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What: "Age of Mythology"
Publisher: Microsoft Corp.
Developer: Ensemble Studios
Format: CD-ROM for Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP and Windows 2000
operating systems
Availability: Spring 2002
Product Overview:
"Age of Mythology" transports players to a time when heroes did battle
with monsters of legend and the gods intervened in the affairs of mortal
men. Players wage war using human armies and diplomacy, progress through
development ages, enhance military and economic performance with improvements
and manage economics through resource gathering and trade. Mythology
enters the mix when players call upon the gods to act on their behalf
or reinforce their armies with more than 20 mythological creatures.
Ensemble Studios' new 3-D engine adds a deep richness of graphical detail
and creates a unique new title based on the ancient cultural history
of the Greek, Norse and Egyptian cultures, which are divided into nine
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Great idea! Thanks for posting
Debbie in Kentucky
Now that's what I call a great idea!!!
I love it more then my 72 inch board that I make merging 2 ironing boards (one normal board with a over the door type board) It's ok but I have problems with it trying to tip over some times when working with longer quilt tops.
SO I'm thinking about changing my plans, using your cart idea and adding fold out sides on each end so I can still have the length when I need it.
You are so smart!!!
Thanks for making this and sharing!
I really love this idea. I bought a big board at the Houston Quilt Show years ago and just now have a room I can use it in. I discovered the underneath boards do not fit the ironing boards it was supposedly designed for. I like your idea much much better. Is your board secured to the cart? Or does it just sit on the top? Can't tell from the picture.
A very smart idea!! Love it.
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Cool! Like I've said on here before, leave it to a quilter to come up with really neat ideas!
Country 1
Excellent! And look at the added storage you'll have!!
Wow what a smart gal you are-very clever.
Dee Lowe
Las Vegas Nv.
thanks for such a great idea. I bet a 'butcher block' table with wheels and one of those square press on one side and cut on the other side boards might fit perfect and take up less space in my very small craft room. I love your idea, but it would be too big for my small room. You are very clever to think of doing that.
I have a similar set-up with the top of an old over-the-door board that we attached to the top of a plastic rolling cart. I LOVE that it rolls all over my concrete floor. Mine's not nearly as pretty as yours, though!
"Piecin' a quilt's like livin' a life...The Lord sends us the pieces, but we can cut 'em out and put 'em together pretty much to suit ourselves, and there's a heap more in the cuttin' and the sewin' than there is in the caliker...I've had a heap of comfort all my life making quilts, and now in my old age I wouldn't take a fortune for them." (Eliza Calvert Hall, Aunt Jane of Kentucky)

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If you think you knew what it felt like to be the bounty hunter behind the visor, think
again. Take aim at evil with Nintendo's revolutionary controller.
Game storyline: The Galactic Federation's Base Sector Zero is under attack by Space
Pirates. Samus must boot up the generator to restore the defense systems. But at the end
of her path, someone awful is waiting for her.
Characters: Samus, Dark Samus, the Galactic Federation and many new bounty hunters.
How to progress through the game: The war initiated by Dark Samus and the Space
Pirates rages across many planets as they attempt to corrupt each with Phazon seeds.
Players use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to explore alien landscapes, hunt for weapons
and information, and destroy the seeds. Saving the planets from Corruption isn't enough,
though. Eventually, players must take down Samus' mortal enemy, Dark Samus.
Special powers/weapons/moves/features: Besides using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk
controllers to pull off amazing feats like aiming and blasting in midair or at a full run,
players also will have an array of different weapons at their disposal. In true Metroid
fashion, these will become powered up as the game progresses. Not only that, but the controller will be used for a number of other game elements beyond the traditional first-person
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The PTC Bookstore on the Main campus and at Little Rock-South will be closed part of Tuesday, Nov. 29, for inventory.
The bookstore will re-open at approximately 1 p.m. after inventory is completed. and remain open until 6 p.m.
The bookstore will be closed Nov. 23-25 during the Thanksgiving holiday break.
For more information, call the bookstore at 501-812-4102.
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text: In Hello Kitty Party, players help Hello Kitty and SANRIO friends - including Keroppi, Badtz-Maru, My Melody and others - plan and throw a super fun party. Players can send out personalized party invitations; design and iron the perfect dress; shop for party fare; play puzzles and match games; and dress Hello Kitty in a variety of outfits and accessories. In addition, players can have fun in the kitchen-washing, slicing, frying and cooking party food before the guests arrive. When the party is in full swing, players can also show off their moves in the Dance Contest!


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Reality, right now, is so absurd that almost everyone has already adopted a "laugh-to-keep-from-crying" approach to the news. We don't need someone to tell us how truly horrifying our political landscape is. So what's a satirist to do?
If there's anyone who's equipped to answer such a question, it's Armando Iannucci. He's well-regarded in England for his work creating I'm Alan Partridge and The Thick of It, and his 2009 film In the Loop (spun off from the latter), which eviscerated the architects of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. His new show, HBO's Veep (Sunday at 10 pm), takes more direct aim at American politics. And though the laughs are there, it does not showcase Iannucci at his most brutally incisive.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays Selina Meyer, the vice president of the United States. Wisely, Veep does not give us an origin story; Meyer is already installed and in the middle of two large policy battles — one over a commission for creating environmentally friendly jobs and one over filibuster reform. Getting both pieces of legislature enacted seems like a Herculean task: to shore up support for filibuster reform, she must make promises to keep certain organizations away from the clean-jobs panel, but doing that will alienate some of the other lawmakers who have already pledged conditional votes. A stray tweet about an alternative to plastics threatens the entire operation, and there's also that pesky president (unseen and unnamed in the three episodes available for review), who has a way of taking over news cycles and generally exerting his will.
The comment here seems to be that, Dick Cheney notwithstanding, the vice president has it rough: a nominal position of power that's easily stymied by the will of others. Meyer can't even buy a dog for her daughter without creating controversy. It doesn't help that Meyer, though well-meaning and, we are to assume, mostly competent, is prone to gaffes, some of her own making (like her use of "the 'R' word" during a speech at a fundraiser) and some not (like her staff's bungling of an appearance at a local frozen-yogurt stand). Those who follow policy battles may wish for more material on the impossibility of turning two reasonable-sounding ideas into reality, and some would probably like to see Iannucci attack the greed, dishonesty, and intransigence of members of Congress with more ferocity. Beyond that, some of the jokes about Washington don't work as well as they should — the material about the superficiality of Beltway friendships is familiar, and though there's potential for cringe-inducing humor in the idea of Meyer having to act respectful around the widow of a Senator who was also a notorious sexual harasser, the set-up falls short execution.
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text: Hello all I'm new to the site and I have some questions about a leveling kit for my 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 4x4 LT. I recently got new wheels and a more aggressive tire and with the stock suspension when the steering wheel is cut all the way to ether side the wheel rubs a little on the inside of the fender. Its a 17'' wheel and the tire size is LT285/70R17. There is only a small amount of rubbing so I think a leveling kit will solve my problem. After doing some research I have some questions and I don't really know where to start. First, I found that there are different kits (some 2'' some 2.25'' and so on). Witch would be the best for both looks and the most practical? Also, where would be the best place to buy a kit? Any comments would be much appreciated. Thank you all for your time and by safe. Joe Caporaletti


text: My property is almost entirely wooded. I have a road on the east and north sides. To the north of my property across the road is open field. To the east there is half field, and half woods. My question is, what would be the best location to try to catch a swarm? Last year I used two deep hive bodies with some old comb and vials of the pheromone that is supposed to attract swarms. I placed one on the north end of my place at the tree line, and another to the east just off the road. They were both about 3 feet off the ground (I guess I should have had them higher). The eastern one had some curious bees at one point, but neither drew a swarm. Does it matter one way or the other if the empty hives are in the woods? Where would you put them, i.e. height, direction, wooded or open area?


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Joe Banner is out.
Team president of the Eagles has been replaced by Chief operating officer Don Smolenski. Dunno what that means for the Eagles, but I love watching that team struggle with bad decisions and regime change. In fact, we're the only team in the division with consistency. Washington's Coaching and QB carousel, The Eagles QB, management and coordinators, the Cowboys with coaches/coordinators ... The only major changes we've seen has been Spags for Fewell......and that was his decision... not like he was fired (looking at you Wade)


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Can You Trust the Health Check Logo on Your Food?
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The Health Check program is meant to help those going to restaurants and fast food restaurants to make better menu choices. But when you search their product list for Health Check'd vegetables there are zero. Health Check is in need of a makeover. The program needs to promote fresh fruit not fruit juice; it needs to encourage eating at home not at restaurants. Or it needs to cease and desist.


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Senate still trying, failing to adopt a student-loan fix
posted at 6:01 pm on July 10, 2013 by Erika Johnsen
In the wake of the Senate's passage of the immigration bill the other week, they've been trying — and failing miserably — to fill their legislative agenda with an extension of last year's stopgap that held the interest rate for federally subsidized student loans at 3.4 percent. That provision expired on July 1st, meaning that rates for new loans jumped up to 6.8 percent, and they're hoping to do something about it before students need to lock up their loans before college begins toward the end of August. The House has already passed a solution that would (quelle horreur!) tie interest rates with financial markets more so than lawmakers' discretion — a move that President more or less tacitly endorsed in his budget, but the White House is declining to explicitly support — and Democrats refuse to do so without requiring some kind of (completely arbitrary) price cap.
After an earlier measure failed to extend the 3.4 percent rate for two years, the Senate tried again on Wednesday morning with a one-year extension. Nothing doing.
Hoping to avert that outcome, the Senate teed up a test vote on a proposal to return rates to 3.4 percent for one year. Republicans, though, blasted it as a stopgap, "kicking the can" fix that did not address the broader issue.
The bill, which needed 60 votes to advance, failed as expected on a 51-49 vote. …
Senate Democrats are ignoring a bill that House Republicans already passed, while Republicans say the Senate bill is not the solution. …
But chamber leaders so far have refused to take up a measure that passed the House that would link interest rates to the financial markets.
That bill incorporated an idea that was included in President Obama's budget. The White House, though, has not publicly put its weight behind the House proposal. …
"The president, as you know, is for a long-term fix here, but we are generally for a resolution of this problem because we have already passed the deadline whereby students face a doubling of their loan rates," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said. "Supporting a single bill is not the answer here. Supporting a compromise that can get the votes necessary that meets the president's principles is our position."
And this latest fizzle only came after much internal agonizing, via WaPo:
The failed key test vote came after contentious discussions Tuesday, much of it between Democrats who have been split on the issue. Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) met for hours with White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and Education Secretary Arne Duncan. At the weekly Democratic caucus luncheon, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) harshly criticized Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) for sponsoring a bill with Republicans that would tie interest rates for all major federal education loans to market rates but would not impose a formal cap on how high those rates could go in future years.
After that lunch, Reid addressed reporters and stressed that lawmakers need to approve the rate extension instead of not taking action. Reid and other leaders have opposed allowing for an ever-changing interest rate without a stated cap to protect future generations of students from much higher rates. Just steps away, Manchin and two co-sponsors of the other bill hosted their own media event, saying that all students need interest rate relief and senators cannot continue to delay making a decision.
Again, this is all a lot of hoopla for one heck of a pitiful "solution" to the dilemmas facing young people. The real problem here is the tuition inflation that these loan-subsidization policies are directly creating, not to mention the stagnating economy and shrinking labor market into which students are currently graduating (it's pretty tough to pay off your student loans these days when it's now a boon to secure even part-time employment!). As the WSJ points out, however, Senate liberals don't seem to care as much about the damaging effects of this type of legislation as they do throwing a bone to their constituents in the nonprofit academic world. Just business as usual:
As the Senate prepares for Wednesday voting on student-loan subsidies, a coalition that includes congressional Republicans, President Obama and moderate Democrats favors reform that ties the rates on student loans to the 10-year Treasury rate. This protects taxpayers from having to guarantee low fixed rates to students while the government's own borrowing costs rise. …
But in recent years an historic surge in student-loan debt is changing education for many borrowers from a winning investment into a staggering burden. Such debt has nearly tripled since 2004 and now hovers around $1 trillion, with defaults rising on student loans and other types of debt held by these young borrowers. …
Liberals apologize for the price hikes imposed by their friends in the faculty lounge by pretending that universities are starved for revenue. Rep. Frank Pallone (D., N.J.) claimed on MSNBC on Saturday that "the federal government is not making the investment in higher education." Perhaps he's forgotten that annual Pell grant spending of $34 billion has roughly doubled in the Obama era, or that Uncle Sugar now originates more than $100 billion in annual loans. …
No one should be surprised that one of the chief sponsors of this anti-reform bill is Senator Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.), not even a year removed from her membership on the Harvard faculty. During the August recess she can expect a warm welcome in Cambridge.
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The local paper posted an article dated 09-19-08 that the city counsel was preparing to pass an ordinance that banned archery in the City of Surprise, unless it was at an approved range. There are no ranges in our city. I sent a letter to my representative, and have posted it below, along with email address. Please send support for a modification for the ordinance, to include the use of home ranges and schools.
Email addresses:
My letter to Mr. Williams:
Mr. Williams,
I am a relatively new resident of Surprise, with our new home that is built in Surprise Farms. I am a police officer for El Mirage, and recently transferred down as a detective from the Flagstaff Police Department. Family is important to me, and activities that promote family time together top that list. While in Flagstaff, I had the opportunity to shoot archery in my backyard, with my children and wife. It is a pastime that we all enjoy. I have a history with the sport of archery, to include bow hunting and shooting archery for Glendale Community College in the early 1990's, and being ranked nationally. I have represented the State of AZ in a tournament against archers from the State of California, Baja California and Sonora Mexico. We took 1st place individually and as a team.
Archery once was taught in high schools in AZ and across the nation. It is a pastime that can be shared for generations. My father taught me to shoot archery, and I have taught my children. The proposed ban of shooting archery in our city at facilities that are not deemed "target ranges", limits that family interaction. The City of Surprise does not currently have an archery range. The closest archery range is the facility at the Ben Avery Shooting facility, which is approximately 1 hour away from my house. A total of 2 hours of driving time (to and fro) for approximately 30 minutes of shooting with my children is a detriment to my family's personal quality time together.
As a police officer, I understand the call for the general safety of the public. I understand that the "wants" of an individual are outweighed by the "needs" of the many. However, I respectfully request that the counsel review the proposed ordinance carefully and perhaps apply words that allow for private home ranges, if safety precautions are heeded. I understand that the ordinance will also ban the firing of pneumatic weapons, which can be used for intentionally destructive purposes, i.e... breaking windows.
The difference between firing a pneumatic weapon and archery equipment boils down to the traceable, recoverable evidence should a mishap occur. A pellet fired from a gun is non-distinct. An arrow fired from a bow is unique, often with different color feathers/vanes, color and material of the shaft, and color of the nock. Often, one arrow will be part of a matched set that the archer owns.
The home range can be constructed in the privacy of a person's fenced, back yard. The fence would provide privacy from neighbors, and protection from an errant arrow. The target shall be placed so that it is not in a direct line with an adjoining neighbor's residential structure. The target shall also be constructed of a material that adequately stops the arrow, and prevents it from completely passing through the intended target.
The lack of an archery range in the City of Surprise will potentially have an effect on the game animals hunted in the State. Inadequate practice could result in the wounding of game animals that may not have been wounded if bowhunters had the opportunity to practice at their residences with an adequate practice facility.
The ordinance would also potentially prohibit the teaching of archery at the local high schools. In a society where apathy and the lack of exercise for children has resulted in enormous amounts of childhood obesity, removing the ability to teach an outdoor sport to children may have long term effects that are not immediately realized.
I respectfully request, as a representative for my district, that you word the ordinance that would provide safety for the public, yet not restrict honest measures taken by home owners to have an adequate home archery range in the privacy of their own fenced back yard, as long as an adequate target/backstop is provided. If the arrows need to be even more traceable, make it an ordinance that requires the archer's initials be embossed or painted on the arrow. In addition, please word the ordinance to include the ability to have archery programs at local schools and public ranges.
I am posting a copy of this letter on message boards via the internet with email addresses for each district's representative. This is an attempt to rally support on the behalf of archers in our city.
Thank you in advance.
John E. Heffelfinger
Surprise District 3 resident
623-236-4506 cell


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Pirates have slight edge on Reds this year at 5-4. Why does it seem like it was way worse than that? Probably because the Pirates have won 10 of their last 12 at GABP, I suppose.
"Are you trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?!"
A sweep would be better!
"I can still throw it in the 70s. And I can throw it in the 80s if I don't want to comb my hair for a week." - Bob Feller at age 66 when asked how hard he could throw.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
You'd rather sit one of those in favour of one who has 2 singles, zero walks and 15 K's in 29 AB's? That's a .138 OPS.
BTW, last game against Wandy Bruce sat and got a more favorable match up later on and knocked in a run.
Good time for the Reds to face two LHP in a series, not that Votto doesn't crush AHP (All Handed Pitching).
I don't mind Bruce sitting vs Wandy, although I hope he does get another shot some day, why the heck not?
In the same way that a baseball season never really begins, it never really ends either. - Lonnie Wheeler, "Bleachers, A Summer in Wrigley Field"
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Decision to sit Bruce tonight tells the team that this game is not life or death, he usually sits against Wandy these days, tonight will be handled in the usual way.
I know the Reds have beaten up on some below .500 ballclubs lately, but I'm very confident in this team. Without predicting wins or losses, they are going to have a good series and play well.
Should be fun to watch.
I'm very excited for this game. Haven't been this excited for a game since opening day really. Let's crush 'em!
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So I'm pretty excited about tonight's game, I turn to my four year old little girl and tell her the Reds have a big game tonight against Pittsburgh, they need to beat the Pirates. She looks at me all confused and asks,"Why is there going to be pirates at the game?" She cracks me up, nothing in the world like watching a game with kids!
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." -Earl Weaver
LOL...little ones make the world go round
Marte grounds out to Rolen for the first out.
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Marte grounds out to third. Scotty R showing mad hops.
"Since I've been with the Reds in 1989, we've never had a farm system this loaded," Bowden said. "If we were the New York Yankees and had unlimited dollars, we could have traded for Colon, (Jeff) Weaver, Rolen, (Cliff) Floyd, (Kenny) Rogers and Finley and gotten them all -- and still held onto our top five prospects. That's an amazing statement."
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2017 Reds record when I'm attending: 6-22017 Dragons record when I'm attending:
"We want to be the band to dance to when the bomb drops." - Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran
Whew... if that ball gets over Scotty's head we're looking at a leadoff double and a bad start to the game.
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March for Life planned Tuesday in Brainerd
Tuesday, Jan. 22, marks the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion in the United States throughout all nine months of pregnancy.
The Crow Wing County Chapter of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life is sponsoring a March for Life to commemorate what they consider a tragic decision. Participants are asked to meet at the corner of Sixth and Oak streets in Brainerd at 11:30 a.m. and march to the Crow Wing County Courthouse.
There will be a short program at the courthouse, which will begin at approximately 11:45 a.m.
The annual March for Life is an opportunity to gather and grieve the loss of the more than 55 million unborn children who have been aborted in the country and 500,000 in the state of Minnesota.
It is also a forum for passionate people to call on the Legislature to enact laws that protect the lives of unborn babies, their mothers, elderly people and other vulnerable citizens.
Featured speaker is Father Mike Arms, retired Catholic priest from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Archdiocese who lives in Crosslake.


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Attacks on the Press | Afghanistan
Attacks on the Press in 2011: Fixers on Front Lines
Local "fixers" have been essential to foreign reporters covering the Afghan war. While they often do the same work as their international counterparts, they run greater risk and face a far more uncertain future. By Monica Campbell


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Magma Arts and Conventions facility, Tenarife, Canary Islands
Acclaimed Canary Islands architect speaks at UTSA
By James Benavides
Public Affairs Specialist
(April 8, 2008)--The UTSA College of Architecture will present a lecture by Canary Islander and internationally acclaimed architect Fernando Menis as part of the college's weekly colloquium. The event is 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 8 in the Buena Vista Street Building Aula Canaria (1.328) at the UTSA Downtown Campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
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Menis designed the Magma Arts and Conventions facility in Tenerife, Canary Islands, the athletics stadium of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the harbor at Santa Cruz de la Palma, the Cultural Center Las Maretas at Lanzarote and a number of housing complexes in the Canary Islands. After his talk at UTSA, Menis will conduct a presentation at Harvard University with other Canary Islands architects.
"Fernando Menis is one of the most creative architects currently practicing in Spain with an amazing ability to draw creative inspiration from the local traditions and culture," said Julius Gribou, UTSA executive vice provost. "His experimentation with materials and bold forms make his work highly dramatic and an integral part of the landscape."
Gribou met Menis on a goodwill tour of the Canary Islands while serving as dean of the UTSA College of Architecture.
UTSA, Friends of the Canary Islands Foundation and the City of San Antonio facilitate dialogue between academic institutions and industry experts from the United States and Europe, broadening perspectives and sharing ideas.
For more information, call the UTSA College of Architecture at (210) 458-3010.


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The code is filled with instances where flex is allowed but not to exceed 6 ft. in length. Did the EMT lobby win out on this? I see many instances where flex connections greater than 6 ft. would make for a much better installation such as routing the flex away from equipment access panels to get at internal parts, air filters, etc. Six feet is too short in many cases to give the installer "flexability" in making the installation. This rule needs to be evaluated and changed as I see no real safety issue being addressed here with such a limited length. Raise it to 10 ft. or something more realistic. Also, there should be an FPN or similar exception that in very tight spaces where ridgid conduits would be quite difficult to install or retrofit, that flex can be used if a grounding conductor is included which should always be the case as I have seen instances where flex pulls apart or out of connectors. This also goes for EMT that gets stepped on in verticle chases in buildings over the years, thus breaking the ground path assumed to be provided by the raceway.
Thanks for the input. If you truly feel strongly about changing the rules, try writing a proposal to change the NEC. Of course it's too late for the 2014 NEC, but you can try for the next cycle! Gather your supporting data and substantiate your reasons. It's a great public process.


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Love your studio!!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Love your studio!!
That is one fantastic quilting studio. I might never leave!
Great studio! I love it when mine is all neat. It inspires me to quilt more when I can look around and see everything where it belongs. I just finished reclaiming mine from all the grandkids toys. I have been piecing all week and having fun in my "new" room.
Once I've cleaned and organized my sewing room... I'm ready to get creative!
Your studio looks VERY nice!
I do want everything neat and clean but it never stays that long. Your studio is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
What a nice studio! Looks big and is very neat. I never get mine that nest, so I wouldn't know the feeling. LOL
Country 1
Fantastic play area. I'd like to come and play in your stash. I promise to keep the room neat & clean. Ha Ha.
Vonda-Texas MiMi of 4 Beautiful Grandbabies
What a awesome sewing room it's beautiful!!!
May you always have Love to Share , Health to Spare, and Friends that Care!
If I lived near you I'd help you keep it picked up for the privilege of playing in it too!


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1854-2004: 150 Years and Still Growing!
Rhode Island College is the oldest public institution of higher learning in the state, with a tradition of academic excellence that spans 150 years. On May 9, 2003, the College began a year-long observance of its Sesquicentennial. On these pages we pay tribute to the College and its over 47,000 alumni with features on the grand history of the institution as well as information on the many academic and celebratory events planned throughout the year. Adopted as the symbol of the Sesquicentennial is the stately oak tree overlooking the main entrance of the College on Mount Pleasant Avenue. The great oak represents the historic roots of the College, the growth of knowledge, and the success of our graduates who branch out across the state, the nation, and the world.
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PITT COUNTY - A Pitt County man is accused of trying to shoot his 17-year-old son after waking the teen up.
According to Christie Wallace with the Pitt County Sheriff's Office, 38-year-old Danny Haddock allegedly tried to shoot his son at their home on Old N.C. 11, south of Ayden. Deputies got the call at about 11:30 p.m. Monday.
Haddock's 17-year-old son told deputies he was sleeping in his bed when his father entered the room and woke him up. Haddock then shot into his son's bed, but missed the teen, Wallace said.
The teen, his mother and two younger children managed to escape from the home, Wallace told NewsChannel 12.
Haddock was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and misdemeanor child abuse. He was being held in the Pitt County Detention Center under a $125,000 bond.
There is no word on a motive.
Neighbor Linwood Buck said he wasn't surprised the incident happened.
"Well, sooner or later, he's going to kill somebody if they don't do something with him," said Buck. "I'd just love to be the judge when he goes to court. He wouldn't be shooting a gun no time soon."
Other neighbors said since the Haddock family moved to the neighborhood three years ago, numerous disturbance calls to authorities have been placed regarding activity in the home. NewsChannel 12 is working with the Pitt County Sheriff's Office to confirm how many times deputies have reported to the Haddock residence.
Public records show this wasn't the first time Haddock was in trouble with the law. He had been convicted for drunk and disorderly conduct, two counts of DWI, and being armed to terrorize people, according to records.


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Linux vs Windows
I am more about getting the job done and I don't care what OS I use. I remember reading some place that a person's preference for an OS reveals more about that person than the OS. As cold as computer people are supposed to be as displayed in movies, I actually find them the opposite. I am surprised how passionate about technology many are and often their allegiance to an OS is sometimes emotional based.
Linux was embraced as the OS of choice by the underground for the longest time, but why was that? Several reasons existed. Back in the days of when windows 98 had just come out, linux was definably ahead. Windows 98 was a "wanna be" 32 bit overlay gui struggling on a 16 bit DOS underbelly. Not the most stable environment and was prone to crashing. It was said that Microsoft was worried about legal problems from Apple if they created a pure 32 bit OS since they "borrowed" the windows idea from Apple during there brief association together. So they were stuck with pushing something not as efficient or stable. Also, the underground seems to attract some very paranoid people and I remember a lot of people being worried that Gates had hidden some kind of spy ware deep inside windows and because everyone from the government to financial institutions used it, Gates was set up to be the next Lex Luther or Dr. Evil !
Early on many of the hacking tools were written only for linux, making it difficult to do much without at least some knowledge of that OS. Linux stood out, a powerful 32 bit OS that you could open up and look at the source code and you could tweak it so many ways to what your preference might be. Windows was seen as closed and hidden and being pushed by one greedy man on the entire world! If you have never been exposed to this kind of thinking, perhaps now you can see why the underground embraced linux so feverishly!
What about the tools available today? Is one platform favored above another? This is difficult to answer because each pen tester favors certain apps and therefore might lean more towards one OS over another. However, if we were to analyze the Top 100 Network Security Tools that are listed on Insecure.org and use that list as a standard, we find some interesting facts. If you were a linux only user there are 22 exclusive windows apps you could not use on that list. If you were a windows only user, there are 25 linux apps that would be unavailable to you. It's so close to being even that you could not say one OS is more important than the other.
As for me, I can't say one is better than the other at this point in time and I am referring to its use in the art and science of hacking. I am certainly not referring to the OS I would recommend to my grandma! That OS would be a very obvious choice indeed, lol! When XP was introduced for everyone, being a truer 32 bit structure, things really changed, although you would still see people that were loyal to linux calling it windoze. Its just too hard to let go of your prejudice sometimes. Now windows was fast and more stable. It actually started to feel like it had the power of linux or unix. By the way, if you wanted to get flamed back in those days, just go to a hacker forum and post that your favorite ISP was AOL and you ran windows! Actually, all you had to do was say something nice about windows !
I have done some very efficient hacking with windows and I can't say that the reverse shell I get is in any way less stable. There have been times I felt I had better results with nmap using linux. Exploits if they are ported correctly work just fine with windows. Ok, so where am I headed with all of this? Yes, you guessed it, for me the best set up is using both! Both have their strong and weak points. They really compliment each other. I run linux on one laptop and windows on another. Right now I am using XP pro and Fedora Core 5.
Say for instance I want to crack WEP. I will run airodump on my windows machine and at the same time, I will run aireplay on my linux laptop. I do all my reconnaissance work with windows. Scanning is 90% a linux operation for me. If I want to use a bootable cd, well I better know my linux! Anyway, I hope you see how I jump from one to the other and I find this really works well.
So, is one easier to hack than the other? That's a loaded question because it depends on the set up. For many years the cry was linux was more secure because you could turn off services and customize the installation more so than windows, etc… However, it was an embarrassing statistic to the linux aficionados that the most hacked servers in the world were linux! I can testify to the fact that both windows and linux, if properly configured, have the ability to be nearly impenetrable!
That's my perspective on it and I try to be as objective as I can, because as I stated before, I am more interested in getting the job done!


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Corning Community College (CCC) and the Corning Community College Development Foundation (CCCDF) will celebrate a milestone event on Friday, April 25, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. to formally break ground for the Re-Imagined Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. Library. Senator Thomas O'Mara will present the College with a proclamation at the event on the Spencer Hill campus, which is free and open to the public.
"As libraries increasingly function as connectors within and beyond our College community, this project will facilitate links with social spaces as well as service points—joining active tutored and collaborative spaces with quiet and self-directed spaces to create a 21st century, technology-rich, academic gathering place designed to foster community, collaboration, and most importantly—learning for all," said Dr. Katherine P. Douglas, President of Corning Community College.
When complete, the Library will be technology-rich with climate-controlled spaces to protect rare resources; centralized academic support services, including tutoring and mentoring; and dynamic spaces for IT help, access and reference services, and faculty professional development.
The Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. Library is expected to reopen in January 2015. It is the cornerstone project of the $23.3 million transformational investment in student-centered learning, which is funded by Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben counties, SUNY, USDA Rural Development, Corning Incorporated Foundation, and private gifts. A variety of design and construction partners are engaged, including HOLT Architects, Welliver, Frey & Campbell Inc., John Mills Electric, and Landmark Enterprises.
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Carrollton is a small town located 10 miles east of our Bed & Breakfast. The town square is lovely at this time of the year with Christmas decorations. Area merchants have decorated their windows with animated displays to fill you with holiday cheer.
Shop at the Carroll County Arts Center for one of a kind gifts made by local artists. You can also purchase a raffle ticket for the featured Christmas tree that will be raffled off. Closed on Wednesday and Sunday.
Experience a journey back in time when you tour the historic McCook House. Holiday open house on Saturday, December 1st and Sunday, December 2nd. The house is trimmed with charming decorations. Although it is free, they will be accepting donations.
After a delightful day, return to Whispering Pines Bed & Breakfast for a cup of hot tea and cookies.
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Commonly Used Definitions in Grant Application Packages
Applicant is the entity requesting a grant.
Application Control Center is located in the Department of Education and is officially authorized to receive applications for discretionary grants.
Application for Federal Education Assistance (also known as ED Form 424) is the grant application form, sometimes referred to as the application "cover page," used by the Department of Education.
Application notice is published in the Federal Register and invites applications for one or more discretionary grant competitions. It provides basic program and fiscal information on each competition, informs potential applicants when and where they can obtain applications, and cites the deadline date for a particular competition.
Application package contains the application notice for one or more programs, and all the information and forms needed to apply for a discretionary grant.
Appropriations legislation is a law passed by Congress to provide a certain level of funding for a grant program in a given year.
Assurances are a variety of requirements, found in different Federal laws, regulations, and executive orders, which applicants agree in writing to observe as a condition of receiving federal assistance.
Authorizing legislation is a law passed by Congress that establishes or continues a grant program.
Authorized Representative is the official within an applicant organization with the legal authority to give assurances, make commitments, enter into contracts, and execute such documents on behalf of the applicant as may be required by a grant maker. The signature of the Authorized Representative certifies that commitments made on grant proposals will be honored and ensures that the applicant agrees to conform to the grant maker's regulations, guidelines, and policies. Note that the Authorized Representative is not necessarily the Project Director.
Budget period is an interval of time into which a project period is divided for budgetary purposes, usually 12 months.
Budget narrative explains the budget. Explanations can include the derivation of amounts (for example, a $1,250 budget item derives from 100 people at five meetings each using a $2.50 expendable item), the itemization of totals, the purpose of purchased supplies and services, and the justification of the size of salaries, fringe benefits, and indirect costs.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) is a publication and database produced by the General Services Administration that lists the domestic assistance programs of all Federal agencies. It gives information about a program's authorization, fiscal details, accomplishments, regulations, guidelines, eligibility requirements, information contacts, and application and award process.
Certification is a statement, signed by an applicant or grantee as a prerequisite for receiving Federal funds, that it meets or will adhere to certain conditions and/or will undertake or not undertake certain actions.
CFDA number is an identifying number for a Federal assistance program, composed of a unique two-digit prefix to identify the Federal agency (e.g., 84 for the Department of Education), followed by a period and a unique three-digit code for each authorized program.
Combined Application Notice is a notice published by the Department of Education in the Federal Register that identifies programs and competitions under which the Secretary has invited, or plans to invite, applications for new awards for a particular Fiscal Year. The notice provides the actual or estimated information on the date the competition will be announced in the Federal Register; the date application packages will be available; the application deadline date; the deadline for Intergovernmental Review; the range of awards; the average size of awards; and the number of awards. The Combined Application Notice also provides a contact name and phone number to get further information.
Competitive review process is used by the Department of Education to select discretionary grant applications for funding, in which applications are scored by subject-area experts and the most highly scored applications are considered for funding.
Deadline date is the date by which an applicant must mail a discretionary grant application for it to be considered for funding by the Department. Under some competitions, the Department requires that the application be received by the deadline date.
Discretionary grant is an award of financial assistance in the form of money by the Federal government to an eligible grantee, usually made on the basis of a competitive review process.
D-U-N-S Number is a nine-digit number assigned to an organization by Dun & Bradstreet. The number does not convey any information about the recipient. A built-in check digit helps assure the accuracy of the D-U-N-S Number. The ninth digit of each number is the check digit, which is mathematically related to the other digits.
ED is the acronym for the U.S. Department of Education (i.e., Education Department).
Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) governs the Department's discretionary grant programs.
Federal Register is a daily compilation of Federal regulations and other Federal agency documents of public interest, which is prepared by the National Archives and Records Administration for public distribution by the Government Printing Office.
Funding priorities are a means of focusing a grant competition on the areas in which the Secretary is particularly interested in receiving applications. Priorities can be absolute, which the applicant must address in order to be considered for funding; competitive, which the applicant has the option of choosing whether or not to address and for which they may receive additional points, or invitational, which the applicant is encouraged but not required to address.
Grant application reviewer is an individual who serves the Department by reviewing new discretionary grant applications; also referred to as "field reader" or "peer reviewer."
Grantee is an individual or organization that has been awarded financial assistance under one of the Department's discretionary grant programs.
Grant Award Notification is an official document signed by the authorized official stating the amount and the terms and conditions of an award for a discretionary grant.
Human subject is defined as "a living individual about whom an investigator (whether professional or student) conducting research obtains data through intervention or interaction with the individual or obtains identifiable private information."
Indirect costs are costs an organization incurs for common or joint objectives that cannot be readily and specifically identified with a particular grant project or other institutional activity.
Indirect cost rate is a percentage established by a Federal department or agency for a grantee organization, which the grantee uses in computing the dollar amount it charges to the grant to reimburse itself for indirect costs incurred in doing the work of the grant project.
Institutional Review Boards are authorized to approve, request modification in, or disapprove research activities and to conduct continuing reviews of the research activities at intervals appropriate to the degree of risk, but not less than once a year.
Program regulations implement legislation passed by Congress to authorize a specific grant program, and include applicant eligibility criteria, nature of activities funded, selection criteria under which applications will be selected for funding, and other relevant information.
Project period is the total amount of time during which the Department authorizes a grantee to complete the approved work of the project described in the application. Project periods of more than one year are divided into budget periods.
PR/Award number is the identifying number for a discretionary grant application (e.g., S184H001203), which is issued when the application is received by the Department's Application Control Center.
Research is defined as "a systematic investigation, including research development, testing, and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge." It includes activities that meet this definition, whether or not conducted under a program considered "research" for other purposes. For example, if an activity follows a deliberate plan whose purpose is to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge, such as an exploratory study or the collection of data to test a hypothesis, it is research.


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Character or Personality
In her book "Quiet: The Power of Introverts In A World That Can't Stop Talking", Susan Cain opens by describing the cultural shift in American from a Culture of Character to a Culture of Personality. The Culture of Character is defined as one in which people value honor, integrity, and modesty. Heroes like Abraham Lincoln are revered not only as a gifted communicator by as someone Ralph Waldo Emerson notes does not "offend by superiority." The Culture of Personality, on the other hand, is one in which people are captivated by those who are bold and entertaining. Movie stars and celebreties become the heroes.
The shift was predicated by urbanization. In the agricultural society of the the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, people lived and worked together in community. They lived together and interacted the span of their whole lives. By the early twentieth century, however, more than one third of the population lived in cities. Americans found themselves working no longer with neighbors but with strangers. Susan Cain writes, "'Citizens' morphed into 'employees,' facing the question of how to make a good impression on people to whom they had no civic or family ties."
Cain notes the attributes of a Culture of Character: Citizenship, Duty, Work, Golden Deeds, Honor, Reputation, Morals, Manners, Integrity
The attributes A Culture of Personality: Magnetic, Fascinating, Stunning, Attractive, Glowing, Dominant, Forceful, Energetic
What is it that turns a group of people from different backgrounds that come from different places into a real community? At Vanguard, we call it our relational culture. Built into the fabric of our interactions at Vanguard is a culture that causes us to go beyond the normal definition of community, reaching out and connecting with each other. Vanguard is committed to fostering a Culture of Character, in the classroom, on the athletic field, on the stage, and in the living spaces of our students.
Truth, Virtue, and Service are the values of Vanguard University. Proclaimed by founders Harold and Hulda Needham, these values are pursued in all we do at Vanguard University. Professors who serve as mentors seek to form students in the image of Christ, who is Truth.
The Champions of Character program is at the center of athletics at Vanguard University. Student athletes are coached both in athletic skill and character formation, living into the virtures of integrity and honor in all relationships. Vanguard University athletics has received multiple Champions of Character awards for its commitment to the whole formation of student athletes, both on and off the athletic playing field.
In a world of personality and its pressure to manage what strangers think of us, Vanguard University remains a community committed to a relational culture. This is where the next generation of leaders, formed in the likeness of Christ, pursue an education in order to serve and further His Kingdom.


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George Wendt, founder and owner of OARS rafting company, recalls a day 48 years ago when a mud and rock slide changed Warm Springs Rapid (in the background) forever.
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C. Oregon jobless rates barely budge (again)
There was, once again, little change in the February seasonally adjusted unemployment rates in Central Oregon, the state Employment Department reported Monday,
Deschutes (10.5%) and Crook (13.4%) counties saw no change in their unemployment rate from January, while Jefferson County (12.0%) only saw a small reduction from its earlier rate of 12.1 percent.
Crook County still has the highest jobless rate in the state, while Benton County's is the lowest, at 6.2%.
The statewide unemployment rate (8.4%) has seen no change over the past couple months; however, the national rate edged down to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent in January.
Crook County: Crook County's February seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 13.4 percent was unchanged from the revised rate in January. The unemployment rate did see slight improvement from the year-ago rate of 13.8 percent in February 2012.
The county dropped 20 jobs in February, when the county would typically expect no employment change.
Overall, there was very little change in total nonfarm employment over the month. Both the private and public sector lost 10 jobs from January.
The largest losses were seen in trade, transportation, and utilizes (-20), however no other industry saw a loss of more than 10 jobs. Educational and Health Services; wood product manufacturing; leisure and hospitality; and local government each gained 10 jobs over the month.
Employment declined by 10 jobs in Crook County between February 2012 and February 2013. The private sector saw no employment change year-over-year, while the public sector lost 10 jobs from the year ago level. Wholesale trade (-50) saw the largest loss of jobs from February 2012. Year-over-year gains were seen in educational and health services (+30); leisure and hospitality (+30); professional and business services (+20); and wood products manufacturing (+20).
Deschutes County (Bend MSA): The February seasonally adjusted unemployment rate (10.5%) showed no change from the rate in January. However, the rate has dropped from the year-ago-rate of 11.3 percent in February 2012.
Preliminary estimates from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the Bend metropolitan area show an increase of 200 jobs in February, a larger gain than the increase of 90 jobs that is the seasonal norm during this time of year.
BLS analysts estimate that private-sector employment declined by 20 jobs in February, while government gained 220 jobs.
Between February 2012 and February 2013, estimates show that employment rose by 1,410 jobs, with a gain of 1,450 private-sector jobs and public-sector employment down by 40 jobs.
The largest year-over-year increases were seen in accommodation and food services (+780); educational and health services (+470); mining, logging, and construction (+350); and retail trade (+340).
The only private industry that saw major job losses year-over-year was financial activities, which lost 170 jobs from February of 2012.
These preliminary estimates are subject to revision as more information becomes available from employers.
Jefferson County: The February seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Jefferson County was 12.0 percent, which was essentially unchanged from January (12.1%). The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate did experience some modest improvement from the year-ago rate of 12.6 percent in February 2012.
Jefferson County saw no change in total nonfarm employment in February, when a gain of 40 jobs would typically be expected.
The private sector lost 10 jobs over the month, with a gain of 10 jobs in government employment. Manufacturing and retail trade each lost 10 jobs; whereas leisure and hospitality and local government each gained 10 jobs.
Jefferson County added 20 jobs between February 2012 and February 2013. The private sector gained 120 jobs over-the-year, while the public sector saw a reduction of 100 jobs.
The largest over-the-year job gains were seen in manufacturing (+50); leisure and hospitality (+40); transportation, warehousing, and utilities (+30); and professional business services (+20).
The largest losses occurred in local government (-110) with modest year-over-year reduction in retail trade (-10); financial activities (-10); and construction (-10).
These estimates will be revised as new data from businesses becomes available. The next Central Oregon Employment Situation with preliminary data for March 2013 will be released on Tuesday, April 23rd.


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To earn a minor in accountancy, students must complete at least 15 hours of Accountancy courses, including three upper division Accountancy courses at UIS. An overall GPA of 2.00 in Accountancy coursework is required to earn the accountancy minor.
ACC 211 Introduction to Financial Accounting (or equivalent)
ACC 212 Introduction to Managerial Accounting (or equivalent)
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Some students in South Korea have a new language instructor: an English-teaching robot. The bots help students practice speaking English. South Korea employs 30,000 foreigners to teach English. The robo-teachers are helping to solve a shortage of English teachers. Could robots replace human teachers one day?
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You win any one of the Rams, Patriots, or Jets game and right now we could still be alive for the one seed.
Wait, if both the Cards and Saints win we'd still get the nod over Arizona, we won a direct contest with them.
I thought they would win the tiebreak over the 49ers though.
Ah well, I did the playoff simulator and Arizona winning would not get them into the playoffs alone. Must be some common opponent thing that pushes the 49ers above Arizona. Who knows.
I'm pretty sure that the head to head would apply to us. We beat both the 49ers and Cardinals so we have tiebreakers over both even in a 3 way tie.
bro do you even read?
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(Note: If two teams remain tied after the third step or other teams are eliminated during any step, tiebreaker reverts to step 1 of the two-team format.)
1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games among the teams).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
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8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
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Regardless of what tie breaker we use the result is the same, if the saints win they are in. If they don't they might not be.
they do not win, they do not deserve to be in the playoffs,
Why exactly? And who would deserve it over us?
Saints needs to win and win big. If somehow we make the playoffs going in with a loss, we will be one and done. It's not a good look going into the playoffs with a three game loosing streak, especially to Tampon Bay.
team that has the same record as us but might be playing a lot better right now.
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For the first time in 17 years, the U.S. government has shut down, following the failure on Monday of Congress to pass a federal funding bill. While essential services will continue, the shutdown will keep hundreds of thousands of federal workers off the job.
The federal government sets a budget that pays for agencies and services. Without a plan for how to spend money, the government has to shut down. But for a budget to pass, it has to be approved by the Senate and the House of Representatives. The deadline to pass a new budget was Monday night because the new budget year began on October 1.
Over the weekend, Congress worked on passing the budget. A federal funding bill went back and forth between the House and the Senate. A major sticking point was whether the government would pay for changes in health care. The Senate, which has a Democratic majority, wanted to pass a budget that would fund the new health care law created by President Barack Obama. But many members of the House, which has a Republican majority, did not want government money used that way.
Early Sunday, the House sent a bill to the Senate that would delay for one year the health insurance law, which says all Americans must buy health insurance or else pay a penalty. The House's bill would have also repealed a new tax on medical devices meant to help fund the new law. The Senate met on Monday and rejected the bill, and sent it back to the House, which then offered a revised measure. That was rejected, as well. So what exactly will happen now that the government has been shut down? Watch this video and keep reading to find out.
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Although the government has shut down, its services that are most important in the short-term are still getting done. Soldiers and other members of the military who help protect America are still keeping us safe. The Post Office is still delivering letters. Air traffic controllers are still helping planes land safely at airports.
But many services have stopped. Sites that belong to the federal government, such as national parks and museums, are now closed. Government-funded medical research has been delayed. Additionally, the government is not issuing as many visas—documents that allow foreign people to visit our country—and passports, which enable Americans to visit other nations.
Many government workers, such as public school teachers, firefighters, and police officers, are paid by local governments or state governments. Even though the federal government has been shut down, their jobs should not be affected. Kids are still going to school, unless they're part of a program like Head Start, which depends on grant money from Washington. Police officers are still protecting towns and firefighters are still putting out fires.
Essential federal workers, like the President and members of Congress, are still on the job. But many federal government employees—about 800,000 in all—will stay home, without pay, until a deal is reached.
The federal government has shut down many times before. In 1995, it was closed for 21 days. Lawmakers are expected to eventually come to a compromise that that will get the government running again.
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South Carolina's Education Oversight Committee (EOC) approved the state science standard concerned with evolution on June 12, after delaying for seven months at the behest of committee member Senator Michael Fair (R-District 6), a well-known opponent of teaching evolution.
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As reports of riots in Indonesia flashed across the world's news wires, in May 1998, my wife telephoned the hotel in Jakarta where I was staying to make sure I was OK. "What do you see out your window?" she asked. Flames from burning department stores and Chinese shops and businesses owned by the family of President Suharto spread across the horizon like a magnificent sunset. Army tanks and soldiers with dogs filled the square below. "I see a city burning," I said, "a city dying."
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At the time it seemed no exaggeration. Indonesia's economy and its currency, the rupiah, had collapsed in a financial crisis that gripped all of Southeast Asia. In parts of the Spice Islands, which belong to Indonesia, tensions between Muslims and Christians were escalating. In the nation's province of Aceh, and in Papua, site of one of the world's richest deposits of copper and gold, the death toll mounted as secessionists skirmished with the army. East Timor was about to fall into anarchy, then secede from Indonesia as an independent country. In Jakarta, the nation's capital, student protesters seeking to replace three decades of dictatorship with democracy were brutally put down by the military and government thugs, sparking clashes that would claim 1,200 lives and 6,000 buildings. Hardest hit was the Chinese minority, long resented for their entrepreneurial success; their businesses were looted and destroyed, and women were raped by hired military goons. Tens of thousands of Chinese fled the country.
I was then a reporter for The Los Angeles Times, based in Hanoi, and I was covering the civil unrest in Jakarta. One day I came upon an anti-Suharto demonstration at Trisakti, a private university. Students at other colleges sometimes taunted Trisakti's students, belittling their lack of political involvement by waving bras and panties at them. But on this day Trisakti's young men challenged the soldiers, standing shoulder to shoulder and pushing against their lines. "Don't get so close. You could get shot and killed," a friend of 19-year-old Trisakti student Elang Lesmana warned him. "That's OK," Lesmana replied. "I'd be a hero." The soldiers, who had exchanged their rubber bullets for real ones, killed Lesmana and three other students. The deaths galvanized Indonesia, turning the tide of public and military sentiment.
Suharto's top general, Wiranto—like Suharto and many Indonesians, he has only one name—told the president the military could no longer protect him and had no intention of staging a Tiananmen Square-style massacre in Jakarta. Nine days after the shootings of students, on May 21, Asia's longest-serving leader resigned. He retired to the family compound in a leafy Jakarta suburb to live out his final decade watching TV, surrounded by a stuffed tiger and bookshelves full of cheap souvenirs and trinkets. Caged songbirds sang on his terrace.
For 32 years Suharto had run Indonesia like the CEO of a family corporation. The Suhartos' fortune reportedly topped $15 billion, and they had a major stake in more than 1,200 companies. But Suharto left behind more than a legacy of corruption and a military best known for its deadly abuse of human rights. He had also been Indonesia's father of development, building schools and roads, opening the economy to foreign investment, transforming dusty, tropical Jakarta into a modern capital and lifting millions of Indonesians out of poverty.
The world's most populous Muslim country, with 240 million people, Indonesia has always been an ungainly place. The archipelago encompasses 17,500 islands—6,000 inhabited—that stretch 3,200 miles across the Pacific Ocean's so-called Ring of Fire where earthquakes and volcanoes are a constant threat and tsunamis are born. The people—88 percent Muslim—speak scores of local languages and represent dozens of ethnic groups. As recently as the 1950s the population included tribes of headhunters. That this polyglot was born as a single nation in 1949, after 300 years of Dutch rule and four of warfare and negotiations with the Netherlands, was a miracle in itself.
After witnessing the Suharto-era meltdown, I did not return to Indonesia until October 2009, after I had begun hearing about changes unimaginable a decade earlier. On the surface, Jakarta didn't seem much changed. Traffic remained gridlocked in the humid 90-degree heat. Shantytown slums languished in the shadow of marbled shopping malls where pianists in tuxedos played Chopin next to Valentino and Louis Vuitton shops, and white-gloved valets parked cars. The Indonesians I encountered were, as always, gracious and friendly, and I could walk virtually any street, even at night in a city of nine million people, with no fear for my safety. On one block you'd still find a mosque packed with men who considered alcohol and dancing ungodly, on the next, a nightclub like the Stadium that served alcohol 24 hours a day on weekends and boasted a disco pulsating with lights, thunderous rock music and writhing young bodies.
But beneath the surface, everything was different. Indonesia had recovered from half a century of dictatorship—first under Sukarno, then Suharto—and in the time I'd been away had become what Freedom House, a U.S. think tank, called the only fully free and democratic country in Southeast Asia. The outlying islands were generally calm. Soldiers no longer careered with abandon through city streets in cars bearing the red license plates of the military command. The unthinkable had happened: Indonesia had become one of the region's most stable and prosperous nations.
People seldom talked about the dark past, not even of the apocalyptic end of the Sukarno regime in the mid-1960s, when the army and vigilantes went on a madhouse slaughter to purge the country of leftists, real and imagined. The killings spread from Jakarta to the Hindu-dominated island of Bali, and by the time order was restored as many as half a million had lost their lives. The mayhem was captured in the 1982 movie starring Mel Gibson and Linda Hunt, The Year of Living Dangerously.
Today Indonesia has joined the Group of 20, the world's premier forum for economic cooperation. Blessed with an abundance of natural resources—petroleum, natural gas, timber, rubber and various minerals—and a strategic position straddling one of the world's most important shipping lanes, it is one of Asia's fastest-growing economies.


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