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Kuwait Shell, in collaboration with Mad Science, an independent science enrichment provider that delivers hands on educational science experiences for children, recently held the 3R "Reduce, Reuse and Recycle" workshops program at the Saqer Bin Shabib Elementary School. The workshops helped students explore the concept of environment and realize that they can make a difference if they implemented the 3R key principles of reducing, reusing and recycling a wide range of materials. Participating students also experimented with various materials, which allowed them to experience how waste affects and pollutes their surrounding environment.
Mrs. Mary Al-Ansary, Principal of Saqer Bin Shabib Elementary School said: "Through Kuwait Shell and Mad Science's workshops, students were exposed to both the benefits of preserving our environment. The 3R workshops made us realize the importance of taking responsibility over how much material we use and be conscious about where we dispose our waste."
Kuwait Shell Chairman, Mr. Ahmed Mouti noted: "The underlying principles of our 3R 'Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle' workshops are in line with what we are trying to do here in Kuwait – to spread more awareness amongst younger generations, and make the best of our natural resources in order to help reduce any negative impact on our environment. We, at Kuwait Shell, are proud to continue taking the lead to educate students across the country, and be part of state-wide initiative."
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Illinois Task Force on Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Enterprise
Illinois Task Force on Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Enterprise
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (CDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Dear colleagues:
I'm happy to announce that the Task Force's next meeting will take place on the 5th Floor, Room N-500 at the Michael A. Bilandic Building, 160 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The meeting is expected to adjourn at about 6 p.m.
Task Force members and members of the public who are unable to attend in person are invited to call 888-494-4032 (PIN# 403-715-0212).
Mr. Peter Skosey will offer his testimony in support of a metrics-based State transportation policy to further the goals of social equity, environmental protection and economic development.
Mr. Skosey, who earned his bachelor's degree in behavioral science from the University of Chicago and his master's degree in urban planning from the University of Illinois at Chicago, is the Executive Vice President of the Metropolitan Planning Council which works with a wide range of civic, private and public sector allies to create a more competitive, equitable and sustainable greater Chicago region. He has led several major policy initiatives, including the 1999 rewrite of the Illinois Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Act, a massive overhaul of Chicago's zoning ordinance in 2004, and the passage of Illinois' Public Private Partnerships for Transportation Act in 2011.
Mr. Skosey staffed Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Transportation and Infrastructure transition committee and currently co-chairs the Mayor's Pedestrian Advisory Committee. In 2013, he chaired the Midway Advisory Panel overseeing the proposed long-term lease of Midway Airport. He is a member of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Transportation Committee and of the University of Illinois Alumni Association Advocacy Committee.
I look forward to seeing you on May 21. Please confirm that you plan to attend. Thanks very much.
Warmest regards,
Marc J. Lane, Task Force Chair
When & Where
Michael A. Bilandic Building
160 N LaSalle Street
5th Floor, Room N-500
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (CDT)
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The Illinois Task Force on Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Enterprise is committed to fostering a productive multi-sector dialogue that explores and promotes effective policy recommendations to strengthen social sector impact. We're looking to engage a wide variety of individuals and organizations across the state who are committed to assisting Illinois in becoming a center of innovation and cutting-edge thinking around making positive impacts on the social good, focusing in issues like poverty, unemployment, education, and health care.

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Writing Hall is a residence in Clark Hall for freshman interested in writing and being surrounded by writers. Residents are active members of the Wesleyan writing community, whether they participate in formal events at Russell House or enjoy casual discussions over dessert with fellow residents. Last year, they collaborated with Writing House to screen talks by writers at the annual TED Conference and hosted a successful Open Mic night to share their work with friends.
Writing House
Writing House is a residence for upperclassmen interested in writing and living with writers. Residents enjoy Wesleyan's writing events, such as the Russell House Series, and host their own discussions about writing with faculty and writing fellows. This year, in collaboration with Writing Hall, Writing House screened talks from the annual TED Conference and hosted a range of other events.


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If you enjoy the freedom of being able to work independently and are handy with a digital camera, then consider joining CIS Group as an Independently Contracted Insurance Inspector. When you contract with CIS Group, you are contracting with professionals who are committed to providing a perfect customer experience. As we continue to grow our national inspector network, we are seeking Independently Contracted Insurance Inspectors to conduct residential property inspections in your area.
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Andrea Menclova <firstname.lastname@example.com>:
You should never "rely on the inverse Mills ratio for addressing
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> Dear Statalist community,
> I have a "treatment" model with individual-level data (and a large number of
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> treatment variable is "delivery by a midwife" (versus delivery by an
> obstetrician). Having read several previous posts on this listserv (with
> helpful responses from Mark Schaffer – thanks!), I still can't decide
> whether to use treatreg or ivreg to estimate the effect of midwife delivery
> on infant health. So far, all comments I've received from colleagues and
> readers of my manuscript were focused on the strength/validity of my
> instruments but only recently someone suggested I could use treatreg and
> rely on the inverse Mills ratio for addressing endogeneity/selection. Could
> someone please give me advice about which is preferable?
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If you're searching for the best skincare ingredients, botanicals get our vote every time. Boulder-based Pharmaca esthetician Camille Capone explains that botanical ingredients are not just a safer choice, they're often more effective than synthetic ingredients. "Many can have moisturizing, hydrating properties, stimulate cellular regeneration, and work with the immune function of the skin," she says. That's in addition to the fact that they're non-toxic and non-carcinogenic.
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Sensitive skin: Soothing chamomile is great for sensitive skin, says Camille. PRIMAVERA's Revitalizing Serum contains chamomile extract as well as organic rose essential oil to help reduce broken capillaries and promote cell renewal for a radiant, even tone. Also try PRIMAVERA's Replenishing Cream, which contains organic, EFA-rich cassis seed oil and organic shea butter to lock in moisture and strengthen skin.
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As Capone says, many botanicals have the ability to "stimulate cellular regeneration." We got the skinny on Linke's top tips for common skin problems, based on the botanical ingredients they contain.
- For rosacea, Linke suggests the Revitalizing Intensive Firming Cream. Its Matcha Tea Powder is anti-inflammatory and helps prevent free radical damage, while Green Algae Extract increases collagen and moisture, decreases expression lines and wrinkles, and enhances skin's firmness and density. She says another perk is that "since the color is slightly green, it takes away the severity of redness."
- For sun-damaged or aging skin, go with the Restoring Body Care line. It features organic rose essential oil, which Linke says is good for broken capillaries, as well as "organic sallow thorn oil, which helps restore the condition of sun-damaged skin and helps heal and calm overexposed skin, and organic rose hip seed oil, which helps refine skin texture."
- For puffy eyes, try Revitalizing Anti-Puffiness Eye Cream. Linke says its "organic eyebright extract helps soothe irritation and is wonderful for skin around the eyes because it brightens and stimulates the eye area." It also contains organic Madonna Lily extract "to fight free radicals around the eyes."
Sourcing is everything
It's not just about choosing the right botanicals, it's also about their origins. Therese emphasizes PRIMAVERA's dedication to working closely with small organic and biodynamic farms, and finding farms in the country in which each ingredient grows its healthiest and best–e.g., lavender from France, tea tree oil from Australia or sage from southern Italy.
Nurturing close relationships with small farms also means that PRIMAVERA has much better control over handling and manufacturing, from harvest to bottling. For example, they use a custom cold-pressed distillation method just once; Therese says that many companies purchase oils that have been distilled three to five times, diluting their natural benefits. Camille prefers the same simple distillation processes that don't require lots of heat. "This keep enzymes and other aspects of the herb intact, making it more beneficial," she says. "As you distill it multiple times, the concentration gets weaker and weaker."
Setting high standards for distillation means that PRIMAVERA knows for a fact that most of its natural essential, seed and plant oils are also organic. "We are not only in control of how the plants are grown, but also how that oil or extract is taken out of that plant," she says. "Most of our oils are certified organic because we've extracted it naturally and haven't used a synthetic solvent to take it out." Camille agrees that it's important to understand the distillation process, as oftentimes essential oils are distilled in cheap, synthetic solvents that contain parabens.
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Star lovers' life and death drama
Singapore has been captivated by a real-life drama involving two TV stars, after a young actor donated almost half of his liver to save his dying girlfriend.
Now the nation is anxiously waiting to see whether Andrea De Cruz, the popular host of a lifestyle show, will pull through after a 12-hour operation.
According to the Singapore's Straits Times newspaper, the next 48 hours will be critical for the 27-year-old, who has been stricken with acute liver failure.
Her boyfriend Pierre Png, a national heart throb, is resting in a room next to her at Gleneagles Hospital intensive care unit.
Both stars, who work at the same TV station, are said to be in a stable condition.
According to the Straits Times, Mr Png's first words on waking after surgery were to ask how his girlfriend was.
For Mr Png himself, doctors said the danger period had been during the operation itself - the first living, non-related liver transplant in Singapore.
Local newspapers have devoted pages on the details of the couple's relationship, which only became fully public after Mr Png's organ donation came to light.
"This is better than any drama serial the TV station can come up with," one woman told Reuters news agency.
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A brand-new forum: The comments section has long been a pillar of On Deadline and will continue to be. But now you'll find an interactive forum that is built on your contributions and observations. With your help, it will quickly develop into a setting for you and other readers to discuss the news of the day or to pose questions to each other on a wide range of topics. I'll start many threads, but I encourage you to get involved as well. Want to talk about Glenn Beck? Keith Olbermann? Got some thoughts on "public options?" Had your fill of climate change -- or hungry for more? Then jump right in and start your own discussion. Please discuss the issues and advance your arguments in a thoughtful way. As always, keep it civil and think twice before hitting the "send" button in the heat of the moment. (I've found that some of my best communicating starts with the "delete" button).
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text: The simple truth is that Marty B was not going to be satisfied being the No. 2 tight end, not with Witten serving in that role. He didn't want to just block. He wanted to catch passes. But he wasn't really good at that because he had too many lapses where he'd drop balls. He just wasn't a good fit for the Cowboys. Whereas, he's a better fit for the Giants, who don't have a tight end nearly as good as Witten. Let's stop trying to fit square pegs into round holes. Marty wasn't going to be with Dallas the player he is with the Giants. That's just the way it is sometimes.


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LONG BEACH — Prosecutors declined Wednesday to file a charge against an 11-year-old Long Beach girl who fought with a 10-year-old classmate near their elementary school in February hours before the younger girl died.
The death of Joanna Ramos came after a "fight between two children that ended with unintended and tragic results," a Long Beach Police Department statement issued on Wednesday read.
Police referred all media inquiries to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office. DA spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said her office couldn't comment on the decision because the case involved a juvenile.
Joanna was pronounced dead on Feb. 24, about six hours after she fought with another girl in an alley across the street from Willard Elementary School, 1055 Freeman Ave., after school had ended for the day but before Ramos went to her after-school program.
Her mother, Cecilia Villanueva, said officials met with the still grieving family Wednesday morning, but she didn't know many details about the fight and chose not to ask because it was too painful.
"There's nothing they can do that's going to bring my daughter back, nothing. There's nothing I can do," she said, choking back tears.
Villanueva also said she felt for the other girl.
"Her life is not the same anymore. I'm not angry because it could have happened to the girl instead of to Joanna," Villanueva said.
The name of the 11-year-old wasn't released by police because she is a minor and because no charge was filed.
At the time of the incident, Ramos' family said the fight might not have been fair because Ramos, who moved with her family to Long Beach from Hawaiian Gardens about two years ago, was being bullied.
Villanueva said in February that her daughter came home from her after-school program early on Feb. 24 feeling nauseous and suffering from a headache. When she asked her what was wrong, the mother said, Ramos told her another girl, who she described as her enemy, had punched her in the head.
Villanueva described in heart-breaking detail how she sat helplessly in the back seat of the family's car and watched her 10-year-old daughter turn blue as her husband raced them to St. Mary Medical Center in a panic.
The Los Angeles County Coroner's Department ruled Ramos' death a homicide and cited the cause as blunt force trauma to the head. The autopsy report, however, remained under a security hold Wednesday, said Coroner's Chief Craig Harvey.
A friend of Ramos and fellow student at Willard Elementary said in February the fight was planned by the girls ahead of time at school.
"They were fighting over a boy. I told the teacher and she said she would talk to the (school) counselor and all the girls on Monday," said Stephanie Guadalupe Soltero.
She and other students said Ramos had to fight the 11-year-old, who they said had taunted Ramos with names and faces and had goaded her into the fight.
Multiple sources close to the investigation, however, told the Press-Telegram that it became clear in the course of the investigation that Ramos was the bully and it was the 11-year-old who was forced into the confrontation.
"In the end it's still just a playground fight that went horribly wrong," said one source, speaking on condition of anonymity.
News of the death stunned many in the neighborhood where the small school sits, near 10 th Street and Obispo Avenue.
Residents in the working-class community expressed surprise again Wednesday, after the decision to not file a charge was announced.
The school itself was closed Wednesday with the students and staff still on spring break. A spokesman for the Long Beach Unified School District declined comment on the decision and directed all questions to the District Attorney's Office.
Edgar Gonzalez, 31, who attended Willard as a child and now lives across the street from the school, said the 11-year-old who fought with Ramos should face some form of discipline.
"It's just very sad," he said. "Somebody should be held accountable - if not the little girl, then her parents. Parents have an influence on their children."
The death has also left Gonzalez with serious concerns for the safety of his son, who is scheduled to start preschool at Willard in July, he said.
Robin Huntley, whose grandson is in kindergarten at Willard, believes the 11-year-old should have faced a charge to discourage other children from resorting to violence.
"So if someone hurts my grandson, does that mean they won't be charged?" asked Huntely, whose family has owned her small, historic home in the neighborhood since 1901.
"We have to put a stop to this violence, but police are doing nothing," Huntley said. "It sends the wrong message to the community."
Press-Telegram wire services contributed to this report.
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Recruitment is exciting and memorable, but it can also be very hectic and emotional. You will be assigned a Recruitment Counselor (Pi Chi) from the start of Recruitment. Your Pi Chi was selected to help you enjoy Recruitment. She is prepared to help you in any way and can answer any question that you might have. She is a wonderful resource for you any time that you may need her!
Your Pi Chi will make your Recruitment experience more exciting and enjoyable. Take the time to get to know her. Never hesitate to ask her anything. She is a vital link between you and the Greek community. Not only does she possess valuable information and insight about the Recruitment process and Greek life, but she is excited to help guide you through Recruitment!!
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If Mitt Romney does win tomorrow's Florida primary, the ad war he and his allies are waging in the Sunshine State will surely have made a difference.
Several figures being reported today help tell the tale of Romney vs. Gingrich in Florida, as well as the impact of super PACs on the 2012 election. Romney has widened his lead over Gingrich in Florida to 14 points, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.
A new study out today by the Wesleyan Media Project shows Romney and his allies, particularly the Restore Our Future super PAC, have aired 12,768 ads in Florida compared with 210 for Gingrich and his allies.
Romney and Restore Our Future spent a combined $6.28 million on Florida ads in the final week leading to the primary, according to figures provided to the Associated Press. Most of that spending -- $4 million -- comes from Restore Our Future. AP contrasts that with $700,000 spent in the same period by Gingrich and $1.5 million by Winning Our Future.
Politico reports Gingrich has been outspent by $12 million on the Florida airwaves, according to an unnamed "source monitoring the Sunshine State ad war." That breaks down to $15.3 million for Romney and Restore Our Future vs. about $3.4 million for Gingrich and Winning Our Future.
Overall, super PACs have spent $15.2 million on campaign ads compared with $13.7 million by the GOP candidates, according to the Wesleyan Media Project, which independently tracks political advertising.
Gingrich today denounced the money being spent on attack ads by Romney and his allies. In an interview on ABC's Good Morning America, Gingrich said "most" of that money is "raised on Wall Street from the guys who got bailouts from the government."
Catalina Camia leads the OnPolitics online community and has been at USA TODAY since 2005. She has been a reporter or editor covering politics and Congress for two decades, including stints at The Dallas Morning News and Congressional Quarterly. Follow her at @USATOnPolitics.
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The effort made to have the ancient synagogue of Cordova returned to the Sephardic Jews of the community have proven unsuccessful. The matter had been taken up by the Cortes and was referred to the Ministry of Public Instruction for final action. The Ministry has now ruled that there is insufficient ground for the claim and has turned down the motion.


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Musaceae is a small family within the order Zingiberales (the Gingers), but some of its members are of tremendous economic importance, particularly in the tropics. Banana plants are the largest of all herbs, growing to over 40 feet tall with leaves up to 30 feet long.
The photo shows the bottom end of a maturing bunch of bananas growing in Spain's Canary Islands. All the female flowers have developed into bananas, but the male inflorescence is still opening, layer by layer, to expose rows of male flowers. Commercial bananas are sterile so don't need the male inflorescence, which is often removed and sold as a separate product. Photo © i0053.
Bananas were one of the earliest agricultural crops, starting about 10,000 years ago in Southeast Asia. Taken from there to Africa and from Africa to Central and South America, it is now an important crop throughout the tropical areas of the world. The name "banana" is African.
Bananas are the world's most popular fruit. Even in the U.S. where bananas are not grown, the average person, in a year, eats 10 pounds more bananas than apples. Bananas are currently the 4th most important source of nutrition for the world's population, following only rice, wheat and corn.
Scientific naming of bananas has been highly confusing because the scientists have been highly confused. The former species name Musca paradisiaca was particularly confused and has been abandoned. For clarity, a letter code has been instituted (see below).
Developing new varieties of banana is very frustrating, especially since all the successful commercial varieties are sterile. In fact, the frustration of endless failures drove one prominent developer to suicide.Buying and Storing Bananas
Bananas are generally sold slightly unripe, which is fine because they are more durable that way and ripen well at room temperature. Avoid bruised fruit and bananas that are all green - they may not ripen well. Green plantains for cooking are the exception.
Do not refrigerate or expose to extreme temperatures or they will not ripen properly. When ripe, they can be refrigerated for a couple days to prevent them from becoming mushy. The skins turn brown when refrigerated but this does not affect the flesh.
Store bananas away from other fruits unless you want those fruit to ripen more quickly. Bananas exude a lot of ethylene gas which causes fruit to ripen.
Wild Bananas -
[Gluay pa (Thai - forest banana); Musa acuminata ("noble
banana", A group), Musa balbisiana ("humble banana", B group)]
Wild bananas are not sterile like commercial bananas so are filled with
hard seeds about 1/4 inch diameter. These are now uncommon even in their
native Southeast Asia, but are of extreme importance to banana breeders
who are developing a successor to the Cavendish, against the inevitable
day when it will succumb to disease.
Photo by Warut Roonguthai distributed under license
Creative Commons
Attribution-Share Alike v3.0 Unported.
Commercial Bananas
- [Musa acuminata, Musa balbisiana, and
Musa acuminata x balbisiana (all previously Musa
paradisiaca and other names)]
Baby Banana - See Niño Banana
Blue Java -
[Hawaiian Banana, Ice Cream Banana; (ABB group)]
A banana with a blue-green peel when unripe, yellow when ripe, and
covering a sweet creamy flesh. These are popular in Hawaii, but I have yet
to see any of them in Southern California.
Photo by Forest &
Kim Starr distributed under license
Creative Commons
Attribution ShareAlike v3.0 attribution required.
Cavendish -
[Chiquita Banana, Grand Nain; (AAA group)]
This is your supermarket banana, grown on huge plantations of genetically identical plants to support a $4 billion export market. It is not the best tasting banana but holds its dominant position by convenience of storage and shipping. It is ripe when it shows a few small black spots on the peel. These bananas run between 7 and 8 inches long, (not counting the stem), 1-5/8 inches across and typically weigh between 6-1/2 and 7-1/2 ounces A 6-7/8 ounce banana was 4-7/8 ounces after peeling for a yield of 70%. Smaller bananas yield less.
The Cavendish is propagated by root suckers. It's a sterile seedless banana producing neither pollen nor seed, Every plant is an offshoot of one single original plant. This lack of diversity places the crop at great risk of disease and there's no way to breed disease resistance.
Currently the black sigatoka fungus is a major problem and airborne
spraying is the only defense, accounting for a full 20% of the cost of
growing bananas. A soil bacteria called Tropical Race 4 also now threatens
the Cavendish, just as a previous variety wiped out its commercial predecessor,
Gros Michel. Prepare at least for higher prices and
the possible disappearance of the familiar seedless dessert banana.
East African Highlands Banana
- [EAHB; (AAA-EA group or Mutika/Lujugira subgroup)]
Not sold in North America, but one of the most important food crops in
Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and Rwanda. The dish of steamed bananas called
matoke is synonymous with "food" in Uganda.
Photo by Julienls distributed under license Creative Commons
Attribution ShareAlike v3.0.
Goldfinger Banana -
[FHIA0-01; (AAAB group)]
Gros Michel
- [Big Mike; (AAA group)]
This is the original banana imported to the U.S. and the original product
of the United Fruit Company (originally the Boston Fruit Company - now
Chiquita Brands). It was wiped out as a commercial product in the early
1950s by Panama Disease, forcing United Fruit to replant in
Cavindish, a less flavorful and more difficult to
ship variety. The photo specimens were grown in Jamaica, but they are
also grown in Thailand.
Photo non-free, published under "fair use" conditions as
defined by Wikipedia.
Hawiian Banana-Plantain -
[Hua Moa (Chicken Egg) Banana, Hawaiiano, (AAB group) |
similar, possibly the same, Popoulu Banana]
Native to Southeast Asia, this banana was taken by canoe to the Marquesas Islands and then on to Hawaii. It was introduced to Florida in 1960 and some are grown in Dade County. They have become a favorite there for the Cuban and Caribbean communities as cooking bananas. The skins are very thin and the taste is sweet-sour. They are often baked with cinnamon and sugar, or crushed and fried. Colombians use them in a meat soup. The photo shows three stages of ripening. The left and center are both fine for cooking, while the piece to the right is still firm, a bit starchy, and only lightly sweet.
These bananas are not easy to grow. they need a warm, protected
location free of Panama disease, and a lot of care. The photo
specimens, grown in Florida, were typically 7-1/2 inches long and 2-3/4
inches diameter, weighing 1 pound 2 ounces. The largest I've bought
(not in photo) was 1 pound 9 ounces, 8-1/2 inches long and 3 inches
diameter. They were purchased from a Philippine market in Los Angeles
(Eagle Rock) for 2017 US $1.29 / pound.
Lacatan Banana
- [Lakatan Banana; (AA group)]
These bananas are one of the three most popular varieties in the Philippines and preferred to the Cavendish as a desert banana, even though they are more expensive. Not yet readily available in North America, they are distinguished by a slightly orange color. Photo by Obsidian Soul contributed to the public domain.
Another variety, Masak Hijau (AAA group) is called "Lacatan" in
Latin America and the West Indies. For clarity it is called "Jamaican
Manzano -
[Apple Banana, Latundan, Tundan Banana, Silk Banana, Pisang
raja sereh; (AAB group)]
These small bananas are now grown in many areas and are easily available
in Southern California markets catering to Latino populations. They
should be eaten when they show a fair number of black spots but before
they become predominantly black. They have a faint apple or strawberry
flavor but mostly taste like bananas.
Niño -
[Baby Banana, Lady Finger Banana, PLU 4234; (AA group)]
Miniature bananas now becoming common in Southern California markets. The
photo specimens came from Ecuador and were 4 inches long and weighed 1.65
ounces each in bunches of 6. Favored by restaurants for fancy deserts
they're pleasantly sweet and are ripe when they just start to get a few
black specks.
Plantain -
[Cooking Banana; Dodo (West Africa); (AAB and ABB groups)]
This is a culinary classification of bananas, and not a specific scientific definition. This name is applied to bananas that are starchier and less sweet than "desert" bananas like Cavendish. Plantains are most often cooked while still green or somewhat green, but are also cooked when yellow, depending on taste and texture desired. They are still quite firm when solid yellow and can still be fried in that state. Some recipes call for them ripe, when they will be solid black and finally have softened. The flesh tends to be a little orange in color. The average plantain sold in North America is about 12 inches long and weighs about 9-3/4 ounces. Details and Cooking.
Plantain Stems & Shoots: Stems are eaten particularly in southern India (Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala). When the bunch of bananas is harvested, the plant is cut down and layers peeled off to get to the tender central stalk. This is chopped and prepared in salads and curries. The outer layers are used for binding string and for weaving mats. Young immature Shoots are sometimes cooked and eaten in Ethiopia.
Plantain Roots: Root corms are sometimes eaten in Ethiopia, but not as commonly as those of the related Enset. They are soft and starchy just before the flowering stage.
Plantain Leaves & Blossoms: These are used the same
as those of other bananas.
Red Banana -
[Red Dacca Banana (Au); (AAA group)]
These short bananas are now very popular with supermarkets in upscale areas
because their exotic appearance allows the market to charge high prices. They
tastes pretty much like bananas, but sweeter than the Cavendish. They should
be eaten when the first black spots appear.
Saba Banana -
[Carababa Banana, Philippine Plantain; (ABB group)]
This is one of the most popular bananas in the Philippines and is occasionally
available in Philippine markets here in Southern California.. It is small and
rather boxy in shape. The photo specimens were between 6 and 6-1/2 inches
long (not counting stem) and weighed about 6-1/4 ounces. A 6-1/4 ounce
specimen yielded 3 ounces peeled (48%). In the yellow state shown they were
rather firm, starchy and not particularly sweet - but would be a little
sweeter with more black splotches. This banana is sometimes eaten raw but
most often boiled in the skin and served with a sweet sauce.
Thai Bananas -
[Gluay, Kluai (Thai) ]
Bananas are very important in the cuisine of Thailand, and probably more than 50 varieties are grown there, each with unique characteristics that make it suitable for particular uses. Those most commonly found in Thai markets are listed below. The leaves are also much used for food service and other applications. Even the stems have uses, but not as food (though they are fed to animals).
The photo specimens are Gluay Naam Waa. They were 5 inches long (not counting stem) and weighed 3.8 ounces each. These bananas are shipped green, and are not artificially ripened. They are ready for use as frying bananas when they are light yellow with still a little green showing, as in the photo. They are ready to eat out of hand when they start to develope a few small black streaks.
Gluay Tani (Musa balbisiana B Group - photo at
top of this page) is not found in the markets. It is a widespread wild
banana, and its fruit is full of hard black seeds. These plants form
clumps in the wild, but are not planted around homes because of their
association with the ghostess Nang Tani. When seen, she takes the form
of a young woman with a slightly green complexion, floating with her
feet just above the ground. She usually has a gentle disposition, but
it's considered unwise to take risks with ghosts.
Yangambi Km5 - [K5m; Musa AAA, Ibota subgroup]
This is a a flavorful disease resistant African "desert" variety from the
Congo which could become a popular dessert banana if disease destroys the
familiar Cavendish (though it is somewhat smaller). It is being studied
for resistance to both pests ane disease.Much of the ongoing development
work is being done by The University of Leuven (KU Leuven) of Belgium.
Photo from KU
Leuven, presumed non-free, used under Wikipedia definition of
"fair use" (educational, non-commercial, small, cropped and no reasonable
alternatives available.
Banana Blossom - [banana
heart; banana bell (Australia); Dok kluai (Thai); Mak Bpee (Laos);
Shang chao fua (China)]
This pointy heart shape item is the male inflorescence of the banana or plantain plant. It forms a point at the end of the flowering stem and consists of red leaf like bracts covering rows of male flowers. The bracts curl up one by one, each exposing a row of flowers (not "baby bananas" as so many descriptions say). Above the "blossom" are a large number of female flowers that will mature into bananas Commercial bananas are sterile, so the male inflorescence is not needed for pollination
The photo specimens were 1 pound 2 ounces, 3-3/8 inches diameter and 8-3/4
inches long, about medium size. They were imported from Mexico.
Details and Cooking.
Banana Leaf / Plantain Leaf
- [Bai Thong (Thai); Bai Guay (Laos)]
Banana leaf is used in many tropical areas of the world in place of plates, particularly at banquets and other large events, and in street food stalls and restaurants. Plantain leaves may be a little tougher. Leaves are also an important food wrapper particularly to hold and protect food during steaming and for making rice cakes, which may be cylindrical or pyramid shaped.
The photo shows half a banana leaf (split down the spine) with a little
off the ends. Around here they are sold fresh or frozen in half or quarter
leaves. The photo specimen, 6 feet long and 10 inches wide, was not the
longest or widest in the batch, but my carpet wasn't long enough for a
larger one.
Details and Cooking.
Other Musaceae
Dwarf Banana -
[Musa acuminata]
A low growing banana plant grown particularly in the West Indies for
edible fruit.
Photo by
Raul654 distributed under
GNU Free Documentation License v1.2
Enset -
[Ensete; False Banana, Ensete ventricosum]
Enset is planted widely in Ethiopia and noteworthy as a durable, long lived
crop providing a hedge against famine. The tiny banana-like fruits are not
edible, but the starchy root corm is. A tree takes four to five years to
mature, at which time the root can weigh around 80 pounds. There are related
ensets in India, Yunan, China and Thailand but they are not so important for
food as in Ethiopia. See Note-B1.
Photo by H.Zell distributed under license Creative Commons
Attribution-Share Alike v3.0 Unported.
Manilla Hemp
- [Abacá; Musa textilis]
This plant is grown for its tough fibers. It is related to the banana and
completely unrelated to the hemp Cannabis sativa from which marijuana
is derived. Manilla Hemp has been primarily used to manufacture rope and
paper (from which we get the term "manilla envelope"). Photo
distributed under license Creative Commons
Attribution-Share Alike v3.0 Unported.
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First let me say that I can imagine how distressing and frustrating this situation must be for you. And thank you for your service to our country. That you were a therapist with the soldiers coming back with such experiences is not only a great service but a traumatic one. So again, thank you. I will also at the end of the posting give you a technique you can use to help with your anxiety from the post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) you are suffering. It will help you find some temporary relief with your anxiety. It is not a cure, but a technique to use throughout the day.
I'm not sure what studies you've seen that compare risperidone with a placebo specifically with PTSD. Meds do not treat PTSD directly. They can help with the associated symptoms of anxiety, aggressive anger, etc. I've seen risperidone work better than most other meds in the case of rage and anger associated with anxiety. So my bias is favorable toward it.
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|Untrusted search path vulnerability in VBE6.dll in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA); and Summit Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .docx file, aka "Visual Basic for Applications Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in July 2012.
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text: SURVEY SAYS SURVEY SAYS: Does Your Plan Offer A Lifestyle Alternative? March 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A little while back a reader asked, "Are plan sponsors jumping on the lifestyle fund parade or are they just waiting to see if they become popular or not?" This week, we asked readers to tell us about their experience with lifestyle/target/asset allocation funds. By Nevin E. Adams | January 03, 2006 Page 1 of 6 View Full Article There is a lot of evidence that lifestyle funds are growing in popularity. In a survey published last year, Hewitt Associates said that more than half (55%) of the large employers canvassed did so, a 20% jump from 2001 levels (see Hewitt: Employers Luring More 401(k) Investment Activity ). Another report from Greenwich Associates last year noted that 15% of employers are "seriously" considering adding the option, and estimated that as many as 40% of larger plans already offer this option (see Greenwich Finds DB Bundling, Advice Trend Higher at Mid-Size Plans ). In fact more than three-quarters ( 76.7% ) of this week's respondents do currently offer the funds - with what can best be described as "mixed" results. One reader summed up support for the offerings like this: " I'm a fan of these funds for one reason, they will adjust the allocation over time and, let's face it, employees just don't rebalance."To their credit (IMHO), a surprising number or this week's respondents were using the lifestyle funds not just as an option, but as the default investment option (rather than the traditional money market choice). As one noted, " We use Negative Election, hence 49% of all new contributions are going in to these funds. Some folks are oblivious to this investment selection/default process, but many have said, 'Yes those are the right choices for me.'"Allocation StationsWe didn't specifically ask about the current allocation of assets in the funds, but a number of readers offered that interesting information. Simplistically, in terms of overall allocation, it seems to be 5% to 15% of total plan assets among those who have made an attempt to track it. There were exceptions, including the reader who noted, "About a third of our assets are in LifeStrategy funds, but part of the reason for the high percentage is that we mapped our old profit sharing account into the LifeStrategy Growth Fund when we switched to Vanguard. Also, we automatically enroll new employees at the 3% level unless they specifically waive out." Another noted, "We are using T. Rowe Price's lifestyle funds, Retirement Date Funds. Over half of our participants are invested in one of 5 funds based on your planned retirement date." "We offer 9 investment choices, 3 of which are lifestyle/balanced funds. Approximately 30% of the plans assets are directed by the participants into these funds," offered one respondent. Another noted, "We added the Fidelity series back in 2001. They now constitute almost 9% of plan assets." There are problems, of course. One notes, "We offer Putnam Retirement Ready Conservative, Balanced, and Growth funds. I don't think participants really "get it," though, because we actually have participants with money in all three."Some readers who don't currently offer the option did, once upon a time. One noted, "Greatest disappointment was when we discovered that participants had invested in two or three of the funds rather than using a lifestyle fund as a broad mix of investments targeted toward risk and time. We discontinued the funds and heard virtually no noise from participants. Good experiment, poor result."Alternative SolutionsOthers who didn't offer lifestyle funds per se did offer alternatives to the typical "mix your own" alternative. "…we offer two stock/debt balanced funds," said one respondent, "one 60/40 and the other 40/60 (roughly). The 60-40 fund is our default, and we encourage participants who are not comfortable directing their investments to stay in the default fund."Despite the fact that some don't "get it," overall, that seemed to be a small percentage of the overall audience. In fact, one reader noted, "Although we do have some participants who clearly don't understand the purpose of a lifestyle fund since they've put a portion of their money into each of the funds, I think most of the participants do understand the purpose of these funds." That same reader went on to note, "However, that being said, they all still chose to put only a small portion of their account into a lifestyle fund and have invested the balance of their accounts in other funds that they've chosen. So they either believe they might be able to get better returns by choosing some of their own investments or they don't understand the purpose of a lifestyle fund as much as I think they do." Objections NotedSome respondents were opposed to the concept, generally on the basis of fees, or in some cases, the objection was more philosophical. One noted, "If you went to a Registered Investment Advisor for investment advice, and they asked you just one single question, 'In how many years do you plan to retire?' and from that gave you an asset allocation, they could be stripped of their license to practice. One question does not make for proper due-diligence." Another said, "I believe these funds may be attractive to employees who want to take the mystery out of the selection process. However, I personally believe in educating our workforce through a targeted communication program which addresses risk and return characteristics in connection with the funds offered and then further expands into the associated investment fees tied to their selections."One reader described their experience this way: "We have seen more money going into them in the past couple of years in total, but I've not broken the activity out by age or salary or anything else which might give some insight. Now I know what to do with myself this afternoon...."But this week's Editor's Choice goes to the reader who explained, " We introduced them in January 2003 and had VERY HIGH hopes for them…Thirty-six percent of our participants are using the options but with only 8% of their assets. Those using the Target funds should have the majority of their assets in those funds, but they have only 30% in them. Those using the Target funds should use fewer funds than those who are not using them, but they use more (average of 5.4 versus 2.4). Thirty-six percent of our participants are using the options but only 1% strictly as intended (100% of their assets in the funds and only using one or two of them). [Pause…take deep breath…recite Serenity Prayer…]…These funds are awesome. We have very high hopes for them…."Thanks to everyone who participated in our survey! 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346 Motor Yacht — By Capt. Bill Pike
— September 2001
Small Town Girl
|Carver's new 346 Motor Yacht: a sweetheart with straightforward Midwestern craftsmanship.
I look forward to going up to Wisconsin to test drive and examine the new Carvers. Maybe it's because I like Pulaski, the small town where Carver's located. It's a few miles from Green Bay and reminds me of the little upstate New York town I grew up in. Back when just about everybody I knew owned a boat, most every adult male, upon encountering another adult male in a public spot like Corbin's lumber yard, Vrooman's General Store, or Finn's Bait & Tackle, opened a conversation by asking, "Done any good lately?" Which was a question that sounded pretty darn general but wasn't, having to do instead with discovering specifically where an interlocutor's last fishing trip had taken him and exactly what sort of fish he'd prized from the breast of Mother Nature.
For some reason my most recent trip to Pulaski, to test Carver's new 346 Motor Yacht, engendered just a tad more nostalgia than usual. Maybe the tour of the Carver plant that preceded the actual sea trial in Green Bay had something to do with this. Indeed, some of the Carver folks that marketing manager Tim Schmitt introduced me to seemed to have stepped straight out of a long-gone era that was not only scrupulously hardworking and detail-oriented, but also just a tad kinder and gentler than the current milieu.
Consider, for example, Bob Holewinski, the tall, bespectacled, barrel-chested foreman of Carver's woodshop. While a more citified journalist than myself might have cursorily concluded that Holewinski's cheery artisanal aura comes mostly from working at Carver for 44 years, I spotted a more fundamental factor right away. It manifested shortly after we all shook hands, well before the big guy began extolling the virtues of the mortised, doweled, and epoxy-glued joints of the raised-panel doors he'd been critiquing when Schmitt and I walked in. Holewinski asked two simple questions: Where had Schmitt been fishing lately, and exactly what sort of fish had he caught? The man might just as well have asked, "Done any good lately, Tim?"
Of course, the 346 helped put me in a pretty good mood, too. As we examined several models in various stages of completion, I noted all sorts of nifty features, most resulting from Carver's emphasis on in-house fabrication of equipment and parts, an emphasis that harks back to a time when you did it yourself, if you wanted it done right. Besides the woodworking facility, Carver has dedicated electrical, metal, and upholstery shops. Thanks to these, the 346 sports custom-fit electrical harnesses with waterproof connectors and tinned-copper wire runs, all carefully loomed, tagged, color-coded, and installed; bowrail stanchions that are double-welded to their base plates; and exterior lounge and seat cushions with King Starlite XL bases, water-repellent foam, mesh backing, stainless steel staples, and extra-thick marine vinyl fabrics.
This article originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's basketball team has had a week to savor a win in its Ivy League opener. This weekend, the Quakers host Saint Joseph's in their final Big 5 game this season. It's part of a big day at The Palestra, which will start with ESPN's "College Gameday" in the house Saturday morning, then La Salle and Temple tipping off at noon. Penn-SJU is at 7 p.m.
GAME 14 - PENN (3-10, 0-3 Big 5) vs. SAINT JOSEPH'S (11-5, 0-2)
Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014 * 7 p.m.
The Palestra (Philadelphia)
TV: Ivy League Digital Network (there is a fee for this service)
Radio: WFIL 560 AM (Matt Leon, Vince Curran)
The Penn-Saint Joseph's Series
*The Quakers and the Hawks have met 81 times previously, with SJU holding a 47-34 lead in the series.
*Saint Joseph's snapped a two-game losing streak to Penn last year, winning 79-59 here at the Palestra behind Langston Galloway (20 points, 9 rebounds) and Ronald Roberts (16 points, 12 rebounds). Darien Nelson-Henry was the only Quakers player to hit double figures in the scoring column (17 points).
*Prior to Penn's two-game win streak, SJU had won five in a row over the Quakers.
*Penn is facing its third Atlantic 10 Conference this month; the Quakers fell at George Mason on January 2, 80-77, and followed that up two days later with a 76-57 loss to La Salle at The Palestra. All-time, Penn is 85-95 against programs that currently make up the A-10. (Dayton 0-1, Rhode Island 1-1, Duquesne 4-1, Richmond 3-2, Fordham 2-7, G. Mason 0-1, St. Bonaventure 2-1, G. Washington 0-1, Saint Joseph's 34-47, La Salle 38-29, Saint Louis 0-1, Massachusetts 1-3)
Home is Where the Wins Are
Penn entered the 2013-14 season with 803 wins at The Palestra, which opened in 1927. In an informal survey of the other NCAA Division I programs, only Washington (932 wins at Hec Edmundson Pavilion) and Butler (826 wins at Hinkle Fieldhouse) boasted more wins in their current home than the Quakers. The Edmundson Pavilion was opened in 1927, while the Bulldogs opened Hinkle in 1928.
Up The Scoring Chart
Senior Miles Jackson-Cartwright has 1,224 points for his career which is 24th in Penn history; he passed Dick Censits (1,220 points from 1956-58) last Saturday against Princeton. Dave Wohl (1969-71) is 23rd with 1,226 points. Phil Hankinson (1971-73) is 22nd with 1,236 points. Barry Pierce (1991-94) is 21st with 1,245 points. Jack Eggleston (2008-11) and Matt Maloney (1993-95) are tied for 19th with 1,248 points each.
The Quaker Notemeal of Note
*Penn has held 11 of its 13 opponents this season below 45 percent shooting from the field; George Mason was one of those two teams, barely -- the Patriots shot 45.3 percent (24-53) against the Quakers on January 2.
*In Penn's 13 games so far, head coach Jerome Allen has played 15 players in a game twice this season, 14 players four times, and 13 players three times.
*Penn has four players averaging double figures in scoring -- Tony Hicks (15.0), Darien Nelson-Henry (13.2), Fran Dougherty (12.4), Miles Jackson-Cartwright (11.3) -- but has not had more than three double-figure scorers in any game so far this season.
*Through the first 13 games, five different players have led Penn in scoring (Dougherty, Jackson-Cartwright, Hicks, Nelson-Henry, Julian Harrell) and all five have had at least one 20-point game.
*After recording 14 rebounds combined in Penn's first four games (3.5 rpg), Dougherty has 80 in the last nine contests (8.9 rpg); he has snared nine or more boards in seven of Penn's last eight games.
*Dougherty has led Penn in rebounding in each of the last three games (10.0 rpg in that stretch) and eight of the last nine contests.
*Hicks has led Penn in scoring each of the last three games (19.0 ppg in that stretch).
*Nelson-Henry had missed four games before starting last weekend against Princeton (17 points, 8 rebounds), while Harrell had missed the previous two games before starting against the Tigers (7 points, 6 assists).
*Jackson-Cartwright came off the bench at Marist (Dec. 22) due to a thumb injury. The last time he played in a game but did not start it for Penn? Dec. 10, 2011 at UCLA. (In fact, Jackson-Cartwright had started 90 of the previous 93 games he had played for the Quakers -- aside from Marist and UCLA, his only other non-start during that stretch was Penn's Senior Day game his freshman year, against Princeton on March 8, 2011).
*Eleven of Jackson-Cartwright's last 12 field goals have been three-pointers; the outlier during that stretch was a layup he hit in the final minute of the first half at George Mason. Over the last seven games, 20 of Jackson-Cartwright's 24 field goals are from beyond the arc and he is 20-of-36 (55.6 pct).
Notemeal From Princeton
*Penn improved to 14-13 under head coach Jerome Allen in games decided by three points or less (3-4 in 1-point games, 6-6 in 2-point games, 5-3 in 3-point games).
*Penn snapped a three-game losing streak to Princeton, and beat the Tigers for just the second time in the last 10 meetings; the Quakers now lead the series, 124-105.
*For the first time in five games and the fifth time this season, Penn outrebounded its opponent (42-25); the Quakers' +17 in the rebound column was a season best.
*For the first time in 10 games, and just the third time this season, Penn attempted more free throws (26) than its opponent (24).
*Penn tied a team low with three three-point baskets in the game, and set a season low with nine attempts from beyond the arc.
*Princeton set opponent lows this season in rebounds (25) and turnovers (8).
*Sophomore Tony Hicks led Penn in scoring for the third straight game and the fifth time this season, with 18 points; he has averaged 19.0 ppg in the last three contests.
*This was Hicks' 10th double-figure scoring game this season, and his 25th at Penn.
*Senior Fran Dougherty collected his second double-double this season and the sixth of his career (17 points, 12 rebounds).
*Dougherty's 12 rebounds were a season high and one shy of his career high.
*Dougherty has led Penn in rebounding in three straight games and eight of the last nine contests … Dougherty has averaged 10.0 rebounds per game in the last three contests, and 8.9 rpg in the last nine contests (after averaging 3.5 rpg in Penn's first four contests).
*Dougherty's double-digit scoring game was his seventh this season, and his 17th at Penn; amazingly, the Quakers have won just two of those 17 contests.
*Dougherty also tied season/career highs in steals (2) and minutes (36).
*Playing for the first time in five games, sophomore Darien Nelson-Henry scored Penn's first five points and ended the day with 17.
*This was Nelson-Henry's seventh double-figure scoring game this season and his 17th at Penn.
*Nelson-Henry's eight rebounds were his high since he had eight at Lafayette on November 30.
*Playing for the first time in three games, sophomore Julian Harrell tied his season/career high with two blocked shots.
*Senior Steve Rennard tied a season/career high in assists (3) and season marks in steals (2), points (3) and minutes (24).
*Senior Miles Jackson-Cartwright tied a season high with two steals.
Download: 14-SJU.pdf


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John Roth is President Barack Obama's pick to fill the vacant inspector general post at the Department of Homeland Security.
John Roth, President Barack Obama's pick to fill the vacant inspector general post at the Department of Homeland Security, is set to take the reins in a house divided, according to senators who quizzed him at a Jan. 8 confirmation hearing.
If confirmed, Roth, a longtime Justice Department attorney and current head of the Office of Criminal Investigations at the Food and Drug Administration, will move into an office that has not had a Senate-confirmed head since March 2011. The most recent acting IG, Charles Edwards, resigned in December, just days before he was scheduled to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about allegations of nepotism and abuse of agency resources. Edwards has denied the allegations.
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), who has been active in pushing for answers to whistleblower complaints about Edwards since last June, told Roth that he would be moving into an office of "warring camps" -- those hired by and loyal to Edwards, and those who complained about him to oversight bodies in Congress. "Figuring out how to meld that together into a working unit and get past these serious morale problems that you have right now is going to be a challenge," McCaskill said.
Morale is indeed a problem, judging by the annual Best Places to Work rankings from the Partnership for Public Service, which shows leadership scores at the agency subcomponent plummeted from 2012 to 2013. Overall, the Office of the Inspector General at DHS ranked No. 207 out of 300 government workplaces surveyed.
Complicating matters is an ongoing OIG investigation into whether Alejandro Mayorkas, recently confirmed as deputy secretary of DHS, helped secure visas for a group of Chinese investors in an electric car company linked to Democratic fundraiser Terry McAuliffe, now governor of Virginia. Roth pledged to make resolving the Mayorkas investigation a top priority, and said he hopes to "have people set the reset button" in terms of office morale.
It's important to focus people on the mission, particularly in an agency like DHS where there is so much work to be done," Roth said.
A career government prosecutor who headed the busy narcotics office in Miami and a public corruption office in Washington, D.C., over the course of a 25-year career with the Justice Department, Roth said he was a "trial lawyer by heart." But his new job will force him to wear many hats. He was peppered with questions from senators about the role of OIG in program oversight, with many inquiries focusing on troubles in technology acquisitions and programs at DHS.
Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) is looking for oversight from the OIG into plans to consolidate data centers. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) is concerned about waste and overlapping spending on IT programs across the many subcomponents of DHS. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is concerned about expenditures on border protection technologies, such as the canceled $1 billion SBINet high-tech border fence. Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) is concerned that DHS is functioning as a kind of farm team for government cybersecurity experts, hiring and training recent college graduates who quickly move on to more sought-after assignments in the intelligence community.
Roth tried to assure senators he took their concerns about program management seriously. "It's absolutely important," Roth said, that an IG "not just be the watchdog and overseer with regard to operations, but be the advocate for good government."
About the Author
Adam Mazmanian is executive editor of FCW.
Before joining the editing team, Mazmanian was an FCW staff writer covering Congress, government-wide technology policy, health IT and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Prior to joining FCW, Mr. Mazmanian was technology correspondent for National Journal and served in a variety of editorial roles at B2B news service SmartBrief. Mazmanian started his career as an arts reporter and critic, and has contributed reviews and articles to the Washington Post, the Washington City Paper, Newsday, Architect magazine, and other publications. He was an editorial assistant and staff writer at the now-defunct New York Press and arts editor at the About.com online network in the 1990s, and was a weekly contributor of music and film reviews to the Washington Times from 2007 to 2014.
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Washington, DC—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the following statement today announcing a bipartisan agreement on the economic stimulus plan:
"Two weeks ago most Senate Republicans were quick to endorse the House stimulus bill without any revisions, even though they knew it was inadequate. I said back then that the Senate had two obligations: to improve the bill and to deliver a timely, temporary and targeted bill by Presidents' Day Weekend. Senate Democrats have kept those promises.
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Stand like a rock and put something good in your brain
Thomas Jefferson once wrote, "In matters of style, swim with the current; In matters of principle, stand like a rock." For me - not to be overly dramatic - this principle seems to sum up how I feel after 31 years in the public media business, including nearly 19 years at AETN. Working in public television during these three decades has convinced me that we do well when we try to keep up with new technologies and ways of doing our work BUT ONLY if we stick to our mission and principles. For AETN it is summed up for me in our name, the "Arkansas Educational Television Network." We are now more than just television, of course, but that word "education" holds the key for us...and hopefully for you as well.
Understand that all media is educational; the question is just what is it teaching? I feel comfortable with our perception of education at AETN: kids, schools, heritage and culture and, of course, Arkansas. From FRONTLINE to NOVA; AMERICAN EXPERIENCE to Ken Burns; SESAME STREET to SUPER WHY, CURIOUS GEORGE and CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG; ARKANSAS WEEK to EXPLORING ARKANSAS WITH CHUCK DOVISH; and from GREAT PERFORMANCES, MASTERPIECE and AUSTIN CITY LIMITS to AETN PRESENTS; I can go home each night knowing that no matter how stressed our budgets are or worrying how we can stay up with the ever-changing technology we at AETN have provided programs and services useful to Arkansans. And, importantly, we do it without shouting across the screen and trying each day to respect our audience.
I hope you believe this television business is more than simply a collection of wires and lights inside a box designed to make somebody money, as important as that is in our day and age. So we try to be something different, something more, something that just does not only occupy your time but, hopefully, now and again, occupy your mind and take you to new places, to new sounds, to new voices, to new ideas. Sometimes we may fall short but I am proud of how many times we exceed our hopes by bringing you something very special.
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Oklahoma Baptist University is the solid preseason favorite to win the Sooner Athletic Conference, according to the SAC Men's Preseason Coaches' Poll released Tuesday. Northwestern is picked to finish seventh in the poll.
The Bison received 10 of 12 first-place votes after going 20-2 in the SAC and 28-5 overall last season.
"I think all that really means is that the coaches believe we've got a chance to have a good team," said OBU coach Doug Tolin. "There are a lot of good schools in our league that can compete and hopefully we fit right in there with them. Right now we're a long way from being a team that can win this league."
OBU had 120 out of a possible 122 poll points. Defending league champion Rogers State is second in the poll with 106 points. Oklahoma Christian, which received the other two first-place votes, is ranked third with 99 points.
Southern Nazarene is fourth with 83 poll points, followed by John Brown with 75, Oklahoma City with 72 and Northwestern Oklahoma State with 71. Lubbock Christian is ranked eighth at 54, followed by Wayland Baptist at 42, Science and Arts of Oklahoma with 37, Mid-America Christian with 11 and St. Gregory's with 12.
Oklahoma Baptist, Rogers State, Northwestern Oklahoma State, Oklahoma Christian and USAO all reached the NAIA Tournament last season.
Rogers State won the SAC Tournament for a sweep of the regular and postseason conference crowns with a final record of 30-2. The Hillcats and OBU were ranked No. 1 and 2, respectively in the final poll.
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