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Rep. Artur Davis has lost his bid to become the first African American elected governor in Alabama, the Associated Press has reported.
State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks appears to have easily beat Davis, a Harvard-trained lawyer and friend of President Obama, in the Democratic primary.
Davis had angered civil rights groups such as the Alabama New South Coalition and the Alabama Democratic Conference by bypassing their endorsement process. Those groups backed Sparks, who is white. Davis had said he had wanted to take his case directly to black voters, who traditionally make up about half of Democratic primary voters in Alabama.
Sparks will face the winner of a hotly contested Republican primary, in which the AP reports a tight race among physician Robert Bentley, Greenville developer Tim James and former community college chancellor Bradley Byrne. If no one gets 50% of the vote, the top two finishers will meet in a July 13 runoff.
Davis was first elected to Congress in 2002, in a district that includes Birmingham. He was an early supporter of Obama's presidential campaign.
Sparks has criticized some of Davis' votes, including his vote against Obama's health care plan. Davis was the only member of the Congressional Black Caucus to vote against the sweeping health care measure, aimed at extending coverage to millions of Americans who are uninsured.
In other primaries decided so far tonight, the AP reports that Susana Martinez has won the Republican nomination for governor in New Mexico. Martinez is the prosecutor in the county that includes Las Cruces. She will face Democrat Diane Denish, the state's lieutenant governor, in November. Martinez and Denish are vying to become New Mexico's first female governor. Gov. Bill Richardson, a Democrat, is term limited.
Primaries were also being held tonight in Mississippi.
(Posted by Catalina Camia)
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Berlin (UPI) Apr 15, 2013
A consortium between British contractor Petrofac and Germany's Siemens said Tuesday it won a contract to help develop the BorWin3 wind farm in the North Sea.
Petrofac said it secured a contract from TenneT, the German-Dutch transmission grid operator, to help build the wind farm while Siemens will provide the systems needed to convert wind energy to electricity for the national grid in Germany.
Petrofac, which has headquarters in London, said the transmission station for BorWin3 will be the largest of its kind, with a capacity of 900 megawatts.
Karlheinz Springer, chief executive officer for Siemen's power transmission division, said the pioneering development was based on a legacy of North Sea wind operations.
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Rupert Murdoch has his critics - from those who think his papers are too tabloid-ish - The Sun, The New York Post - to those who find his cable television networks too right-leaning for their tastes. And back in 2007, there was a fear that his purchase of The Wall Street Journal would result in a hybrid of his newspapers and his cable news channels.
However, a year after Murdoch's acquisition, Newsweek senior editor and financial columnist Daniel Gross said he thought Murdoch has actually improved the Journal.
"I think it's worked out quite well for him," Gross said on CNBC's "Power Lunch" Dec. 16. "He owns one of the best newspapers around. They remade the Journal. The front section is a great kind of political, global coverage."
Gross also said it doesn't look like such a bad deal for the journalists employed at financial newspaper, especially in a time of print newspaper hardships - which have resulted in layoffs and cutbacks - like The New York Times and the Tribune newspapers owned by billionaire Sam Zell.
"I think the journalists - I never thought I would say this - the journalists are quite lucky to be working for Murdoch in this type of environment. You could be working for a company that was owned by Sam Zell or one of his publicly held newspapers."
Steve Liesman, who made his mark in financial journalism at The Wall Street Journal during mid-to-late 1990s and left to become an analyst at CNBC, also thinks Murdoch's changes to the Journal are better for its future.
"It's more tabloid-ish than it used to be," Liesman said. "It feels in some places like they're going on a little less than they used to, just to give you my initial impression. They're a little more sensationalist than they used to be. I think that's good newspapering if you ask me. I think it's a little bit less like the old Journal, which was much more measured in how it approached different stories."
Murdoch originally purchased the Journal so that he could use it as a plank to push his newly launched financial cable news channel Fox Business. According to Liesman, the benefits to his media conglomerate News Corp (NYSE:NWS.A) are still yet to come.
"I will say Rupert Murdoch's value here is yet to be determined, right - because he feels like there's some sort of synergy with television and newspapers to come."
News Corp stock has taken a hit over the past year - up at 21.19 nearing the end of 2007 and now trading around 8.
In a Dec.13 article on Crain's New York Business ,com, Matthew Flamm detailed News Corp's financial woes and investors' continued skittishness over the Journal deal.
Analysts believe "...the difficult environment for newspapers has reinforced investors' view of the acquisition as an overpriced indulgence that News Corp. still hasn't justified," Flamm wrote.
"They talk in generalities about where they want to go," says Jason Helfstein, media analyst at Oppenheimer & Co. "But given the high multiple they paid for Dow Jones-and, given the downturn in the ad market, that multiple is going to be even higher-we would like to see something more," the article stated.
However, Gross said Murdoch is in a position not to feel pressured by shareholders - especially in this media environment.
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Prior to Murdoch's takeover of the Journal, media experts, like Columbia Journalism Review's Dean Starkman, who warned of the worst-case scenarios, feared that the Australian-newspaper mogul would strip the newspaper of its "high-quality" and "independence."


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Natalie Portman Wins Best Actress Oscar for 'Black Swan'
"I am so grateful to get to do the job that I do. I want to thank my parents … for giving me my life and the opportunity to work … my friends who are everything to me and everyone who's ever hired me," Portman beamed from the stage.
Portman won nearly every Best Actress award this season, from the Golden Globes to the SAGs to this weekend's Spirit Awards.
She's currently expecting a baby with and engaged to her Swan co-star, Benjamin Millepied. There's no birth date due, but Portman initially said she was due in the summer. Judging by her bump, however, it seems more like spring as a reasonable guess.


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Eugene, OR (SportsNetwork.com) - Oregon cornerback Terrance Mitchell announced Friday that he will forgo his final season of eligibility and declare for the NFL Draft.
A three-year starter for the Ducks, Mitchell led Oregon with five interceptions and 12 passes defensed during his junior season and compiled seven picks and 32 passes defensed over 40 collegiate games.
Mitchell is the first underclassmen to enter this year's draft for the 10th- ranked Ducks, who finished off an 11-2 season with Monday's 30-7 rout of Texas in the Alamo Bowl.
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Eddy Duchin Biography
1 April 1909, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, d. 9 February 1951, New York City, New York, USA. Immortalized by Tyrone Power, who portrayed the pianist-band leader in the movie-biography The Eddy Duchin Story, with Carmen Cavallaro providing the soundtrack keyboard work. Though trained as a pharmacist, Duchin opted to become a professional musician during the late 20s and, after auditioning against stiff opposition for the piano chair in Leo Reismans Orchestra, eventually gained the job. Featured as part of Reismans band at New Yorks Central Park Casino during the next three years, he became extremely popular owing to his suave appearance and sophisticated, flashy piano style, and in 1931 he formed his own band, taking over the residency at the Casino. With violinist Milt Shaw providing many of the outfits supper-club type arrangements during the 30s, Duchin gained dates at many swanky venues, won various radio shows, appeared in films such as Coronado (1935) and The Hit Parade (1937), also winning a recording contract, first with Victor Records, then later with Brunswick Records and Columbia Records. Following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Duchin entered the navy, serving as a lieutenant. In 1945, he returned to civilian life and began leading one of the musical aggregations to bear his name, though his popularity was less than it had been prior to the war years. His health gradually declined and in February 1951 he died of leukaemia.
Although considered to be purely a society entertainer right to the end, the Duchin band did swing with reasonable heat on some occasions and once made a most unsociety-like record of Old Man Mose, which was banned by some authorities owing to an unfortunate pronunciation of the word bucket which occurred frequently throughout the songs lyric. After Eddys death his son, Peter Duchin, another ultra-smooth pianist, continued to uphold the family tradition by becoming a band leader with upper-class connections.
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Phillies reward Burrell
Phillies general manager Ed Wade said: "Our goal is to draft, sign and develop championship-calibre players.
"I can't think of a single player who better exemplifies that plan and commitment than Pat Burrell.
"Although he has already become a bright light for us, Pat's brightest days as a Phillie are ahead of him."
In just his second full season in the major leagues, Burrell hit .282 and cracked 37 homers while driving in 117 runs.
The 26-year-old's performance at the plate was the best by a Phillie since 1986 when Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt had 37 home runs and 119 RBIs.
Since breaking into the majors in May 2000, Burrell has a career average of .267 with 82 homers and 284 RBIs.
Poised to move into a new ball park in 2004, the Phillies have been busy rebuilding a team that was third in the National League East last season with a 80-81 record.
They have been one of the most active teams in the free agent market this close season.
Already recruited are first baseman Jim Thome on a six-year, $85m deal and third baseman David Bell on a four-year, $17m contract.
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Complaints were launched against the content of flyers distributed by the LSESU Men's Rugby Club at the Freshers' Fair this past week.
Members of the LSESU Feminist Society flagged up the flyer as being extremely offensive due to its derogatory references to women and homosexuals.
Described by a student as a demonstration of "blatant and extensive sexism, homophobia and racism" the flyer informed news students of "everything this club holds dear, debauchy [sic] hedonism, and misogyny".
The leaflet, entitled "LSE Rugby Purple Warrior," contained a photo of a semi-clothed woman's torso wearing the Rugby jersey.
The seven page document included an overview of the club's events in the first week, a who's who of club members and a glossary of club-related terms, all of which contained phrases with which students took issue.
The literature promised prospective members a year including Tour and its "downright depravity of fag night" and hustings for club captains which would include questions "predominantly about their sexual persuasion" while assuring readers that "we at the LSE do not enjoy drinking urine or participating in various forms of homosexual humiliation".
Ironically, the same text also stated that "Wednesdays never fail to produce the perfect hedonistic cocktail of barbarianism, beverages and women all shaken well with a liberal lashing of homo-eroticism."
The leaflet's appendix contained references to "hockey, netball and rugby birds" as "beast-like women who play sport just so they can come out with us on Wednesdays" whilst adding "don't let them tell you otherwise".
The Zoo Bar, a nightclub frequented by members of the Athletics Union on a Wednesday night, was listed as the only place in the world where "so many mingers look so appealing," while encouraging interactions with "netball slags" and opportunities to "pull a sloppy bird."
The LSESU Feminist Society launched an official complaint with the Students' Union against the distribution of the leaflet on the grounds that the text "contained numerous sexist, racist and homophobic comments… This contributes to a hostile attitude and environment for women and sexual minorities, putting students off participating in sport, in going to the AU night on Wednesdays, and in general making students uncomfortable on their own campus."
Students have reacted to excerpts of the flyer posted on social media, which have received attention from alumni and suggestions of a letter writing campaign to LSE administration to express their concern.
The Men's Rugby Club is an official member of the LSE Athletics Union.
The Beaver also believes that publication and distribution of such content is in potential violation of the School's Ethics Code, in particular article 4, which calls for all members of the community to be treated with "equal dignity and respect."
In an apology released to the Beaver, the Men's Rugby Club said that the flyers "contained inexcusably offensive and stigmatising language and we would like to make it clear that this absolutely does not reflect the views and values of our club".
The Students' Union released a statement saying that "We immediately confiscated all materials and launched an investigation. This investigation will be thorough… and will allow us to determine any appropriate action."
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IBM has launched a Third Way in the complex and competitive market for virtual desktops by using third-party software to give companies too small to manage or pay for complex infrastructures some of the benefits of the technology for as little as $150 per seat.
Desktop virtualization is actually a range of technologies -- implementations as narrow as one that streams a single application to any user who wants it, to back-end servers that run "PCs" as virtual machines used by only one person at a time.
Traditionally virtual desktops have been networks of PCs or dumb terminals that all log in to one server to share a single operating system and set of applications.
Desktop virtualization -- full-bore virtual desktop infrastrucutre (VDI) specifically, which is complex and expensive -- grew quickly during 2010, but not nearly to the degree analysts expected.
Much of the holdup, according to Chris Wolf of Gartner and Ian Song of IDC, is that virtual desktops don't save nearly the amount of money virtual servers do, and are more complex to roll out because of the much higher number of machines to be virtualized.
There has been a fight in the computer industry over the past two or three years to see whether virtualization leader VMware or the potent, multi-dimensioned team of Microsoft and Citrix will dominate what was supposed to be an exploding market for virtual desktops during 2010.
That competition has focused primarily on large companies and complex infrastructures that let employers run half a dozen varieties of virtual-desktop technologies across their networks.
Small- and mid-sized companies are the perfect candidates for virtual desktops because the unavoidably manual and labor-intensive end-user support requirement eats up so much larger a percentage of their time and budgets.
The same limitations make it less likely they'll want to invest in VDI, however.
They're also less likely than enterprises to be able to invest in real enterprise-quality applications, which is why they're adopting cloud computing and SAAS products at a level equal to or higher than bigger companies, a demand to which more vendors are responding.
IBM, rarely one to effectively cater to the low end of the market, is releasing a package of server, virtualization software, client software and management tools to give SMBs a drop-in infrastructure for virtual desktops.
It's not a turnkey VDI system; you still have to do all the configuration, design and installation. You don't have to buy all the pieces separately and figure out how to get them to work together, however.
It runs on an IBM System X server running Suse Linux and a Kernel-based virtual machine from Virtual Bridges, a combination IBM says can support as many as 200 desktops on a single server.
Rather than sell it through the blue-suit network, the IBM package will be available through resellers, who do most of the work for SMBs anyway.
It will also be available as a hosted service so SMBs don't even have to have the server on the premises if they don't want to, and their bandwidth is high and reliable enough to support remote-hosted VDI.
It's not the first VDI offering aimed at SMBs, but seeing IBM offer it not only to SMBs, but offered through the reseller channel using software from companies other than IBM or the market-leading VDI vendors should open up the market.
It will allow companies to dabble in VDI that could never afford it before, and boost a third VDI server application to compete with VMware, Citrix and Microsoft.
Kevin Fogarty writes about enterprise IT for ITworld. Follow him on Twitter @KevinFogarty.


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Kate Moss And Agyness Deyn: All (Paper) Dolled Up
I really enjoyed playing with paper dolls when I was younger. Didn't you? Well if not, you can make up for the lost opportunity with today's more fashionable paper dolls. London-based artist I Love Mel has created Kate Moss and Agyness Deyn paper dolls that are sure to recapture your childhood, if you dare to open the packaging. Each of the dolls comes with fashions that the supermodels would actually wear — flannel for Agy and stripes and vests for Kate. If you'd like to take more creative license, there's also the Colour Me Good Kate Moss coloring book. See the Agyness paper doll after the jump [I Love Mel via Refinery 29]


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Can anyone tell me of a tannery i can buy tanned leather from that is within a hour or twos drive from s.w. vriginia? I live just outside Roanoke Virginia,...occassionally make 100% custom "hand-made" knives, with the sheaths (or scabbords) to go along with them,.... I used to get stuff through "Tandy" here in roanoke, but they have closed down some time ago and i need a place to buy leather for my "scabbords". (if you could,...send me an e-mail direct, as i dont get on too often and may miss the "post" if you dont)
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An 18-year-old Oswego, Kan., woman and her father drowned in a strip pit in rural southeast Kansas. Officials said the young woman was swimming around 5:30 p.m. when she began struggling. Her father jumped in to help her, but also got into trouble. By the time rescue crews arrived, she was dead. Her 54-year-old father was flown to a Joplin, Mo., hospital, where he later died. The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said that the female victim's 23-year-old brother also jumped in to help. He was taken by ambulance to the Joplin hospital, where he was treated and released. (Source: Associated Press)


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You are hereTags for Individual Scenic Items/Descriptions / Banff / Emerald Lake, BC in Yoho National Park
Emerald Lake, BC in Yoho National Park
Emerald Lake, BC is one of the prettiest places on the planet and yet most people miss it when driving through the Canadian Rockies.
Located in Yoho National Park, next to the more famous Banff National Park, this magical place is easy to get to. It's 10 minutes from the town of Field BC and 65 kilometers east of Golden, BC. If you're visiting Lake Louise, Alberta, it's only 30 minutes west on the Trans Canada Highway (Hwy #1) and should be included on any Rocky Mountain Trip.
Things to do in the Canadian Rockies
Outdoor adventures include hiking, canoeing and kayaking in the summer. Cross-country skiing in the winter. A high-end lodge and restaurant is located lake-side with unforgettable views of the turquoise waters.
This is grizzly bear territory so know how to avoid a bear attack (April to November). Even though access is easy, this is still a wild and remote location in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
The area was known for thousands of years by the local natives and was discovered in the late 1800s by Europeans. It was originally named Lake Louise but later changed since there was another famous Lake Louise only 40 kilometers away.
This is the largest lake in Yoho National Park. The 5.2 kilometer hiking trail along the shore is easy and popular. Canoe rentals are available during the short summer season. Make sure to check out Takakkaw Falls 45 minutes away.
A Day at Emerald Lake
The lake is situated at the base of some of the highest peaks in the area and the surrounding forest is quite different than other trees in the Rocky Mountains. The tall mountain peaks trap large amounts of rain from Pacific weather systems and Red Cedar trees, common in the BC old growth forest near the coast, can be found at this elevation. Most of these large trees are located on the western side of the lake where the moisture collects. The turquoise water are caused by the limestone particles left from the previous ice-age.
Source: Drive BC - Current Driving Conditions, Field, BC.
Don't miss this magnificent natural area in the Canadian Rockies. Emerald Lake is tucked a little ways from the highway but the scenic beauty is well worth the extra drive. Check out other things to do on your great Canadian holiday to Golden, British Columbia.
Get more insider tips on Canadian Adventures at Scenic Travel Canada.


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Mexico Returns 49 Cubans to IslandPosted: Updated:
Sister: Teen driver in fatal California crash not at fault
A teenage driver lost control of her car while she was livestreaming on Instagram and recorded part of the crash that authorities say killed her sister in California.
Missing Honduran Woman's Body Found near Sullivan City
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Body Found in Donna Orchard Identified
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The story centers around the journey of Oliver, an everyday young man who falls through a portal into the land of the dead.
MELBOURNE, Australia (PRWEB) April 08, 2013
A timeless battle between good and evil is played out in the worlds of the living and the dead in "End of Graves" (published by Balboa Press), the new fantasy adventure novel by David Lloyd.
"End of Graves" takes place in and around London, beginning in the eastern borough of Gravesend and journeying all the way to the heart of the city at Trafalgar Square. The story centers around the journey of Oliver, an everyday young man who falls through a portal into the land of the dead.
Desperate and alone, all Oliver wants is to find the gateway back to his world. But deep within the city, an unknown force is amassing a great legion for a dark purpose, and this evil has its own plans for Oliver.
With the help of some unusual traveling companions, Oliver embarks on an epic journey that will bring him face-to-face with what it truly means to be human.
Lloyd describes his book as an "adult fairy tale" that relies on the timeless of theme of good versus evil. "However, following Oliver on his journey I hope will make this more of a personal experience for readers and bring the boundaries of fantasy and reality closer together," Lloyd writes.
"End of Graves"
By David Lloyd
Softcover | 6 x 9 in | 364 pages | ISBN 9781452508641
E-Book | 364 pages | ISBN 9781452508658
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Before he set out to travel his native Australia, David Lloyd worked as a police officer in Melbourne. He pursued art and writing at university, where he earned a fine arts degree. He has worked in London and exhibited as a teacher and artist. This is his first novel. Visit his website at http://www.endofgraves.com.
Balboa Press, a division of Hay House, Inc. – a leading provider in publishing products that specialize in self-help and the mind, body, and spirit genres. Through an alliance with indie book publishing leader Author Solutions, Inc., authors benefit from the leadership of Hay House Publishing and the speed-to-market advantages of the self-publishing model. For more information, visit balboapress.com. To start publishing your book with Balboa Press, call 877-407-4847 today. For the latest, follow @balboapress on Twitter.


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Local news. Much has been said and written about local news on Newsvine. I will take responsibility for generating my share of such discussions. Early on in the life of Groups I started a Private Group with only me in it with the purpose of publishing articles on Coshocton, Ohio news. I never followed through because Groups never got to the point where they could be free standing publications and I got lazy. (and busy) I am going to open up the subject once again. I am going to do it in honor of Groundhog Day.
What I am going to ask for here applies to Newsviners around the world even if they don't realize what Groundhog Day and its implications are to Americans. You can find fuller descriptions of the Day on wikipedia or elsewhere but a short description is: Groundhog Day is the 2nd of February and is the day most Americans decide how much longer Winter will last. They do this with the assisstance of a Groundhog. A furry fellow found frequenting fields and fence lines.
The time is nigh but I would beseech Newsviners to prepare a news report on a local happening that is truly news and would have impact in the originating community if not around the world. I don't mean a public information office fluff piece or Chamber of Commerce release but a real news story.
What: Anyone heard about the Mayor of Alice, Texas stealing a dog? Just made national news but I have been hearing it for weeks on local TV, should have reported it instead of raising rabble. If your Mayor has done something like this, if you have a major investigation going on in your area, if you have a personality who is from your community; all of these things would make good stories.
Purpose: To show the World that Newsvine can get together and do things for the whole community. To show that local news is a feasible option when writing on Newsvine. To show that we can be Citizen Journalists and not just Bloggers or Social Animals.
Scope: Your article should be between 300-500 words but don't feel you are required to stay there if you have more or less you deem important. You can cover any subject as long as it is about a factual happening or bit of information concerning your locality. If you feel you must you can make your locality include a larger geographical area than your village, town or city but try to keep to a local jurisdiction.
Timing and tagging: Post on February 2, 2008. Last but not least you should be prepared to publish your article as close to possible to 0600 Eastern Daylight Time, 6:00 am Eastern, 1200 Zulu or GMT. The reason for this choice of time is simply that it has been the optimum publishing time in my experience. Someday maybe we will be able to set a time for automatic release of articles and not have to stay up to do it. Oh, and tag with "local".
This article has 536 words in it. It is 36 words too long. (Revisions may or may not change count.) Thanks and please try to participate. This could be the start of a whole new relationship here on Newsvine. Thanks.


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Lincoln confessed at the outset of life that he was going to avoid society, as its frequentation was incompatible with study.
It was from this daily frequentation that the latter was enabled to write a "Life of Lincoln."
There is a close connection, as I said, between the frequentation of a district by anglers and the excellence of its hotels.
Evidently the frequentation of St. Joseph's was much the same as the theatres.
The kings proclamation, then, against the frequentation of taverns was without effect.
The frequentation of the port of Nieuport presents all the facilities which the merchants can require.
Without the walls of Newgate the house of his frequentation was the 'Dog Tavern.'
Does not the frequentation of French cemeteries show how attached we are to the body?
He had a wide knowledge of the world, obtained by the frequentation of all sorts of companies.
The end of this commerce is simply privacy, frequentation and conference, the exercise of souls, without other fruit.


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The MSW online program from Widener University empowers you with the flexibility to continue your career while furthering your education. Engage with an expert faculty and develop your understanding of trauma-informed practice without taking time away from your current life commitments. Learn new skills and then immediately apply them in your field. As a Widener MSW online student, you develop the knowledge and skills needed to drive change and make an impact in the communities and lives of those battling mental illness and social-emotional issues.
When you graduate with an online MSW from Widener University, you are eligible and prepared for the Licensed Social Worker (LSW) exam and, after two years of supervised clinical practice, you may sit for the Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW) exam.* These two advanced exams are increasingly required by mental health service organizations and clinics. Obtaining these licenses will also help you secure higher positions and better salaries within the social work field.
Newsweek recently named Widener the #19 service-minded college in the country. We earned this distinction by keeping our curriculum focused on all the ways that our graduates can use their degrees in the service of others. That includes the hope that our students will develop into skilled servant-leaders. Obtaining your Master of Social Work graduate degree from Widener indicates to future employers that you take your social services career seriously.
Understand Trauma. Save Lives.
Prepared with a focus on trauma as a root cause of mental illness and other social-emotional issues, as a Widener graduate, you will go on to make a difference in a variety of mental health human service organizations, substance abuse treatment facilities, and trauma survivor support organizations.
A masters in social work is often needed to advance in the human science field, and our program swiftly prepares you for a successful career in roles such as:
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Professional opportunities for social workers are increasing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics anticipates job growth of up to 19% for social service leaders over the next decade. As an MSW Widener graduate, you are prepared to assist in a variety of rapidly expanding subfields and specialties, including the treatment of veterans, the urban youth, trauma survivors, people with intellectual and developmental disability, gerontology, and those in need of child welfare. With a strong focus on trauma as a root cause, Widener will help you change lives.
Call a Program Manager at 1-844-386-7321 or click here to request a free program brochure to learn more about Widener's online Master of Social Work program.
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Wolves influence forest diversity
Cristina Eisenberg, a researcher from Oregon State University, has concluded that a decline in young aspen trees in NW Montana is due to the missing presence of one primary predator: the wolf.
If you take a walk through the meadows in the Flathead River drainage in northwestern Montana, you'll see tall aspen trees that are over 100 years old. Standing well below them are aspens that are in their 20s. However there is a stark absence of any middle aged trees. Cristina Eisenberg, a researcher from Oregon State University, has concluded that this is due to the missing presence of one primary predator: the wolf.
Her work was recently highlighted in an article that ran in the Missoulian.
"It is," she told the paper, "clear and profound. The wolves leave an indelible mark on the entire ecosystem."
Wolves used to be common in northwestern Montana and preyed on the elk that wintered here. But the wolves had largely disappeared by the 1920s due to hunting and for the next 60 years the elk had free range over their winter pasture. In the presence of so many elk, the young aspen trees were browsed upon and killed, never having the chance to reach maturity. When the wolves began slowly moving back to the area in the mid 1980s their presence reduced the overabundant elk herds and allowed many of the young aspen to survive and flourish.
In the absence of wolves, everything starts to change. Songbirds, who depend on the aspen for habitat, begin to decline. Coyotes become plentiful and eat the squirrels, resulting in a decrease in soil productivity. The high numbers of deer graze on river-bottom willows and the disappearance of these shrubs takes away the shade and food source for the bull trout. And the cycle continues.
This research is taking place in western Montana, but it's likely to hold some insights for us here in Washington. With the return of wolves to our mountains, we could be looking forward to a future with more diverse, active and healthy forests. To ensure that wolves do successfully return, now is time to speak up at the many public hearings around the state on wolf recovery or send comments through our online action center.


text: Sometimes you know a friend of yours is gay, but it's hard to put into words. While Ryan from the "Real World: Brooklyn" tried to help Chet come out by strumming him a song, that awkwardly hilarious ditty didn't work because Mormon Chet thinks being a metrosexual isn't a "sin." Sigh. Luckily, YouTube sensation Nuglah has stated the obvi in an even better techno track! It's definitely a hot beat to dance out of the closet to. [World of Wonder]


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The Princeton High School Class of 2012 will have its graduation ceremony inside the PHS gym on Friday, June 1, starting at 7 p.m.
Seating capacity is 2,150 and tickets (they are free) will be needed to get in. Parents of each graduate have been sent four tickets, with the option to obtain more tickets at PHS on June 1, starting at 4 p.m.
The school administration expects to graduate 245 seniors in the Class of 2012, whose class flower is the calla lily and the class motto is "You can't outdo the Class of 1-2." The class colors are black, orange and white, the school colors.
Six speakers are scheduled – co-valedictorians Karen Pelletier and Bailey Stottrup, and co-salutatorians Stephanie Kent and Erica Preister, as well as student speaker Tom Crawford from the graduating class, and guest speaker PHS English teacher and speech team advisor Thor Mattick.
The PHS Symphonic Winds will play the traditional "Pomp and Circumstance" for the processional at the start of the ceremony. Senior class president Kelly McClay will then lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Symphonic Winds, under the direction of PHS band director Jim Baxter, will play a number before the speakers take the podium to speak.
Choir director Mark Potvin will then direct the Concert Choir in a number. Superintendent Rick Lahn will next give congratulatory remarks to the seniors and PHS Principal Pete Olson will present the Class of 2012.
The awarding of the diplomas follows, and presenting them will be Olson, Lahn, Assistant Principals Darin Laabs and Emorie Colby, plus school board members Dennis Dehn, Jim Gibbs, Craig Johnson, Erin Johnson, Kathy Kraft, Jeremy Miller and Eric Minks.
The Symphonic Winds will play the recessional as the graduates are dismissed.
Many of the graduates will be attending an all-night graduation party in a decorated Princeton Middle School that evening after the graduation ceremony.