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Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) is a parent education program published as a series of books.
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|Back to October Ed Reporter
|Candidates Leave 'No Child' Act Behind on the Campaign Trail
NCLB greatly increased federal funding and federal accountability for schools when it passed with broad bipartisan support in 2001. Since then, as the law's weaknesses have come to light, NCLB has become a subject for debate between Republicans and Democrats and within each party. The law's scheduled 2007 reauthorization failed, and isn't expected to happen until after the next president takes office.
At both party conventions, candidates avoided mentioning the law by name. They have only rarely named it during other campaign stops; and when they do, they affirm that the law needs work, without detailing exactly how they plan to fix it. The law is currently unpopular and controversial in both parties. Whenever Congress does finally reauthorize it, bipartisan compromise will probably leave everybody somewhat disappointed. The candidates may be avoiding more detailed proposals because they know that those proposals aren't big winners for either party.
Republicans are divided over the federal government's involvement in education. While most believe that greater accountability can improve schools a key NCLB tenet they disagree over who should be holding schools accountable. Traditionally, Republicans have favored local control of schools. A sizeable contingent still believes that power over education belongs among those "reserved to the states" by the Tenth Amendment.
That contingent has spoken up more loudly over the years since NCLB's passage. In March, Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) introduced a bill that would return the power to craft their own accountability systems to the states. About 70 House Republicans are co-sponsors. A similar bill in the Senate, by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), attracted seven co-sponsors.
Hoekstra, who voted against NCLB, said that many of those who voted for it "followed the president's proposals . . . blindly, and they forgot what works." (Education Week, 9-10-08) Hoekstra believes that Republicans lost control of Congress in 2006 partly because "NCLB sent [voters] a totally different message" from the traditional GOP belief in local control, especially of education. Some analysts say that no matter who takes office in January, more Republicans in both houses are likely to join those questioning federal involvement in schools after Pres. Bush leaves office.
John McCain voted for NCLB, but has not been deeply involved in hammering out the law's particulars. Jeanne Allen, president of the Center for Education Reform, said that McCain doesn't belong in either camp on NCLB; in fact, he "has his own camp." While he will support continued federal funds and accountability, Allen believes he "has a lighter touch in terms of Washington carrot and stick." (Education Week, 9-3-08)
Barack Obama has criticized NCLB, but does not dispute the core principle of holding schools accountable to the federal government for student achievement. Obama has identified two primary ways he would attempt to change the law if elected. He would like to change how students' academic performance is assessed, so that "our kids . . . become more than just good test takers." He has not proposed any specific ways to broaden assessments, however. Secondly, Obama pledges to "fully fund" NCLB, by spending the full amount the law makes possible, nearly $40 billion a year.


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Natalie Portman & Johnny Depp Signed The Word 'Tampon' In Paul McCartney's New Video. Whoops.
Last week, the new video for Paul McCartney's "My Valentine" was released, and everyone tripped over themselves to say how awesome Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman were for signing the lyrics. It was a veritable hipster orgasm all over a tweed jacket of smug satisfaction. Turns out nobody bothered to consult an actual deaf person because they both managed to sign the wrong words basically ruining the song for people who already couldn't hear it to begin with. At least Hitler had the decency to eventually kill his victims. That's all I'm saying. Via Spinner:
As deaf music fans have pointed out, Depp makes the motion for the word "enemy" while attempting "valentine" — a pretty big misstep considering the title of the song. "My Enemy," anyone? As for Portman's performance in the black-and-white clip, instead of the word "appear," she actually signs the word "tampon." Depp makes the same error. Pretty embarrassing, yes.
Amazingly, The British Deaf Association chastises the production for not using a deaf person only to turn around and give it an "'A' for effort" because apparently deaf people are kind of whiny anyway. "Yes, you completely ruined the song for the hearing impaired, but have you ever really talked to these people? Biiittchhhy."
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Murga (also spelled murgha) is a stress position used as a corporal punishment in parts of South Asia (specifically Northern India, Pakistan and sometimes in Bangladesh). It is used primarily in educational institutions, and by the police as a summary, informal punishment for petty crimes committed by boys, such as eve teasing. The punishment is usually administered in public view, the purpose being to deter recurrence of the offence by shaming the offender and providing a salutary example to others.[1]
The word murga means rooster in Hindi and Urdu language. The punished person takes a position resembling that of a rooster, by squatting and then looping the arms behind the knees and firmly holding the ears.[2][3] Having to hold the ears makes it especially painful. It can become extremely painful after one minute. Over the years, corporal punishment has been banned in schools in India and Pakistan and although caning is still frequent, the Murga punishment is now rarely, if ever, used.
There are many variants of the Murga punishment. Some of them are:
In this position, the recipient of the punishment is required to position the buttocks as high as possible while holding their ears from behind the legs as in the regular murga position. With the bottom having to be kept raised without any support, this is a bit similar to remaining sitting in the air without a chair. This is a very intense and severe punishment, as it requires constantly working against gravity to keep the bottom raised, and therefore becomes extremely painful within a matter of minutes.
For an average person, muscle fatigue starts to set in within a couple of minutes of getting into the standing murgha position. Holding on even for a total of two or 3 minutes becomes very painful. As the punishment continues, it gets unbearable and legs start to tremble. It is nearly impossible to hold this position for 3 minutes or longer. That said, it is possible for a person to improve their ability to do this longer by practising regularly or by strengthening their leg muscles through some other exercises.
This is the default murgha position, i.e. if you tell someone to assume the murgha position (without spelling out the exact variant), they go into the sitting position. In this position, the person is allowed to relax his/her bottom on the arms. The only requirement is to hold the ears by bringing the arms from behind the legs just as in standing murgha. Being able to rest the bottom on the arms makes this milder than standing murgha, and therefore, it can be done for much longer durations. Nevertheless, it is still a very severe punishment. The lower legs and arms start hurting pretty soon. The arms hurt as they are squashed between the upper and lower part of the legs, and the lower legs because it's a very awkward position. (In contrast, standing murgha is easier on the arms as they are not squished, but it is much tougher on the legs including the thighs as one constantly has to work against gravity to keep the butt lifted. Sitting murgha does not hurt the thighs much).
As the duration gets longer, the tiredness starts to get more unbearable. At some point, one may feel compelled to raise one's bottom to get some relief. However, that only brings temporary relief as keeping the buttocks raised is painful (see standing murgha section), so one soon returns to the lower position. That again brings only temporary relief and one again feels like going back to the raised position. In this way, one can end up oscillating between the two positions, not getting much relief either way.
All that said, being able to rest the buttocks on the arms means that the sitting murgha position it is doable for a much longer period compared to standing murgha, but is still very tiring. For younger people in their teens and may be even early twenties, even an hour is not unrealistic. But such a long duration is a very severe punishment and is usually resorted to only when very tough measures are needed.
Sometimes, sitting and standing murga are combined in order to make the punishment both long and severe. One such combination is to make the person stay in standing murga almost throughout, but allow them to rest their bottom in the regular murga position for half a minute or so from time to time. This makes it possible to increase the duration of the standing murga punishment.
Another combination is to start with standing murga for the first few minutes when the person is fresh, and then let them lower their bottom for a much longer sitting murga punishment. Yet another approach is to do the same, but have the last few minutes of the punishment in standing murga in order to end on a tougher note. Yet another combination is to switch between sitting and standing murga once every few minutes and have several such iterations.
In murgha parade, the person in addition to being in murga position, has to walk. It is almost impossible to walk in sitting murgha, so for all practical purpose it must be done in standing murgha. This can be extremely tiring for both legs, hands and back. Recall that standing murgha is very severe by itself. Add to it having to walk and it becomes really tough. It also hurts the ears because of irregular movements. For these reasons, an average person can only do this for a very short period, usually not more than a couple of minutes, and that too with a lot of difficulty and pain. In addition to this, the person has to make sounds like a rooster.
A variation of this punishment is to make someone walk under the sun which causes extreme discomfort and dehydration. It is however somewhat uncommon and considered highly inadvisable to do so due to the health risk involved.
In this kind of punishment, the person is asked to move his buttocks from the higher position (as in Standing Murga) to lower (as in Sitting Murga) and vice versa every 5–6 seconds.This is a very severe form; the legs start trembling after about 40 sways and becomes unbearable after 70-75 sways.
This is a somewhat less common variation of murga punishment. In this the heels of the person should remain in contact. It can also be either sitting or standing. This is a very severe form of Murga, and is impossible to maintain for too long. As a result, the inevitable shorter duration of the punishment reduces the effect of the additional severity to some extent. Moreover, it can be tougher to monitor as the punisher has to keep an eye on the punishee's heels to make sure they are being kept together. If a severe punishment is intended and regular sitting murga is not enough, then standing murga is generally the preferred option rather than sitting murga with heels touching.
This is a different punishment, and not a variant of murga punishment. In this kind of punishment, the person is asked to go down i.e. sit (uthak) and again stand up (baithak). The person has to hold his/her ears. (Left hand should hold the right ear. The right hand should hold the left ear), overall it means sit-ups. This is repeated for dozens of times. This is a somewhat severe punishment as it can cause tiredness in the legs after 30 or 40 repetitions and can become unbearable after 50 or 60 times. This punishment is very common in Myanmar. In Myanmar, the most common cause is being late to school, not finishing homework and failing tests. Sometimes, if the person is not able to complete the number repetitions the teacher has told, the teacher will cane the student[citation needed].
In this punishment, the person is made to carry another person on his back. A less intense variant is to put some weight (but not a whole person) on the back of the person in the murgha position.
In practice, apart from being very difficult, murgha riding or putting a weight on the murgha is very bad for the back and can even cause long-term damage. It is therefore highly inadvisable and should therefore never be done.
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Awarding bankers bonuses is tantamount to paying them for not being certified cretins.
The U.S. Attorney, Leura Canary, argued this was tantamount to sale of a public office and brought charges.
This lunchtime rendezvous, after all, is tantamount to a date.
These days, women often view a decent job and an employed husband as if such good luck were tantamount to winning the lottery.
Being shamed by her church was tantamount to losing her community and her job.
His negation of theogony was tantamount to a negation of cosmogony.
It is tantamount to proclaiming that there cannot be too much aristocracy.
It was tantamount to a declaration of war, and was everywhere regarded as a casus belli, and Lemuel Dalton accepted it as such.
This is tantamount to proclaiming a form of vassalage—a thing which is not to be tolerated.
The very name Yahoodee, or Jew, is tantamount in the East to swindler.
1640s, from verbal phrase tant amount "be equivalent" (1620s), from Anglo-French tant amunter "amount to as much" (late 13c.), from Old French tant "as much" (from Latin tantus, from tam "so") + amonter "amount to, go up" (see amount).


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It was just after daybreak on a hazy January morning in Bogota and the 300 bankers were bleary. Summoned at dawn to the auditorium at the foot of their 50-storey office tower, most of them had guessed that their employer—Eduardo Pacheco, owner of Banco Colpatria—was about to confirm the closing of a deal. And no small deal. Canada's Scotiabank, they understood, was taking a controlling stake in Colpatria. But how did this explain the monstrous transgression against bankers' hours? Was this really the right time and place for a lesson in Canadian banking history stretching all the way back to the 19th-century rum trade?
Rick Waugh, Scotiabank's CEO, seemed to think it was. After all, the acquisition of Colombia's fifth-largest bank would be a major step in his expansion strategy, and would rank close to being Scotia's largest-ever foreign acquisition. Waugh had come prepared with a well-rehearsed presentation and a feel-good video replete with romantic imagery. "We're getting married," cooed Waugh as he launched the talk. "And then we'll be on a honeymoon for a while."
With Scotia's total assets of $594 billion and a 2011 return on equity of 20.3%, Waugh was in a position to make any prospective father-in-law happy. "We are called the safest bank in the world," he boasted, "and we have the lowest loan loss of our peer group in Canada." And Canada—"probably the richest country in the G7"—is a good place to come from, added a subordinate flanking him. But the most pertinent fact of all came next, as Waugh described a $10-billion series of 22 acquisitions since the 2008 financial crisis—many of them in emerging markets like China, Thailand and Chile. The spree has transformed Scotia into a truly international banker, with operations in 55 nations and a heavyweight status in Latin America. While most of the banking community back in Canada continues to fight over a mature domestic market and obsess over halting progress in the United States, Scotia has been busily going global. "Our aim is to have half of our business in Canada and half internationally on a net income basis," Waugh explained. Indeed, more than half of the bank's 75,000 head count is already based outside Canada.
But isn't Colombia run by drug cartels?
That is an idea that both Scotia and Colpatria are keen to dispel. After 50 years of civil war driven by ideological clashes and cocaine profits, peace is spreading in Colombia, which is South America's oldest democracy. According to the World Bank, Colombia is the most secure country in Latin America in which to do business. In recent years, Colombia's economy, which is Latin America's fifth-largest, has grown four times as rapidly as Canada's; foreign investment quadrupled between 2002 and 2008. In Waugh's view, these trends are likely to continue as Colombia's huge and until-now largely untouched natural resources are developed with capital from the likes of, well, Scotiabank.
Waugh is not acting alone. In fact, there's a Canadian invasion under way in Colombia. If Waugh is the general in command today, his flanks are well covered by two others—the Toronto Stock Exchange, which provides capital for a raft of Colombian mining and energy companies that are ramping up exploration and production; and the government of Stephen Harper, for whom a new trade deal with Colombia is a key step—albeit a somewhat symbolic one—in the diversification of Canada's exports and investment into emerging markets.
"Colombia is very important to us," Waugh emphasized as he wrapped up his speech. "Sometimes on Wall Street they seem to think all the countries of the world are the same. But we know they are not."
And with that, Waugh buttoned up his jacket and headed off with Pacheco to meet the President.
On a beautiful early September afternoon last year, Father José Reinel Restrepo shuttered the windows of his church in the central Colombian village of Marmato, walked out to the village square, mounted his small motorcycle and puttered down the tortuously steep mountain road. He was on his way to visit family in a nearby city—a welcome respite from the highly charged atmosphere in Marmato.
On his way down the mountain, the 36-year-old priest passed a series of small gold mines where many from the village gain their livelihoods. For better and worse, gold defines the 500-year-old community. Although it's tiny and remote, Marmato is emblematic of President Juan Manuel Santos's vision for economic renewal. Santos's government backs a plan by a Toronto-based company, Gran Colombia Gold Corp., to modernize gold extraction in Marmato—by moving the village to make way for an open-pit mine.Report Typo/Error
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Watson, William and Robertson, Larry L. (2004) Development of kelp rockfish, Sebastes atrovirens (Jordan and Gilbert 1880), and brown rockfish, S. auriculatus (Girard 1854), from birth to pelagic juvenile stage, with notes on early larval development of black-and-yellow rockfish, S. chrysomelas (Jordan and Gilbert 1880), reared in the laboratory (Pisces: Sebastidae). Seattle, WA, NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, (NOAA Professional Paper NMFS, 3)
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Larval kelp (Sebastes atrovirens), brown (S. auriculatus), and blackand-yellow (S. chrysomelas) rockfish were reared from known adults, to preflexion stage, nine days after birth for S. chrysomelas, to late postflexion stage for S. atrovirens, and to pelagic juvenile stage for S. auriculatus. Larval S. atrovirens and S. chrysomelas were about 4.6 mm body length (BL) and S. auriculatus about 5.2 mm BL at birth. Both S. atrovirens and S. auriculatus underwent notochord flexion at about 6–9 mm BL. Sebastes atrovirens transform to the pelagic juvenile stage at about 14–16 mm BL and S. auriculatus transformed at ca. 25 mm BL. Early larvae of all three species were characterized by melanistic pigment dorsally on the head, on the gut, on most of the ventral margin of the tail, and in a long series on the dorsal margin of the tail. Larval S. atrovirens and S. auriculatus developed a posterior bar on the tail during the flexion or postflexion stage. In S. atrovirens xanthic pigment resembled the melanistic pattern throughout larval development. Larval S. auriculatus lacked xanthophores except on the head until late preflexion stage, when a pattern much like the melanophore pattern gradually developed. Larval S. chrysomelas had extensive xanthic pigmentation dorsally, but none ventrally, in preflexion stage. All members of the Sebastes subgenus Pteropodus (S. atrovirens, S. auriculatus, S. carnatus, S. caurinus, S. chrysomelas, S. dalli, S. maliger, S. nebulosus, S. rastrelliger) are morphologically similar and all share the basic melanistic pigment pattern described here. Although the three species reared in this study can be distinguished on the basis of xanthic pigmentation, it seems unlikely that it will be possible to reliably identify field-collected larvae to species using traditional morphological and melanistic pigmentation characters. (PDF file contains 36 pages.)
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Grand Old Ship: Adventure of the Seas Cruise Review by JDSQUARE
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Destination: Southern Caribbean
Embarkation: San Juan
We arrived at the ship via a cab from a hotel and our luggage was put on the curb. We had to lug it around until we found someone from the cruise line to take it from us. We never had to handle our luggage at the ship before and was told they just changed the policy to have arriving passengers get it where it could be picked up. It was already tagged and we had to wait in lines moving it along very slowly. Leaving from San Juan we were able to get a good sweat going. I guess cruising is changing and the experience does not start until you register.
We were able to check in quickly and without any delay - that gave us time to cool down from hauling luggage.
Checked into room(9336) at 1:45 and room was nice and clean and without any issues. Luggage arrived 4 PM without incident and all at once.
Spent a lot of time More in casino and the Casino Host(Dity) was great. The casino was very clean and all the staff very professional and somewhat friendly. Only problem was with the slot machines. They did not appear well maintained. They did not always accept your SeaPass card which is needed to get rewards or logged you out without notice. There was good variety and different types for all to enjoy. Although, I did not witness many people getting any payouts or big hits during the cruise. They seemed to be set not to payout.
We used the SPA services on a couple occasions. For the most part we were very pleased except for the girl who cut my hair and trimmed my beard. Her name was Kimbarly and she does not belong around people. I wanted to have my hair cut short and stylish but all she wanted to know what my blade number was. I told her I did not know and she could do as she pleased. She said she could cut all my hair off if I did not give her my blade number. She was the Stylist and should have been able to cut my hair without a clipper. After that exchange she never spoke to me again and would not even answer my questions. Eventually, she did a good job with the cut and trim but all I wanted was to get out of there. Not a good experience.
We went to the Temptation tribute show and it was great. Did a couple other shows that were as expected for a cruise ship. They were enjoyable and we were glad we went.
The performer in the Duck and Dog bar was the worst performer we ever experienced on a cruise ship. Scotty o'toole was bad. He was loud, did not know the words to most of the songs and his voice left something to the imagination. We could not sit in the bar while he was playing and that was our general meeting spot.
We took an excursion to swim with Sea Lions based on another review we read before the cruise and it was everything the reviewer said it would be. Do yourself a favor if you are ever in St. Thomas and do this excursion. It is well worth the money.
Our wait staff at dinner was fantastic, as was our cabin steward (David). Everyone gave the effort you expect on a cruise. The food in the dinning room was OK but nothing like cruise dinning used to be. I am not sure it will ever be like it once was. Could not even get Filet or Escargot anymore.
All in all, it was a great cruise on a splendid old ship. Glad we were able to do a second sailing on this vessel. Less
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Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle
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Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera spinifera
Subspecies of
Spiny Softshell Turtle
July 29, 1806, at the confluence of the Tongue and Yellowstone Rivers at present-day Miles City, Custer County, Montana.
Shell covered with soft leathery skin, not horny scutes. Large carapace with black-bordered eye spots and one dark rim line. Length: males 5-9.3 in (12.7-23.5 cm); females 6.5-18 in (16.5-45.7 cm).
Small marshy creeks and farm ponds as well as large, fast-flowing rivers and lakes.
Western New York to Wisconsin, south to Tennessee River, with separate population in Lake Champlain and lower part of Ottawa River in Canada; introduced into southern New Jersey.
Difficult to approach and fast-moving on land and in water. It is fond of basking on banks, logs, and floating debris. Carnivorous.
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Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi
Moving Water - Poem by Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi
When you do things from your soul, you feel a river
moving in you, a joy.
When actions come from another section, the feeling
Don't let others lead you. They may be blind or, worse, vultures.
Reach for the rope of God. And what is that? Putting aside self-will.
Because of willfulness people sit in jail, the trapped bird's wings are tied,
fish sizzle in the skillet.
The anger of police is willfulness. You've seen a magistrate
inflict visible punishment.
Now see the invisible. If you could leave your selfishness, you
would see how you've been torturing your soul. We are born and live inside black water in a well.
How could we know what an open field of sunlight is?
Don't insist on going where you think you want to go. Ask the way to the spring. Your living pieces will form a harmony.
There is a moving palace that floats in the air with balconies and clear water flowing through, infinity everywhere, yet contained under a single tent.
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Childish. Immature. Classless.
LeBron James' sudden – and quiet – exit after the Cleveland Cavaliers lost in the NBA's Eastern Conference finals to the Orlando Magic proves he's all three.
He did not shake the hands of the victors and left the arena without talking to reporters. Or his Nike sponsors.
Had the Cavaliers won, no doubt he would have been pretending like he was a class act, up on the press podium wearing a suit, saying nice things about his team and the opponent. But by disappearing – the so-called "King" racing across the moat and raising the drawbridge – he proved he's nothing more than a spoiled child.
Some people will argue that he was just too emotional, is too much of a competitor to face things at that time. That losing hurt too much. Baloney! He's a child, spoiled by all the attention and money. He's also not a champion, nor his he a winner. Because a champion can handle defeat as well as victory.
A true sportsman congratulates the victor (and in this case, the Magic proved to be the superior team) and faces the music afterward. A true sportsman stands tall before the media, says he and the team tried, but they were not the best on this given night, or against this opponent. A true sportsman wins with class and loses with class.
So whatever becomes of LeBron, be it he stays in Cleveland or goes on to a place like New York, so be it. I just hope the fans and media remember this child's classless behavior. Maybe the people in New York will even call him "LeBum" instead of LeBron.
Kevin Wilkerson covered sports for the Savannah News-Press where he won an AP award for investigative journalism.
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Buttermark 15th at Rutgers
College Golf
Rider University at Rutgers Invitational – Day 2
Broncs 13th of 17
Buttermark 15th of 90
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – After finishing day one in 12th place, the Rider University golf team dropped one back, finishing the Rutgers Invitational in 13th place out of 17 teams.
The Broncs shot a final team score of 308 for a total of 907. On Friday, the Broncs played the first 36 holes of the tournament, where they shot a team score of 300 in the first round before shooting 299 in the second round.
USC Upstate won the tournament with a three-round team score of 855.
"Conditions were definitely tougher this morning," head coach Jason Barry said. "The wind blew and it was cold. It made it tough if you were off a little bit because the misses would be exaggerated. In general, we just didn't play our best today."
Senior captain James Buttermark (Staten Island, N.Y/Monsignor Farrell) turned in a final round score of 73, finishing tied for 15th out of 90 golfers. On Friday, Buttermark shot a first round of 74 and a second round of 72.
Buttermark finished with one of the 12 eagles throughout the three rounds and was tied for the second best par five average (4.58).
"James played very consistent today," Barry said. "He made a lot of pars and grinded his way around the course. He didn't have his best but found a way to get his ball in the hole. On a day like today, having a guy who is able to score out without having your best is impressive. He worked hard today."
Sophomore Tom Yarson (Montgomery) finished his third round with a final score of 73, ending his day tied for 27th. He had rounds of 74 and 75 yesterday. Yarson was tied for fifth in total birdies (8) and sixth in par four average (4.15).
"Yarson and Buttermark played solid," Barry said.
Junior Cole Clark (Califon/Voorhees) completed his day with a round of 78, tied for 69th. He finished with a first round 77 and a second round 80 on Friday.
"Clark grinded out a good round for us," Barry said about the junior.
Junior Luke Liddell (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) and freshman Aaron Simone (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna) struggled on the course today for the Broncs. Simone turned in a final round 84, tied for 75th and Liddell finished with a round of 87, ending the tournament in 81st. Both Liddell and Simone had rounds of 79 and 74 yesterday.
"We still made some big numbers," Barry said about the overall team performance. "The guys who struggled with their ball striking had a tough time in the wind today. We need to eliminate the big numbers and improve our ball striking. These guys want to play well. We will take away the positives and get back to work on Monday."
The Broncs next event takes place on Sept. 22-23, when Rider travels to Ithaca, N.Y. to participate in the Cornell Invitational.
1. USC Upstate 289, 284, 282 855
2. Bethune-Cookman 286, 287, 284 857
3. Rutgers 287, 284, 293 864
4. Hofstra 289, 285, 303 877
5. Lehigh 288, 292, 298 878
6. Adelphi 286, 292, 304 882
T7. LaSalle 292, 292, 307 891
T7. Savannah State 304, 289, 298 891
T9. Monmouth 302, 395, 297 894
T9. Rutgers (B) 305, 298, 291 894
11. Fairleigh Dickinson 299, 293, 303 895
12. Saint Peter's 297, 301, 298 896
13. Rider 300, 299, 308 907
14. Wagner 305, 305, 303 913
15. Manhattan 305, 306, 317 928
16. Fairfield 317, 302, 313 932
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In this Nov. 2000 photo, Dana Martin appears in Vermont District Court in Barre, Vt. Court documents in a New Mexico district court say Dana Martin told investigators he persuaded a man he met in prison and the man's nephew to kill Justin Bieber, Bieber's bodyguard and two others not connected to the pop star. Martin told investigators that Mark Staake and Tanner Ruane headed east, planning to be near a Bieber concert scheduled in New York City. They missed a turn and crossed into Canada from Vermont. Staake was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Ruane was arrested later. The two men face multiple charges stemming for the alleged plot.(AP Photo/Times Argus, Jeb Wallace-Brodeur)
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Uma Thurman Brings Style to the "Playing for Keeps" Premiere
Stepping out to show off her latest film, Uma Thurman attended The Cinema Society's premiere of "Playing for Keeps" on Monday evening (December 5) in New York.
Elegant in a fitted black pant suit, the 42-year-old beauty happily posed for photos and greeted fans before making her way in to the AMC Lincoln Square Theater for the show.
Directed by Gabriele Muccino, the film follows a down on his luck former sports star who begins coaching his son's soccer team as a way to turn his life around.
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There is an update on the ongoing saga of the New York Times using an outspoken critic of Guantanamo to help write an article regarding prisoners held there. Andy Worthington, the writer, defends himself here.
My last post for background here.
It seems Mr. Worthington does not see his profound activism regarding Guantanamo as "outspoken." Writing a book about it called "The Guantánamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison," doesn't promote a distinct outspoken point of view? Please.
The Daily Kos defends Worthington in the idea that it is so mainstream to believe the way Worthington does about Guantanamo, that is silly to expect the New York Times to have to point out Worthington's bias.
This is the thing. There is no argument that Worthington has a right to his point of view. He may even have points that many of us should consider, but all that is lost in the fact that you can't publish something as an objective piece of reporting when it is clearly not. The New York Times could have avoided the whole thing by simply pointing out Worthington's interest and activism in this story. Let the reader decide if it is objective or biased.
Let's not pretend that The New York Times hasn't done this kind of thing forever. But with the internet allowing anyone to background check, the New York Times finds itself having to actually be fair or be caught not being fair. It's as simple as that.
This isn't about Worthington's story. This isn't about Guantánamo. This is about honesty with the reader. It's long past time the New York Times learned this valuable lesson.


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"College is [often regarded] as one of the most self-centered times in a young person's life but when students do something philanthropic [like Dance Marathon], it sets the tone for the rest of their lives. They get a lot out of 'paying it forward' to others."
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Monks in Kiev are back between the barricades
Kiev, January 24, 2014
At approximately 19:30 yesterday, the priests who stopped the conflicts on Grushevsky Street on the morning of January 21 have returned to their post between the barricades, reports Orthodoxy in the Ukraine.
We and the brothers of the Desyatina Monastery decided to renew our prayer vigil between the sides at enmity," wrote Archimadrite Alipy (Svetlichny), one of the participants of "Nights on Grushevsky" on his facebook page.
"At 20:00 the truce may be over. And we have to get there before then to occupy the area in the center. At 18:45 we will gather on the square before the Catholic church of St. Alexander, since it is the most convenient place on the Kreshchatik, and we will leave from there."
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One of the initiators of the vigil on January 21, father confessor of the Decyatina Monastery Hieromonk Melchisedek, wrote on his facebook page after re-entering the arena:
"We are going back to form a human chain between brothers who have had a fight and can't find the right words in their defense!
"Forgive me brothers, because I have sinned grievously before you! For I also forgive you, who have offended me to the very depths of my soul! Let there be peace and love between us! God, bless us!
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We ask all those who care to pray!
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NJ's Medical Marijuana Program Moves In Slow-Mo [AUDIO]
It's been 3 years since Jersey's medical marijuana law took effect, but thousands of patients suffering from a variety of medical conditions are still not able to legally buy pot to get relief.
Ken Wolski, Executive Director of the Coalition for Medical Marijuana of New Jersey, says the fact that only one medicinal pot center has opened – in Montclair – is nothing short of ridiculous.
"Absolutely terribly unfair – it's unconscionable really," says Wolski. "These are patients who have debilitating medical conditions and the state is making them wait… There are 18 states and the District of Columbia that have medical marijuana programs, and New Jersey is among the worst…All six alternative treatment centers should be open – there's no excuse for only having one alternative treatment center open. The law passed in January of 2010- that's 3 years ago."
He adds, "There's just no excuse for not having the 6 alternative treatment centers opened- as the law called for – 2 in the North, 2 in the Center and 2 in the Southern part of the state. It's just terrible for patients to have to go from Collingswood all the way up to Montclair just to get their medicine after waiting several months…The physician registry is just a boondoggle that less than 1 percent of the doctors in the state are taking part in, and thus, they're eliminating access for 99 percent of the patients in this state."
Wolski says, "The law allows for patients that have a diagnosis of less than a year to live to qualify for medical marijuana. But when you're waiting 3 months, or a couple of months for an ID card, and then 3 to 5 months to get medicine, that just doesn't work for a hospice patient. There needs to be some kind of expedited process for people who are dying…It's a dysfunctional program -the medical marijuana program is not functioning as the law intended."
A request to interview New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Mary O'Dowd was ignored, but a spokesperson issued a statement which says the facility in Montclair "has been open for two months. It's a new business; the first of its kind in the state. The Department is hopeful that as Greenleaf gains more experience in its new business, it will expand its hours. The Department has asked Greenleaf to see patients in the order in which they were approved to participate in the program. Four other Alternative Treatment Centers have locations. The Department is actively investigating the finances of those programs as well as the personal histories of its principals."


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Rodriguez's resilience pays off
By Eric Theiss, Account Executive | January 15, 2013 10:34 AM ET
That Was Storm catcher Eddy Rodriguez, on April 2, 2012, being interviewed for his second run in Single-A advanced ball with the Storm at the age of 26.
Eddy believed then he had what it takes to reach the Major Leagues then, he was just waiting for that call.
Rodriguez was with the team last season, helping them capture the California League Championship and returned with catcher heavy Padres' organization.
Just that off-season the San Diego Padres made a deal with the Cincinnati Reds acquiring Yasmani Grandal to sit behind the dish for the Friars.
Grandal and Rodriguez are both part of the Miami University family as Yasmani superseded Eddy for the Canes.
Eddy immediately was the everyday catcher for the Storm and was having an average season (73H, 13hr, .223) before the hard work; passion, determination, and patience came calling.
On July 31, 2012 Grandal, a fellow rookie, was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday for a strained muscle, Rodriguez got his call.
The Padres shipped Eddy to meet up with the team in Cincinnati, where they were in a series against the Reds, the organization who originally drafted Rodriguez.
"That's what you dream of," said Eddy on his call to the bigs. "You dream of being in that position. It's like a kid on Christmas day, receiving that present you've wanted for the last five years. It was a beautiful thing."
Having your dreams come true in life most people rarely achieve, but that Day Eddy went above and beyond his expectations.
Facing Reds ace Johnny Cueto who hadn't allowed a hit all afternoon and was tied for the most wins in the Majors at the time, Eddy connected.
Four pitches later, Rodriguez was trotting the bases after sending a 2-1 slider from Reds starter Johnny Cueto 416 feet over the wall in left-center field becoming the 112th player to ever hit a homerun in their first Major League at bat.
"To tell you the truth, I don't remember touching first base or touching third base," said Rodriguez of his home run. "I have a feeling I sorta blacked out, but I could recollect it after seeing video of it."
Eddy spent only two games with the Padres before finishing the season with AAA Tucson.
The San Diego Padres re-signed Rodriguez in the offseason and most recently invited him to Major League camp for Spring Training.
"Spending time up in the Major Leagues just get's you hungrier and more motivated," said Eddy on his baseball future. "I want to put my self in the position to be the guy they need, bet he guy they're going to call up. I'm the same guy that's just excited to put a uniform on."
Eddy will report to Padres camp in Peoria, AZ on February 12 with yet another chance to continue his dreams.
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Reaching out to Hispanic, Native-American, and other minority students
Ericka Reid, Ph.D., director of the NIEHS Office of Science Education and Diversity (OSED), and postdoctoral fellow Anshul Pandya, Ph.D., represented NIEHS at the 2012 Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) National Conference Oct. 11-14. The conference, titled "Science, Diversity, and Technology for a Healthy World," was held in Seattle, Wash., and attracted talented students of Native American and minority backgrounds from around the country.
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NIEHS, along with other NIH institutes and public and private universities, encourages Hispanic/Chicano and Native American students to pursue higher education and obtain advanced degrees. With more than 3,600 students in attendance, the NIEHS representatives focused on spreading awareness about NIEHS among the students. Along with Reid and Pandya, NIEHS Office of Communications and Public Liaison Director Christine Flowers was on hand at the NIEHS booth in the exhibition hall, where students looking for future opportunities in science research, including internships and fellowships, could ask questions and pick up information about the Institute and its research.
"It was a rewarding experience for me to talk to young students of minority backgrounds," said Reid, who is working to enhance NIEHS' education and diversity outreach. "The [NIH] Summer Internship Program was a popular topic, and I'm hopeful that interest will translate into an increase in the number of applicants from different states."
Graduate students and Ph.D. candidates inquired about career opportunities available at NIEHS. "As an intramural postdoctoral fellow at the NIEHS, I was asked about my own experience of working at the NIEHS," said Pandya, who is a member of the NIEHS Ion Channel Physiology Group. "I was able to tell undergraduate and graduate students about the research training and career opportunities available at our Institute."
Pandya added, "This year I noticed some anxiety among students regarding their education and future careers. I thought it was a reflection of the economy and employment picture for fresh graduates out of college." Pandya was attending his second SACNAS conference, as a part of NIEHS outreach and diversity efforts. Those who visited the NIEHS booth also learned about the exciting research being carried out in the intramural division of the NIEHS, and the funding opportunities and grants available," he added.
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The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission conducted a public consultation between December 2012 and 1 March 2013 on our preliminary regulatory approach statement, which is available to download below. This consultation has now closed and the ACNC has now published a revised regulatory approach statement, together with an analysis of the consultation.
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The main purpose of this consultation was to find out what charities and the public think about our regulatory approach, particularly:
Through this consultation, we also began a conversation with the charitable community on our role and work and promoted awareness of our general approach to regulation.
Over 250 people have provided feedback, including through our online survey, written submission and our phone-in day on Wednesday 20 February. The ACNC also obtained feedback from the community presentations across Australia in January and February 2013, which around 2,000 people attended.
Generally, between 80 to 90% of respondents agreed with the statements in our regulatory approach. Many offered suggestions for improving the regulatory approach and for how the ACNC should go about its work.
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COLOMBO – Elite police commandos patrolled a suburb of the Sri Lankan capital Friday after hundreds of rampaging Buddhist hardliners torched a Muslim-owned business in the latest of a series of mob attacks.
At least three people were hurt when majority Sinhalese mobs stoned and later torched a clothing store in Pepiliyana on Thursday night, police spokesman Buddhika Siriwardena said.
"We have deployed extra units of STR (the Special Task Force) and police to guard the area," Siriwardena said. "The situation was brought under control within a few hours."
No arrests had been made, Siriwardena said.
The authorities have not declared a motive for the attack, but official sources said it appeared to be a part of the ongoing targeting of minority Muslim businesses by a group of Sinhalese Buddhist hardliners.
Hundreds of men stormed the Fashion Bug store, smashed several vehicles parked outside and set fire to merchandise before escaping on Thursday night, witnesses said. Army units were called in to disperse the mob as tension gripped the area.
Mobs pelted stones at another Muslim-owned clothing chain near Colombo in January, while Muslim businessmen have complained of random stone-throwing incidents and intimidation.
Buddhist hardliners last month forced Islamic clerics to withdraw halal certifications from food in the local market, saying it was offensive to the majority non-Muslim population.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is a Buddhist, urged monks earlier this year not to incite religious hatred and violence.
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Payroll Tax Cut Extended
Your employees — and consumers in general — will continue to see a little extra green in their checks at least through the end of 2012. Congress on Friday voted to extend the current payroll tax break — as well as unemployment benefits for millions still out of work — through the end of the year. The White House this week also touted healthcare tax credits for small businesses as part of President Obama's 2013 budget, saying the proposal would expand the existing credit to benefit nearly 500,000 small businesses. Among other changes, businesses with up to 50 employees — double the current 25-employee cutoff — would qualify for the credit.
No Product, 10,000 Users
Behold, the beauty of the internet, where a bit of marketing mojo can net a new company with no product more than 10,000 registered users. Mashable breaks down Wander and its seemingly overnight audience — even though the startup hasn't actually announced what its business does. Its particular mojo? An "utterly pointless" online game in which users earn points for clicking on a cow.
We Don't Need No Education
Seasoned owners and novice entrepreneurs alike have plenty of options these days for learning new business skills. Both in-person and online classes cover a wide range of topics and run the pricing gamut from "free" to "far-from-it." The problem: How do you know if the education is any good? Bloomberg Businessweek weighs in on how to avoid useless business training.
A Penny Saved, a Dollar Lost?
Shrewd small business owners are often good at finding cost savings. Yet TheStreet.com's Lea Strickland notes a downside in bargain-hunting: Passing over a dollar to pick up a penny. It can happen, for example, if you switch to a vendor that offers a lower price but you fail to calculate the real cost of the change. In some cases, you spend more money to "save." Another variation of the same wayward financial sense: Businesses that can't pass up a good deal on new equipment or other purchases. "The only catch?" Strickland writes. "They do not need it."
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As data warehouses are now continually growing in supporting Tier 1 applications, you need fully integrated disaster recovery architecture. Traditional disaster recovery (DR) strategies involve a passive DR site that is not accessible for processing. However, companies are looking to leverage the additional hardware and software investments made in creating this DR site.
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The purpose of this paper is to provide an active-active environment for IBM® InfoSphere® Warehouse by using IBM DB2® Version 9.7 for Linux®, UNIX®, and Windows® database servers to meet the increasing availability and performance requirements demanded in today's business environment.An active-active warehouse architecture addresses two distinct problem domains: continuous availability and disaster recovery.
WebSphere® Edge Components, part of IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment (ND) offering, are typically used to control client access to Web servers. In this paper, we demonstrate how Edge Components can be used to load balance DB2 clients among multiple DB2 coordinators based on performance metrics or access control rules.
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Danell Leyva, John Orozco on top at men's gymnastics trials
SAN JOSE – When Danell Leyva, the reigning world champion on parallel bars, finished his routine Thursday at the U.S. Olympic trials, his stepfather, Yin Alvarez, exploded like the Fourth of July.
Alvarez, who is also his coach, clapped his hands like two cymbals. Boom! He flung his arms in the air. He kissed his son and gently cradled his head. He pumped his fist. Chest bumped a fellow coach. Clapped some more. Kissed his wife, Maria. Paced. Clapped. Paced some more. Then screamed, "That's my boy!"
Meanwhile, Leyva was celebrating his 15.9, by sitting on a cushioned chair with a towel around his shoulders. For Leyva, it was just another standout day at the office. After the first day of competition, Leyva held the lead, with a score of 276.500, followed by John Orozco (275.550), Sam Mikulak (274.650), Jonathan Horton (271.350) and Jake Dalton (269.550). The overall standings combine scores from trials this weekend and nationals, held earlier this month in St. Louis.
Trials continue Saturday night when the top two men could lock up spots with the rest of the five-member team named Sunday.
For Leyva, .05 behind Orozco at nationals earlier this month, finishing first matters, even if it has no effect on team selection. "On a personal level, it does matter," he said. "It's not like I have anything against finishing second, it's just that I would rather finish first. It gives me more motivation, more confidence, knowing that I'm the No. 1 all-arounder."
Orozco agreed. "Of course, everyone feels better if they're in first but we have a whole other day and anything can happen," Orozco said. Nicknamed the "Silent Ninja" by his teammates, it wouldn't be a surprise if Orozco snuck up on Leyva.
"Sometimes my gymnastics can seem very subtle and comes out of nowhere, or that's what they say, so 'Silent Ninja' is a good representation," Orozco said. After he finished his routine on parallel bars, a 15.55, he simply raised his eyebrows.
This could be the deepest U.S. men's team since 1984, when the Americans won the team gold, and the results showed it. Mikulak won the bronze medal in the all-around at nationals and finished with the day's best all-around score, a 91.8. Horton, who won a silver in the high bar in Beijing, slipped on the bar but managed to stay in contention.
Leyva said to stay on top, he just needs to just follow what Alvarez tells him to do — in animated fashion, of course.
"He's just very energetic, with a lot of enthusiasm, a lot of support," said Leyva, last year's national all-around champion. "I wouldn't change it for the world. I wouldn't have it any other way."


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Canada will help the Philippines modernize its obsolete defense structure as part of a deal that includes Ottawa guarantees for Manila's purchases of Canadian military and security hardware and expertise.
The total value of the military procurement program wasn't mentioned but it will be implemented within Canada's $12.6 billion defense industry.
The Philippines' threadbare security set-up has come under spotlight as the country grapples with increasingly acrimonious exchanges with China over Beijing's territorial claim on Scarborough Shoal, a group of islands in the South China Sea which Manila says are well within the Philippine's 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone. The islets are also claimed by Taiwan.
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