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WASHINGTON - According to three new reports released Tuesday, 1.6 million American jobs are at risk due to trade violations committed by China.
Now, lawmakers and union leaders are calling on President Barack Obama to take action against the communist economic powerhouse.
The president received bipartisan applause when he announced the creation of a Trade Enforcement Unit during his State of the Union Address to Congress on Jan. 24.
"It's not fair when foreign manufacturers have a leg up on ours only because they're heavily subsidized," Obama said. "Our workers are the most productive on Earth, and if the playing field is level, I promise you - America will always win."
Hundreds of thousands of jobs in several states from Michigan to Tennessee are at risk because of Chinese trade violations.
"If we don't get ahead of this curve, this is the way it's going to go," said Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich.
Over the past decade, America has imported $62 billion worth of auto parts, causing the auto parts trade deficit between the U.S. and China to increase 850 percent, according to the Alliance for American Manufacturing.
Congressional Democrats and union leaders are pressuring President Obama to make good on his promise. They want the administration to take legal action against China for violating trade agreements.
"We see state after state passing anti-bullying laws. That's what we need to do here - is to stand up to the bully on the block. The bully on the block continues to take our lunch money and it's time to stop that," said Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.
"All we're talking about is standing up for America," she added.
Frustrations may come to a head when Xi Jinping, the man expected to become China's next president, visits the White House on Valentine's Day.
"We've seen China target these industries because at the end of the day China is less concerned about playing by the rules then it is about providing employment for hundreds of millions of Chinese people," said Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing.
It's a situation that has political implications for the president. Several states with large numbers of manufacturing jobs are swing states.
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OLD BRIDGE — Roughly 1,500 people visited an Old Bridge funeral home today to mourn the death of Cristina LoBrutto, forming a line that snaked through Old Bridge's Hegarty Funeral Home and out the building's front door.
LoBrutto and her coworker Bryan Breen were shot and killed last Friday at a nearby Pathmark where both were working an overnight shift. Breen's funeral was held this morning and LoBrutto's is scheduled for Thursday.
LoBrutto's relatives, former teachers, classmates and employees of Pathmark were among those who came to pay their respects at two viewings today. Many arrived wearing purple shirts and ties — one of Old Bridge High School's colors.
Dennis Coohill of Brooklyn said he came to say goodbye to LoBrutto because he had known the LoBrutto family for 30 years and had worked with Cristina's father in the carpentry business.
"Those daughters are exceptional young women," said Coohill, 64. "Isn't that always the way? There are plenty of bad people in the world, but it's always the good ones who die young."
Cristina was the first student Ubaldo Alvarado worked with when he took a part time job assisting Old Bridge High School's marching band in 2010. He said he would miss her witty, enthusiastic personality and her penchant for funny faces.
"I helped Cristina refine her marching and her trumpet playing," Alvarado said. "I knew as soon as I saw her that she was gung-ho about the work. Her passion for music was unparalleled."
Old Bridge Board of Education President Eugene Donofrio had known LoBrutto since she was a little girl. He said the LoBrutto family was "a mess," but that they were thankful for the outpouring of support they had received from friends and neighbors.
Even in retrospect, Donofrio said the LoBruttos have no regrets about Cristina working at Pathmark.
"This family raised Cristina to believe in the benefits of working hard and getting a good education" he said. "With college set to start, she was excited about landing the night shift so she could put aside some extra money."
"It's going to take a lot of healing, but I can tell you they have no regrets," Donofrio added. "They're so proud of their daughter."


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IRENA's roadmap on renewable energy, titled REMAP 2030, will draw on a global network of experts and policy-makers to identify policies and actions required to close the gap between current renewable energy projects and the 2030 targets set by the UN Secretary-General's Sustainable Energy for All initiative (SE4ALL) of: ensuring universal access to modern energy services; doubling the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency; and doubling the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix. Preliminary results indicate that achieving these targets will require 150 gigawatts (GW) per year of new renewable power generation, compared with just 110 GW per year in 2011. According to REMAP 2030, this will rely on substantial new investments in renewable power generation, grid expansions, sustainable biomass, and heating from renewable energy.
IRENA's report titled "Africa's Renewable Future: The Path to Sustainable Growth" finds that renewable energy from solar and hydropower, along with smaller amounts of energy from biomass, wind, geothermal and marine sources, could supply the continent with enough energy to meet the majority of its future energy needs, while at the same time sustaining high levels of economic growth. Speaking about the report, IRENA Director-General, Adnan Amin, said "Africa is undergoing a transformation, and has an unparalleled opportunity to use renewable energy to promote growth and improve millions of lives across the continent," adding that "It's an exciting moment, and IRENA is ready to play its role in assisting Africa on its path to a renewable energy future."
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TravelPod Member ReviewsCentara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Ao Nang
All of my family had a tiring day of travelling as they are getting in age. But end of the day all of us had enjoy the luxury style of living which we will not get in a busy country of our own country here in Singapore
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A real, private secluded beach that is wonderful for kids and couples alike! The only way to this resort is via boat to the floating pier or over the Monkey Trail. Both ways make this an exclusive and special place to be. The villas are just perfect and the marauding monkeys make it even more memorable and special. We've been all over the world and this resort is one of our favorites!
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Totally agree
My comments on this wonderful hotel almost mirror those of the reviewer on the 13th March.
We were aware that the hotel would still have some construction going on during our stay. We were more than compensated for this by the extras given, including an upgrade to a spa room, with our own jacuzzi on the balcony.
We loved our time there, and the odd inconvenience like getting your feet wet at Ao Nang because of the lack of a proper jetty, was more than compensated by having your own private boat (or so it seemed) to take you to nearby beaches and islands for the day.
The staff were so friendly and helpful, and it will be an excellent 5 star hotel when completed.
No customer service
I have to share my terrible expirience with Central Krabi bay resort.
I bookee 1 bedroom villa with pool and before traveling I decided to check if everything is ok with my reservation.
The reply was: sorry sir but you have booked twin deluxe room. There is a problem with our reservation system. After writing again and sending details of my reservation showing clearly that I have villa with pool I received a second e-mail from the resort with the words: I am not going to give you a villa despite you have booked it , wait we are working on our e-system....
This was my expirience with this resort and i can not beleive that they were so rude. this is a new resort, looks nice but I doubt they will have many clients with such a service.
We had a fantastic time at the Central Krabi Resort and provided you accept that the hotel is not fully finished yet we would thoroughly recommend that you go.
The hotel isn't fully finished, for example the land surrounding the hotel isn't landscaped. The view from the back of our room was still just dirt and they are finishing a number of the rooms on one side of the hotel. There are workmen on site during the day but if you are by the pool then you don't see them and can't hear any work going on. If you walk around the resort during the day you will see work ongoing but this really didn't affect us. The spa is finished, we didn't use the fitness centre so can't comment on this.
We had a fantastic room and because it was new and hadn't been used a lot really made a difference. We were upgraded to a spa room and the view from our balcony was fantastic. In fact we think that all of the rooms will have this view as they are all sea facing. Our room was at the top of the block so the view was even better. It was great to sit in the Jacuzzi bath after a long day with a drink and watch the sun go down!
Depending on the price it is definitely worth while upgrading to a spa room. Also as the hotel was in its soft opening period we were given the option of transferring to another hotel or staying put and getting 1000 baht off food and drink every day, plus a free 60 minute massage (for each
person) and free cocktails, wine, beer or soft drinks between 6pm-7pm at the beach bar which was a great time to watch the sun go down. Most days we ate lunch at the hotel or had drinks and then went to Ao Nang in the evening for food. The transfer to Ao Nang was simple you simply book the time slot when you want to catch the boat there and back. If you miss it and are stuck in Ao Nang we found that all you had to do was call the hotel and they would send the boat for you. We don't know if they will carry on doing this when they are fully open which is another reason to go to this hotel now. We also found that it was a great time to visit as it wasn't too busy. The beach and sea around the hotel weren't great the water was a bit muddy but this didnt affect us as we stayed by the pool and for great sea and sand just went on a trip or around the corner to Railay beach.
The staff were very friendly and always greeted you with a smile. They were happy to take you to your room on the golf buggy's even though the room wasn't too far away. They didn't speak great English and we thought the staff that could tended to be wasted on less contact jobs which was a shame.
The food when we did eat in the hotel was very good. The decoration and finer details were all spot on. The welcome we had was great considering we had spent a long time traveling as we were welcomed off the boat by two staff while others took our bag to our room. We were then given a cold towel and welcome drink (which was lovely) before being taken to our room to settle in.
All in all we would thoroughly recommend this hotel especially during this soft opening period provided you realize that the hotel is not fully completed. If you have any questions then just let us know as we would be happy to answer them. The only downside was leaving as we only spent 5 days there before going to the Phi Phi Island Village which just didn't compare to this hotel!
Loved the Central Krabi Resort
I and my husband just returned from Thailand and Siem Reap, Cambodia. Great trip ! The Central Krabi Resort is a new upscale hotel, it was opened in December, 2005. Even though the hotel was not completely finished, it was great. The rooms were beautiful, the service excellent, and the hotel provided some complementary things because of the inconvenience of the construction. The hotel is located in its own little bay, 5 min. from Ao Nang by hotel's water taxi or a long boat. The resort offers several restaurants, the Thai seafood restaurant was the best. The hotel also offered scuba diving and, snorkeling and tours to various little islands at extra cost. I highly recommend the resort.
Excellent resort
We were due to stay in the central resort mid feb, but after reading such negative reviews we changed hotels 24 hours before departure.
The central asked us to visit and we happily obliged.
In my view the hotel was of an excellent standard, the comments posted were either exaggerated or the work had been mostly completed when we visited.
The hotel is just outside of ao nang and is reached by an amphibious vechicle which i believe runs to midnight. you can walk when the tide is out in the day.
The hotel offers three restaurants which were all operational when we visited, we ate in the thai and the food was excellent.
The hotel also has a bar called blue which was nice to have a drink in after dinner.
The hotel has 10 treatment rooms and the spa was finished to a high standard, the gym was one of the biggest ive seen in a hotel.
Rooms are located over three floors and the standard rooms are at the ground level, with deluxe on the middle and spa rooms on the top.
I was only shown the spa room which was wonderfull, jacuzzi on the balcony overlooking the wonderfull view. If your budget can stretch to this its well worth it.
Overall the hotel is 90% ready now and if you have booked to stay in the resort im sure you will be happy once there.
The hotel is excellent choice for families which may put some people off.
The staff are superb and the management team seem excellent.
Pure pleasure
Having read all the gloomy reports on the forum, I was apprehensive about what to expect. Yes, there is a lot of work being done, yes bits here and there could be distracting but on the whole you forget all this because it is such a lovely place with the most attentive and pleasant staff I have yet to come across. Being driven all round the place on golf buggies, having someone run to help you off the inevitable speed boat just to relieve you of the hotel towels used on a snorkling trip, waking up in a dreamy room with a stunning view - I could go on. Free cocktails at sunset and other discounts make up for any irritation you might feel about the work on site. The deals are very generous at the moment too.
Anyone who cancels their trip is missing out big time because eventually there will be 192 rooms and it will not be possible to get the personal attention you get at present.
Heaven on Earth
I just want to say, I miss the friends that we'd made in Central Krabi Bay Resort. These people are just fabulous! They may be greener when it comes to service but they are totally genuine and sincere in making their guests feel very very special!
Our 6 days stay was the best I can hope for... (although, construction was still on-going, but we were given complimentary stuff as a form of apology from the resort).
Let's start with the different areas:
Location -
Just a bay away from Ao Nang, it's like world's apart when you are at the resort's private beach as compared to the rather polluted and populated Ao Nang beach. Waiting for the ferry transfer can be quite a hastle too. Especially when you have to call the resort to inform them that the ferry transfer is late to pick you up. During low tide, you can actually cross to Ao Nang on foot but I guess it also breaks the privacy of the resort with the possibilities of other travellers coming to the resort's private beach.
Rooms -
BIG, clean and very comfortable bed! The rain shower and the bath tub is superb! We were given the Spa Deluxe room so we have a private jacuzzi just at our terrace. The view is spectacular and the sunsets are just lovely. Daily evening turn down proved to be a very sweet gesture with a little gift left on our bed every night.
There are several food outlets namely Lotus Court, Rim Saai, Hagi, On The Rocks and Deep Blu. They serve respectable cuisine although the pricing might be a little bit steep. Breakfast at Lotus Court is always delightful and it is by far the most delicious hotel breakfasts I had so far.
Facilities -
The infinity pool is great! The colour of the pool even matches the colour of the sea in the morning sun! Impressive!
We went to the fitness centre for our complimentary yoga class. I would say the equipment is suffice although it can be a little crampy as compared to the size of the resort. You can even 'rent' kayaks and sail-boats to explore a bit of the cliffs along the sea coast of the resort. Overall, the facilities and activities are definately sufficient to satisfy guests.
Spa -
We had a body massage and a facial done. The centura spa boasts very polite and professional therapists and the treatment offered was just great.
People -
I guess what truely sets this resort apart from all the resorts and hotels I had stayed with is their people. Their staff is all so friendly and sincere and they will do their best in providing for their guests. I cannot describe any better than to tell you. Go stay in this resort and be mesmerized by the staff who works there. I certainly do hope as the resort is gaining popularity, they will keep this quality in their service as true as when we stayed there in Central Krabi Bay Resort.
Will Be Lovely Hotel WHEN Finished
This Hotel is currently (as of end Jan 06) a hazardous construction site. Major work is still underway involving heavy machinery (bulldozer, JCB's, Crane and lorries) moving around the complex, often on guest pathways. There are no barriers, cordons or adequate lighting of the areas being worked on to prevent accidents happening. This differed from the "non intrusive finishing work" I was advised of by the hotel on arrival.
There was extensive noise throughout the site during my stay at the end of Jan 06 (angle griders, pnuematic nail guns, hammering and concrete breakers) from 8am to 6pm (typically) and up until 10.30pm on one building which is close to most of the villas being occupied and the restaurants. There is still significant work to do, though all main guest facilities are fully operational. The hotel believes the work will be completed in "a very short while" - I have my reservations.
The rooms were stunning, the overall site will be impressive when complete, the food was excellent (if somewhat expensive for this standard of hotel in Thailand) and the staff were fantastic.
Long term issues:
- Constant low level drone from passing long-tail boats which transit between Ao Nang and Railay from 8am till 6pm.
- Anyone with physical disabilities needs to establish clearly how they will be safely transferred to/from the hotel, as transfer is by speed boat or amphibious vehicle from open beaches. This may be more of an issue during the wet season when rough seas can be encountered. Movement on the resort is straight forward (though there are steps to negotiate to get into the rooms. There are plenty of golf buggies for those who do not want to climb the slight hill to the accomodation, and the staff are keen to ferry guests around.
- When fully operational (with high occupancy levels) space may be limited as the beach is relatively small (about 250 metres by 20 metres)
We loved Krabi! CBKR was great and with excellent seaview!
Our Arrival:
We stayed at Central from Jan 15 to 19. I called the hotel during the airport transfer (arranged by ourselves) to ensure that they had the amphibious ready at Ao Nang. I was still thinking that they had a reception at the Beach (from the website, they said they had it there). At the beach, the driver stopped the car on the side in the mid of the beach road, we came off the car trying to find the so called reception but didn't see it whatsoever, ....then all of a sudden 2 ladies wearing CBKR shirts approached and greeted us. Then they told us the reception was not ready yet, and the drop off/pick up points of guest by boats was near a Christmas tree. The amphibious was really tall in a way to prevent guest's belongings wetting, and we had to climb up about 10 steps ladder in order to board the boat. When arrived at their private beach, we were greeted by the guest manager and treated with welcome drinks, and taken directly to our room.....this warm welcome was fabulous and friendly, we didn't have to check in at the lounge.
We have been treated with Spa Deluxe Room. The room was excellent, well appointed, with gorgeous seaview, the CBKR rock looked like just in front of us when viewed from our king bed. The king bed was excellent. The bathroom was great and spacious. They have rainforest shower (yet the water was not as strong as that of Westin or Ritz Carlton) and the temperature of warm water was consistent (Rayavadee's shower was relatively disappointed compared to CBKR). The bathroom amenities were average, we had to ask for toothbrushes and toothpastes. The spa tub on the terrace was good, we had it once at nighttime. The most worried thing was electricity. We had at least 3 times in a day that all the electricity were gone in our room. They fixed it at least 3 times to get the system being stable for our last 2 days.
Restaurants and Food:
All the restaurants had been already opened. For breakfast, we had it in Lotus Court except for 1 day we had to had it in Rim Saai (an outdoor area) because of floor polishing at Lotus. We loved the environment of having meals at Rim Saai during day time because we can enjoy the seaview and green pasture. Breakfast was good, had a lot of varieties. We liked the boiled rice, salads (has various kind of veg to choose from). I loved the famous Malaysian/Singaporean soup called "Spare rib tea soup", they used the same soup base but put in chicken as substitute.
For dinner, we had 1 in Rim Saai and 1 dinner in Hagi. The Hamachi sashimi was excellent though a bit costly, it was fatty and just melted in mouth. The vegetables tempura was good. However, their teppankayi food was just okay, needed improvement to reach a 5 star hotel standard. I don't have much comment about the food in Rim Saai as it was okay. The only thing that I've commented to the food and beverage manager was the "Peppercorn soft shell crab". I expected it should be a little crispy, yet it turned out too soft and wet and didn't carry enough flavour of peppercorn. I suggested to the manager they could consider to offer black pepper crab which was a popular dish.
On the second day of our stay, the deep blu bar just opened. In the bar, we could enjoy seeing fishes moving around in the tank. We were provided with nuts snack, but the nuts were not chunky, not the same as I used to have in a bar.
On our last day before we transferred to Rayavadee, we had 2 appetizers and a margarita pizza at the beach bar. I t was supposed to be good as they baked it in a wood oven. The pizza base was good but because they put in too much cheese that the pieces got too soft.
Beach, Activities and Facilities:
We had thai massage in our room but involuntarily, then we figured out with the spa receptionist that thai massage had to be served in room (but didn't specify the reason). Only single rooms in the Centara Spa was opened They had a gym room but the room size was small. Other facilities such as kids room, club room looked like were close to opening. The sea activities were available for renting. Their beach was nice, my husband said in fact their sand was very good and powdery, just thatbecause too many transports moving around during this construction period, the water didn't look clear and the sand was muddy.
Their staff were pleasant, serving with their hearts and smiles, always want to do the best they can to make you feel like "king and queen", and most of them were young......which meant they were less experienced than those of Rayavadee which we stayed after this resort. Because they were so green, they were like always trying to "practice" what they've learnt from training through serving us. There were 2 buggy drivers honestly telling us that we were their first guests on board, and they didn't know where was our room, not even for the second ride with him....but we didn't really mind.
Transfer in-out to Ao Nang:
Boat departed for Ao Nang hourly at 9, 10, 11...etc., and departed from Ao Nang also hourly at 5:30, 6:30p.m. etc. Could ask the staff for the exact schedule. As there weren't many guests, everytime we phoned their staff to re-confirm the schedule, so there may be chances they would skip the trip for nobody reserved it in advance. We had a late night trip at10:30p.m., it was no scare and no problem, their cruise staff was experienced.
There were noises, and many wokers working day and night that we didn't expect that many in the so called "Soft opening period". This had not happened when we stayed at Phuket Marriott in the same kind of opening before. Having said that, we didn't request to transfer out because we loved the room, the view, a place where only few guests around (but with lots of workers), and we had 2 day 4 hrs trips so we weren't in the room at all times...even when we were in our room, we didn't feel disturbing, we had nice naps.
We liked their room the best because of its seaview, the bed and the bathroom. The food was average. The facilities would be great after all things were up and running. Their service was great, friendly, pleasant, making us feel warm and welcome.
Honestly speaking, this resort shouldn't accept guest during my period of stay..i mean for a 5 star ratings resort, I guess nobody wants to be "greeted" with so many workers day and night. But if I had a second chance to choose, I would probably still stick with CBKR because it offered a great seaview and service, and a great chance with little guests so everyone rushed to serve us, and we were offered with great deals....so consider this, we felt we're already been compensated. I'm sure when everything is up and running, CBKR will be fabulous and wonderful place to stay, and will be my top 3 resorts. I already told the staff we have to return, and we will. We loved Krabi!!!!
Central Krabi Resort - Great people
My wife and I stayed at the Central Krabi Resort between Christmas and New Year. First of all you will have read about the construction, over our stay the noise level and visability diminished significantly - but they still have some way to go (March 2006 by my estimate).
Whilst we were there the spa/gym was not open, nor 3 of the restaurants, nor bar or club, so I can't comment on these.
The Lotus restaurant was open for breakfast, lunch and dinner (buffet or a la carte) all the food was great (and I am a self-confessed foodie) - the buffet was as good as the a la carte but it was nice to have a change (this was the only restaurant open at the start of our stay...). Breakfast was great, fresh friut, eggs as you like them, and hot and cold buffet as well, do try the guava juice!
The "Rock" was then opened by the beach - great pizza and tandoori oven and their indian chef is from New Delhi. Also a great place to have cocktails and watch the most incredible sunsets.
The room we had was lovely - great view over the beach, excellent finishes on all aspects of the interior, large and spacious - no downside what so ever. There are currently generators on the northern side of the bay, I don't know what the plans are for these (i.e. if they are going to be moved or sound supressed) but at night they were audible from our room which was also the most northern block.
The location of this resort is second to none, I have stayed at Railay previously and Krabi Bay is more convenient, and just as beautiful- the water is not quite as clear as the beaches of Railay but these are a boat trip away, as are the islands just off shore which are amazingly clear. Ao Nang is either a boat trip or at low tide you can walk around the headland, or there is an unofficial track over the headland (although not advisable at night). We ate in Ao Nang at night on a couple of occasions and the resort launch or amphibious vehicle picked us up around 10.30pm. Ao Nang is great for cheap shopping, cheap but good food, cheap massages etc.
As this resort was just opening when we arrived the processes and procedures of handling guest requests or know what do when were just getting going - but will no doubt run more smoothly in the very near future.
When the Central krabi bay resort is finished it will be a world class resort. The most impressive aspect of this resort though is the staff, without expection they were fantastic, friendly and genuinely nice people.
We cannot wait to return, after March sometime, to see the finished product and say hello to the many staff members we befriended during our stay.
Above average for now, but expecting excellent once completed.
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So here we are at our final stop on the island of Krabi, southern Thailand. Our crabbiness comes from the fact that once our time here is over we'll soon be at home and also, surprisingly, there has been rain, heavy at times, although this clears up reasonably quickly and then it's hot, but still a bit cloudy. Still factor 50 for me even on …
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... making the short 30 minute journey to Rai Leh beach. Upon arrival you see exactly where you are heading as there are chalk hand holds covering a whole section of the wall, and small figures slowly ascending them.
I was in a class with 10 other people, most of which has never climbed before and given the fact the guide spoke very little English I felt a bit for the first timers. The guide was however an excellent climber who ...
Krabi, Where There Really Isn't Much To Do!
After our final few nights in Koh Phi Phi (where I managed to forget my camera) we headed on to Krabi...
We arrived after a few hours on a boat and was swiftly taken by cab to a hostel that Adam had found online, but after his earlier shocker with the train tickets I was sceptical. However, the boy delivered, and after the hole we had been staying in in Koh Phi Phi, we were all relieved to find that the hostel was clean, spacious and had hot water!
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Donna and Helen sat by the pool and finally around 2pm I appeared had a quick swim in the luxury pool and then sat in the pool side bar having a pina colada - another tick !
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Hudson County is expected to experience heavier snow this afternoon and some school districts have changed or cancelled activities in anticipation of the storm.
East Newark, Guttenberg and Union City will have early releases for its students while other district officials have decided to keep their students for a full day.
Union City school officials said students had a pre-planned half day and they will not be affected by today's snowstorm.
However, a teachers' professional development session, originally planned to be held after the half-day, has been cancelled, so teachers will leave at the same time as students.
A Harrison school district official said the superintendent "feels it's safer to keep the children in school," so the district schedule will remain as usual.
Other cities having a full day include Jersey City, Bayonne, Hoboken, Kearny, North Bergen, Secaucus, Weehawken and West New York.
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*Editor's Note: It should be noted, that Paul doesn't necessarily speak for all of the wineries currently listed on the Family of WA Wineries website. This is a touchy subject for some business owners.
There has been a great deal of uproar as of late of the pending ballot initiative 1183 in Washington State. On the surface, it looks to do away with the prohibition-era laws that allow the State to control the sale of spirits. On the surface, that looks mighty fine to most folks you talk to, however, there is some underpinning language in it that may impact smaller wineries.
I recently had the chance to catch-up with Paul Beveridge, President of the Family Wineries of Washington – a long list of family-run wineries who stand to gain or potentially lose if this initiative passes:
WF: There's been concern over the "uniform wholesale pricing" going away and that could make it harder for smaller wineries. As the owner of a very small winery, what are your thoughts?
Paul: I will sell more wine if I am permitted to give my best restaurant and wine shop customers quantity discounts, and they will be encouraged to buy more of my wine. Every winery is Washington gives a case discount to their retail customers, why should they be prohibited from doing the same for their wholesale customers?
WF: How do you think this will affect small wine/beer retail shops?
Paul: It will be great for wine as it will allow volume discounts. I do not like the fact that small wine/beer retail shops will not get to have a spirits department. I would support a bill in the legislature to allow true wine/beer retails shops (not mini-marts) to have spirits sections. We asked the coalition to make this change, but they got so beat up about minimarts under 1100 that they could not. And note that the big distributors are still arguing in their ads that mini-marts will be able to sell spirits (a fabrication).
WF: Should the bill pass, and stores start making room to bring in spirits, what do you anticipate happening to their available retail space that now might include some of the smaller wineries?
Paul: I expect it to get larger due to the availability of quantity discounts. The mark up on wine and spirits is one of the highest in a retail store. They will get rid of low margin items like paper towels before they will reduce the wine section. And if they don't, small specialty wine shops will be happy to fill the void.
WF: Do you see think that 1183 will put smaller retail shops at a disadvantage to larger stores, like Costco? Why?
Paul: No, small retail shops have never tried to fight toe to toe with giant retailers like Costco. Small shops make their money by providing more service, selection and quality than the warehouse stores. Costco will continue to sell the commodity wines (and spirits) and small wine shops will continue to sell the unique and interesting wines.
WF: Doesn't the 10,000 sq. ft. minimum put those shops at a huge disadvantage because they can't sell spirits as well?
Paul: I agree. This should be changed.
WF: Spirit sales are a good revenue source for the State of WA – are you at all worried that the State will come up with new taxes/fee's – passed on to everyone (even those who never went into liquor stores) as a way of making up that missed revenue?
Paul: No, the coalition made sure that the state would make more money, not less, under 1183.
Thank you for your input, Paul – it'll be interesting to see what happens as voters head to the polls!
Link: 2011 General Election Online Voters' Guide
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I can't think about him without his association with Naomi. Together they were magic and always so undermarked.
I don't quite agree that L&T were always undermarked but I do enjoy watching them skate. Really nice interview btw.
I agree with Joe ... I feel they rarely got the marks they deserved. They were just wonderful together, IMO. I'm also happy they are skating together again.


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We need to expand mental health care
I am mystified at the reaction by so many that the lack of gun control is the problem every time a tragic incident involves the killing of innocent people. The resolution to these problems is not gun control. The root cause of these killings is generally mental health issues.
If President Obama wants to raise taxes, then let the administration invest in reopening mental health facilities and have Obamacare fund mental health programs. Ultimately, other costs would go down. We have closed two facilities right here in Erie County in the last decade. People, who years ago were confined to institutions, are now free to come and go and no one is paying attention until it is too late.
If school budgets provided enough money for appropriate identification and counseling, some of these individuals could be helped or hospitalized before it goes so far that innocent lives are needlessly lost. It does not take a professional to recognize unusual behavior. I am sure that experienced teachers see this every day. I am not familiar with the laws protecting students from possibly being recommended for counseling, but even as a lay person, I think I have witnessed many children who show signs of instability due to many unfortunate experiences in early childhood or their high school years. I cannot believe that I am the only one who feels this way.
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"Shaping Our Energy Future: A Conversation with Energy Leaders and You" is the title of a program being presented Aug. 12 in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
The program will take place from 8:30-11:30 a.m. in Agrusa Auditorium in Davis Hall, North Campus.
It will examine energy issues in Western New York, across the state and internationally, including trends in energy regulation, efforts to shape a new energy future and opportunities for economic development and job creation in the Buffalo-Niagara region.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and a meet and greet with
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The Memorial Service for Carolann Ketten will be held on Saturday, April 20th at 3 p.m., at the Fallon Seventh-day Adventist Church, 755 Esmeralda Street. Following the memorial service, there will be a luncheon provided at the church's recreation room, across the street from the church. In lieu of flowers, the family asked that donations be made to the Division of Child and Family Services in Fallon, Nevada.
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On January 23, 2013, the Missouri House of Representatives welcomed Chief Justice Richard B. Teitelman for the delivery of the State of the Judiciary Address. Chief Justice Teitelman delivered a brief address designed to pay respects to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., recognized the efforts of some exceptional Missouri citizens, and offered his view on the benefits of cooperative government.
Though sometimes taken for granted, the State of the Judiciary is far from symbolic. There are few who know better, or are as well versed, in the effectiveness of our state laws than the justices who came before us today. Their knowledge of the direct impact and success of policies like drug courts - which our legislature created and the judiciary implemented - serve to reinforce the rule of law in the most beneficial way to Missourians.
This week in the House, I am happy to report that we saw the quick passage of a bill that supports and affirms good government procedure and protocol. HB 110, makes our law clear that the voice of the people will be heard when filling a vacancy for a statewide offices such as; lieutenant governor, governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state auditor, state treasurer and US senator .
HB 110 is a much needed piece of legislation that will ensure the power to select statewide office holders remains in the possession of the people. The current system--based on precedent, not law--excludes the people from the process.
Furthermore, this legislation stipulates that the governor must call for the special election to coincide with a scheduled general election. This is an important change that would give the people a say in the process without creating additional financial burden for Missouri taxpayers.
Now we await and anticipate swift action on HB 110 by the Senate so that it can go before the governor for his approval. Upon the governor's signature, it would immediately become law because it contains an emergency clause. This measure is an example of the common sense government the people deserve. The voters should have the ultimate authority to decide who represents them in the halls of government.
Of the hundred pieced of legislation that have been and will be filed, one of the first to start moving through the legislative process is HB 87. This legislation seeks to reauthorize what have come to be known as benevolent tax credits. These are tax credits that encourage Missourian's to donate to charitable organizations that perform essential services to our states neediest. Most importantly it encourages private sector solutions instead of forcing the government's involvement, which so often drains resources and administrative costs.
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This recent article from The Boston Globe reminds us that part of the responsibility of schools is to help young people develop non-academic skills.
This Thursday night, November 6, at 7:30pm in the Arts Building Music Room, we are pleased to have Paula Moraine offering a talk for parents. The event is free and open to the public. Paula Moraine, M.Ed., will be speaking on attention issues and offering techniques to strengthen our children's executive function, time management, and more.
Paula has been a Waldorf class teacher and administrator; a tutor for elementary, high school, and college students; and a university adjunct, mentor, coach, and adult educator in teacher training programs in the US, Germany, and Scotland. Paula's book Helping Students Take Control of Everyday Executive Functions – The Attention Fix has been translated into Dutch, Spanish, and Finnish. She is currently in private practice in Maryland.
This article from The New York Times looks at what makes a successful school.
Are students losing their ability to self-regulate? Is "self-regulation" another word for obedience? What about the debate on willpower and that hard-to-define concept du jour, "grit"? This piece on the "academic diligence task" raises complex questions.
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One of the many things to think about while planning and scheming for Paris-Brest-Paris is the start time. With up to 6,000 riders, letting them all start at once would be a bit like a snake swallowing a hippopotamus, so the organizers spread the riders out on the course by offering a few different choices for start times.
Start times are divided by the type of bike (solo bikes vs. special bikes, like tandems and recumbants) and by time allowed to complete the course. Riders can choose a 90 hour, 84 hour or 80 hour start, meaning they have 90, 84 or 80 hours in which to complete the ride. So, if you think you're going to need the entire 90 hours, you'll definitely want to choose the 90 hour start time. But if you're pretty sure you can finish in 84 hours or even 80 hours or less, you may want to choose the 84 or 80 start.
The advantage to choosing the 84 or 80 hour start is that it separates you from the 90 hour crowd (usually the biggest group) so the roads and the controls are less crowded with the slower riders. The disadvantage is of course you have less time to finish the ride.
According to the PBP web site, the different start times are:
- Sunday, August 21, from 16:00 for a 80 hours time limit(solo bikes)
- Sunday, August 21, from 17:30, for a 90 hours time limit(special bikes)
- Sunday, August 21, from 18:00, for a 90 hours time limit (solo bikes)
- Sunday, August 21, from 21:00, free starts for a 90 hours time limit (solo bikes)
- Monday, August 22, from 04:45 for a 84 hours time limit(special bikes)
- Monday, August 22, from 05:00, for a 84 hours time limit(solo bikes)
- Monday, August 22, from 05:30 to 08h00, free starts for a return before Thursday 17h00
I've done a couple rides that started at night (a 600k and a 200k) and I actually felt pretty good throughout that first night on both rides. But they were both a lot shorter than PBP, so there's no telling how a night start will affect me 40 or 50 hours into the ride.
The group I'll be riding with likes the 84 hour start, primarily because they all tend to fall into the morning-start-is-best camp. So far I'm not sold on the idea. I like a lot of things about the 80 hour start, like:
- It gets you out in front of almost everyone else. Assuming you keep moving fast enough you'll never even see most of the other riders so you won't have to work your way through them on the road.
- Controls will be clean and uncrowded when you arrive so getting to food, bathrooms, etc. should be quick and easy.
- You have the day to take your time getting to the start. Sleep in, take a nap, relax, no rush...
- At least at the start you'll be surrounded by fast riders giving you plenty of choices to draft on.
- You arrive in Brest in the evening which might make it easier to get some sleep there.
- Given our planned schedule, the 80 hour start would have us doing a slightly higher percentage of night riding.
- Historically riders choosing the 84 hour start have had a higher finish rate than riders in any other start group (it's not clear why, though possibly starting in the morning has something to do with it).
I'm interested in what start time other PBP riders are choosing and why. And am I over-thinking this a bit?


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AFSC's New Hampshire Program Coordinator, Arnie Alpert, was a guest on New Hampshire Public Radio's "The Exchange," hosted by Laura Knoy, on September 7, 2011. The topic was the history of debates over the death penalty in New Hampshire.
Arnie, who also serves on the Board of the NH Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, said the death penalty doesn't provide any greater deterrence than lengthy imprisonment, costs more than alternatives, and does nothing for the loved ones of homicide victims. He also said the fact that the one person sentenced to death in New Hampshire in recent years is a black man convicted of killing a white man fits into the racist tracks the death penalty has left nationwide. The state's religious community has been united in speaking out for abolition, he said. In short, the death penalty is a great example of an ineffective and expensive government program that should be eliminated.
Appearing with Arnie on the show was Representative John Tholl, a retired police chief and long-time state legislator from Whitefield.
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If working at and arcade for several months has taught me anything, it's that kids love prizes. The arcade itself has a pretty diverse range of both digital games and more classic machines such as pinball but the most popular games by far are the ones that spit out tickets at the end; tickets which can be exchanged for all sorts of prizes ranging from candy to water guns to toy cars.
I'll be the first to admit that, like the kids at the arcade, I've become sort of addicted to the other "incentives" that are built into today's video games. Whether it's unlocking achievements and trophies, ranking up in an online environment, or leveling up in an RPG/MMO, I have gotten to a point where a large part of my satisfaction in playing a game is tied to how the game acknowledges my progress by dangling these "golden carrots" in front of me.
I'm obviously not alone either since it has become pretty much standard practice for developers to tie some sort of progression system into the multiplayer component of their games. Players have taken rather well to the concept of unlocking new perks, weapons, armor, and other milestones by performing well and devoting more and more time to a game's multiplayer. This practice benefits the developers as much as the gamers since it has the potential to extend a game's longevity way past its single-player offerings.
This practice isn't restricted to multiplayer either. Whenever a developer releases an HD remake of a popular classic title, one of the major selling points is almost always the added inclusion of achievements/trophies that weren't present in the game's initial release. Soon after Microsoft pioneered the concept of achievements on the Xbox 360, other major gaming platforms such as Valve's Steam and Blizzard's World of Warcraft quickly hopped on the bandwagon, even taking the idea one step further by offering in-game items/rewards for completing certain achievements.
Since then the concept has grown even more exponentially to the point where some sort of achievement system has become a standard feature in most MMO's. A few multiplayer-heavy games such as Gears of War 3, Mass Effect 3, and the Call of Duty series even allow players to reset their multiplayer rank once they reach its peak, offering even more rewards and allowing them to climb the progression ladder all over again.
So how much do these "golden carrots" mean to you as a gamer? Some players just don't feel like they've "finished" a game until they unlock every achievement and/or reach the highest multiplayer rank while others only see achievements as an added bonus for playing through a game once or twice. Do achievements/ranks/xp mean that much to you? Or do you live only for the love of the game?


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Christmas celebration, 11 a.m. Dec. 12. Come and join us for a wonderful and fun time with Rick Blessing as we celebrate Christmas at the Evans Senior Center. You bring your favorite snack to share; we furnish the beverages. Rick will be entertaining you with his wonderful Frank Sinatra show. There is a $5 charge at the door for those attending to defray the cost of the entertainment. Rick, for years, was the No. 1 Frank Sinatra impersonator in L.A. and now has moved to this area and is entertaining us! Join us for this special event you will truly enjoy and will make your holiday season a little more special.
Dallas trip, March 13-19, 2013. The cost is $599 per person based upon double occupancy for all transportation (Motorcoach), all lodging, all tickets to covered events and 10 meals (six Breakfast and four dinner) and two complete guided tours. We will visit the Sixth Floor Museum in association with the assassination of President Kennedy and explore its history. We will visit South Fork Ranch where the television show Dallas was created, the city of Fort Worth and the famous Fort Worth Stockyards and enjoy a very special Diamond Tours Dinner Party. Sign-up is ongoing at the Recreation Desk of the Evans Community Complex. If you have questions, call (970) 834-1478 or (970) 475-1125.
Fall color trip, will be to Washington, D.C. where we will take in the culture and the color of the times. More information will be available after the Holidays.
Free appraisals, 9 a.m.-noon the third Tuesday of each month. Don't forget to bring those family heirlooms and treasures for Daniel Geary to appraise. What a wonderful way to discover if you have a real treasure or a sentimental one. Our own little "Antiques Roadshow!"
The Medicare Man meeting, 9 a.m.-noon Tuesdays for any of you who require information on the subject. No appointment is needed with Don Anderson. If you need help before then, call (970) 834-1478.
Our thought for the week: "Democracy can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves large benefits from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship."
(Santa Claus) Alexis de Tocqueville Author of "Democracy in America".


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Despite a dismal year economically for 2009, most Americans are optimistic about the new year on a personal level, according to a recent Associated Press poll.
More than half of the nearly 1,000 responders say they think the economy will not get any better soon, with two-thirds saying their family finances will worsen or at least stay the same. But a whopping 82 -percent say they think 2010 will be a good year for their families.
Three out of four Americans think 2009 was a bad year for the country, pointing to an economy rocked by unemployment and home foreclosures.
But behind the gloomy economic circumstances, most Americans point to a good year for relationships with family. Three in five Americans said their own family had a good year in 2009.
Some 72 percent of Americans said they're optimistic about what 2010 will bring for the country - especially for their families.
Marcia Andrews of Blairsville, Pa., who was laid off from her job as a high school nurse, remains hopeful for the New Year, despite the setbacks she endured in 2009.
"It was the wrong place and the wrong time," she said, adding that she also lost money in the stock market.
"I have to be optimistic," she said. "I always feel that I can pull out of things. ... I don't know how it's going to happen, but I think it will."
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Viewpoint: Consensus needed on Causeway centre
Published 12/09/2007
Any country that has one of the geological wonders of the world should be making the most of it, so it is not so surprising that Environment Minister Arlene Foster has said she is "minded" to let a private developer get on with building a much-needed visitors' centre at the Giant's Causeway. It is the only plan on the table, after seven years of stalling, but surely her warning should spur the other candidates to agree an alternative proposal, using public money.
So many public bodies have been involved that their scheme has failed to make progress, but that should not mean that the executive should withdraw its support. Yet the combination of Ms Foster's surprise intervention, and the decision of Economy Minister Nigel Dodds to drop plans to spend £21m on the centre shows a decided preference for the application by Seaport Investments Ltd.
The disagreement throws into sharp focus the problems facing the executive when two ministers from the same party, the DUP, make up their minds on a course of action before it is discussed at executive or Assembly level. Opponents will feel they are being railroaded, even if there is general frustration with the length of time it has taken for the local authorities and the National Trust to come up with a solution.
The scandal is that although the Giant's Causeway is Northern Ireland's premier tourist attraction, with more than 500,000 visitors a year, it has always lacked the dedicated infrastructure that any World Heritage site deserves. The destruction of the previous centre opened up an opportunity to expand the tourist potential, and use the profits elsewhere in the locality, but there has been foot-dragging by all concerned. Now, £1.2m of public money which has been spent on preparing a plan, and organising an international competition, stands to be lost.
One of the main objections to the favoured plan is that the new facilities would be built on a greenfield site, which opponents say would jeopardise the Causeway's status as a UNESCO-approved World Heritage site. Ms Foster has said she will consult with all the authorities before coming to a final decision and it must be hoped that a proper debate will now take place, at all levels, reaching the consensus that has so far been lacking.
Minds should now be focused on providing the best possible visitor centre, on the most environmentally-friendly site, for the sake of the visitors who will continue to make their way to a unique site, served by inadequate, temporary buildings. They are the ones who matter, for the good of the tourist industry as a whole. A long-delayed debate must begin, with total transparency and all options open - and may the best scheme win.
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Omaha, Neb., is a good sports town, home to baseball's College World Series, not to mention Mutual of Omaha (sponsor of the oh-so-famous old "Wild Kingdom" television show) and those great Omaha steaks.
But the city is quickly becoming known for being part of quarterback Peyton Manning's cadence, the directions he yells to his teammates before snapping the ball prior to each play.
There has been much speculation over the last few weeks about what "Omaha" means to the QB of the AFC champion Denver Broncos.
Some wonder if it tells his teammates when he's about to snap the ball, others say it could be a code indicating to do the opposite of a previous play. Certainly at times it's used to try to draw the defense offsides. The word has been shouted by other college and NFL quarterbacks as well, though not with the degree of publicity as the last few weeks of Denver football games.
Manning himself said it could mean different things in different situations. Obviously, it's better for the Broncos if we don't know what it means or more importantly if the Seattle Seahawks don't know what it means, exactly.
Still, the call, being heard by millions of fans watching on TV thanks to sideline microphones, is getting quite a bit of attention.
The city of Omaha pledged funds to Manning's charity for every time he called out the city's name. Thirty-one "Omaha's" resulted in nearly $25,000 in donations following Sunday's game, but as they say in those MasterCard commercialsn the thrill of hearing your city's name shouted by a future hall-of-fame quarterback on the way to the Super Bowl priceless!
Omaha officials valued the free advertising in the millions of dollars.
Maybe this could start a trend. I wonder if we could get Seahawks QB Russell Wilson to yell "Altoona, Altoona" during his play calls or maybe he'd prefer "Hollidaysburg," "Tyrone," "Bellwood," or "Bedford." A charitable donation would cost a lot less than the millions being shelled out for commercial airtime in the biggest football game of the year, and significantly less than the typical endorsement fees for professional athletes. And those donations will most certainly do some good.
Or perhaps quarterbacks will start reaping payment for their play calls imagine the money they could get for a "Pepsi" or "Chevrolet" to be inserted into a cadence. It's reminiscent of players being chased down during post-championship celebrations to say "I'm going to Disneyworld!"
With the Super Bowl media blitz just beginning, we are sure to hear more about Omaha between now and Feb. 2, shining a positive light on a grateful Nebraska city, as well as the off-field work of Manning's Peyback Foundation.
The hits on the Omaha website will undoubtedly skyrocket, and for some reason, when watching the Super Bowl, millions of people will be subconsciously thinking about college baseball, Marlin Perkins and big fat ribeye.
Kellie Goodman Shaffer can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Her column appears on Tuesdays.


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Whether jumping out of airplanes, immersing themselves in language training and cultural experiences, lending their skills on Capitol Hill, or manning the controls of an aircraft carrier, numerous cadets in the Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership redefined the meaning of summer as college students.
The Cultural Understanding and Language Program, or CULP, selected three VWIL cadets — Nhi Nguyen, Tatiana Western, and Jazmyne Williamson — for its highly competitive program, sending the students to three different countries for three weeks to promote multilingualism and cultural understanding in the officer corps.
"It was an amazing experience to me … it really opened my eyes to the diversity of the world," said Williamson, who spent her CULP training in Bacau, Romania, with that country's army airborne battalion. Her mission: to help the Romanian troops understand and speak conversational English. Williamson's team traveled around the eastern European country, giving her the opportunity to learn military tactics and interact with Romanians personally.
"Having the privilege to just talk to them was important because many people have knowledge of the United States only from what they see on television or movies, and I got the chance to break negative stereotypes that they once had," Williamson said. "This experience taught me how to understand cultural differences and how difficult it is to teach someone if you do not open your mind to new techniques and ideas."
Tatiana Western traveled to Lithuania on a military mission, learning Lithuanian tactics and weapons systems and spending time in nearby Latvia to participate in a NATO operation. "As a person and as a leader, I felt that I gained the confidence it takes to push myself hard," she said.
Some cadets spent their summers developing their leadership skills through study abroad and internships. Aly Beall spent the summer at Oxford University, Jordan Berg interned at a local police department, and Emily Carroll worked on Capitol Hill.
Answering constituent phone calls, reading mail, sorting press releases, and researching bills allowed Carroll, a political science major, to get a taste of being a Washington insider as she interned with Rep. Howard Coble from her home state of North Carolina.
"I've been able to see what has to be done to help Mr. Coble lead his district and try to make the people he represents happy," Carroll said. "Also, being [in Washington] made me want to figure out how to get back to DC and to the House of Representatives as soon as possible while still doing something with the military."
Meanwhile, Aly Beall spent weeks studying English literature and history at Oxford University, enjoying the challenge of classroom discussions and immersing herself in the works of William Shakespeare and the era that saw the rule of Henry VIII to Charles I. Most important, Beall said, was soaking in the culture and environment of an English university and discovering hidden qualities within herself.
"This summer helped shape my ideas of leadership as I came to realize that the world is a lot bigger than me, and I saw how different people can be," Beall said. "I realized that I have to know who I am and where I stand on certain issues to be someone that people want to follow. And I learned the importance of listening to the ideas of others."
Five VWIL midshipmen — Emily Sikorski, Kacie Dodd, Christina Leyton, Amanda Fadden, and Amanda Evans — spent their summer at sea while one midshipman, Mariah Efurd, and Marine Corps cadet Brenda Echak trained in San Diego. In addition, VWIL cadet Megan Barron earned a Navy ROTC scholarship.
Amanda Fadden's adventure took her on a cruise on the USS Ashland from Little Creek, Virginia, to San Diego via the Panama Canal. Along the way, Fadden fired a .50-caliber machine gun, practiced man-overboard drills and mass-casualty training, drove the ship, and gave command to the helmsman.
"I learned a lot about myself, and it changed a lot of my perspectives," Fadden said.
Leyton's experience took her to the Persian Gulf on the USS Nimitz, where she had the opportunity to learn about flight operations, including how to activate the aircraft launcher.
"My favorite part of the cruise was when I was able to take a ride on the helicopter [that] took me around the Nimitz as well as to see the cruiser that drove near the Nimitz," Leyton said. "The pilots were very informative and wanted to teach me everything they could. They even taught me how to properly conduct a search-and-rescue mission. At one point they hoisted me down from the helicopter and I was able to hang about three feet above the water."
Also spending their summer on the other side of the world were cadets Anabel Montano and Alessandra Gonzalez-Rivera, who traveled to South Korea for Cadet Troop Leader Training.
Once abroad, Gonzalez-Rivera spent time with the 568th Medical Ground Ambulance Company, where she served as a platoon leader and executive officer, gaining experience — such as time management — that extended beyond basic Army drills.
"The major thing that I gained from both experiences is the importance of getting to know the people you work with," Gonzalez-Rivera said. "Being able to learn how the people I worked with think and what they care about puts me on a personal level with them, which builds trust and helps within any work environment."
Before traveling to South Korea, Montano and Gonzalez-Rivera also trained at Fort Lewis in Washington for Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC), learning the basics of Army officer training. Also completing the LDAC experience this summer were Elizabeth Limerick and Jessie Campbell, who overcame her nerves as she traveled out west for her training duties.
"[Those nerves were] quickly erased when I got settled in with my platoon and got to know a little about everyone and where they were from," Campbell said. "With our newly forged bonds we embarked on a month-long adventure that changed my life. I learned — even when faced with daunting obstacle courses or having the opportunity to send a live bullet downrange — I was braver than I thought I could be."
After three weeks of her own difficult training, Kimberly Denny completed U.S. Army Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia, and earned her parachutist wings. Airborne School included practicing landing techniques, jumping from a tower, and eventually completing five jumps from aircraft.
"Airborne school was an amazing experience," Denny said. "My first jump was the craziest, funniest feeling ever. I feel extremely accomplished from completing the course and am proud to call myself a paratrooper."
Cover photo: Cadet Nguyen teaching elementary school children in Korea. See many more images of cadet summer experiences on the VWIL Facebook page.


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Even though most microfinance organizations use team liability, not all do so.
The lending model matters. With the similar borrower, required regular loan installments are eleven p.c more unlikely to become skipped less than the team liability environment, relative to particular person legal responsibility.
Compulsory financial savings deposits are 20 per cent more unlikely for being skipped under team legal responsibility contracts.
Final results propose a cautionary tale: Quite a few microfinance institutions are actually shifting faraway from joint to individual liability, besides, this transition is not really supported by strong empirical evidence.
Microfinance, the supply of compact unique and business financial loans, has witnessed dramatic expansion, reaching about 150 million debtors all over the world. Substantially of its good results has actually been attributed to conquering the worries of data asymmetries in uncollateralized lending. Yet, extremely minor is thought with regard to the best deal framework of such loans-there is substantial variation across lenders, even in a particular setting. This paper exploits a plausibly exogenous improve in the liability framework made available by a microfinance software in India, which shifted from specific to group legal responsibility lending. We discover proof which the lending product issues: for your exact same borrower, necessary regular mortgage installments are eleven p.c not as likely to be missed under the group legal responsibility location, relative to personal legal responsibility. Moreover, compulsory cost savings deposits are twenty p.c less likely to become missed under group liability contracts.


text: Spencer "Buddy" Medlin, told Sen. Huggins that CCA's prison in his district needed 930 inmates to break even, the senator recalls. Sens. Huggins and Gordon worried that the companies might pull out of the prisons, and neither man thought the state could run them more efficiently than the companies. In the future, Mississippi might need the extra beds. By March 24, a Saturday, Mr. Calabrese had left, but Mr. Sage was planted on the second floor of the statehouse. A conference committee of three representatives and three senators had convened to set the corrections budget and deal with the empty beds, which now numbered 2,600. Four of the six lawmakers had prisons in their districts. The conferees sat around a U-shaped group of tables in a high-ceilinged room hung with portraits of former appropriations chairmen, participants say. Cigar and cigarette smoke floated in the air. Mr. Johnson shuttled in and out to answer questions, while Mr. Weissinger, the regional prisons' attorney, waited with Mr. Sage outside. The conferees spent most of the weekend debating whether to solve the empty-bed problem by closing part of the state's massive century-old penitentiary at Parchman in northwest Mississippi. Rep. Coleman of Bolivar argued against the idea. Some of her constituents work at Parchman, which is near her district. She opposes companies being in the incarceration business in the first place, dealing with "human bodies as commodities," as she puts it. Sen. Huggins endorsed closing part of Parchman. "Jack [Gordon] and I went out to dinner with the private prisons, and they're hurting," he recalls telling the lawmakers. Wackenhut and CCA had bailed the state out of a tough spot in 1994 by helping get two new prisons up and running quickly, and they deserved help, he said. "I haven't had the privilege of going to dinner," Rep. Coleman remembers firing back, "but I don't think we should close the [Parchman] units." The debate got loud at times, but finally, the conferees agreed to leave Parchman intact for now. They turned to the county-owned regional prisons. The legislators were inclined to boost these prisons' guaranteed minimum to 230 inmates -- an idea Mr. Johnson says he didn't like, because it meant moving $8-a-day prisoners from state facilities to $25-a-day regional prisons. The conferees accused him of wanting to keep state prisons full, so their budget would look justified, participants recall. Guilty, he said. The committee emerged with a bill around noon on Monday, March 26, but its language was ambiguous. The measure seemed to set a 230-inmate minimum for the regional prisons, as well as what looked like a 900-inmate minimum for the Wackenhut and CCA prisons. The bill didn't, however, explicitly require Mr. Johnson to move any inmates. Rather, it directed his department merely to "make payments for housing" prisoners according to the stipulated minimums -- to pay the prisons whether they housed more inmates or not.


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The History Department of Indiana University is pleased to announce a conference in memory of our esteemed colleague William B. Cohen, who died tragically November 25, 2002. Bill made path-breaking contributions on French imperial history, colonial encounters, and the development of modern cities, as well as writing on the Holocaust, the legacy of Charles De Gaulle, and philanthropy. At the time of his death he was working on a significant project on the conflict between official memory and popular opinion of the Algerian War.
The conference program reflects Bill's interests and his influence on students. Topics include French ideology and nationalism, memory, colonialism and imperialism. The full program may be viewed on the conference web-site at http://www.indiana.edu/~histweb/cohen_conference/.
December 5 and 6, 2003
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana


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League of Legends
Relaxing by choiceBy Peter Burman Score:
Nov 10, 2009 9:21AM PST
Having played LoL (an unfortunate acronym) for a long time now I can safely recommend it. One might call it a team-based strategy game, but to be quite honest the best feature of this game is that it ISN'T particularly involved. There's no denying (killing your own minions to prevent the enemy from gaining gold/xp off of them) which means a slightly better player cannot completely dominate the field. It also means that everyone on both teams will steadily level as long as they don't get themselves killed, making matchmaking problems less noticeable.
The recommended items are sometimes completely off what is actually optimal for your character, but fortunately you don't need an optimal build to be able to contribute to your team. Also, the fact that you can empower every attribute of your character means you can figure out a build of your own and make it work. Riot's homepage has a list of all available items, so you can look through the list and decide beforehand a combo you want to try out.
edit: I'll add that the game is bug-ridden. The programmers seem to have taken short-cuts at several points which can cause projectiles to count as units for abilities empowered by destroyed units, and it's not uncommon for a sound to "get stuck" on the map. Sometimes you'll hear someone teleporting over and over when the sound has somehow got stuck on a loop.
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text: Howard Cox (Greylock), HBS 1969, started his career in the Office of the Secretary of Defense in the summer of 1968 and continued there through 1971. Part of a small team assigned to help extricate the U.S. from Vietnam, Howard realized then that his ability to influence decisions within such a large organization was limited. He wanted instead to "build small organizations into larger ones, rather than vice versa," so after finishing his service in government, he decided to pursue a career in venture capital. Howard joined Greylock, a private venture capital firm founded in Boston in 1965. He has been actively involved in healthcare, has served on numerous boards, and was a director of the Boston Globe when it was sold to the New York Times for over $1 billion, the largest price ever paid for a newspaper. He described his experiences in venture capital in an interview at HBS in July 2001.