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By Leszek Balcerowicz
Only the rulers of Cuba, Venezuela, Iran and some ideologues in the west condemn capitalism. Empirically minded people know that there is no good alternative. However, capitalism takes many forms and evolves over time. The questions to ask, then, are "What capitalism?" and "Does the present crisis shed new light on this issue?"
The popular condemnations of "greed" in response to the crisis seem to me superficial. Economists are expected to explain human behaviour in terms of situational factors and not to compete with preachers and politicians. Equally unconvincing is the speculation about what John Maynard Keynes would be saying were he alive.
As a preliminary step to a more productive analysis, let us recall that not long ago Japan Inc, the Rhineland model and other statist or corporatist varieties of capitalism were praised as a better alternative to the more market-oriented Anglo-Saxon variant of this system. Since then, based on solid empirical research, there has been a wave of deregulation of the product and labour markets, and the European Union has set itself the ambitious goals of the Lisbon Agenda.
Faced with high structural unemployment, fiscal pressures and ageing societies, many western economies have started to reform their over-extended welfare states. China and India have accelerated their growth thanks to a reduction in the political control of their economies. Central and eastern European countries show that the more market reforms you accumulate, the faster is your longer-term growth. These and other initiatives have reduced the crippling statist bias and extended the role of markets and civil society. The present crisis means we must take further measures to release entrepreneurial capitalism, offsetting declines in gross domestic product caused by the financial crisis and the legacy of attempts to manage it, especially the hugely increased public debt.
But is the financial sector an exception? Can the crisis be interpreted as a pure market failure, which requires more public intervention? It is easy to agree on the facts – increased leverage and asset bubbles in many economies, as well as serious errors made at the top of huge financial conglomerates. Symptoms, however, should not be confused with causes, and it is with respect to the causes that there is serious disagreement.
The argument that we have witnessed a pure market failure fails the most elementary tests. Financial institutions and markets operate within the macroeconomic, regulatory and political framework created and maintained by public bodies, and it is empirically not difficult to point to the serious deficiencies of this framework that contributed to the present crisis.
There is scope for further analysis of the relative contributions of the US Federal Reserve's easy monetary policy in the early 2000s and the "savings glut" in some emerging economies. With a more restrictive Fed policy (and with more disciplined fiscal policy under George W. Bush, the former US president), there would have been initially slower growth but less increase in the savings glut later, a smaller build-up of financial imbalances and, as a result, less disruption to growth.
Excess liquidity encouraged the spread of powerful short-term incentives in the financial institutions. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were largely the tools of political intervention in the US housing market. Some financial regulations might have accelerated the spread of the originate-to-distribute model, which is blamed for amplifying leverage and obscured the allocation of risks. Those EU economies that developed the most extreme housing bubbles – Britain, Ireland, Spain – stimulated demand for housing with tax breaks.
Analytically based lessons from the present crisis should focus on revisions of the macroeconomic and regulatory frameworks for financial markets that would reduce the risks of dangerous booms and the resulting busts. Policies that contribute to the emergence and growth of huge financial conglomerates – which, once in crisis, endanger the financial stability of whole countries – should be identified and eliminated.
These proposals have nothing to do with grandiose schemes for reinventing market capitalism. However, every crisis produces a shock to mass beliefs and thus may have policy consequences. In a democracy, the impact of economic crises is mediated by competing interpretations provided by intellectuals and politicians, and conveyed by the media. There is a risk that empirically dubious but emotionally attractive interpretations, which condemn markets and call for more statism, could gain ground. This would damage longer-term growth in the affected countries and could have serious geopolitical consequences if major western economies, especially the US, already burdened by the legacy of the crisis, were to succumb while China continued its reforms.
Mises, Hayek, Schumpeter, Nozick and other thinkers have noted that under democratic capitalism there are always influential intellectuals who condemn capitalism and call for the state to restrain the markets. Such an activity bears no risk and may be very rewarding. (This contrasts strongly with the consequences of criticising socialism while living under socialism.)
Dynamic, entrepreneurial capitalism has nowadays no serious external enemies; it can only be weakened from within. This should be regarded as a call to action – for those who believe that individuals' prosperity and dignity are best ensured under limited government.
The writer, a former Polish deputy prime minister and governor of the National Bank of Poland, is a professor at the Warsaw School of Economics.
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San Jose finished the game with 10 men, but held on for all three points despite a late push from the Timbers.
Bernardez netted from the spot in the 55th to open the scoring after Andrew Jean-Baptiste's foul on Shea Salinas won the home team a penalty.
Lenhart doubled the lead three minutes later.
Salinas was once again responsible for the creation of the goal, curling in a free kick from the left that Lenhart was able to slide in and get a foot on, putting it past goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts who was trying to come off his line to make the save.
Darlington Nagbe pulled one back for Portland in the 83rd, and two quick-fire yellow cards to San Jose's Marvin Chavez made for a very nervous finish for the home fans, who suddenly found their team up just one goal and down a man.
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No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise hitting PS3 and Move exclusively
Konami has announced No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise will be released exclusively on PS3 with Move functionality in the US.
Harvest Moon, Little King's Story creators jump ship to Grasshopper
Japanese game development is dead, huh? Try telling that to these guys.
Suda: Ideas for No More Heroes 3 compared to diarrhea
Suda 51 has compared the team's ideas for No More Heroes 3 like a case of diarrhea purging the body.
No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise video is the same as Wii's
The intro video for No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise was released this week, and if it looks familiar to you, it should. It's the same video released for Wii – only in lovely HD – and it's below the break courtesy of AGB. Game's out April 15 for PS3 and Xbox 360 in Japan.
Marvelous sells 50% stake in Rising Star Games
Marvelous has sold 50 percent of its stock in Rising Star Games to Intergrow, a Japanese company that handles video, PC, and mobile games.
No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise video is fun stuff
Update: We found a better version of the video, courtesy of Joystiq. Watch on. Original: Below the break is a video for No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise. It's not a very high quality one, and its in Japanese, but still, there it is anyway. Still no word on a US publisher just yet, but it's […]
No More Heroes PS360 site gets update
The updated version of No More Heroes is now a little meatier thanks to a site update today, giving more shots and a lot of blacked out, soon-to-be-filled areas. Looks as though there are going to be differences between the PS3 and 360 versions, too. It's Thanksgiving weekend, OK? Thanks, elronathon.
Ubisoft's not the US publisher for No More Heroes on PS3 and 360
Ubisoft has confirmed that it will not be the publisher of No More Heroes or Heroes' Paradise on Xbox 360 and PS3 when released in the US. "Ubisoft will not be publishing either of these versions," a company spokesperson told G4, although it still plans to publish the sequel on Wii – No More Heroes […]
No More Heroes confirmed for 360 and PS3
This week's Famitsu's confirmed Grasshopper's No More Heroes for both 360 and PS3. Check out scans on Siliconera. According to that report, the game will have new modes, Japanese voice acting – No More Heroes only had English voice acting in Japan – and will cost 5,040 yen on February 25. No idea if it's […]
No More Heroes finished with Wii until next version of the console
Grasshopper Manufacture's Goichi Suda has told 1UP that No More Heroes 2 would be the last game in the series on Wii, until the next version of the console is released. "Looking at the Wii, I think No More Heroes 2 will probably be the last iteration for this current platform," he told the site. […]
Suda - No More Heroes needs a "new platform"
Suda51's told Edge that No More Heroes needs to move past Wii if it's to flourish. "I really want to make NMH a big franchise," he said, "and with this second episode have bigger success. I'm putting a lot of care into developing this IP, as I feel there's a lot of potential. "I think […]
No More Heroes and Muramasa may make PS3 and 360
Marvelous is considering porting the likes of No More Heroes and Muramasa: The Demon Blade to Xbox 360 and PS3, Siliconera reports. In fact, the publisher appears to be looking at moving its large Wii catalogue HD-ward, if a slide in a financial presentation is to be believed. There's no detail apart from that, but […]
"No plan" for No More Heroes on other consoles
Don't own a Wii? Want to play No More Heroes? Tough. Suda51's told 1UP there are no plans to do so. "Yet". "Actually, a lot of the fans were dying to play the game on other consoles, so I think it'd be great if I could do it, but there's no plan yet," said Suda. […]
Spaceballs and Jackass: The Movie were an inspiration for No More Heroes
Goichi Suda told attendees at the Nordic Game Conference that many different films and actors inspired Grasshopper Manufature's No More Heroes – most notably Dirty Harry, Jackass: The Movie, and Spaceballs. During Suda's presentation titled "The Birth of No More Heroes", he showed films clips from movies that prompted the ideas prevalent in the game. […]
No More Heroes gets slight delay in Europe
According to this, Suda 51's No More Heroes has been put back slightly in Europe to March 14, a delay of a week. The Wii game has attracted high praise at review, but only managed to sell 40,000 in its native Japan, faring better in America with sales of 100,000. It sounds awesome, so make […]
No More Heroes was originally for Xbox 360
In this MCV article, Suda 51 says that Wii wasn't the intentional port of call for the excellent No More Heroes. Xbox 360 was where he was at, apparently. "Originally, I'd wanted to make this game for Xbox 360, actually," he said. "[Marvelous Interactive boss] Wada-san had information about the new Wii and how the […]
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BURY Football Club have joined scores of well-wishers to pass on their condolences to the family of much-loved Shakers fan Keith Freeman, who died suddenly yesterday (Sunday, January 12).
The former landlord of the Waterloo pub, in Manchester Road, had been a loyal supporter for many years.
"Keith Freeman was a fan in every sense of the word, and a great friend of the club," said a spokesman for Bury.
"Keith would often take young players under his wing, especially if they came from out of the area.
"He will be greatly missed by everyone at the JD Stadium and our deepest condolences are offered to the family and friends of a great Shaker."
Former Bury player Jamie Hoyland reiterated those sentiments.
"I remember him from my playing days, and more recently he sat just in front of me in the main stand at the JD," said Hoyland.
"He was such a lovely fella and I know he will be sadly missed by everyone connected to the club."
David Giffard, chairman of Forever Bury, said Freeman played a big part in the evolution of the supporters group, allowing them to meet at his pub and pass around a collection bucket in the club's darker days.
"It is very sad news about Keith – he was Bury FC through and through," added Giffard.
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A TEENAGE boy who has gone missing from home in Cumbria may now be in North Yorkshire, police say.
Aaron O'Keefe, 14, from Milnthorpe, was last seen in KFC in Kendal town centre at around 2pm on Wednesday.
He is white, around 6ft tall, with short light brown hair and a pale complexion. He was last seen wearing a white polo shirt, grey adidas tracksuit bottoms, a black jacket and a white baseball cap.
Police say they are concerned for his welfare due to his age and the fact he has little money with him. They say he has contacts in North Yorkshire, so could now be in the county.
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Since my post last week, I haven't had one (known) ingestion of gluten. I nearly at some tortilla chips that I assumed were safe but after a second pass at the ingredient statement, I found some white flour. To spite my faux disease, I ate a few bites of the complementary salsa with a spoon. The toughest part has been having to pass on some very tasty sweets that came my way. I sat by somewhat sullen as I watched my wife enjoy them without me.
Since, I rediscovered millet and quinoa, two great gluten free, whole grain staples as part of my GF regime, I seem to have gotten into a culinary rut with them. They're delicious, but I've had quinoa/millet, beans and salad for several nights in a row. These things suit my pallet, they're healthy, they fill me up and I know they're safely free of gluten. I've enjoyed the simplicity of this repetition but I'm a little bored with it. I'm also a little tired of studying upon everything so much.
Do any of you find yourselves in ruts of comfort with familiar gf foods that you know you can trust? Is safe and boring just easier in the long run?


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Separates (n): Jackets and pants that can be worn in different combinations, i.e., not suits. Learn it, live it.
On Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, 41, actor: Two-button wool-and-mohair jacket ($1,750) by Gucci; cotton shirt ($325) and wool tie ($185) by Ermenegildo Zegna; cotton-wool-and-silk trousers ($195) by Joseph Abboud; leather shoes ($650) by Santoni; steel Speedmaster Olympic Collection Timeless watch ($3,300) by Omega.
Since you won't have a suit tying the whole look together, keep your shirt, tie, and pocket square in the same color family.
On Dean Winters, 46, actor: Two-button wool jacket ($1,860) by Louis Vuitton; cotton shirt ($125) and silk tie ($95) by Boss Black; silk pocket square ($80) by Thomas Pink.
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Thanks for the article reference Slava. I have lightly explored the web site and wonder at the massive computing power and data input volume it takes to create it. Is it a " a tale....full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing," or can I make practical use of it? My jury is still out.
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The theory of evolution claims that all living species on Earth, past and present evolved from one another. The transformation from one species to another, according to this theory, occurred slowly and in stages. Therefore, there must have been at least several transitional forms between two successive species, exhibiting characteristics of each. For example, there must have been creatures with both gills and lungs, fins and feet, alive during the millions of years between the time that fish first left the water and became amphibians. Evolutionists call these imaginary creatures "transitional forms."
If this theory were true, there would have to be millions, even billions of such creatures that lived in the past, and some of these monstrosities must have left remains in the fossil record. But so far, the fossil record has revealed not one single transitional form. In his book The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin writes these words in his chapter entitled "Difficulties on Theory":
Why, if species have descended from other species by insensibly fine gradations, do we not everywhere see innumerable transitional forms? Why is not all nature in confusion instead of the species being, as we see them, well defined? . . . But, as by this theory innumerable transitional forms must have existed, why do we not find them embedded in countless numbers in the crust of the earth? . . . Why then is not every geological formation and every stratum full of such intermediate links? Geology assuredly does not reveal any such finely graduated organic chain; and this, perhaps, is the most obvious and gravest objection which can be urged against my theory. 254
Taking their lead from these words, evolutionist paleontologists since the 19th century have been scouring the globe in search of these transitional forms. In spite of all their efforts, they have not found any. All the findings from their research and excavations have revealed, contrary to their expectations, that living creatures appeared on Earth all at once and fully formed.
Professor G. G. Simpson is an ardent Darwinist, but he goes so far as to say: 'The absence of transitional forms is an almost universal phenomenon.' This is true of invertebrates as well as vertebrates and also of plants. He adds: 'The line making connection with common ancestry is not known even in one instance.' The rodents, he notes, appear suddenly, already equipped with their specialized gnawing teeth. As to the mammals, 'In all 32 orders of mammals, the break is so sharp and the gap so large that the origin of the order is speculative and much disputed.'255
Today, there are more than 100 million fossils in thousands of museums and collections all over the world. All these are divided from the others by definite demarcations, and all have their own unique structures. No fossils of semi-fish/semi-amphibian, semi-dinosaur/semi-bird, semi-ape/semi-human and similar life forms of the kind so optimistically expected by evolutionists have ever been unearthed. The absence of a single intermediate form among such a rich fossil record shows, not that the fossil record is lacking, but that the theory of evolution is untrue.
If we find fossils, and if Darwin's theory was right, we can predict what the rock should contain; finely graduated fossils leading from one group of creatures to another group of creatures at a higher level of complexity. The 'minor improvements' in successive generations should be as readily preserved as the species themselves. But this is hardly ever the case. In fact, the opposite holds true, as Darwin himself complained; "innumerable transitional forms must have existed, but why do we not find them embedded in countless numbers in the crust of the earth?" Darwin felt though that the "extreme imperfection" of the fossil record was simply a matter of digging up more fossils. But as more and more fossils were dug up, it was found that almost all of them, without exception, were very close to current living animals. 256
The fossil record shows that living species came into being all at once, fully formed in all their variety, and remained unchanged throughout long geological periods. A noted evolutionist paleontologist at Harvard University, Stephen Jay Gould, acknowledges this fact:
1) Stasis-most species exhibit no directional change during their tenure on earth. They appear in the fossil record looking much the same as when they disappear; morphological change is usually limited and directionless;
2) Sudden appearance-in any local area, a species does not arise gradually by the steady transformation of its ancestors; it appears all at once and "fully formed."257
In general, evolutionists deliberately use the concept of transitional forms to mislead. The term "transitional form" refers to a developing creature midway between two species with insufficient and partly formed organs. Sometimes, because they misunderstand the idea of a transitional form, Darwinists impute transitional-form characteristics to a creature that is not transitional at all. For example, the fact that one group of living creatures exhibits characteristics commonly found in another group, does not imply that the first group is a transitional form.
A fine example is the Australian platypus. This creature is a mammal but lays eggs like a reptile, and also has a beak like a duck's. Scientists call the platypus and other such animals "mosaic creatures." Noted paleontologists such as Stephen Jay Gould and Niles Eldredge state that evolutionist paleontologists do not count the platypus as an example of a transitional form.258 (See Platypus.)
254. Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species, pp.172-280.
255. Gordon Rattray Taylor, The Great Evolution Mystery, London: Abacus, Sphere Books, 1984, p. 78.
256. Francis Hitching, The Neck of the Giraffe: Where Darwin Went Wrong, New Haven: Ticknor and Fields, 1982, p. 40.
257. S.J. Gould, "Evolution's Erratic Pace," Natural History, Vol. 86, May 1977.
258. S.J. Gould & N. Eldredge, Paleobiology, Vol 3, 1977, p.147.


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The misguided few who have seen but not fallen in love with the work of Japanese master Yasujiro Ozu tend to have the same complaint: He always made the same film. Those naysayers aren't entirely off the mark. Ozu returned, time and again, to the subject of families undergoing change as one generation brushed against the next. For each film, Ozu employed the same unvarying style that captured his philosophy of filmmaking: long, fixed shots that, literally and figuratively, never looked down on his characters.
Ozu occasionally repeated himself in the stricter sense, as well. A new double-feature DVD set showcases one such instance, by pairing the 1934 silent A Story Of Floating Weeds with its 1959 remake, Floating Weeds. Telling the same story from opposite ends of Ozu's career, the two movies illustrate how he refined his style through the years. Where the '34 version features an argument involving a volley of vicious slaps (both the direct confrontation and the physical contact are rarities for Ozu), by '59, he'd reduced the moment to a few blows that are more symbolic than violent. The years burned off what little impulse for melodramatic excess he once indulged.
The story, however, remains unchanged. The title refers to a troupe of itinerant actors who travel the countryside performing a kind of low-kabuki variety show. In each, the group's leader (Takeshi Sakamoto in the original, Ganjiro Nakamura in the remake) reconnects with a long-ago lover and meets a now-grown son who knows him only as an "uncle." Enraged, the leader's current lover launches a plan to undermine the stability of the makeshift family.
With no sense of urgency and no great interest in the mechanics of plot, Ozu spends both films' run time on his characters, who ultimately become as familiar as old acquaintances. His camera's generous neutrality simply lets everyone speakor, just as often, not speakfor themselves in a way that encourages viewers to replace any impulse to judge with a desire to understand.
The set includes two informed, companionable commentary tracks. Tokyo-based film scholar Donald Richie, who literally wrote the book on Ozu, hosts the first, while Ozu admirer Roger Ebert hosts the second, summing up the director's craft in a fashion the director would doubtless be too modest to accept: "It helps us to understand what it is to be alive." Maybe that's why, exploring the same subject across 50-plus films with titles that said everything and nothing about what they contained (Tokyo Story, Late Spring, Good Morning), Ozu never ran out of material. The subject of humanity itself could ever be exhausted.


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To all the fathers out there, and to their kids, too. And that includes Godfathers and Blogfathers, I guess.
And tomorrow you get your Blogfather back … but first we have some business, four or so hours in front of the TV and the best sporting event of the year, which always ends on Fathers' Day.
By the way, when you type "father," doesn't it look wrong? It does to me.


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Knights of St. John
From Conservapedia
The Knights of St. John, also known as the Knights Hospitaller were a medieval military order. They originally cared for sick and wounded pilgrims, but gradually developed, and became an autonomous order dedicated to fighting Muslims in the Crusades. After the Holy Land was conquered my the Muslims, they relocated to Rhodes, and eventually to Malta, over which they ruled.[1]
Today, the order survives in the form of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta.


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Artisan Gardening Gloves SML/MED by Burgon & Ball. Love The Glove for discerning gardeners. Available in two sizes, this Artisan set, which is primarily blue and brown, are the smaller combination Small / Medium size. Bringing together fashion and function to give discerning gardeners a stunning choice of technical, high performance gloves. These stylish and practical gardening gloves are made from ultra-soft yet hard wearing fabric that doesn't stiffen after drying. The padded palm gives extra cushioning and protection, whilst the wrist strap allows adjustment for the snuggest fit and stops debris dropping into the glove. In addition the 2-way stretch mesh between the fingers regulates hand temperature and improves dexterity. The Artisan gloves are machine washable at 30?C. A great gift for any stylish gardener who demands a quality glove
The brand new Love the Glove range of gardening gloves has won the Gift of the Year 2015 award in the Fashion Accessories category.
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Bats held in check as Braves edged by Mets
'Real streaky' club hits into four double plays to drop four out of six
NEW YORK -- Though they might have already buried themselves too deep to overcome their deficit in the National League East race, the Braves know they could easily claim a National League Wild Card spot if they manage to produce an extended stretch of success -- something that has eluded them for nearly two months.
Since notching a season-best nine-game winning streak that concluded on July 6, the Braves have lost 19 of the 44 games that have followed. They have also managed to go 51-57 since winning 17 of this season's first 24 games.
So, maybe it shouldn't be surprising that the Braves have now lost four of six since notching a five-game winning streak exactly one week after snapping an eight-game losing streak. Their latest setback occurred on Tuesday night when another frustration-filled night for the offense resulted in a 3-2 loss to the Mets at Citi Field.
"We're real streaky," Braves third baseman Chris Johnson said. "We either get on a roll or we get on a roll the other way. It's something we've been trying to figure out all year."
Johnson accounted for two of the four double plays that hindered the Braves' bid to overcome the decisive two-run home run Juan Lagares hit off Alex Wood in the fourth inning. Wood minimized the damage to three runs as he shook off some rust during the early innings and ended up allowing just five hits over seven innings.
But Lagares' fourth home run of the season forced Wood to deal with yet another hard-luck loss. The Braves have won just twice during the current six-start stretch within which Wood has produced a 2.23 ERA.
"You can take positives and negatives from anything," Wood said. "But at the end of the day, we're only here for one reason, and that's to win as many games down the stretch as we can. When you lose when you go out there, you can't help but take responsibility because you're the guy with the ball in his hand."
While Wood continues questioning why he threw a 3-2 changeup when he knew Lagares was going to be aggressive, he certainly bore just a small percentage of the blame for the Braves, who sit 7 1/2 games behind the Nationals in the NL East and within 1 1/2 games of grabbing the second Wild Card spot.
"We've just got to keep playing," Justin Upton said. "Results are results. There's nothing we can do about that. We just need to continue to play better. We need to continue to play better baseball and try not to get too far ahead of ourselves."
Though the offense as a whole has continued to be inconsistent of late, Upton has impressed as he has batted .417 with a 1.213 OPS over the past nine games. He opened this three-game set with a three-hit performance that provided Wood some support.
Upton teamed with Freddie Freeman to notch consecutive two-out doubles in the fourth inning. He also singled to begin the seventh inning and scored on a Tommy La Stella single that followed Evan Gattis grounding into a double play.
Those two runs accounted for all that was allowed by Dillon Gee, who completed 6 2/3 innings. Gee had allowed four earned runs or more in five of his previous seven outings.
Johnson grounded into his first double play of the night after Upton walked to begin the second inning. The Braves third baseman, who has grounded into a team-high 20 double plays, also hit into a double play after Upton singled to begin the ninth against Jenrry Mejia.
Before tallying a pair of runs through Tuesday's first seven innings, the Braves had not scored more than one run through the first eight innings of any of their previous three contests.
"We had chances," Johnson said. "It's part of the game. When you put the ball in play, sometimes you hit it right at them and they turn double plays. Sometimes, you pick bad times to hit ground balls. I got a couple of sinkers down and they were good pitches. That's kind of what happens when you swing at those … you get ground balls and I'm not a speed demon."
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Like Tom Cruise in Top Gun, the "need for speed" was a high priority for the owners of a custom 101-foot motoryacht being built at Burger Boat Company. But other priorities included world-class fit and finish, seaworthiness, and state-of-the-art technology, plus finding a yard with a reputation for service and reliability. These factors, along with an immediate rapport with CEO and president David Ross, led the owners to select Burger to fulfill their desire for a distinctive American-built yacht.
When thinking of high-performance builders, Burger may not be the first name that springs to mind. But working with Donald Blount & Associates, the Burger Design Team has engineered an innovative hull shape that incorporates both hard and soft chines; the former provides the lift to deliver fast cruising speeds, while the latter softens the ride to achieve good seakeeping. Meticulous attention to structural design and extensive use of lightweight materials also contribute to her performance. Cabin soles are composite honeycomb panels, while interior bulkheads are foam-core acoustic panels. All stone, such as marble and granite, are honeycomb-backed, lightweight products. Styled by Cor D. Rover, the yacht's exterior boasts several unusually tall windows in her deckhouse and a half-dozen large rectangular ports along each side of her hull; the latter provide natural light for the full-beam master suite amidships and for a pair of guest staterooms forward of a central foyer on the lower deck. Generous freeboard at the bow should keep her foredecks dry, while a rather stately deckhouse profile belies the abundant deadrise in her hull, an essential element of her ability to make speed even in rough seas.
Generously proportioned for a yacht her size, the bridge deck features an enclosed skylounge that opens onto a semienclosed dining and entertaining area. Farther aft, a hot tub lets guests soak up the sun. And with all that, the bridge deck also accommodates a Nautical Structures davit and a Castoldi tender.
Certified by ABS, the yacht features a comprehensive monitoring and information system integrated with the electrical power system. Scheduled for launch in 2008, this high-tech, high-speed project may open yet another chapter in the Burger story.
For more information on Burger Boat Company, including contact information, click here.
This article originally appeared in the October 2007 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
A team of Incentive Federation members, led by executive director George Delta, descended on Washington, DC, on Tuesday Oct. 20, to help convince members of congress that wellness incentives must be part of health care reform.

 The day started with a symposium held from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Dirksen Senate Office Building entitled The Power of Incentives, Rewards, and Recognition in Driving American Business and Creating a Healthier Workforce, followed by afternoon meetings with staff members from the offices of Senators Charles Schumer (D-New York), Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), Richard J. Durbin (D-Illinois), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Representative Kathy Dahlkemper (D-Pennsylvania).

 The industry contingent's goals were to give a voice to the industry and educate people on Capitol Hill about incentive programs, to demonstrate how safety and wellness programs can be used to improve the health of the American workforce, and to support a measure as part of the health care reform bill to make tangible personal-property wellness awards--such as weight-loss or smoking-cessation programs--valued at up to $400 for each employee nontaxable to the employee and deductible to the employer.

 "The response exceeded my expectations," says Delta, adding that three fairly prominent players--Schumer, Hatch and Dahlkemper--are staunch supporters of wellness programs and have a commitment to them. "Generally speaking, everyone liked the idea of using incentives to drive people to use wellness programs. A couple wondered about their effectiveness, because they have a checkered past in terms of some data that show they do not work--mainly because most people fudge, saying they'll do behavior X but then don't--but all uniformly accepted the idea that incentives can be used to help structure the programs correctly around the right targets, standards and benchmarks, and then drive people to use those good and effective wellness programs."

 Adds participant Dave Peer, vice president of client services for Hinda Incentives, "Once we defined the industry and talked about how expansive it is, how it touches people, they were very responsive. But at end of day, it's just a start. We'll need consistent, repetitive effort to achieve what we want to achieve."

 Additional industry participants included Michelle Smith, vice president, O.C. Tanner; John Risberg, general counsel, Maritz; Michael Dermer, president/CEO, IncentOne; Richard Blabolil, president, Marketing Innovators; Tom Miller, president/CEO, The Miller Company; Norma Jean Knollenberg, owner of Top Brands; and Marriott International's Stephen Maselko, vice president, MI Fulfillment Services, and Stacy Milne, vice president, global incentives and gift cards. Also involved were Lee Salazar of Targa Resources and Sean Roark, vice president, PromoPros, who worked together to implement a highly successful safety program that served as a client testimonial during the Capitol Hill meetings.

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 The next step--which must be completed within a week or two to be effective--includes pulling together additional industry case studies requested by congressional staff members that document the success of wellness programs and how incentives can drive their success, specifically showing how using tangible, in-kind incentives--not cash--motivates people. These could be key to the effort's success.

 "Folks liked our message and asked us to provide additional information to help them help us make our case," says Delta. "We have a few additional meetings scheduled during the coming weeks, one with staffers on the Ways and Means Committee, and we're working on setting up something with the Congressional Budget Office, to help them correctly score the tax legislation."

 Scoring means to come up with the estimated cost of passing the legislation for revenue purposes. "Right now, wellness programs are seen as a revenue loser, but I think that's wrong," says Delta. "That's why we're trying to meet and show that at the very least they're revenue neutral. We've got three weeks to a month. We're building momentum."

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Burgos strong, but Brewers can't finish sweep
Gomez, Betancourt go back-to-back; bullpen falters in eighth
MILWAUKEE -- John Axford's May began much like his April, with one big swing and a bigger dose of frustration.
Starling Marte's two-run homer off Axford tied the game in the eighth inning and the Pirates kept going, avoiding a three-game sweep by scoring four times in the inning to beat the Brewers, 6-4, at Miller Park on Wednesday.
The loss snapped the Brewers' nine-game winning streak over the Pirates and saw Axford showered with boos from many in a crowd of 26,079. They did not sound like they cared that the Pirates' rally began with a broken-bat infield hit, or that Marte found a way to golf a fastball well below the strike zone over the fence in left-center, or that the go-ahead run scored when Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks kicked a bloop hit further into right field, or that Axford had pitched to a 1.23 ERA and a .192 opponents' batting average over his eight previous appearances.
They booed the bottom line instead: Six home runs off Axford in 11 1/3 innings, two blown saves, an 0-3 record and a 10.32 ERA.
"Fans are fans," Axford said. "I know what I can do, I know what I've accomplished here, even if they forget about it. I've thrown well recently, and put together with the last few years I've been here -- I don't mean to toot my own horn, but it's better than a lot of other relievers around in the league.
"It's a short-term memory for a lot of fans. Obviously, they forget what I've done in the past, and it's easy for them to do. Right now, I'm just going to keep trying to get the job done."
Brewers starter Hiram Burgos pitched seven quality innings, Carlos Gomez and Yuniesky Betancourt hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth and Ryan Braun and Jean Segura added an RBI apiece as Milwaukee built a 4-2 lead and moved within six outs of their 13th series sweep of the Pirates at Miller Park in the past seven seasons.
Axford quickly saw the lead slip away. Pinch-hitter Travis Snider led off the eighth with an infield single before Marte dropped the barrel of his bat at a low fastball on the inner half and sent it over the wall in left-center field. It was a much better pitch than the one the Rockies' Dexter Fowler hit precisely one month earlier, spoiling Axford's Opening Day outing.
The Brewers won that game, but were not as fortunate on Wednesday.
Jose Tabata kept the Pirates' rally going with a single, and after Axford recorded the inning's first two outs, Brandon Inge hit a blooper to shallow right field. Not only could Weeks not catch it, but he couldn't glove the bounce, either, instead kicking the ball farther into right field for an error that allowed the go-ahead run to score.
With Axford out of the game and Michael Gonzalez in, Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez added insurance with an RBI single that capped a four-run inning. Alvarez also homered, as the Pirates snapped their eight-game losing streak at Miller Park.
"It's a start," Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said. "But we don't make it as big as everyone else. The guys who weren't here don't feel the baggage. They hear the noise -- and after you've listened to the noise for a while, you know what you have to do to stop it."
Axford, meanwhile, was stumped.
"All four of the pitches that were hits appeared to be out of the zone," he said. "In all honesty, I went back and looked at the tape, too, and the one to Marte was on the plate but it was below his knees, it was down and it even had a little run on it. … It's tough. You have to give credit where credit is due, and the Pirates hitters did a good job."
He referred to it as "my bad luck today."
Judging by the boos, some fans did not see it that way.
"I don't think it's necessarily fair," manager Ron Roenicke said. "This guy has been pitching well for us, and if you look at what he's done for the last three years, if you compare him to other people in the league -- pretty good. I still obviously like him a lot, and every time I put him out there, I think he's going to do a good job."
For seven innings, it appeared the Brewers would make it 10 wins in a row against their favorite division rival. Burgos allowed only two runs on four hits in seven innings, while Braun put the Brewers on the board with a first-inning single and Gomez and Betancourt hit back-to-back pitches for home runs and a 3-1 lead in the fourth.
The Pirates made their hits against Burgos count -- Alvarez hit a 2-and-2 changeup for a solo home run and a 1-1 tie in the second, and Michael McKenry hit a 2-and-2 slider for another solo homer in the seventh that cut the Brewers' lead to 3-2.
"The second [home run], I have to do a better job of following the catcher, going through the scouting reports and all that to know which guy is hitting," said Burgos, who shook off catcher Jonathan Lucroy's initial call. "I take all the blame on that one."
Brewers shortstop Segura extended Milwaukee's lead to 4-2 with a run-scoring single in the seventh -- giving him a hit in 20 of his 25 games this season -- before Axford struggled in the eighth.
"I think the way we've been playing, everybody still feels good about what's going on," Roenicke said. "It's always hard when you have a lead going into the late innings and you give it up. Those things happen. We bounce back."
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 22/3/2013 (1609 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
It was last year, as Bourkevale Community Centre was preparing to celebrate its 60th anniversary, that club vice-president Tom Brodbeck -- yes, that Tom Brodbeck -- came upon a priceless treasure of documents.
At least the two historic club binders that time almost forgot were priceless to him. One was pulled from a filing cabinet in the canteen, near where a black-and-white photo of the 1957-58 Bourkevale Bruins Playground C provincial champions hangs proudly from the wall. The other was in a box in a basement closet.
When the man who's better known as the Winnipeg Sun's lead columnist blew the dust off, he discovered the minutes from the founding meetings -- page after loose-leaf page, handwritten at first, that detail the struggles of a post-Second World War St. James group of volunteers to create a place for area kids like me.
The binders also suggested something else Brodbeck already believed about Winnipeg's community centres.
As far as he knows, there's nothing quite like them in any other big Canadian city. Certainly not in his native Montreal, where the city owned and operated community centres. The difference is, in Winnipeg, the city offers a small grant, owns the land and building that Bourkevale sits on, but doesn't have a key to the clubhouse.
The real key is who does -- the volunteers who run the place.
That's what Brodbeck sees as uniquely Winnipeg. He recalls what it was like reading the minutes and newsletters from the late 1940s and early '50s, when community leaders were trying to find enough money and create enough interest to build a clubhouse for their children.
"You kind of feel like you're back in history, that there are people doing the same things we're doing," Brodbeck said. "Except they're pioneers."
Pioneers such as the late Bob Pyne, an area parent and war veteran who loaned the club the $500 that allowed the board to purchase a piece of surplus military housing that became Bourkevale's clubhouse.
Jim Carson had just turned six, but he still remembers that December day in 1952 when the building was towed from the airport to the foot of Ferry Road.
Today, Carson is the general manager of the Central Corydon Community Centre, an amalgamation of the River Heights, Crescentwood and Sir John Franklin centres, and what seems to be the new model of sports and recreation delivery the City of Winnipeg wants.
Carson, who will retire at the end of the year, fears for the survival of the volunteer model. Despite the astonishing support the three centres he oversees receives from hundreds of volunteers donating thousands of hours, he sees the overall number of volunteers ebbing more than flowing.
He says many people would rather pay to hire coaches and other community centre services than volunteer. Paying coaches, he believes, would change the nature of community centres.
"Everyone has a coach they fondly remember as kids," Carson says.
Gary Watkins, whose face when he was little is featured in the photo of the provincial champion Bourkevale team that hangs on the clubhouse wall, still remembers his coach, Dave Green, that way. But Watkins laments how empty the outdoor ice is now. What he remembers most fondly is the rink boards being lined with parents, cheering their kids.
I remember that, too, but now that I'm older, what I remember most vividly is Art Moir, the volunteer who flooded the rink late at night after we finished playing on it.
Carson, who has the same memory, worries about the future, particularly the potential move away from the original volunteer model.
"I think we would lose who we are and who we still are. In some ways, you lose the sense of community. My fear is what was meant to be is going to disappear."
Back at Bourkevale, Brodbeck remains optimistic, even as some clubs fail through lack of interest.
"I think they'll survive despite the challenges," he says of the volunteer model.
What gives him hope is the history he found in the Bourkevale binders, particularly the newsletters down through the decades and dire warnings of the club closing if more volunteers weren't found.
"You read newsletters from the 1970s and you go, 'Nothing has changed.' "
In a way, though, almost everything has changed. But what gives me hope is people like Tom Brodbeck -- and Bob Pyne before him -- who personify what makes this city and its community centres unique. Our seemingly never-ending spirit of giving. Our blood, sweat and frozen tears.
For more photos and Bourkevale club history click here.


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The Capital Leadership Award
Thanks to the generosity of ONU alumni Cheryl McCain Mason, BA '86, and Brett Mason, BSEE '86, the colleges of Arts & Sciences and Engineering are pleased to announce the Capital Leadership Award. The Capital Leadership Award is designed to assist qualified Arts & Sciences and Engineering students in paying for expenses associated with internships and co-operative experiences in the Washington, D.C., area. For simplicity, hereafter the term internship will be used to refer to both types of experiential education experiences.
Submission deadline
Submit the complete application by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2016.
You are eligible to apply for this award if you can answer yes to each of the questions below.
- Is your primary academic affiliation with either the Getty College of Arts & Sciences or the T.J. Smull College of Engineering?
- Do you currently possess a GPA of 2.75 or better?
- Do you intend to complete an internship within the greater Washington, D.C., area?
- Have you spoken to your academic advisor, and does he or she approve of your intent to complete this internship?
- Will you have completed 30 or more semester credit hours by the time you begin your internship?
- Will you have at least one semester remaining on campus after you complete your internship?
Once you have confirmed your eligibility, click here to access the online application.
Past award recipients
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Students selected for this award must maintain their 2.75 or better overall GPA until the beginning of the internship. If the overall GPA drops below 2.75 after the student has been selected for the award but before he or she begins the internship, that student's application may be re-evaluated.
Students selected for this award must complete the internship or return the awarded funds.
Students selected for this award must share their experiences with the ONU community through an approved presentation or activity by the end of the semester following the internship or return the awarded funds.
Any questions?
Please contact one of the members of the Capital Leadership Award committee.
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Light from Africa
As well as serving a functional purpose, the art of pottery is rooted in the culture of many South Africans. Working with clay is a way to express our heritage, identity and creativity. It's also a way to stimulate healing and confidence, which is why the Light from Africa Foundation in Cape Town runs a programme of pottery lessons and clay therapy for orphaned and vulnerable children. more
Touring Cape Town's art galleries
A Cape Town art tour will take you through the city's mix of historic art institutions and its trendy, edgy, art and design studios. From Kloof Street to Khayelitsha, you'll find artists and galleries that express the multiple identities that make-up cosmopolitan Cape Town. more


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Kasey Kahne's victory in last Sunday's Lenox Industrial Tools 301 might have seemed like a yawner, but it sure did tighten up the battle for NASCAR's two wild-card spots in the postseason Chase.
The victory put the young Hendrick Motorsports driver in a good position in the wild card race. With two wins and seven races to go, Kahne is the only driver with more than one win who is not in the Top 10.
"I feel good about where we're at now," said Kahne after Sunday's event. "We just have to stay consistent, stay after it, and keep putting ourselves in position to win a couple more races."
Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano each have one win and are making their presence known in the wild-card battle. So, does a second victory give Kahne a secure feeling going forward?
"You probably never have enough wins," Kahne said. "I think three would put you in a real good spot. Two helps, but three would put you in a real good spot."
Kahne's competitors don't feel that two wins will take any pressure off anyone in the wild-card battle.
"When I look at those wild-card guys that are running - they have to win their way in," said third-place finisher Clint Bowyer.
A single win or a single point can make or break a team's season. At this point, Carl Edwards is sitting in 11th place in the standings but does not have a win. A win would certainly change things for his team. However, there are several challenging racetracks to go, and anyone can make a comeback.
"It's never too early to worry about points," continued Bowyer. "We're talking about points in Daytona. The almighty point is so important to making that Chase."
In fact, some drivers still believe that teams that have not visited Victory Lane yet can still capture a wild-card berth before the last race in Richmond in September.
"They always have chances to win races," chimed in Sunday's runner-up Denny Hamlin. "With our format, you know, all you need to do is win races."
Aside from the teams with one win that are outside the Top 10 in points, many feel that a driver like Jeff Gordon can still get on a roll and make the postseason.
"I still think right now, Jeff Gordon is another team you're not going to count out until it's two races to go or one race to go and he hasn't got a win," continued Hamlin.
So, Kahne's victory might have been a big momentum builder for the final sprint to the finish of the regular season, still, there are several other drivers who have not given up hope of making a late-season run and capturing the wild-card position. Over the next few weeks, it might be more interesting to keep an eye on the teams outside the Top 10. That's where the real racing will be taking place.
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Oh Shenandoah,
I long to see you,
Away you rolling river.
Oh Shenandoah,
I long to see you,
Away, I'm bound away,
'Cross the wide Missouri.
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Dog-friendly Hinton & 1 People
This cluster of holiday cottages lies in the picturesque 6 acres of grounds of Hinton Grange, a former hotel now lived in by the owners. The Drake Studio is semi-detached whilst The Campbell Cottage is terraced. Both have accommodation on ground floor level.
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Buffalo FireStix: Red Hot Name for a New High-End Memoryby Wesley Fink on 7/22/2004 12:05 AM EST
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rahzim - Sunday, July 25, 2004 - linkHi,
Just had a few questions about overclocked/high performance ddr ram in general. Im about to build a computer waiting for the msi neo2 mb and want fast memory for it. Only thing is i read that most of the memory im looking at namely DDR550 is overclocked and wont actually run at that speed unless you overclock the fsb.
Is it just a matter of setting the timings and voltages in the mb bios to get the ram to perform at ddr550 speeds, or do i also need to adjust the fsb? Will I have any trouble getting speeds around pc4400 with a nforce3 250 chipset / athlon fx 53? Reply
IkeEisenhower - Saturday, July 24, 2004 - linkI dunno about awful names, there seems to be a sub-trend of names that seem to denote product suitability for the "just okay" mediocre PC you get tricked into building for your cousin or some distant friend... e.g.:
Foxconn Athlon motherboards,
Albatron's "Proll" (Prole?) mobos,
Powmax PSUs,
XFX video cards,
Firestix memory,
so on and so forth, they just SOUND right... Reply
BlackMamba - Thursday, July 22, 2004 - linkI love these awful names for memory products. :) Reply
Bozo Galora - Thursday, July 22, 2004 - linkOff topic, but the blue/grey before white page load is still happening (Firefox .0.9.2)
Man, these timely reviews are coming like a
waterfall.(Wesly is the best)
Are we spiffing up the site for a possible sale?? Reply
johnsonx - Thursday, July 22, 2004 - linkIsn't Jolly Rancher going to be upset about Buffalo using their name? I don't see them much anymore, but I'm pretty sure Firestix is what Jolly Rancher called their firey-hot cinnamon candy sticks. I mostly see the small bite-size ones now, but the sticks still exist as far as I know.
Zebo - Thursday, July 22, 2004 - linkExcellent article thanks:)
Little secret for my anandtech friends..Go the Circut City and they have the same ram labled as kingston value ram PC3200 for $68-$99 for 512 depending on the day..
You mustlook through the boxes which are clear plastic until you find one with "Hynix BT-D43" chips labeled as such... Just awesome and found on expensive PC4200 modules...as you see.
Calin - Thursday, July 22, 2004 - linkI love the colored bar for the memory in discussion. It makes reading the article much more enjoyable Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Thursday, July 22, 2004 - linkFixed :) Reply
TrogdorJW - Thursday, July 22, 2004 - linkHey, the new graphs are great. One small problem, though. All the graph images are 450x450, but the HTML is specifying a 450x337 size, so they're getting a little squished vertically. Reply


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Christmas gifts for grieving families in Syria
Monday, December 16, 2013
Displaced Christian families in Syria who have lost loved ones in acts of persecution and other violence are to receive a special offering this Christmas, thanks to the benefactors of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).
The Catholic charity for persecuted and other suffering Christians has agreed to an aid package of nearly $53,800 which will be divided between 215 families who this Christmas are grieving close relatives killed in the conflict now raging for almost three years.
As the bitter cold winter in Syria deepens, the help is urgently needed for shelter, food and medicine for the families, many of which fled their homes after their towns and villages came under fire.
The families, many of whose homes and livelihoods came under attack, are receiving help from Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregorios III of Antioch.
The Damascus-based patriarch, who believes the families' deceased relatives are worthy of the title 'martyrs,' stressed the need to provide help as many are homeless and dependent on family and friends to provide temporary shelter.
Speaking to ACN, the Patriarch said, "Many of those we are helping are very afraid. They are exhausted, having had to leave everything behind to find safety."
"We are very thankful to ACN for these gifts of help for our people who are suffering so much at this time."
The patriarch said some displaced families were living with relatives but others had nowhere to go and were dependent on rent money for temporary accommodation.
A number of the families are suffering trauma after attacks in which they were either caught in the crossfire or specifically targeted as Christians who refused to abandon their faith in the face of demands from armed extremists.
With reports that up to nine million Syrians are either internally displaced or living as refugees abroad, Aid to the Church in Need has this year prioritized help for people in desperate need of help.
Regina Lynch, ACN projects director, said, "This project is very dear to our hearts. The suffering of Christians and others has if anything got worse."
This aid is only the latest in a series of grants that have been made by ACN to the crisis-stricken people in Syria over the past several weeks.
These include urgent assistance in support of the work of priests, Sisters and lay people ministering to people in crisis in Aleppo and Damascus.
Further aid, totaling $20,400, went in support of Iraqi Christians who have fled to Turkey.
With pictures of grieving Christians from the Middle East and ACN aid being distributed in Syria (archive images © ACN)


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The Noble family visits Lesotho in 2010. The family's trip inspired the Hope School Lesotho Project. Photo courtesy of Bill and Nan Noble
Bill Noble signed up for a two-year commitment. Two decades later, at 44, the former Peace Corps volunteer is still giving back to the nation he once served.
While passion for global service motivated him to volunteer abroad, friendship led to a lifelong connection to the African nation of Lesotho. Through letter writing and phone calls, Noble stayed in touch with David Kiwanuka, headmaster of the school where he had worked.
In 2009, Kiwanuka shared stories with Noble about a school he had established for students who are turned away from a high-achieving magnet school. A year later, Noble and his wife, Nan, 41, decided to travel to a city near Mafeteng, Lesotho, and reconnect with the headmaster. He was able to take a sabbatical from his job as a professor of genome sciences at the University of Washington.
The Queen Anne residents admired Kiwanuka's dedication to teaching. However, after spending time at his school, they were both disturbed by the poor conditions.
"The students were working out of dilapidated, temporary buildings made of metal stapled together," Bill said. "It seemed like they needed some money."
Inspired by the students' commitment to education, the couple knew they wanted to make a change. A few years later, they found a solution.
Loans for global good
After doing some research, the couple decided to launch a loan program.
"We're not in a position to just give money. This seemed like a really doable way to help," Nan said.
With some advice from accountants and attorneys, they created a three-part plan with a goal to build eight classrooms and a hall by June. Each phase costs about $50,000, for a total sum of $159,000; they are just entering phase two.
"It's a lot of money," Nan said. "But it's not an amount that we cannot conceive of."
Miles Yanick, a Seattle attorney who helped the couple with the legal logistics, explained that the project is a hybrid between investment and charity work. The loans carry a low interest rate, and the investor gets to contribute to a social cause.
However, he clarified that like any investment, there is a degree of uncertainty involved.
"People will only get repaid if the school makes money," the attorney said. "There's always that chance of risk."
The success of Hope English Medium High School (HEMHS) depends on student enrollment. Public education stops after elementary school in Lesotho, and school fees, along with miners' salaries, will help repay the loans.
HEMHS is more accessible and affordable than most schools. It is located where most of the students' families live, and it is not a boarding school. Still, Noble said many children are unable to pay for school.
Despite the school's growing enrollment from about 60 to 500 since 2209, there is no guarantee it will continue.
However, the Nobles feel confident the investment risk is worth the potential reward. They said it's not a matter of "if" the loans will be returned; it's a matter of when the students will start to learn in a better place.
"The school will be successful," Bill affirmed. "Those [loan] fees will be paid."
If all goes as planned, nine years from now every investor will be repaid with an interest rate of 0.84 percent. The timing plays a key role for the Nobles, who want their money back before their two kids, Scout, 7, and Jack, 9, start college.
"We understand that, like us, investors want to make an impact on different social causes at different times in their lives," Nan said.
The Nobles are not the only ones trying to make a meaningful difference with loans.
Seattle Waldorf School is using a similar model to raise $3 million for a building expansion. Tracy Bennett, the school head of administration, said this strategy allows families to contribute and get something in return.
"It's a win-win situation," Bennett said.
Goal in sight
While the scope of the Nobles' project is long-term, the couple said the finite goal makes it more tangible. They add that photographs of the construction progress and project updates are motivating.
"It's going to take some time, but it's worth it," Nan said.
They are passionate and excited, yet realistic. Both agree that setting reasonable expectations is essential to the project's success.
"There's a standard and not much in the way of resources. Almost all construction is cinder block with steel reinforcement," Bill said.
Nan added, "Their school buildings are never going to look like ours. I could come up with the grand plans, but the director has longer-term ideas."
Today, the school is functional. But the Nobles explained that, with Lesotho's high elevation and mountainous surroundings, it is an inadequate learning environment.
"The sooner we get them out of those metal shacks, the better," Nan said.
Since the construction takes place in Africa and most investors live in the Seattle area, trust plays a large role in the project. Noble explained that headmaster Kiwanuka bridges the gap.
"It's a challenge because we do not have the time to oversee the project, and you cannot just send money to a random person," Bill said. "But I trust David, and that makes all the difference."
With emotional connections and experience in the area, the couple explained that they see significant need in Lesotho. Between widespread poverty, a lack of basic infrastructure and a growing HIV epidemic, Lesotho is a highly at-risk population, especially for children.
However, Bill referred to education as the "social vaccine" and a way to address all of the problems at once.
"We see education as something we can do something about, and it moves everything else in the right direction," he said.
Ultimately, the couple agreed that after seeing the need for change, in combination with their personal ties to Lesotho, taking action was no longer an option.
As Nan put it, "We asked ourselves, how could we not take this step?"
Looking forward
Next month, the couple will visit the school to see the construction in person. They plan to take pictures and film the groundwork not only to communicate progress to investors but also gain additional support.
Fund-raising is top priority. About $100,000 is still needed, and the Nobles explain that sometimes the most difficult part is getting the word out.
The Nobles hope that their commitment to service will inspire their children to be "global citizens." On a recent afternoon at their home, as Scout and Jack played with an iPad, they showed little surprise at their parents' new project.
With a wide grin ,Nan said, "They're just like, yeah, Mom and Dad are starting another project. No big deal."
To get involved with the Hope School Lesotho Project visit www.facebook.com/HopeHighSchoolLesotho. To learn more about the school, visit www.hope-highschool.org.
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TSA Pre✓™ Application Center Now Open in Greenville
Travelers in Greenville now have more options to apply for expedited screening
GREENVILLE, SC — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced the official opening of an application site in Greenville for TSA Pre✓™, an expedited screening program that allows travelers to leave on their shoes, light outerwear and belt, keep their laptop in its case and keep 3-1-1 compliant liquids/gels bag in a carry-on bag.
TSA is currently in the process of expanding to more than 300 application centers across the country.
The TSA Pre✓™ application process allows U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to go through a pre-enrollment process online at www.TSA.gov/tsa-precheck and visit an application center to provide biographic information (e.g. name, date of birth, address, etc.), fingerprints, valid required identity and citizenship/immigration documentation and an application fee of $85 for a five-year membership.
"This new application process will greatly increase the availability of TSA Pre✓™ benefits to a broader population of travelers nationwide," said TSA Administrator John S. Pistole. "TSA Pre✓™ is enabling us to move away from a one-size-fits-all approach to transportation security, as we look for more opportunities to provide the most effective security in the most efficient way."
According to Dave Edwards, President & CEO of the GSP Airport District, "The opening of the local TSA Pre✓™ Application Center will further enhance the customer service experience at GSP International Airport. In addition to the convenience offered by this new program, passengers can look forward to the added convenience of a consolidated screening checkpoint made possible with the completion of WINGSPAN, the airport's $115 million terminal renovation program now under way."
Once approved, travelers will receive a Known Traveler Number (KTN) and will have the opportunity to utilize TSA Pre✓™ lanes at security checkpoints at more than 115 participating airports on nine major U.S. airlines including: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways and Virgin America.
More than 30 million passengers have experienced TSA Pre✓™ since October 2011.
As always, TSA continues to incorporate random and unpredictable security measures throughout the airport and no individual will be guaranteed expedited screening.
Additional program information and how to enroll can be found at http://www.tsa.gov/tsa-precheck.
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Q. I cannot believe I am writing to you. I read your column all of the time and thought I would never have an issue. I have one now and after I read your piece on conferences I had a nightmare myself. It was not with the teacher, she was wonderful, it was with another parent. Apparently the parent who had her conference after mine, listened to my whole conference about my child. I do not even have a difficult child, but she and her husband listened to us talk about my family's problems this year and my child's reactions to those problems. Then, she, the other mom, went and told everyone about these issues. Now, I know she was listening because I heard her gasp at the end of my conference when I revealed something very personal to the teacher. This was when I ended my conference and left. It is already done, so what would you do if this were you as the teacher and if you were me? I cannot believe someone would do such a thing.
A. There are many aspects of your story that trouble me, and I am so sorry the other parents listened in on your conference. It sounds like you were discussing something very personal. Most parents wait in another room out of earshot, but many schools have physical layouts that make total privacy almost impossible. Usually, you have to rely on the parents to help give each other privacy. I honestly cannot believe a husband and wife would listen and then gasp at what they heard. This is terrible. Of course, the fact that the other mom then gossiped to others is even worse.
If I were you as a parent, I would probably talk to the teacher privately but I doubt I would ever talk to that other parent. Remember, you are not in school with her. She should respect you, but that does not mean she will. She obviously didn't.
As the teacher, I would talk to the other mom in private to make sure she understands that in schools, we must honor the privacy of the children and their families. This means that adults should not gossip because they are harming a child's reputation. When they understand this, adults tend to back off, but we cannot decide how other adults will behave. We can only ask. After that, I would make sure this other parent did not learn any other information she might "share."
Q. When are letter grades, like A, B, C, D, and F, used in your elementary schools and when do you think they should be used so kids understand percentages and how those apply to grades?
A. My district uses letter grades beginning in second grade. I think it is an appropriate time to start using and working with percentages which is what those letter grades are meant to explain. Many school districts prefer number systems that are very similar to letter grades, and teachers still work with percentages they can show at conferences and throughout the year. The most important thing to communicate with parents and students is the overall performance of the child on grade level work over time. Either system works.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the area now within the Custer Battlefield National Cemetery, in the State of Montana, shall hereafter be known as the "Custer Battlefield National Monument", under which name this national monument shall be entitled to receive and to use all moneys heretofore or hereafter appropriated for the Custer Battlefield National Cemetery.
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YADOYA Guesthouse Green
YADOYA Guesthouse for Backpackers
Cheap hostel in Nakano, west of Tokyo.
4min from Shinjuku by JR. Good location, nice and safe area.
In Nakano, there are shopping center "Broadway" which is very famous place of Sub-culture. You can find interesting thing if you like Manga, Anime, other pop culture of Japan.
And also there are a lots of nice and reasonable restaurants, shops, bars, Karaoke open till late at night. There are nice park and shrine in walking distance.
We have Dorm rooms, starting from 2300yen/person.
Twin room from 2,700yen/person.
Double room from 2,800yen/person.
All staff speak English and some staff speak Spanish and Chinese.
We are so glad to help your stay in Tokyo.
Our services
* Bed sheets
* Rental Towel (100-200yen)
* Wireless LAN (Free)
* Internet PC (100yen/30min)
* Print (10yen/page)
* Bicycle rental (500yen/day)
* Discount on French style sandwiches at YADO Café
* Ticket booking help (Ghibli museum, concert, etc.)
* Luggage storage (Free till 18:00 after check out; 200yen/day/bag)
* Hair drier (Rental)
* Clothes iron
* TV in the common room
* English and Spanish speaking staff
Event and experience
* Kimono try
* Tea Ceremony
* Shodo (Japanese calligraphy)
*From Nakano station (by train):
4min to Shinjuku station
10min to Harajuku station
12min to Shibuya station
13min to Mitaka station (Ghibli Museum)
14min to Ikebukuro station
23min to Roppongi station
35min to Asakusa station
45min to Maihama station (Tokyo Disney Resort)
1hour 10min to Kamakura station
Not available
* No laundry machine and dryer. However, coin-laundry is available in 2min walk from the hostel, which is also a nice and cozy local public bath (Sento).
* No Smoking in the room or in any of our facility. There is a smoking area in front of 7eleven, which is located across from our hostel.
* No room with private toilet and shower.
* No Parking. (There are coin parking spaces around the hostel)
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- Adaptors
- Air Conditioning
- Bicycle hire
- Bicycle parking
- Book Exchange
- Breakfast Not Included
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Not Accepted
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Fridge/Freezer
- Hair Dryers
- Hot Showers
- House Keeping
- Internet Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Linen Included
- Luggage Storage
- Microwave
- Mini Supermarket
- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Playstation
- Reception (limited hours)
- Taxes included
- Towels For Hire
- Vending Machines
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 2 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
Check in hours : 14:00-20:00. Check out time : 11:00 Office hour : 10:00-20:00 ☺We will help you to check in after hours if you could let us know in advance. Please let us know what time you will arrive to our office.
We require 48 hours notice for cancellation or any changes to your reservation prior to your scheduled arrival, otherwise we will charge a cancellation fee as below.
No Charge
If you can inform us 2 days before your reservation date, we won't charge any cancellation fee.
50% Charge
50% of the room rate shall be charged if you inform us 1 day before your arrival date.
100% Charge
100% of the room rate shall be charged if you inform us on the date you are supposed to check-in.
Refundable Key Deposit is 1000yen/key/person, must be 1 person 1 key.
No elevator!
Front desk hours are from 10:00 to 20:00, check in hours are from 15:00 to 20:00, check out time is before 11:00.
Front desk may close during our cleaning hours, which means no staff at front desk, if you want to drop your luggage before check in, please let us know in advance.
Late check in is possible, must be inform us 2 days in advance, and provide us your flight/bus/train information, such as arrival time to Tokyo, and estimate arrival time for check in. If no contact during our front desk hours, we may thinking it is a NO SHOW case, and we will cancel your whole booking without any notification.
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
✰From Narita airport
➷Easiest way (3,260yen / 94mins)
① Take Narita Express (NEX) to Shinjuku station (90mins)
② Change to JR-Chuo-line to Nakano station (4min)
→Check the timetable of NEX from
➷Reasonable way (2,690yen / 60mins)
① Take Keisei-sky-liner to Nippori station (36mins)
② Change to JR-Yamamote-line to Shinjuku station (20mins)
③ Change to JR-Chuo-line to Nakano station (4mins)
→Check the timetable of Keisei-sky-liner from
➷Cheapest way (1,260yen / 94mins)
① Take Keisei-line to Nippori station (70mins)
② Change to JR-Yamamote-line to Shinjuku station (20mins)
③ Change to JR-Chuo-line to Nakano station (4mins)
➷By Limousine Bus (3150yen / 120mins )
① The bus arrives in front of Shinjuku station (116mins)
② Change to JR-Chuo-line to Nakano station (4mins)
→It's nice to take bus to see the view of Tokyo.
✰From Haneda airport
➷Easiest way (1,200yen / 75mins)
Take Limousine bus from Haneda airport straight to Nakano
(The bus stop is at the north exit of Nakano station)
➷Fastest and reasonable way (610yen / 44mins)
① Take Keikyu Express to Shinagawa station (20min)
② Change to Yamanote-line to Shinjuku station (20min)
③ Change to Chuo-line to Nakano station (4min)
✰From Nakano station to YADOYA Guesthouse for Backpackers
➷Please check the map which is placed in the photos at first,we recommand guests to print the map and bring it with them.
① Take south exit of Nakano station.
② You will find the pedestrian crossing big street on your right side.
③ Walk along with this crossing. You will find "Fujiya" cake shop at the entrance of arcade.
④ Please keep walking along with this arcade, passing MacDonald's on the way.
⑤ Keep walking along this arcade straight for another 3blocks.
⑥ When you get to the end of arcade, there is an intersection call "Nakano-Gosaro". DO NOT across the street, then turn left.
⑦ When you turn left, you will see the Post office on your left.
⑧ Please keep walking on straight passing this post office.
⑨ On your left, there is a small parking a lot and you will see 7-eleven on your right.
⑩ YADOYA Guesthouse office is right across from 7-eleven.
Located Near
☆Near by YADOYA Guesthouse
7-Eleven and Farm Do Supermarket, where you can find fresh and cheap veggies or food are located within 10sec walk from Yadoya Guesthouse for Backpackers!
Please check before you make reservation:
*No Smoking in the room or in any of our facility. There is a smoking area in front of 7eleven, which is located across from our hostel.
*We accept cash in Japanese only. ATM is very close.