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WINNIPEG — The City of Glendale, Ariz., has authorized its city manager to cut a deal worth up to US$25 million with the NHL to cover losses and keep the Phoenix Coyotes playing in the city's Jobing.com Arena next season, but a sandstorm is immediately on the horizon.
The Goldwater Institute, a conservative taxpayer watchdog group, is ready to get into court in the next few days to mix it up with the city.
Goldwater attorney Carrie Ann Sitren told the Free Press in an email late Wednesday night that could happen as early as Friday.
"We plan to file something soon in the context of our pending public records lawsuit against Glendale," Sitren said.
The group took the city to court in 2009 and gained traction over hidden documents and the city's lack of openness in the Coyotes affair. It further objects to public money being included in the proposed deal to save the Coyotes.
Sitren said earlier Wednesday that no lawsuit can be filed against Glendale's plan to spend the $25 million until the money is spent, but now it appears the group has found a way to act more swiftly.
As well, a Globe and Mail report said that the Goldwater Institute believes the authorization of city manager Ed Beasley to make a deal with the NHL violates Arizona law.
The state's gift law forbids communities from giving excessive subsidies to private business without an obvious benefit to taxpayers.
In separate memorandums of understanding (MOU) both groups vying for the Coyotes purchase, Chicago sports mogul Jerry Reinsdorf and Ice Edge Holdings LLC, have multiple contributions of city cash, be they from parking fees or from the "community facilities district" (CFD) to be established around the arena.
Reinsdorf's MOU was approved last month; Ice Edge's was not.
"It certainly sounds like there's a potential subsidy issue, but taxpayers can't sue at this point," Sitren said. "Cities are not supposed to take these kinds of risks."
Consent for Beasley was one thing, but more challenges and landmines lay ahead despite the city council's 7-0 vote on Tuesday.
For starters, Beasley has a short time frame to try to satisfy the NHL's requirement that not a dollar more of league money goes into backstopping the team's operational losses.
The city agreed to spend up to $25 million to keep the franchise for the upcoming season if the NHL is stuck with it for 2010-11.
Having bought the team out of bankruptcy last fall, the NHL owned the Coyotes through the 2009-10 season. It demanded the hefty guarantee from the city in case a sale is not completed and the league is left to operate the team again next season - the least-preferred option of NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.
In the meantime, the clock is ticking towards the June 30 date on which the NHL may sell and/or move the money-losing team.
This week, the city must come up with the $25 million to back the agreement with the league.
Past that hurdle, the city is at an awkward juncture with two bidding parties, both of which have been in and out of negotiations in recent weeks.
Ice Edge's proposed MOU was voted down by council last month and many blamed back-room politicking by the NHL. Ice Edge was asked to return to the process late last week, but called a halt to the reopened discussion on Monday when it couldn't be assured that Glendale would talk exclusively to Ice Edge.
Exclusivity is a bit of a ruse at this stage of the game, with the city under growing pressure to find a buyer, any buyer, that will keep the team in Arizona, and NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed on Tuesday night that both the Reinsdorf and Ice Edge groups remain in the running.
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FLORENCE, S.C. – The Saint Leo softball team (14-15) closed out the Francis Marion Invitational with a 6-2 loss to the Armstrong Atlantic Pirates (20-6), Sunday afternoon from the Freedom Florence Softball Complex. The region loss handed the Lions their fifth-straight defeat.
Saint Leo posted eight hits on the afternoon, including a 2-for-2 performance from Sarah Boyd. Elysha Agen also delivered on a pair of singles for the Lions, and Brittany Yates cracked her 10th home run of the season. Jaime Walker, Ana Castillo, and Amber Martyn also collected hits. In the loss, the Lions left nine players on base.
For the first time in the invitational the Lions were picked as the visitors. Still, the bats could not get rolling as they held scoreless over the first six innings. Unfortunately, that didn't hold true for the Pirates' bats connecting on 10 hits and scoring all their runs over their first four frames.
Armstrong used two hits in the second inning to score their first run, as well scoring two runs in the third and three runs in the fourth inning.
Saint Leo left runners on base in each of the first six innings, but Yates turned that around in the final frame when she blasted her 10th home run of the season and 23rd of her career to make the score 6-2.
Saint Leo will now begin home, spring break action on Wednesday, March 17 as Francis Marion comes to University Field for a non-conference showdown beginning at 1:00 p.m.

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Government Security is Just Another Kind of Violence
by Ron Paul
The senseless and horrific killings last week in Newtown, Connecticut reminded us that a determined individual or group of individuals can cause great harm no matter what laws are in place. Connecticut already has restrictive gun laws relative to other states, including restrictions on fully automatic, so-called "assault" rifles and gun-free zones.
Predictably, the political left responded to the tragedy with emotional calls for increased gun control. This is understandable, but misguided. The impulse to have government "do something" to protect us in the wake national tragedies is reflexive and often well intentioned. Many Americans believe that if we simply pass the right laws, future horrors like the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting can be prevented. But this impulse ignores the self evident truth that criminals don't obey laws.
The political right, unfortunately, has fallen into the same trap in its calls for quick legislative solutions to gun violence. If only we put armed police or armed teachers in schools, we're told, would-be school shooters will be dissuaded or stopped.
While I certainly agree that more guns equals less crime and that private gun ownership prevents many shootings, I don't agree that conservatives and libertarians should view government legislation, especially at the federal level, as the solution to violence. Real change can happen only when we commit ourselves to rebuilding civil society in America, meaning a society based on family, religion, civic and social institutions, and peaceful cooperation through markets. We cannot reverse decades of moral and intellectual decline by snapping our fingers and passing laws.Details


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Combined data from two surveys of U.S. physicians taken over the past two years shows that while there has been a marked increase in the number of doctors using electronic health records (EHRs), the overall number of fully-functional systems remains in the high single digits to low double digits.
Preliminary estimates from the 2010 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) , which is conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), showed that the percentage of physicians with EHRs that met the criteria of a basic EHR system by state ranged from 12.5% to 51.5%.
However, after excluding 27 states with unreliable estimates, the percentage of physicians having systems that met the criteria of a fully functional system across the United States ranged from 9.7% to 27.2%.
A comparison of 2009 and 2010 surveys showed the number of physicians with systems that met the criteria of a basic or a fully functional system increased by 14.2% and 46.4%, respectively.
The federal government has been using a carrot and stick-approach to prod physicians and hospitals into deploying EHRs that meet its "meaningful use" criteria.
Physicians may receive as much as $44,000 under Medicare and $63,750 under Medicaid, and hospitals may receive millions of dollars for implementation and meaningful use of certified EHRs under both Medicare and Medicaid.
Those that don't implement EHRs by 2015 will begin being penalized through cuts in Medicare payments. Phase I of its meaningful use criteria -- all 864 pages of it -- was released last year. Phases II and III are expected out by the end of this year and 2013, respectively.
Currently there are 23 measures proposed that hospitals must implement before the end of this year to gain the maximum amount of reimbursement under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Dr. Tom Handler, a radiologist and analyst for the research firm Gartner, said one of the main barriers to adoption, "valid or not," are concerns about the productivity and usability of EHR systems. Many physicians also believe that the data collected by the government through EHR reporting criteria will be used to decrease Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, Handler said.
"Ultimately, what I hear doctors saying is, 'Let me get this straight. You want me to spend money to put in a system that will be harder to use and slow me down, so I will earn less money, and that the end result is that someone else makes more money," Handler said. "If you phrase it that way, it's not illogical to see why they don't want to do it."
E-prescribing is another example. "Docs say, 'I didn't go to medical school to become a data entry clerk so Walgreens could hire one less pharmacy tech to enter the system.'"
Handler said current meaningful use criteria also doesn't take aim with incentives that address what physicians consider some of the most critical reforms needed in healthcare today.
For example, Handler said, a computer-based patient record system can catch duplicate patient test orders, but the current meaningful use incentives don't penalize physicians for ordering duplicate tests.
Ultimately, it's the patient -- the insurance company and then society -- that pays for the duplicate test, and yet, its the physician who'll have to foot the cost for the system that can prevent the duplicate tests, he said.
Dr. Harry Greenspun, chief medical information officer for Dell and a member of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMMSS), said resistance to EHR adoption can be as simple as a physician not wanting to add steps to a process that has worked for decades.
"It's really easy to write a prescription; you just jot it down on note paper. On a computer screen it can take a lot longer," he said. "If you go have to through a check list or a menu-driven program, it can be clunky, and a barrier to adoption."
"On the other hand," he continued, "If I can share [radiological] images, pull data from other systems, write a prescription all from one screen ... and get valid prescription alerts and find out about public health threats, then the value is obvious."
The CDC said there has been an increasing trend in EHR use among office-based physicians from 2001 - when the first survey was conducted -- through the preliminary 2010 survey estimates.
Combined data from the surveys taken in 2009, for example (both mail survey and in-person surveys), showed that 48.3% of physicians reported using all or partial EHR systems in their office-based practices.
About 21.8% of physicians reported having systems that met the criteria of a basic system, and about 6.9% reported having systems that met the criteria of a fully functional system, a subset of a basic system.
The CDC's National Centre for Health Statistics (HCHS) received survey responses from 70% of 3,200 physicians surveyed in person and 2,000 surveyed through a mailing. In 2010, NCHS surveyed a sample of 10,301 physicians with the mail survey and followed up with telephone calls to non-respondents. In all, about 66% responded, it said.
Dr. John Halamka, CIO of CareGroup and the associate dean of Harvard Medical School, said that although the numbers are currently low, more has been done toward implementing EHRs this past year than in the last 20.
"I'm not sure [physicians] don't want to implement EHRs. Implementing technology is rarely about bits, bytes, software and hardware. It's 80% change management," Halamka said. "If you walk into paper-based practices and say I want to digitize records, it would accomplish nothing. It's about how the office should perform its work differently."
Beth Israel Hospital, part of CareGroup, was able to convert 80% of its 1,700 physicians over to a standardized EHR system that resides in a private, cloud -based data center . "I said 80% of the cost will be covered by me and you no longer have to do [data] backups," Halamka said. "Their costs were reduced, expertise was brought in to help them and their infrastructure resided in the cloud."
Halamka said he believes this year will be a tipping point for EHR adoption, due to the fact that "meaningful use" standards are now published, vendors are getting their products certified and physicians and hospitals taking advantage of government-sponsored regional extension centers to help them deploy EHR technology.
"Just look at Massachusetts. We're already at more than 50% adoption," he said.
Lucas Mearian covers storage, disaster recovery and business continuity, financial services infrastructure and health care IT for Computerworld. Follow Lucas on Twitter at @lucasmearian or subscribe to Lucas's RSS feed . His e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com .
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Toyota has largely ignored making significant advances in its traditional gasoline engine/powertrain department; with efficient transmission/engine offerings lagging the competition (the Toyota Corolla still uses a 4-speed automatic transmission when the competition has moved to 6-speed units and CVTs).
However, no longer will its traditional vehicles take a backseat to its hybrids according to Takeshi Uchiyamada, Toyota's product development chief. "By 2015, through improvement in the engine and powertrain alone, we aim to achieve a fuel-efficiency improvement of 10 percent to 20 percent on the models adopting the improvements," said Uchiyamada.
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In addition, Toyota will also introduce a 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder engine that will likely take the place of the 3.5-liter V6 currently found in midsize Toyota sedans and crossovers.
Toyota is also looking to add 6- and 8-speed automatic transmission to its vehicles. This should help vehicles like that aforementioned Corolla with its archaic transmission boost fuel efficiency ratings. The company will also add CVTs to more of its models, a move that has long been championed by Nissan. Nissan provides CVTs in everything from its
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Baltimore County Police Chief James Johnson today provided some Precinct 6/Towson crime data for the third quarter of 2013, the most recent period for which data has been vetted under the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting System.
The information -- prepared by BCoPD's Crime Analysis Unit -- shows data for the entire, 16-square-mile precinct, which extends from the Baltimore City line north to I-695, east to Perring Parkway and west to Falls Road.
This data includes the number of cases of robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and theft from January through September 2013 (we have also included the data for these crime categories for the first six-month period of 2013). BCoPD has compared this data to the previous five-year average for the same time periods, a comparison that allows a more accurate long-term view of statistical information.
Though the first nine months of 2013, there were seven more robberies throughout the entire precinct than the previous five-year average for the same time period.
Last summer, Chief Johnson discussed efforts to enhance the law enforcement presence in the Towson precinct -- unique because of its growing student population, large numbers of shopping districts, hospitals and parking lots. Those efforts continue as the precinct employs a variety of crime-fighting strategies including targeted deployments of officers, including specialized units; and technological resources including tag readers and mall cameras. Johnson said he anticipates additional enhancements in the coming year.
"Towson is the most densely populated precinct in the county," Johnson said,"and different from our other precincts because of its role as the County Seat and as a hub of education, commerce and entertainment. Thousands of people work in Towson, go to school here, shop here. Working with our community and business partners, we will continue to identify and address crime trends in this precinct."
Chief Johnson also noted that case clearances in the Towson precinct are among the highest in the county.
Towson Precinct Captain Richard Howard said, "My officers have worked extremely hard over the past few months clearing many of the cases that have made headlines in recent months. We will continue to work in partnership with our communities and to educate people about how to prevent crimes such as theft and burglary."


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A few weeks ago I was invited by Hollywood Hot Moms to their Let's Rock! Elmo Launch event. Earlier this year during the Playskool & Sesame Street Toys Hasbro Preview Event I had a sneak peek at the new interactive toy "Let's Rock! Elmo".
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Well I should say my son had a sneak peek since he was the one rocking out with Elmo while playing the drums. Just from that sneak peek I knew Lets Rock! Elmo would be a great toy this year and was excited to attend the official launch.
At the Let's Rock! Elmo Launch, there was tons of people and some celebrities like music industry veteran Randy Jackson. Randy Jackson and Elmo shared the stage and entertained the crowd of kids and parents with funny back and forth dialogue and a remixed version of the ABC song.
Why such a big turnout for the release of Let's Rock! Elmo? Because it's a great toy!
Dressed in a concert style tee, Elmo takes the stage singing and making music- and preschoolers can too! Elmo comes with his very own microphone and two instruments – a tambourine and a drum set. Preschoolers can choose which instrument Elmo plays, and he magically recognizes which one you give him. Kids can also play along on Elmo's instruments- they're perfectly sized for little hands!
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Who would have ever thought cookware could bring such happiness?
In part 2 of our ongoing partnership with Le Creuset®, we've developed two delightful spring recipes for this gorgeous new piece.
This baked Lemon Risotto (pictured above) is perhaps the easiest risotto we've ever made. One pot. In the oven. 25 minutes and done. It's tart and creamy and would be perfect topped with some seared scallops or grilled fish.
Also, in a unique twist on a classic, our Starfruit Upside-Down Cake is nothing short of stunning, and perfectly fitting of the flower shape. We'd never worked with starfruit before developing this recipe, and were intruigued by the unique flavor, somewhere in between a pineapple and a concord grape. It's a tart and fruity compliment to the lightly-spiced and oh-so-buttery cake. I'm not one to indulge in cakes that aren't chocolate and/or smothered in frosting, but this cake is definitely an exception to that rule.
Like the Heart Casserole we featured in February, the Flower Cocotte is the perfect size for a meal for two or side dishes where a larger dutch oven seems like overkill (which is often the case in our two-person household). Not to mention Le Creuset's newest color, Soleil, is stunning. Can you say great Mothers' day gift idea?
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Operation: Nothing-EctomyLanguage brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
Six words have had terms meaning nothing removed. The nothing terms have been placed into Group A. The remaining letters of each word have been placed into Group B. Your task is to reconstitute the words by merging each nothing term with the proper set of letters. Other than merging the two groups together, there is no rearranging of the letters. Example: sand + pne = spanned (SpANneD).
Group A: nada, nil, none, null, void, zip
Group B: acon, aprze, gete, islec, maran, msku
Answernada + acon = anaconda (aNAconDA)
nil + gete = gentile (geNtILe)
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Vermillion (orange-red) Pigeon Post Letter Rack by Susan Bradley. Celebrating the plucky homing pigeon these letter racks are brilliant for keeping all your correspondence, invitations and love letters close at hand. You can use your letter rack free standing on a desk or table, or you can fix it to the wall. To fix to the wall you will need two round headed screws (i.e. not counter sunk (not supplied)). Fix the two screws into the wall 10cm apart (ensuring they are level) and then hang the letter rack into them. The Pigeon Post Letter Rack measures approx H13.5cm x W18cm x D5.5cm and is Made in England using powder coated steel. The first known use of pigeons as postal messengers was in ancient Egypt. Pigeon post was the world's fastest communication system during the Dark and Middle Ages, and remained so until the invention of the telegraph in 1844 and the radio in 1895. The plucky homing pigeon was used for delivering important messages in past times. Brilliant for keeping home and office neat and tidy. You can mount them on the wall as well as use them free standing on a desk or table.
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OTTAWA -- It has been a pretty good month if you are over 65 in Canada.
Seniors in Manitoba will, within two years, no longer have to pay education property taxes. It was the only really good news in a budget brimming with bad.
Ontario's cash-strapped government somehow came up with $156 million to improve physiotherapy for seniors.
The B.C. NDP, kicking off an election campaign that is expected to see them sweep the Liberals out of office after more than a decade, is promising investments in home care for seniors and to cut the costs of prescription drugs.
It is all part of a pattern that has governments nationwide catering to the fast-growing -- and voting -- seniors sector. The younger, less engaged sector is often left with less.
"Our provincial and federal governments are literally pitting the health and welfare of grandparents against their kids and grandkids," said Paul Kershaw, a professor of early learning at the University of British Columbia.
Kershaw is also the head of Generation Squeeze, an advocacy group to lobby governments for a "new deal" for Canadian families that would see more investments in child care and parental leave.
His website, www.gensqueeze.ca, has tracked the vastly different scenarios young families face today compared to what they faced three decades ago, and the difference in how much governments invest in the young versus the old.
According to Kershaw, governments spend an average of $12,000 in social benefits per person under the age of 45 compared to $45,000 per person over age 65. That includes items such as the $100-a-month Universal Child Care Benefit for children under six, parental-leave costs, investments in education, medical care, child care, Old Age Security, tax credits and pension-income splitting.
It means while people over 65 make up 15 per cent of the population, they enjoy 42 per cent of social spending.
The impact of this is good for seniors but not so good for kids and young families.
It's all happening at a time when Canada's oldest have never been wealthier and families just starting out have seen their incomes erode during the last 35 years.
The median hourly income for a Canadian between 25 and 34 is $3 an hour less today than it was in 1976 when adjusted for inflation. This despite 67 per cent of people in that age group being post-secondary education graduates compared to 30 per cent in 1976. They also carry bigger student loans and face housing prices that have skyrocketed 78 per cent.
On the other end of the spectrum, baby boomers are hitting retirement often sitting on fortunes due to those same skyrocketing housing prices. And poverty among seniors has plummeted, thanks to medicare, the Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement. Between 1980 and 2003, the poverty rate among Canadians over 65 fell from more than 20 per cent to 6.8 per cent.
Despite the House of Commons in 1989 voting to work to end child poverty by 2000, it has never happened. The child-poverty rate in the 1980s was 15.8 per cent. In the late 2000s it was 15.1 per cent.
That means kids are more than twice as likely as seniors to live in poverty.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ranked Canada third out of 17 OECD comparable nations for its seniors poverty rate, but 15th of the 17 for the child-poverty rate.
In 2012, almost half the 63,000 people who used a food bank in Manitoba were children, compared with three per cent who were over age 65.
Kershaw said he does not advocate taking away from the old to give to the young, but says governments must do a better job at balancing out investments to ensure younger Canadians aren't getting left behind.
In the recent Manitoba budget, while seniors were given a $50-million break on education taxes, young families were handed $2.9 million in savings by eliminating the provincial sales tax on bike helmets, car seats and baby gear.
At the same time, the government cut back on its promised increase in funding to post-secondary schools from five per cent this year to 2.5 per cent. At least that's still better than Alberta and Nova Scotia, which reduced funding, or B.C., New Brunswick and P.E.I., which froze it.
It's not all roses for seniors either. The federal government recently took a political gamble on raising the age of eligibility for the Old Age Pension from 65 to 67. But the change won't even start to be phased in until 2023, meaning anyone who is already at least 54 won't be affected, but the younger Canadians struggling to pay for child care and college tuition now will also have to find a way to save more for retirement or work longer than their already wealthier parents and grandparents.
But there are many who think long-term economic prosperity would be given a big boost by investing in children now.
Last November, TD Economics released a special report on early childhood education. Chief economist Craig Alexander wrote investing in early childhood education should be the first priority of governments as they emerge from deficit budgets because it supplies the biggest bang for our bucks.
The report found for every dollar spent on early childhood education, the economic benefits would range from $1.49 to $2.78. In the United States, studies suggest the benefits could be as high as $17 when applied to disadvantaged children.
Alexander cited studies showing the benefits of early childhood education -- that the quality of education before age six will have a lasting impact on their entire education experience, their health, their future job prospects and their lifetime earnings. Kids who get quality early childhood education are more likely to have positive experiences in grade school, graduate on time and go on to post-secondary school.
Availability of affordable and quality child care also eases the burden on families, allows parents to work more, earn more and raise their families' incomes and their children's long-term health and welfare at the same time.
Yet Canada has one of the worst records on the issue, Alexander noted. Education is provided in a piecemeal fashion, formal public education not starting until most kids are at least four and often five years old, and the availability and affordability of child care are different depending on where you live and how much you earn.
Among comparable OECD nations, Canada ranks dead last in spending on early childhood education as a percentage of GDP, with about $11 billion spent by the federal and provincial governments each year or 0.25 per cent of GDP. That is 17 per cent below the OECD average, Alexander said in his report.
Glen Hodgson, chief economist at the Conference Board of Canada, said he'd like to see more research on the impact of investing in the young versus the old, but it's not something high on most policy lists.
"It's a very good question," he said. "It's an issue I've thought about for a very long time."
Hodgson said one of the things that makes such a comparison difficult is the impact on younger generations of the debt racked up by their elders.
Since 1976, the Canadian economy has more than doubled in size, but the national debt has nearly tripled. It leaves the upcoming generation with huge debts to pay off, and governments are often unable to invest in child care or reducing childhood poverty because of the large debt load.
Both Kershaw and Hodgson note part of the problem is that governments cater to the people who elect them, and when it comes to voter turnout, older Canadians are far more likely to make it to the ballot box than young people.
In one report on Generation Squeeze, Kershaw notes if young people want to be "dealt in" to government policy, "they need to care less about who is being voted off some island on TV and more about who is being voted into our legislatures."
Median household income, adjusted for inflation
Couples age 55-64
1976-1980: $60,340
2005-2009: $69,020
Couples age 25-34:
1976-1980: $59,660
2005-2009: $63,100
-- Statistics Canada/Generation Squeeze
Spending on early childhood education as a percentage of GDP:
Canada: 0.25 per cent (17th out of 17 comparison countries in the OECD)
Percentage of Canadians over 65:
15 per cent
Percentage of federal and provincial social spending on Canadians over 65:
42 per cent
$45,000 on average per Canadian over 65:
Pension Income Credit: $232
Pension Income Splitting: $296
Recreation & Culture: $487
Age Tax Credit: $595
Tax breaks for housing: $613
RRSP Subsidies: $3,181
RPP Subsidies: $4,033
Old Age Security: $7,694
Medical Care: $12,758
$12,000 on average per Canadian under 45:
Universal Child Care Benefit: $141
Parental Leave: $160
Workers Compensation: $215
Other Children's Tax Credits: $234
Child Care for Kids under 6: $303
Tax Breaks for housing: $354
Employment Insurance: $472
Recreation and Culture: $487
Canadian Child Tax Benefit: $535
Post-secondary education: $2,241
Medical Care: $2,337
Grade 1 - 12: $2,635


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On C's Page it says he has a lightning affinity but there is no mention of a lightning release jutsu. There is however Lightning Illusion Flash of Lightning but this is a genjutsu an most likely has nothing to do with Lightning release itself. I would like to change this but incase I'm wrong I'll wait for a response. Gaarathepanda (talk) 05:00, April 10, 2010 (UTC)
The databook said it was a Lightning Release genjutsu. --GoDai (talk) 05:02, April 10, 2010 (UTC)
Really what databook is this? Gaarathepanda (talk) 05:03, April 10, 2010 (UTC)
Man Were can I get these books I want them Gaarathepanda (talk) 05:10, April 10, 2010 (UTC)


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We are the champions, my friend.
The Queen song "We Are the Champions" boomed in and around Staples Center on Thursday as the Los Angeles Kings celebrated winning the Stanley Cup.
Kings fans came from near and far for the victory parade down Figueroa Street and the rally inside Staples Center. Even the L.A. City Council joined the celebration.
"I drank a beer with Quickie (goalkeeper Jonathan Quick) on the float and I will keep that can for the rest of my life," Councilman Herb Wesson said.
Players and fans have been celebrating since Monday, when the Kings beat the New Jersey Devils to win the best-of-seven series 4-2. General Manager Dean Lombardi cheered so much this past week that he lost his voice and couldn't speak at the rally.
The Kings impressive postseason run began with a 4-1 series victory of the Vancouver Canucks and they never looked back. The Kings then swept the St. Louis Blues and defeated the Phoenix Coyotes in five games. The final obstacle they faced was the New Jersey Devils. The Devils forced a Game 6 at home, but the Kings prevailed and sealed their fate with a 6-1 victory at Staples Center.
"I think there's finally some tradition and history with the LA Kings," defenseman Willie Mitchell said. "We brought the LA Kings to a new level and new expectations for peers who will follow after us. That's huge to be a part of that."
This was a record-breaking run for the Kings. They were the first team in playoff history to start each series with a 3-0 lead, they were the first No. 8 seed to win the Stanley Cup and they were the first team to start the playoffs with a 10-0 road record.
Though the parade and rally are over, fans can take comfort in the fact that the names of their favorite players will be etched on the Stanley Cup forever.


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ARM's Mali-T658 GPU in 2013, Up to 10x Faster than Mali-400by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/9/2011 8:30 PM EST
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arnavvdesai - Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - linkThe reason I ask is because of the rumor currently regarding an ARM based architecture for the next Xbox.
Given that almost certainly a large segment of the population now have 1080p TVs can these chipsets give a higher performance (or rather scale to such levels) than current generation high to mid range PC graphic cards?
Frankly, I have my doubts because relatively speaking they seem so weak. Reply
PWRuser - Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - linkI doubt it. While these mobile parts also enjoy the benefit of progress (such as DX11 compatibility) there is not enough raw horsepower to "endanger" the stationary counterparts.
If I had to guess, I would say these high end SoC's are comparable to 6-7 years old run of the mill desktop counter parts, edging them out here and there due to adopting innovations that came about since then. Reply
MGSsancho - Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - linkXbox360 is still more powerfull. At simular resolutions (480p) than the mali should be comparable Reply
B3an - Thursday, November 10, 2011 - linkThe mail 400 isn't comparable to a 360 at ANY res. I know this, apart from obvious benchmarks, because i have a mali 400 GPU in my SGSII and use HDMI out to play games on my HD TV with it.
But the Playstation Vita uses a quadcore ARM SoC. It has a 543MP4 GPU which is roughly equal to a PS3 in raw graphics power.
Theres no way the next gen consoles will use ARM though. The latest GPU's from Nvidia and AMD are so many more times more powerful, theres no comparison. Totally different market too, MS and Sony have no reason at all to use ARM, why would they? Consoles are devices that use mains power, they're not mobile, they can afford to have high end power eating GPU's and use 100+ watts. Reply
Guspaz - Thursday, November 10, 2011 - linkThe Mali 400 might not be, but the PowerVR SGX543MP4 isn't that far off, and the next generation of GPUs (like the Mali-T658 or a multi-core series 6 SGX) are definitely going to be decently faster than a 360. I mean, that was inevitable, the 360 came out 6 years ago, and if we compare it to mobile GPUs from a year or two in the future, it should be obvious. Even die shrinks alone get us 10.3x higher density than the 360 (90nm -> 28nm), and that's before architectural improvements. Reply
B3an - Friday, November 11, 2011 - linkThe point i'm making is that theres no way the next gen consoles from MS or Sony will use any of these future ARM GPU's anyway, even if they are faster. They are designed for mobile low power devices. Thats a different market. Consoles run on mains power, and because of this can use GPU's from AMD and Nvidia that can use 100+ watts will be vastly faster than any ARM SoC for this reason alone.
And a new console has to be many many times more powerful than the previous generation to really make a difference to most people, and it also has to last many years. If ARM was used, while the GPU might be faster, it wont be massively faster. AMD and Nvidia will certainly have vastly more powerful alternatives that would be used instead. Reply
tipoo - Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - linkThe Wii U uses an IBM Power 7 based processor and an AMD chip from the HD4000 series. If Microsoft and Sony used ARM SoC's they would have a hard time beating even that. No, no matter how powerful ARM chips and graphics will be by then, traditional architectures will be that much faster. Reply
Calin - Thursday, November 10, 2011 - linkYou're comparing current generation, 40nm graphic chips (and graphic memory) running in 50-150W with mobile parts (and mobile memory) against 40nm or 28 nm, constrained at maybe 1-2W for mobile phones and possibly 5+W on tablets?
I'd say they will be comparable to current generation integrated graphics (Llano, Sandy Bridge), not with any mid-range PC graphic cards Reply
Guspaz - Thursday, November 10, 2011 - linkThey're definitely optimized for power efficiency, but they do scale up more than anybody has used them for yet.
The SGX 5XT line scales up to 16 cores, but the biggest we've seen in a smartphone is two cores (iPhone 4S with SGX543MP2), and the highest anybody seems to have planned is four (Playstation Vita with SGX543MP4). And something to keep in mind is that the SGX543MP taped out in January 2009, about three years ago.
If you consider that console hardware is pretty aggressive in terms of getting stuff ahead of the curve, and on new processes, a 16 or 32-core series 6 PowerVR chip on a 28nm process would start looking a lot like a desktop part (or at least a high-end notebook part), both in terms of performance and power consumption.
The thing is nobody has shown any interest in scaling PowerVR chips that high. I suspect that it's because, while they might be able to produce something in the same ballpark as whatever AMD/nVidia is going to put out, the focus on power efficiency over performance would be the wrong optimization strategy for home consoles (except Nintendo, it seems), and so it wouldn't be competitive. Reply
MGSsancho - Thursday, November 10, 2011 - linkunless a new console will use a 16 core version. a console does not need to worry about total power use as much as a cell phone. 1w vs 10w or even 100w? these are all things consoles have the ability to handle (of course there have been problems getting them cool.) Although there would be an advantage to just using more cores in a console, would make it raiser to port games from hand held to consoles if we want to look at Microsofts triple screen idea Reply
Meaker10 - Thursday, November 10, 2011 - linkThere are three major factors why they dont scale them up.
1. Power consumption
2. Chip size and yield
3. Bandwidth limitations
3 is a kicker, you can scale it up, but with the current memory bandwidth its not going to help. Reply
tipoo - Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - linkThey also wouldn't be limited to low power DDR RAM in a console though, they could use XDR2 RAM or DDR5 with a wide bus, etc. Reply
iwod - Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - linkI am more interested in PowerVR RX and the 6 Series.. Reply
dagamer34 - Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - linkI can't wait until ARM SoCs literally power every electronics device imaginable. No more crappy, low frame rate devices but fast, fluid interfaces limited only by what our minds can think of.
Basically, someone PLEASE make a high end car stereo worth owning!!! Theres no reason I should have to pay $1000 for a touchscreen and UI from 1999! Ridiculous! Reply
juhatus - Thursday, November 10, 2011 - linkWhat hit me in the eye was
"Perfect embedded high-end GPU for 4k mass markets"
Are we gonna finally start to see devices for 4k x 2k resolution?
Any comments, Anand? :) Reply
Guspaz - Thursday, November 10, 2011 - linkWell, not smartphones or tablets, no. iPad 3 is expected to use a 2048*1536 display, and pixel densities much higher than that on a 10" screen don't really make any sense. In fact, there isn't much point increasing resolution much more than we're already seeing now on smartphones, because there isn't any benefit to scaling it higher (it's already better than we can resolve with our eyes).
A similar argument can be made for televisions; yes, they're much larger, but you're sitting a lot farther away. Larger sizes might see a benefit, but even 1080p (or 2K, if you will) is probably overkill at 32" or lower. On the other hand, a large display (46", 55", etc) would probably see a benefit from 4K.
A more interesting place for improvements would be desktop displays, IMO. The problem is that no modern desktop OS is resolution agnostic. Smartphones and tablets have already gone that way, because you can't make UI elements any smaller and still expect fingers to be able to accurately touch them, but Windows/OS X/Linux/etc all have poor or non-existent resolution-independent support. Reply
ajp_anton - Thursday, November 10, 2011 - linkIf they compare single-core 400 with an 8-core T658, a 10x increase in performance doesn't sound very good... Reply
CityBlue - Thursday, November 10, 2011 - linkIs that they are completely open source compatible, none of the NDA bullsh1t you get with PowerVR implementations.
Imagination Technologies, through their PowerVR designs, are thoroughly hostile towards the open source community, whereas ARM are the complete opposite.
The sooner PowerVR GPUs disappear from all future ARM SoCs the better, and my guess is that this will start to happen sooner than later as it becomes a no brainer to use ARM Mali IP rather than deal with the hostile and difficult Imagination Technologies, and their separately licensed (and perhaps more expensive while also less flexible) PowerVR IP.
Goodbye Imagination Technologies, and good riddance. Reply
geniekid - Thursday, November 10, 2011 - linkI don't know about that. Posted on AT the same day as your comment:
You may very well be right about Imagination Technologies and their hostile attitude, but they will probably be sticking around at least a little bit longer. Reply
CityBlue - Thursday, November 10, 2011 - linkHopefully that's just to keep Apple happy.
For everyone else, and their own hardware and software, fingers crossed they'll use switch to Mali.
I'll be dismayed if Samsung start shipping Tizen handsets based on PowerVR SoCs. Reply
silverblue - Thursday, November 10, 2011 - link...and linked back to yourselves. :)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15668347 Reply


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The overall costs of owning a credit card have decreased since a landmark act was implemented three years ago, according to a study released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The agency said Wednesday that the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 -- which went into effect in 2010 -- was successful in lowering penalty fees by greatly restricting over-the-limit fees and capping the size of late fees.
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Consumers shelled out $2.5 billion less in over-the-limit fees last year than in 2008. Similarly, they paid $1.5 billion less in late fees over the same period. The reduction in penalty fees more than offsets an increase in interest rates and annual fees since the CARD Act's implementation.
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First Photographs: William Henry Fox Talbot and the Birth of Photography
Essays by Arthur Ollman, Michael Gray, and Carol McCusker
First Photographs is an extraordinary view into the origins of photography. This landmark monograph—the only book on Talbot to be authored by the Fox Talbot museum's curator—includes many never-before-published images of landscapes, architectural studies, and portraits from Talbot's personal archive and selections from his detailed research notebooks made during the 1830s and 1840s and currently housed at Lacock Abbey in Chippenham, England.
A gentleman and an intellectual, Talbot was a great student of the Arts and Sciences and kept detailed notes of his activities and experiments. He discovered the negative/positive paper process which made multiple reproductions of a single image possible, and which distinguished it from its contemporary, the one-of-a-kind daguerreotype. The work he did during this time established, in principle and in practice, the foundation of modern photography — the basis of the process that is still used today.
In addition to Talbot's technological contributions, his photographs represent exceptional artistic achievement. First Photographs includes a significant text by the preeminent Talbot scholar today, Michael Gray, who provides a comprehensive essay, biography, and timeline of Talbot's eventful life and revolutionary work. Arthur Ollman, director of the Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, gives an in-depth analysis of the aesthetic and social significance of Talbot's first image, "Oriel Window." Curator Carol McCusker considers how the Romantic Movement and the women of the Lacock household influenced Talbot's aesthetic choices.
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Glyn Rosser, Managing Director of Conquiro comments, "The real-time advantage of having an aerial surveillance asset is obvious. Giving forewarning of anything from IED placements to ambushes, UAVs really are life-savers."
This is cool. A friend of mine works for this company and he wanted to give me a heads up about what they are all about. So below is some information from their press release and from their website. Basically this is a PMSC with a focus on the use of UAV's, and specifically the Aeryon Scout.
Last year during the Libyan uprising, I wrote about the Aeryon Scout being used by the rebels for ISR. Here is a link to that post and it gives you an idea as to it's capabilities. I am sure Conquiro will go on to use other UAV's as the technology improves, but the Aeryon definitely has operational history behind it.
The other thing I like about this company is that it kind of reminds me of a modern day version of John Hawkwood's White Company, or a private military company that had a huge component of longbowmen. (drone archers) If you are interested in working for the company, go check out their career page or send them an email. –Matt
Twitter for Conquiro here.
About CONQUIRO
Who We Are
Conquiro is a UK registered company that is made up of ex-British Army servicemen. All three Directors have served within Military Intelligence and UAV/ISTAR roles.
Formed in early 2012, Conquiro is the only company of its kind in the UK with operational experience and Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in UAV operations and consultancy.
What We Do
Conquiro provides Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or Systems, often referred to as UAV's or UAS. Conquiro not only provides the equipment, but also SME operator pilots.
In addition, all of our pilots are trained security operators and have the training to analyze imagery obtained during deployment.
Not only do we provide system specific provision, but a full range of turn-key consultancy solutions for clients requiring UAV capabilities.
Our consultancy ranges from identification of suitable platforms, through to procurement, paperwork and bespoke training for in house UAV capabilities.
Our Equipment
Currently our workhorse UAV is a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) platform. However, we work closely with UK based manufacturing representatives in order to provide clients with bespoke solutions, and can procure the best platform in order to match client needs.


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Part 3: Sound at all pricey?
By Capt. Bill Pike — March 2003
Genmar is the first big-time builder to adopt the SeaKey system throughout its product lines, bundling its existing FirstMate program (which is already handled at Volvo's VAS center and includes Sea Tow dispatch assistance, fishing information, a boat operation help line, and other services) with SeaKey, and calling it FirstMate+. While the cost of the system is rolled into the base prices of most 2003 boats that are 24 feet and up, Genmar hopes to offer SeaKey on smaller vessels in the future. After the first free year of service, the annual cost is $250 (for FirstMate) and $30 per month for FirstMate+. Although the annual sum for both programs is $610, Genmar is offering the whole thing for $599. Text messaging units or "pings" cost $.49 per minute in excess of the 150 free units that are part of the program. SOS and other alert-type pings are free.
Sound at all pricey? The cost of marine telematic services is likely to come down substantially over the next few years as the technology becomes more popular and better understood. Additional builders are likely to jump on the SeaKey bandwagon this summer, and Volvo Penta plans to offer a SeaKey package for after-market installation next year. Other major marine players--Brunswick Corp. being the largest--are reportedly exploring telematics options as well. And other providers are taking the field, most notably Boaters MiniWEB, a hardware/service entity that offers text-only e-mail access, positioning data when teamed with a GPS, bilge and voltage monitoring, and other telematic features (see MiniWEB Satellite Communications, PMY Tested, in February 2003).
Hopefully, all this means one thing: Someday soon, despite the cutesy buzzword connotation, we'll all have some form of telematics installed onboard.
Genmar Phone: (612) 339-7600. www.genmar.com.
MiniWEB Phone: (866) 646-4932. www.boatersminiweb.com.
Volvo Penta of the Americas Phone: (757) 436-2800. www.volvo-penta.com.
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The Mashpee Summer Arts and Craft Festival will be held at Public Library Commons on Steeple Street in Mashpee, MA on August 2 & 3, 2014. Over 75 Juried Craftsmen and women will display and sell their American made works including Fine Jewelry, Original Watercolors, One a Kind Handbags, Blown Glass, Lace, Pottery, Scarves, Quilting, Crystal Ornaments, Photography, Wall Hangings, Fiber Arts, Silk, Sea Salt Scrubs, Hand Made Soap, Folk Art, Custom Signs, Pine Cone Baskets, Folk Toys, Dried Floral, Oil Paintings, Felting, Turned Wood, Pet Treats, Doll Furniture, Clay, Fiber Arts, Gnomes, Pet Gifts, Nautical Shell Craft, Furniture, Driftwood, Recycled Lobster Rope Mats and much more. Enjoy Specialty Food sampling of Herbal Dips, Jams, Jellies, Gourmet Cookies, Organic Trail Mixes, Hot Sauces, Gourmet Lemonade, Philly Style Pretzels and more. Craft demonstrations and live musical entertainment complete this perfect summertime event. Festival Hours Saturday from 10am to 5pm, Sunday from 10am to 4pm. Directions: From Route 6 take Exit 2 to 130 South to 28 North. Free Admission, free parking and held rain or shine. For more information call 603-332-2616 or visit www.castleberryfairs.com The Mashpee Summer Arts and Craft Festival is a fund raiser for the Mashpee Public Library Non Profit Sponsors: Mashpee Public Library and Home for Little Wanderers
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010 3:49 AM
Members of the Chatfield Girl Scouts wait to present memorial wreaths during the Memorial Day program held May 31 at Potter Auditorium.
"'Here rests in honored glory, An American soldier, Known but to God,' The tomb says with power. To God I give my honor. I will lay this wreath." - "The Unknown," by Chatfield eighth grader Hannah Armstrong.
Armstrong wrote those words to express the patriotism she feels and her wish to participate in laying a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery "because I feel like we should honor the soldiers who fought for me and my freedom, and because I love my country."
She and classmates Marissa Hanson, Timothy Hawkins and Jennifer Hanson will lay a ceremonial wreath on the Tomb this coming week, June 26 through July 3, as Chatfield's eighth grade students make their annual tour of Gettysburg and Washington, D.C., with Chatfield social studies teacher Lee Becker and parents who accompany them as chaperones.
The quartet were among numerous eighth grade students who submitted essays, letters or poems telling why they felt they should have the privilege of presenting greens to fallen soldiers who returned home without identification.
Becker appoints judges to select the winning letters, essays and poems, then announces the names of the winners.
"I keep myself out of it because I'm their teacher for two years," he said. "The judges are given anonymous copies of the essays, and then the winners are chosen. It does take a lot of effort to write an entry."
Chatfield's eighth graders are given the chance to travel to Washington because their lives aren't as busy as the ninth and tenth graders' lives.
"They go every year. We decided it's the best time because it's the year before they start American History in ninth and tenth grade - they can look back on their experiences as they study."
Armstrong is pleased to board the bus "because I want to see all the monuments, I want to know about our founding fathers and our country.... I'm really excited to go to Gettysburg because we get to learn about the battles... and the George Washington Monument... explore Washington, D.C...."
Jennifer anticipates touring, as well. "We get to go see all the memorials, go to Gettysburg at nighttime, and we get to go on a boat cruise. Chatfield's really lucky to get to go in the eighth grade."
Tour itinerary
Their first stop in a major city finds the students in Chicago, touring the Sears Tower and the University of Notre Dame. Then they're off to Gettysburg, where they'll wander the musket-ball-filled battlefields.
"At Gettysburg, they do a walking tour of the cemetery, and one of the neatest things they do is a nighttime battlefield walk. The following day, they get to go on a guided tour, see highlights like Little Round Top and where the First Minnesota held the line."
Upon arriving in D.C., the students don't immediately tuck in for the night...they go "on a nighttime tour of the capital."
After they're rested, they go to Mount Vernon, Arlington National Cemetery, and also ride a river cruise boat on the Potomac, where they'll have a dance.
"They see everything... They're going to see a play at the Kennedy Center, and the Holocaust Museum is kind of a highlight, too," Becker related.
Marissa recalled how she was a little girl, 8 years old, when her family last visited Washington and how she only remembered going to the zoo. But now she would like to visit the Holocaust Museum because she feels it's important to witness that part of world history as captured in documents and photographs,
Hawkins stated, "I'm really looking forward to seeing the Vietnam Wall, Washington Monument, Arlington Cemetery and Gettysburg."
Becker commented, "It really gives the kids appreciation of the nation's history. The way the tour is set up... most kids will never go back, and this is something they couldn't do all on their own because the tour bus can drop them off at the door. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for most of them."
He noted a lot of the kids haven't been far beyond the greater Midwest area.
"It opens their eyes, and they might think 'maybe I could go be a page at the Capitol'."
For those students who choose not to go or cannot afford the trip, Becker invests an extensive amount of time in educating them on the history of the nation's capital and the battlegrounds that lie west in Gettysburg.
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"I also spend about three days studying the Tomb with the students. Everybody learns about the Tomb guards and how they can't talk for the first six months on duty, how they promise never to drink, smoke or swear in public."
He added that wreath-laying students are given instruction both on the bus and by the sergeant-at-arms on the day of the ceremony, and that there is protocol that must be followed.
Marissa related that "girls' dresses have to be a certain length," - and neatness and reverence are required. Timothy stated, "It's exciting to lay the wreath because the president gets to do it, and after laying the wreath, I can say I did a presidential duty."
Becker observed that "it's kind of neat how this trip breaks down the barriers of the class - you see kids talking to other kids they might not talk to in school," and how students learn to extend themselves to understand others better.
He concluded, "I have two daughters who went, and one of them came home over Christmas break and got out her scrapbook from the trip and started looking through it... they remember. It's been cool, too, for the parents who go, because they will always have this as a memory with their kids."
The poem and essays of the four who will lay the wreath at the Tom of the Unknown Soldier follow.
Poem by Hannah Armstrong
"To the Unknown"
"The gunshots were fired with pain and exhaustion,
The precious gift of life was lost,
A total of over 600,000,
The game of life was a 50-50 toss.
"The tomb is a piece of art,
Touching the very inside of my soul,
The life of those who fought still smolder,
Among the young and old.
"When given the opportunity of this chance,
The once in a lifetime moment I now see,
For the grandfathers who made their dance,
Across the foreign countries,
I will lay this wreath.
"The wreath that represents
The beating hearts making a melody with the shots,
The lives fought for us,
The freedom at which now I stand,
With this wonderful chance in my hand,
I will lay this wreath.
"The tomb is for those who love their country,
No matter if you see,
You can still believe,
The feelings felt by those who love,
Their spirits of the unknown fly like a dove,
White. Pure. Clean.
I will lay this wreath.
"The way the nation will move with freedom,
Once the wars will be over,
The guards can fill with pride,
For the future and past of my nation,
I will lay this wreath.
"To feel that I honored a loved one,
One who died for me,
Brings an unexplainable feeling to my body,
A feeling only I can feel,
I will lay this wreath.
"The feelings will engulf my heart,
The freedom of my patriots,
When I lay this wreath,
It will fall from my hands
To the hands of the unknown.
I will lay this wreath.
"The unknown will never be known,
Yet we can still show them honor,
As the unknown's spirits have flown,
To God above who shows them love,
They fought for our lives,
Through pain, blood and strife,
All I want to do is say
To show the freedom and my thanks to those
Who fought for me,
My class,
My family,
My country,
I will lay this wreath.
"'Here rests in honored glory,
An American soldier,
Known but to God.'
The tomb says with power,
To God I give my honor,
I will lay this wreath.
"I want to honor the ones
Who fought for me,
Fought for the way I can be free.
I want to show my country what I can be.
I will lay this wreath.
"To you, the unknown,
You are the loved ones of our country,
Your life has shown
Many Americans what we shouldn't take for granted.
I will lay this wreath.
"I love my country,
I love to be free,
I love to honor,
And for you, my unknown saviors,
I will lay this wreath."
Essay by Jennifer Hanson
"Having the once-in-a-lifetime privilege to lay the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier memorial would be a blessed, treasured memory to have to tell family, friends and my children and grandchildren.
"I have been lucky to have my relatives survive the wars to pass on their stories, and by laying the wreath, this is a way for me to have a story to keep passing down of the fallen soldiers who cared so much for our nation.
"Laying the wreath, standing next to the highest honor of the guard walking those perfect 21 steps, with moistened white gloves and his perfectly hand-cleaned uniform and shoes would be a unique memory to carry in my heart for a lifetime.
"I have been fortunate to have a family history of several relatives who have and are fighting for our nation. My grandpa fought in World War II, my uncle fought in the Vietnam War, my great uncles fought in the Vietnam War, my great-great uncle fought in World War I, currently, my cousin is in Afghanistan, and my cousin has applied this year to start training so he can go fight for our freedom.
"To lay the wreath in respect for their sacrifice would be an experience I would love to have, for my appreciation and dignity. I would be proud to lay the wreath at the Tomb to show my relatives that are looking down from heaven that I really do care. It would mean a lot because when my grandpa and uncle were done serving and came back to their families, they both committed suicide.
"The tomb represents to me the soldiers who lost their lives so we could have better lives. Our nation has many rights and freedoms that we wouldn't have today if it wasn't for the bravery of our American soldiers. Laying the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier will show that I am proud to be an American because of the soldiers. It will show my thanks and give my love toward them... I want to do this deed to show how proud I am of this country, and to show my love."
Essay by Marissa Hanson
"I was 8 years old, in third grade, and it was summertime. My parents had been planning this for a while now - every night at supper, they would tell us some interesting things about Washington, D.C. When the day finally came to go, we went to a train station and got on a train. We spent a day and a half on this boring train.
"When we arrived, we got off, walked a little ways, came to a bus stop and got on a small white bus. That brought us to our hotel. The next day, we went to the memorials, Arlington National Cemetery, and then the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. I didn't really understand it... I mean, I was only 8 years old, it was hot, and I was hungry. But then, later, I learned my grandma's brothers had fought in World War II.
"I thought to myself that my great uncles could possibly have talked to the Unknown Soldier, and if he wrote to his family or they wrote to him, he could have shared his letter with my great uncles. I wonder if I might know his wife, children or grandchildren.
"When a family member dies in a war or in the line of duty, we honor them for what they gave and gave up for us. We should do the same for the Unknown, too, even if we don't know who they are. They gave up their family and friends for us, and I want to give a little something back to them. To every soldier who has fought and died for me and our ancestors, I honor you!"
Essay by Timothy Hawkins
Freedom Isn't Free
"We take a lot of things for granted, but our freedom doesn't come free. Our troops fight for our freedom. There are so many who go to fight for us, and many of them don't come back. It is our duty as American citizens to honor the troops that have fallen in battle and those who are still with us.
"My grandpa was in the army but lucky enough not to be in any wars. My other grandpa had medical issues and was not able to serve in the military. I also had a stepgrandpa who was in the air force doing airplane repairs. He made the military his career and was in World War II, Korean War and Vietnam Conflict.
"My mom's cousin was in the Gulf War. He and his group made it back home but later all died from a chemical they came in contact with that affected their nervous systems.
"Something all my relatives have in common is their pride in this country. They never took freedom for granted. I am proud of my dad the most. He enlisted in the army and was a communications repair specialist in the Vietnam Conflict. He was on the first convoy that made it through a certain area and back again; many others never made it.
"He remembers taking off in an airplane while an ambulance was backing up to the plane to get an injured soldier. The landing, transfer of the soldier to the ambulance, and take off all took a total of 45 seconds. An hour later that runway was blown in 2,000-ft. sections. I can't imagine the horror he felt during his time in Vietnam.
"In elementary school I had to write something about Veterans Day. I wrote 'we should honor veterans because they served our country by risking their lives.' A veteran is someone who served in the army or is still serving. They really do mean a lot to this country. When I grow up I want to be a veteran.' I don't know if I will serve in the military, but I do know that I will always honor veterans. My dad must be proud of what I wrote because he still has this paper on the headboard of his bed.
"I want to go to Washington D.C. and experience the memorials this country has for those who have given up so much for me. I especially want to see the Vietnam Wall to honor my dad. I hope some day he can see it too.
"Laying the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. This is the most respectful thing a person can do for those who have given so much for us. I also think that all veterans should see their war memorials because they risked their lives for our country. It is one way we can pay them back for their sacrifice. I feel that once they get out of the service, they should get a free pass to Washington, D.C. I think they have earned this right.
"I like to run. When I run I see open fields, feel the cool air on my face, and smell the fresh hay. I love to hear the open air blowing against me with the sound of tractors in the distance. Because of what my ancestors and so many others did, I have the freedom to experience these things every day. No, freedom is not free. It is earned by many and given to all."
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As a sports writer, I've witnessed parents living vicariously through their children in sports. I know it's not only in Grant County, but also is a national issue.
I have seen a parent get into a volatile argument with the coach, parents yelling about the game calls from the referees in the stands at a football game, even parents from different schools getting into nasty exchanges in the stands.
Covering sports for one county is a big job. A lot of responsibility and sleepless nights, working to provide coverage for two school districts can cause stress and a break from it is inevitable to allow yourself not to go crazy.
Last month, I spent a week away from Grant County with my fiancé's family in the beautiful Smokey Mountains.
I had never driven to Gatlinburg, so it was going to be an interesting new experience for me.
"It means a lot to me when I don't have food. Thank God. Thank You. May God bless you all."
That is what is written on the first paper plate on a stack of other paper plates all filled out with personal messages by people who had a free meal at the Free Lunch Kitchen in Dry Ridge.
The second plate reads, "It helps with grocery bills. Also helps when I'm not feeling well. A good hot meal makes me feel better."
In a rural area, trick-or-treat was fun, but kind of a pain.
I lived on a farm like most of my neighbors so houses weren't that close together and running up and down streets in a subdivision was for those city kids.
We did, though, enjoy dressing up and piling into a car and begging for treats.
Buying a costume from a store was something that was unheard of. I can imagine the look on my mom's face if I had of even suggested it. Instead, we had to use our imaginations and whatever was at hand to make our costume.
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