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Morgan Keegan Maintains Outperform, $47 Target on LogMeIn
Morgan Keegan reiterates its rating of Outperform with a $47 target price on LogMeIn (NASDAQ: LOGM) following solid results for the fourth quarter.
Morgan Keegan says, "LOGM reported solid results for the 4Q11 period yesterday with good product revenue growth, margin performance and customer additions. We believe the main takeaways from the call: 1) Solid growth across all product segments and core product revenue growth of 24%, and 2) Significant new user participation (+2 million new active users, +15% Q/Q and +37% Y/Y) from both the free Ignition and Join.me collaboration products."
LOGM closed at $37.58 a share on Wednesday.
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Late Night: All You Need Is… a Distraction
I probably don't have to tell anyone who reads this site that the past several months have been kind of difficult in terms of snark. Between the too-frequent policy disappointments by the Democrats in power and the steady descent of the right wing into craziness so extreme that it's not quite so funny anymore, there just hasn't been enough entertainment value amid the bad news — you know, at least something to make you shake your head and smile at the ridiculousness of it all as the world continues its handbasket-borne downward slide.
And that's why, if you'll pardon the irony, I say thank goodness for the Catholic church. The serious issues of its protection of child-abusing priests notwithstanding, at least their unbelievably inept attempts to steer the media away from Pope Ratz's role in the scandal have provided some grim amusement.
After cycling through nonsensical excuses such as claiming persecution similar to the Holocaust and blaming homosexuality in general for the crisis within its own ranks, the great mind of the Vatican PR department apparently decided it was time for a shift in tactics — why not, say, align themselves with something positive and generally well-liked, such as motherhood, apple pie, or the Beatles:
At a time when they surely have bigger things to think about, the Vatican's official newspaper has published a glowing appraisal of the Beatles, calling their music "beautiful" and dismissing their years of drug use and excessive living. On the front page of the L'Osservatore Romano, the paper admits that the band once "said they were bigger than Jesus and put out mysterious messages, that were possibly even Satanic", but also asks: "what would pop music have been like without the Beatles?"
I know — how generous of them, huh? Good thing they weren't the last ones on the bandwagon or anything. But as straight lines go, you have to admit this attempt at positive spin is hard to beat. Not only did it create an opportunity for Ringo Starr to appear on CNN to comment on current events, it gave a perfect setup to comedians like Stephen Colbert ("The Vatican has forgiven the Beatles. That explains why the altar boys are singing 'Help!'")… and, not least of all, prompted some observers to note the original words of John Lennon that got his band in such trouble with the Church:
Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue about that; I'm right and I'll be proved right. We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first, rock 'n' roll or Christianity.
I'm sure that wherever he is now, John Lennon is smiling wryly at the Vatican's inadvertent efforts to make his flippant prediction come true.
But, lest I get too serious, allow me to suggest that there may be a lasting contribution from this passing moment. Just as "hiking the Appalachian trail" became a popular euphemism among news junkies for referring to marital infidelity, perhaps we will find ourselves saying that someone who's in deep trouble is due to "express their appreciation for the Beatles."
I mean, they may be kind of awful at this religion thing, but at least you have to admit the Catholic church has some (accidental) comedic ability to fall back on.

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Sam Morris / Las Vegas Sun
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In its final nonleague game before the start of Mountain West play, the UNLV basketball team has a simple goal when it hosts Cal State Fullerton at 7 p.m. today at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The Rebels enter on a five-game winning streak, beating opponents by an average of 22 points per game in finding their rhythm offensively. They play New Year's Day at Fresno State to open league play, meaning the tuneup against Cal State Fullerton needs to be a continuation of past solid performances.
"We just need to make sure to keep the edge we have," UNLV coach Dave Rice said. "It all starts on the defensive end. We have to make sure we continue to defensively rebound the ball and be very efficient on the offensive end. League is just one game away, and Fullerton presents a challenge for us."
Although Cal State Fullerton (5-7) has a losing record and appears to be the perfect squad for UNLV to extend its winning ways against, Rice expects the Big West Conference foe to be formidable. After a five-game losing streak in November, Cal State Fullerton has rebounded to win three of its past four games.
The Titans are led by guard Michael Williams, a transfer from San Francisco who averages 15 points per game and has scored in double figures in every game.
"They have an experienced group. ... It is one of those games we are going to have to be ready to play," Rice said.
That hasn't been a problem the past three weeks with UNLV winning six of seven games. The lone loss was a close defeat at Arizona in which the Rebels led late against the nation's No. 1-ranked team.
In the six wins, starting with a 30-point victory Nov. 30 against Tennessee-Martin, the Rebels have won by at least 18 points in each game.
"We just found ourselves as a team," said Roscoe Smith, UNLV's junior forward and the reigning Mountain West Player of the Week. "It was tough at the beginning (of the season) because we were a young team; we had a lot of new guys. But we adapted with one another, and things have been clicking with us."
Smith leads the nation in rebounding with 13.1 boards per game and eight times has recorded a double-double of points and rebounds. He leads UNLV in scoring at 12.8 points per game and has been its most consistent player.
Others, however, have led the charge in the turnaround.
Point guard Deville Smith recovered from an early-season knee injury to strengthen the UNLV backcourt, scoring 36 points on 56.5 percent shooting in two games last week to help the Rebels win the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic. Center Khem Birch averages 11.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game and is sixth nationally with 3.8 blocked shots per game. Bryce Dejean-Jones scores 11.9 points per game, and Kevin Olekaibe also scores in double figures at 10.5 points per game.
Put it all together and the Rebels are a different team from earlier in the season, when they dropped four of their initial seven games.
"We just matured as a group," Roscoe Smith said. "As time progressed, our offensive set got better and we identified ways to score out of our schemes."
Ray Brewer can be reached at 990-2662 or [email protected]. Follow Ray on Twitter at twitter.com/raybrewer21.


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Never Mind Church Teaching, Catholic Nancy Pelosi Says ESCR "a Gift of God"
(Hat tip: Publius)
Who needs a Pope when we have Nancy Pelosi to speak for "American Catholics"?
"Science is a gift of God to all of us and science has taken us to a place that is biblical in its power to cure," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, arguing for the bill's passage. "And that is the embryonic stem cell research." (emphasis added)Hey USCCB, how's that "pastoral" style of episcopal leadership working out for ya?
Previous Pro Ecclesia posts on this subject:
"Anti-Catholic" Pelosi Accused of Promoting "Culture of Death"
Bishop Vasa on Nancy Pelosi: It's "Categorically Impossible" to be Catholic and Hold Abortion is "Just a Choice"
Worth a Thousand Words
Nancy Pelosi: "My Family is Very Pro-Life"
Catholicism, Pelosi style
Archbishop Wuerl's Stand on Lawmakers Who Back Abortion Angers Some Conservative Catholics
NARAL Pro-Choice America Salutes Nancy Pelosi on Her Inauguration as Speaker of the House
American Life League's Judie Brown: Pro-Abortion Pelosi Insults Catholic Faith
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Many of you have come to my stress management classes and heard about the importance of self-care or feeding your spirit. I've come up with a way to help you do this. A way to bathe your soul in the sweet life, la dolce vita.
In 2007 my husband and I went to Italy to visit relatives and to enjoy the sights. Italy gave me far more than I imagined it would. I fell in love with the country, the food, the people, the sounds and the smells.
I remember sitting on a bench looking down at the sea and thinking about how much I wanted to share this place and what I was experiencing with people I cared about. I knew that someday Jim and I would come back and that we would bring others with us.
A few weeks ago I felt like it was time. So with the help of Brenda at Out of Here travel agency, we are going to Italy!!!! on May 21st of 2015.
This is more than just a tour of Italy. It is you Jim and I on an adventure.
Here's what we have planned:
On May 21st we leave for Florence and arrive on the 22nd. We will be staying at the Hotel loggiato dei Serviti. This a beautiful place was a monastery and it still has that feeling of peace. This hotel is very close to the Piazza del Signora, the center of the old city.
Florence is the birth place of Michelangelo and the place where the Renaissance started and the dark ages ended. I can tell you that when you stand and look up at the statue of David in the Accademia your heart will sing.
There is so much to see, we will tour the Uffizi Gallery, the Duomo and a short distance behind the Uffizi Gallery is the Ponte Vecchio [old bridge] which houses jewelry stores from the 1600's.
The bridge is a symbol of this big change in history and dates back to 1345 and has survived floods, wars and the bombings of WWII. We will cross the bridge and walk to the PITTI Palace and see the gardens looking over the Tuscan hills.
Of course we will go to Jim's favorite places to eat. I also have planned that we will meet an English speaking storyteller that will take us on an evening ghost walk telling us stories and legends of Florence.
Then we will take the train to Pisa to see the tower and then on to the Cinque Terre National Park. The park became a World Heritage Site in 1997. In my opinion, it is quite possibly the most beautiful place on earth.
We will visit five tiny fishing villages that are lost in time. You can't take vehicles to these villages but the train stops there and you can walk down into the village. There is also a path that you can hike between the villages. The path clings to the jagged cliffs that have grape vines cascading down, as you walk through olive groves.
Every one of your senses are awakened. You walk into a little village and the smells of Italy surround you as if you entered an Italian grocery store. Every where you look there is beauty and music.
We will stay and enjoy the park for a couple of days before we move on to Santa Margarita on the Ligurian Sea,where we will find a wonderful places to sit and look at the sea and have a meal of fresh fish. While here we can travel three miles to see Portofino, the resort that the rich and famous enjoy.
Next we are off to Rome, the center of the once powerful empire. We will stay in beautiful Hotel Twenty-One which is walking distance to St Peters Basilica. At the Basilica we will follow the old tradition and rub the foot of the bronze statue of St Peter.
Imagine seeing, in person, the Sistine Chapel which took Michelangelo four years to paint?
We will have a 8 hour tour of Rome and also an evening storyteller's ghost walk.
You can put our hand in the mouth of truth [La Bocca della vento] made famous by Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday but remember if you tell a lie you will only pull back out a stump where your hand used to be.
Before we leave Rome, I believe we will want to visit the Trevi Fountain and throw a quarter over our shoulder. The legend is that if we do that we will return.
We will fly home on June 1st.
If we have 14 people join us on this adventure, it will cost $3699.00 from O'Hare Airport. That includes
- flight
- 3 nights lodging in Florence
- two nights in Vernazza [Cinque Terre]
- two nights in Ligure
- three nights in Rome
- breakfasts
- three group dinners
- airport to hotel transfers
- and the tours
This fee is based on double occupancy. Single would be $4879.00. If you get your own flight, the tour would be $2399.00. Our travel agent Brenda did really good job with the arrangements for this tour. I checked with others and found them to cost $4000-6000 without the flight and some of the extras we will have.
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Buyers' Guide to Stone Piercing Jewelry
Friday, October 13, 2017 4:45:04 PM America/Chicago
Stone piercing jewelry is a popular choice for stretched piercings. While it is possible to use it for many other piercing types, the majority of stone jewelry pieces are made for stretched piercings. The most popular stretched piercing is stretched earlobe but it is possible to use stone jewelry on other large gauge piercings.Read More
The Most Popular Gold Jewelry Types
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Gold is a luxurious material that can make any piercing look more elegant and stylish. It produces beautiful and attractive body jewelry pieces you can use for your piercings. There are many different jewelry styles that are commonly made of gold. If you like gold as a material, it is best to seek 14k nickel-free gold jewelry types because they are safe, elegant and well-craftedRead More
Body Jewelry: Why is Internal Threading so Important?
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Internal threading is very important for the quality of body jewelry. While not all good jewelry pieces are internally threaded it is always important to ask about the threading type. You need to understand what threading means and how it can affect the quality of your piercing jewelry.Read More
The Most Popular Body Jewelry Rings
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Rings are among the most beautiful and versatile body jewelry types. Along with barbells, rings make the most common body jewelry type people use. A great thing about body jewelry rings is that they can go on many different piercings. In fact, most piercings can use rings as their jewelry.Read More
The Most Important Aspects of Piercing Jewelry
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In order to choose the best jewelry for your body piercing it is useful to understand some of the terminology. With the help of this understanding you will be able to choose your jewelry better and always make the right choice.Read More
Which is the Best Barbell Design to Use?
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Barbells are among the most popular and beautiful jewelry styles for piercings. There are many popular barbell designs, such as straight, curved, circular and spiral barbells. Learn which is the best barbell design to use for your piercings.Read More
The Most Popular Body Jewelry Pieces for Common Piercings
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What kind of body jewelry do I need? The answer to this will depend on your personal preferences and style, but also on the piercing type in question. Piercings are performed on many different parts of the body, so it's understandable that not all jewelry pieces can fit all of the piercings. To make the choice easier for you, we present the most popular body jewelry pieces for common piercing types.Read More
Surgical Steel and Other Metals Used for Body Jewelry
Sunday, May 17, 2015 4:23:06 PM America/Chicago
Body piercing jewelry is made from a wide variety of materials. The first thing you need to know is that not all of these materials are created equal. Some materials are body-friendly and therefore safe for use, while the others contain harmful chemicals and can cause allergic reactions.Read More
PA Piercing and Recommended Jewelry
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The good news is that PA jewelry is in many ways multi-functional, so you don't have to go with any specialized Prince Albert jewelry pieces. This makes it much easier for you to get the best jewelry, regardless of the piercing size. Finding jewelry you like and that fits you is not a problem for people with PA piercing.Read More
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Exquisite And Unique Body Jewelry!
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History is witness to the fact that body jewelry has been used by people since the ancient times and was an essential part of cultures of different countries. Today, body jewelry made of all different materials and body piercing itself has become very common and an important fashion statement. The popularity of body jewelry has led to the opening of a large number of body jewelry stores.Read More
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Contrary to popular belief, Gmail's new unsubscribe button is a good thing for marketers.
When Google announced last month that it was adding a prominent "unsubscribe" button to promotional emails in Gmail, the company made it easy for consumers to permanently remove themselves from brand mailing lists. On top of the recent introduction of the "promotions" tab and a change to the way it displays images that limits the amount of available consumer data, some marketers are starting to feel like Google is out to get them.
But while the latest new feature may cause more Gmail users to unsubscribe from future emails, that's not necessarily a bad thing for marketers. After all, users will find a way to opt out of emails they don't want, and they only pay attention to messages that are relevant to them. With the introduction of the new unsubscribe button in the email header, the Gmail team is doing marketers a favor.
Without the convenience of an unsubscribe button, users who can't easily find the opt-out link at the bottom of an email often resort to marking messages as spam. Even if a customer had signed up for promotional emails at some point, this action can contribute to a brand being labeled a spammer and cause major deliverability problems. If recipients instead use the unsubscribe button for unwanted messages, brands will avoid the dreaded ISP blacklists that do far more damage to a business than losing subscribers.
Gaining consumer insights
Just because consumers can more easily remove themselves from brands' mailing lists doesn't mean it's the end of email marketing as we know it. The unsubscribe button will act as an additional opportunity to gather information about a particular audience — which messages work and which fall flat. Aggregating these consumer insights is a great way to learn more about a user base and improve future promotions.
Gmail hasn't released a date yet, but it will soon provide reports based on the unsubscribe button that will include valuable information such as the date someone clicked "unsubscribe," the complaint rate, and a message identifier. Based on that information, marketers can glean trends in their unsubscribe rates and further improve their marketing strategies.
Because Gmail is the fastest-growing free email service with the most engaged user base, major changes to its platform shouldn't be taken lightly. Gmail users are tech-savvy folks, and they are likely to take advantage of this easy-to-spot button once the feature is completely rolled out.
The change should keep email marketers on their toes and force them to take proactive steps to reduce the number of consumers who might want to hit the unsubscribe button. By reviewing best practices — like including transparent company branding, making the purpose of messages evident with an obvious "ask," and finding the sweet spot for frequency — brands can head off a mass exodus.
And as Gmail starts notifying brands about new unsubscribes, marketers can fine-tune their email strategies and provide remaining subscribers with messages they actually want to receive.
Bob Sybydlo is the director of market intelligence and deliverability for Yesmail Interactive, which has provided enterprise email marketing solutions and software for the past 16 years.


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DFL bans Dayton from convention floor
DULUTH -- Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party officials rejected a request from former U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton, now a governor candidate, to talk to delegates on their state convention floor.
So Dayton chatted with delegates in the hallways of the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center and talked to reporters, where he said the DFL move "is very petty."
"This party is big enough for everybody," said Dayton, who added that he has donated large amounts of his personal wealth to the party over the years.
DFL Executive Director Andrew O'Leary said that Dayton was offered the same floor access as other candidates, but only if he took part in today's endorsement process. Instead, Dayton has said since he became a candidate that he will take his case to hundreds of thousands of primary election voters instead of the 1,400 delegates at the state convention.
Other candidates worked the floor Friday afternoon, the convention's first day, looking for uncommitted delegates in what is expected to be a close endorsement race today. Dayton, meanwhile, was relegated to mostly deserted hallways outside of the convention itself.
Democratic and Republican officials prefer candidates to be involved in the endorsement process instead of running in the primary election.
A state convention endorsement does not mean that candidate will represent the party in the November election. Candidates may skip the endorsement, like Dayton has, or ignore the convention's decision and move on to the Aug. 10 primary election regardless of how they do in the endorsement.
"We are very respectful of the senator's decision," DFL spokesman Donald McFarland said.
Reminded of Dayton's gifts over the years, McFarland added: "Certainly, the senator is a great friend of the DFL."
That is not how Dayton, who has attended DFL conventions since 1976, saw it on Friday.
"I was astounded that he would be so petty," Dayton said of DFL Chairman Brian Melendez.
The former senator, who also has held several state posts, said he never intended to speak to the convention or even be there today, when delegates are to endorse a candidate. All he wanted, he said, was to talk to delegates on the convention floor Friday.
"I don't know why the DFL Party should be afraid," he said.
The dust-up will not affect party unity, Dayton said. "We will be a united party on Aug. 11."
Entenza resentment
Dayton was not the only candidate who upset some party members.
Former state Rep. Matt Entenza of St. Paul is seeking today's endorsement, but for weeks has looked forward to the primary election. That does not sit well with some delegates who want candidates to abide by the endorsement.
Delegate Tony St. Michael of Dilworth, who has not decided what candidate to support, said it will not be Entenza because he will not abide by the convention's decision today.
Many other delegates said the same thing, but not those from the Worthington area, where Entenza grew up.
Delegate Margaret Erickson said most delegates from that area back Entenza, a former state House minority leader.
"Members of his family were well loved, well respected," she said.
Entenza, working the convention floor, said he would have abided by the endorsement had other major candidates agreed to, but Dayton did not so he felt he needed to run in the primary election.
Entenza has begun a series of television advertisements in the Twin Cities and Duluth areas and next week plans radio commercials in the Moorhead, Rochester, Mankato, Grand Forks and St. Cloud areas, the first major advertising spending in the governor's race.
No contests
Today's governor endorsement contest is bound to be long and hard-fought; not so much for three statewide offices DFL delegates considered Friday.
The endorsements of three incumbents, Attorney General Lori Swanson, Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and State Auditor Rebecca Otto, came and went with little fanfare.
Savior woes
Not only does Ole Savior have few supporters in his bid for governor, but on the night before the convention started his car windshield was broken at an area casino.
There was no report about whether any of the 70,000 red-and-blue fliers he had printed were missing.
Savior, a Minneapolis artist, runs for some office every two years.
Refreshingly Rukavina
State Rep. Tom Rukavina's campaign slogan is "refreshingly honest," but some say he may be a bit too honest in at least one area: his underwear.
The Virginia lawmaker dragged a trio of reporters to his booth at the DFL convention, where supporters were selling American-made underwear for $20 (boxers, if you must know). And when a reporter joked about proving if he wore American shorts, he started to pull the label up from behind his dress pants.
Too much information, the reporters said, and the governor candidate turned to talking about himself.
"I'm being myself," he said of his convention campaigning. "I can connect to common, ordinary folks."
Don Davis works for Forum Communications Co., which owns the Bemidji Pioneer.


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Circlet of Faith
This quest is not available in game.
Father Inigo Montoy at Light's Hope Chapel in the Eastern Plaguelands will make a Circlet of Faith if you bring him the following: 1 Desecrated Circlet, 15 Wartorn Cloth Scraps, 3 Mooncloth and 3 Nexus Crystals.
- Mooncloth × 3
- Nexus Crystal × 3
- Desecrated Circlet
- Wartorn Cloth Scrap × 15
<Father Montoy makes some strange gestures in the air in front of you.>
Blessed boy, have you found the vestments of the fallen? The poor souls whose last breaths were taken on the field of battle - stripped of everything including their dignity.
Bring me the desecrated remnants of the departed along with reagents of purification and you shall know faith.
You will receive:
|Circlet of Faith
You will also receive:
- 500 reputation with Argent Dawn


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LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Does the latest twist in the national "Occupy" movement pose a threat to one of the largest banks in the U.S.?
In an email, Bank of America warned its field agents to be prepared for protests as at least two Southland families announced plans on Tuesday to actively "reclaim" homes that were lost to foreclosure.
A copy of an internal memorandum addressed to "all BAC Field Services suppliers" dated December 5 appears to warn agents not to engage with protesters and to ensure that any BAC-owned vacant properties are secured.
The memo refers to a new national campaign called "Occupy Our Homes" — a spin-off of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement — as a "potential nationwide protest that could impact our industry".
In addition to Los Angeles, as many as 20 cities are schedule to host an "Occupy Our Homes" event across the state and nation including Oakland, San Francisco, San Diego, Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Denver, Detroit, St. Louis and Seattle.
A Riverside man identified only as "Art" and his family along with a cancer survivor and her South Gate family are expected to announce plans to "reclaim" their former home, which was repossessed when the resident went delinquent on his mortgage.
"Art" lost his house six months ago in a foreclosure and now intends to engage in a protest that may involve camping out on the property, according to supporters.
Sponsors of the campaign include Occupy Wall Street, ReFund California, The New Bottom Line, the Alliance for Californians for Community Empowerment, Take Back the Land, SOUL and New York Communities for Change.
According to organizers, Art purchased the property in 2003 but fell behind on his mortgage payments in 2009 after business at the Orange County factory in which he's employed as a supervisor plummeted.
He applied for a loan modification to pare down his monthly principal and interest costs, but supporters allege Chase bank refused to accept the proposed terms and initiated foreclosure proceedings, resulting in the man and his family vacating the home and relocating to Orange County.
The house remains vacant.
In an written statement, Bank of America said the precautionary email is nothing more than "standard operating procedure" for all third party contractors.
"It is the bank's policy to protect and secure our properties for the investors who own them," the statement read. "Bank of America is committed to helping our customers with home retention solutions and other foreclosure avoidance program. Foreclosure is always our last resort."
(©2011 CBS Local Media, a division of CBS Radio Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.)


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Frustrations of the Profession
Robin Wenger is a grant writer for the City of Elkhart, Indiana. As a veteran writer, Wenger recently shared a list of frustrations – his top ten, to be exact– describing the challenges of grant writing. In introducing the list, Wenger begins with this statement: "I have been equally frustrated by the feds [federal agencies] […]Read more


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QUETTA: The bullet-riddled body of a British employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), who was kidnapped nearly four months earlier, was found dumped near Airport Road in Quetta on Sunday morning.
Dr Khalil Ahmed Dale, a Yemen-born British national, was kidnapped on January 5, by a group of armed men near his office in the Chaman Housing Scheme — a high-security zone where offices of all international organisations are located.
According to Superintendent Police Malik Arshid, the body was found in a gunny bag dumped near the Killi Umar area on Airport Road.
"A local official of ICRC identified him as Dr Khalil Ahmed Dale," Arshid told reporters.
The body was shifted to Sandeman Provincial Hospital for autopsy. "The body bore multiple bullet wounds and marks of tortures," doctors said.
However, the body is yet to be identified by senior ICRC officials. "A team from ICRC was sent to the hospital to identify the body," a senior official said. "For the time being we cannot confirm anything because we are gathering more information and senior officials are on their way to the hospital."
Police found a note from the body in which the kidnappers wrote that they killed the ICRC official because the organisation did not fulfill their demands despite repeated warnings.
Deputy Inspector General (Investigations) Quetta had earlier claimed that the kidnappers had shifted Dr Dale to Waziristan.
The ICRC has also curtailed its activities in Pakistan, with the closure of three of its centres. In Balochistan the ICRC mainly focuses on health programmes, and supports several health centres, including a hospital and an orthopedic ward.
"The ICRC continued to support health centres and hospitals after the kidnapping of Dr Dale," an official of the organisation said requesting anonymity.
The ICRC did not confirm if they had been approached for ransom money by the kidnappers. Relations with the British government are to become more tense following the tragic incident, observers said.
ICRC condemns
The ICRC confirmed and condemned the murder of its staff member Dale.
"The ICRC condemns in the strongest possible terms this barbaric act," said Director-General Yves Daccord. "All of us at the ICRC and at the British Red Cross share the grief and outrage of Khalil's family and friends."
"We are devastated," said Daccord. ''Khalil was a trusted and very experienced Red Cross staff member who significantly contributed to the humanitarian cause."
'Senseless and cruel'
Britain condemned and called the killing of Dale as "senseless and cruel".
London had tried tirelessly to secure the release of the 60-year-old ICRC worker, Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a statement.
"This was a senseless and cruel act, targeting someone whose role was to help the people of Pakistan, and causing immeasurable pain to those who knew Mr Dale," said Hague.


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The Davidson Institute for Talent Development, which is a Nevada-based non-profit organization that has as its mission "…nurturing profoundly intelligent young people," has awarded Timothy Andres, a gifted composer from Connecticut, one of its fellowships, which includes a $25,000 scholarship.
Timothy, who is just beginning his studies at Yale University, has already composed a substantial body of work. For the competition he submitted three piano pieces: a concerto, a sonata, and a suite. The works themselves are heavily invested in the composers who he cites as influences, a list which includes many Americans. "The concerto," he says, "is the earliest of these pieces and shows the influence of Bartók, Stravinsky, and Prokofiev. The Sonata is a much larger scale piece in four movements; here I was influenced much more by American music, in particular Ives, Copland, Bernstein, Barber and Sessions. The Suite shows more contemporary influences, like Corigliano, Carter, Danielpour, Adams, Ligeti and Rzewski."
"I think," says Andres, "that now is a great time to be growing up compositionally, despite the obvious obstacles. I feel as if I am allowed to do whatever I want: I can be tonal, atonal, romantic, neoclassical, minimalist, jazzy, all in the same piece if it pleases me. I don't think, historically, any other generation of composers has had this freedom."
Future plans for this young composer include the completion of his first symphony, which he has already started. "It's my largest piece to date," he says. "Much of it was inspired by my new interest in the great Romantic symphonists. I don't know if mine would be considered 'romantic,' even though deep down I am a sap. I think it's appropriate that I wrote it while leaving the relative safety of high school and starting college."
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Someone has finally gone and done it. It has been more than 50 years since the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, and for all this time we have been forced to watch television footage of our monarch in two lousy dimensions.
But thanks to the wonders of modern technology, and presumably a boatload of money from the public broadcaster, Canadians on Monday will be treated to what the CBC is calling "a historic milestone in Canadian broadcasting," the documentary Queen Elizabeth in 3D.
So what will we see? A horse-drawn carriage that looks like it is about to careen right into the living room? A royal wave that feels like it is about to smack you across the cheek? A stampede of pudgy little corgis that will have viewers ducking behind their ottomans?Sadly, no. It looks like the Queen will be doing pretty much what you'd expect her to do: smiling with the Prime Minister during a visit to Parliament Hill; smiling with the Lieutenant-Governor at a horse race in Toronto; smiling and waving to some sailors during a visit to Nova Scotia. She's smiling and waving in 3D, all right, but mostly that seems to just add some depth to the picture. It's not like her ever-present hat looks like it will tumble onto your sofa.
This hasn't dissuaded the CBC from pitching the documentary as Event Television That is Not to Be Missed. "Queen Elizabeth in 3D presents Her Majesty as you have never seen her before," the broadcaster says on its website.
One naturally wonders why, given all the things that would lend themselves to a 3D presentation — a rocket launch, a sporting event, a wildlife show — the CBC would choose to develop a show about the Queen. Pageantry aside, she doesn't move all that fast, which puts rather a damper on the notion of a 3D broadcast. Even when she's not walking herself, she goes places not in a burst of speed, but in a stately procession. She's the Queen; that's what they do.
But there's a nugget of logic to this production. Britain recently unearthed footage from the Queen's coronation in 1953 that was shot in 3D. The producers decided to shoot the Queen's summer visit to Canada using 3D cameras, and by mixing the historical footage with the new, they could offer enough never-before-seen stuff to justify the time and effort. (Actual costs were not available, but a 3D show costs about 30% more than a conventional production.)
Mark Starowicz, executive producer of Queen Elizabeth in 3D, says he expects live sports and nature shows to be the future of 3D television, but the opportunity to use the archival footage — and the chance to have the first Canadian production of this kind involve someone iconic like Elizabeth — made it a worthwhile investment. Or, as the CBC says a bit more breathlessly: "You will be transported back in time and space to relive the coronation experience. You will see the Queen as the young, beautiful woman she was — so real and so close, it's almost like being there."
Yes, well, not quite almost like being there. The preview footage, viewed with 3D glasses, indeed looks different than normal 2D television. Some things in the foreground stand out more, but the chance to view a lamppost in sharp relief doesn't feel all that revolutionary.
There remains interest in this country in all things royal, as evidenced by the throngs of people who came out to stand in the rain to see the monarch when she visited in July, so one can understand the motivation behind Queen Elizabeth in 3D.
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LA Galaxy II extended their unbeaten streak to six games as they earned a 1-1 draw with the Dayton Dutch Lions on Saturday evening.
Chandler Hoffman scored his fifth goal of the team's USL PRO campaign, but a penalty kick goal by Dayton's Aaron Schoenfeld helped the Dutch Lions earn a point at the unveiling of their new home DOC Stadium. With the result, Los Dos are now in second place in USL PRO, just three points behind Orlando City Soccer Club.
The match was an even game from the start, but Galaxy II broke the deadlock four minutes before the end of the first half when Bradford Jamieson IV made a brilliant run through the midfield before playing a through-ball to Hoffman, who easily put the ball into the back of the net for his team-high fifth goal of the season.
The Dutch Lions were able to hit back before halftime, however, and were awarded a penalty kick two minutes later when Galaxy II defender Eder Arreola was whistled for a handball in the penalty area. Schoenfeld stepped up and put the equalizer into the bottom-left corner beating Galaxy II goalkeeper Cody Laurendi to leave the game tied at the break.
The Dutch Lions were reduced to 10 men in the 65th minute when a strong challenge by Shintaro Harada on midfielder Laurent Courtois resulted in a red card for the Dayton defender. With the man advantage, the Galaxy II pushed forward in search of a winner, but Dayton goalkeeper Matt Williams was able to withstand the pressure. Williams finished the match with seven saves including a stop of a Travis Bowen chance in stoppage time to end Los Dos' hopes of a third straight victory.
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Reviewed: 22 December 2013 by Go Deep, a Straight Married Male
This is my first review on my first Fleshlight. I have to say I'm impressed.
Firstly I wasn't sure I'd fit in. Well, after a lot of lube and some wriggling I did. In fact the lips on the head of my cock were a great feeling.
I wouldn't say it was a realistic oral experience. However it did fell wonderful. In fact it had me cumming much faster than ever with a woman. After several tries the longest I've lasted with it is a pathetic 15mins.
I would like the tight end bit to be further forward. Then it would better simulate the feel of pushing into a girl's throat.
One big tip to pass on. Wedge it between the mattress and the bed. Then you can kneel down and have a hands free experience. I must try one of the anal ones and see how it works for that (fancy sending me one to try?).
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- Great sensation. Long enough to fit me in.
- Cons
- Mouth bit too long.
- Bottom line
- A good introduction, especially as it was reduced.
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Seen a nice looking Saab 9-3 estate in budget but just thought id ask if anyone has any experience of them on hear?
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Any reason not to buy a Saab ?
Nicely appointed inside but from what I have heard unexceptional in the handling entertainment stakes if you care about that. If seats are like the Saabs I have driven in the past then they should be lovely on long trips.
Diesel needs a cambelt change at 72k miles and it ain't cheap. But if it's been done yeah, why not. I liked mine
I think the 1.9 diesels are the ones to avoid iirc
Bought mine with 106k on it, have done almost 40k in the last 13 months, needed a clutch / DMF which is fair enough for the miles, been spot on really, interior plastic is a bit cheap and creaky, but it was a whole load less cash than the equivalent Passat.
1.9 Diesel is the same engine as in Vectras etc, seems a good lump to me
Save your pennies and get a viggen.
The problem with a Viggen is it needs a big parking space and the internal load carrying is crap although you can fit some stuff on the external racks.
Due to the demise of Saab, their used cars are temptingly cheap.
Saab parts was a separate business to the car manufacture bit and was very profitable. I can't see locating parts being a problem.
If you like it, get it. They're nice cars. Comfortable seats. Can't comment on the 1.9 diesel lump as all my Saabs were petrol. I think the 1.9 is the Fiat sourced engine but I may be wrong.
Currently mrs coolhandluke is in a 210 BHP Aero convertible. In the past we've had an old shape 9-3 150 BHP LPT 3 door and a 150 bho 9-5.
Lovely cars, not built as nice as Beemers but nice all the same.
Do thule do a hardpoint rack adapter. Perhaps an over wing mount like a jaguar would be better...
The TiD / TTiD is the same derv unit as used by fiat / alfa / GM.
It's a well thought of engine amongst alfa owners, so can't think of a reason why it wouldn't be good in a saab.
I just sold one it was doing 24mpg
I like mine - 9-5 petrol estate 170 bhp.
Ver comfy, reasonable turn of speed, 27-37 mpg. Huge space for the dogs.
Turbo went at 96k and recon unit was only £110 which was fine as the car cost next to nothing to buy. Service history is important and main problems seem to be sludge in sump from people putting in wrong oil. I would definitely have another one,
I had 93 diesel estate as a company car new for three years, 55 plate. The seats were very comfortable which is of great importance to me. Sorry to say beyond that it was a disaster, serious repair bills in the last year. Catalyst, cam belt, radio a very expensive year for the lease co. The radio may seem unimportant but because of Saabs unique wiring loop it took out all the electrics. I honestly thought the garage were joking £900 for a radio as it was the sole cause of major electrics failure. IMO. Avoid.
On the opposite side, another guy had one and no problems at all. It's like most things in life, two sides and always more bad because that's what people want to rant about. A little bit like me one paragraph earlier.
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Among all the goals and cheering and general hullabaloo that surrounded Saturday's Cascadia Cup 4-4 draw between the Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders was a special guest that you may not have seen right away.
While this edition is the same as its MLS cousin, this particular one is kitted out in World Cup colors and a special array of cameras. Set to chronicle global soccer on the road to this summer's 2014 World Cup in Brazil, this brazuca could be seen quietly hanging out on the sidelines at Providence Park or, in the image above, just next to the Timbers goal in the North End to take in the log slice ceremony.
Apparently, brazuca was jet-setting to Spain just a bit ago. Be sure to follow @brazuca on Twitter to see where it pops up next.


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Apple has finally announced the long-rumored iPad mini 2 at their press event today. As it turns out, the new iPad mini is equipped with the 7.9-inch high-resolution Retina display boasting a resolution of 2048 by 1536 pixels with 326ppi, matching the resolution of the 9.7-inch iPad. Most of the predictions from analysts and various publications turned out to be true; the tablets are available in space gray and silver. However, the overall form factor of the tablet remains unchanged.
The new iPad mini with Retina display comes with the same 64-bit A7 processor that powers the new iPad Air as well as the iPhone 5S, promising a performance boost of up to four times, along with the same 10 hours of battery life. In addition, the new iPad mini comes with a 5MP iSight camera with a backside illumination sensor and 1080p HD video capabilities. The tablet also features a front-facing camera for Facetime and video calling over WiFi or cellular data. For storage hungry users, Apple is also offering the new iPad Mini with 128GB storage for $699 for the WiFi model.
The new iPad mini with Retina display starts at $399 for the 16GB WiFi model, while the Cellular model starts from $529 and works with T-Mobile as well apart from the usual three carriers. The tablet is expected to hit the shelves in November, but the company failed to mention an exact launch date. Even the online Apple store shows the new iPad Mini as "currently unavailable."
Many of us may find it to be priced a little high, but the company will continue to sell the earlier iPad Mini for $299 for the 16GB model, while the cellular model comes with a $429 price tag. Interestingly, the old iPad mini will be available in the new Space gray color as well. These tablets are available for shipment right now.
In addition, Apple also introduced new colorful smart covers for the iPad Mini starting at $39 each.
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PUERTO RICO, TEXAS. Puerto Rico, on Farm Road 1017 and U.S. Highway 281 in northwestern Hidalgo County, was settled by Mexican ranch families before 1920, when William Dougherty and Sam Lane began to promote townsites in the area. Lane School operated on Sam Lane's ranch until 1955. Puerto Rico had two businesses and a population of forty in 1947. The community never had a post office; its mail was sent through Linn. In 1990 a vacant wooden store building and a house used on the weekends by the Zamora and Gomez families were at the site. In 2000 the population was ninety-one.
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Online Extra: Grizzlies' Conley blossoming in 6th season
By TERESA M. WALKER
AP Sports Writer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mike Conley has learned he can't just rely on his quickness to be one of the best point guards in the NBA.
So he bulked up and got stronger.
Conley said he has added some muscle to his 6-foot-1, 185-pound frame. He feels the added bulk is helping him finish plays in traffic — like he did against San Antonio. Conley took the contact from the Spurs 6-6, 220-pound Danny Green but still scored game-winning layup with 0.6 seconds to play.
"He's much stronger and much more mature," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said of the 25-year-old Conley.
"He knows how to pace himself a little better. Plus as you saw when he was in there with J.B. (Jerryd Bayless), J.B. was doing all the work and Mike was just waiting for an open shot. Sometimes that helps as well. He has gotten stronger, and he has just gotten better. He made the big three, and then he made the layup to win the game and that was huge for us."
The six-year veteran is having his best season yet just as the Grizzlies push to start the postseason with home-court advantage for a second straight year. The Grizzlies (50-24) are tied with Denver (50-24) and have a 1.5 game lead over the Clippers in the push for the No. 3 and 4 seeds in the Western Conference. They start a three-game road swing Wednesday night at Portland.
Conley has improved in nearly every category since the All Star break. During March, he averaged 17.6 points a game with 7.2 assists, including a career-best 15 on March 12 at Portland. The Grizzlies now are 10-3 this season when Conley scores 20 or more points, and he's done that now six times since March 18 counting his 23 points against the Spurs.
The guard didn't manage a steal against San Antonio, snapping a 64-game steals streak that had been the longest active streak in the NBA. Since Conley was born Oct. 11, 1987, only Michael Jordan and Chris Paul have had steals streaks that long. He's second this season in the league averaging 2.28 steals per game behind only Paul.
Spurs guard Tony Parker said he thinks Conley is among the NBA's top 10 point guards.
"He's very good defensively, one of the best in steals and offensively, he's always trying to get everyone involved because he has great guys inside with Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph at the same time," Parker said. "I'm very happy for him. He's definitely improving every year."
The Grizzlies have been committed to Conley since drafting him fourth overall in 2007 out of Ohio State, even though they faced plenty of questions in 2010 when they gave him a multi-year contract extension. He now is under contract through the 2015-16 season.
After the Grizzlies lost their first-round playoff series in seven games to the Clippers last year, Conley worked to add extra muscle to help him thrive throughout the 82-game season. He said he's seeing the results because he's not as tired late in games.
The addition of Bayless in the offseason also has been a boon for Conley. Bayless helps spell Conley, but Hollins also uses the guards together. The combination worked perfectly Monday night as Bayless scored eight and Conley 11 in the fourth quarter.
"If I don't have to guard Tony Parker, their star player, it will give me a little rest," Conley said. " Offensively, he is able to handle the ball and make plays for us and hit big shots."
Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph says he's seen a lot of improvement out of Conley and that the guard can be considered the Grizzlies' most improved player since the team traded away Rudy Gay on Jan. 30.
"He's constantly getting better on the court and being a leader, putting players in the right position," Randolph said. "So I'm happy for the young fellow. Sky's the limit for him."
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True confession: I've never taught freshmen in my life. So why am I, a provost, offering a class to 18-year olds? I asked myself this question earlier this summer as I enrolled as a participant in a faculty workshop. Although I've taught employment law and public administration courses to thousands of graduate, law, and upper-level undergraduate students during my 25 years in the academy, all this was done at my former institution, a research university. But here I am, joining my colleagues from across the campus as we launch our new First Year Seminar [1] program this fall.
For 20 years, the University of Richmond had a year-long, common-syllabus required course for freshmen. Last year, however, the faculty voted to replace that course with a series of seminars. Limited to 16 students apiece, the seminars have three major goals: enhancing our students' ability to read and think critically, to communicate effectively, and to develop the fundamentals of information literacy and library research. The seminars are part of an exciting and significant curriculum change at our university, a change designed to increase student engagement at every level.
Even after substantial faculty deliberation and discussion, we knew we were taking a risk – particularly when we first reached out for enough course proposals for the year. After all, we were asking faculty to come up with completely new writing-intensive courses, without much incentive beyond a small course-development stipend. And, we needed to staff 54 seminars each semester to ensure we met our commitment to small sections.
But the program had the support of the faculty — they'd voted it in, after all — and to our delight, we received 85 proposals from 28 departments, generating full participation across Richmond's five schools. That means students have direct access to classes taught by faculty in our Jepson School of Leadership Studies, the Law School and the Robins School of Business — traditionally not available until the junior year or graduate school. We could offer an unexpected breadth of topics, meaning that students could find a required seminar each semester to match their interests. Proposed seminar topics included bioethics, oceans, the postapocalyptic imagination, civilization and its discontents, heaven and hell, the social meanings of home, climate change, wrongful convictions, Muslim women, comedy, aging, gender, heroes and villains, Shakespeare, food, judicial leadership, sports, social justice, and a host of others. Although most proposals were offered by individual faculty, several were proposals for team-taught courses, and many were interdisciplinary offerings.
Two features of the program were striking: first, the range of topics was extraordinary; second, having senior faculty from across the campus, including the Law School, willing to share the investment in teaching freshmen was heartening.
So what was I to do? Rather than sitting on the sidelines, I decided to join in, and proposed a seminar entitled "Working: An Examination of the Legal, Economic and Social Aspects of the Nine to Five World." But once the proposal was approved, the hard part began: how to teach this new class, to an entirely new (to me) population of students?
Like the rest of my colleagues, I got help. Last spring, I attended four workshops to help me understand the students I'd be teaching. Two sessions addressed effective use of library materials to conduct research and copyright rules. Our counseling and student affairs staff led the third and fourth sessions, "Impediments to Academic Success," and "Development and Transition in the First Year," which revealed the incredible range of difficulties students face. Those of you who teach freshmen regularly may not be surprised to learn these findings from the 2008 National College Health Assessment: 34 percent of students feel stressed, overwhelmed, and over-scheduled; 25 percent experience sleep difficulties; and 16 percent suffer from depression or anxiety disorders. Data on our University of Richmond students showed they mirrored the national averages, and that problems of alcohol abuse, relationships, and uncertainty about identity were as real here as on any other campus. I was reminded of the challenges student affairs professionals face every day, and how important it is that those of us in academic affairs appreciate the work they do.
At first, this made me want to turn and run (and to increase our liability insurance). But I was also reminded during these workshops of how optimistic, capable and high-achieving most of our students are, and how many are focused on public service, sustainability, and creating a better life for themselves and others.
But the greatest help I received was through the FYS Summer Institute, a weeklong intensive academic boot camp. Five sessions were offered throughout the summer, and I enrolled in the first offering in May, along with my fellow participant, University of Richmond President Ed Ayers, a distinguished historian of the American South. We were joined by six faculty from the biology department, and eight other faculty members from the departments of philosophy, English, political science, psychology, theater and dance, and, just for good measure, the Law School. Our hearty band spent the first two days defining our common goals for the seminars, learning more about our student profile, and examining a variety of techniques for stimulating writing and addressing transition issues. We talked about designing our courses around controversy, so that students have something to argue about; the need to make frequent writing assignments to help students think through issues and receive constant feedback on their writing; the importance of group work outside of class to increase engagement, and other means to make the seminars a valuable learning experience. It was intriguing to move from the general goals of curriculum change to the hard work of accomplishing those goals one course at a time.
We were fortunate to spend the third and fourth days of the Institute with Nicole Wallack of the Columbia University Writing Program and the Bard Institute for Writing and Thinking. She led us through a series of writing exercises in which we played the role of the student, trying out approaches like guided exploratory writing, evidence finding, and free writing. We critiqued essays, examined academic vs. nonacademic writing, listed our pet writing peeves, synthesized works, and generally tried to replicate the freshman experience for two days. By Thursday, we were exhausted but truly appreciative of Dr. Wallack's techniques for teaching writing, and we all vowed to incorporate at least some of her methods into our seminars. The last day of the Institute focused on assessing learning outcomes, helping our students use library resources, and summarizing all we had discussed that week.
My confidence renewed, I began crafting my syllabus. I thought about the fact that our students come to college right out of high school with some idea of the working world, formed primarily from their own limited experience and by observing what their parents do. But few have had the opportunity to look into why the 21st century American workplace is the way it is, and to examine the role the courts, Congress, unions, and social movements have played in shaping that world. I decided that my seminar would require students to consider the views of writers ranging from U.S. Supreme Court justices to assembly line workers, and that it should challenge assumptions students may have about why people choose the work they do, and how they are or are not satisfied by that work.
Soon, however, I was confronted with a number of thoughts: should the first class begin with a case study? a writing exercise? a "get to know you" discussion"? When I taught graduate students I had them prepare an assignment for the first day of class; was that appropriate for freshmen? How, I wondered, should I accomplish the writing goals of the course in a way that required the student to produce a good research paper but would allow them to ease into the process? Given that one of the seminar goals is to enhance students' oral communication skills, should individual presentations be required, or would classroom discussion and feedback be sufficient?
In the end, I designed a syllabus with readings that span the spectrum from Ben Hamper's Rivethead to the U.S. Supreme Court's seminal 1971 ruling on race discrimination, Griggs v. Duke Power. I read a dozen books, rejecting Studs Terkel's classic Working for the newer Gig by John Bowe, Marisa Bowe and Sabin Streeter, and enjoying again the humorous yet touching Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich. I read aloud to my wife some of the breathtaking prose of Alan de Botton's The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work and considered numerous other books, essays and descriptions of the American workplace, from Joanna Cuilla's The Working Life to the Harvard Business School's case study on the Hawthorne experiments. I don't know if I've assigned too much or too little, although I suspect I'm guilty of the former. I devised a series of writing assignments, ranging from in-class one-page reaction pieces to a ten-page research paper. I decided to combine the students' research with a requirement for a short presentation at the end of the semester, to help them synthesize and present their findings, answer questions from their fellow students, and simply have the crucial experience of publicly defending a point of view.
So here I go, off to teach freshmen in a seminar about working.
Oscar Wilde famously observed that "work is the curse of the drinking class," but whether we view work as the fulfillment of our dreams or as daily drudgery, we're all destined to spend the better part of our lives in various vocations. So we'll use our seminar experience to consider workplace questions of employee rights, social justice, motivation, challenges, social behavior and economic necessity. I don't aim to turn my students into experts in employment law, sociology, history, or economics. Rather, like all First-Year Seminars, my course should enhance students' ability to read and think critically, to communicate effectively, and to conduct research. And I expect to learn as much – and have as much fun — as my students do in the journey.
Steve Allred is provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Richmond.


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Education Matters distributing yard signs today to support levy
Education Matters committee in Willmar is holding a yard sign pickup today.
The committee will be distributing signs "We Support Our Schools" this afternoon from 4-6 p.m. in the parking lot at 19 Ave. SW and First Street, Willmar. This location is next to the American Legion.
Education Matters is a community committee working in support of the proposed Willmar School levy scheduled for a vote on Nov. 8.


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Landscaping exhibitors wanted for Ottertail event
A limited number of for-profit organizations will be accepted to demonstrate their products, services and materials at Nature Meets Design, a lakescaping and rain garden event organized by the Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake Associations (OTC COLA).
Native plant nurseries and landscape professionals (who design, install and maintain ecologically healthy shorelands, wetlands and rain gardens) are invited to submit a proposal to exhibit at the event that will take place in the afternoon of April 27 at Thumper Pond in Ottertail.
Exhibitors will be selected on the basis of appropriateness and level of expertise as it relates to landscaping with plants native to this region.
If accepted, you will be asked to submit a $100 registration fee. In return, you will be provided with an opportunity to market your organization to property owners interested in seeking information on how to control erosion and protect water resources by using plants native to this region.
Space is limited, so it is imperative that exhibitors respond quickly.
For further information on submitting a proposal, please contact Shawn Olson, past president of the OTC COLA, by phone at 218-334-3004 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
In your email, please briefly describe your organization and provide your full contact information.
For more info on joining the OTC COLA, please contact membership chair Pat Prunty by e-mail at email@example.com.


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To me, the most disturbing fact of American life is that large numbers of poorly educated people, especially the young, are not in a position to take part in the American Dream.
The well-off of our society are doing better than ever. Thanks to the Federal Reserve, if you had the means to buy the Dow Jones Average in the first year of the administration and the guts to sell it now, you would make a 100 percent return on your money. If you have the means to qualify for a home or auto loan, you will be able to save about half the interest payment that you would have been making in 2008.
I am amazed that it's so easy for politicians to write off the undereducated. The poor get food stamps, housing vouchers and free health care, but that's not the American Dream.
Politicians are so bound up in their own versions of the truth that they want to outlaw jobs that pay less than $9 an hour; jobs that might suit the poorly educated. Additionally, taxes such as Obamacare add to the expense of hiring poorly skilled workers.
If these self-serving politicians really wanted to help the poorly educated of this country, they would immediately abolish minimum wage laws nationwide. Let's let more people find employment, learn job skills, and get a start toward the American Dream.
And it's time to let the well-off fend for themselves.