 that it finalized seven loan guarantees totaling more than $5.9 billion for solar energy projects in California and Nevada, as well as a bionenergy project in Kansas.
DOE announced five loan guarantees for photovoltaic (PV) projects. It finalized a $1.237 billion guarantee to support the 250-megawatt (MW) PV California Valley Solar Ranch Project, sponsored by SunPower Corporation, in San Luis Obispo County, California. The department also finalized a partial guarantee for a $1.4 billion loan to support Project Amp, a solar generation project that includes the installation of approximately 752 MW of PV solar panels on about 750 existing rooftops owned and managed by Prologis in 28 states and the District of Columbia. Another loan guarantee, for $646 million, will support the Antelope Valley Solar Ranch 1 Project, a 230-MW cadmium telluride thin-film PV solar generation facility in North Los Angeles County, California. DOE reported that it finalized partial loan guarantees of $1.46 billion to support the Desert Sunlight Project. The 550-MW project in Riverside County, California, is expected to be one of the world's largest solar PV plants, using approximately 8.8 million cadmium telluride thin-film solar PV modules. And the agency announced a $337 million loan guarantee to Mesquite Solar 1, LLC to support the development of an innovative 150-MW PV project in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Overall, the five PV projects are expected to power a total of 347,000 homes and fund more than 2,570 jobs. See the DOE press releases about the Solar Ranch, Project Amp, Antelope Valley, Desert Sunlight, and the Mesquite Solar projects.
A different form of solar is supported by DOE's $737 million loan guarantee for the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project, a 110-MW concentrating solar power tower generating facility in Tonopah, Nevada. Using molten salt as the primary heat transfer and storage medium, the project will be the first of its kind in the United States and the home to the tallest molten salt tower in the world. The Crescent Dunes will deploy 17,500 heliostats (mirror assemblies) that will collect and focus the sun's thermal energy to heat molten salt flowing through an approximately 640-foot tall solar power tower. It is expected to fund 600 construction jobs and 45 permanent jobs while producing enough electricity to power more than 43,000 homes. See the DOE press release on the Crescent Dunes project.
On September 29, DOE announced that it finalized a $132.4 million loan guarantee to Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass of Kansas to support the development of a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant. The project will fund approximately 300 construction jobs and 65 permanent jobs in rural Kansas, converting approximately 300,000 tons of agricultural crop residues into 23 million gallons of ethanol per year using an innovative enzymatic hydrolysis process. See the DOE press release about the Abengoa Bioenergy project.
DOE's Loan Programs Office has issued loans, loan guarantees or offered conditional commitments for loan guarantees totaling nearly $40 billion to support more than 40 clean energy projects across the United States. See the Loan Programs Office website.


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A dozen friends and family members were there for support as a Marietta man was sentenced to a year in prison Thursday for a planned attack and robbery of a friend's stepfather.
Jacob Rowe, 21, of 127 Ohio Blvd., pleaded guilty Aug. 23 to third-degree robbery. On Dec. 6, Rowe was one of three men involved in an attempt to incapacitate a friend's stepfather and rob his home, said Washington County Prosecutor Jim Schneider.
"Even though this was the offender's first adult felony, the scheme in this case involved a planned assault upon the victim, in this case with the objective of rendering him unconscious so that his stepson could enter the home and access valuables which were believed to be there," said Washington County Common Pleas Court Judge Susan Boyer after handing down her sentence.
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Jacob Rowe, left, stands and asks for mercy during Thursday's sentencing. Rowe, pictured with Attorney Eric Fowler, was sentenced to a year in prison for a December attack on a friend's stepfather.
Two area 22-year-olds were also implicated in the crime. Timothy M. Ryan, of Marietta, the stepson of victim Bernard Hurst, pleaded guilty to a second-degree felony for robbery and was sentenced to three years in prison, said Schneider.
Christopher P. Cook, listed as homeless, who also pleaded to a second-degree felony charge of robbery, is scheduled to be sentenced today.
The three men failed in their attempt to render Hurst unconscious and fled the scene, but Hurst was injured in his attempt to stave them off, said Boyer.
Rowe and his attorney, Eric Fowler, both pleaded for leniency.
"I've never had a client show so much remorse. He does feel horrible about his actions," said Fowler.
Rowe stood up and gave a seemingly well-rehearsed statement of his own, apologizing to Hurst, who was not present, for harming him. He also apologized to the judge, the court and the community for the time and money consumed due to his activities.
"During my incarceration I've used my time to reflect on how my drug addiction has led me down the path of self-destruction and done nothing but cause hurt and negativity to my family, my friends and everyone around me. I beg your honor for mercy," he concluded.
Rowe has been a habitual user of alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, prescription pills and heroin, with opiates being his drug of choice, said Boyer.
Fowler also pointed to the tremendous showing of family support and asked if Rowe's sister could make a statement on his behalf, but Boyer denied the request with a curt "no."
Rowe was indicted in April for first-degree felony aggravated burglary during a separate incident. In July 2011 in Stanleyville, Rowe allegedly brandished a firearm during a drug deal which had gone bad, said Schneider.
"We were dealing with about six or seven individuals all of whom were either dealing drugs or buying drugs and law enforcement could not get a real handle on exactly what happened," said Schneider.
Because officers had trouble pinning down the stories, and because Rowe was cooperative with information about the Dec. 6 incident, the first-degree felony charge will likely be dropped, said Schneider.
Rowe will serve his year-long sentence in the Orient Correctional Reception Center and will receive credit for 122 days served.
Boyer gave Rowe one final brusque admonishment.
"This is an extremely grievous offense for which prison is appropriate," she said before adjourning.


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North Henderson wrestlers and brothers Colby Langford and Mitchel Langford took home titles at Saturday's King of the Mat tournament at North Davidson High School, and Colby Langford ended up tying North's school record for career wins in the process.
Colby Langford earned the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament after his 8-6 decision win in the 120-pound finals over two-time state champion Drew Turner of Parkland. Colby Langford finished the tournament with a 5-0 record to give him 158 career victories. He had two pins, two tech falls and the decision win in the finals.
His younger brother, Mitchel, went 4-0 with four pins in the 106-pound weight class.
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Sunday, 09/24/2000
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Set 1: Mellow Mood, CDTChalk Dust Torture, Back at the Chicken Shack, Sparkle, SlothThe Sloth, DividedDivided Sky, Roggae, First Tube > PYITEPunch You In the Eye > SampleSample in a Jar
Set 2: Cities > Free > Ya Mar, Carini, Lawn Boy, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Love You > HYHUHold Your Head Up, Cool It Down -> BowieDavid Bowie
Encore: Fire
· San-Ho-Zay tease in Cool It Down
Noteworthy Jams: Cities (highly recommended)
Average Song Gap: 15.52
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Cool it Down was played for the first time since October 31, 1998 (130 shows) and contained San-Ho-Zay teases from Trey.
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2 Junta
1 Farmhouse
1 The Story of the Ghost
1 Billy Breathes
1 Stash
1 Hoist
1 Rift
1 A Picture of Nectar
1 Lawn Boy
1 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
1 The White Tape
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Beautiful and mysterious, The Keeper of Secrets by Julie Thomas follows a priceless violin across generations—from WWII to Stalinist Russia to the gilded international concert halls of today—and reveals the loss, love, and secrets of the families who owned it.
In 1939 Berlin, 14-year-old Simon Horowitz's world is stirred by his father's 1742 Guarneri del Gesu violin. When Nazis march across Europe and Simon is sent to Dachau, he finds unexpected kindness, and a chance to live.
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Berlin, 1939. Fourteen-year-old Simon Horowitz is awash in a world of music. His family owns a superb collection of instruments and at its heart is his father's 1742 Guarneri del Gesú violin. But all is lost when the Nazis march across Europe, the Horowitz family's possessions are confiscated, and Simon and his father and brother are sent to Dachau. Amid unimaginable cruelty and death, Simon finds kindness from an unexpected corner, and a chance to pick up a violin in exchange for a chance to live.
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About 34% of the European Union's natural-gas imports come from Russia, and several European nations are much more heavily dependent, including six that get all of their gas from Russia, according to a U.S. Congressional Research Service report released in August 2013. Ukraine relies on Russia for 70% of its natural-gas supply, and it's a key transit country for Russian gas headed to more than a dozen other European nations.
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I am a wife, mother, teacher, daughter, sister, friend, runner - a human being.
On average, I interact with more than 100 people per day – including teens, adults, young kids, grandparents, co-workers, friends, neighbors, relatives and acquaintances.
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Many times, I don't give a thought as to what their impact is on my life. Some days I am overjoyed to see them, while other days I pass by them without a single word, barely a glance. At times a break in schedule or an upheaval from my daily routine will cause me to take a second to notice those around me. But more often than I would like to admit, I take for granted the people who mean so much to me.
Likewise, I don't think about the way that my presence or existence weighs on theirs. At times, we coexist; sometimes we pass like ships in the night. Life has a way of making things chaotic and hectic, so that at the end of the day you hardly remember what you had for breakfast, let alone what you said to someone in passing.
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Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 16(j). Mediation of Child Custody and Visitation Disputes.
(1) Definition of "Mediation". Mediation under this rule is the process by which a neutral mediator appointed by the court or agreed to by the parties assists the parties in reaching a mutually acceptable agreement as to issues of child custody and visitation. The role of the mediator is to aid the parties in identifying the issues, reducing misunderstandings, clarifying priorities, exploring areas of compromise and finding points of agreement. An agreement reached by the parties is to be based on the decisions of the parties, and not the decisions of the mediator.
(2) Matters Subject to Mediation. All domestic relations actions involving a controversy over custody or visitation of minor children at the pre-trial, trial and post-decree stages in the courts of this state shall be subject to mediation regarding issues of custody, visitation, or both.
(3) Selection of Mediator. The court shall permit the parties to select a mediator from the list of registered mediators compiled by the Supreme Court and maintained by the Administrative Director of the Courts. If the parties are unable to select a mediator, the court shall appoint one.
(4) Requirement to Attend Parent Education and Mediation Orientation. The district court of any judicial district may provide by local rule that all parties to any domestic relations case involving children, whether or not a trial or contested case has been scheduled, be required to attend such parent education and mediation orientation, unless excused by the court.
(5) Authority of the Court. A court shall order mediation if, in the court's discretion, it finds that mediation is in the best interest of the children and it is not otherwise inappropriate under the facts of the particular case.
(6) Qualifications of Mediator - Application and Documentation.
(A) The Supreme Court will compile a list of registered mediators. Any applicant seeking to be placed on the Supreme Court Roster of registered mediators shall submit to the Administrative Director of the Courts, the following:
(i) An Application for Registration, which includes an affidavit of compliance executed by the applicant attesting that the applicant has fulfilled the requirements to be placed on the Supreme Court list of registered mediators.
(ii) A copy of the applicant's degree, license or certificate.
(iii) Proof of completion of the required mediation training as provided in sections (6)(B) and (6)(C) of this rule.
(B) Qualifications - Professional Credentials. To be placed on the list of registered mediators compiled by the Supreme Court, the applicant must have at least one of the following professional credentials:
(i) The applicant is recognized by Idaho Mediation Association as a Certified Professional Mediator (CPM), or membership in the Association for Conflict Resolution at the advanced practitioner level or other national organizations with equivalent standards for membership.
(ii) The applicant is a member of one of the following: the Idaho judiciary; licensed member of the Idaho State Bar Association; licensed psychologist; licensed professional counselor; licensed clinical professional counselor; licensed master social worker; licensed clinical or independent practice social worker; licensed marriage and family therapist; certified school counselor; or certified school psychologist.
(iii) The applicant possesses a bachelors degree.
(C) Training. There are two independent training criteria for all applicants as set forth more fully below. An applicant must complete the substantive training set forth in subsections (i) and (ii) below. In addition, such training shall be approved and/or provided by an accredited college or university, the Idaho Mediation Association, Association for Conflict Resolution, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, the Idaho State Bar, or the Idaho Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts.
(i) Applicants under subsections 6(B)(i) and (iii) must have completed a minimum of 60 hours mediation training within the past two years, 20 of which must be in the field of child custody mediation. Applicants under subsection 6(B)(ii) must have completed a minimum of 40 hours mediation training within the past two years, 20 of which must be in the field of child custody mediation. At least 40 of the training hours required under this section shall be acquired through a single training course.
(ii) At least 20 hours of the mediation training required for applicants under section 6(B)(ii), and at least 40 hours of the training requirements for applicants under sections 6(B)(i) and (iii), shall include the following topics, at least 30 percent of which must be in the practice of mediation skills:
(a) Information gathering (intake; obtaining facts; screening issues);
(b) Mediator relationship skills (neutrality; confidentiality; nonjudgmental);
(c) Communication skills (active listening; reframing issues: clarifying);
(d) Problem solving skills (identify problems, positions, needs, interests; brainstorm alternatives);
(e) Conflict management skills (theories of conflict management; mediation models; reducing tensions; power imbalances);
(f) Ethics (standards of practice; typical problems);
(g) Professional skills (substantive knowledge areas; case management; drafting agreements).
(iii) The 20 hours of child custody training required in section 6(C)(i) shall include the following topics:
(a) Conflict resolution theory;
(b) Psychological issues in separation, divorce, and family dynamics;
(c) Domestic violence;
(d) Issues and needs of children;
(e) Child custody mediation processes and techniques;
(f) Family law, including custody and support.
(g) Mediation ethics - a minimum of two hours.
(D) Continuing Education of Mediators. Beginning the next July 1 after a mediator has been placed on the Supreme Court list of registered mediators, the mediator must take at least thirty (30) hours of child custody training in one or more of the areas as set forth in Section (C)(iii) in each and every three (3) years period following the July 1 date. This training must include a minimum of two hours of mediation ethics training. The mediator must file proof of compliance with this requirement with the Administrative Office of the Courts by July 1 of the year the continuing education is due. Along with proof of compliance, a mediator under section 6(B)(ii) must also send proof of current licensing.
(E) The administrative district judge in each judicial district may, by administrative order, require mediators to comply with additional criteria beyond those stated in subsections (6)(B) and (6)(C) of this rule.
(F) Persons approved as child custody mediators prior to the effective date of the amendment to this rule shall not be required to satisfy the training requirements of parts (6)(B)(i), (6)(B)(ii) and (6)(B)(iii) of this rule, but shall be required to fulfill the additional continuing education requirements of part (6)(D) of this rule.
(7) Duties of Mediator.
(A) The mediator has a duty to define and describe for the parties the process of mediation and its cost during the initial conference before the mediation conference begins. The description should include the following:
(i) The difference between mediation and other forms of conflict resolution, including therapy and counseling;
(ii) The circumstances under which the mediator will meet alone with either of the parties or with any other person;
(iii) Any confidentiality of the mediation proceedings and any privilege against disclosure;
(iv) The duties and responsibilities of the mediator and of the parties;
(v) The fact that any agreement reached will be reached by mutual consent of the parties;
(vi) The mediator shall advise the participants to seek independent legal counsel prior to resolving the issues and in conjunction with formalizing an agreement;
(vii) The information necessary for defining the disputed issues.
(B) The mediator has a duty to be impartial, and to advise all parties of any circumstances bearing on possible bias, prejudice or impartiality.
(i) The parties shall have the right to have counsel review any resulting agreement before its submission to the court.
(ii) Any agreement submitted to the court shall be subject to court review and approval. The court shall reject such agreement only if it is not in the best interests of the child or children involved.
(8) Communications Between Mediator and the Court.
(A) The mediator and the court shall maintain no contact or communication except that the mediator may, without comment or observation, report to the court:
(i) That the parties are at an impasse;
(ii) That the parties have reached an agreement. In such case, however, the agreement so reached shall be reduced to writing, signed by the parties and submitted to the court by one or both of the parties, if pro se; otherwise, through their attorneys, for the court's approval.
(iii) That one or both of the parties have failed to attend the mediation proceeding;
(iv) That meaningful mediation is ongoing;
(v) That the mediator withdraws from mediation;
(vi) The allegation or suspicion of domestic violence.
(9) Contact Between Mediator, Attorneys and Other Interested Persons. The mediator and the attorneys for the parties may communicate with one another in the following manner:
(A) Any contacts between the attorneys and the mediator shall be either in writing or by conference call;
(B) Attorneys and other persons are excluded from mediation conferences unless their presence is requested by the mediator or ordered by the court.
(10) Termination of Mediation - Status Report. The court or the mediator may terminate mediation proceedings if further progress toward a reasonable agreement is unlikely. The mediator shall notify the court when the mediation has been concluded. Notice of the status of the mediation process shall be submitted to the court within 28 days from the date of the initial order requiring mediation.
(Adopted June 26, 1991, effective September 1, 1991; amended January 29, 1993, effective January 1, 1993; amended April 19, 1995, effective July 1, 1995; amended March 31, 1998, effective July 1, 1998;amended March 9, 1999, effective July 1, 1999; amended July 29, 2003, effective August 1, 2003; amended April 27, 2011, effective July 1, 2011; amended April 27, 2012, effective July 1, 2012.)


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