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The 64 guest bedrooms provide modern premium bedrooms, all with en-suite bathrooms and optional sea views upgrades. All rooms feature TV's, hair dryers, toiletries as well as tea/coffee making facilities. Full English and Continental Breakfast buffet and House Dinners is served downstairs in the Atlantic restaurant, a bright venue overlooking the outdoor Swimming Pool with its contemporary mural of the Dorset Coast, and Chef driven local dishes to treat your senses. Alternatively, you may decide to dine in our fantastic and authentic Italian Café where Homemade Pizza's from our Italian Chef headline the menu, accompanied by Sharing Boards, Pasta, Piadinis and other delicious Italian delights. All served in an atmospheric venue, with great service, wide selection of drinks and Italian themed cocktails, located on the first floor with views out to the sea and a large outdoor Sun Terrace. Restore balance and calm to your mind and body in our onsite, top-rated Oceana Day Spa. This luxury Asian inspired Day Spa is a firm favourite in Bournemouth, with meticulous attention to detail and high standard of treatments, we also aim to offer a full portfolio of beauty and nails to ensure you leave us feeling on top of the World. Located within the Oceana Bournemouth Resort, guests at the Ocean Beach Hotel & Spa can benefit from additional resort facilities. Our indoor Leisure facilities next door at The Suncliff Hotel provide an indoor heated swimming pool, sauna, mini gym, and squash courts. The resort also includes outdoor solar-heated pools, Ventana 2-rossette Grand Cafe, The Overcliff Pub & Kitchen, Costa Coffee outlet and Pizza delivery to your room from the Italian Café. Free parking is available across the resort on a first come, first serve basis. There is also metered street parking available on the main road in front of the resort as an alternative. Small pets allowed but not on public areas, dining and restaurant areas.
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The Chevy Volt hybrid boasts green technology, but it's also a blast to drive
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After running errands one night, I drove my Chevrolet Volt electric car into my garage, plugged its charger into a standard outlet, connected the other end to a receptor on the side of the car and went inside for the night. According to the dash read-out, it would be fully charged before my first cup of coffee. Then, my mother texted me and invited me to lunch at their house — 50 miles away.
"If I go lightly on the throttle," I think, "the Volt just might make it."
I rarely go lightly on throttles and didn't this morning, either. I rode gently through the Starbucks drive-through, but after that, I made myself giddy accelerating with whooshing abandon and
cruising along at 70 mph.
Exactly 41 miles into my amusement, the battery pooped out. And I didn't care. The car changed its display screen priority from battery range to a gas gauge, woke the 1.4 liter, four-cylinder engine, and kept whirring along. When other electric cars, including The Holy Tesla, run out of power, you walk or call for a flat bed. I click to Elvis Radio and enjoy a sunny drive. Welcome to the future.
Anybody of my generation who drives the Volt will instantly transport themselves to the '80s and the movie Back to the Future. In case you've lost track of time, the DeLorean is now as old as the '50s cars were then; we're only four years from the future depicted in Part II. Wall-sized televisions have come, we can video chat anywhere and libraries are obsolete. If you could have told Marty McFly about the Internet, iPads, or this car, his head would have spun off. Volt looks the part of a sci-fi star.
No other General Motors product spent more time in a wind tunnel than the Volt, which explains its perfectly honed, streamlined shape. It may not be as sexy as the original 2007 concept car, but it is much roomier, persuades wind with Chevy's trademark crossbar grille, looks sharp in its creases, rolls on 17-in. polished alloy wheels, and pays homage to the original concept with a black strip under the windows.
A front splitter, spoiler on the hatch, and motorized grille shutters divert air with a minimum of drag — all important when attempting to inch up electric range. Some call it ugly, but I think it is handsome.
On a continuum from pure electric vehicles like the '90s GM EV1 and Nissan Leaf to full gasoline models like the Corvette is a wide middle band. A Toyota Prius is towards the 'Vette side since it is a gas vehicle, assisted by batteries. The Volt is on the other half of the middle: An electric car, backed by gasoline.
Charging the Volt's lithium ion batteries is easy. Connect the included charger to a standard outlet, open the little portal near the driver's door by key fob or door release, plug in, and wait about 10 hours. Or install a 240v charger and cut it to four hours. (The cost per charge is about $1.50.) Regenerative per-charge brakes put some juice back into the batteries during deceleration. Chevrolet claims an all-electric range of 35 to 50 miles, but total range including gas is about 380 miles — very sizeable.
In 100-degree Texas heat with and the A/C running at full blast constantly, expect less battery range. The EPA rates the Volt 93-MPGe on electricity and 37-MPG on gasoline. Expect 60-MPG on average and low-40s, burning fossils on the highway.
That's all cool and stuff, but I'd buy a Volt just for the driving experience. Step on the forward motion activation pedal and the car accelerates eerily smoothly, with ample torque and no gear shifts, up to 100 mph. A Sport mode makes the throttle more responsive, but eats power. Outside of tire noise and faint motor whine, the car is silent. Even with the gas engine running, there is only a distant rumble from under the hood. Since the engine powers the electric system and virtually never drives the car directly, Volt remains an electric car. Steering feel is near perfect, the chassis likes to play, and the car feels tomb solid with its 3,781 lbs. of weight. It makes some big name hybrids feel like science projects by comparison.
I couldn't resist blasting "Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News through the Bose audio system. Beyond sweet sounds, Volts come with options like heated leather seats, USB input for iPods, Bluetooth phone connectivity, automatic climate control, and front knee airbags. Navigation, audio, and climate are adjusted through a touch-sensitive center control panel. LCD screens display audio/NAV, MPH and a summary of energy usage during trips. It sounds complicated, but is as easy to use as an iPad.
Fold down rear seats and a big hatch makes it more practical than the Chevy Cruze with which it shares a basic architecture. A rear center console was necessitated by the battery pack, limiting passengers to four.
About 75 percent of us travel less than 40 miles per day, and in the Volt, we would never burn gasoline. However, if you want to drive to California, or just your parents', fill up and go! Perhaps best of all, the Volt drives not like some cobbled-together prototype, but a fully-developed, completely-realized version of the future. This car is real, and it is a delight. To my dreadful sadness, the Volt has gone home and I am back from the future. But I know driving has forever changed.
Prices start under $35,000 after a $7,500 federal credit and include an 8-year/100,000-mile battery warranty. (Prius PLUS Performance Package, available on the Volt, is the first wave of PLUS-branded upgrades coming from Toyota in the coming months. Through relatively simple enhancements, drivers concerned about efficiency and ecology can also have a lot of fun driving their green rides. The PLUS package is priced at $3,699 for Prius Two, Three and Four models and $2,999 for Prius Five.)
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For more than two decades, Dr. Bova, who in 2003 became the first GSN recipient of the University of Massachusetts President's Public Service Award, has worked to improve community-based clinical care and quality of life for one of Worcester's most vulnerable populations. Walsh co-founded WRAP and in 2009 received support through a UMMS Learn and Serve grant, which facilitates service and service-learning opportunities for UMass students. Since then, WRAP has become an invaluable resource to improve health and access to care for the community of refugees from Burma living in Worcester.
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HOUSTON - Deputies need help identifying and finding three men who held up a northwest Harris County convenience store at gunpoint.
Harris County sheriff's deputies said a store in the 14000 block of Spring Cypress near Grant Road was held up about 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 4.
All three robbers were armed with guns, investigators said.
Deputies said the first robber, who was armed with a shotgun, held the door for the second and third robbers, who were armed with pistols.
The robbers demanded cash from the register and got away with about $500, plus snacks and drinks, investigators said.
The first robber was described as 18 to 22 years old and 5 feet 11 inches to 6 feet 1 inch tall with a slender build. He was last seen wearing a dark gray hooded sweatshirt, a white bandana on his face, black jeans and black gloves. The shotgun he was carrying was 18 to 22 inches long.
The second robber was described as black, 18 to 22 years old and 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 11 inches tall. He was last seen wearing a black hooded windbreaker, a white bandana and black jeans. He carried a blue Gallery Furniture gym bag that was filled with cash, officials said.
The third robber was described as black, 18 to 22 years old, 5 feet 9 to 5 feet 22 inches tall and 220 to 240 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, a dark-colored knit cap, a white bandana and black shorts.
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Glendale News Press, Pasadena Sun, Burbank Leader, La Canada Online will all be up for possible SALE! As the Tribune Co, parent of the local newspapers, emerges from bankruptcy, Lance Vitanza, managing director at CRT Capital Group, LLC said in an interview, as reported in Bloomberg, that "Its all for sale, If they reorganize around anything it will be the TV assets, but we wouldn't be surprised if they sell those too." In addition to eight daily newspapers, Tribune Co. owns 23 television stations and stakes in more than 50 websites. The continuing global recession, and a slump in print advertising devastated the newspaper industry. The growth of website Online advertising had a play on the newspaper situation, along with the emerging ethnic language media in Los Angeles County. The new company's owners have been seeking an advisor for a possible sale of at least some of its newspapers, people familiar with the situation said. It is said that Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corp, plans to take a close look at Tribune Co's assets.
Right on Target: Newly elected Chris Holden for the 41st Assembly District did not waste anytime in introducing his inaugural bill to promote economic development. "Jobs Here, Jobs Now". AB 9 notes that California workers and businesses face the harshest economic conditions since the Great Depression Unemployment in California remains in double digits. "We need jobs here and we need jobs now. AB 9 represents the first stein in my commitment to creating jobs here3 in the 451sd District and in the State of California," said Assembly Member Holden. "I am honored to begin my service in the Assembly and will leverage all of my resources as a Member of the Speaker's Leadership Team work to improve California's economy." AB 9 provides the platform to develop, evaluate, and negotiate economic development policy.
Morning Bell: Taxes to Rise on Most American Workers: Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called it "a happy start to a new year." That probably tells you all you need to know about the fiscal cliff deal that passed the House. The bill—which President Obama has promised to sign, though he took off for Hawaii again after the vote—has a 10 to 1 ratio of tax increases to spending cuts. This is the President's version of a "balanced" approach. In addition to tax increases on Americans making more than $250,000 a year, the bipartisan deal will actually raise taxes on the vast majority of AmerPelosiPican workers. How? The payroll tax "holiday" has ended.
The Wall Street Journal calculates that the "typical U.S. family earning $50,000 a year" will lose "an annual income boost of $1,000." Meanwhile, the higher tax rates will hit small businesses and investors—which is grim news for a country in need of new jobs. "It is the small businesses that employ the most workers who will pay the higher rates," explains Heritage's Curtis Dubay. "These tax hikes on investment will further dampen investment and result in even less job creation. This is more bad news for the 12 million unemployed Americans." While the President touted a "balance" of tax hikes and spending cuts, the truth is that the bill increases government spending by about $330 billion. Though Congress and the President have known for two years that they would have to do something about all the expiring tax rates, they waited until after the deadline had passed. This resulted in lawmaking for which "irresponsible" is not a strong enough word.
The Senate voted without knowing the cost of the bill—the Congressional Budget Office had not even had time to go through it. The legislation passed both chambers of Congress within a 24-hour period on a holiday, which meant that Members of Congress—much less the American people—did not have time to find out what was in the 157-page bill. Business Insider notes that all of the new tax rates are "'permanent " meaning that Congress would have to agree to change them. This is a big deal. Almost every fiscal agreement reached by Congress since the Bush tax cuts of 2001 has been scheduled to phase out at a future date." It will also face the U.S. debt limit. President Obama said prior to his flight to Hawaii, that he is in no mood to get into another debt limit fight—even though that is inevitable.
But that debate is coming. This time, rather than grandstanding, Obama must deliver on his promise of a "balanced approach," now that he has locked in his class warfare tax hikes. That means reforms to rein in entitlement spending in particular. The $650 billion fiscal cliff distracted from the $48 trillion looming fiscal crisis the long-term funding obligations of Social Security and Medicare.
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Yesterday, to launch British Baby Names week on Nameberry, Eleanor Nickerson identified the five strongest current naming trends in the UK. Today we zero in on the popularity of individual names on both sides of the Atlantic, seeing which names have shared success and which haven't.
We Yanks sometimes tend to have a bit of an inferiority complex, feeling that the Brits are a step or two ahead of us in both trends and specific names, although it is something of a two-way street, when you consider that a strictly American name like Jayden has found its way onto the UK Top 30, and Madison is in the Top 70.
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LOS ANGELES -- Yasiel Puig has looked a "little bit tired" of late, manager Don Mattingly said Friday.
The center fielder is batting .260/.308/.288 in August, tallying just two extra-base hits -- both doubles -- and four walks in 19 games.
"Obviously, you want him to do better," Mattingly said. "But I don't really look at it any certain way other than just he's going through a little stretch like everybody goes through."
The Dodgers as a whole, though, have hit a bit of a power outage this month. The Dodgers rank 22nd in the Majors with a .350 slugging percentage and are tied for 20th with 12 home runs in August.
"I think our offense comes in stretches," Mattingly said. "I worry about us winning games, having good at-bats. When we do that, I'm not really worried about the home runs. When you run into good pitching, they're going to slow you down.
"At times, it's easy to get caught in one games or two games, and when you go through it, it's frustrating. But I know guys are trying. I'm not concerned with us not trying. I just know it's part of our game."
Mattingly said he thought the power outage extends across baseball. He pointed toward the National League home run leaders as an example. Miami's Giancarlo Stanton is first with 32, but the Braves' Justin Upton ranks third with just 24, he said.
"Home runs are way down all over the place, so it's not like we're the only club not hitting homers," Mattingly said. "Offense is down in general. Pitching is that good right now. I think guys strike out more now. They put the ball in play less. Pitching seems to have passed the hitting right now."
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When rape is being discussed by a superstar athlete, ears perk up and work effectively comes to a halt.
Serena Williams is not just any superstar athlete; she is one of the best female athletes in history. When she addresses the issue, people take notice.
In an excerpt from an upcoming profile peice in Rolling Stone magazine, Williams discussed the case in which a 16-year old girl was raped by two high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio. Much of the evidence came from social and digital media outlets.
Williams didn't say what we might have expected her to say as a prominent female figure. Instead, she took a different approach.
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We watch the news for a while, and the infamous Steubenville rape case flashes on the TV—two high school football players raped a 16-year-old, while other students watched and texted details of the crime. Serena just shakes her head. "Do you think it was fair, what they got? They did something stupid, but I don't know. I'm not blaming the girl, but if you're a 16-year-old and you're drunk like that, your parents should teach you—don't take drinks from other people. She's 16, why was she that drunk where she doesn't remember? It could have been much worse. She's lucky. Obviously I don't know, maybe she wasn't a virgin, but she shouldn't have put herself in that position, unless they slipped her something, then that's different."
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Head down and walking toward the driving range at Monterey Peninsula Country Club, Kevin Stadler paused on a cart path for a moment Friday afternoon, looked up and unloaded.
"I haven't made a birdie in the last five hours and that got a little old," Stadler said. "I feel old. I just had a birthday a couple of days ago. I am old."
Stadler, the oldest son of former Masters winner Craig Stadler, turned 33 on Tuesday. He's been a pro since 2002 and this week at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am he's playing in his 211th career PGA Tour event.
After moving to 6-under during his second round, Stadler finished with a 1-under 69 and trails co-leaders Ted Potter Jr. and Brandt Snedeker by four shots and is grouped with 13 players at 4-under.
Stadler, the younger, has won tournaments on five pro tours. But he remains winless on the PGA Tour.
Craig Stadler, who will turn 60 in June, won 13 PGA Tour and eight Champions Tour events.
"It's kind of a pain in the (expletive)," said Stadler, chuckling at his PGA Tour career of futility. "I've just sucked for a number of years in a row. I don't know what to tell you, honestly."
"I haven't ever really been in contention out here. This is my eighth year and I think I've had a chance to win once. That's pretty brutal."
Stadler's self-assessment was harsh. Yes, he's winless on the PGA Tour. But to recall some of the names of the pro circuits that he has been victorious on, it's easy to see that the younger Stadler is far from a failure.
Last season he had five top-10 efforts and finished 54th on the money list with slightly more than $1.5 million. He's had two PGA Tour career runner-up finishes, including losing in a playoff to Ryan Moore in the 2009 Wyndham Championship.
"I feel like I've definitely gotten better," said Stadler. "But I really haven't given myself a chance to win tournaments.
"I play good and I finish 10th and I don't scare anybody. But I know getting up there to contend is not possible when shooting 1-under on this golf course."
The younger Stadler is among numerous sons who have followed the successful fathers on the PGA Tour.
Craig Stadler, known as "The Walrus" because of his drooping moustache and expansive girth, was among the PGA Tour's most colorful players. Kevin Stadler has his father's personality but has advanced without similar fanfare.
"It has its pros cons, for sure," the younger Stadler said of following his father on the PGA Tour. "It's gotta be helpful. I mean, I grew up out here and I feel fairly comfortable out here.
"But at the same time I get really, really, really sick of people calling me Craig and thinking I am my dad since he's almost 60 freakin' years old."
As father and son, the Stadlers have a close relationship. Although not in recent years, they've played in father-son events and caddied for each other.
"Actually, I caddied for him once out here and once was enough," said the younger Stadler. "I walked around with him a lot, too. But I would have rather been playing. I didn't want to lug around his bag. That's not really my thing."


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When he came into the league he was, I thought, considered 6'10".
Draft express has a profile of him as a prospect and listed him at 6'10.25" in shoes. (by the way, he has an impressive 7'4.5" wingspan, which obviously helps a lot)
I've had multiple people tell me they thought he grew since coming into the league and that he's now 7' tall.
NBA.com has him at 6'11".
Kareem just tweeted this photo of the two of them together. Keep in mind that Abdul-Jabbar, like Roy Hibbert, is 7'2" tall.
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Case Management Alternatives for African American Women at High Risk for HIV
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|Behavioral: strengths-based case management
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
|Official Title:
|Case Management Alternatives for African American Women at High Risk for HIV
- Substance abuse treatment linkage at 3 months [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
- Substance abuse treatment engagement at 6 months [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- HIV related care at 3 and 6 months [ Time Frame: 3 and 6 months ]
- Other health service utilization at 3 and 6 months [ Time Frame: 3 and 6 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|May 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
5 session strengths-based case management intervention delivered by a professional case manager and a peer support specialist team
Behavioral: strengths-based case management
5 session individual strengths-based case management; peer-involvement v. no peer involvement
Active Comparator: 2
5 session strengths-based case management intervention delivered by a professional case manager.
Behavioral: strengths-based case management
5 session individual strengths-based case management; peer-involvement v. no peer involvement
Detailed Description:
The study is fundamentally concerned with the implementation and evaluation of theoretically-based, culturally appropriate case management interventions targeting individual, social and environmental factors among highly vulnerable African American women. The research is designed to test innovative, comprehensive approaches to HIV prevention/intervention through case management driven service linkage and engagement. Testing new approaches to intervention with African-American women at high risk for HIV addresses a particularly urgent public health need in Miami, as well as other large metropolitan areas, where officials continue to document epidemic rates of HIV/AIDS clustered in urban, impoverished African-American communities.
Comparison: Participants will be randomly assigned to: a Strengths-Based / Professional Only Condition in which clients participate in a "strengths-based" case management approach; or, a Strengths-Based / Professional/Peer Condition in which a team composed of: a) a credentialed, professional case manager and b) a recovering addict peer - both trained in "strengths-based" case management techniques - develop and facilitate the implementation of a service plan.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 50 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Current substance abuse
- Current high-risk sexual behavior
- African American racial identification
Exclusion Criteria:
- Non resident of Miami-Dade county
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00780260
|United States, Florida
|Nova Southeastern University
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33137
|Principal Investigator:
|Hilary L Surratt, Ph.D.
|Nova Southeastern University
|Responsible Party:
|Nova Southeastern University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00780260 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2R01DA013131-06A2 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
R01DA013131-06A2 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|October 24, 2008
|Last Updated:
|December 10, 2013
Keywords provided by Nova Southeastern University:
African Americans
Case Management
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ROVERS gained a much needed victory against Chesterfield on Saturday but rode their luck to secure three valuable points.
As the Pirates were left hovering dangerously close to the relegation trapdoor after some poor displays, the pressure was on to perform in front of the Memorial Stadium fans and put some breathing space between us and the bottom two.
Fortunately that was achieved with a 3-2 victory and it was certainly an improvement over last Tuesday night's miserable defeat at the hands of Southend.
However, the Spireites will have left feeling they deserved something out of the game and in truth they looked by far the better footballing team.
Our first and third goals came as a result of an own goal and a deflection and our play was, for the most part, patchy and disjointed.
Broghammer was again played out of position on the right when he looks far more dangerous and at home on the left.
Instead McGhee has elected to accommodate Riordan by playing him on the left but the Scot has contributed little since signing on a short-term deal and is clearly not the player he once was.
Clarkson and Wayne Brown are not the ideal midfield partnership and we are crying out for an experienced ball winner in the middle of the park.
The manager has had since the end of last season to identify someone to fill that role but instead signed a number of younger players during the summer.
His poor recruitment process has led to our disappointing league position and forced him to play square pegs in round holes in a bid to cover up the gaps.
Eaves was again the talisman up front, setting up two goals and scoring the winner. Anyinsah justified his surprise inclusion with a lively performance and a goal but he still does not look the long-term answer to our problems.
Two tricky away games now follow, at Rochdale on Saturday and Port Vale next Tuesday. Winning at least one of those is imperative if we are to build on this victory and climb further away from the danger zone.
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Three workshops, more than 100 exhibitors and a keynote speech by Greg Calistro, Save Mart executive director of produce, highlight the annual Citrus Showcase March 7 in Visalia, Calif.
The free event is at the Visalia Convention Center. Reservations are required for lunch, when Calistro is scheduled to speak. Lunch tickets are available through California Citrus Mutual.
More information is available from the trade organization.
Workshop topics include water regulations, the Asian citrus psyllid and marketing. Calistro, who also serves on the board of the Produce Marketing Association, will speak on industry and consumer trends.
He'll also join a panel discussion with citrus merchandisers and retailers on trends and what can be done to strengthen demand and shelf space, according to a news release.
The one-day event's sponsors include JKB Energy, Valent, Farm Credit, Bayer CropScience, Dow AgroSciences, Syngenta, Fruit Growers Supply, Southern California Edison, Yara, Sinclair and Bank of the West.
Speakers at the water regulation workshop are Clay Rogers, assistant executive director of the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board; Rick Hoelzel, manager of water resources at the Kings River Conservation District; and Blake Sanden, irrigation and agronomy farm advisor at the University of California Cooperative Extension.
For the Asian citrus psyllid session, scheduled panel members are Prakash Hebbar, director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Service division and the Citrus Health Response Plan; Robert Leavitt, director of the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Plant Health division; and Nick Hill, citrus grower and chairman of the Citrus Disease and Prevention Program.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Investors looking to buy foreclosed property can still find good bargains in Florida and New York, according to a report by RealtyTrac. Metro areas with a population over 500,000 were scored on the basis of number of months' supply of inventory, percentage of foreclosure sales, the average discount to market price on a foreclosure sale, and percentage increase in foreclosure activity in 2012. Topping the buy list was the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area in Florida, where there is now 34 months' supply of inventory representing 24% of all sales. Foreclosure activity rose 308% in the area. While the foreclosure discount has been narrowing nationally, properties there sell at a 28% discount to market price. Five other Florida cities ranked among the top 20 best places to buy foreclosures: Lakeland, Tampa, Jacksonville, Orlando and Miami. In New York, where it takes an average of more than three years to complete a foreclosure owing to its court process, cities such as Rochester, Albany, New York, Poughkeepsie and Syracuse top the list of the best places to buy foreclosed homes. "Markets with increasing foreclosure activity in 2012 took the first step in finally purging delayed distress left over from the bursting housing bubble," said Daren Blomquist, vice president at RealtyTrac. "Meanwhile, the underlying fundamentals in many of those markets are slowly improving, making it an opportune time to absorb additional foreclosure inventory this year -- and that is particularly good news for buyers and investors hungry for more inventory to purchase in those markets." Indeed, buyers have been complaining of a lack of inventory in other parts of the country. The latest existing-home sales report showed that the total supply of inventory had fallen to 1.82 million homes, representing only 4.4 months' supply of inventory, the lowest level since 2005. Homes available for sale have declined due to a combination of falling foreclosure activity, strong investor demand and lower construction work, among other things. Foreclosure activity saw a sizeable drop in 2012, declining in 57% of metro areas, as big banks including Bank of America ( BAC) and JPMorgan Chase ( JPM) pursued alternatives such as short sales and loan modifications instead of foreclosure under a nationwide mortgage settlement. Investor demand for distressed properties also soared, with big players such as Blackstone ( BX) pumping millions into foreclosed homes with the intent of converting them into single-family rentals.
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Ohio House Supports Cyberstalking Bill
Victims of cyberstalking and other technology-based harassment would get better protection under a bill that is winning overwhelming support in the Ohio House.
House Bill 74 would make it illegal to urge or incite menacing by stalking through any form of written communication, including electronic communication. It includes any written or verbal graphic gestures.
The bill also would prohibit a person from knowingly causing someone to think the offender will cause his or her immediate family physical or mental harm. The Columbus Dispatch reports that Ohio prosecutors and the Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio support it.
State Rep. Marlene Anielski, a Republican from Walton Hills, on Wednesday shared the story of a constituent who suffered through electronic harassment by a neighbor without any legal recourse.


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Ten preschoolers showed up for kindergarten roundup at Brady Public Schools last Friday morning. The youngsters participated in activities such as doing puzzles, drawing and socializing and also toured the school to learn about what to expect when the 2013-14 school year begins in August. Pictured are participants, l-r: Front—Micah Dittbenner, Christopher Cemer, Torean Britt, and Calven Chestnutt; Back—Mataiya Smith, Kelcie Motsinger, Hallie Johnson, Abigail Robison, Christina Shepherd and Ella Lydic.


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Potato growers in Kern County, Calif., are optimistic about the 2013 harvest, though it may be delayed as much as two weeks from normal for some of them because of unusually cool weather in recent weeks.
The growers are thankful the county did not have the extreme cold that hit nearby desert areas, where yields for thin-skinned and specialty varieties are down. Russet volumes are also down, but that's because growers planted fewer this season.
"No one anticipated good yields from the desert this year," said Brett Dixon, president of Top Brass Marketing, Shafter, Calif. "So I don't think we will have the oversupply that we did last year."
Dixon said the harvest schedule is progressing through California as anticipated, with crews working the El Centro area the last 10 days of April. He said he expects his Kern County harvest to begin about May 6.
The fields where Kundert Bros. Farms Inc., Edison, Calif., grows all colors of fingerlings are running a bit earlier, said office manager Nicole Vergano. She said company president Mike Kundert said he expects to begin harvesting at the end of April.
The microclimates in California's growing regions can change in a few days time, said Pete Belluomini, vice president of farming for Lehr Bros. Inc., Edison. The company was already harvesting specialty potatoes April 22.
"We're actually in much better shape than we thought about two weeks ago," Belluomini said.
"The quality looks good and we were able to make up some time in the past two weeks to offset cooler temperatures earlier. But we are still having cool mornings for this late in spring."
Belluomini echoed Dixon's comments about the low volumes coming out of the Imperial Valley. He described the frosts in the valley earlier this year as devastating. Belluomini said frost in Florida's potato regions is further decreasing overall volumes.
The low volumes in other regions mean prices should be stable and strong for Kern County potatoes, Belluomini said.
Dixon and Vergano also said they expect stable and strong prices for the nonrusset varieties coming out of Kern County this season.
Russets losing ground
Increasing plantings of russets in other regions of the country have created an overall surplus, raising concerns about pricing and encouraging Kern County growers to whittle their plantings of the big, thick-skinned potatoes.
Russets plantings are down in Kern County from 65% to 75%, depending on who you ask. Joe Nunez, farm adviser for the University of California-Davis Kern County Extension Office, confirmed the decrease is because the russet market is so bad.
"Very few russet potatoes were planted, but the reds, whites and yellows are at normal levels," Nunez said.
Belluomini described the russet plantings in Kern County as "almost nil" this season. He said the county probably only has about 25% of the russets compared to a normal year.
"It's because of the amount in storage," Belluomini said.
"We've been relegated pretty much to the specialty varieties in this region. We are being asked more and more for the smaller sizes — they used to be a byproduct, and now we are selling them and looking for varieties that grow smaller potatoes because demand is so high."
Other growers confirmed the trend in Kern County is toward smaller and specialty potatoes.
Top Brass Marketing, for example, is back in the fingerling deal this season after sitting out for a year. Company president Dixon said Top Brass did fingerlings for about six years but they didn't feel they had the correct varieties. Research during the 2012 season led them to a couple of different varieties that Dixon said are expected to sell well this season.
Top Brass hasn't planted conventional russets for more than a decade, said Dixon. The company does have organic russets in Kern County, but Dixon said he had heard the conventional russet plantings for 2013 are down about 65%.
Kundert Bros. specializes in fingerlings only, focusing on the big profits that the small potatoes provide, said Vergano.
"The banana fingerlings are still the most popular," she said. "The other colors switch around as far as demand goes, but they all sell well."


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A new test for ovarian cancer is the first diagnostic tool to emerge from the field of proteomics, the study of proteins and what they can reveal about a person's disease state. After ovarian cancer was linked to a characteristic protein pattern, researchers screened blood samples from 116 women -- 50 with cancer and 66 with benign conditions. The new test enabled doctors to pick out all 50 malignancies, including each of the 18 early-stage cases. The test, which takes 30 minutes to perform and will be easily affordable, will have to withstand larger trials before gaining FDA approval.
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Women respond to stress differently than men do. Fortunately, we also have a better way to fight it: each other. Friendships between women are special. They shape who we are and who we are yet to be. They soothe our tumultuous inner world, fill the emotional gaps in our marriage, and help us remember who we really are. But they may do even more. Scientists now suspect that hanging out with our friends can actually counteract the kind of stomach-quivering stress most of us experience on a daily basis.
A landmark UCLA study suggests that women respond to stress with a cascade of brain chemicals that cause us to make and maintain friendships with other women. It's a stunning finding that has turned five decades of stress research -- most of it on men -- upside down.
"Until this study was published, scientists generally believed that when people experience stress, they trigger a hormonal cascade that revs the body to either stand and fight or flee as fast as possible," explains Laura Cousino Klein, PhD, now an assistant professor of biobehavioral health at Pennsylvania State University and one of the study's authors. It's an ancient survival mechanism left over from the time when humans were chased across the planet by saber-toothed tigers. Now the researchers suspect that women have a larger behavioral repertoire than just fight or flight.
In fact, says Dr. Klein, it seems that when the hormone oxytocin is released as part of the stress response in a woman, it buffers the fight or flight response and encourages her to tend children and gather with other women instead. When she actually engages in this tending or befriending, studies suggest that more oxytocin is released, which further counters stress and produces a calming effect. This calming response does not occur in men, says Dr. Klein, because testosterone, which men produce in high levels when they're under stress, seems to reduce the effects of oxytocin. Estrogen seems to enhance it.
The discovery that women respond to stress differently than men was made in a classic "aha!" moment shared by two women scientists who were talking one day in a lab at UCLA. "There was this joke that when the women who worked in the lab were stressed, they came in, cleaned the lab, had coffee, and bonded," says Dr. Klein. "When the men were stressed, they holed up somewhere on their own. I commented one day to fellow researcher Shelley Taylor that nearly 90% of the stress research is done on males. I showed her the data from my lab, and the two of us knew instantly that we were onto something." The women cleared their schedules and started meeting with one scientist after another from various research specialties. Very quickly, Drs. Klein and Taylor discovered that by not including women in stress research, scientists had made a huge mistake: The fact that women respond to stress differently than men has significant implications for our health.
It may take some time for new studies to reveal all the ways that oxytocin encourages us to care for children and hang out with other women, but the "tend and befriend" notion developed by Drs. Klein and Taylor may explain why women consistently outlive men. Study after study has found that social ties reduce our risk of disease by lowering blood pressure, heart rate, and cholesterol. "There's no doubt," says Dr. Klein, "that friends are helping us live longer.It may take some time for new studies to reveal all the ways that oxytocin encourages us to care for children and hang out with other women, but the "tend and befriend" notion developed by Drs. Klein and Taylor may explain why women consistently outlive men. Study after study has found that social ties reduce our risk of disease by lowering blood pressure, heart rate, and cholesterol. "There's no doubt," says Dr. Klein, "that friends are helping us live longer."
- Anonymous
The first factor paramount to maintaining normalcy in birth and obtaining an optimum outcome for mother and her baby is our ability to provide both constancy and continuity of care. As the relationship between midwife and mother develops during the course of prenatal care, a mutual trust between the caregiver and cared for brings a sense of safety and security. Communication becomes forthright and honest, and words and ideas flow easily between them. When it comes to the time of birth, rarely must we deal with psychological issues, which may stall or impede labor, since specters of the past have been met, dealt with, and put in their proper place. The midwife has said to the mother through her manner, her touch, and even with her words through the preceding months: "I will never lie to you." ... When her eyes gaze into mine, when I feel her contractions crashing through her body like tumultuous waves against the rock, and I know she is doubting her strength to go forward despite her great desire to complete her task, I say to her, "OK, now you will have to walk on water." She grasps my hand a little harder and replies, "How far do you want me to walk?" Then, we walk together.
- excerpted from Normal Birth: Do We Believe, Can We Remember?
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At the end of a very long birth with many twists and turns, there was meconium in the water and the baby aspirated. The baby should be OK, is on a ventilator, other vitals are really good. I was not the primary caregiver but I still feel a sense of responsibility because of my positions and beliefs. Mom was free to make her own decisions and did that, but I just saw birth when it didn't work. As much as I know in my head, I feel that fear and understand why our medical system is so fear-based. I know that I cannot base my beliefs on fear or on the times that the "risks" in birth become evident but it doesn't change how I feel right now. My heart is hurting.
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Q: My daughter is 18 and just discovered she is about 9 or 10 weeks pregnant. She has bipolar disorder and was on Depakote ER 1500 mg, which we know can cause birth defects, specifically neural tube defects. She stopped taking her meds as soon as she suspected she might be pregnant (at about 8 weeks). She is taking prenatal vitamins with folic acid to try to help the situation, if such a thing is possible. Is there anything else she should be taking to help with this? Can she deliver with a midwife out of hospital or should she go to a hospital for birthing? If there are any birth defects, what can she expect to happen at delivery?
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Question of the Week Responses: Stroke
Q: I have a client who is 24 yrs old and is due March 14 with her first baby. She just had a stroke. It occurred in the right temporal lobe and was caused by a heart defect (atrial septal defect). She has had the heart problem all her life and never knew it. She was always into sports, very active, and it was never a problem. Now with blood increase with pregnancy it became a problem and she threw a blood clot. She is now on blood thinners (Lovinox) and going through rehab. Her left side is paralyzed at this point. Has anyone ever had a similar case? One doctor wants her to carry this baby (who is fine at this point) to term so she has time to heal. Another says she needs to be induced (38-40 weeks) and needs Pitocin and epidural because she can't push this baby out -- it could cause another stroke and may damage her heart. They may want to use forceps or vacuum extraction. C-sec is out of the question because of the blood thinners. The doctors in this area have never seen this happen before so they don't really know what the limitations or side effects are. Both dad and mom wanted the birth to be as natural as possible. What is a realistic expectation? Will natural birth be riskier than the meds and side effects of interventions? What about not pushing the baby out and letting mom let the baby come down with minimal pushing and minimal breath holding?
- Marlene
A: A patient of mine who had a blood clot (but not a stroke) in her first pregnancy took Lovinox until the third trimester and then was switched to heparin twice a day. She stopped her heparin 12 hours before her induction (heparin may cause bleeding problems during labor and delivery). She was induced at term -- not before -- and had a normal vaginal birth without complications. For her second birth she is being induced at 39 weeks gestation. The only real reason for induction is planning when to stop heparin injections to avoid problems with the birth. This patient did push her baby out and had no problems with her first birth.
A: I'm a doula and childbirth educator. I had a stroke about a month before I got pregnant, and I am due at the end of February. My stroke was also caused by a heart defect (patent foramen ovale) that I didn't know I had. Thankfully, I recovered very quickly from the paralysis (upper right side) and other deficits, so I'm "completely functional" now. When I got pregnant, I heard a lot of different things too. I took baby aspirin in the first trimester, and then switched to heparin until 38 weeks. My doctor hasn't worked with this before either, but we couldn't find one who had. Originally he recommended a c-section followed by blood thinners because they were worried that the strain of labor and birth could cause another stroke. When I told him I didn't want a c-sec if at all possible, he said I could have a strong epidural and "wait the baby out." He had worked with paraplegic women who couldn't push, but if you wait long enough the uterus will push the baby out. If there start to be problems, then a vacuum or forceps delivery might be necessary, but he is willing to wait. That way, I can stay relaxed though the labor and birth and not push.
This is my second baby, so we're anticipating a shorter pushing phase than a primip might have. I pushed my first daughter out before we knew about this heart defect (took me an hour and a half and no stroke-like problems), so he's feeling pretty confident about this baby sliding right out. My doctor has been very adamant that I come to the hospital as soon as I'm sure it's labor -- he doesn't want me to get to the hospital in transition and barely have time to get the epidural in before the urge to push hits. I talked to a midwife and my doctor about not pushing without an epidural by breathing the baby down, and they both responded, we could try, but the urge to push can be very strong. I decided that having an epidural was worth it, knowing I won't have an irresistible urge to push that could cause another stroke. The truth I came to is that no one can accurately predict whether you will have another stroke because of pushing your baby out -- there aren't any odds to work with.
- Anonymous
A: Consider the breathing that is taught in HypnoBirthing. The idea is that even after the baby is through the cervix and coming down the birth canal, the mother stays very relaxed and breathes deeply. Only in the last 10 minutes or so, when the rectal pressure is intense, does she really push. Does the mom practice relaxation techniques? A friend who is a brain surgeon tells me that any meditative practice is beneficial in dealing with epileptic seizures. I wonder if it would help in this situation.
- Suzanne Fremon, HypnoDoula
A: Sounds like she needs to talk with a doctor who has experience working with women who have heart problems and paralysis. I've heard of women in both those categories having vaginal births without actively pushing. It's the mom's uterus, not her abdominal muscles, that ultimately brings the baby down.
- Ruth
A: Hypnobirthing generates no additional stress on the laboring mom. She looks as though she is napping while her uterus is doing all the work it was designed to do, without any real need to do "purple pushing."
- Anonymous
A: This woman needs a maternal-fetal medicine specialist. This is not from a heart defect but rather from an arterial/venous defect in the brain. She needs as gentle a birth as possible, and while an epidural will help, she probably will require forceps, as she might not be able to push gently and effectively. A c-section may actually be in order. Lovinox is low-molecular weight heparin (the preferred choice for pregnant women) and does not pass the placenta. Since it is a prophylactic dose (I assume given subQ) it should not result in prolonged bleeding or untoward complications in surgery.
- Jane
A: I had a baby in August 2001 following a stroke. I got the same runaround as this mother from the physicians. Essentially, the incidence of young women having strokes is so rare that there is no guidance for childbearing women who are poststroke or who have cardiac or clotting problems.
My stroke doctors were a neurologist/stroke specialist, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist and an obstetrician. Essentially what I discovered is that pregnancy and postpartum are prime times to throw a clot. During labor, however, the biggest risks were during pushing (if the purple variety was used) and some clown fiddling with the placenta as physicians in my area love to do.
An epidural and forceps means the mother will probably receive an IV infusion and Pitocin, both contraindicated if a mother has a clotting problem or is on antiplatelet agents. Of course a c-section should be avoided; however, an IV, Pitocin and an epidural dramatically increase her chances of a c-section. Long's Valsalva maneuver is also contraindicated, which is probably why the mother's doctors are encouraging her to allow them to use forceps: they probably have never seen a baby born vaginally outside "purple pushing."
I sought out cases, in the absence of any research on the topic, and found many mothers who had wonderful births following stroke. With a heart defect they advise antibiotics upon hospital admission; however, at home one is immune to one's own germs.
I decided if it was my time to die I would rather die at home. I took Lovenox and heparin up to the last week or so of pregnancy; it has a short half-life. I birthed at home, walking once I hit 10 cm, grunting the baby out. My midwife took her time with the placenta, and it was a wonderful birth. My physical therapist and midwife told me that when one is dehydrated, blood clots more easily and it was critical to keep my intake of water up. I did that.
- Anne Boyd, Birmingham, AL
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A PROJECT revamping hospital care in Worcestershire may not be finalised until the start of next year, it has been revealed.
Despite saying "good progress" had been made on the scheme, Simon Hairsnape from Redditch and Bromsgrove Clinical Commissioning Group has revealed it looks unlikely that a public consultation into the plans would be complete until January 2015.
The news was announced at a meeting of Worcestershire's Health and Well-being Board on Tuesday, July 22, Mr Hairsnape said the group was originally due to make a final decision on the plans at the end of this year, but this now looked increasingly unlikely.
He said the plans were being submitted to NHS England this week and it was hoped they would be given the go-ahead to launch a 12- week consultation in September.
"All being well we would hope to hear back in August," said Mr Hairsnape.
"It really depends how quickly NHS England come back to us.
"We've got no room to slip with Christmas.
"I suspect it's probably not going to be done until January."
In January an independent review into the plans – part of an effort to save £50 million from the county's NHS budget – was presented, recommending the most serious emergencies should be taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
The report also recommended centralising consultant- led maternity services and those for children who need to stay in hospital overnight at the royal.
Setting up a stand-alone midwife-led birth centre in Redditch and reviewing transport links between the hospitals has been advised as well.
Mr Hairsnape said the plans had received a "warm" response from residents and politicians in the county and he was keen the forthcoming consultation was as widereaching as possible.
"This is a very fast-moving issue," he said. "We've been working on this for two years now and it's been a rollercoaster ride.
"The critical work of the last few months has been about ensuring we have a detailed plan for the clinical model and ensuring ourselves and the public that the finances stack up."
The board's chairman, Cllr Marcus Hart, said he was keen for the consultation to garner as many opinions as possible from the public.
"Fundamental to me as a politician is a consultation has to be genuinely meaningful," he said.
"There has to be a range of events people can go out to including during the evening.
People need to have the chance to have their say day or night, whether that's electronically, face-to-face or what have you."
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Posted on: 27 November, 2012
Five East Central University senior students – Blake Hargrove, Jack Aday, Brandon Arnold, Candace Sweatt and Dinah Boydstun - are showcasing their art exhibits from now until early December at the Pogue Art Gallery inside the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.
Posted on: 26 November, 2012
The Fourth Annual Ada Christmas Tour of Homes is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 3, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The festive tour has developed into a community event which ignites the spirit of the season. The historic homes on the tour provide participants with a glimpse into Ada's history, while a newer constructed home, in the Oaks, features custom designs throughout and decorations that incorporate the unique interests of the family members.
Screening of Documentary 'The Reconstruction of Asa Carter' with Question-Answer Session Set for Nov. 27 at ECUPosted on: 21 November, 2012
'Fake Indian: Why America Bought a White Supremacist's Native American Memoir' will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 27, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at East Central University's Raymond J. Estep Multimedia Center of the Bill S. Cole University Center.
Billie Fathree Floyd Elementary Physical Education Scholarship Established at East Central UniversityPosted on: 16 November, 2012
The Billie Fathree Floyd Elementary Physical Education Scholarship, established by her family and close friends, will be awarded at East Central University for the first time in the spring of 2013.
The scholarship is limited to a teacher of physical education who is not a coach or an instructor at the junior high or high school level.
Floyd has been an educator, Oklahoma state senator and civic leader. In 2009, she was inducted into the ECU Gene and Evelyn Keefer Educators Hall of Fame.
Posted on: 16 November, 2012
Celebrate the magic of the holiday season with a special performance of "The Nutcracker" by the Oklahoma City Ballet on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m., in the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center on the campus of East Central University. This event is hosted by the Ada Arts Council in conjunction with East Central University as part of the 2012-13 ECU Fine Arts Series. Included in the cast are local student dancers from the Central Oklahoma Dance Center, instructed by Cara Crawford.
Posted on: 15 November, 2012
"A Day of Hunger" will be recognized on the East Central University campus on Tuesday, Nov. 20, in the University Center from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Bracelets, which reflect the message "No Child Should Go Hungry", will be sold for $2 each to benefit Homer School's Backpack Program, which provides food for 30-40 children every weekend. The fundraising goal is $400.
This service learning project is being conducted by Dr. Christine Pappas' American Government classes. Students will also be fasting on Nov. 20 to raise awareness for child hunger.
Posted on: 14 November, 2012
Holli Witherington, executive director of the East Central University-Brandon Whitten Institute, receives an award on behalf of ECU on "Champions of FATE Night" at the Bud Wilkinson Event Center at the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame on Oct. 25. FATE (Fighting Addiction Through Education) held the event to celebrate those who have made significant contributions in substance abuse education and those who work fighting substance abuse. Also pictured are ECU President John Hargrave (left) and Jim Priest (center), director of FATE.
Posted on: 14 November, 2012
Tickets are now on sale for "A Very Chorale Christmas" to be held on Dec. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the Regents Room of East Central University's Memorial Student Union.
"A Very Chorale Christmas" is a night of food and entertainment to benefit the University Chorale which is preparing to make a trip to Washington D.C. in the fall of 2013. The ECU Chorale has the opportunity to perform at the Kennedy Center, National Cathedral and White House.


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The Math Behind a Pricey College Degree
MANISHA THAKOR: With total student loans exceeding $1 trillion, one must ask "is the tassel worth the financial hassle" when it comes to spending for prestigious colleges. Here's my rough rule of thumb for taking on student loan debt: "Think long and hard about taking on more in total student loans than you expect to earn, on average, in your first 10 years after graduating."
That's a mouthful so let me put some numbers on it. If you expect your average annual income over the first 10 years you are out of school to be $50,000, be really, really careful about taking on more than that amount in total student loans. What's the logic?
View your take-home pay as a pie that totals 100%. Let's assume 50% of your take-home pay goes for true necessities (housing, transportation, food, insurance, etc.) and are diligently setting aside 20% of your income to save for the future, you are now left with 30% of your take home pay to cover both all your discretionary expenses and those student loans. By relating the amount of debt you are willing to take on to the amount you expect to earn in a career based on that degree you can keep the payments to a level that are mathematically possible.
What doesn't work is taking out $100,000 in loans to pursue a career that sees annual incomes cap out at $50,000. There just isn't enough income "pie" to go around in that situation. So parents and students, please think long and hard about how you want to allocate your post-graduation income pie before selecting a school. You may decide that the extra money is worth it–but let that be a highly conscious decision you made before enrolling, not a shocking reality upon graduation.
Manisha Thakor (@ManishaThakor) is founder and chief executive of Santa Fe, N.M.- based MoneyZen Wealth Management LLC.
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