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Letter | Possible sites for community pool
I am a regular swimmer at the Mary Wayte Pool and a strong supporter of the need for a community pool. Children need to learn to swim and to have fun in the water, swim teams need a place to work out, and adults need a place to exercise in the water, swim laps or just enjoy the water. I do not think that we need or could afford an aquatic center like the Federal Way Aquatic Center. However, it would be nice to have a therapy pool like the one at the Bellevue Aquatic Center. It has a ramp leading into it and is kept at a warmer temperature. Also a deep end of the pool with diving boards would be appreciated by the high school "Swim & Dive Team," those learning to dive or those who just like to do "cannon balls." As far as the possible sites for a new pool:
1) A new pool at the existing site would be ideal, as it is centrally located and is easily accessible by the high school swim team.
2) If that is not possible, I vote for a joint venture with the Boys' & Girls' Club with a pool located near their facility on Mercer Island School District property near the high school. A location at the old East Seattle School site would also work. It would not be as convenient for the high school swim team, but would be very accessible to most of the community.
3) Having a pool near the Community Center would be great. If it could be on the level of the Community Center and not down at Luther Burbank Park, that would be even better. Many people use the Community Center to exercise, and it would be a great addition to have a pool as part of the complex. Of course, that would require land for the pool and additional parking, but would create a multifaceted center.
Peggy Pomeroy
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PhD, University of Virginia
Neuronal Mechanisms of Memory and Aging
After serving as an avionics electronics technician maintaining fighter aircraft in the US Air Force, Dr. Lucien T. "Tres" Thompson received his undergraduate degree in Psychology & Biology and masters degree in Experimental Psychology from California State University, San Bernardino. While there, he received training in wildlife biology, animal behavior, and human electrophysiology, and carried out diverse experimental studies using taste aversion to alter predatory behaviors of wild coyotes and using biofeedback to enhance the human relaxation response (EEG alpha rhythm).
Crossing the continent, Dr. Thompson became a Thomas Jefferson Presidential Scholar at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, earning his PhD in Neuroscience for his work on the stability and plasticity of hippocampal place cells. Additional post-doctoral training in neurophysiology and neurobiology occurred at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, where Dr. Thompson wrote a number of well-funded RO1s which allowed him to remain as a research faculty member in the Department of Cell, Molecular & Structural Biology, studying cellular mechanisms of associative learning in aging humans and in model systems. His research interests in substances that can enhance memory (nootropics) developed at Northwestern.
At the inauguration of a new Neuroscience program at UT Dallas in 1997, Dr. Thompson became half of the starting faculty, and has overseen the program's rapid and successful growth. Besides PhDs mentored in Chicago, seven new PhDs have emerged from his Aging & Memory laboratory here in BBS, with several now themselves faculty in the neurosciences at other universities.
As a cellular- and systems-level neuroscientist, I strive to understand and improve the basic cellular mechanisms of learning and memory. I have concentrated my research efforts on regulation of post-synaptic excitability, more specifically, the necessary role of Ca2+-dependent K+ channels.
These K+ channels play a crucial role in memory-related plasticity across the lifespan. They interact strongly with NMDA (NR) excitatory glutamate receptors to regulate excitability in Hebbian models, and bridge important gaps in multiple forms of meta-plasticity critical for memory consolidation. Our work shows that plasticity of these K+ channels is highly conserved: across different species, different tasks, and across brain regions (i.e. they are a necessary convergence point in learning and in memory consolidation).
Our learning and memory research incorporates both chronic in vivo and acute in vitro neurophysiological recordings, coupled with molecular/neurochemical assays, as well as a wide range of behavioral approaches. Recent investigations have assessed the effects of channel-specific antagonists, of anti-oxidants, stress, and emotion, and have manipulated or assessed cellular mechanisms in experience- and aging-dependent neuropathologies including tinnitus and diabetes. Our data clearly demonstrate adaptive shifts in cognitive and neurobiological strategies for storing and accessing memories as the brain ages, yielding new potential nootropic targets for functional improvement (i.e. better memory).
Farmer, G.E. & Thompson, L.T. (2012). Learning-dependent plasticity of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neuron post-burst afterhyperpolarizations and increased excitability after inhibitory avoidance learning depend upon basolateral amygdala inputs. Hippocampus, 22, 1703-1719.
Goble, T.J., Møller, A. & Thompson, L.T. (2009). Acute high-intensity sound exposure alters responses of place cells in hippocampus. Hearing Research, 253, 52-59.
Greer, T.L., Trivedi, M.H. & Thompson, L.T. (2005). Impaired delay and trace eyeblink conditioning performance in major depressive disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 86, 235-245.
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Wii U still leads the PS4 in lifetime sales in Japan
Jan 25th - The latest lifetime sales figures show the Wii U is still beating the PlayStation 4 in Japan.
There will be a Pokemon Super Bowl commercial next Sunday [VIDEO]
Jan 25th - Now that the playoffs have been decided, check out the Pokemon commercial that will air during the Super Bowl next week.
Mighty No. 9 is being delayed again to Spring 2016
Jan 25th - Keiji Inafune has delayed Mighty No. 9 again due to the network code used in the multiplayer portion of the game.
GameStop survey asks if gamers plan to buy Nintendo NX within 12 months
Jan 24th - Does GameStop expect the NX to launch within the next 12 months?
Rumor: New Wii U game to be revealed on Monday
Jan 22nd - A new rumor is surfacing about an unannounced Wii U game published by Nintendo.
Oddworld: New n' Tasty finally complete on Wii U
Jan 22nd - The Wii U version of Oddworld: New n' Tasty is complete, we're just waiting on a release date!
Week 2 of Nintendo's Winter Warm-up sale is now live
Jan 22nd - Nintendo's Winter Warm-up sale is kicking into high gear in its second week, with more great deals on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games.
Shadow Puppeteer finally gets a date for Wii U release
Jan 22nd - Developer Sarepta Studio has finally announced that Shadow Puppeteer will be releasing on Wii U next week.
Analyst says Nintendo NX portable coming in 2016, console in 2017
Jan 21st - Here's a look at the analyst report from yesterday's NX rumors, suggesting the NX portable will launch in 2016.
Star Fox Zero is still coming in April with amiibo support
Jan 21st - Today Nintendo confirmed that Star Fox Zero is still on track for its April 22 release and will have amiibo support.
The Wolf Link amiibo will be compatible with Hyrule Warriors
Jan 21st - Nintendo has finally detailed the amiibo support for Twilight Princess HD, while confirming the Wolf Link amiibo will work with Hyrule Warriors.
Zack and Wiki is headed to the Wii U virtual console tomorrow
Jan 20th - Heads up adventure game fans! If you missed Zack and Wiki on the Wii, now's your chance to get it on Wii U.
Xenoblade Chronicles X online down briefly today, more maintenance next week
Jan 20th - Xenoblade Chronicles X will be offline briefly today for maintenance and another regular maintenance period has been scheduled for Wednesday.
Twilight Princess HD Wolf Link amiibo dungeon has 40 levels
Jan 20th - More information from those Famitsu scans has been revealed, including the Wolf Link amiibo dungeon having 40 levels of content.
More Nintendo NX rumors suggest 4K video support and 900p resolution gaming
Jan 20th - The Nintendo NX rumor mill is in full swing this morning, with a supposed survey from GFK, a market research firm.
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Jan 20th - A new rumor has surfaced that says Nintendo is creating the NX to interface with smartphones, and possibly competitors like the PS4.
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Jan 19th - Translations of the Famitsu scans released a few days ago reveal new information about amiibo support in Twilight Princess HD.


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SOMERVILLE -- The Verve Bistro Bar Lounge in Somerville was packed with customers on Fat Tuesday, February 21, to celebrate Mardi Gras and support the Matheny Medical and Educational Center in Peapack.
Matheny, a special hospital and educational facility for children and adults with medically complex developmental disabilities, will receive 10% of the Fat Tuesday proceeds in addition to funds raised from a Mardi Gras mask silent auction that continues through Saturday, February 25.
Since opening Verve in the late 1990s, owner Rick St. Pierre has consistently given back to the community. He was recently named Somerville's 2011 Citizen of the Year.


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By Matthew Goldstein
SAC Capital industrials trader Charles Simonian is getting a new job–one that's very close to Steve Cohen.
By Matthew Goldstein
SAC Capital industrials trader Charles Simonian is getting a new job–one that's very close to Steve Cohen.
By Matthew Goldstein
The full year numbers aren't in, but it appears Steve Cohen's SAC Capital had a pretty good year–especially compared to most other long/short equity hedge funds which lost money. But how does this year's 8% gain stack-up against other strong years posted by the Stamford, Conn. hedge fund?
By Matthew Goldstein
Move over Steve Cohen. The trader who is killing it at Cohen's $14 billion SAC Capital Advisors this year is Gabriel Plotkin.
By Katya Wachtel
John Thaler's hedge fund, JAT Capital, had a meteoric rise through much of 2011, generating a 38 percent return at its peak in early September. Since then, Shumway Capital alum has ebbed, though he's still beating a ton of his competitors.
By Matthew Goldstein and Jennifer Ablan
The thing about deposition excerpts—even lengthy ones—is that some of the tantalizing material gets left on the cutting room floor. And that's certainly the case with hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen's two-days worth of testimony in the long-running Fairfax Financial litigation.
By Jennifer Ablan
Steven A. Cohen, one of the world's most successful and secretive billionaire hedge fund managers, shared some of his thinking on insider trading, something his worst critics have alleged SAC Capital knows a thing or two about.
By Matthew Goldstein
Hedge fund titan Steve Cohen is taking steps to appear more open these days. Over the past year or so, he's been showing up at industry conferences, charity events–even allowing himself to be photographed with his wife for a glossy spread in Vanity Fair magazine.
Sen. Chuck Grassley wants to know what the Securities and Exchange Commission did with complaints it received about potential improper trading by Steve Cohen's SAC Capital.


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THREE RIVERS -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. workers in Three Rivers have voted in favor of a tentative deal between their union and the Detroit-based auto parts supplier, a United Auto Workers local union official said this afternoon.
"They approved it in Three Rivers," said David Morris, bargaining chairman of UAW Local 2093, which represents about 790 workers at American Axle's Three Rivers plant who voted Monday.
"All I can tell you it's approved in Three Rivers. I won't go into the count until after Detroit votes" on Thursday, Morris said.
Three Rivers workers told the Kalamazoo Gazette on Monday that they were worried that the 1,800- to 1,900-member Local 235 in Detroit might vote down the tentative contract, which makes deep cuts to wages and benefits.
Morris told a news service today that if the Detroit local union fails to approve the deal reached over the weekend, Three Rivers workers might break ranks with the UAW and go back to work.
Reached by phone this afternoon, Morris confirmed that Local 2093 was making plans to accept the terms of the proposal and return to the Three Rivers factory if a majority of the 3,650 UAW workers on strike since Feb. 26 vote against it.
The factory, which makes axles and drive shafts mainly for General Motors Corp. pickup trucks and SUVs, already has a different wage structure than other UAW-represented American Axle plants.
Four years ago it accepted a two-tier wage structure that allowed new hires to be paid much less than existing workers. Under the tentative deal workers voted on this week, Three Rivers workers also would be paid less for some jobs than workers in other American Axle plants.
American Axle is the largest employer in St. Joseph County.
Send an email to Gazette reporter Alex Nixon, or call him at 269-388-2783.


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If that happens, Morristown will lose a landmark location, one of its highest-profile destinations for decades. It's the spot where countless patrons have been entertained for 30 years by eccentric Eric "Fluffy" Glover — the ticket-taker who makes Michael Winslow-style noises and playful gestures (and whose fans in the community pulled together to buy him a car for his 50th birthday in 2011).
It's the spot where, MorristownGreen.com reports, Mayor Tim Dougherty took his wife for a first date.
And it's the only movie theater in Morristown.
But Bow Tie is still hopeful the Morristown Clearview will stick around.
"The lease on the Morristown theater ends shortly and it is up to the landlord to decide what he wants to do," spokesman Christopher Beattie said in an email to NJ.com Wednesday. "We have made extensive efforts to negotiate with the landlord and extend the lease, but we have been unsuccessful to date. We are still in discussions with the landlord and hope to be able to reach a mutually satisfactory agreement that will allow Bow Tie to serve the Morristown community."
A representative of property owner Olnick Fisher has not yet returned a call seeking comment, nor has a representative of Cablevision.
According to multiple reports, if no deal is reached, the Morristown theater will close May 19.
Mark Ehrenkranz, producer of the New York Film Critics Series, said his program has shown films at the Morristown theater for the last five years. And he thinks it's likely that even if Clearview doesn't have a future in Headquarters Plaza, some other operator will take over the location.
"There's AMC, there's Digiplex. I don't see how Olnick Fisher wouldn't want to make use of that site and want someone to come in," he said.
If an operator renovates and revitalizes the theater, he said, "that's the best thing that could happen."
If that doesn't happen, Ehrenkranz said, he'll move his film series to Parsippany's Clearview location, which he said "is definitely an upgrade to the presentation in Morristown."
Cablevision agreed late last month to sell most of the Clearview chain to Bow Tie, adding 41 theaters to Bow Tie's existing 22. Bow Tie has pledged to make substantial upgrades to the Clearview theaters, adding digital projectors and 3-D equipment.But some theaters didn't make the cut. Kinnelon 3, Chester Cinema 6 and Allwood Cinema 6 in Clifton will all close, a MorristownGreen.com report quotes a Cablevision spokeswoman saying.
About 100 people expressed grief over the Morristown closing on a Facebook page dedicated to Glover, the ticket-taker.
"Eric and this theater were a huge part of my childhood, and many of my friends from Madison. God bless you guys," Jed Quinn wrote.
And many of the commenters wished Glover himself well.
"I will miss movie ticket guy," Sharon Wingerter wrote. "Somebody hire him. He makes movie night an experience!"


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By KATHRYN M. ROY
Internationally renowned theatrical circus performing company, the Nimble Arts of Vermont, bring their love-themed show to Northampton for Valentine's Day. Dubbed "The Love Show," Saturday's performance promises to be good clean fun for adults and children of all ages.
"It's really a mix of vaudeville and circus," said Serenity S. Forchion, a co-founder of Nimble Arts. "There's a story line. We have individual characters on stage, and every performer has a presence as a person."
At the end of the show, Forchion promised, the audience comes away like they know the performers.
"It's more intimate theater," she said.
"The Love Show" tells a captivating story about three gods who question the thing that mortals call love. The gods' sidekick, Cupid, shoots his arrow into a few mortals but he's not good with his aim, and chaos ensues as people fall in love with the wrong people.
Amidst the tale are a lot of entertaining juggling, acrobatics and other circus acts.
"The show thrills with daring aerialists flirting overhead, fiery jugglers on a flailing date and a wife who stand on her husband's head," Forchion said.
Since the theme of the show is love, Forchion said several people at past performances have taken it to heart, and have proposed marriage to their partners at the show.
"We've had people ask at the beginning (if they can propose) and we kind of set it up as the end of the show," she said.
The show is a family affair, with Forchion, her husband, Bill, and her twin sister, Elsie Smith, among the performers. The performers have experience with Cirque du Soleil, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus and the Pickle Family Circus. Forchion and her sister perform a duo trapeze and duo fabric act in their shows. They were recently awarded a bronze medal for their duo trapeze act at the First International Festival of Circus in Albacete, Spain.
Performing the show in Northampton is a homecoming of sorts for Forchion and Smith, who grew up in Huntington and attended the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. While Nimble Arts travels all over the country to perform, Forchion said she's looking forward to bringing the show to Northampton.
"It's not something you would normally see in Northampton," she said. "Unfortunately, small towns don't (usually) get to see theater like this because of budgets."
Two shows are scheduled on Saturday at the Northampton Center for the Arts, at 4 p.m. and at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for children under 12 and admittance is free for those under two.
In addition to Saturday's performances, there will be circus workshops offered by the New England Center for Circus Arts on Sunday. The hour-long workshops are for ages five to adult and cost $10.
Performance tickets and workshop spots can be reserved by calling (802) 254-9780. For more information, visit www.nimblearts.org


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Jack Gowan
If loved could have saved you, you would have lived forever. Our hearts were broken on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 with the passing of our loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, Jack Gowan, 63, of Smithboro. Jack is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Lois Eiklor Gowan; daughter and son-in-law, Janet and John Merrick of Sayre, PA; daughter-in-law, Kara Gowan of Kentucky; grandchildren, Shane, Dylan, Kaden and Joanna; brothers, Gerald Gowan of Barton, Richard Gowan of Virginia, sister, Beatrice "Petie" (Duane) Horton of Apalachin; mother-in-law, Joan Eiklor of Nichols; sisters-in-law, Paulette Gowan of VA, Lois Gowan of Nichols; several nieces and nephews, among them a special niece, Debbie Sherman. Jack was predeceased by a son, Donald Gowan, in 2008; his father-in-law, Bus Eiklor; brothers, Donald, James and Robert. Jack was born on July 16, 1949 in Waverly, NY, a son of the late Arthur and Alberta Gowan. He is a graduate of Tioga Central High School class of 1969. Shortly after high school he went to work as a Quality Control Inspector for IBM-Lockheed Martin. Jack retired in 2010 following nearly 40 years of service. Jack was a member of the Sons of the American Legion Post 0401, Owego. He enjoyed golfing, hunting, and was an avid Mets and Giants fan. In addition, he also enjoyed spending time at Tioga Downs and watching the horse races. Jack's greatest pleasures were found being surrounded by his family and spending time with his grandchildren. Jack had one wish, and requests that his friends and family consider becoming an organ and tissue donor for a transplant that would have allowed us more time with our husband, dad and papa. He will be forever remembered and forever missed.
A period of visitation and time of sharing memories will be held on Friday, October 5th from 6 to 9 pm at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel, 273 S. Main St., Nichols. Funeral services for Jack will be held on Saturday, October 6th at 11 am at the funeral chapel with Pastor Alan S. Bill officiating. Memories and condolences may be shared by visiting our website at www.sutfinfuneralchapel.com. Those who wish may kindly consider a memorial contribution to the Tioga Center Fire Dept., PO Box 185, Tioga Center, NY 13845 and please consider the importance of becoming an organ and tissue donor, one can register at www.organdonor.gov.


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Brett Kline was at his best tonight, even though he didn't need to be.
Kline pitched a four-hitter and Nazareth erupted for 17 runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings on its way to an 18-1 romp over Easton in the Northampton County American Legion championship game at Hackett Park.
Nazareth (17-8-2), the seventh seed, captured its fourth championship in five years and 15th overall. In the process, Nazareth denied Easton (18-10) its first NorCo title since 1968.
Both teams advance to the Region 2 Tournament beginning Saturday in Boyertown. Nazareth plays Salisbury, the Lehigh County No. 2 seed, at 1 p.m. Easton, seeded fifth in the NorCo Tournament, plays Berks County champion Twin Valley at 4:30.
The only run allowed by Kline came in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by Easton's Troy Naiden. By that time Nazareth, which played errorless ball, had built a 4-0 lead.
"Kline throws strikes because he knows we play defense behind him," Nazareth catcher Brett Hallman said.
Kline, who is 5-0 with an ERA of just under one run per game, and Easton's Nick Beinlich (7-2) were involved in a pitcher's duel with Nazareth clinging to a 1-0 lead after three innings.
Nazareth, taking advantage of 12 walks by four Easton pitchers, busted it open by scoring three runs in the fourth inning, five in the fifth and nine in the sixth.
Tanner Buss had a two-run single to highlight the fourth-inning uprising.
Nazareth batted around in the fifth inning which began with Dan Shepherd's sacrifice fly. Jake Carty singled in a run, and Anthony Gaetaniello laced a two-run single to cap the inning.
Five walks, a hit batsmen, Tyler Pastor's sacrifice fly, and Zach Talmadge's two-run pinch double highlighted the sixth-inning explosion.
Carty, who had four RBIs, and Shepherd each had two hits for Nazareth. Gaetaniello drove in three runs and Hallman delivered a triple.
"It (triple) felt great off the bat," Hallman said. "We really hit the ball well. We were very patient at the plate. Our coaches tell us if the ball isn't in our wheelhouse to take it."
Nazareth 100 359 --18 8 0
Easton 000 100 --1 4 2
2B -- Pastor, Carty (N). 3B -- Hallman (N). RBI -- Gaetaniello 3, Pastor, Talmadge 2, Hallman, Shepherd, Carty 4, Buss 2, Suarez (N); Naiden (E).
Kline and Hallman; Beinlich, Statham (5), Kosa (6), Benson (6) and Stone. L -- Beinlich. SO-BB -- Kline 2-2; Beinlich 5-4, Stathom 0-4, Kosa 0-2, Benson 0-2.
Records: Nazareth 17-8-2; Easton 18-10.


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I got so caught up in my fit issues that when I laid out the final pattern on my fabric, I didn't pay attention to the direction of the print. Bummer, because I would have preferred that the print run in the opposite direction. Thankfully, it is a subtle error, so I don't think it is too noticeable that the Bird of Paradise are upside down! I also washed and dried this fabric prior to construction and the silk did just fine.
Anyway, here is the final look.
|The top is Butterick 6085, blogged about here.
For my first round of fitting on the front, I shaved off about 3/8" from the inner leg seam right there at the crotch and tapered back into the original seam line at about the knee. When I made my second muslin, I realized that it didn't shorten the crotch enough, so I went back and slashed the pattern horizontally and overlapped at the front crotch seam about 3/8". This still wasn't enough, so I also cut 3/4"off the top, tapering back into original side height. In the photo below, you can see the line drawn across the top of the pattern, before I cut it off.
PS: Sz asked if the silk fabric was available online. I am happy to report that yes it is! You can find it here, at www.gotfabric.com. Hope that helps!


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I have little experience working with senior but the time that i was one i loved it. I loved keeping them company and helping them in everything they needed. It included housework, laundry, administering pills, bathing, cooking, taking them to appointments and keeping a night lookout that everything was going fine excersising and reading to them.
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Funding Growth for Science Slows Under Reauthorized COMPETES Act
President Obama's signature on the America COMPETES Act on January 4, 2011, came as a relief to supporters of bolstering America's competitiveness in science and innovation.
"There is nothing that will have a deeper, longer lasting, and more positive impact for our nation than this bill," stated U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., the outgoing chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, in a news release.
A release from Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John P. Holdren compares passage of the bill with the 1957 launch of Sputnik. "Americans today are recognizing that we are once again on the brink of a new world," Holdren states. "The decisions we make today about how we invest in R&D, education, innovation, and competitiveness will profoundly influence our Nation's economic vitality, global stature, and national security tomorrow."
Rep. Ralph Hall, incoming Chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, however, criticized the outgoing Congress for rushing passage of the legislation, and called the bill's provisions "too expensive, particularly in light of the new and duplicative programs it creates."
While the reauthorized America COMPETES Act signals support for the National Science Foundation and other agencies, passage of the Act does not guarantee funding for science; it simply authorizes funding for programs. In addition, the new House leadership is promising spending cuts, so science funding in both FY 2011 and future years remains uncertain.
Apart from appropriations, the 2010 America COMPETES Act authorized science funding growth at a slower pace than under prior bills. The 2007 America COMPETES Act provided for a growth rate of 11 percent for NSF programs, with total funding reaching $11.1 billion by fiscal year 2013. The growth rate under the 2010 reauthorized bill is 5.4 percent, with total funding reaching at 8.3 billion by fiscal 2013.


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3 February 2008 - Mousechief, Co. announces a significant upgrade to its (anything but) casual RPG demo. In time for the Game Developer's Conference, we encourage attendees to sample our newest game and meet us there! Final release date has been set for March 2008.
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By offering new forms of confrontation as gameplay, RPGs can delve into genres of story that do not rely on bloody combat: Mystery, Sociological Science Fiction, Romance, Psychological Drama, Literary Satire, and more. (Gratuitous Hyperbole follows:) DHSGiT is the fulcrum upon which future RPGs can leverage into new expressions of entertainment.
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The third Investment Policy Monitor provides the international investment community with country-specific, up-to-date information about the latest developments in foreign investment policies, both at the national and international levels.
During the period under review in this Monitor (April-early October 2010), at least 41 economies introduced new national investment policy measures, with 27 enacting investment-specific policy measures, and 16 enacting measures related to foreign investment.
At the international level, 79 economies concluded 50 new international investment agreements (IIAs), including 39 double taxation treaties (DTTs), 1 bilateral investment treaty (BIT) and 10 other IIAs.
The Monitor finds that, during the period under review, there has been an ongoing trend towards more investment liberalization and - even more so - towards facilitation and promotion of investment. At the same time, numerous countries adopted policies to strengthen the role of the State in the economy, in particular in the financial sector and extractive industries.
The overall trend towards attracting more foreign investment can enhance the economic recovery in the aftermath of the financial crisis - particularly at this critical juncture, when public investment has run out of steam in many countries and when private investment is yet to reassume its lead role in the global economy.
Likewise, the development towards strengthening the role of the State, in particular in the financial sector, can contribute to more responsible investment in the future. However, finding the right balance between more regulation, on the one hand, and investment promotion, on the other hand, remains a challenge.
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Just curious, is there anything in this country that truly unites us anymore? I would like some people to list one positive thing that truly unites us as a country. I've been struggling with this for days and could really use some help.
Spouting off before listening to facts is both shameful and foolish. Proverbs 8:13
The fact that we have freedom, IMHBelief, is a uniting kind of thing. For example...We have freedom of how we can choose to believe or not believe. We have the freedom to make choices, bad or good. We have the freedom to better ourselves, then again, we have the freedom to stay where we are. If one wants it bad enough, one will find a way to get it. How that is done is a choice. We are free to vote, or not. Freedom is very uniting. JMHBelief
The difference between "involvement" and "commitment" is like an egg and ham breakfast. The chicken was involved, the pig was totally committed. Enjoy your breakfast!!
Constitution is supposed to, but that is being trashed on a daily basis by the very government that we granted existence to to protect and defend it.
"If you can't see the bright side of life, polish the dull side."
Your question is what "unites us"? Unfortunately and sadly, tragedy. That seems to be what brings this country together.
Think 9/11. That horrible incident did what no community or politician has been able to do. It brought the entire nation together, regardless of demographics.
It was "we the people", "us against them" and certainly "united we stand".
Presidential Elections, nation-wide food chains, and Walmart. :-)
Tend to that garden.
Funny. The last two that Rosebud had mentioned were the same two which came first to my mind.
Everyone in the US likes cheaply-made, disposable stuff and craftily-marketed greasy burgers. The only other thing may be American Idol...maybe cola, but the brand wars still create a divide.
I find it sad that beer may be low on the list.
I say we should all take a trip to the Grand Canyon.
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It is, the evangelists tell us, the greatest story ever told — the story of Jesus. It all began inauspiciously in a dusty, unassuming little town on the eastern fringes of the Roman Empire with the birth of a child come to save the world. As related in the Bible, the Christmas story stands as one of the most beautiful set pieces in Western literature and is reverently recited in churches, cathedrals and living rooms far and wide this time of year.
There are, of course, numerous English translations of the Bible, but the most magisterial and enduring of them all remains the King James Version, so named for the British king during whose reign it was first published in 1611. In its tone, pace and cadence, it is exalted, noble and lovely. The intervening centuries have only added to its stature and luster in the culture — who can forget Handel's inspired weaving of its lines through his magnificent "Messiah"? It is impossible to imagine the Christmas story read from other versions, all of which seem vulgar and dumbed-down with their glib vernacular voices, amounting almost to a sacrilege.
Of the four Gospels, only Matthew and Luke treat Jesus' birth in detail. Neither Mark, generally believed to be the oldest of the four accounts and likely penned when people who had actually known Jesus in the flesh still lived, nor John, heavily concerned with theological mechanics, deal with it at all.
The first chapter of Matthew presents a series of "begats" establishing Jesus' descent from the iconic figures of David and Abraham, and then introduces Joseph and Mary and the Immaculate Conception. In Chapter 2, Jesus is born, and the Magi visit. Verses 1 and 2 read: "Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem. Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him." They present their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh and depart.
Chapter 2 of the Gospel According to St. Luke presents a fuller treatment of Christ's birth, and it is this text that is most often quoted during the season:
And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. ... And all went to be taxed, every one unto his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem ... To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Verses 8 through 20 detail the visit of the angel of the Lord to the shepherds and their subsequent visit to the manger, after which they "returned glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them."
And so this Christmas, amid the hustle and bustle, English-speaking Christians worldwide will once again turn to the New Testament's pages and celebrate the Christ Child's modest beginnings. In doing so, they rekindle the hope that there will yet be peace on Earth and goodwill toward men. To all of you, then, Merry Christmas, and God bless you and yours with a happy and safe holiday season.


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If I use the automatic bidding process, how do I know that I won't end up paying more than I wish to pay. I would hate to lose a bid by $10.00 but don't want to pay $100.00 more than I wish to pay.
on 06-29-2013 06:51 PM
The highest bid wins, but by placing a bid just before the auction ends prevents other bidders from placing a new one to outbid you.
You can snipe manually by sitting in front of your computer or there are companies that provide a sniping service for a fee where you set your max bid and they will place it for you seconds before the auction ends.
One company is Auction Sniper and gives your 1st three snipes free
on 06-29-2013 06:30 PM
If you post the maximum bid you are willing to pay, the system will never bid more for you than that amount.
on 06-30-2013 07:21 AM
If I use the automatic bidding process, how do I know that I won't end up paying more than I wish to pay. I would hate to lose a bid by $10.00 but don't want to pay $100.00 more than I wish to pay.
Very simple: don't bid more than you wish to pay. Why would you do that?
on 06-29-2013 06:50 PM
bid that max exactly once. you'll never overpay and there's no need to sweat. imagine you have xxx cash in pocket and after that it's gone. remember food and rent etc.
on 06-29-2013 06:38 PM
You don't pay more than you wish to because your maximum bid that you enter is the highest amount that you wish to pay, should bidding go that high. If you don't want to end up paying $100, don't place a bid for $100.


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Island-born ballerina Noelani Pantastico of Les Ballets de Monte Carlo returns this weekend to dance in Ballet Hawaii's production of 'Giselle'
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Noelani Pantastico, the newest star in Monte Carlo's ballet company, returns to dance in Giselle, the first time it's been seen here in 23 years
When Ballet Hawaii takes to the stage with Giselle this weekend, it also welcomes back to Oahu one of the most beautiful keiki o ka aina to ever put on pointe shoes. These days Noelani Pantastico dances with the renowned Les Ballets de Monte Carlo in Monaco, but when she performs at Blaisdell Concert Hall Saturday and Sunday, she's coming back to her early roots.
Pantastico was born on Oahu 28 years ago. (Her stunning looks come from her island-style heritage: She's Filipino, Hawaiian, Chinese, Spanish and Polish.) She lived in Ewa Beach and remembers some early classes in hula. But when she was 4, her family moved to New Hampshire. Pantastico's stepdad was in the military, so the family did a lot of moving around. She describes a childhood doing the "normal-kid stuff" like soccer and gymnastics.
Interestingly, it wasn't until Pantastico was 11 that ballet really entered her life. After someone pointed out her talent, Pantastico began attending Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. She plunged into the life with classes three-and-a-half hours a day, six days a week. She has joked that this was a way to escape the craziness of five siblings at home.
In 1997, at age 17, she apprenticed with Seattle's Pacific Northwest Ballet, one of the largest and most highly regarded companies in the country. By 2004 she was a principal dancer, known for her poise and freshness, speed and spontaneity.
Just when she was on top of her world, Pantastico shook everything up. In 2007, a team from Les Ballets de Monte Carlo came to PNB to set Romeo and Juliet. Pantastico fell in love with their way of working.
"Their coaching is something that I have always wanted more of," she says. "It was intoxicating being in studio. I kind of fell in love with the idea of working like this."
That feeling was cemented when Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo director Jean-Christophe Maillot arrived in Seattle to do more work with the dancers.
"As dancers you need to be fueled, you need to be inspired, and Jean-Christophe did that,"she says.
Pantastico expressed her interest in joining the company and says she was shocked when they offered her a position as a soloist.
She traveled to Monaco this summer for an introduction. She got settled into an apartment, started learning some grocery-store French and explored the city, with its castle and hotels and glamour crowd.
The plan was for Pantastico to take classes with the company and get to know everyone. But she ended up on stage.
"Not even a week after I arrived, I found out I was going to be doing Juliet here on the terrace for the opening show," she says.
After 11 years in Seattle, Pantastico was nervous about being in a new place where she has to prove herself all over again. But when she Skyped with MidWeek from Monaco recently, she was clearly thriving in the new adventure.
"It sounds so cliché when I say it, but I feel like I'm alive again," she says.
Later this year, Pantastico will move to Monaco permanently along with her husband, Brady Hartley, a former dancer and newly trained journalist, and their Boston terrier Maddox, who will no doubt enjoy his new home where dogs are welcome guests in restaurants.
First, though, Pantastico is renewing her connections in Hawaii this month.
Her first return to the Islands was in 1998 when she came back to be with her aunties, uncles and cousins.
"It's paradise," she says with a laugh."What was strange was that there were certain smells that were really familiar. I don't know if that was just me making up stuff, but there were certain things that felt really familiar - it felt like home."
In 2005, Pantastico came again - this time for her wedding to Hartley at Hilton Hawaiian Village.
It was around this time that she contacted Ballet Hawaii artistic director Pamela Taylor-Tongg to let her know she was interested in guesting.
"I didn't really expect anything to come of it," she says, but Ballet Hawaii quickly recruited her for last year's Maui production of Nutcracker, where she danced Dewdrop.
Pantastico truly is an island girl; her graceful spirit fit easily into the island way of doing things, and the experience was a happy one on all sides.
"She's an exquisite dancer," Taylor-Tongg says. "And she has a huge heart, and she's so easy to work with."
For Giselle, Pantastico will dance the peasant pas de deux as well as a solo in the second act.
Her partner for the pas de deux is New York City Ballet's John
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Greenfield Police seek Carla Holmstrom, suspect in robbery of Solar Express Tanning Store
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GREENFIELD - Police have identified a suspect in the robbery last Thursday of a Federal Street tanning salon. Carla D. Holmstrom, 34, of Turners Falls is sought for the May 7 robbery of the Solar Express Tanning Store. Detective Lt. Joseph Burge said that at about 6:20 p.m., a woman entered the Solar Express tanning salon, 176 Federal St. She handed the clerk a note indicating she had a gun and demanded cash from the register, he said. She left the store with an undisclosed amount of money, Burge said. The suspect was described as a slender woman with blond spiky hair. She was seen leaving the scene in a blue Chrysler 500 sedan, Burge said. Anyone with information is asked to call Greenfield police at (413) 773-5411.Burge said Easthampton police believe Holmstrom may be responsible for the similar robbery of a coffee shop on Union Street in Easthampton earlier that same day. According to the Daily Hampshire Gazette, a woman robbed Shelburne Falls Coffee Roasters, 47 Union St., Easthampton, at about 2:30 p.m. The description of the suspect given out by Easthampton police in that robbery was of a white woman with spiked dark-blond hair. She was described as approximately 5 feet, 2 inches tall and thin. She was wearing a black nylon jacket and jeans. The Gazette reported she entered the coffee shop, handed the clerk a note and then ran out the back door. It was unclear if she made off with any money. Anyone with information is asked to call the Easthampton police at (413) 527-1212. Easthampton police could not immediately be reached for comment.


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Thanks in large part to Downton Abbey, American audiences seem once again hungry for light, soapy romantic comedy set amid the plummy accents and fancy waistcoats of British high society. Add in the invention of the vibrator, and you've got Hysteria, about a young doctor (Hugh Dancy) who runs afoul of a spirited feminist (Maggie Gyllenhaal) as he strives to invent a device to cure his female patients of the titular ailment. Hmm. What's this motorized feather duster invented by his buddy (Rupert Everett)? Wonder if that has any other possible uses…
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by Judith Maginnis Kuster - Minnesota State University, Mankato (email@example.com).
ASHA's Ad Hoc Committee on Scope of Practice in Speech-Language Pathology challenged professionals to be actively involved in prevention activities as a part of their professional responsibilities. ASHA's Web site also houses "a growing resource of materials that will assist you in increasing prevention awareness". This and the next Internet column, will provide several examples of resources to assist professionals in their prevention role.
Ann Knapp has developed an online lecture about the role of the speech-language pathologist (SLP) and audiologist in Prevention of Communication Disorders. The PowerPoint slides and lecture are posted on the University of Pittsburgh's supercourse site and are best accessed with Internet Explorer. Knapp's lecture suggests several areas of prevention, some of which serve as the outline for my two Internet columns on the subject.
Health Education
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute states that reproduction of materials from their site "for non-profit use is encouraged." There are many helpful brochures, statistics, and graphics for producing your own brochures as well as a Bicycle Helmet Safety campaign manual
"You Can Help Prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effect" as well as publications from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and "Think about Drink" from the Health Education Authority in the UK are among the many sites that provide information on alcohol abuse and FAS. The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information Kids Only area is available in both English and Spanish.
Material on stroke prevention is available, including: A comprehensive guide "Stroke: Are You at High Risk?" from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Brain Basics: Preventing Stroke from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention features extensive information on the National Immunization Program and the importance of immunizations. For those wondering about the recent publicity linking autism spectrum disorders with MMR vaccinations, insert "autism" into the search section for the latest information.
Immunizations: What You Need To Know from the American Academy of Pediatrics includes a recommended immunization schedule
Genetic Counseling
If you're seeking a referral to a genetics counselor, the American Society of Human Genetics, The Genetics Society of America, The American College of Medical Genetics, The American Board of Medical Genetics, and The American Board of Genetic Counseling maintain a joint online Membership Directory.
Additional genetic counseling sites to help SLPs and audiologists as -- well as parents -- include The Human Genome Project which has a basic primer on genetics; All Children Are Special, which links to "information and support for families and children with birth defects: congenital syndromes, malformations, and errors of metabolism;" and the March of Dimes information booklet on Genetic Counseling.
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While somewhat old technology today, I developed and patented a multiband audio processor for broadcast applications many years ago. The basic processing system consisted of a method to divide the audio spectrum (20Hz - 25KHz) into 5 bands. Each different band was passed through a separate compressor/limiter. Each used different attack and release times for each band as the compliment of audio was different. Then the 5 "processed" signals were combined back into one signal. For the 2 channel stereo version the same method was applied for each the Left and the Right channels. Then a mono sum signal was derived ( L+R) and a mono difference signal (L - R) was derived. These 2 signals were sent to the transmitter where the (L+R) was added to the (L-R) netting a Left channel and a Right channel signal. The system allowed each station to "tailor" their sound and their "loudness" by adjusting the respective levels of the 5 bands. Made for a loud station or a sweet sound or one with heavy bottom as one might imagine. Just what the competitive market demanded. Today, on the ham rig, I use a 5 band EQ followed by a Behringer Compressor Pro on the Paragon. Most agree, it sounds great. 73 Bob K4TAX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Christensen" <email@example.com> To: <email@example.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [TenTec] Digital Speech Processing & Pegasus > > Langevin used to make a "distributed" clipper where the audio went > > through a many element low pass filter and at each shunt element of the > > filter there were clipping diodes. This rounded the corners. VOA liked > > to use it, probably still does. > > Professional broadcast engineers have been using similar techniques for more than twenty years, beginning with devices like the > Dorrough DAP310, Inovonics 230/231-MAP-II, and later with Orban's line of multiband Optimods...and particularly with the Gregg Labs > multiband processors. > > The idea is that the audio spectrum is split via a multiband cross-over network, The resultant, distributed output from each > cross-over is then directed to an independent compressor/limiter/clipper circuit. Typical processors contain from two to six audio > bands. As the audio is deliberately clipped in the audio domain, it is immediately proceeded by a low-pass filter whose sole > function is to filter all the harmonics which are generated by the clipping. This process can be repeated at the final, combined > output of all spectral bands and the audio is low-pass filtered one final time (e.g., 15 kHz for FM stereo to protect the stereo > pilot and stereo baseband components). Why do all this? Loudness, of course. The trick in the broadcasting world is to compress, > limit and clip to the greatest extent possible without introducing overly objectionable artifacts and maintain some reasonable > degree of fidelity. Many AM/FM broadcast and shortwave stations have abused these audio processing systems for years in an attempt > to garner more audience share. But are they attracting more listeners or turning them away from the artifacts? That has always > been the $64K question. > > -Paul, W9AC > > _______________________________________________ > TenTec mailing list > email@example.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec >
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HILLSBORO – Melinda Serrano's husband beat her, raped her and left her so terrified that she was unable to take their five children and leave him, she testified in court Tuesday.
She remains married to Ricardo Serrano, who was convicted Friday of killing a woman and her two young sons. Melinda Serrano said she has no money for a divorce lawyer, but it was clear from her body language that she wants nothing more to do with her husband. She refused to look at him while she was on the witness stand and wept when she described how he forced her to have sex.
"Did you call the police?" asked Washington County prosecutor Gina Skinner.
"No," Melinda Serrano replied, pausing to wipe her eyes. "I was afraid of what would happen if the police came to the door and who would protect me when he got out."
A jury is deciding whether to give Serrano, 34, the death penalty for shooting Melody Dang, 37, and sons Steven, 15, and Jimmy, 12, the night of Nov. 2, 2006. Prosecutors said Serrano was seeking revenge against Mike Nguyen, Dang's partner. Nguyen had an affair with Melinda Serrano and impregnated her.
Prosecutor Rob Bletko's opening remarks were brief. He told jurors that testimony would show Serrano had threatened a man with a gun in 1999, had been driving with a concealed weapon in his car in 2002 and had sexually assaulted two women in addition to his wife.
Melinda Serrano, who wed Serrano when she was 17, described her marriage as one of despair and misery. She said he refused to let her go anywhere without him or their children, and pulled her away from her family. By the time their fifth child was born, she had lost her job and they had lost their home.
After Serrano pointed a gun at her stomach when she was pregnant and threatened to kill her, she said, she decided to leave. She bought a cell phone and a van and in September 2006 briefly moved in to her sister's apartment in Vancouver. The crowded conditions and neighbors' complaints led her to return to Serrano. Two months later, he killed the Dangs.
Prosecutors asked Melinda Serrano to read aloud a letter her husband had written from jail after the killings, claiming he had cheated on her with about 20 women.
"I don't think what I did was right, but it was partly your fault," he wrote. "You didn't give me enough sex. I'm not a rapist. It's not my fault my body likes sex so much. Plus I don't like fat girls and you were fat."
Brandi Preciado, 36, one of Serrano's girlfriends, testified he once asked her to help him buy a pound of meth but that she got cold feet and the deal didn't go through. Preciado also said Serrano told her he had killed someone in his native Mexico and that it had changed his life forever.
Detectives said Serrano had threatened to kill a man with an assault rifle during an argument at a club in 1999. Three years later, during a traffic stop, police found a handgun in his car.
Defense attorneys, who will present their case Friday, didn't spend much time questioning the prosecutors' witnesses. Attorney Chuck Fryer asked Melinda Serrano if there were happy times during her marriage and she said yes. She said she never took medication for depression or sought counseling.
"Did you do anything to contribute to the breakdown of the marriage?" he asked.
"I tried to be a good wife," she answered. "I was a good mom."
For Serrano to receive the death penalty, prosecutors must persuade jurors that he acted deliberately when committing his crimes, that he would be a danger to society and that he deserves to die.
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Take a dip into a new, local retail store this weekend and welcome the Lucero Olive Oil Tasting Room to Bridgeport Village. Join in on the 9:30 a.m. ribbon-cutting Saturday at 7319 S.W. Bridgeport Road, next door to California Pizza Kitchen.
The first 50 guests in line will receive a bottle of Lucero's Arbequina ExtraVirgin Olive Oil when the store opens at 10 a.m. All weekend long, customers will receive a gift when purchasing $25 worth of Lucero products at the tasting room. Expect to see an assortment of olive oils, balsamic vinegar, mustards, table olives and olive tapenades.
Lucero olives go into the oils and tapenades available for sale and the sample cups of "olive oil sundaes" available only during the grand opening.
"I know it sounds bizarre," said event assistant Renee Souther. "But they are absolutely delicious."
Lucero Olive Oil founder Dewey Lucero will join Souther in Tigard to celebrate the new store opening. The grand opening continues Sunday at 11 a.m. Regular store hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays.
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee – A circle of Nashville-area rabbis and imams who disagree about almost every aspect – politically, theologically, practically – about the current contretemps between Israel and Gaza have co-authored a statement printed in today's Tennessean, Aug. 28, 2014, affirming: "We may never find common ground, but we can stand together against the tendency within ourselves and our respective communities to deny the humanity of the other, and in so doing, to lose our own humanity as well."
The recent missile volleys between Israel and Gaza have found echoes in violence against Jews and Jewish property in Europe and in rising levels of suspicions about links between Islam and terrorism around the world. Without attempting to fabricate some forced statement of agreement, the Nashville-area religious leaders call for people who disagree about issues to agree about humanity.
The statement affirms the possibility that people who disagree with each other – and who understand that they may never agree with each other – can still stand together against the demonization of opponents: "Passion for one view is no excuse for lack of compassion for those who hold very different views."
Among the 13 leaders who have written and signed the column are Imam Ossama Bahloul, the minister to the mosque in Murfreesboro that has overcome years of legal, personal and vandalizing attacks in its quest to build a new structure, and Rabbi Rami Shapiro, a nationally recognized teacher and leader for interfaith understanding.
Read the entire statement, a stirring call to dialogue that does not ignore the difficulty, or perhaps impossibility, of forging a popular solution, at Tennessean.com: "We may be opponents; we need not be enemies."


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The next instalment in the Skylanders series has a release date and is coming to the next generation.
Confirmed by Activision and developer Vicarious Visions, Skylanders Swap Force will be available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4, as well as the previously announced systems – PS3, Xbox 360, 3DS, Wii and Wii U.
The game which allows players to create new Skylanders by swapping out the top/bottom halves of the figures will hit North American shelves on October 16 and Australia on October 16. We recently spoke with Vicarious Visions executive producer David Nathanielsz who said that the game would be coming to Europe on October 18 and you'll get to check out our interview at 12am, this morning.
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NEW YORK-Dean Chapman has become chief executive officer of Prepara, the housewares company founded in 2007, succeeding Evan Dash, who has left the company. Chapman, who is also president, owns the company with Ed Kilduff, who has become chief operating officer. Before Prepara, the two had a boutique industrial design firm called Pollen Design.
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Before he was elected in 2010 to a third term, Kitzhaber, a former emergency room doctor, was developing a busy schedule as a public speaker, largely addressing health care organizations.
Kitzhaber stopped taking fees as a speaker once he became governor again, but is now considering accepting invitations to speak for a fee. On Dec. 10, he asked the ethics commission if he would risk breaking Oregon's ethics rules by doing so.
The commission issued a draft opinion saying that if Kitzhaber followed the guidelines he proposed, including hiring an agent to do the booking and refusing money from any entity that might have state business, ethics law would allow him to collect fees.
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A few days ago, I offered a few thoughts on Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan, and the selling of a viewing at their disintegration.What intrigues me the most about these two young women, along with such other luminaries as Paris Hilton, is the way achievement has nothing to do with their fame. That stopped mattering a long time. They are celebrities, and being sold as celebrities maintains them as celebrities, and accomplishment is not related to the equation.
That was underlined for me this morning, when the wire services moved two long stories about Britney's continuing battles with photographers, and about the role of her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, in the raising of their children. I scanned both stories simply to see how Britney was identified, in the simple way an article would refer to Michael Jordan as "a retired basketball legend" or so on.
There was no identification. Britney is Britney, a media force unto herself. She was never described as a singer (probably because, being honest, she's not). The only reference to her status as being newsworthy at all was brief but perfect: The article mentioned Federline's concern at raising the childen ...
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Each time I go on the Internet, I am greeted by the newest, always-leering headlines about Lindsay Lohan or Britney Spears, headlines always packaged with bleary-eyed photos of one or another of these crumbling young women. Similar headlines, and similar photographs, scream out at us from the tabloid racks at checkout counters in our grocery stores.
Looking at it objectively, Lohan and Spears are almost certainly suffering through episodes that equate to mental illness. You might as well go and jeer and wolf-whistle at troubled teens in a group home or a psychiatric center - although, if some producer could get away with it, they would put that on the air. The celebrity of Lohan and Spears, long ago, stopped being due to artistic achievement (with Britney, for instance, I remember one song). It is based now on nothing beyond the molten cycle of celebrity itself, mingled with a troubled, public sexuality, which suggests we are at a point culturally where we simply like to gawk as troubled souls, lashed to the stake of cable, slowly burn.
Turn on VH1 or many of its spiritual siblings, and you'll find bizarre celebrity "weeks in review" in which snide no-name comics take unfunny and cruel potty shots at the wardrobes, lifestyles or behaviors of big Hollywood stars. And there are plenty of daytime talk shows in which the hosts drag out the ugliest behaviors in "guests" who are presented as everyday people, while a hooting crowd is allowed virtually anything except for throwing stones.
It reminds you again of all the commentators who claimed the attacks of Sept. 11 would be the "end of irony" in the United States, that an America that loved to mock, scorn and condemn would be remade by the suffering of those in the towers - and that we would emerge as a closer, more empathetic, nation.
That belief, it should be clear to all of us, was the real joke.
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The 7-day itineraries on their larger ship, Wind Surf, sail from either Venice, Rome or Nice and there are open dates in both August and September. A seven-day itinerary allows you to spend some time both before and after your cruise in interesting ports and you almost get two vacations in one. For a limited time, the rates on the Wind Surf start at $999 per person plus tax. This ship only holds 312 guests and the experience of being under sail and with only three decks of cabins is definitely out of the ordinary.


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Stadiums all over the United States and Canada were rocking back and forth, raising the intensity on an already tense weekend of rivalry match-ups dating all the way back to the league's inception.
In Philadelphia, the Union found a way to squeak out a 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution in adverse weather conditions. With freezing rain and snow falling down on the Sons of Ben, Jack McInerney's second half goal propelled Philadelphia into second place in the Eastern Conference. The goal was McInerney's second game-winning goal in as many games.
The battle of Canada between Montreal and Toronto in Olympic Stadium was intense. Around 40,000 fans made the big "O" sound like a rock concert as both teams attacked each other right from opening kickoff.
Montreal would prevail 2-1, thanks to Marco Di Vaio's late first-half tally. Toronto would creep one goal behind thanks to a penalty kick that was awarded in the 68th minute, but it wasn't enough.
Montreal is now 3-0 on the season and leading the Eastern Conference with nine points.
Snowy Harrison, N.J., featured the Red Bulls against D.C. United. New York controlled the run of play entirely, creating the majority of chances. Fabian Espindola of New York rang two shots off the crossbar, keeping United from being blown out of Red Bull Arena. Late in the second half, Red Bulls believed it had scored a goal when the ball appeared to have crossed the goal-line. United's keeper Bill Hamid snatched the ball off the line and the referee allowed play to continue.
Without goal-line technology in the MLS, there was no way to review whether or not the ball had actually crossed the line. The game ended in a 0-0 draw.
A crazy week in Major League Soccer indeed.
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Next time you get up in the middle of the night to visit the bathroom, you might think about where the medications you took earlier in the evening are heading next.
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More and more, biologists are finding out that traces of those in-and-out-of-body pharmaceuticals -- and dozens of other compounds, from caffeine to pseudoephedrine -- are making it through wastewater treatment plant operations and into the environment.
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Wastewater treatment plants in seven cities empty into the creek -- the Cuyahoga River's largest tributary. But experts said that any stream receiving treated human wastewater would probably have similar results.
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"There are two enormous problems with the story that manufacturing is returning to the U.S.," writes Felix Salmon. "(A) It's not creating many jobs, and (b) the jobs it is creating are not the good jobs which people want to have for many years. Instead, they pay $15ish per hour, which is what teenage babysitters make in New York."
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The problem is that many workers emanating from today's dumbed-down education system present businesses with the same level of skills as teenage babysitters. It's routinely noted that huge quantities of higher-skilled job postings go unfilled each month because of lack of qualified applicants.
@ Tack,
Obama has been a train wreck, but tired of hearing how the young people are this and that. non-sense already. Old farts and old baby boomers lead us in this mess. Now they make no sacrifice to reduce their social security benefits while young people who did not make this mess get cuts in future benefits.agree tack
Salmon, as almost always, is all wet...it's just verbosity for the purpose of filling a column. Manufacturing IS returning...gibing that it isn't, or creating as many jobs as it USED to, is like complaining that your wife's meatloaf isn't as good as your mothers. It isn't, and it will never be because those are different things...manufacturing now doesn't need as many workers as it did 30 years, and that's technology for you.
New York City makes up about 469 square miles of the 54,000+ square miles that is New York State.
The journolista Salmon can always be counted on to parrott the party platform, but why did he depart in this small way? Can this still be blamed on Bush (either one) or, the hated Cheney? He may yet find a way. I wonder what was in today's missive from headquarters?
In the global world, $15/hour is very good pay for unskilled manufacturing labor. In today's world, manufacturers must compete globally. They do so with automation and innovation, not with large throngs of highly paid unionized workers. It is good to hear that manufacturing jobs are returning to the US. I hope this is a trend that can continue. However, it will not if the expectation of those holding the jobs (or the unions they sign up with) preclude the products they produce from being competitively priced.
...not to live in NYC, perhaps.
A lot of the 'babysitting' jobs in NYC area end up going to immigrants and au pairs. Mostly off the books as a cash wage. And not to local kids.
Welfare state kids...welfare state:
Archman, I thought this link provided by you illustrates the issue from a different, more entertaining, perspective.
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I missed all the Grandma-beating NYPD officers attacking innocent old women "protesting Wall Street" by living in a park a few blocks from Wall Street. When did that happen? I did hear about people being arrested trying to cross police barricades and for attempting to block some of the bridges. Believe me, I'm no fan of heavy handed police, but if you try to block the bridges, or try to physically confront the police, you shouldn't expect hugs.
wyostocks is right. Here in Minnesota there's an effort to require mandatory unionization of all day-car workers. Why not unionize babysitters, require a government-mandated training course and hire a boatload of people (thus creating jobs) to monitor compliance and enforce the mandatory rules and launder the union money back into the political system?
Fueled By Randomness, contributorComments (313) | + Follow Following - Unfollow"What we have here is a situation where a company offered a wage in the marketplace and couldn't get any workers to accept it. Consequently, it went out of business. "
Devil - it's actually probably too high from an economics perspective. Who is supposed to make that wage? Do you want to encourage teenagers in High School to think they can support themselves and their future families as a cashier at McDonald's? Or do you want them to work there part-time while going to school and learn that such jobs are in no way designed to support themselves and their families?
What families? http://bit.ly/RucEpX
This just reminded me of a friends dilemma. Her daughter is pregnant, she's 27 and not married. She's only known the father for a few months, he's a nice guy and would marry her but she isn't sure she wants to spend the rest of her life with him. Aside form the moral aspect - she has a college education but is working in retail, for $12.50 an hour, no health insurance. She owns her home, and a small rental condo, which is being lived in by a friend, for basically cost (HOA, taxes, insurance ...). So my friend helps her financially, as best she can. Does anyone have any idea how she could get into a health care plan at this point? Not sure how far along she is, but not very far. She wants to keep the baby, but it will be financial hardship. I'm not very informed on Medicaid etc. but have a feeling some here might know. Hope this isn't too OT, there is quite a readership here, you never know who might have info.
Thanks Tony, I think they already checked it and she might not qualify due to resources etc. However, is there a good source of info on the option of purchasing Affordable health insurance, such as the Obamacare would offer? I'm sure they are already checking into this as well, but would be interesting to see what the folks here know.
I don't know if I've got the facts right? A college grad has a casual relationship with nice guy, he knocks her up and she's sure she wants the child but she's not sure she wants to marry him? Then she looks for a safe opportunity to marry the federal medical system but cannot find the correct mating ritual? That about it?
Nope your reading comprehension is pretty lacking - she would like to find health insurance that will allow her to keep her home and income, yet cover the delivery of the baby. The father is not high income fellow either, but will be there for the baby, as much as he can.
For those who don't live/work in the NYC area, costs here are so much higher than places in the south or west, comparing them is useless. This study states that a worker in NYC would need to make $123,000 to have the same standard of living as someone who makes $50,000 in Houston. Granted, even the $50,000 number is $25/hr based on a 2,000 hour work year, well above the $13.50 starting salary in the story, but a two worker household, each making $13.50/hr, pulls in $54,000/year pretax.
Mr. Maher,
I'm in Jersey, about 20 miles from Manhattan, so I havnt seen any of Gov Cuomo lately, although word is that he and Gov Christie are becoming fast friends as they go to Washington looking for disaster relief funds.
Maybe the unions should get involved here and agitate for higher wages. Then those manufacturers can close shop and shut down or expat, sell assets to foreigners like Hostess.
Felis is kind in an idiot. Examine the statement
"There are two enormous problems with the story that manufacturing is returning to the U.S.," writes Felix Salmon. "(A) It's not creating many jobs, and (b) the jobs it is creating are not the good jobs which people want to have for many years. Instead, they pay $15ish per hour, which is what teenage babysitters make in New York."
Is the fundamental problem that manufacturing is returning? Why would that ever be a bad thing - irrespective of the issues he raises - unless it was "crowding out" other more productive pursuits or was especially dangerous or dirty - but that is not what he says.
Perfect example of today's leftist agitprop that would make pravda proud.
All this whining and moaning about $15/hour jobs.
A few words about those execs you mention, courtesy ZeroHedge:
The FIRE (Finance,Insurance,Real Estate) economic model has failed us twice in the last 30 years. I sincerely hope that the new STEM Science,Technology,Eng... that is beginning to emerge gains power quickly and that our leaders in both the political and corporate worlds seize this chance.
Reform the laws and finance options for college and tech schools to encourage young people to pursue these careers.
And with more and more highly paid science/tech types, the demand for making them the products they will demand will increase. They will want their toys, coffee, cars, gifts, jewelry etc etc.
It is estimated that each STEM job created will also cause three to five service/support jobs to be created shortly after. The old manufacturing/industrial model averaged one to two service/support jobs.
You're right, of course. Most real value in an economy is made by innovation, creation, and production. Sadly, a career in science looks like a horrible place to be financially given the mental capacity and sheer effort required to really succeed in it. I have hopes and dreams but it looks like those who control and manipulate (lawyers/politicians/b... will continue to be more rewarded than those who innovate and create. That is part of why I am here. It was easy for me to learn how to make money in the stock market, but it is very hard to even get a decent job in many areas of science. The system is rotten, of course, and will someday come crashing down.
Seth, I am not sure what branch of science you are studying, or where, but there are plenty of jobs out there for people who have advanced science degrees, are willing to work with integrated teams, and have the flexibility to locate where the work is. The medical, energy, and computer industries, to name a few, cannot fill their positions. All do have expectations beyond just having a degree, i.e. they are looking for team players who don't expect to run the company a year after being hired, but jobs are plentiful for people with degrees in science and engineering.
[That is part of why I am here. It was easy for me to learn how to make money in the stock market, but it is very hard to even get a decent job in many areas of science. The system is rotten, of course, and will someday come crashing down. ]
With that attitude son you'll never get a job.
Go read some positive thinking books, change that attitude, stop blaming other people, be willing to start low and work hard, and then (assuming you truly have some skills and education) the doors will open.
You can make the equivalent of $15 an hour on Food stamps/Medicaid/Section 8 Rent/WIC plus add $10,500 in EIC (earned income credit) and you make over $70,000 a year in NY -- so why work?
Ha, but if you stopped all these government programs maybe there would left something in thepie for everyone and America would be competitive ...
Or, you could homeless in NY and make the homeless landlords of NY rich so they can pay the taxes (if they dont find a way to get out of it) so we can all be homeless ....
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Shanna Scott scored for the Rams, also in the first half.
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