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It would be difficult to overstate the the importance of the growing big data movement for businesses of all kinds. In a relatively short period of time, big data has evolved from an unusable resource to an invaluable asset, thanks to the development of advanced business intelligence and analytics technology. With these tools in place, firms can leverage unstructured or semistructured data, gaining insight into their own operations, market tendencies and more.
Considering the value that big data can provide, it is no surprise that so many businesses are feeling pressure to embrace this technology, assuming they have not done so already. After all, failure to keep pace may lead to a competitive disadvantage for the given company.
However, taking full advantage of big data is easier said than done. As many companies have discovered, big data efforts can only yield satisfying results if they are comprehensive and well-considered. There are many components to these issues, and overlooking any of them can greatly undermine effectiveness.
One of the key issues which firms must focus on when pursuing big data efforts, and one which is among the most frequently overlooked, is the need for secure file transfer solutions.
Transferring big data
As the name suggests, big data consists of massive volumes of information in a wide variety of forms and types. Furthermore, this data will typically arise from numerous different sources. Some will be generated within the company's network, while more will likely need to be collected from external sources, such as machine sensors, partner systems and more.
In order to leverage this raw information, firms will need to transfer these resources to data warehouses where analytics can occur.
This poses a problem for many companies. Due to its size and scope, this data cannot be effectively sent or received via traditional channels, as they simply are not designed to handle such massive files and data sets. Relying on such tools will inevitably create bottlenecks, delays, inefficiencies and other problems.
Just as importantly, outdated data transfer options will typically lack sufficient security, putting the raw big data at risk. This is particularly problematic because cybercriminals are increasingly targeting organizations specifically to gain access to such information. After all, a company's data will hold tremendous value not just for that firm, but also for its competitors. These rivals may be able to utilize the information to design strategies that effectively undermine the victimized firm.
Additionally, many cybercriminals are eager to cause data breaches not for any material gains, but rather simply to cause chaos or to prove their abilities. This does not make their attacks any less effective.
By embracing secure file transfer solutions that are designed to accommodate big data loads, however, businesses will be able to take advantage of these resources without compromising their data protection efforts or experiencing unacceptable delays or other inefficiencies.


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When Henry Darby raised questions about a Confederate flag on The Citadel campus a few weeks ago, the military college showed its class by responding with the appropriate concern and respect.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for some of the school's alumni.
Even though the issue of the Naval Jack in Summerall Chapel is over and done with, and even though the Charleston County councilman agreed to move on after a state attorney general's opinion said that the flag is legally protected, Darby is still getting hate mail.
He's gotten at least 200 messages by phone and email - and they are still rolling in. A good number of these messages come from people identifying themselves as Citadel alumni, several of whom address Darby with a very nasty racial slur that begins with the letter "N."
"I've been called a racist, a Communist and the N-word so many times I'm just immune now," Darby says.
When these dimwits use such language in their attacks, all it does is hurt their school and undermine the argument that their concern about protecting Confederate history has nothing to do with racial issues.
These people ought to be ashamed.
A little empathy, please
Darby did not stir all this up to grab headlines or create controversy.
Two of his constituents - white folks, by the way - expressed concerns after noticing the Confederate flag hanging in Summerall Chapel. They felt it was inappropriate.
A lot of people felt otherwise. After all, The Citadel played a major role in the War Between the States - it is part of the school's history. And besides, the flag is part of a display of more than 50 flags.
It's not like the flag was sitting on the Statehouse dome.
Reasonable people can disagree here, but there is no excuse for using racial slurs. Anyone who knows anything about history should understand how asinine and inappropriate that is. The Confederate flag has been co-opted by hate groups and was waved in the face of African-Americans by folks opposing their civil rights.
Yes, you can argue that flag was the banner of the rank-and-file troops in the Civil War, the vast majority of whom did not own slaves or believe that slavery had anything to do with their fight.
But the Confederacy was established by a bunch of rich white guys almost exclusively to preserve their right to own other human beings.
Anyone with good sense should understand why that is a tad insensitive. But apparently, some folks are short on sense.
Learn some history
Darby did not want any publicity about these personal attacks.
But he told Teddie Pryor about it, even showed the county council chairman an email from someone identifying himself as a Citadel graduate. The note suggested Darby's efforts had backfired and would cause him great harm.
The man claimed it was not a threat. Of course, he also said Darby is a racist, so what does he know?
Pryor was deeply offended by these attacks on Darby.
"He took the high road and these people took him apart, so I'm going to stand up for him," Pryor says. "His constituents brought this to him. It's his job. If somebody brings something to me, it is my responsibility to investigate. If the Sons of Confederate Veterans came to me and asked me to do something, I would do what I could to address their concerns."
Likewise, The Citadel was horrified to learn that people identifying themselves as alumni would address anyone in such a manner. Gen. Mike Steele, chairman of the college's Board of Visitors, says that's not the Citadel way.
"As an institution, one of our core values is respect," Steele said Friday. "We respect Councilman Darby's opinion and the county council's willingness to move forward. We have too much to focus on together as a partner with county council for this to continue to be a divisive issue."
That's exactly what Darby has tried to do, but answering all these calls and emails won't allow it. The fact that he takes the time to respond to people who call him racist, and then use racial slurs themselves, speaks volumes about the man. And his attackers.
But Darby says he holds no ill will toward anyone.
"I think people are sensitive about this issue, and some people don't know how to express themselves when they are angry," Darby says.
That is a kind assessment. Too kind, in fact.
The truth is, some people are just unreconstructed. And if these people spent half as much time studying history as they do trying to justify it, we'd be a lot better off.
When people use racial slurs while defending the Confederate flag, all it does is make Darby's concerns seem justified.
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Every football coach should be given a pass for a poor opening-day performance, especially a first-year coach like Pat Shurmur.
After all, Shurmur is coaching a team that went from the oldest in the NFL to one of the youngest in one offseason. He's working with a second-year quarterback and has installed new systems on both sides of the line of scrimmage.
Then there's the lockout factor, which cost all NFL teams the opportunity to have valuable offseason practices. That may have hit the Browns harder than most teams because of the aforementioned factors.
The problem with all this rationale is that it sounds like excuse-making, and the last thing fans want after the 27-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals is more of the blame game.
The Browns looked as flat as a team can look in the first quarter. There were noticeable signs of improvement in quarters two and three, but the offense went flat again in the fourth period.
There were times in the first quarter when the Browns simply didn't look prepared. That had nothing to do with the lack of practices or the result of a young team feeling some jitters. One of the penalties for illegal procedure was on fifth-year, four-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Joe Thomas.
The most glaring mistake was committed by the defense, which was late breaking the huddle on a play that saw the Bengals quick-snap the ball. Quarterback Bruce Gradkowski threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to wide-open receiver A.J. Green while cornerback Joe Haden had a look of bewilderment as he wondered what had just happened.
What happened was some trickery by the Bengals that worked to perfection. The defense went from being a working unit to having the best seat in the house to watch the touchdown.
The issue is no longer about which player on the field or coach on the sideline should have called a timeout when they saw the Bengals lining up. Shurmur has said it was on everyone, including himself, for not noticing what was unfolding in front of their eyes.
The issue is about the way Shurmur handled the play at his post-game press conference. He did the right thing by accepting blame, but he made a mistake by insinuating the play was illegal because the Bengals changed personnel and didn't allow the defense time to adjust.
Playing the "we-got-robbed" card in your first game as a head coach wasn't a wise move by Shurmur. The Browns weren't robbed; they were lazy. There are no fingers to point in that situation except inward.
You can assume that Shurmur will be more careful in what he says after games in the future. Blaming the officials once as a first-year coach is allowed. If it happens a second time, it becomes a disturbing trend.
The larger issue when the Browns begin preparations today for the Indianapolis Colts is what can be done about the penalties (11 for 72 yards)? After that Shurmur can begin to find out if he has a true number one receiver because it sure doesn't appear so at this point. Then he can decide how to plug holes in what can be called a patchwork offensive line that's minus left guard Eric Steinbach for the season and right tackle Tony Pashos for at least another week.
Much was written and said about how easy the schedule looks in the early part of the season. One of those so-called easy games is now firmly etched in the "loss" column in the standings.
Nothing is easy in the NFL, especially for a team that has 64-128 record in the last 12 seasons.


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'The Living Oracles': Legal Interpretation and Mormon Thought
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December 1, 2009
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Vol. 42, No. 2, 2009
William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. No. 09-23
Legal scholars have recently turned their attention to "religious legal theory," asking what various religious traditions have to say about law and legal practices. While some traditions - such as Islam or Judaism - have well-developed legal traditions, understanding what less juristic faiths have to say about law is more difficult. This article seeks to contribute to this discussion by asking how Mormonism might be used to think about legal questions. Lacking a formal theological or juristic tradition, the article argues that one may nevertheless turn to Mormon practices for insights. Using the adjudication of civil disputes in nineteenth-century church courts as an example, this article develops Mormon theories of property and contract.
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DOHA: A high-level joint committee has been set up to review rules for organising events and exhibitions.
The idea is to encourage local players to get involved in the 'events and exhibition' business.
The committee will conduct a study on the local market with the help of exhibition organising companies and partners to meet its requirements to increase the participation of exhibitors.
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A gas pipeline explosion near Milford, about 50 miles south of Dallas in Ellis County between Waxahachie and Hillsboro off Interstate 35E, has prompted the evacuation of the town of about 700. Exit ramps off I-35E into Milford are closed, as are the farm-to-market roads around the explosion.
The explosion, which occurred at an active drill site, occurred just after 9:30 a.m. in the middle of a rural area, but surrounding residents report feeling the explosion. Milford's about a mile from the site of the explosion.
Officials at a noon news conference said crews working for Chevron punctured a 10-inch liquid petroleum gas line, and that the gas through that line has been cut off. All personnel working on the site have been accounted for, and there were no injuries or damage to surrounding property.
Emergency coordinators are waiting for the fire to subside before they even consider approaching it. Officials say the fire could burn through Friday morning.
The Ellis County Sheriff's Department says the whole town of Milford is being evacuated, and being sent to nearby Italy, where high school students wearing orange safety vests ushered evacuees into the school's concrete-domed gymnasium. Officials say that's to escape the fumes.
Michelle Harris got a call from Milford High School, where her children go to school, saying that there had been an explosion.
"I thought of West," she said of the fertilizer plant blast in April just down the road. "I thought houses could be gone, I thought the school could be gone."
But her fears were unfounded: "It was amazing that the children and everybody is OK."
Jakie Loyd, 91, and her daughter-in-law were told to evacuate by authorities and fled north to Italy.
"I saw a bunch of police cars racing around," she said. "State police said we had to get out immediately."
Both she and daughter-in-law Carol Loyd were biding their time in the Italy High gymnasium, along with about 50 other evacuees from the town.
"Everyone tried to leave at once," the younger woman said, "so it was kind of chaotic."
While they certainly saw the towering smoke plume after the explosion, Carol said their was no smell evident and they air quality seemed OK.
"I'm not too worried," she said. "I have lots of family I can stay with."
Both women were more concerned about the pets they left behind in Milford. Jakie wanted to get back home to her dog, and Carol was worried about her ailing cat.
"I know it's silly at a time like this, but I left behind my 18-month-old cat," Carol said, "so I'll wait and see if we can get back in."
As of 12:18 p.m., the Ellis County Sheriff's Department had requested a no-fly zone within five miles of the blast site. But officials say they have not received confirmation.
According to the National Weather Service, the plume is "slowly spreading north," says Jason Dunn.
"We can kind of see it on radar," Dunn says. "And it looks like it may faintly be into southern Dallas. It's certain in Waxahachie and heading north, and it'll disperse the further north it goes. But you should be able to see it from southern Dallas."
The Railroad Commission of Texas, which regulates gas drilling in the state, says it is sending an inspector to the scene.
According to Milford's website, it has a volunteer fire department:
According to the Ellis County Sheriff's Department, press conferences have been scheduled for 2 and 4 p.m. at Texas Best Smokehouse in Italy, off I-35E.
Staff writers Christina Rosales and Randy Lee Loftis contributed to this report.


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In the end, Clinton had no clout trying to persuade a nervous Pakistan against following the lead of archrival India in flexing nuclear muscles. In a candid statement about the limits of power, the administration readily conceded its lack of influence.
``The United States of America, despite all of its wealth and its might, cannot control every event, every place in the world -- particularly in a place where for five decades now, governments have fought wars and people have lived with incredible tension,'' presidential spokesman Mike McCurry said.
There were not many carrots or sticks Clinton could wave in this case since the United States had cut off aid in 1990 and had blocked the delivery of military planes to Pakistan because of its nuclear program.
Clinton made personal appeals to Pakistan's prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, in four telephone calls, the last one shortly before midnight Wednesday. The president also sent a high-level delegation to Islamabad.
He cajoled and threatened. He warned that more sanctions would be imposed. And if Pakistan refrained, he promised, it would boost its global standing, take the moral high ground and reap economic benefits.
But the president never seemed optimistic he would succeed. No stranger to political battles, Clinton acknowledged that Sharif was under immense domestic pressure to test. Clinton said he could not make Sharif hold back from something he believed was in his national interest.
In fact, the United States' ability to influence global decisions has waned since the end of the Cold War. That was obvious at the eight-nation summit earlier this month when Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Russia ignored Clinton's call for sanctions against India.
Some analysts blamed Clinton for not stopping a nuclear arms race in South Asia. But others, notably former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, said it wasn't his fault, because of congressional meddling in foreign policy.
``I'd love to be able to blame this on him but I can't,'' said Eagleburger. ``Here we have the president saddled with having to impose sanctions on both countries, which seems to me ... a very ineffective means for him to be able to deal with either country.''
Others accused Clinton of pushing India toward testing.
Paul L. Leventhal, president of the nongovernment Nuclear Control Institute, said the administration had alarmed India and nudged it to test by tilting U.S. policy toward China, the principal supplier of nuclear material to Pakistan.
Further, Leventhal said Sandy Berger, the president's national security adviser, had minimized U.S. nuclear concerns in talks with Indian officials.
John Pike, director of the Federation of American Scientists, an arms control advocacy group, said the Reagan administration had turned a blind eye to Pakistan's nuclear program in the 1980s because Pakistan was helping the United States in Afghanistan.
Then, he said, the Clinton administration was guilty of ``being asleep at the switch over the last couple of months or so with India testing.'' Once India exploded a nuclear device, ``there's nothing we could have done to stop Pakistan,'' Pike said, because Pakistan was interested in a U.S. security guarantee and the United States was not prepared to offer that.
Rep. Lee Hamilton, D-Ind., ranking Democrat on the House International Relations Committee, said there was little the United States could do because both Pakistan and India saw the tests as critical to their national interests.
With the nuclear genie out of the bottle, the administration pleaded with India and Pakistan on Thursday to step back from the nuclear precipice.
``It is now more urgent than it was yesterday that both Pakistan and India renounce further tests, sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and take decisive steps to reduce tensions in South Asia and reverse the dangerous arms race,'' Clinton said.
Even while deploring Pakistan's tests, Clinton seemed sympathetic with Sharif. ``He certainly understands the arguments the prime minister made,'' McCurry said. ``He understands the unique regional and domestic pressures that the prime minister felt he faced.''
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Offered is a complete set of this fascinating and very scarce 1930s nonsport-card issue which features scenes and text illustrating the history of espionage from the days of the American Civil War to World War II. "This is a True Spy Story. The names of some of the characters have been changed in order not to embarrass the government." This announcement appears at the top of the reverse of each of the twenty-four cards in Gum, Inc.'s thrilling "True Spy" story cards. Two cards grade Ex-Mt, four Ex, four Vg/Vg-Ex, five Vg-Ex, three Vg, and six Gd (which appear Ex or better from the front but have a small touch a paper loss on the back). The fascinating subject matter and vivid artwork have always made this set a favorite with collectors. This is a very attractive set, with all cards bright and clean, with very few creases, and with an overall appearance far superior to that suggested by our technically accurate grades. At a glance, all but a few cards in this set appear Ex. Most cards have been downgraded from Excellent exclusively due to corner wear, which is mostly very minor. Total 24 cards. Reserve $300. Estimate $500/$1,000. SOLD FOR $1,410.00
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GLEN ROCK — Stop right there, trespasser!
The Glen Rock school board on Monday introduced a resolution that, if passed, would potentially result in residents being hit with trespassing charges for having pets on school property, according to the Glen Rock Gazette.
A new policy was requested after residents and school officials complained that select pet owners were not cleaning up feces left by their dogs on school property.
"The school district needs to protect the children who walk, run and play on our school grounds from stepping in or falling on dog waste," school board president Sheldon Hirschberg told the Glen Rock Gazette. "That is why we asked the mayor and council to pass the ordinance."
Service dogs are exempted from the ban, which is expected to go into effect should counterparts at the council pass a related ordinance.


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A good go-to salad dressing is a must in our house. We eat some form of greens every day, and about 75% of the time, we're reaching for something deliciously creamy to top them. If you're a fan of cilantro, you will l-o-v-e this dressing! Use the stems, too, because everything's getting blended up nice and smooth and those cilantro stems are bursting with flavor! Don't skip the jalapeno, either, because it lifts the flavor of the dressing without making it too spicy. If you want a little kick, add a bit more jalapeno. And if you're not a fan of cilantro, use basil or dill instead.
Creamy Cilantro Salad Dressing
- 1 large handful of cilantro, large stems removed (about 1 1/2 cups loosely packed)
- 1 teaspoon fresh jalapeno pepper, minced (more, to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 Tablespoons coconut milk creamer (plain flavor) OR coconut milk (other dairy-free milk of your choice will work, too)
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- In a small bowl, combine coconut milk creamer and olive oil; set aside.
- In the bowl of your food processor (blender works, too), process cilantro, jalapeno, salt & black pepper as you drizzle in the coconut milk creamer/olive oil mixture very slowly.
- Process until the mixture is smooth and the cilantro is reduced to very small flecks.
- Spoon over salad.
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Brent Sutter believes Sean Avery got off easy for his unusual methods of distracting and screening Devils goalie Martin Brodeur during Game 3. According to Sutter, Avery would've paid a severe price on the ice when he was still playing.
"Twenty years ago he would've gotten killed for doing that," Sutter said this morning at the team hotel. "There would've been a bench-clearing brawl. Nowadays it's not that way."
Sutter said the Devils might've considered retaliation had they not been two men short.
"If it was a different situation--not playoff time, not 5-on-3 and down two games to nothing, it might've been a little different," Sutter suggested. "That wouldn't have happened if it was a 5-on-5 situation. I'll tell you that right now. I don't think the guys on the ice knew, and there were only three of them."
Sutter continued to voice his respect for Avery as a player. He also said he enjoys games in Madison Square Garden, going back to his days with the Islanders. Sutter remembers goalie Billy Smith ducking inside his net for protection as Garden fans threw fish at him.
"We used to leave there on the bus and the police horses used to ride alongside the bus to the Midtown Tunnel," he recalled. "People would be screaming and throwing beer bottles at the bus. Food, you name it. The cops used to yell at the fans: 'You'll die in the hoofs.' Every time the Devils have played there, it's been a crazy atmosphere, too."
When Sutter was just coming up with the Islanders in 1981, he was an Islanders "Black Aces" extra and took in a Rangers-Blues playoff game at the Garden with former Isles draft pick Monty Trottier.
"Brother Brian (Sutter) was playing for St. Louis," Sutter said. "We went into New York because they were playing the Rangers. The fans would throw stuff from the blue seats on everyone down below. It was just a zoo. People were fighting everywhere. I was shocked. I couldn't believe it. That was my first time and I thought, 'This place is an absolute circus.' "


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This cake is a entry for a local radio station. The first layer is my rendition of the Magic 94.9 building, complete with flower garden, mail box, and pumpkins (it is Halloween after all). On top of the first layer (roof) is the antenna and two spot lights which are directed toward the second layer. The second layer, in topsy turvey style, is a cylinder shape with a whimsical walk down Magic 94.9 memory lane, starting with its creation and ending with 'Let's Dance'. On top of this layer is a retro radio in a blue smoky look to represent the back ground of the Magic 94.9 website, and of course the radio is tuned to 94.9. The top layer is the Magic 94.9 logo with a Harry Potter style magic wand to top it all off. From creation to completion I truly enjoyed this cake. The bottom layer is cake and the rest is Styrofoam. The contest winner will be announced on October 15th ... I'm so nervous J:~D
Fabulous. Love the whimsy and fun style. Good luck with the contest. Write back when the results are in.
I did not win the contest, but I certainly had a lot of fun creating this cake and learning new skills J:~D


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So will there be servers you can join to play with random people online or will you have to enter a Friend Code?
universal friend codes. if anybody knows then o well but this is for the people who dont know. online gaming will have unversal friend codes which means that the friend codes in ur address book will be who u play against online.
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It looks like the days of multiple friend codes are over for the Wii at least. In IGNs latest IGN Weekly episode, Matt Casamassina takes us through the Wii console. We get to see that the Wii has a single console number. Mr. Casamassina states that you are not going to be entering friend codes with each one of your games. While it isnt an official confirmation from Nintendo, it is almost garaunteed that this is what this feature is for. Check out some screens below, click over to download the episode.
Confirmed: Wii To Use Universal Friend Codes
Its confirmed. Not by Nintendo, but plenty of my sources indicate to yes. Nintendo Wiis will be using a universal friend-code system for their online gaming (12 digits - no username).
Also, it will not be specific to each game, but rather by console, meaning that Wii owners can simply memorize this number rather than fishing for it everytime they want to play with a friend.
So will there be servers you can join to play with random people online or will you have to enter a Friend Code?
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its lobbies aka servers
oh, so you just have to add each wii number to your game?
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no to ur game. its to the console. all the numbers that u register in ur console that r from different countries, youll be able to play with thos registered people. if ur in europe and u wannt to play with anyone then u will play with other people in ur country.
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Thats good to hear. No more multiple codes for each individual game.
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Thursday, May 9, 2013
Pinewood's Maryah Nasir became a state champion last weekend.
The seventh-grader won the AAA 3200-meter race at the SCISA Track and Field championships held at Porter-Gaud, finishing with an 11:15 time to set a new SCISA record for the event.
"Maryah ran a very smart and strategic race," Pinewood coach Kelly Hazel said. "She ran behind the top Heathwood Hall runner until the last 800 (meters). She took the lead and never looked back."
Nasir also placed sixth in the 1600 with a 5:34 time.
Junior Mason Hazel placed second in the 1600 with a time of 4:45.
"He was only four seconds behind the leader and ran a great race," Hazel said.
Hazel also placed seventh in the 800 with a 2:12 time.
Junior Katie Smoak had a 95-foot, 9-inch discus throw to set a new school record and place third.
The Pinewood girls' 4 x 800 relay team of Taylor Strickland, Seleste Franklin, Kasey Grossman and Isabelle Greenstreet ran to a fifth-place finish with a season best time of 11:15.
The Pinewood girls finished with 20 points to place eighth out of 14 scoring teams and the Pinewood boys finished with 8 points to place 10th out of 13 scoring teams.
Ashley Wilson Placed sixth in the girls' Discus with an 81-06 mark and Zach Kanlic had a 105-01 mark in the boys' discus.
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Published on January 05, 2014
Kevin Veinot's day job is as principal of NKEC, but several generations of young local athletes know him as a basketball coach at a number of different levels, from minor to university and a lot in between. Here, Veinot, right, and Jason Clark co-coach the Horton D-1 boys' team earlier this season.
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Published on January 05, 2014
Kevin Veinot's day job is as principal of NKEC, but several generations of young local athletes know him as a basketball coach at a number of different levels, from minor leagues to Acadia University.
John DeCoste - kingscountynews.ca
By John DeCoste
Kevin Veinot leads a busy life, but he wouldn't have it any other way.
His professional colleagues know Veinot as the principal of Northeast Kings Education Centre, but the past several generations of young Kings County athletes likely know him better as a basketball coach. It's a job he's held for more than 25 years now, at a variety of levels.
To his three active and athletic children – Jennika and twins Jayda and Keevan – Veinot is "dad" or "coach" and often both. He and his wife, Jennifer, also a basketball coach, make a formidable team.
Jennifer also teaches at NKEC, but the family lives in Port Williams and the Veinot children attend Horton. Kevin said it was "a conscious decision" not to teach, or to be an administrator, at the school his children attend.
"I had an opportunity for the principalship at Horton, but I never applied. I'm at NKEC because I want to be. It's a great school, and there was great leadership already here before I came."
As principal, he explained, Veinot can take some of the skills he obtained as a teacher and pass them along to the rest of the staff.
Coaching a second career
"I always planned to be a coach. My first coaching job was in 1987, in my third year at Acadia," he said. During a year away from the court due to illness, he was an assistant to Axemen coach Dave Nutbrown.
When he started teaching at Central Kings, he coached boys' basketball there, first the JVs and then the senior team, and both of them one year, which was "pretty exhausting," he said.
While at CK, Richard Foot, his wife Jennifer, and Veinot started Kings Minor Basketball as a feeder system for Central Kings. Along with Carter Creaser, they developed it into a successful program that continues today.
"When the kids came along, as they grew, they became basketball players by design," Veinot said of his own children. "We started a 'Below the Rim' program 11 years ago at Port Williams Elementary, once our kids were old enough to play. That program is still successful, too."
The past several years, both Veinots have been active with the Valley Heat program, and, by extension, with Acadia Minor Basketball.
In 2006, Veinot was asked by Les Berry to again become an assistant coach at Acadia, a position he still holds, with responsibility for developing the Axemen post players.
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"I had been disenchanted with Acadia for a few years, but Les talked me into coming back. Steve (Baur) took over when Les had a change of career and I continued with him. I like Steve as a person, and I like how he coaches."
A couple of years ago, with an eye to their children moving on to Horton, both Veinot and his wife signed on to coach the Griffins. Currently, Veinot coaches the Horton boys with Jason Clark, while his wife coaches the Horton girls, along with Ian MacMillan.
Veinot said that no one ever spoke to him personally, he had heard there were concerns in the NKEC community that the principal was coaching elsewhere.
"If I was asked, my answer would be, my family is there, and for me, my family comes before my job. I coached at Port Williams and at EMS while I was principal at NKEC, and no one had a problem with that," he said.
"To me, it's never been a concern. You coach your children, and you coach your children's friends (regardless of the level). You're inputting, positively, the lives of your children and their friends."
'Not a lot of down time'
The Veinots' life is "a huge juggling act." On a typical day, the family hits the ground running at 6:15 a.m. and most nights, Kevin's last practice is between 8 and 9 p.m. If the team's on the road, it can be even later. In a typical week, Jennifer is doing the same thing.
"There's not a lot of down time in our house."
The bonus has been watching their children grow, usually on a basketball court, and be part of the process.
"Jen and I have three very fortunate kids, who are strong both athletically and academically," he said.
"They enjoy school, and the work that's involved and they realize that, because of their busy schedules, they have to practice time management. They've been able to balance studies and extracurricular activities, of which sport plays a big part."
They learned those skills from good teachers.
"I feel I'm a very organized person," he says. "I always try to be proactive and be ahead of deadlines, thanks to good time management skills, lots of energy and teamwork."
It's a busy life, but he has no plans to stop anytime soon, or at least as long as Jayda and Keevan, now in Grade 9, are at Horton.
"I wouldn't trade it for the world, because I have the world with our children."


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People spend a lot of time with their various screens, but that doesn't mean they are spending the same amount of money on apps for screens. Many still prefer to pay nothing for their apps.
The average price of an iPad app was 50 cents in 2013 — more than double the price for an iPhone or Android app, according to data from Flurry Analytics and compiled by Statista. An iPhone app on average was 19 cents, while an Android app was much lower at six cents.
The data include downloads of free apps, which explains why the average app prices are less than the 99-cent price tag typically seen for apps that cost money. Consumers — particularly Android users — still prefer to pay nothing.
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On Friday, Sporting News' Jesse Spector and Sean Gentille trade emails about the NHL. Today's topics: John Tortorella's $20,000 fine and Ryane Clowe's escape for poking away the puck from San Jose's bench.
Jesse: It's disappointing that the final day of the regular season doesn't feature any playoff spots up for grabs, but we do get to see what amounts to a one-game playoff for the Pacific Division title and No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, with the Kings visiting the Sharks in the back end of their home-and-home series.
The matchup in Los Angeles on Thursday night was a wild one, a 6-5 shootout win for San Jose that featured quite the performance by Ryane Clowe—a Gordie Howe Hat Trick plus another fight and a very strong defensive play to break up an odd-man rush for the Kings.
The most impressive thing about Clowe's late bid for the Selke Trophy was that he managed to deny a scoring chance when he wasn't even on the ice, as from his seat on the Sharks bench, he stuck out his stick and knocked the puck away. That's supposed to be an interference penalty, but Clowe got away with it, and the NHL is powerless to suspend him. Not that the league should issue supplemental discipline for a play like that, but it's just another incident this season that makes the league's on-ice officials look bad.
The referees in Pittsburgh, Kevin Pollock and Francois St. Laurent, did make the right call on Thursday's other controversial play, assessing a kneeing major and game misconduct to Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik for his takeout of Rangers center Derek Stepan. On that play, the NHL got it wrong by not assessing supplemental discipline. Sticking out your leg for a knee-to-knee hit is as career-threatening of a move as a headshot, and while I don't think that Orpik is a guy that you'd call a dirty player, it was a very dangerous play, and demanded a response from the league. I thought that a two-game suspension, forcing Orpik out of Game 1 of the playoffs, would have been appropriate. The league could have at least sent a message that such a play will not be tolerated under any circumstances by suspending Orpik for the meaningless regular-season finale. Instead, nothing.
At least the league did suspend the Wild's Nate Prosser for the last game of the regular season for his headbutt. But even that seems a little light. It's astounding how much the disciplinary standard has changed in the six months since James Wisniewski was suspended for the first eight games of the season, a ban that set into motion the disaster of a season that unfolded in Columbus.
Sean: I love what Clowe did, I'm glad he got away with it and I hope he does it again on Saturday. Seriously, it was hilarious. Can't knock the hustle—it's up to the refs to catch him, which, somehow didn't happen. And there were four of them. FOUR.
Honestly, there's a certain amount of decorum you expect players to have—don't crush guys from the blind side, no shots below the belt, be careful with regards to boarding. No biting, I guess. But Clowe's move falls on the right side of that line for me. It wasn't overly dangerous, and it was so unbelievably brazen that it somehow became endearing. As far as suspending him, or whatever people were advocating today, that's ludicrous. It's not a matter of opinion; it's the way the rulebook is written. If the league doesn't like the rule, they should change it. Otherwise, you can't retroactively punish someone for taking advantage of a loophole and catnapping referees.
It's also irritating to see assumptions that the Kings automatically score on that rush; anyone who's watched them this season knows that's far from a given. Plus, they earned a point they probably shouldn't have because of the whole Clockgate deal. If you want to make Clowe pay, beat him on Saturday. Problem solved.
Maybe I'm caught up in the gamesmanship of the postseason—if you did a shot every time you saw that word today, you'd be dead—but I'm not sold that Orpik should've been suspended, either. The hit was borderline at best, for sure, but Stepan's dip right before contact didn't help matters.
And hey, the league just fined John Tortorella for … being mean to the Penguins, I guess? I'll let you handle this one. Not a good day for the supplementary disciplinary system.
Jesse: This has become a good week for anyone who believes that the NHL holds the Penguins to a different standard. First, Mike Milbury is forced to apologize for being Mike Milbury and making over-the-line comments that he probably could have gotten away with had it been about anyone else. Now, Tortorella is fined $20,000 for... well... what exactly did Tortorella say that was so horrible?
Let's see...
Tortorella called the Orpik hit "cheap" and "dirty." It was—he got ejected for a reason.
Tortorella called the Penguins "one of the most arrogant organizations in the league." It's a nasty thing to say, but I don't see how it's out of the bounds of good taste.
Tortorella wondered "what would happen if we did it to their two whining stars." That's a fair question, given that Orpik got off the hook. That's probably the line that cost Tortorella 20 large, though—it's openly questioning the impartiality of the league.
Thing is, though, it feels like Tortorella is right. The hypocrisy of the NHL in this situation is striking. The league gave the video of Tortorella's comments prominent placement all day long, making money off the pageviews, then double-dipped by taking $20,000 out of the coach's pocket. Meanwhile, the league winds up proving his point. Tortorella had a beef, he expressed it and he got punished by the league. Orpik got off the hook, just like Joe Vitale did when he hurt the Flyers' Danny Briere on Sunday afternoon.
Meanwhile, the NHL costs itself solid entertainment value in the playoffs. When Tortorella gets going like he did Thursday night, the video gets played all over. The league needs characters—especially characters who can't suddenly vanish because of injury—and there are few characters as intriguing or as polarizing as the Rangers' head coach. Tortorella tends to button up a bit during the playoffs anyway. Now, you can bet that after losing $50,000 in fines—remember, he got banged for $30K after the Winter Classic—he's going to zip his lip in a big way.
Sean: Well, Joe Vitale got off the hook because he didn't do anything wrong, but I see your point. And $20,000, given that Tortorella only implied that the NHL favored the Penguins, was pretty steep.
What's ironic about the league's decision is that it doesn't really help the Penguins. It only reinforces the idea, true or not, that they get favorable treatment. Maybe they don't care—and based on Crosby's words today, I'm starting to think they don't—but to me, none of this is worth $20,000 of John Tortorella's money.
My original point before the fine came down was that I'm tired of talking about suspensions and fines and the NHL's potentially screwed-up disciplinary system. And after the last 24 hours, I'm more than tired of the word "gamesmanship." I just want the playoffs to start—and now, I'm more excited about a Penguins-Rangers matchup than I was a few hours ago.


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About 20,000 underprivileged children in the 25th Congressional district, including some in the Santa Clarita Valley, are being deprived of the health care promised in a program set up more than a decade ago, Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon said Friday.
House Democrats made changes then passed a proposed federal act which was meant to provide health insurance coverage for children living near the poverty line, McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, said.
"They wanted to cover more middle-class children," he said about changes that would include a broader group than what was initially identified in the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
"Right now there are a million kids in California who would qualify, including 20,000 kids in our district," McKeon said, adding some children have received much-needed health insurance but many more are still in need.
"My fear is that we keep using this bill to provide for people not originally intended to get it. It was originally intended for the poor children and for working moms who couldn't afford insurance," he said.
But McKeon claims the Jan. 14 changes made to H.R. 2 Children's Health Insurance Program changed its proposed affect.
"I'd like to see it (SCHIP money) go to those who were originally intended - all the kids at the poverty level including one million in California - before it's used for anything else," McKeon said.
Stretching east from Santa Clarita Valley and through Lancaster and Palmdale to the Nevada border and north to Mono Lake, California's 25th Congressional District takes in more than 21,600 square miles.
An estimated 639,000 people live in the district.
"House Democrats chose to put politics first and voted to expand SCHIP far beyond its original intent, and for that reason I had to oppose the legislation in its current form," McKeon said in a statement.
In the late '90s, SCHIP was enacted with the support of both political parties.
The program worked with Medicaid to increase the number of low-income children helped by expanding eligibility and simplifying the application process.
Since SCHIP was set up, however, there have been many modifications.
McKeon calls the decade-long process "the big fight."
The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured revised its findings in November, and now estimates that 9 million children remain uninsured in the United States.
Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization, runs the private operating commission focusing on major health care issues.


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LISBON - Village workers covered by Lisbon's health insurance plan will have to pay a bit more because of the Affordable Care Act.
Village Council voted at Tuesday's meeting to require its workers pay a portion of four new fees being assessed against all group insurance providers starting in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act, more commonly referred to as Obamacare.
The village, like others, decided to pass some of the cost on to its employers rather than absorb the entire additional expense. Fiscal Office Tracey Wonner said since the village's 22 full-time workers covered under their insurance plan pay 12.5 percent of their monthly premiums, they also will pay 12.5 percent of the fees.
The following is a list of the fees:
- $63 transitional reinsurance fee assessed against every worker and dependent covered under the village's plan. The money is to be used by the federal government to help cover higher-than-expected costs for insurers offering coverage through the government-run health care exchanges.
- A market share fee of 2.4 percent of the monthly premium.
-A $2 fee per person insured, with the money used to fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Created by Obamacare, PCORI is to use the money to perform clinical effectiveness research.
- A $1 risk-adjustment fee, also assessed against each person insured under the plan.
In other action, council voted to create the first-ever position of parks and pool manager and then agreed to begin accepting applications for the position through January.
This came one month after Councilman Joe Morenz presented a job description for the new position, which is to be part-time and pay $12 an hour. The person hired for this job would work more hours from May through Labor Day, when the community pool is open, and also be responsible for seeking recreation grants as part of the administrative duties.
In other matters. council followed the recommendation of its personnel committee and officially hired Robert Miller as a part-time worker in the street department, retroactive to Dec. 2, when he received the committee's approval. Miller replaces Mel Bricker, who resigned in October to take another job. Miller will be paid $8.50 an hour.
A new employee pay ordinance was approved by council to reflect only two changes: the fact the minimum wage is increasing by a dime to $7.95 per hour, which will affect firefighters; and establishing a new pay rate for the village zoning/building inspector position.
The position previously paid $206 per month, plus a portion of permit fees, but a change in state law prohibits them from continuing to directly tie compensation to permit fees. The position will now pay $306 per month.
The other village employees last received a pay raise (3 percent) in February.
Finally, Morenz asked if anything could be done about the number of semi-trucks turning onto South Lincoln Avenue (before it becomes state Route 164) from West Lincoln Way, which is illegal, Police Chief Mike Abraham said officers have been positioned near the intersection, and he has personally written numerous tickets, costing at least one truck driver his job.
Councilwoman Mary Ann Gray, who was attending her last meeting after declining to seek re-election this year, took a moment to "thank the voters, who let me serve for nine years," and her colleagues. "I wish you all the luck," she told them.


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Womens Golf Eighth after Two Rounds in Arizona
RIO VERDE, Ariz. -- Mary Welch led the Ball State women's golf team Saturday with a round of 3-over par 74 to join teammate Jenna Hague in the top 15 on the individual leaderboard through two rounds at the Rio Verde Invitational.
The Cardinals posted a team score of 316 for the day and dropped to eighth place in the 18-team field with a 36-hole total of 619 (+51). The final round on the Quail Run course at Rio Verde Country Club gets underway Sunday at 8 a.m. MT (10 a.m. ET) with live scoring at golfstat.com.
Ball State's Karley Dobis was tied for the individual lead but was disqualified after Saturday's round for signing an incorrect scorecard. The sophomore, who fired a career-best 73 in Friday's opening round, shot a 75 Saturday. The playing partner keeping her score had her down for one shot better than that, and Dobis did not realize it before signing her card.
The Cardinals were in fourth place before the disqualification, seven strokes off the lead, but dropped four spots after it. They counted Welch's score of 74 along with a 77 from Hague, an 80 from Meghan Perry and an 85 from Sarah Westaway.
Xavier is leading the event at 601 (+33) after turning in the best round of the tournament so far with a 298 Saturday. Wichita State (603) is second, and first-round leader Montana (604) is third.
Six players are tied for the individual lead at 6-over par 148 through two rounds of play. Ball State's Hague and Welch are just three shots of the pace at 151 (+9) in a tie for 13th.
Perry owns a two-day total of 161, while Westaway sits at 164. Meghan McDougall, competing for the Cardinals as an individual, is at 173.
Dobis can play again Sunday and count toward Ball State's team score in the final round, but she can no longer contend for individual medalist honors.
Coaches and golfers of every will be posting pictures and videos throughout the week on Instagram. To follow, go to @RioVerde2014 on Instagram. Fans can also tweet about the event by using the hash tag #RV2014.


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Large Caps Stock & Company Classifications
Large capitalization companies, or large caps, are the biggest in the country, and often the biggest in the world. This class of stock is distiguished by a market capitalization of $10 billion or more. The lower limit of large caps used to be $5 billion, but as big companies grow bigger and inflation continues, most investors are coming to agree that $10 is the new limit, with some even suggesting a market capitalization $12 billion or more. It is a fluid mark, and it will continue to change over the decades.
Market capitalization is determined by multiplying the number of the company's shares outstanding by the current dollar value of one share. While the precise market valueof a company can shift considerably in a single day, a company that achieves the size of a large cap usually remains a large cap, regardless of week to week price shifts.
Large caps are companies that have either been around for a long time, or whose excellent products, services and business modelling have given them a cutting edge over other companies in their industry.
Most nationally recognized companies are large caps, though a few nationally recognized companies are classified as mid caps. Examples of well-known large caps are Johnson & Johnson(JNJ), Home Depot (HD), Apple (AAPL) and Ford Motor Company (F).
Many large caps are companies that are almost unknown to the general public, but that own famous products known by all. A good example of this is Altria Group (MO), which owns Phillip Morris, the manufacturer of Marlboro cigarettes.
While some companies that have only recently become large caps may still be behaving like growth stocks, most are more stable and fall under the classification of income stocks and blue chips.
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text: Explore The Eiffel Tower quarter The islands The Champs-Élysées and around The Louvre The Opéra district Beaubourg and around The Marais Bastille The 12e arrondissement Quartier Latin St-Germain The Eiffel Tower quarter Southern Paris The Beaux Quartiers Montmartre and around La Villette and around The eastern districts Around Paris Share The stretch of Paris in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower is so sweepingly grand that it can take the fun out of exploration: the avenues are just too long, the pavements somehow too hard and the buildings too forbiddingly formal. Most visitors drop in by métro (or sail in by Batobus), to climb the Tower and perhaps call in at one of the quarter's fine museums, in the Trocadéro, a hop away on the north bank. The area at the Eiffel Tower's feet, to the east, is the septième (7e) arrondissement, mostly dominated by monumental military and government buildings. The Eiffel Tower Musée Rodin Palais de Tokyo Read More


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By Michael Howell
Hamilton City Councilor Al Mitchell's suggestion that the City consider allowing the open burning of leaves and yard debris within the city limits has drawn opposition from the Fire Chief, the Parks Director and some other councilors. A city ordinance currently prohibits open burning within the city limits, except for barbeques and certain recreational fires. Mitchell believes that burning leaves in the fall should be an option and can be done safely.
Hamilton Fire Chief Brad Mohn wrote a letter cautioning the Council about the dangers involved in open burning, especially in alleys where flammable materials and dry combustible vegetation is found right up against many buildings. He notes that the remaining ash piles can clog the city drains and burning on the street can damage the asphalt.
Open burning was allowed in the city up until the current prohibition was passed in 2009. Asked how many fires had been started prior to that time by burning piles of leaves getting out of control, Mohn could not remember any in the last 25 years. But, he pointed out, the County got 300 plus calls about fires in the county last year to the 911 call center.
"Even if a fire doesn't spread, how many calls will we be getting?" he asked.
Police Chief Ryan Oster agreed that open burning in the city could lead to a lot of calls and responses that are not needed. He also noted that certain restrictions would still be required such as no burning on asphalt and no burning in alleys. He said that smoke was also a big issue.
Parks Director Terry Cole agreed, saying that the biggest complaints that the city had to deal with when burning was allowed was due to smoke bothering people, especially those with respiratory problems.
Councilor Jenny West agreed, noting that she had once left home with all her windows open due to sweltering temperatures and a neighbor decided to burn leaves. When she returned her entire home was filled with the smell of smoke.
City Attorney Karen Mahar noted that Ravalli County had an air quality monitoring program and that dioxin levels from wood fires were identified as a major contributor.
City resident Jim Reeves said that he worked many years in process safety management and believes that leaves can be safely burned in yards. He said it made more sense than waiting and hoping that someone would come and take them away or to have to pay to take them to the dump.
Another person suggested that maybe they could limit the time for burning to specific days with specific timelines so people could know when there might be smoke in their neighborhood.
The matter was kept in committee for further discussion.
Another item that drew significant comment was the upcoming budget for the coming fiscal year. Special Projects Director Dennis Stranger said that some cuts in expenses were now being considered to the preliminary budget under review. That budget projected $9.5 million in revenues with $11 million in expenses with the difference being made up by use of reserve funds. At a previous meeting Stranger said that the City had been anticipating these expenditures and had a lot of cash on hand to meet those expenses. He provided a three-part breakdown of the $11 million in expenses as $3.1 million to personnel, $3.5 million for operations, and $4.4 million to capital expenditures.
Nonetheless, the proposed budget allocates $2.6 million in property tax revenues. That is an increase of 83% in taxes over last year's budget of $1.4 million. Mayor Jerry Steele has now proposed keeping that increase down to about 44% by reducing the amount of money held in General Fund reserves and making some reductions to the proposed Justice Center allocation and eliminating some items such as the cemetery software purchase. Currently reserves are forecast at about $1 million. Steele suggests that $750,000 in reserves should be enough.
Stranger noted that the city accumulates reserves not just to have a savings account on hand but to expend on projects as well.
Councilor Joe Petrusaitis disagreed with the budget proposal, saying, "We are biting off more than we can chew." He suggested putting off the engineering project for improvements along Ravalli Street, postponing the street improvements on Honey Lane and eliminating the purchase of a new dump truck, pick-up truck and snowplow. He said the improvements could wait and the vehicles were not absolutely necessary.
Mayor Steele disagreed, saying that the city needs to move forward with these projects.
Stranger said that Ravalli Street doesn't meet the standards required for a collector road in the city and that improvements there were also critical to the city's non-motorized transportation plan. He said the city was looking for grants to offset the costs for the project but engineering plans were needed just to apply for the grants.
Other cuts have been proposed
All these proposals and the city's capital improvement plan will be up for discussion at the budget meeting planned for August 6.


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WASHINGTON - With eyes cast to the 2000 elections, the Senate voted Tuesday to give minimum-wage workers a dollar raise over three years - but tied the increase to $18.4 billion in business tax sweeteners opposed by the White House.
President Clinton immediately denounced the measure as a "cynical tool to advance special interest tax breaks" and renewed his promise to veto it. He urged Congress instead to pass a $1-an-hour increase over two years without the large tax cuts.
Veto threats notwithstanding, some Republicans viewed the package as a way to neutralize a Democratic political advantage on the minimum wage for races in 2000.
Other Republicans were happy to vote for a new round of tax relief, an issue they want to resurrect after Clinton's veto in September of the GOP's $792 billion tax cut.
"This just seemed like the right combination as far as pulling Republicans together," said Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M. "Sooner or later, a very significant tax reduction for the American people is going to be achieved."
The vote was 54-44 for the Republican measure.
Minutes earlier, the Senate rejected, 50-48, a Democratic alternative raising the minimum wage by $1 over 13 months and providing $9.6 billion in tax relief. That measure would have raised other taxes.
If the GOP bill becomes law, the current $5.15-an-hour minimum wage would rise by 35 cents in March 2000, by 35 cents more in March 2001 and 30 cents in March 2002. About 11 million workers would be directly affected, half of them younger workers under age 24 and many of them holders of part-time jobs.
The five-year tax package includes a health insurance deduction for people who don't have employer-provided coverage and an immediate 100 percent deduction for the self-employed. It would increase the business meal deduction from 50 percent to 80 percent and allow higher 401(k) contribution limits.
Later Tuesday, the House Ways and Means Committee voted along party lines for a GOP bill increasing the wage by $1 over three years with a tax package totaling $30.2 billion. A big reason the House tax price tag is bigger is a provision cutting the estate tax by $16.2 billion over five years.
But it is unlikely that differences between the two can be ironed out before next year, if at all. The Senate measure was attached to an unrelated bankruptcy bill that would have to be approved.
But the political fight was at full tilt on both sides of the Capitol.
Senate Democrats sought to portray the Republican bill as a tax giveaway for well-off GOP business allies that would do little for workers who struggle despite the booming U.S. economy.
"We are talking about men and women who are trying to do better," said Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. "They are being given the back of their hand by the Republicans. Their proposal is a sham."
But Republicans said the tax breaks would help absorb the cost to businesses of paying a higher minimum wage that they said could reduce the number of available low-wage jobs by as much as 500,000.
"We're talking about tax relief for small business, not the wealthiest," said Sen. Rod Grams, R-Minn.
The tax cuts would be paid for out of projected non-Social Security surplus dollars in all but the first year. Clinton repeatedly said he will not accept the bill if it uses surplus dollars before other priorities are met. Republicans contend the president just wants to spend all of the money on government programs.
"The idea of spending the whole surplus probably won't hold up in the scrutiny of a political battle," Domenici said. "I frankly believe we win any way he chooses to do it."
Moderate Republican Sens. James Jeffords of Vermont, Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania and Olympia Snowe of Maine joined all Democrats present in support of the Democratic plan, then voted for the GOP measure as well. Chafee was sworn in just last week to succeed his late father, John Chafee. All but Specter are up for re-election next year in states with strong labor constituencies.
On the Republican plan, Democratic Sen. Max Cleland of Georgia crossed party lines in favor while GOP Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio voted no.
Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., did not vote on either version.
Ten states and the District of Columbia require minimum wages higher than $5.15 an hour, including a $6.50-an-hour wage paid in Oregon. The other states are Alaska, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
Minimum-wage glance
The federal hourly minimum wage since its inception:
October 1938.......................25 cents
October 1939.......................30 cents
October 1945.......................40 cents
January 1950.......................75 cents
March 1956..............................$1.00
September 1961.......................$1.15
September 1963.......................$1.25
February 1967.........................$1.40
February 1968.........................$1.60
May 1974.................................$2.00
January 1975...........................$2.10
January 1976...........................$2.30
January 1978...........................$2.65
January 1979...........................$2.90
January 1980...........................$3.10
January 1981...........................$3.35
April 1990................................$3.80
April 1991................................$4.25
October 1996...........................$4.75
September 1997.......................$5.15
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