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Changes in the Effects of Mandatory Rate Regulation On Growth in Hospital Operating Costs, 1980–1996
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Volume (Year): 22 (2003)
Issue (Month): 4 (June)
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- Eritrea will decide this year on five more applications for mining exploration licences from companies in South Africa, Canada and China, the energy and mines minister said on Friday.
"The interest is very good, from many quarters," Tesfai Ghebreselassie told Reuters of the gold-rich Horn of African nation's fledgling minerals' industry.
"Decisions will be taken soon, during this year."
He did not name the five new companies. But if their licences are approved, they will join six other companies from Canada, China and Australia already exploring for gold and industrial metals in Eritrea.
Mr. Tesfai also reassured investors there would be no repeat of a temporary freeze on mining work in 2004 that hurt some firms' stock prices.
"That was a one-off, exceptional situation," he said, explaining the halt was to allow Eritrea develop regulations to buy an extra 10 per cent government stake in all projects.
Current mining laws give Eritrea the right to a 10 per cent free stake, and a further 30 per cent purchased at market prices, in mining ventures.
"It was damaging to an extent," Mr. Tesfai said of the 2004 freeze, which was lifted in early 2005. "But it's a problem behind us, and nothing of that sort will happen again."
In charge of the ministry since its start in 1993, Mr. Tesfai previously studied physical sciences in Poland and was a member of the pro-independence rebel movement that brought the government to power in 1991 after a 30-year war.
That conflict, followed by a 1998-2000 border war with Ethiopia, has kept big mining companies wary over Eritrea.
The country's most advanced project, run by Canada's Nevsun Resources Ltd., should start producing by the end of 2009, the minister said. Nevsun expects its Bisha project to produce around 1 million ounces of gold, 750 million pounds of copper, and 1.1 billion pounds of zinc over a 10-year life.
Tesfai said Eritrea had made a $20-million (U.S.) advance payment for a 40 per cent stake in Bisha, and was working out what participation it would have in other projects.
"We want the first contract with Nevsun to be a model. Both parties have to be comfortable," he said.
Production at the Zara project, run by Australia's Sub-Sahara Resources, and the Asmara belt, headed by Canada's Sunridge, should start soon after Bisha, he added.
Zara is mainly a gold deposit, while the Asmara area has metals like zinc and copper, as well as some gold.
"There are very exciting discoveries made so far," Mr. Tesfai said.
Apart from some small-scale, artisan gold-mining - which the minister estimated at about half a tonne a year - and minor extraction by Italians during the colonial era, Eritrea's mineral potential is virtually unexploited.
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JUST when it seemed that life might start getting uncomfortable at the top for Arsenal, their French connection came to the rescue when substitute Thierry Henry and Sylvain Wiltord combined to set up Robert Pires for the winning goal with his first touch of the game 11 minutes from the end.
Henry and Pires had started on the substitutes' bench after playing for France in their 4-0 win against Portugal in midweek and their second-half arrival turned the game for Arsenal on the occasion of their 100th Premiership match under Arsene Wenger. The win enabled them to consolidate their position in second place, four points clear of Leeds and Ipswich.
Derby still need two wins to guarantee their Premiership future but the way Coventry are playing this may not be the minimum requirement, which is just as well. This was their fifth defeat in six games, but they looked as if they might come away with a point towards their relegation cause after Stefano Eranio had wiped out Kanu's earlier goal in first-half injury time before Pires struck.
Victory for Leeds earlier in the day had put pressure on Arsenal to match the performance of David O'Leary's side, who were breathing down their necks in third place.
When Kanu failed to put away a relatively simple chance in the first minute - guilty of over-elaboration following a good cross from Wiltord - it seemed that Henry would not have his feet up for long on the bench.
The Nigerian, however, gradually improved after a dreadful start to play a significant role in the first half's proceedings.
The match had all the scrappiness of a relegation encounter - which, of course, it was for Derby - and it was clearly going to take something special or downright stupid to break the deadlock. The latter might not normally be part of Ashley Cole's make-up, but the first certainly is.
Cole had tried in vain to inspire Arsenal to carry the game to Valencia in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final a fortnight ago, and he again forced the pace here with a forceful run through a thicket of white Derby shirts stationed around the penalty area.
Derby's player of the year, Chris Riggott, eventually halted him with a fine tackle but the ball broke free to Kanu, who played it wide to Wiltord. When the Frenchman played it back into the middle, Kanu was on hand score his third Premiership goal of the season.
There was no further serious threat to either goal until two minutes before half-time, when Kanu drew a fine partial save from Mart Poom and Riggott cleared the ball off the line. In added time, however, Derby got behind the Arsenal defence when Delap crossed and the ball spun off Tony Adams for Eranio to head in from under the bar.
The flow of the game was marred by too many stoppages as referee Graham Barber stepped up his average of 4.5 bookings a game with seven here.
He was right, though, to halt play when Seth Johnson, just a week after being sent off at Bradford, brought down Gilles Grimandi with a ferocious tackle.


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Camden — On Thursday, Nov. 29 from 6 to 9 p.m., P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center will hold its annual Auction for the Animals at High Mountain Hall, 5 Mountain St./Route 52. This event has become the unofficial opening to Camden's Christmas by the Sea festivities; last year it raised $10,000 to help support the mission of P.A.W.S.
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Other things to look forward to are delicious hors d'oeuvres from French & Brawn Market Place; decadent sweets made by Laugh Loud Smile Big; a gourmet coffee bar run by Foglifters Coffees, Teas & Spices; and a High Mountain Hall cash bar. There also will be an Angel Tree with items the shelter can use, homemade cookie trays for purchase and Beauty Mark Spa will be open for chair massages.
A continually growing list of items that will be available to bid on is ready for viewing on the P.A.W.S. website, PawsAdoption.org, and new items are added on a daily basis. Some of the more unusual items offered this year are a pair of tickets to see "Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway; a three-night stay at the Latham Hotel in Philadelphia; a 1927 Jules Verne book with color plates by N.C. Wyeth, signed by Jamie Wyeth and Nicky Wyeth (grandsons of N.C.) and an illustration drawn especially for P.A.W.S. by Jamie; a signed Eric Hopkins original print that has never been released; an opal and diamond brooch; and "Royalty" by fabric artist Jude Spacks of Belfast. There also are certificates for everything from bowling to movies to meals; and items donated by local businesses and artisans.
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The negative trade balance of the United States in June 2013. decreased compared to the revised value for May 2013. by 22.4% - to 34.22 billion dollars.
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Access the information contained in your selected organization's balance sheet and income statement to calculate the following: (listed above)
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- Acid-test, or quick, ratio
- Receivables turnover
- Inventory turnover
- Profitability ratios
- Asset turnover
- Profit margin
- Return on assets
- Return on common stockholders' equity
- Solvency ratios
- Debt to total assets
- Times interest earned
Show your calculations for each ratio.
Create a horizontal and vertical analysis for the balance sheet and the income statement.
Write a 350- to 700-word memo to the CEO of your selected organization in which you discuss your findings from your ratio calculations and your horizontal and vertical analysis. In your memo, address the following questions:
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As Dean of the College of Education and Human Services, I'd like to extend a warm welcome to you from all of us at the College. As you look through our website, we hope you'll get a sense of why we believe this college is unique in Wisconsin.
UW Oshkosh started as a teacher's college in 1871 and what was then known as the Oshkosh State Normal School quickly became Wisconsin's foremost institution for educating teachers, utilizing many innovations for the time. The school was the first such school in the nation to have a kindergarten and introduced practice teaching (student teaching) in 1872.
While a lot has changed since those early years, we continue to set the pace for teacher and human services education:
- We have one of the best special education programs in the state and the only one in Northeast Wisconsin.
- We offer the only online human services degree in the Midwest.
- We are the only university-affiliated Head Start program in the state.
- The college's unique K-12 School District and CESA Outreach Programs create long-lasting connections with area school districts to better understand their challenges and determine specific program needs.
- We have partnerships with over twenty K-12 school districts in northeast Wisconsin.
- We host two regional K-12 and University advisory groups that explore better ways to collaborate for the improvement of education in our region.
- The College is one of the founding members of the Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance and along with CESAs and K-12 districts, are deeply invested in improving Wisconsin's many rural schools.
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The animals in our family are like…well, part of the family. We would never forget them during the holidays! It's a ton of fun to watch the cats wrestle over their latest catnip toy and see the dogs do their excited hopping-barking-shuffling when Nate holds a treat over their heads.
We went to Walmart last week to pick out our puppy presents for this year. It's always quite the shopping adventure, and even more so this time around since Some Boy wanted to play with all the squeaky chew toys. Also, I made the mistake of shopping while I was hungry and let me tell you, some of those dog treats looked downright delicious. They have really clever combinations now like apple and chicken, sweet potato and duck, even bacon and cheese!
I'm all about buying as natural and healthy as possible. I like that Milo's Kitchen doesn't use any preservatives or artificial stuff, and it all seems like things we would cook up at home for the dogs (if we had time to make homemade dog food, that is).
We also picked up some Milk-Bone® treats and Pup-Peroni, and got the dogs some fun chew toys and balls. If you ask me, that's all most animals really need: something to eat (with something to eat out of, I suppose), something to chew on, and something to fetch for entertainment. There are some seriously adorable chew toys in the dog section over at Walmart. And…some seriously strange ones. I believe this here is a headless bunny. We don't need anymore of those. The dogs bring more than enough maimed rabbits up to us from the field.
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Why some spiral galaxies are fat and bulging while others are flat discs
Astronomers have found the reason behind some spiral galaxies being fat and bulging while others being just are flat discs, claiming that it`s all about how fast they spin.
Washington: Astronomers have found the reason behind some spiral galaxies being fat and bulging while others being just are flat discs, claiming that it`s all about how fast they spin.
The research, led by the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) in Perth, found that fast-rotating spiral galaxies are flat and thin while equally sized galaxies that rotate slowly are fatter.
ICRAR Research Associate Professor Danail Obreschkow, from The University of Western Australia, said that with this paper they`ve made a step towards understanding how this came about by showing that the rotation of spiral galaxies is a key driver for their shape.
The study looked at 16 galaxies - all between 10 million and 50 million light years from Earth - using data from a survey called THINGS.
Dr Obreschkow said that the survey shows them the cold gas in the galaxies, not only where it is but how it moves.
He said that`s a crucial point if they want to measure the spin, they can`t just take a photograph, they have to take a special picture that shows you the motion.
Dr Obreschkow said the shape of a spiral galaxy is determined by both its spin and its mass and if you leave a galaxy on its own for billions of years both quantities will stay the same.
He said the way galaxies are formed looks a bit similar to a carousel made of an elastic disc.
Dr Obreschkow said that if the carousel is at rest, the elastic disc is quite small but when the whole thing is spinning the elastic disc becomes larger because it`s feeling the effects of centrifugal force.
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TRUCKER'S STORY * USA - The oldest commercial truck driver on the road in California
90-year-old trucker keeps going and going
Oakdale,CAL,USA -The Arizona Daily Star (Tucson,AZ) By Christina Salerno -22 Jan 2008: -- At 90, Joe Rocha fondly remembers the days when truckers used flashlights to communicate, engines had to be cranked by hand, and it took 29 hours to drive from San Jose to El Centro in Southern California... Today's truck cabs look to Rocha like the inside of an airplane cockpit, with a dashboard full of buttons and switches. Everyone has a cell phone. And instead of puttering along at 30 miles an hour, trucks can travel at speeds more than double that... Rocha climbed behind the wheel of his first truck in 1938. The Oakdale, Calif. resident officially retired in the 1980s, at the age of 66... Six months later, Vincent "Fritz" Hummer, the co-owner of Hummer Trucking in Oakdale, asked Rocha if he'd like to help out occasionally. Rocha was a little bored with retirement, so he said yes... A couple of hours turned into a couple of days, then a couple of weeks... Twenty-four years later, Rocha still shows up at 9 a.m. every workday at the office of the family-owned trucking company and checks the schedule for his route... Douglas Hummer, the company's operations manager and son of its founders, said he believes that Rocha is the oldest commercial truck driver on the road in California...
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If not all, most ordinary drivers would think twice before sitting behind the wheel of a racecar after such a traumatic crash as the one experienced by former BMW-Sauber and Renault Formula 1 star Robert Kubica in Italy almost two years ago.
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Air Canada has launched "all-in" airfares in its advertisements that incorporate taxes, fees and surcharges, months before Ottawa drafts regulations that would make the change mandatory.
Air Canada's all-in ticket prices are based on one-way flights for North America and sun destinations, while round-trip fares are listed on overseas routes. For instance, flying between Toronto and London's Heathrow Airport costs $887 – including taxes and fees of $643 – for a round trip, on limited dates, during a current seat sale. Formerly, Toronto-Heathrow would have been advertised as $244 one-way.
And a sale fare from Toronto to New York's LaGuardia Airport now shows up in larger-sized type as $135 one-way, displayed with taxes, fees and surcharges included. In smaller print is the base fare of $49 one-way.
While Canadian carriers have resisted this change in the past, the recent adoption of all-in pricing by many foreign operators has paved the way for its implementation here.
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Last month, the carrier's website introduced a new feature allowing consumers to scroll over base fares to get a popup of taxes, fees and other surcharges.
Canada's airline industry agreed with Ottawa two months ago – after years of delays – to make it mandatory for domestic carriers to advertise all-in ticket prices.
In early January, WestJet Airlines Ltd. began running newspaper advertisements with all-inclusive fares and will broaden the initiative to its reservation system soon. Porter Airlines Inc. said it will start showing "one price" on Friday, without highlighting taxes and fees separately.
The Canadian Transportation Agency will draft regulations by the end of 2012 to require domestic airlines to market full fares to consumers, scrapping the customary practice of promoting ticket prices before factoring in taxes, security levies, fuel surcharges, airport improvement fees and airline charges for air navigation services.
The move by Ottawa comes more than four years after approval of Bill C-11 seemingly paved the way for airlines to switch to all-in advertising instead of marketing base fares. As far back as 2003, the federal government has sought to force airlines to list the full price of their tickets.
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IRVINE, Calif.--Intersil Corp. today announced it has split up its wireless networking chip set efforts into two separate product groups aimed at specializing on the needs of home and business local area networks.
The business-oriented product group will focus on enterprise and OEM wireless local area networks (WLANs), while the home chip-set group will concentrate on consumer and PC products, said Intersil, which was spun out of Harris Corp. last year.
"The wireless LAN industry is growing rapidly and segmenting," said Larry Ciaccia, vice president and general manager of Intersil's Prism Wireless Products business unit. "Splitting into distinct product lines enables us to best meet the performance, cost and time-to-market needs of our customers in this dynamic environment."
Intersil said its roadmaps for both WLAN chip sets for business and home applications include support for the new 5-gigabit-per-second standard, known as IEEE 802.11b. The home products group plans to emphasize cost-reduced versions of products for the 5-Gbit/sec. WLANs, while the business group develops solutions for business networks with higher data rates and frequencies.
"Our enterprise and OEM customers require the highest possible performance in a full-featured wireless network," said Jim Zyren, director of the new business-oriented WLAN product group. "They demand compliance to global standards, reliability, security of data and sophisticated system features that allow for auto-configuration, roaming, load balancing and network management."
Meanwhile, consumers are now beginning to move to wireless networks for shared Internet access inside homes, and Intersil expects this segment to "explode with the worldwide roll-out of broadband access," said Jeff Abramowitz, director of the home and PC products at the company. "Our mission is to provide customers with building blocks that enable them to deliver simple, attractively-priced networking kits, gateways and Internet appliances that win in the consumer market," he explained.
The Prism chip series was launched by Harris Semiconductor in 1996 to serve the current 11-megabit/sec.wireless LAN standard, known as IEEE 802.11a. Intersil now says over 50 companies have incorporated the Prism chips in more than 100 product designs.


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Devon where they held a family seat from very ancient times, as Lords of the manor of Spurway Barton. One of the first records of the name was Ricardo Greda de Spurwaye (c. 1270-1320) who held lands in the area and records show that a transfer of lands in Bears, a hamlet in Broadclyst parish, north-east of Exeter about that time. "Thurgarton Hall [in Norfolk] is the residence of W. D. Spurrell, Esq., whose family have occupied the mansion for several centuries." [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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Causes of corruption: History, geography and government
This paper adds to the extant literature by using cross-country data for about 100 nations to examine the role of historical factors, geographic influences and the government on corruption. Important innovations include considering a wide set of historical, geographical and government determinants of corruption and examining some of the previously considered determinants at a finer level of detail. Two key questions addressed are: What are the effects of the size and scope of government on the incidence of corruption across countries? How important are historical and geographic influences in affecting corruption? Overall, the answer to the first question is that government does matter in important ways in its impact on corruption. Both the size and scope of government matter. Regarding the second question, the historical inertia of institutions that induce corruption persists, as do rent-seeking opportunities in new countries. Some geographic factors, on the other hand, can mitigate corruption. Policy implications are discussed.
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Volume (Year): 32 (2010)
Issue (Month): 4 (July)
Pages: 433-447
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Scores of sand artists are competing in the 24th annual sand sculpting contest in Coney Island.
Organizers say more than 70 people are aiming to outdo each other on Saturday.
There's another best-of in this competition: Organizers say the sand on Brooklyn's waterfront is some of the finest in the country. They say it absorbs the ocean water so the sculpted creations hold up.
Competitors Saturday include professionals who have traveled the world building sand castles from Japan to Brazil and all over the United States.
Thousands of spectators stopped to admire the creations opposite Deno's Wonder Wheel.
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Evans High School failed to make "adequate yearly progress" last school year, according to results released Wednesday by state education officials, despite pronouncements after summer school that Evans would make the grade.
The school's 83.9 percent graduation rate in the 2010-11 school year fell short of the 85 percent minimum needed to make AYP as defined by the federal No Child Left Behind law.
Earlier this year, school officials said Evans High needed just nine more students to graduate during summer school to meet the minimum requirement.
Principal Don Brigdon seemed confident that enough students reached that goal during a summer school graduation ceremony in July. A phone message left for Brigdon wasn't immediately returned Wednesday.
Two Columbia County middle schools made AYP after initially failing to do so.
Enough pupils at Grovetown and Harlem middle schools passed summer retakes of the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test to meet progress standards.
In Richmond County, seven schools made AYP after initially falling short: Bayvale, Goshen, Jamestown, Jenkins-White Charter, Lake Forest Hills, National Hills elementary and Morgan Road Middle schools.
Richmond County schools spokesman Louis Svehla said the district, which saw 25 of its 55 schools make AYP in 2010-11, had a few near misses. For example, Cross Creek High School found itself in a similar situation to Evans High. The only indicator on which Cross Creek missed was graduation rate, at 82.6 percent.
McBean Elementary fell just short by having 15.1 percent of its pupils absent more than 15 days last school year. The state requirement is no more than 15 percent absent more than 15 days in a school year.
The state Department of Education uses scores on such standardized exams as the CRCT and End of Course Test to help determine AYP. On those tests, pupil populations are broken down into subcategories, including race, disabilities and socioeconomic status.
If a large enough group in any subcategory fails to meet the minimum standards set by the state on those tests, then the entire school is deemed not to have made AYP.
As a second consideration, elementary and middle schools must meet minimum requirements on attendance rates, and high schools must meet minimum graduation rates to make AYP.
The graduation rate measures the number of students graduating within four years of entering high school. The minimum standard for making AYP is a moving target, increasing until it reaches 100 percent of students in all measured subcategories meeting state standards by 2013-14 unless the federal law is changed before then.
In the 2009-10 school year, the minimum graduation rate to make AYP was 80 percent, which Evans High did with 82.8 percent. For 2011-12, it is set at 90 percent.
Because Evans High met the graduation rate requirements last school year, it faces no state penalties. Should it miss the target again this year, the school would be listed as Needs Improvement and face such sanctions as allowing students to transfer to a higher-performing school.
However, that might not remain a concern.
State Superintendent John Barge earlier this year applied for relief from the AYP standard in Georgia. There has not yet been an answer to that application.
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The last week of X Factor UK season 8 auditions is here.
Tonight's highlights:
Natasha Paton Ali, 23, from Swansea
Umm, ummm, ummmm. Is she drunk? She sings "Every Time We Touch" by Cascada. My poor ears … and eyes. This is just embarrassing. Louis sums it up: "I'm not saying no, I'm saying never!"
John Adams, 23, maths teacher
Tulisa thinks he's handsome. Ohh, yeah. He sings "Cannonball" by Damien Rice. Lovely tone. 4 yeses from the judges.
Michelle Barrett, 31, mother of 4 from Ireland
She sings "All The Man I Need" by Whitney Houston and brings Tulisa to tears: "You remind me of my mum. Just like you she had such a beautiful voice and she didn't do anything with it and this is a mummy and daughter thing going on. It's just, you know, like standing in the kitchen listening to her sing, she just had the most amazing voice." Tulisa's mother was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder.
2 shoes, female duo (Lucy Texeria, 22, and Charley Bird, 23), from Essex.
Ugh, fake tan and make up gone wrong. They sing "All My Life" by K-Ci & JoJo. Okay, it could be way worse than this. Kelly says no, but the other 3 put them through.
John Wilding, 18
You might remember him from last year. He made it to Dannii Minogue's judges houses in Melbourne. In the past year, he reportedly spent 7 thousand pounds on a makeover. Well, his face certainly looks better than it did last year. Much better.
He sings "Love You I Do" by Jennifer Hudson. The audience and the judges give him a standing ovation.
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Planning a vacation for the whole family? Scottsdale has you covered with age-appropriate activities and attractions that everyone will enjoy! Exciting desert adventures, hands-on museum exhibits, kid-friendly restaurants, and accommodating resorts and hotels are on tap and ready to be added to your itinerary.
Discover Butterflies
Butterfly Wonderland is home to the largest butterfly pavilion in the U.S. and features species from around the world! Activities include a 3-D feature film on the migration of Monarch butterflies, a Butterfly Emergence Gallery, and several interactive exhibits showcasing other natural wonders like honeybees, tarantulas and sea life.
Tour time: 1 to 2 hours
Ride the Rails
Ride the Paradise and Pacific Railroad along a one-mile track at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park. The railroad was built as an exact 5/12 reproduction of a Colorado narrow-gauge railroad. The park also offers carousel rides, museum exhibits, playgrounds and the Snackstop Caboose.
Tour time: 1 to 2 hours
Be a Desert Detective
Follow the clues on the Desert Botanical Garden's Desert Detective bingo sheets and learn how plants and animals survive in desert environments. The Garden offers five thematic trails as well as seasonal activities like the Butterfly Pavilion (fall and spring) and after-dark Flashlight Tours (summer).
Tour time: 2 to 4 hours
Mosey Over to Rawhide
Get a taste of the Old West at Rawhide Western Town & Steakhouse. Stunt shows, burro and stagecoach rides, and the Deadman's Drop rock climbing wall add to the fun. Plus, the Rawhide Steakhouse offers hearty gunslinger grub the whole family will enjoy.
Tour time: 2 to 4 hours
Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth
For more than 50 years the Sugar Bowl has been serving ice cream treats and classic American comfort food in this 1950s-style soda fountain. Stop by for a PB&J, cheeseburger or tea sandwiches, but be sure to save room for dessert!
Tour time: 1 to 2 hours
Listen to World Music
The Musical Instrument Museum allows you to see, hear and play instruments from around the world! More than 5,000 instruments and cultural artifacts are on display. Stay for lunch and enjoy global cuisine, as well as kid-friendly favorites, at MIM's Café Allegro.
Tour time: 2 to 4 hours
Visit with the Animals
The Phoenix Zoo is home to more than 1,300 animals, including 200 endangered species. Daily activities include Safari Train tours, Monkey Village, Giraffe Encounter, Stingray Bay and a petting zoo. Enjoy lunch or snacks at the zoo's Harmony Farm or Cavern Café.
Tour time: 2 to 4 hours
Explore the Sonoran Desert
Scottsdale's Sonoran Desert is an amazing landscape filled with unusual plants and animals and interesting geologic features. Whether you take an off-road tour by Jeep or Hummer, saddle-up for a horseback ride, take a hike on one of our pristine trails, or see it all from above in a hot air balloon, you'll love exploring our spectacular Sonoran Desert!
Tour time: 2 to full day
Go Vertical
AZ on the Rocks is Arizona's largest indoor climbing gym and boasts walls up to 30 feet high! Best of all – no experience is necessary. AZ on the Rocks will help you learn the ropes and perfect your technique.


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There is a cutscene before you even reach the top of the temple which then wraps up the game. After dealing with the cultists on the first island, I was in no mood to shoot my way through them again. I did a mad dash past most of them straight to the cutscene, then my game crashed. So I had to do it again. Good thing it was fun both times
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Travis Adams and Daniel Adams beside a grain drill at the family's sweet potato farm in Benson, N.C.
Daniel Adams aspires to a career tied to the environment, but one that does not depend on good weather.
A Johnston Scholarship, awarded based on merit and need, helped Daniel Adams graduate from Carolina.
"It's one thing to be stressed about finding a job when you graduate," Daniel Adams says. "It's another to be looking at $30,000 in debt."
Travis Adams built back his sweet potato business on about 300 acres of mostly rented farmland.
Daniel Adams and his father, Travis, separate the weeds from the sweet potato plants.
Cash crop can't always pay for college
More UNC students than ever qualify for need-based aid, like Daniel Adams, whose dad lost a bet on sweet potatoes. A new website tells their stories.
UNC aid 'godsend'
Sweet potatoes are not a sure thing, UNC 2012 graduate Daniel Adams found out the hard way when he first enrolled at Carolina.
"Dad says farming is legalized gambling as a career," said Adams quietly, smiling at his own joke. Back in the mid-1980s, before Daniel was born, his parents, Travis and Flor Adams, had a run of bad luck on their Johnston County sweet potato farm in Four Oaks. One year bad weather took the crop. The next year it was a potato packer who filed for bankruptcy – after Travis Adams had shipped him all his sweet potatoes.
Travis Adams had to file for bankruptcy and auction off his land and equipment. Since then, he paid off his debt, grew cucumbers for Mount Olive Pickle Company for a while, then built back his sweet potato business, plus soybeans and winter wheat, on about 300 acres of mostly rented farmland. He was in fairly good shape when Daniel got accepted at Carolina. But disaster struck the farm again in Daniel's first year of college, and Adams lost hundreds of bins of sweet potatoes that rotted instead of curing while in storage.
"When I was filling out the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) that first year," Daniel Adams recalled, "there were negative thousands of dollars loss on his side." His mom's salary as an office manager didn't add that much. Daniel spent his summers working for his father on the farm, which helped the family but didn't provide extra money for college.
When Adams got the word that he had been named a James M. Johnston Scholar at UNC, he said the mood at home was "heading into joy." All students with financial need are considered for Johnston Scholarships, but merit determines the winners, and Daniel was the class valedictorian of South Johnston High. Stipends vary among recipients according to need. "It was a godsend in my house," Adams said. "They raise the scholarship to meet the level of need."
By contrast, Adams lost a $1,500-a-year Robert C. Byrd Congressional Scholarship in his senior year because of federal budget cuts.
Need-based grants and scholarships mean that fewer students need to take out student loans and accumulate debt. Of Carolina's 2011 graduates, only 35 percent borrowed to finance their education. Their average cumulative debt was $15,472, well below the national average of $25,000.
"I had kind of accepted the idea that I would have to take out loans," Adams said. But he didn't, and so in May he graduated from Carolina debt-free. "That's huge. It's one thing to be stressed about finding a job when you graduate. It's another to be looking at $30,000 in debt. That puts you 10 feet behind the gate before you even get started."
Read about other great UNC students who needed financial aid.
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STAR, NC — Three people were killed early Friday in an apparent workplace shooting at a lumber company in Star, NC, WXII-TV reported.
Montgomery County Sheriff Dempsey Owens said four people were shot at the McBride Lumber Company in Star, roughly 50 miles south of Greensboro. Three people died in the rampage, while a fourth worker was airlifted to the hospital.
The gunman, who was described as a disgruntled employee, entered the warehouse and started shooting workers, Owens quoted witnesses as saying. Police responded to the emergency at around 6 a.m. local time.
WRAL-TV identified the shooter as Ronald Dean Davis, 50. The names of the victims have not been released.
After the shooting, Davis returned to his home and shot himself. He was also airlifted to the hospital. His condition was not immediately known.


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I have written two grants. I received one and I am waiting to hear back about the other one. I have been encouraged by my supervisor to get my B.S. in Business Administration and work in the non-profit sector. I think that I would really like to do that. I have been looking for resources on grant writing and came across a 4 day program that will give me a certificate in Grant Writing. I think with my experience, a bachelor's in business, and a certificate in Grant Writing, that may give me a good chance at getting the job that I want to get. However, my concern is the price. It is $800 just for the course, not including meals, gas, and lodging while I am there. I do have a scholarship that I have earned and the $800 can come from that. If you have any experience in grant writing or non-profit work, do you mind taking a look at the course description and telling me if you think it would be worth taking the certificate classes?
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Plans for new bar stirring opposition
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