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Congressmen Benjamin S. Rosenthal and Edward I. Koch denounced the Soviet attack on Israel, Zionism and Jews at the United Nations Security Council meeting last Saturday, and scored US Ambassador George Bush for not responding to Soviet Ambassador Yakov Malik's speech. The Congressmen, both New York Democrats, described Malik's statement as "slanderous" and an attempt "to stir the bestial prejudices that rise so quickly when sparked." In a joint statement, they also said that they were "distressed because not one delegate other than Israel's rose to challenge or denounce Malik's anti-Semitic remarks and our own delegate, George Bush, sat silently by. Once again the US stood mute while the Jewish people were being slandered," the Congressmen said.
During his diatribe against Israel, Malik warned Israeli Ambassador Yosef Tekoah not to "stick your long nose into our Soviet garden. History shows that those who have stuck their noses into our garden have usually lost them." Continuing his attack, which surprised many of the Security Council members including some of the die-hard opponents of Israel, Malik asserted that Zionism and fascism "both are racist ideologies…The fascists advocated the superiority of the Aryan race (and the Zionist) racist theory is the same. The fascists advocated hatred toward all peoples and the Zionists do the same. The chosen people; is this not racism?"
Koch and Rosenthal said that it was necessary to dwell on Ambassador Malik's contention that Israel was using "Hitlerite tactics." What most incensed them, the two Jewish Congressmen declared, was Malik's equating of "Zionism" with "fascism." They said, "Surely, it will shock the conscience of decent people everywhere to have Zionism, expressing the love that Jews have had for their ancestoral homeland from time immemorial, equated with fascism. Here we are, proud members of the US Congress devoted to the United States and also proud to be referred to as Zionist." They added that "the Soviet Union does in fact define Zionism as a crime."
Even in the Soviet Union, they noted, it is not acceptable to "openly encourage anti-Semitism, and so an acceptable codeword, Zionism, has been found, making it respectable for Soviet citizens to revile Jews in the Soviet Union–only they are reviled not as Jews but as Zionists." They said that Malik "would not dare" make "similar references and use his crude, obscene language to the Japanese delegation or to any of the Christian delegates sitting at that table." What brought him "to this state so as to make him lose even an outward show of decency" they said, was that "on past occasions the only delegate in the UN willing to stand up to the Soviet Union and unmask Mr. Malik's pretense and expose his savagery, has been the delegate from Israel."


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How do I get Super Bowl tickets?
The NFL controls distribution of Super Bowl tickets. Historically, the two participating teams each received 17.5% of the tickets, and another 5% goes to the host city. The remaining teams in the league split 34.8% of the tickets evenly.
This left the league with 25.2% of tickets, which they mostly divvy up between sponsors and the media. However, a small fraction of these tickets was reserved for a drawing where lucky fans have the opportunity to buy tickets at face value. However, this year On Location Experiences was given 9,500 tickets to sell according to Bloomberg. It is unclear how this will impact the allotments above.
How much do face value Super Bowl 52 tickets cost?
As mentioned above, a small percentage of the tickets are being sold directly to the public through On Location Experiences. These tickets range in price from $5,999 to more than $12,000. It is unclear what the face value is of the rest of the Super Bowl tickets that are distributed to the teams, sponsors, and players.
How much do Super Bowl 52 tickets cost?
The secondary market is the best place for fans to realistically purchase tickets. Generally speaking, the average Super Bowl ticket costs between $2,500 and $3,000, but that price varies depending on the particular matchup and when the tickets are purchased. Super Bowl XLIX between the Seahawks and the Patriots was an exception to this rule, with tickets averaging $4,314. For Super Bowl XLVIII the Seahawks-Broncos tickets averaged $2,536 on the secondary market. Tickets for Super Bowl XLV went for an average of $3561, largely due to the matchup between the Packers and the Steelers. Super Bowl XLVII, featuring the Ravens and 49ers, went for $2,478, and the Giants-Patriots rematch the previous year went for $2,993.
The price of Super Bowl tickets typically falls as the event nears, but ticket prices shift significantly once the matchup is determined. In the 2013-2014 season, ticket prices also suffered because of concerns about the weather. There was also a noticeable decline in Super Bowl XLVII ticket prices leading up to the game, but it was less pronounced (possibly due to fans wanting to see Ray Lewis's last game). Ticket prices for the Giants-Patriots rematch actually increased before eventually falling off. The 2015 Super Bowl was out of the ordinary, in that ticket prices continued to rise all the way up to the day of the game. Last year's Super Bowl was particularly in demand, as it was located in the area of the country with the highest average household income.
Who is playing in this year's Super Bowl?
We won't find that out until January 2018, when the AFC and NFC championship games are played.

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(CNSNews.com) – Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) repeated their opposition to a "public option" in a final Senate health care bill when CNSNews.com asked if there were any circumstances in which they would vote for cloture on the bill if it includes a government-run insurance program. (Cloture means debate on a bill must end and the legislation is voted upon.)
"I cannot see one for this reason," Lieberman said. "This is a good bill in many ways, and it achieves what I have always believed – for the years I've been working for health care reform – are the main purposes for health care reform: to begin to contain and control the never-ending increases of the cost of health care; to extend coverage by enabling millions of people who can't afford health insurance to have health insurance; and to regulate the insurance companies so they treat consumers better."
However, "to me, the public option, so-called, which is really a government-created and government-run insurance company, doesn't support any of those purposes," Lieberman said.
"But what it does do is to put the federal government once more in a position of having to pay any debts that it has, that a public option insurance company runs, and so that means the taxpayers will pay. And that means our debt, which also is dangerously high, will get higher," he added.
"The public option insurance company won't help a single poor person get insurance," Lieberman said. "It won't force a single insurance company to give insurance to people who are sick. And it won't even contain cost, as the CBO is telling us now. The public option government insurance company will actually end up charging more than private insurers on these exchanges."
Collins said she agreed with Lieberman and cited the failure of the government- run health insurance program in her home state of Maine.
"I do not support and think it is unwise policy to create a government-owned, government-run insurance company," Collins said. "And it is not necessary to achieve the objective of broader coverage, lower cost, and higher quality health care system."
Collins said the Maine program was extremely costly and only provides health care coverage for 10,000 of the 150,000 low-income people in the state who are uninsured.
"It didn't work," Collins said.
Collins and Lieberman spoke at a press conference on Friday at the U.S. Capitol where they and Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) introduced an amendment to the more than 2,000- page health care bill crafted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and other Democrats.
The five-point amendment deals with the processing of claims and payments; streamlining and eliminating waste in Medicare and Medicaid; protecting patients from hospital-borne infections; and developing a Web site for consumers that would rate physicians and their services.
Lieberman said passing health care reform would require "political compromise."
"I think the best political compromise is to get the public option out of there," he said.
Lieberman also said the fact that government-run health insurance is in the bill reflects a political appeasement for those who want a government-run health care system.
"I think it was originally put in there as a kind of accommodation to people who really want a single-payer, government-controlled insurance company and government-controlled health care system," Lieberman said. "They have the right to believe that, [and] want that."
However, "I think it would be wrong and terrible for our country," Lieberman said. "I think it would result in worse health care, more expensive health care, and certainly an enormously greater national debt."
He then challenged those who favor a single-payer health care system to step up to the plate.
"If they want that, let's come out and have a debate on a single-payer system," Lieberman said. "Don't try to get it put in the door in a way that does nothing good and opens us up to risk.
"I feel very strongly about this," he said.
Collins said she does not see compromise as on option when it comes to supporting a government-run insurance plan.
"This is a philosophical difference, and it is not easily compromised," she said. "It's not like a funding dispute where you can split the difference."


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How To Create A Great Brand By Asking 'Stupid' Questions – Dan Germain, Innocent [Video]
At PSFK's London conference, head creative at Innocent Drinks explains how story-telling and trial & error created a brand that customers can love.
How does a start-up achieve success? Is there a sure-fire route to creating a loyal fan base and a unique company image? Dan Germain, Head of Creative at Innocent, a UK smoothie brand and subsidiary of Coca-Cola, recalled his experiences with brand development at this year's PSFK CONFERENCE LONDON in September.
Originally working as an English teacher, he and some friends had a great idea for a product–fruit smoothies– but had no design or marketing experience. Yet, in 1999 they began their venture, often asking "stupid" questions until they found in-routes and designs that fit their product.
In the talk Germain shared that the original name of the product ("Fast Tractor Smoothies") which didn't garner them the fame they desired, so they did research to find a more appealing name. After that, the design of the container became their new challenge. Self-described as a brand "obsessed with doing stuff," the company constantly tried new approaches, including embedding content in the bottom of the bottle and fitting bottle caps with locally-knitted hats. Germain says he continues to look to Woody Allen for inspiration – he keeps going and creating, even when he's sure that some of it will be rubbish.
Some highlights from the talk:
- Telling stories is important – it keeps your legacy alive and reminds you of where you've been.
- Look to the outside for inspiration – people, other businesses, etc.
- Look for ways to involve your community that will benefit you both.
- Don't be afraid to fail – rubbish happens.
- Keep moving forward, making changes as you go.
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A few days ago, Kristen Stewart (not that one), a manager at the University Club reception hall in Moline, Illinois, turned away a potential customer because she didn't approve of her sexual orientation. It was the same story we're used to by this point: The owner or employee begins to tell the customer about the facility [Read More…]
As you might expect from the headline, this case is disturbing, disgusting, and revolting. What you might not expect is that the good guy in this story is the religious leader. In 2009, an 11-year-old girl told her mother that, two years earlier, her 15-year-old male cousin had raped her (when she was nine). The [Read More…]
Massachusetts Judge Rejects Bishops' Conscience Exemption
In a decision handed down Friday, a district court in Massachusetts held that the Department of Health and Human Services was wrong to allow the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops to impose religious restrictions on disbursement of federal funds. The program provided assistance to victims of human trafficking but the HHS allowed the bishops to [Read More…]
Carroll County, Maryland Employees 'Urged' to Attend Religious Training
The board of Carroll County, Maryland, has created a very ironic situation. County employees have been "urged" to attend a training course centered on the Maryland Constitution. Legally, they're doing fine to this point. The irony comes from who is presenting the course: The Institute on the Constitution. They champion what it calls the "American [Read More…]
Court Says Company Was Right to Fire Anti-Gay Counselor
An federal appeals court in Georgia recently affirmed the lower court's dismissal of the case of Marcia Walden, a counselor employed by contract with the Centers for Disease Control, saying she did not have a valid free exercise claim against the CDC. Back in 2007, Ms. Walden's employer, C0mputer Sciences Corporation, (CSC) held a contract with [Read More…]


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quote:Originally posted by joenudistI just visited the Valley View Recreation Club near Cambridge WI this weekend. I have been going to Mazo Beach a lot this summer and heard on the beach this weekend was VVRC?s annual nude car show. I decided to go and check it out. It was my first time to a nudist resort and was a great experience (though the weather did not cooperate and I ended up leaving a couple of hours sooner than I wanted). VVRC is a smaller club with a nice pool, sand volleyball, RV lots and tent camping. The club was very clean with nice showering and restroom facilities, a clubhouse and some rental facilities. The members were very friendly to the visitors and every one was having a great time. I saw some great cars and met some nice people. The facilities are well kept and it appears that members take pride in their club. I recommend going to their annual nude car show and I intend on going next year and camping out for the whole weekend.Joe
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Heya! My name is Caitlin (obviously :P) and I'm pretty new to wikia. To be honest, it's really really confusing, but oh well.
The three main clubs i'm generally on are Youtube, Wattpad (totally awesome, check it out!) and Facebook. Of course, I have a ton more, but I really dont bother with them.
I use wikia for characters more than anything else. I mean, getting names of characters for my books on Wattpad. They're actually pretty good inspiration.
I'm a total manga and anime addict. Or...well, more a computer and nintendo addict, but you get my meaning..right?
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Posts: 2741From: Toms River, NJRegistered: Aug 2000
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Posts: 546From: Texas * EarthRegistered: Apr 2011
The gate guards at the Cape always got a kick out of them and often remarked, "Nice tags!"
Posts: 58From: Rancho Mirage, CARegistered: Nov 2008
My wife knew how happy I was to get my car's license plate that reads "ON MOON" and she gave me a license plate holder that reads "MY OTHER CAR IS ON THE MOON". She said whenever I showed my collection I always talked about the artifacts and maps that were on the rovers from the Apollo 16 and 17 missions and the schematics that were in the LM in case rover repair was needed on the moon.
You can see these six artifacts on my website.
Posts: 516From: Delft, NetherlandsRegistered: Apr 2001
Posts: 424From: Pampa, TX, USRegistered: May 2011
...When your college roommate is a plastic mannequin who looks like this
...When you're endlessly asked if you work for NASA, because of your jacket. (Though, a few times I've also been asked if I work for Toys R Us, Sams Club, Wal Mart, and Jo-ann's Fabrics. I'm not sure how they made those connections)
...When you go to get breakfast at the diner by your airport's flight line, see two guys staring at you out the window, then walk in to find astronauts Eric Boe and Drew Feustel eating breakfast... and then the first thing they say to you is "Nice jacket."
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quote:Originally posted by Spaceguy5:...When you're endlessly asked if you work for NASA, because of your jacket.
quote:Originally posted by Spaceguy5:...When you go to get breakfast at the diner by your airport's flight line, see two guys staring at you out the window, then walk in to find astronauts Eric Boe and Drew Feustel eating breakfast... and then the first thing they say to you is "Nice jacket."
Nice 'Roomate' by the way!
Posts: 1884From: Atlanta, GA, USARegistered: Feb 2007
quote:Originally posted by james f. ruddy:On my 80th birthday I received two gifts that show that I'm still a space geek.
quote:Originally posted by garymilgrom:I did a similar composite image for myself but not on the famous Aldrin visor shot.
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When you walk into Language Arts class and are delighted to see there are laptops in the classroom on MAVEN launch day. When you ask if the class will be on the computers at a certain time, your teacher asks what is going off or launching. Then your teacher allows you to watch the launch on NASA TV.
When you are able to name every crew from Alan Shepard's MR-3 flight to Apollo 17.
When you are in Spanish class, and they show a picture of a rocket, they ask what it is, and you raise your hand and say it is a Atlas Agena Target Vehicle in the 1960s for Project Gemini.
When it haunts you where on the left wing your STS-55 flown Inconel was located. The RCC panels or the elevons.
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quote:Originally posted by Shuttle Endeavour:When you are in Spanish class, and they show a picture of a rocket, they ask what it is, and you raise your hand and say it is a Atlas Agena Target Vehicle in the 1960s for Project Gemini.
"Se trata de un vehículo objetivo Atlas Agena en la década de 1960 para el Proyecto Géminis."
...if the space geek acorn didn't fall far from the space geek tree, so when your son's kindergarten class parades around the school on Halloween and goes through your sixth-grade classroom, you are able to take this picture:
...the aforementioned son has the Justice League on one side of his door (wait for it)...
...and a Michael Collins original watercolor on the other side.
(Sorry about the flash. The one reflecting off the painting's glass, that is, not the one on the other side of his door. Ha!)
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quote:Originally posted by ebrook:You might be a space geek if you eat popcorn while watching the stars
That one reminded me of attending a screening of "Apollo 13" at ASF and seeing Jerry Bostick doing precisely that.
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quote:Originally posted by dogcrew5369:You might be a space geek if you go to DC with your wife and 400 out of 500 of your photos are from the two Air and Space museums.
Would going to DC for business for a week and the highlight of the trip is getting to arrange time to visit both Udvar-Hazy (right after Discovery was installed) AND Goddard SFC? And then talking the nice guys in the gift shop to show you the "stuff in back" that isn't on display for sale yet? (Yes, it was an expensive trip to THAT gift shop!)
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Why should kids just 'sit and stare'? as parents, school officials debate Common Core testing
A few weeks before third- through eighth-graders across New York take state-mandated tests that now, for the second year, reflect the new, more rigorous Common Core standards, a small but growing number of parents don't want their children taking the exams.
"A year ago, it was kind of a lonely place to be as a parent," said Molly M. Dana, a West Seneca mother of a fourth-grader. "And now, the numbers are growing and people are paying attention."
In the last few years, a handful of parents have pulled their children from testing to protest what they viewed as an overemphasis on standardized tests. Last year, the movement picked up steam as the new Common Core-aligned tests came out, fueling concerns that testing time has increased and that the tests are too difficult, putting too much pressure on children, particularly because the test results were now linked to teacher evaluations.
This year, the number of students opting out is expected to increase, so much so that school boards across the Buffalo Niagara region and the state have to figure out what to do with the children while their peers are taking the tests.
Should they be forced to sit at their desks quietly during the whole testing period? Or should schools offer an alternative, such as letting them read during the test or do some other educational activity in a different room?
"We're talking about children. This whole issue is very large and involves a lot of adults," West Seneca Superintendent Mark J. Crawford said.
West Seneca schools, along with Depew schools, are seen as being among more accommodating to parents who want their children to be able to opt out.
"The children should not be the recipients of people's disapproval or unhappiness, by allowing them to sit still and stare," Crawford said. "I'm not going to punish a child by having them sit with their hands folded for two to three hours."
Other school districts are taking a harder line.
The Williamsville and Lancaster districts have both set policies that require all students to remain at their desks during the testing period, which can go as long as 70 minutes, and do nothing.
Critics call it "sit and stare."
Many more districts – including Buffalo city schools – were hoping Albany would soon give clear guidance on what to do with children not taking the tests.
Teachers urge alternatives
Last week, the state Education Department released a one-sentence statement reiterating its policy that all students are expected to take the tests and that schools do not have any obligation to provide an alternative location or activities for individual students while the tests are administered.
"State assessments in English and math offer an opportunity for educators and parents to gauge the progress a child is making toward the standards. Why wouldn't a parent want to know how well his or her child is doing?" Jonathan Burman, an Education Department spokesman, said in a statement about the state's rules.
The teachers union has pushed back against the tests and the teacher evaluations tied to them. New York State United Teachers is pressuring school officials to come up with better plans for students who opt out of testing. Earlier this month, it again condemned the practice of "sit and stare" and called on the state to instruct districts to provide alternative locations or activities for those opting out of the tests.
The friction began last spring, as parents from Hamburg to Grand Island, Springville and beyond, pulled their children from school on those test days.
This year in Western New York, the anti-testing message can be found on lawn signs, laminated bookmarks and business cards.
Amy L. Gipe, of East Aurora, had business cards made up for herself and other parents, urging refusal of the state tests. Gipe hands out the cards as she encounters people discussing broader educational reform.
In the heart of downtown Lancaster, Tracy A. Diegelman's shop windows carry a message far beyond dolls, games and fun toys.
Tucked between stuffed giraffes, penguins and a zebra in her Bloomsbury Lane Toy Shoppe's windows are two cardboard images of children with a bubbled message that says: "We are more than a test score."
A larger sign reads: "Parents: Refuse NYS Tests."
As the debate rages, the dilemma has taken on ugly tones.
Williamsville's superintendent, Scott G. Martzloff, received an accusatory email from Eric Mihelbergel, a co-founder of Western New Yorkers for Public Education, a coalition of 45 parent and educator groups.
The City of Tonawanda parent told Martzloff in no uncertain terms: "You are a child abuser."
"Forcing an innocent child to sit in silence in a hard chair for prolonged periods of time with nothing to do for several days is a violation of child care laws," Mihelbergel wrote to him.
Martzloff has a far different opinion of his district's decision to not provide special allowances for any students who refuse the tests. The only reading to be done by the opting-out children in Williamsville will be to "read the test," he said.
'Common-sense approach'
"I'm having trouble understanding the high degree of angst," he said. "I know the tests are challenging, but we've had grades 3 to 8 testing for many years. I see it as being true to our educational mission."
Martzloff also asked what should happen if children are allowed to opt out of tests: Should they then be allowed to opt out of "homework and Friday quizzes, and book reports?"
"Where does that end?" Martzloff asked.
The Lancaster School District also has been a lightning rod for debate on the issue.
Lancaster Superintendent Michael J. Vallely last week announced that the district will not allow students who don't take the tests to read at all during the testing period.
"Lancaster tried to come in in the middle and compromise," he said. "It hasn't been accepted that way, because they (some parents) didn't get what they wanted."
But now, on the advice of district lawyers and further review, Lancaster schools have decided that there will be no special accommodations for those not taking the tests, despite an earlier compromise that would have allowed minimal reading.
"We want to make sure our children are not put in the middle of this debate," Vallely said. "The adults are placing a child in a very difficult situation. The children want to please both their parents and teachers."
Vallely said his teachers and staff also received disturbing emails from people elsewhere in the state, threatening them if they did mostly a sit and stare policy.
"This was unsettling. I had teachers receiving these emails and crying, and saying, 'What's going on?' "
Some school districts, such as Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda, are hoping to find a middle ground.
"We tried to take a common-sense approach," said Ken-Ton Superintendent Mark P. Mondanaro. "We know some parents vehemently oppose the tests, but we're also not going to do anything illegal."
Last year, the district let students who opted out to read silently during the test in the testing room, he said. A total of 24 refused to take the exams.
"We'll probably just remain the same, unless we see some different correspondence from the state," Mondanaro said, but was quick to add. "We are not a pro-opt-out board or district."
In West Seneca, that district has made clear that it's not going to make their students "sit and stare" during the tests. Rosalia Carabba, librarian of East Middle School, said she and her husband last year decided to refuse state testing for their son and have filled out a form letter distributed at a Common Core forum last month to refuse again this year.
"My son was not forced to sit and stare, while the other students took the test," Carabba said. "He was removed from the classroom. That day, my son learned a new term: civil disobedience."
West Seneca has stood out as a barometer of understanding.
"It doesn't make sense to me, and it's not fair when children are not taught what they are tested on," Crawford said. "I also don't think the teachers should be held accountable for the test scores."
Placing 'finger on the pulse'
Depew Superintendent Jeffrey R. Rabey said his district is crafting a contingency plan: Students not taking tests may read, receive remedial services or do another academic exercise.
"We want it to be as beneficial to students taking the test, and those not," Rabey said. "We're trying to keep our finger on the pulse of what parents might be deciding."
June Chapman Bosworth, of Depew, finds solace in that approach.
"We're a small district, but a front-runner on this. Hopefully, other districts will take his lead," she said.
Orchard Park schools are treading cautiously.
"We're being very sensitive and aware," said Lisa M. Krueger, assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and pupil services. "Our goal is to be in compliance to provide an appropriate test environment."
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Hydrogen bonding in the anhydrous 1:1 proton-transfer compounds of isonipecotamide with nitro-substituted benzoic acids: the salts of the three isomeric mononitrobenzoic acids and of 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid
Smith, Graham & Wermuth, Urs D. (2010) Hydrogen bonding in the anhydrous 1:1 proton-transfer compounds of isonipecotamide with nitro-substituted benzoic acids: the salts of the three isomeric mononitrobenzoic acids and of 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid. Acta Crystallographica Section C : Crystal Structure Communications, 66(12), o614-o618.
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The structures of the anhydrous 1:1 proton-transfer compounds of isonipecotamide (piperidine-4-carboxamide) with the three isomeric mononitro-substituted benzoic acids and 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid, namely 4-carbamoylpiperidinium 2-nitrobenzoate (I), 4-carbamoylpiperidinium 3-nitrobenzoate (II), 4-carbamoylpiperidinium 4-nitrobenzoate (III), (C6H13N2O+ C7H4NO4-) and 4-carbamoylpiperidinium 3,5-dinitrobenzoate (IV) (C6H13N2O+ C7H5N2O6-)respectively, have been determined at 200 K. All salts form hydrogen-bonded structures: three-dimensional in (I), two-dimensional in (II) and (III) and one-dimensional in (IV). Featured in the hydrogen bonding of three of these [(I), (II) and (IV)] is the cyclic head-to-head amide--amide homodimer motif [graph set R2/2~(8)] through a duplex N---H...O association, the dimer then giving structure extension via either piperidinium or amide H-donors and carboxylate-O and in some examples [(II) and (IV)], nitro-O atom acceptors. In (I), the centrosymmetric amide-amide homodimers are expanded laterally through N-H...O hydrogen bonds via cyclic R2/4(8) interactions forming ribbons which extend along the c cell direction. These ribbons incorporate the 2-nitrobenzoate cations through centrosymmetric cyclic piperidine N-H...O(carboxyl) associations [graph set R4/4(12)], giving inter-connected sheets in the three-dimensional structure. In (II) in which no amide-amide homodimer is present, duplex piperidinium N-H...O(amide) hydrogen-bonding homomolecular associations [graph set R2/2(14)] give centrosymmetric head-to-tail dimers. Structure extension occurs through hydrogen-bonding associations between both the amide H-donors and carboxyl and nitro O-acceptors as well as a three-centre piperidinium N-H...O,O'(carboxyl) cyclic R2/1(4) association giving the two-dimensional network structure. In (III), the centrosymmetric amide-amide dimers are linked through the two carboxyl O-atom acceptors of the anions via bridging piperidinium and amide N-H...O,O'...H-N(amide) hydrogen bonds giving the two-dimensional sheet structure which features centrosymmetric cyclic R4/4(12) associations. In (IV), the amide-amide dimer is also centrosymmetric with the dimers linked to the anions through amide N-H...O(nitro) interactions. The piperidinium groups extend the structure into one-dimensional ribbons via N-H...O(carboxyl) hydrogen bonds. The structures reported here further demonstrate the utility of the isonipecotamide cation in molecular assembly and highlight the efficacy of the cyclic R2/2(8) amide-amide hydrogen-bonding homodimer motif in this process and provide an additional homodimer motif type in the head-to-tail R2/2(14) association.
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The proposed 2 percent tax increase on lodging properties continues to stir debate in Bell County.
A 13 percent hotel/motel tax currently exists for hotels in the county, the maximum allowed by state law, with a portion of that going to the city and state.
The proposed tax increase would contribute to much-needed improvements to the Bell County Expo Center in Belton, said Executive Director Tim Stephens.
The upgrades would include a 150,000-square-foot expansion for an indoor dirt arena, more exhibition space and additional hookups for equestrian and livestock shows.
Stephens said the expansion would catapult the Expo Center into a larger market, competing with state and national facilities in attracting popular events and conventions, and pose great economic impact for the county.
The center owns 40 acres to the west of the complex and would expand on that land. Stephens said the Expo Center is in one of the best locations in Texas.
Minnesota-based Convention Sport & Leisure performed a feasibility study of the Expo Center's intended expansion.
The study found that the Expo Center's expansion would garner an additional $5.7 million in visitor spending, a 44 percent increase from the current amount.
"The study showed it's a needed project that will benefit the whole county," Stephens said. "It won't affect everyone equally, but it will be positive for everyone. I encourage locals in the tourism business to take a big picture look. The improvements will mean a big economic boom for the county and everyone would receive some benefit."
Judge Jon Burrows said he wants more economic development for the county, and expanding the Expo Center will do just that.
"I think it would create a significant impact to business in the county as a whole," Burrows said.
Some Killeen hotel representatives aren't buying it.
"The general consensus here with other hotels is that we're opposed to the tax primarily because we don't see benefit to us," said Enna Goodsby, general manager of Shilo Inn. "We don't get a lot of business from the Expo Center typically."
Tim Reed, general manager of the Holiday Inn on East Central Texas Expressway, said he and other members of the Tri-City Lodging Association, for which he is president of, oppose the tax increase.
The association's members consist of hotels in Killeen, Harker Heights and Copperas Cove.
"The economic impact in Killeen is limited because of the way the county is split up," Reed said. "It's one of those unfortunate things because everybody likes the Expo Center. The plans look great, but looking at it from a business sense, we can't support it because we're not going to see the benefit."
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The Merc's Andrew Baggarly is reporting — well, he's not really reporting as much as passing along the rumor — that CC Sabathia has turned down the Yankees' offer and that the Giants are slowly entering the picture:
It's been confirmed to me that the Giants had discussions with CC Sabathia's camp last night, and they expect to have face-to-face meetings with the left-hander in San Francisco after the winter meetings.
It sure must've have been a productive discussion, because word is that Sabathia has declined the Yankees' six-year, $140 million offer. (I must stress that's unconfirmed, but talk is spreading fast. If true, look for the Yanks to get hyper-aggressive on A.J. Burnett.)
And of course, many are buzzing that the Brewers and their creativity — bigger per-year money for a shorter term and an opt-out clause — may be the front runners.
I hope this is true from a purely journalistic standpoint, because writing about CC in pinstripes would be kind of boring.
UPDATE: Alert reader Meta notifies us that Robo has already shot this one down:
5:21 p.m. — Sources: No truth to CC rumor
There is no truth to reports that CC Sabathia turned down the Yankees, according to two sources with knowledge of the discussions.
It would make little sense for Sabathia to eliminate his highest bidder. It would also make little sense for the Yankees to pull out of the discussions when Sabathia is their principal free-agent target.
The Yankees remain in the mix for Sabathia, along with the Angels, Giants, Red Sox and possibly the Dodgers.
Rosenthal is, bar none, the best in the business at this stuff. Unfortunately, that makes him one of the biggest buzzkillers in the business too.
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Australian home lenders might have good reason to thank Spain's official statistician for the near-perfect timing of confirmation that southern Europe's biggest economy has slipped back into recession.
Spain's market-shaking drift into double-dip recession came just five days after similarly official data announced that the United Kingdom economy was shrinking again and, more importantly for our purposes, but hours before the Reserve Bank board began its April rate deliberations.
Now, given the rhetoric of the minutes of the RBA's March discussion, everyone had pretty much banked on a pruning of official rates this time around.
Those minutes detailed a range of external and internal markers that would set the RBA's mood on rates, from the state of China's authorised economic slowdown, to the depressed state of local property markets and retail demand, to the shape-shifting evident in national employment data and the volatility of bank-funding markets. In the end though the March meeting ended with another pause ahead of the next round of inflation numbers.
The March CPI data lobbed a week ago and the headline annual rate of 1.6 per cent (2 per cent after excluding volatile items) left the market convinced the RBA would pull the trigger in April.
The importance of the CPI numbers was reinforced in Tuesday's commentary with the RBA reporting: "Recent data for inflation show that after a pick-up in the first half of last year, underlying inflation has declined again, and was a little over 2 per cent over the latest four quarters."
Just a year ago inflation was running well above the RBA's mandated target range of 2-3 per cent, predominantly (but not exclusively) because of food price inflation triggered by flooding on the north-eastern seaboard.
The RBA seems confident that, after adjusting for the self-inflicted impact of carbon pricing, the next 12 to 24 months will see inflation within its target bands. But the broad conviction that the RBA would cut didn't end the debate. The question remained whether it would trim by 25 basis points and wait another month to see whether it needed to go again or whether circumstances demanded a bolder move.
On balance, there was expectation the two-step approach might play out if only because it left the RBA with some ready ammunition in the face of the swarm of uncertainties highlighted in March. Plainly, boldness won the day and, for mine, the RBA has indicated petty clearly that the swing factor here was the unpredictable state of Europe and, to a lesser degree, the uncertain state of America's economic progress to full recovery.
"Market sentiment remains skittish, however, and the tasks of putting European banks and sovereigns onto a sound footing for the longer term, and of improving Europe's growth prospects, remain large," the RBA said. "Hence Europe will remain a potential source of adverse shocks for some time yet."
The painful local corollary of further setbacks in the northern hemisphere is the cost of wholesale funding rises. And that, as the big four retail banks have now made clear, will reliably translate into higher local interest rates for business and retail customers.
Of course, external funding markets are not the only pressure point here. The other swing factor is that banks, encouraged by the post-GFC regulatory environment, are pretty much funding all of their new lending from deposits.
The result is intense competition for deposits that has seen the spread balloon between the deposit rate and the RBA's overnight cash rate. According to the ANZ, that spread is running at about 30bps and is having a material impact on funding costs.
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The consensus view this time around is that the trading banks would not have been in a position to pass on the full weight of a 25bps cut. So to get the appropriate bang for its buck, the RBA simply had to go harder.
Or, as the RBA put it: "In considering the appropriate size of adjustment to the cash rate at today's meeting, the board judged it desirable that financial conditions now be easier than those which had prevailed in December. A reduction of 50 basis points in the cash rate was, in this instance, therefore judged to be necessary in order to deliver the appropriate level of borrowing rates."
Which will, no doubt, please the Yoda of Australian retailing,
We are, then, in for an interesting few days, as ANZ and Westpac roll out their interim profits and senior management at banks other than the ANZ sit down to assess the timing and dimension of their response to the RBA's price signal.
(The ANZ's new rate policy means it will be spared any rush to judgment as it is committed to re-pricing on the second Friday of every month.)
Whatever the profit and rate results, it is worth reprising Stevens' February response to the economics committee's probing on the quality and quantum of bank profits.
"My first comment would be,'' he started, "if I had to choose between unprofitable ones and profitable ones, I would chose the latter. You only have to look at the dimension of the banking problems in Europe to see that we do not want banks that cannot earn a good return.
"Are they too profitable? You have to think about too profitable relative to a benchmark. Our assessment is that, if you look at the rates of return on equity in our banks over a lengthy period of time, say 20 years, they are good but they are actually broadly in line with the listed company sector in general in Australia. I do not think it is obvious from that comparison that they are in some sense excessively profitable."
The wait to see whether Peter Coleman is the right guy to run Woodside Petroleum is over.
Coleman has stitched up a deal with foundation North West Shelf partners, Mitsubishi and Mitsui, that would see Japan Inc pay $US2 billion for a 14.7 per cent share in the vast but still doubtful Browse LNG project.
The price tag implies a value of something better than $US13 billion for the Browse project and resource. But there is a whole lot more to this arrangement than that.
The deal introduces MIMI (which is a 16.67 per cent owner of the NWS) as a foundation long-term customer of the controversial Browse project. What's more, MIMI is offering to introduce Woodside to Japanese funding for what is potentially a $50 billion LNG beast and delivers the potential of a global strategic alliance with Mitsubishi and Mitsui.
But Coleman's deal is much more than a Japanese vote of confidence in Woodside's future and its preferred development model for Browse, which is to build set of gas freezers at James Price Point, north of Broome.
That some of Woodside's partners in Browse (which include BHP Billiton, BP, Chevron and Shell) don't like James Price Point and would prefer the gas went elsewhere is well appreciated. Each and all of those partners has a pre-emptive right over whatever of Browse Woodside might market.
The immediate result of this deal then is that the refusniks have been delivered a put up or shut up notice. Anyone wanting to snuff out this flowering of confidence in James Price Point can exercise their rights now and unpick this deal.
If not (and really, it is hard to imagine anyone wanting to so seriously embarrass customers of such importance), then Coleman's deal delivered Woodside to a strategic high ground as it moves towards any final investment decision on Browse.
Clever stuff.
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Pop-up show to promote revival of new West Side arts center
For many years, the stately sandstone church at the corner of Richmond Avenue and West Ferry has stood as a tantalizing symbol of possibility on the edge of the Elmwood Village. Plans to convert it into a center for performing and visual art have been germinating, in one form or another, for the past 15 years.
And now, those plans may finally be coming to fruition. A new group of arts advocates recently purchased the building from Alleyway Theatre. It is holding a pop-up dance show and art exhibition Friday and Saturday in the Cobbletone District's Hi-Temp Fabrication (79 Perry St.) to draw attention to their plans turn the building into a destination for visual and performing arts.
The event, called "Curvature," was organized by the Benjaman Gallery and will feature a selection of work from the gallery's collection as well as dance organized by local choreographer April Biggs. The Benjaman Gallery plans to establish a satellite art space in the refurbished church.
"One of the aims of 'Curvature' is to excite Buffalo residents about the unique cultural events which will be cultivated by members of the new art space opening in the Richmond Ferry Church," according to a release. "Benjaman Gallery will be one of the many organizations which will be utilizing the new art space when it opens."
Work on the structure is ongoing and no opening date has been determined. "Curvature" runs from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and costs $10. Call 886-0898 or visit www.richmondferrychurch.org.
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Berlin today honoured the veterans and mourned the victims of one of the most extraordinary operations in aviation history: the airlift that saved its people from starvation.
On the 60th anniversary of the end of the Soviet blockade, crowds at Tempelhof airport welcomed 120 British, American and French veterans to the ceremonies. For 15 months from 26 June 1948, they were joined by pilots from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in 278,000 flights, carrying 2.3m tonnes of food, medicine and other supplies to the city. "You laid the cornerstone for today's transatlantic relationship," Berlin mayor Klaus Wowereit told the veterans. A monument outside the airport carries the names of the 39 British and 31 American servicemen who died in the operation.
On both the Soviet and the Allied sides, the fate of Berlin became part of the propaganda battle which escalated into the cold war of the 1950s. As the Soviet Union cut off all land and water routes to the city, the airlift, known as Operation Vittles, was its only lifeline.
After the celebrations, Tempelhof will return to the silence which descended last October when, despite a passionate campaign to retain one of the world's oldest airports – partly inspired by its imposing art deco architecture, partly by its honoured place in the city's history – all flights ended. Its fate is still to be decided.


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The Health & Healthcare Blog For Minorities
Although the U.S. has come a long way in preventing racism in housing, hiring, the workplace, and other areas, racism still exists, unfortunately. Denying basic human rights and freedoms in any area of life because of race, color, descent, or national or ethnic origin can have a devastating effect on the targeted individuals.
Racism is a stressor than can affect health in three ways: mental, behavioral, and physical.
Discrimination can cause depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem, especially in adolescents and younger children, according to the National Institute of Health. Even children who worry about discrimination but have not yet been discriminated against will experience anxiety and self-esteem problems.
Behavioral problems can range from withdrawal to anger and hostility. Other behaviors exhibited includes the increased use of alcohol, tobacco and drugs, according to a study of African-American adolescents. Children age 10-12 who become aware of discrimination are more likely to have drug problems five years later that directly relate to discrimination.
Adolescents, especially, are likely to develop somatic (physical) complaints of illnesses, such as stomach aches. In adults, studies have found associations with women who suffered long-term racism and lower birth weight in their children. The stress of racism has also been reported to have an effect on blood pressure.
Among those who suffered from racism, the health issues were found to be less among those who had a coping system or a strong support network. This is important for everyone, but especially for those who become victims of racism. It is particularly important for parents to teach their children that they should be proud of who they are and where they came from, and they should respect and value differences in all people.
Racism itself is an illness that divides people, ruins lives and makes no sense.


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The Bears Beat: Chicago Bears news and views (08.08.11)
A look at Chicago Bears news and views for August 8, 2011, including where the Matt Forte contract extension talks currently stand, who Mike Tice anointed as the starters on the offensive line, and former Colts cornerback Kelvin Hayden will visit the Bears.
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Mon Aug 8 16:22:00 2011
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The addition of veteran free agents like wide receiver Roy Williams and Sam Hurd, along with running back Marion Barber has …
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PLAYER NOTES –WR Roy Williams was brought in to give the Bears (QB Jay Cutler) a big target who can win jump balls …
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Mon Aug 8 14:05:53 2011
Former Chicago Bears defensive end Richard Dent said his omission of former coaches Buddy Ryan and Mike Ditka from his Hall of …
Bears promise to get to work on Soldier Field grass
Mon Aug 8 14:03:52 2011
Soldier Field is owned and operated by the city of Chicago, but after the debacle of Friday night's open practice being …
Payton comparison motivated Faulk
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Marshall Faulk spent his 12-year Hall of Fame career playing for the Indianapolis Colts and St. Louis Rams, but he credits …
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Unless you're living under a rock, you've heard by now that Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler and his former fiance Kristin Cavallari …
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Agrate Conturbia Vacation Packages
Agrate Conturbia is approximately 35 miles (56 kilometers) away from Milan and 40 miles (64 kilometers) from Lake Como.
From major tourist drawcards to still-undiscovered gems, Piedmont is wonderfully endowed with fabulous attractions. Head to the Centro Sportivo and Museo del Rubinetto in San Maurizio d'Opaglio, 10 miles (16 kilometers) distance from Agrate Conturbia. Stresa is another interesting place to visit. It is where you'll find the Villa Ducale and Villa Pallavicino Park (Parco della Villa Pallavicino). Stresa is 15 miles (24 kilometers) away from Agrate Conturbia.
About 6 miles (10 kilometers) to the north of Agrate Conturbia is Arona, an important regional city and the home of Statue of Saint Charles Borromeo (Sancarlone), Arona Castle (La Rocca) and Arona City Hall. Villa Ponti, Chiesa di San Graziano and Chiesa di Santa Marta are just a sample of the other interesting attractions in Arona.
The most rewarding places for travelers to visit when they first arrive in a place they have never been are the ones that offer a snapshot of the local culture. Head to Piedmont's art museums, craft workshops and palaces. A good trick to develop an understanding for an area is by researching its history. While in Piedmont, take the time to tour the area's historic bridges.
Get yourself some outdoor gear and go cross-country skiing or snowboarding. These activities are popular with locals and tourists alike. There are some exciting ways for thrill seekers to experience the great outdoors in and around Agrate Conturbia. Mountain biking and horse riding are two popular ways active visitors can get their kicks.
As your adventures here draw to a close, spend your last euros on last-minute keepsakes and say Ciao to the people you've enjoyed getting to know and the spots you've enjoyed.


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Dr. Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect of radiation on the earth from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable placing the entire human race in peril. While the world's leaders race to build ships to escape the impending cataclysm, one man struggles to find a way to save his family as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.


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Brentano's complete line of fabrics will be available on Leland's furniture lines beginning in June
Leland International, a leading manufacturer of contemporary seating and tables for the contract furniture industry, and Brentano Fabrics, the internationally represented textile house, will announce the formation of a new partnership at NeoCon 2011. Leland will begin offer the complete Brentano textile line graded in on June 13th, 2011.
"Both companies commitment to world class design and high quality products made this partnership a natural fit. Brentano offers a stunning product line that works seamlessly with Leland furniture while offering our customers a wider range of choices when specifying our furniture. We couldn't be more pleased to see this collaboration happen" says Leland's Vice President of Sales Shanna Anderson.
Leland's two newest collections, the Ebb Bench (shown) and the HiFi Lounge, will be upholstered in Brentano textiles and on display in Leland's showroom (3-337) during NeoCon. While there, attendees can have their photo taken holding the companies' partnership sign; attendees who upload the photo to both the Leland and Brentano Facebook pages will be entered into a drawing for a custom iPad cover designed from Brentano fabrics. Two of the ten iPad covers given away will also include new iPads inside.


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And now for your weekly dose of Playmate Instagrams generously provided for us by Playboy because, at its heart, the Internet's a loving, peaceful commune where everyone stares at boobs. Unless, of course, you're from the foolish Cat Photo tribe in which case we scalp you alive and eat your children for blaspheming Mother Interweb with your tomfoolery. THE INTERNET IS A NAKED PLACE.


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Assistant Professor of Physics
The Physics Department at Hamilton College seeks applicants for a tenure track position beginning in July 2014. The successful candidate will develop an active research program involving undergraduates, and be comfortable teaching at the introductory and advanced levels, in both classroom and laboratory settings. A Ph.D. degree in Physics or closely related field is required. Preference will be given to candidates with postdoctoral research and teaching experience as well as to candidates whose research plans provide for undergraduate participation. Your cover letter should address the ways in which you would further the College's goal of building an inclusive educational environment. Previous experience teaching or working with diverse student populations is an asset. Information on the Physics department may be found at http://physerver.hamilton.edu/. Applicants should submit a c.v., teaching and research statements, and arrange for submission of three letters of reference to https://secure.interfolio.com/apply/22065. Questions may be directed to Professor Ann Silversmith, firstname.lastname@example.com. Review of materials will begin November 1, 2013.
Hamilton College (www.hamilton.edu) is a residential liberal arts college located in upstate New York. Applicants with dual-career considerations can find other Hamilton and nearby academic job listings at www.upstatenyherc.org. Hamilton College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity in all areas of the campus community. Hamilton provides domestic partner benefits. Candidates from underrepresented groups in higher education are especially encouraged to apply.
Please review Hamilton's Benefits Summary for more information.
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Bob GosfordOct 31, 20134 Comments
Johnny Lee Clary on the KKK: "Wherever there are white people, they go and recruit," he said. "They go to areas wherever there are any types of racial problems, for instance, where there have been problems between Aborigines and white people."
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Only in Texas. "We were trying to kill a snake with fire," the woman said during a 911 call. "It done caught the house."
Bob GosfordJan 30, 2013
"The next challenge will be to reach the White River. A route will have to be scouted through the briars, snake-infested woods and alligator swamps. The explorers will then manually portage all of their gear and canoes from the Arkansas River to the White River, a process that might require one long dirty day."
Bob GosfordJan 7, 2013
"The Big Muddy" follows centuries of human efforts to conceptualize this landscape of mud as a place with firm barriers between water and land, and then make these conceptions reality. A few examples: early French explorers repeatedly failed to locate the mouth of the Mississippi out of an inability to imagine a vast, multi-channeled delta. Rice, and then indigo, tobacco, and sugar encouraged settlers to drain, divide, and levee the landscape.
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Yesterday I drove through Fate, Texas and had lunch in Hope, Arkansas - notable only for the fact that President Bill Clinton was born there. I doubt that he has had much reason to get back there in a while. Here are some quick shots of things I saw along the way...
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The Delta has a rich religious heritage, and is a land where faith- in God, in the future, in grace, and in ultimate redemption - unify all people. Episcopal, Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian Churches are commonly represented in Delta towns.


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Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder, dies
SAN FRANCISCO – Steve Jobs, the innovative co-founder of Apple who transformed personal use of technology as well as entire industries with products such as the iPod, iPad, iPhone, Macintosh computer and the iTunes music store, died Wednesday.
The Apple chairman was 56.
The iconic American CEO, whose impact many have compared to auto magnate Henry Ford and Walt Disney— whom Jobs openly admired — abruptly stepped down from his position as CEO of Apple in August because of health concerns. He had been suffering from pancreatic cancer.
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"Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being," read a statement on Apple's website. "Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor."
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, a former Apple board member, called Jobs the best CEO of the past 50 years — perhaps 100 years.
A seminal business and technology leader, Jobs' success flowed from a relentless focus on making products that were easy and intuitive for the average consumer to use. His products were characterized by groundbreaking design and style that, along with their technological usefulness, made them objects of intense desire by consumers around the world.
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies at 56.
"No words can adequately express our sadness at Steve's death or our gratitude for the opportunity to work with him," said Apple CEO Tim Cook in an email to employees. "We will honor his memory by dedicating ourselves to continuing the work he loved so much."
He was known as a demanding, mercurial boss and an almost mystical figure in technology circles as well as popular culture. Author and business consultant Jim Collins once called Jobs the "Beethoven of business."
He was one of the people who made Silicon Valley the capital of technological innovation and venture capital fortunes.
His creation of iTunes as an online way to purchase music digitally helped transform the music industry and delivered a blow to the standard industry practice of packaging music in albums or CDs. With iTunes, consumers initially could buy individual songs for 99 cents. The music industry didn't welcome the change at first, but after waging an intense battle against illegal downloads, it came to rely on the business model iTunes created.
Jobs' work at Apple and other projects made him a fortune estimated by Forbes magazine in 2011 at $8.3 billion. He was No.110 on Forbes' list of billionaires worldwide and No.34 in the United States, as of the magazine's March 2011 estimates.
His death raises questions about whether Apple, one of America's most successful businesses, can maintain the momentum it has built as the source of must-have technology products that have helped to define a generation.
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Unlike tech rival Bill Gates of Microsoft or business leader Warren Buffett, Jobs did not make a practice of public philanthropy. While he may have made anonymous gifts to charity, he did not publicly embrace Gates' and Buffett's call for the wealthiest Americans to pledge to donate half their fortunes.
Jobs was married to Laurene Powell Jobs, 47. He had four children, three with Powell Jobs. A fourth child, Lisa, had an early Apple computer — a predecessor to the Macintosh — named after her. The family succeeded in keeping the children out of the spotlight and largely unknown to the public. Jobs was a Buddhist.
"In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he cherished his family," reads a statement issued by Jobs' family Wednesday. "We are thankful to the many people who have shared their wishes and prayers during the last year of Steve's illness."
Apple, and a re-boot
Jobs dropped out of Reed College to build computers with high school friend Steve Wozniak, creating what became the Apple I computer in 1976.
As sales lagged by the 1980s, Jobs was ousted from the company's leadership in a 1985 boardroom coup led by then-Apple CEO John Sculley. He returned in 1996 after Apple bought his technology start-up, NeXT, for $400 million. Within months, Jobs took over as Apple CEO for the ousted Gil Amelio and led a major corporate turnaround.
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Five years later, with the release of the iPod personal digital music player, Apple had leaped from computer maker to become the leading consumer electronics giant worldwide.
Millions of its computers and gadgets were produced in Asia and sold to U.S. and worldwide markets, making the company one of the most recognizable and beloved brand names ever.
Once on the brink of a financial abyss, Apple had a market value of $350 billion — not far behind No.2 Exxon Mobil — by the time Jobs resigned as CEO.
After his forced departure from Apple, Jobs bought what became Pixar from filmmaker George Lucas. The digital animation movie company has produced box-office hits including Toy Story and Finding Nemo. Disney bought the company for $7.4 billion in 2006. Jobs held a 7.3% ownership stake in Disney.
Health concerns
He was known for creating a culture of secrecy at Apple that fueled intense media speculation about the company's next product. Jobs himself introduced major products with flair at highly anticipated events that proved to be one of the company's best marketing tools.
Jobs didn't hesitate to level caustic comments at competitors, particularly Microsoft in earlier years and later Google, which he ridiculed as evil, mediocre and lacking in taste. His skewering of Microsoft was parodied in a series of TV ads featuring the characters "Mac" and "PC."
Jobs was known for firing employees in profanity-laced tantrums and reducing some subordinates to tears. Yet many of his top deputies at Apple and Pixar worked with him for years.
Jobs is listed as an inventor or co-inventor on 313 Apple patents, including the iPod's user interface.
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Although he brought simple, elegant technology to the masses, the reclusive Jobs was often uncomfortable around people and rarely spoke publicly. On rare occasions when he spoke with reporters, he offered few or no personal insights.
His reluctance to appear in public led to questions about his health, as did a dramatic loss in weight and gaunt appearance.
Jobs was diagnosed with a form of pancreatic cancer in 2003. He informed Apple employees in 2004.
"No one wants to die," he said in a commencement speech at Stanford University in 2005. "And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it."
Jobs' status as a corporate star put him on the covers of Time, Fortune and Forbes.
"Jobs led an enormous cultural shift of the businessman as a creative, even artistic, force," says Alan Deutschman, author of The Second Coming of Steve Jobs.
"When Jobs first came on the scene, it wasn't cool to be in business," Deutschman says. "Through the 1970s, the Dow hardly moved. Being in business was seen as being a total sellout. But Jobs was young and glamorous, and gave business that image. Now, young people aspire to be in business."
The early years
Steven Paul Jobs was born in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 1955, to unwed parents. He was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs of Mountain View, Calif.
The young Jobs contacted William Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, to ask for parts for a class project. Impressed, Hewlett offered Jobs a summer internship.
Upon graduating from Homestead High School in Cupertino, Calif., in 1972, Jobs briefly went to Reed College in Portland, Ore. After a stint as a video-game designer at Atari, Jobs trekked to India in 1974, where he embraced Eastern culture and religion. Shortly after that, he lived in a commune in California.
In 1975, Jobs began hanging out with the Homebrew Computer Club and a friend from high school, Steve Wozniak. Jobs, then 21, and Wozniak — the "two Steves," as they became known — co-founded Apple Computer in Jobs' parents' garage in 1976.
By 25, Jobs was a millionaire. His first go-round at Apple was highlighted by the creation and introduction, in 1984, of the Macintosh, a revolutionary personal computer with an inviting graphical user-interface and mouse that popularized PCs for the masses.
The influence of the Beatles ran deep to Apple's core, too. Jobs presented a Mac to Yoko Ono, wife of the late John Lennon, and was ensnared in a long-running trademark lawsuit with the music group's Apple Corps label. It was settled in 2007.
In a 1996 interview in San Francisco, Jobs offered a glimpse of his hopes to mirror the success of Walt Disney and George Lucas. "Computers are commodities with a six-month shelf life," he said. "Classics like Snow White and Fantasia are passed from generation to generation."
Wozniak said Apple is a reflection of Jobs' creative daring.
"He helped it achieve incredible things in music, smartphones, tablets and retail, while still making great computers," said Wozniak, who said he and Jobs occasionally talk.
Leander Kahney, author of Inside Steve's Brain, said Jobs reconciled conflicting personality traits into an eclectic business philosophy.
"Jobs embraced the personality traits that some considered flaws — narcissism, perfectionism, total faith in his intuition — to lead Apple and Pixar to triumph against steep odds," Kahney says. "In the process, he became a self-made billionaire."
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According to published reports, the Federal Communications Commission at its April 21 public meeting will launch a rulemaking that will allow low-capacity cable systems to offer consumers low-cost, integrated HD set-top boxes in an effort to help these providers reclaim bandwidth and accelerate their roll out of faster broadband speeds and other advanced digital services.
The reports stated that the FCC's new rules would apply to cable systems with activated capacity of 552 MHz or less. For the first time, these providers could deploy HD boxes that do not rely on expensive CableCARD technology. The FCC's rulemaking is one of dozens the agency will take up during the balance of the year in connection with its National Broadband Plan.
"The FCC can jump-start the analog-to-digital transition for smaller, rural cable providers by making an HD version of these devices available for purchase and distribution by operators, laying the necessary groundwork for these operators to thereafter offer faster broadband speeds to consumers in the communities they serve," ACA President and CEO Matthew M. Polka said.
ACA has been urging the FCC to allow small cable companies to rely on low-cost, integrated HD set-top, explaining that such a step would quickly free up bandwidth that can be allocated to expand advanced service offerings to rural consumers, including more HD channels, improved broadband speeds and innovative VoIP telephony services.
On April 8, Ross J. Lieberman, ACA's Vice President of Government Affairs, and Jeremy M. Kissel, ACA's outside counsel with Cinnamon Mueller, spoke with Sherrese Smith, FCC Chairman Genachowski's Media Legal Advisor, on the need for prompt FCC action on this critical technology deployment issue for rural consumers.
Lieberman and Kissel emphasized that the availability of low-cost integrated HD set-top boxes would allow operators, as they transition their systems to all-digital, to expend valuable capital on set-top boxes that - unlike non-HD set-top boxes - will maintain their usefulness for many years to come.
In a March 31 letter to Genachowski, ACA explained that small cable providers have an urgent need to reclaim bandwidth occupied by analog channels and that the FCC can expedite the transition by allowing ACA member companies to rely on low-cost HD boxes instead of far more expensive integrated boxes equipped with CableCARD signal security technology.
About eight months ago, Evolution Broadband filed a petition for waiver of the FCC's CableCARD, separable signal security rules so it could build a low-cost, one-way, limited-functionality HD device that would be available for under $100. In the Genachowski letter , ACA asked the FCC to give the public the opportunity to comment on Evolution's request.
"The public interest benefits associated with transitioning a cable system from analog to digital are clear and compelling. A cable operator that can reclaim bandwidth by transitioning analog channels to digital can use the freed channel capacity to deploy advanced digital services, including additional HD programming, faster broadband speeds, and VoIP telephony services," Polka said.
In the Genachowski letter, ACA indicated that the current regulatory environment was failing to keep pace with marketplace realities. For example, while deployment of low-cost non-HD integrated boxes is permissible under FCC rules, ACA members are reluctant to invest in such devices because of their growing obsolescence in face of strong consumer demand for HD content; and ACA members are equally reluctant to invest in expensive CableCARD-enabled HD boxes because of obvious cost barriers.
Lastly, ACA noted that a decision to invest in expensive CableCard HD boxes would mean less capital to allocate to the DOCSIS 3.0 standard, which can reach broadband speeds approaching 100 Mbps through a technique called channel bonding.
ACA also explained that regulatory uncertainty stemming from FCC inaction on the Evolution waiver request has caused many ACA members to postpone key technology purchase decisions that would drive adoption of advanced communications services by millions of consumers in rural communities.
"The FCC's delay in publicly addressing this issue - one that has been pending at the FCC since last year - is negatively impacting the marketplace and consumers, particularly in smaller markets and rural areas served by small cable operators," Polka said.
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