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More customers are trading their PS3's for Xbox 360's
A little over a month ago, Sony was
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with over 50 million PlayStation 3 units sold worldwide. But after the recent security breach, customers are getting fed up and even began trading their PS3's for Xbox 360's.
The PlayStation 3 is Sony's third home video game console in the PlayStation series, and was released in 2006. One of its most notable features is its online gaming service called the PlayStation Network (PSN), which offers online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery. But on April 20 of this year, the network went down after millions of users' personal information and even credit card numbers were stolen in a
massive security breach
. Sony didn't announce what had happened until April 26.
Now, retail numbers are beginning to show the customer's frustrations. According to different video game retailers around the world, gamers have been trading their PS3's for Xbox 360's at an increasing rate, and have even switched pre-orders of certain game titles from PS3 to Xbox 360.
"In the first week of downtime we did not really see any major change in sales or trades," said an anonymous UK retailer. "However, from the second week onwards we have seen an increase of over 200 percent on PS3 consoles being traded in, split almost 50/50 between those trading for cash and those taking a 360 instead."
According to UK retailers, the week ending March 16 showed that 49 percent of users bought
"Call of Duty: Black Ops"
for Xbox 360 while only 37 percent bought the PS3 version. At the end of the following week, 52 percent of bought the PS3 version while only 40 percent bought the Xbox 360 version.
But after April 20, these numbers began changing. In the week ending April 30, 59 percent of "Black Ops" sales went to the Xbox 360 while 30 percent went to the PS3. Last week, 66 percent of users bought the Xbox 360 title while 24 percent bought the PS3 title.
In addition to "Call of Duty: Black Ops," another popular game, "FIFA 11," saw a decline in PS3 versions. In the week ending April 16, Xbox 360 had 49 percent of the sales while PS3 had 37 percent, and the week after, Xbox 360 stayed at the top with 46 percent and PS# at 34 percent. The numbers became more obvious in the week ending April 30 with Xbox 360 at 52 percent and PS# at 26 percent, and last week with Xbox 360 at 49 percent and PS3 at 21 percent.
"At the end of each month, people come to sell their consoles," said Tom Mestdagh, from Belgian indie Gameswap. "People that need money [to pay bills]. What's different this time around is that they are bringing in PS3's together with all their games and they don't want money, they want an Xbox 360. In every case it is because of 'Black Ops' and/or 'Modern Warfare 2.' We're just ten days into the month and already we have an increase of 200 percent in PS3's coming into the store compared to all of March. Normally we sell them really fast, but not this time. We've only sold 30 to 40 percent of our inventory right now."
Reports also noted that PSN customers are upset with how Sony has handled this issue, and they've even stopped complaining about the charges for Xbox Live. Customer satisfaction is undoubtedly at a low, and Sony's problems
only seem to be getting worse
"Game reviewers fought each other to write the most glowing coverage possible for the powerhouse Sony, MS systems. Reviewers flipped coins to see who would review the Nintendo Wii. The losers got stuck with the job." -- Andy Marken
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Supplies—butcher paper, markers, notepads?
Schedules—Will the school require schedule modifications to accommodate stu-
dent movement to and from the event if you're holding the event on campus dur-
ing the school day?
Safety—Is the meeting site physically safe? Must you address any security mat-
ters, particularly for after-school or evening meetings?
Supervision—Who is ultimately responsible for supervising the group? Is addi-
tional building supervision necessary? To whom does the meeting supervisor need
to report?
Time. The meeting length depends on the purpose, agenda, and time available. Plan
your agenda so that everything that needs to be accomplished can be accomplished
within the time allowed.
Agenda. One of the most important elements of a successful meeting is a well-
planned agenda. An agenda is a written outline of plans for the meeting, developed
with officers and members that lists the order in which items are addressed during
the meeting. The agenda should be flexible so if necessary, members can agree to
modify the order of business or the items discussed. The typical meeting agenda in-
cludes the following in order:
Call to order
Roll call
Reading and approving minutes from the last meeting
Reports of officers, starting with the treasurer
Reports of committees: standing and special
Unfinished business
New business
Announcements and reminders
Program, feature presentation, speaker
The agenda should focus on the needs of students and outline student leaders' re-
sponsibilities for managing the meeting.
After the meeting, take time to evaluate its success. What constitutes
success for your meeting? Did the meeting support your group goals? Did the partici-
pants, location, or time influence its success or lack of success?What might have
made the meeting more successful?
Many groups meet once a week. These quick tips can help ensure that these regular
meetings are productive.
Establish a regular, consistent meeting location. Find the best room possible for
your meetings. A quiet, well-ventilated roomwith good lighting in a central loca-
tion is ideal.
Stock the roomwith appropriate materials such as office supplies, butcher paper,
pencils, staplers, a calendar, computer, telephone, tape, and markers. Restock as
necessary so you aren't left without necessary materials for any meeting.
Know how to set up a microphone if you are planning to use one.
Appoint someone to be responsible for the room and its equipment.
Keep a resource folder that includes faculty names, home phone numbers of
group members, speakers, suppliers, school business partners, and more.
When planning a meeting, be sure each participant understands his or her responsi-
bilities. With everyone working together, the meeting will be more productive. Go over
these responsibilities with the executive committee:
Know group goals
Serve those they represent
Work constantly
Provide leadership
Plan the meeting
Before theMeeting:
Choose meeting goals
Determine the kind of meeting to hold
Plan the agenda and distribute copies
Check the meeting place for chairs and working equipment
Arrive on time
Be ready to help.
During theMeeting:
Help to get started on time
Follow the agenda
Help with the discussion
Know the proper procedure to get things done
Encourage members, giving each a chance to participate
Make positive suggestions
Listen to each person
Help summarize progress and keep the meeting on track
Use the last fewminutes to summarize and highlight important decisions.
After theMeeting:
Put the room back in order
Evaluate the meeting
List accomplishments
Take on jobs to do
Check the minutes and reports
Send the minutes out
List items to do
Check committee work and reports
Follow up on recommendations and action
Prepare the next agenda
Do the work
Investigate and report on items of interest
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The radio competition asked listeners to guess the secret object in the "Wheelie Bin of Fortune" and now Nova 100's team of Hughesy, Kate and Dave have claimed their own prize by topping the FM breakfast ratings for the first time since the station was launched in 2001.
The breakfast show by Dave Hughes, Kate Langbroek and Dave O'Neil rose 1.3 percentage points to record a 10.3 per cent audience share.
This helped increase Nova 100's 939,000 weekly listeners by 65,000.
The station's overall ratings rose 0.8 points to 10.7 and it sits in third place behind 3AW and 774 ABC Melbourne.
Hughes couldn't contain his excitement - in typically laconic fashion. "We're rapt," he said. "The feedback on the street has been fantastic and I wondered when it was going to catch up in the ratings. We're a Melbourne show and we reflect Melbourne people."
Nova's success comes as former breakfast stronghold Fox FM languishes since former host Tracy Bartram left last year.
The top breakfast team overall is 3AW's talk tsars Ross Stevenson and John Burns, although the formidable duo fell 0.8 points to 18.6.
The seventh ACNielsen survey covered August 1 to October 23. In a news period dominated by the federal election, 774 ABC Melbourne gained ground at the expense of 3AW, rising by 1 point to 11.6.
ABC morning host Jon Faine rose 2 points to 12.2 and is 3 points behind leader Neil Mitchell, who fell 0.8 to 15.2.
3AW holds top spot but was hit with the reality of life after the football season when it fell 1.1 points to 14.8.
Sports station SEN recorded its strongest ratings since being launched in January, rising 0.7 to 3.8. Managing director Danny Staffieri attributed this to a consistent line-up that appealed to men aged 18 to 39.
Gold FM reversed recent gains that put it on the Stairway to FM Heaven, falling 0.8 to 10.1, but there was finally good news for rudderless sister station Mix FM, which rose 0.9 to 6.5 after the station was relaunched in July with a pitch aimed at female listeners.


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A Brandon man has learned a lesson in making better choices in the form of a fine for stealing a school bus.
His mode of transportation made it easy for police to track him down, Judge Shauna Hewitt-Michta noted.
"I can't think of a more conspicuous vehicle, frankly, for somebody to steal than a big yellow school bus," Hewitt-Michta said.
Lionel Joseph Leonard Young, 28, of Brandon was sentenced on Thursday in Brandon provincial court.
Young's lawyer, Ryan Fawcett, outlined the events that led to the unusual theft.
Fawcett said his client was in an Alberta motel room when he was robbed of all his belongings and left penniless.
Young then began a cross-country trek back to Brandon, which began with a 60-km walk to the nearest town.
Living on a diet that included crab apples, Young then hopped onto a train car and made it to Moose Jaw, Sask., and came across the school bus on Sept. 3.
At the time, RCMP described the bus as a spare that had been parked at a rural property near Moose Jaw. It was reported stolen at around 2 p.m.
Following court, Young indicated that the keys had been left inside when he took it.
In court, Crown attorney Marnie Evans said someone spotted the bus going east along the Trans-Canada Highway and called White Butte RCMP.
The bus was stopped near McLean, Sask., and the lone occupant, Young, was arrested. He admitted to stealing the bus.
He pleaded guilty on Thursday to motor vehicle theft, plus two unrelated charges of breach of probation.
Hewitt-Michta fined Young $2,500 for the theft. He received a one-year suspended sentence, a form of probation, for the breach charges.
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Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath in HBO's Girls
The "porn parody" industry has become so wilfully unimaginative these days it makes its mid-'90s forerunners seem like sublime works of satire: Tits A Wonderful Life, Buffy The Vampire Layer, Pulp Friction, and the immortal classic Ass Ventura: Crack Detective, seem like relics of a simpler, sillier time.
Now, it's sufficient to simply whack "this ain't" or "a XXX parody" fore or after the original inspiration's title, cast some porn stars who look vaguely like their non-porn equivalents, and Bob's your uncle's pool maintenance man's lonely MILF wife with a pearl necklace fetish.
So it is with Hustler's recently wrapped porn parody, This Ain't Girls XXX, in which: "Hannah (Alex Chance) decides to forsake men, and boyfriend Adam, to experiment with lesbianism. After a few satisfying jaunts she returns to Adam (Richie Calhoun) -- and mankind. Adam accepts her back into the fold, but, true to the original show, adds a dominant and quirky dimension to the scene."
An intimate scene between Hannah (Lena Dunham) and Adam Sackler (Adam Driver) in the first season of Girls.
Girls' creator and star Lena Dunham expressed her dismay about the parody on Twitter: "Okay, I wracked my brain to articulate why I can't just laugh off a porn parody of Girls and here are 3 reasons: 1. Because Girls is, at its core, a feminist action while Hustler is a company that markets and monetizes a male's idea of female sexuality. 2. Because a big reason I engage in (simulated) onscreen sex is to counteract a skewed idea of that act created by the proliferation of porn. 3. Because it grosses me out."
It may seem like Dunham is being unduly serious about something that could be chalked down to a low form of the highest form of flattery, but as Slate's Amanda Marcotte notes, there's a difference here, namely that Girls is already chock full of sex, unlike other parodied shows such as 30 Rock: "[The] porn parody of 30 Rock looks like a hoot, a sexualized tribute to the beloved NBC sitcom. What makes porn parodies like that one work is that they inject sexual situations into shows that aren't actually very sexy, and the absurdity of it all is amusing."
There's a bitter irony to the Hannah-and-Adam storyline being turned into a porno "storyline", given Adam's sexual peccadilloes are arguably illustrative of the ways in which porn - particularly the sort that Hustler and their hardcore peers peddle - has affected the sexuality of Millennial (and not-so-Millennial) men. In this way, the pop culture Ouroboros has well and truly bitten down on its tail.
Take the distressing scene in the penultimate episode of Season 2, 'On All Fours', in which Adam forces Natalia to have rough, porny sex, while she protests "I didn't take a shower today" and "No, no, no, no, not on my dress!" It's an extreme example of a dating climate where men think nothing of asking for anal on a first date, money shots are banalities, and internet dating site members will follow "hi how are you" with remarkably frank bedroom talk straight from Penthouse Forum.
That's not a Gail Dines-esque theoretical rant, either: most people I know, myself included, have all manner of horror stories from the dating circuit when it comes to porn's influence on the way we go about the business of the bedroom (turning down "Do you do anal?" only to be immediately asked "Well can I come in your mouth then?" is one particularly romantic memory I have).
Just ask Dunham herself, who told the New York Times last year (on the topic of dating and sex), "I remember noticing things, certain behaviors, where I thought, 'There's no way you learned that anywhere but on YouPorn.com. There's no way any teenage girl taught you and reinforced that behavior."
So, if Girls - both Adam's sexual tastes and Hannah's well-meaning attempts to go along with them in the pursuit of love - is a subtle comment on the ways in which sexual interaction has shifted in the 21st century, a porn parody of those interactions not only misses the point, it just keeps the production line of future "Adams" rolling.


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Professor Dana White: Gluten-free diets can be harmful for some people
Dana White, clinical assistant professor of athletic training and sports medicine in the School of Health Sciences at Quinnipiac University, warned of potential dangers of a gluten-free diet. "People with celiac disease must adhere to a gluten-free diet, but people… Read More ›
Symposium on primary care and the law April 13
Dr. Andrew Morris-Singer, president and principal founder of Primary Care Progress, will deliver the keynote address at "Primary Care and the Law," an interprofessional symposium that will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, in the… Read More ›
'QU Dancing with the Stars' to raise money for Camp Sunshine April 12
Quinnipiac University faculty members and administrators will dance with student members of Quinnipiac's Ballroom Society in the competition, "QU Dancing with the Stars," at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, April 12, on Burt Kahn Court on the Mount Carmel Campus. The faculty and… Read More ›
University announces commencement speakers
Josh Elliott of "Good Morning America" and Jessica Jackley, co-founder of KIVA, a microlending website, will address students and receive honorary degrees at the 82nd undergraduate ceremonies on Sunday, May 19. Jackley will address College of Arts and Sciences and School of Business students at our… Read More ›
Professor: 'Americans are still eating too much salt'
Dana White, clinical assistant professor of athletic training and sports medicine in the School of Health Sciences at Quinnipiac University, was quoted in US News & World Report and other national media organizations about Americans' consumption of salt. According to a new study,… Read More ›
Magda Stayton appointed associate vice president for health affairs development
Magda Stayton has been appointed associate vice president for health affairs development at Quinnipiac University. Please click here to read more news and events. In her new position, Stayton is responsible for developing a comprehensive advancement program to generate high… Read More ›
Student studying abroad in Rome lives history as she sees one pope resign, another announced
By Kim Weinberg '14 Health Sciences major As if living in Vatican City, let alone Italy, is not amazing in itself, I have had the amazing opportunity to watch history be made. A week into living in Italy, Pope Benedict… Read More ›
Panel discussion on global climate change set for Feb. 26
Three Quinnipiac University professors will participate in a panel discussion on "Global Climate Change" from 3-4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, in the Mancheski Executive Seminar Room of the Lender School of Business Center on the Mount Carmel Campus. This… Read More ›
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SYDNEY (AP) From a Canadian who staged a musical on a snowy city street to an Australian who showed off his best asset in a thong, 50 lucky people are now on a short list to become caretaker of a tropical Australian island — dubbed the "Best Job in the World."
Officials with the tourism department of Australia's Queensland state on Tuesday revealed the 50 finalists from a pool of nearly 35,000 applicants for the job — a 150,000 Australian dollar ($96,000) contract to relax on Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier Reef for six months while writing a blog to promote the area.
The finalists hail from 22 countries, including the United States, Germany, Greece and India. Applicants include an actor, a chef and a scientist.
The public can view their video applications on the job ad's website and vote for a favorite. The top vote-getter and 10 other people chosen by the tourism board will be flown to Hamilton Island for interviews. The winner will be announced May 6, and the job begins July 1.
In one video, a man from Ontario, Canada, performs an original musical on a city street, with around two dozen of his friends serving as his chorus. In another, a man from Queensland is seen scuba diving, swimming with dolphins and riding a horse along a beach. He ends his video with the line, "You'd be out of your mind not to give the job to an Aussie bum" — and with that, walks away from the camera — in a thong.
Queensland Tourism Minister Desley Boyle said staffers had a tough time sifting through the 34,684 entries and selecting the best of the best.
"I understand it was a robust discussion, but what it boiled down to was the motivation and professionalism of the applicants and their fit with the job and Tourism Queensland," Boyle said.
The job is part of a AU$1.7 million campaign to publicize the charms of northeastern Queensland state, and tourism officials say it has already generated more than AU$70 million worth of publicity for the region.
The public has until March 24 to vote for their favorite applicant.
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on Apr 30, 2009 at 10:20 am
We need to stop illegal immigration. Swine flu is just one of the many diseases that are flooding over from Mexico. I have family who are nurses and it is a fact that they perpetually see cases of tuberculosis coming from people who can't speak english and are obviously illegal immigrants from Mexico. Obama was confronted with the question if he's going to close the borders, and he said it would be akin to closing the barn doors when the horses already escaped. WRONG! A few horses have escaped. We must close the door before the rest do. Mexico is on the verge of cataclysmic state and economic failure, all due to their own fault, not ours. If our borders stay open, they will flood over, drug cartels, diseases and all, as has already been happening. I know that sounds 2-dimensional and even cruel, but unfortunately it's the truth. I'm sorry. There's a reason most first world countries are advising against travel to Mexico. We can not fix the Mexicans burdens by wasting our money and taking on third-world diseases.
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on Apr 30, 2009 at 10:27 am
Take a good hard look at where the swine flu is popping up in the Bay Area, via whom.
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Jeff Pearlman has made his mark on sports journalism with the story that outed John Rocker's hatred of foreigners, and also with his Boys Will Be Boys look into the shady side of the Dallas Cowboys.
Now, he's on his way to SI.com. While making sure the door doesn't bang his backside on the way out, Pearlman put up a surprisingly candid post on his website about working for the Worldwide Leader. In part, it says:
Unfortunately, like most places these days, ESPN has been struggling. This is just my take, but it seems the network/website/magazine became obsessed with adding every big journalism name out there. So it started unloading tons and tons of money on the Rick Reillys of the business. Rick, of course, is a wonderful talent. But what have they done with him? At some point, ESPN seemed to be hiring for the sake of hiring. They treated journalists in the way sports organizations treat players—gobbling up "free agents" without much thought. Now, they're loaded with big names, but is the finished product that much better? Probably not.
Adds Pearlman:
I loved working for ESPN, but I never loved ESPN. It was sorta like playing for the Yankees against Kansas City. Too big, too powerful, too rich, too overwhelming.
Reid Cherner has been with USA TODAY since 1982 and written Game On! since March 2008.
He has covered everything from high schools to horse racing to the college and the pros. The only thing he likes more than his own voice is the sound of readers telling him when he's right and wrong.
Michael Hiestand has covered sports media and marketing for USA TODAY, tackling the sports biz ranging from what's behind mega-events such as the Olympics and Super Bowl to the sometimes-hidden numbers behind the sports world's bottom line.


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Dwyer Stakes (gr. II) winner Teeth of the Dog, looking to rebound from a fourth-place finish in the July 28 Jim Dandy (gr. II) at Saratoga Race Course, heads a field of nine sophomores entered in the $350,000 Smarty Jones Stakes (gr. III) at Parx Racing.
The Smarty Jones, which will be run at one mile and 70 yards as race 10 with an approximate post of 4:40 p.m. EDT, has two other contenders coming off lackluster efforts over a sloppy sealed track in the Jim Dandy: John Oxley's Prospective and My Adonis, owned by George and Lori Hall. The race is considered a traditional prep for the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) on Sept. 22, which could draw Travers (gr. I) dead-heat winners Alpha and Golden Ticket .


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> that it could print a second page with a
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> It's quite easy to obtain blank CD
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text: Carolina at Kansas City, 1:00 pm Carolina's decimated offense will rejoice at seeing Kansas City's defense (or lack thereof) but Kansas City has a bit too much punch for Carolina to handle. Chiefs 28 Carolina 21 Chicago at Green Bay, 1:00 pm Rivalry game, but a mismatch. Despite losing Grady Jackson, the Packers will terrorize Rex Grossman, who isn't a rookie but throws like he is one. Terrell should have a reasonably good day, but Green Bay's running game is too strong for Chicago. Packers 31 Bears 13 Denver at Jacksonville, 1:00 pm Jacksonville's defense has been strengthened with the addition of Del Rio, but Denver will pound the ball with Griffin and Plummer will go up top to Watts, Lelie and underneath to Smith. Look for Bailey to have a big game, and Denver to win big. Broncos 28, Jacksonville 10 Houston at Detroit, 1:00 pm A battle of two bad, but improving teams. After getting embarassed at home by the Chargers, Houston will look to improve against a Detroit team that was hurt by the loss of Rogers. Jones should find a bit more running room against Houston but I think Houston wins. Texans 20 Lions 14 Indianapolis at Tennessee, 1:00 pm Another classic rivalry matchup. Indianapolis's top ranked offense will face a top rated defense. McNair should find targets and Brown should be able running room against Indianapolis' undersized defensive line. Titans 35 Colts 31 Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1:00 pm A defensive battle, Jamal Lewis should rebound this week even against the tough Pittsburgh defense. Baltimore will again have trouble throwing the ball, but with the top rated defense in the league, they should be able to terrorize Tommy Maddox. Ravens 17 Steelers 13 San Francisco at New Orleans, 1:00 pm After last week's debacle, both teams are looking to rebound. Barlow and McAllister should both have better weeks than last, but look for Brooks to go up top to Stallworth and Horn, and McAllister to rush for 100+ yards. Saints 24, 49ers 14 St. Louis at Atlanta, 1:00 pm Michael Vick should improve in his second week running the West Coast offense, but Bulger and the Rams have their Coryell offense dialed in. While Atlanta should put up respectable totals, look for the Rams to light up Atlanta. Rams 31 Falcons 21 Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1:00 pm A storied battle, and Gibbs is once again on the sidelines. Thunder and Lightning will have little room to run against Washington's suddenly tough defense. Portis should be able to run against the Giants defense and look for Brunell to rebound this week. Redskins 24 Giants 17 Seattle at Tampa Bay, 4:05 pm With or without Shaun Alexander, Seattle should put up some points against Tampa. Without Galloway and McCardell, Tampa will have trouble scoring points against the tough Seattle defense. Seahawks 20 Tampa 10 in a defensive battle. Buffalo at Oakland, 4:15 pm A battle of has-been QBs, Bledsoe battles Gannon. Henry and McGahee should have solid days and Turner may switch horses to Fargas as Wheatley is definitely not the answer. Gannon should be able to go up top for a few points, but Buffalo's running game is a bit too strong. Bills 20 Raiders 17 Cleveland at Dallas, 4:15 pm Another interesting game. Will Testaverde throw the ball 50 times? Will the Cleveland defense put up another stout defensive effort? Will Dallas find a running back that is any good? Who will start at RB? In a pickem, Cowboys 20, Browns 14 New England at Arizona, 4:15 pm Biggest mismatch of the week. Arizona is improved, but they still aren't good, especially without Boldin. Fitzgerald will be frustrated by the NE secondary and they should terrorize McCown. Emmitt Smith will show his age, and NE rolls, 35-7 N.Y. Jets at San Diego, 4:15 pm Another mismatch, but not quite as bad. Pennington should air it out and look for Martin to have another big game. Brees should continue to be improve and Gates should have a TD or so, with LT rushing for 100+ but the Jets should win, 31-10. Miami at Cincinnati, 8:30 pm Will the Dolphins open up their offense a bit? They better, as Cincinnati should score some points. Look for Rudi to put up another 100 yards against a defense that didn't allow a 100 yd rusher all last season. Lamar Gordon should show some promise but the Bengals should win, 20-14 Monday, Sep. 20 Minnesota at Philadelphia, 9:00 pm Here is the shootout of this weekend, Culpepper and McNabb should air it out while Smith and Westbrook try to pound it out on the ground. The Eagles have a little better defense and the Vikings have a slightly better offense. I like Minnesota, but this should go either way. Vikes 38, Eagles 31.


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Lunik Hint At New Album
No one cares except for me, but I'm posting it anyway.
No, these guys are pretty good from what i've heard so there's one more who cares
I'm looking forward to it, but I'm definitely hoping for some electronic elements.
I've only heard a couple things by them, but you're right. Only about a quarter of those went down the trip hop road
Their first three albums have a lot of trip hop elements (the older the album, the more trip hop).
Might have to find find me some of their albums
My personal suggestion is "Weather". It's kind of on the poppy side, but it's the perfect blend of trip-hop and pop.
so am i a total moron for not knowing what the heck trip-hop is?
I'll look into it, thank you Willie
Oh, hey Stan!
Wiki it if ya want
so am i a total moron for not knowing what the heck trip-hop is?
sup Melissa
haha wow i just wiki'd it...forgive me, but it sounds absolutely horrid. or at least definitely not my thing. lol
if you wanted to try to convince me i'm wrong though...what album or song would you rec? (by this artist or any other). i may be surprised, who knows.
oh wow...thanks for answering my question before i asked it Willie. haha
I'm no expert on the genre at all but Endtroducing by DJ Shadow is amazing!
Yeah, as far as instrumental trip hop goes that's a great place to start. Something similar to that is Blue Sky Black Death - Late Night Cinema and PSY/OPSogist - Suffused With Static
Willie, would you consider Unkle trip hop? Their early stuff anyway.
cool! i'll check it out, and your rec's too Willie. the description on Wiki sounded like just the type of thing i wouldn't like, but i've been surprised before. i'll certainly give 'em a listen.
Cool. The album Dreams recommended is instrumental and the three I suggested (in my original response to you) have vocals so you may like one style and not the other.
Edit: Oops, that's to ScorpionStan...
Cheers Prophet. Wait....Prophet?
I just listened to a few tracks from that Pysence Fiction album again (hadn't listened to it in forever) and I need to throw it on again.
Yeah, that album is amazing. Mostly Shadow's handiwork though
Yeah, made me want to listen to it again too, great album.
There's a lot of good trip-hop albums out there, but there are definitely a lot of duds too. I've found a lot of good stuff through last.fm recommendations (and a few users' lists here).
I honestly think Lovage - Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady by is my favorite trip hop album, Jennifer's vocals are sexy, the duo songs with Patton are perfect and Dan's DJ tracks are great too, plus the interludes which are hilarious.
You seem different Prophet.
Prophet178 got banned for 2 weeks, so Prophet179 is filling in.
Never heard of Lovage, will have to check them out... and reccomend last.fm to all that do not use it.
Yeah, Prophet... you're different today. Haircut maybe?
yeah everyone here should rock last.fm. Heard a few tracks from Lovage as I dig the Patton, but haven't heard anything from this band. Will give it a look, got a few buddies trying to break me into the genre
"so am i a total moron for not knowing what the heck trip-hop is? "
well you are a total moron i can vouch for that
oh shut your mouth Mordecai, you don't know me.
lol mordecai wins, as usual
i like the genre but i've never heard of the band...ill check it out when i get some time
Like I warned the other guy, this band is more poppy than your average trip hop group, and only their first three albums are trip-hop.... a little less trip-hop and a little more pop with each subsequent album (and none starting with the fourth album).
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Sometimes the intuitive answer is the right one. Study: 'Callous-unemotional' children often grow up to lie, fight, and bully, study finds:
Remorseless children often develop severe behavioral problems, study findsLet's translate that last part from behaviorist-speak: Instead of rejecting, shaming, or shunning the child, show him love and care the old fashioned way -- hugging, listening, paying attention. "Reinforcement" is for pigeons.
Children who display a lack of emotions such as guilt and remorse often go on to develop severe behavioral problems such as fighting, lying and stealing, a first-of-its-kind, long-term study has found.
"We're not suggesting these children are psychopaths," said Nathalie Fontaine, an assistant professor of criminal justice at Indiana University in Bloomington. "But these [emotional] traits can identify children at risk for persistent and severe antisocial behavior."
The study, which appears in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, drew on reports from the parents and teachers of roughly 9,500 twins born in England in the mid-1990s, tracking them at ages 7, 9 and 12.
The most worrisome group of children identified in the study - about 5 percent - rated high on a scale of what psychologists call "callous-unemotional traits" at age 7, then continued to exhibit a disturbing lack of normal emotions through age 12.
These children were also at highest risk for destructive, antisocial behavior, including bullying and having trouble making friends. About 80 percent of these high-risk kids were boys.
However, another group of 7-year-olds - 13 percent of those in the study - who initially rated high on the scale of emotional problems improved significantly. By age 12, they displayed a wider range of normal emotions, including remorse.
Fontaine said child psychologists are now eager to understand what factors - which may include improved parenting - led to the emotional health gains seen in this group.
Other research has shown that children who display a lack of guilt and remorse do not improve their behavior when punished. However, there is intriguing evidence that such children respond well - even better than children with more normal emotions - to positive reinforcement.
"Instead of saying, 'You behaved badly today, it's time for a timeout,' it's probably better to say, 'Here's what you did well today,' " Fontaine said.
The kind of time-out in which the child is sentenced to solitary confinement doesn't work, anyway. What I wrote a while back on this:
The "time-out," a surprisingly ineffective tactic given its near-universal use, will get longer or more frequent when the child isn't compliant. And if [a boy's] parents believe he's spending his alone time deeply regretting that whack he gave his brother, and making a firm purpose of amendment for the future . . . well, it's possible, I suppose. But the likelier scenario is that he's stewing in his resentment toward those who have, in his eyes, wronged him. Under different circumstances he might have arrived at some contrition on his own. As it is, he may now see himself as a victim, and dwell on ways to get even. Ironically, his time in solitary is teaching him a lesson which is the polar opposite of the one his parents had in mind: the importance of personal responsibility and the golden rule.80% of the 'callous-unemotional' kids in the study were boys. Perhaps boys, with their masculine tendency to be more physical and rambunctious, trigger harsh parenting more often than little girls do.
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iBooks Author Challenge: Adding spelling quizzes to iBooks
Dave Caolo and I were chatting this morning about iBooks and spelling. "It's not my daughter's favorite subject," he said, "and I'm looking for a way to make it more appealing to her." He asked if there could there be any way to incorporate spelling quizzes into iBooks via Author. The answer is, unfortunately, not clearly yes. That's because iBooks Author assumes that all interaction will be by multiple choice. That means you can create interactions to choose from common misspellings and from homonyms, but can't solicit freeform text entry. That gives rise to the kind of interaction you see below. The shortcomings are apparent. For example, you cannot define any item that
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Although I've been pretty idle in terms of painting, I have managed to play a few more games recently. There were three goes at Dragon Rampant last weekend with a good friend, which were excellent fun - my first non-solo battles with these rules. We used the various forces I'd been trying out in solo games, pairing them off and fighting it out. Lots of fun, and plenty of beer. Fortunately I don't have any pictures of that :)
That was after a visit to Hammerhead on the Saturday, which was worth popping along to. It's good to see the enthusiasm of the participation games at this show, the venue is pretty good and there are plenty of traders too. I didn't buy much but it was nice to wander about and bump into some friends - Purps, GM and Gary, for a catch up. I missed a 'hi' to Henry as he was embroiled in hosting his 18th century paintballing game!
Since then I've been investigating the To the Strongest rules from BigRedBat, and very interesting they are too. There are plans afoot for a 4 player get-together later this year for some 15mm ancients gaming - specifically the Punic Wars, and we've decided on (not without some debate!) using these rules for their benefits of grids for movement, ease of learning, and flexibility in terms of figure basing.
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Finding Cg(a,b): An (essentially) linear time algorithm for this
is given in [Freese 2008],
based on the work in the early 1970's of R. Tarjan and others.
Algorithms used by the UACalcator
Finding the TCT type set of an algebra: We follow a slightly modified version of the algorithm described in [Berman, Kiss, Prohle, Szendrei]. Also see my talk on this subject, which shows that algorithm runs in \(\|\mathbf A\|^3\) time.
Bounding the TCT type set of \(\mathbf V(A)\): This is explained here.
The Maltsev condition for a locally finite variety to have a difference term, Ross Willard. This is explained here.
Testing primality: We follow the procedure given in [Clark, Davey, Pitkethly, Rifqui]. Let 0 and 1 be two elements of A. They show that A is primal if
- the \(n\) characteristic functions (1 at \(i\), 0 elsewhere) are \(\mathbf F(1)\)
- the subalgebra of \(\mathbf F(1)\) generated by these characteristic functions includes the identity map.
- the subalgebra of \(\mathbf A^4\) generated by (0,1,0,1) and (0,0,1,1) contains (0,0,0,1) [the meet operation].
- J. Berman, E. Kiss, P. Prohle, and A. Szendrei, The type set of a finitely generated variety, Discrete Math. 112(1993), 1-20.
- D. Clark, B. Davey, J. Pitkethly, D. Rifqui, Flat unars: the primal, the semi-primal and the dualisable, Algebra Universalis, 63(2010), 303-329.
- Ralph Freese, Computing Congruences Efficiently, Algebra Universalis, 59(2008), 337-343.
- R. Freese, Automated Lattice Drawing, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 2961, Springer, Berlin, 2004, 112-127.
- R. Freese, Notes on the Birkhoff Construction, pdf .
- R. Freese, Bounds on the TCT type set of \(\mathbf V(A)\), \(A\) idempotent, pdf .
- R. Freese, Notes on centrality, pdf .
Ralph Freese and Ralph McKenzie,
theory for congruence modular varieties, 2nd edition.
A revised, online version.
- Ralph Freese and Matthew Valeriote, On the complexity of some Maltsev conditions, Intern. J. Algebra & Computation, 19(2009), 41-77.
- D. Hobby and R. McKenzie,
The Structure of Finite Algebras
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RANCHO BERNARDO -- Consider a twist on the old backfield term thunder-and-lightning when describing the legs that drive Rancho Bernardo High's football team.
The lightning is the legs of senior quarterback Gerald Kemp directing the Broncos' spread offense. The thunder is the kicking leg of senior David Seawright on field goals, kickoffs and punts.
Kemp carried 19 times for 146 yards and two touchdowns and Seawright kicked two long field goals as Rancho Bernardo routed undersized, but scrappy Torrey Pines 41-6 on Friday night in the Palomar League.
Seawright's 51- and 43-yard kicks highlighted a night in which he boomed all but one kick for a touchback and hung a 41-yard punt so high it was fumbled.
"Coach (Brad Elrod) and I don't talk about where we'll try field goals from," Seawright said. "I just start warming up, but I'm obviously ready to roll out there anytime. After warmups before the game, I tell him where I'm good from. I told him I was good from 62 tonight."
He may not be stretching the truth.
His 51-yard field goal -- his third from 50-plus yards this year -- for 10-0 lead in the first quarter easily cleared the crossbar and may have been good from another 10 yards.
Seawright said he has narrowed his college choices to California, Michigan, Northwestern, Wake Forest and several Ivy League schools.
The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Kemp appears built to be a college safety, but he's starting to draw interest from schools that want him to run their spread offense.
Curt Stephenson, a former Buffalo Bills receiver who does thecolor analysis for Torrey Pines radio broadcasts on 1000 AM, wasimpressed with Kemp's athleticism, although he didn't get to seemuch of his arm. Rancho Bernardo (4-3, 2-0) didn't need to passagainst Torrey Pines (1-6, 0-2). Kemp was 4-of-8 for 45 yards.
"It's amazing he's picked up the spread offense in that short of time," said Stephenson, whose son Cooper is a Torrey Pines alumnus and a reserve tight end at USC. "The jury is still out on his arm, but he showed great athleticism. Those were two nice touchdown runs. He kept Torrey Pines off-balance all night."
Rancho Bernardo senior running back Gonzalo Sanchez carried 11 times for 92 yards and one touchdown and returned the game's opening kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown.
The Broncos' other score came on a 13-yard fumble return by defensive back Patrick Chohaney, who also intercepted a pass.
Torrey Pines' points came on field goals of 28 and 20 yards byEric Green.


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UP-AND-COMING players trying out the handball taster sessions at St Catherine's Academy on Wednesday nights were treated to a different challenge last week.
They had the chance to take on an Olympic sportsman in the form of Team GB player Chris McDermott, who came down and helped to coach the participants.
Jessica Persson, England handball development officer for the Bolton area, said: "Chris really enjoyed the friendly atmosphere and demonstrated how to do spin passes and shots.
"Chris, who usually plays Handball as a pivot, took on the challenge when the participants tried to score a penalty against him in goal. England Handball are currently growing Handball in schools and community in Bolton.
"We have schools playing handball in curriculum time and after school clubs with a number of teams competing in the local School Games and in the England Handball National Schools Competition.
"We run sessions open to the local community and currently developing a programme of disability handball together with the special schools in Bolton.
"We also offer volunteering opportunities with Handball and support coaches getting qualified and deployed in and around Bolton."


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More and more American publications are charging for access to online content, even though users are resisting.
Paywalls are becoming increasingly prevalent at newspaper websites across the United States. Eleven of the country's largest-selling 20 newspapers are either charging for access or have announced plans to do so.
They include America's top four titles: the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times.
Gannett, the largest US chain, expanded its paywall to almost all of its 80 groups over the last 12 months. Other chains charging for content include Tribune and MediaNews while McClatchy and EW Scripps will do so this year. Last month, the Washington Post said it was exploring the idea of rolling one out in 2013.
More than 35% of US newspaper readers are regularly discovering some restrictions in their online surfing, though most papers allow visitors to access several articles for free before hitting a wall. This so-called "metered model" is the most popular form of charging.
In 2012, all of the major Canadian newspaper publishers also decided to throw in their lot with the paywall crowd. Postmedia Network is planning to expand its digital subscription plans to its entire chain. Quebecor's Sun Media division has already erected a wall.
The Globe and Mail introduced a paywall in late October. Soon after, the Toronto Star announced it would do the same early this year.
The north American industry's lodestar is the New York Times. Since March 2011, when it introduced its metered model, it has signed up 566,000 digital subscribers to either the Times or its sister publication, the International Herald Tribune.
According to a recent Bloomberg story, the investment firm Evercore Partners, the NY Times's digital subscriptions will show a yield of about $92m (£56.6m) in 2012.
That represents about 12% of the total $768.3m (£473m) the Times is expected to earn in subscription revenue in 2012. More significantly, the digital subscription revenue – alongside a price rise on print copies – will make 2012 the first year the Times has earned more from circulation than from advertising, which is expected to pull in about $715m.
Critics complain that the Times, and other papers, could make more from advertising if they didn't have a paywall, because far more readers would read far more content.
But a Globe & Mail writer argues that the price of static online ads, which appear on most news sites, has been falling for years. This makes it difficult for them to fund journalistic content.
While advertising rates vary wildly from site to site, a presentation last May by Mary Meeker of the investment firm, Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, noted that CPMs – the cost of getting an ad in front of 1,000 readers – was $3.50 (£2.20) for a desktop web ad while the CPM for mobile ads is about 75 cents (50p).
If so, it means that even a popular article that is viewed 100,000 times might pull in only $350 on a website, and just $75 if viewed on a mobile device. Hence the decision to build paywalls.
Some specialist titles, such as the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal, have been developing proprietary information and business tools. But that approach hasn't worked for most general interest papers.
As the Washington Post's chief executive, Donald Graham, pointed out last month most of the paper's print readers are based in the District of Columbia, while most online readers access the Post from elsewhere.
He said: "The reason we haven't adopted [a paywall] yet is that we haven't found one that actually adds to profits. But we are going to continue to study every model of paywall and think about that, as well as think about keeping it free."
Most are simply hoping for the best, says there Globe writer, because they don't believe there is much of an alternative.
He quotes Postmedia's CEO, Paul Godfrey, as saying: "Newspapers are realising you can't spend millions on content and give it away for free. I think we're at the point where pay metered systems will be put in all over the world."
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GSA has partnered with UPS and FedEx, the Domestic Delivery Service (DDS) providers, to hold community of practice meetings for customer agencies. These meetings are intended to address questions and provide clarity on certain aspects of the DDS program. They are designed to be educational and interactive as well as focus on sharing best practices and lessons-learned.
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The First to Arrive
The human maternal gene tree suggests a 50,000-year-old origin for the oldest European ancestors, starting from the Pakistani Gulf region. To travel further north to Asia Minor at that time, these people would have had to skirt the Libyan and Arabian deserts by traversing the legendary Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates. Between 65,000 and 55,000 years ago, the world descended into an Ice Age. During this time ice sheets rendered the Fertile Crescent corridor impassable. Then, starting 51,000 years ago, a warm and wet period lasting nearly 5,000 years provided a suitable climate for population growth in South Asia and migration. This seems to coincide with the movement of the so-called Aurignacians into Europe.
The Aurignacian culture, characterized by its distinctive style of stone tools, first appeared in Europe in Bulgaria perhaps 50,000 years ago. Evidence suggests that these people moved up the Danube to Hungary then west to Austria. They also spread south from Austria into northern Italy and then rapidly westward along the Mediterranean coast, across the Pyrenees, and finally reaching the Portuguese Atlantic coast by 38,000 years ago. There is no clearly dated archaeological source for Aurignacian tools outside of Europe before 47,000 years ago; however the Belgian archaeologist Marcel Otte has identified the Zagros Mountains in Iran and Iraq as a the likely origin of this culture.
"The Lion Human," (right) found in the Hohlenstein-Stadel cave of Germany's Swabian Alb and dated at 32,000 years old, is associated with the Aurignacian culture and is the oldest known anthropomorphic animal figurine in the world.
The Second Wave
Around 33,000 years ago the big game hunters of the Don River, north of the Black Sea in the Ukraine, developed what archaeologists call the Gravettian culture, characterized by new technology for survival in the frigid north. The Gravettians are known for their large skin tents which were constructed over frameworks of mammoth bones as a substitute for wood on the treeless steppes. Among their other advances were their highly sophisticated stone working techniques and their use of spear throwing tools for improved distance and accuracy.
While the Gravettian culture was emerging in the Ukraine, Europe was still dominated by the Aurignacians. However 30,000 years ago the climate began falling back into extreme Ice Age conditions. Gravettian culture, with its many specialized adaptations to the steppes, extended its range into central Europe around 29,000 years ago and was well established throughout the continent by 26,000 years ago. That Gravettian lineages provide well over half the genetic endowment of present-day Europeans, while the Aurignacian lines account for only about 10%, gives an indication of the survival advantages of the Gravettians.
The Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) 18,000 years ago was the first to affect modern humans in Europe. Huge areas of land were rendered totally uninhabitable by vast ice caps, some 5 km thick. These ice sheets did not evenly cover the northern hemisphere. In Europe they mainly affected the central and northwest regions. The British Isles, then part of the European mainland, were nearly frozen completely. Glaciers formed the crustal depression now known as the Baltic Sea. Farther south in Europe, mountainous regions such as the Pyrenees, the Massif Central, and the Alps were ice-bound.
Sea levels during the LGM were approximately 125m lower than today, and the coastline differed proportionately. The air would have been on average 10 to 12 degrees cooler and much more arid. In between the ice and the tree line, drought-tolerant grasses and dunes would have dominated the landscape. Eastern Europe came off rather more lightly than the west. Most of Northern Europe was unoccupied.
There were three main refuge areas in Southern Europe to which the Palaeolithic peoples retreated. The first lay partly in France and Spain on either side of the Pyrenees in the Basque country. The people of this refuge were characterized by the finely knapped stone 'leaf points' of their Solutrean culture. Receiving, perhaps, their technology from northwest Europe, this refuge was culturally distinct from the others, where stone technology was more generally Gravettian.
The second refuge area was the Balkans. The third was in the Ukraine, a large area north of the Black Sea defined by two great rivers, the Dnepr and the Don, and separated from the rest of Europe by the Carpathian Mountains, which were partially glaciated.
14,500 years ago the ice retreated again and the land became much more hospitable to life and at 13,500 years ago it was at least as warm and humid as our modern climate. The three groups of modern European humans had taken refuge for so long that their DNA had naturally developed separate mutations, and these can be defined as different types known as haplogroups. As these people left their refuges, Haplogroups R1b, I and R1a propagated across Europe. The map below shows the original refuge of each haplogroup.
Haplogroup R1b is common on the western Atlantic coast as far as Scotland.
These three major haplogroups account for approx 80% of Europe's present-day population.
This warm period was followed by a severe freeze known as the Younger Dryas which lasted from about 12,800 to 11,500 years ago. There was yet another cold, dry period, not as severe as the Younger Dryas, which lasted only about 200 years ending around 8,200 years ago. Around this time the Neolithic peoples of the Middle East, who had developed the new technology of agriculture, also began moving into Europe. They carried with them their own were haplogroups, named E3b, F, J2 and G2
These Neolithic haplogroups arrived in several waves over time and are found predominantly along the Mediterranean coast. Around 20% of the present-day population are from these Neolithic haplogroups. It is interesting to note that their agricultural technology spread much further than the people who first developed it.


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Currently, Upper Perkiomen School District is facing a budget crisis. The school board and administrators are threatening a True Zero Budget, which could have a negative effect on our students, teachers and our community. The superintendent is scheduled to present the True Zero Budget on April 11th. If majority of the school board votes for a True Zero Budget then valuable programs such as kindergarten, music, and/or athletics could be cut. Right now it is just speculation, but let's sign this petition to show our support for these valuable programs to remain in our school district. This petition is just one of many ways to show our support for such valuable programs! Another way to show support is to attend the school board meeting on the 11th and May 9th. As well you can attend the Finance Committe meeting on April 25th. We need to let our school board and administrators know that our children's success in the future begins with a kindergarten program and strengthened through participation in music and sports!
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i think its too long for him so he's whingy from about 4.30pm onwards, only breaking for feeding or bath times, and wanting to be held. he falls asleep well but has constant night waking.
is this the same with others? or is witching hour just a newborn thing? how to others handle this time...especially if you have more than 1!
ps. i've thought about putting him to bed earlier, but then he'll just wake up earlier and i'll still have the same problem of the number of hours before bedtime! won't i?
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Cuyahoga County kids receiving college saving accounts
(Cleveland) - Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald held a press conference at Campus International at CSU today to roll out the new College Savings Account program.
Accounts are being established for all public school students who began kindergarten during the 2013-2014 school year.
Each student is receiving $100 dollars to start the account. FitzGerald said the money is from funds saved in the streamlining of county government.
"Access to higher education is one of the most critical pieces of ensuring that our children will enter the workforce prepared for success," said FitzGerald. "Young people today will be competing in a global economy, and we need to do everything we can to provide them with every possible opportunity to succeed. I am proud that Cuyahoga County is establishing the first countywide college savings account program in the nation in order to promote higher education every young person today."
The Cuyahoga County College Savings Account program is the first such initiative to establish universal savings accounts at the county level of government.
Welcome packets will be sent out within three weeks to roughly 10,500 households with students in public districts along with a book of deposit slips to promote participation in the initiative.
Ed FitzGerald hands the first account to parent Lucia Johnson.
Students outside the public district systems will also receive welcome packets for the College Savings Account program at a later date.
FitzGerald cited A 2010 study that found young people who expect to graduate from college and have a savings account are about seven times more likely to attend college than their peers.
The accounts are being handled by KeyBank. Market manager Lisa Oliver said she hopes the accounts will encourage children and their parent to improve their financial literacy, and announced that free money management classes will be made available to all the participants in the program.
Approximately 15,000 students enter kindergarten each year in Cuyahoga County through 31 school districts and more than 150 charter, parochial, and independent schools.
Every student enrolled in kindergarten by October 31 of a school year will be eligible to participate, with families reserving the right to opt out at their discretion.
New accounts will then be established for students entering kindergarten on an annual basis each fall.
FitzGerald was joined this afternoon by Lucia Johnson, a single mother whose kindergartner attends school in Cuyahoga Heights. Johnson was given the first of the many College Savings Accounts to be issued by the county
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They came to her clearly through the ventilator above the fanlight.
The fanlight in the old doorway shone down the brick walk and touched Nancy's hair.
I will go to the top of the house and guard the fanlight leading to the roof.
He pressed it again after an interval, and stepped back to look at the fanlight.
Before retiring, Coristine looked at the fanlight over the door of No. 32; it was dark.
Some one stirred within, and a ray of light in the fanlight grew bright as footsteps in the passage drew near.
The lower hall was also dark; but through a fanlight he caught the gleam of a street lamp.
The doorway was a huge arch, with a sheet of ice set in at the top like a fanlight over an old-fashioned front door.
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- 1 medium onion, cut into small dice
- 1 ounce sweet butter
- 1 pound carrots, peeled and grated
- 1 pound sweet potatoes, peeled and grated
- 1 pound parsnips, peeled and grated
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 extra large eggs
- 1 teaspoon ras el hanout
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1. Melt the butter in a small pan, add the onion and cook gently for about 8 minutes, until translucent. Put the cooked onion in a bowl. 2. Put the grated vegetables into a large saucepan with 1/4 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover the pan and cook over high heat, stirring every now and then, till the vegetables are nearly cooked (about 7 minutes). 3. Uncover the pan and stir another 5 minutes so, ideally, all the water is evaporated by the end of the cooking. 4. Tip the vegetables into a large strainer and press firmly to make sure any excess water is removed then add to the onions. 5. Add all the other ingredients, plus the balance of the salt, and stir well. 6. LEAVE THE MIXTURE TO FIRM UP FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS, OR OVERNIGHT. 7. Form into patties and fry over medium heat in vegetable oil until golden brown (about 4-5 minutes on each side). Be sure to cook long enough to form a crust but without burning, as they blacken very easily
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Friday, February 1 to Thursday, February 28, 2013; 10 a.m.
Location: Henry D. Moore Parish House and Library, 22 Village Road, Steuben, ME
Contact: Jeanne Benedict; 207-546-7301
Website: moorelibrary.org
Wendilee Heath O'Brien will be the next Featured Artist at the Henry D. Moore Library in Steuben. Her show will run February 1-28 and her work includes watercolor, pastel, Asian ink, and oil paintings. Quaker roots and life in Downeast Maine are guiding rhythms in what she does. While her work in regards to mediums and styles is diverse, her vision is focused. Burrowed in Quaker thought and practices and a deep reverence for nature, paintings have a Query questioning human convention. Intertwined with this orientation is the work and way of life O'Brien internalized while living in Asia. She takes the individual to the universal, returning to the particular as done in the art of Haiku. Says Wendilee, "I attempt the three steps classical Chinese and Japanese artists pursued – first to elicit the response, 'Oh how nice.' Greater success achieves the reaction, 'I want to visit' and then in a true painting, the viewer wants to remain a participant. This goal of beauty melds with my need to paint what can be, not the ignoble in our world." This vision came while parenting, watching children and nature (which she often sees as synonymous as their health and growth are at adult mercy). She follows their questing and exploring, thrilled by their capacity to wonder. Wendilee raised her children here in Maine grateful that they, too, can experience the humbleness of humanity in the awesomeness of this land.
While versed in conventional painting techniques – both West and East – she choose to transcend and manipulate these into whatever form is needed to tell the story being told. Why different mediums? Each one has distinct and unique qualities and therefore, evokes different feelings. Watercolor catches light from within and the washes and liquid blooms let the white of the paper emanate out. Pastels' layers create sculpted shapes. Asian art respects the empty space and the quickness of a moment.
As a Quaker business woman, O'Brien has made a commitment to create only original art. Part of her business goal is to do whatever she can to keep original art affordable and accessible. This includes rent to own and installment payment plans.
The show will be available for viewing during normal library hours and also during the winter concert on Sunday, February 10th from 3-5pm. During the concert intermission, the artist will be available to answer questions about her work. For more information about this and other events at the library, visit our website at www.moorelibrary.org.


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Programming Focuses On Urban Culture
By Tiffany Rider - Assistant Editor
August 13, 2013 - "It's all about content," Joseph Collins, founder and CEO of PunchTV Network, told the Business Journal. "People want to watch what they want to watch. It's just a matter of where they watch it."
Signal Hill-based PunchTV Network has a goal to make sure that at least 70 percent of the programming offered through the network is original, Collins said.
"We are actively seeking ideas and ways to tell stories that aren't being told," he explained. PunchTV Network, which started in 2008, seeds 37 television stations across the nation 24/7 and is available to order through DirecTV. The network is in the beginning stages of establishing its online component, which Collins said is part of the future of programming distribution and consumption.
Though PunchTV Network started in Los Angeles, the company moved to Signal Hill because of its technological resources. "There are fiber optics in the ground here," Collins said. "It takes a long time to put an uplink in any location, but the fiber optic network here made it very easy for us to connect to our satellite uplink."
PunchTV Network currently offers reality shows, talk shows, miniseries and short films. The network's target audience is 18-49 years and interested in urban culture. Some of the shows PunchTV Network broadcasts include are: ex-Baywatch actress Tracy Bingham's reality show "Life With The Binghams;" music industry reality show "Highway to Fame;" talk show "Go Beyond The Lens" with Obba Babatundé; and the kids' show "Buck Staghorn's Animal Bites."
More reality shows are in the works, Collins said, including a program featuring "Flavor of Love" star Tiffany Pollard (aka "New York"). The network is also developing a business news broadcast called EFX Bulls and Bears, set to begin leading the network's morning programming by the first quarter of 2014.
"We work with local producers around Southern California who don't typically get a chance to go to television, and there are a lot of independent producers in and around Long Beach and Los Angeles," Collins said.
"We are preparing to develop more and new original shows. We are preparing to do some movies, hopefully independent movies filmed around the Long Beach/Signal Hill area."
Collins said he launched the television network with his own money, made in real estate. While PunchTV has been actively seeking new partnerships, the network is preparing to become a public company. Collins said he expects the number of staff working for PunchTV to grow from 15 to more than 100 after its initial public offering. Learn more about the network online at www.punchtvnetwork.com.