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Four days into the new year, Alima Gueye gave birth to Barton Memorial Hospital Family Birthing Center's first baby at 1:25 a.m. Friday, with her husband, Mandoye N'Doye, by her side.
The couple, originally from Senegal, moved to South Lake Tahoe, where N'Doye works as the steward supervisor at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, 16 years ago. They have four children including the new infant, two of whom were born in South Lake Tahoe.
The two eldest daughters, ages 4 and 8, both live in Senegal. N'Doye said he hasn't seen them for five years, but plans to bring both of them to the South Shore this summer to live permanently. The whole family will be together then, he said.
N'Doye won't state the baby girl's name until a week after her birth. It's a religious custom, N'Doye explained, and next Friday the family will hold a Skype conference with relatives in Senegal as part of a naming ceremony that will include killing a cow and sheep to celebrate.
"It's going to be all my family, I call them and they pray and I say the name," he said.
Gueye, who speaks primarily French, started having pains Thursday around 3 p.m. After four hours, N'Doye decided it was time to drive to the hospital. The labor was a bit harder during this birth than the others, N'Doye translated for his wife.
"At 7 p.m. I was like, 'No matter what, let's go.' She's very strong," he said.
The hospital greeted the family and the newborn with $1,827 worth of donated gifts from South Shore businesses. Barton's Public Information Officer Rebecca Wass said they sent out letters asking companies if they wanted to contribute to the gift basket --or Red Flyer wagon --traditionally given to the family of the year's first baby.


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It's National Pollinator Week, and ecosystems – whether agricultural, urban, or natural — depend on pollinators, great and small.
Pollinators in the form of bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles provide vital, but often invisible, services from supporting terrestrial wildlife and plant communities to supporting healthy watersheds. USGS and federal partners are studying native bees and their behaviors at selected sites across the country.
High-level interest in pollinators was spotlighted at a February 2014 North American Leaders' Summit meeting, where Mexico, United States, and Canada discussed the need for monarch butterfly conservation efforts. In another meeting a few weeks ago, the three countries the laid the ground work for coordinating scientific and management actions to benefit the monarch butterfly, a landmark species in all three countries. USGS will participate in a new interagency task force to work on monarch management with Canada and Mexico; in addition, USGS researchers, who have already examined American willingness to help conserve monarchs are also beginning research to figure out the best places in the country to focus monarch restoration efforts.
Bevy of Bees
Bees are nearly ubiquitous, occurring on every continent except Antarctica. Wherever there are insect-pollinated flowering plants — forest, farms, cities and wildlands — there are bees. And just because you don't see plants blooming, does not mean that there are no bees around. There are nearly 20,000 known bee species in the world, and 4,000 of them are native to the United States. From the tiny and solitary Perdita minima, known as the world's smallest bee, to the large carpenter bee, to the brilliant blue of the mason bee; native bees come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors.  And all these bees have jobs, as pollinators.
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Native bees pollinate native plants like cherries, blueberries and cranberries, and were here long before European honeybees were brought to the country by settlers. Honeybees, of course, are well known for pollinating almond and lemon trees, okra, papaya and watermelon plants. But native bees are estimated to pollinate 80 percent of flowering plants around the world. And none of them sting – really!
According to the USDA, bees of all sorts pollinate approximately 75 percent of the fruits, nuts and vegetables grown in the United States, and one out of every four bites of food people take is courtesy of bee pollination. In sum, bee pollination is responsible for more than $15 billion in increased crop value each year.
Bees are vegetarians who descended from wasps about 125 million years ago when the first flowering plants evolved. Some wasps switched from hunting prey to gathering pollen, evolving to become bees. Bees feed on both nectar and pollen – the nectar is for energy, and the pollen provides protein and other nutrients. Most pollen is used by bees as larvae food, but bees also transfer it from plant-to-plant providing the pollination services needed by plants and nature as a whole.
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Most native bees build nests and provide food for their offspring, but about 20-25 percent have gone the way of the cuckoo birds, laying their eggs in the nests of others. Aside from the "cuckoo" bees, all bees build nests, and stock them with pollen and nectar before laying their eggs. Some, like the sweat bee, build nests underground while others choose hollow stems or holes in trees, like the leafcutter bee.
Got Bees? USGS Does
The USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Program designs and develops large- and small-scale surveys for native bees. As part of the program they also provide the first-ever comprehensive identification tools and keys for North American native bee species. Established in 2004, the program has made advances in bee monitoring, and developed and tested survey techniques that were incorporated into the bee manual, "The Very Handy Manual: How to Catch and Identify Bees and Manage a Collection."
Program scientists have also devised a technique for collecting and processing native bee specimens for the inventory, as well as having developed an easy-to-use permanent monitoring technique that will be deployed nationally in 2014. The program also manages the world's largest international listserv of bee monitoring and identification.
USGS and its partners have conducted native bee inventories at more than 100 national parks, wildlife refuges and forests; and nearly 1000 super-high resolution public domain images of bees and wasps are available online. The program's native bee database of approximately 250,000 collection records of bees and wasps rivals that of the largest museums. Records can be viewed at the Discoverlife and Encyclopedia of Life websites. Even with all that is being learned about native bees, native bee researchers still face challenges.
Population Declines: Beyond Honey Bees
Colony collapse disorder, the cause of which is unknown, affects only European honeybees and has been recorded across the county. The primary symptom of the disorder is having no or low numbers of adult honeybees present in a hive; no dead honeybees are present, but a queen is. Immature bees will be present and honey will still be in the hive. Fortunately, colony collapse disorder does not affect native bees, though some native bees and other pollinators are also experiencing population declines and range reductions. Native bee species are being affected by at least some of the same factors affecting honeybees such as habitat loss and fragmentation as well as the use of pesticides.
What can you do for native bees?
To increase or improve habitat for native bees, plant a diversity of pollen and nectar sources native to your area that bloom at various times during the year. Native plants and native pollinators have mutually adapted over the millennia. Many native bee species are pollen specialists and need to provide their young with pollen from native plants, so providing native plants will increase the diverse community of native bee species. If possible, avoid use of pesticides and provide a source of pesticide-free water, and mud, which is used as a nesting material by some bee species. You can also provide nesting habitat for native bees by rototilling a bare spot in the lawn or garden for soil-nesting bees, leaving standing dead trees, which will provide housing for native bees, or  building a bee house. For more tips, listen to our podcast, Bees are Not Optional.
USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Program
The Plight of the Bees: USGS article on bee declines
The North American Pollinator Partnership: Activities for Pollinator Week 2014 and info about pollinators of all kinds.
Bees Are Not Optional: Podcast that discusses the tremendous importance of native bees and pollinators in general, and how you can lend a hand to these tiny titans.
The Buzz on Pollinators:Â Series of podcasts done with the Interior Department and the Pollinator Partnership:Â The Pollinator Partnership, Pollinators and Climate, Endangered Butterflies and Plants, Busy Bees in the Beltway, Pollinators on Public Lands.
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McCormick, SC -- Every year a group of teams coming off less than stellar seasons talks about how a change in attitude is going to change everything the following year.
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Head Coach Brian Neal was thrown into the fray just a couple weeks before camp last year, making it nearly impossible for his team to catch on to his system early on.
Then, the Chiefs caught on, winning three of their last four games, including a playoff game.
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Senior Defensive End Justin Harper said, "We're way more confident. We haven't won a playoff game in a long time. It just feels really good to do that, and it gives you a lot more confidence in the regular season that you'll win games knowing that you won a playoff game."
"They're starting to talk about state championship rings," Coach Neal added. "And like Coach Doolittle, who I used to coach under at Ninety Six, used to say, 'If you don't talk about it, it's never going to happen.' So, we try to talk about it all the time and have those expectations."
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Hello everyone! We have interviewed Lukas Nijsten, game designer behind the Order of Battle series. He speaks at length of the upcoming expansion, Winter War, as well as the saga in general, and gives us a hint on what we can expect next.
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The day has come: Field of Glory is being re-released today! Alongside two new DLCs: Oath of Fealty and Wolves from the Sea.
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Early XVIII° century. The Spanish Empire, the empire on which the sun never sets, is facing deadly menaces. Under the pressure of internal and external forces and mighty neighbours, he is losing the grip and the influence over Europe.
For decades numerous conflicts have drained massive resources without bringing any real advantage, worse, causing territorial losses, and now the last Habsburg King of Spain is dying without having a direct heir. His will names the grandson of France Louis XIV as heir, but the Austrian branch of the family is contesting it.
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If you listed the major PC strategy games from the past that you would really, really like to play today on modern PC's, with a few enhancements, the list would probably feature titles like Age of Empires, Empire Earth and Stronghold.
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We are finally there. The new and updated Field of Glory is finally coming!
The game has been completely remade using the Unity engine, allowing a greater than ever flexibility.
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We are releasing a new patch for Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun. The game is being updated to version 1.28, and contains some fixes and many improvements to the AI, making it more challenging than ever!
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A new update is ready for this revolutionary wargame! Version 1.03r is now available and it brings a lot of important improvements!
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Be sure to check the entire list of changes here!
Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2016 by Alberto Casulini
After the recent announcement that Gettysburg: the Tide Turns is coming soon to PC, we received a number of queries on the current status of the iOS version.
Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2016 by Daniele Meneghini
Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe is the ground-breaking next step in the highly acclaimed Strategic Command series of turn based strategy games.
A Return to Hexes
Our aim with the Strategic Command series is to make attractive, playable and historical games. Our aim for this release is to make a game that will provide one of the best strategic level re-creations of 20th century warfare, while also being a whole lot of fun to play.
The first and possibly biggest decision for us was to return the series to using hexes rather than tiles. There are pros and cons to both, but it was clear that the majority of those who expressed a preference preferred hexes, and we didn't disagree. So hexes are back!
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Middle East! Once a place of advanced civilizations, now is a land plagued by dozens of cruel conflicts. Technology has made possible for small armies to deliver devastating blows to unprepared enemies and, as a consequence, new military canons have been introduced, innovating the entire warfare.
Campaign Series: Middle East 1948-1985 is a turn-based, tactical wargame that focuses on conflicts in the Middle East and today it has received its first major update!
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Prepare for the battle which shaped the fate of America: Gettysburg: the Tide Turns is coming soon on PC and Steam!
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Thirty Years' War has been updated to version 1.01 and this update it's very huge!
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Among all the changes, now the cost for Protestant Artillery have been reduced, the AI behaviour during winter months is improved (now she can look for a city to pass the winter months if she has supply problems) and now during sieges you have to be careful about the "desease event"!
Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 by Alberto Casulini
Fellow Warhammer 40,000 fans and wargamers, great news! The beta for the newly announced Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon - Da Orks is now LIVE!
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The Islanders (7-26, 2-9 SLC) and Wildcats (14-18, 3-2 SLC) will conclude the series tomorrow at 1 p.m.
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After a pitchers' duel in the first two innings, the Wildcats got on board first in the bottom of the third with three runs on four hits to take a 3-0 lead. Islanders' hurler Liz Carter retired the first six Wildcats before Kyla Simmons recorded the first hit of the game with a single through the right side. Kaylee Crozier advanced Simmons to second on a sacrifice bunt before Valerie Perez snagged the second out of the frame at shortstop. Paige Stevens followed with a bunt single to put runners on the corners for the Wildcats before Taylor Brown hit a two-run triple to left field to put Abilene Christian on the board. Lyndi Smith then hit a RBI single to right field to plate Brown for the third run of the inning. Carter pulled the Islanders out with her third punch-out of the game.
Brittney Morse tallied the Islanders first hit of the game in the top of the fourth with one out. The freshman cranked her seventh double of the season with a shot to center field. Valerie Perez followed with a line out before Carter hit a fly out to right field to end the frame.
The Wildcats added a run in the bottom of the fourth and fifth frames to take a 5-0 lead. Madison Buckley scored on a RBI single by Simmons through the middle in the bottom of the fourth before Stevens scored on a RBI double to right field by Courtney Flanary in the bottom of the fifth.
Dani Tefft registered the Islanders second hit of the game in the top of the sixth with an infield single, but a pop fly double play and a strikeout ended the threat.
Carter (6-13) took the loss for the Islanders in six innings. The freshman allowed seven hits and five runs while matching a career-high six strikeouts.
Hannah Null (8-6) picked up the win for the Wildcats. She limited the Islanders to two hits and one walk while striking out 10 in seven innings.
The Wildcats carried over their momentum into the second game to secure a 9-1 victory in five innings. ACU built an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first after plating three runs on three hits. Courtney Flanary hit a two-run home run over the center field wall with two outs before Madison Buckley scored on a RBI single by Kyla Simmons.
ACU extended their lead to 7-0 in the bottom of the second with four runs on five hits and a pair of Islanders' errors. After a leadoff ground out, Stevens scored on a RBI double by Taylor Brown after reaching on an Islanders' fielding error. Flanary and Buckley then hit back-to-back RBI singles to score Brown and Lyndi Smith, who reached on an infield single. The Wildcats plated their fourth run of the frame after Simmons hit a RBI single to center field to score Flanary.
Freshman Katie Blanar then replaced Constance Brandenburg in the Islanders' circle with one out. The lefty retired the next nine Wildcats until an error and a two-run home run by Cara Hoover ended the game in the bottom of the fifth.
The Islanders tallied three doubles in the loss with Dani Tefft, Lindsey Lyles and Michelle Sorenson all collecting one each. Tefft earned her second of the season with a leadoff shot down the right field line in the top of the fourth. Lyles then ripped her third of the season to left center in the top of the fifth before Sorenson followed suit with her second of the season to score Lyles and put the Islanders on the board.
Brandenburg (0-10) registered the loss for the Islanders in the circle. The senior allowed eight hits, seven runs, two of them earned, while walking one and striking out two in 1.1 innings. Blanar limited the Wildcats to just one hit and one earned run while striking out one in three innings.
Peyton Mosley (4-9) earned the win for the Wildcats in five innings. She held the Islanders to just three hits and one run while striking out three.


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Dr. Spock recommended a diet free from meat and dairy for all children to prevent diseases such as cancer. Children eating vegetarian diets have also been found to have higher IQs than omnivorous children (vegan children have the highest). The diets of those eating vegan have been generally found to be deficient in three nutrients (especially Vitamin B12 – see also here, here), whereas omnivores tend to be deficient in seven. Omnivores generally are not deficient in iodine, but they do not have the protective low levels of aspirin found in the bloodstreams of those on a plant-based diet. All men, no matter what their diet, should be sure to get adequate zinc intake. An omnivorous diet may increase the risk of the following: heart disease (see also here), cancer (see also here, here, here), blood cancers, rheumatoid arthritis, dementia, Alzheimer's, gallstones, constipation, high cholesterol (see also here), abdominal fat, higher BMI, obesity, lower metabolism, arthritis, diabetes (see also here, here, here), DNA damage, hepatitis E, total/cancer/cardiovascular disease mortality (see also here), reduced sperm count in men, cataracts, accelerated aging (see also here), unhealthy stools, early onset puberty, allergies, and surgery & medication use. An omnivorous diet may result in the ingestion of the following: industrial carcinogens (see here, here, here), trans-fats, mercury, and arachidonic acid (which may affect mood and mental states). Meat consumption has also been found to have a negative effect on body odor attractiveness. And as far as bone density goes, vegan bone density was found to be equal to that of omnivores, and vegans actually had higher blood plasma protein levels than omnivores.
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Livermorium -- a brand, spanking-new atomic element (No. 116) named after the city of Livermore and Lawrence Livermore Laboratory -- is apparently inspiring some interesting fashion choices around town.
Spotted at City Hall recently was a woman proudly sporting a delightfully nerdy maroon T-shirt emblazoned with livermorium's official placemarker on the periodic table. Apparently, chemical element tees are available from several online sellers; could this be an untapped moneymaker for the city?
Civic pride never looked so good or felt so comfortable.
-- Jeremy Thomas, Staff
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Nov. 22, 1967 Top stories of the Pleasanton Times
Headline: "Agencies Agree: 'Close Hopyard' "
Regardless of disputes on other township matters, representatives from throughout the valley could agree on one big decision: The median which now allows left turns at Hopyard Road and Highway 50 (in Pleasanton) should be closed.
The loss of three more lives at that killer intersection was only the latest in a long history of tragic incidents there.
The county has used the grim statistics of the state-county road junction to battle for funds to build a modern overpass to connect Hopyard and Dougherty roads. They cited 56 accidents there between 1965 and late March of 1967.
"What really appalls us," the report said at that time, "is that 49 people were injured and one killed" in those mishaps.
They won their fight; plans have been made, bids will be accepted and work is to start in May. In 16 months the problem will be solved. But Pleasanton, Livermore and other officials reeling from the latest tragedy and realizing the mayhem that could occur in the meantime, came out almost as one voice to close the median and stop cars from crossing the highway at that lethal intersection.
Several said they were so frightened by the corner that they don't even use it to get onto the big highway. They said the crossing "scares me to death" and simply "is a matter of survival" and "you're taking your life into your hands" to use it.
Real Estate: Valley Realty, Dublin -- for immediate occupancy! Cul-de-sac privacy! Four-bedroom, two-bath, completely redecorated. Built-ins. Fenced and landscaped. $19,995.
Groceries: P&X Foods -- pork loin roast or spareribs 49 cents a pound, bananas 9 cents a pound and Tide detergent 59 cents for a Giant package.
Movies: San Ramon Auto Movie -- a rootin', tootin', shootin' but sincere picture! "Waterhole No. 3" with James Coburn. Co-Hit: "The Spirit is Willing" with Sid Caesar and Vera Miles.
Contact Louise Hartman at lhartman@bayarea- newsgroup.com or follow her posts on Twitter at Newsie1195.


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An estimated $3.26 million project to improve traffic and pedestrian safety at the intersection of Pike, Greene and Seventh streets was back on the agenda during a marathon session of Marietta City Council's streets and transportation committee Tuesday.
"I asked for this specially dedicated streets meeting to take the public and council members through the process of where we've been, how we've arrived at the proposed alternative, and to lay out our recommendation for action to move this project forward," city engineer Joe Tucker told the committee members.
Kevin Grathwol, project manager with W.E. Stilson Consulting Group, which has been working on design alternatives for the project, said the intersection improvements are needed to reduce traffic congestion, improve safety, consider pedestrian needs and maintain access for businesses near the intersection.
"A WWW (Wood, Washington, Wirt Interstate Planning Commission) study in 2008 ranked this intersection as the worst in Marietta," Grathwol said. "A study between 2003 and 2005 showed there were 63 traffic accidents in that intersection, and during an updated study between 2008 and 2010 there were 79 accidents there. So the situation is not improving."
He said some short-term solutions, including upgraded traffic signalization and a prohibited left turn off of south Sixth Street onto Ohio 7, had probably resulted in some fewer mishaps at the intersection, but it is still a major location for accidents.
After three years of studies, preliminary designs, and meetings to garner public input on the proposed project, the preferred alternative would include dual left turn lanes for northbound traffic from Ohio 7 onto north Seventh Street as well as dual left turn lanes from north Seventh Street onto Ohio 7 north.
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- Marietta City Council's planning, zoning, annexation and housing committee will meet at 3 p.m. today in the second floor conference room at 304 Putnam St., followed by a streets and transportation committee meeting at 4 p.m.
- All council and committee meetings, except executive sessions, are open to the public. More information is available at http://www.mariettaoh.net/
- For more information about the Pike, Greene and Seventh streets intersection project, go to http://www.pikegreene7th.com/, or use the link from the engineering department section of the city website.
The current left turn from north Seventh Street onto Greene Street at the Speedway store would be eliminated in favor of a right-turn only onto Greene from Seventh and a right-turn only onto Seventh Street from Greene.
A signal-protected left turn lane would also be provided for southbound traffic on Ohio 7 to turn onto south Seventh Street. A pedestrian island would also be installed at that location.
Other improvements include the installation of Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant signalized pedestrian crosswalks and curb ramps across Ohio 7 as well as across Greene and north Seventh streets.
In addition, the alley that now exists along Hardwood Center Drive and old Pike Street would be improved to a two-lane corridor between Greene and Ohio 7 to provide access to businesses located in that area.
Tucker said that alternative would be the city engineering department's recommendation for the intersection improvement project.
But some committee members and at least one Norwood area resident were not satisfied with the recommended solution.
"Currently I can turn left from north Seventh Street onto Greene Street, but this will make me drive all the way up Pike Street (Ohio 7 north) to Acme Street. And I would have to travel through five traffic signals just to get to my home," said Warner Street resident Louise Gwinn.
She added that traffic would likely use the improved Hardwood Drive and old Pike Street corridor as a shortcut between Pike and Greene streets instead of for access to businesses in that area.
Councilman Harley Noland, D-at at large, agreed, adding that many vehicles headed onto Pike Street from Hardwood Drive would be turning left, attempting to cross two lanes of traffic at that intersection which would not be controlled by signal lights.
"I think this alternative will create more accidents because Hardwood Drive will be used as a cut-through for traffic," Noland said. "This would be a disservice to our citizens, and I will vote against it."
Councilman Tom Vukovic, D-4th Ward, also had concerns about the Hardwood Drive and Pike Street intersection, as well as the elimination of left turns from north Seventh onto Greene Street. He said Marietta firefighters had told him those changes would likely cause more accidents.
"And are we just guessing that the number of accidents at the intersection will be reduced?" he asked. "What percentage of accidents is this proposal expected to reduce?"
Grathwol said he could not provide those figures Tuesday, but noted the proposed upgrades would improve the traffic capacity through the intersection, which would help reduce the number of accidents.
"We're not flying by the seat of our pants on this project," Tucker added. "This is based on solid engineering studies that are required to show a good return on the public's investment."
He noted the city had been selected to receive nearly $2.4 million in Ohio Department of Transportation safety funds, as well as more than $504,000 in additional funding through the WWW Interstate Planning Commission for the project.
Tucker said the engineering department had been working toward safety improvements to the intersection since 2009, and to date the city has spent more than $76,000 on the project for studies and preliminary designs.
He said if council OKs the work, the total cost would be an estimated $3.26 million, with almost $2.4 million of that coming from ODOT, and $504,000 from WWW. The local match would be $389,637.
Tucker noted the city could decide not to move ahead with the project, but paving, ADA curb ramps and crosswalk upgrades and other improvements, currently built into the proposed project cost, would have to be covered completely by the city.
And according to a recent letter from WWW to Mayor Joe Matthews, the city could be required to return $308,232 to the interstate planning commission if the project does not proceed.
At the end of Tuesday's meeting, Councilman Roger Kalter, D-1st Ward, asked for a week to consider the proposal and said he would like to present the project plans to his constituents who attend the annual Thanksgiving Day dinner at the Norwood United Methodist Church Thursday.
Streets and transportation committee chairman Denver Abicht, D-at large, agreed, and scheduled a meeting at 5 p.m. Nov. 29 for further consideration of the issue.
If council allows the project to proceed, Tucker said the proposed schedule would include authorization to proceed by Jan. 14. The contract would be awarded by December 2014, and construction would begin around the first of April 2015, with completion slated for mid November that year.


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Drought and air pollution aren't all bad.
Along with this winter's dry, warmer-than-normal weather, Bay Area residents are experiencing some of the most spectacular sunrises and sunsets in recent memory.
The lack of rain and wind, scientists say, is producing picturesque horizons as a result of increased pollution particles trapped in the sky. The "particulates" scatter light and create the eye-catching colors that have prompted oohs and ahhs across the Bay Area and countless clicks of smartphones aimed at dramatic skies -- from fiery sunrises above the Aeolian Yacht Club off Alameda's Bay Farm Island bridge to breathtaking Pacific Ocean sunsets up and down the coast.
From her ocean perch on West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz, Karin Carter, a businesswoman and amateur photographer, snapped away last week at what she described as "fantastic formations of clouds ... big and bold in the sky, lighted up with pinks, oranges and reds."
At San Francisco's Ocean Beach, Kevin Yang, a marketing professional from Cupertino, recently joined dozens of beachgoers to click away at a pink sky more glorious than anything he'd seen before.
"People were in awe," he said. "No one was talking. Everyone was quiet and just enjoying the moment and the colors."
It doesn't hurt either to be enjoying such vivid sunsets in record high temperatures that are also defining January in the Bay Area. On Wednesday, 11 spots in the region broke records, including Santa Cruz's 82 degrees, Salinas' 85 and Oakland's 76 -- the East Bay city's fifth record this month. San Francisco International Airport marked its hottest January day -- 73 -- since it started recording temperatures in 1927.
Stop-and-stare sunsets like these are more common during the winter and will continue to marvel for the next few weeks, weather forecasters say. That's because weather patterns cause more particles to sweep over the lower atmosphere and disperse light. And when it's a winter devoid of precipitation and wind like this year, tiny particles of soot and dust from cars, fireplaces and construction work stick around much longer -- which leads to even more dazzling light shows.
"If you think of visible light as blue, green and red, pollution particles often scatter out the blue and the green and transmit the red," said Mark Jacobson, director of Stanford's atmosphere and energy program. "The red gets bounced around, creating this red horizon."
Light from the sun travels farthest through the lower atmosphere during sunset and sunrise than at any other time of the day. The particles in the atmosphere disperse shorter wavelengths like blue, violet and green in many different directions. But longer red, orange and yellow wavelengths stand a much better chance of making it through the particulate gantlet and into our lucky eyes.
Alison Bridger, chairwoman of the meteorology department at San Jose State, said the underlying reason for the lack of rain and resulting air pollution is the stubborn high-pressure ridge parked off the West Coast. Another factor contributing to the increased pollutants is a phenomenon known as offshore flows, said Patrick Chuang, professor of earth and planetary sciences at UC Santa Cruz. Offshore flows happen throughout the winter, reversing normal wind patterns that typically blow clean air inland from over the Pacific Ocean.
Moreover, the air pollution is being exacerbated by an atmospheric inversion that occurs at night, said Jan Null, a meteorologist with Golden Gate Weather Services in Saratoga.
Normally the air gets colder and colder the farther up into the atmosphere it goes, but during an inversion a level of warm air rises above a level of colder air and traps the cold air near the ground, closer to the horizon. When that cold air contains a lot of particulates and other aerosols, he said, the contaminants start building up.
"The bottom line," Null said, "is take pictures -- but don't breathe."


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Last year, biologists recorded 188 pairs of nesting loons. But they also recorded 99 nests that failed, many of them due to human disturbance, water-level changes or problems with predators.
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The stock market enjoyed some Black Friday cheer, rising sharply as shoppers braved the annual post-Thanksgiving rush. Major stock indexes closed one of their best weeks of the year.
Traders were encouraged by positive economic news from Germany and China, two engines of global growth. Technology stocks soared after a few weeks of selling. And early reports from retailers suggested strong consumer spending.
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No injuries reported at Tuscaloosa apartment shooting
Published: Friday, April 12, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
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Members of the Tuscaloosa Police Department responded to reports of shots fired at Fountain Square Apartments off Hargrove Road in Tuscaloosa on Thursday.
No one was injured, police said.
Tuscaloosa Police received calls at about 2:15 p.m. Thursday that a group of five or six people were fighting at the apartments across from The Downs and Glendale Gardens.
"Multiple shots were fired," said TPD spokesman Sgt. Brent Blankley. "We were able to detain one suspect, the others fled the scene."
Several officers combed the complex to make sure no bystanders had been struck with bullets.
Joshua Cornelies Somerville, 23, was charged with discharging a firearm in the city limits and released from the Tuscaloosa County Jail on $500 bond.
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Through the simple fact that ESO is developing state-of-the-art equipment and awards large contracts to industry for high-tech projects, Technology Transfer has been taking place for many years.
To promote the process, a survey has been carried out to identify and quantify past and present examples of Technology Transfer at ESO.
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It has been almost 265 years since the Rev. Joseph Peter de Bonnecamp offered mass for French military leader and explorer Celeron de Brienville and his troops at the confluence of the Muskingum River and the Ohio River during the French exploration of the Ohio Valley.
Into the 21st century, The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Assumption boasts its service to 1,100 registered families who attend daily and weekend mass in care of the Roman Catholic faith.
Sitting on the corner of Fourth and Wooster streets in Marietta, the basilica is both a large draw for those looking to practice their faith as well as for its historical significance.
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Parishioners participate in noon mass at The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Assumption in Marietta Friday under the Rev. Msgr. John Michael Campbell.
"It brings tourism into the community. People come and visit and then they eat at restaurants and shop at the stores, and it really helps the local community," said Rev. Msgr. John Michael Campbell. "There are some states that don't even have basilicas, so we have people coming from all over."
Once the church became a basilica in 2013, dozens of buses per year travel to Marietta to see it.
"It's a place of pilgrimage," Campbell said. "People come from all over. Last week, a bus of 48 people came all the way from Monroe, N.C., to visit here."
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Campbell said the parish draws bus loads of visitors from Pittsburgh, Columbus and all around the state, too.
The Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption is the most recent parish in the U.S. to become a basilica, making it the 76th.
To become a basilica, the church must prove a historical significance, noted in the first mass at the rivers, as well as identify the history and presence of the various symbols within the church.
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The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Assumption
1749-Rev. Joseph Peter de Bonnecamp offered mass for French military leader and explorer Celeron de Brienville and his troops at the confluence of the Muskingum River and the Ohio River.
1837-The Bishop of Cincinnati purchases property for the establishment of St. Mary Parish.
1838-Rev. James McCaffrey becomes the first resident pastor.
1903-Construction begins on the new St. Mary Church.
1909-St. Mary is consecrated.
1945-St. Mary parish becomes part of the newly established Diocese of Steubenville.
2004-Msgr. John Michael Campbell becomes pastor.
2008-2009-Church undergoes major renovations.
2013-St. Mary Church is designated a Minor Basilica by Pope Francis.
Address: 506 Fourth St.
Msgr. John Michael Campbell (Rector).
Permanent Deacon: Rev. Mr. Lee Weisend.
1,100 registered families.
Mass twice daily Monday through Friday.
Four mass times Saturday and Sunday.
"Even if I lived in Utah I would come to this church," said Jennifer Kerns of Vienna. "From the first time I came in, I knew Christ was here, and I was immediately taken in."
Kerns joined the Roman Catholic faith in 2012 and began attending St. Mary after watching Christmas mass from the Vatican and realizing it was where she needed to be.
"You totally experience the beauty of this church," she said. "People are visual learners, so they need that beauty that you find here."
That beauty dates all the way back to 1903, when construction on the church began, eventually consecrated in 1909.
The Bishop of Cincinnati purchased the land necessary to build the church in 1837, and throughout the 1800s the church was a part of the Diocese of Columbus and of Cincinnati.
Local historian Kurt Ludwig of the Washington County Historical Society noted a move that occurred to place the church in its current position.
"The St. Mary's edifice was there, but originally the rectory for the church was on the corner, and it was moved so the church could be put on the corner," he said. "When you look at it, it's astounding to think a brick structure like that could be jacked up and moved."
In 1945, St. Mary joined the newly formed Diocese of Steubenville, in which the church is still a member today. There are parishes in 13 counties and along 250 miles of the Ohio River.
"In the diocese, the bishop assigns you to a parish, where you get a telephone call and they say 'Surprise, this is a where you're going,'" Campbell said. "I enjoy it here though, as this is the largest parish in our diocese, so coming from two smaller places it's quite the transition."
Prior to St. Mary, Campbell belonged to St. Gabriel in Minerva and then St. Francis in Malvern, both located near Canton.
Recently, the church went through major renovations and restructuring, beginning in 2008.
Rohn & Associates in Pittsburgh, a company specializing in church renovations, brought a new face to the inside of the church.
"It had just been white, and they added color," said Jeanne Tasse, a member of the church.
Tasse was one of the members involved in the renovations, and suggested the round pieces of artwork found on the ceiling high above the altar.
"They are all symbols of the blessed St. Mary that we decided to put up there," Tasse said.
Renovations included the addition of a soft, pink marble throughout the church pillars and surfaces that were previously just white.
Kerns agreed that had it not been for Campbell, who came to the church in 2004, the renovations would not have taken place.
"It's amazing that God blessed us with Rev. John Michael, because it took him to make all of this happen," she said. "God used him as an instrument to give all of this to us."


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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Purdue coach Matt Painter was shocked by how well his team played on Saturday. West Virginia coach Bob Huggins was far less surprised that his team played poorly.
D.J. Byrd scored 17 points to help Purdue defeat West Virginia 79-52 on Saturday afternoon.
Rapheal Davis added 16 points, Anthony Johnson 12 and Terone Johnson 11 for the Boilermakers (10-8), who won their third straight.
The Boilermakers led by 14 at halftime and extended their advantage to 32 with 9:29 remaining.
"I was surprised," Painter said. "I thought we got off to a good start in the second half and were able to push that lead out."
Eron Harris scored 10 points for West Virginia, which barely surpassed its season low of 50 points. Harris was the only Mountaineers player to reach double figures. The Mountaineers (8-9) have lost three straight and four of five.
"This is not what I've built a career on," Huggins said. "We let them do what they want to do, throw it where they want to throw it, drive it where they want to drive it. We just do the most unexplainable things I've ever seen."
Huggins questioned whether his players even knew how to play basketball. West Virginia shot just 29 percent from the field, and the Mountaineers had six assists and 17 turnovers.
"We turned it over 11 times in the first half," Huggins said. "We generally turn it over 11 times in a game. And they were bad turnovers. They were turnovers that lead to baskets."
It was the third consecutive opponent Purdue has held below 34 percent shooting. Penn State shot 26 percent Sunday in Purdue's 60-42 win and Nebraska shot 33 percent as the Boilermakers prevailed 65-56 in Lincoln, Neb., on Wednesday night.
Purdue shot 49 percent from the field and outrebounded the Mountaineers 44-34.
Byrd, who struggled early this season, has caught fire lately. He is averaging 13.7 points during the win streak and has made 11 of 20 3-pointers.
"He feeds off of makes, so it's really important for him to take good shots," Painter said. "I just think he's picking his spots. I think he's doing a better job of being efficient offensively."
The Boilermakers improved to 6-1 all-time against West Virginia. The win gave Purdue a 7-6 record in nonconference play.
Terone Johnson scored on a jumper to give Purdue an early 11-7 lead. Byrd's 3-pointer pushed the advantage to 18-11 with just more than 8 minutes left in the first half. Another 3 by Byrd made it 21-13.
The Boilermakers extended their lead to 27-16 on a layup by Davis, and the advantage ballooned to 30-18 on another 3 by Byrd.
The Boilermakers led 37-23 at halftime after holding the Mountaineers to 8-of-30 shooting in the first half. Byrd led the way with 11 points on 3-for-5 3-point shooting.
A.J. Hammons opened the second half with a dunk that pushed Purdue's lead to 17 in the opening minute.
Byrd made three free throws after being fouled on a 3-point attempt to put the Boilermakers up 42-23, and a floater by Ronnie Johnson pushed the lead to 21.
West Virginia finally scored on a pair of free throws more than 3 minutes into the second half, but Davis answered with a 3-pointer to bump Purdue's lead to 47-25.
Davis hit another 3 to make it 52-27, and the Boilermakers rolled from there.
Huggins said he didn't know whether Purdue had improved since the games he studied because the Mountaineers played so poorly on Saturday. He gave Painter credit for having his team ready to play.


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LANSING, Mich. – March 20, 2013 – Ducks Unlimited will realize a new source of conservation funding from sales of a specialty license plate. DU staff and volunteers joined Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder as he signed the legislation introduced by Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville and Rep. Dale Zorn.
"This is a really wonderful day," said Rebecca Humphries, director of DU's Great Lakes/Atlantic Region. "We're so grateful to Senator Richardville and Representative Zorn, and we appreciate the support of Governor Snyder, Secretary of State Ruth Johnson and Representative Phil Potvin. The funds raised from the sale of this plate will improve Michigan's waterfowl habitat, and that is something all Michiganders can benefit from and enjoy."
Ducks Unlimited will use proceeds from license plate sales to support conservation and outreach activities highlighting the importance of wetlands in the state of Michigan. Wetlands restoration, protection and enhancement benefit waterfowl and wildlife, as well as the millions of Michigan citizens who use them for clean drinking water and recreation. In addition, these activities stimulate the state's economy, as businesses and contractors support DU's efforts across the state, creating a win-win situation economically and ecologically.
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1. Visualization workshop: met lots of interesting people: 14:54
Will blog more after my nap. Met lots of interesting people, whom I e-mail and (maybe even) snail-mail soon.
Simon Ditner, Mike Fox, David M. Gray, John Philip Green, Malgosia Green, Adrienne Halupa, Jeff A. Hemming, Jamie McQuay, Jeff Murray, Christine Pierroz, Tom Wujec
2. Reaching across the ocean: sometimes you just have to make things happen: 23:07
When Simon called me up to say that he was really excited about working with QSR because of their interest in Asterisk but that they hadn't gotten in touch with him yet, I said, "Really? That's it, I'm going to make something happen."
So I did. I didn't have anyone from QSR online in my buddy list, but I knew that if anyone could find people, it would be Clair Ching. (Tip: If you ever need any kind of information, no matter how obscure, ask a librarian!) She gave me Ian's cellphone number. I tried calling it up, but my cellphone seems to be blocked for international calls. She called it up, but Ian didn't answer. I sent a text message to Ian asking him to go online.
Clair also pointed me to other QSR people like Marvin Pascual. Marvin told me that Ian was probably out to lunch or en route to dotPH because it was Friday. He gave me Ian's Yahoo Messenger ID and dug up Myna's cellphone number. I remembered that Ian told me I should talk to Myna about business development opportunities, so it was terrific that they were traveling together.
I noticed that I had a Google chat message from J. Angelo Racoma. I remembered that Angelo's associated with dotPH, so I asked him to track Ian down, possibly by calling the dotPH folks. Angelo set that in motion, too.
... and when I saw Ian's Yahoo Messenger status change, I was, like, "w00t!" I messaged, "Thank you for letting me assert my SUPER GEEK GIRL POWER and renicing myself to -20!"
Big, big, big kudos to Clair Ching, J. Angelo Racoma, and Marvin Pascual for helping me track Ian down and get him online right then and there. I owe homemade cookies and lasagna all around. You rock.
Simon and Ian had a great conversation threshing out the technical aspects of the project. I think they were basically establishing that they knew what they were talking about and that the other person did, too. While they were doing this, Myna and I chatted about the business side of things.
Good stuff. I think it'll be a terrific fit, and I look forward to seeing what'll come of it. I'm glad I helped make that phone conversation happen, if only because I exerted enough will for them to get around to talking. I knew they'd have a good conversation, but it's sometimes hard to get around to it what with everything else going on.
Sometimes you just have to make things happen.
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3. IT magazine publisher found stabbed dead in office: 23:39
Past MediaG8way weirdness aside (Remember Digital Pinay?), they've also done some pretty cool things. And even if they didn't, no one deserves to die that way.
E-Mail from Jim Ayson
4. Bruce Schneier facts: 23:45
Bruce Schneir facts - is this not the geekiest thing ever? Thanks to Leigh and Seth for telling me about this. Marcelle - this totally beats the Chuck Norris stuff.
E-mail sent
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- E-mail to Maoi Arroyo
- E-mail to Eric Pareja
- E-mail to Carlos E. Perez
- E-mail to Simon Ditner
- E-mail to Mike Fox
- E-mail to Adrienne Halupa
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- E-mail to Christine Pierroz
- E-mail to Tom Wujec
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Loving this course; very well manicured. I hope it can stay this way. Even though the signs are not yet up, you can tell where you go next since the mowed fairways link you to the next teepad.
The teepads are great since there is a release line set in the teepad, and then the teepad extends out another couple feet. Helps with footing for sure.
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Business buzz: Manatee entrepreneur initiatives; Ted Todd agency
Published: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 8:26 p.m.
Chamber will help entrepreneurs
The Manatee Chamber of Commerce said Tuesday that it and Florida's chief financial officer, Jeff Atwater, will announce a "new initiative for local entrepreneurs" at 10 a.m. Friday at the chamber office, 222 10th St. W., Bradenton.
The new initiative "will connect local businesses so that they can share ideas to help grow their business," according to a chamber statement.
Atwater will be in town meeting with community leaders and small business owners and will join the chamber for the announcement, the chamber said.
Reservations are required. Email NeilS@ ManateeChamber.com.
For more information, call (941) 748-3411, Ext. 124
Todd agency gets Allstate award
The Ted Todd Insurance Agency was named an Allstate Premier Agency for achieving the highest standards of balancing business performance and customer experience.
The 26-year-old agency now is one of the largest Allstate agencies in the country, it said, with seven locations and 53 insurance professionals located in Lee, Brevard, Palm Beach and Sarasota counties.
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(WOMENSENEWS)--With the merely postponed but still unresolved budget crisis and the colossally inept launch of the Affordable Health Care Act holding center stage in the national political agenda, advocates lobbying for comprehensive immigration reform policies that are inclusive of women are fighting to maintain momentum and prevent the issue from becoming a casualty of Washington's dysfunction.
The prospect of a decline in urgency can only harm the 4.1 million women who make up roughly a little less than half of all undocumented persons currently living in the United States, say immigration reform advocates.
"If you are against immigration [reform], you are against women," said Pramila Jayapal, co-chair of We Belong Together, in a phone interview. We Belong Together is a campaign launched by a coalition of groups seeking to redefine the priorities of the immigration debate and raise awareness about why immigration reform is a women's issue.
The specific challenges faced by women with no legal status in the U.S. are documented in scholarly reports and studies, and have even been featured as an occasional story line in almost every contemporary police procedural on American TV.
Because of fear of deportation, undocumented female immigrants are reluctant to report domestic violence, rape and other crimes against them. They have irregular employment histories and find themselves powerless to fight work exploitation. Some are brought into the U.S. under false pretenses of a job opportunity and then forced into prostitution. Others struggle to keep their family together and raise their children to become successful, but poor language skills and fear of discovery hold them back from volunteering for the PTA or engaging in community activities.
Immigrant women "are more likely to confront poverty, violence and exploitation than any other group in America," according to the website of Legal Momentum, a New York City-based advocacy group.
Misconceptions and Stereotypes
And yet, the current immigration narrative continues to be plagued by misconceptions and superficial stereotypes that place both documented and undocumented immigrant women at a disadvantage while purporting to be gender neutral.
"I can't believe that people don't know that 75 percent of all immigrants are women and children. They have the idea that most immigrants are male. The analysis and statistics show why this is a women's issue" said Jayapal.
She and other experts agree that the bipartisan bill approved by the Senate in June represents a significant step towards a fundamental shift in the terms of the debate.
"There was sensitivity to try to be more mindful that women immigrants are an important piece. This is a very good thing," said Mary Giovagnoli, director of the Washington D.C.-based Immigration Policy Center at the American Immigration Council, in a phone interview.
For example, she said, the bill contains amendments expanding the number of U visas, the type of visa issued to immigrants who are victims of criminal activity, and looks at other forms of protection for victims of domestic violence.
Leslye Orloff, director of the National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project at American University Washington College of Law, also sees progress. She pointed as an example to the fact that the bill "is inclusive of the kind of work women do--underground economy stuff," and allows for a variety of forms as proof of work beyond the pay stub when applying for residency.
Additionally, Jayapal noted, "there is some really good language around detention and parental rights for people who are deported, so that kids are not put into foster care but given to family members."
Stalled Reform
But now immigration reform remains stalled in the House and conservative Republicans have broadcast their determination to reject any measure that would give undocumented immigrants a path to legalization.
Also, the House lacks a broad, comprehensive approach to immigration reform. "In the House you have these segmented bills that do not think of issues women care about," Giovagnoli said.
A renewed emphasis to keep the debate on the table must now be combined with the ongoing efforts to overhaul the terms of the debate.
Orloff suggested that the latest shenanigans in Washington may actually work in favor of the passage of comprehensive immigration reform, rather than relegating the issue to the back burner. To the extent that members of Congress "were able to put off the budget crisis, it will help the legislative agenda to move," she said.
Still, she conceded that the current impasse can make forward movement a harder row to hoe. "We have now hit an impasse when things are rancorous. Even on things where there has been common agreement, there is dissent. This is troublesome."
Giovagnoli remains cautiously optimistic. "Immigration is simply there, and the Republican leadership knows that failure to deal with it will hurt it," she said. "The pressure and scope of support is just growing."
For Jayapal, there is really no obstacle to achieving immigration reform this year if the political will is there. She notes that "the Patriot Act passed in 10 days."
Jayapal fears that waiting until next year, with legislative elections grabbing the spotlight, could mean several years before comprehensive immigration reform can be accomplished due to a loss of momentum. She sees women as key protagonists in the efforts to ensure that this does not happen.
"Women's voices in this debate are going to be absolute game changers. If we can continue to engage so that we can challenge Republicans to say why they are against immigration and women," she said. "As women we can set the agenda."
Liza Gross is a journalist and former newspaper executive with a longstanding interest in gender issues. She served on the boards of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and of the International Women's Media Foundation.
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