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Latest news on the NJ gay marriage bill and referendum
Fired gay N.J. teacher gets backing from largest gay rights group
By Alex Napoliello | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
December 10, 2013, 10:30AM
The Human Rights Campaign said Michael Griffin "served his school, and more importantly his students well for 12 years...only to be fired for making a commitment to the person he loves." Full story »
Pennsylvania Catholic school fires gay N.J. teacher for applying for marriage license
By Alex Napoliello | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
December 09, 2013, 9:12AM
Michael Griffin was told by the school he worked at that his actions contradict the terms of his teaching contract. Full story »
Law, religion experts discuss gay marriage at Har Sinai Temple in Pennington
By Bridget Clerkin | For The Times of Trenton
December 05, 2013, 10:17PM
Experts in law and religion discussed the "new era" of gay marriage in the country and what it means for New Jersey and neighboring Pennsylvania. Full story »
For same sex couples in Mercer County, their changing place in society was event most worth celebrating
By Nicole Mulvaney | For NJ.com
November 16, 2013, 6:30AM
Douglas Bauer and Lewis Rossi, who met at a bar in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, have been together 34 years. Full story »
Gay marriage set to become legal in Illinois
By The Associated Press
November 06, 2013, 8:43AM
Under the legislation, which Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn has vowed to sign, couples could start tying the knot in June. Full story »
Election 2013: Where Chris Christie and Barbara Buono stand on the issues
By Star-Ledger Staff
November 05, 2013, 7:00AM
From education to the environment to gay marriage, where Republican Gov. Chris Christie and Democratic state Sen. Barbara Buono stand on the issues in New Jersey's gubernatorial election Full story »
Anti-gay marriage group helps Democratic state senator
By Matt Friedman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
November 04, 2013, 2:10PM
Troy Stevenson, executive director of Garden State Equality – the state's largest gay rights organization" called the flyer "disgusting" and said he wants Van Drew to "disavow it." Full story »
Legislative leaders consider not writing gay marriage into N.J. law, for now at least
By Matt Friedman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
November 01, 2013, 6:30AM
At issue, lawmakers and gay rights advocates say, is that gay couples have more rights under the court ruling than they would under the bill that Democrats passed in 2012, which Gov. Chris Christie promptly vetoed Full story »
Justice Patterson, in rare break with Christie, says yes to gay marriage
By Salvador Rizzo | The Star-Ledger
October 31, 2013, 6:30AM
Justice Anne Patterson, who usually agrees with Gov. Chris Christie, stunned observers with her vote for gay marriage Full story »
Christie-Buono race, gay marriage, and more: Talkin' politics with Star-Ledger experts
By Star-Ledger Staff
October 28, 2013, 11:00AM
A live chat with the Star-Ledger Statehouse Bureau in another edition of Talkin' Politics Full story »
Amick: State Sen. Turner's bill would prevent more special elections
By George Amick | For The Times
October 28, 2013, 6:40AM
Only 24 percent of the state's registered voters turned out for the special senate election, the lowest percentage in history. Full story »
Gay marriage, Christie vs. Buono, and more: Pick this week's top N.J. political story
By Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
October 26, 2013, 9:30AM
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N.J. state website adds Q&A about gay marriage
By Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
October 25, 2013, 4:50PM
TRENTON — Do you have questions about same-sex marriage now that it is legal in New Jersey? The state website has added a Q&A explaining how gay couples can apply for marriage licenses. It also addresses whether couples have to dissolve their civil unions and whether they can continue to enter into them, and what they should do if they... Full story »
Behind the scenes of one of New Jersey's first gay marriages
By Adya Beasley | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
October 25, 2013, 9:00AM
This video takes a look behind the scenes as one of the first same-sex couples to get married in New Jersey pulls together their wedding in 48 hours. Full story »
Opinion: Same-sex marriage in N.J. is 'message of empowerment for the oppressed' everywhere
By Times of Trenton Guest Columnist
October 25, 2013, 5:19AM
Liberty and equality are contagious. Those qualities may be suppressed, they may be chained and throttled, but the dream they inspire cannot be destroyed Full story »
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What are you reading (to your kids)?Jane Roper
First, a public service announcement for a cause that I love, being a reading fanatic (and a mom, to boot): October 6 is Jumpstart's Read For The Record — an annual campaign in support of closing the education gap for lower-income kids.
The idea is that on one day, adults around the country will read one book (this year, it's Llama Llama Red Pajama) to a child or children. While it may be too late to buy or borrow a copy, you can read the book online with a child for free.
Bottom line: if you like reading, educational equality and llamas and/or red pajamas, this is the easy-to-do event for you!
I'll definitely be reading the book (online, because planning ahead isn't my strong suit lately) with the girls. The novelty factor of it being on my computer will only sweeten the deal for them, multimedia trailblazers that they are.
On a related note, I have a question: When did you (or do you plan to) start reading chapter books to your kids? You know, the kind without pictures.
Elsa and Clio love being read to, which warms the very cockles of my soul. (What are cockles? And why does my soul have them? No matter.) But they're basically only interested in picture books. Not that there's anything wrong with this. But I am really looking forward to when I can start reading them some meatier stuff. Admittedly, not just for their sake, but for mine. I am excited to revisit some books I read and loved as a child — Charlotte's Web, the Little House books, Ramona, SuperFudge.
So far, we've had the most (but still, limited) success with a couple of "adapted" versions of The Wizard of Oz and Peter Pan. At first, I kinda looked down my bibliophilic nose at them. Adapted? Tut tut, we should be reading them in the original!
But these books actually do a decent job of staying true to the spirit and cadence of the originals while simplifying and abridging some of the stuff that might bore / bewilder the four-year-old set. (As it is, I sometimes have to explain words or concepts — e.g. What is a thimble? Why are they called munchkins? Are they donuts? — but I like that.)
There are also pictures every few pages, which help, although the girls immediately want to know what's happening in the pictures, rather than waiting for the text to explain it. Although we have this issue with picture books, too.
Overall, this first foray into chapter book land has gone reasonably well. Sometimes I have to cajole the girls a bit into letting me read them, but they're usually happy once we get started, provided they're not too exhausted.
A couple of weeks ago they seemed to be so into the whole thing that I — very cockily — thought: Hey! Maybe they're ready for Harry Potter! I've only read the first book (which, as I recall, isn't too scary or dark) and I've always looked forward to reading the rest to / along with the girls. Maybe, I thought, it was time!!
Ha! We barely made it past the first page.
"What are Dursleys?"
"That's their name. Mr. and Mrs. Dursley. They're his aunt and uncle, and he lives with them."
"Why doesn't he live with his mommy and daddy? Are they dead?"
"Yes. A bad wizard killed them."
"And a wizard is a boy witch. Because boys can't be witches."
"Well, they can actually — well, warlocks, I guess. But wizards are slightly different. They're more powerful (?) And wizards can be girls. There are some girl wizards later in the book. And Harry is a wizard. He just doesn't know it yet."
"Why not?"
"We'll find out later. Let's read a little more…"
[Three sentences later…]
"Wait, what's a Dursley again?"
"Maybe you guys aren't quite ready for this book yet, huh?"
"Yeah, I don't think we're ready. Can we watch Dinosaur Train instead?"
So, guess I jumped the gun a little there, but it was worth a shot. I am now trying to force Stuart Little down their throats — They like mice! And it has pictures! And no wizards! — but I'm not optimistic. Nevertheless, I shall persist, in small doses. And maybe, as is the case with food, they'll develop a taste for it. Eventually.
Et vous, mesdames at messieurs? Have you had any luck reading chapter books to your preschoolers / kindergarteners? Any suggestions for good books or techniques to get them into the pictureless groove? I await your wisdom.
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June 11, 2010By: Mary Winston Nicklin
Family Fun and the Dog Days of Summer at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson
For a fantastic family vacation, consider the desert dreamscape at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, nestled in Arizona's Catalina Mountains. With pampering spa treatments, two Tom Fazio-designed golf courses, plenty of water activities, and some of the best hiking in the West, the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort has something for everyone. Not to mention the kids. The Loews Loves Kids Program gets props for its special themed perks: from Fisher-Price welcome gifts to "teens only" food bars. Moreover, there's no need to leave Fido at home. Loews Ventana Canyon is pet-friendly. Two packages to consider this summer: "Family Fun" means 50% off a second room, plus a complimentary 1/2 day Kid's Club credit. (Kids 12 and under eat free.) With the "Dog Days of Summer" package, available until August 31, 2010, your pampered pooch will get a special barbeque meal created by Master Chef Marc Ehrler. "Scooby BBQ Sliders" are veterinarian approved! Also included is a "Fling Thing" Frisbee from West Paw Design and dog walking tips from pet expert Wendy Diamond, author of "It's a Dog's World."
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Posing as An Astronaut Was Just One Small Step for Flimflam Man Robert Hunt
One of the few who were unconvinced by Hunt was 22-year-old Joy Alexander. "He didn't sound intellectual enough to be an astronaut," she recalls, "and his attitude, which was rude, seemed all wrong to me." But when she voiced her misgivings to older members of the group, they told her she had no business questioning the behavior of a hero like Captain Hunt.
As it turned out, Alexander was right-Robert Hunt was the wrong stuff. He had never been an astronaut or a Marine Corps aviator. He had allegedly talked NASA into giving him the helmet for a supposed educational lecture tour. He doesn't have a pilot's license. According to police, he doesn't even have a driver's license. Weeks later, Robert Hunt, impostor extraordinaire, found himself in a Boston jail cell, unable to post $100,000 bail, awaiting trial on fraud and larceny charges that could take him out of orbit for 20 years.
If the members of the Experimental Aircraft Association were taken in by Hunt, they were not alone. Last October, he and his bride of two months, Ann Sweeney, flew to Dublin. There, Hunt was given honorary Dublin citizenship by Lord Mayor Benjamin Briscoe. The unfortunate Sweeney, and members of her family who allegedly gave money to Hunt, are now poorer by about $43,000. She, who loved her husband and believed his stories, is out of a job, and wondering how she could have been so blind.
Now 23, she met Hunt last May. He had come recommended by a friend who knew Hunt's father, Leo, a retired Marine Corps colonel who lived in Revere, Mass. A University of Rochester graduate and $30,900-a-year optical engineer at Polaroid, Sweeney fell hard for the dashing ex-Marine who was, he said, a police detective in Cambridge. In August, they married. "Within three weeks I thought I'd known him a lifetime," she says.
The couple settled into a condo in Medford. In an almost offhand way, Hunt went on telling Ann things about his past—the same stories that would mesmerize his aircraft association audience several months later. He had the paraphernalia to back up his claims—the Marine Corps uniform and swords, the NASA helmet with his name on it and photos taken from space. He took Sweeney to Annapolis where, Hunt said, he had graduated first in his class. They went to the Marine Corps Ball in Washington. They were flown to Montreal in a private jet chartered for $5,994. They visited the Bahamas, Florida and South Carolina and stayed in the best hotels. All the while, authorities have charged, their high living was financed by Sweeney's corporate American Express card, which Hunt was using without her knowledge.
The bottom fell out for Sweeney on Saturday, Jan. 28, less than six months into her marriage. When Hunt went to answer a knock at their door, he was confronted by Massachusetts state trooper Andrew Palombo and a Medford police detective. Both Hunt and Sweeney were arrested on charges of larceny and credit-card fraud. Authorities subsequently dropped all charges against the bewildered Sweeney.
Palombo had been trailing Hunt since the week before, when an acquaintance told him she thought her family had been conned. She said a Marine officer named Robert Hunt had promised to help get her son a choice assignment when he enlisted in the Navy. Her son signed up, but the assignment never came through. Hunt, she told Palombo, then swindled her out of $4,000 on the pretext that he could get her son out of the Navy—which never happened either. Her complaint is the basis for a larceny charge against Hunt.
When Palombo began checking Hunt out, he stated at a Feb. 8 bail hearing, he uncovered a trail of complaints and arrests. (To date, there is but one known conviction, involving bad-check charges in New Hampshire.) Palombo also found that Hunt's various friends knew him not only as an astronaut, a fighter pilot and a cop, but as a pro baseball player, a real-estate developer and a baby-powder manufacturer. And he had three wives before Sweeney. Pennsylvania authorities are investigating charges that Hunt had used the credit cards of wife No. 3 to finance a luxurious life-style. Police have calculated that $24,000 was fraudulently charged on Sweeney's card. They also discovered that Leo Hunt, Robert Hunt's father, wasn't the man he claimed to be either. He is not a retired colonel, and he never served in the Marines.
For Sweeney, the unmasking of her husband was brutally swift. "Twenty minutes after we got to the police station and the police explained everything they had found," she says, "I was really in a state of shock. It was almost like watching somebody die. Here was this person I thought I knew, and bit by bit, in the course of an hour, he just dissolved, just disappeared. I loved the person I thought he was but that person never really existed."
Although embittered and angry now, Sweeney remembers a man who was "a little hyper, but a lot of fun—incredibly considerate. He told me he was sick of groupies, women who went out with him because he was a pilot. If he was a Cambridge cop, I would have been just as interested." But he wasn't a cop either.
Although Sweeney has been cleared of criminal charges, her future is clouded. She no longer works for Polaroid and is still dealing with the $24,000 in American Express charges. "At this point," she says, "I'm staying with my parents. When this is all over, I'm going somewhere warmer, where there are palm trees and beaches. All I can do is get my feet back under me and keep hammering away."
Sweeney, who has filed for divorce, has not spoken with Hunt since his arrest, nor does she want to. But there is one thing she would like to know—something about herself and the other wives. "Did he ever love any one of us?" she wonders. "Or did he hate us?"
Even Robert Hunt, so gifted at finessing difficult questions, may not be equal to answering that one.
—Michael Neill, and William Sonzski in Boston
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Cocaine smuggler caught at Smuggler's Inn in vehicle with SMUGLER licence plate
It's called the Smuggler's Inn for a reason, and a Canadian woman found out the hard way that the Blaine bed and breakfast's name is no joke to law enforcement.
B.C. resident Jasmin Klair pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Seattle to conspiracy and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute at the end of February, after being arrested at the inn in December in a car with a vanity plead that read SMUGLER.
Smuggler's Inn owner Bob Boule said that nearly 60 people per year are arrested going through the yard of the inn – located about 100 feet from the border.
The area is often monitored by federal agents, so the arrest wasn't exactly a surprise to him.
It does, however, lend a bit of charm to the bed and breakfast, he said, adding "we're not encouraging smuggling."
Department of Homeland Security agents were watching the inn in December after receiving a tip from a confidential informant that there was going to be smuggling activity in the vicinity, according to court documents.
As they were watching, a black SUV with the license plate SMUGLER – owned by the inn – arrived, driven by the inn's owner.
Klair was in the car along with an unrelated man that had been picked up at the airport.
Agents asked Klair if a large box in the car was hers, and though she initially denied it, she later admitted it belonged to her.
Inside the box, agents found nine bricks of cocaine weighing a total of nearly 11 kilograms, or about 24 pounds.
Klair told agents that Gurjit Singh Sandhu said he would pay her $4,000 to go to Bellingham and pick up a package containing illicit substances.
She would then stay at the Smuggler's Inn and leave the package outside the door to her room to be smuggled into Canada. That night, agents set up surveillance and saw a car stop along Zero Avenue in front of the inn shortly before midnight.
The driver and passenger illegally crossed into the U.S., and when they were near the package of drugs, agents arrested them. The men were identified as Sandhu and Narminder Kaler.
Both were charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and attempted possession with intent to distribute.
They have yet to be sentenced.
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On Oct. 12, a letter carrier working in the eastern area of the U.S. Postal Service was attacked by two dogs on his route while collecting mail.
Unfortunately, five days later he died from complications he suffered from that attack.
I felt this would be a good time to remind customers in our delivery area of the importance of controlling their dogs.
Customers who receive mail delivery to their residence should know it is critical that they control their dog especially during the time their mail is expected to be delivered.
No matter how well we think we know an animal, experts point out that the moods of a dog vary.
As dogs are primarily territorial in nature, being protective of their owners and their owners' property, circumstances might one day cause the usually friendly animal to view the carrier as an intruder.
The dog's immediate reaction is to defend its territory, warding off any potential invader. This means attacking and possibly biting the carrier.
While most bites are not disabling, they do require cleansing and dressing, and they can be painful. If the bite punctures the skin, this usually means the victim should get a tetanus shot as well.
In Fiscal Year 2012, which just ended, the Central Pennsylvania District experienced 132 dog bites. Thirty-six of these attacks were OSHA-recordable incidents, which indicates they required medical treatment beyond basic first aid, which can be costly.
The average cost of an OSHA-recordable accident is $38,000.
I'm asking that customers continue to control their pets so we can continue to provide you with delivery services, but, more importantly, so we never have to deal with the tragedy that occurred a few weeks ago in our eastern area.
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Low-birth-weight infants have a higher mortality during the first year of life than do infants of normal birth weight.1,2 In addition, they show impaired mental development.3,4 It is possible that this impairment influences their ability to develop into functioning adults.
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Ones to Watch | By Sabrina Davis
Matt and Denise Phipps used to find themselves famished during busy workdays and frustrated by the search for a fast, but healthy meal. They opened Blendz to fill that niche in Campbell, California, in 2003 and now have seven locations open, two of which are franchises, and aggressive plans for further franchising.
"We didn't have a restaurant background, but we had strong corporate and marketing agency backgrounds. We looked at it from a consumer standpoint," explains Matt Phipps, CEO and cofounder.
"In the corporate world, your days are packed and all of a sudden it's 2 p.m. and you're starving. You have no time to sit down, but you want a healthy meal. That's where we started."
Blendz offers tossed-to-order salads, grilled panini sandwiches, fruit smoothies, and gourmet soups at the speed of traditional fast food. Gourmet soups are rotated daily. "We try to enhance the flavor by garnishing our soups with our salad toppings." Phipps says. The chicken tortilla soup, for example, is topped with tortilla strips and a squeeze of lime.
Also available to mix in to tossed-to-order salads are 30 toppings. Customers can also build their own smoothies. Freshly squeezed orange, carrot, beet, ginger, and wheatgrass are on the menu, too.
"There's a lot of competition now in this category of healthier options, but most are designed for you to come in and sit down in a café environment. We created ours to grab it and get on with your day," Phipps says.
For those who want to sit, Blendz's 1,200- to 1,400-square-foot stores have limited seating. Still, the lively in-store environment features music, muted televisions, and free Wi-Fi. "We wanted the restaurants to have a refreshing, energetic feel, even though 65 percent of our customers take things to go," Phipps says.
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We're still a couple of weeks away from the release of the new comedy "21 Jump Street," yet actor Jonah Hill states that they're hard at work on the sequel. "We are writing the sequel now. We got [the greenlight] by the studio to start writing the sequel."
Strange? Not entirely, this kind of formula tends to happen between the studio and the writers if there's already promise of the first film becoming a bona fide hit. The premiere of "21 Jump Street" is happening at the SXSW Film festival this March with it being released in AMC Theatres everywhere on March 16th.
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Cerro Gordo/Franklin Long Term Recovery Coalition is fully committed to long term flood recovery in north central Iowa. NICAO serves as the fiscal agent for the local long term (Flood) recovery coalition managing funds that have been contributed for disaster assistance and making payments on behalf of the coalition to flood victims to replace items damaged during the 2008 and 2010 floods, to assist in home repair for damaged homes, and to reimburse flood victims for out-of-pocket expenses incurred during or following the flooding. NICAO administrative staff serve on the coalition board's Executive Committee and Case Advocacy Committee.
Community Benefits Ministry Program at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa provided initial start-up funding and continues to provide on-going financial support for the "non-FIP" component of our self-sufficiency development programs – Community Partners. Referrals are made to Community Partners through NICAO Outreach, Health, HPRP and Head Start Programs as well as other third-party sources including DHS, Iowa Legal Aid, Crisis Intervention Services, Prairie Ridge Addiction Treatment Services, the Mental Health Center of North Iowa, the Salvation Army, Red Cross, Mercy Medical Center and other health and human service providers in the community.
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Iowa Workforce Development Rapid Response Team provides a coordinated and "rapid" community response to the employees of local businesses and industrial operations when plants are facing massive lay-offs or business closings. North Iowa Community Action Organization serves along with representatives from the Iowa Workforce Development Center, North Iowa Area Community College, the Iowa Department of Human Services, and Consumer Credit Counseling. Team members meet with groups of employees to provide information about community resources that will be available to them during and after the unemployment process.
North Central Iowa Local Homeless Coordinating Board: North Iowa Community Action facilitates quarterly meetings of the Local Homeless Coordinating Board serving: Butler, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, and Worth counties. members of the Board represent the following organizations: Community Kitchen of North Iowa, Crisis Intervention Services, Francis Lauer Youth Services, Mason City Housing Authority, Charles City Housing Authority, North Iowa Regional Housing Authority, NIACOG, the City of Mason City, Iowa Legal Aid, the Salvation Army, the United Way of North Central Iowa, Northern Lights Homeless Shelter, Trinity House of Hope, Gerrit House, the HUD VASH Program at the VA Clinic, and North Iowa Community Action. Members provide a coordinated response to emergency housing needs of families and individuals in the north central Iowa area and are members of the Balance of State Continuum of Care represented by the Iowa Finance Authority and the Iowa Homeless Coalition. For further information contact: Cindy Davis at 641-494-1891 Extension 35 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Prevent Child Abuse Iowa
North Iowa Community Action was awarded a $10,000 grant for FY12 to provide Home Visitation Parent Education services through our Community Partners Program. The application is supported by the Partners 4 Children Community Partnerships for Protecting Children initiative and is awarded on an annual basis by Prevent Child Abuse Iowa. All activities funded through this grant are focused on preventing child abuse through in-home interventions to teach more appropriate parenting behaviors and to strengthen family interactions as well as on community education and awareness presentations intended to educate the community on the importance of child abuse prevention.
Three full-time Family Development Specialist Parent Educators under the clinical supervision of a Program Coordinator make contact with families within 48 hours of a referral to explain the program and to offer program services to the family. In general, 2-hour home visits are scheduled at least twice a month (sometimes more frequently depending on the family situation) for at least the first three months of participation. At the end of 90 days, the family, the Parent Educator and the Program Coordinator determine whether the home visits will continue with the same frequency or whether the home visits will decrease to once a month.
Approximately (41%) of the referrals we receive come from DHS child welfare staff and (59%) of our referrals come from other sources including Juvenile Court Services and local community school districts.
Families set parenting goals with their assigned Parent Educator and those goals are reviewed with the Parent Educator at each home visit. Parent Educators individualize parenting curriculums with each family utilizing materials from the variety of parenting curriculums they have been trained to use. Parent Educators assess parenting strengths and challenges with CAFAS in order to determine children and family's functioning across a variety of life domains in order to match their needs with appropriate interventions and to track progress in achieving positive outcomes. The team members are responsible for coordinating their activities with other programs administered by North Iowa Community Action as well as with other health and human service providers in the community.
United Way of North Central Iowa
is a collaborative partner with North Iowa Community Action. NICAO is a member agency of the United Way of North Central Iowa and receives funding to support the Bridges Mentoring Program in Mitchell County and to support emergency financial assistance that is provided in the form of rent and mortgage payments and security deposits for residents of our nine county service area. United Way funding is also used to provide financial assistance to address barriers to self-sufficiency for families enrolled in the FaDSS and Community Partners Self Sufficiency Development Programs. NICAO employees support the annual United Way campaign through payroll deductions and direct contributions.
24/7 Dads
North Iowa Community Action is engaged in a partnership with the 2nd Judicial District Department of Correctional Services to coordinate the provision of parent education services utilizing the 24/7 Dad's Curriculum to adult males who are on probation or currently in residence at the Beje Clark Transition Center. NICAO contracts with two individuals to provide the twelve two-hour sessions to Dads enrolled in the program through the Department of Adult Corrections.


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cell theory
1. all organisms are made of 1 or more cell
2. cells are the fundamental function and structural unit of life
3. all cells come from pre-existing cells
robert hooke
first to use a microscope, named what he saw "cells" because they were like compartments
cell (plasma) membrane
selectively permeable membrane. thin layer that determines what goes in and out. phospholipid bi-layer.
active transport
cells expend energy to move molecules. low - high. proteins are involved. Na-K pump. uses ATP
small membrane sacs. transfer molecules in and out of cell. form by the cell membrane or some organelles inside
consists of DNA bound to a protein, when cell prepares to divide, fibers coil up as separate structures called chromosomes.
make proteins (on nucleus). made up of 2 subunits. types: bound (on ER, nucleus) and suspended (in cytoplasm)
main manufacturing and transportation facilities in the cell, maze of membranes. types: rough and smooth
rough ER
close to nucleus. protein synthesis, continuous w/ nuclear membrane. has ribosomes on it. where lipid components of cell membrane are assembled. form vesicles where large molecules are transported to other cell parts
smooth ER
no ribosomes. continuous with rER, contains enzymes that make membrane lipids (phospholipids) and detox. of drugs. in liver cells, steroids, ovaries and testes
golgi apparatus
flattens sac. proteins reduced in the rER move to GA thru vesicles. modifies, sorts and packages proteins from ER for storage in cell or secretion outside cell
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Myths and legends usually aren't my thing. As I watched Hercules, I kept hoping the hero (buff British actor Paul Telfer) would prove he was the son of Zeus by getting a DNA test from Maury Povich. But the film was more enjoyable than expected, maybe because there's less of it than NBC originally planned.
Cut from a four-hour miniseries to a three-hour movie, the epic maintains momentum while the strongman takes on a series of challenges to atone for inadvertently killing his three sons. The visual effects are impressive when Herc fights the Hydra and the winged lion, and Elizabeth Perkins plays his scheming mother with conviction. Unfortunately, there's enough adult content to make the film unsuitable for younger kids.


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"I do not believe there is a method better than Montessori for making children sensitive to the beauties of the world and awakening their curiosity regarding the secrets of life."
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So why is cycling to school a good idea?
Cycle training
What cycle related initiatives might feature in a School Travel Plan?
Common issues
Cycling is always popular when school children are asked how they would like to travel to and from school. However, nationally, less than 1% of young people cycle to school.1
Why is this when cycling is healthy, cheap, environmentally friendly and can give young people a sense of freedom and independence?
As a nation around 60% of men and 70% of women are currently not physically active enough to benefit their health. Not only can cycling improve an individuals health it can also benefit the environment by reducing the number of car journeys.
So why is cycling to school a good idea?
- Cycling to and from school is a relatively low cost way to integrate physical activity into daily routine and the majority of children already own a bike.
- Regular cyclists typically have a level of fitness equivalent to someone ten years younger .2 So, if students start cycling at school they may be more likely to carry on into their adult lives - those cycling regularly beyond their mid-thirties could add two years to their life expectancy.2
- Nearly a quarter of all journeys by car are currently one mile or less and 42% are within two miles.2 How many of your students come to school by car but live within these distances?
- Research shows that, in general, higher levels of cycling seem to result in lower accident rates and that cycling gets safer as it becomes more popular.3
Cycle training
The County Council offers Bikeability for all year 6 pupils. For more information, please see Road Safety's website
What cycle related initiatives might feature in a School Travel Plan?
- Investigate the potential for traffic calming measures both on and off site
- Investigate the possibilities of traffic free routes and/or cycle lanes on popular routes to school
- Provide maps of cycle routes to your school
- For larger school sites consider creating additional, more convenient cycle/pedestrian accesses
- Run promotional campaigns in school to encourage greater cycle use
- Consider segregated cycle routes on-site between school gates and cycle storage areas
- Provide reflective clothing at reduced rate or possibly free.
Further information on these and other initiatives can be found in Identifying Solutions and developing initiatives.
Common issues
How to tackle some of the more common issues raised by potential cyclists…
"But where can I leave my bike?"
Times have moved on from the old fashioned bike sheds which always seemed to be sited as far away from the main school entrances as possible. Cycle parking should preferably be covered and within a lockable enclosure. It should also be prominently positioned and overlooked by classrooms or school offices. The provision of safe and secure cycle parking can have a positive impact on the numbers of pupils cycling to and from school. There are many different types of cycle storage available and we can advise on location and appropriate storage. You could ask your pupils to design their own ideal cycle storage as a starting point.
"But I have all these books to carry…"
Pupils can be put off the thought of cycling by the amount of books and equipment they need to carry to and from school. There is no easy solution to this although the provision of conveniently placed and sized lockers where pupils can leave helmets, lights etc. can help. If there is a shortage of lockers pupils who cycle or walk furthest could be given first priority.
"But my school doesn't encourage us to cycle…"
The school may have some specific areas of concern that cause it to restrict cycling, there may be insufficient cycle parking, or perhaps they are concerned about safety or pupil behaviour. There are a number projects that can be implemented to address some of these issues:
- Cycle training – contact the Road Safety team for advice on setting up training schemes at your school.
- Cycle parking permits – pupils have to sign up to an agreement which could include behaviour while cycling, road worthiness of the bike, the use of lights and appropriate clothing.
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Ready for your close-up? VRMA video competition is back!
VRMA members are the best of the best in the vacation rental industry. Here's your chance to showcase your company!
What powers your company's success? Show us! We are looking for vacation rental manager member videos to share during the Annual Conference.
Submit your video by Oct. 8, 2014 and your company could be highlighted on the big screen the Annual Conference.
- Video content: Your video should answer the question, "Homeowners and guests love our company because: _________"
- Be sure the name of your company and the name of your destination is included in your video.
- Length: Videos should be approximately 45 seconds long.
- Video format: Videos may be shot in any format, whether it's from a SmartPhone, video camera, web cam or with high-quality production gear. No need to get fancy--whatever you have available and can use easily works just fine.
- Audio:All spoken audio within the video must be clearly audible.
- Submitting a video: Video files may be emailed to email@example.com.
- If you have a large file, it is recommended that you use a file sharing service such as DropBox or Hightail to ensure the file is received.
- Deadline: Videos must be submitted by Oct. 8, 2014.
- Questions? Contact us.
By submitting a video, you give VRMA permission to use the video, either in part or whole, for marketing and promotions purposes including but not limited to the 2014 Annual Conference.
Looking for inspiration? Last year we asked, "What makes your company unique?" We were truly blown away by the creativity-- the videos included everything from singing dogs, to flamingos to rappelling down the side of the office building.
Below are clips from the winners that were shown during the 2013 Annual Conference:
Special thanks to HomeStead Cape May, On The Water In Maine, and Meyer Vacation Rentals for these entries:
Thanks to Sunset Properties, Sanctuary Vacation Rentals and Winter Park Lodging Company for these videos:
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Great Drunk Moments in Golden Globes History
Jack Nicholson, Courtney Love, Harrison Ford and more
Year: 1980
Tell-Tale Signs of Drunkeness: "I don't swear anymore on stage," Bette says moments before placing her Golden Globe inside her mouth in a simulation of oral sex. That thing carries diseases, of the Hollywood variety! But it looks like there was enough alcohol inside Bette's body to sterilize the statuette many times over.
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Staff and students at the NC School for the Deaf at Morganton will benefit from the experience and education of its new director, Dr. Audrey Garvin, who was named to this position on Aug. 1.
State Superintendent June Atkinson welcomed Garvin as director saying, "Dr. Garvin brings exceptional qualifications and experience to Morganton's School for the Deaf and I know students and staff at the school will excel as a result of her leadership."
Prior to her joining the NC School for the Deaf, Garvin served as principal of the New York School for the Deaf in White Plains, NY. While in this role, she supervised and evaluated 40 staff members; developed curriculum standards, assessments and instruction for 100 infants, toddlers, children and adolescents; established a program for Deaf children with sensory processing disorders; and promoted innovation in direct services for Deaf children and their families. Her 35-year educational career has encompassed a number of positions including junior/senior high school assistant principal/principal, Career Academy and Transition Services director, student planning and support specialist, counselor, school psychologist and teacher.
Garvin is a member of the Conference of Executives and Administrators of Schools for the Deaf, Sigma Alpha Pi (the National Society of Leadership and Success), and Kappa Delta Pi (Honor Society for Education).
She received a bachelor of arts, magna cum laude and President's Award in Deaf Education from Flagler College, Fla.; a master in education, School Psychometry, from Georgia Southern College, Ga.; and a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Hartford, Conn.
About the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction:
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction provides leadership to 115 local public school districts and 160 charter schools serving over 1.5 million students in kindergarten through high school graduation. The agency is responsible for all aspects of the state's public school system and works under the direction of the North Carolina State Board of Education.
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The Dividend Investor's Guide To Successful Investing Index Blog 6 comments
By Mark Bern, CPA CFA
For those of you who are new to this series it would probably be most beneficial for you to start by reading the first article in the series. From there you may skip around as much as you like since the details of the process are all held within that first article and with that all the others should make sense.
This series is an expose of all the companies that are on my master list of stocks I either own or would like to own should I have the funds available when the respective prices become attractive. The first article explains my process for selecting the companies on the list. It is really a process of elimination. There a few exceptions, but in some cases where I know enough about the company and its industry I become somewhat more lenient. PepsiCo and Coke are two examples that I felt deserved some leniency. I must stress that the articles in this blog do not represent recommendations to buy any stocks at current levels. This is a process, just as investing is a process, in that we start by creating a list of stocks representing companies that we would like to own because of long-term performance and prospects exhibited by each one. When to buy each stock is another matter and the next step in the investing process.
Most articles I write will either focus on one or more of the companies on this list. I occasionally stray from the list when a special situation arises, but otherwise I try to stick with what I know best. I hope you enjoy this series and that you gain something of some value from the articles it contains.
I will come back and update this and the other index blogs at least weekly to keep them current, so check back whenever it is convenient. I plan to write one or more articles for each series each week in the future.
Two other index blogs I have posted that are related include articles from my "My Long-Term Enhanced Investing for Income Strategy" and my "Rising Dividends Blog." Each of these blogs contain a listing of articles in chronological order for each series.
Here are the articles for "The Dividend Investors' Guide To Successful Investing: series listed in chronological order:
Original article beginning the series:
Part I http://seekingalpha.com/article/607241-the-dividend-investors-guide-to-successful-investing
Food Processing Industry:
Part II http://seekingalpha.com/article/621751-dividend-investors-guide-part-ii-food-processing-industry
Part III http://seekingalpha.com/article/621781-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-iii-food-for-thought
Part IV http://seekingalpha.com/article/621851-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-iv-food-process-laggards
Integrated Oil Industry:
Part V http://seekingalpha.com/article/627471-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-v-integrated-oil-for-the-long-haul
Part VI http://seekingalpha.com/article/630051-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-vi-integrated-oil-also-rans
Beverages Industry:
Part VII http://seekingalpha.com/article/639801-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-vii-beverages-how-much-can-the-world-swallow
Household Products Industry:
Part VIII http://seekingalpha.com/article/663021-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-viii-how-much-growth-is-left-for-household-products
Toiletries and Cosmetics Industry:
Part IX http://seekingalpha.com/article/680941-dividend-investors-guide-part-ix-there-is-something-appealing-about-toiletries-and-cosmetics
Retail/Wholesale Food Industry:
Part X http://seekingalpha.com/article/685811-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-x-the-delicious-retail-wholesale-food-industry
Computers and Peripherals Industry:
Part XI http://seekingalpha.com/article/687931-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-xi-computers-and-peripherals-growth-continues
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment Industries:
Part XII http://seekingalpha.com/article/700751-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-xii-semiconductors-and-equipment-industries
Cable TV Industry:
Part XIII http://seekingalpha.com/article/713131-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-xiii-connecting-with-the-cable-industry
Diversified Metals and Mining Industry:
Part XIV http://seekingalpha.com/article/716121-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-xiv-the-promising-future-of-metals-and-mining
Precious Metals Industry:
Part XV http://seekingalpha.com/article/731701-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-xv-the-lure-of-precious-metals
Railroad Industry:
Part XVI http://seekingalpha.com/article/737901-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-xvi-near-monopoly-in-railroads
Telecommunications Equipment, Services and Utilities Industries:
Part XVII http://seekingalpha.com/article/748761-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-xvii-talking-about-communications
Apparel Industry:
Part XVIII http://seekingalpha.com/article/770861-the-dividend-investor-s-guide-part-xviii-the-fickle-apparel-industry
Retail Building Supply Industry:
Part XIX http://seekingalpha.com/article/782321-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-xix-retail-building-supplies-near-bottom
General Retail Store Industry:
Part XX http://seekingalpha.com/article/787311-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-xx-my-favorite-general-retailers
Petroleum Producing Industry:
Part XXI http://seekingalpha.com/article/800341-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-xxi-petroleum-producers-poised-to-produce
Tobacco Industry:
Part XXII http://seekingalpha.com/article/801381-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-xxii-tobacco-dividends-that-smoke-the-market
Oilfield Equipment & Services Industry:
Part XXIII http://seekingalpha.com/article/816491-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-xxiii-oilfield-equipment-and-services-demand-rising
Pharmaceutical Industry:
Part XXIV http://seekingalpha.com/article/823941-the-dividend-investors-guide-part-xxiv-america-s-addiction-to-drug-companies
More to come!
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I like a few MLPs and I really like some energy infrastructure stocks, but some have gotten a little pricey lately. Most of my articles will stick with the bluest of the blue chips. There are still a good number that are growing consistently with good prospects due to their broad international footprints. I'm a little stodgy, I guess, but I do like those dividends!
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Church Point blanks Iota
IOTA – If a jamboree is a good indicator of how the season will go for a team, Church Point and Iota are heading for vastly different seasons.
The Bears seemed unstoppable, while the Bulldogs could not get anything going leading to a 26-0 win for Church Point.
"We'll take it," said Bears Head Coach J.C. Arceneaux. "It's absolutely something to hang our hat on for the beginning of the season."
The game was by no means perfect for Church Point, still the Bears had a lot to smile about Thursday night as the nightcap of the Acadia Jamboree came to a close.
For starters, the Bears spent a lot of time focusing on improving their passing game, which netted them two 58 yard passes and a total of 164 yards in the air Thursday night.
"That's kind of been our focal point," said Arceneaux. "We've predominantly been a run team so we've really focused on the pass.
"I guess we'll have to go back and focus a little bit on the run because they did a good job stopping the run, but a lot of positives on the passing game."
But even the running game saw good production for the Bears with 11 players totaling 133 yards on the ground.
The Bulldogs had big stops, especially on the ground early in the first and second halves, but still, it is a long way to go for Iota.
"When you don't do the things you worked on all week, this is what happens," said Bulldogs Head Coach Neal Legé.
Offensively, the Bulldogs could find no consistency following a positive play with a negative one, visibly frustrating everyone involved.
"I know we have young guys out there, but man, this is tough," said Legé. "If we can't focus on the things we need to, we're going to have problems."
But it wasn't just Iota hurting itself offensively as Church Point had a good night defensively.
"We had six guys coming back for us this year on defense and we have a lot of experience there," said Arceneaux. "We did a good job of stopping the run last year and we can see it carried over into this year."
If the light shined brightly on one player all game, however, it was definitely Brandon Fantroy for the Bulldogs, and arguably for both teams.
Fantroy, who seemed to be literally everywhere on the field, picked up 48 yards on 12 carries on offense, had a touchdown saving tackle as well as good returns on punts and kicks.
"He's not coming off the field, we have got to get more guys like that," said Legé. "I challenged some of them at halftime ... for now it's just back to the drawing board and get ready for Vinton."
The senior spent the final three games of 2011 injured and appears to not only have picked up where he left off but elevated that play as well.
Outside of Fantroy, the offense producers were slim with four more Bulldogs registering rushing yards–Nick Sloane, two carries for eight yards; Timothy Lunson, two carries for two yards; Michael Thevis, one carry for one yard; and J.T. LeJeune, three carries for three yards. The Bulldogs also picked up two yards in the air with a pass from LeJeune to Thomas Murrell.
But for the positives, there were glaring negatives that Church Point capitalized on throughout the game.
Iota had two interceptions as well as four fumbles, one of which the Bulldogs lost to the Bears.
"We had some young players stepping out for the first time and Brett Richard had a nice interception and Deonta Lazrao led our team in interceptions last year so that was nothing untimely for him," said Arceneaux.
The Bears, meanwhile, did not make those mistakes, fumbling only once and recovering their own fumble.
The quarterback, Jake Morvant, picked up 18 yards on the ground with his feet to add to the 156 he had in the air. Morvant would finish the night completing four of his 11 throws and throwing for a touchdown.
Surprisingly Morvant's 33-yard bomb to Jyron Citizen late in the second half was the only touchdown the Bears hit from the air. The remaining three came from the ground.
In the first half, Church Point struck midway through with a one yard run in by Dexter Charles. The touchdown capped off a six play, 75 yard drive that took over three minutes off the clock. It was highlighted by one of Morvant's two 58 yard passes, this one to Chance Roy.
The Bears wouldn't waste time in striking again where, on their next possession, James Bellard's 25 yard touchdown run was the first play from scrimmage following the Bears' interception of LeJeune.
Church Point would not light up the scoreboard again until late in the second half, but there a four-play, 35 yard drive concluded with the Morvant to Citizen connection.
Church Point's final touchdown also came on the ground, with roughly two minutes left in the game, Tyler Wheeler ran in from 29 yards out. The drive saw the Bears move 44 yards in four plays and one minute and thirty seconds, roughly.
Bellard would finish the night with four carries for 28 yards and a touchdown. Joining him in the box score were, among others, Deion Landry who had seven carries for 19 yards and Chance Roy were two receptions for 66 yards.
The Bears also had a solid night in the special teams section going two of four on Kian Richard's PAT tries and averaging 27 yards on two Roy punts.
The Bulldogs, on the other hand, had three punts on the evening, two from the foot of Murrell for an average of 38.5 yards and one from Lunson for 32 yards.
The Bulldogs will open their season on the road Friday night against Vinton while the Bears will host Beau Chene.


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Introduction to the Health Professions (Sixth Edition)by Nanna Cross Y. H. Hui Peggy S. Stanfield
Completely updated, Introduction to the Health Professions, Sixth Edition provides the most current, comprehensive coverage of all the major health professions. This popular text outlines more than 75 careers and touches on every major facet of the field including training requirements, job responsibilities, and salaries. This fundamental resource provides a thorough review of the U. S. healthcare delivery system, managed care, health care financing, reimbursement, insurance coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, and the impact of new technology on healthcare services. Written specifically for students who plan to become healthcare professionals, this text will give you all the information you need for a successful career! New Topics and Updates in the Sixth Edition Historical review of the health insurance industry in the United States Expanded discussion of public health care--Medicaid, Medicare, and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)New section on healthcare reform due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010Up-to-date coverage of individual states' implementation of healthcare reform Future-looking perspective on the evolving roles and responsibilities in health careers and the impact of future demographic and socioeconomic changes on healthcare needs Useful information on educational grants and loan repayment programs Current data for each profession from the latest Occupational Outlook (U. S. Department of Labor, 2010 - 2011)New chapter with current information on athletic trainers Instructor Resources: Transition Guide, Instructor's Manual, PowerPoint Presentations, and a Test Bank. Student Resources: Companion Website Instructors: Bundle this product with additional Jones & Bartlett introductory health professions texts and save your students up to 30% off list price. Contact your Account Specialist for more information.
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While Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson and actor Josh Duhamel make final preparations for their weekend nuptials, Extra host Mario Lopez can't wait to share in their happy day.
And the Dancing alum has a special bond with Fergie: Both both were one other's first kiss in the '80s, when they starred on Kids Incorporated.
"It's a true story. I'm very proud of my first kiss," says Lopez, PEOPLE's top bachelor of 2008. "She says there was no tongue!"
But there was a romance, albeit brief, for the youngsters.
"I wrote her a note and, as she likes to point out, I was very smooth at 10 because I bought her perfume," Lopez says, laughing. "I think the gesture was pretty good for a kid."
Once the young romance fizzled, a friendship blossomed. "I'm happy to say Stacy has stayed just as sweet as when we were kids," Lopez says. "I'm happy for all of her success. She deserves it. Josh is a great guy. They will be great together."
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Specialties: Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health, Minority Health, Men and Masculinity, International Health, Community Health Education, Community Development, Infant Mortality Prevention, HIV/AIDS Prevention, Ethnographic Research Methods, Qualitative and Quantitative Research, Community-Based Participatory Research
DrPH, International Health, Social Science and Public Health track, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, 1997
Dissertation: The influence of residential context on pregnancy outcomes: a multi-level and multi-method study.
MPH, Health Education, Rural and Cross-Cultural Health track, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Public Health, 1986
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Prudence and Principle for Catholics in the GOP
Former Bush White House speech writer, Michael Gerson, opined on the GOP and Catholic social teaching in last week's Washington Post. Though not a Catholic, he is well versed in intersections of JPII-style Catholicism and public policy. Gerson begins by underscoring the infusion of Republican Catholics into the 112th Congress.
"Before the November election, there were 97 Catholic Democrats in the House and 36 Catholic Republicans. Now, there are 68 Catholic Democrats in the House and 64 Republicans. The overall number in the House Catholic caucus remained steady, but its composition is decidedly more conservative."
The fact that Democratic Catholics and Republican Catholics in the House are almost even in number is more significant than a tilt toward conservatism. Both, in the Senate and the House, the number of Catholics who are Democrat has been more than double that of Republicans for decades.
That Catholics on both sides of the House aisle have drawn close to even has huge symbolic value for those who track the history of the party affiliation of Catholics. Add to that, the fact that all but one or two of the House Catholics will consistently vote pro-life and oppose gay marriage. The step from the 111th to the 112th Congress was a giant one, indeed. This step was also symbolized, rather dramatically, by the passing of the Speaker's gavel from pro-abortion Catholic, Nancy Pelosi, to pro-lifer, John Boehner.
Gerson then raises the interesting question of how Catholic social teaching will challenge the GOP now that it's playing host to more Catholics. Presumably, the Protestant-Evangelical tenor of the party will be diminished.
Gerson nicely characterizes the foundation of Catholic social teaching:
"[T]here is certainly a distinctive Catholic teaching on politics – a highly developed and coherent tradition that has influenced many non-Catholics, myself included. Human life and dignity, in this view, are primary. The common good takes precedence over selfish interests. Local institutions – families, churches, unions, religious schools – should be respected, not undermined, by government. The justice of a society is measured by its treatment of the poor and vulnerable."
However, out of his last line Gerson teases a surprising admonition to the GOP on issues like immigration, health care, and AIDS funding. This would have been less surprising if I had noted on first reading how Gerson places the common good in tension with "selfish interests" rather than simply that of an individual person.
While noting the Catholic principle of subsidiarity and its preference for limited government, Gerson explains that Catholic social teaching requires "government intervention" to remedy the "gaps in the justice and compassion of a society." Without government action, Gerson argues, "the poor, the immigrant, the sick, the disabled, the unborn" will be excluded from the common good.
Gerson asks aloud how the GOP, and, ostensibly, the now larger number of Catholic members, will respond to governmental initiatives to help these "excluded" groups. Gerson writes:
"But there will probably come a point when red lines get crossed and Catholic and other religious leaders declare: Contempt for immigrants, even illegal immigrants, is not a moral option. Or, cutting AIDS and malaria funding violates pro-life principles. Or, health-care repeal without a serious alternative is not responsible."
This passage surprised me — for the simple reason that Gerson seems to be implying some sort of "contempt for immigrants" is inherent among Republicans and, also, that there is only one position a serious Catholic can take on issues like AIDS and malaria funding. A difference of opinion with Gerson on how to handle illegal immigration should certainly not earn the charge of contempt. Enough said.
But, the funding of government programs targeting AIDS and malaria should not be exempt from the scrutiny of what Catholics call "prudential judgment." Federal programs have to be judged case by case on the basis of their effectiveness. Tax dollars proposed for those with AIDS should not require our blind support. Compassion does not demand we toss away prudential scrutiny regarding its effectiveness.
The U.S. bishops discuss this in their latest version of Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship (2007):
"Prudential judgment is… needed in applying moral principles to specific policy choices… We urge Catholics to listen carefully to the Church's teachers when we apply Catholic social teaching to specific proposals and situations… The Church's guidance on these matters is an essential resource for Catholics as they determine whether their own moral judgments are consistent with the Gospel and with Catholic teaching."
Catholic political thinking begins with basic concepts and principals, as Gerson knows explains, which include the common good, the person, human rights, and justice. But, among contemporary issues, it's only in the case of abortion, euthanasia, marriage, and experimentation on fetal stem cells that Catholics are obliged to come to the same conclusion.
For some reason Gerson failed to make clear the role of personal, prudential judgment that our Catholic representatives must apply when deciding upon the best way the government can truly serve the common good.
By Deal W. Hudson, President of Catholic Advocate


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"Steven Spielberg told us 'We've written this film, the character is Marty McFly, and his favorite band is Huey Lewis and the News. How about writing a song for the movie?' I was flattered but didn't much fancy writing a song called 'Back to the Future.'"By Bryan Hood
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NConf 1.2.6 Imports CSV Files
Born out of the practical needs of a Swiss telecommunications firm, the new version of the NConf configuration interface for Nagios has undergone some further improvements.
The new features for the NConf version encompass improvements, changes and bugfixes. Among them are importing of CSV files, classes and attributes for creating host and service templates, and smaller utilitities such as the new assign_cust_order datatype to control the series of entries in the configuration files. The generate_config command was also changed by transferring it to the perl database API introduced in the previous version. The API also got some enhancements of its own. A further small change to NConf is that the entries from imported Nagios configurations are brought in in order and not in a random sequence.
The Nagios NConf GUI is a relatively young project that debuted in March 2009 with version 1.2.4. Nagios users will find two readmes in the packed download archive that point to possible update problems from 1.2.4 or 1.2.5 to 1.2.6 because of command or name changes. Patches are available for particular problems. Apart from the Sourceforge download link, the project webpage includes a detailed changelog on the Download tab, along with a demo.
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The Vikings were trying to regain their intensity, while the Wildcats were still working on finding their own.
Valencia defeated West Ranch 3-0 at Valencia High School by scores of 25-22, 25-13 and 25-18.
"We started off kind of strong and then got complacent and you can't do that," said Valencia head coach Mark Knudsen. "You have to stay intense all match, and in game two we came out more intense and played better defense."
That intensity led to an easy 12-point win for the Vikings after they scraped out a 25-22 game one victory in which both teams were tied as late as 22-22.
Back-to-back kills from Valencia's Steven Crane and Kurt Fults finally put game one out of reach and allowed the Vikings to start with a clean slate in the second game.
They played a cleaner game two as they opened up a 9-3 lead and never looked back.
"They started to serve the ball better (in the second game) and we didn't pass very well," said Wildcats head coach Nate Sparks. "In the first game we had 15 kills and in the second we only had five. They won the passing battle."
For the Vikings, it was Broc Oppler taking advantage of the solid passing by recording nine kills, including the game-opening and game-finishing points.
Valencia also won the intensity battle that was something both sides seemed to stress after the game.
"We came out sort of flat and we talked about it and got more intense and made more noise in the second game," Oppler said.
That intensity carried over for one more game as Valencia easily put away West Ranch 25-18 in the third game, never letting its lead slip below five.
"We're trying to get the mental game there and they're getting close," Sparks said. "We have the skills to play with other teams in our league, we just don't keep that intensity up."
So while the Wildcats were looking to gain their own intensity, on the other side of the court, Valencia was looking to recapture its intensity. That's something that has led them to the last nine Foothill League titles.
"I want to see us play at our level because I know if we do, we are a great team," said Valencia co-captain Nick Ferry. "Today we did a good job, but we've got to keep that level of intensity up and not have ups and downs."


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Linux Foundation Grows by Four
Fluendo, Lineo Solutions, Mocana, and NVidia join the Linux Foundation and see the benefits of Linux in the future of computing.
The Linux Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, recently announced that four companies are joining the organization: Fluendo, Lineo Solutions, Mocana, and NVidia. According to the announcement, companies see the benefits of Linux and the collaborative development model as key advantages in the future of computing and are adopting the operating system for a variety of applications.
The announcement provided some brief information about the newly joined companies:
- Fluendo is a leading multimedia software development company and GStreamer expert. The company specializes in software development and consulting services to enable multimedia on a variety of devices and operating systems. Fluendo employs several of the central developers of GStreamer, an open source framework, and provides a wide range of products under and above GStreamer, such as legal playback plugins, a DVD Player, and a media center.
- Lineo Solutions is based in Japan and has more than 19 years of experience in Linux and embedded systems development. The company helps its customers speed time to market with professional services, tools, and training in this area.
- Mocana is a device-agnostic security platform that protects mobile devices, apps, and the information and services that run across them. The World Economic Forum in Geneva recently selected Mocana as one of its 25 "Technology Pioneers for 2012."
- NVidia invented the Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) in 1999. These multicore processors enable PC gamers to enjoy fully immersive worlds and help professionals design everything from the latest cars to digital film characters. The processors provide researchers and scientists with the ability to run high-performance applications efficiently and are deployed in supercomputing sites around the world.
More details can be found at: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/.
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It may just be the Wii jacket covers, since their release would probably result in the theoretical recall of any unsold units using the old SKU. Using a new SKU makes it possible for retailers to locate any units to be returned for repackaging, since units are usually inventory tracked by the SKU. Thus, it makes it possible to locate the units simply by looking up the old SKU.
No I say theoretical, since there probably aren't any unsold units out there that will have to be returned.
Tiger? Where?!? WHERE?!?
I believe you EL Mushroom, adding dvd playback would be easy enough to do, and would make it a more attractive buy to many people, reped
new sku linked to "Wii play 'n learn"
Didn't see that coming. Looks like everyone was wrong.Update: Feeding the UPC provided by Codename Revolution into the 'UPC Database' yields a listing for "Wii Play N' Learn." More edutainment?
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