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Subtropical Storm Olga
On December 10, 2007, a persistent area of low pressure just north St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, rapidly developed into Subtropical storm Olga. Olga was the 10th tropical cyclone to develop during the month of December in roughly 150 years of records. Additionally, it is only the 4th December tropical storm on record to hit land. Due to the rapid intensification of this system in close proximity to major population centers, decision making was critical in the hours leading up to the event. In the 48-hour period in which Olga affected the island of Puerto Rico,radar estimates showed over 15" inches of rain had fallen across some of the higher elevations of the islands, while observations showed approximately 10" had fallen. Generally, island-wide totals ranged from 4-8". One death indirectly related to the storm's impact was blamed on a landslide caused by heavy rainfall, which occurred at Barrio Dajaos, along Highway 167 from Bayamon to Naranjito. Additionally, several rivers reached "major flood stage" through densely populated areas. Subtropical Storm Olga eventually intensified into Tropical Storm Olga as it hit the Dominican Republic one day later causing 33 deaths, displacing 61,000 people, and causing several millions of dollars of major flood damage. (Here's a picture of the water pouring over the spillway at Lago Dos Bocas near Utuado, Puerto Rico).
In the days leading up to the formation of Subtropical Storm Olga, a low level trough began to develop along the eastern periphery of an upper level low over the tropical Atlantic Ocean near 50 degrees West Longitude. Waters in the region were still marginally warm enough to assist in subtropical development, near 28 degrees Celsius. Initially, the system was inhibited by strong southwesterly wind shear, which confined convection to the northern side of the system. Model guidance did not to develop the system, likely due to the shear effects, but a few models were depicting a low level trough or a weak closed low pressure system forming just southeast of Puerto Rico in the day 3-5 period. As the system continued to move west, it showed signs of better organization, but southwesterly shear was strong enough to prevent a closed low level circulation to develop. WFO San Juan and the National Hurricane Center began communicating about the system and its potential threats during the day on Sunday, December 9.
The morning of Monday, December 10, the low pressure system was beginning to show initial signs of low level rotation on satellite as it continued to move west towards the Leeward Islands. Deep convection was still mainly limited to the northern side of the system, and judging by model guidance and initial movement, it had appeared as though Puerto Rico would be spared from the brunt of the rains. With the proximity of the system to land, WFO San Juan issued a Flood Watch for the entire Island and U.S. Virgin Islands of St. Thomas and St. John, as well as a wind advisory, which had already been in effect for over a day before the storm brushed the coast.
Subtropical characteristics began to rapidly take shape as the low pressure system showed better signs of formation during the afternoon of Monday, December 10. The center of the system was just north of St. Thomas by the evening hours, moving over slightly warmer and shallower waters. This aligned it just under an Upper Level col of low pressure between two lobes of vorticity in high layers of the atmosphere. This was a critical step in Olga's intensification process. By reducing the wind shear, it allowed the storm to close off its low level circulation and begin wrapping convection around its newly formed center. Coordination increased between the WFO San Juan and the National Hurricane Center (NHC), whose hurricane specialists had been watching the storm closely around the clock and who had already issued a Special Tropical Disturbance Statement. The hurricane specialist had noticed tropical storm force sustained winds (35 knots, or 40 mph) at NOAA buoy 41403 located approximately 150 miles north of St. Thomas and winds at Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas were beginning to gust over to over 30 knots. At this time, convection was beginning to explode northwest of St. Thomas as cloud tops reaching 55-60 thousand feet were occurring nearing the rapidly deepening low center. As convection intensified, the low pressure center became significantly stronger as northwesterly flow on the northwest side of the system increased, allowing convection to push south towards the northern coast of Puerto Rico.
Noticing the rapidly changing situation, the NHC and WFO San Juan again communicated on how they would designate the system and what type of warnings that should be issued. At 11 p.m. AST on Monday, December 10, the NHC named Subtropical Storm Olga as the season's 15th tropical cyclone, and issued its first public advisory. The island of Puerto Rico was not included in the Tropical Storm Warning, but rather only the coastal Atlantic Waters north of the island due to the weaker winds on the southern side of the island.
During the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 11, the northern coast of Puerto Rico began to experience heavy rains and measured winds of 30 mph, with gusts of 37 mph. Several residents estimated winds near 50 mph along exposed northern coasts. During the day on Tuesday, the center of Subtropical Storm Olga moved over thewaters along the northern coast of Puerto Rico and just north of the Mona Passage between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. By this time, the storm had intensified substantially. Olga eventually lost her cold core characteristics and transitioned into Tropical Storm Olga, while producing winds near 50 knots (58 mph, measured by aircraft) in its core over water immediately before making landfall along the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic. The low level circulation with a pressure of 1004 mb became impressive, allowing convection to fully wrap around the center. Even the southern half of Puerto Rico received substantial amounts of precipitation. Radar estimates showed very impressive rainfall amounts rapidly covering the entire island. Reports of damaged homes, flooded rivers, mudslides, and landslides began coming in as the rain continued through the day and evening.
Reports that were received by the NWS San Juan after the storm included one indirect fatality caused by a mud and rockslide that hit a car carrying two occupants on Wednesday, December 12 at 1:30 a.m. on PR 167 between Bayamon and Naranjito, according to the newspaper, El Nueva Dia. The passenger was killed, but the driver survived. Additionally, many roads were closed to traffic all across PR due to fallen trees, flash flooding, and ponding of water on the road surfaces.
Impacts to structures and services across PR were common. Two occupants of a home in Aguada, PR were injured when a tree fell on their home at 4:10 a.m. Tuesday, December 11, according to police. Additionally, impacts were felt on the power and water grid across the island. It was reported that over 20,000 people were without power and more than 35,000 people were without water during some point in the storm.
Impacts across the U.S. Virgin Islands were less severe, with Saint Thomas only receiving 0.97" of precipitation at the airport with this system but other impacts were certainly noteworthy. Several minor power outages were reported throughout St. Thomas and St. Croix, caused by tree limbs brushing against power lines, according to report received by the Virgin Island Daily News. Some local businesses, including the charter flight company, Seaborne Airlines, were disrupted during the height of the storm, but resumed normal activities as the weather improved.
Forecasters at the San Juan office were busy issuing several flash flood and flood warnings for most major rivers in Puerto Rico. All together, over 30 flood warning products were issued during this event. The rainfall associated with tropical storm Olga was so intense and widespread that after the storm passed, the muddied water from local rivers was clearly visible in satellite imagery for several days.
Olga's rapid intensification near Puerto Rico presented forecasters with a complex situation involving critical rapid decision-making and intra-agency coordination. As the case in Tropical Storm (later to be hurricane) Noel, low pressure formed very close to Puerto Rico and intensified posing more difficulties to the island of Hispaniola. The San Juan Forecast Office served a critical role providing local expertise, observations, and customer service during a somewhat rare, but not unusual, late-season tropical cyclone.
The islands in WFO San Juan's warning area were not put under a tropical storm warning due to a number of factors. First, there were wind advisories and flood watches in place at the time the system was named. Second, the system's center was traveling westward across the northern Atlantic waters with winds that were well below tropical storm force strength on it's southern side. Third, the system was named by the NHC late in the evening, with the effects of the storm already being felt across much of Puerto Rico. At this point, the naming of the system became practically transparent to the public. Negative consequences in terms of public perception were avoided through the decision to forego the issuance of a tropical storm warning, opting only with local warnings and advisories already in place.


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Advocate for Nature
Wildlife expert Jim McCormac educates Ohioans on the natural world so they will act to save it.
The reptile, about 40 inches of serpentine good looks, makes it solitary way through the leaf-littered undergrowth where it blends in almost perfectly. Stealthily decked out, a yellow-brown body marked along its length with dar, irregular splotches, the snake might be searching for a meal.
"Oh, look!" says Jim McCormac, his eyes cast to the right. "A fox snake."
McCormac is at the head of a small group of wildlife fanciers looking mostly for migrating birds on Kelleys Island. The fox snake is an accidental throw-in on a late-summer day, though what a throw-in. McCormac leaves the boardwalk and picks up the snake without betraying a trace of trepidation.
He can do so because he knows what to expect from this even-tempered, accommodating mini-beast.
"They're generally docile," he tells the group.
McCormac, 45, is an avian specialist with the Ohio Division of Wildlife and also president of the Ohio Ornithological Society, an organization he helped start. But it's clear to those gathered this afternoon that McCormac's expertise and interests go far beyond birds.
He holds the constrictor where everyone can see its twisting, surprisingly powerful, cold-blooded body wrapping itself around warm human hands. He passes the snake to a fellow nature lover. The senior woman smiles and her eyes sparkle as she holds living, restless snakeskin only slightly away from her body. The snake sticks out a dark tongue as it measures the level of threat in the air. McCormac begins sharing lore about the creature.
Unlike the Lake Erie water snake, which has a nasty disposition, he says, the fox snake isn't apt to take a piece of skin or even to draw blood as payment for handling. Nor is it very likely to let loose in defense a deposit of foul-smelling musk. There's nothing anxious to feel, McCormac is insinuating to the handler, only a relaxed and rare thrill.
"The fox snake has one of the tightest distributions among snakes in Ohio," he says. The species is found in only a few counties along the southwestern Lake Erie shore. In McCormac's estimation, this snake's vibrant browns and blacks indicate it is "fresh," having only recently shed its previous wrapper of skin. Snakes are programmed to do that now and then as they age and grow.
McCormac places the snake where he found it, no worse for the encounter. A few human lives, though, have been enriched.
"If you can show how cool these things are, then people become engaged," McCormac said a few hours earlier. "If they become engaged, they might take a proprietary ownership. When they do that they'll say, 'I don't want those things wiped out!' "
A bit farther along, McCormac bends down to snap off the leaf of a not particularly attention-grabbing plant (considering several cardinal flowers are showing off racy scarlet blooms only a few feet away). He squeezes the leaf and holds it under a nearby nose.
"What do you smell?" he says. "That's field mint, one of the most aromatic plants we have growing in Ohio."
A pilgrimage to the Kelleys Island alvar is next up during an afternoon field trip on the Friday after Labor Day. The field day precedes a symposium at Lakeside on the Marblehead peninsula during which McCormac, as he often does, would speak to birding enthusiasts.
Steering a street-legal golf cart north at full jogging speed, McCormac turns toward a passenger and confides that Kelleys has made the cut in his soon-to-be-published book describing the 40 wildest places remaining in Ohio.
The 2,800-acre island, home a few hundred years ago to Erie Indians and rattlesnakes, both long gone, in no way can be considered pristine, but it has its feral attractions. That, on the whole, makes it a standout locale compared with much of the mainland's chemically inoculated bean fields, indulged lawns, asphalted boulevards and big-box parking lots.
The gouges that show up on Kelleys arose both from humans and nature. The remnant glacial grooves are world famous, the once-productive quarry on the north end no longer active. Both, like the alvar, are products of the hard limestone that made each of Lake Erie's islands possible as everything else mineral or vegetable was either scraped away by mile-thick ice or washed away when the ice melted 12,000 or so years ago.
McCormac, a botanist by education but a student of holistic nature by inclination, deems the generally unknown alvar worth showing off to the entourage that now follows behind his lead in the cart caravan. Directly under McCormac's feet near the entrance to a young woodlot he spies a plant that points toward the sky, a single spike sprouting small, delicate white flowers along its 10-inch length.
"That's too cool," McCormac says. "I haven't seen that in years."
And thus Great Plains ladies tresses, a rather demure member of the orchid family that typically colonizes western prairies, is admired and its picture snapped atop the sweet soil of a Lake Erie island. Not many even in this uncommonly knowledgeable group know that the plant, with its smaller sibling emerging a few feet away, is listed as a threatened species in Ohio.
McCormac, of course, does know.
"It's on the eastern edge of its range here," he says as followers stoop to get a best view of an alien life form some had never seen and might never see again.
If somewhere in the state resides untamed animal or uncultivated vegetable that Jim McCormac doesn't have the goods on, it's most likely living incognito as a member of the federal witness protection program. (McCormac has been with the Division of Wildlife for three years and for 18 years prior to that he worked for the state's Division of Natural Areas and Preserves.)
Binoculars dangling from neck, camera stuffed in shirt pocket, McCormac appears to carry field guides — de rigueur for less accomplished wildlife watchers — in his head. He, in fact, penned his own guide not long ago: The popular Birds of Ohio, a collaboration with Gregory Kennedy, was published in 2004.
After having spent his early and lore-building years being taught and teaching himself about the realm of things wild, McCormac's ongoing mission, he says, has evolved.
"As I've gotten older and more into this, I've gotten interested in getting more people involved," he says during some quiet, late-morning minutes before the ferry trip to Kelleys.
McCormac's passion informs him that if native wild plants and animals are worth knowing, they must be worth keeping. The time for preserving what's left of nature, moreover, appears to his scientifically trained mind to be growing short. Habitat-swallowing development and global warming, both of which can be traced in whole or in part to human dynamics, threaten life patterns laid down when Lake Erie was filling up with ice water, and before.
"To me, nature is no different from a book," McCormac says. "If a person is illiterate, he's not going to be interested in a great book. Literature is a blur to an illiterate person. If a person is illiterate about nature, all he or she will ever see is what I call a wall of green. The parts that make up nature are invisible to them."
Any possibility for saving what might be in need of saving requires heightened awareness, he suggests, because what goes unrecognized lacks the profile to evoke alarm when threatened. So lies the dilemma when, having neither identities nor personalities among most people, birds are viewed as things with feathers and plants as the green background painted by spring and summer.
Eradicating the prevailing nature deficit, McCormac says, is necessary but not sufficient.
"I don't want people just to admire the things they see. I want them to act," he says. "What motivates people is education."
McCormac's own active mission starts with dozens of talks a year in Ohio and surrounding states. Revival takes the form of bringing together people for gatherings where they can walk and talk on common ground, can begin to raise money for land purchases on behalf of wildlife, can separate to spread a cohesive message within their communities, can plot strategies to lobby for protective legislation.
The mission is a ways from being accomplished, McCormac acknowledges.
Reformation requires a relentless reformer. An hour or two later on Kelleys Island, surrounded by comrades and colleagues, McCormac is telling stories about the lives of resident plants, pointing out a mating pair of dragonflies while divulging secrets about their sex lives, stooping to check out what might be caterpillar droppings on the trail, exclaiming ruefully about missing a net that would have allowed him to snatch a hackberry butterfly out of thick air.
"Possible Swainson's thrush on the left," he announces as he leads a walk on what is known as the North Pond trail.
His voice is lost in the surrounding thicket, a voice in a shrinking wilderness heard this day only by a handful of souls who already understand what it is he's driving at.
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Lady 'Horns grab a win
The Caprock Lady Longhorns won their first soccer playoff game in school history, scoring two second-half goals to defeat Denison, 2-0, in a bidistrict playoff Thursday night at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene.
Caprock (9-7-3) is scheduled to play El Paso Del Valle on Tuesday in the area round.
Cortnie Hooper put Caprock on the scoreboard in the 54th minute, scoring unassisted to give the Lady Longhorns a 1-0 advantage. Four minutes later, Kristen Owens scored on an assist from Melissa Carnero to put Caprock ahead 2-0.
"We played very well," Caprock coach Earl McDaniel said. "I'm pleasantly surprised we won the game."
Denison 3, Randall 1: Hindered by six yellow cards, Randall faced what coach Ryan Strong called an uphill battle and fell to Denison in a Class 4A bidistrict boys soccer match.
The loss ends a comeback season for District 3-4A runner-up Randall, which went 2-7-1 in 3-4A play a year ago and 7-2-1 this season.
"In my opinion, the game was very poorly officiated. I'm usually not bad about the referees," Strong said. "Our kids played hard and kept fighting. We had to keep changing the roster and our format of play."
One Denison goal, he said, came with Randall shorthanded after a yellow card. The Raiders were not allowed to substitute for the carded player.
Down 2-0, Randall scored on sophomore Chris Davidson's goal in the second half. The Raiders, Strong said, had an opportunity to tie the match but a shot was saved. Denison scored late to make it a two-goal deficit.
Denison advances to take on El Paso Del Valle in the area round.
Wichita Falls High 2, Borger 0: At Lubbock, after a scoreless first half, Wichita Falls High (19-6-2) scored twice in a five-minute span to end the Lady Bulldogs' first playoff trek.
Kinsey Zotz scored 12 minutes into the second half and in the 57th minute, Kaitlin Foran knocked in a penalty kick. It was 21st goal of the season for Foran, who assisted Zotz's goal.
"Borger played well," Wichita Falls coach Rob Woodard said.
He praised Lady Bulldogs defender Logan Lane and keeper Kelli Free, who, he said, made a stop on a goal kick that other keepers would have missed.
Borger (11-9-2) took all three of its shots in the first half, when the Lady Bulldogs had the wind. Forward Brittany Rappe was close on one kick.
Wichita Falls High plays El Paso Jefferson on Monday in the area round of the playoffs.
Randall 0 1 - 1
Denison 1 2 - 3
1-D, not reported
2-D, not reported. R, Chris Davidson (Cody McClary assist). D, not reported
Records: Randall 10-8-3, Denison 17-7-2.
Borger 0 0 - 0
Wichita Falls 0 2 - 2
2-WF, Kinsey Zotz 52:00 (Kaitlin Foran assist). WF, Foran 57:00 (penalty kick).
Records: Borger 11-9-2, Wichita Falls 19-6-2.
Caprock boys bring winning streak into match against Sherman: The cavalry has arrived at Caprock.
Two injuries slowed what looked to be a good Caprock team: A season-ending torn ligament to forward Igancio Diaz and a leg injury for center midfielder Jerson Carrasco.
Carrasco returned to the team with two games left in the District 3-4A schedule, and the Longhorns won both games to secure third place. His arrival returned several teammates to their regular positions, quickly making Caprock a better team.
Today, Caprock takes on Sherman (17-5-2), which finished second in 4-4A play to Wichita Falls Rider, the defending state champion. In an early season tournament, Caprock lost, 3-0, to Rider.
"He (Carrasco) has really contributed," first-year Longhorns coach Efran Ramos said. "The kids, the way they handled the injuries, were really committed to not let that keep them out of the playoffs."
Caprock (9-7-3) takes a three-match winning streak in today's 2 p.m. match at Abilene's Shotwell Stadium.
"The kids are upbeat. We've had good practices and they want to play as good as they played last year. The game against Randall really helped," Ramos said referring to Caprock's 3-1 victory in the season finale that locked down a playoff spot.
Gilberto Benegas has anchored a defense that gave up nine goals in 10 district matches.
"We need to concentrate on finishing (goal opportunities). Our defense has been steady all year," Ramos said.
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A good solid introduction. The only thing wrong was the link to the BEST study was not to correct website.
The verbal course and online instruction by Sabrena Newton was good, but it would have been better if she had mentioned specific foods that contribute to excess protein (too much red meat) and phosphorus (soda pop). The handout was poorly assembled and proofread. The last 5 points of Lesson 2 were presumably from a diabetes course and need to be eliminated. The second point of Lesson 6 ends with "Teaching Portion Control"--also probably from a diabetes course. The 8th point of Lesson 6 "Contraindications for Osteoporotic Clients" is a repeat of the 4th point. Many times when taking the course I saw "[type Function]" repeated, instead of the course content, even after downloading Adobe Flash 10 and rebooting. I would have more confidence in the accuracy of the course if the handout were proofread better, and I would have more confidence in taking the course if it didn't keep saying "[type Function]". Otherwise the course was good. FROM ACE: Thank you for your feedback. We located and removed the diabetes course information that was mistakenly appended to this course handout, so this has been corrected.
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Last week, after I wrote about voodoo dolls, I had several friends come out of the woodwork admitting to pin poking voodoo dolls. So I thought, well if they have one, what harm is there to having a voodoo doll. Witch-like stuff scared me because I always thought it would somehow come back and haunt me or that I'd open the door to evil and an evil aura would surround me for the rest of my life. But obviously I was of the minority of not rocking a voodoo doll. So I decided, I seriously need a voodoo doll.
So I searched Etsy because I thought I'd find a really cute and creative one.
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Friends ….
Meet Deathany…
If that isn't the cutest and most creative voodoo doll I don't know what is.
So yesterday morning, while I was getting ready for work, I was having Deathany voodoo thoughts …
- Maybe if I get a Barbie it wouldn't be as bad as having Deathany.
- I could rat her hair up. Like I electrocuted her.
- Dress her how I'd like. Barbie has a huge wardrobe.
- Come up with a name like Barbie-doo.
- Write about her once a week.
- Adventures with my Barbie-doo.
But I would never poke her with pins.
That is hateful.
And would hurt.
My Barbie-doo would experience a different type of being voodoo'ed from my reaction to her actions.
Like …
OH MY GAWD! Would you PLEASE shut your mouth already!
And then I'd tape Barbie-doo's mouth with duct tape.
The possibilities were endless!
This chick could seriously rock her own blog.
So, on my morning commute, I thought …
I am so running into Walmart to get a Barbie.
And duct tape.
Wonder what the cashier would think?
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WT … is she planning?
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WEST ORANGE — A Superior Court judge sentenced a Newark man today to nine years in prison for beating a 17-year-old with a baseball bat in a McDonald's parking lot during a confrontation with the teenager who had allegedly shoved his daughter days before.
In February, a jury in Newark convicted Wordell Phelps, 40, of aggravated assault in the Nov. 8, 2008, incident outside the West Orange McDonald's on Northfield Avenue, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.
Prosecutors said Phelps struck the teenager — now 20 — in the head with a wooden baseball bat, knocked him to the ground, then stomped and beat him. The teen sustained a brain hemorrhage that required a three-day hospital stay "along with significant aftercare," according to the prosecutor's office.
Authorities said Phelps attacked the teenager, a McDonald's employee, after a dispute the young man had with his daughter, who was 16 at the time and a co-worker.
Dawn Smallwood, the girl's mother, painted a different picture of what happened, and said the prison term was too severe.
The sentence, which Superior Court Judge Rachel Davidson imposed, includes a mandatory four years without parole, the prosecutor's office said. Phelps has nine criminal convictions and a pending drug possession charge, the prosecutor's office said.
Smallwood said the young man slammed her daughter against a store safe three days before the parking lot incident, and that the McDonald's manager, his aunt, only suspended him for a day. Smallwood said Phelps had driven her to the McDonald's that night to pick up an incident report regarding the confrontation with her daughter.
Phelps was in the parking lot when the teenager approached. She said the young man tried to hit Phelps, who punched him in the face, but never used a baseball bat. "It wasn't an assault," she said.
Smallwood also downplayed the extent of the young man's injuries, and claims the incident involving her daughter was swept under the rug because the young man has relatives on the police force.
Previous coverage:
• N.J. man is convicted of beating McDonald's worker with baseball bat


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Iran Gasoline Exports Fall Amid Self-Sufficiency Push, ISNA Says
Iran exported $11.4 million of gasoline in the two months since March 20, or 8.4 percent of what it shipped the entire previous year, the Iranian Students News Agency reported, citing customs authorities.
OPEC's second-largest oil producer exported $134.8 million of motor fuel in the 12 months ending March 19, the end of the last Iranian calendar year, the state-run news agency said. Gasoline exports fell 31.8 percent in the first two months of the new year, according to the report, which didn't specify the earlier period against which it was comparing.
The Persian Gulf country says it has become self-sufficient in gasoline production since domestic use decreased following a phase-out out of energy subsidies that began in December 2010. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said last December that Iran, which is grappling with international trade and financial sanctions over its nuclear program, seeks to become a "major" gasoline exporter by 2013. The country hasn't imported any of the fuel in the last two years, the report said.
About $10.8 million of Iranian-made gasoline went to the United Arab Emirates during the latest two-month period, the agency said. Buyers last year included Afghanistan, Armenia, Iraq and Oman, as well as the U.A.E., according to the report.


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2013 iMac Education Prices Inline with Past Practice
Apple's 2013 iMac price discounts aren't especially generous. Nevertheless, if you are a student, educator or parent and live by the words, "a penny saved is a penny earned," then this is your way to buy Apple's latest offerings.
With the new 2013 iMacs, which are visually identical to last year's Apple all-in-one revision, it is all about what's under-the-hood — Thunderbolt 2, improved integrated graphics, better power management, SSD performance and more.
Apple's 2013 iMac education prices are also visually identical, though I suppose one could argue that inflation has eroded them if only a little. So, more Haswell-powered iMac goodness for less-ish!
• 21.5-inch 2.7GHz i5, $1,249 (1299)
— Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz
— 8GB (2 x 4GB) memory
— 1TB hard drive
— Intel Iris Pro graphics
• 21.5-inch, 2.9GHz i5, $1,399 (1499)
— Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
— 8GB (2 x 4GB) memory
— 1TB hard drive
— GeForce GT 750M w/ 1GB video memory
• 27-inch, 3.2GHz i5, $1,699 (1799)
— Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
— 8GB (2 x 4GB) memory
— 1TB hard drive
— GeForce GT 755M w/ 1GB video memory
• 27-inch, 3.4GHz i5, $1,899 (1999)
— Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz
— 8GB (2 x 4GB) memory
— 1TB hard drive
— GeForce GTX 775M w/ 2GB video memory
And, a couple of things to consider: yes, hn/click/camref:10l72/destination:http://store.apple.com/us/mac/education">shipping is free and the RAM in the 21-inch models isn't user upgradeable. However, Apple's build-to-order (BTO) educational pricing is also slightly reduced.
So, for example, the 16GB RAM upgrade price is $180 for edu buyers rather than the $200 the rest of us pay. Ditto that for for the 1TB Fusion Drive upgrade.
The REAL Educational 2013 iMac
If past is prologue, Apple won't upgrade its bulk purchase only education iMac until the first quarter of 2014. The current edu model (i.e. iMac 21.5-inch, 3.3GHz i3, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, HD Graphics 4000) was introduced in March and sells for $1,099 in 10 packs to institutional buyers only.
However, if cost is your first consideration, then you should absolutely be buying a refurbished iMac now starting at $799 — smoke 'em if ya got 'em…
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The concept of territory can include anything in a companion animal's life; from a dog's food bowl or favorite toy, to a parrot's cage, playgym, or its favorite person, and the guarding of such valued turf is expressed as "territorial behavior." One can also see manifestations of territorial behaviors in the individual distances many animals favor, exemplified by pigeons on a phone wire, spaced out like pearls on a necklace. Birds are extremely territorial creatures, epitomized by a dangerous behavior called "mobbing" in which groups of small birds actively attack and pursue much larger predatory creatures, such as hawks, crows, dogs, cats and occasionally people.
To be territorial is a natural survival behavior of all animals, including humans.
It is important to recognize a parrot's claim to territory, and avoid coming into direct conflict with the bird. However, aggressive behaviors need to be evaluated carefully. If, for instance, a human was bitten when transgressing the bird's boundaries, perhaps the human will learn to be more aware of the bird's body language and be respectful of its boundaries in the future. On the other hand, if a bird's territorial behaviors are creating serious friction within the household, such as the husband being attacked whenever he dares hug his wife, better controls need to be in place and clearer lines drawn. It is not in a parrot's best interest to be allowed to set such boundaries. The same is true of the parrot that is allowed to consider the family couch its territory, allowing it to choose who is, and isn't allowed to sit on it. In such cases, a bird's aggressive territoriality needs to be redirected toward more acceptable behaviors.
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Screenings this weekend in LA!
Hello wonderful backers,
I know this is late notice, but we will be screening Buzkashi Boys this weekend in LA! The screenings will take place at the Laemmle Noho 7... Read more
Please have patience
Hello All! There has been a lot happening since my last update, and i wanted to keep you informed on our progress. I traveled to China in April to premiere... Read more
What happens now
I'm sure you've all been wondering what's happening with the film now that we've made our goal. We've been hard at work over the last few weeks putting the finishing... Read more
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Buzkashi Boys has achieved liftoff!
Thank you to everyone who supported us. This has been an amazing week, and I have been truly humbled by the community which has rallied... Read more
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Deliver Us From Evil takes a very long time to deliver us from dullness. This demonic possession police procedural only gets good and wound up for its third-act exorcism.
That's when Edgar Ramirez, as a chain-smoking, whiskey-loving Jesuit priest, stops phoning it in and gets wound up himself. As Mendoza, too hip to go by "Father," he's offered his services to the puzzled cop, Sgt. Sarchie (Eric Bana), much earlier.
But the doubting Sarchie makes us play the "how long before the cop gets around to calling the helpful priest" game as Satanic civilians — Iraq war vets — start showing signs of supernatural evil, thanks to a tomb they stumbled into while on duty in the Middle East.
Checking into a domestic violence call, another "scratching noises in the basement" call and a third "crazy woman at the Bronx Zoo" (at night), one finds Sarchie seeing bloody visions and hearing static.
The foreshadowing is obvious in this "inspired by the real Sarchie" account (a real New York cop who's seen The Exorcist a few too many times, judging from this). Overwhelming its other shortcomings is the Scott Derrickson film's agonizing lack of urgency.
After 90 minutes in which the only creepy moments come when the evil comes after Sarchie's wife (Olivia Munn) and kid (Lulu Wilson), everybody gets their game face on for the big good vs. evil confrontation.
It's too little, too late.
Deliver Us From Evil (D)
Directed by Scott Derrickson. R (bloody violence, grisly images, terror and language). 118 mins. In wide release.


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Special Events Fall Semester 2015
LAS WEEK 2015 Schedule (October 19 th, 20 th, 21 st and 23 rd, 2015 )
Monday, Oct. 19th, 5-8pm
Where: Dakota Ballroom, (340 Davies Center)
What: LAS Week Keynote Presentation and Dinner: "We are all Ayotzinapa: State Violence and Popular Resistance in Mexico Past and Present" by Prof. Alejandro Aviña, Assistant Professor of History, Florida State University
Prof. Aviña is the author of Specters of Revolution: Peasant Guerrillas in the Cold War Mexican Countryside (Oxford University Press, June 2014).
Prof. Aviña's presentation will focus on the situation that led to the disappearance and, it is believed, death of 43 students in the state of Guerrero in Mexico in late 2014.
Sit-down dinner shortly after 5pm, followed by keynote presentation. Cash bar available.
Photography: A collection of images from Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Panama by Mark Aumann. Click here to see the photographs.
Tuesday, Oct. 20th, 4-6pm
Where: Council Oak (Davies)
What: Latin American Trivia Quiz Show
Come demonstrate your knowledge about all things Latin American (all that stuff you learned about in your LAS literature, civilization and Humanities and Social Sciences courses!) PRIZES! FAME!
Wednesday, Oct. 21 st , 4-6pm
Where: Council Oak (Davies)
What: Student Panel on Study Abroad and Immersion Experiences in Latin America
Wondering how to find an immersion experience in Latin America that suits your interests?
This panel will feature students who've traveled to Latin America either through study abroad, participating in a Women's Studies course in Nicaragua, or as part of an internship.
Friday, October 23rd, 1-2:30pm
Where: Council Oak (Davies)
What: Presentation by speakers from Witness for Peace
Since the 2009 military coup, murders and attacks against Honduran human rights defenders have reached alarming levels. Indigenous communities, including the Garífuna, have been among those targeted.
Alfredo López of OFRANEH (The Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras) and Elise Roberts of the organization Witness for Peace will talk about how tourism and policies of the Honduran and U.S. governments have affected the Garífuna peoples of Honduras.
LAS Week is sponsored by the Latin American Studies Program, the UWEC Foundation, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Human Sciences, the American Indian Studies Program, the Women's Studies Program, the Departments of Languages, English, Political Science, and Geography and Anthropology, McIntyre Library, and the Center for International Education.
Community Events
- Upcoming events will be posted as they arise.
Events On Campus
Salsa Clara- Student organization offers salsa dancing lessons focusing on LA Style and Casino Style. The first lesson is free, then $3.00/lesson or $15.00/semester for students. Every Tuesday night at Higher Ground from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Events Off Campus
- Upcoming events will be posted as they arise.
Ongoing events
El Patio Salsa Nights- Enjoy the thrill of salsa dancing on Thursday nights from 10:00 at El Patio on Water Street. No cover, free introductory lesson and great music!
Habla en La Cabra
Are you looking for a place to practice speaking Spanish outside the classroom? Whether you are a beginner learner looking to practice those difficult conjugations or an advanced speaker, Habla en la Cabra is the perfect opportunity for you. Come join us at the Goat Coffehouse on Water Street every Thursday from 5-7pm to speak Spanish in a chill environment with fellow students and community members. Nos vemos pronto en La Cabra!
Latin American Studies Program News
LAS Newsletter
Our first ever LAS Newsletter was published and emailed out Summer 2012! Thanks to the hard work of LAS Committee Student Project Assistant and LAS alumni Anna Watson, we will be sending out newsletters each semester and during summers to keep everyone updated on LAS news. To view our summer newsletter, click the link below.
Economics, Domestic Immesrion, and LAS
Professors Rose Marie-Avin (economics) and Jane Pederson (History) took 15 history and 15 economics students - including one student from Eau Claire and several from western Wisconsin - to New York City April 7-15 for an immersion experience. Students participated in a project titled "New York City and the Immigrant Experience: An Economic and Historical Perspective."
Student News
- The Latin American Studies program would like to congratulate two of our recent LAS graduates,
Maria Boland and Gina Malagold on their Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship awards.
LAS and Spanish graduate, Gina Malagold (2011, Right), will be a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Argentina, teaching university students who aspire to become English professors. In addition to teaching, she will be conducting research for her graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ms. Malagold is planning an additional project to establish an after-school English mentoring program for elementary school students. This will include organizing games, providing tutoring, and examining the current pedagogical practices of the students.
Spanish and LAS graduate, Maria Boland (2008 - Left), will be a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant at a university in Brazil, and in her spare time will be working on education initiatives in the community, specifically encouraging girls and low income students to stay in school. She hopes to create a partnership between the community and LA SED (Latin American Sustainability Education and Development), the UWEC student organization that she helped found during her time in Eau Claire.
Both LAS graduates will receive their awards during the 2011-2012 year. To read the official UW-Eau Claire press release on these and other Blugold student awards, click here.
The LAS program also congratulates LAS alumna, Sarah Janes (not pictured), who was awarded a Fulbright-García Robles Research Fellowship. In 2008 Ms. Janes conducted fieldwork on the multi-dimensional impact in of male out-migration on female spouses in Mahuixtlán, Veracruz, Mexico. Ms. Janes is currently completing a Masters in Sustainable International Development program at Brandeis University.
- Amy Young (LAS committee member) and UW-Eau Claire students Kelsey Roets (LAS major) and Ian Allen (Spanish major) and traveled to Teustepe, Nicaragua, in January to study the political effects of microfinance on rural Nicaraguan women. Before the trip, the students studied the history of microfinance in Nicaragua and the ways in which historical precedents were responsible for present-day challenges. The trip was coordinated through UW-Eau Claire's International Fellows Program, which is funded by the Blugold Commitment. To learn more about this trip, click here or watch an informational video here.


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"LSSU gave me the educational and organizational tools to be able to succeed at those endeavors after college."
Scott Shackleton '83
Former State House of Representatives
LSSU Outstanding Alumnus Award '05
Personal education...
Caroline Demary-Elliott
Mathematics - Secondary Education
"Not only is LSSU close and convenient to my home in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, but the atmosphere is very welcoming. All of the staff and students seem to be really open, and the teacher-to-student ratio is very personal, unlike larger universities." [ more ]


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U.S. Stocks Rise On Fed Officials' Remarks -- PROMO
U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday (May 21), with the Dow and the S&P 500 closing at new all-time highs as Federal Reserve officials' comments eased some concerns that the central bank could start reducing its stimulus program.
Dow component Home Depot gave the market a lift after the world's largest home improvement chain raised its profit outlook, driving its stock to a record intraday high.
JPMorgan also bolstered the Dow, rising more than 1 percent to a 52-week high after the bank's chief executive won a vote of confidence from shareholders.
Stocks extended gains in afternoon trade after New York Fed President William Dudley said he cannot be sure whether policymakers will next reduce or increase the amount of purchases, due to the "uncertain" economic outlook.
Earlier, James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, had urged theEuropean Central Bank to consider employing a U.S.-style quantitative easing program to counter slowing inflation and recession in the euro zone.
The Fed's $85 billion-per-month bond buying program has played a significant role in the market's rally and investors have recently become nervous over when the central bank will alter or halt the program.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 52.30 points, or 0.34 percent, to end at a record 15,387.58. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 2.87 points, or 0.17 percent, to finish at a record 1,669.16. The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 5.69 points, or 0.16 percent, to close at 3,502.12 - its highest close since October 2000.
The Dow climbed to an all-time intraday high at 15,434.50, while the S&P 500 hit a record intraday high at 1,674.93.
The Nasdaq set a fresh 52-week high at 3,512.15.
After a rally of about 17 percent for the major U.S. stock indexes since the start of the year, investors are trying to assess how much further equities can run.
Goldman Sachs said in a note to clients dated May 20 that it sees the S&P 500 at 1,750 by the end of the year - up 5 percent from Monday's close - and expects a 12-month rally to 1,825.
The bank's economists forecast above-trend growth in U.S. gross domestic product in 2014 - for the first time in six years.
The housing market's recovery helped Home Depot report higher quarterly sales and earnings, prompting the world's largest home improvement chain to raise its sales outlook for the year. Home Depot was the Dow's second-biggest percentage gainer, rising 2.5 percent to close at $78.71 (USD) after hitting an intraday record high of $79.46.
JPMorgan Chase & Co shareholders voted to allow CEO Jamie Dimon to keep his chairman title, sending the bank's shares up 1.4 percent to $53.02 at the close. Earlier, the stock set a fresh 52-week high at $53.67.
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook testified before Congress after a U.S. Senate report on the company's offshore tax structure said the iPhone maker has kept billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries to pay little or no taxes to any government. Apple shares fell 0.7 percent to $439.66.
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CLEMSON -- The Clemson football team returned to campus at 2:30 a.m. Sunday to find about 1,000 fans, mostly students, waiting at Memorial Stadium to greet the Tigers, a team still perfect after Saturday's 23-3 win at Virginia Tech.
The crowd is a testament to the growing belief in the Tigers (5-0, 2-0 ACC). Clemson moved up to No. 8 in both The Associated Press and coaches Top 25 polls, speaking to the growing confidence in Clemson at a national level.
The Tigers set an ACC record Saturday by defeating three ranked opponents in succession. There will not be a chance to extend the streak as the Tigers host struggling Boston College (1-4, 0-2 ACC) at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Clemson cracked the Top 10 of the AP poll for the first time 2008, when Clemson was ranked No. 9 in the preseason and opened the season with a 34-10 loss to Alabama. Clemson has not been ranked in the top 10 in October or later since being ranked 10th in Oct. 26, 2006, when Clemson lost at Virginia Tech.
"Ask me (about rankings) in December," coach Dabo Swinney said. "Hopefully we're a team that gets better each week and hopefully at the end of the season we'll be in the hunt."
There's reason to believe Clemson can still be ranked in the top 10 in December. Clemson will likely be favored in the majority of its remaining games, and Swinney said there is room for improvement as his team is yet to have a complete effort.
"We have not really put all three phases together where we've been a dominant team," Swinney said. "We've been winning two out of three phases."
Against Auburn and Florida State, dominant offensive efforts spearheaded victories. On Saturday it was the Clemson defense limiting Virginia Tech to 258 yards and without a touchdown at home for the first time since 1995.
"We're still a work in progress," Swinney said. "I feel like the secondary is really growing up. We've only given up one touchdown in the second half this year, and that just shows we are getting better as we go."
Swinney said it will not be difficult to refocus his team on Boston College. Swinney knows the crowd offering goodwill that congregated early Sunday morning can quickly disperse. "All we are is 5-0," he said. "We go lay an egg this week, people will forget about that real quick."
Injury update
Swinney said the shoulder injury to kickoff specialist Spencer Benton "does not look good." Benton was injured trying to make a tackle Saturday. Swinney said cornerback Bashaud Breeland (concussion) is improving, and he said Jonathan Meeks (lower-body injury) is fine.
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UPDATE: Lockdown lifted at Carroll University
The man who carried an air gun on the campus of Carroll University and triggered a lockdown has been released and cited for disorderly conduct.
The college sent text alerts and emails to students to stay inside school buildings Tuesday after at least two people reported seeing a man with a gun on campus. Several Waukesha public schools in the area also kept students inside.
Waukesha Police Capt. Ron Oremus said Wednesday the man found the non-lethal weapon in the garbage and was carrying it back to his apartment when he was spotted on campus. Oremus says police believe the man had no ill intent, but the citation was issued because his actions caused ``a stir.''
Heavily-armed officers approached the man's apartment complex with guns drawn and arrested him.
Chopper 4 shows a man taken into custody after officials locked down the Carroll University campus in Waukesha following a report of a man with a firearm.
The lockdown was lifted just after 12:00 p.m. Tuesday.
TODAY'S TMJ4 video showed a man near the scene being taken into custody at that time. There was no initial word on whether that suspect was connected to the lockdown.
Waukesha Central Middle School, Saratoga Middle School, Randall Elementary, Whittier Elementary School and Waukesha's District Offices were placed on lockdown as well.
TODAY'S TMJ4's Jermont Terry reports that parents of Waukesha Catholic Memorial High School also received word that the their school was on lockdown. The school did not initially confirm that report.
At about 11:25 a.m., police with guns drawn had closed off Maple Street near the campus, according to TODAY'S TMJ4's Todd Hicks. It was believed the gunman may live near that location.
Authorities reportedly may know the name of the alleged gunman.
The school halted classes for the remainder of Tuesday, and asked students off campus not to come to the university.
Carroll University's spokesperson told Newsradio 620 WTMJ's Michelle Richards that two students spotted the gunman with what was described as a long gun. The spokesperson said he is white.
TODAY'S TMJ4's Jessie Garcia teaches a class on the campus, and Newsradio 620 WTMJ's Jodi Becker was assisting in a class there Tuesday morning.
They both say the text notification went to students' phones, which Jessie says she received as well.
This was the text that came to students at 10:39 a.m.:
"Text from Carroll:: Not a test There is a report of a male with a firearm walking near the tennis courts and the Barstow Building on Barstow. remain indoors until further notice"
The gunman is reportedly in his 50's, wearing a brown jacket and black hat last seen walking west from Barstow Street toward Grand.
A second text message came to students at 11:09 a.m. with that description.
Jessie says all of the buildings were being locked. Students within her class were remaining as calm as possible.
Jodi tells us that students were having trouble communicating with parents due to the cement walls inside many of the Carroll University buildings.
A small university in southeastern Wisconsin is keeping students in its classrooms while police investigate a report of a man with a firearm.
Carroll University sent a text alert to students after the public safety office received a report of a man with a gun near the tennis courts.
Student Affairs administrative assistant Yolanda Medina says no one is allowed to leave the campus buildings while the report is investigated.
Carroll has about 3,500 students and is located about 30 miles from Milwaukee in the city of Waukesha.
Get updates on this story here, thanks to our news partners at 620 WTMJ in Milwaukee.


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Kid Rock To Be A Grandfather
Singer Kid Rock is set to become a first-time grandfather. The All Summer Long hitmaker's son, Bobby Ritchie, Jr. and his girlfriend are preparing to welcome their first child, according Us Weekly.
An insider tells the publication that Ritchie, Jr., 21, and his partner are having a baby girl and the unnamed mum-to-be is already four months into her pregnancy.
Rock, 43, had main custody of Ritchie, Jr., since his son was seven years old, winning a custody battle over ex-girlfriend Kelley South Russell in 2000.


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Samsung invited movie director Michael Bay on stage at CES to talk about how great his movies would look on their new line of HDTVs. Unfortunately, there's a prompter mal-function and he has a mini-meltdown and walks off stage. Check it out in the video below, the magic happens around 40 seconds in.
Moments ago, Bay wrote about it on his blog:
Wow! I just embarrassed myself at CES – I was about to speak for Samsung for this awesome Curved 105-inch UHD TV. I rarely lend my name to any products, but this one is just stellar. I got so excited to talk, that I skipped over the Exec VP's intro line and then the teleprompter got lost. Then the prompter went up and down – then I walked off. I guess live shows aren't my thing.But I'm doing a special curved screen experience with Samsung and Transformers 4 footage that will be traveling around the world.
Guess he's more comfortable behind a camera then in front of one. Maybe a few over the top explosions would've made him feel more at ease...
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Ethiopia: Washington Update
By Mesfin Mekonen
The elections are over leaving the power structure in Washington largely unchanged, but there are likely to be personnel changes at both the State Department and in Congress that could impact U.S. policy to Ethiopia. The next Secretary of State will seek to exert his/her influence by appointing new staff. This will probably include senior officials with responsibility for Africa. A senior State Department official says major changes in the department's Ethiopia policy are unlikely -- unless there is some strong press for change.
The most powerful force for change is Congress. Ethiopian-Americans should focus on our elected representatives in Congress. A small number of dedicated individuals can have a huge impact on Congress, and Congress can dictate or change American policy.
We have seen that organizing the Ethiopian Diaspora to contact members of Congress and prompting major news media to report about Ethiopia issues has been effective in the past. There are strong supporters of Ethiopian human rights and democracy in Congress, but it will take a lot of work to get Ethiopia on the agenda.
To Supporters of democracy and human rights in Ethiopia, it is time to build on the impressive achievements of the Ethiopian-American community in the 2008 session of Congress, when the House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation promoting Ethiopian human rights, democracy and economic prosperity. This time we need to get both houses of Congress to pass legislation.
There are many, competing priorities in Congress. The ONLY way we will succeed is by making our voices heard. Members of Congress respond to their constituents. The bill will help Ethiopia to be independent of foreign aid. Ethiopia can feed itself by employing modern agricultural technologies, and help eradicate HIV/AIDS and tropical diseases.
Changes in Congress include leadership of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Two friends of Ethiopia, Chris Smith (NJ) and Ed Royce (Calif.). It looks like Royce will be appointed to lead the committee. He and especially Smith are actively interested in promoting democracy and human rights in Ethiopia. Smith has been working very hard to get legislation introduced and passed to support human rights and democracy in Ethiopia. There is a chance it will be enacted in the coming weeks, but if it is not, it will be necessary to start over again in the new Congress.
Breaking news
Source ;-Ethiopian First
PM Hailemariam just nominated two Deputy Prime Ministers and Three ministers. The Parliament is currently debating on the issue. Since EPRDF dominates the Parliamentes the Parliament, these nominees are expected to be confirmed.
Deputy Prime Minister: Ato Muktar Kedir.
H.E. Ato Muktar will be Civil Service Minister as well. His portfolio also covers responsibility on good governance.
Deputy Prime Minister: Dr. Debretsion G/Michael
H.E. Dr. Debretsion will be responsible for areas related to Finance & Economy
Foreign Minister: Dr. Tedros Adhanom
Health Minister: Ato Keseteberhan Admassu
Trade Minister: Kebede Chane
P.S. H.E. Ato Girma (from Medrek) challenged the nomination of Ato Kebede Chane.
11/29/12 @ 02:15
Do not expect any political change from the Obama Administration .What really counts its only our own determination and fight .
Dreaming change from American than Ethiopian and Ethiopia itself how some people heading towards wrong direction pulling others with the like feathers. Not only endless none sense journey but killing golden time if it is used developing themselves and their country. Aid for development and protecting people who are not in food insecurity and other related problem is shame something shame. No country in the earth plant where there is no aid in understanding. There aid in America and developed western countries. Many Diaspora who are standing against aid in Ethiopia they are living in modern social welfare below aid level. They do not consider thier welfare life as a shame. Even they have opportunity to work, they donot want go. They think people without any opportunity depending on the temporary aid in Ethiopia home as shame. They seem Love Ethiopia land than People. It is very shame standing with such folks.
@Mesfin Mekonen: there is one Ethiopian proverb that describes you well: "A fool sings the same song all the time."
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Other positive benefits of PB/LR:
*Better sleep, even if I get less of it.
*No more pitting edema in my legs. (I used to have 2-3 Diet Cokes with Lime flavoring a day -- and my legs would swell to an immense size. No bueno.)
*Even moods.
*When I get hungry, I don't feel angry or crazy, and I don't feel like I MUST EAT NOW.
*I'm warmer. Although now it's 90 degrees outside, all the time, so until I buy an air conditioner, I won't be cold unless I'm at work. And one of the women I work with complains of being freezing all the time, while I'm fairly toasty. :-)
*Better skin. My skin is glowing. When/if I cheat, I see it immediately.
*Better sense of smell.
*Fewer allergic reactions to dander, metals, pollen, etc.
*Freedom (for the most part) from cravings.
I have to remind myself of what it used to be like for me, how I'd be STARVING every 3-4 hours. I could become highly emotional if my blood sugar got low. I'd get weepy and/or angry if something prevented me from eating. (Boss asked me to stay late? Hysterical meltdown. Held quietly, in the bathroom.) My weight kept spiraling upwards. I'd be too tired to exercise, and I watched my once slender and muscular arms balloon up and become soft and mottled with cellulite. (UGH.) I'd be slightly angry/resentful all day for no reason.
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COMMOTION performs original music ranging from funk, dance, afrobeat, while incorporating impressive improvisation. Led by Ben Darwish, the group features some of the most in demand musicians in the northwest. You may have heard them battle Ohmega Watts or playing late nights at the Goodfoot. This show will feature the "Young Guns" horn section which features John Nastos and 15 year-old trumpet phenom, Tree Palmedo! Also, we've added a auxillary percussionist too! Watch the link below for a brief tutorial of the band: youtube.com/watch?v=j7xQB6rEUI4
COMMOTION is:
Ben Darwish on keyboard
Chris Mosley on guitar
Sam Howard on bass
Russ Kleiner on drums
Tree Palmedo on trumpet
John Nastos on sax
Devin Riley on trombone
Chaz Hastings percussion
Devin is 18-years-old, John Nastos is 22 and Tree Palmedo is only 15-years-old!! Once again, this is our unveiling of the 8-piece band, Commotion. You can't go wrong with funk and afrobeat!
The bands all get live 9 pm, Thursday, January 8th at Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St. 239-7639. $5. 21+.


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That's my usual...so I think not!
That's my usual...so I think not!
I eat about 3 a day, but I have a few chickens who free range in the back yard and eat all sorts of grass and weeds and worms, so the eggs are very fresh and loaded with nutrients.
Do you have access to real free range or pastured eggs? By that I mean the chickens eat fresh grass and bugs. They are much more expensive, but I can really taste the difference between fresh eggs from happy chickens and supermarket eggs (even organic).
Based on my own experience, the good eggs are more satisfying than store bought eggs, so 2 may be enough for you!
I love eggs. I've been known to eat a dozen or more in a day, although that is rare. When I do add eggs to a meal, or they are the meal itself, I generally will eat three or four. Eggs are among the healthiest foods out there. Go nuts.
I have at least 4 almost everyday. That's my usual breakfast/lunch. I will occasionally have another in a smoothie or salad.
Anywhere from none, to 8 or more. I go through about 3 dozen eggs every 2 weeks.
Oh this is all WONDERFUL news! God no I don't think I can get real fresh eggs anywhere...my friend who has a place in the country here told me that none of the supermarket brands, not even the organic ones comes from real chickens and she said you can tell from the yolk (it's like really dark orange instead of yellow). I want chickensss!
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BOLOGNA — The Italian cosmetics market is sagging under the weight of the European economic crisis, and consumers are altering their shopping habits. The market remains highly segmented: Perfumeries and professional salons have felt the burn, while herbalist shops and single-brand makeup stores are performing well.
Fabio Rosello, president of Unipro, the Italian association of cosmetics companies, recently stressed the need for the beauty industry to focus on developing exports and promoting the high-quality products for which Italy is known.
"Italian pride — we have to feel it," he said at a conference earlier this month, adding that Italy makes approximately 65 percent of the world's makeup. Top importers of Italian cosmetics include Germany, France, the U.K., the U.S. and Spain, although Singapore, China, the Ukraine and Saudi Arabia are fast becoming key players.
In Italy, "We maintain that 2013 will see continued growth in production value, and therefore in companies' turnover — exclusively thanks to exports — while the internal market will be flat or down," said Gian Andrea Positano, area manager at Unipro's research facility.
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Alessandro Conti, account director for beauty innovation at Mintel, said Italian companies need to invest heavily in exports. "They need to look to the markets that are growing and where there are new consumers who are ready to approach Italian products," he said.
One such market is Asia, home to 60 percent of the world's population. Conti noted that a growing number of Chinese citizens are traveling and buying luxury items. "The average age of a millionaire [there] is 39, and 30 percent of them are women," he said, adding this population segment presents significant opportunities for the cosmetics industry.
Still, Italian companies looking to build business ties in Asia will need to compete with existing brands there — in Korea, Taiwan and Japan, especially — that are more familiar with local consumer needs.
In Italy, perfumeries (22.8 percent of the market) and pharmacies (18.2 percent) both registered sales drops in 2012 over 2011, according to a Unipro report. The organization suggested that for perfumeries a gap between loyal and occasional customers, as well as a lack of innovation in stores, was behind the 4 percent sales decrease.
Pharmacies, which saw an overall 1.4 percent decrease in sales, still received high ratings from customers on service and expertise. The past year has brought numerous changes to the channel: Former prime minister Mario Monti introduced a series of liberalizing measures in 2012, which eliminated a mandatory distance between one pharmacy and another, imposed a maximum age of 65 for pharmacy managers and reduced the number of customers each pharmacy is expected to serve, allowing many new businesses to open. Federfarma, the Italian association of independent pharmacists, continues to voice its displeasure with the changing regulations.
Last year was also challenging for professional hair salons, which registered a 6 percent drop in cosmetics and beauty sales. Positano said Italians are going to salons less frequently, and cited a study showing that a woman who a few years ago went to a salon every 33 days now goes every 45 days.
On the other hand, herbalist shops performed well, with sales up 5 percent over 2011. Positano noted that consumers are drawn to the perceived added value of "healthy" and environmentally friendly cosmetics at accessible prices. Door-to-door, mail-order and Internet sales of cosmetics also increased, although they each retain a small share of total distribution.
The top categories of products for Italian consumers were body care (16.5 percent), facial care (15.1 percent), hair care (14.1 percent) and body hygiene (13.2 percent), with roughly 72 percent of the market dedicated to women's products and 28 percent to men's. Consumers continued to drift away from products perceived as nonessential, such as anticellulite and toning lotions, down 19.6 and 17.7 percent, respectively, from 2011 to 2012.
Makeup was the only category that defied general market trends and showed solid growth, with the liners and pencils segment alone up by a full 9.8 percent, accounting for more than 104 million euros, or $135 million at current exchange. The popularity of single-brand makeup stores is on the rise, and Positano noted that even when consumers are budget-conscious, most "won't give up perfume, high-quality creams or makeup."


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Nickname for Wal-Mart that is used for over-zealous shoppers who just can't get enough of the store you can buy guns, knives, toys and groceries at but can't buy white-out unless you're over 18 and have an I.D.
"I'm goin' back to Wally World, you need anything while I'm there?"
লিখেছেন- BigNRichCowgirl 6 de জানুয়ারি de 2005
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Can you define these popular missing words?
Slang for Wal*Mart.
"This shit was only $9.00 at Wally World"
"Hi, welcome to Wally World... would you like a sticker?"
"Hi, welcome to Wally World... would you like a sticker?"
লিখেছেন- Jillhole 4 de ডিসেম্বার de 2002
1. The name of the amusement park the Griswold family visits after struggling through the cross country trip in the movie "National Lampoons Vacation". Wally is a fictional cartoon character in the National Lampoon universe. The park that was Wally World in the movie in real life is Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California.
2. Slang term for one of the world's biggest companies, Wal-Mart.
2. Slang term for one of the world's biggest companies, Wal-Mart.
1. We are going to Wally World!
2. Wally World has such good deals!
2. Wally World has such good deals!
লিখেছেন- annonymous 20 de নভেম্বার de 2004
1.what is also known as wal*mart
you going to wal*mart? yea i love wally world.
লিখেছেন- oba 9 de অগাস্ট de 2005
Slang for the store: Wal-mart.
I'm heading to Wally world, Do you need any condoms?
লিখেছেন- thetrickster6699 13 de নভেম্বার de 2005
name for Wal Mart
লিখেছেন- tikva 18 de মার্চ de 2003
A term to describe the retail store Wal-mart.
He bought his clothes at Wallyworld.
লিখেছেন- JHS 19 de অগাস্ট de 2005


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