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After three seasons, The X-Factor has been cancelled.
Headed by executive producer and mentor Simon Cowell, the show never really caught found its voice, despite its popularity across the waters in the U.K.
"I've had a fantastic time over the last 12 years, both on 'The X Factor' and 'American Idol,'" Cowell says in an official statement. "And apart from being lucky enough to find some amazing talent on the shows, I have always had an incredible welcome from the American public (most of the time!)."
He continues, "Last year, for a number of reasons, I had to make a decision to return to the U.K. version of 'The X Factor' in 2014. So for now, I'm back to the U.K. and I want to thank FOX for being an incredible partner and I also want to thank everybody who has supported my shows. America, I'll see you soon!"
Airing during Fox's fall season, the show seemed to be a great filler for singing competition junkies between seasons of American Idol, but three false starts spelled doom. In 2011, it bowed with 13 million viewers, significantly lower than Cowell's boastful 20 million-plus prediction. 2012 saw the viewers fall to 9.7 million and then even lower to 7 million last year.
After the original panel (consisting of Paul Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger, Cowell and Epic Records head L.A. Reid), there were two more attempts to breath life into the show. Demi Lovato and Britney Spears joined the panel in the second season (2012), with additional tweaks to the format. When fans continued to flee, Reid and Spears bowed out. Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio were subsequently swapped in for the third installment(2013).
But don't fret, Cowell fanatics, he will be making a splashy return to the U.K. version of the show.
"To all of us at Fox, Simon is more than one of the most prolific TV personalities of our time –he's part of our family. A consummate showman and partner, there's no one more passionate or creative than Simon, and we feel so fortunate to have enjoyed such a wonderful, collaborative relationship with him over the past 12 years," says Kevin Reilly, Chairman of Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company.
"Unfortunately, there is no 'X Factor USA' without Simon Cowell, but we understand and support his decision to focus on the international formats and on the next phase of his personal life. We wish him the very best, and it's our sincere hope that we work together again soon."
"'The X Factor' has become a true global hit entertainment format produced locally in 45 countries, and since its launch in 2004, has been watched by more than half a billion people around the world," adds Trish Kinane, President of Entertainment Programming and Executive Producer, FremantleMedia North America.
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A series of storms off the California coast delayed the departure of the Lady Washington from Bodega Bay, the authority said.
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More change orders approved for SF Intermediate School
The new South Fayette Intermediate School building is on track for its Aug. 10 grand opening. According to Superintendent Dr. Bille Rondinelli, the district received occupancy permits for the building on July 22, which was the projected substantial-completion date.
At its July 24 voting meeting, the school board approved three change orders for the new building, including a $2,940 change order to delete a sliding grille door and add two overhead grilles in the cafeteria, as well as $449 to raise sprinkler piping for coiling doors at the cafeteria entrance. Also, a $3,493 change order to add gas valves at the main gas line in the school's mechanical room was approved.
An open house for the new school will be held 9 a.m. Aug. 10.
The board also approved new configurations for the elementary, intermediate and middle schools for next year. The elementary school will house students from grades K-2, the intermediate school will house grades 3-5, and the middle school will house grades 6-8. The high school will remain grades 9-12.
Also, the district has found a purchaser for the trailers used at the elementary school, as the trailers will no longer be needed with the addition of the new school. Grimm Trailer Sales of Enon Valley should be finished hauling away the trailers by the end of July, at no cost to the district.
In other business at the meeting, the board approved lunch prices for the 2013-14 school year. The prices will remain the same as last year and are as follows: Regular meals will be $2 at the elementary school and $2.20 at the intermediate, middle and high schools. Regular staff or adult meals will be $2.95. Premium meals will be $2.40 at the elementary school, and $2.50 at the intermediate, middle and high schools. Premium meals for adults or staffers will be $3.25.
The board also approved the purchase of 186 computers at a total cost of $128,898 with lease financing through PNC Bank at a rate of 1.75 percent over 36 months with a $1 buyout at the end of the lease. Monthly payments will be $3,677. The purchase was planned for in the 2013-14 budget.
The board approved three-hour delays in the high school for the administration of the Keystone Exams during the December and May testing windows. Only the students being tested will report to school at the regular start time and the remainder of the high school students would report on a three-hour delay schedule, starting at 10:20 a.m.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On behalf of President Obama, Secretary Clinton and the American people, I have sent my deepest condolences to the family of USAID Foreign Service Officer Ragaei Abdelfattah who died yesterday in Afghanistan along with several members of the International Security Assistance Force and Afghan civilians during a terrorist attack in Kunar Province. This tragedy is a testament to the deep commitment and sacrifice of our dedicated staff who serve in conflict countries like Afghanistan around the world.
WASHINGTON – Today, the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), UNITAID, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced an agreement that will significantly reduce the cost of a new, highly accurate, rapid diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) in 145 high-burden and developing countries.
Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator for the Middle East, Mara Rudman, swore in Azza El-Abd as the new Mission Director for Lebanon. As Mission Director for Lebanon, Ms. El-Abd will lead development assistance efforts to: improve quality education, water and other public services in Lebanon; strengthen civil society's ability to promote good governance; and enhance economic opportunity for the poorest segments of Lebanese society.
On August 1st, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah will be honored at the Inaugural Aspen Institute Madeleine K. Albright Global Development Lecture in Aspen Colorado. Administrator Shah will deliver the first ever lecture on "Open-Source Development".
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today that U.S. Olympic soccer star Abby Wambach will serve as the agency's first-ever Development Champion. In this role, Wambach will raise awareness of the work USAID is undertaking to improve the lives of young women and girls through sport around the world.
The U.K. Government's Department for International Development (DFID), and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announced at the AIDS 2012 conference a partnership to expand access to anti-retroviral treatment in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe has an adult HIV prevalence of 15 per cent, with an estimated 600,000 adults and children eligible for treatment. The U.K. and PEPFAR are together covering approximately 25 per cent of this need.
WASHINGTON D.C. – David Barth was sworn in today as the new United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dr. Rajiv Shah, USAID Administrator, administered the oath of office.
This evening the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the World Health Organization (WHO), AVAC and Champions for an HIV-Free Generation brought together African political and traditional leaders, as well as key figures in the international HIV response, for a satellite event at the 19th International AIDS Conference 2012. This unique group of leaders shared their views on the challenges and solutions to Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) for HIV prevention in East and Southern Africa. Three clinical trials have proven that VMMC can reduce female to male transmission of HIV by approximately 60%. If scaled up to reach 80% of adolescents and adult men within five years, and coverage is thereafter maintained, VMMC has the potential to avert more than 3.4 million new HIV infections and save an estimated US $16.5 billion in care and treatment costs over the next 15 years.
Today, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah met with His Excellency Laurent Lamothe, Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti, at USAID. In addition, Deputy Administrator Donald Steinberg met with Haitian First Lady Sophia Martelly.
I was surprised and saddened to learn today of President John Atta Mills' sudden death. On behalf of USAID, I extend my sympathies to President Mills' family and all Ghanaians for their loss. President Mills' lifetime of service helped to shape Ghana into a model of good governance and an anchor of stability for the entire region.
On July 26th, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah will host the second day of the annual Global Diaspora Forum at USAID in Washington, D.C. Administrator Shah will deliver keynote remarks on Thursday, July 26th and announce new initiatives building on the U.S. government's efforts to partner with diaspora community groups. Sessions throughout the day will focus on public-private partnerships and identify new opportunities for engagement with the U.S. Government. Media must RSVP to attend the events.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will be participating in numerous events throughout the 19th International AIDS Conference week. On Tuesday, July 24th, Administrator Shah will participate in a press conference at the Walter E Washington Convention Center.
Today, USAID Administrator Raj Shah swore in James Watson as the new Mission Director for Honduras. Mr. Watson will lead development assistance efforts to foster citizen security and social justice, increase food security and economic growth, and improve education and health.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Jeffrey Ashley was sworn in as the U.S. Agency for International Development's Mission Director for the East Africa Regional Mission based in Nairobi, Kenya. USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah presided at the event and administered the oath of office to Dr. Ashley.
Today, Banque Centrale de Tunisie (CBT), acting on behalf of the Republic of Tunisia, closed on its offering of a $485 million sovereign bond, guaranteed by the United States of America, acting through the U.S. Agency for International Development. This guarantee reinforces the strong U.S. commitment to the people of Tunisia by strengthening the Government of Tunisia's ability to manage the transition to an economically sound and prosperous democracy. The closing of this loan guarantee marks the conclusion of an accelerated process that U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Tunisian Finance Minister Houcine Dimassi affirmed last April 20, 2012, when they signed a declaration of intent committing both sides to proceed as quickly as possible on this program.
Innovations that demonstrated the most promising solutions to address the causes of maternal and newborn deaths in hard-to-reach, low-resource settings were nominated tonight for award at the Saving Lives at Birth DevelopmentXChange at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The nominees will now enter into final negotiations before awards can be issued.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and fellow founding partners NASA, the U.S. Department of State, and NIKE, Inc. announced today the nine innovators selected to participate in their LAUNCH: Beyond Waste challenge. LAUNCH is a unique program that aims to identify and accelerate solutions to the world's most urgent sustainability challenges. The current program cycle is focused on waste, and the finalists were chosen for their groundbreaking technologies and programs that address a broad range of waste issues, including waste-to-energy, agricultural waste and conservation, medical waste, sustainable chemicals and materials, and improved sanitation.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today that two of Haiti's mobile network operators, Digicel and Voilà, will share a $3.2 million (U.S) award from the Haiti Mobile Money Initiative (HMMI) for reaching the five million transaction milestone and meeting the award program's requirements. This is the final award in the $10 million incentive fund that was initiated in June 2010.
USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah will travel to London on July 11, 2012 to speak at the London Summit on Family Planning, convened by the Government of the United Kingdom and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Agency on International Development (USAID) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have jointly announced a new grant program called Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Health to help end preventable child deaths in developing countries.
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One weekend of tension-filled games has significantly changed the outlook of the California University women's basketball program.
When the 2012-13 season began, Cal was considered to be in a rebuilding phase. A spot in the NCAA Division II tournament was supposed to be a pipedream. A return to the national tournament was supposed to happen – next season.
And for much of this year, the Vulcans appeared to be right on schedule. Cal finished fourth in the rugged PSAC West Division, which is about what was expected. But a February upset of division winner Gannon, which was ranked No. 6 in the nation at the time, kicked the Vulcans' rebuilding project into high gear.
The win, along with a regular-season victory over a solid Millersville team helped Cal return to the NCAA tournament following a one-year absence, getting the final at-large berth in the Atlantic Regional. The Vulcans then stunned second-seeded Edinboro and sixth-seeded Glenville State, the latter the highest-scoring team in Division II, to reach the regional final and national Sweet 16.
After averaging 80.5 points in their first two tournament wins, Cal lost a 50-47 defensive struggle Monday to top-seeded Gannon on the Golden Knights' home court.
The team that wasn't supposed to be good enough to make the NCAA tournament came within a couple of baskets of the Elite Eight.
"At the beginning of the season, nobody thought we were going to make it to the NCAA tournament, much less the regional final," Cal coach Jess Strom said. "We had lost the top two scorers from last year's team, but this team has shown what can be accomplished when you have a group of players who buy into what the coaches are telling them and they believe in themselves. When that happens, you can go a long way."
Cal was undersized and dressed only eight players for the NCAA tournament, but seven of those are underclassmen, which is a good nucleus to start with next season. If the Vulcans can recruit a couple of post players to add size and depth, and find an outside scoring threat to replace senior Stephanie Michael (14.2 points per game), Cal might be making another trip to Erie, the site of next year's Elite Eight.
Strom, however, is concerned about replacing Michael, one of only two players in program history to make more than 200 career three-pointers. It's not losing Michael's scoring touch that has Strom alarmed, it's what the senior guard provides that is not found on the statistics sheet that will be missed.
"You can say that we're not losing too much, but look at who we're losing," Strom said. "Stephanie Michael means more to this team than anyone on the outside can see. The way we play is an extension of her and her leadership. That will be difficult to replace."
Strom deserves much credit for Cal's resurgence. She has brought much-needed stability to the coaching situation. Strom became the Vulcans' fourth head coach in five years when she was promoted early last season from assistant to interim head coach, replacing Mark Swasey, during an awkward coaching change. The interim tag was removed last summer from Strom's title.
• With this considered the most wide-open NCAA basketball tournament in decades, you might be tempted to enter a few more "brackets" in office pools than in the past. With no clear-cut favorite in this year's tournament, conventional wisdom is that even the casual college basketball fan has a chance to take home the first-place money.
That's not true.
We all know your office pool will be won by the secretary who doesn't watch basketball but picks the winners based on the school's nickname, uniform colors or conferences and refers to Gonzaga as "Gonzalez." I'm convinced this is one of those unwritten rules that you hear about in sports.
• Did you have the Dominican Republic in your World Baseball Classic bracket pool?
• Gerrit Cole, the Pirates' prized pitching prospect, won't be on the opening day roster. He was optioned to Class AAA Indianapolis this week.
Pirates general manager Neil Huntington told the media at spring training that Cole will begin the year at Class AAA Indianapolis because, "in our minds, he's not ready to compete and be successful at the major league level."
Don't believe that reasoning. Leaving Cole off the roster has nothing to do with his ability and everything to do with arbitration and free agency. By starting Cole in the minors and delaying his major-league debut until June, the Pirates push back his arbitration and free-agent eligibility by a year, which will be financially advantageous to the team.
Such a move makes you wonder (again) if the Pirates are serious about winning.
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A retail theft case that sent police to a South Strabane Township strip mall Saturday night had some people mistakenly believing a business there had become victim again to an armed robbery.
Township police said a call was dispatched to them about 9:30 p.m. as an armed robbery at a Giant Eagle in Strabane Square, but when they arrived, they found the suspect, Brian L. Fodor Sr., held to the ground by two men. Court records indicate he stole $1,173 worth of cigarettes from the store.
Witnesses observed employees chasing the suspect from the store, police said, in a scene that played out similar to a deadly bank robbery June 16 at a Citizens Bank branch in the same businesss.
Investigators Friday offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the prosecution of a heavily disguised man who robbed the bank June 16 and then shot and killed Vincent M. Kelley, 46, of Washington, during a chase. That suspect wore a floppy straw hat and carried an open umbrella as a red dye pack exploded around some of the money during his getaway. The case has area consumers nervously checking their money and calling police when they find red spots on bills.
In Saturday's case, people inside the Giant Eagle reported seeing Fodor, 45, of Strabane, jump over a counter into the vacant cigarette station and then crouch to avoid detection, police stated in the affidavit.
Meanwhile, a cashier told police she later was given a black garbage bag filled with cigarettes Fodor is accused of dropping near a PNC bank as he fled.
Another man involved in the foot chase toward a nearby Toyota dealership off Route 19, Barry Graham, identified himself to Fodor as an off-duty police officer and was grabbed by the throat during a struggle with the suspect, court records indicate. Police said they also found drug paraphernalia on Fodor, of 104 Alexander St.
Fodor, who also is charged in a robbery earlier this month at a Peters Township hardware store, is charged by South Strabane police with felony retail theft, simple assault, possession of drug paraphernalia and disorderly conduct. He is in the Washington County jail on $100,000 bond set by District Judge Joshua Kanalis.
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Hilton will provide educational, administrative and spiritual leadership to the school. He officially began his duties on May 20.
With teaching experience at Christian elementary/secondary schools in Virginia and Florida, as well as experience as an adjunct professor of education at the college level, he holds a Master of Arts in elementary education, along with his Bachelor of Arts degree, and is pursuing his doctorate in leadership and administration.
Additionally, this past March, after an extensive feasibility study, Jubilee's Board of Trustees announced the school's expansion to include seventh grade for the 2013-2014 school year. Since that time, the school's Strategic Planning Committee has been working to ensure additional facilities, curriculum and staffing are in place for the seventh grade expansion. Plans include the addition of eighth grade in the 2014-15 school year.
Eight attorneys at Pittsburgh law firm Meyer, Unkovic & Scott have been named to the Pennsylvania "Rising Stars" list of the top up-and-coming attorneys in Pennsylvania for 2013: Frank Kosir Jr. (Real Estate), Joshua Lorenz (Business Litigation – sixth year listed), Chad Michaelson (Business Litigation – sixth year listed), Andrew Noble (Business Litigation – third year listed), Antoinette Oliver (Business Litigation), Brian Sommer (Business Litigation), Tony Thompson (Business Litigation) and Jason Yarbrough (Construction/Surety – fourth year listed).
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I think it's a past potential, H. W. Smyth's Grammar §1784 ff. And if I'm wrong about that, that's where you'll find a discussion of ἂν with indicative more generally.
2353b of Smyth seems key. Notice how he picks up on ei almost meaning "since" just as Morris does in his commentary. But I have to say, that is the only section I have come across where I think Smyth totally drops the ball. The repeated rephrasing and all the parentheticals are symptoms of an explanation that is failing. Furthermore, the use of "it is true that" and "it is the case that" are really hopeless. First of all, they are not in the Greek. Second of all, there is a whole theory of truth in semantics according to which saying "it is true that P" just is saying "P" --the disquotational theory of truth--and it is quite well motivated, so I have no idea how Smyth thinks that bringing in these phrases clears up anything. Can anybody unravel it for me?


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Scott residents who experienced extensive flood damage during storms this past July attended the Scott Township Commissioners' Aug. 13 workshop meeting hoping to hear answers to their questions on flooding issues.
After opening the meeting, board president Tom Castello introduced Jeff Howard of the Howard Agency, the municipality's insurance provider. Howard described how the flood claims process worked and commented that for most cases, the heavy rains were the cause of the flooding in the township. Since the township is not liable for weather events, many claims were denied.
Howard recommended that homeowners consider purchasing insurance coverage for sewage overflow or backup and flood insurance through FEMA.
After Howard's presentation, Berkwood Drive resident Dennis Morecroft said, "I am frustrated."
Morecroft's retaining wall, which he had built to direct storm water off of his property, collapsed during the July 10 storms. He told the board he had a swale on the side of his property that directs water onto his yard and asked who owned it and was responsible for it.
Morecroft said he need detailed information about who owned what and what he was allowed to do to help correct the flooding problem on his property.
Castello recommended that Morecroft speak with Howard and file a claim, saying that the insurance carrier would ask the type of questions Morecroft had.
Megan Owens of Ryan Drive experienced over $30,000 worth of flood damage and can't stay in her home because of contamination. She told the board she had contacted FEMA about purchasing flood insurance, but was denied since her home wasn't in a flood zone.
They told me I would need a letter of map amendment or a letter of map revision said Owens.
Owens, who has owned her home for eight years, and whose claim for damages was denied, said she has discovered that her home has been flooded five or six times during the last 30 years because the storm sewer can't handle the run-off. While she realized that the township couldn't control the weather, Owens said that since the municipality was aware of the problems with the sewer, she thought her claim fell under the exceptions to governmental immunity.
Beth Tomasic of Berkwood Drive also experienced $30,000 in damages. She said that in prior years, catch basins in the area had been vacuumed, but she hasn't seen that done this summer.
At least six other residents spoke, all with similar situations related to flooding.
"It's a huge issue," commented Castello. "For every five people who are here, there are 10 not at the meeting."
Castello said that township officials needed to look at the big picture, asking, "How much money do you want to spend to solve these problems?"
Commissioner Bill Wells said the biggest investment most people make is their home, adding that he thought the flooding problems should be addressed before the township added new parks.
Commissioner Stacey Altman suggested, "Why don't we come up with a plan to tell Larry (Lennon) a way to start?"
Contacted after the meeting, township engineer Larry Lennon said, "At this point the only thing I will be preparing is a "prioritized" listing of surface runoff related flooding problems that have been documented over time. I would expect that the Board would take some time to mull over the listing and possibly request that we perform some degree of engineering analysis. At this point we are a long way from conceptualizing solutions etc."
Too many buses?
In other business, residents of Orchard Spring Road wanted to know if there was a way to reduce the number of Port Authority buses traveling their street.
Lori Lang told the board that 60 Port Authority buses, many empty, travel Orchard Spring every day from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. She said there are times when the bus drivers will beep their horns for residents to come out and move their cars.
While acknowledging that it sounded like there were an excessive number of buses traveling Orchard Spring, Commissioner Wells said that the Port Authority needed to keep the 38C route operating for Greentree Road riders going to and from Pittsburgh. He commented that public transportation is a valuable asset, especially for the infirm or elderly.
Orchard Spring resident Barbara Hopkins rides the bus each day and agreed with Wells that public transportation is a valuable asset, but said the number of buses on their street each day was "ridiculous".
Commissioner Craig Stephens, an Orchard Spring resident, said he spoke with state Rep. Dan Miller, D-Mt. Lebanon, about the problem and Miller told Stephens he would talk to Port Authority officials about it.


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Washington, D.C. - A forum focused on the use of innovative science and technology to solve development issues will be held on September 22, 2010, during the United Nations' General Assembly meetings in New York City. The Science, Technology and Innovation Forum is co-hosted by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the New York Academy of Sciences.
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NEW YORK, September 20, 2010 – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) announced today $1 million to expand efforts to reduce the growing burden of malnutrition. The announcement will be made today at a historic gathering of the First Ladies of Africa, who convened to declare nutrition as a critical priority for eliminating poverty, improving health and advancing food security in their nations.
UNITED NATIONS – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah today announced additional funds to the United Nations World Food Program to help feed over 6 million people.
Washington, DC -- U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Rajiv Shah and other key figures at USAID will take part in the Annual Legislative Conference of the Congressional Black Caucus today and tomorrow to highlight different aspects of the agency's worldwide work to bring hope to those in need.
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is pleased to note the confirmation of Mark Feierstein as Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean and Nisha Desai Biswal as Assistant Administrator for Asia.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - The U. S. Agency for International Development, through the Major League Baseball Dominican Development Alliance (MLB-DDA), teamed up with the Major League Baseball Players Trust on September 9 to help expand medical services in underserved communities in the Dominican Republic.
Forty four years ago, the United Nations declared September 8th to be International Literacy Day and while there have been substantial improvements since then, we still have a lot of work to do. Basic literacy is vital to an individual's ability to thrive in the modern world. We know that improved literacy leads to greater economic productivity and healthier families.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - USAID and Higher Education for Development announced that 11 innovative new partnerships between 22 universities in Africa and the United States have each been awarded up to $1.1 million for activities to address issues including food security and agriculture, solar energy, health care, education, and water in Africa. These partnerships will maximize the resources of U.S.
WASHINGTON D.C. - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided 13 mobile water treatment units to support the Government of Pakistan's flood relief effort. These water treatment units are stationed on some of the most flood-affected districts and have produced over 7.5 million liters of clean water.
WASHINGTON, DC - Wayne R. Nilsestuen has been sworn in as the Director for U.S. Agency for International Development's Mission in Bolivia. He brings over 30 years of development experience, having worked in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. In addition to his service to USAID, Mr. Nilsestuen was a Peace Corps volunteer for two years in Sierra Leone, West Africa where he started a vocational agricultural program at a secondary school for boys.
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) held a swearing in ceremony today for Dr. Jim Barnhart as the new Mission Director for Lebanon. Counselor Hilda Arellano presided at the ceremony and administered the oath to Dr. Barnhart.
As Mission Director for Lebanon, Dr. Barnhart will oversee USAID's programs to help the Lebanese strengthen their democratic institutions, promote economic growth, improve education and health services, and support water and environment programs. The USAID/Lebanon budget totals $109 million annually.
Islamabad, August 31, 2010 - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided nearly $2 million to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to support the humanitarian logistics operation and the provision of much-needed emergency relief supplies for health, shelter, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs. This funding is in addition to the $2.5 million previously provided through the World Food Program for the humanitarian logistics operation.
Ahman Samim Sediqi of Kabul, Afghanistan, was tried and sentenced in a local Afghan court on forgery and embezzlement charges stemming from his work on a development project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced USAID Office of Inspector General spokeswoman Dona M. Dinkler.
August 30, 2010 - The United States quick-impact cash-for-work programs to help rehabilitate flood-damaged infrastructure. Flood waters washed out roads and bridges, leaving many villages stranded and unable to get aid. With funding provided by USAID, workers are repairing access paths and tertiary roads so aid can reach those in need.
Washington, DC - Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, today conferred with Shiro Sadoshima, the Director-General of the International Cooperation Bureau in Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on matters of mutual interest such as flood relief for Pakistan, assistance for Afghanistan, the Millennium Development Goals and other areas of overlap in development efforts worldwide.
WASHINGTON, DC - Kevin Kelly has been sworn in as the Mission Director for USAID's Mission in Guatemala. He brings more than 30 years of development experience, having worked on projects in Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the Former Soviet Union.
In addition to over 25 years of experience as a USAID employee, Kelly has also worked with Chemonics, a USAID implementing partner, where he supervised a large development project in Peru and worked on initiatives involving legal and regulatory reform, judicial partnerships, privatization, and other issues.
Islamabad, August 25, 2010 - Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), today announced the U.S. is providing $50 million to assist the people of Pakistan in the aftermath of the country's flood disaster.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (August 25, 2010) - The first school built under an innovative public-private partnership was opened today by the Digicel Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). École Louis de Borno in Léogâne, the town which was epicenter of the earthquake, now stands ready to welcome 600 primary students when the new school year begins on October 4th.
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Pittsburgh Botanic Garden
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden's Plant Sale & Celebration takes place 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. May 11. Attendees will be able to shop, take a class, enjoy a tour and take home a beautiful hanging basket for Mom.
Knowledgeable horticulturists will be on hand to assist each customer. Gardening classes range from "Choosing plants for wet soils" and "Kitchen garden herbs" to "How to design a mixed border." Garden accessories and refreshments will also be available for sale at the event.
The Pittsburgh Botanic Garden is located at 798 Pinkerton Run Road, off of Noblestown Road, Collier. For more information, call 412-444-4464 or visit www.pittsburghbotanicgarden.org.
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The Allegheny West Civic Council will present a tour and tasting in the homes and gardens of Old Allegheny 5-9 p.m. June 7 and 8. Visit the lavishly decorated homes and gardens in the Allegheny West Historic District of Pittsburgh's North Side.
Tickets are $60 per person and can be purchased online at www.alleghenywest.org.
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Treehaven Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale 8 a.m.-noon May 11 at South Park Shops on Route 88. Perennials, hanging baskets and floral gift baskets will be available. For more information, email email@example.com.
Giant Oaks Garden Club
Giant Oaks Garden Club will sponsor its annual Plant Sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. May 18 at the Peters Township Public Library, rain or shine. The sale, now in its 13th year, features a large variety of quality potted perennial plants selected from members' gardens. Also featured are herbs, annuals, hanging baskets and raffle baskets of gardening items. GOGC members, many of whom are Master Gardeners, also provide assistance and answer individual gardening questions from the public. For more information, call 724-941-3081.
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
On May 10-11, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens' May Market will bring together staff horticulturists, garden clubs, nurseries and farms, and other vendors on its front lawn for a plant and garden accessory sale of ultra-green proportions. In honor of National Public Gardens Day, attendees will also receive half-off admission to the Summer Flower Show, featuring bright blooms and dazzling glass art. Organic herbs and vegetable seedlings, tropical plants and succulents, low-maintenance perennials and shrubs on Phipps' Top 10 Sustainable Plants List, native and rain garden plants, and many other seasonal favorites are among the offerings green thumbs can expect to find at May Market. Also available for sale will be everything from organic soil and landscaping materials to botanical art and natural body care products. Phipps' staff and master gardeners will be on hand to share advice, and hand-dipped fondant strawberries will be served.
During May Market, Café Phipps will be open both days as well to make for the perfect Mother's Day weekend outing. May Market, held from 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. May 10 and 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. May 11, is free and open to the public. For more information, visit phipps.conservatory.org.
Food Preservation workshops
Penn State Extension is offering a series of food preservation classes. On May 14 at the Buffalo Inn, the class will cover pressure canning for low-acid foods.
All workshops take place from 6:30-9:30 p.m. and will include formal instruction, a demonstration, samples and recipes. Cost is $25 per class or $60 for all three sessions. For more information, call 412-473-2540.


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Newborn babies born in the past week at St. Clair Hospital are already showing their Pittsburgh pride and supporting the Pirates during the team's playoff run. The new babies brightened up the nursery in their Pirates onesies, red bandanas and eye patches. Mini baseball bats were placed in their cribs and Pirates banners decorated the nursery. The newborns ranged in age from a few hours out of the deliver room to about two days old.
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WAYNESBURG – Local and state officials Thursday joined the Greene County Department of Human Services in celebrating the recent opening of Whitehill Place, transitional housing apartments in Waynesburg Borough.
Numerous public officials and representatives from the project's affiliated agencies, funders and contractor attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the housing apartments' location at 189 E. High St. in Waynesburg.
"Everyone here had a puzzle piece that was used to put together the beautiful picture of Whitehill Place," said Karen Bennett, Greene County human services administrator.
The 203-year-old building – which was purchased by the county in December 2010 and fully renovated by Waller Corp. beginning in May 2012 – now contains six single-occupancy apartments for individuals left temporarily homeless.
The project was funded through a combination of public and private sources, including the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, the state Department of Community and Economic Development, Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, Value Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania, the state Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the Greene County Housing Trust Fund.
First Federal Savings and Loan of Greene County, Greene County Commissioners Chuck Morris, Archie Trader and Blair Zimmerman, state Sen. Tim Solobay and former chair of the board of commissioners and current state Rep. Pam Snyder also assisted with securing funding for the project.
"This is a great example of a public-private partnership," said Brian A. Hudson Sr., executive director and CEO of the PHFA. "This is how we should work together."
The county has granted the property to Connect Inc., a low-income housing nonprofit organization, to manage. Whitehill Place officially opened Nov. 15, 2012, and all six apartments are currently occupied. Connect Inc. also has office space within the building.
According to Bennett, residents are allowed to stay for no longer than 18 months and must meet certain federal criteria. Residents will receive job and life skills training, as well as treatment for any behavioral issues, with the ultimate goal being self-sufficiency.
The project became a necessity for the community after the April 2010 fire at the Avalon Court apartment building in Waynesburg. Two residents were killed and more than 40 were displaced, bringing to light a crucial need for temporary housing for homeless individuals.
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In May of 2014, Fox 13 came to The Magic Emporium to broadcast LIVE for their Good Morning Tampa Bay program. Here is an interview with Charley Belcher and Gary Barker, owner of The Magic Emporium.
In May of 2014, Fox 13 came to The Magic Emporium to broadcast LIVE for their Good Morning Tampa Bay program. Here are the LIVE segments which also include our special guests (listed alphabetically) Gary Barker, Nina Beard, Landon Beard, Joey Evans, Brian Getz, Matthew Miller, Erick Olson, Blaise Ryndes and Geoff Williams.
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Paint the Roses Red is the début video from the UK's Lewis Lé Val.
In this video, you will learn a collection of LLV's working effects that are easy to do and insanely powerful. If that wasn't enough, you also have access to a 45 minute roundtable discussion between LLV and Dee Christopher on subtleties and techniques that you can add into your own performances to make them more powerful and effective.
Harmony - Despite the spectator giving a deck of cards two thorough shuffles beforehand, the performer is able to know the exact order of cards in a chosen suit.
Curiosity - The spectator secretly conceals their own Coin Downloadss at various locations on their body (left pocket, right pocket and one in their closed fist). The performer is able to divine the location of every Coin Downloads. As a finale, the date on the third Coin Downloads is also revealed under seemingly impossible conditions.
Binary - The spectator finds their selected card using an unknown prediction card from another deck. The prediction is then revealed to bear the same value as the original selection and to have even predicted its numerical position in the deck.
Off with his Head - During an entertaining exposé of card cheating techniques, the performer finds a royal flush in a deck of cards previously shuffled by the spectator.
Hack - A number force using a spectator's borrowed phone.
Caterpillar Control - A flashy card control paying credit to Chris Brown's Venus Trap.
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PT council updates street addresses
Confusion may occur when emergency services respond to two houses on Hoover Lane that sit across the street from each other, but the adjacent houses have addresses on Stonebrook Drive in McMurray.
Council voted April 22 to require the two property owners with the out-of-sync addresses to change from Hoover Lane to Stonebrook Drive. When asked by one of the property owners involved, William Johnson, township solicitor, told the resident there was no place to appeal and that the decision was final.
In the same area, two nearby roads list the same name of Hoover, but one is Drive and the other is Lane. Council debated whether to change the entire length to Hoover Drive with several property owners on Hoover Lane expressing their displeasure with the idea. Changing from Lane to Drive would not be a simple task, said one resident who cited the need to change bank account addresses, and would require change notifications to the Internal Revenue Service, passports, magazines, utilities and driver's licenses and vehicle registration all without moving. Six properties would be involved.
After discussion, no motion was made to require the six property owners to change from Lane to Drive.
In other action, council:
• Awarded a bid to East West Mechanical to replace the hearing and air conditioning systems in the municipal building. The base bid was for $462,000. An alternative bid for $27,200 was added to have the work done in the evening to eliminate disruption to township employees. No time was given for work to begin.
• June 10 was the date set for a public hearing on amending the digital sign ordinance to permit color other than red on signs along Route 19. The color is not to exceed 50 percent of the space. No action will be taken that night on the amendment.
• West Penn Power was granted a right-of-way to move a utility pole near the abutment of the Sugar Camp bridge that will be replaced. The pole must be moved before work begins. West Penn will pay to move the pole and will attempt to reroute electric circuits in an attempt to prevent power outages in the area.
• Residents may be required to use large, wheeled recyclable containers if the new garbage contract uses automated recycling trucks. Using the new containers could result in lower costs. Council agreed to seek a state grant of $250,000. However, at $50 per container with 7,500 households in the township, the entire cost to the township would be $375,000. Some of the cost could be absorbed by a lower cost of the garbage contract.
• Council agreed to continue with the archery program for deer management and decided against authorizing another deer survey as the current program is controlling the deer population. The number of deer-related vehicle accidents has decreased since the archery program was instituted.


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CECIL – Veteran Cecil Township police Chief John T. Pushak was placed on paid administrative leave Monday pending the audit of a police department account.
Township supervisors unanimously approved the move at their monthly meeting. They also authorized the hiring of independent legal counsel Phillip Binotto and two auditors to conduct the investigation.
Pushak, who joined the police force in 1974, is fully cooperating, said township solicitor John Smith. Smith said the action was the result of two executive sessions held by the supervisors last week. The first session was held Wednesday in Smith's law office; the second session was held Friday at the township building.
Smith declined further comment and said supervisors were asked to do the same.
Results of the audit are expected within two weeks. The auditors from Cypher & Cypher will report to special counsel after reviewing the account.
Smith said Pushak was placed on leave to avoid any accusation that he had access to account files during the audit.
In other business, the supervisors agreed to support efforts to keep a PNC bank branch on Millers Run Road.
Last week, a group of residents began circulating a petition asking PNC not to move their facility. The bank is the only one in the township.
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Creating Scripts for Stellarium
Although this procedure is based on the Microsoft Windows System the basics will apply to any platform that can run the programs mentioned or similar programs on the preferred system.
A most important part of Stellarium has been the ability to make and run presentations of astronomical events using the display power of Stellarium. The original script engine that was part of the early versions was very limited in what it could do. Commencing with verion 0.10.2 a new script engine has been under development that is very powerful and can be expanded as necessary.
After five years of development the new script engine has reached a stage where it can cater fror almost every requirement. However it can now have new commands implemented as necessary using the basic Stellarium core.
The Script
A script is a text file that can be prepared with any text editor and read by Stellarium to display an astronomical event such as a past or future eclipse or a display of features of Stellarium with sound and video. The possibilities are extensive and only limited by what commands are available in the Stellarium core code.
Here is an example of a simple script that displays a lunar eclpse from 2006. Note that each command ends with ";" It has been modfied from the original to return the screen to the starting state when finished
// Name: Partial Lunar Eclispe
// License: Public Domain
// Author: Matthew Gates. Modified B.Gerdes 09/02/2009
// Description: Attempt to re-implement simple script from the old
// scripting engine. Each old style command is shown
// first as a command with OLD: at the start of the line
// to help users of the old scripting engine learn how
// to use the new one.
core.debug("Starting Partial Lunar Eclispe script");
core.debug("OK, let's go...");
// OLD: clear core.clear("natural");
// OLD: date utc 2006:03:14T21:21:32
// OLD: select planet Moon pointer off
core.selectObjectByName("Moon", false);
// OLD: wait duration 2 core.wait(2);
// OLD: zoom auto in StelMovementMgr.autoZoomIn(2);
// OLD: wait duration 2 core.wait(2);
// OLD: timerate rate 500
// .00001157407407407407 julian days = 1 second.
// we want 500 seconds per second.
// good candidate for aforementioned include system
// function although it's not so bad now we can do
// arithmetic in scripts :-)
// core wait time is a multiple of the TimeRate that is set core.wait (60);
// set the time back to normal
// set the date back to today
//Return screen to original positiion so that we know the script is over
This script has been programmed to store the starting position. and return at the end of the show - LandscapeMgr.xxx commands
Note: the format of each line and command. the command first "core.clear" with how the command will act with its options "("natural")" enclosed in brackets followed by a ";" A comment line is preceded with :"//"
Writing Your Own Scripts
With a little practice most users of Stellarium shold be able to write scripts using the simplified table of commands by modifying existing scripts or starting from scratch as your knowledge increases. Look at the sample script in the previous section.
Tables to be added
Program Architecture
Program Architecture The code of Stellarium is split into several main blocks:
· The main loop and main widget classes StelMainWindow, StelMainGraphicsView and StelAppGraphicsWidget. Those classes have a single instance created at startup by the ::main() function. They perform tasks such as creating of the main window and renderer, creating the stellarium core, creating the GUI. After initialization, they manage user's input event propagation and event loop. They are heavily based on Qt features.
· The core which provides generic services and features to the other components. The main class is the StelApp singleton which is used everywhere in the code to access other elements. The StelApp instance creates all the main core services and modules at initialization. Example services are sky layer management (e.g. images which have a fixed position in the sky) with the StelSkyLayerMgr, drawing with StelRenderer etc. . Two especially important manager classes are the StelModuleMgr and StelCore: the former manages the collection of StelModule instances registered in the program (see next point for more info on what a StelModule is). The latter provides performance critical features for computing coordinate transformation and other mathematical services.
· A collection of StelModule instances which display the main elements of the program such as planets and stars. Each StelModule should be registered to the StelModuleMgr. Because many Stellarium components derive from the StelModule class, the main loop is able to treat them generically by calling their standard methods such StelModule::update() and StelModule::draw() at each program iteration. This also allows other program components to access them by name. StelModule can also be loaded dynamically by Stellarium, which is the standard way of creating Plugins.
· The Graphical User Interface (StelGui). It is based on styled Qt widgets which are rendered directly in the graphics window. User actions trigger signals connected to core and StelModules slots.
· The script engine (StelScriptMgr) allows scripts to calls slots from the core and StelModule slots.
Scripting Engine
The details of the scripting engine for developing can be found in the API documentation and is beyond the scope of the User manual
See the full API documentation at http://stellarium.org/doc/head/ and go to the section on Scripting.
This section is under contruction


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Access 2013 web apps are great for collaborating around a common set of data. When people work together in this way, the changes that one person makes to the data often require the attention of someone else.
For example, if a small team is working together to track and process maintenance requests, an Access app would be an ideal place to centrally track those requests and their status. Further, imagine that I process a maintenance request and assign it to another team member who needs to take action on it. But how does he or she know? Wouldn't it be great to be automatically informed? That's what notifications can do.
In this article, we'll describe a technique to build e-mail notifications into your Access 2013 web app using the power of SQL Server and a third-party service called Zapier.
How it works
In the above example of our maintenance request tracker, people need to get an e-mail when a maintenance request is assigned to them, letting them know of a required action. In the Maintenance Requests table, there's an Assigned To field that is a lookup to the Employees table. Whenever that field changes, an e-mail should be sent to the person to whom the Request is now assigned.
Building this notification functionality involves three steps, detailed further below:
- Create a Messages table in the Access web app to store notification emails that you want to send.
- Create a data macro on the Maintenance Requests table that adds records to the Messages table whenever the Assigned To field changes.
- Configure Zapier to automatically monitor the Messages table and send an email whenever it detects a new record.
By the end, you'll have something that looks like this:
Step 1: Create a "Messages" table
First, you'll need to create a Messages table to store information about the email notifications that you want to send. This table will need to have fields that specify all the details about the email message, including:
- Subject
- Body
- To
- Cc
- Bcc
Click on Create > Table in the ribbon, then select the add a new blank table link. Add fields in the table designer so that it looks like this:
Step 2: Create a data macro on the Maintenance Requests table
You want messages to be sent whenever the Assigned To field changes in a record on the Maintenance Requests table. Data Macros are the perfect tool for the job. Data macros are commands that run whenever records on a table change. For a given table, you can write macros that run when records are added, deleted, or updated. In our case, you'll want to write an On Update macro on the Maintenance Requests table.
To do this, first, open the Maintenance Requests table in the table designer, go to the Design tab, and click Events > On Update.
You'll only want to send the notification if the Assigned To field has changed. To do this, use an If statement that compares the old value of this field with its new value:
If that condition is true, you'll want the macro to create a record in the Messages table. Since you'll want this new Messages record to have the users' e-mail address in the To field, you need to first look that up and store it in a variable:
Finally, use this email address to create the message:
Then, this macro will add a new record to the Messages table whenever the Assigned To field of a record in the Maintenance Requests table changes.
Since, in this example, you also want people to get notifications when a new Maintenance Request is created and assigned to them, you'll create an After Insert macro that looks like this:
The only difference here is that we've changed the If expression at the beginning to run the macro if the Assigned To field is not blank.
Step 3: Configure Zapier to monitor the Messages table and send messages
Zapier is a third-party tool that you can use to build simple connections between one service, like an Access 2013 web app, and another, like email. Zapier calls these connections "Zaps." To get started building our zap, go to zapier.com and sign up for a free trial account, and click Create New Zap
You'll then find the services that you'd like to connect. In our case, we'll choose SQL Server > New Row as the "trigger" > Gmail > Send Email as the "action."
Click Create Zap and you'll be prompted to enter some more information about these connections. Start with the SQL account. You'll need to tell Zapier how to get permissions to look at the SQL database that powers your Access 2013 web app. Zapier will want to know things like server name, database name, username and password. To find out these things for your database, open it in Access, click File > Info > Manage Connections.
From this menu, you'll want to click From Any Location to disable firewall rules that would otherwise prevent a third-party service like Zapier from connecting. Then, click Enable Read-Only Connection which will generate a username and password that Zapier can use. To view these details, click View Read-Only Connection Information, which will show you something that looks like this:
Back in Zapier, you can copy this information into the Zap. Be sure to use port 1433 to connect:
Next, you'll want to tell Zapier which table it should monitor for changes and how it can tell which rows are new. We'll pick the Messages table, and tell it to examine the ID field. Since the ID field is a number that is automatically increased by one as new rows are added, this will be a reliable way for Zapier to tell the new rows from the old ones.
Next, you'll want to enter the credentials to your Gmail account so that Zapier can send the emails. Gmail is just used as a means of sending-the notifications can be sent to any inbox, such as Outlook, Yahoo, etc.
After your Gmail account is configured, you have to tell Zapier how to map the fields in the Messages table in SQL to the fields that Gmail expects. This part is pretty straightforward: the To field in Gmail maps to the To field in SQL, and so on:
That's it! You can easily test out your Zap by choosing "Click to load samples!" This will load the first row that Zapier finds in the Message table, and you can click to send a sample message.
The final step is to make your Zap live. This means that Zapier will run it every 15 minutes to check for new records in the Messages table, sending emails if it finds any.
You can try Zapier out for free for 15 days. Since SQL connections are a premium service for Zapier, you can sign up for a paid plan when the trial expires. See www.zapier for pricing details.
This article has outlined how to use notifications for a specific example, but there are many other situations where this capability will be useful. However, regardless of the scenario, you can follow the three steps above. We can't wait to hear about the cool things you're able to do with this technique!


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