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According to Sgt. Adam Grossman, a state police spokesman, an unidentified man attacked an employee at the gas station, located on Salem-Quinton Road, about 8:30 p.m.
The employee suffered minor injuries, said Grossman.
The man took an undisclosed amount of cash from the employee and then fled the area, according to police.
Authorities described the subject as a black man, dressed in all black.
The knife used in the attack was recovered at the scene, and was described as a 10-inch kitchen knife, authorities said.
Troopers, officers from Salem City Police and the Salem County Prosecutor's Office responded to the scene and conducted an extensive search of the area. A state police helicopter was also dispatched to aid in the search.
However, the suspect was not located and police continued their search on Thursday.
According to reports, the suspect approached the gas station, located just east of the Salem City line, from the direction of Salem.
After the robbery, the suspect is reported to have fled east along Salem-Quinton Road.
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European Earnings Recovery Could Make Equity Markets Attractively Priced
One of the equity markets that many investors are questioning today is Europe, given all the uncertainty surrounding its debt situations—highlighted by recent events in Cyprus. I can understand why some fear the risk levels of this region, but a simplistic dismissal of European exposure is not the right answer, in my view.
• First, the prices of European equities may already reflect these troubles, and European equities can still be good investments while the market's economies slowly deal with the debt overhang.
• Second, many companies have a global revenue base that is not just reliant on European economic growth.
WisdomTree has focused on European exporters in its Europe Hedged Equity Index. These companies are selected only if more than 50% of their revenues come from outside Europe. Most of them have a true global revenue base, with the growth for many coming from emerging markets.
When I look at the relative prices of these stocks, I see a fairly attractive price point for many of them. Here's why.
Earnings Recovery Translates to Improved Price-to-Earnings Ratio
Some point to the trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio of the WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Index as an indication that these stocks are actually quite expensive, with the P/E ratio of the Europe Hedged Equity Index almost 20 and a significant premium to U.S. markets (S&P 500 Index). However, utilizing what is referred to as an estimated P/E ratio can lead to a completely different picture.
The two major P/E ratio statistics used in reference to the value of equities relative to their earnings are identical except for one element: The trailing 12-month P/E ratio utilizes the prior 12-months of earnings whereas the estimated P/E ratio utilizes what an array of analysts estimate the coming 12-months of earnings will bring. This by no means implies that these earnings will in fact materialize, and actual earnings might in fact be quite different. Instead, the estimated P/E ratio merely gives us a way to encapsulate the current price level and relate it to analyst expectations. Since in both P/E ratios the current price is the same, the true insight given if an estimated P/E ratio is lower than a trailing 12-month P/E ratio is that analysts largely expect earnings to increase over the coming 12-months.
Price-to-Earnings Ratio
• Earnings Improvement: Using estimated earnings, the WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Index had a lower price-to-earnings ratio than the S&P 500 Index. This illustrates that analysts believe that an earnings recovery has the potential to take place in Europe in a number of stocks. Of course, it may not actually materialize and this P/E ratio in no way implies a certain outlook for the future.
In essence, we believe that the larger reason for the difference between these two P/E ratios is closely related to just how low earnings were over the prior 12-month period for these stocks. The sectors most responsible for the recovery in earnings over this period were Financials and Materials, which had very low cyclical earnings for a number of the large European holdings. While we cannot state whether the estimated earnings growth will in fact occur or whether stock prices will respond positively, we do believe that the expectations of earnings growth coming out of a period characterized by significant turmoil are worthy of mention. With all the talk of the various debt-related issues, it is easy to forget that many global companies within Europe are still doing business.
Long-Term Earnings Estimates1: Higher Than the S&P 500
Although the macroeconomic headwinds create uncertainty over Europe's growth, we have to remember that exporters compete in many global markets. Thus many of these companies are not as severely impacted by Europe's woes. One very interesting comparison of the current long-term growth estimates for Europe and the U.S. is as follows:
• WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Index: 11.17%
• S&P 500 Index: 10.67%
This estimate shows that many companies domiciled in the European Union are still operating, making products and selling goods to people around the world. And their growth opportunities are just as promising as those for the companies in the S&P 500 Index, if not a little better. Again, the main point is not to emphasize that these are the exact levels of earnings growth that will be seen over the coming 12-months, but rather to point out that European firms are seen as having opportunities to grow their earnings.
Hedge Your Currency Risk
European peripheral debt concerns have increased the volatility of the euro. This is not all bad news—the euro's dropping value can increase the attractiveness of European-made products for consumers abroad. A weakening euro is also good for companies that derive a majority of their revenue from abroad, because when the company brings the overseas sales profit back to Europe, it can convert its foreign currency at a higher exchange rate.
On the other hand, a weakening euro is not good for U.S. investors in European equities—unless they hedge the currency. Currency-hedged strategies allow investors to focus on European equities without the worry over currency declines.
In my opinion, many dismiss Europe due to the uncertain economic situation. But Europe is a big region of the world—and investors may be concentrating too much of their allocations on the United States even though many European companies have a strong global revenue base. European equities also show attractive price-to-earnings ratios and, surprisingly, higher long-term growth estimates than U.S. equities—a combination that makes them potentially attractive opportunities.
1Source: Bloomberg (03/19/2013)
Important Risks Related to this Article
One cannot directly invest in an index. Hedging strategies will not necessarily protect against investment losses. The information provided to you herein represents the opinions of WisdomTree and is not intended to be considered a recommendation to participate in any particular trading strategy, or deemed to be an offer or sale of any investment product, and it should not be relied on as such.

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4 June 2014: Delegates called for a Post-2015 Framework for DRR to link, where appropriate, with the expected 2015 climate change agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The call came at the conclusion of the Sixth Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management (DRM). The statement, titled 'Way Forward: Climate and Disaster Resilient Development in the Pacific,' calls for a "whole-of-society" approach to prevent and reduce disaster risk.
The Pacific Platform, which convened in Suva, Fiji, is part of a series of consultations leading up to the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Japan. The World Conference, set for March 2015, is expected to adopt a global framework on disaster risk to replace the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA).
In a video address, Secretary-General of UNISDR Margareta Wahlström said, "the Pacific is one of the first regions in the world to clearly foresee the obvious links between climate change, DRR and sustainable development policies" She underscored "no development can be sustainable without linking these three agendas together to be part of the same solution."
"The Pacific deserves its place among the world's best in terms of integrating its strategies," declared Inia Seruiratu, Minister for Rural & Maritime Development and National Disaster Management and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forests. Fekita Utoikamanu, Deputy Director General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), highlighted initiatives taken by Vanuatu and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to institute national policies on DRM.
The Statement outlines the Pacific community's position on a Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Strategy for Climate and Disaster Resilient Development in the Pacific (SRDP) and the post-2015 development agenda. The Statement, inter alia: emphasizes the importance of an inclusive process that involves the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations (CSOs), persons with disabilities, women and men, the elderly, youth, migrants and volunteers; and requests the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) to organize regional collaborations for monitoring and review of DRR efforts in the Pacific, especially the expected Post-2015 Framework for DRR.
During the Platform, UNISDR presented the inaugural Pacific Innovation & Leadership Award for Resilience (PILAR) to Caritas Australia, the Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific International (FSPI), and the Pacific Disability Forum for their work with vulnerable populations on disaster awareness and preparedness.
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Definitely black beans, get the real deal dried ones and soak them overnight if you have the time.
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Don't worry. My chili is loaded with grass-fed ground beef but I'm also going to throw some beans in there. I think in the past I've used kidney beans but I wasn't that into nutrition at the time. I'm thinking black beans but that's mostly reputation. I thought I'd run it by you guys. What say you?
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Pinto, black or even beluga or french green lentils.
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Kidney is my vote. Soak them overnight. Cook them in a pressure cooker. But why? Beanless chili is soooo good. Beanless anything is so good. Beans taste like what I imagine socks taste like. Mushy flavorless crap.
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I use a variety of beans - one type at a time though! Soaked about 48 hours and cooked until tender. I reckon that using a variety of types will give a range of minerals etc. Flageolet, kidney, black eye, cannellini, - there is a wide range!
Be sure to sprout them, if you can, as it'll help maximize nutrition.
Saw somewhere that the commercial pressure cooking of canned beans is more effective denaturing the bad stuff than soaking and cooking yourself. just rinse them very well. sounds plausible - don't know if its valid.
I would avoid kidney and, obviously, soy, since they seem to be the highest in lectins. I would do pinto and black as they tend to be the cleanest, and they taste great. I'd check this out:
Whole Health Source: Beans, Lentils, and the Paleo Diet
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The best beans I ever had were Tepary beans, brought over here by an American friend who got them from a local producer out in the desert. Impossible to get this side of the Atlantic (unless you pay ridiculous shipping fees...)
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When pacman beat hatton, "hatton was perfect for him" but when marquez beat diaz..
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the paulie malinaggi fight deceived people that don't know their stuff. golden boy put him in there with a name opponent with no power that would not expose his declining chin (similar to what they did with amir khan) and hatton was able to jump in without regard and rough him up.
the thing about that marquez win saturday is that that was NOT diaz he fought. that was the diaz's ghost. it was the remains of diaz's destroyed confidence.
hatton was definitely made for pacquiao at that point, that diaz couldn't have beat any top class opposition, imo. his normal fighting style is swarming and outworking, not that jabbing machine crap he was on saturday night.
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It's a girl!
Pregnant in Heels star Rosie Pope and her husband, Daron, welcomed their fourth child on Thursday, March 6, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.
Daughter Bridget Monroe Pope was born weighing 7 lbs., 12 oz.
"Bridget and Rosie are doing great!" her rep tells PEOPLE.
The couple – who announced the pregnancy in August – are already parents to Vivienne, 21 months, Wells, 2½, and J.R., 4½.
"We feel so blessed and the rest of our brood are so excited to have another baby in the house," maternity fashion designer Pope told PEOPLE after announcing she was pregnant.
Reporting by MICHELLE TAN
Rosie Pope Welcomes a Daughter
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Sex in the Sermon - Melissa Kruger writes about the Bible's frank discussions of sexuality. "While parents have a clear duty to initiate these discussions with their children, they also need the church to provide repeated input and guidance. Deliberate preaching of the 'whole counsel of God' (Acts 20:27) will naturally encourage parents to continue these important conversations. God's Word is not prudish about sexuality. It is careful to illustrate the pitfalls and the trappings, as well as the beauty and the blessing."
Identities - This is a fascinating photo gallery from a photographer who finds old portraits and then shoots their subjects in the same pose many years later. It so clearly displays the inexorable march of time. It makes me think of Ecclesiastes 11 and 12.
The Day of Atonement Was a Copy - "It is common to think of the Old Testament ritual as providing the model that Jesus' priesthood subsequently copied and fulfilled." Sinclair Ferguson explains that this is actually completely backward.
Japan's Earthquake Before and After - Here is a series of before-and-after interactive images of Japan's earthquake. You can click on each one to see the image fade from before (2011) to after (2013).
CBMW - Last week the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood made 5 big announcements. You may want to see the recap as they essentially reboot that ministry.
Google Hacked Our Imaginations - John Dyer writes about Google Glass (if you haven't heard of it yet, you will very soon!) and how Google is trying to normalize something very unusual. It's a very good article.
A Sweet Legacy - When I speak about technology I usually mention that almost half of young women check their cell phone before they get out of bed. In this article John Piper admits that he does the same, though for a pretty good reason.
Set a strong guard about thy outward senses. These are Satan's landing-place, especially the eye and ear. —William Gurnall
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GlassFish v2 is Out! Way to Go, Team!
By pelegri on Sep 17, 2007
We did it! It was a huge effort at the end but the team pulled it off and you can now download both GlassFish v2 and its companion Sun Java System AppServer 9.1. My overview of the release is here; a pretty complete blog rounup is here.
The photo shows a Castell being built; like in software, there are Many Roles involved, some are:
• pinya - first level support, stabilizes castell, catches anybody falling
The photo shows shows the Margeners de Guissona building a medium-sized castell but here is a big one by the Castellers de Villafranca: a tres de 10 amb folre i manilles (3 at the base, 10 high, all the roles involved). Many people need to do their tasks very well to build such a big castell; like with this release. Congratulations to all!


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During guided tour of forest we saw one scurry across our trail.
On bare rocky hill
Ran into a house and was caught in the bathroom and moved outside.
Photograph by Tom Butynski & Yvonne de Jong, wildsolutions.nl
Altitude 1620 m asl
That's a too long story to tell here...
Fix location and date
Giant elephant shrews (Rhynchocyon petersi). These guys are SO cool! Not dispersing seeds (which is what this camera was set up to watch), just foraging in the leaf litter for invertebrates.
These are a couple of photos from a ten second video captured using a Bushnell camera trap.
Observed several times on foot paths and dirt roads around Kinda Camp.
Stills taken from a youtube movie here http://youtu.be/Dr9u2QvQGhM. I might have misplaced the original file.
Elephant shrews, or jumping shrews, are small insectivorous mammals native to Africa, belonging to the family Macroscelididae, in the order Macroscelidea, whose traditional common English name comes from a fancied resemblance between their long noses and the trunk of an elephant, and an assumed relationship with the shrews (family Soricidae) in the order Insectivora. It has become plain that the elephant shrews are not to be classified with the superficially similar true shrews, but ironically are...


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Technically, there is no Edward Sharpe.
Edward Sharpe is the Christic avatar that acts as a thematic conduit through which flows the music of singer Alex Ebert, in the grand tradition of Pink Floyd, Ziggy Stardust and Michael Scarn. The artistic output of those three figures is also a fairly close approximation of the sound Ebert creates with the tentet that comprises Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Their most noticeable hit to date is "Home," a folky, country meditation on relations and relationships that, at its core, presents a group of close young friends finding their own music and making their own way in the world — together. You previously may have heard of Ebert from his work in Ima Robot, the Los Angeles electropop band that had a reasonably catchy hit with the Monkees-by-way-of-The-Normal stylings of "Black Jettas." If you haven't, don't worry; Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros are as different an animal from Ima Robot as a mule is from a unicorn. Their music represents a way of becoming, of following one's own star and being rewarded handsomely on multiple levels for the wisdom and entertainment that that journey unveils. Alex Ebert is, understandably, swamped with the business at hand. Magnetic Zero Nora Kirkpatrick — she of the supporting vocals and the sporting accordion — speaks about the new album, Here, about making music cross-country on a 1,500-foot vintage 1948 California Zephyr train, and what the band is ultimately all about.
VCReporter: What's one of the most comforting things you can think of when it comes to the experience of making the new album?
Nora Kirkpatrick: It's that Ojai is a beautiful place — it's just gorgeous. We'd go on hikes every morning and have a really serene environment, which obviously is great when you're recording an album. It worked with the music we were making. It made me happy. I'm more of a country kind of person, so I liked being able to be outside. Some of our band members even lived up there for a while. One of them still does permanently, so we have a lot of relationships up in Ojai and we're all pretty excited to do the benefit.
Did the Railroad Revival train trip last year bring out a different dynamic between you and everyone else in the group?
I think if it did, it was all positive. We were just so excited to be there the whole time. Everybody wanted to play music 24/7, which is a great feeling. We've never done anything like that before.
When you say "24/7," what did that really break down to? 14/5?
24/7! At any given hour, if you weren't playing, somebody was.
Do you have accordion heroes?
You know, I don't! I don't play the accordion like in a polka band. I play it more like [it's played in the band] Beirut or Arcade Fire — more in the sense of an organ. I run it through a bunch of pedals, becoming more of an electric organ.
Not even Weird Al? Come on.
Sure, OK! He's done a lot for the notoriety of the accordion.
What about John Linnell from They Might Be Giants? He plays a mean accordion!
Oh, yeah! I guess I forgot about them. I liked them a long time ago.
If you had to sum up what the band is about in one word, what would that word be?
The name of the record label that we created is Community. I think community is a really important thing to us, really becoming kind of a family, from outside of our blood families to really being supportive and experimental with each other. Community also has to do with communicating with the audience, about bringing them in. That's really important to us.
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros will play a Benefit for Ojai Valley Community Nursery School on Thursday, Sept. 6, 7 p.m. at Libbey Bowl. Admission is $40.


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For two days in a row last week, The Maui News featured stories about state Finance Director Kalbert Young's warnings of the impact of an "Inouye Cliff" facing Hawaii.
The cliff is the result of the death of our vastly influential U.S. senator, Daniel Inouye. His position as head of the Senate Appropriations Committee steered countless millions of dollars to the state. His almost 50 years of seniority placed him on other important committees and assured that Hawaii was always top of mind in deliberations in the Senate.
At swearing-in ceremonies for the new Maui County Council Wednesday, Young emphasized that there must be close collaboration between state and county governments to make sure there is no disruption in services.
In short, Young was saying that with the possibility of less money, the county and state must develop methods to deliver services in the most cost-efficient way. New Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui's role as Neighbor Island liaison should aid in that cooperation.
On Thursday, Young told a joint committee meeting at the state Capitol that Inouye's death would be "immeasurable" for Hawaii's economy. Young said that nearly one-fifth of the state's expenses are currently paid by federal funds. The loss of Inouye could affect the state for several years.
We would applaud Young's forthrightness on both occasions. The state needs to be cautious on new initiatives while it assesses what happens to federal revenues. The call for close collaboration between state and county to assure efficiency is smart and welcome.
We would repeat what we wrote a couple of weeks ago, though. With our congressional delegation's lack of seniority, the members need to press very hard to forge working relationships. Even though Sen. Inouye is gone, Hawaii remains a very important piece of the country's defense picture.
Our representatives need to constantly remind their colleagues of that fact.
* Editorials reflect the opinion of the publisher.


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Alberta Environment warns about rapid snow melt on weekend
EDMONTON — Alberta Environment has issued an alert, warning parts of the province to brace for significant run-off.
It says temperatures are expected to be slightly above normal over the next few days, which will cause rapid snow melt.
Officials warn this could lead to localized overland flooding as water makes its way into streams.
They say stream levels will rise and may also cause flooding.
The province says the region from south of Leduc to just south of Calgary, as well as an area near Medicine Hat is expected to be affected most.


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Amid record
profits Microsoft has serious cause for concern. It is
coming off the high of the fastest-selling
operating system in its history -- Windows 7. That OS
sent its profits soaring and convinced some that Microsoft was no
longer on the retreat.But part of Windows 7's success was due
to how poorly received Vista was. With Windows
8 landing reportedly in 2012, the company may have significant
difficulties in convincing the average consumer to upgrade to its
latest and great OS.Other than the Windows brand, Xbox
and Microsoft
Office are the company's other two major successes in the
consumer sector. But the Xbox trails Nintendo's "family
friendly" Wii and the Office team is getting seriously
nervous about growing consumer interest in OpenOffice.On
the other hand, Bing has failed to gain even 10 percent of the search
market in most metrics, despite a massive ad push and a deal with
Yahoo. Zune remains a tiny player in the MP3 market, having
failed to become a true competitor in terms of sales to Apple's iPod
line. And Microsoft's smartphone empire, once a major player,
is in rebuilding mode after the disastrous
Kin and ill-received
Windows Mobile 6.5. It is placing its hopes on Windows
Phone 7, but that phone enters a packed market.Internet
Explorer, Microsoft's browser, has long led the market, but has seen
a steady decline in recent years, which may allow
Firefox and Chrome to eventually reach its formerly
insurmountable market share peak. Microsoft's key hope here is
a new product, Internet
Explorer 9. So while it seems that CNN
Money's recent
headline, "Microsoft is a dying consumer brand", is a
bit sensational, it is a claim that is grounded in some
reality. One of the key points in the article is
that aside from the struggles of many of Microsoft's consumer
"expansion" business units, it is also bleeding executive
talent, like many other struggling firms (HP, Yahoo, etc.).
States the report, "Microsoft's executive suite is in turmoil.
CFO Chris Liddel, entertainment unit head Robbie Bach, device design
leader J Allard and business division chief Stephen Elop have left
within the past year. Ray Ozzie joined the exit parade last
week."The report praises Microsoft's recent efforts, but
concludes in cautionary fashion, "Microsoft just has to hope
[they're] not too late."Much like the Romans or Greeks,
Microsoft has built a mighty empire, a key part of which are
expansions into new arenas -- in Microsoft's case phones, video game
consoles, and internet services. But much like the
Roman empire fell, Microsoft appears dangerously close to losing its
expansions to hungrier parties. But much like Rome, it will
likely hold on to its central holdings (Windows, Internet Explorer,
Xbox, and Microsoft Office) for some time, even if its other efforts
fall into commercial purgatory.The talent gap is absolutely a
concern for Microsoft. And equally concerning is the fact that
the company is being led by Steve Ballmer. Mr. Ballmer, while a
brilliant tactician in some regards and a man with obviously enormous
love for the company, has failed to execute a strategy to turn around
the company's struggling units -- or one that works at least. To
succeed, Microsoft may need to move on without Mr. Ballmer. But
who to pick to lead the world's largest software company, perhaps the
most powerful technology company in the world? The leading
candidates have already
left the company. That means that, essentially, there's no
easy answer to Microsoft's leadership issues and that the ongoing
risk to the company is tremendous.Is Microsoft's consumer
brand "dying"? Not yet, in our minds. But it
lacks the hunger that it once did. And it most certainly sorely
misses the leadership of its founder and chief visionary -- Bill
quote: Microsoft incorrectly claimed -- to customers and even in court -- that removing IE from Windows would cripple Windows.
quote: To the average end user (and many, many corporate IT teams -- as what corporate IT decrees the end user must use) being told by Microsoft that the IE browser was an integral and non removable part of Windows made it the only browser they considered.
quote: An OS that ships without a browser IS crippled by definition. How are you going to get drivers and software and etc etc without a browser!? You REALLY rather load up a third party browser off a floppy or disk before you can actually USE your OS???
quote: There's probably
quote: "Please define 'is'."-Bill Gates August 28, 1998
quote: Can you imagine if Windows and Office were instantly gone. Could Mac and Linux really jump in and take over?
quote: Introducing the "iMac; Dock Edition". Imagine if you will a 24" widescreen monitor, with an integrated 1TB HDD, wireless mouse and keyboard, and iPad dock. When you are at home working on your term paper, just plug your iPad into the dock, and work as you have always worked. WHen you wish to leave, simply undock your iPad and take it as you go. But wait! there's more. Next to your iPad dock port is your iPhone dock port. Simply connect both devices to your "iMac; Dock Edition" and run apps from both, with all the power of both.(to tell the truth... this actually sounds somewhat cool to me...)
quote: A similar thing can be said about CNN.
quote: one of the biggest missteps was Microsoft not actively pursuing the Courier
quote: A small group of Microsoft developers from the xbox division, unhappy with the direction Microsoft has taken with consumer products, breaks off and forms their own company. Their mission to create a new OS that's easy to use for consumers: fast, not bloated. It's going to do what iOS does well but run Windows applications too, just because it can, just to get back at Microsoft.
quote: Who has a better story than Steve Jobs right now?
quote: 1. Microsoft is already unquestional leader in cloud computing.
quote: 2. Isn't XBOX #1 seller in gaming for last 4 month?
quote: Do you think Kinect will make it any worse?
quote: 3. Windows Phone 7 will be here in a few days. Isn't that enough to keep those people from CNN to shut the mouth.
quote: 4. Microsoft is going to release earnings report tomorrow. You already what is that going to be.
quote: 5. What problem do you have now? I know tablet PC. If you know any history about XBOX, netbook, cloud, your mouth should be closed already.
quote: Especially when you factor in that for the price of 4 Kinect controllers I can buy a Wii, a few games AND 3 Wii Motion+ controllers. This will force a low adoption rate and that will cause developers to stay far away, it's a vicious cycle.
quote: Congratulations for having no clue at all.
quote: With Kinect you don't buy controllers, YOU are the controller.
quote: But at the current price point, you could STILL buy a Wii with Motion+ and sports resort AND have access to a much larger library of games that use motion controls.
quote: this is probably why Windows still does very will in this area. If there were hypothetically versions of OSX, Chrome, and Linux that could be completely compatible with all Windows programs, I'm sure it would experience problems there as well
quote: Look. No one likes windows. Oh yes plenty of people say windows 7 is great, but this is always in reference to both the general shittyness of windows vista, and the fact that shitty or not, windows is your only portal to access the 99% windows only PC software market. It's so bad that macs can be booted to run windows and thats supposed to be their main competition!
quote: So while it seems that CNN Money's recent headline, "Microsoft is a dying consumer brand", is a bit sensational, it is a claim that is grounded in some reality.
quote: Other than the Windows brand, Xbox and Microsoft Office are the company's other two major successes in the consumer sector.
quote: For example - why does it blue screen when you change motherboards from Intel to AMD? Or even when you stay within the same processor, but change the chipset? Howe hard would it be to detect that the storage drivers have changed, and just use a generic one sp you can start windows?
quote: [is] Linux capable of doing this?
quote: There are a lot of things that continue to bug me about Windows. For example - why does it blue screen when you change motherboards from Intel to AMD? Or even when you stay within the same processor, but change the chipset? Howe hard would it be to detect that the storage drivers have changed, and just use a generic one sp you can start windows? Windows has had this problem forever, and it still exists in Win 7.


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on December 23, 2013 - 12:01 AM
Uncle Sam wants to hand you the keys to your cellphone.
A federal agency is pressing wireless phone companies to start "unlocking" customers' phones. A locked phone will work only on the network of the carrier that sold the phone. The change would make it easier for consumers to shop for service from other carriers.
"It's one less obstacle for the consumer to face in deciding whether to move to another carrier," said Jeff Silva, an analyst at Medley Global Advisors. "At the end of the day, that's what it's all about."
There are other moves to make your mobile phone more mobile. A federal judge in Kansas recently asserted a subscriber's right to sell a phone – including that new, upgraded one fresh out of the box.
Even some of the technology differences that make it hard to switch carriers without switching phones are eroding.
Wireless carriers say locking phones allows them to offer expensive new devices at discounted prices that customers can afford. And those devices are tuned specifically to the carrier's network, which means they won't work well on other networks.
"While the promise of universal compatibility by unlocking a device is enticing, we're not quite there yet, and may never be," said Bill Moore, whose company, RootMetrics, tests carriers' networks for reliability and performance.
If vast numbers of cellphones are unlocked, the U.S. wireless industry may have to adjust its standard business model.
Though consumers can buy an unlocked phone for the full price of $650, most sign up for two-year service deals and get a discounted phone from the carrier.
Cellphone companies charge us a hundred bucks or two, but we pay the rest back as part of our monthly bills, or as an early termination fee if we don't keep up.
To cement the deal, wireless carriers lock the phone so it only works on their network.
T-Mobile is one carrier focusing on a different model. It sells phones on an installment plan separate from the service. Consumers still pay for their phones through the carrier, and if they cancel the service, they owe the balance due on the phone.
Because the cost of the phone is no longer part of the monthly bill, consumers can see more easily how much they're paying for service.
Unlocking all phones would reinforce that focus. Carriers could compete harder on prices or continue to emphasize faster networks, better coverage and even brand cachet.
The U.S. market would move closer to the cellphone deal that prevails in Europe.
There, customers select and buy a phone first, often saving up to pay the full price, though discounted phones are available with service plans.
Mostly, Europeans stick with one phone longer but change carriers more often. Switching carriers is a relatively easy matter of buying a subscriber identity module card, or SIM card, from the new carrier and plugging it into the phone.
U.S. travelers with the right unlocked phone can move across Europe by swapping SIM cards along the way.
The hurried push to unlock cellphones comes from the Federal Communications Commission. For nine months it has negotiated with the industry's standard-bearer, CTIA-The Wireless Association.
"Enough time has passed, and it's now time for the industry to act voluntarily or for the FCC to regulate," the commission's new chairman, Tom Wheeler, said in a letter last month to CTIA's president, a post Wheeler once held.
Most customers don't know it, but wireless carriers have unlocking policies in place now.
Generally, carriers say they will unlock phones once customers have completed their service deals, paid for the phone through installments or met an early termination fee. Military personnel also can get their phones unlocked upon deployment.
But Wheeler in his letter called on wireless carriers to go a couple of steps further and notify customers when their devices are eligible for unlocking — or better yet to unlock them automatically without charging a fee.
Smaller and regional carriers strongly support unlocking phones, said Tim Donovan of the Competitive Carriers Association. They often can't get manufacturers of the newest phones to build models for their networks, but they could offer service to customers with unlocked phones from other networks.
T-Mobile not only sells phones on an installment plan. It also takes advantage of unlocked phones.
A year ago, its ads urged consumers to join the pink network by bringing over an unlocked AT&T iPhone. The company was acknowledging what consumers already were doing. More than a million iPhones operated on T-Mobile's network, though it did not offer the device.
But there's a reason T-Mobile ran those ads instead of Sprint or Verizon. T-Mobile and AT&T both use the same basic network technology, called GSM.
Sprint and Verizon use a different technology, called CDMA, that is incompatible with GSM phones.
"That has gotten lost in the debate" about unlocking, said Jot Carpenter, vice president of government affairs for CTIA-The Wireless Association. Other differences make Sprint's and Verizon's networks distinct from each other. ———


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Event Calendar
Throughout the year, Ojai hosts a steady stream of cultural events, culinary delights, concerts, and festivals. Check out what's happening in Ojai California, as well as at Ojai Valley Inn & Spa.
Camp Ojai | Budding Artists
When: 05/05/2013, 05/12/2013, 05/19/2013, 05/26/2013
Sunday | Budding Artists
Let's make a mark of color on the day with creative crafts and activities inspired by the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa's budding spring season.


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Jerome "Jerry" Aronberg, 82, a longtime South Jersey furrier and cofounder of Diane Furs in Maple Shade, died of cancer Tuesday at his Cherry Hill home.
He had lived in Cherry Hill for 35 years and previously lived in Pennsauken and Camden. He was born in Philadelphia.
Mr. Aronberg founded Diane Furs with Pasquale Priore in 1949 on Broadway in Camden. The business was named after the goddess of the hunt.


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Home › Health & Behavior › Bullying
By Valle Dwight
Despite media depictions from the 80s (Biff from Back to the Future), 90s (Nelson from The Simpsons), and even now (Dave Karofsky from Glee), bullies aren't necessarily large kids who pack a powerful punch. "Physical size is really inconsequential when it comes to this issue," Mayer says. Bullying is often about power, and a child who bullies is often trying to counteract something that's going wrong (real or perceived) in his own life. "In fact, there's a strong case to be made that a bully is typically smaller," Mayer says, adding that the aggression could be inspired by the bully's lack of confidence and feelings of physical inadequacy.
"Bullying is mostly psychological," Williams says. Girls report being bullied more than boys — and they're more often victimized by passive aggressive behavior or social aggression over physical harm. "If you think about it, a small girl on the cheerleading team could be a school's biggest bully (pun intended)," Williams says.
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Zvonimir NagyAssistant Professor, Composition
Mary Pappert School of Music
School of Music, Room 2Q
Phone: 412.396.5494
Education:D.M., Northwestern University, 2009
M.M., Texas Christian University, 2005
A.D., Texas Christian University, 2003
B.M., Academy of Music, University of Zagreb, 1999
Dr. Zvonimir Nagy is a Croatian-born composer and music scholar. His creative and scholarly work extends into interdisciplinary contexts and perspectives on musical creativity and sound studies, forging connections between music composition, theory, psychology, technology, and performance.
Nagy's compositions are informed by embodied music cognition, while recent works are influenced by post-minimalism and spectral music. He is the recipient of composition awards such as the Seattle Symphony Composition Prize, the Iron Composer Award, the Swan Prize in Music Composition from the University of Minnesota, and the Croatian Music Institute Award. He has also written for and received commissions from the Seattle Symphony, musicians from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Choral Ensemble, Alia Musica Ensemble, Reed III Ensemble, First Reading Project Ensemble, Triano Quintet, Trio Jónio, and JACK Quartet, among others. A selection of his instrumental music is published by Musik Fabrik Edition (France), and selected vocal and organ works are available through Paraclete Press. Vestiges, a CD recording featuring works for solo piano is available on the MSR Classics label.
As a scholar, Nagy's research interests are embodied music cognition, cognitive music theory, sound studies, music and ritual, musical space, musical creativity, and pedagogy of compositional creativity. His book monograph, entitled "Embodiment of Musical Creativity: The Cognitive and Performative Causality of Musical Composition" (Ashgate, 2016) offers an innovative look at the interdisciplinary nature of creativity in musical composition. His current work centers on questions of the perceptual affinity of tones, self-referentiality of musical harmony, and issues of ritual and repetition in music. He is the recipient of Duquesne University Presidential Award for scholarship in music composition and performance studies.
Nagy's teaching interests are in traditional and contemporary compositional practice, 20th century music theory, formal analysis, orchestration, improvisation, musical creativity, psychology of music (perception and cognition), computer applications, electroacoustic music, sound studies, rudiments of music, ear training, tonal and chromatic harmony, counterpoint, musical acoustics, and aesthetics of music.
As an organist, pianist, and chamber musician, his interests are in contemporary music, improvisation, and interactive media. He has performed throughout the United States and Europe; he serves as Organist at St. Joseph Cathedral in Wheeling, WV.
Nagy resides in Pittsburgh with his wife, Haley and sons Luka and Niko.
For more information, please visit www.nagymusic.com
Graduate Courses
Perspectives on Musical Creativity GMLI 557
Music Since 1950 GMTH 558
Orchestration GMTH 540
Form and Analysis GMTH 533
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Form and Analysis MUSC 431
Composition II MUSC 352
Composition I MUSC 252
Electronic Composition (Private Lessons) MUTK 315
Musicianship III Written and Aural-Oral MUSC 201-202
Musicianship IV Written and Aural-Oral MUSC 211-212
Society for Music Theory Subvention Grant (2015)
Choral Composition Prize (2013), Wicker Park Choral Singers, Chicago IL
Presidential Scholarship Award (2013), Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA
Seattle Symphony Composition Prize (2012), Celebrate Asia Festival, Seattle WA
Sounds New Ensemble Call for Scores (2012), Finalist
MATA Music Festival Commission Competition (2012), Finalist
Finalist for the 2011 BBC/University of Aberdeen Composition Prize (2011), Aberdeen UK
American Modern Ensemble Composition Competition (2011), Finalist
André Marchal International Organ Competition (2011), Semi-Finalist, Biarritz FR
Iron Composer Award (2011), 1st prize
César Franck-Olivier Messiaen International Organ Competition (2010), 2nd prize
Swan Prize in Choral Composition (2011), The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN
Faculty Research Grant (2011), St. Xavier University, Chicago IL
Wyatt Fund Grant (2008), Northwestern University, Evanston IL
Composition Assistance Grant (2008), Northwestern University, Evanston IL
Karlins Prize in Musical Composition (2008), Northwestern University, Evanston IL
Frédéric Chopin International Organ Competition (2006), 1st prize, Corpus Christi TX
Texas Music Teachers National Association Composition Competition (2005), 3rd prize
Hall National Organ Competition (2005), Honorable Mention, San Antonio TX
Durington Composition Award (2005), Texas Christian University, Fort Worth TX
Darko Lukić Young Artist Award for Creative Activity (2003), Vatroslav Lisinski Hall, Zagreb HR
Juraj Haulik Croatian Music Institute Award, Croatian Music Institute (2002), Zagreb HR
Conservatoires de la Ville de Paris Chamber Music Competition (2002), 1st prize, Paris FR
Book Monograph
Embodiment of Musical Creativity: The Cognitive and Performative Causality of Musical Composition, Ashgate (2016)
Vestiges: Works for Solo Piano, MSR Classics "Discover Series" (2014)Featuring Geoffrey Burleson, Mabel Kwan, Zvonimir Nagy
Musical Scores
For a complete list of works, commissions, and performances visit http://www.nagymusic.com/composition/portfolio/
Vestiges for piano (2003) 21' Editions De La Musique Fabrique (2015)
Preludes for a Prayer seven movements for organ (2012) 20' Paraclete Press (2015)
Christmas Prelude for organ (2006) 3' Paraclete Press (2015)
Eternal Peace for unaccompanied SATB or SSAA choir (2013) 5' Paraclete Press (2014)
Carol Lullaby for unaccompanied SATB or SAB choir; SATB choir and flute; treble voices and keyboard (2012) 3' Paraclete Press (2014)
Verset for organ (2012) 4' Paraclete Press (2014)
Vocalise for organ (2007) 4' Paraclete Press (2014)
Collage for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1998, rev. 2014) 7' Editions De La Musique Fabrique (2013)
Eyes of Mercy for unaccompanied SATB choir (2010, rev. 2013) 2' World Library Publications (2014)
Call to Prayer for unaccompanied SATB choir; SAB choir and organ (2007) 3' World Library Publications (2013)
God of Light for children's choir, descant and organ (1994, rev. 2012) 3' World Library Publications "Pueri Cantores Series" (2013)
Enchantments four movements for violin, cello and piano (1998, rev. 2014) 10' Editions De La Musique Fabrique (2013)
The Apperception of Musical Creativity: Performance as Ritual, Composition as Self-Realization, Creativity Research Journal (2015)
Multimodality of Creative Experience: Towards the Embodiment of Musical Creativity, International Conference on the Multimodal Experience of Music, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield UK, 2015
Ligeti's White on White: Embodied Cognition of the Compositional Process, International Festival for Artistic Innovation, Leeds College of Music, Leeds UK, 2014
Extemporaneous Sublime: Indeterminacy and Transience of the Improvised Moment, American Guild of Organists National Conference, Boston MA, 2014
Ligeti's White on White: Embodied Cognition of the Compositional Process, György Ligeti Symposium and Festival, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL, 2013
From Soul-Within Sound-to Self, International Festival on Spirituality and Music Education, The University of Vilnius, Vilnius LT, 2013
Performance as Ritual; Creativity as Prayer, Aesthetics and Pedagogy of Charles Tournemire Symposium, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA, 2012


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Company: Datawatch Corporation
With data multiplying at a bewildering rate, it has never been more important for business leaders to master digital information. This paper explores how data came to be as big as it is now, and why business leaders need become more data driven than ever before. VIEW SUMMARY
Category: Big Data | Published: July 2015 | Type: White Paper
Company: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Converged Storage
This report looks at the implementation of data deduplication on the HP 3PAR StoreServ storage platform and compares the features and functionality offered to equivalent products in the marketplace today. This resource is brought to you by HP 3PAR Flash powered by Intel® Xeon® processors. VIEW SUMMARY
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For organisations protecting multiple sites, Barracuda's global deduplication and cloud storage technology help distributed networks stay protected while reducing the backup storage footprint. VIEW SUMMARY
Category: Data Deduplication | Published: January 2015 | Type: White Paper
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To maximise storage efficiency, many have adopted data deduplication technologies. But without appropriate technology, there are challenges such as limited scalability and high memory usage that increases costs. Read this white paper to explore these limitations in more detail. VIEW SUMMARY
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Teen sexting was the focus of a Facebook chat hosted by the Seminole County Sheriff's Office.
The forum also addressed what parents can do to fight cyber bullying and monitor their kids' online activity.
Deputies said the chat is designed to answer questions from parents and the community about cellphone and Internet safety, cyber bullying on social networks and legal issues.
Last school year, deputies had 12 reports of sexting and they want to prevent it.
"This is a way for us to get the word out about teen sexting," said spokeswoman Heather Smith. "Teens are taking pictures of themselves and they're ending up on websites, in the hands of people that they didn't intend to sent them to."
Anyone who missed the chat can also attend a class on the topic: Teenage Sexting and Digital Abuse, What Parents Need to Know.
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Following her pampering session, the newly single star rewarded her little ones for their patience by taking them to watch Kelly Clarkson in concert later that night.
The pop star performed a slew of hits, including, "My Life Would Suck Without You," "Since U Been Gone" and "Stronger," along with a cover of Fun.'s "We Are Young."
Just a couple of days earlier, the Bowl brought out Jerry O'Connell and Eric Stonestreet, who came to watch a performance of The Producers. The musical stars O'Connell's wife Rebecca Romijn, and Stonestreet's on-screen Modern Family beau, Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
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There are certain people who do their jobs so well that you just can't help being amazed. Watching Daniel Day-Lewis act, hearing Adele sing or President Obama orate all fall into this category.
But on B/R, we'll stick to sports. Regardless of how much you love or hate certain athletes, you have to appreciate the greats. LeBron James and Kobe Bryant in the NBA. Adrian Peterson in the NFL. Michael Phelps in the pool. All these guys make the world stop turning when they are playing.
So which MLB players could conceivably be on this list? There may not actually be a representative from each team who is worthy here, but we're giving it a shot.
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Supporters of the Altoona Regional Health System invites women to their annual event centered on good food, laughter and proof of the saying that girls just want to have fun.
The Women's Night Out dinner and program, presented by ARHS's Healthy Living Club, will be held at 5:45 p.m. April 26 at The Casino at Lakemont Park in Altoona. Tickets are $40 per person and are on sale now.
Sherry Turchetta, community education specialist for Altoona Regional Health System, said this event has grown year after year because it provides local women of all ages with a good meal and an interesting speaker.
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"Basically, it's just a good night for friends, family, girlfriends, mothers, daughters, whatever, to get together to enjoy good food, good company and just forget about their cares for a few hours," she said.
This year's speaker will be Xenia, Ohio native Cea Cohen Elliot, who draws upon her experience as a wellness and fitness coach to teach others to laugh more and live better. Both a survivor of cancer and multiple sclerosis, Elliot said she devotes her time to helping people do this so they can learn to simplify things and stop sweating the small stuff.
"Women especially, we take care of the world, but we don't have the foggiest clue how to take care of ourselves," Elliot said. "We identify ourselves with what we accomplish, but I want people to identify themselves with how they are, and how they're taking care of themselves."
Elliot said the things that usually get the most laughs out of her audiences are her personal stories. Though she was raised in an Italian Catholic environment, she said most are "stories we all have in common."
"A lot of people, even when I'm in ethnic audiences, say 'Did you grow up in my household?'" Elliot added.
The advice Elliot offers focuses on eating right, taking care of yourself and living a balanced lifestyle.
"It's not your husband's job. It's not your kid's job. It's not your doctor's job, It's not your work's job. It's your job," Elliot said.
Turchetta said obtaining a speaker to provide both insightful tips and overall enjoyment is the planning committee's goal each year.
"Many of these women don't want to learn anything or be told what they should be doing, they just want a relaxing evening to laugh and let go," she said. "We want to provide that humor that is such a good healer and such a good bond for women."
Good food and a few laughs is what has brought Dana Fieni of Altoona back for Women's Night Out for the past six years, along with her daughters and daughters-in-law.
"It's a family-oriented thing for us," she said. "We do all different things together and this is one that we look forward to."
Not only do Fieni and her family look forward to the nice atmosphere and the event, but the fact that their attendance benefits a good cause.
The night features fundraisers sponsored by Friends of Altoona Regional and the Altoona Regional Health System Founda-tion for Life. Attendees also have the opportunity to buy chances or bid on silent auction items of jewelry donated by Your Jewelry Box on Logan Boulevard in Altoona.
"It's just a great night out," Fieni said. "It's just relaxation from beginning to end."
Mirror Staff Writer Beth Ann Downey is at 946-7520.


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There's been a lot of buzz in the news lately on the issue of organ trafficking. While this CNN story wasn't the first time I heard Nick Rosen's story of selling a kidney for $20,000, it is certainly a sign that the discussion of selling organs is coming back into the spotlight.
The story of Rosen probably isn't all that different from other people who have sold organs. They saw an ad, answered it, duped the hospital doing the transplant, and got paid. The difference was that he then bragged about it in a "documentary" about how easy it was to do (I say brag because the video supposedly has him lying on a bed covered in cash).
What do you think about organ trafficking? I'm against the idea. I believe someone should be able to sell an organ if they want to but I think that making organ trafficking legal opens up a whole host of legal, economic, and moral issues we can't answer.
For example, if the market price of an organ is $20,000 then anyone who can't possibly pay that amount would simply die. Any "rational" person, in the economic sense, who would freely donate a kidney to a stranger would now demand $20,000 because that's the market price of a kidney. What if the person is mentally unstable? What if they aren't considered emotionally fit enough to make the decision?
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Robin Renee Pearcy and Jeremy Lee Haskins were married Saturday, Nov. 15, at the First Baptist Church on Broadway in Lubbock. The Rev. Matt Baird officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Sylvia and Don Pearcy of Canyon.
Groom's parents are Sue and Quincy Hawkins of Hart. Grandparents of the groom are Willis Alston Jr. and Rosalie Hawkins, both of whom attended the wedding.
Matron of honor was Dawn Rhea Kear. Maid of honor was Nancy Gill. Bridal attendants were Gilli Freeman, Gina Hill, Deidra Fougeron, Chelsea Silay, Katie Kitchen, Jennifer Wright, Ashley Hipp and Kristen Brautigam.
Best man was Justin Hawkins. Groom's attendants were Bud Shirley, Jeremy Shaw, Matt Martin, Adrian Farris, Alston Farris, Wade Loafman, Leonard Secrest, Dan Dockery and Jeremi Young. Ushers were Brian King, Arthur Norman and Kirk Kear.
Flower girl was McKinlea Kear. Pace Kear served as ring bearer.
Color theme of the wedding was peacock blue and coral.
The bride wore an elegant gown of ivory taffeta from the designer of Allure Bridal. The strapless gown featured a ruched bodice accented with lace and further embellished with Swarovski crystals and rhinestones. The mermaid skirt fell gracefully to the floor and swept into a chapel- length train. The back of the gown was enhanced with satin buttons and crystal flowers that trailed the entire length of the train. She carried a mixture of orchids, lilies and roses with feather accents.
The bride wore both of her grandmothers' wedding rings on her right hand in remembrance of them.
The reception for 300 friends and family was at Texas Tech Stadium Club.
The bride is a 1994 graduate of Canyon High School. She graduated cum laude in 1998 from Texas Tech University and received a Master of Science degree in nutrition in 1999 from Texas Tech. She is a registered dietitian and works as a therapeutic nutrition sales representative for Abbott Laboratories.
The groom graduated in 1993 from Hart High School. He graduated in 2000 from West Texas A&M University and is a sales representative for Bayer Crop Science.
The couple planned a honeymoon trip to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. They reside in Lubbock.
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Obamacare: What does it mean to treat federal workers like everyone else?
Sen. John Cornyn's staff announced earlier today that the senior senator from Texas has signed onto an amendment to "make all federal government employees subject to Obamacare."
Cornyn's statement reads:
"Congress should never exempt itself or the federal government from a law it forces onto the American people. Obamacare is bad for everyone in the country, which is why I have fought it tooth and nail for the better part of four years to see that every American is exempt. But until we can defund, repeal or replace it, everyone in the country ought to be treated exactly the same and there should be no special deals for anyone."
The senator's position on the Affordable Care Act is crystal clear (he's against it) but what does he mean when he says that "everyone in the country ought to be treated exactly the same and there should be no special deals for anyone?"
He's signing on to an amendment to be introduced by Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who has also argued that members of Congress and other federal employees should be "subject to Obamacare." Paul, son of former Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, told Fox News Sept. 23 that if Republicans can't stop Obamacare, they can at least make sure that every federal employee will be subjected to its rules.
"Congress should never exempt itself from any laws," he said, and argued that Chief Justice John Roberts should have to sign up for Obamacare, too.
Fine and all, but it gets a bit confusing.
Congress hasn't exempted federal workers from Obamacare.
To being with, workers whose employers provide partially- or fully-subsidized health coverage — as Congress does — aren't eligible for the health exchanges.
So if federal employees don't have to use Obamacare that makes them exactly like every other employee in the country whose bosses provide some form of coverage as a benefit.
But it gets weirder than that. The Affordable Care Act already singled out many employees, especially those who work for or serve in Congress. Unlike any other group of employees in America, it requires those employees to give up their employer-provided coverage and enter the exchanges. (Not everyone: Paul's amendment would expand that rule to justices and others.)
That's not treating them like everyone else, it's singling them out.
So far, so good. Unsurprisingly, staffers have asked — well, if we have to give up the insurance plans we like, will our bosses (the government) share the cost of our premiums, like most other employers in the country do?
The Office of Management and Budget said yes. Some in Congress have said no way — and thus the talk about ending special treatment got serious.
Of course that's not special treatment — if the same thing private employees would be asking for if their bosses suddenly decided to stop providing group health plans.
But here's a question you might be asking: If Obamacare is as good as the President claims, why would employees who are pushed off their employer plans and into the exchanges need any help to pay their premiums? Isn't the purpose of the exchanges to make the insurance cheaper for those who need it most?
That's a good question. But it has a better answer, and it's an answer that works whether you think Obamacare is a good idea or a bad one.
The exchanges — for good or ill — are designed to make insurance more affordable for people who buy it on their own, or who would buy it if only it were more affordable.
So, for people who don't already have employer-provided insurance, the rates provided through the exchange will likely be much better than what they would have to pay if they went looking for a policy on their own today. And for people who make low or mid-level incomes, the government subsidies provided will make them even cheaper.
But the out-of-pocket costs for premiums on the exchange will likely still be more than a worker would pay if he or she had employer-provided coverage. That's because in those cases, the company picks up most of the costs. (And that's why those folks aren't eligible for the exchanges in the first place.)
What's worse, from the point of view of the federal employees, is that because they have better than decent jobs, many of them will either make too much money for the government subsidies or make enough so that the subsidies are very small.
It's complicated, and some are arguing that there is a conflict in the statutes that will allow the federal employees to stay in the same plans they've always had. (If they're right, then the employees will truly be treated as other employees across the country.)
But most think that the law will mean a change in coverage for federal workers, especially those who work for Congress. And if Paul and Cornyn are successful, everyone who gets a paycheck from Uncle Sam will be buying their own insurance through the exchanges.
Whether the government should continue to offset their health costs, using a stipend or some other means, or not is grounds for a perfectly legitimate debate. But it has very little resemblance to any goal of making sure that federal workers are "treated the same" as everyone else.
It's a strange goal in the first place. Federal workers haven't ever been treated the same as the rest of us. After all, they get a paycheck from Uncle Sam and we don't.