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Studying abroad experience worth the extra expense
Now that she is back home in America, Bridget Kollar says she is getting homesick -- for Ireland.
Kollar, a McKeesport native who now lives in Irwin, has lived and studied in Ireland twice -- while an undergrad at Slippery Rock University in 2007, and last year as a graduate student in intercultural studies at Dublin City University. When she was an undergrad, Kollar spent four months studying at Limerick University, and took fascinating classes about Irish folklore, Irish music and dance, and more, she says. Coming back home to her regular college life was hard, Kollar says.
"I hated being back here," says Kollar, 24. "I felt confined, and I felt that I had grown so much. ... People seemed narrow minded to me. I just felt like there was this whole other world out there, and I just felt like everyone was stuck in their own little world."
Kollar loved Ireland so much that she went back there for her master's degree, and stayed with friends she met the first time.
Now that she is back, "I'm always homesick for Ireland," she says. "It's kind of weird how it works. I get itchy feet."
Every year, thousands of American college students like Kollar leave their campuses to study for a semester, or other time period, in a foreign country. Most universities have study-abroad programs, which offer a tremendous opportunity that young people should seize while they can, says Josh Irons. He is the product development manager Hoboken, N.J.-based Education Dynamics, which operates the website StudyAbroad.com .
"It brings social interaction that they wouldn't get" otherwise, Irons says. "The opportunity to meet foreigners that are actually living in their own country is an incredible experience. It's the adventure of it all."
Michael Palumbo, 20, of New Kensington, says he can't wait to depart in July for Perth, Western Australia. The sophomore at Penn State-New Kensington will be studying business over four months at Murdoch University, and doing extracurricular activities like scuba diving. The price tag of the program is $14,000, and that doesn't include the airfare, but he is sure it will be worth every penny.
"It will be a great experience. I've always wanted to go to Australia," Palumbo says. "I really don't think I can do this for four months any other time in my life. ... I'm very excited."
In the 2007-08 school year, about 262,000 American students studied abroad, according to figures on vistawide.com, a web source for foreign language-learners. That's about a 130 percent increase over the 114,000 students in 1997-98. About 36 percent of participants go abroad their junior year. About 65 percent of study-abroad students are female, and only 6.2 percent of all participants are foreign-language majors.
Even though studying abroad has become much more common, still, too few students pursue it, Irons says. Part of that is the cost, which can be as cheap as $1,000 or as expensive as $20,000, he says.
"It's a shame that so few kids actually decide to do it or can afford it," says Irons. He studied in Milan, Italy, in 2004 while working toward a master's degree at Villanova University, near Philadelphia.
"It was the experience of my life," Irons says. "Any experience like that is a fabulous experience, because of personal growth, resume-building, and learning the language."
Programs are available all over the world, from Europe to Botswana, Australia, China, Japan and others. Programs in England, Ireland and other English-speaking countries are especially popular, Irons says, although students learning a foreign language benefit from immersing themselves in the new culture.
"There's nothing like immersing yourself in a Spanish-speaking country where you have no choice but to speak the language," Irons says.
That is what Christina Sterck of Ligonier did when she was an undergrad at Slippery Rock University in 2003. She spent the spring semester in Spain, outside of Madrid, studying Spanish, her minor, through a program at the University of Alcala. Sterck -- now 33, and a graduate student in curriculum and instruction at St. Vincent College -- lived in a hostess' house while she studied. Sterck picked up Spanish quickly, though it was hard.
"To me, you feel like you're a juvenile," Sterck says. "You feel childish, in some ways, because you can't communicate on the same level that you know you can communicate with people in your own language.
"When I was there ... I found myself not being able to write in English because it felt counterproductive and counterintuitive to me," she says.
Students don't necessarily have to study abroad through a program offered by their schools. Michelle Leibach, 19, a nursing student at Carlow University, spent a month last year's summer studying in Tanzania, as part of the "Pitt in Tanzania" program at the University of Pittsburgh. Leibach, of Regent Square, stayed at a house at a hospital compound with about a dozen students, helped take down data in the hospital's delivery ward, and did independent study. She accompanied medical professionals when they took mobile units out to poor people living in banana groves.
"I knew that I wanted to go to a Third World country," she says. "I'm not the typical student who wants to go to London or Paris or something like that. I wanted to immerse myself in a culture I knew nothing about.
"I don't think that, going into it, I understood how large of an impact it would have on me -- and the way I view myself and the world -- but it has been life-changing," says Leibach. She is a native of Allentown, Lehigh County, and hopes to go back to Tanzania next year. "It has really touched my heart."
Laura Paterra, of Canonsburg, reminisces fondly about her semester in Italy in 2005, when she was a student at Duquesne University, which has a campus on the outskirts of Rome. Paterra, 24, remembers sitting in the Roman Forum during a class on ancient Rome and how it helped shape the world. Paterra stayed in a building that also housed nuns, and attended church services there. She was in Vatican City when Pope John Paul II died, and when Pope Benedict was named the new pope.
"I was so sad when it was over," Paterra says. "I remember crying on the way there because I was nervous and didn't want to be away from home for so many months. And then, I remember crying on the way home because I don't want to leave."Additional Information:
Been there, done that
Advice and tips from young adults who have studied abroad.
• 'Don't hold back; go and do it,' says Bridget Kollar. Get to know the people and the culture, and travel frequently when you're overseas.
'You gain so much confidence in yourself,' she says. 'The things you see will amaze you. Have no fear; it's your life, and you only live it once.'
• Christina Sterck recommends avoiding eating too often at McDonald's, TGI Friday's and other American chain restaurants abroad. Immerse yourself in the culture and food of the new country.
'You're going to be an American no matter what, but if you're going to go abroad, you've got to be flexible,' she says.
• 'I understand the feeling that sometimes it's out of your comfort zone, but you just need to push yourself that extra inch because it's worth more than anything you can imagine when you actually do it,' says Michelle Leibach. 'I find that situations where I feel the most uncomfortable turn out to be the most rewarding.'
She also recommends booking the flight as far in advance as possible, so that it is cheaper.
• Laura Paterra says, '100 million percent, do it.' Even if the program is really expensive, it is worth it, she says. Studying abroad is a life-changing, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Paterra says.Additional Information:
Before going abroad
Students considering a foreign study opportunity should ask themselves:
• Do I want to travel to one area, or many areas during my time abroad?
• Do I want to study in a large city, or a more rural area?
• What time of year do I want to go abroad• For how long do I want to go abroad?
• Does my school have any restrictions about where I can go and for how long?
• Can I afford this program and still have spending money for personal travel and souvenirs•
• Will this program affect my financial aid awards?
• Does this program offer courses that count toward my major or minor• Will my school accept credits transferred from the program?
• Will I need to purchase insurance?
• Am I ready for a program that requires an adventurous personality?
• Are there any foreign-language considerations I need to be concerned about?
• Would I prefer to live on campus in a dorm with other students, or with a local family?
• Will I be able to adjust in a country with very different cultural and culinary customs?
Source: StudyAbroad.com


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I am addicted to stats and there is no cure for it. Doctors believes I may have dyslexia and labeled me as a nucking fut and I was forced to report to Room 11W at the Nuthouse for my rehabilitation. Still seeing a blur of numbers and blurting out "I-O" randomly when there's nothing, but silence. May the odds of progress be ever at my favor...
Time for Statisticology!
Meanwhile, I was able to tabulate all of the running/passing plays for each quarter/down for all nine games this season. The best way to use this data is to take in consideration of the situations Ohio State was in. We've noticed how the Buckeyes tend to pass more in the first half when it's actually their weakness, yet they run the ball when they're in a precarious situation (vs Northwestern). There is actually a reason for that. Anyway, This table will be able to enlighten us on what their tendencies look like.
the Breakdown
This data is hell of a story to read.
Most of us assume that our beloved Buckeyes will run the ball quite frequently since it is their strength of the team, but they actually passed more in the first quarter. They have passed slightly heavily on 1st and 2nd downs in the first quarter. They have remained unpredictable on 4th downs and that holds true in the first half, but it has become quite predictable that they want to run on 4th down in the second half. In summary, there is an excellent balance of offense in the first half. It is a split of 165 rushes to 171 passes in the first half so far this season. Credit to Coach Meyer and Coach Herman for holding up the balance.
The first half have leaned heavily toward to the pass when it comes to 3rd downs, but it is the opposite in the second half. Granted, the Buckeyes were leading by a large margin in most of their games, which contributed to this shift.
The breakdown of 3rd and 4th quarters became more obvious that the Buckeyes absolutely love to run their opponents off the field at a rate of 75% of running plays. Passing was almost nonexistent in 4th quarter, which we all already noticed. It would be interesting if they kept up with the balance throughout the game, it is not too unconceivable that they could have been averaging at 60+ PPG, even with Kenny Guiton/Cardale Jones.
I would like to go back to the game against Northwestern (Refer to the second table).
Since the Buckeyes were losing to Northwestern in second half, I was expecting a higher percentage of passing plays, but they actually went with their strength, which was running with the rock. This philosophy actually worked and Ohio State was able to take over the game and control the game against the Wildcats to take the lead. Give credit to Ohio State's adjustments with the defense though. The late TD off a fumble as time went out made the game look quite different than what it really was.
Hopefully, the insights from the tables help all of us to understand more about Ohio State's philosophy on offense.
As always, I am always open to suggestions on how I can analyze the Buckeyes.
Here's to the next one...

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On Sunday's "Good Morning America," after 14 "Recession Rescue" segments or teases in less than a month, weekend co-host Kate Snow asked an economic psychologist if "part of [the negative financial outlook of Americans is] our fault, the media's fault, for constantly talking about how bad things are?" Snow and psychologist Kit Yarrow were discussing how much of the nation's current financial state is emotional, in light of comments last week by John McCain advisor Phil Gramm that when it comes to the economy, "we've sort of become a nation of whiners." [audio available here]
Yarrow responded to Snow's query by saying the media are to blame and that when journalists cover the subject, "Everything is described as a crisis." She added, "And it's described in anecdotal terms as well, which causes consumers, I think, to feel especially fearful." This is certainly true of "Good Morning America." The program has featured frightening graphics such as "No More Retirement? Economy Holds Couple Back," a June 24 story on whether the elderly will still be able to retire. On June 25, a graphic screamed, "Paying the Bills: How to Survive Economic Crisis."
On July 14, GMA featured a piece on people swapping items, such as DVDs, rather than buying them. Co-host Chris Cuomo asserted, "As gas prices rise and power bills soar, people are increasingly turning to bartering, or swapping, to make ends meet."
These examples are in addition to doing 14 segments or references in three and a half weeks on helping Americans through a non-existent recession. (Two quarters of negative economic growth are needed for a recession and the U.S. has not even had one.) Sometimes a "Recession Rescue" story involves some unrelated economic issue, such as finding out whether viewers have counterfeit coupons. But, for whatever reason, the piece is often given the inaccurate "recession" related title.
So, it was refreshing that GMA on Sunday did look at the media's role in causing economic distress, albeit briefly. Snow only asked the one question about the part journalists have played. Instead, she mostly offered generalized possibilities: "So again, that question, with all that bad news, how much is psychology playing into our economic woes?"
An ABC graphic asked, "Is Recession in Our Heads?" At times, Snow seemed puzzled. After Yarrow suggested that much of the uncertainty Americans feel may simply be emotional, the co-host quizzed, "How so? How is it not as bad as we think?"
ABC doing a segment that looked at what Mr. Gramm actually meant is a step in the right direction. But it would have been better if Snow asked more than one question on the topic of the media's role in frightening Americans.
See a June 25 NewsBusters post for a transcript of some of the "Recession Rescue" examples.
A transcript of the July 13 segment, which aired at 7:07am, follows:
KATE SNOW: Marysol, this week, former Senator Phil Gramm caused a real outcry when he suggested we're all a nation of whiners. The recession, he said, was mental. So this morning, a provocative question, is there any truth to what he suggested? There's no question many Americans are feeling economic pain.
[Brief video montage of reporters saying "recession" or "fears of a recession."]
ABC GRAPHIC: Is Recession in Our Heads?
SNOW: Record high gas prices, a housing market in turmoil, inflation on the rise. It sounds like an economic perfect storm. And when you compare this summer to last, it can be downright frightening. Last July, drivers were griping that gas was creeping toward $3 a gallon.
MOTORIST (FEMALE): But I'm not happy about it. It's too expensive.
SNOW: But today, with prices over $4, those complaints seem almost quaint.
MOTORIST (MALE): It's getting pretty ridiculous, the cost of it.
SECOND: MOTORIST (MALE): It's crazy.
SNOW: At the grocery store, we're paying much more for every day food staples, bread costs almost 15 percent more than last year. Bananas are up 25 percent and the price of eggs, almost 28 percent more.
CONSUMER (FEMALE): Every time I go to the grocery store, I'm amazed at how much money I'm spending on just our basic foods.
SNOW: And your savings for retirement, more bad news on Wall Street. This time last year, the Dow Jones was above 13,000, on Friday, it closed just above 11,000, down more than 20 percent from its October high. And with homes being foreclosed at a record rate, home values are dropping, down six percent since last June. So again, that question, with all that bad news, how much is psychology playing into our economic woes? Joining us now Kit Yarrow, a consumer psychologist, perfect person to ask that question in San Francisco. Good morning to you.
KIT YARROW (ECONOMICS PSYCHOLOGIST): Good morning.
SNOW: So things are certainly bad for a lot of Americans. And I don't think we want to discount that, but you say this is a psychological recession. What do you mean by that?
YARROW: It's a snowball, really. I think the way that consumers feel about things is very emotional. And those emotions are trumping reality, creating the snowball where they're pulling back on spending, which has been making our economy worse. But it's not quite as bad as consumers feel like it is.
SNOW: How so? How is it not as bad as we think?
YARROW: Well, you know, we've had really great prosperity for the last few years. We've had very cheap gas. We've had, you know, a lot of increase in our home values. We - we've had it really pretty good as stock market increases. And emotion is always caused by this mismatch between what we perceive and reality. And right now, I think there's a big mismatch between what we perceive should be, basically our expectations of the economy and now what we're getting. And that's causing people to feel fearful and upset and angry. And really, it's that emotion, the psychology that's contributing to our economy right now in a negative way.
SNOW: To fall on our sword here a little bit, do you think part of it's our fault, the media's fault, for constantly talking about how bad things are?
YARROW: I do, actually. Yeah, I have to say some of it does belong there. Everything is described as a crisis. And, you know, there's really been a preponderance of - information coming at consumers, I think just the volume of it. And it's described in anecdotal terms as well, which causes consumers, I think, to feel especially fearful. When you describe an individual's personal situation, I think people empathize with that and it makes them feel really afraid for their security as well.
SNOW: How much is about expectations though also? In terms of, you know, things have been going so well for so long. Do we sort of think we, that was what we deserved and now that things aren't going, maybe quite as well, we suddenly think it's terrible?
YARROW: Absolutely. And that's very well put. So I think we've become quite entitled to a sense that we're gonna have continued prosperity. And, you know, if we hadn't had it so good for so long, I don't think there would be this level of emotion that's causing us to drawback on our spending. It's really more like - you know, we expect it to be great growth and, you know, any sort of normal growth is considered a catastrophe now.
SNOW: Which is not to say it's not painful to go to the gas pump and pay those prices. Well, thank you so much.
YARROW: And you--
SNOW: Go ahead.
YARROW: I was gonna say, and, you know, gas prices and food prices in particular, I think, are causing people to be very emotional about it--
SNOW: Right.
YARROW: --because every single day, they're aware of difficulties.
SNOW: It hits you right in the face. Kit Yarrow, thank you so much.


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Three states now have adopted laws requiring public universities and colleges to report restrictions or conditions accompanying donations from foreign countries and individuals in excess of $100,000.
The states are Illinois, Florida and New York, according to the American Jewish Congress. Illinois was the first state to pass such a law. On June 6, Gov. Bob Graham signed into law a similar measure for Florida.
Lawrence Shentz, president of the AJCongress southeast region, said the Florida measure is aimed principally at thwarting attempts by Arab countries to unduly influence teaching and research or exclude Jewish faculty members from the grants.
Gov. Mario Cuomo signed a disclosure law on June 15 which was drafted by the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith.
Phil Baum, associate executive director of the AJCongress, said the Florida law, which he said the AJCongress helped to draft, is part of a nation-wide effort to blunt bids by Arab governments who, he said, have initiated a major anti-Israel propaganda effort on American campuses. He said large gifts by pro-Arab interests endanger academic freedom and distort the educational process.
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Comment 1•
18 years ago
future problem...
Comment 2•
17 years ago
Taking QA Contact on all open or unverified DOM Style bugs...
Comment 3•
17 years ago
Nominating this bug for nsbeta1 on behalf of email@example.com.
Comment 4•
17 years ago
Removing nsbeta1 nomination -- there was a misunderstanding and some "approved out features" were nominated by mistake! Sorry!
Comment 5•
16 years ago
so what needs to be done for this exactly?
Comment 6•
15 years ago
I feel that we should absolutely not implement CSSUnknownRule....
Comment 7•
15 years ago
*** Bug 157641 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 8•
15 years ago
*** Bug 188321 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 9•
15 years ago
bz: do you mean this should not be implemented for performance reasons, or other reasons?
Comment 10•
15 years ago
This should not be implemented for security reasons (look up all the issues IE has been having because of their implementation) and because this section of the DOM spec flat-out contradicts the parsing rules in the CSS spec (the people who wrote the DOM spec didn't really know CSS and it shows in many places, this being one of them).
Comment 11•
15 years ago
Mass-reassigning bugs to email@example.com
Comment 12•
15 years ago
First, I'd like to point out that my bug, 188321 is _not_ a duplicate of this bug. My bug is an RFE that asks for an infrastructure to be able to access/create custom CSS style properties for XBL widgets without using C++, while the CSS CSSUnknownRule has to do with the CSS engine encountering an unknown _selector_ rather than an unknown _style rule_ (i.e. it encounters a rule such as *id { someRule: someProperty; } where it doesn't understand what the asterisk selector is). Also, some people have responded that my RFE breaks the CSS specification; of course it does. However, so do the Mozilla specific CSS rules -moz-border-radius, -moz-binding, etc. The reason for my specification is to further the concept of XBL widgets as reusable packets of code. In the past if you wanted to pass in things that are obviously "style" or "visual" properties of an XBL widget that you want to change at runtime, you had to add your own C++ custom property. This is not maintainable, and the codebase of custom C++ properties is a mess (you have to change many locations, and it really isn't rationalized). Some might respond that you could just create some JavaScript setters in your XBL widget to set these properties, but this also leads to unmaintainable code. Lets say someone else comes along to change some visual style of your XBL widget; are they going to expect to look in the .js file for that style change or the .css file? The correct place is the CSS file. Now about security issues. One danger is that an XBL widget, which would be trusted chrome, could be passed a "string" value through a custom XBL style property in an untrusted style sheet. This string value could then somehow cause the XBL widget to do something that is not visual but which is instead damaging (such as deleting a file). However, the exact same thing is true of a JavaScript file: you might have a .js file that lies within the trusted chrome domain with a method such as deleteFile(string fileName), and then call that method from some untrusted XUL file. Both of these scenarios depend on someone "stupidly" coding their chrome XBL or JavaScript files, however. Do we want to protect stupid chrome writers? They can already hurt themselves pretty badly with the current infrastructure, so why make a special exception in this case?
Comment 13•
15 years ago
What did that comment have to do with this bug? As you said, bug 188321 has nothing to do with this bug; why did you even drag it in? The security issue here is that sites can load some random content as CSS (in quirks mode they can) and then access a parsed version of it via the CSSOM. If we allow CSSUnknownRule, then most of the content will be accessible in this fashion, allowing sites to read the content of arbitrary web pages (eg including ones that need the user's cookies to get). This would be a gross security violation. There is a known security vulnerability in IE along these lines, as I said.
Comment 14•
14 years ago
Note http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2003Oct/0347.html (which screams "wontfix this bug" to me).
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12 years ago
Marking wontfix per comment 14.
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Epox 8KRA2+ (KT600): KT600 Hits the Streetsby Evan Lieb on 7/1/2003 12:13 AM EST
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Anonymous User - Friday, July 25, 2003 - linkWhat about stability? Does it perform better than Nforce2 400? same as KT400A does compared to Nforce2? Reply
Anonymous User - Saturday, July 19, 2003 - linkWhat about ECC memory support. A mobo that offers RAID w/o ECC is useless!.bh.
Anonymous User - Friday, July 18, 2003 - linkYou complain about the AGP/PCI bus being out of spec. It's a whole 2.5/pci and 5 mhz AGP out of spec. I don't know of any hardware that would have a problem at those speeds. You either ran out of headroom with the chip or the board just won't go past 215-220 or so. Hopefully you'll find out with other KT600 test boards. Reply
Anonymous User - Saturday, July 12, 2003 - linkIt's just strange because right after he says he still highly recommends the board, he goes on to suggest that people buy an Nforce2 board if they can afford it. I don't know why he would highly recommend a board with "mediocre" performance. Reply
Anonymous User - Saturday, July 12, 2003 - linkI don't see why this board is still "highly recommended" after all the negative comments regarding the board. Reply
Anonymous User - Thursday, July 10, 2003 - linkGuess some few points were missing in the review: Performance of integrated LAN, IDE and Audio. Remember that nForce2 has a very low CPU utilization in all these three groups. Also the comparison of Audio DSP, 3D sound, ... were missing. Reply
Anonymous User - Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - linkincluding the older kt400 series results would be nice... Reply
Zuni - Sunday, July 06, 2003 - linkAlmost every large website worldwide uses flash. Nba.com, cnet.com,zdnet.com etc almost every ad these days is in flash. Most of the larger sites use flash for navigation and other fancy effects. We're just using it for graphing :) Reply
Zuni - Sunday, July 06, 2003 - linkErr smaller in size :) Reply
Zuni - Sunday, July 06, 2003 - linkThe reason they are in flash is bandwidth, they are over 50% small in size. We hear your feedback though. Reply
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Super early this morning — I'm talking between the hours of 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. — there was a Total Lunar Elipse that could be seen anywhere (provided there was a clear sky) on the night side of Earth. Though Total Lunar Eclipses — when, according to Wikipedia, "the moon passes behind the earth so that the earth blocks the sun's rays from striking the moon" — happen every year or so, this one was special because it happened the same day as the Winter Solstice. The last time that happened was 372 years ago, so it was kind of a momentous occasion, even if you're not into astronomy. Did you stay up to watch? I set my alarm for 3:15 a.m. which was supposed to be right around when the "greatest" of the eclipse occurred. Sadly, when I woke up and looked out my window, it was a bit hazy and the moon wasn't as bright as I hoped. No worries! Check out this gorgeous time lapse video for the eclipse (as seen from Florida) from start to finish. Ahh, the universe is such an amazing thing.


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Jean-Sebastien Giguere will start in net tonight as the Maple Leaf open their 93rd hockey season as a puck-mad city hopes for a much better year.
Five players make their regular season Leaf debut Thursday night — Colby Armstrong, Mike Brown, Clarke MacArthur, Kris Versteeg, Mike Zigomanis — as a revamped team tries to get off to the proverbial "good start" that has been its mantra through training camp.
"A big thing in this league is to start well so you don't have to come from behind and it's definitely a goal of ours to have a good start to the season," said centre Tyler Bozak. "You want to come out hard in the first period. I'm sure the fans will be excited and give us a little extra boost."
The Leafs had a tendency to give up the first goal or two last season, a big reason why they were last in the East, and want to turn that stat around.
"We have to be ready to play right off the bat," said coach Ron Wilson. "In our league, it's simple. If you score first, you probably win 70 per cent of the time.
"It's a huge statistic. It doesn't mean if you get scored against, you're going to lose, but it certainly helps and puts you in the fight frame of mind. Hopefully we're ready and we're not trying so hard to score the first goal that we open up ourselves to counterattack opportunities."
The Habs will have Carey Price in net — he's recovered from the flu — but will be without Richmond Hill's Mike Cammalleri, suspended for one game. Some of the Leafs were asked if they had to guard against being overconfident against an opponent that was without a key player.
"Cammalleri's out and he's a great player, but they're a deep team and have tons of guys," said Bozak. "I don't think one player is going to make that big of a difference."
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"You come to Canadian buildings and it's there's a different mystique about them. It's going to be crazy. We're going to need them if we're going to have a successful season just as much as they need us."
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Avon Free Public LIbrary, 4th location
Opened August 3, 1932 on Route 44
When Samuel Bishop retired, Josiah Ansel Wilcox was voted librarian to succeed him in 1842. The library was moved to the Wilcox home which was also located on Ciderbrook Road. There is no record of the hours when the library was open to borrowers during Mr. Wilcox's tenure. During this era, each member borrower was required to pay to take out a book, and they were assessed a users' tax of $ 1.00 per year.
In 1852, the library closed. The 111 books were kept for many years by the Wilcox family. Books and reading were apparently shared informally during the next few decades. A "Literary Club" and "Debating Club" were active during the 1880's. In 1890, a group of concerned women who felt the town should have a library started a public library in a former harness shop on the north side of what is now Route 44, near the intersection of Routes 10 and 202. In 1891, the building was needed for other purposes and the books were taken to the Bishop house on West Main Street, then moved again next door to occupy the front room of Phinenas Gabriel's shoe store. This incarnation of the library prospered for a few years, until citizens began to patronize the Simsbury Library. The books that remained from this collection were stored in the homes of two different Avon residents for safe keeping.
Finally, in 1909, the Avon Free Public Library was on its way to becoming a valued town institution. A board of directors was elected to re-organize the Avon Free Public Library. By-laws and rules were drawn up by two men who served on the Board of Directors. Funds totaling $175 were raised to pay for the developing library and to hire a trained librarian to classify the collection. Fred Neville's home on the site of the old Towpath School was the last to house the itinerant collection. He became the first paid librarian. and was compensated not only for his duties as librarian, but also for the space in his home used for the library. The library was open two hours each Friday evening from six to eight P.M. Each borrower was limited to two books to be returned within two weeks. The records show that 62 families registered to borrow books that first year, and that a total of 1,767 books were circulated. "Sub-stations" were started in 1911 at Mrs. Louise Lusk's home on Lovely Street and at the "town hall" in Huckleberry Hill School. Fifty books were available in each location and were changed every two months.
It became evident over time that both a permanent building to house the collection and a more efficient way to operate the library were necessary. Fund raising began in 1929-30 to buy land and erect the first official library building. A site was purchased on the south side of Route 44 across the street from the building used for the library in 1890. On August 30, 1932, the one-room brick building was completed and the new Avon Free Public Library was opened to the public.
In the fifty years that the library occupied this building, it was enlarged three times with the help of private funding sources to keep up with the expanding population and need for additional library services. During the World War II period, the library facilities were used by the Avon Defense Council and the local American Red Cross. A bookmobile, manned by volunteers, transported books to West Avon, Huckleberry Hill and Secret Lake for two years. The "Friends of the Avon Library", organized in 1950, established new programs and provided funds for books and equipment. They set up exhibits and conducted storytimes called the "Wee Wigglers".
In 1969 what was left of the original 1798 collection was donated to the Library by the Wilcox family. It is kept in the Marian Hunter History Room.
Long-range planning for a new library began in 1971. By the mid-1970's, conditions were ripe for the beginning of a boom in the town's population growth, in fact leading the communities in the Farmington River Valley with a growth rate of 34 percent. In 1974 the population was approximately 9, 400. Annual circulation in 1973 reached 49, 500 items.
During this period, the issue of governance was addressed by the Board. Should the library remain privately owned or become a town department? If it remained privately owned, how would it be financed when private monies were no longer adequate or as available as they once were?
These issues were resolved and a formal agreement was signed on November 20, 1978 between the Town of Avon and the Board of Directors of the Avon Free Public Library, Inc. The library became a town department while retaining its identity as a private institution. Because the town recognized the importance of library services to the quality of life of its residents, it agreed to assume almost all of the funding for the library, with the exception of some contributions from the State, or donations from private citizens. Budgets were drawn up by the library Board and Director, and submitted to the town's Board of Finance for approval.
The site of the current Avon Free Public Library building was purchased in 1973 with funds raised by the Trustees. The new location on Country Club Road was chosen because it is close to the geographical center of Avon, and within walking distance of the Avon Middle and High Schools. The library building itself was built with town funds.
With the occupation of the new library in 1982, the square footage devoted to the provision of library services in Avon increased from 4,681 square feet to 13,500 square feet, an increase of 188%. In the first five years of the new library, circulation steadily increased, the book collection grew, and the library increased the number of magazine subscriptions. The Alsop Community Room was used by local organizations for their meetings and by the Friends of the Avon Library for many special programs.
It was after the library had been at its new address for about five years when changes in the information world began to make an impact. The Library joined CircCess, the automated circulation network of the Capitol Region's libraries. New formats such as video cassettes, books on cassettes and compact discs were added to the collection and locations had to be found to display these new items.
A building boom in the mid-80's in Avon brought an influx of new residents whose information needs had a definite impact on the library. New part-time staff were hired to help provide the expanded services. The number of children's programs tripled. A part-time reference librarian was hired to help patrons with their information needs.
Circulation increased by 50% from 1988 to 1992, or 126,680 to 220,886 items. Over 50% of Avon residents had current library cards at that time and that average remains constant. The library published the first edition of the "Avon Business Directory" in 1995.
The Town Council directed the Library Board and staff to assess the building needs and recommend priorities. Three thousand square feet on the second floor had been left unfinished when the building was built in 1982, so attention was paid to that space as well as the need for a reconfiguration of existing space. In 1997, a renovation was completed with changes to the building reflecting the following priorities: a dedicated children's program room, quiet study room and computer lab, quiet study room for adults, computer workstations for both children and adults with Internet and Word access, a redesigned technical services area, improved accessibility to the library in order to comply with new requirements of the American Disability Act, and upgraded wiring to allow high speed Internet access. The library had a brighter look, helped by the introduction of a new color scheme, carpet, furnishings and paint.
Business continued to boom at the Avon Library. There were waiting lists for storytimes, and large and enthusiastic audiences for adult programs such as the popular Sunday afternoon music series and "Time for Ideas" book discussion groups. Residents became quite accustomed to Sunday hours, a service initiated in 1997. "Technology Transfer," a computer instruction program where young adults are the teachers, did a great deal to dispel the apprehension many adults had with the new technology. Some days, the Internet workstations were filled within minutes of when the library opened.
The 1997 renovations eased the critical areas, but could not address everything. For example, at the time of the renovation, space for the collection was considered adequate. However, projections made at that time estimated that space for books would be critical in 2000. The shelves are overcrowded and space is at a premium. Parking spaces are often at a premium, too, especially on days when storytimes are being held and the community room is being used by a local organization. Once a patron gets into the library there is often no place to sit. Library visits per capita in Avon are currently 11. 6. Current standards recommend that libraries provide 5 user seats for every 1,000 people; the library presently has a total of 76.
The Town of Avon has enjoyed a surge in population growth, indicated by an increase in the number of housing starts in the past 3 years. Avon Schools face an unanticipated growth in numbers of school-age children, particularly in the middle school. While Avon residents are shifting the way they use the public library by taking advantage of remote access when they can, they continue to look to the library as a community center, the only Town department which offers services to all ages, a place where things are happening.


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The global market for enterprise social software will grow by 15.7% next year to hit $769.2 million, with a key driver being the adoption of Cloud and software-as-a-service offerings, Gartner predicts.
According to a report entitled 'Market Trends: Convergence Restructuring the Enterprise Social Software Market, Worldwide, 2010', the sector is also expected to grow by 14.9% this year, valuing it at $66.4 million for 2010.
Tom Eid, a research director at Gartner, said: "The social software market is evolving in response to the demand for flexible environments in which participants can connect, create, share and find people and information relevant to their work."
The technology helped to improve networking, collaboration and the capturing of informal knowledge, enabling workers to interact informally, brainstorm, explore ideas and encourage or challenge peers, he added.
But "specific business value" could also be derived by using it to boost customer intimacy, improve products and services, enhance operational efficiency effectiveness and promote innovation. This was because such software could generate change in personal interactions, which could, in turn, help to raise organisational performance.
Cloud and software-as-a-service continued to be particularly popular, especially among marketing, HR and R&D executives, with more than 50 of the 80 enterprise social software vendors operating in this space, Eid said.
Tools such as blogs, discussion forums and rating engines were also increasingly being integrated with applications aimed at generating specific business outcomes, including product reviews and testing, brand marketing and community development.
"Success is to be found in managing the information and relationships in support of business initiatives and not the simple deployment of technology. One of the major goals is to capitalise on community involvement to drive higher leverage and productivity," Eid said.


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September 25, 2003
Biological Laboratories, 205 West 24th Street
Occurred 9-17-03 at 5:00 p.m. and 9-24-03 at 1:30 p.m.
Theft: A Mettlen Toledo top loading balance was stolen from an unsecured 4th floor hallway. Loss value: $200.00.
Parking Lot 223, 10100 Burnet Road
Occurred between 9-23-03 at 5:05 p.m. and 9-24-03 at 8:35 a.m.
Criminal Mischief: An unknown device was used to scratch the paint on the left side doors to a parked gray 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Repair cost: $500.00.
Parking Lot 14, 2300 Inner Campus Drive
Occurred on 9-24-03 between 8:00 a.m. and 6:55 p.m.
Leaving the Scene Collision: A parked and unattended white 1995 Ford Explorer was struck along the left side of the vehicle by an unknown vehicle that left the scene without leaving notice. Light blue paint was transferred to the vehicle that was struck. Repair cost: $1,000.00.
Parking Lot 108, 1500 Red River
Occurred on 9-18-03.
Leaving the Scene Collision: A parked and unattended black 2003 Dodge Durango sport utility vehicle was struck in the left rear quarter panel by a white Chevrolet pick-up truck with a white camper. The driver of the white Chevrolet truck left the scene without leaving notice. The driver was described as an older white male with a beard. Repair cost: $900.00.
Pharmacy Building, 2409 University
Occurred on 9-24-03 between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Theft: A blue Schwinn mountain bicycle was stolen when it was secured to a bicycle rack on the west side of the building with a chain lock. Loss value: $200.00.
2500 San Jacinto Blvd.
Occurred on 9-24-03 at 9:30 p.m.
Open Container In Motor Vehicle: A non-UT subject was stopped for speeding in a motor vehicle. The driver was found to be in possession of an open bottle containing an alcoholic beverage.


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Public to Vote for Their Favorite of Six Finalists to Be Next MBTA System Map
BOSTON – The MBTA announced today that public voting is now open for the six finalists in the Perspectives MBTA Map Re-design competition. This past spring, the MBTA launched the contest and received dozens of impressive entries. A panel of experts including the MBTA, academics, urban planners, and mapping aficionados evaluated each of the entries against a set of criteria.
With many new projects opening (new Fairmount Line stations and next year's opening of Assembly Square Station) in the coming months -- and many more in the pipeline (Green Line Extension, South Coast Rail and Silver Line Gateway) -- the MBTA will need to modify and redesign system maps. The MBTA may use the map with the most favorable public response from this contest as the new map.
"The proposed maps are a fresh look at our system. The creativity and skill shown in all the entrants will certainly make their choice a tough one," said MBTA General Manager Dr. Beverly Scott. "I am looking forward to seeing who our customers choose as the winner."
MBTA and MassDOT sponsored this contest to tap into the creativity of our customers and to build on the public′s interest in mapping. The contest offered contestants the opportunity to develop alternative versions of the MBTA rapid transit (or "spider") map. Entrants were asked to submit their maps into one of two categories: the Classic Tier and the Open Tier. Maps submitted as Classic Tier met most of the design standards guiding the development of the MBTA's current spider map while maps submitted as Open Tier could be more creative representations of the MBTA system.
MassDOT convened a panel of judges, representing a range of perspectives—academia, transit planning, urban design, marketing, MBTA customers, map enthusiasts, and the designer of the current MBTA map. The judges rated all maps against the following four criteria—creativity, aesthetic quality, readability/visual clarity, and informative quality.
Map entries were accepted between April 9, 2013 and May 14, 2013. The top six maps as voted by the panel are now posted on mbta.com so customers can decide the ultimate winner. Voting is open from September 9 to September 20. In addition to the six finalists, the MBTA has created a gallery where many of the other entries can be viewed.
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Japan and China failed Wednesday to resolve their dispute over gas fields in the East China Sea at senior working-level talks in Tokyo.
The two countries have agreed to conduct joint exploitation but still remain apart on the details, including which areas to develop, and have been trying to strike a compromise.
Last April, when then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, they agreed to map out a detailed plan for joint development by this fall, but Foreign Ministry officials said the prospects are dim.
Tokyo is pushing to make progress on the issue before Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's visit to China, which is expected to happen by year's end or early next year.
"At this moment in time, we couldn't reach an agreement. But we were able to further understand each other's position through the talks," Kenichiro Sasae, who heads the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, said after emerging from the meeting.
Sasae said Japan proposed the two sides meet again by the end of the month, adding China responded positively. "We'll have to find ways to agree on details that will not hurt each other's position," he said.
Key negotiators on the Chinese side included Hu Zhengyue, director general of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Department of Asian Affairs. The Japanese negotiators included Harufumi Mochizuki, director of the Natural Resources and Energy Agency, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
The gas field issue is directly linked to the bilateral dispute over Japan's and China's maritime boundaries.
Japan maintains that the boundary between the two nation's exclusive economic zones in the East China Sea is the median line between their coastlines, while China argues the line should be the edge of the continental shelf, which extends so far out that it approaches Okinawa.


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Armbrister fails to qualify for women's 100m semis
Guardian Sports Editor
Published: Aug 12, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia – The year 2013 was a transitional year for Cache Armbrister.
The 23-year-old sprinter switched from the 400 meters (m) to the shorter sprints this year, and whilst some might question that move, it resulted in a personal best time in the 100m, and a truly respectable season's best in the half-lapper.
It's the century where she really turned some heads this year though. In that event, Armbrister has two wins over Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie this year, the first two wins of her athletic career over the former 'Golden Girl'. She ran a personal best time of 11.44 seconds at the BTC National Open Track and Field Championships in Freeport, Grand Bahama, in June, and then lowered that mark to 11.35 seconds at the Sr. Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Championships in Morelia, Mexico, last month.
At these 14th International Association of Athletic Federations' (IAAF) World Championships in Moscow, Russia, it just didn't come together for Armbrister though.
After being entered in the women's 100m, Armbrister could only muster a best time of 11.55 seconds at the 1980 Olympic Stadium here in Moscow, on Sunday morning. That time was only good enough for sixth in her heat, and 30th overall. Only the top three finishers in each heat and the next six fastest times qualified for tonight's semi-finals.
"I just had a real sluggish start, and before I knew it, the race was over," said Armbrister yesterday. "I didn't stick to my game plan and that kind of threw me off. Watching the race, I realized that I shortened up my drive phase and that might have caused me a bit.
"It's been a progressive year for me and I'm satisfied with it. I had my personal best this year, so I can't expect to come to worlds and just run 10.9. It's a gradual process and you have to work hard to get there," she added.
Even in the 200m this year, Armbrister has showed promise. She ran 23.50 seconds into a strong headwind in Jamaica, in June. Here in Moscow, she said that she felt she had a strong opportunity to make the semis, but just couldn't put it all together.
"I'm not going to beat myself up about it. I really wanted to make the semis, but you win some and you lose some," she said. "I'm never nervous when I compete. Sometimes I get over anxious and way too excited, but I'm never nervous. I just didn't have it today."
Armbrister ran in the same heat as American National Champion English Gardner, formidable veteran Ivet Lalova and Sheri-Ann Brooks, of Jamaica.
Gardner qualified for the semis with the fastest time, 10.94 seconds, Lalova posted a time of 11.18 seconds for second in that heat, and Brooks was third in that heat, in 11.32 seconds.
Now that her individual journey is over, Armbrister said that her focus will shift to the women's sprint relay and doing all that she can to get the team into the final.


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Lindsay Lohan Limo Lawsuit, Lindsay Lohan and 80,000 spend only the new Porsche Panamera, but after a troubled actress found herself facing another transportation bill in the form of a lawsuit and 90,000.
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NORTHERN Cape MEC for Finance, Economic Affairs and Tourism, John Block – who is himself facing corruption and fraud charges – yesterday called on the provincial government to strongly deal with senior officials who are implicated in fraud or corrupt activities.
Addressing senior provincial government officials and senior managers of private firms during yesterday's launch of Fraud Awareness Week in Kimberley, Block said "it is critical that the tone be set at the top, and in so doing, everyone will understand their responsibilities and know what to do when fraud is detected".
Block has shrugged off calls from opposition parties and Cosatu for him to resign from the provincial cabinet pending the outcome of the court case against him.
He is facing charges of fraud, corruption, racketeering and money laundering in connection with his involvement with Uruguayan businessman Gaston Savoi, whose company, Intaka, sold medical equipment to the Northern Cape Health Department.
It is alleged he benefited in the fraudulent sale of water purifiers and oxygen tanks to the department.
Block also came under fire when, in 2009, the Northern Cape High Court found that his company, SA Soutwerke, was guilty of illegally mining salt.
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ORGANISERS of the Walk to Remember marking the 25th anniversary of St Mary's Hospice, Ulverston, say the event could have raised close to £50,000.
The walk, which included men for the first time, attracted 568 walkers split between the 11km ladies' only walk and a 25km all-comers' distance.
The charity said an early tally of the money pledged to walkers, so far, showed that the eighth annual sponsored memory walk was set to raise in the region of £45,000 for the hospice.
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary, the hospice opened its Walk to Remember Extra (25km route) up to men for one night only, while the original 11km walk remained a ladies only affair.
Both walks started and finished at Hawcoat Park in Barrow, with the Mayor of Barrow, Coun Marie Derbyshire, officially setting the participants on their way.
Sarah Gardner, events fundraiser at St Mary's Hospice, said: "On behalf of the fundraising team at St Mary's Hospice I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who either took part, marshalled, provided first aid cover, helped with making arrangements or who helped with registration of walkers.
"We were delighted that we had almost 600 walkers taking part and we appreciate so much all the support that we received from everyone involved and the many people who sponsored them."
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PETERSBURG, Fla. - All Jarvis Sutton wanted was Kool-Aid, some burgers and a little weed. But he called the wrong folks to get them.
According to police, the 34-year-old St. Petersburg, Fla., man called 911 about 80 times on Sunday requesting the items, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
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Sutton admitted to making the calls.
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On the way to the police station, he started chewing on the foam attached to the metal caging in the back of a police cruiser, according to The Associated Press.
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Sutton faces a charge of misusing the 911 system, and remained in the Pinellas County jail Wednesday.
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By WALTER GOODMAN
Published: March 6, 1987
''WAITING FOR THE MOON'' plays touch and go with the relationship of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, the famous pair who knew everybody who was anybody or likely to become somebody in avant-garde Paris in the 1920's and 30's. The script by Mark Magill offers snatches of a few days in 1936, out of order in an attempt perhaps to suggest the spirit of Stein's own ''Cubist'' writings. But whenever the movie, which opens today at Cinema Studio 1, threatens to touch on anything serious, it goes off to something else.
We see the sportive spinsters proofreading and picnicking picturesquely and mildly cavorting with friends such as Hemingway and Apollinaire, the French poet who died some 20 years before the time of the movie. The screenplay, based on a story by Mr. Magill and Jill Godmilow, who also directed, takes liberties with such facts in the interests of their narrative. Nothing wrong with that -if only there were more of a narrative to get interested in. The script is filled with allusions; the characters remain elusive.
Ms. Godmilow's direction is of the school, exemplified by public television's ''American Playhouse'' series, that assumes lethargy is arty. ''Waiting for the Moon'' drifts lazily, with the camera taking long rests on the faces of the principals. As Toklas, Linda Hunt continues her career of playing Linda Hunt. Linda Bassett, hair cut in the Steinian manner but decidedly prettier, relies on a secretive smile that conceals everything. It draws you in up to a point, at which you realize the enigma is not destined to be revealed.
Neither actress is able to develop a character out of the banter with which they have been supplied. They make small jokes, have small spats, enjoy small reconciliations. They even have a small baby to make small noises over. This high-powered pair comes off as cutely companionable. The deeper note beneath their light exchanges is the belief that Stein is terminally ill, and Toklas is distressed that her friend will not allow herself to be properly comforted. ''Why is it so hard for you to appreciate me?'' demands Toklas. Questions are raised but not answered. Much is suggested; nothing is explored.
A few of the scenes are lovely, in particular a midnight picnic during which the women and three friends join in on ''The Trail of the Lonesome Pine,'' said to have been Stein's favorite song. Other scenes are either flimsy or awkward, particularly an episode of a drunken Ernest Hemingway posturing away like mad in a bordello. Turning maudlin, he tells Stein that Toklas is a saint, a very different description from the one he was to provide in ''A Moveable Feast.''
''Waiting for the Moon'' does not argue this or any other matter. There are no disclosures about the women's sexual relationship, just hints as they cuddle each other, alternating in the roles of comforter and comfortee. You begin to long for a little prurience. Nor is there any opening up of Stein's mind. The failure of imagination here is not Gertrude Stein's. ''Waiting for the Moon'' is rated PG (''Parental Guidance Suggested''), owing to a few naughty words. Friendships WAITING FOR THE MOON, directed by Jill Godmilow; screenplay by Mark Magill; story by Miss Godmilow and Mr. Magill; director of photography, Andre Neau; edited by George Klotz; music by Michael Sahl; produced by Sandra Schulberg; released by Skouras Pictures Inc. At Cinema Studio 1, 66th Street and Broadway. Running time: 88 minutes. This film is rated PG. Alice B. Toklas...Linda Hunt Gertrude Stein...Linda Bassett Fernande Olivier...Bernadette Lafont Ernest Hemingway...Bruce McGill Guillaume Apollinaire...Jacques Boudet Henry Hopper...Andrew McCarthy


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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is eyeing Italian defender Angelo Ogbonna as a long-tem replacement for ageing Rio Ferdinand, and has also sent scouts to the centre-half's last two Serie A games.
Ogbonna, who is of Nigerian descent, has emerged as one of the best defenders in Italy after coming up the hard way with Serie A side Torino during their time outside the top flight, the Daily Mirror reports.
United have been on his trail for some time, but the search has intensified recently with the Reds still unsure what will happen with Rio Ferdinand in the long term, the paper added.
Ferdinand may move on in the summer when he's due to be out of contract, and 6ft 2in Ogbonna is very much in the frame to be his successor, it said.
The paper further reported that Torino have been quoting huge fees for Ogbonna and United want to be sure about him before committing a large chunk of their budget on him.
Ogbonna was part of Italy's squad for the Euro 2012 finals but did not get a game as they got to the final before losing to Spain. He is seen a certain starter for the future and United could face strong competition for his signature, the paper concluded. (ANI)
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You, Too, Can Be From Rolling Stone
Did anyone catch the "I'm From Rolling Stone" premiere on MTV the other night? If the six magazine interns bugged you as much as they bugged me, and you're thinking you could do better, it turns out you have a chance to prove it.
Rolling Stone has set up a weekly contest where you take on the same assignments as the wannabe music writers on the show. The first one: Describe your local music scene in 300 words or less. If you need inspiration, you can read the interns' original submissions, which range from good to cringe-worthy.
My favorite part: The big prize for winning the weekly contest is a guitar. Because clearly, everyone who writes about music also plays music, right? The overall prize for the whole contest is a bit better: a new laptop and a three-month blogging gig for Rolling Stone's Web site. If that sounds like a sweet gig, get writing — submissions for the first weekly challenge are due by noon Eastern time on Friday.


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American in law as well as in spirit
WARREN TWP. They came from Russia, China, Guatemala, Romania, Korea, Bulgaria and Ukraine, and many of them clutched small American flags in their hands as they gathered with their adoptive parents in a room at Willie's Taverne in Bedminster Township on Tuesday, Feb. 27.
The event was a joyous celebration, for these children had just become United States citizens. And that includes 2-year-old Warren resident Amy Holz, originally from China.
Since New Jersey had no official ceremony marking the occasion, one was organized by Cindy Lucenius of Glen Gardner, who adopted her 1-year-old daughter, Rachel, from Russia last fall, and Vigdis Austad of Far Hills, who, with husband Michael Haug, adopted 19-month-old Bryn Haug and her 3-year-old brother, Jessen, from Russia last July.
Austad said she and Lucenius decided to organize the party for adoptive families after learning that New Jersey had planned no official ceremonies.
"We thought there should be something for the kids," said Austad. "We got this together in one week, mainly through everybody's enthusiasm."
The work was appreciated.
"Some other states did neat things," noted Terri Holz, Amy's adoptive mother. "It's nice to be able to do this."
The Child Citizenship Act of 2000, which was signed into law by former President Bill Clinton in October, automatically conferred citizenship as of Feb. 27 upon thousands of children born in foreign lands and adopted by U.S. citizens.
Twenty-six of these newly minted citizens walked, toddled and crawled around the room at Willie's, many of them dressed patriotically in red, white and blue.
Some, like Bryn, were too young to understand the significance of the occasion. Wearing an American flag bib, Bryn fearlessly cruised around the room, more interested in other children than in the ceremonies that would soon follow.
But other kids, like 3-year-old Stefana Blackmore of Springfield, seemed to comprehend the reason for the gathering. "I'm an American now," said Romanian-born Stefana, accepting a congratulatory handshake.
Wendy Osborne of Basking Ridge, who adopted her 2-year-old daughter, Hannah, from China in November 1999, said she was pleased to learn about the celebration at Willie's.
"This is great," said Osborne. "It's a good way to acknowledge their citizenship. There's nothing else going on in New Jersey that we know of."
'Answer To A Prayer'
Lucenius said she's pleased about the automatic citizenship, even though she will still have to fill out forms on behalf of her daughter to obtain the official Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) documents.
"This is a nice thing to have happened," said Lucenius. "It eliminates some of the bureaucracy."
Last Tuesday's celebration opened with an invocation by the Rev. Jeffrey Gibelius, pastor of the Pluckemin Presbyterian Church, who said it's a special privilege to be able to bless the group of young American citizens. "Every one of them here is the answer to a prayer," he said.
Also appearing at the luncheon were Somerset County Freeholder Denise Coyle of Bernards Township, Assemblyman Christopher "Kip" Bateman, R-Somerset, and Yocasta Reyna of the INS.
Coyle promised the families that she will help streamline the process of "re-adopting" foreign-born children through the county surrogate's office. Even though overseas adoptions are honored here, many families choose to re-adopt so their children can receive a New Jersey birth certificate.
Acknowledging that the international adoption process can be "unbelievably difficult, unbelievably frustrating," Coyle said county officials will do their best to help parents cut through the local bureaucracy.
"I want to congratulate all of you for getting through this, because there's nothing better than a child's laugh," said Coyle, who has two daughters.
Bateman, a father of four, said he never realized that the international adoption process could be so difficult and expensive until a close friend went through it.
In October, Bateman said, he helped Assemblyman Richard Bagger, R-22nd, pass a law reducing the cost of documents needed for overseas adoptions.
Many countries require the state to "apostille," or attach an official seal, to documents such as birth and marriage certificates. The apostille fee was reduced from $25 to $5 per document under the new law, which will save hundreds of do llars for parents who are often required to submit dozens of official documents.
"The state should not be making money off something like this," declared Bateman.
Reyna spoke briefly about what it means to be a U.S. citizen, then asked parents to hold up their child's right hand and repeat the oath of citizenship. The oat h was ceremonial, not mandatory, since the new citizens are all juveniles.
Several adoptive parents read poems, and the entire gathering joined together for the singing of "God Bless America."


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Once you have selected a product, or identified a product in your menu of products around which you would like to create an online promotion, you will have to create a landing page on your website that creates an incentive to become a prospect for, or purchase that product.
Gone are the days when you could simply put a website up with your phone number and an explanation of your product or menu of products, and expect that you would be easily found online, and your phone would begin ringing as your revenue soared month over month and year over year.
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Your website remains the central focal point (location) for your online presence. And your landing pages are the key to conversion, when properly constructed. When combined with an effective follow up system and auto responder sequence, your conversion rates will increase significantly.
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Bolstering Relief Efforts, ACF Reinforcements Reach Djibouti, Somalian Refugees in Ethiopia
In an effort to enhance its emergency response across the Horn of Africa, which is facing its worst humanitarian crisis in decades, Action Against Hunger continues to ship water and sanitation equipment and critical food supplies to the region to reinforce its ongoing efforts.
Djibouti: 7.5 Tons of Water and Sanitation Equipment
Last week, 7.5 tons of clean water equipment, including tanks, pumps, test kits, taps and buckets, arrived in Djibouti City from Action Against Hunger's staging grounds in Lyon, France. These resources will help government and aid agencies address water shortages in the poorer neighborhoods of the waterfront city, an important gateway to East Africa.
Following a prolonged and deadly two-year drought, the groundwater supplying Djibouti has reached dangerously shallow levels and many private wells have run dry. Those living in the city's poorer quarters are connected to a loose network that, at best, provides an infrequent flow of water. In response, Action Against Hunger has launched emergency water and sanitation programs in the areas most prone to water scarcity.
Inadequate water supplies and poor access to proper sanitation are key contributors to the development of diseases, such as cholera, and respiratory infections. They are the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in children under five years of age.
Somalian Refugees: 36 Tons of Nutritional Supplements
Action Against Hunger has also delivered 36 tons of nutritional supplements—in two 18-ton shipments—to support the Somalian refugees in the Dollo Ado camps in Ethiopia. These shipments of Plumpy'Sup—a ready-to-use food supplement used to treat moderate acute malnutrition in children older than six months—will help sustain ACF's ongoing nutrition programs in the region.
Action Against Hunger currently supports therapeutic nutrition programs targeting people suffering from acute malnutrition in both the transit camps and in the camps in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia. Depending on the number of refugees arriving, ACF's programs could support more than 285,000 people at current capacity.