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China Leads the World in Sales of Solar Modules
China became the world's largest solar power panel market in last year's fourth quarter, and might retain the top spot throughout this year, according to industry consultancy NPD Solarbuzz.
China accounted for 33 per cent of the 8.3 gigawatts of solar modules shipped globally in the quarter, up from under 10 per cent two years ago, the United States-based firm said.
Modules are assembled into panels, which can be ground-mounted in solar farms, mounted on building rooftops or embedded in curtain walls.
"China will likely become both a centre for upstream solar modules and parts manufacturing, and downstream applications," Michael Barker, a senior analyst at NPD Solarbuzz, said.
For the whole of last year, China accounted for around 15.5 per cent, or 4.5 GW, of the global market of 29 GW, the consultancy's mainland-based analyst Ray Lian Rui said. This represented growth of around 70 per cent from 2011. China ranked second after Germany.
After surging 40 per cent in 2011, the global solar panel market grew just 6 per cent last year, NPD Solarbuzz data shows.
The slowdown was prompted by cuts in incentives in several key European markets like Germany and Italy, with Italy – the world's biggest market in 2011 – witnessing the biggest decline of about half, according to research house IHS Solar.
Lian said that thanks to strong government incentives initiated last year, China should hang on to its No1 position this year, taking a 22 per cent share of the estimated global market of 32 GW.
He forecast China, which used to export over 90 per cent of its modules, will export two-thirds of its output and sell one-third domestically this year. Trade restrictions in the US and Europe have helped spur mainland producers to sell more in the domestic market.
Beijing ramped up subsidies for solar farms almost seven-fold last year in terms of output capacity from 2011.
It is also mulling subsidising a 15 GW of off-power grid solar panel installation in the next few years and a separate subsidy programme for rural communities.
Despite concerns grid connection bottlenecks will appear just as they did with wind farms, Lian said this was not a major concern so far because the solar sector was smaller in scale and more of its installations were off-grid compared with the wind-farm industry.
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Remember when Page Six published a story in April about a purported sex tape featuring Bam Margera and the fiancee of radio shock jock Opie? And Opie immediately denied it, and then the Post admitted it probably wasn't true, and blamed it on a bad source? Well Opie is not the type to let them off that easy—his fiancee has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the Post, Page Six editor Richard Johnson, and the source, Steppin' Out editor Chaunce Hayden. It's a bottom-of-the-barrel multimillion-dollar legal slapfight! Highlights of the lawsuit:
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VeriFone Systems Inc. and Lenovo announced that they have joined forces to offer a versatile, enterprise-class, mobile point of sale platform. Powered by Windows 8 Pro, it easily integrates with existing retail store systems.
The mPOS platform integrates a ThinkPad Tablet 2 based on the Intel Atom Z2760 processor with VeriFone's secure PAYware Mobile technology designed exclusively for the Lenovo tablet. The integrated device is based on the Microsoft Windows 8 Pro operating system and will enable retailers to easily transition to a mPOS platform that works with their existing business infrastructure and operations, including multichannel management, store operations, e-commerce, merchandising, financials, and supply chain management.
"Retailers are increasingly eager to adopt mPOS but have been frustrated by proprietary platforms that ignore their major investments in the Windows-based point-of-sale systems on which they run their businesses," says Joe Mach, senior vice president and general manager, vertical solutions for VeriFone. "VeriFone will continue to work with industry leaders such as Lenovo to provide mobile payment and mobile POS platforms that work with any smart device retailers want to employ."
"The availability of mPOS platforms that easily integrate with existing back-end infrastructure and traditional POS systems is a must for retailers today," says Michelle Tinsley, director, transactional retail, retail solutions division for Intel. "Platforms based on power-efficient Intel Atom processors supporting exceptional battery life will enable more retailers to seamlessly implement mPOS for better service to their customers."
Retail sales associates can use the ThinkPad Tablet 2 mPOS platform to engage customers and deliver responsive support, quickly scan barcodes, and securely accept card-based payments, from anywhere in the store. Available with best-in-class security solutions such as McAfee and VeriFone's VeriShield Total Protect, Secured by RSA, for end-to-end encryption, the ThinkPad Tablet 2 mPOS platform provides state-of-the-art data protection for acceptance of mag-stripe credit cards, signature debit, and store specialty transactions.
"Empowering our customers to fully capture the powerful benefits of mobile and touch technology in their businesses demands tightly integrated hardware and software solutions like this ThinkPad Tablet 2 mPOS offering," says Tom Looney, vice president, North America relationship business, Lenovo. "Forging strong alliances to create these platforms with 'best in class' payment technology providers like VeriFone is a critical part of our PC Plus strategy to help organizations become even more agile and responsive in their operations."
Powered by the Intel Atom processor, the ThinkPad Tablet 2 mPOS platform enables easy integration and architectural consistency across devices including tablets, kiosks, and existing POS systems, all running the same operating system and supporting VeriFone payment services. The Intel Atom processor is a power efficient system-on-a-chip designed specifically for mobile devices and provides exceptional battery life.
The VeriFone and Lenovo platform is being piloted by leading retailers this summer and will have general U.S. availability in September.


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- Nov 5:
- Contra Costa Times editorial: BART leaders didn't just cave -- they got rolled
- Nov 1:
- Contra Costa Times editorial: Careful what you wish for. BART strike ban could be worse the than the disease
- Major BART unions approve contract that ended strike
- Oct 31:
- Coroner releases cause of death for BART workers
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- Legislature to hold special hearing on BART worker safety
- Oct 27:
- Barnidge: Visiting 44 BART stations on the way to an Assembly seat?
- Oct 26:
- BART raises follow similar pay bumps for Bay Area workers, especially in government
- Oct 25:
- Borenstein: BART upped offer on salary and benefits 48 percent in the final hours of negotiations
- Oct 24:
- BART: Controversial "simple approval" work practice eliminated
- Two arrested for graffiti at BART's Richmond yard during strike
- Oct 23:
- BART suspends 'simple approval' practice after fatal accident
- BART deaths investigation to halt service Wednesday afternoon between Pleasant Hill, Lafayette
- Man hurled hammer at striking BART workers, DA says
- Roadshow: Should BART workers be allowed to strike?
- Oct 22:
- Two trainees were being prepared to shuttle commuters during BART strike, feds say
- BART strike deal: how it happened and who gets what
- Contra Costa Times editorial: BART negotiators sold out riders and taxpayers
- Oct 21:
- BART tragedy: Trainee was operating train that struck and killed workers, NTSB says
- Barnidge: BART riders have spoken, and they're not happy
- BART strike: Calls for law to ban transit strikes pick up steam
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- National Transportation Safety Board takes over BART tragedy investigation
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- Two BART workers killed during maintenance work as strike moves into third day
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- Barnidge: Worker demands weren't the only ridiculous thing about BART labor negotiations
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- Data Center: Current and projected average BART wages
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- BART's top-paid worker of 2012 never worked a day
Everything on today's menu is low-fat and high-fiber. Consume as much as you want:
"My brother is a BART driver and takes a 'sick' day off each week, then works the sixth day at overtime pay. One year he was able to game the system to a tune of a $120,000 salary."
Maybe cutting down on overtime will counteract the regular wage giveaways.
The Terraces at Lafayette, proposed as a 315-unit apartment complex with 569 parking spaces, has been considerably downsized (208 units, 375 parking spaces) because -- drumroll, please -- the Lafayette Design Review Commission refused to endorse the developer's original plans.
In Lafayette, at least, local decision-makers still determine what will and what won't be built.
The scattershot approach -- bans in some cities, not in others -- is also apt to produce unwanted results. When Pittsburg's law kicks in next year, for instance, won't shoppers who want the convenience of plastic bags simply take their business to Antioch?
Walnut Creek may have shown the greatest wisdom, endorsing two state bills -- SB 405 and AB 158 -- that would impose standard restrictions throughout the state. If plastic bags really are a threat to the environment, piecemeal solutions hardly seem the best way to handle it.
"We understand the factors that contribute to street crime -- poverty, unemployment, racism, education, public health -- but street violence starts in the home. We're not going to effectively address street gangs and shootings until we can create environments in people's homes that are safe and people resolve conflict in a peaceful way."
Magnus shared the Rollie Mullen Award, recognizing commitment to STAND!'s mission, with colleague Capt. Bisa French, who said domestic violence calls once meant only breaking up fights. Officers now do follow-up calls, referring victims to social welfare advocates and counseling services.
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Lost Planet 2 is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom. The game is the sequel to Lost Planet: Extreme Condition which is also made by Capcom, taking place ten years after the events of the first game, on the same fictional planet. The story takes place back on E.D.N. III 10 years after the events of the first game. The snow has melted to reveal jungles and more tropical areas that have taken the place of more frozen regions. The plot begins with Mercenaries fighting against Jungle Pirates. After destroying a mine, the Mercenaries continue on to evacuate the area, in which a Category-G Akrid appears and attacks them. After being rescued, they find out their evacuation point (Where the Category-G appeared) was a set-up and no pick up team awaited them. The last words imply possible DLC additions to the game, "There's nothing to be gained by wiping out snow pirates... unless you had some kind of grudge."
While we're still not where we need to be at 1920 x 1200 and above, the extra MHz help us move further away from that 60 FPS average at 1680 x 1050.


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Grading Stanford's big win over No. 2 USC:
1. Stepfan Taylor, who had 213 total yards and was responsible for all of Stanford's scoring, and majority of its yards from scrimmage, for the first 50 minutes.
He's the third Cardinal tailback to rush for more than 3,000 yards, following Darrin Nelson and Toby Gerhart, and he's 4-0 against USC (with 418 yards)
2. Defensive coordinator Derek Mason and his staff.
They formulated a terrific game plan to contain the Trojans and clearly made optimal use of every second of meetings and practice last week.
Robert Woods: four catches, 38 yards.
USC on third down: 1 of 13.
USC in the second half: 91 yards.
It's too early for final judgment; we'll see how Barkley and USC perform over the next 2.5 months. But you cannot play as poorly as Barkley played in a game of that magnitude. Not with those receivers.
The Cardinal failed to score a touchdown -- failed to score a point, actually -- on first-and-goal from the 2 against USC and through three games is converting just 45 percent of its red zone opportunities into touchdowns.
At some point, that will cost Stanford a win.
And those are the two plays that will have the greatest impact on his confidence ... and on his teammates' confidence in him ... going forward.
And it's not a true bye week, anyhow.
Because of the Thursday game in Seattle, everything is moved up two days: Stanford's game preparation, which usually starts on Monday, begins Saturday.
Washington is also off this week, per conference policy regarding participants in Thursday games. (That's not the case with teams that play on Friday.)


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The Office of the Provost at LeTourneau University serves the university community by supporting the university's eight academic schools (School of Aviation and Aeronautical Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and Technology, School of Education, School of Engineering and Engineering Technology, School of Nursing, School of Psychology and Counseling, and School of Theology and Vocation), as well as the library and a number of offices, including accreditation and quality assurance, enrollment services, student services, registrar, research and scholarship, sponsored programs, university marketing and communications, global initiatives, international studies, information services, and instructional technology. This oversight of academic and support service extends from the main campus in Longview, to the educational centers in Dallas and Houston, as well as online programs.
Dr. Philip A. Coyle, Provost and Executive Vice President, is assisted in fulfilling his duties by Dr. Steven D. Mason, Associate Provost and Dean of Faculty, Dr. Stephanie Kirschmann, Associate Provost of Academic Administration and Quality Assurance, and Ms. Gerrie Forbis, Administrative Assistant to the Provost.


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Brought to you by and the .Vail official report: 1" new snowVail Daily field report: There's a fresh inch on the ground and more falling.Liftline status: Nothing at Gondola One or Mid Vail at 9 a.m., but by 9:20 the maze at the Eagle Bahn Gondola in Lionshead was jam packed.Weather: Very overcast and snowing. Visibility is poor.Run of the day: HeadwallBreakdown: With 10 inches in the last week and more coming down as this report is being filed, the skiing on Vail Mountain is fantastic right now. But as the snow was falling this morning, the visibility was very poor, so do your best to compensate with a pink or yellow lens if you have one. The new snow has allowed for some new grooming, check out Red Zinger and Headwall on the back side today.Snowcast: Forecasters are saying it will dry out for a day or two before we're hit again Wednesday-Thursday.
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The Town of Oliver Springs is currently collecting new unwrapped toys for the Toys For Tots annual campaign.
The city began its toy drive on Oct. 1 and will continue to collect until Dec. 20.
However, the first shipment of toys will be leaving City Hall on Dec. 7 with the local U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, who will visit Oliver Springs during Christmas in the City events.
Donations will be accepted at:
• The Town of Oliver Springs City Hall, 717 Main St.;
• Fun Food, Tri-County Boulevard, Oliver Springs;
• Tommy's Motor Sports, 2401 Andersonville Highway, Clinton;
• Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, 245 N. Main St., Suite 200, Clinton;
• Veteran Services for Anderson County, Anderson County Courthouse, 100 N. Main St., Room 114, Clinton (until Dec. 12).
Contact City Manager Tina Treece at (865) 435-7722 for more information or if you would like to help in the collection efforts. Pick up for large donations can be made available.
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Definition of laugh in English:
verb[no object]
1Make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of contempt or derision: she couldn't help laughing at his jokes he laughed out loud [with direct speech]: she laughed, "Not a chance."
More example sentences
- I told her she had already sent one and she laughed and said her memory was going.
- Your excitement was infectious as you laughed and gasped as we were whirled and twisted.
- We laughed, we flirted and we agreed to continue having the great talks we have together.
ridicule, mock, deride, scoff at, jeer at, sneer at, jibe at, make fun of, poke fun at, scorn;
lampoon, satirize, parody;
informal send up, pooh-pooh
1.1 (laugh at) Ridicule; scorn.
Example sentences
- I will think of her laughing at the ridiculousness of what we're both doing.
- The other driver took my details and he must have been laughing at me as I pulled away - the car was a wreck.
- To say that I have found motherhood fulfilling and rewarding is sneered and laughed at.
1.2 (laugh something off) Dismiss something embarrassing, unfortunate, or potentially serious by treating it in a lighthearted way or making a joke of it.
Example sentences
- Apologize in a lighthearted way, and laugh it off by turning it into a joke.
- Avoiding, dismissing or laughing them off on a consistent basis means that many important issues go unresolved.
- She tried to laugh it off dismissively, but her words seemed to pique his interest.
dismiss, make a joke of, make light of, shrug off, brush aside, scoff at
informal pooh-pooh
1An act of laughing: she gave a loud, silly laugh
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- It was a real laugh, a ha-ha laugh, unlike the fit of hysterics he'd had earlier.
- But his plan became clear as she started bursting out with guffaws and laughs and giggles when he tickled her.
- He let out a loud, hearty laugh.
chuckle, chortle, guffaw, giggle, titter, twitter, tee-hee, snigger, snicker, yuk, roar/hoot/howl of laughter, belly laugh, horse laugh
2 (a laugh) informal A thing that causes laughter; a source of fun, amusement, or derision: that's a laugh, the idea of you cooking a meal! she decided to play along with him for a laugh
More example sentences
- The head doorman is a bit of joker and you can have a laugh with him but it's not advisable to upset him too much.
- He loved to have a laugh, a bit of fun and to have a drink.
- After dinner, people swap stories, play music, have a laugh.
joke, prank, jest, escapade, caper, practical joke
informal hoot, lark
2.1A person who is good fun or amusing company: I like Peter—he's a good laugh
More example sentences
- I got on especially well with Colin, who was friendly and a good laugh.
- She is a good person and a good laugh, and yet she constantly lies.
- While in NYC check this bar out, the women are gorgeous and friendly too, and the bar staff are a good laugh.
joker, jokester, wag, wit, clown, jester, prankster, character
informal card, hoot, scream, riot, gas, barrel of laughs
be laughing all the way to the bank
- informal Be making a great deal of money very easily.Example sentences
- Because those of us outside the industry aren't the ones making the money hand over fist and laughing all the way to the bank with the existing system.
- The real criminals will be laughing all the way to the bank.
- Because I think it is important for us to know who is laughing and who is ridiculing the pain and suffering of so many and, most importantly, laughing all the way to the bank.
have the last laugh
- Be finally vindicated, thus confounding earlier skepticism.Example sentences
- You have to laugh but she'll have the last laugh when she gets offered all the plum roles as a female pirate.
- 'I couldn't believe I had scored a goal like that and I couldn't stop laughing but I suppose Rangers had the last laugh,' he said afterwards.
- According to government statistics, 70 people are killed and 250,000 are injured doing DIY each year - so you'll be the one having the last laugh when he's wheeled off to casualty.
laugh one's head off
- Laugh heartily or uncontrollably.Example sentences
- All I can say about that one is that I am laughing my head off!
- All I can say about that one is that I am laughing my head off!
- He laughed his head off; and sure enough thought it was soo funny that he called anybody to let them know.
laugh in someone's face
- Show open contempt for someone by laughing rudely at them in their presence: figurative vandals and muggers who laugh in the face of the lawMore example sentences
- Rose was so furious that this man had the nerve to steal her away from her friends and family, stuff her in a crate, only to open it a while later and laugh in her face.
- The bishop has moral authority over his priests, but if one of them laughs in his face, that moral authority is useless.
- This is right by the place where justice is supposed to be served and yet they're laughing in its face.
the laugh is on me (or you, him, etc.)
- The tables are turned and now the other person is the one who appears ridiculous: all the critics had laughed at him—well, the laugh was on them nowMore example sentences
- Actually, the laugh is on me, because when I first read the question, I thought it was meant to be a political debate…
- But this person paid in the long run now the laugh is on him.
- I sincerely hope the laugh is on him this time, permanently, but he has shown an uncanny ability to worm his way out of trouble and I'm afraid he'll do it again.
laugh like a drain
- British informal Laugh raucously.Example sentences
- I'm laughing like a drain even before he's delivered the punchlines.
- If such infantile hyperbole doesn't have you laughing like a drain, you haven't a hope of wading through this somewhat too hefty book.
- Sarcasm may be the lowest form of wit but these had me and The Doctor laughing like a drain in bed last night.
a laugh a minute
- Very funny: it's a laugh a minute when Lois gets together with her dadMore example sentences
- A veteran of 30 or so such performances, Michael, 37, is guaranteeing a laugh a minute for the diners at the pub/brewery.
- The stills from the CD cover alone seem to guarantee a laugh a minute / Halloween costume inspiration entertainment fandango.
- This will be the group's 15th production and all who come along are guaranteed value for money and a laugh a minute into the bargain.
laugh out of the other side of one's mouth
- Be discomfited after feeling satisfaction or confidence about something: you'd be laughing out the other side of your mouth if we were sitting in jail right nowMore example sentences
- And then laughed on the other side of his face when my answer turned out to be correct, ahem.
- The right honourable gentleman opposite is a very naughty man, and he will laugh on the other side of his face when my ship comes in.
- I think that for some time now they have been laughing on the other side of their face.
laugh someone/something out of court
- Dismiss with contempt as being obviously ridiculous.Example sentences
- However, if any one of these players had claimed that they were entitled to aim sectarian abuse at opposition fans or spit on the scarf of an opposition fan, they would be laughed out of court.
- I suspect that they dare not make the threat plainly because they know they would be laughed out of court.
- Back in May 2002, this proposal was laughed out of court.
laugh oneself silly (or sick)
- Laugh uncontrollably or for a long time.Example sentences
- I can just imagine them laughing themselves sick as they made the burger.
- Jon and I have been watching this show every week with splendid abandon, laughing ourselves silly at a safe distance.
- Needless to say, we spent the afternoon laughing ourselves silly.
laugh something to scorn
- dated Ridicule something.Example sentences
- Every paid-up Postmodernist knows how to laugh this doctrine to scorn; it is just that most of them disastrously throw out Orwell's politics of lucidity along with it.
- Their stupid opinion is just as valid as the millions of people who laugh this assertion to scorn.
- He told me that they had all laughed the comment to scorn, but that now he had been somewhere with no decent plumbing he had to conclude that it was the simple truth.
laugh up one's sleeve
- Be secretly or inwardly amused.Example sentences
- The woman at the kiosk, who in hindsight clearly didn't give a damn about the cinema ratings system let him through and must have been laughing up her sleeve at us.
- And I am afraid I also must laugh up my sleeve at this poor reader.
- His attack must have had the devil laughing up his sleeve.
no laughing matter
- Something serious that should not be joked about: heavy snoring is no laughing matterMore example sentences
- The eerie silence made him look, at moments, like a stand-up comic whose jokes were falling flat; but of course this was no laughing matter.
- Maggie couldn't joke about her face; it was no laughing matter.
- It all began as a joke, but the Slow Food movement is no laughing matter.
play something for laughs
- (Of a performer) try to arouse laughter in an audience, especially in inappropriate circumstances.Example sentences
- And while most of the characters are played for laughs, there are some truly poignant moments in this story.
- Instead he plays it for laughs, as perky one-liners replace probing dialogue.
- Like everyone else, he played the situation for laughs.
Old English hlæhhan, hliehhan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German lachen, also to laughter.
Words that rhyme with laughbarf, behalf, calf, chaff, coif, giraffe, Graf, graph, half, scarf, scrum half, staff, strafe, wing half
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More than 130 CEOs sign letter to President Obama
Arlington, Va. – Four industry leaders participated in a panel discussion today at the National Press Club on the impacts of sequestration budget cuts on America's economy and national security. The panel also drew attention to a letter from aerospace and defense industry CEOs voicing support for current talks and urging President Obama to continue negotiations with Congress on immediate, bipartisan action to avert the upcoming "fiscal cliff," which the Congressional Budget Office says could drive America back into recession next year.
"Today, more than 130 CEOs have signed a letter to President Obama and Congressional leaders, urging them to work together on a deal to avert sequestration and adopt an approach that addresses the country's long-term fiscal challenges," said AIA Chairman and President, Pratt & Whitney, United Technologies Corporation David P. Hess. "Sequestration has created uncertainty in the marketplace over the past year and has had a real impact on jobs, investment and innovation. Uncertainty is forcing companies to defer investments and hiring today, when we need it most. And, if sequestration goes into effect, the long-term impacts could prove devastating to our national defense, economic well-being and global competitiveness."
The panel consisted of Hess, AIA Vice Chairman and Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Northrop Grumman Corporation Wes Bush; Vice Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of RTI International Metals, Inc. Dawne S. Hickton; and President and Chief Executive Officer of TASC David H. Langstaff.
"Sequestration would, of course, hit the aerospace and defense industry very hard as it will be difficult to address the irrational approach to these cuts in the short term," said Northrop Grumman's Bush. "But it will also have very negative impacts in the long term as it will also damage our industry's ability to attract and retain the kind of highly-trained technical talent our nation needs to help keep its technological superiority in security and defense second to none."
"By now there is no debate that sequestration poses unacceptable risks to our economic recovery and the long term security of our nation," said RTI's Hickton. "However, the direct impacts to small and mid-sized businesses, and the impact on the defense industrial base supply chain, are often overlooked in the discussion. The impact to the supply chain is just as challenging, and indeed could be even more devastating as smaller companies lack the same resources to manage through another economic downturn."
The letter which was also sent to House and Senate leadership, stated:
"The dangers of sequestration are by now well understood, with more than 2 million jobs hanging in the balance and the Joint Chiefs warning of severe damage to America's security. Accordingly, we are encouraged by the bipartisan commitment to stop sequestration and pursue a more responsible approach to our longer term fiscal challenges."
"For generations, America has prospered on a strong foundation of manufacturing excellence and technological innovation. But sequestration cuts would needlessly erode this economic bedrock, choking off critical investments in research and basic science, and forfeiting our leadership in the markets of tomorrow. It's a recipe for economic stagnation, and the worst possible way to tackle America's long-term debt."
"With the elections behind us, the time for a solution to sequestration has arrived," said AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey. "We have only 28 days to act. No more pressing issue remains on the national agenda this year."
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Leonard M. Albus, 81, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Kindred Hospital, Fargo, N.D.
His funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 8 at 2 p.m. at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington, ND. Visitation will be held Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to the time of service at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington.
Burial will be at Carrington Cemetery.
Evans Funeral Home, Carrington, is in charge of arrangements.
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Texas A& M University-Corpus Christi has named former University of Corpus Christi basketball player and basketball coach, Jesse Lee "Jess" Richardson, as its 2003 inductee into the Athletic Hall of Honor.
Richardson was born and raised in Livingston, Texas. He made his way to Corpus Christi in the late 1940's after leading the 1939 Livingston High School team to a state championship. He was an All State selection in both high school as well as while playing for Kilgore Junior College. Upon his graduation from Kilgore he entered the service for a number of years. Upon his return to the hardwood, Richardson became a team leader on the celebrated 1949-50 UCC Tarpon basketball team which ended the season with an incredible 25-1 record including wins over then NCAA powerhouses Oklahoma City University and Southwest Texas State University.
Richardson would return home following graduation from UCC in 1952 and begin a long, successful coaching career. He would coach high school basketball teams in Leakey and Livingston throughout the 1950's. In 1958 he migrated back to UCC. Over the next few years he assembled a group of players that won 14 games in 1960 capturing the South Zone Championship of the NAIA. Richardson's success at UCC did not go unnoticed and he was lured to Austin where he joined the University of Texas' coaching staff in 1963. Richardson quickly gained a reputation as a strong recruiter in the capital city where he enjoyed a short two year stint.
Coaching was in Richardson's blood ever since he took his first job at Leakey. Upon his departure from Texas he returned to his roots in East Texas. For the next 20 years Richardson would influence the lives of young men and women throughout the state. He taught and coached in places such as Rockdale, Kountze, Goodrich, Grapeland, Big Sandy, and George West. His coaching resume was chalked full of a variety of sports including basketball, volleyball, track and field, and football. He retired from the George West Independent School District in 1983.
According to one of Richardson's former UCC athlete's, "Jess was not only a star basketball player, but he was an innovative coach with an outstanding eye for talent. His East Texas swagger carried him throughout life. Coach Richardson had a unique motivational style that left a lasting impression on students and players."
Richardson married Darlene Estelle Roper in 1957 and they have two daughters Debbie Horton and Dana Howard, two grandchildren, Renee Walston Davis and Ryan Rachel and three great grandchildren Hunter Walston, Chance Walston, and Logan Walston. He lived in Tyler for the last eight years of his life before passing away on June 27, 1993 at the age of 71. He was preceded in death by on sister Avis McCoullough, and two brothers Dolphus and Bethal. He is also survived by three brothers: Bronson, Wilson, and Herb each of whom resides in East Texas.


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My parents liked Ike when Dwight D. Eisenhower ran for president in 1952. They also lionized his protege, Gerald R. Ford, representative for the 5th Congressional District, which included my hometown, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Ford lobbied hard as a key member of the Republican young guard, urging Eisenhower to exchange a military career for a presidential campaign. Raised in a strong Republican household, my dad hung Ike's picture above his bed. My father believed Eisenhower possessed an instinctive moderate backbone as he worked both sides of the political aisle.
Eisenhower and Ford drove their agenda down the middle of the political road. They avoided soft shoulders where those with narrow ideologies parked themselves. Ike warned, "Both extremes - left and right - are in the gutters."
Did Eisenhower and Ford fight Democrats on Capitol Hill? They engaged in vigorous debates. But neither allowed disagreements to demonize political foes.
Richard Norton Smith, former director of the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, caught the spirit of centrist Republicans who worked for the common good. He reflected on why so many considered Ford and his mentor President Eisenhower to be decent men.
"They saw in Ford," declared Smith, "a leader for whom differences of opinion were something to be bridged rather than exploited. Above all, he stands in reproach to those unable or unwilling to distinguish between campaigning and governing."
I grew up in a Republican home that respected moderation. We expected Republicans to work with Democrats, giving a little here and achieving something there. We prized the art of negotiation. To compromise didn't mean selling out.
Such centrist Republican thinking is rare today, as is the extinct Australian dodo bird.
As a political fighter, Gerard R. Ford bobbed and weaved. He superimposed the Apostle Paul's body analogy when he sparred against Democrats on Capitol Hill. "There are many parts, yet one body" (I Corinthians 12:20). Don't hack off an arm that weakens the body. Massage it until the arm works in concert with its twin. That's how Ford and Eisenhower got things done in Washington.
"I believe the basic Republican position we must regain is the high middle road of moderation," Ford declared. "We welcome into the party Republicans of every reasonable viewpoint. But we must firmly resist the takeover of our party by any elements that are not interested in building a party, but only in advancing their own narrow views."
Today, centrist Republicans who work together with Democrats are eclipsed. Economic wonks now shine, with tight control of GOP. They split the world into "producers" and "moochers," a distinction their favorite theorist, Ayn Rand, coined.
Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney segregate life into two camps - those liberated because they work hard, and leeches on Uncle Sam's dole (the 47 percent).
They denigrate government because Ryan and Romney allege it holds back entrepreneurs. They laud risk-takers, as if everyone has the potential to be another Bill Gates. They accuse government of excessive regulation. Freedom-loving Americans who get ahead financially without Uncle Sam's help are put on a pedestal. Horatio Alger's 19th century "rags-to-riches" tales inform the rhetoric Ryan and Romney use.
They refer to the Bible as if it's a motivational manual for best business practices. Ryan's and Romney's Jesus reminds listeners of a lone Western cowpoke who succeeds by personal skills, sweat and savvy.
Jesus knew nothing of this fabled individualism that Americans assume won the West. He was a Semitic ancient Jew who defined himself by tribe, clan and family. He didn't preach a gospel of self-reliance. Jesus taught we do best by building stronger communities, pooling our resources and not acting like action heroes who compete against each other.
In contrast, Mitt Romney champions a Mormon faith that accents a "can-do, take charge, get out of my way so I can succeed" spirit. He writes of it in his memoir "No Apology": "People from all over the world who prized freedom - the innovators, the pioneers, the dreamers - came to America and so they continue today. ... It is this love of liberty and the accompanying spirit of invention, creativity, derring-do and pioneering that have propelled America to become the most powerful nation in the history of the world."
Really? Do talented individuals magically succeed by dint of sunny minds and strong backs?
Where's a place in Mitt's world for the business person whose shop goes belly up, service workers who carry Mitt's luggage or hard-working immigrants searching for freedom to pursue opportunities long denied to them?
Centrist Republicans like Eisenhower and Ford believed in an American Dream that strengthens community rather than a stark individualism whose model for success is Donald Trump.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety disorder. It can occur after you have gone through an extreme emotional trauma that involved the threat of injury or death.
Doctors do not know why traumatic events cause PTSD in some people, but not in others. Your genes, emotions, and family setting may all play roles. Past emotional trauma may increase your risk of PTSD after a recent traumatic event.
With PTSD, the body's response to a stressful event is changed. Normally, after the event, the body recovers. The stress hormones and chemicals the body releases due to the stress go back to normal levels. For some reason in a person with PTSD, the body keeps releasing the stress hormones and chemicals.
PTSD can occur at any age. It can occur after events such as:
There are four types of PTSD symptoms:
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Your health care provider may ask how long you have had symptoms. PTSD is diagnosed when you have had symptoms for at least 30 days.
Your health care provider may also do a mental health exam, physical exam, and blood tests. These are done to look for other illnesses that are similar to PTSD.
Treatment for PTSD involves talk therapy (counseling), medicines, or both.
During talk therapy, you talk with a mental health professional, such as a psychiatrist or therapist, in a calm and accepting setting. They can help you manage your PTSD symptoms. They will also guide you as you work through your feelings about the trauma.
There are many types of talk therapy. One type that is often used for PTSD is called desensitization. During therapy, you are encouraged to remember the traumatic event and express your feelings about it. Over time, memories of the event become less frightening.
During talk therapy, you may also learn ways to relax, especially when you start to have flashbacks.
Your provider may suggest that you take medicines. They can help ease your depression or anxiety. They can also help you sleep better. Medicines need time to work. Do not stop taking them or change the amount (dosage) you take without talking to your provider. Ask your provider about possible side effects and what to do if you experience them.
Support groups, whose members are people who have similar experiences with PTSD, can be helpful. Ask your provider about groups in your area.
PTSD can be treated. You can increase the chance of a good outcome:
Although traumatic events can cause distress, not all feelings of distress are symptoms of PTSD. Talk about your feelings with friends and relatives. If your symptoms do not improve soon or are making you very upset, contact your health care provider.
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The stories in The Peripatetic Coffin and Other Stories, a collection from Ethan Rutherford, map the surprising ways in which the world we think we know can unexpectedly reveal its darker contours.
In stories that are alternately funny, persuasive, and compelling, unforgettable characters are confronted with, and battle against, the limitations of their lives.
Rutherford's work has been selected by Alice Sebold for inclusion in the volume of The Best American Short Stories that she edited, and also published in Ploughshares, One Story, and American Short Fiction.
Alternately funny, menacing, and deeply empathetic, the wildly inventive stories in Ethan Rutherford's The Peripatetic Coffin mark the debut of a powerful new voice in contemporary fiction
Worried about waning enrollment, the head counselor of the world's worst summer camp leads his campers on a series of increasingly dubious escapades in an effort to revive their esprit de corps. A young boy on a sailing vacation with his father comes face-to-face with a dangerous stranger, and witnesses a wrenching act of violence. Parents estranged from their disturbed son must gird themselves for his visit, even as they cannot face each other. And in the dazzling title story, the beleaguered crew of the first Confederate submarine embarks on their final, doomed mission during the closing days of the Civil War.
Whether set aboard a Czarist-era Russian ship locked in Arctic ice, on a futuristic whaling expedition whose depredations guarantee the environmental catastrophe that is their undoing, or in a suburban basement where two grade-school friends articulate their mutual obsessions, these strange, imaginative, and refreshingly original stories explore the ways in which we experience the world: as it is, as it could be, and the dark contours that lie between.
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"Rutherford's sharp, inspired debut collection runs the gamut of emotion and genre, blending laughter and misery, reality and fantasy, in eight tales that ponder the methods in which humans achieve isolation. . . . These are robust, engaging stories." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"[A] fine debut collection. The stories serve as compass points on a map of desolation and isolation. . . . This is a beautiful book about human suffering, about human quandaries. It is also about bravery, history, love, longing, scientific and sexual exploration." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Refreshingly raw . . . [Rutherford's] powerful debut presents each scenario in a humorous, reality-based manner, exploring life's various limitations and exposing the truth of its unpredictability... Rutherford reveals something painstakingly humane and beautiful in mistakes and misdirection." — Nylon Magazine
"Rutherford's mastery of setting and world building lends these stories tangible reality... compulsively readable plots... the sweetness and strength of his characters, who face up to loss, misfortune, and heartbreak with courage and a weird kind of humor... makes these stories both resonant and rereadable." — Booklist
"The Peripatetic Coffin, Ethan Rutherford's debut collection of short stories, is a keeper. His work creeps up on you when you're not looking. . . . Eight masterful tales inject power, subtlety and emotion into an unforgettable cast of beleaguered, doomed characters." — Shelf Awareness
"Oh how I love these stories! Ethan Rutherford can slay you with humor and buoy you within the midst of tragedy. His range is amazing. Every story is 100% Grade-A storytelling. I bow down to The Peripatetic Coffin." — Alice Sebold, author of The Lucky Bones and Lucky
"This is a flat-out beautiful book of stories... Not all books of stories are page-turners, but this one is." — Charles Baxter, author of National Book Award finalist The Feast of Love
"Rutherford's wildly inventive collection is nothing short of a revelation.... no experience is beyond this very fine writer's ambitious grasp. He gives us the world with each story, with the world's full measure of heartbreak and hilarity." — Ben Fountain, author of National Book Award finalist Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
"Funny and wrenching, featuring hapless fatalists who nonetheless never stop striving, even as they continue to squander opportunities. And yet they never let us forget that there's always the possibility that they will learn--even if it's the hard way--to see beyond themselves." — Jim Shepard, author of author of National Book Award finalist Like You'd Understand, Anyway
"My desert island book. The one I will always carry with me... each story is a vessel of longing and possibility; collectively, they present a mosaic of our past and our future, reinvigorating the art of storytelling... a revelatory feat of the imagination... an incomparable, vital debut." — Paul Yoon, author of Once the Shore
"Ethan Rutherford's stories are absolutely perfect. He writes with such sensitivity and clarity about how and why things come undone and fall apart. I rarely feel this close to heartbreak, this strengthened by a writer clearly doing something special" — Kevin Wilson, author of The Family Fang
"A confident and winning collection, every story in The Peripatetic Coffin feels necessary and true. Ethan Rutherford gets it." — Patrick DeWitt, author of The Sisters Brothers
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- Jahi McMath being kept at New Jersey hospital
- Jun 12:
- Jahi McMath getting diploma for eighth grade, family says
- Mar 13:
- Jahi McMath: Family calls state report 'B.S.'; new medical record details emerge
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- Jahi McMath: State releases report on Children's Hospital Oakland's handling of patients
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- Jahi McMath: Complete text of letter from brain-dead girl's mother
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- Jahi McMath 'much better,' her mother says
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- Jahi McMath: Is it safe to have tonsil surgery at Children's Hospital Oakland?
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- Jahi McMath: Streetfighting lawyer takes heat, death threats for brain-dead Oakland girl's family
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- Jahi McMath: Family says brain-dead teen's body may be too deteriorated to save
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- Jahi McMath: Brain-dead teen's family moves her from Children's Hospital Oakland
- Jahi McMath: Timeline of events in case of brain-dead Oakland teen
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- Jahi McMath: Mom can remove brain-dead daughter from hospital, judge rules
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- Jahi McMath: Terri Schiavo group secretly leading transfer efforts
- Jahi McMath: Hospital fights in court to remove brain-dead girl from ventilator
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- Jahi McMath: Statement of Children's Hospital Oakland
- Jahi McMath: Mom and lawyer say only remaining option for brain-dead girl is a New York care facility
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- Jahi McMath: Family, attorney release letter addressing critics
- Jahi McMath: Family trying to raise money to get 13-year-old airlifted out of state
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- Jahi McMath: Children's Hospital Oakland agrees to release brain-dead girl to long-term care
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- Jahi McMath: 2 years ago, a girl wound up severely brain damaged following similar surgery
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- Family of Oakland girl on ventilator furious after meeting with hospital officials
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- Oakland girl, 13, declared brain-dead after tonsil surgery
OAKLAND -- Jahi McMath, the brain-dead girl at the center of a weeks-long legal battle that drew national attention, was checked in at an undisclosed care facility Monday morning, hours after she was moved out of Children's Hospital Oakland on Sunday.
Jahi's body had "deteriorated so badly" that her heart may not continue beating, family attorney Christopher Dolan said. The family had been demanding that doctors at Children's Hospital surgically insert a feeding tube for the girl, who did not receive nutrition for more than three weeks after she was declared brain dead, but courts ruled against them.
"Right now," Dolan added, "we don't know if she's going to make it."
The 13-year-old Oakland girl entered Children's Hospital on Dec. 9 for tonsil, throat and nose surgery to correct sleep apnea. While she was recovering, she developed bleeding complications, which led to cardiac arrest. Doctors declared her brain dead on Dec. 12 and she has been on a ventilator and had a fluid IV ever since.
Her mother, Nailah Winkfield, left the hospital with her daughter just before 8 p.m. Sunday in a "tense, but smooth" transfer that took between 45 minutes to an hour, Dolan said. The hospital turned Jahi over to the Alameda County Coroner's Office, which has issued a death certificate, and the coroner then relinquished custody to her family.
"The only thing I can equate it to is a hostage negotiation," Dolan said. "As soon as we would get one obstacle cleared, another obstacle would appear."
During a news conference Monday morning, Dolan confirmed that Jahi was now "safely where she needs to be," in a facility where she's receiving nutritional support, including potassium, minerals and hormones. She's also getting antibiotics to combat possible infection that Dolan said she may have suffered while at Children's Hospital.
Dolan said that, because of physical issues with Jahi's body, procedures to insert feeding and tracheotomy tubes were not performed. He would not disclose any more information about those issues, but said Jahi was being examined by medical staff at the new facility.
"She's in very bad shape," Dolan said. "What I can tell you is that those examinations show that her medical condition, separate from the brain issue, is not good."
Jahi's uncle, Omari Sealey, referred to the transport of Jahi's body as an emotional roller coaster.
"My sister she was crying," Sealey said at the Monday news conference. "I kissed her forehead and told her, 'I'll see you soon.'"
Sealey also said the family was relieved, grateful and happy that Jahi had been moved and added that although the family believes she is still alive, they will only come to terms with death if her other organs fail.
"We're not going to play God," Sealey said. "If her heart stops beating while she's hooked to the ventilator, we can accept that."
Dolan said he would not disclose the name of the new facility in order to protect Jahi's privacy and the privacy of others at the facility. He also said the family had received hundreds of threatening emails daily. Dolan said they had commitments from two facilities on Sunday but by the afternoon one of them had dropped out.
In all, he said, five facilities came forward to accept Jahi -- most of them changing their minds for various reasons. Some facilities indicated that they did not want to deal with the amount of media attention her story has attracted, Dolan said.
Alameda County Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. J.D. Nelson said that while he does not know where Jahi was relocated, it was his understanding that she was taken out of the state. He said that as part of the standing court order and an agreement with the Coroner's Office, Jahi's body would have to be returned to the Alameda County coroner's office in the event her heart stops beating.
Nelson noted that the autopsy will be required to complete the existing death certificate, and added that Jahi's cause of death will be more difficult to determine the longer her body is kept on a ventilator.
"As time goes on, things change in the body," Nelson said. "Had she gone to the coroner's office on the 12th or 13th, we certainly would have had an easier time finding a cause of death. Not to say a cause of death can't be found, but it will certainly become more difficult as time progresses."
At the family's East Oakland home Monday afternoon, Jahi's stepfather, Martin Winkfield, said he was getting ready to catch a flight out of town -- he did not say where -- to see his wife and stepdaughter. He said only that he'd be gone for an indefinite period of time.
When asked how his wife was coping, Winkfield responded, "She's doing all right. She's just glad to have gotten her out of Children's."
Although it was unclear where Jahi was taken, a New York facility with ties to the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network had previously said it would accept her for long-term care and reiterated that in a statement to CNN on Sunday.
But at the New Beginnings Community Center in Medford, N.Y. on Monday, there was little to indicate Jahi had been moved there for treatment overnight.
Office workers rushed a reporter out of the building quickly and refused to answer questions about whether the brain-dead girl was at the facility.
An employee who would not give her name acknowledged that the treatment center was one of several locations that could have accepted Jahi. The woman said any statements issued by the care facility would be given by founder Allyson Scerri, who was not at the building Monday morning.
A phone call to Scerri was not returned.
In the lobby of the building, a large portrait of Terri Schiavo hung on the wall. Another portrait of an unidentified woman was dedicated to those who had lost their battle to traumatic brain injuries. A handful of patients were dropped off at the building's side entrance in private ambulances midmorning, but none appeared to be Jahi.
Jahi's removal from the hospital rendered moot a hearing set for Tuesday in federal court, and it was canceled Monday afternoon following a mutual agreement.
"It already is precedent-setting (that) what we heard in Judge (Evelio) Grillo's courtroom was something that stopped the medical field in its tracks," Dolan said.
On Friday, a negotiation supervised by Grillo, an Alameda County Superior Court judge, led to an agreement by both the family and the hospital to allow Jahi's mother to remove her daughter from the hospital under certain conditions.
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The Berkeley Symphony, under music director Joana Carneiro, has boldly incorporated a commissioned world premiere from a contemporary composer on each of its programs this season and is about to conclude that admirable project with a work from Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Stucky, who has been the orchestra's "Music Alive" composer-in-residence this year. Stucky's "The Stars and the Roses," a song cycle for tenor voice and orchestra, will close out Berkeley Symphony's 2012-13 season in Zellerbach Hall on March 28, on a program that also includes Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 in E flat major.
Carneiro's only marching orders for this particular commission were that it be orchestral songs and that they be written for the American tenor Noah Stewart, with whom she had worked in London. So it was up to Stucky to come up with the text, and he selected a favorite writer, the late Czeslaw Milosz, the Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet of Lithuanian extraction who served as a professor of Slavic languages and literature on the UC Berkeley faculty for nearly four decades. Although his dark anti-Nazi poetry from the World War II era brought Milosz his first and perhaps most enduring fame, Stucky looked elsewhere in his body of work for inspiration. "I gravitated toward lyrical texts expressing happiness and acceptance," he writes in his program notes.
In a short video for Berkeley Symphony's website, Stucky playfully says his settings of Milosz's "Happiness," "The Sun" and "The Bird Kingdom" are "very gentle, very warm songs on very gentle, very warm poems." The choice of Stewart to premiere them, he adds, is "a stroke of luck for me, because he's a gorgeous singer."
Opera lovers with long memories may recall Stewart, the Harlem-born, Juilliard-trained tenor, from his days in San Francisco Opera's Merola apprenticeship program in 2006, which led to his advancement into the Adler Fellows program the following year. While there, he won praise for his role in the world premiere of Philip Glass' "Appomattox" at War Memorial and also impressed by rushing in to replace an ailing Macduff in Verdi's "Macbeth" on the same stage during the last half of its final performance. In 2008, he was Festival Opera of Walnut Creek's choice for the starring role in that company's production of Verdi's "Il Trovatore." Opera roles here and abroad have continued to occupy him ever since, but he has also become something of a crossover artist, especially in England. His debut album, "Noah," came out on the Decca label there last year and peaked at No. 14 in the regular charts and hit No. 1 in the classical charts, making him, as incredible as it sounds, the first black musician to ever top the British classical music charts.
Details: 8 p.m. March 28 at Zellerbach Hall, Bancroft and Telegraph, Berkeley. $15-$68, 510-841-2800, www.berkeleysymphony.org.
MOVE OVER MIDORI: The celebrated and supremely talented Midori is in the Bay Area playing the complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin by J.S. Bach -- but sorry, fans, you and I are going to miss her. Both of her Saturday and Sunday recitals at St. Mark's Lutheran Church for San Francisco Performances are sold out, and that's no surprise. But the former prodigy might be wise to look over her shoulder at a Bay Area-bred violinist who is coming up fast behind her, and who will be playing his next concert here for free.
Stephen Waarts of Los Altos is not yet 17, but he has been playing in public to high acclaim for a dozen years and has an impressive string of competition prizes and other awards to show for it (the most recent being the 2012 American Philharmonic Young Artist Award). A graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (at age 14), a pianist, a math whiz and an artist, he is now in his second year at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia; his mentors have included violinists Li Lin, Elizabeth Blumenstock and San Francisco Symphony concertmaster Alexander Barantschik.
Stephen has been heard with orchestras all around the Bay Area, but it is Oakland's community-based Prometheus Symphony Orchestra that presents him next, at a free concert at 3 p.m. Sunday in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave., Oakland. Having performed Beethoven and Mozart concertos with the orchestra in previous appearances, he will this time tackle the Alban Berg concerto "To the Memory of an Angel." The last work the composer completed before his death in 1935, the concerto was inspired by the death by polio of Manon Gropius, the 18-year-old daughter of Alma Mahler and Walter Gropius. The program, conducted by music director Eric Hansen, also includes Igor Stravinsky's Suite from "Petrushka."
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Some of President Barack Obama's top female officials said he is the clear choice for women on issues ranging from health care to economics at a Democratic rally in Silverthorne Monday afternoon.
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson, both of whom attended the rally on their personal time and not in a professional capacity, and Emily's List president Stephanie Schriock pushed the female vote hard Monday afternoon. They highlighted Obama's stance on equal pay for women and health care while targeting the GOP presidential and vice presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan's track record on gender issues.
"The stakes could not be higher for women," Schriock said. "Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and these Republicans want to send us back decades. They want to put us back in the kitchen. And let me tell you, if you put me back in the kitchen, no one's gonna eat."
The Silverthorne visit, attended by dozens of cheering Democrats and elected officials, was the third of five stops the ladies made in the "Women Decide 2012" tour of Colorado in the president's RV Monday, campaigning hard among women voters, who will be crucial to an Obama victory.
With a strong lead among men, the GOP ticket may not need to win the majority with women to secure the election, but it couldn't hurt, The Associated Press reported this week.
Romney campaign officials said they can weaken the president's bid for a second term by cutting into his support in battleground states where women represent the majority of voters.
The rally in Silverthorne ahead of Obama's next visit to Colorado today was part of the Democrats' final blitz to retain the what may be a waning lead for the president with women.
"I don't think your voices have ever been more important than they are right now," Sebelious told the group. "If the women of Colorado show up and vote, Colorado will stay in the blue column and if Colorado stays in the blue column Barack Obama will continue to be president of the United States for four more years."
The speakers noted that Obama does have a plan for the future, highlighted his support for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act in 2009 and, most heavily, reiterated his support for fair treatment of women in health care issues such as abortion and insurance coverage.
Romney's pitch to women has focused heavily on the economy, a position local GOP women have reinforced.
"There's a war against Romney claiming that he has a war against women, but we don't see that at all," local voter and member of Women for Romney Gala Eppstein said. "The real war that we should be fighting is getting our jobs back. That's the issue that most helps women."
Monday's rally came as early voting got under way in Colorado this week and just hours ahead of the final presidential debate, focused on foreign policy, Monday night.
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STOCKTON - Two men armed with semiautomatic pistols robbed a central Stockton business Friday afternoon, authorities said.
The men entered a store in the 4100 block of North El Dorado Street about 5 p.m. with bandanas over their faces, police said.
The men brandished handguns, stole a cash register containing money and took several purses and cellphones belonging to customers, police said.
The men fled in a white Nissan Pathfinder, license plate No. 5MNF624, authorities said.
The thieves were described as Latino men, 20 to 30 years old and 5 feet 5 inches to 6 feet tall. There was no further description.
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Published: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 2:10 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 2:10 p.m.
Laurel Valley Road is now closed as construction crews continue drainage and overlay work on the road.
The five mile road will be closed to all traffic until February 1, according to a news release from Lafourche Parish Government.
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September 01, 2010
EPA, DOT Propose New Fuel Economy Labels
Proposed new fuel economy labels on vehicles such as the Chevy Volt could provide consumers with energy and environmental comparisons by 2012.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on August 30 that they are jointly proposing changes to the fuel economy labels displayed on new vehicles. The goal of the overhaul is to provide consumers with straightforward energy and environmental comparisons across all types of vehicles, including electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), and conventional gasoline-powered vehicles. The agencies are seeking public comment on proposed label design options and aim to complete the rule in time for the fresh labels to appear on 2012 model year vehicles.
For EVs and PHEVs, EPA and DOT want to show energy use by translating electricity consumption into miles per gallon equivalent. The proposed labels for EVs also include energy use expressed in terms of kilowatt-hours per 100 miles. The agencies have created two new label designs for comment. One features a letter grade to communicate the vehicle's overall fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions performance. The new design will also provide consumers with an estimate of the expected fuel cost savings over five years compared to an average gasoline-powered vehicle of the same model year. The second proposal retains the current label's focus on miles per gallon and annual fuel costs, while updating the overall design and adding the required new comparison information on fuel economy and emissions. Both updates expand on the content of the current label by including new information on fuel consumption, tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions, and smog-related emissions. The agencies will open a 60-day comment period following publication of the proposal in the Federal Register. See the EPA press release, the EPA Fuel Economy Label Web site with the proposed rule and labels, and the National Highway Safety Traffic Safety Administration's Fuel Economy Web site.


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During a hot summer, many people find relief at their favorite swimming hole in a Vermont river. But there are times when the water might not be clean enough to swim in. So how do you know whether to take that leap? Conservation Correspondent Bridget Butler visited the Friends of the Mad River to find out about their River Watch program and how they keep the public informed about the quality of water in the Mad River.
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Credit union gives scholarships
Published: Saturday, June 15, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, June 14, 2013 at 9:53 p.m.
El Segundo, Calif.-based Xceed Financial Credit Union awarded 10 individual $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors from Illinois, California, New York, Washington and Louisiana.
Xceed Financial distributes the Romeo Doty Scholarships annually to honor the memory of Romeo Doty, who served on the credit union's board for 21 years and was also a strong proponent of making higher education accessible for all students.
Judges evaluated applicants' high school transcripts and extracurricular activities, including community service, school service and work. Applicants also submitted one-page essays that addressed the question, "With college costs rising faster than the average middle class income, what can credit unions do to help families fund education?" To qualify for the scholarship, a cumulative GPA of 3.5 and Xceed Financial membership was required of all applicants.
Danielle Eschete of Terrebonne High School in Houma was among recipients
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Supporting gun laws is a courageous stance
Life is so precious that people should support gun laws that limit firepower, and include background checks for all gun purchases, so that the mentally ill and those with criminal backgrounds are less able to secure the means to kill large numbers of people.
Many of our youth and some adults are being convinced that the more powerful guns they have, the better off everyone is. Isn't it quite possible that the more people who have these weapons will result in more deaths of the innocent? Even our trained law enforcement people have to be very careful not to shoot unless absolutely necessary, and to avoid hitting anyone other than the criminal. In addition, our police and firefighters deserve to have less chance of being shot while serving the public.
The majority of citizens do not write letters to the newspaper or to their politicians. However, many of these people are very concerned about the safety of their families and do vote. Hopefully, our political leaders will have the courage to support gun laws that don't hinder hunting, but that help to protect our citizens, especially our children.
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas – This time, the comeback was complete. Hameed Ali's jumper from the left corner with 0.3 seconds remaining capped a huge comeback for the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi men's basketball team, as it knocked off Sam Houston State, 50-49, at Johnson Coliseum on Saturday. The Islanders (3-15, 2-4 Southland) overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to emerge victorious.
It marked the second game in a row that the Islanders had a massive comeback, as A&M – Corpus Christi came from 25 down to tie UT Arlington on Wednesday, but the Islanders wound up on the wrong end of a 77-73 score. This time, Ali, whose attempt at a game winner against South Alabama on Dec. 15 was just off the mark, gave the Islanders the one-point win and their first victory in Huntsville since 2007.
Johnathan Jordan had a career-high 14 points and added five assists and two steals, while Terence Jones added 12 points and four assists. The Islanders went 18-for-26 from the free-throw line in the win, including an 8-of-11 performance by Jordan. Steven Werner had a strong night for the Bearkats (8-11, 2-3) with a game-high 17 points and nine boards in the loss.
The two teams traded baskets early on, with the visitors holding a 7-6 lead, but a Konner Tucker three sparked a 9-0 run to give the Bearkats a 15-7 advantage. The Islanders countered with a 7-3 run, built on the strength of five free throws and a Ted Wang jumper, and they were back within just four at 18-14. But SHSU had another quick-hit 7-0 rally in them, sparked by back-to-back buckets in the paint by Werner, to open up a 25-14 advantage.
From there, the remainder of the half went back-and-forth, highlighted for the Islanders by a brilliant three-point play by Chris Hawkins-Mast. Tucker's third three of the night, and second in a row, provided the majority of the offense for the Kats as the teams went to the locker room with the score 32-21 in favor of SHSU.
Out of the locker room, the Islanders trimmed the advantage to 33-24, but SHSU strung together another 7-0 run, ballooning its lead to 40-24. But the Islanders bounced back with a 20-4 run to eliminate the lead. During the rally Jones led the way with eight points, while Jordan added six. A&M – Corpus Christi limited the Bearkats to just one field goal – an Antuan Bootle layup – over a span of 14:47.
After a 45-45 tie, SHSU got two big free throws from Steven Werner, then a layup by Darius Gatson, their first basket in a span of 9:51, to take a 49-45 lead with 1:01 to play. The Islanders got a big layup from Hawkins-Mast, and the foul, to make it 49-47. Hawkins-Mast missed the free throw, but Jordan came down with the rebound and was also fouled. The freshman hit 1-of-2 to make it a one-point game with 43.6 seconds left.
On the ensuing possession, the Islanders played stifling defense after the Bearkats tried to run down the clock, and forced a 35-second call. After A&M – Corpus Christi called timeout with 5.0 seconds to play, Jordan possessed the ball off the inbound pass. He attempted to drive to his left, but after that was cut off, he found an open Ali in the corner, and the Hayward, Calif., native buried the jumper to give the Islanders the victory.
It marked the first win for Texas A&M – Corpus Christi in Johnson Coliseum since the 2007 regular-season finale, snapping a four-game losing streak in the building.
The Islanders return to action on Wednesday night, when they will play host to Texas State. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at the American Bank Center.


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MARTINEZ -- In an emotionally charged courtroom that heard from a father who said his daughter no longer hugs him and a mother who said she did the best she could in raising her boys, a Contra Costa judge on Friday sentenced West County half-brothers to life in prison for the kidnap and brutal rape of an East Bay woman on Valentine's Day 2010.
Terming the behavior of the defendants as "utterly depraved" and "unconscionable in a civilized society," Judge John W. Kennedy sentenced Derrick Ware to 100 years to life and Robert McNeally to 82 years to life. The two men, with their cousin Dameon Spragans, offered an East Bay woman and her male companion a ride home from San Francisco after a night of barhopping in the early hours of Feb. 14, 2010.
Instead, they drove the pair to West County, forcing the male companion out of McNeally's truck in Pinole, then driving to San Pablo, where on a dark and quiet street they took turns sexually assaulting the woman before leaving her bloody and naked on the asphalt.
Spragans was sentenced to 42 years after accepting a plea deal in April. McNeally, 32, of Richmond, and Ware, 29, of San Pablo, were each convicted on four felony counts in May.
In a letter read by prosecutor Chad Mahalich, the victim, who was not in court, wrote about her ongoing therapy and fear. "I was a girl who loved all and trusted all," she wrote. "Now I am deathly afraid of being alone at 27. I pray (the defendants) find guilt and sadness in their hearts."
The victim's father spoke directly to the court, struggling to maintain his composure.
"My daughter never feared being alone, never feared darkness, loved everyone, especially her father," said the man, who declined to state his name for the record. "Since that day, my daughter won't hug me. I have to work to get a hug from her. That will probably be the case for as long as I live. And it's just wrong."
Attorneys for the defendants made impassioned pleas for discretion on behalf of their clients. Howard Williams portrayed Ware as a man who, before the incident, was "a normal guy living a normal, honest life." Christopher Martin went so far as to call McNeally "my friend" and decried "these absurd sentences, multiple life sentences ... written for sub-humans, which (McNeally) is not."
Ware and McNeally spoke as well, apologizing to the victim and her family, both noting their lives changed as well because of what they characterized as an impulsive act fueled by alcohol.
Mahalich fired back.
"I'm a little shocked by some of these comments," the prosecutor said. "This case is disgusting, the conduct is disgusting. The absolute maximum (sentence) isn't enough."
Ware interrupted: "What is enough?"
Finally, the defendants' mother spoke. She declined to state her name because she works for the county. She apologized to the victim and extolled her sons as "good kids."
"I raised them right," she said. "But I can't control their drinking. I did the best I could with five boys."
Kennedy, in explaining his sentencing decision, challenged the assertion that the crime was impulsive, stating that the attack went on for close to an hour, long enough for the defendants to consider their actions.
"It must have seemed like an eternity for Jane Doe that would never end," the judge said. "Or would end in her death."
Both Williams and Martin said they would file an appeal.
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In 2009, Dixie County experienced many strong spring storms that caused severe erosion and threatened County Road 349. Using the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida partnered with Dixie County officials to install measures to protect County Road 349. County Road 349 is the only route out of Suwannee. "It is an evacuation route for us," says Arthur Bellot, Dixie County Manager.
Dixie County had a previous working relationship with NRCS on another EWP project after the hurricanes of 2004. Contacting Curtis Mixon, NRCS Agricultural Engineer, Dixie officials worked with Mixon (photo on left) to evaluate the problem and apply for assistance.
Through the EWP program, NRCS provided financial and technical assistance for installation of 2,350 linear feet of sheet piling to protect County Road 349. $1,028,721 was allocated for installation of the measures and for technical assistance.
"These are some of the best tax dollars I have seen spent in years and years and years," said Russell McCallister, President of the Suwannee River Chamber of Commerce. "It could have been an environmental impact if it had not been taken care of," he added.
Approximately 365 residents of the Town of Suwannee, and those who vacation and fish there, will benefit from flood protection from future storm events. Prior to completion of the project many residents would have been cut off from emergency services due to storms such as those they experienced in 2009. "We would have had an evacuation problem," said McCallister.
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Born: August 24, 1875, Gilmore, Ohio
Died: December 7, 1943, Iowa City, Iowa
Henry Lewis Rietz was a mathematics professor at the University of Iowa and an early researcher and leader in statistics.
In 1924, the American Mathematical Monthly published advertisements for Rietz's books Handbook of Mathematics and Statistics (which included three chapters by former president E.V. Huntington), Mathematics of Finance, and Introductory College Algebra.
During Rietz's presidency, he and Huntington served on a committee of mathematicians "to examine critically certain statistical methods used in the investigations of" the Commission on New Types of Examination of the College Entrance Examination Board.
1899 Ohio State University, B.S.
1902 Cornell University, Ph.D., advised by G.A. Miller
Rietz was an instructor and professor at the University of Illinois from 1903 to 1918. From Illinois he moved to the University of Iowa as professor and head of the mathematics department in 1918. He held both positions until he retired in September 1943. At the same time, he worked as an actuary and consultant for several organizations.
Rietz published more than 150 papers and at least eleven books. His book Mathematical Statistics was a Carus Mathematical Monograph.
Rietz was largely responsible for the founding of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and served as its first president (1935-37). He was also vice president of the American Institute of Actuaries (1919, now part of the Society of Actuaries), vice president of the American Statistical Association (1925), vice president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1929), vice president of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) (1930), and president of the Iowa Academy of Sciences (1930). He edited the Bulletin of the AMS and the Transactions of the AMS.
The University of Iowa Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science presents the Henry L. Rietz Award to Ph.D. students with truly outstanding performance on the Ph.D. Final (Comprehensive) Exam. A portrait of Rietz is on display at the University of Iowa.
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"On the History of Statistics and Actuarial Science at The University of Iowa"
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Another problem is if my pms is running and i boot the Tv, tv will not connect to pms until i restart the pms. Probably this is connected to the previous issue and maybe pms still thinks that Tv is still connected from the previous session and to reconnect it i have to restart pms.
Any help will be highly appreciated!
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