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In a decision that's certain to help to speed up America's transition to a clean energy future, President Obama announced today that the Department of Energy (DOE) will launch a new initiative to train 75,000 Americans – including military veterans – to enter the solar workforce by 2020.
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WASHINGTON, DC - Vowing to do its part, the U.S. solar energy industry is "uniquely positioned" to help America meet its goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). Today, the White House unveiled a blueprint for reducing greenhouse gases in the U.S. by up to 28 percent by 2025, with SEIA pledging its support to help meet those goals.
SEIA Applauds Efforts to Increase Renewable Energy Use by Federal Government
WASHINGTON, DC - With solar panels on top of the Department of Energy's (DOE) headquarters serving as a backdrop, President Obama today vowed to cut the federal government's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40 percent over the next decade from 2008 levels, saving taxpayers up to $18 billion in a avoided energy costs.
North Carolina is the South's leader, and fourth among U.S. states, in using solar power to diversify its portfolio of electric power generation fuels. Three policy issues affect the future of North Carolina's continued development of large-scale solar, which can be viewed in the attached document.
Mark Twain said it best, there are "lies, damned lies and statistics." It's hard to tell which is which after closely reviewing the latest hatchet job on solar energy by the Koch brothers' front group, The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA).
A Handbook for States: Incorporating Renewable Energy into State Compliance Plans for EPA's Clean Power Plan
Prepared by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and SEIA, this handbook is intended as a starting point for states that are considering renewable energy as a compliance tool for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed regulation of carbon emissions from existing power plants (Clean Power Plan) under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
In a new report, the Department of Energy (DOE) has highlighted the success of the Loan Programs Office's solar projects, saying that since it financed its first five utility-scale projects in 2011, 17 additional projects have come on line without the use of loan guarantees. The report coincides with today's dedication ceremony of Desert Sunlight, a 550-megawatt (MW) solar project in Riverside County, California.
Recently, I met with several Senators and other legislators to discuss the solar industry. The vast majority of them do not know that there is strong bipartisan support for solar. In the run-up to 2017, it is vital that every legislator knows people of all political persuasions support solar.
As expected, the U.S. International Trade Commission today upheld the imposition of tariffs against Chinese and Taiwanese solar products, as part of a 2014 investigation into allegations of unfair trade practices. While it was the news we expected, it was not the news we wanted.
SEIA Continues to Push for Negotiated Trade Solution
WASHINGTON, DC - As expected, the U.S. International Trade Commission today upheld the imposition of tariffs against Chinese and Taiwanese solar products, as part of a 2014 investigation into allegations of unfair trade practices. After the decision was announced, Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released the following statement:


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Question: I have always used a tax preparer to do my taxes, but I am wondering if I should perhaps do my own thing next year. What advice would you give me?
Greg's answer: I have to be careful here, since I am in the tax preparation business, but I know that, as an enrolled agent with a great deal of experience, I add value. However, my opinion is that many individuals who historically pay a professional to prepare their federal and state returns could probably do it themselves.
The reality is that many persons are simply not interested in the hassle of tax preparation and are willing to pay a professional to prepare and file their return. I am thankful for them.
The reason that income tax return preparation is not that difficult now is that the available software is almost "idiot proof." Now that statement presupposes that you are comfortable using your personal computer, and that your return is straightforward.
Remember that the available software, such as Turbo Tax or Tax Cut, will set you back between $60 to $90 (depending on the complexity of your return), assuming that you purchase both the federal and state modules.
E-filing both federal and state will raise your cost to something north of $100, but will accelerate the turnaround time until you get your refund. In 2013, if you e-filed early in the season, you could expect a direct deposit of your return within one week, and a minimum of four weeks for a paper return that is mailed in.
My suggestion is that if your income sources consist only of W-2 income, or only 1099-R's and Social Security, and if you only claim the standard deduction (rather than itemizing your deductions); it probably makes no sense to pay someone else to prepare your return. In reality, in this scenario, if you have a good calculator and a couple of hours to spend one afternoon, you could very easily prepare your return the old fashioned way – manually and e-file your return using the IRS and the State of South Carolina web sites.
However, if you do itemize and your income sources are varied, it depends. If you get divorced in 2013, or sell your home, or incur moving expenses, or have enough income to generate AMT, you may want to go ahead and pay a competent preparer, such as a CPA or enrolled agent.
Question: My husband and I have a $250,000 whole life insurance policy on his life that we bought almost 25 years ago. The policy has almost $120,000 in cash value. We are thinking of cashing in the policy and investing the proceeds in our stock portfolio, since we think we can earn more interest than this policy generates. You agree?
Greg's answer: Absolutely not, and here is why. When you surrender a cash value life insurance policy, if the cash value exceeds the sum of all net premiums that you have paid, the gain is taxed at ordinary income rates. That would be the case in your situation. However, cash value life insurance policies have two very interesting tax advantages: first of all, the cash value growth that occurs from year to year accumulates tax-deferred, and secondly, if you withdraw money from your policy in such a manner that allows the policy to remain in force until your husband's death, those withdrawals are never taxed.
With that much cash value in the policy in question, and, since the policy is a dividend paying policy, you may use the dividends to pay the premium and still take these tax-free withdrawals every year. Then you can reinvest these non-taxed withdrawal amounts in your portfolio.
Now bear in mind that the death benefit will decrease gradually each year as these monies are withdrawn, but the insurance company will monitor these withdrawals for you to ensure that the policy will remain in force and that you will enjoy this very favorable tax goodie for many, many years. Finally, a tax-free death benefit will ultimately be paid to your beneficiary.
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Wando maintained its region momentum from Tuesday with a 65-40 home win over Stratford as an encore performance Friday.
Wando (16-3, 3-0) has won its first three games in Region VII by an average margin of 29 points. The past two games, the Warriors didn't just beat their competition; they pushed them past the point of control. For the second straight game, Wando's relentless attack broke a top region opponent down mentally, turning its pregame enthusiasm into late-game frustration. Just like Tuesday, Wando's dominance methodically turned its opponent's emotions against them and earned trips to the free-throw line off technical fouls with a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter.
"We talk all the time about playing so hard that you do break teams,"Wando head coach David Eaton said. "W have a good group of mature players with a lot of varsity experience and we stick to doing what we do. It's not about what the other team is doing or saying. We just try to stay focused on playing our game and doing what we do."
The Warriors did a lot of what they wanted in the second half Friday, turning a five-point halftime lead into a 16-point advantage with a 13-2 run to start the third quarter. Wando asserted its dominance and fed into its spirited home atmosphere with a breakaway dunk by Jamez Rogers that he followed with put-back slam later in the half. Matthew Pegram threw down a dunk off a drop-step to go with the four blocked shots he swatted around the gym.
Rogers finished with 17 points, Pegram 14, and Trevor Behrens, Andrew Glover and Amp Moore each added seven. Rashad Parker led Stratford with 14, Demetre Rivers scored 12.
"We were a little worried coming into tonight about regaining that intensity from the Goose Creek game," Eaton said. "You don't naturally get that back and Stratford is a good team. I'm proud of our guys for getting it back in the second half and putting it on them."
Wando took the court Friday in special warm-up shirts to honor the late Joe Kutcher, a beloved math teacher and sports announcer at Wando. Jan. 25 is Kutcher's birthday. The Warriors student section showed up dressed in ties -- a tribute to Kutcher who was known for his extensive collection. More than once, the students filled the gym with chants for the man affectionately known as "The Voice of Wando."
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International commerce specialist Powa Technologies Group is today announcing the acquisition of Hong Kong-based mobile expert MPayMe in a move that will vastly increase its global reach and provide a world-leading payment solution for the retail, telecoms and utility industries.
The merger between the two privately held companies will see Powa Technologies and MPayMe operate as a single global entity under the Powa brand to bring in a new class of universal mobile payment that will reach millions of customers and merchants across Europe, Asia and the US.
PowaTag, a mobile commerce solution that enables shoppers to complete purchases anytime, anywhere simply by scanning tags on anything from products to billboards, will now utilise ZNAPTM's pbSecurePay app for global billing and mailing leader Pitney Bowes to enable instant payment for more than 23 billion utility bills a year.
With Pitney Bowes facilitating 80 per cent of utility bills in the USA and more than half in Europe, Powa will reach tens of millions of new customers around the world. In addition, leading Taiwanese telecom provider Taiwan Mobile will also provide PowaTag payment options to its five million customers.
The technology of MPayMe's ZNAPTM will be integrated into PowaTag to create a raft of new features with exciting applications. The service was recently rolled out by French fashion retailer Comptoir des Cotonniers, which saw more than 10,000 'virtual boutiques' created in a single night.
By combining with ZNAPTM, PowaTag will also expand beyond the high street, bringing instant purchasing capability to everything from food to event tickets, a service already launched at Twickenham Rugby Football Union. The integration will also bring in customer loyalty and reward services for shoppers, including the ability for relevant vouchers to be automatically flagged and used during purchases, and functionality allowing a single PowaTag to buy a selection of products instantly.
Retail technology entrepreneur, eCommerce veteran and CEO of Powa Technologies Group, Dan Wagner, said: "With this combination of two innovative technology companies we will establish a position as the leading force in digital commerce worldwide.
"The integration of ZNAP™ technology with PowaTag will bring a phenomenal new scope to our provision, as well bringing enhanced functionality to its existing applications. By incorporating digital catalogues, coupons/vouchers, loyalty integration, and access control, and much wider product set, we are enabling true commercial freedom for both merchants and consumers."
In the next three months, the two companies will be working to integrate technologies into a single unified and enhanced product offering. Backward compatibility will be preserved, and there will be no additional requirements for merchants to deploy the enhanced offering. A team of more than 50 experts in London and Hong Kong are currently working to deliver the world's most advanced mobile commerce solution.
Alessandro Gadotti, founder and Group CEO of MPayMe, added: "The combination of Powa's product offerings, PowaPOS, PowaWeb, and PowaTag, and the ZNAP™ mobile business platform will revolutionise global commerce, and we are very excited about the future as a single company. Together we can offer advanced functionality that is unrivalled anywhere in the world, and which has already been embraced by over 500 merchants and brands worldwide.
"Over the coming months you will see these merchants begin to deploy the technology and both merchants and consumers will begin to reap the benefits."
About Powa Technologies
Powa Technologies started as part of Venda, the world's largest shared eCommerce platform provider. The Powa platform was built to provide the capability of an agile multi-site eCommerce environment. The platform consists of PowaTag and PowaPOS that can be used by consumers and merchants, and PowaWeb services for multi-channel shopping experiences.
All Powa sites are PCI Level 1 compliant and fully secure.
About PowaTag
The retail landscape has been transformed forever with the world launch of PowaTag, the revolutionary new retail enablement service from Powa Technologies. Over 500 worldwide brands including Universal Music and Carrefour have also signed up for PowaTag in recent months. Here are some main benefits of the solution.
PowaTag In Action - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or0L7UnaP6g
About ZNAP™
ZNAP™ is an innovative mobile business platform which optimises transactions through the bundling of secure multi-channel mobile payments with value added solutions such as loyalty integration, business intelligence, geo-location in-app consumer communication, offer marketing and much more. The product was developed by MPayMe, an international high-growth business technology company founded in 2010. Headquartered in Hong Kong and with offices in US, Europe, Asia and Japan, ZNAP™ has recently launched in a number of markets around the world with well-known merchants and partners. MPayMe solutions are designed around the needs of merchants and consumers, in order to add value and solve real business problems.


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Trash removal agencies are growing in numbers in different parts of Australia. Sydney is not an exception. Being a very important city in terms of industrialization as well tourism, necessary measures are taken to keep the city as well its surrounding clean and dust free. In fact, Sydney is definitely one of the cleanest cities in Australia, considering the exceeding number of human population in this city. Among the various rubbish removalists available, A-Amigos have made a positive mark for itself in the market. It may be the competitive price factor or quality service that has made this trash removal service provider such a popular name among the domestic as well business sector. In fact, many clients are of opinion that A-Amigos offer the cheapest rates as far other waste removal agencies in Sydney are concerned. Also, the service offered from A-Amigos is fast and effective with highly expert professionals coming down to the client's place to carry out the trash removal process.
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Life As We Know It: March 18, 2013
You have to love the quotes attributed to athletes and coaches whose abilities off the field of play haven't caught up with their physical talents.
I'm not talking about Yogi-Berra-isms, those wonderful lines that were part of his legend. Allegedly asked by his wife where he wanted to be buried, Yogi is said to have replied, "Surprise me." I think old Yogi knew exactly what he was doing with his twisted half witticisms.
I'd rather talk about quotes like these:
The late Coach Jim Valvano, so the story goes, once asked one of his North Carolina State basketball players why he seemed to nervous and preoccupied at practice.
"Coach," he confided, "my sister is about to have a baby and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt."
Or how about this one, attributed to a former Utah Jazz basketball player: "I can go to my left or my right. I'm amphibious."
At the opposite extreme was Walter Palmer, a former Ivy Leaguer, who was asked for his reaction after fans held up a sign at an NBA game that said "Put Walter In." He appreciated the support, he said, "but I can't believe they ended a sentence with a preposition."
Exasperated coaches have always been good sources of colorful quotes. Basketball coach Charlie Just once told the media that he only planned to dress seven players for that night's game. "We're pretty confident the other five can dress themselves."
Consider the wry advice of former Texas A&M basketball coach Shelby Metcalf, after one of his players got four F's and one D: "Son, it looks like you've been spending too much time on one subject."
How about the brutal honesty of Clark Griffith, the long-ago owner of the old and hapless Washington Senators?
"The fans like to see home runs," Mr. Griffith said, "so we have assembled a pitching staff for their enjoyment."
Baseball player Tito Fuentes, who now does radio play-by-play in Spanish for the San Francisco Giants, was upset once that a pitcher threw at him. "They shouldn't throw at me," he explained. "I'm the father of five or six kids."
And you have to love baseball slugger Pedro Guerrero's frustration with sports writers: "Sometimes they write what I say and not what I mean." Amen, Pedro.
Former Houston Oilers football coach Bum Phillips was asked once why he always took his wife along on the team's road trips. "Because she's too ugly to kiss good-by," he responded. No word on whether they're still married.
But the best at giving the news media great quotes? It has to be former Southern Cal and Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach John McKay. After another loss by a really bad Buccaneers team, he was asked his opinion of the team's execution: "I'm all in favor of it," he said.
It gets better. At another post-game press conference, he scolded the press, saying "You guys don't know the difference between a football and a bunch of bananas. A few days later a reporter had a box of bananas delivered to Coach McKay's office.
At his press conference the following week, he told the assembled scribes: "You guys don't know the difference between a football and a Mercedes-Benz."


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Students from a school in Canaan have collaborated to create New Hampshire's official ornaments on the 2012 National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C.
The sixth- and seventh-grade students from the Indian River School worked with art teacher Cynthia Cummings and sculptor Ernie Birch on the project over the course of several weeks during the fall.
The ornaments are designed to represent a variety of New Hampshire winter activities.
The National Christmas Tree lighting is set for Thursday, Dec. 6 at 5 p.m. The lighting -- and later, the tree -- can be watched live at this link.
The tree will be on display in President's Park in Washington throughout December.
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Well, now we're sorry the Yankees didn't get Manny Ramirez this year. Along with the controversies around A-Rod's alleged steroids and sign-tipping, Joba Chamberlain's meth-dealing-charged mom, unsellable premium seats, and lousy treatment of fans, imagine them dealing with Manny's new 50-game suspension for using a banned performance-enhancing drug. On the bright side for fans of the Dodgers' star, the substance doesn't appear to be steroids -- he says he was taking an as-yet-unrevealed drug that a doctor prescribed for a "personal health issue" -- and sports nerds are already speculating on what it was. The Dodgers will call up Xavier Paul from triple-A to sub for Ramirez while he sits. Photo (cc) pvsbond.
Update: They're saying the substance was human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) -- not a performance-enhancer per se, but part of a suite of products juicers often use; hCG helps mitigate some effects of steroids, such as shrunken testicles. It is normally used to help women overcome infertility, and by people suffering from pituitary disorders. Naturally this has raised some suspicions among sportswriters ("Either Manny Is a Woman, Or He Was on Some Sort of Steroids Cycle").
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Senior forward Anthony Avent scored 25 points and senior guard Chris Bellofatto added 12 points as the North Hunterdon High School boys basketball team beat Vernon, 75-72, in double overtime tonight to win the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament title at Hopatcong High School.
The title is the first county championship for the Lions since the 1997-98 season.
Avent had 14 first-half points as North (14-10) trailed 33-30. Bellofatto was 6-for-6 from the free throw line in the second OT and Mark Snider hit one of two free throws with 16.4 seconds left for the final score.
The score was 62-all at the end of regulation and 66-66 after the first overtime.
The Vikings (15-7) had a chance to tie, but Alfred Grullon's 3 as time expired hit the front of the rim.
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Former CBS producer is also to do community service
The former CBS News producer who tried to shake down David Letterman over the comic icon's office affairs started a six-month jail term Tuesday, closing a case that opened Letterman's behind-the-scenes behavior to public scrutiny.
Robert "Joe" Halderman, 52, didn't speak before he was led from a Manhattan court in handcuffs to begin his jail sentence, to be followed by 1,000 hours of community service. He agreed to both when he pleaded guilty in March to attempted grand larceny.
Letterman wasn't on hand for Halderman's sentencing Tuesday. But throughout the six-month saga, Letterman made himself a presence in the case, if not the courtroom.
He revealed the blackmail plot — and the workplace dalliances at the heart of it — before prosecutors unveiled the case. He dispatched his lawyers to court statements for the press, and Letterman himself commented on TV last week on the toll the disclosures had taken on his personal life.
Halderman admitted in March that he demanded $2 million in hush money last fall to keep from revealing personal information about Letterman. He buttressed the threat with information he'd culled from peeking at a former girlfriend's diary, which described a relationship with Letterman, her boss, officials have said.


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Applying a process to innovation is an exercise that IDEO performs in several ways. Because of our experience across many industries, we stand in a unique position to introduce techniques and discoveries from one area to another, a process one organizational behaviorist called "technology brokering."
One of the most useful tools in this process is the Tech Box, which is a combination parts and materials library, database and website, and organizational memory. It allows IDEO to archive its wide array of experience gained from work across many industries and share it across all studios in our worldwide network. All major IDEO offices maintain a duplicate Tech Box, each with its own curator who oversees the addition of new materials, and most IDEO employees are constantly on the lookout for likely candidates for addition. Additionally, IDEO offers the Tech Box as part of its innovation services, as its clients become increasingly aware of the value of knowledge management.
Each Tech Box has several drawers holding hundreds of objects, from smart fabrics to elegant mechanisms to clever toys, each of which are tagged and numbered. Designers and engineers can rummage through the compartments, play with the items, and apply materials used by other designers and engineers within the company to their current project. The entire contents of the Tech Box are available on IDEO's intranet through a searchable website, with each item listing its specifications, including manufacturer and price, and an additional IDEO anecdote with designer and project info if applicable. The Tech Box is a valuable resource that designers and engineers use to gain inspiration, break out of a holding pattern, or merely avoid reinventing the wheel.
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The terms "penny stocks" and "micro-cap stocks" could be made use of interchangeably. Technically, micro-cap stocks are labeled as such based on their market place capitalizations, though penny stocks are checked out concerning their rate. Definitions range, but in general, a stock having a market capitalization involving $50 and $300 million is actually a micro cap. (Less than $50 million is often a nano-cap.) In keeping with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), any inventory under $5 is actually a penny inventory. Again, definitions can fluctuate; some set the cut-off point at $3, whilst others consider only those shares trading at a lot less than $1 to become a penny inventory. We consider any stock that is trading on the pink sheets or over-the-counter bulletin board (OTCBB) to get a penny inventory.
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The key to any productive investment approach is acquiring enough tangible information to make informed decisions. For micro-cap shares, information is much more difficult to uncover. Corporations listed on the pink sheets are not required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and are thus not as publicly scrutinized or regulated as the stocks represented on the New York Inventory Exchange and the Nasdaq. Furthermore, much of the information available about micro-cap shares is not from credible sources.
2. No Minimum Standards
Shares on the OTCBB and pink sheets do not have to fulfill minimum standard requirements to remain on the exchange. Sometimes, this is why the stock is on one of these exchanges. Once a company can no longer maintain its position on one of the major exchanges, the company moves to one of these smaller exchanges. When the OTCBB does require companies to file timely documents with the SEC, the pink sheets have no these types of requirement. Minimum standards act as a safety cushion for some buyers and as a benchmark for some corporations.
3. Lack of History
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The Bottom Line on Penny Shares
Sure, some organizations on the OTCBB and pink sheets might be good quality, and many OTCBB organizations are working extremely hard to make their way up into the more reputable Nasdaq and NYSE. However, there are good inventory opportunities out there that aren't trading for pennies. Penny shares aren't a lost cause, but they are very high-risk investments that aren't suitable for all buyers. If you can't resist the lure of micro caps, make sure you do extensive research and understand what you are getting into.


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Ruth Rice has spent a lot of time sitting behind the wooden desk in her living room. The big picture window behind her lets in enough light to illuminate the pages below. Her pencils sit in a cup on the desk next to the feather quills coming out of an ink well.
Occasionally, Rice can be found walking around the block at 5:30 a.m. with her miniature collie, Harley. Her strides are shortened by age; so are Harley's.
But her mind is as strong as it has ever been.
Rice, 78, of Greeley has spent more than 26 years sitting behind the desk in her living room, creating, writing and designing word puzzles for students around the world.
She can easily say that, in a sense, she has helped the English language go global.
"At one time, I had 40 books going," she said. "Some were being sold in Canada and in American schools overseas. One day, my publisher said as many as one million kids in the world were using my book. That made me feel good."
When Rice first started, she created the books for her own personal cause. As a Fort Lupton middle school English teacher, Rice would wonder how she could get her students more interested in words. After going home one evening, Rice went to work creating a crossword puzzle game.
Her students were happy with the new learning tool, and other teachers wanted in on the fun.
She started by taking a class in noncreative writing at Denver University. The instructor taught her how to prepare a manuscript and market her idea to others.
"It was very painful, but it was really helpful," she said. "I remember the instructor telling us that he had a record of one person who has taken his class will have something published. I thought, I'm going to be the one."
And she was. Through the years, in fact, Rice has created more than 75 word-puzzle books.
She got her start when her games were published by J. Weston Walch of Portland, Maine. Soon, she created several other books, which were published by Scholastic Magazines in New York.
At one point, writing the books provided her with enough income to renovate a 1902 Colonial home in Virginia. Rice said she'd sit at the desk for days, figuring out new strategies and formats.
"I'm crazy," she said with a grin. "Once I get started, I can't turn my head off, and I work day and night."
As a teacher, Rice knew the puzzles were a great way for other teachers to fill up space in their lesson plans, she said.
Through the years, she never lost focus of why she was creating the puzzles in the first place -- the children.
"It was a way to make it interesting for the kids," she said. "It was more than just finding the subject and verb. If you made a game of them, you'd get more."
Rice said her word puzzles were a way to actively motivate the kids, and the teachers enjoyed them because of the self-correcting feature -- if a student had a wrong word, they couldn't solve the puzzle, which would make them go back and review their own work to catch their mistakes.
As she created the puzzles, she would focus on different strategies. Some puzzles are made up of scrambled or backward words while other puzzles hide a secret word at the end of game.
Today, Rice has two teacher word-puzzle books in circulation. She retired from teaching with 21 years of experience and lives comfortably with Harley at her side.
Although she no longer creates word-puzzle books -- her last one was produced in 1992 -- she can't keep her hands off of others' games.
"I do three crossword puzzles a day," she said. "I just haven't gotten away from puzzles. I don't make them, but I get them."


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Large pharma firms and investors alike have long known of the approaching patent cliff, but until recently it seems that both held out hope that internal development efforts would produce enough successful therapeutics to offset the impending hit from generics. Although there have been some internal pipeline successes, there have also been high-profile setbacks throughout the industry.
Now, 5 of the world's 10 best selling drugs will face U.S. generic competition by 2012 including Pfizer's Lipitor and Eli Lilly's antipsychotic Zyprexa, both expected to go generic in 2011. Drugmakers have started to take steps to address this patent cliff through consolidation and cost cutting. However, continued acquisition of promising therapeutics and discovery capabilities will need to be a significant part of the equation, as large pharma looks for future drivers of revenue growth.
Biotech M&A activity should continue its upswing through 2011, as drugmakers work to position themselves for future growth. Cash-rich biotech and pharma companies looking to build on existing franchises, fill in pipeline gaps, address multibillion-dollar patent cliffs, or expand into new therapeutic areas are natural acquirers of both public and private biotech companies.
Biotechs with pipeline candidates that have positive late-stage clinical data or approved products will command premium valuations in exchange for greater visibility, reduced risk, and higher certainty of financial return. Deals involving earlier-stage pipelines will likely include structured payments, allowing sellers to participate in future upside through milestones and contingent payments, while spreading out the risk for buyers. Pharma firms still prefer to add earlier-stage programs through less costly, at least initially, collaborations.
As 2011 progresses, we expect the biotech sector will continue to benefit from growing investor confidence and the improving financing environment. Despite the threat of increased government involvement in healthcare and geopolitical instability, investors will continue to seek and reward those companies with late-stage assets that present risk-mitigated opportunities. Partnering and M&A momentum will continue, with cash-rich biotech and pharma companies selectively competing for promising therapeutic assets.
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LISBON - The village continued to clean up following Wednesday's severe thunderstorm that uprooted and splintered more than 100 trees, leaving streets blocked and damaging more than 20 homes
"I think first responders and all of the people who have helped can agree that we're fortunate we had no fatalities," said Columbiana County Emergency Management Agency Director Luke Newbold.
Matthew Kramar, a meterologist with the National Weather Services' office in Pittsburgh, determined the storm that struck the Lisbon area about 5 p.m. was a downburst and not a tornado, as some speculated.
A downburst is a strong downward draft of wind that can reach very high speeds, and Kramar said the data indicates Wednesday's downburst reached speeds of up to 80-90 mph.
"They can be just as strong as a tornado, if not stronger, and cause the same amount of damage, if not more," he said.
Kramar reached this conclusion after reviewing the radar data that showed no wind rotation at the time and inspecting the damaged areas of Lisbon with Newbold on Thursday morning. Damage patterns can help indicate the type of storm.
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LISBON - Despite living a street apart, Rosalie Shannon and Glenda Metts never knew each other, but that all changed Wednesday night.
"We were all strangers before 5 p.m. last night," Shannon said. "Now, we're all very close."
Shannon and Metts, along with Shannon's neighbor Michael Schneller and his fiance, Jennifer, took shelter Wednesday evening at the First United Methodist Church on East Washington Street after severe storms ripped through Columbiana County, and a microburst in Lisbon knocked down trees and lines.
One tree that uprooted between West Lincoln Way and West Washington Street forced a gas line to break, and several residents in that area had to evacuate. Shannon and Metts weren't sure where to go or what to do.
"We didn't have anywhere to go," Shannon said. "We had nothing. We didn't know anybody."
Shannon invited her neighbors in her car to seek shelter after being evacuated from their apartments on West Lincoln Way. She later spotted Metts, also displaced from her West Washington Street home.
"I didn't think twice about it," Shannon said. "I saw her at the corner, and I said, 'If you want to go with us, you can go with us. We're looking for a shelter somewhere'."
The experience was difficult as they dealt with several road closures as Lisbon police, county sheriff deputies and the State Highway Patrol directed traffic.
"We were driving thoughout town and saw this road closed, and that road closed," Metts said. "We would drive down Market Street, and you'd see some limbs down, and then also on Jefferson Street, and we had to go down an alley, and there were trees everywhere. We'd then see a sheriff's car, police car or fire engine."
Schneller, who has also experienced Hurricane Rita, and his fiance both acknowledged the scary moments during the storm.
"We felt the whole house shake," Jennifer said. "Next thing we knew, the flower pots shook, the shingles fell, it was bad."
"It looked like snow because there was so much water," Schneller said. "I didn't know what to say, I didn't know what to think."
After a three-hour search for an open shelter, representatives at the First United Methodist Church welcomed the four along with the American Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the four received cots, blankets, food and drinks.
"They have treated us with total respect," Shannon said. "I cannot say how much they've done for us emotionally. I have never been in a displacement, but this church and Red Cross, I can't speak nothing but great things."
The four received great news Thursday after learning the gas line was fixed, but the excitement was short lived as they learned that extensive work on the electric line would keep all four away from home for a second night. They should know by 8 a.m. today if they get to return home.
"They're checking the lines because they don't know which ones are hot, which ones are dead," Metts said. "There were lines down throughout South Lincoln Avenue, and there were other wires and piping came down,"
"This morning we were just so distraught," Shannon said. "We thought we were going home around 1 p.m. today, then they came in around 10 a.m. and said, 'Sorry'."
As they look to return home, the four look back, and remember how the storm brought them together.
"They tell us the next time a storm comes you'll know how to react," Schneller said. "Next time it'll be easier."
"We were all four strangers, and now we're talking and close," Shannon said.
Meanwhile, Mayor Dan Bing and county commissioners both issued disaster declarations for Lisbon, which is the first step needed before the state and federal EMAs can determine whether the community is eligible for emergency assistance.
To qualify for assistance, there must be at least 25 homes lacking insurance that sustained major damage. While 20 to 25 homes were damaged, Newbold said a preliminary assessment determined only about two or three sustained major damage. That could change, however, as volunteer damage assessment teams continue going door to door today.
More than 300 Ohio Edison customers in the hard-hit west side of town remained without power as of press time, including the Morning Journal, which continued to operate on limited auxiliary power for a second straight day.
Village Street Supervisor Jim Oliver estimated more than 100 trees were knocked over or damaged during the storm, which included lightning and hail. Lisbon was assisted yesterday in its clean-up efforts by the city of Columbiana street department, local tree cutting businesses, church groups and others.
"There's been a lot of volunteers. I don't even know all their names," he said.
Newbold indicated more help is on the way. The county engineer's office and Ohio Department of Transportation will provide work crews today, and the cities of East Liverpool and Salem have also been asked to send manpower and equipment to help clear Lisbon streets and properties of downed trees and limbs.
Newbold said HMS Recycling, located in the Lisbon Industrial Park, is accepting storm-related debris, such as linoleum, wood, brick, shingles and other building materials. No personal items will be accepted. Residents can also set tree debris along the curb for pick up.
Meanwhile, four village residents remain at the Red Cross shelter set up at the Lisbon United Methodist Church. They were forced to evacuate after an uprooted tree tore up a gas line in the alley between West Lincoln Way and West Washington Street, resulting in a minor leak. The gas was turned off, but the residents were told to leave until the line was repaired.
While downbursts are fairly common, the NWS' Kramar said the fact this storm came almost directly out of the south was unusual. It appeared to follow state Route 164 into town, with storm damage beginning about a mile south of the village. Although Leetonia and communities as far away as Mahoning County also reported downed trees, he said the worst of the downburst appears to have been concentrated on Lisbon.
A downburst results when cold air descends from the middle and upper levels of a thunderstorm. As the descending cold air strikes the earth, the wind begins to roll and in the process becomes compressed, causing the wind speed to accelerate.
When asked about eyewitness accounts of wind rotation associated with tornadoes, Kramar said wind rotation is common in any volatile movement of clouds and can often appear to be a funnel cloud.
Newbold said they have been overwhelmed by the response from volunteer groups and individuals.
"I cannot stress enough how thankful the mayor and commissioners are for all the volunteers," he said.
This sentiment was echoed by Bing. "Hopefully, we'll have this cleaned up by the weekend," he said, adding, "By golly, everyone's been so helpful."


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BRIDGETON — Before Sunset Lake was emptied out by a storm two weeks before Hurricane Irene, the annual Cohansey RiverFest held its kayak race there.
Festival goers had to leave the Riverfront and go the length of the park to watch.
No longer.
Since the RiverFest honors the Cohansey River that runs through town, the race is now held on the river between the Commerce Street and Broad Street bridges.
And it has grown so big that it has to be held in heats.
The city will even supply the kayaks.
The race goes off again Saturday at 4 p.m. to coincide with high tide and the dash has not been lost on politicians.
Township Administrator Willie Daddario said their team will be "hoppin" in the kayak race following Hopewell's business theme 'Hopewell is Hoppin'.
Mayor Skip Bowman and Municipal Clerk Ruth Dawson will compete for Lawrence Township.
Mayor Andy Sarclette and Deputy Mayor and CDC Vice Chairperson Kathy Ireland will paddle for Maurice River.
Says Hopewell Township mayor Bruce Hankins, "'We are happy to see area communities come together for some fun and to be a part of Bridgeton's celebration.
"We see this as a symbol of the willingness of the area municipalities to work together and to support each other."
So far, teams that will compete are from Bridgeton, Bridgeton Rotary Lunch Club, Deerfield, Hopewell, Lawrence, Maurice River and Upper Deerfield.
"We invite everyone to line-up along the river in downtown Bridgeton to root for their favorite teams and to come early and stay late to enjoy crab dinners and all the entertainment and fun of CrabFest," said Frank T. Harris Sr., chairman of the Chamber of Commerce.
Wade Sjogren, club president, and Dr. Gladwyn Baptist will represent Bridgeton Rotary Club.
Jeff Cassidy and Anthony Peterson will be in the kayak for Hopewell.
Upper Deerfield will be represented by Wayne Sabota and Layne Ball.
Deerfield and Bridgeton are expected to name their team members today.
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The sounds of "beep, beep, beep, beep" resonated with each snip of the claws of the laparoscope inside the abdomen of a New Jersey woman donating a kidney to her ailing husband. It was simply background music to the surgeon, Stuart Geffner, who was in his starring role again -- part surgeon, part lecturer -- in a living donor kidney swap broadcast half way around the globe.
From Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston this morning, he fielded questions from groups of students in New York and in Scotland while offering sage commentary with each snip of the scalpel and vapor-producing seal of an artery.
Take immune suppression in a recipient whose body considers the organ a "foreign" enemy. "Sometimes the immune system has an uprising," he said.
Or the time in the otherwise non-invasive procedure when the thin scope alone won't remove the fist-size donor organ. "We're about to have a little geography problem," he said. "Slide my hand in and slide the kidney out."
The 45-year-old Geffner is in his fifth season in "Kidney Transplant Live," whose real operating room action is broadcast some 16 times a year as an enticement to get students to enter the medical profession.
"They were literally glued to the screen," said Carrie Malone, who works with Johnson & Johnson's Bridge to Employment program and watched the nearly three-hour surgery at New York's Wayland-Cohocton High School with 30 high school juniors from seven schools in Livingston County, N.Y.
At Saint Barnabas, Geffner is the director of kidney and pancreas transplant surgery and a surgeon noted for medical "firsts." Among other things, he is credited with performing New Jersey's first laparoscopic kidney donation surgery. Some 270 kidney transplants a year are currently performed at St. Barnabas and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, making it one of the nation's Top 10 kidney transplant programs more than a half-century after the first transplant and a decade since laparoscopic donor surgery became the norm.
This time, the donor was a 52-year-old woman identified only as A.R. and her 51-year-old husband, L.R., a man whose kidneys were failing as a result of diabetes, which along with untreated hypertension is one of the main causes.
Starting it all off was Dr. Stephen Fletcher, the attending physician, who had already done his handiwork when he entered the operating room where the donor was largely concealed in the blue sheets signifying the sterile zone.
"I open and close. I open this one," said Fletcher, pointing to the adjoining OR where the husband was prepped. "And close this one."
He also had an irking about the 30 potentially medically savvy students from Livingston, Scotland, which is just outside Edinburgh, as well as the 76 teenagers from Inverness, Scotland, all watching via remote.
"Edinburgh is the seat of modern medicine," he said. "These are no slothes."
The moderator was Jose Santiago, who as a certified health teacher is the coordinator of the live video from the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, the command center for the telecasts between the various locales.
At one point, he led a discussion about nonabsorbable sutures versus the absorbable ones. All along, Geffner was busy sewing tissue.
At one point in the donor's OR, anesthesiologist Robert Dorian demonstrated his craft -- on himself -- by putting a monitor strip on his forehead to read his brain waves. Anything below a reading of 70, he said, meant the patient was in a safe zone.
"Mine is 96, which is pretty high for an anesthesiologist," he said.
The camera close-ups could be deceptive, Geffner said in a warning to the students as he attached the donor kidney, which would soon turn from a grayish blue to a healthy pink.
"What looks like a torrent of blood is actually a tablespoon of blood," he said.
By 12:14 p.m., the organ was attached. The students could be heard applauding.
"The kidney looks excellent. ... This is really one of the most rewarding things we do in surgery," he said.
The best still lie ahead, he said, when he would tell family members of the outcome.
"Incredibly rewarding," Geffner said.


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Build America Bonds
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Vineer Bhansali
Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO)
Yuhang Xing
Rice University
May 2010
NBER Working Paper No. w16008
Build America Bonds (BABs) are a new form of municipal financing introduced in 2009. Investors in BAB municipal bonds receive interest payments that are taxable, but issuers receive a subsidy from the U.S. Treasury. The BAB program has succeeded in lowering the cost of funding for state and local governments with BAB issuers obtaining finance 54 basis points lower, on average, compared to issuing regular municipal bonds. For institutional investors, BAB issue yields are 116 basis points higher than comparable Treasuries and 88 basis points higher than comparable highly rated corporate bonds. For individual investors, BABs have lower yields than regular municipal bonds. Thus, on average the Federal government subsidy disadvantages individual U.S. taxpayers, who are the main holders of municipal bonds, and benefits new entrants in the municipal bond market.
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Sip'n Soda was founded in 1958 by the Parash family. William, Nicoletta, Paul, and Jim worked hard to establish Sip'n Soda as the Southampton landmark it is today. The Parash family has been involved in the luncheonette business for over 75 years.
William opened the Oyster Bay Candy Kitchen in 1918.
Later in 1925, he and Nicoletta opened the Bridgehampton Candy Kitchen. They lived in an apartment above the restaurant where Jim and Paul were born. The Hamptons were pretty quiet back then, so William decided to move the family to Jacksonville, Florida. After a few years, the Parash's decided to move back to Long Island. They settled in Mattituck and opened the Paradise Sweet Shop. Paul & Jim finished high school, then went on to college and the armed forces, while their parents ran the restaurant.
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HILO (AP) - The Hawaii County clerk won't evaluate a complaint that a council candidate isn't qualified to represent the Puna district because she claimed a homeowner's property tax exemption on a Hilo home.
The complaint against Tiffany Edwards Hunt was filed after the June 10 deadline for candidate objections, County Clerk Stewart Maeda said
But, generally speaking, he said the homeowner's property tax exemption is an issue for county tax collectors rather than the county elections division.
The county looks at where a candidate's physical residence is to determine whether a candidate lives in the district in which they are running, not necessarily where they receive tax breaks.
Sativa Sultan, who shares a home with RJ Hampton, who is also running for the Puna seat, filed the complaint Monday.
Edwards Hunt said she has owned the Hilo home since 2004 but moved to her current house, which her husband owns, in Hawaiian Acres around 2006. He doesn't claim an exemption.
Edwards Hunt said she wasn't aware the tax break was still in effect and that she might be receiving a discount while not meeting the qualifications.
The tax exemption renews itself automatically unless changed by the owner.


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NEW YORK — He claimed he was nervous.
CC Sabathia said the walk out to the mound was a strange one. He saw old teammates from Milwaukee, guys who became close friends and batters who saw him every day amid a 2008 when he was almost untouchable.
He claimed he doesn't get this way often, maybe in the playoffs but never in the regular season. When he faced the Indians for the first time after leaving Cleveland, he was more petulant, out to prove that he shouldn't have been traded.
Today, his first game against Milwaukee, was different.
"I didn't think I was going to be like that," he said.
In a 5-0 Yankees victory, Sabathia's nervousness evaporated quickly. He struck out the first batter he faced, then the second, then the fourth. He threw a 96 mph fastball that buzzed far ahead of flailing Brewer bats, and chased it with a biting sinker and slider.
Sabathia finished after 7 2/3 innings with 13 strikeouts — all of them swinging — in front of 46,903 at Yankee Stadium, equaling a career high set Sept. 14, 2007, as a member of the Cleveland Indians.
With a third of the defense behind him composed of non-everyday players, he left almost no work to be done. The team's offense was supplied by two RBI each from Francisco Cervelli and Robinson Cano, and Mark Teixeira's 300th career home run and 25th of the season.
"Just a brilliant performance by CC," manager Joe Girardi said. "He was in control the whole day."
For added perspective, it was the most strikeouts in a game by a Yankee pitcher since Roger Clemens in 2002, and the most by a Yankee left-hander since David Wells in 1998. He's now hit the 11-win mark in each of his first 11 seasons, the longest such streak since Tom Seaver from 1967-1977.
"I was just trying to go out and make pitches, have quick innings," said Sabathia, who is 11-4 with a 3.05 ERA. "(My stuff) was pretty good."
Staring down the barrel of a Sabathia pitch is all parts tiring and puzzling. His delivery for the changeup is identical to the fastball, some Brewers said. His breaking pitches can disappear for three batters at a time, then re-emerge on three consecutive throws.
"It's, you know, (like) facing the Cy Young," said Prince Fielder, who struck out twice in three attempts against Sabathia. "It's tough."
"With CC," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said, "It's hard to string (hits) together."
Milwaukee mounted their best chance at scoring in the third inning. Two hits and a walk loaded the bases for Fielder, the Brewers' most powerful hitter. Sabathia said he considers him like a little brother. Fielder said he felt like it afterward.
On three straight pitches, Sabathia dealt the same slider that seemed to tail farther and farther from his outstretched bat each time and waltzed out of the jam unscathed.
"When you have that kind of arm and your fastball is your least favorite pitch to throw, it makes it an interesting day," said Corey Hart, who also struck out twice.
When it was over with, Sabathia walked off the mound to a roaring crowd, arguably one of the best games he's thrown in pinstripes.
Not bad for being nervous.
"There was a lot of guys I played with over there," he said of that strange walk to the mound before the first pitch. "I'm just glad it came out well."
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Super Bowl Ad Teases "Full House" Reunion — How Rude! [VIDEO]
Do they think it's funny to tease us like this?!
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The big game is this Sunday. It's supposed to be the ultimate championship between the two best teams in the NFL. But if your team isn't in it anymore and you really don't care about the commercials, you might be looking for something else to do this Sunday.
The most watched TV program in the U.S. is set to air this Sunday. The Super Bowl!!! The last football game of the season!! Ravens v.s. 49'ers! I'd like to see the Ravens win, but I feel the 49'ers will. Enough of my worthless predictions, here are some fun facts about the Super Bowl. Share 'em with your friends or keep the knowledge all to yourself, then sound smart at a Super Bowl party. Last year, the Super Bowl
For AXE's 2013 Super Bowl commercial, the body spray company strays a bit from its typical formula of good-looking women who are inexplicably in hot pursuit of average men.
The Animal Planet's 'Puppy Bowl' has announced their lineup for 2013. This hit Superbowl spoof features adorable puppies that hail from rescue organizations both in the US and Puerto Rico and will air on February 3rd at 3PM. The show will also feature the fan favorite Kitty Halftime Show to satisfy the cat lovers who just adore watching cuddly kittens play and the fuzzy baby chicken cheerleaders that will send animal lovers everywhere into squealing fits over their cuteness.
He is man enough to admit that he cried watching the movie 'The Notebook, another reason why I love Blake Shelton who made a appearance last night on the 'Tonight Show' with Jay Leno and talked about marriage, the Superbowl and crying during certain movies
It's hard to imagine going in front of thousands of people every night to entertain. But country stars do it all the time. Now imagine going in front of millions of people. You can see why Blake Shelton might be getting a little nervous about singing America The Beautiful at The Superbowl. But he says there is one thing that is helping him stay calm about it.
WYRK has an insider who will be at the Superbowl this weekend and this is your chance to ask a question to one of the players. Our friends over at Pro Player Insiders will be in Indy all week hitting up all of the big media events, including the red carpet, where anyone and everyone will be stopping by...
While many of us are asking "are you ready for some football", some of us couldn't be bothered. If you fit into group number two, then get ready for some puppies.
Oh....so THIS is why the Packers lost to the Giants. It's because you put sparkles on your nails? Or is it because you wore your Clay Matthews jersey instead of your Aaron Rodgers jersey. Or maybe because they weren't the better team last Sunday.
Not really my cup of tea, as I am more of a rock and roll and country guy, but many people are saying that yesterdays Superbowl halftime show was one of the worst ever...


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Norman fire crews were able to control a wildfire Monday afternoon, but not before it burned down an abandoned home.
The fire started in the grass near Alameda Street and 48th Avenue NE. It burned five acres.
There were no evacuations and no injuries as a result of the fire.
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Even with the fair food, I only had 1397 cal yesterday (120g carbs, 71 g fat, 77 g protein.) I apparently burned 1720 cal, according to my Up. The carbs are high for me, but then again, the fair comes but once a year and it's still under 150.
I drop Geek off at the airport right after work, kill 45 min at the Midland Goodwill, and then go tutor the little girl (daughter of a previous coworker.) Then I stop at the HEB for fud makings for the week, go home, put it away, eat, and try to ignore how big this house is when I'm alone in it.


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I have enjoyed the pegging part many times, now if I could just add the second woman to the mix I could reach entirely new heights of pleasure.
Dude, you definately need to act on that fantasy of being bent over and pegged. I love it and so doe the wife. I do prefer being on my back while pegged but that's just position preference


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The Brevard County School District voted to close South Lake Elementary School, Gardendale Elementary School, and Clearlake Middle School at a meeting Tuesday night.
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The cruise left from New York City. We waited and waited for Holland America's ground transportation. Princess and Carnival picked up all their passengers. Finally HAL's bus arrived. There was a terror alert plus people were arriving for the tenth anniversary of 9/11 events and the freeways were at a standstill so the bus driver took us through downtown Manhattan, Times Square, and the Theater District on our way to the pier. Two ships (roughly 4,000 passengers) were going through port security and it took well over an hour to get through security and then we still had to check in at HAL which was almost another hour in long lines. In five cruises with them I have never had a good check-in experience with HAL.
Once on the ship things improved. The Eurodam, or the "Mighty E" as the staff calls it, is a beautiful ship. It is only three years old. It has a wood promenade deck that goes all around the ship. My cabin was an obstructed view mid ship in an ideal location and was very comfortable. The bathroom had a small tub/shower combination. My cabin stewards, Heri and Ari, were excellent.
There were 2054 passengers on board and 1300 were American. The rest were from all over the world, many from the U.K., Canada, Australia and Belgium. Almost 1000 were repeat passengers. There was a champagne brunch for repeat passengers and it was very nice. The food was excellent.
The food on the cruise was consistently good and sometimes excellent. There was a large selection on the Lido Deck for breakfast and lunch. They had an omelet station and even an Eggs Benedict station that offered four different versions of Eggs Benedict. There was an array of fruits and cheeses, including raspberries and huge blackberries. The breads, rolls and muffins were irresistible. The bread pudding with vanilla sauce is very good. Dinners included prime rib, filet mignon, beef tenderloin, lobster thermidor, lobster tails and sirloin steak.
The cruise line assigned me As You Wish Dining because there were several groups on the ship that got all the assigned dining. I did not like it because it meant calling for a reservation every day or standing in line at the dining room. Plus that I had a different table, a different waiter and ate with different people every night. The only good part is that I asked for a window table every night and got it.
There were three formal nights, but very few people dressed formally. I even saw jeans in the dining room.
We were lucky with the weather and only had one day when the weather was bad and that was the one sea day. There were 70 mile an hour winds from Hurricane Maria and the doors to the outside decks were locked for safety reasons. This ship rides very well in rough water.
The ports were Newport, R.I.; Gloucester, Mass., Bar Harbor, Maine; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; Saguenay, Quebec; and Quebec City. I thought all but Gloucester were interesting ports with Newport and Quebec City being the best. One suggestion I would make is to take the Hop On Hop Off buses in ports where they are available. They are less expensive than the ship shore excursions and one can sightsee at one's leisure. I also took Oli's Trolley in Bar Harbor and thought it was a better alternative to the ship's shore excursion. The trolley can be booked on-line.
I've previously sailed on the Amsterdam, the Volendam and the Oosterdam. I liked the Eurodam best.


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"People think of me as just a sexy girl," the self-described "dork," 26, says in the June issue of InStyle, "but I'm really goofy – like, super goofy."
Not that she's knocking her looks, which first made her famous on the 2000-02 TV series Dark Angel. "I had womanly curves at a young age," she says. "Usually kid actors are a few years older than the roles they play. I was two or three years younger."
She also owns up to having a strong rebellious streak. "I love challenging authority," she says. "It probably wasn't easy being my parents. The second somebody says no to me is the second I'm going to jump up and say yes."
Still, she'd like to have kids one day, though she says she might adopt because it could take a while to find the right man. "I'm not the easiest person to hang with," she says. "I'm away a lot, and it's an unconventional life. But if I could find a partner, that would be best. I probably won't have kids without one."
When she does settle down, she wants it to be for keeps: "My parents taught me about unconditional love, because you have your ups and downs, but you stick through it. I learned a lot from that, and I know that kind of love is possible. ... My parents made a forever commitment, and I know that's what I want."


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The students in Nicole Johnston's Grade 8 History class at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child in Summit got an up-close look at Wall Street while participating in the national Stock Market Game this spring as part of the unit on Economics.
The purpose of the Stock Market Game is to introduce the concept of investing to students, while allowing them to practice a variety of subjects, including math, English and social studies, according to the game's website.
Over the course of the last month, two of Ms. Johnston's classes broke off into seven teams to compete in the game by working together to think up investment strategies for a fake sum of $100,000.
As of press time, two of Ms. Johnston's teams were in the Top 10 in the region; one in first place, and the other in second place out of 38 teams.
Students handed in their final portfolios last Friday, May 16, but the official game ends Friday, May 23. Watch the school's Facebook page for the final results.
"By participating in the Stock Market Game, concepts (the students) learn about in class as well as hear on the news are brought to life," Johnston said.
Students downloaded the Bloomberg App on their phones and iPads so they could keep a constant watch on the changes in the stock market, she said.
"They would come into class discussing current events happening around the world and why those events led them to change their stock portfolios," Johnston said. "The Stock Market Game turns what could be a very dry subject into an engaging activity that brings enthusiasm and energy to the classroom."
Maeve Quinn said she figured out over the course of the unit that there is no magic equation that will help someone in the stock market.
"I learned that there is no code that will help you always," she said. "You need to be looking at the news."
Grace Sanders said she never knew what the stock market was before participating in Ms. Johnston's class, but the project helped her understand what stocks are and their value.
"My dad used to talk about his job, what's on TV, the SNP," said Nina Maurizi '18, referring to the China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. "Now, I can contribute more to the conversation."
Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child is an independent Catholic school enrolling boys and girls in kindergarten through grade six; and young women only in grades seven through 12. For more information about Oak Knoll, visit oakknoll.org or call 908-522-8109.


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This year the stress of Christmas was in preparing to move. We had decided to move closer to three of our children and our four youngest grandchildren, but deciding to move and actually moving are two different things.
We had to find a new home and sell our old one. We looked at many houses and put bids in on several, but they fell through. Finally, however, we found a house we liked and agreed on a price with the seller. That was the beginning. Then we were involved in applying for a mortgage, getting new utility accounts, and trying to visualize where to put all our furniture.
In the meantime we found a buyer for our home, and began to pack, pack, pack. My wife already has filled more than 100 boxes, and we have been deciding what to take with us and what to leave behind. As we tried to do everything properly, I could feel the stress building up. Then I was comforted by thinking about Joseph.
Joseph's contribution, I think, is underrated in the Christmas story. But think of all he had to do. He had to plan a journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem for himself and Mary, and she was heavy with child. He had to decide what they would need for this trip that would take at least four or five days of travel. What would they eat? Where would they spend the night? What route should they take?
Well, they made it; but we know what happened next. There was no place for them - no room in the inn or anyplace else. How stressful this must have been for Joseph, not to be able to find a place for Mary. He could sleep under the stars, but she should have better. So finally a stable was the last recourse, and there Jesus was born amid the animals.
A Special Birth
When the night is lonely
And dark and still,
And the homeless struggle
Against the chill,
And the hungry search
For a crust of bread,
I think of a baby
With straw for his bed
And sheep his companions.
He entered a world
To give blessing to billions.
Yes, billions and billions of stars
Were his worth,
Yet he gave up this glory
To come down to earth,
For God sent his son
In the humblest of ways,
So his love would be with us
All of our days.
So now with a baby, Joseph is warned in a dream to take a far more arduous journey. Instead of returning to Nazareth, he must take his family to Egypt. All this fell on Joseph's shoulders. You can see why, when I began to feel stressed out, I was able to calm down by thinking about Joseph. He was a good man, and able for the task.
As we enter a New Year, may we not be filled with stress, but be calm and of good courage. Yes, remember Joseph.
- Mercer is a retired American Baptist pastor and member of Picture Rocks Baptist Church


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It should be smooth sailing for those traveling highways to and from the Muskegon area, according to the Michigan State Police Winter Travel Advisory.
There's a 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. today, with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 34 degrees.
Sunny skies are expected on Friday with a high near 39 degrees.
On Saturday, the Muskegon area will likely see more snow showers after 5 p.m., and partly sunny skies with a high near 43 degrees.
There may be some rain on Saturday night, according to the weather service, with a low of around 37 degrees.
Sunday may be rainy as well, as cloudy skies and a high near 42 degrees is expected along with a 60 percent chance of precipitation.
The start of the next work week is expected to be dreary: There's a chance of rain and snow on Monday with a high near 37 degrees.
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Very nice. I bought a small project to work on while on a trip. I worked on it during the trip and haven't done a lick on it since--almost 6 months. I got my count off a bit but since it is flowers I think I can fake it to make it look okay. You inspire me to finish.


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Apparently, ICANN's plan to launch new generic top-level domains is running a bit behind schedule thanks to the complexity of the issue, but it should be available before the end of the year. That withstanding, the state of the domain industry seems strong. The Internet added 24 million new domain names in 2008, according to the fourth quarter 2008 Domain Name Industry Brief published by VeriSign, Inc.The year 2008 ended with a total base of 177 million domain name registrations across all of the Top Level Domains (TLDs)- a 16 percent growth over the previous year. In the fourth quarter alone, more than 10.1 million new domain names were registered across all TLDs. The total base of .com and .net domain names grew to 90.4 million at the end of 2008 - a 12 percent increase over the previous year and a 1 percent increase over the third quarter of 2008.
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Fresh perspectives are on display at the "Celebrating the Artist In Us" exhibit at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center's Schaefer International Gallery.
This annual exhibit gives Maui students an opportunity to show their work in a world-class gallery, and gives the community a chance to see what is on the minds of our youth.
This year, high school students put themselves on the line with works that focus on image and text. Gallery visitors will get a chance to leave a message for their favorite artist on the Comment Wall.
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The 2009 Student Salon Exhibition is a multimedia medley, showing off student creations alongside the work of Hui teaching artists.
The exhibit runs through May 24. Gallery hours are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday; and also open pre-show and during intermissions at Castle Theater events. Admission is free. For details, visit www.mauiarts.org.
Meet artist in residence Joel Heinz Wednesday and May 27 at Maui Hands Gallery at the Hyatt Regency Ka'anapali.
Heinz is particularly intrigued by ancient designs on tapa cloth and by Hawaiian petroglyphs, combining these two cultural icons to create acrylic paintings of ancient Hawaiian imagery on tapa cloth. Using the same imagery in his paintings, the artist also sculpts using precious koa wood.
The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. For details, call 667-7997.
Bryan DeBris is this month's featured artist at Lahaina Arts Society's Banyan Tree Gallery. His "Walls of DeBris" can be viewed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through May 31. The gallery is located in the Old Lahaina Courthouse near the historic Banyan Tree.
The Lahaina Arts Society will also host its outdoor Fine Arts Fair, featuring local artists showcasing ceramics, original oils and acrylics, handmade jewelry, giclees, photos and more. The fair, which runs throughout the year, will be Saturday and Sunday under the Banyan Tree.
For details or a complete schedule, call 661-0111 or visit www.lahaina-arts.org.
Students and teachers have combined their talents to create Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center's 2009 Student Salon Exhibition, on display now through June 11.
Curated by a diverse group of Hui teaching artists representing a wide range of artistic media, the pieces selected for this year's exhibition represent the technical skills and overall spirit of their classes and workshops. For some students, this is the first time they've exhibited in a public venue. Others have shown regularly for more than 30 years.
This mixed-bag of visual delights includes textiles, oil paintings, ceramics, print work, jewelry designs and more. From small works to large-scale paintings, the pieces create a sea of texture, color and emotion.
The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For details, visit www.huinoeau.com.
The Green Banana Cafe in the heart of Paia Town pays tribute this summer to the vibrant north shore community honoring its signature aspect of life - surfing. The cafe will feature a 13 boards from the Surf History Preservation Collection in its "Vintage Surf Board Exhibit," including a 1940s Tom Blake Hollow Board made of mango wood with vintage deck art, "Surfrider at Waikiki." Pacific System Homes 1930s Waikiki Model is made from redwood, balsa and pinewood laminations which were the Rolls Royce of their day. Also on display is an original knee rider from the 1960s from Don's Surf Shop.
"We are so honored and thrilled to have such an extraordinary exhibit. Surfing has always been a spiritual part of my life, even when I suck at it, but I respect the lifestyle so much that I pursued this exhibit relentlessly," says cafe owner Dean Wong.
Green Banana Cafe is at The Shops at Paia Bay. For details, visit www.greenbananacafe.com.