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Burning liquid bowel movement that results from drinking too much milk.
I had burning shilt after I drank all of that milk
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The Buffalo Public Schools' official parents group denied Sunday that it plans to endorse candidates in the May 7 School Board election.
The District Parent Coordinating Council released a letter it sent to School Board members Friday, saying it is not backing candidates.
"We're not supporting individual members of the Board of Education. We're supporting the parents' agenda," council President Samuel L. Radford III said in an interview Sunday.
However, two of the council's officers – First Vice President Bryon McIntyre and Parliamentarian Wendy Mistretta – are running for seats on the board. Mistretta is running in the North District and McIntyre in the Central District.
"What group of parents would you expect candidates to come out of?" McIntyre asked a reporter Sunday. "You have a group of intelligent parents who are united, and you would expect them to come forward."
Mistretta said that at a recent meeting, the group discussed whether it should endorse candidates and decided it should not.
"It would be completely inappropriate and maybe even harmful to the organization," Mistretta said.
"We wouldn't do anything to violate rules and regulations and policies," McIntyre said.
At a School Board committee meeting Wednesday, West District member Ralph R. Hernandez asked a school attorney about the legality of such endorsements.
Assistant legal counsel Nate Kuzma said endorsements by any group operating under the umbrella of the Board of Education, such as the parent council, would be "inherently a conflict of interest."
Radford said it was "disingenuous" of the School Board to worry about the council's political activity when the Buffalo Teachers Federation endorses and actively supports candidates.
"They're not questioning whether the Buffalo Teachers Federation has the right to endorse their future bosses," Radford said.
Hernandez, School Board President Mary Ruth Kapsiak and BTF President Philip Rumore did not return calls seeking comment Sunday.
Radford's letter to the board said the council may "inform parents about the importance of voting" and "educate parents about the School Board election process, including, for those interested, the legal steps necessary to run."
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Manure Pit Math May Help Phosphorus Issue
Manure Pit Math May Help Phosphorus Issue
by Everett D. Thomas
The author works with Oak Point Agronomics, Hammond, N.Y, and is formerly with the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, Chazy, N.Y.
Miner Institute's dairy operation includes a slurry manure pit with a capacity of over 6 million gallons. The pit is almost 500 feet long, 145 feet wide, and about 9 feet deep. Each spring, we agitate this pit for many hours prior to spreading manure. Even though we have several places around the pit for the agitation and pumping equipment, dropping an agitator into the corner of a pit this size is about as effective as trying to stir a swimming pool full of pea soup with an eggbeater: The equipment just isn't sufficient for the size and volume of the storage.
After agitating for a day or so, the manure appears to be somewhat homogenized, but there's a layer of highly liquid slurry that must be pumped out before we get to the "good stuff." For instance, last year when we started unloading this pit, the results of the first manure analysis, taken in early June, showed barely 1 percent solids. The second analysis, from a sample taken in early August after we'd removed just over a million gallons, was up to 2 percent solids. Another million gallons or so pumped and spread and we were at 3.7 percent solids. Finally, after another 2 million gallons, the solids content had increased to 6.6 percent. And we weren't scraping the bottom of the barrel — or manure pit, to be accurate: When we took this last sample, there was still over 2 million gallons of slurry manure remaining in the pit.
The situation at the Miner Institute dairy is far from unique; other farmers have told us that the first manure they remove from their large slurry pits is very low in solids, with solids content slowly increasing as they empty their storages. Penn State's Agricultural Analytical Services Lab recognizes this fact and offers a reduced price per sample for a manure analysis kit that includes five samples.
The instructions include the following statement: "In many manure storage systems, there is considerable variation in the manure nutrient content even within the storage unit. It is recommended that at least once after a manure storage is constructed, a detailed analysis of the manure be performed to determine the amount of this variation."
The table shows the analysis of four samples of 2007 slurry manure from Miner Institute's manure pit plus the ratio of phosphorus to potassium.
Note that, as the pit is pumped down and solids content increases, the potassium content of the slurry changes very little, while the phosphate content is progressively greater. This results in the ratio of phosphate to potassium increasing considerably. The first slurry contained more than six times as much potassium as it did phosphate, while the manure removed during the fall (both October and November samples) contained only about twice as much.
Use to your advantage . . .
Dairy farmers can use this "manure pit math" to their advantage. At Miner Institute about half the cropland is within a mile of the farmstead (and the manure pit), while the other half is between 4 and 12 miles away. Almost all of the land that's at least 4 miles away —either leased or recently purchased — is low in P and K. On the contrary, most of the land within a mile of the farmstead has been manured for much of the past 100 years and, not surprisingly, is moderate to high in phosphorus.
The Institute's nutrient management plan (CAFO) allows modest applications of phosphorus on the "home farm" fields, while there's no restriction on potassium rates, and soil tests often indicate a need for this nutrient. Therefore, the home farm fields are the best place for the highly liquid manure — the first out of the pit.
Also, if you had to haul a tanker load of manure 5 miles away, which would you rather haul: a load with 1 percent solids or one with 6 percent solids? Based on recent fertilizer prices, the approximate N-P-K value of Miner Institute dairy manure with 0.9 percent solids is $11.50 per 1,000 gallons, while the value of manure with 6.6 percent solids is $24.50 per 1,000 gallons.


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The California is a car which Ferrari purists have never been entirely comfortable with. For these people, a front-engine Ferrari should have a V12, while V8 models should be smaller and mid-engine. So, as Autocar reports, Ferrari could now be addressing this problem by throwing in that other thing which famously makes the purists squirm: forced induction. A lightly camouflaged California test mule was spotted on Ferrari's Fiorano proving grounds recently, and the addition of new vents — as well as an exhaust note that onlookers swear sounded like that of a turbocharged mill — have aroused suspicions. But that's not all, the California shares its V8 engine with the Maserati Quattroporte, a new version of which recently debuted with a turbocharged version of the engine.
Of course, this wouldn't be Ferrari's first turbocharged model. The now-legendary 288 GTO and F40 models of the 1980s both employed turbocharging, but historically, Ferrari has preferred naturally-aspirated engines. They've never had a road car with a turbocharged V12 though, and it's likely that their bigger and more expensive models will continue to breathe normally for the time being. The fate of whatever comes after the 458 Italia is now also potentially in question, since this too uses a version of the same V8 that is found in the California. A modern-day version of the F40 certainly sounds promising, but an overall trend toward downsizing, something that Ferrari has already confirmed they would be looking into, feels a bit like the end of an era. So is a front-engine turbocharged V8 car still a Ferrari? It seems we'll have to wait until 2014 or possibly even 2015 to find out.


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Welcome to the Show #12 of The Voice of Support!
The next 4 podcasts will focus on the ins and outs of the MVP program. Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) are exceptional technical community leaders from around the world who are awarded for voluntarily sharing their high quality, real world expertise in offline and online technical communities.
So what is this program all about, you ask? In this session, we brought in
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Members of the Pittsburgh Pirates, including National League Most Valuable Player Andrew McCutchen, visited patients this morning at Saint Vincent Hospital.
The visit was part of the annual Pirates Charities CARE-a-van, a tour of 15 cities sponsored by Highmark, which owns the Erie hospital. Besides McCutchen, those who visited included Jaff Decker, Jared Hughes, Bryan Morris, coach Jeff Banister and broadcaster Steve Blass.
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While football fans across the country recognize Super Bowl Sunday as the biggest sports day of the year, local retailers, restaurants and law enforcement are also anticipating a busy weekend.
Whether customers plan to dine out or eat in, local food establishments have been stocking up on traditional "football food" for weeks.
"That is the pizza and the wings, especially," John Bolina, manager at Sunrise Inn in Warren, said on Friday. "We probably have three to four times the amount of pizza and wings we would normally have."
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Sunrise Inn cook Chico Blume of Warren checks on a pizza he is preparing on Friday. Like many area restaurants, the Warren eatery has been busy ahead of Super Bowl Sunday.
Although Sunday is normally busy for the East Market Street restaurant anyway, Bolina noted nothing compares to Super Bowl Sunday. "The game just ups it two to three times what we would normally see."
Ross Thompson, manager of Buffalo Wild Wings in Niles took it a step further, comparing the day to Christmas for his chain. According to Thompson, there are more than 1 billion wings sold nationwide each year on Super Bowl Sunday.
"Just in our store here we will sell over a ton of wings. Literally a ton," Thompson said. "There's a lot of preparation that goes into making sure that every guest has the best experience."
For those choosing to watch the game in the restaurant, BW3s has more than 55 high definition televisions on display.
"We've kind of been building up to this," Thompson said. "This is what we do every year and it's our day to shine. We're expecting a huge crowd."
At Wing Warehouse in Niles, last season's Super Bowl marked the best wing-selling day of the year. Owner Derek Rondin expects a similar turnout this year.
"Wing prices have been going up wholesale like they do every year around the Super Bowl," Rondin said, due to the high demand for the chicken across the country. "We've been trying to prepare for that as best we can and still provide a nice special for either dine-in or carry-out."
Part of Rondin's annual Super Bowl routine includes replacing the bulb in the 21-foot television at Wing Warehouse. "We've got the picture going good and everything else is prepared, ready to go," he said.
Meanwhile, local retailers have noticed a sales boom on electronics such as televisions and surround sound units in the days leading up to Sunday.
"The game makes for a good excuse to buy a new toy," Gary Molish, general manager at Best Buy in Niles said. "Obviously, any time there is promotional stuff going on with football season, it's always exciting to get a new TV," Molish said. "If you are entertaining or something like that, having the newest, best television definitely helps.
"It makes sense, especially with our bigger sizes like the 60- and 70-inchers," he said.
According to experts, U.S. retailers sell on average 61 percent more TVs the week before the Super Bowl compared to the previous week. If Walmart in Bazetta is any indicator, that trend will continue in 2013. The electronics department in the store has seen heavy traffic the last several days, according to the sales staff.
"We are definitely seeing a lot more customers than what we're used to," sales associate Cheyenne Booher said. "There are a lot bigger crowds, mainly going for like TVs or surround sound systems and stuff like that."
Booher explained the store's overall stock of large televisions increased in preparation for this weekend.
"It wasn't too much more, but we did notice more TVs coming and we have more up in the steel (bins). That goes for mainly the bigger TVs," Booher said.
Not all additional traffic for Sunday will be of positive kind. Local law enforcement agencies are ramping up hours and patrols this weekend, mainly in an effort to prevent party-goers from operating vehicles under the influence of drugs or alcohol. As a result, Ohio State Highway Patrol posts in Trumbull County will have more troopers on the streets.
"There is federal overtime that we're working all weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday," Sgt. William Bancroft said. "We are utilizing 50 hours of overtime specifically for enforcement and that's just for our posts in Trumbull County."
To be sure, a police presence will be visible today and Sunday, but Bancroft said getting the word out can be the best strategy for his department.
"Obviously, the ingredients are there to make it a busy day, but we try to get the message out to people and, for the most part, people seem to get it," Bancroft said. "There is always the chance when you have so many people drinking, problems could come up."
For those planning on traveling this weekend, Bancroft said the best way to avoid trouble includes wearing a safety belt, give yourself plenty of time and watch the weather forecast before heading out.
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Ronald J. McVicar, DO, FACS has joined the physicians and staff of Charleston Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, the state's largest independent ENT medical group, which serves patients throughout the Lowcountry from 10 locations.
Until recently, Dr. McVicar was Staff Otolaryngologist at Naval Health Clinic Charleston, attaining the rank of Commander. He held similar responsibilities at naval health clinics in Newport, RI and Groton, CT after serving as Flight Surgeon at NAS Whidbey Island, WA and NAS Brunswick, ME.
A graduate in Biology of California State University, he received his doctorate from the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona. He performed an internship and residency at the Naval Medical Center, San Diego and completed the U.S. Naval Flight Surgeon Course in Pensacola, FL.
Dr. McVicar, who is Board-Certified in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, is seeing new and established patients at Charleston ENT's West Ashley, North Charleston, Goose Creek and Moncks Corner locations as well as The Surgery Center of Charleston.
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Westminster College offers a minor in Gender Studies, an interdisciplinary academic field that has produced some of the most influential and groundbreaking cultural theory. Most of gender studies scholarship engages cross-cultural approaches to gender and explores how gender intersects with class, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. While integrating the examination of gender with various fields of study, the minor features different theories of feminist and masculinity studies. Some courses focus exclusively on women or on men, while others focus on broader issues relevant to both women and men. The minor is based on an inclusive framework that encourages and supports an emphasis on issues of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, class, and culture.
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Diego Fazio is a 22 year old self-taught artist living in Italy. He began his career designing tattoos and perfected his photorealism technique over a period of several years.
In his home country, he won an award in 2011 for Best New Artist and has been gaining fame and accolades every since. With art like this, it's easy to see why.
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On July 13, 2013, a Florida jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the death of Trayvon Martin. The former neighborhood watchman never denied fatally shooting the unarmed teen, but he said he did so because he feared for his life. Take a look back at some of the highlights from Zimmerman's highly publicized trial.
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Skate Canada still searching for its lost mojo
Cam Cole
13/03/11 | Last Updated: 13/03/11 7:37 PM ET
Discussion of the status and future of figure skating in Canada.
Skate Canada still searching for its lost mojo
Cam Cole
13/03/11 | Last Updated: 13/03/11 7:37 PM ET
Discussion of the status and future of figure skating in Canada.
This is about, among other things, why Worlds is being held in a 7,000 seat arena, not an 18,000 seat arena, among other things.
Canada can't, of course, put the decline down to bad results by Canadians.
They mention the Salt Lake scandal, and the IJS as problems. They mention the odd premise that old skate fans who remember 6.0 will have to die out before the sport is popular again.
A bright point:
And they sing the praises of socila media for getting some younger folks involved. with skating fandom (and skating).But what is encouraging is that the demographics, which have tended to be female, and older, are changing with technology, Twitter, whats happening with the internet and a younger audiences connection with the skaters, Boland said.
And we have 190,000 members in this country. Were still the largest skating federation in the world, and that obviously includes CanSkate, which is where Patrick started and where (Carolina Hurricanes) Jeff Skinner started he was our juvenile mens podium winner at one time so thats important.
I wonder how long before all Skate Canada international team members will have to tweet & facebook?
Well, they have a long time to wait if they are going to wait for the "OLD' skate fans who remember 6.0 to die out. In fact, after those loyal "oldies" (who put up with much too much to follow the sport) die out, they may have a lot less fans. I plan on being here at least another 30 years!!!!!!
Odd that they discuss going to a smaller arena for Worlds and avoiding places like Scotiabank in Ottawa and MTS in Winnipeg. Scotiabank has actually had skating events over the past few years. It's an interesting inconsistency.
The article briefly mentions Cinquanta won't be there this year. I wonder why not, since he's usually there.
How odd that they think that skating will be better off if its main fans die out. Speaking as a member of the uncool demographic they denigrate, I take umbrage. Do they imply that young fans won't approach skating as long as we are here to drag the thing down? I wonder whether they've noticed that a lot of young kids don't seem to mind being Beatles or Lord of the Rings fans even though they have to share with other generations.
I think we have to look at larger societal entertainment trends that are far beyond the reach of the figure skating establishment to affect.
As for hoping that old fans will die, well, that may be a good thing just on general principles , but it won't help figure skating attract a new audience.
Literally "give up the ghost" means to die, but it's often used just to mean "give up." In this context it could mean something more along the lines of "give up clinging to the past" -- and either stop following skating or embrace the new scoring system. Obviously the latter would be best for the sport.
Although this discussion does remind me of when I did my masters degree directing a play that was fairly sexually explicit and left-wing in its politics at a university that had built its fairly conservative theatre department reputation and audience 50 years earlier. Those members of the original audience who were still attending performances on campus were not likely to enjoy my thesis show. My thought was that the university needed to serve the needs of the students it had in the 1990s and develop new outside audiences who would appreciate the newer repertory, not simply to cater to an older audience, because eventually that audience would disappear by attrition. But if the shows were advertised accurately, then each potential spectator could make an informed decision about which plays they were most interested in attending.
Embracing social media is hardly unnatural for the age range of competitive skaters (or for any age range, at this point).
Most social media platforms were created for and remain very popular for -- guess what? -- pure socializing.
Once the eyes of Skate Canada and other feds were opened to the marketing power of social media, no doubt that the skaters have been encouraged to think in those terms more often. But the purpose and value of social media certainly are not limited to self-promotion.
For example:
Canadian national champions Chan, Duhamel, Radford, and Osmond seem to enjoy active use of social media.
As do Weaver/Poje, Gilles, Poirier, Orford, Williams, Paul, Islam, Ralph, Hill, Moore-Towers, Moscovitch, Lawrence, Lacoste ....
(Although Virtue/Moir are exceptions who are more comfortable without social media for self-promotion, my understanding is that Moir at least has a private Facebook account -- the point being that FB itself is not some kind of hardship for him.)
I still maintain that the decline in figure skating enthusiasm has more to do with the lack of exposure to it than anything else! Here in the US we're getting 3 hours of coverage AFTER THE COMPETITION IS OVER. The stupid Universal channel that the USFSA shook hands with is elite and difficult to find - and costs an arm and a leg and you get a bunch of other channels in the package you'll never watch in a million years. My local cable carrier had never even heard of Universal! Also the decline in popularity of Stars on Ice, the demise of World Tour of Figure Skaters and skating shows in general. The USFSA does little or nothing to advertise or promote figure skating. The 2012 Nationals was in San Jose, Califoria, and it was pitiful how few people even knew it was going on. Get some of the elite skaters on talk shows, have them interviewed on television news and magazine shows (Extra E!News, Entertainment Tonite, Access, etc.) Talk it up!
I have no idea what goes on in Canada but the TV coverage there is superb compared to the lower 48!
And another gripe (I'm on a roll) The cost of tickets for competitions is getting to be totally outrageous! $200 to watch the exhibition after the Boston Nationals. How many families could take their children to that event? It just seems to me like the sport of figure skating is shooting itself in the foot and then complaining about the foot hurting! HELLO!!!!
As to "recognizing" great skating, the problem is that when someone attends a sporting event for entertainment, that fan does not want to handed his homework assignment at the door.
The theater department at a university is an interesting comparison. To me, the purpose of having a theater department is to allow students to learn something about theater and to train to become actors. If the old fogies don't want to attend the plays, so be it. I guess figure skating is the same -- except then we can't simultaneously complain about "the decline of audience interest."
It's Capitalism people. Figure skating isn't a pro sport, which means it's not profitable. In the old days when CEOs don't make millions a year, profits are not everything and TV stations put some time away for showing stuff that's actually happening. They don't bother anymore, which is normal.
Keep in mind that, it's also a sport better watched on youtube than live. In a way, figure skating kills itself with the Internet arising literally by being figure skating. That being said, I don't see anything wrong with figure skating being a chill, minor Olympic sport. It's still by far the most popular winter olympics sport.
Are sports like skiing, track etc that profitable, yet the events are frequently shown on tv? Skating probably needs to modernize itself in some ways to have mass appeal. This is tongue in cheek but: they could start by replacing the flower girls with some sexy football cheerleader types to draw in the guys. ROTF Question: why no flower boys? lol Tennis has ball boys.
Re a comment above: All of us "oldies" are not clinging to the 6.0 system.


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Now that the mad dash to the polls is over, we can all take a breath and relish the absence of the barrage of political ads and Facebook assaults from our passionate (opinionated) friends.
On Tuesday, I was questioned by friends and family regarding my choice for president.
I forgot. Never discuss politics or religion, even (or especially) with close friends and family.
This lesson is one I've learned after some interesting debates regarding religion; it amuses me that even religious orders that worship the same god can find so many things to argue about.
This gave me an idea: Why argue about politics and religion when there are so many more things we can be disagreeing over?
Pepsi vs. Coke - My husband is a Pepsi guy, but Coke is the obvious choice because it tastes better. Pepsi is just way too sweet.
Chocolate vs. vanilla - I used to pick vanilla, but as I've gotten older, the chocolate cravings have become insatiable. I now understand why people used to look at me funny when I picked bland over fantastic.
Milk vs. dark chocolate - Another instance where my taste buds evolved, dark chocolate is the winner. It is healthier, as it helps lower blood pressure and is an antioxidant. It is also yummier.
Mac vs. PC - This quite heated debate has gotten numerous friends and family members all fired up. Honestly, it doesn't make sense to compare the two. Only one of them really qualifies as a computer.
The Fab Four - If you don't know I'm talking about John, Paul, George and Ringo then you should just skip to the next item. We all know John and Paul were the songwriters, and as such were the top two Beatles. But the No. 1 spot goes to John Lennon. He tried to end war. He wrote "Imagine." Enough said.
Men vs. women drivers - This is a silly topic, because everyone knows women are better drivers than men. Why this debate has persisted over the years is a mystery.
Cats vs. dogs - I love all animals, but cats are obviously more sophisticated than dogs. Dogs are pack animals. Cats are independent and manipulative. But why we compare two different species makes no sense; it's like comparing apples and oranges.
Apples vs. oranges - They are both a type of fruit. They both grow on trees. They are round. They shed seeds. I'm calling this one a draw.
Since there are so many things to argue about besides bipartisan politics, I think we should change it up a little. Instead of red vs. blue, why don't we just mix it together and make all the parties purple?
While we're at it, we should just agree that everyone has a right to worship (or not worship) a god or gods of their choice; that it doesn't really matter if Coke tastes better than Pepsi or vice-versa; that some people like vanilla over chocolate and that's OK; and finally, that some people prefer Macs to PCs and that's OK, too. (Some people like to waste money.)
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Ross Benincasa '12
I've done everything from manage (more than) 100 different students at a time between Admissions and the Etownian to dancing in front of hundreds of my peers in a pink sequin dress for Mr. E-town. I think I can comfortably say Elizabethtown has helped me come out of my shell. -- Ross Benincasa
Bylines, business and books: Ross Benincasa '12 is one busy young man. When he's not assigning and editing stories as editor-in-chief of the Etownian, he's hard at work in Leffler House, where, for the Office of Admissions, he supervises the Jay Walkers—the student tour guides. Top that off with a rigorous academic schedule—he's a double major in English Education and Business Administration. The Newton, N.J.,native was attracted to the College for its well-known education program, but it was during an overnight visit that he made his decision to attend E-town.
"I really enjoyed the overall vibe of the campus community. Everyone is extremely friendly here and, unlike larger schools, E-town definitely prepares you and pushes you to take over leadership roles in projects and organizations that you may be interested in," he said.
Ross loves writing and working with children, so English Education was a natural choice. He often gets questioned, though, about how he plans to combine his two very different majors.
"For me, it's so I can eventually open a charter school focusing on writing, the arts and teaching an entrepreneurial mindset for underprivileged youths," he said, adding that, directly after graduation, he would like to teach at Milton Hershey School or pursue his MBA.
Ross's role with the student newspaper has given him a unique perspective: Knowing so much about the College, its events and the research and publications of the faculty helps him appreciate the work they do and, in his eyes, makes their dedication to E-town students even stronger. He also has branched out and met people he otherwise would not have met.
"I've interviewed people from a variety of backgrounds, everyone from Nobel Peace Prize winners, company presidents and even the Gym Class Heroes; each interview has helped me learn a great deal about different cultures and the people within them," said Ross.
He's surprised himself in many ways at E-town, but he says what is most noticeable is how comfortable he has been in opening up to people on campus, and how his leadership attitude has taken place of his once shy personality.
"I've done everything from manage (more than) 100 different students at a time between Admissions and the Etownian to dancing in front of hundreds of my peers in a pink sequin dress for Mr. E-town. I think I can comfortably say Elizabethtown has helped me come out of my shell," he says.


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on July 25, 2013 - 12:19 AM
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So Mark Anderson is gone. Another defensive experiment has gone out the door. We barely got to know the guy. Anderson swept through here like a ghost, leaving scarcely any evidence of his physical being.
Anderson was seen as a partial solution to the Bills' pass rush woes, a nifty accessory to Mario Williams. He hurt his knee and wound up playing five games a year ago. Anderson was barely noticeable in the games he did play. He finished with 10 tackles and one sack.
For that, Anderson pocketed $8.1 million. Nice work if you can get it. His release came as a mild surprise. Evidently, the new regime reached the same conclusion Bill Belichick did when he decided not to re-sign Anderson as a free agent after the 2011 season. He wasn't worth the investment.
Anderson had 10 sacks in the '11 season, helping the Patriots reach the Super Bowl. Those sack numbers were too much for the Bills to resist.
They've thrown a lot of money at pass rushers over the years, like a bad gambler who can't pull himself away from the craps table.
Buddy Nix wasted $10 million on Shawne Merriman, hoping Merriman would regain his old form. The Bills spent millions on Aaron Schobel and Chris Kelsay and couldn't get a consistent rush with four men. They handed Mario Williams a $100 million contract, with little tangible reward.
The Bills squander more than $18 million on Merriman and Anderson, but they play contract hardball with a home-grown star and Pro Bowler, safety Jairus Byrd.
Remember that the next time they talk about "paying for production."
They keep gambling on other teams' castoffs, and the defense keeps getting worse. A year ago, despite all the investment, they gave up 435 points, second in team history to the '84 squad. The 2011 (434) and 2010 (425) teams hold down the third and fourth spots in franchise history in points allowed.
Nix did a woeful job of building a defense in his three years as general manager. Doug Whaley, his successor, has to take his share of the blame. Whaley has been with Nix from the start. He has had influence on the college and pro personnel side. Where's the evidence of his personnel genius?
Well, they can always blame the defensive coordinators. Dave Wannstedt was bad; we know that. Still, listening to Nix, you'd think Wannstedt was holding back some defensive powerhouse. But they were very bad. It's amusing to hear people talk about how much they improved later in the season.
The Bills went 6-10 last season. In NFL passer rating, the six teams they beat finished: 32nd (Arizona); 31st (K.C.); 30th (Jets); 29th (Cleveland); 28th (Jacksonville); and 26th (Miami). Ten of their 16 games came against the bottom eight-rated passing teams in the league.
As far as I'm concerned, they didn't stop anybody. Talk to me about Mario Williams' sack total when he has a dominant game against a top offense.
Oh, but things are bound to get better with Mike Pettine running the defense. He did great things with the Jets. It's good to hear Pettine talk about attacking, about moving people around and being less predictable before the snap.
The Bills will be more aggressive and creative on defense. It's not a novel concept in the NFL – unless you hand control of the defense to the likes of Wannstedt and Dick Jauron, who are still stuck somewhere in the 1980s.
All the chatter about attacking defense sounds familiar, doesn't it? Gregg Williams talked that way when he took the head coaching job here in 2001. Williams was a cutting-edge genius, too. He promised to be aggressive and predicted record sack totals. Then a lack of talent got in the way.
In the end, it always gets back to talent. Coaching matters, of course. I'm on board with the new coaching staff. It's a refreshing change to have new ideas and youthful energy in the franchise. But new ideas don't pressure opposing quarterbacks; elite players do.
It's become a learned reflex for Buffalo sports fans to assume the best. The need for belief is always greater than the reality. Slap a new coat of paint on an old junker and people want to believe it's going to run better.
But look at the roster. There are so many holes. They're still counting on Torell Troup and Alex Carrington to be players. Aaron Williams and Leodis McKelvin are penciled in as starters on defense. Kyle Williams isn't the same athlete he used to be. Marcell Dareus hasn't lived up to his draft position.
They're rebuilding and getting younger on defense. They're expecting Jerry Hughes, who came in the trade for Kelvin Sheppard, to blossom as a rush linebacker. They're high on Jamie Blatnick and Marcus Dowtin, undrafted free agents who were let go by other teams.
I've heard more than one person suggest that rookie inside linebacker Kiko Alonso could be the key to the defense this season. It tells you something when so much is riding on the shoulders of the 46th overall draft pick.
Of course, it's not so rare for later draft picks to have an immediate impact on a defense – in other cities. Bobby Wagner went 47th overall to the Seahawks in 2012 and was one of the top inside linebackers in the league as a rookie for a playoff team.
It's all about picking the right players, something the Bills have done with little regularity in recent years. Pettine talks tough, but if the last three years are any indication, he has a daunting task on his hands.
Luckily for Pettine, the standard is low. It must be some comfort to know that giving up fewer than 400 points will qualify as progress.
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Featuring Deanna Varagona, Richard Bennett, Lucas Kane with guest appearances by Fats Kaplin and David Olney.
Kieran Kane is an iconic songwriter and performer ...more
Kieran Kane, one of the godfathers of Americana music and founding member of the critically acclaimed Dead Reckoning record label, cracks a wide-toothed smile when talking about his new solo album, Somewhere Beyond the Roses. "We got together in a little room, basically sitting on top of each other, and had a musical conversation for two days. I've made somewhere between 12-15 albums and this is the album I've always wanted to make – I love this record."
The "we" Kane is referring to is Deanna Varagona (Lambchop) on baritone sax, Richard Bennett (Neil Diamond, Mark Knopfler) on electric guitar, and Lucas Kane (Kane's son and member of Kane, Welch, Kaplin) on drums. David Olney provides backing vocals on "Don't Try To Fight It" and long-time collaborator and multi-instrumentalist Fats Kaplin sits in on steel guitar on "Unfaithful Heart". "I heard Deanna playing at The Family Wash in east Nashvile", says Kane, "She was accompanying a folk singer and playing the most delicate voice-like backing lines – it was absolutely beautiful. I approached Deanna a few months later about doing the album, she said yes, and off we went. When I told my friends I was making an album centered around the banjo and the baritone sax, they thought I was crazy…til they heard it. It works, doesn't it?"
Using an unorthodox banjo tuning (Kane's Kay banjo is always tuned to GCGCC), nine of Somewhere Beyond the Roses' eleven tracks are written in the key of C, and include very few, (sometimes no) chord changes. "The genius of the players of the 1950's: Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Little Walter – I was obsessed with them and how they did so much with so little. The 1950's-era two-chord concept has always been a big influence on my music, particularly so while I was writing the songs for this album."
Kane's vocals are stripped down, telling raw, intimate, and honest stories lived or once witnessed. "Why Can't You" holds man in the grips of an unforgiving lover; "Unfaithful Heart" is a knife in the gut song about loving with restraint and trepidation; "Marriage of Convenience" may hit too close to home for some listeners with its unabashed candidness and "More To It Than This" speaks to the road weary troubadour. "Back in the late 90's, Jamie (of The O'Kanes) and I were on tour with Merle Haggard. We walk into the lobby of a hotel after a gig and there he sits, smoking a Camel, and he looks up at us and says "Boys, there's gotta be more to it than this." I've had that line in my head for 20 years, and it took David Francey to give it a musical life."
Many of the songs written for Somewhere Beyond the Roses were done so at Kane's lakeside cabin refuge in the Adirondack Mountains. "The song "Anybody's Game" was written at the cabin after spending several days listening to African music. The straightforwardness of it completely speaks to me – and my banjo playing is inspired more by African banjo than American."
Lyrics laden with spiritual and biblical imagery might be a result of the twelve years Kane spent as a Catholic school boy in New York state. "Catholic school is something only someone who's lived through it can understand", laughs Kane. And if the starter track, "Way Down Below" (which really lets Varagona's horn groove, rip and shine) is an ashes to ashes approach to life on Earth, the hymn-like "Somewhere Beyond the Roses" is its antithesis, with promises of gates of "pearly gold" and a place to "rest our weary souls". Kane adds the caveat, "it's not necessarily heaven. It's the other side of whatever you're going through – heartbreak, addiction, loss."
Kane's creative abilities don't end with songwriting. He's also an accomplished and sought after visual artist – an original Kane painting has graced all three covers of Kane Welch Kaplin's Compass Records recordings. However, Kane turned over the art design of this release to his daughter, Lucy Kane, making Somewhere Beyond the Roses a family affair. "I completely trust my kids in their abilities and I just let Lucy go on this one. It happened to work out perfectly that she picked a plane motif – it really speaks to the "other side" and search for freedom that is an underlying them for many of the tracks on Somewhere Beyond the Roses.
Kieran Kane started his musical career in Nashville as a songwriter for Tree Publishing and in 1982 signed a deal with Elektra releasing a self-titled album which produced two Top Ten country hits: "You're the Best" and "It's Who You Love". In 1986 Kane formed a duo with fellow songwriter Jamie O'Hara, called The O'Kanes. Between 1986 and 1990 The O'Kanes charted six singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, including the Number One single "Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You". Kane also wrote "I'll Go On Lovin' You" during this time, which went on to be recorded and made famous by Alan Jackson. In 1990 The O'Kanes disbanded, and in 1993 Kane was signed by Atlantic and released his next solo album, Find My Way Home, which was produced by Harry Stinson. After being dropped by Atlantic, Kane, along with Stinson, Kevin Welch, Mike Henderson, and Tammy Rogers founded independent and groundbreaking record label Dead Reckoning in 1993, with whom Kane released four solo albums. In 2004 Kane Welch Kaplin (Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch, and Fats Kaplin - joined by Lucas Kane in 2007) signed with Compass Records and have since released three albums: You Can't Save Everybody (2004), Lost John Dean (2006), Kane Welch Kaplin (2007). His first solo album on Compass Records, Somewhere Beyond the Roses will be available in-stores July 28, 2009.


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on June 13, 2013 - 6:08 AM
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The survivors, the ones who are damaged but make it out alive, are the ones we know of, the ones we can track and monitor.
By all accounts, there are 400 of them, mostly women and young girls who over the past six years escaped the world of human trafficking in Western New York.
The numbers strike many as surprisingly large, but they are no surprise to the police and social workers who deal firsthand with the prostitution and forced labor that enslave victims who end up here.
To them, the 400 survivors are an indication of how big the problem is and how many victims are still out there.
"It's a severely under-reported problem," said Amy Fleischauer, director of victim services at the International Institute of Buffalo. "The numbers are lower than what I know the problem to be."
Four hundred victims in six years. Law enforcement experts say that as big as those numbers sound and as much as they speak to the good work of police and victim advocates, they don't begin to tell the whole story.
They don't explain why Western New York is a hotbed for trafficking or why so many survivors refuse to seek help.
"We want people to know, 'If you see something, say something,' " said Elizabeth Fildes, an Erie County sheriff's deputy and a member of the Human Trafficking Task Force and Alliance, a coalition of law enforcement groups.
Eager to find those who have slipped through the cracks, local experts are embarking on an effort to raise awareness about human trafficking.
Billboards and bus shelter posters with photos of young girls and messages such as "I am not for sale" and "Modern day slavery. Still just as barbaric" have started popping up across the region.
Signs also will go up in shelters, emergency rooms and anywhere else a human-trafficking victim is likely to end up in need of assistance.
It's all part of a campaign designed to improve how law enforcement and social service agencies find and assist the hundreds, maybe thousands, of victims still out there.
The campaign is geared, not only to victims and the people who know them, but also to law enforcement officers who might not be trained in what or who to look for.
They are the ones, after all, who often have that first contact, knowing or unknowing, with a victim.
"Our hope is that the agents or officers on the ground are receiving enough training," said Carol Dankert-Maurer, Erie County's social services commissioner. "What we're trying to build is sustainable knowledge."
The county has made human trafficking a priority in recent years and, with the help of a state grant, one of five awarded in New York, is making an effort to find more victims, ideally before they end up arrested or jailed.
The obstacles in the way are many, and they all contribute to the difficulty in prosecuting human-trafficking cases.
Without a cooperating victim, it is extremely difficult to make a sexual or labor exploitation case, investigators say.
A lot of victims, especially those from foreign cultures, are reluctant to come forward because of a fear of the police or government. Others are simply unaware that what they're going through is a federal crime.
"A lot of them are afraid to come forward," said Jenny Amo, an FBI special agent with the Violent Crimes Against Children Squad in Buffalo. "Some of them have been told they'll be deported if they come forward."
Amo, who has been involved in several trafficking cases, isn't surprised at all by the number of victims helped by the International Institute.
Neither is FBI Agent Tina Taylor. If anything, she and Amo view the numbers as low.
What both of them hope will come out of the campaign is a greater awareness by victims and police – and with that, more cooperation in prosecuting the men and, yes women, who are the traffickers.
"Those posters are beneficial," said Taylor, a special agent with the Violent Crimes Against Children Squad. "Maybe they'll take a second look and say, 'Yes, I'm strong enough to get help.' "
The human-trafficking problem in Western New York is not confined to young Asian girls forced into prostitution.
"I can't overstate the diversity of cases we've worked on," said Fleischauer.
The survivors can come from brothels and massage parlors. But they also can come from farms, restaurants, fairs and private homes.
And they come from across the world.
About half of the 400 victims helped by the International Institute came from Mexico, but the other half was spread out among 16 different countries, including China, Thailand, Kenya and Peru.
They also come from the United States as well.
But why do they end up here in Western New York?
"We have all the red flags," said Fildes.
Buffalo's status as a cross-border community has made it a popular way station for traffickers moving victims from Canada to the U.S.
The region also has a large transient population and, because of its unusual combination of large urban centers and vast rural areas, it provides a lot of opportunities for traffickers involved in sexual and labor exploitation.
New York officials cited those risk factors in awarding Erie County one of only five human trafficking grants across the state.
"Human trafficking is a hidden crime," said Amo, the FBI agent. "A lot of victims, especially international victims, don't even know they're being victimized."
The hope is that this ongoing push for increased awareness will shed some light on Western New York's hidden crime.
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I first learned about these when I received my entries to judge for the 2012 Produce Marketing Association Impact Packaging Awards. Of course, I'm not allowed to talk about those entries, which meant I didn't get a chance to try this product until now, even though I was riddled with curiosity.
Someone told me last year they think Brussels sprouts will be the new French green bean, and I'm kind of in agreement. Just from what I've experienced, and from my friends' talk of recipes and Pinterest topics, fresh Brussels sprouts are hot.
Ocean Mist makes this easy because these are trimmed and ready to cook. Microwaveable Brussels sprouts aren't something new, but I like this bag because they allow you to add your own seasonings prior to cooking, instead of either having plain steamed Brussels sprouts or an unidentifiable puck of stuff in there that may or may not have questionable ingredients.
I like the control, but if you're looking for a no-brainer plop it in the microwave pack, this isn't it.
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Appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday, Lawrence, 22, said she's honored to be a member of the Academy but was aghast to learn that her mother filled out the official ballot and mailed it in – only to find it returned to their home because it was mailed to the wrong address!
So did the Silver Linings Playbook star agree with her mom's choices? "No, I didn't," Lawrence said with a laugh.


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It's a waste of time. It's a lame ass politically correct way to appease people regarding the imperfections of calls and look what happens when the imperfection of replay comes up and it bogs up a fast-paced game down to the s*** the NFL is. More conspiracy s***. People expect some sense of perfection that is non-existent. Maybe you guys should focus on what IS evident -- the fact that the refs are giving normal obstruction calls on both sides a pass. The players don't know what they are going to call, there is an obvious problem with reffing, it can't be solved with replay, and it isn't there to benefit the Penguins any more than the Wings (to knock out a few arguments at once floating around).
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In 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the report; To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System. An often-quoted statistic from that report is that 44,000 – 98,000 individuals die every year related to medical errors. No doubt, you have probably seen the dramatic, and sometimes tragic stories surrounding medical errors in the news and magazines. Nothing touches us the way an individual's story makes real the people behind the statistics. Although there are some who argue about the numbers, the fact is it highlighted the need for action to improve the safety of healthcare.
In 2001, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) described a "quality chasm" that exists within today's health care system. The IOM called for health care to focus on six quality aims: patient safety, patient-centeredness, efficiency, effectiveness, timeliness, and equity. We at Saint Joseph Mercy Health System are committed to achieving these aims. These goals were used in the planning and design of our new operating room suites and the new patient care towers currently under construction.
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How is everyone doing? It has been a while since I checked in, I hope that everyone is doing well. I have been pretty busy over the last two weeks, even though I havent had a lot going on. To start, the Titans have been on a winning streak lately and are now sitting at 4-4 with a huge matchup against the undefeated Wings this Friday night in the Wachovia Center. I am excited to see the team, with our schedule, we have had more away games than home games, so I haven't been able to see a game over the last few weeks. With the game being on Friday night, we are going to have practice Thursday, which means that I am going to drive up to practice Thursday after school, and than home after practice so that I can go to work on Friday. Friday after school, I am going to drive back up to Philly in order to be with the team before the game, and than back to Baltimore after the game. I debated whether or not to stay in Philly Friday night, but its a big weekend in Baltimore this weekend with the Konica Minolta FaceOff Classic. It is going to be nice to see Cuse vs UVA and Hop vs Princeton on Saturday.
Anyone have any predictions after the first real week of the season? I dont have any yet, but I should by the end of this weekend. I went to the Towson game and was hoping to see them beat up on their Charles Street rival Loyola, but at the end of the day was disappointed in the outcome. I hope that the Tigers can get their game together because they have a tough schedule and it could get ugly if they play the way they did on Saturday.
Other than all of this stuff, I am continuing my workout and staying ready to play. My school team start practice next Monday and I am looking forward to getting back out on the field to coach again. It is going to be a tough season for us, in that we may not even have enough kids to have a 6v6 scrimmage, but it will be a good coaching test for myself and the other coaches.
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2013 MAC CHAMPIONS: Softball Sweeps Buffalo Friday
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State softball team captured its fourth Mid-American Conference regular season title in five years with a doubleheader sweep of Buffalo Friday afternoon at the BSU Softball Complex.
With a two-and-a-half game lead in the MAC standings heading into Friday's twin bill, the Cardinals needed two wins to clinch the regular season title and came through with just that.
With the sweep, Ball State improves to 34-14 on the season and clinches the 2013 Mid-American Conference regular season championship with a 17-2 league mark. Buffalo falls to 15-31 (5-13 MAC) with the two loses.
Kent State, who trailed the Cardinals in the MAC race also swept its doubleheader at Miami today to improve to 26-18-1 (15-5 MAC), but cannot catch the Cardinals with just two games remaining in the league season.
In the opener, the Cardinals scored a pair of runs in the first inning thanks to a two-run single from junior third baseman Audrey Bickel and held on to win 3-2.
In the nightcap, Ball State rallied from down 2-0 for a 5-3 victory aided by a three-run home run from junior first baseman Taylor Rager.
The Ball State softball team closes the regular season with single games versus Kent State Saturday (2 p.m.) and Sunday (1 p.m.) at the BSU Softball Complex. Sunday's game will serve as senior day, with Ball State recognizing five members of its squad: Amanda Carpenter, Julie Cortez, Sadie Robertson, Audra Sanders and Lauren Williamson.
GAME ONE RECAP: Ball State 3 – Buffalo 2
After holding the Bulls off the board in the top of the first inning, the Cardinals pulled out to an early 2-0 edge in the bottom of the frame. Sophomore designated player Loren Cihlar opened the inning with a walk and advanced to third on a one-out single from junior left fielder Jennifer Gilbert.
After a walk to Rager loaded the bases, and a fielder's choice from Carpenter kept the bases loaded as Buffalo recorded an out on the lead runner. Bickel would then come through with a two-run single to give BSU the lead for good in the contest.
Buffalo cut the BSU lead in half in the top of the second on a two-out single from Jessica Griffin which was followed by a RBI double from Dani Cowan.
However, Ball State reclaimed the two-run advantage in the bottom of the inning as a two-out RBI single from sophomore right fielder Hanne Stuedemann drove in sophomore second baseman Taylor Cox who reached on a one-out bunt single.
The Bulls would get their final run of the contest in the top of the third as an inning-opening BSU error and a two-out double from Alyssa Ward made the score 3-2.
From there, freshman pitcher Nicole Steinbach shut down the Buffalo offense, allowing just one hit the rest of the game, including retiring the final 10 Bulls batters she faced.
In improving to 14-8 on the season, Steinbach limited the UB offense to just five hits and two runs (one earned) over seven innings. She also struck out five batters and did not issue a walk.
Cowan suffered the loss in the circle for Buffalo, falling to 0-9 on the year after giving up eight hits and three runs over six innings of work. She would strikeout four batters while walking three.
GAME TWO RECAP: Ball State 5 – Buffalo 3
Buffalo came out strong in the second game, capitalizing on a leadoff BSU error to plate a pair of unearned runs in the first frame. Ward started the scoring with a RBI squeeze bunt, while a RBI fielder's choice from Holly Luciano brought home the second run.
Ball State would cut the lead in half in the bottom of the second thanks to a leadoff double from Rager followed by a one-out RBI double from Bickel.
The Cardinals took the lead for good in the bottom of the third with the help of Rager's 10th home run of the season. A one-out infield single from Cihlar started the rally, while Stuedemann drew a walk to give BSU two runners. Following the team's second out, Rager blasted a three-run shot over the right field wall to give Ball State a 4-2 edge.
Buffalo would get one run back in the top of the fourth thanks to the help of another BSU error, cutting the lead to 4-3.
Ball State answered back with the game's final run in the bottom of the inning, thanks to a RBI groundout from junior pinch hitter Lauren Schroeder. Bickel walked to open the inning and was replaced by junior pinch runner Julie Cortez. Cortez advanced to third on a double from senior catcher Sadie Robertson and scored two batters later on Schroeder's groundout to short giving BSU a 5-3 edge.
The Cardinals' biggest play of the day on defense came in the top of the seventh following a leadoff double from Alexis Curtiss. With no outs and a runner at second, Cox would track down a Luciano pop fly towards the right field line and throw out pinch runner Kenzie Koch trying to advance to third for Ball State's league-leading 29th double play of the season.
Carpenter followed with a catch in center field to end the game and give Ball State its fourth MAC title over the last five seasons.
Senior relief pitcher Audra Sanders took control over the final three innings, holding Buffalo to just two hits and a pair of walks to pick up her second save of the season.
Freshman pitcher Kelsey Schifferdecker earned the win, improving to 13-4 by limiting the Bulls to seven hits and three unearned runs over four innings of work. She would also strikeout a pair of batters.
Cowan would suffer her second loss of the day in the circle for Buffalo, falling to 0-10 after giving up four hits and four runs over 2.2 innings.


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AICPA News Update
A Weekly Email Newsletter on Issues & Events Surrounding the CPA Profession
September 23, 2011 - Volume 14 No. 39
On September 16 President Barack Obama signed into law the America Invents Act, enacting reforms to the patent system, including a provision that prohibits the granting of new patents on tax strategies. The AICPA and state CPA societies had advocated against tax strategy patents, which AICPA President and CEO Barry Melancon described as "the equivalent of private tollbooths that block tax compliance options and could cost Americans more money." Tax strategy patents now become one of only a handful of patent types that the Patent & Trademark Office is prohibited from issuing – others include medical procedures and nuclear technology. Read this JournalofAccountancy.com article for more information.
The International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC) last week proposed a new, integrated framework for business reporting which captures all material aspects of an organization's performance in a paper entitled "Towards Integrated Reporting: Communicating Value in the 21st Century." Integrated reporting is designed to enhance and consolidate existing reporting practice by linking key strategies, governance and financial performance with the environmental and social context in which an organization operates. The AICPA recognizes the importance of and supports efforts to develop clearer, more consistent, globally accepted accounting and reporting standards, and encourages members to provide input on the IIRC draft document over the next three months. The comment period will be open through December 14, 2011.
In his final Chair's Letter, AICPA Chairman of the Board of Directors Paul V. Stahlin, CPA, discusses the importance of CPAs including CPA after one's name whenever possible. "The CPA credential represents someone who has worked hard to earn and maintain a professional distinction that is highly respected by business decision makers. It's important to your business and the profession that your CPA credential is always on display," he says. Additional credentials add further value, Stahlin writes. Read his column for more information.
If you're looking for a place to turn when it comes to matters involving professional judgment, then contact the Technical Hotline where a team of experts will help answer your questions by phone. From accounting and financial reporting issues, audit and attest engagements and everything in between, the team answers thousands of calls each year.


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The couple was spotted holding hands and running errands on Monday. They later joined pal and Aniston's Horrible Bosses and The Switch costar Jason Bateman for lunch at the swanky Fred's restaurant at Barneys.
It's been several weeks since Theroux and Aniston, who got engaged in 2012, were photographed out together publicly . He was in New York for Aniston's 45th birthday on Feb. 11, where he has been filming season one of the HBO drama The Leftovers. Meanwhile, Aniston is hard at work preparing to star in and produce Cake, an indie drama about a woman who becomes fascinated by a suicide.
They recently spent time together in L.A. away from the cameras at the end of February.
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President Barack Obama hasn't made any
official decisions regarding the future of NASA, but several unnamed
government officials and other space experts claim the private sector
will be responsible for a larger amount of NASA-backed
Currently, each
shuttle launch is government-led, including the use of the
current space shuttle fleet, but cost restraints may end up crippling
anticipated missions. During the previous administration,
former President George W. Bush outlined a plan for NASA to return to
the moon, but Obama's blueprint involves $30 billion to $50 billion
less than what was expected over the next decade.
work to the private sector would allow the federal government to save
the $30 billion to $50 billion, with contractors expected to help
develop rocket-propulsion technology and plan manned launches to
As space nations outline plans to return to the moon by
2025, NASA is unlikely to launch a manned mission to the moon by
2020, as necessary funding will simply be unavailable. The U.S.
space agency is currently unable to finance any manned launches
anywhere past the International Space Station (ISS) at the moment,
according to former astronaut Dr. Sally Ride, who said NASA "just
can't get there," regarding the moon.
Once the current
space shuttle fleet is retired -- which is expected to take place in
2010 -- private contractors will help NASA get back to the ISS, along
with the Russian space agency.
If NASA continued with its
current budget, a return back to the moon wouldn't
be possible until 2028, if not later.
Obama recently put
together the Human Space Flight Committee of space experts and
politicians to study how feasible it would be to launch towards the
moon or Mars, but "at the end of the day, the President will
make the decision, not a committee."
Until a final
decision is made, the future of the U.S. space agency remains
extremely confusing for the public, politicians, and contractors who
may be called upon to help NASA with future space missions.
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Stetson University senior pitcher and designated player Meredith Owen (Jackson, Miss.) has been named the USA Softball Collegiate National Player of the Week, it was announced on Tuesday.
"I am so amazed, honored and humbled," Owen said. "I owe it all to my amazing team as well as my incredible coaches. We have all worked so hard for this season, and I am just excited to be able to share this honor with them."
Owen went 2-0 with a 0.35 ERA, and batted .455 with a home run and three RBI last week to lead Stetson to a pair of Atlantic Sun Conference victories over Lipscomb. On Friday, she tossed a six-hit shutout against the Bisons, allowing just one runner to reach third base and retiring the final seven batters in a 1-0 Stetson victory. It was her seventh shutout of the year.
On Saturday, Owen threw 157 pitches in a 13-inning, complete-game effort in the rubber game of the series. With international tiebreak rules in effect, Owen pitched out of second-and-third, no-out situations in both the 11th and 12th innings, and then she worked out of a second-and-third, one-out situation in the 13th without allowing a single to run to score. For the game, she held the Bisons to just 1-for-17 with runners in scoring position and 0-for-12 in two-out situations. She allowed just one hit in extra innings, a bunt single. The Hatters won the game in the bottom of the 13th inning, securing a key series win in the hunt for the No. 2 seed for the A-Sun tournament.
"It is a tremendous honor to have Meredith selected as the USA Softball National Player of the Week," Stetson head coach Frank Griffin said. "She gave an unbelievable performance in a key conference series for us last weekend both at the plate and in the circle, and the recognition is well-deserved."
For the week, Owen held the Bisons, one of the top hitting teams in the conference, to a .176 batting average over 20 innings of work. She lowered her ERA to an NCAA-best 0.73, and her 19 wins leads the Atlantic Sun.
Owen is the first Hatter to earn National Player of the Week honors in softball. She was also named the A-Sun Pitcher of the Week on Monday.
In addition, the Hatters made a return to the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll, receiving three votes for an unofficial No. 33 national ranking.
Stetson (31-9) will visit UCF (33-14) at 6 p.m. Tuesday night.


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The Rainforest Alliance and the Awastingni People of Nicaragua
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Community Forestry in Nicaragua
Situated at the heart of the Central American isthmus and covering a total area of approximately 50,000 square miles (130,370 square kilometers) Nicaragua contains one of the largest intact lowland tropical forests north of the Amazon. Though its forests still cover nearly 7.9 million acres (3.2 million hectares), the country loses approximately 1.3 percent of its forest area annually, a figure driven by economic incentives to convert natural forest to agricultural land and pasture and the lack of secure land tenure. These dynamics are most pronounced along the country's agricultural frontier, which is moving eastward towards the Atlantic coast.
The loss of forests poses tremendous threats to the largely forest-dependent indigenous communities living in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (known by its Spanish acronym RAAN). Deforestation in the RAAN undermines these communities' most basic needs including food, shelter, fuel, water and soil viability and compromises the area's best, and often only, potential source for economic growth. In 2007, the impact of Hurricane Felix -- which downed 1.2 million acres (500,000 hectares) of natural forest in the RAAN and left behind an estimated 10 million cubic meters of salvageable timber -- added an additional level of urgency and highlighted the need to conserve and restore the region's forests.
The Rainforest Alliance Training, Extension, Enterprises and Sourcing (TREES) Program is working with partners in the region to help the RAAN's indigenous communities develop sustainable community forestry initiatives and capitalize on the area's resources. In order to achieve these goals, these forest-dependent communities must overcome challenge such as the lack of technological and financial knowledge and a history of marginalization when it comes to land-use decisions, forest-resource use and timber extraction and trade. Through our now-completed Nicaragua Sustainable Forestry, Agriculture and Tourism Alliance (NIFATA) project, supported by the USAID, the Rainforest Alliance helped facilitate regulatory policies relating to post-Felix salvage operations and laid the groundwork for future community forest enterprises in the RAAN. We seek to build on the success of these efforts through new initiatives such as our work with the community of Awas Tingni, an indigenous community whose forests have recently achieved FSC Controlled Wood certification, a first step towards FSC certification.
For more information, please contact your regional TREES representative.
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MARTINSBURG - Incumbent Berkeley County Sheriff Kenneth "Kenny" Lemaster Jr. won a second four-year term as sheriff after garnering the most votes in Tuesday's general election.
With all 66 Berkeley County precincts reporting, Lemaster, a Democrat, secured 45.45 percent of the vote and earned a total of 16,331 votes, according to the unofficial results.
"I'd like to thank all the people that did vote for me. I believe it was a tough race with the presidential race, especially in Berkeley County, but I do appreciate the support and help I've got from not only the people who voted for me but for the people who helped me put up signs, that campaigned for me, that made donations and donated their time to help me put up and take down many signs in Berkeley County. A big thanks to all them," Lemaster said.
His Republican challenger, James W. Barbour, received 37.89 percent of the vote, winning a total of 13,612 votes.
"I want to thank everybody that came out and supported me, and I plan on running again in four years. I appreciate all the support and all the help I got from everybody," Barbour said.
Placing third in the race was Carlton "Cootsie" DeHaven, who received 14.07 percent of the vote. DeHaven, a registered Republican, didn't run in the May primary, but obtained enough voter signatures to appear on Tuesday's ballot with an Independent party affiliation. He won a total of 5,056 votes.
The remaining 2.59 percent of the vote, or 930 votes, went to write-in candidates, one of whom was John Orem. Orem, a Republican, lost a close race to Barbour in May's Republican primary.
Lemaster's service with the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department began in 1977 as a uniformed patrol officer. In 1982, he was promoted to corporal and shift supervisor until 1989, when he earned the rank of sergeant and became an investigator in the department's Criminal Investigation Section. In 1991, Lemaster was promoted to lieutenant in charge of investigations for approximately seven years. In 1998, he transferred to the Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crime Task Force before returning to the department in 1999 as investigative supervisor and an administrative officer within the department.
In 2000, he was promoted to captain over the entire department and was appointed to the position of chief deputy sheriff in 2001, in which he served until 2008 under former Sheriff Randy Smith.
Barbour was born and raised in Berkeley County. In 2009, he retired from the U.S. Army with 25 years of service. During his service, he was a military police officer and worked as a military police operations sergeant. He also has a degree in administration and operational field and law enforcement. He is presently a security contractor with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The results won't be official until the canvassing of the vote Nov. 13.
-Staff writer Edward Marshall can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 182, or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Harry Potter author has reportedly written a letter to a shooting victim who quoted Professor Albus Dumbledore at her family's memorial service.
When 15-year-old Cassidy Stay lost her parents and four siblings to a gunman in Texas last month, surviving a gunshot wound only because she played dead, she turned to Hogwarts's favorite headmaster for guidance.
"In The Prisoner of Azkaban, Dumbledore says: 'Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light,' " Stay quoted at her family's memorial.
The quote kicked off an online campaign to get Rowling to meet the teen. And thanks to that campaign, the author has contacted Stay, sending her a letter in the voice of Dumbledore, according to the Daily Telegraph.
"We can confirm that J.K. Rowling was in touch with Cassidy Stay, however, the contents of the letter remain private," a spokesperson told the paper.
In addition to the letter, which was handwritten in purple ink, Stay also reportedly received a wand, an acceptance letter to Hogwarts, a list of school supplies and a signed book.
As for the online campaign, the founders are happy to have made a difference in Stay's life, but they still want her to meet Rowling.
"This afternoon, I talked to a friend of Cassidy's who confirmed that J.K. Rowling did, in fact, write her a personalized letter from 'Dumbledore' (hand-written with purple ink)," a post on the site read Monday. "I'm so excited and ecstatic that we were all able to make a difference! How wonderful."
The post continued: "However, I still really want J.K. Rowling to actually meet her. We might just have to keep this page going until that actually happens."


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