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The Panhellenic Council is the governing body for the four sororities on Centre's campus. The executive body consists of women from all the chapters, with two delegates from each of the organizations. In addition to overseeing sorority life at Centre, the Panhellenic Council serves to promote Greek life through its supervision of recruitment, recognition of Greek achievement, and organization of events for the Greek community.
The Panhellenic Creed
We, as Undergraduate Members of women's fraternities, stand for good scholarship, for guarding of good health, for maintenance of fine standards, and for serving, to the best of our ability, our college community. Cooperation for furthering fraternity life, in harmony with its best possibilities, is the ideal that shall guide our fraternity activities.
We, as Fraternity Women, stand for service through the development of character inspired by the close contact and deep friendship of individual fraternity and Panhellenic life. The opportunity for wide and wise human service, through mutual respect and helpfulness, is the tenet by which we strive to live.
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Last Sunday, at the "Spirit Circle" group at my Unitarian Universalist congregation, we watched a clip of Bill Moyer's interview of religious studies scholar Huston Smith. This clip was about mysticism and it prompted a discussion of mysticism, which led into a discussion about a different, but related phenomena: intuition. Many people gave examples of [Read More…]
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Here are the costs of the most common fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization (IVF), donor eggs, intrauterine insemination (IUI), and surrogate parenting.
"We compare investing in your fertility with gambling or investing in the stock market," write Julie Vargo and Maureen Regan in A Few Good Eggs: Two Chicks Dish on Overcoming the Insanity of Infertility. "There are no guarantees. Spending more money on infertility may give you more chances at conception, but there is still no assurance you will have a biological child."
Another helpful book about infertility is The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies — it's a bestseller, and may help you avoid having to lean on infertility treatments to get pregnant.
And make sure you're sitting down when you read about the cost of these fertility treatments, preferably with a glass of wine – or maybe a stiff Scotch!
The Cost of 10 Different Types of Fertility Treatments
"All costs are average, of course, and subject to change at the whim of the industry and your doctor," write Vargo and Regan. "Interestingly, the cost of various procedures can vary greatly depending on where you live. In our limited study, it seems to be the bigger the city, the higher the price."
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Fertility medications
Clomid is one type of fertility medication, and it makes up the major cost of the treatment cycle, say these writers. Clomid or other gonadotropin injections ranges from $50 to $4,000, depending on your treatment plan, the drugs involved, and your cycle. "We suggest checking different pharmacies to get the best prices on drugs," write Vargo and Regan. We suppose if you live near the border, you could get your drugs in Canada or Mexico – at least until the bureaucrats in Washington shut down the over-the-border prescription pipeline."
Artificial Insemination (AI)
If the doctor injects sperm into your uterus, it'll cost $250 to $750.
Sperm wash
This fertility procedure removes weak and unhealthy sperm, and costs an average of $150.
Ovulation induction with artificial insemination (AI)
Ovulation induction costs around $1,600 for "office visits, injection training, baseline FSH test, and estrogen and ultrasound monitoring throughout the cycle." The $1,600 doesn't include fertility drugs, making the cost of this infertility procedure fairly high – I think this is the cost per month until you get pregnant.
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In vitro fertilization (IVF)
"The average cost of removing eggs from a woman's ovaries, mixing them with her partner's sperm, and implanting the resulting embryos into her uterus is about $9,000, although fees for this procedure range from $7,000 to $15,000, depending on the doctor, clinic, and hospital," write Vargo and Regan in A Few Good Eggs.
The cost of in vitro fertilization – one of the most common fertility treatments – includes office visits, baseline tests, estrogen and ultrasound monitoring, hospital retrieval costs and embryo freezing, in-lab fertilization expenses, hospital transfer costs, and physician services – but not fertility drugs.
Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT)
If the fertility clinic mixes the eggs and sperm in a lab, and the doctor ensures the eggs are fertilized before inserting them in your Fallopian tubes, it'll cost you about $7,000 to $15,000.
Zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT)
The eggs and sperm are mixed in the lab – same as the GIFT – but in this time, the doctor ensures the eggs are fertilized before inserting them into the Fallopian tubes. The cost of this infertility treatment is about $7,000 to $$15,000, depending on the doctor, donor, and clinic.
Donor eggs
"The cost is $10,000 to $50,000 and includes compensation to the egg donor as well as the egg retrieval and subsequent IVF," write Vargo and Regan. "The donor's eggs and egg retrieval are never covered by your insurance."
This fertility procedure revolves around getting donor egg(s) from a fertile woman and mixing them with sperm. Cross your fingers and pray it works – because the cost of this infertility treatment is insanely high!
Surrogate parenting
Never covered by medical insurance, this infertility treatment can cost from $15,000 to $60,000 – and the money goes to lawyers, agencies, and the surrogates' medical expenses.
Additional infertility procedures
Plus, there's the blood work, lab tests, various medical procedures, sonograms, office visits, anesthesia, and surgeries such as hysteroscopies and laparoscopies…all running from $300 to $10,000.
Yikes, I didn't realize when I started writing this how expensive infertility treatments are! I knew it was expensive – we've done one infertility treatment (IVF) and only one cycle of Clomid and that alone blew the budget – but I had no idea how much infertility treatments cost.
To learn more about the cost of infertility treatments, read Paying for IVF – 6 Ways to Ease the Financial Burden.
I welcome your comments on the cost of fertility treatments, but I can't offer advice.


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I tend to refer to the PlayStation Vita as "that portable Uncharted machine," but Namco's dead set on convincing me it can play other things too. Case in point: this piping hot batch of screenshots for their two Launch Day titles, Shinobido 2 and Touch My Katamari. We've got the full set inside so take a peek and let us know what you think!
- Games: Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen, Touch My Katamari
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- June 15, 2017
Sesquicentennial celebration — Carleton's top 10 varsity sports highlights
As part of Carleton's sesquicentennial celebration, Knights Online invited fans to look back at some of the top varsity sports highlights in the College's history. During the 2016-17 academic year, fans and alumni were asked to vote for their favorite highlights.
- February 10, 2017
Knights Win 11th Straight USTFCCCA Academic Award
For the eleventh year in a row the Carleton College men's cross country team earned the title of All-Academic team from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The team posted an impressive 3.53 combined team GPA, which was tied for the 22nd best mark for all DIII programs. Individually for the Knights, runner Tris Dodge (So./Oakland, Calif./The College Preparatory School) was named an All-Academic performer.
- February 3, 2017
Q & A with distance runner Cameron Meikle '20
Cameron Meikle '20 discusses his decision to come to Carleton and the mindset he uses as a distance runner on the Carleton men's cross country and track and field teams.
- November 12, 2016
Knights Take 10th at NCAA Regional Meet
The Carleton College men's cross country finished its season with a 10th-place result at the NCAA Central Region Championships on Saturday. Sophomore Tris Dodge finished in 19th place on Saturday and secured All-Region honors for the 2016 season. Only two other underclassmen placed among the race's top-25 runners. Dodge finished the eight-kilometer course with a time of 25:59.9.
- November 3, 2016
Knights Fall to Oles at Annual Kahru Shoe Race
The Carleton College men's cross country team competed against rival St. Olaf College in the annual Karhu Shoe Race on Thursday. The Oles won the competition finishing with 15 points compared to the Knights' 40 points.
- October 29, 2016
Knights Finish Fifth at MIAC Championships
The Carleton College men's cross country team raced to a fifth-place finish at the MIAC Championships. The Knights had three all-conference runners, matching their highest total at the conference championships over the last 11 seasons.
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The Hobie Cat Association and Division Two have invited all Island Owners to join Fleet 2 the weekend of May 30 – June 1st. For lots of fun, sailing, make some new friends, have some good food and enjoy an Island sail clinic.The Hobie Island Sailing Event, clinic and BYOB Lunch will take place on Saturday, May 31st. 10:00am Arrive and set up your Hobie Island 11:00 Watch the launch of Hobie Sailboats racers 11:30 Bring Your Own Lunch and Join us for a Island Clinic (Island Captains Dave and Luke review today sail & route) 12:30 Launch of all Hobie Islands (weather rules route) 3:00-4:00 Return to shore, breakdown, freshen up, relax and ready for the evenings festivities. 6:00pm – Join all other Hobie sailors for tonight's BBQ! (If you are fairly new to Island Sailing arrive early for tips) EVENING FESTIVITIES Join the Hobie Sailboat racers for an evening of; great food, live music, dancing, camaraderie and great raffle prizes. The dinner cost is $10.00 per person. Dinner and one drink ticket are included. Additional drinks can be purchased. (Cash only dinner/bar) DINNER; Meat or veggie burgers, salad, dessert. CAMPING This year Camping will be available for $20.00 per night. If you would like to bring your RV or camping gear – the Fleet has acquired both parking and camping for the night of May 30th and 31st (Friday and Saturday- choose one or both nights) This will take place in the assigned parking area behind the beach area (not on the grass.) Please bring: PFD, ALL SAIL GEAR, WATER, SNACKS, LUNCH, PLAN FOR COOL, WINDY WEATHER AS WELL AS WARM WEATHER, COME EARLY, STAY LATE! Invitation with map can be emailed to you. For questions or to RSVP – contact the email@example.com or call 760-758-9100 ext. 605


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A support group for women experiencing antenatal and postnatal depression will be starting in Watford in the New Year.
The town's Mayor Dorothy Thornhill and MP Richard Harrington will join health professionals for the launch at Westfield Children's Centre, Croxley View, Watford, on Friday, January 11.
The support group itself starts the following Friday and will be open to women who are experiencing anxiety or depression while pregnant and in the postnatal period.
Organiser Claire Murphy said: "This is a very important step forward for the local community as there has been no provision of support previously for women which has ultimately created difficulties for GPs.
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I bought this dress at a local bridal shop for a wedding I'm attending as guest of my friend out of town where I won't know anyone. This shop has a very good reputation and I bought many dresses over the years from them including prom many moons ago when I was in h.s. I purchased it with matching shoes for $589 & it needed some alterations.
As the seamstress pinned away I kept my hands flat at my side and made sure to tell her " I want to keep it at least 2″ below the tips of my fingers" now I go to pick it up yesterday and it's a mini dress. I feel so short changed and she can only take it down about an inch. She wasn't apologetic and just kind of blew off my tears as I kept telling her this is no longer appropriate for a wedding unless it's in Vegas. What should I do? The wedding is Saturday so it's too late for her to do anything and she already said she wouldn't.
Do I rock this dress and try to own it or consider it a loss and never buy from them again??? Do the OTE readers think it's too short/ inappropriate for a wedding?
Kristi, I would like your opinion too please! You're the pro at this stuff I feel.
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I'm attending an out of town wedding this weekend too, and I can only HOPE to meet someone who looks, well, pretty damn good in a dress like that. I'm a guy, with zero fashion sense (alright, maybe a little more than zero, but close) but I think you look great!
Enjoy yourself!
You look great in that dress, but yes, it is too short for a wedding. I would complain to the management and have them fix it for you, or replace it with another dress.
And what is wrong with a wedding in VEGAS! Mine was beautiful!
Gorgeous woman. Gorgeous dress. Gorgeous service from Fancy Schmancy. I too would love to see a pic of you in the now one-of -a-kind custom dress. Enjoy the wedding. Sorry I wont be there to crash it.
Judging by the ad that is running on the side of my screen that appears to be the length they like their products there. If you do wear it, which really isn't such a bad idea, you won't be "that girl" as long as you stay relatively sober. It's the girl that gets sloshed and wears something like that when people start to talk. Proof? I remember Gina almost throwing an elbow in someones face in a fight for the bouquet 10 years ago at my wedding. Yea, don't be that girl.
JSFitness, I'm so glad that Fancy Schmancy was able to help you alter the dress so that you will feel comfortable at the wedding. You look tremendous in the dress and you have shown a ton of class and concern. I hope that you have a great time at this wedding and that you get to wear this dress a few more times.
As far as what you paid for it–that's your business. People forget that spending money helps the local economy. I'm just sorry that a bad dress shop got your money instead of a good one.
Reader: I'm so happy to read your comments in #82. Glad to hear that there's a happy ending! :-)
This almost seems like a set-up.
Or maybe I have just watched too many CSI episodes.
First we have talk of this young lady spending close to $600 on a dress at a certain dress shop that just re-located here. She includes the dress shop's interior in the photo of the dress so anyone who has been there would know the shop she is talking about.
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*Who spends that kind of money on a dress to attend a wedding? Aside from Mary Lou, of course…Hahhahaaa!
But I digress..
Not long after the original story of tears and distress in the first dress shop, we hear how ANOTHER (competing shop) came to her rescue and saved the day. For free, no less.Isn't that tidy?
I don't know, it makes me wonder if this is some kind of set-up. As a plug for FS.
I have dealt with the first shop in question. My daughter bought a prom dress there, and originally the shop ordered the wrong size. They went out of their way to make it right. Their seamstress did an amazing job..And all alterations were free. (As is their policy.) My point is, they were very easy to deal with. And trust me, I was NOT happy when the dress arrived in the wrong size. But they made it right. Within 24 hours.
I like FS as well, but I am left wondering what really is going on here. If anything.
Definitely wear it. You are a 10 in that dress!!
You look very nice in it but, in my opinion, it's too short for a wedding.
Nice to hear that you got an acceptable and creative solution to your problem. And, yay for good customer service. I'm sad to hear about the other shop, because many years ago I bought my wedding dress from them (and bridemaids and MOTB dresses). I had a fantastic experience with this shop, and it bothers me that their customer service isn't what it had been. I hope this isn't going to be their legacy now that they've moved closer to the capital district…
It looks trashy for a wedding. Another occasion would be better.
You look lovely in the dress, but it is too short for a wedding. It does look kinda "Vegas" to me, almost like a Vegas wedding dress! The key is how you feel when you wear it. If you feel overexposed and that it is inappropriate, you need to listen to that voice and wear something else—then address the botched alterations issue with the shop owner once you figure out what other dress you want to wear. But definitely listen to that inner voice—if you are uncomfortable you will not enjoy the wedding, and you will wince every time you think of the event afterward, even if no one said anything nasty to you about the dress. You will also get more attention from men than you may actually want—from the guys who think you wear that kind of dress for a very specific reason. Men would never believe that you wore the dress that was so short "because you had no choice, ran out of time, and paid all that money". Regardless of the reason you ended up in a too-short dress, men will be positive that they "know" exactly why you wore it. (I'm not saying you are in any way trashy or that you shouldn't want to attract men, my dear. Just that men will not understand any subtlety in this matter.) So proceed carefully and listen to your discomfort.
The dress won't seem so short if you wear FLAT, but sexy sandals. !!!!
I smell a rat! The dress shop being slandered here has been in business for over 27 years. The reason for a small town business to succeed for so many years? Excellent customer service. I don't believe a thing written here by this woman or anyone else complaining about this store. I firmly believe they are bad mouthing this dress shop because of a decline in business for Fancy Schmancy. What a horrible way to try to pick up sales for yourself, to tarnish the reputation of a well established business. This is a total set up. Shame on you!!!!
I would love to know if she actually spoke to the owner of the store (the blonde woman) and what date it was.
So Right, that blonde woman is tacky (the small dog, the leopard print.. it makes my eyes want to role into the back of my head) and quite honestly after visiting that shop multiple times I have never been compelled to purchase anything from them just by the way she acts towards people. Get off of your high horse.
As the business owner, please let me address a few issues here. Quality products and customer service are my priorities. Alterations are complimentary and agreed upon by the customer before they are made. After JS chose the dress she wanted and agreed to have it altered to the length at which it was pinned, she returned twice for changes to the alterations and ultimately left my store with the length dress that she requested. That finished product included a shortening, and two subsequent lengthening alterations at JS's request. At no point did JS cry or express dissatisfaction with the service she received. Had she expressed any dissatisfaction I would have personally an immediately gotten involved in the situation.
A note regarding pricing: my store offers a variety of formal dresses ranging in price. The dress in question was priced at $349.98 and the shoes were $109.00 plus tax totaling $495.78. Again, our alterations are complimentary.
So right- You are SO WRONG! I was never a huge shopper at FS and in fact only bought accessories there from time to time. Stop watching CSI. At no point did I say anything terrible however, isn't this a blog? It is to make recommendations and discuss with people in our blog community. Like I mentioned in the original post I have bought about 6 other dresses there from prom to most recently a bridesmaid dress and was just shocked by THIS overall particular experience that prompted me to write an ARA.
SoWrong- Thanks you are a peach :)
Sindi- I was under the impression that you WERE the seamstress/owner I was dealing with. IF so, did you take a second look at the work done? I have pictures, you wouldn't want anyone wearing your fashions out on the street with the botched alterations (seams not matching up and uneven bottom). Also, I guess you weren't the one there or maybe you would have handled it differently and I wouldn't have been upset, frazzled and scrambling around to correct my dress situation. Lastly, the alterations agreed upon were pinned but what I received was 4″ shorter than that. I have pictures of the dress thru all the processes. If you would like to call me back your seamstress/partner (whom I thought WAS the owner and was saddened that she dismissed my dissatisfaction after spending so much time there upset) has my number and my messages for you. I would love to discuss this directly with you and fill you in on what really went on between me and the other seamstress, what the dress looked like, and how it was handled. Thank you.
Its no wonder I don't follow blogs..I've been out of high school for over 30 years! This stuff is way behind me. FYI-I don't watch CSI. I prefer Criminal Minds…


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Barclays English Premier League clubs, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool have expressed interest in securing the services of Nigeria international midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi.
Both Barclays English Premier League big hitters are keen to make a swoop for the SS Lazio midfielder at the end of the season.
The 21-year-old has emerged as one of the most exciting young players in Serie A, with a host of impressive performances, and reports monitored in Italy say Liverpool have been following his progress closely.
The Liverpool Boss, Brendan Rodgers, it has been reported, has already made it clear to Lazio that he will make a bid for the Nigeria international in the summer, but Tottenham have now joined the race.
Just days after Onazi confirmed his desire to play in England, it is thought that Spurs' director of football Franco Baldini has made contact to discuss a move.
Impressive displays
Onazi has stamped his authourity in the Lazio this term with the Sky Blues perched on 8th spot in Serie A with 42 points from 30 matches in Serie A this term.
Lazio have 14 registered midfielders for their 2013/13 Serie A campaign but only one, Antonio Candreva has made more league appearances (29) than the Nigerian who has played 24 times in the league for the Biancocelesti this term.
While things have been going smoothly on the pitch for Onazi, the midfielder has been quick to add that he has put in a lot of hard work behind the scenes to see his game get to an appreciable level.
"The Italian League is very difficult. It is even harder for younger players but I thank God for his grace which has helped me succeed so far.
"Things have been going well for me and I am pleased for that," Onazi exclusively told supersport.com.
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Seriously, is Russia Today the last site on the planet that didn't know the whole burial-at-sea thing was a complete ruse, and that we brought back the body of Osama Bin Laden for autopsy, mockery, and eventual desecration?
He was interred just a few weeks ago, as a matter of fact, in rural eastern North Carolina. I've even obtained a picture of the grave.
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I just got finished playing a demo of the upcoming game, Red Faction: Armageddon. In case you haven't heard of it, this is a 3rd person shooter set on Mars. It's the third or fourth game in the Red Faction series, and I'd call it a mid-tier game. It's got AAA production values, but probably won't hit the kinds of numbers that a Call of Duty or a Halo title is expected to hit. That said, it was a lot of fun and well worth checking out. So where do you download it? Well, you can't. And you don't have to. This demo for the PC version is only available on OnLive, the streaming game service. In theory you just click this link and you'll be playing in no time. I say "in theory" because if you don't have a (free) OnLive account you'll first have to set one up, and if you're at work the corporate firewall might block the service (mine does). But for me, an existing OnLive member, sitting at home (I'm writing this Thursday evening), it was no more than 5 minutes from the time I sat down at the PC to when I was in-game, playing. Probably closer to 3 minutes. And that's the beauty of OnLive.
The ugly part of OnLive came about 10 minutes later when my 25/25 Mbps FiOS connection decided to drop to a 4/2 Mbps connection (according to internetfrog.com) for about 5 minutes, and OnLine booted me out of the service due to high latency. I can't really blame OnLive for this, but it's a concern for anyone thinking about using the service as a main source of gaming. You're extremely dependent on have a fast, steady internet connection. (After banging out the first draft of this post I went back and played through the demo without a hitch.)
Anyway, so why am I telling you all this? Well, it's something of a coup for OnLive. You can't download a PC demo of Red Faction: Armageddon yet,
nor are PS3 or Xbox demos available. [Update: I had that totally wrong. There is an Xbox 360 demo available, and probably would be a PS3 demo if the PSN store was online.] If you want to be among the first to play the game, you have to go to OnLive (and I'm saying "demo" but really it's a 30-minute trial, starting from the beginning of the game).
Why is this important? Because (in theory at least) it should get people to try OnLive. I have gamer friends who, up until now, couldn't be bothered to check out the service even though it costs nothing to sign up. Maybe the chance to play this game will lure them in to give it a shot.
The other interesting perspective here is that SyFy Games and THQ (the publishers of the title) are turning to OnLive to use as a streaming game demo service. Wasn't that supposed to be Gaikai's niche? In fact, we haven't been hearing much out of Gaikai recently. Let's hope they make some news at E3 to show us all they're still alive.
Anyway, if you're looking for a fun way to kill half an hour over this upcoming three-day holiday (in the US anyway) weekend I suggest you take Red Faction: Armageddon and OnLive for a spin. It isn't going to cost you a penny to see how well the service works for you and the game, or at least the first 30 minutes of it, is really fun. In fact the scheme worked because suddenly Red Faction: Armageddon, a game I wasn't paying much attention to and wouldn't have bothered downloading and installing a demo of, is on my "Buy" list. It was so easy taking it for a test run on OnLive, there was really no reason not to give it a try. I'm glad I did.


text: Pinwheel Ornament November 28, 2012 by Jenn Lifford 3 Comments Hello beautiful Clean and Scentsible Readers!I am Angie from Echoes of Laughter and I am so happy to be here with you today to share this fun Christmas project…an easy and adorable pinwheel ornament! I know the budget can take a bit of a hit at Christmas time with shopping, baking and decorating, which is why I like crafts which are easy on the budget. This materials for this project can easily be found at most dollar stores. And these ornaments can be made in any colour or size to fit your decor. MATERIALS double sided Christmas scrapbook paper in cardstock weight glue dots buttons scissors or a paper trimmer ruler and a pencil hole punch ribbon TO DO Cut cardstock into squares that are the size of the ornament you desire. I cut my square 3 inches by 3 inches, but you can make bigger or smaller if you like. Cut the square on the diagonal from each corner. Do not cut all the way through the center. Leave the center about an half an inch in diameter. Place a glue dot in the center of the square. Fold in two sides of the pinwheel as shown. Add another glue dot to the center and fold in the last two sides of the pinwheel. Add another glue dot in the center and add the button. Punch a hole in the ornament, add some ribbon and hang. I think a whole tree done in pinwheels would be quite lovely! Thank you so much to sweet Jenn for having me visit today! I am so very grateful to be here! Be sure to visit Echoes of Laughter to take a peek at my other Christmas projects. Advent Calendar Peppermint Foot Soak Grape Jelly Gumdrop Cookies And I wish you a wonderful Christmas season with your family! Angie xo ***************** Angie was one of the first other Canadian bloggers that I came across and I have always loved her fun, easy to do projects and recipes. Make sure you stop by Echoes of Laughter and say hello. Angie has been baking up a storm lately so be prepared to get hungry! 🙂 Share this:PinterestEmailTwitterFacebookGooglePrint


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UNPROFITABLE bus services may be scrapped as Essex County Council seeks to cut costs.
The council has launched a public consultation on six routes, including the 85 and 86 between Brightlingsea and Mistley, which runs on Wednesdays.
On average, the services under consultation cost the council £8.29 per passenger to provide.
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Double sampling
For the ratio estimator and the regression estimator it is stipulated, that the parametric mean or the true total of the ancillary variable needs to be known, in order to apply those estimators. In some cases, this is a very unpleasant situation, because the population values might not be known. A way out is to also estimate these values. This is exactly what double sampling is about, also referred to as two-phase sampling: in a first phase, the ancillary variable is estimated, usually with a relatively large sample of a variable that is relatively easy and inexpensive to observe. Then, in a second phase, a smaller sample is taken of the target variable, which is frequently a variable much more expensive or difficult to observe; simultaneously, however, also the ancillary variable is observed, so that a relationship between target and ancillary variable can be established (either a ratio in the case of double sampling with the ratio estimator or a regression in the case of double sampling with the regression estimator). Here, the correlation to the ancillary variable is also used to reduce the sample size in the second phase [1].
- Here, we deal with double sampling, with simple random sampling in both phases. The estimators given here are valid only for that sampling design. If other sampling designs are used, or different designs in the two phases, the corresponding estimators must be searched for or developed.
- Double sampling can either be carried out with dependent phases or with independent phases. Dependent phases are there, when the second phase sample is a sub-sample of the first phase sample. That is: a sub-set of randomly selected samples of the first phase is re-visited and in addition to the ancillary variable the target variable is observed. In the case of independent phases, the second phase sample has nothing to do with what had been sampled in the first phase. In that case the ancillary variable has also newly to be observed.
- The idea of two-phase sampling as presented in this chapter can also be extended to more than two phases. However, the more phases, the more complex the estimators.
- Important:
- Do not confuse two-phase sampling with two-stage sampling.It is a completely different concept that bases on the subdivision of the population in primary and secondary units.
In addition to double sampling with ratio or regression estimator, there is a third variation of double sampling, some times used in forest inventory: double sampling for stratification.
Double sampling for stratification (DSS)
General remarks
In the article on stratified random sampling it was mentioned, that there are occasions in which it is not possible or too difficult to make a clear delimitation of strata before sampling. In those cases, a so-called post-stratification can be done, or the stratification is integrated into the sampling process. And this is exactly what double sampling for stratification does: in the first phase, a relatively large sample is taken and the only variable observed is to which stratum the samples belong – whatever the criteria are that are to be used for stratification. The first phase, therefore, serves to estimate the strata sizes. We may say that in the first phase per sample point a categorical variable is observed which can take on L different values, the number of strata to be distinguished. This is the ancillary variable of the first phase.
In the second phase, a stratified sub-sample is taken from the first phase samples. This is obviously sampling with dependent phases because the value of the ancillary variable is used to guide the second phase stratified sampling. The target variable is then observed on these second phase samples, and estimation is done along the estimators for stratified sampling which must now, obviously, contain further components that account for the estimation error in strata size determination [1].
In double sampling for stratification, strata sizes need not to be known before sampling starts. In many cases, the number and type of strata are defined; but even that can be done during the first phase analysis process.
- Example
- In an open forest a stratification shall be done according to crown cover one could observe crown cover in the first phase samples and then decide in the analysis process (when the frequency distribution of crown cover values is known) how many strata to distinguish along which crown cover thresholds?
Notation in double sampling for stratification resembles that for stratified random sampling, but the two phase feature must come in:
|Number of Strata;
|Total number of samples in the first phase;
|Numbers of samples in h stratum in the first phase;
|\( w'_{h}\,\)
|Weight of stratum h;
|\( \bar y_h\)
|Etimated mean od target variable Y in stratum h;
|\( \bar y\)
|Estimated mean of the target variable Y for entire area of interest;
|Estimated variance of the target variable Y within \(h^{th}\) stratum
The relative size of stratum h = the stratum weight as estimated from the first phase, is
\[w'_h = \frac {n'_h}{n'}\]
and then the estimated mean of the target variable Y for entire area of interest
\[\bar y = \sum_{h=1}^L w'_h \bar y_h\]
This estimator corresponds to the estimator in stratified random sampling; the only notable difference is, that strata weights are also random variables here, that is, the variable weight carries also a sampling error because it is estimated.
The estimated error variance is then
\[v \hat ar(\bar y)=\sum_{h=1}^L \left ({w'_h}^2 * \frac {{s'_h}^2}{n'_h} + w'_h * \frac {(\bar y_h - \bar y)^2}{n'} \right)\]
where we neglect the finite population correction assuming that we deal with large populations and relatively small samples compared to the population size. The first term in parenthesis is known from error variance estimation for stratified random sampling. The second term is new and comes in because strata sizes are only estimated; it is easy to understand that the error variance must be greater when the stratum sizes are estimated and not known.
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I am beginning to understand how reading the newspaper can cause people to have a chicken-little complex about most things having to do with economics: we're told that inflation is bad, then we're told that lack of inflation is bad. What gives? Maybe some cartoon friends can help…I'm not sure I support the tone of this video, but the "Ben Ber-nank" part cracks me up every time for some reason. (Pay particular attention to the part about deflation- there will be a quiz at the end.)
Regarding deflation, the critter on the right says "Isn't it good? Doesn't it mean that people can buy more of the stuff?" and the critter on the left answers in the affirmative. The problem is that the left critter isn't exactly right, despite the fact that it is intuitively appealing to think that if inflation is bad then deflation is good. To see this, put yourself in the shoes of a business owner rather than of a consumer for a second. Deflation refers to a decrease in the overall price level, which obviously does make "the stuff" cheaper. This means that more people will *want* to buy your stuff…but are you going to want to sell more of it? (Recall that, in markets, it takes two to tango.) Imagine I said to you "Hey, guess what? You know that stuff that you used to sell for $5? Now you can only get $4 for it because prices have dropped." Would you want to direct as many resources to producing this stuff as you did before?
Technically, it depends. You would want to know whether the cost of the stuff that you use to make your stuff went down by as much as your price went down. If all of your costs went down by 25 percent, then the decrease in the price of your output isn't likely to change your production decisions. Keep in mind, however, that inflation in the U.S, is measured by the "consumer price index," which tracks the overall price level of stuff that households typically buy. (Note that deflation doesn't have to mean that the prices on all items go down, just that the price decreases outweigh the price increases. The observation potentially explains the critters' objection to the claim of falling prices.) Therefore, it doesn't have to be the case that the prices on what companies buy and use change by the same amount as the prices on what consumers buy. If the price that a company can get for its stuff decreases but it's costs don't decrease as much, it's going to cut back production.
This concept can be shown most clearly by taking labor costs as an example. As an employee, how pissed off would you be if your employer said "Hey, we noticed that the consumer price index is falling, so the stuff that you buy is getting cheaper. As a result, we're going to be cutting your wages by the amount of the price drop"? Technically, the change wouldn't make you worse off, but people tend to be very attached to their dollars:
(Source: Daniel Kahneman, Jack L. Knetsch and Richard H. Thaler, "Fairness as a Constraint on Profit Seeking: Entitlements in the Market")
This suggests that employers are in a bit of a bind when prices go down, since they likely can't adjust wages downward to match in order to compensate without risking projectile rotten tomatoes, rioting, etc. from their employees. Since costs don't completely adjust to match the new price level, the firms cut back production. If firms cut back production, people get put out of work. Putting this all together, we see that deflation can actually be counterproductive in battling a recession.
Classical economists don't worry about this too much, since they contend that all prices and costs adjust in response to price changes in order to bring the economy back to its "normal" level of output. Unfortunately, they come to this conclusion by glossing over certain aspects of human nature such as the one noted above. So where does this leave us? Can some inflation actually be a good thing?
To a degree, the answer to that question depends on who you are. Personally, I have a lot of fixed-rate debt (read, a mortgage) compared to savings, so inflation could actually make me better off, especially if inflation means that I can raise my prices and therefore my effective wage. If I were an employer, I might also welcome some inflation if it meant that I could raise the price of my output before I had to give in and adjust my employees' wages for cost of living changes. This would (temporarily) increase my profits and give me an incentive to increase production. (This is how "the Ben Ber-nank" can say that inflation creates jobs.) If I were the Fed, I might welcome some inflation since it could encourage employers to invest and produce more in the short run, both because the real cost of borrowing would be lower (for the same reason that mortgage-heavy me is fine with inflation) and because the price of "the stuff" would go up. If I were a senior citizen (or trust fund baby) living on a fixed income, I would probably hate inflation unless I had invested in inflation-indexed securities. (Note to self: invest in some inflation-adjusted securities.) If I were a generally risk-averse person, I would dislike inflation in general because I value stability…but then I would hate deflation as well.
In summary, inflation is a lot like alcohol…in moderation, it's not a huge deal, but it becomes very problematic if it gets out of control.
In case you were curious as to the validity of the "economists are against quantitative easing" point, the evidence for that claim is mixed. For example, some economists/journalists/businesspeople/etc. wrote an open letter to "the Ben Ber-nank" expressing their disapproval of his policies. Other economists think it's less of a big deal. Some are even remarkably neutral and even use Scrooge McDuck to explain what is going on. As such, I kindly request that the video critters stop putting words in economists' mouths.
(Sidenote re the video, in case it wasn't obvious: buying Treasury bonds from the Treasury wouldn't have the desired effect on the money supply since it wouldn't put any money in the hands of the public, so it's not really a relevant option to be discussing.)


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We should be proud of Julie Bishop and our United Nations Ambassador, Gary Quinlan; their actions in the UN Security Council and behind the scenes have achieved outcomes of immense importance to the families from all nations affected by the MH17 tragedy ("How Australia achieved what other nations could not", July 23).
As Nick O'Malley notes, we are members of the Security Council; the Netherlands, Malaysia and Ukraine are not. Our seat on the Security Council is well justified. We should also display gratitude to our most maligned former prime minister Julia Gillard, who personally led the campaign, lobbying other world leaders to support our bid for this seat.
Now it is time for our current Prime Minister to thank his predecessor and say his opposition and carping criticism of her bid in 2012 was wrong. Her feet are small, yet he remains unable to fill her shoes.
Rob Davies Denistone
The public mood is desperately sad and distressed about the loss of life in the downing of flight MH17 ("Journey home begins", July 23). People's anger at Russia is palpable, particularly over its explicit support of terrorist extremists and obfuscation about the origin of lethal, sophisticated weaponry.
Here's a different thought. If we really want to marginalise and reduce Russian influence, then let us and other affected nations go renewable and ruin their oil-dependent economy. Yet another significant reason to prioritise a renewable economy – if saving the planet was not enough.
Josie McSkimming Coogee
I fully agree with Michael Gordon's assessment of Tony Abbott's performance on the international stage in response to the MH17 disaster ("Stern Abbott right to shift his approach", July 23). Abbott has given voice to the outrage of the Australian people and those of other nationalities as well. It's such a pity his domestic performance has been so political and unstatesmanlike.
Instead of acknowledging he broke his election promises he went into a typical politician's response: denial.
How much more support he would have had had he said, "I'm sorry I have to break my election promises because I believe that bringing the budget to a sustainable level is the most important thing we must do as a government".
Such a confession might not have garnered much agreement but at least it would have been honest. So how about more international Tony and less domestic Tony.
Rodney Crute Hunters Hill
What a steely minded leader of international note Tony Abbott is in accusing Russia, in advance of the evidence, of complicity in the tragic MH17 occurrence. I wonder if Abbott is about to direct blame atthe US for the dreadful carnage in Gaza through support in principle and supply of state-of-the-art weaponry to Israel.
John Fryer Ryde
The only reason Vladimir Putin has said "all the right things" regarding an independent international investigation in the downing of MH 17 in his phone conversation with Tony Abbot is that he knows his political scalp is on the line. He has overplayed his Machiavellian hand this time.
The international community must keep the spotlight on him to make sure he does not wriggle out of this diabolic mess which is of his making by merely mouthing "all the right things".
Rajend Naidu Glenfield
Sadly, the signs are already horribly evident. We deeply hope that the government will not turn the repatriation of bodies from the MH17 tragedy into a political and media circus Please back off and let the families mourn in peace.
Perhaps the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition could get together and write a joint personal letter of condolence to grieving families.
Geoff and Robyn Lewis Raglan
You have to hand it to the government's PR advisers. A catchy military police-sounding name like Operation Bring Them Home is a great way to make sure the punters don't spend too much time worrying about their as yet unnamed Operation Protect Our Financial Planners, Operation Make Australia a Climate Pariah, Operation Stack the Boards, etc, etc.
Andrew Dix Newtown
Germany gleaming: individual incentives will power us up
It's great to hear that the Baird government has a vision of NSW being the California of Australia in terms of renewable energy use (''California dreaming: NSW to force energy savings'', July 23).
As our federal government hurries us back to the 1950s with the abolition of the minerals resource rent tax (depending on which way Clive Palmer's PUP senators swing on the day) and repeal of the carbon tax, we can only hope that NSW will go it alone towards a cleaner energy future.
Our household just evaluated solar power for our home, and sadly found the real payback period of 11 years just too long for the $12,000 initial outlay. If NSW is serious about boosting renewable energy take-up, incentives for domestic users such as interest-free loans, or tax deductibility on installation costs, or simply cash rebates, would be welcome.
During the first two weeks of June, Germany generated more than 50 per cent of its total energy demand from solar panels, 90 per cent of which are on individuals' roofs. Australia, a sun-baked land, has the potential to do that and more.
Philip Comans Potts Point
Generation nanny: what will be next?
As much as I loved them, the day to day routine of looking after babies was exhausting and tedious to the point of being mind-numbing, and doing it all over again with grandchildren is just so not going to happen ("Study stands in way of granny nanny plan", July 23). In fact, if I could have given birth to five-year-olds and sent them straight off to school – then, believe me, I would have.
Alicia Dawson Balmain
I constantly hear from others that we can't subsidise a "nanny" because it is only a scam for the rich to pay for a subsidised "housekeeper". If those parents eligible for the subsidy must both be working and have preschool age children then their claim must be legitimate.
The subsidy would allow for unpaid grandparents to be paid but isn't this what we as a society would want, as then there would be less need for government support? The subsidy should be capped at a maximum number of hours per day and days per year to avoid "scam" loopholes.
Barbara Tregear Pleasure Point
As grandparents, my wife and I will be driving an 800 kilometres round trip to attend our grandson's Grandparent Day at his school. In view of the current demands for grandparent subsidies, shouldn't we be entitled to a payment, subsidy or tax concession for our time, effort, vehicle depreciation and fuel costs in attending this function?
Richard Arndell Avoca Beach
On the other hand
During the past few days Tony Abbott has been talking a lot about the need for justice, accountability and independent investigations. For a time I thought he was talking about the 150 refugees apparently being held on a boat somewhere in mid-ocean (''Separate rooms, limited sun for asylum seekers'', July 23).
Fergan O'Sullivan Artarmon
It's all for nothing
I cannot agree entirely with Patricia Forsythe (Letters, July 23). Combining councils, or removing their powers in favour of a state government which might allow a development, sometimes doesn't aid the people it affects.
The residents of Gwandalan fought a 10-year battle against a land developer (as the local council failed in its endeavours to disallow the rezoning and development), and we defeated the developer/state government in the Land and Environment Court, by challenging the validity of the infamous Part 3A legislation. After the judgment, the state government simply rewrote the legislation and backdated it to confound the court's ruling and allow the development to proceed. What you might end up with in Oxford Street may not be the outcome everyone desires, even if you convince the planning authorities to proceed.
David Sayers Gwandalan
Best laid plans
The people of Rozelle and their council should be wary of Minister Pru Goward's offer of her department's help in facilitating an acceptable level of redevelopment at the site of the old Balmain Tigers club (''Rozelle plan likely to revert to original tower heights'', July 22). They may find that help, well, unhelpful.
Waverley Council, in consultation with our community, decided on an acceptable level of redevelopment at the old Bronte RSL site but the Department of Planning has refused to facilitate it. Instead, the department is intent on facilitating a redevelopment that both the council and our community find unacceptable.
Despite the rhetoric about communities ''having a say'', elected councils and the communities they represent actually have very little say in planning matters. The fact is that the Department of Planning only facilitates a level of redevelopment that is acceptable to itself. I find this unacceptable.
Stephen Lightfoot Bronte
Australia elected its role model in Lambie
Senator Jacqui Lambie says it doesn't matter if she's got the word ''Senator'' in front of her name, she's still the same person (''Not short of cash or anything; Lambie sizes up her ideal man'', July 23). Well, I'm sorry, Ms Lambie, if we expect sportspeople to lift their game when they become famous because they also become a role model for the young, so, too, now you are a senator, we expect you to lift your game and develop a bit more class and decorum.
John Clark Burradoo
We can't think of ourselves too highly if our system of civil society allows someone like Jacqui Lambie to lead us. If we don't change our electoral system very soon, our future exports will be our best people.
Rick Atkinson North Curl Curl
Did Jacqui Lambie run for parliament because she heard the last parliament was, well, hung?
Mark Pearce Richmond
Amid all the deceit, obduracy and wanton political self-aggrandisement that has characterised governance in Australia in recent months, Jacqui Lambie's frivolous remarks regarding her ideal man amount to barely a blip. To those who somehow feel offended, save the wowserism for less fateful times.
David Grant Ballina
At last. Someone who makes Pauline Hanson look really, really good.
Janet Abraham Coal Point
It's pretty obvious
David Murray (Letters, July 23) fails to see what ''Israel should do differently'' faced with Hamas' terrorism: he's missing the obvious. Israel needs to lift the Gaza blockade, improve Palestinians' wellbeing and grant them meaningful autonomy. The murder of innocents and the daily nightmare for an entire nation of people must stop. Extremism is born of extreme conditions – conditions that, in the Occupied Territories, Israel creates and sustains. The Palestinians will only abandon terrorism when they feel they do not have to fight for their human dignity. Maybe then peace, compromise and Israel's long-desired "security" will be possible.
Janek Drevikovsky Croydon
Nobody's satisfied
So Joe Hockey wanted a different budget (''Hockey wanted tougher budget: book'', July 23). That's ironic – all we wanted was a different treasurer.
Peter Billing Elizabeth Bay
Ebbs and flows of big bank practices
The Australian Bankers Association is resisting moves by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to institute lending guidelines (''Banks push back against move to tighten mortgage rules'', July 23).
When I got married the banks would not take into account my wife's earnings as she was likely to have children and leave work. My monthly mortgage payments could not exceed my weekly gross pay. The banks were too tough.
Now I am retired much of my income comes from super that is heavily reliant on bank shares. The banks can't be tough enough.
David Scarlett Killara
Garner's one true love
Besides his successful movie and television career James Garner's other great success was his 58-year marriage to Lois, whom he married two weeks after they met (''Maverick recast the tough guy'', July 23). Jolly good show that.
Michael Deeth Como West
Another blight on the cityscape
Not sooner than the monorail disappears Sydney is to be given a lemon peel ("Secrecy over sculpture agitates as city faces its Eiffel moment", July 23). Get real, Clover Moore.
Ian Ferrier Paddington
Mid-winter madness
Last week, the Abbott government wound back the carbon price. This week, the jasmine has started to bloom and let me be the first to call it for 2014: the koels are up and out in the morning. As it's only July, is this a new record and is Tony Abbott to blame?
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A senior US army officer said today that Iraqi mosques will be targeted by his troops if they are used as fire bases or weapons storage depots.
Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, speaking to CNN from Baghdad, said US forces had dropped two 500-pound (227kg) precision-guided bombs on a mosque compound in Fallujah, Iraq, because local insurgents were using the compound as cover to fire at US soldiers.
"It (a mosque) has a special status under the Geneva Convention that it can't be attacked," Kimmitt said, adding "however, it can be attacked when there is a military necessity".
He said such religious sites would be struck if his forces believed insurgents were "storing weapons, using weapons, inciting violence, (or) executing violence from its grounds".
Kimmit said he could not confirm precise damage to the mosque or additional reports that a second Fallujah mosque had been attacked by US troops.
When asked to explain how insurgents, who were believed to have been hiding inside the mosque after reportedly attacking US forces, escaped, Lieutenant-Colonel Brennan Byrne replied: "I don't know."
Byrne, in Fallujah, said the insurgents may have fled after a Cobra helicopter gunship fired a Hellfire missile at the mosque, and before an aircraft dropped a laser-guided precision bomb.
He had earlier suggested that up to 40 insurgents had been killed in the airstrikes.
Byrne said it was possible other insurgents in the flashpoint town west of Baghdad had dragged the bodies away in the 30-40 minutes before marines arrived to sweep the area.
The bombing came after several hours of small arms and rocket-propelled grenades fire from insurgents, which left five marines wounded.
Hundreds of US marines have swarmed into Fallujah during the third day of "Operation Vigilant Resolve" to flush out insurgents who killed and brutalised four American contractors here last week.
Asked if the marines had made any arrests related to the killings of the four contractors, Kimmitt replied: "I know that they have picked up what they consider to be 15 or so targets.
"It could well be that those targets may have amongst them some of the perpetrators of this atrocity."
Earlier, all the city mosques called for a "jihad" (holy war) against occupation forces amid intense bombardments and aircraft overflights, an AFP correspondent said.
Interviewed with Kimmitt, a spokesman for the US-led coalition in Iraq, Dan Senor, said: "Life is improving for Iraqis. Things are getting better for them. The general trend is positive.
"And as we get closer and closer to June 30th, as we hand over sovereignty here, there are going to be these bumps in the road where violent mobs and two-bit thugs are going to try and throw this process off course."
Kimmitt added that coalition forces would remain beyond that date to help ensure security.
"We've never suggested that on June 30th that somehow the coalition would pull out, leaving the responsibility of external and public security to the Iraqis," he said.
Holy city of Najaf not under coalition control
The Iraqi holy city of Najaf, where radical Shi'ite Muslim leader Moqtada al-Sadr has reportedly taken refuge, is not under the control of US-led coalition forces, US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said today.
Rumsfeld, speaking at a press conference at the Pentagon, said coalition forces had decided to stay away from Najaf because of an upcoming Muslim pilgrimage to the city and because of Sadr's militia forces, who have been fighting US troops since the weekend.
Asked whether there were any areas of the country that were not under the control of coalition forces, Rumsfeld replied: "Najaf".
"I've heard all kinds of numbers of pilgrims that are in that general area, and we know that Sadr and his militia is in that general area," Rumsfeld said.
"We've made a conscious decision to, at the request of Iraqis, to stand back during this pilgrimage period.
"We think it's a dangerous place and a place that people who are considering engaging in the pilgrimage ought to very carefully calculate because it's very clear we're not in a position to provide protection for them," he added.
Sadr, who is wanted by coalition forces in Iraq, said yesterday he had left a mosque in the city of Kufa and travelled to Najaf "to prevent more bloodshed".
At least one Salvadoran soldier was killed in fighting in Najaf over the weekend.
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Kristen WillefordClass: Senior
Position: High Jump
Height: 5-8
Previous School: Bitburg HS
Hometown: Bitburg, Germany
Top Efforts in a Liberty Uniform
HJ – 5-6 (1.68m)
JAV - 87-4 (26.63m)
Big South Individual Titles (1)
2013 Indoor High Jump
All-Big South Honors (3)
2013 Indoor High Jump - 1st
2013 Outdoor High Jump - T-2nd
2014 Indoor High Jump - T-3rd
2013 Outdoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Shared second place in the Big South high jump final, clearing 5-4.25
• Closed out her season with a 5-5.25 high jump clearance at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier, claiming the No. 6 spot on Liberty's all-time outdoor list
2012-13 Indoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Broke through for her first career Big South high jump title, posting a winning clearance of 5-5
• Cleared a collegiate-best 5-5.75 at the Liberty Quad, moving into a tie for fifth place in program history
• Made her ECAC debut in the high jump
2012 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)
• Tied for eighth in the Big South high jump
• Cleared 5-3 at the Raleigh Relays and Winthrop Twilight
2011-12 Indoor Track & Field (So.)
• Finished seventh in the Big South high jump final with her second 5-5 clearance of the season
2011 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Shared seventh place in the Big South high jump
• Finished the year with a season-best 5-3.75 effort, winning the Liberty Twilight Qualifier high jump title
2010-11 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Tied for seventh place in the Big South high jump final
• Jumped a season-best 5-5 at the Liberty Open
• Won the Liberty Quad high jump crown
• Graduated from Bitburg American High School in Germany
• Two-time DODDS European Champion in the high jump
• Cleared 5-8 as a junior and was named field events MVP in Europe
• Attended Mascoutah High School for her first two years and set the school high jump record at 5-6
• Placed eighth in the high jump at the 2008 Illinois State Track & Field Championships
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As the 2010 FIA Formula One Championship moves from Bahrain to Australia for the second race of the 2010 season, AT&T Williams has announced it is using AT&T Synaptic HostingSM and AT&T's Intelligent Content Distribution Service (ICDS) to support its enhanced multifaceted global web presence at: www.attwilliams.com.
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By improving the experience through enhanced functionality and content, the team hopes to be able to boost traffic to attwilliams.com. In 2009 AT&T Williams saw a 71% uplift in visitor numbers from 2008 with monthly hits increasing from approximately 36,000 in '08 to 62,000 in 2009. The team expects to be hitting the 90,000 mark in 2010. This year alone, the site has enjoyed 312,000 visitors and over 1 million page views. To do this the team needs a robust and flexible hosting solution.
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The existing AT&T Williams web site already had a wealth of media content, from images to videos and podcasts, all of which demanded considerable bandwidth. As a new season opened, the site had to archive all that material and cope with new content, especially video. 2010 will see AT&T Williams deliver more rich media content than we have ever before. Knowing that the servers can comfortably accommodate all of this new content, while still hosting the old, is a vital capability.
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Incorporating social media tools within the site, such as the Team Player area which allows users to create a profile, upload content, rate, share and comment on all of our content, enter competitions, vote on polls etc., gives them a voice and hopefully makes them feel part of the Williams "family."
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Moms are more likely than dads to have a sit-down with their grown children about money.
A study conducted by Fidelity Investments shows adult children are much more likely to have in-depth discussions about wills, elder care, retirement expenses and health topics with their mothers than with their fathers.
Lauren Brouhard, senior vice president of Fidelity Investments, said the results draw attention to the ways in which parents discuss important financial topics with their children.
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She noted that mothers surveyed tended to describe themselves as "the empathizer" in the family, while fathers most often see themselves as "the pragmatist." Correspondingly, 64 percent of the mothers surveyed said it's "not at all difficult" to discuss savings and investing with their children, while 54 percent of fathers had no trouble.
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• Seventy percent of mothers talked at length with their children about the ability to cover living expenses in retirement, while 55 percent of fathers did.
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In times of high unemployment, even the designation of a national monument can become a jobs program.
And that's how the White House is characterizing President Obama's proclamation today declaring Fort Monroe in Hampton,Va., a national monument under the U.S. Antiquities Act.
"Today's announcement is part of a series of executive actions to put Americans back to work and strengthen the economy," said a White House statement claiming the new monument "will help create nearly 3,000 jobs in Virginia."
Fort Monroe was once one of the nation's largest Army posts, and its Virginia port location has played a key role in the history of slavery -- receiving slaves back in the 17th century, and sheltering escaped slaves in the Civil War.
"Fort Monroe has played a part in some of the darkest and some of the most heroic moments in American history," Obama said in a statement. "But today isn't just about preserving a national landmark -- it's about helping to create jobs and grow the local economy."
As he has in recent weeks, Obama said he is taking executive action because congressional Republicans are blocking his $447 billion jobs act.
"Steps like these won't replace the bold action we need from Congress to get our economy moving and strengthen middle-class families, but they will make a difference," Obama said.
Also from the White House announcement:
"With the strong support of the people of Virginia, from the congressional delegation to Gov. (Bob) McDonnell to Mayor Ward and the citizens of Hampton, President Obama has ensured that this historic fort, a symbol of the long struggle for freedom for African Americans, will be preserved as a national park for generations to come," Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said.
First exercised by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 to designate Devil's Tower in Wyoming as the first national monument, the Antiquities Act has been used by 14 presidents since 1906 to protect some of the most unique natural and historic features in America, such as the Grand Canyon, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Today marks the first time President Obama has used this authority under the Antiquities Act
According to an economic analysis commissioned by the Fort Monroe Authority in 2009, the implementation of the Fort Monroe Reuse Plan - the centerpiece of which envisions the preservation of the majority of buildings located within the 570-acre National Historic Landmark District as well as significant landscapes and viewsheds -- will help create nearly 3,000 jobs in Virginia.
Fort Monroe, a historic fort in Virginia's Tidewater region, played a pivotal role in the history of slavery in the United States. Built between 1819 and 1834, Fort Monroe has occupied a strategic coastal defensive position since the earliest days of the Virginia Colony. It was the place where Dutch traders first brought enslaved Africans in 1619. During the Civil War, the fort remained in Union possession and became a place for escaped slaves to find refuge. Fort Monroe was the site of General Benjamin Butler's "Contraband Decision" in 1861, which provided a pathway to freedom for thousands of enslaved people during the Civil War and served as a forerunner of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.
According to the National Parks and Conservation Association study in 2006 each federal dollar invested in national parks generates at least four dollars of economic value to the public. National parks are responsible for $13.3 billion dollars of local, private-sector economic activity nationwide, supporting 267,000 private-sector jobs. There are currently 21 national park units located in Virginia; Fort Monroe would be the 22nd and the 396th nationwide.
David's journalism career spans three decades, including coverage of five presidential elections, the Oklahoma City bombing, the 2000 Florida presidential recount and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has covered the White House for USA TODAY since 2005. His interests include history, politics, books, movies and college football -- not necessarily in that order. More about David
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Last night's Rangers' game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was something to see. Not so much for the game itself, which got postponed due to the weather, but because of what happened after that.
The groundskeepers tried to put the tarp over the field during the rain, and mother nature didn't seem to want anything to do with that.
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Inning after inning, the Lodi Flames varsity baseball team was given chances to get back in Thursday's game. Each time, the hit it needed proved elusive.
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