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SCHAUMBURG, Ill., June 29 -- With national healthcare spending expected to rise by hundreds of billions of dollars over the next 10 years, there needs to be a greater emphasis on finding ways to reduce healthcare cost trends. According to the findings from two recent surveys by the Society of Actuaries (SOA), actuaries and consumers both believe that more transparency within the U.S. healthcare system is the key to bending the cost curve downward: Actuaries believe there needs to be more transparency between doctors and patients, while consumers feel they could make more informed decisions if they had more information on medical procedures and options for care.]]>
"We are excited to have Larry rejoin Sun Life Financial," said Thompson. "Larry's deep knowledge of our organization and his broad actuarial and financial experience fits well with our focus of enhancing our financial and risk management capabilities."]]>
Cheiron has been the $4.3 billion system's actuary since 2005. Board rules adopted in 2008 require the system to hire an independent actuary if the system has the same actuary for more than five consecutive years.
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Culver has directed the state insurance commissioner to "stay" the premium increase. He's calling for "a third party, independent actuary" to review the matter and determine whether the rate increases are justified. Rob Schweers, a spokesman for Wellmark, says his company doesn't object.
"We intend to cooperate fully with the insurance commissioner in an independent, actuarial review of the data that supports our recent, individual rate increases in the individual, under 65 market," Schweers says. "And by individual, we're talking about people who buy their own policy as opposed to people who have a group policy through their employer."
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Aon Consulting said Friday it agreed to buy a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s retirement unit for an undisclosed amount.
JP Morgan Compensation and Benefit Strategies, a division of JP Morgan Retirement Plan Services LLC, provides compensation, retirement and health care actuarial services.
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The president-elect, Bruce Schobel, is one of America's foremost authorities on the Social Security system. He is also a onetime convicted felon who, according to court records, served time three decades ago for "assault with a dangerous weapon while demanding property" in New Jersey. Few know this, though, because his record has been expunged.
Mr. Schobel has put many productive years between himself and his conviction. The matter would probably be entirely unknown if it had not surfaced in the profession's long-running debate about actuarial accountability, and the way numbers bearing little resemblance to reality keep turning up at the scene of failed insurance companies, collapsed pension funds and states that cannot balance their budgets.
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During the past month, the Board of the American Academy of Actuaries has engaged in egregious and unprecedented behavior that has interfered with and prevented me from continuing my good work as a leader of the actuarial profession and has harmed me personally. Because negotiations have proven to be fruitless, I have found it necessary to file suit against the Academy in the United States District Court in Washington, DC. I am confident that the court will remedy this bad situation and provide justice. I am eager to continue performing my duties as president-elect and a director of the Academy and look forward to becoming president on October 26.
Further information is available at:
AAA Board Composition Documentation
IL Not For Profit Corp Act - 1986
Complaint filed by Bruce Schobel against the AAA
Defendant's Memo in Opposition
Declaration of Mary Downs & Exhibits
The members of the Nominating Committee are Steve Lehmann, Chairperson, Bill Bluhm, Vice Chairperson, John Parks, Tom Finnegan, Roger Hayne, Mike McLaughlin, Larry Sher, and a regular member of the Academy's Board of Directors to be selected shortly by Mr. Parks.
Bruce Schobel was named president-elect of the AAA in October 2008. The AAA and Bruce Schobel have not yet commented on the vacancy.
"Especially given the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) most recent estimates, all stakeholders must engage in a new dialogue to establish mutual understanding as to what will lead to real and quantifiable health cost savings," said Al Bingham, Jr., the American Academy of Actuaries vice president for health issues.
Bingham said the actuaries believe that a new dialogue, and subsequent legislation, must strive for a cost-savings program that is achievable, credible and "score-able."
"Unless health care spending is controlled, health reforms to reduce the number of uninsured will not achieve their goals," Bingham said. "If health spending continues to grow at the projected pace, health insurance premiums will continue to increase as well. Thus efforts to rein in health insurance premiums will be negated if rising health spending drives premiums to their original levels within a few years and even higher thereafter."
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When Scotland prohibited smoking in enclosed public areas and workplaces after March 2006, researchers found:
A new study from Scotland provides what public-health experts in the U.S. say is the strongest evidence yet that public bans on smoking -- being debated in several locales -- improve health by reducing exposure to secondhand smoke.
According to the study, which appears in Thursday's edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, hospital admissions for heart attacks and acute coronary problems fell 17% overall, and even more for nonsmokers, in the year after Scotland banned smoking in public places.
"There has long been a claim from smokers that they are affecting their own bodies, and why should the public care?" said David Cohen, director of cardiovascular research at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, Mo., who wasn't involved in the study. "This shows that the public should absolutely care ... that is an incredibly powerful finding."
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"It now only costs you $10,000 to purchase a stream of income you cannot outlive," says Rich Lindsay, senior vice president of Symetra's Life and Annuities division. "That's how cost-effective longevity insurance can be. With Symetra Freedom Income you get more guaranteed income down the road for less money up front."
For example, if a client wants $2,500 a month for life and purchases a Symetra immediate single premium income annuity at age 85, the premium would cost about $185,000 at today's rates.3 However, if a 65 year old client purchased the same monthly income to begin at age 85 through Symetra Freedom Income, the premium would cost around $31,000.
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CHICAGO, IL., March 20, 2008 – The Actuarial Outpost announced today that it has launched its actuarial wiki. The wiki will be used to compile information about each Actuarial Exam, the different areas of actuarial practice, current actuarial research, and other general information about the profession. The wiki can be found at this link - Actuarial Wiki.
The wiki is based off of the same powerful wiki software that runs Wikipedia.org, the online encyclopedia. The wiki currently has nine actuaries contributing to the wiki that range from current students to actuarial science professors and even moderators from Wikipedia.org. It is our hopes to create the single most valuable wiki based study tool for actuaries online, completely free of charge.]]>
A special interest group representing a number of African actuarial associations and international organizations to investigate and recommend solutions which support the development and promotion of the actuarial profession in Africa
The Task Force which held its first meeting in South Africa in November 2007 was formed at the Third International Professional Meeting of Leaders of the Actuarial Profession in English-speaking Africa which took place in June 2007 at Nairobi, Kenya. The Kenya gathering which was attended by 35 representatives from 11 African Countries was organized by the International Actuarial Association (IAA).
Professor Rama Lingham, director of the math department's Statistics Division, says job prospects are excellent, especially in this area.
"Chicago is home to numerous actuarial companies and financial institutions and actuaries are needed," Lingham said.
Actuarial science, which requires passing a long series of increasingly difficult exams, relates to risk management and positions are most common in the insurance industry.
In addition to a good starting salary, "Employers provide generous incentives and support for people to complete each test, with a bonus system or paid study leaves," Lingham said. "At the end of the day, the company is better off with well qualified people."
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The subsequent paper leaks and admission related goof-ups have finally taught a lesson to University of Mumbai. This year university may not admit students to Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) through MKCL (Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited). The university is expected to admit students through an online portal, and is considering 3 other options including MKCL. The process will also be decentralized and about 20 colleges will act as study centers of IDOL.
IDOL officials called a meeting on July 10, 2012 to talk about the admission policy for distance education programs. The sources from the IDOL revealed that apart from the technical issues, the price cited by MKCL to fill each form online is Rs. 125. So the university is seeking other options. Contract for admissions this year may be given to other portal.
In 2011, students filled their admission forms from MKCL centers.
The university will soon take a final decision. An official revealed that the contract may be given to a leading portal working for e-governance in Maharashtra.
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Boston Bruins' left wing Loui Eriksson will be sidelined indefinitely with a concussion sustained on a hit from Buffalo's enforcer John Scott.
Boston general manager Peter Chiarelli updated the winger's status in a release issued by the team on Thursday.
Scott was issued a match penalty in Boston's win at Buffalo for charging and launching himself at the forward.
Scott was suspended indefinitely by the league earlier Thursday.
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Photographer, multimedia artist and fervent peace activist Laray Polk stirred up controversy several years ago over a nude piece in a Dallas-area arts center. Now she tries to ruffle more feathers with the opening of her latest artistic venture, Gaza Zoo. The name harks back to the day in May when Israeli troops demolished Gaza's sole zoo while trying to ferret out Palestinian militants. It serves as a vehicle for Polk's observations of and opinions on the political, social and economic factors that allow for the mental and physical imprisonment of humans, especially in the volatile Gaza Strip.
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Adapted from a book of the same title, Gaza Zoo, a linear presentation of 150 digital photographs, challenges its viewers' understanding of the integration of images and text by forcing them to become active rather than passive participants in the artistic experience. The audience is forced to read rather than see the pictures presented before them. It's new, it's different, it's a big honkin' metaphor, and there's nothing like a good metaphor to get a typical, artsy-intellectual audience all hot and bothered. So give Polk and her art your support and patronage, and let's hope this Gaza Zoo won't meet the same grisly fate as its namesake.


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FLY Leasing Limited (NYSE: FLY) today announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per common share for the second quarter of 2012, an increase of 10% from the prior quarter. The dividend will be paid on August 20, 2012 to shareholders of record on July 30, 2012.
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Good news for readers in eastern Africa!
We are pleased to announce today, 21st September, The International Day of Struggle Against Monoculture Tree Plantations, that the joint briefing - Industrial Tree Plantations INVADING Eastern & Southern Africa - produced in October 2016 by Timberwatch and the World Rainforest Movement, is now available in KiSwahili.
Mashamba makubwa ya miti Kwa ajili ya viwanda yanavyovamia Mashariki na Kusini mwa Afrika
The pdf document (40 pages) is available for downloading in two convenient file sizes by clicking on the following links:- small (2,3 MB) and higher quality (5,6 MB).
The English language briefing can still be downloaded as a 6MB higher res pdf, or as a lower quality 3MB pdf.
For information on the plantations campaign, please go to http://wrm.org.uy/highlighted_post/international-day-of-struggle-against-monoculture-tree-plantations-2017 or click on the image below:
You can also read a new guest blog by Winnie Overbeek on Plantation Definition Discussion
- https://plantationdefinitiondiscussion.wordpress.com/2017/08/31/a-dead-forest-that-kills-everything
And this is also true as more and more badly planned and planted tree plantations go up in flames all over the world!
A new briefing released:
Industrial Tree Plantations INVADING Eastern and Southern Africa
A joint project of Timberwatch and the World Rainforest Movement (WRM).
The briefing can be downloaded as a 6MB higher res pdf, or as a lower quality 3MB pdf.
This report covers 11 countries in a part of Africa where tree plantations have already had a long presence thanks to the influence of colonial powers, but now there is a new wave of foreign interest in Africa's land and water resources, which threatens to cause more harm to local communities and to the environment. Read more here...
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In parallel to the World Forestry Congress (WFC2015) being held in Durban this September, local and international civil society organisations will be hosting a separate programme of activities and events aimed at providing a broader perspective of what "forestry" and "forest industry" mean to the indigenous peoples, local communities, wildlife, and natural ecosystems that bear the direct and indirect environmental and socio-economic effects of industrial logging in forests, large-scale tree plantations that replace farmland and natural habitats, and industrial timber processing activities that pollute air, soil and water. As part of the civil society programme planned for the week of 7th to 11th September, there will be talks, presentations, debates, slide shows and video screenings to give opportunities to both international visitors and interested members of local communities to learn about the social and environmental problems that arise from large-scale production, consumption and disposal of industrially produced wood-based commodities: paper and packaging, wood chips and pellets used as fuels in energy generation, and cellulose pulp used to make cheap throw-away products. The programme will also explore practical solutions to the land-grabbing and community displacement that industrial logging and large-scale conversion of natural habitat and farmland into sterile single-species tree plantations.
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For the 3rd consecutive year, St. John's is ranked the number 1 ISST school for schools with HS enrollment up to 300 students. The Eddie Hufford plate is awarded to "the ISST school that reflects the high standards of sporting excellence that has always been a fundamental principle of ISST participation."
Welcome to the St. John's Athletic Department—home of the Lions! Please find the athletics schedule here and the winter practice schedule here.
We are committed to a program that encourages a winning "spirit," for which we are well-known on the international school circuit. Our athletes travel extensively around Europe, and St. John's families host hundreds of visiting athletes each year. In this way, our students and their families have the opportunity to participate in a fun and rewarding program, which also promotes their physical, emotional and social well-being.
"As a school, we have a reputation for encouraging our student-athletes of all ages to achieve their full potential, and we succeed through our comprehensive program, excellent facilities and our dedicated coaching staff."
St. John's is a full member of the International School Sports Tournament ( ISST) organization. There are 16 full-member schools and 7 non-full member schools in this league (23 schools total). St. John's has seen amazing athletics success, with 57 championships, and 67 second and 50 third places at ISSTs. We are indeed a winning school!
St. John's offers nine competitive sports across Middle and High School: cross country, soccer and volleyball in the fall; basketball and swimming in the winter; and baseball, softball, golf, tennis and track and field in the spring. Outside of these core sports, we offer an extensive intramural after-school activity program for students of all ages. We also encourage our student-athletes to integrate in the local sports community.
We encourage all parents to be active members of our program, from supporting our athletes at home and away games, to working with our Athletic Booster Program (click here to learn more), which does a tremendous job in raising funds to supplement our department with those "extras" that set us apart from other international schools.
I encourage you to visit our wonderful sports facilities. My office door is always open to you, and I will be more than delighted to answer any questions you may have.
Dennis Davis - Athletic Director
St. John's was awarded the Eddie Huffard plate award for the past three years as the highest ranking small ISST school (considering HS enrolment). St. John's ranks 5th out of 23 schools in Europe and the Middle East in the overall standings. The plate is awarded to "the ISST school that reflects the high standards of sporting excellence that has always been a fundamental principle of ISST participation." St. John's is placed 7th (out of 23 schools) overall, the highest ranking school from Belgium.
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Extended video of Tottenham's Vlad Chiriches so drunk in Bucharest he's barely able to walk
Earlier this evening we posted a video of Tottenham defender Vlad Chiriches falling over whilst blackout drunk in Bucharest this weekend.
Romanian site Cancan.Ro have now posted an extended version of the incident.
Chiriches may be in trouble with Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood once he sees the footage.
The Romanian defender had the weekend off due to Tottenham's FA Cup exit and clearly got carried away with his new-found freedom.
The video below gives full background to his night and offers different angles of the centre back's fall. ft. an angry girl hitting out at the journalists.
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Campaign ads for Eretz Chadasha dubbed Yoav Horowitz PM's 'operations officer' for organizing reservist protests after 2006 Lebanon war.
Yoav Horowitz, a member of the Israel Broadcasting Authority's executive board, will be appointed to the committee overseeing Army Radio broadcasts.
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I've developed my own theme for Linux Mint:
I have some issues with it:
1) When I choose this theme for the first time, everything works fine.
.. but once I reboot, it becomes like this:
The text color of the active item in the Mint menu doesn't comply the theme's color: white.
Here's the content of the mintmenu.rc file:
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bg[PRELIGHT] = @selected_bg_color
bg[SELECTED] = @selected_bg_color
bg[ACTIVE] = @selected_bg_color
fg[PRELIGHT] = @selected_fg_color
fg[SELECTED] = @selected_fg_color
fg[ACTIVE] = @selected_fg_color
text[PRELIGHT] = @selected_fg_color
text[SELECTED] = @selected_fg_color
text[ACTIVE] = @selected_fg_color
widget "mintmenu.*" style "mintmenu-style"
2) I'm trying to use this theme for GDM using the following command:
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sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 -t str -s /desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_theme RichStyle
.. but I failed, although this command works fine with Clearlooks:
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A genuine, 100 per cent, 24-carat drum legend is heading to the UK this month for a special London show.
Dave Weckl will perform at Union Chapel on 25 March as part of jazz fusion guitarist Mike Stern's band.
Tickets are on sale now for £25. Take a look at www.unionchapel.org.uk for more information.


text: I've been moving slow with my pair of Landmann 3895GWLA's for my catering business (since it's not officially open yet.) But I decided to post pictures of my unboxing of one of the smokers, assembly, and my door seal mod that I have done so far. First off going from a cheap offset smoker to this I've been really impressed by the build quality of this smoker and the packaging. With my old offset Char-Griller I had to do a lot of work just to get it assembled because of poor craftsmanship and horrid packaging. The Landmann 3895GWLA was packaged so well, I was amazed by how much care went into the packaging! So without further adieu, here are the pics of the unboxing and build. I was not impressed with UPS, while this was just about 100 lbs. delivered, the UPS guy wrestled with this and he actually dropped it off the back of the truck onto his cart and had trouble even walking it up to the door with his cart! My normal UPS guy is pretty stout and strong and uses great care, this guy filling in couldn't have weighed much more than 130 lbs. soaking wet. Oh well, the amazing boxing kept it safe! I was impressed how strong the cardboard was! It supported my weight even! Of course like any other red blooded male, I got ahead of the instructions and had to disassemble the legs after putting them on because the control panel needed to be installed in between them... Doh! Back on track! I had planned to buy a stainless whip with a built in needle regulator, but Landmann uses a proprietary fitting here and have it sealed with a non-serviceable glue and I was too worried about breaking it. SAUSAGE RACK!!!! Nice brass burner. And done! As I said, everything went together beautifully! And I guess I didn't get a good picture, but all the corners inside were packed in styrofoam with angle iron around it! Full inside view of the meat area. And now for the mods done so far. I don't like the magnets used on this smoker to hold the door shut, and I knew putting in a fiberglass style gasket would cause it not to close properly so my solution was to pick up two 4" Amico toggle latches from Amazon, sadly they didn't come with screws so I had to buy some. Then I bought a Rutland Grapho-Glas No. 91 gasket and stove cement to seal the door. Drilled pilot holes and zipped in the screws, (The hinge length is adjustable so it doesn't have to be perfect the first shot!) I cleaned the edge area, laid out the glue and stretched the gasket somewhat tight (One No. 91 will fit this door with stretching.) Fully glued on and trimmed, I let it sit for about 30 minutes before putting it back on to "squeeze" the glue and gasket down. I lined the body of the smoker with newspaper to keep any glue from getting on the body. And snugly latched her up! I bought the gasket & glue from my local Ace, it was in the next day and didn't have to pay shipping! And that it is so far. I'll be cutting off the regulator and inserting a needle valve this week and sealing up any other seams or smoke loss points I find. I don't think I'll have too many though as all the welded seams seem to be at the bottom, I'm just thinking a few of the screw areas and around the chimney stack. I'll post more pictures when I get the needle valve on.


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Two years ago, the IREM blog asked the question "Is Climate Change Important?" because a survey that year showed that real estate industry leaders ranked "climate change/global warming" last among their concerns.
This year, PwC and the Urban Land Institute addressed the issue head on in a 2-page section in their Emerging Trends in Real Estate® report. Asking the question, "Are the risks recognized?" the report noted that "Compared with their thoughts on issues like job growth and construction costs, respondents placed much less importance on the risks of extreme weather, energy prices, sustainable buildings, water conservation, and water regulations." While the authors can't explain why the issue doesn't rise higher in the level of concern, they theorize that it is "the perception that climate change requires collective action at a significant scale," and is beyond the investment horizon of most real estate projects.
But the impact of climate change is already apparent in the form of extreme weather events that threaten existing buildings. So planning for a distant catastrophe is not only about future investments. It is about managing risk now. Large investors are already pricing this risk into their valuations—and finding value in mitigation strategies such as energy efficiency and building resilience.
Resilience is not achieved by a single action or series or actions or modifications. It involves taking a strategic approach, and considering how to address the systems, structures, and processes that take place in a physical space. Some options from the Resilient Design Institute include:
The Emerging Trends report identifies ways that businesses are currently incorporating resilience thinking and adaptation measures. For example:
As you move to increase energy efficiency, resilience, and risk management for your properties, the IREM/Rocky Mountain Institute course series: Analyzing and Presenting Deep Retrofit Value can guide you in developing your capital plans.
As storms and natural disasters continue to worsen, it is incumbent upon real estate managers to recognize the risks of climate change and to consider the resilience of the properties in their care.
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Hi everyone. I've been struggling a bit with some code using unions and structures. Right now, I'm just trying to get the following code to work the way I want it too. The way it SHOULD work is prompt the user for the type of record they want to enter...either 'b' for book or 'm' for CD. It will then go into the appropriate list of what needs to be enter for that record and place that information into an array....It needs to do other stuff also, but I think I can manage it....At least I think so. Anyways, here is the code that I have written...It does compile and run...But not the way I want it to. Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Read this before posting codeCode:#include<stdio.h> struct book { char name[30]; char title[30]; char publisher[30]; char year[4]; float price; char code[8]; }; struct cd { char ComposerName[25]; char CDTitle[35]; char interpr[40]; char Publishedyear[4]; float CDPrice; char CatCode[8]; }; struct book booklist[3]; struct cd CDlist[3]; int main(){ char ch; int i; printf("Please enter 'b' if you want to add a book record or 'm' to enter a CD record: "); ch = getche(); if (ch = 'b') { for(i=0;i<3;i++) { printf("Enter author's name: "); scanf("%s", booklist[i].name); printf("Enter the book title: "); scanf("%s\n", booklist[i].title); printf("Enter the publisher: "); scanf("%s\n", booklist[i].publisher); printf("Enter the year: "); scanf("%s\n", booklist[i].year); printf("Enter the price: "); scanf("%d\n", booklist[i].price); printf("Enter the book code: "); scanf("%s\n", booklist[i].code); } } if (ch = 'm') { for(i=0;i<3;i++) { printf("Enter composer's name: "); scanf("%s", CDlist[i].ComposerName); printf("Enter the CD title: "); scanf("%s\n", CDlist[i].CDTitle); printf("Enter the interpreter(s): "); scanf("%s\n", CDlist[i].interpr); printf("Enter the year it was published: "); scanf("%s\n", CDlist[i].Publishedyear); printf("Enter the price of the CD: "); scanf("%d\n", CDlist[i].CDPrice); printf("Enter the catalog code: "); scanf("%s\n", CDlist[i].CatCode); } } }


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A pair of teens are facing murder charges in the death of an 81-year-old woman found dead in her bedroom after firefighters doused a raging fire at her home in a small upstate New York town, police say.
Helen Mills was likely beaten and strangled before the blaze started at her home in the Village of Goshen, state police say. Her badly burned body was found in a flaming home over the weekend. She was the only person in the home.
State police say an autopsy showed Mills had blunt force trauma to the head and injuries to her throat consistent with her having been beaten and strangled prior to the fire. Authorities are awaiting a final report from the medical examiner on her cause of death.
The 19-year-old and 17-year-old suspects, who are dating, were arrested on felony murder charges in Mills' death. Investigators say it appears they killed Mills while they were burglarizing her home, fueled by drugs and the need for money.
There was evidence of fire accelerants in the burnt home, authorities said.
It wasn't immediately clear if the teens had lawyers.
The murder has been "very unnerving to the community," said Goshen Police Chief James Watt. "It's a small community, 6,000 people, very close-knit. And when something like this happens, people become very insecure."
Neighbors said Mills was well-known in the community, and was "always very happy and always smiling."
"She was very loving," said Melissa Lane. "She would walk up and down the street and always have a polite thing to say."
A makeshift memorial in front of Mills' home contained flowers and a note saying, "Please watch over the children of Goshen and save them from their addictions. Our children are dying from heroin and now they're killing for it, too."


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How a busy working mom to stay healthy?*edited*
I have talked about my daily supplements in my earlier post. I still have some daily routine that I am always trying to follow, in order to make myself stay healthy and feel good.
1. Drink a cup of warm water right after waking up, and before brushing my teeth.
(it believes to have better result, if you can drink the water even before you make any conversation.)
2. Take breakfast.
3. Drink plenty of water.
(not limit to 8 glasses, as many as you can take)
4. Do exercise at least 2 times a week.
(I do yoga, jogging and aerobics, preferably 3 times a week)
5. Ideal life is having peace of mind everyday.
(this is quite hard to achieve, due to I'm a normal human being, so I do have certain extent of worrisome, fear, tension and anger)
6. Shit every day.
7. Smile always.
8. Self examining my breast during shower.
9. Take my daily supplements, Kordel's C Time and EPO.
10. Applying body lotion on hands and legs right after bath.
11. Applying facial mask twice a week.
12. Eat varieties of food, but cut down on carbohydrate intakes, eat more fruit and veggie.
13. Exfoliating the face and body once a week.
14. Applying the anti-wrinkles serum on the entire face, including eye areas and neck every night before bedtime.
15. Wearing minimal make up to work.
(For me are lips stick, mascara and 2-way cake with UV proctection.)


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The 49ers looked like they might pull off an incredible last-second triumph, but then Colin Kaepernick decided to test the best cornerback in the game. And so the Seahawks are bound for Super Bowl XLVIII.
Yup, it's a contest of very polite and media-friendly quarterbacks representing states that have legal weed. Just proof that if your state legalizes marijuana, you're going to the Super Bowl. It's science. It's also the first time since 2009 that both no. 1 seeds will meet in the Super Bowl. That time also pitted Peyton Manning against a franchise that had yet to win a Super Bowl.
On the bright side, it's two weeks of Marshawn Lynch barely avoiding his contempt for the media. And Richard Sherman doing pro wrestling shoots like he did postgame with Erin Andrews.
In the meantime, let's hope Seahawks fans making the trip to New York learn to be slightly less dickish than the ones in CenturyLink Field.
Seahawks fans threw food at Bowman on his way out.
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One game does not an NFL career make.
Or, a CFL one for that matter.
But Alonzo Lawrence is hoping somebody back home in the United States is taking notice.
Just 23 years old, the young cornerback made a remarkable debut Thursday for the Argonauts and was rewarded this week by being named the CFL defensive player of the week.
"He played really well, and on special teams too which a lot of people don't know. He's been one of those guys waiting for his chance and when he's gotten it, he made the most of it," said head coach Scott Milanovich Tuesday.
Lawrence has been sweating it out on the Argonauts' practice roster with anonymity's children.


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CLAYTON (CBS SF) — A Clayton middle school teacher was arrested Friday on suspicion of having sex with a former female student, a Walnut Creek Police Department sergeant said.
At noon, Walnut Creek detectives and Clayton police served a search warrant and an arrest warrant at Diablo View Middle School and arrested Andrew Bruce Cottrell, who was a math and science teacher there.
The 41-year-old Walnut Creek resident allegedly gave police a full confession.
He was booked into Martinez Detention Facility on six counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, two counts of lewd acts with a victim who is 15 years or 14 years old, and nine counts of oral copulation with a victim under 16 years old.
The alleged acts all happened within the past year, Walnut Creek police Sgt. Tom Cashion said Friday Night.
Cottrell's bail was set at $975,000.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Walnut Creek police at (925) 943-5844.
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Dylan Tauber / Son of Waves Studios has completed 12 music albums: Double Mirrors Soundtrack (1996), The Doorway (1999), The Healing (2003), Aliyah (2005), Ones and Zeros (2006), A compilation CD of his best songs from 1996-2006, Breathe (2007), Near Death Experience (2015), and produced a new 9th album titled Dolphin Trance (2015) . Dylan completed a 10nth album, Dolphin Trance 2 in October, 2016, as well as an 11nth album- compilation 2, his best songs from 2006-2016.
Of special interest to Dolphin lovers, Double Mirrors Soundtrack, contains soothing ambient synthesizer music inspired by dolphins, with many samples of humpback whales and dolphins. The album has 24 tracks, all of which you can download for free in MP3 format.Dolphin Trance 2 - Dylan's newest album, contains dolphin themed trance music. Sounds from Space - a new 12th ambient / chill out album is almost complete.


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Incomplete Diversification and Asset Pricing
Investors in equilibrium are modeled as facing investor specific risk exposures arising from incomplete diversification of personal risks across the space of assets. Personalized asset pricing models reflect these risks. Averaging across the pool of investors we obtain a market asset pricing model that reflects market risk exposures. It is observed on invoking a law of large number applied to an infinite population of investors that many personally relevant risk considerations can be eliminated from the market asset pricing model. Examples illustrating the effects of undiversified labour income and taste specific price indices are provided. Suggestions for future work on asset pricing include a need to focus on identifying and explaining investor specific risk exposures.
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SAN DIEGO – San Diego Unified School District's budget deficit has grown to $180 million, prompting Superintendent Terry Grier to suggest closing schools, raising class sizes, canceling music instruction and dismantling high school sports teams.
Two months ago the school board faced a $146.7 million problem. But that was based on the state's February budget deal. Since then, the state budget deficit has ballooned by $24 billion. Even the tens of millions of dollars the district figures to receive in federal stimulus money won't offset San Diego schools' share of the new state problem.
School trustees spent four hours Tuesday discussing a litany of bad, worse and previously unthinkable options for mopping up their expanding pool of red ink:
Closing seven elementary schools;
Canceling sixth-grade camp and other popular outdoor education programs;
Increasing class sizes;
Reducing busing for magnet schools;
Cutting counselors, library techs, vice principals, special education aides;
Scrapping high school athletics;
Letting its reserve fund slip below the minimum permitted by state law.
No action was taken on Tuesday. The matter is expected to come back before the board June 2.
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text: On 3 Dec 2007, at 4:19 PM, Dan Piponi wrote: > On Dec 3, 2007 3:54 PM, Ben Franksen <ben.franksen at online.de> wrote: > >> I don't buy this. As has been noted by others before, IO is a very >> special >> case, in that it can't be defined in Haskell itself, and there is no >> evaluation function runIO :: IO a -> a. > > I'm not sure what a function of type m a -> a has to do with the > concept of a monad. Nothing. But there are plenty of legal, safe functions of type m a - > a for almost all monads m. Except those based on IO. So leading off with IO can lead to the impression that (a) monads are impossible to break out of / can't be used in purely functional code or (b) the main point of monads is to let you write imperative code in Haskell. The main point of monads is that they're so common in Haskell we'd be crazy not to call them /something/, just so we have something to say when we realize, "hey, this is another of those thingies with a return and a bind!" IO is quite atypical as far as the class of monads we use every day in Haskell goes; the absence of any useful, safe, pure function of type IO a -> a is a (small) instance of that atypicality. IMHO, teaching IO first and then saying, monads are things that are like IO, is very counter-productive. In particular, I think it's why so few people understand the list monad (which is of course one of the pardigmatic examples). Just my 2c, of course. jcc


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French Foreign Ministry: Four citizens suspected of having links to September 11 attacks detained in Yemen
Four French citizens suspected of involvement in the September 11 attacks in the United States are being held in the Republic of Yemen, the French foreign ministry confirmed on Monday.
Ministry spokesman Francois Rivasseau said the French consulate in Sanaa was providing assistance to the four. "As far as we know, they have not been made the object of official charges at this time," he added.
Rivasseau was reacting to reports in the Yemeni media that said several foreigners, including French nationals, were being detained in relation to the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington. The spokesman did not identify the French detainees.
A Yemeni parliamentarian, Sultan Hazzam al-Atwani, told AFP news agency on September 22 that his country's intelligence services were arresting 104 people.
Fifteen of that number were suspected of involvement in the October 2000 bomb attack against the US warship USS Cole as it was entering the Yemeni port of Aden and the rest were arrested after the September 11 attacks, he explained. (Albawaba.com)
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Glow: music, food and community
Rockport — Ashwood Waldorf School is hosting an online fundraising auction through Friday, March 14, including a holiday in the south of France; a windjammer cruise; horseback riding lessons; restaurant meals; a CSA share; bodywork sessions galore; and much more. On Saturday, March 15, the school will host a gala event at the Rockport Opera House.
Glow: A Celebration of Light with Music, Food, and Community will begin at 6 p.m. at the village venue. Showcasing music by the Gawler Sisters with Tyler Yentes and Bennett Konesni plus a dance performance by Droplet Dance, the evening also will feature great food, a cash bar, a silent auction and a raffle. All ticket holders will have a chance to win the raffle prize of a gourmet firehouse feast at the Rockland Fire Department, with transport to and from the firehouse in a real fire truck.
The online auction may be found at ashwoodwaldorf.org. Tickets for the Glow gala are $15 in advance; $18 at the door; or $200 for a table of 10. Advance tickets are available at HAV II in Camden, Good Tern in Rockland, Belfast Co-op, Rising Tide in Damariscotta and the Ashwood Waldorf School. Raffle tickets are $5, six for $25.
Ashwood Waldorf School, 180 Park St., offers a stimulating education grounded in the developmental stages of childhood for grades pre-K through 8. The professional faculty is devoted to mentoring, challenging and engaging each student through a curriculum that integrates science and mathematics with literature, history and the arts.
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Hello: I'm a new registrant and poster. My question is whether or not the Zone Alarm firewall could be slowing up my non-internet computer navigating. I run XP SP2, 800 MHZ, 896 MB of RAM, 20 GB harddrive (of which 8.9 GB are free) and regularly use Ccleaner, Easy Cleaner, Windows Defender Antispy, and Lava Adaware cleaning systems. I use a cable modem for my broad band. Various commands (like "Open" on Outlook Express) have recently slowed considerably and the reboot and shut down process is maddeningly slow. A friend recently was told that his use of the new Zone Alarm 7.0.403 firewall was the primary cause of his computer slowdown??? Anyone experienced the same kinds of slowdown?Bettom
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The fundamentals of space-time: Part 2 - Andrew Pontzen and Tom Whyntie
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Light always travels at a speed of 299,792,458 meters per second. But if you're in motion too, you're going to perceive it as traveling even faster -- which isn't possible! In this second installment of a three-part series on space-time, CERN scientists Andrew Pontzen and Tom Whyntie use a space-time diagram to analyze the sometimes confounding motion of light.
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Space is where things happen. Time is when things happen. And sometimes, in order to really look at the universe, you need to take those two concepts and mash them together. In this first lesson of a three-part series on space-time, hilarious hosts Andrew Pontzen and Tom Whyntie go through the basics of space and time individually, and use a flip book to illustrate how we can begin to look at them together.In reality, Tom's car (sadly) doesn't really go fast enough to demonstrate the effects of Lorentz contraction. How fast do you have to be moving before the effects of Lorentz contraction and time dilation do become "noticeable"? You'll need the formulae for length contraction and time dilation, which can be found here.At the heart of this lesson is the experimental fact that light moves at a constant speed – 299,792,458 metres per second. Because it's so incredibly fast, people used to think that light was transmitted between objects instantaneously. It wasn't until 1676 that the first measurement of light's finite speed was made by Danish astronomer Ole Rømer. In this video, Professor Brian Cox talks about this measurement and its implications for the nature of the universe. This video from the University of Nottingham's Sixty Symbols series talks more about the speed of light as a fundamental constant of physics and how it is measured today. Finally, this video from UCLA shows how, these days, the speed of light can be measured using standard college laboratory equipment.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMKE5YGLnmc http://sixtysymbols.com/videos/light.htmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9kZTm4Xm-8In one of his 1905 "Annus Mirabilis" papers [1905c], Einstein took the constant nature of the speed of light as one of two fundamental postulates of his theory of Special Relativity. The other postulate - that the laws of physics are the same in all inertial frames of reference - is the technical way of saying that the laws of physics should be the same for everyone. Einstein won the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics "for his services to Theoretical Physics", and the Nobel Prize website features a series of resources on his relativity work, as well as the contributions other scientists made.[1905c] Einstein, A. "Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper" ("On the electrodynamics of moving bodies"), Annalen der Physik 17 (10): 891–921 (1905)http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1921/ http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/physics/relativity/We mention that experimental confirmation of time dilation can be obtained by observing the behaviour of fundamental particles at particle accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Specifically, we can study the observed lifetime of a particle – how long it exists before it decays into other particles. Fundamental particles have a fixed lifetime – for example, the muon (the heavier cousin of the electron) only exists for about 2.2 microseconds at rest. However, if a muon is moving close to the speed of light we will observe it lasting much longer. From the muon's perspective, it still lasts only 2.2 microseconds. But from our persective, time has been dilated in accordance with Einstein's theory. An experiment performed in 1967 at CERN's Muon Storage Ring [1967] showed that fast-moving muons (accelerated to an energy of 1.274 GeV) appeared to last for 26 microseconds. Another famous experiment to observe the effects of time dilation on very precise clocks was carried out in October of 1971, when four cesium beam atomic clocks were flown around the world in different directions. The predictions and results are reported in [1972a] and [1972b] respectively, but this website contains a good summary of the experiment as well as some photos of the scientists and equipment involved (including the clocks strapped into a plane seat!).[1967] Bailey, J. et al. "Is the Special Theory Right or Wrong?: Experimental Verifications of the Theory of Relativity", Nature 217:17-18 (1967)[1972a] Hafele, J. C. and Keating, R. E. "Around-the-world Atomic Clocks: Predicted Relativistic Time Gains", Science 177(4044):166-168 (1972)[1972b] Hafele, J. C. and Keating, R. E. "Around-the-world Atomic Clocks: Observed Relativistic Time Gains", Science 177(4044):168-170 (1972)http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/217017a0http://www.lightandmatter.com/article/hafele_keating.html http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.177.4044.166http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.177.4044.168
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California Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a drought emergency in his state. Brown said it's the worst dry spell in the state's recorded history.
The move now paves the way for federal assistance as California faces its third straight dry winter. The proclamation also expedites much-needed water transfers between different regions of the state.
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— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 17, 2014
At a news conference in San Francisco, Brown appealed to residents to conserve at least 20% of their water.
"We are in a unprecedented, very serious situation and people should pause and reflect on how dependent we are on the rain, on nature, and one another."
With no prospect of rain on the horizon, the governor also left open the possibility of imposing a mandatory water conservation order in the future.
In the meantime, the parched conditions are also fueling wildfires. One blaze is now burning in the foothill suburbs northeast of Los Angeles, forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes. So far it's only 30% contained.


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Marosi set the tone perfectly with a pull-no-punches routine that contained some scathing observations on racial stereotyping and the best uses for a VPN. Although the UK contingent of Sam Moult and Luke Hacker were not everyone's cup of tea (the latter's clever humour seeming a little out of sync with the general tone), Junaid Akram's filling to their sandwich was well received, and rightly so.
The charming Canadian William Robson also went down a treat, showing a rare trait in a comic – compassion – along with some dark humour that had the audience in his thrall. Omar Shams displayed a distinct menace during his piece, although he did lose his way a little in the middle, but the undeniable show-stealer was Rayan H Karaky.
Overall, this is a well-oiled machine, despite what could have been a huge spanner in the works. The Dubai comedy scene needs more platforms for local talent to hone their skills and this is undoubtedly a welcome addition, worth putting in your calendar.
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The hunt for underwater signals from missing Flight MH370 is likely to continue for days before a robot submersible is deployed to comb the seabed, according to the Australian search chief.
The detection of sonic pings consistent with those emitted by aircraft black box recorders had raised hopes that a submersible would soon be sent down to the ocean floor.
However, retired Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston said more signals were first needed and acoustic listening would continue until the batteries powering the emissions had expired.
"We need to continue that (search) for several days to the point at which there is absolutely no doubt that the pinger batteries will have expired," Angus Houston said. "Until we stop the pinger search we will not deploy the submersible."
He said that further signals would help to focus the hunt for a possible crash site.
"If we can get more transmissions we can get a better fix on the ocean floor which will enable a much more narrowly focused visual search for wreckage," he said.
Houston said no further transmissions had been detected in the remote search area off western Australia which could help pinpoint where the jet carrying 239 people is believed to have crashed into the Indian Ocean.
"We need another transmission to better refine the area," added Houston.
Up to 11 military planes, three civilian planes and 14 ships are taking part in the unprecedented search 2,268km northwest of Perth, the Joint Agency Coordination Centre said.


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text: [[quoteright:232:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thechosen_8110.jpg]]A 1967 coming of age story by Chaim Potok set in late-forties New York. The story features a friendship between two Jewish boys from different sects. One is Danny Saunders, the heir to the Rabbinate of an Ultra Orthodox congregation of Russian immigrants. The other is Reuven Malter, who is from a more moderate and Americanized but still religious family. His father is a noted intellectual and Zionist activist. Danny is being subjected to a curious form of training called "raising in silence" which entails being shunned by one's own father, an attempt to teach him "what it is to suffer" to prepare him to be a Rebbe (kind of like a Rabbi but with more mystic and authoritative, almost priestly connotations). Reuven befriends him in his loneliness and they share the struggles of faith and the normal difficulties of teens as well as the rivalry between their two factions. This book deals with themes like the struggle between family loyalty and friendship and the difficulties of faith amid modernity. It gives many insights into Jewish culture and is popular among gentiles as well as Jews in part because it has many a [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Crowning Moment Of Heartwarming]].Potok later wrote a sequel called ''The Promise''. Not to be confused with the first book of ''Literature/TheStoneDanceOfTheChameleon'', which has the exact same title.----!!Tropes Include:* AFriendInNeed: Reuven befriends Danny in his loneliness. This, of course, forces him to accept the fate of being an IronWoobie.* UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliConflict: As seen from New York.* BerserkButton: The idea of a secular Jewish state to Reb Saunders.* TheChainsOfCommanding: Very much on Rebbe Saunders' mind, and also on Danny's - he is the heir and is never allowed to forget it.* CharacterOverlap: With ''Davita's Harp'', also by Chaim Potok. Most of the book deals with the main character, Ilana Davita, discovering and embracing her Jewish heritage, and in the last few chapters of the book it is revealed that she attends the same yeshiva as Reuven, and they compete for an academic prize.* CultureClash * TheDutifulSon: Danny. [[spoiler:Though in the end he takes a different path from what was intended]].** His loyalty to his father, though, makes him accept the fate of being an IronWoobie without rebelling.* DysfunctionalFamily: Arguably the Saunders - see previous entry on TheChainsOfCommanding. * EyeScream: Reuven gets a baseball to the glasses... Also, Tony Savo, who loses an eye to an unspecified injury.* TheFilmOfTheBook: A film was made in 1981.* FiredTeacher: Reuven's dad taught at a Jewish high school but left because of a factional dispute.* FireForgedFriends: Danny and Reuven meet at an unusually intense baseball game.* GoodIsOldFashioned: Danny's people think this* GoodParents: Reuven's father.* GoodShepherd: Rebbe Saunders.* HeterosexualLifePartners: Danny and Reuven, unless you're one of the readers who saw HoYay.* IJustWantToBeNormal: Not exactly. Danny most certainly does want to be a Jewish [[TheSmartGuy smart guy]], but he doesn't want to be a Rebbe.* InadequateInheritor: Rebbe Saunders is desperate to prevent this.* InsufferableGenius: Rebbe Saunders' brother had been this, which is why he was desperate to prevent his son from becoming this, and thus becoming unfit to be a Rebbe. (He didn't mind the "genius" part, of course. Just the "insufferable".)* IntelligibleUnintelligible: Danny and his father only communicate through various substitutes like Rabbinical studies or using Reuven as intermediary or simply the vague SilentBob feeling that comes from living together.* {{Irony}}: Reuven actually ''does'' want to be a Rabbi.* JewishAndNerdy: [[UpToEleven oh man...]]* JewsLoveToArgue * JewishMother: Actually a Jewish Father, Rebbe Saunders, but he is VERY demanding. * MagneticHero: Rebbe Saunders. He has a forceful personality. Also the {{Backstory}} tells that when in Russia he led his congregation through a time of chaos and took them to safety in America which shows that he has HiddenDepths of heroic leadership.* UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity * OddFriendship* OldMaster: Rebbe Saunders, in a rabbinical sense rather then a martial arts sense but has a similar sort of personality.* OpenMindedParent: Reuven's father. Reuven is luckier in this respect.* ThePatriarch: Rebbe Saunders* PatrioticFervor : Reuven's father.* PreacherMan: Rabbi Man that is. Rebbe Saunders.* ReplacementSibling: In the end [[spoiler:Danny's brother became the heir, leaving him to become a therapist]].** Danny and his father both; Danny's father replaced a brilliant older brother who left the fold, and Danny was actually Reb Saunders's second son, the first having been killed at a very young age in a pogrom.* ReluctantRuler: Or reluctant Rebbe; Danny* SevenDeadlySins: Specifically Pride. The reason for the raising in silence is that [[spoiler:Rebbe Saunders is afraid that Danny's intellectual prowess will make him disdain others the way his brother once had. This is successfully prevented, and Danny becomes "a righteous man"]].* TheSmartGuy: Practically everyone, but especially Danny.* SoProudOfYou: In a [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Crowning Moment Of Heartwarming]], [[spoiler:Rebbe Saunders tells Danny this because, even if he won't be a Rebbe, he has proven to be a righteous man]].* SternTeacher: Rebbe Saunders. Excruciatingly so.** Also one or two of the faculty at the college Reuven and Danny go to.* {{Subculture}}: Judaism is a larger-world example, but Hasidism which is a subculture of a subculture, and a more visible example of the trope in the book, as the Gentile world hardly factors into the plot of the first book at all.* Literature/TheTalmud: Everybody major character is skilled with it and it figures prominently. This is after all a book written by a Rabbi.* TakeOurWordForIt: The various Talmudic debates that occur during the novel. Potok goes in depth about how Jewish scholars go about the debate, how they study for such debates, and what rhetorical tactics they use, but we never hear a single word of any of these debates. Also, Reuven's scientific reconstruction of a difficult Talmudic passage set by Rav Gershonson. Potok goes into quite a bit of detail describing the process of scientific criticism, but again, never quotes from the work itself. Considering that Potok is a ordained rabbi and a doctor of Jewish theology, he could very well have written all of those arguments in full, but such arcane ''pilpul'' would probably fly over everyone who didn't receive a full ''yeshiva'' education.* TeenGenius: Danny. Who memorized ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'', reads Freud as a teenager, and does all this while studying a rigorous quota of the Literature/{{Talmud}} every day.** Reuven too, although he never quite gets the credits he deserves due to being constantly overshadowed by Danny. Reuven did, after all, managed to read through Bertrand Russell's ''[[DoorStopper Principia]]'' for fun (in High School), managed to recognize an obscure ''gematria'' on the fly (which requires a good knowledge of Hebrew--this was before the creation of Israel resurrected Hebrew, so only scholars would have learned it--and the ability to do mental arithmetic at light speed), and knows the Talmud well enough to start doing textual reconstructions.* TrainingFromHell: Raising in Silence.* WellIntentionedExtremist: Rebbe Saunders.* WhenYouSnatchThePebble : Danny's father deliberately makes errors in front of the whole congregation in a homily on Rabbinic lore to see if Danny can catch it. He usually does. On one occasion it is Reuven that catches it proving that he is also a SmartGuy . Danny tells Reuven that his father will stop planting the mistakes when he starts studying under Rav Gershonson.* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: From the Home Front. <<|{{Literature}}|>>


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NEW YORK -- Gary Sheffield left New York with what he wanted: a $28 million contract extension through 2009 and a promise that he wouldn't be playing first base.
Sheffield was traded from the Yankees to the Detroit Tigers on Friday for three pitching prospects in the first major trade of the offseason, a deal that brings him back to Tigers manager Jim Leyland and team president Dave Dombrowski.
"I was ecstatic because I get reunited with the people that I've always loved," Sheffield said. "They're business-minded. They're smart people. They're respectful people. They treat you like men. That's what you want to be around. To reunite with them after 10 years is a blessing."
New York gets right-handers Humberto Sanchez, Kevin Whelan and Anthony Claggett.
In 1997, Sheffield won a World Series title for the Florida Marlins, managed by Leyland under Dombrowski, who was the team's general manager.
Detroit and New York reached a tentative agreement on the deal Tuesday night, and the Tigers had a three-day window to agree to a contract extension. Sheffield and the Tigers agreed Thursday to the new contract, which includes some deferred money.
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals agreed Friday to a $19 million, two-year contract with center fielder Jim Edmonds, their first major move since winning the World Series.
The 36-year-old Edmonds had filed provisionally for free agency on Nov. 2, awaiting a decision by the team on its $10 million option, which carried a $3 million buyout.
St. Louis had until today to exercise its option on the eight-time Gold Glove winner. Instead, the sides agreed to a new deal that calls for an $11 million salary next year and $8 million in 2008. St. Louis will defer $3 million of his 2007 salary, paying it in equal installments from 2010-19.
HOUSTON -- Second baseman Craig Biggio and the Houston Astros agreed Friday to a $5.15 million, one-year contract.
Biggio, who turns 41 in December, needs 70 hits to become the first Astro and 27th player in history to reach 3,000 hits. Next season will be Biggio's 20th with the Astros.
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I Don't Sleep Well
Personal Stories, Advice, and Support 2,571 People
Insomnia is a kind of torture,because while the world is fast asleep, you're up all alone, your mind buzzing with every random thought in the universe, and sometimes the thoughts will reach a standstill , and your mind goes blank, you become more aware of the silence, and it's during this moment that you...
I Don't Sleep Welli couldn't find any solutions for my sleeping problem. I couldn't sleep like a normal person. I work from 3pm-10pm. But i slept around 6am! I don't have anything to do, it's just that my eyes wide open and torturing me. Sleeping pills ? I don't know. I hate medicine.
danialtom 31-35, M 2 Responses 2 Nov 30, 2013
Alarm going off. Hit snooze.Just another five minutes. Alarm sounds again. Aahhh. I'd love another 4 hrs. It's another day in paradise.
Yup up all night cause I was scared outif my mind. Gonna sleep all day
BooBear99 18-21, F 3 Responses 2 Jun 30, 2015
InsomniacI have sleep problems for quite a long time. There is some days that I sleep over 12 hours. and there is some that I sleep under 3 hours. I go to sleep at 5 am! and wake up at 8. I feel sleepy and exhausted all day long but cant sleep due to work. I really get tired of this...
dreamer1985 31-35, M 2 Responses 1 Apr 8, 2010
Lately3 or 4 hours into my sleep I'm always waking up and have the biggest trouble falling asleep again. It's either the silence gets me thinking too much, or the dark suddenly seems scary, or I just don't feel sleepy anymore but I know I have to sleep or I'll be sluggish later at the...
xryss 31-35, F 1 Response 1 Jul 2, 2008
Long NightsI have trouble sleeping a lot of the time. Mostly, it's just me having too much on my mind at once. Other times, I spook myself and end up with my back against the wall, eyes wide and looking for things in the dark. It's just...a lot of the time, I'm not even...
LiquidFire89 18-21, F 1 Response 1 Jul 13, 2007
I'm so tired... My head hurtssince last Sunday, I'm feeling so weak...
papergirl97 18-21, F 1 Response 3 Nov 20, 2015
cashetty69 51-55, M 0 Nov 26, 2015
I am an insomniac, have been an insomniacsince my childhood. Hadn't seen any doctors, didn't have any meds for it. My sleep pattern isn't bright. Problem is when I first put my head on the pillow I can't fall asleep. I sleep 8 hours that is right but I stay awake till early morning then wake up at noon.
Katerinafaith 18-21, F 1 Response 1 Sep 16, 2015
I was born at 6:00 a.m., but I still maintain that it wasn't my idea. In a way, my mom concurred, in that she said they sat around and waited until I was born. Must have been a lengthy labor. I do not remember a time when it was easy for me to fall asleep, except perhaps after I became a mother...
Simpfan 61-65, F 1 Response 0 May 14, 2015
Sometimes I think it's impossible to fallasleep haha
I have insomnia & it SUX !I worked night time most all my life & now my body clock is screwed & refuses to reset no matter what I do or try.
Overnight...I work overnight, and so that plays all sorts of hell with sleeping, especially since it's only 3 days a week.
Quadrophenic 36-40, M 3 Responses 1 Jan 1, 2008
Wicked insomniac for last 30+ years.Lunesta use to work for me now I have tolerance wake up at 3:00-4:00 pm every night regardless. Wife snores like a 600 lbs drunk sailor. Wish I was still single I would b better rested and probably have a much better outlook on life. Oh well- next life I suppose
2bz2cu 61-65, M 1 Jun 21, 2015
I hate those momentswhere you're dreaming, and all of a sudden you feel like you're falling, and you can't stop it, and you do this weird seizures thingy.. Idek 😂😂😂
Haha yep but when I do.You can always tell by the whale sounds I make -.- wooo! Yay! -.-
I have not had a "normal" sleep patternfor years. A few years ago I went to a hypnotherapist and she was able to help me a little. Then a year or so later we got a new bed and that also helped - a little. During the school year my weekday alarm is set for 5:30 to be up and ready to help my son get ready for school...
NCConch 46-50, M 0 May 27, 2015
Now that I got a new bed frame put up I havebeen sleeping a littler better than before. :)
PetiteChica 22-25, F 2 Feb 24, 2016
Not LatelyI have not been able to sleep well lately. Mostly because of the pain is getting worse and I tend to push myself to do the same things as before. I always end up paying for it in increased level of pain and decreased amount of pain. I have not been able to lay on my back, right...
lingerieme 51-55, M 1 Apr 17, 2012
Insomnia and Other Sleep IssuesIt's not so much that "I don't sleep well" once I get there, but I have the worst time GETTING there. And getting out again. I have slow-sleep insomnia. I lay in bed for hours, every night, without fail. Even if I'm going on almost no sleep and am exhausted, eyes...
Eidolon 31-35, F 6 Responses 1 Nov 26, 2007
I am a fellow insomniac :)who needs sleep anyway?
jacob3171 22-25, M 3 Mar 17, 2016
Naniebananie 18-21, F 1 Response 2 Mar 15, 2016
If sleeping was a subject,I'd fail
I lay in bed and stare at the ceiling thinkingabout sleeping, but I don't really actually sleep very often. I really really really hate it, cus then I feel even shittier during the day.
ALittleLess15 18-21, F 2 Responses 0 Sep 14, 2015
deademotion11 26-30, M 0 Jun 30, 2015
Insomnia, My Companion And FriendWe wander the night together, old friends visiting old haunts, sharing old tales. We are familiar and comfortable; you may miss one of us we are so close now after all these years. We have stumbled together, run together, fallen together, fought together. But we were not always...
PaleFox 46-50, M 6 Jun 28, 2013
Life Is But A DreamAs a child I had always had night mirrors. Every day of my entire child hood I would wake up screaming after being caught up in some dream. My situation would get so bad that I would actually try and venture into my dreams to see what would happen next. To me a dream...
Yeah I really don't sleep well.It's currently 4 am where I'm at and I still haven't fallen asleep. My sleeping pattern for the last month has been like this. I'll go to bed around 3-5 am and wake up around 8-9 am. I don't know what's triggered it either.
HolyRabies 18-21 1 Response 1 Oct 24, 2015
it's 6am and my mind is going a million milesan hour with no end in sight. looks like it's gonna be another all-nighter.. FML
fuckitol 26-30, F 4 Sep 30, 2014
Embracing My InsomniaI've never been a great sleeper, and if I wake up during the night, it is really hard to get back to sleep. Over time, I've come to embrace the "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" strategy. So if I wake up at 2AM, I'll just get up, do some reading, watch some TV, listen to a...
leeNFS 56-60, M 4 Aug 17, 2012
It's 8AM. I'm kind of tired,but not tired enough where I can just close my eyes and be out like a light. :/
AfterFall 22-25, F 1 Jun 29, 2015
Insomnia nights suck .... Staying up looking at the ceiling and my phone
I haven't slept a whole night without waking upin over a year, the only time I sleep good is when my oldest brother comes to visit like once a year lol Otherwise, no such luck :(
I fell asleep at about 11:30pmand woke up at 3:30am I just don't leep well when I have too many things on my mind. :(
boxersoff4u 51-55, M 2 Jun 15, 2015
It's 3 AM and I'm watching YouTube videos :/story of my life.
AfterFall 22-25, F 2 Responses 6 Apr 23, 2015
Bleh another night where I haven't slept.It's 6:34am and I went to bed at 10pm hoping to sleep. Physically, I'm exhausted. Mentally, my mind won't shut down. Hopefully I'll fall asleep soon and I'm so glad I have the day off work today.
MarinesGirl94 22-25, F 1 Response 2 Feb 1, 2016
Why can I never sleep especiallywhen I have important things to do in the morning
Shallow Sleep Is AnnoyingIsn't it great to just fall deeply asleep and wake up not knowing where you are, relieved, re-energized, happy to have the strength and focus to live a good life? Well, it's becoming more and more difficult for me. My sleep is rarely deep, I could sleep for 7 or 8 hours but I...
privatecourier 41-45, M 4 Responses 1 Feb 8, 2011
For at least since my teens I've never sleptwell. I spend all night awake and get a few hours sleep then wake up in the morning. I think my mind runs at a million miles an hour all the time making sleep tough
mattywheels25 31-35, M 2 Oct 10, 2014
It's not that I don't sleep well,but I wake up about 5.30 every day, even on a weekend, and can't go back to sleep.
HoldenC13 51-55, M 2 Responses 0 Apr 26, 2015
So it's only 11pm right now,but I am 110% sure that I will be awake for another 20 hours. That's right 20. At least. I am in a constant swinging between sleeping for 10-15 hours at a time or only sleeping every other day. Not good right? Well... yes and no. I usually take 200mg of Modalert at around 10am...
14052822st 22-25, F 0 Feb 29, 2016
What methods do you guys use to fall asleep?I have tired listening to the rain from an app, but that didn't work
PetiteChica 22-25, F 5 Responses 1 Jan 6, 2016
Been having weird dreamsfor about a week now.
ImJustANobody 26-30, M 1 Response 1 Aug 11, 2015
I Take Sleeping PillsI don't know for how long i have been on sleeping pills, but it has been a long time i know that . it has been a awful struggle too get some sleep i often get panic attacks during the night and every night i cry my self to sleep i hope some day, would have a dissent night of...
2lory2 13-15, F 1 Response 1 Dec 12, 2011
When I Do Sleep That IsI have been suffering with Insomnia for most of my adult life. I'm never able to sleep longer than 3.5-4 hours and that is usually broken sleep. I don't even want to think about what this could be doing to my health, goodness knows it sure plays with my mind. It's come to the...
PassionsPeak 36-40, F 3 Responses 4 Mar 7, 2012
Like it is News!? I am an insomniacsince birth ! lol
monatonie 26-30, F 3 Oct 8, 2014


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Life After Obamacare: A Blueprint for Reform
As Obamacare continues to collapse, more and more lawmakers of both parties in Washington will realize that the law cannot be saved. Sooner rather than later the public will demand that Congress come up with a new approach.
The Heritage Foundation has a blueprint for reform. The extensive research effort – After Repeal of Obamacare: Moving to Patient Centered, Market-Based Health Care – begins with the following preamble:
"Obamacare moves American health care in the wrong direction by eroding the doctor–patient relationship, centralizing control, and increasing health costs. True health care reform would empower individuals, with their doctors, to make their own health care decisions free from government interference. Therefore, Obamacare should be stopped and fully repealed. Then Congress and the states should enact patient-centered, market-based reforms that better serve Americans."
Here are excerpts from the five principles proposed for reform.
Principle #1: Choose, control, and carry your own health insurance.
"True health reform should promote personal ownership of health insurance. While Obamacare uses government-run insurance exchanges to limit individual choice, real reforms would focus on encouraging Americans to purchase insurance policies that they can take with them from job to job and into retirement in a competitive, free market."
Principle #2: Let free markets provide the insurance and health care services that people want.
"Many individuals have already learned that, due in part to
Obamacare, with its government-run health exchanges, new bureaucracies, and other forms of government control, they will not be able to retain their current health insurance. There is a better way, and it involves providing more choice through market incentives rather than undermining markets through centralized bureaucracy."
Principle #3: Encourage employers to provide a portable health insurance benefit.
"Because most Americans traditionally have received health insurance from their employers, many individuals have few, if any, choices when selecting a health plan. According to the broadest survey of employer plans, nearly nine in 10 firms (87 percent) offer only one plan type, and only 2 percent offer three or more plan types. As a result, employees have only a very limited ability to choose the plan that best meets their needs."
Principle #4: Assist those who need help through civil society, the free market, and states.
"While some health reforms—such as changing the tax treatment of health insurance and reforming the Medicare program—remain fully within the purview of the federal government, states also play a critical role in enacting reforms that can lower costs, improve access to care, and modernize state Medicaid programs. By serving as the "laboratories of democracy," states can provide examples for other states—and the federal government—to follow."
Principle #5: Protect the right of conscience and unborn children.
"Government should not compel individuals to undertake actions that violate their deeply held religious beliefs. Regrettably, Obamacare imposes just such a requirement on Americans, forcing many employers to offer, and individuals to purchase, health coverage that violates the core tenets of their faith regarding the protection of life. Congress should ensure that individuals never again are required to violate their religious beliefs to meet a government diktat."
It is none too early for members of Congress to abandon the disastrous Obamacare scheme and begin the tough task of drafting sensible reforms. All agree that there is no going back to the status quo; health care consumers deserve protection as well as options.
Nevertheless, common sense health care solutions can promote market-based competition among insurance companies that would lower costs and provide consumer choice. Most of all, common sense solutions would put individuals instead of government in charge of their most personal concern, health care for themselves and their families.
Key Points
- Obamacare moves American health care in the wrong direction. It undermines the doctor–patient relationship, centralizes health care decisions, and increases health care costs.
- Therefore, Obamacare should be stopped and fully repealed.
- Once this is accomplished, Congress and the states should pursue patient-centered, market-based reforms that get health care reform back on track.
- Such reforms should focus on letting individuals choose and control their own health insurance; allowing the free markets to respond to consumer demand; encouraging employers to provide portable health insurance to their workers; helping those in need through civil society, the free markets, and the states; and protecting the right of conscience and unborn children.
John Walker
During the course of his career, Walker has worked in Chicago, Washington DC, New York City, and Phoenix. He served as a reporter in Chicago, a press secretary and speechwriter in Washington, and in numerous positions in New York in corporate and financial services communications.
Walker is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
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GPRS roaming tops agenda at Rome summit
Extending the availability of GPRS (General Packet Radio Services) roaming services has become a key focus for a GSM Association meeting in Rome next week.
It's hoped the 47th Plenary Meeting of members of the GSM Association, which will take place between April 16-18, will provide the ideal forum for the negotiation of roaming agreements between operators. A set of meeting rooms have been booked at the conference to facilitate this Roamfest (bad pun courtesy GSM Association).
As operators roll out GPRS networks around the world, the GSM Association is keen to promote the deployment of robust, interoperable wireless data services toward the level of international ubiquity that exists for today's GSM services. The current lack of such agreements diminishes the value of GPRS services, particularly for business users. In addition, roaming has been plagued by technical issues.
Sophie York, an analyst at telecoms consultancy Ovum, said GPRS roaming agreements are few and far between, with numerous gaps in the coverage available.
Asia is more advanced in rolling out the technology, but in Europe only Vodafone, (which began the roll out of the facility last month through its European subsidiaries) Telia and Sonera are among the few operators who have made the facility available. The US is even further behind Europe in GPRS roaming.
There are both technical and commercial reasons for the lack of GPRS roaming.
Although the technology to equip networks to allow GPRS roaming is available, it is still in its infancy and somewhat complex, resulting in many teething troubles for early adopters. Signing agreements is also taking time, and billing for roaming services (between operators and to customers) remains a thorny issue. ®
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Updated: Eastern Nebraska Man Killed in Three-Vehicle Collision Near Weeping Water
A 44-year-old Murray man has died in a three-vehicle collision on Nebraska Highway 50 in eastern Nebraska.
Keith Turner was killed in the Wednesday afternoon accident just northwest of Weeping Water.
The Cass County Sheriff's Office says Turner's car was headed south on the highway when it was hit from behind while making the turn onto McKelvie Road. The impact knocked the car into the path of a northbound gravel truck.
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The Secretary-General has just concluded a productive meeting of his Group of Friends on Myanmar. Since its inception the forum has been a source of consistent support and guidance for the UN's efforts in engagement with Myanmar.
At the meeting today we have discussed recent developments and the overall reform process in Myanmar. We have taken note of the progress made by the Government of Myanmar since the previous high-level meeting of the Group of Friends on Myanmar in September last year. We hope it will continue and result in the strengthening democratic institutions and forging peace with all ethnic and religious groups in the country.
The United Nations will continue to do its part to help the people of Myanmar to address the political, humanitarian and developmental challenges facing their country.


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THWACKcamp returns this October 18-19, and will mark the sixth year in what has grown to become a live, multi-track event for thousands of skilled IT professionals. It now spans expert advice in everything from networking, to automation, to hybrid IT, to cloud-native APM, DevOps, security, and even MSP operations.
Great coverage for Cisco ASA firewalls including Site-to-Site VPN Tunnels, Remote Access VPN, High Availability, ACLs, Conn counts, and so much more!
Expedite problem identification and resolution in real-time with cross-stack IT data correlation.
Performance Monitoring, Alerting & Reporting »
Server, Application, & OS Monitoring »
Web Application Monitoring »
Network Traffic and Bandwidth Monitoring »
Storage Performance and Capacity Monitoring, Alerting, & Reporting »
DNS/DHCP/IP Address Management »
Change, Configuration and Compliance Management »
Virtualization Monitoring in context of Applications and Servers »
Switch Port Monitoring & Mapping, and User Tracking »
WAN and VoIP Performance Monitoring »
Monitor and optimize database performance »
Real-time Network Statistics and Monitoring »