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Campus Life
Achieve Success Your Way as you experience college in an atmosphere that's uniquely PTC.
- Student activities and intramural sports are nonstop. Swing by Student Activities, pick up the latest "FYI" newsletter or read it on the student portal, and check out the online student activities calendar to find out what's happening this week. Of course, the posters, banners, and activities TV outside the café will keep you up to date with all that is going on around campus.
- Play basketball or volleyball just by walking outside. Stroll across the parking lot to warm up on the softball field. And there's plenty of green space for a quick game of Hacky Sack or Frisbee.
- Need to speak to an instructor, student advisor, financial aid officer, someone in housing, even the president? We're all here to help and to answer your questions. There are no doors on most offices. Feel free to visit anyone you need to see.
- Students gather in the halls, in the café or student lounge, on the campus lawns, and in the public areas in and around the residence halls to discuss team projects, to plan the latest Humans vs Zombies mission, to prep for on-campus career fairs, and to make plans to keep in touch after graduation.
- Earning your degree at PTC is a quick route to career success, but the friendships and memories you make while you are here last a lifetime.
- If spirituality is an important part of your life, PTC provides on-campus non-denominational services through The Bible Chapel every Sunday and during the week through Bible Study groups and ministry.
- Rushing to make it to class? Worried about finding a parking spot? Not at PTC. Large, free-of-charge parking lots on campus and near housing make it easy for you to jump out of bed and get to class without the hassle of finding convenient parking. Just remember to register your vehicle with the Public Safety Department.
What is there to do on campus? Student activities, sporting events, community service projects, and personal development focus programs provide a wide array of choices. Here are just a few.
Student Activities: Carnival, Swimming Party, Pittsburgh Pirate Outing, Drama Club Productions, Holiday Parties, Paintball, Super Bowl Party, Ski Trip, Mardi Gras Party, Luau and Pig Roast.
Intramural Sports: Softball League, Humans VS. Zombies, Volleyball Tournament, Home Run Derby, Flag Football League, Jumbo Soccer,
Dek Hockey Tournament.
The Pittsburgh Region
PTC's North Fayette campus is nestled on 180 quiet acres perfect for living and learning and situated just minutes from shopping, entertainment, and all that the suburbs and a big city can offer.
Pittsburgh is a vibrant business center with quiet neighborhoods, professional sports teams, arts groups and lively entertainment venues. Areas surrounding the City of Pittsburgh provide additional choices for theater, movies, outlets, picnicking, and recreation. Western Pennsylvania offers many opportunities for exploration and excitement.
PTC's campus is located between downtown Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh International Airport. It's not unusual to spot deer, geese and turkey on the horizon as you come up the school's driveway. While rural in appearance, students easily can access the attractions of city living. For those PTC students who elect private housing, the central airport corridor location provides many housing choices.


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The New Skirt Style You Should Be Wearing (And How To Wear It!)
Pencil skirts are indisputably a wardrobe staple, and one that every girl should have in her styling arsenal. Right now, the must-have hemline for this classic piece is a midi length that hits below the knee. One part retro and one part '90s, it's easy to work this silhouette into most outfit scenarios that call for a skirt. Here are half a dozen styling ideas.
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A super-sweet version such as this calls for playing up your curves, so add a lace camisole, cropped cardigan, and ladylike court shoes.
Burberry Embossed Duchess Satin Pencil Skirt ($1,095) in Light Green Opal; Tibi Seal Anorak Outerwear Trench Coat ($750), available in March; Tory Burch Petite Simone Cardigan ($175) in Med Navy; For Love and Lemons Showoff Bodysuit ($103); Stuart Weitzman Nouveau Pumps ($625) in Pearl Floral Python
Hair by Tara Jean at Artmix Beauty; Makeup by Nicole Servin at Artmix Beauty
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A monochromatic jacquard print is the perfect backdrop to exercise your minimalist impulses. Keep it graphic with a structured jacket and sleek accessories.
A.L.C. Templeton Skirt (Price Upon Request); BCBG Dru Double-Front Moto Jacket ($298) in Off White; ALC Cannon Cropped Leather Top ($645) in Black; Elizabeth and James Damen Sunglasses ($225) in Shiny Black/Rose Gold & Smoke; Knight$ of New York Great Jones Sword + Stone Cuff ($525) in Rhodium with Labradorite + Gunmetal with Mother of Pearl; Tibi Amber Heels ($365) available in Black Multi
Hair by Tara Jean at Artmix Beauty; Makeup by Nicole Servin at Artmix Beauty
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Whoever said horizontal stripes aren't flattering has obviously not tried them on a pencil midi. Give a preppy spin to a traditionally punk pattern by tucking in a madras top and cinching the waist with a boyfriend-style belt.
Tibi Elsa Striped Stretch-Jersey Pencil Skirt ($198), available early March; American Apparel Unisex Fisherman's Pullover ($78) in Black; Kule Atterbury Shirt ($225) in Plaid, available February; The Gap Double-buckle Belt ($34.95) in Black; G.H. Bass & Co. Wayfarer Loafers ($98.95) in Black/White
Hair by Tara Jean at Artmix Beauty; Makeup by Nicole Servin at Artmix Beauty
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Sequin skirts don't have to be synonymous with disco balls and American Hustle. Create a model-off-duty look by adding a slouchy knit top and colourful sneakers.
Rodebjer Baluster Sparkle Skirt ($350); J Brand Jill Sweater ($395) in Duke; Vita Fede Mini Titan Bracelet ($225) in Silver; Dezso by Sara Beltrán Silver Andara Shark Tooth on Mexican Bracelet ($115); Dezso by Sara Beltrán Silver Andara Shell on Mexican Bracelet ($55); Nike Flyknit Lunar1+ Women's Running Shoes ($129) in Wolf Grey
Hair by Tara Jean at Artmix Beauty; Makeup by Nicole Servin at Artmix Beauty
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Leather at the office isn't that radical of an idea, but how you spin it is key. Go for pastel hues and keep your styling pieces conservative. Our suggestion: add a sweet cashmere henley and a fluid trench that falls past your skirt hem.
Marni Leather Pencil Skirt ($1360) in Peach; DKNY Easy Belted Trench Coat ($895) in Pale Yellow, available early March; Nili Lotan 2x2 Henley Sweater ($258) in Pearl Grey, available mid-February; Coach Hallie Heels ($248) in Cloud
Hair by Tara Jean at Artmix Beauty; Makeup by Nicole Servin at Artmix Beauty
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The mini-checks on this stretch skinny midi feel more finish line than fancy so give them an athletic angle by adding a dramatic baseball jacket. A single sole heel adds the right amount of height to balance out proportions.
Topshop Mini Gingham Tube Skirt ($48) in Berry Red; DKNY Snap Front Bomber Jacket ($495) in Pulse; Monrow Tissue Tee Shirt ($50) in White; DKNY Lidia Pointy Pumps ($225) in Peony
Hair by Tara Jean at Artmix Beauty; Makeup by Nicole Servin at Artmix Beauty
Karla Spetic Faith Floral-Embroidered Organza Midi Skirt ($490)
Leith Sequin Midi Skirt ($78)
Joie Soft Despina Skirt ($98) in Sandstorm/Caviar
AQ/AQ Wayne Midi Skirt ($110) in Black
Altuzarra Kepi Skirt ($1,465) in Black
Jack by BB Dakota Convoy Paisley Brocade Ponte Skirt ($44) in Cardinal Red
The Row Asti Chambray Denim Midi Skirt ($675)
Aqua Pencil Skirt ($68) in Texture Chain Link
Marni Large Floral Midi Skirt ($860) in Pink Sand
H&M Pencil Skirt ($34.95) in Chalkstripe
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Slimline Rainwater Tanks – Decide on Finest Rainwater Storage tank for Your Home Improvement
Trend is on to improve residence with eco-friendly strategies. There is buzz regarding green buildings and environment-friendly tools for home heating, water harvesting and also various other functions. As water is indispensable as well as its scarcity is famous; makers have actually created various storage tanks for those looking ahead to conserve it.
Slimline water tanks, as the name recommends, are sleek ones and can well add up to the look of your residence. Available in different sizes and also shades, you have enough alternatives to choose from as per the style and exterior of your home. These verify the ideal option if you do not want to have the bulkier and big tank on top to scuttle the program.
Get the right-sized storage tank as well as stay chill. Do not compromise and obtain the finest deal considering your water demands each day.
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You can accent them very quickly as markets are actually stuffed with efficient alternatives. From diversion hose pipes to filtration systems; carriers could lead you regarding different tools to make your initiative more rewarding. You will have the ability to maintain your garden all at once reducing energy costs. The essential thing is to really comprehend the advantages of rainwater containers and also their long-term benefits. You have to recognize every little thing regarding rain tanks prior to completing one.
It's the high time. As saving water is ending up being an increasing number of important; it's more efficiently to take the properly choice at right time. Offered the high quality of these tanks, they have been taken on as the conventional ones in several nations consisting of Australia. Take time as well as scan on the web if you have doubts still. You will certainly locate various other types also consisting of under-deck, ground and also poly systems. If you have a double function of home enhancement along with water conservation; slimline rainwater tank is the ideal one. Take your time, decide and compare!
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Led by efforts to expand globally that helped boost equipment sales, Deere (NYSE:DE) reported sharply stronger fourth-quarter sales on Wednesday but disappointed Wall Street expectations as growing costs outpaced higher revenue.
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The Moline, Ill.-based tractor maker posted net income of $687.6 million, or $1.75 a share, compared with a year-earlier profit of $669.6 million, or $1.62, below average analyst estimates of $1.88 a share in a Thomson Reuters poll.
Revenue for the three months ended Oct. 31 rose 14% to $9.79 billion from a year-earlier $9.05 billion, led by stronger equipment sales. The results missed the Street's view of $8.85 billion.
"In the face of continuing global economic pressure, John Deere has completed another record year," the company's chief executive, Samuel Allen, said in a statement.
Deere, which opened new factories in China, India and Brazil last quarter, attributed last period's improvement in sales to new innovative equipment and efforts to expand its global footprint. North American equipment sales jumped 26%, led by stronger prices and volumes.
The gains, however, fell short of Wall Street's expectations due to higher production, SG&A and R&D costs. Shares of Deere fell 3% premarket Wednesday to $83.45.
Deere projects equipment sales to grow by 5% in fiscal 2013, which includes an estimated 10% year-over-year increase in the first quarter.
It forecasts full-year net income of $3.2 billion, up from $3.06 billion in the same 2012 period. The consensus is calling for net income of $3.23 billion.
Allen said Deere remains well-positioned to carry out its growth plans and capitalize on long-term trends, though it warned that the current economic environment and ongoing fiscal concerns "warrant continued caution."
The maker of loaders and dozers said high commodity prices and strong farm incomes are expected to continue supporting demand for farm machinery, while broader sales benefit from global expansion and new lines of equipment.


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Holy Big Brother Batman! It's… "THE GOVERNMENT"!! (Maniacal laugh)
Many advances have taken place since the turn of the century. In our lifetime, we have seen a surge of technological advances that have launched our society into a communicative and interactive wonderland. With our creativity and engineering, we have managed to connect societies seemingly "worlds" apart and made them available in real-time. Well, at least in the civilian world… What about "The Government" (Ominous music playing)… Where are "we" in this some-what ubiquitous world? The thoughts of George Orwell's 1984 come to mind.
Well, what is Government, then? And what do we mean when we say "21st Century Government?" (This link means that you need to go 'like' our Facebook page.) Is Government really that obscure? Maybe it IS the Aliens!
Government on a whole is thought by many to be this abstract intangible aspect that just magically works; weaving in and out of our lives, probably in our sleep. Something that's almost whispered in back alley ways and passed around in underground dive bars. During the day, it's lucid, combed, clean cut, and dresses well with a nice aroma. But at night, it seems as if a delirious dream that's combined with science fiction and paranoia. "Government" enters our mind and through subliminal rhetoric, speaks of control and power… frightening isn't it…
The student definition of Government is defined as:
"Government: Pronunciation: gv-r(n)-mnt, gb-m-nt, gv-mnt
Function: noun
1 a : the act or process of governing; especially : direction of a political unit b : the making of policy as distinguished from the administration of policy decisions
2 a : the agency through which a political unit exercises authority b : manner of governing : the institutions, laws, and customs through which a political unit is governed <republican government>
3 a : the officials making up the governing body of a political unit b capitalized : the executive branch of the U.S. federal government"
Great, so what does that mean? Well, maybe we shouldn't be asking "What is Government" but rather "WHO are those behind Government" and how do we become a resource to create "21st Century Goverment." Let's not look at "Government" on a whole, I believe that's what really messes people up, but rather separate the aspects of what government is comprised of: PEOPLE. I know, crazy right… Those that work for various agencies across many different countries are just that: people. They're wive's and husbands, mother's and father's, sons and daughters. These people who chose a path that is very humble and many times under appreciated if at all, are weaved into our societal fabric. They're our next door neighbors who work very long hours and for a select few, are asked to put their lives on the line for complete strangers. Once again, this is my very humble opinion.
So what is Cisco's role and ultimately my team's role? What are we doing to allow these people the ability to serve complete strangers while maintaining their identity? I feel this last statement really plays into bringing those that serve a resource to join and enjoy what many others in the private sector have which is a balance of technology, work, and life: A "21st Century Government."
I believe Cisco's here to help those who help people. Help people in many different capacities from filing taxes to highway engineering. From social workers helping on many different emotional levels to Police and Fire Deparments keeping us safe. And yes, also in the defense of the people so that we may sleep peacefully at night. How? While I'm not going to do a "deep dive" on particular products and services (this is where you can go to see some Industry Solutions for Government, though), I will tell you this…
Our teams (State and Local Government and Central Government) are moving aggressively and with a passion to provide the best services, resources, and equipment possible to those who serve us. It's easy. It's ambitious but it's something to be proud of. We will strive to bring our customers what they need, find or create solutions to actually answer difficult challenges, and reach to bring a sense of balance to those who work to serve the public; not to make them do a "better" job, I'm sure they do great, but rather provide them resources to be efficient with their time and help as many people as they can and still be wives, husbands, father's, mothers, son's, and daughter's.
So what is Government? I believe Government is a combination of people that have chosen a life of servitude for others in order to provide structure that allows those that government serves the opportunity to live how they choose. It's the work that many don't even think about that is behind the scenes and creates a seamless inter-working harmony. You don't even realize it's there, but you'll definately know when it's not.
What is 21st Century Government? I would like to believe that this is where we really make our mark; our ability to provide resources to aid various agencies around the world with technology to perform effectively and efficiently to serve their populace. It's the integration of these technologies into our lives in order to continue the aforementioned seamless inter-working harmony. I say let's keep it simple. Let's remember WHO government is comprised of and break free from Orwell's 1984 idea of "Big Brother" government. We are making a difference and we WILL make a difference.
To me, that's government. To me, that's 21st century government. And to me, what we do makes a difference.
Thank You,
Mark Rogers
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Long-term healthcare facilities demand just as much from floors as other healthcare settings, and that is why countless professionals choose, specify and trust Armstrong Flooring products. With life expectancies continuing to increase, a large segment of the population will require some level of long-term healthcare services, whether it is six to eight weeks of inpatient rehabilitation, adult daycare, or skilled nursing care.
Armstrong Flooring offers a variety of choices designed to create a comfortable, homelike environment that promotes health and well- being of patients, staff and visitors alike. Created to help you inspire great spaces, the Armstrong Flooring portfolio is packed with long- lasting, low- maintenance products suited for spaces from independent living and continuous care retirement communities to traditional nursing home facilities.
Residential rooms are "home" to residents, whether they are living independently or require some level of skilled nursing care, and for that reason, designers are using Evidence-based design to specify home-like colors and furnishing to help residents feel more comfortable and reduce stress levels.
The main lobby is typically located at the entrance to an assisted living facility. This is the first physical encounter new residents, family members or visitors have with the healthcare establishment so it is important to make a great visual impression. Armstrong floors offer many options to design that welcoming and "wow" moment when they walk through your doors.
In common spaces where residents and visitors gather, the design plan should feature a home-like atmosphere with colors and furnishings that promote comfort and relaxation. Armstrong's broad portfolio meets the requirements with a variety of natural-looking visuals and warm colors while also being able to mix & match designs and colors.
Residents needing physical therapy to assist with injury or surgery recovery, or to improve mobility from chronic conditions, typically visit an on-site physical rehabilitation area. Armstrong Flooring offers products from a slip-retardant performance aspect to warm, home-like visuals that make the space not only physically therapeutic but assist in mental recovery also.
Evidence-based design reveals grabbing a bite in a cheerful, comfortable environment encourages relaxation and reduces stress. Having the ability offer wayfinding, slip-resistant and many design options, let Armstrong Flooring help you create a space for your patients, residents and staff.
Who says the nurses' station cannot be both aesthetically pleasing and functional. Armstrong doesn't with our lines of high performing, harmonious colors and coordinating flooring can have an immediate impact on employee morale and satisfaction.
The staff lounge provides a comfortable space for employees to relax and unwind in a private setting whether watching TV, reading, utilizing a shared computer or eating a snack. Lounges with this relaxing vibe promote a pleasant working atmosphere and improve employee satisfaction.
The lobby is usually the starting point for a wayfinding floor, but they all lead to a corridor at some point. Armstrong offers products that allow wayfinding flooring design that helps residents and visitors navigate to different areas of the facility.
Elevators face heavy daily usage from foot traffic and rolling beds, wheelchairs and medical equipment not to mention the random spills that occur. Elevator flooring must be wear-resistant to scuffs and scratches and long-lasting, and easily maintained and replaceable.


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Hi I know this is a late post, but what exactly do
resat and bleed means. it would be really useful if you explain what they do.
I understand resat is how much color is dropped on to the canvas, but bleed not so much
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This is really awesome. Thanks so much for sharing!
I've always heard a lot about how to blend, and then it's just a basic paint two colors and gently blend them.
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U.S. Equal Employment
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Goldsboro, N.C., Company Fired Employees for Refusing to Work on Their Sabbath, Federal Agency Charged
RALEIGH, N.C. – T.A. Loving Company, a Goldsboro, N.C., construction company, violated federal law by denying a religious accommodation to several of its employees and later firing them because of their religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
According to the EEOC's suit, Elvis Cifuentes Angel worked for T.A. Loving Company as a day laborer. Cifuentes and at least two other laborers who worked with him are members of the Seventh-Day Adventist faith. They all hold the sincere religious belief, based on the tenets of their faith, that they cannot work on their Sabbath, which runs from sundown on Friday until sundown on Saturday. Cifuentes and his coworkers were discharged when they refused to work on their Sabbath on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007. According to the complaint, T.A. Loving knew that these workers' objections to working on that day was based on their religion.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals because of their religion and requires employers to reasonably accommodate an employee's sincerely held religious beliefs unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the employer. The EEOC seeks back pay, compensatory damages and punitive damages for Cifuentes and the other employees, as well as injunctive and other non-monetary relief. The EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. T.A. Loving Company Civil Action No. 5:10-cv-00054), after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement.
"Employers need to ensure that their supervisors and managers who are called upon to make decisions on employees' requests for religious accommodation are fully knowledgeable of the employer's obligation under Title VII," said Lynette A. Barnes, regional attorney for the EEOC's Charlotte District Office. "Many decision makers seem to forget that unless providing a reasonable accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the company, the accommodation must be provided. No person should ever be forced to choose between their religion and their job."
The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws against employment discrimination. Further information is available at www.eeoc.gov.


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David Wilson had better get ready to do some more backflips.
Giants starting tailback Ahmad Bradshaw has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the Falcons with a knee injury, according to Art Stapleton of the Bergen Record.
With Andre Ware on IR and Brandon Jacobs long gone, the rookie first-rounder who spent plenty of time in coach Tom Coughlin's doghouse will now have a chance to save the day.
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Craven Concerts, which has been providing artistic excellence to Craven and surrounding counties for 30 years, has announced its lineup for the 2013-14 season, which begins in October.
Craven Concerts, which has been providing artistic excellence to Craven and surrounding counties for 30 years, has announced its lineup for the 2013-14 season, which begins in October.
The first of two 2013 concerts is Oct. 16, featuring Sixth Floor Trio. According to their web page, The Sixth Floor Trio is a chamber group dedicated to the creation and performance of music that connects different musical styles, communities and artistic disciplines.
Formed by graduates of the Curtis Institute of Music in 2008, the Trio has performed extensively throughout the United States in venues ranging from traditional concert halls to grunge bars and experimental spaces.
That is followed a Nov. 7 appearance by The Diamonds. The Diamonds have been producing gold rock and roll since 1957, when they had their first hit, �Little Darlin�.�
Other gold records include �The Stroll� and �Silhouettes.� They appeared 33 times on American Bandstand, and were on the soundtrack for the film �American Graffiti� and the TV show, �Happy Days.�
They are members of the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and the Doo-Wop Hall of Fame.
The 2014 scheduled includes Jesse Lynch�s Jazz 101 on Feb. 27 and Emile Pandolfi on March 30.
All performances are in the Grover C. Fields Performing Arts Center. Seating is 45 minutes before each 7:30 p.m.performance, with the exception of the last performance of Pandolfi. Seating begins at 2:15 p.m.Performances are at 3 and 7:30 p.m.
Patron Preferred Seating is available. The first 12 rows, totaling 358 seats, will be sold on a first come, first served basis at $90 per seat for the series. The remaining seats will be sold as general admission at $75 per seat. Season Subscription Tickets will be mailed in advance of the first performance.
Tickets to the concerts are by subscription only. No tickets are sold for individual performances. Tickets must be bought for all four performances.
Subscription forms are on the web: cravenconcertsinc.org
Included with the purchase of a season subscription to Craven Concerts is entitlement to attend concerts offered by the Washington and Goldsboro concert associations.
Call the Beaufort Community Concerts Association at 252-940-1222.
Contact the Wayne Community Concerts Association at 919-778-2496. On the web: waynecommunityconcerts.com
Craven Concerts does not guarantee the availability of a seat for these concerts. Seating is on a space available basis at the discretion of the presenting association.
According to Craven Concerts, the concept of providing live, professional entertainment to communities throughout the United States was originated by Columbia Artists Management as Community Concerts. The objective was to nurture and support a permanent concert-going audience base through a not-for-profit arts organization at the local level.
Craven County Concerts Association was founded by a group of performing arts-minded individuals in 1947. In the 1980s, the name was changed to Craven Concerts, Inc.
Another main objective is to provide Craven and surrounding counties� students with in-school performances. Each year, Asheville-based Opera Express performs a fairy tale opera for all area third-graders after the students have been given extensive education in voice parts and character roles. Guest artists also present in-school performances adapted to the students� level.


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Billy Porter Performs from KINKY BOOTS at Human Rights Campaign Gala Tonight
The Human Rights Campaign - the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization - will host its annual Greater New York Gala dinner tonight, February 2, 2013 at the Waldorf Astoria. This year's event comes on the heels of historic electoral wins for marriage equality across the country.
The evening will feature a performance by Billy Porter, star of this spring's highly anticipated new musical Kinky Boots. With a book by four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper, and direction and choreography by Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell, Kinky Boots proves that sometimes the best way to fit in, is to stand out.This year's featured speaker will be Newark, NJ Mayor Cory A. Booker. Mayor Booker is a champion of LGBT equality and a rising star in the Democratic Party. Booker publicly supports marriage equality and appeared in HRC's Americans for Marriage Equality video campaign. Booker is a long-time friend and supporter of the Human Rights Campaign. He gave a passionate speech to a crowd of over 3,000 at the HRC 2012 National Dinner in Washington, DC.
Whoopi Goldberg will receive the 2013 HRC Ally for Equality Award. "We are proud to honor Whoopi Goldberg with the Ally for Equality Award for her commitment to the LGBT community through her public support of marriage equality, including taking part in our successful
New Yorkers for Marriage Equality video campaign in 2011," said HRC President Chad Griffin.
"Whoopi is always willing to stand up for our community and is a longtime friend of HRC."
Prudential will receive the 2013 Corporate Equality Award in honor of their commitment
to equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees and customers. Prudential has received a perfect 100 percent rating on HRC's Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the past
ten years earning the coveted distinction of "Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality." An HRC National Corporate Sponsor since 2005, Prudential deserves special recognition for the development of its 2012 signature study, "The LGBT Financial Experience," which dispels a number of myths and sheds light on the financial experience and challenges of the LGBT community.
The event will also honor Former NYS Senator Tom Duane for his lifetime commitment to LGBT
equality and civil rights. A resident of Chelsea since 1976, Duane was elected to four terms as Male Democratic District Leader inthe 64th Assembly District beginning in 1982. Duane also served for seven years on his local community board. He loudly and unapologetically got things done; not only making strides for equality, but also valiantly fighting ignorance through legislation and educational initiatives
www.hrc.org/greaterny/dinner.The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The governor's office says it heard from death penalty opponents and supporters following the longest execution since Ohio resumed capital punishment in 1999.
A spokesman for Republican Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) tells the Dayton Daily News (http://bit.ly/1g3PT88 ) the office received about 100 calls and emails after the execution of Dennis McGuire last week, with about half favoring capital punishment and half against it.
The 53-year-old McGuire gasped, snorted and took 26 minutes to die as he received a two-drug combination that had never been used in a U.S. execution.
McGuire's adult children say it amounted to torture. They plan to sue the state.
Kasich's spokesman says the procedure is being reviewed.
McGuire's attorney, a civil rights-organization and some Democratic lawmakers are among those urging a moratorium on Ohio executions.
Information from: Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.com


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The results of the 4-H health judging have been announced.
They are:
Brianna Shane, champion; Keaton T. Kline, reserve champion.
Blue ribbons, with honors: Benjamin Covey, Keaton T. Kline and Brianna Shane.
Alexandra Forsythe, champion; Rachel Ervin, reserve champion.
Blue ribbons, with honors: Bethany J. Brunner, Rachel Ervin and Alexandra Forsythe.
Blue ribbon: Ethan Stafford.
Karisa Clore, champion; Kathleen E. Jacobs, reserve champion.
Blue ribbons, with honors: Anissa Bredemeyer, Karisa Clore, Olivia Ely, Kathleen E. Jacobs, Stephanie L. McElhaney, Madison J. Ottinger and Sophie Ottinger.
Blue ribbons: Abby S. Blocker and Rebecca L. Teusch.


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Summer School in the Southland ConferencePosted by Brian Goodman on August 14th, 2010
Russell Burnett is the RTC correspondent for the Southland Conference.
Around The SLC:
- Back To School: Former NBA lottery pick Corliss Williamson was hired as head coach of the University of Central Arkansas on March 12. Williamson was an NCAA All-American at the University of Arkansas and an NBA champion with the Detroit Pistons. Williamson coached the last three years at Arkansas Baptist.
- Out With The Old, In With The New: Sam Houston State University hired assistant coach Jason Hooten to run the Bearkats' operation after long-time head coach Bob Marlin fled to greener pastures as he accepted the job at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. ULL hired Marlin after he led SHSU to the NCAA Tournament, where the Kats lost a close game to Baylor. Marlin coached the Bearkats for 12 years.
- UTSA Sticks With Thompson: The University of Texas-San Antonio decided its program is in good hands with Brooks Thompson at the helm and gave him a three-year contract extension through the 2014-15 season. Thompson has coached the Roadrunners for four years and checks in with a career mark of 37-51, but posted a winning campaign of 17-12 in 2009-10.
- Called Up: The wait is finally over for Central Arkansas, which was notified in mid-July by the NCAA that the school achieved Division-I active membership after a five-year transition process.
- Latching On: After concluding their basketball careers, former SLC players Patrick Sullivan (Southeastern Louisiana) and Kevin Palmer (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) both found their way onto NBA Summer League rosters in July. Sullivan played for the Memphis Grizzlies, while Palmer ran the court for the Washington Wizards.
- Parlez Vous Francais: Former UT-Arlington guard Marquez Haynes signed a contract with Chalon in the French First Division to begin playing in 2010-11. Haynes averaged 22.6 points per game last year.
Power Rankings:
- Nicholls State (11-19, 7-9): The Colonels had an up-and-down season, but finished strong with a close 62-57 loss to SLC champion SHSU in the conference tournament. The big news for the Colonels is that they didn't have a single senior on the roster, therefore, all five starters return, including first-team all-SLC pick Anatoly Bose (21.1 PPG). This will be a big jump for Nicholls, but they definitely have the offensive firepower to make a run.
- Southeastern Louisiana (19-12, 10-6): The Lions only lost one star player, but Patrick Sullivan is a huge loss. The 6'9 Sullivan led SELA with 15.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game last season and could find himself on an NBA roster when the season begins. The Lions will have their next six top scorers returning, but will have to find someone to man the middle. Read the rest of this entry »


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Devil'S Brigade
- Publish Date: 2004-02-13
- Binding: Paperback
- Author: Robert Aldeman;George Walton
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The first special service forces of World War II were known as the Devil's Brigade. Ferocious and stealthy combatants, they garnered their moniker from the captured diary of a German officer who wrote, The black devils are all around us every time we come into line and we never hear them. Handpicked U.S. and Canadian soldiers trained in mountaineering, airborne, and close-combat skills, they numbered more than 2,300 and saw action in the Aleutians, Italy, and the south of France.
Co-written by a brigade member and a World War II combat pilot, the book explores the unit's unique characteristics, including the men's exemplary toughness and their ability to fight in any terrain against murderous opposition. It also profiles some of the unforgettable characters that comprised the near-mythical force. Conceived in Great Britain, the brigade was formed to sabotage the German submarine pens and oil storage areas along Norway's coast, but when the campaign was cancelled, the men moved on to many other missions. This World War II tale of adventure, first published in hardcover in 1966 and made into a movie not long after, is now available in paperback for the first time.


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Social Science Faculty Accomplishments
Recent Publications
A sample of recent faculty publications in the School of Social Sciences.
Social Science Stars
The School of Social Sciences Newsletter School of Social Sciences Stars highlights some of the new and interesting grants, awards, and projects being done by faculty in the School of Social Sciences. Check in periodically to find out what exciting new projects our faculty are working on!
Summer Research Grants
The School of Social Sciences Summer Research Grants are competitive and are given to full time tenure and tenure/track faculty to engage in his or her research over the summer. Each recipient will receive $1000 to be used toward their research. Recipients of summer research grants will do a presentation of their research at the School Brown Bag Series during the following academic year.


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I like making interesting things, be they websites, books or gizmos; I've been doing that freelance for 5 years; before that I was a Technical Consultant at Headshift | Dachis Group for 3½ years, and previously Director of Technology at openDemocracy.net & chinadialogue.net.
As a freelancer, I've worked with startups, agencies, consultancies and established companies. I don't put a lot of stock in job titles, but I've been called a UX designer, Information Architect, full stack developer, UX developer and creative technologist.
Put simply, I'm good at making things work on the internet — both technically and from the user's perspective. I can help you with workshops, requirement gathering, systems & information architecture or development. I'm not good at making things pretty, but love working with visual designers. You can see a selection of my work below.
If you're working on something and you'd like me to be involved, drop me a note at [email protected]
tldr; I make nice things, I like using Ruby with Rails or Sinatra, Wordpress, HTML5/CSS3/JS & Arduino/Raspberry Pi, and I love whiskey.I also run the Manhattans Project , an occasional cocktail bar popup and event consultancy, and am the owner of Every Cloud, a neighbourhood bar in Hackney.
Architecting and developing the site for this large charity; including responsive designs, internationalisation, complex content migration, infrastructure consulting and integration with their activism platform. We also managed the move from an older version control and deploy suite to use Git and Capistrano across all their sites and microsites. The site serves over a million page views per month, and recently won a Webbie for the design and implementation.
Development of a new site for a leading technology and branding agency.
UX and development for a bespoke Rails application for a public sector organisation working with sensitive data and non-expert users to upload resources and undertake an extensive accreditation process.
User Experience strategy and design pattern consulting for a large technology company launching a new product and product category. Experience design for a competition using the new product with content creators.
Extensive Rails and Ruby work on a number of client sites, ranging from copy updates to functionality rebuilds, and managing infrastructure using Heroku.
UX design and implementation of the Lloyd's of London Annual Report 2014, using Jekyll, Grunt, SCSS and other modern web development tools. We worked closely with Pentagram who provided visual design direction.
Extensive experience design and user experience for a large luxury brand exhibition and accompanying iOS app. The work involved extensive user journeys feeding into wireframes and prototypes, as well as mapping visitor flow in the physical space and the user experience for interactive exhibits.
I was invited to join the Stellar Development Network project as a Creative Technologist, and enjoyed learning from experienced practitioners in writing, game design and experience design. Our group built a prototype for Sutton House in Hackney, using the Raspberry Pi and small FM transmitters to provide the experience of being a ghost, eavesdropping on conversations that had happened through the history of the house.
As a teacher at General Assembly in London, I've taught several courses in front-end development; ranging from their 10 week evening course through to the Programming For Non Programmers course, and recently the UX Immersive students, with a special focus on using HTML/CSS for building prototypes and wireframing.
Building a responsive site for this well known London butchers, using modern web development techniques and helping them understand the needs of their users and customers from their website.
I worked with Bacardi over a 2 month period to establish UX and User journeys for their home bartender app, Mixed. Once the app entered development, I worked with photographers to ensure every recipe (over 600!) was tested and photographed, and produced photo guides to common cocktail techniques.
I worked with Hide & Seek & Yahoo on a project for the launch of the film 'World War Z'. We developed a game that tested a users ability to survive in the event of a global catastrophe, and had over half a million players over the two week promotional period it was live (across 6 different regional Yahoo sites). Stats were collected and used to generate a number of infographics for marketing purposes.
Hide & Seek had an engagement with the Gaite Lyrique in Paris, and I build the backend and interface for the final game of a series, a touchscreen panel and the 'brain' of the building, generating and producing an artefact based on their performance in other games, and integrated with several internal APIs. The exhibition and 'The Building is...' series of games were very well recieved.
In a similar role to The Amazings, I worked with Platter to help develop the product concept and understand how success was being measured and actioned. I managed an offshored development team to build iOS and Android apps which integrated with a Ruby on Rails application and API I developed.
I worked with The Amazings to help take their initial, MVP style platform to a more mature Ruby on Rails based system that allowed them to understand users better, test their content effectively and manage their content much more effectively.
I worked with LonelyLeap initially to help them engage with their new website needs, leading workshops and producing a series of recommendations. I was then able to work with their design team on the basis of wireframes I produced, and worked on the project to completion and launch of the site.
I have worked with a number of large and small agencies on pitches and projects; from helping out at the ideation stage, to UX and IA designing, and planning releases and campaigns.


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Hideouts in GTA III
(Redirected from Safehouses in GTA III)
The main function of the hideouts in Grand Theft Auto III is to let the player save his or her progress in the game. The game is saved by walking into the doorway of the hideout. A new feature for the Grand Theft Auto series is the ability to save cars in the garages of the hideouts. The player can acquire up to three hideouts in the game, unlocking them as the player progresses through the storyline. Rewards from side missions and collectibles in the form of weapons and powerups are placed at all hideouts.
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|Red Light District, Portland
|Staunton Island Hideout
|Belleville Park, Staunton Island
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Finals week is wrapping up, and we are drying out. We got over 5 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. Wet. Wet. Wet. Pinterest & blog reading provided a great break from grading during all the rainstorms!
{All images are from the original recipe source, and linked through Pinterest}
Blueberry Vanilla Ice Cream
{My friend Megan posted this amazing ice cream!}
Source: whatmegansmaking.com via Finding Joy In My Kitchen on Pinterest
Chicken Spinach Burgers
{I'm always looking for good & different burgers for the summer}
Source: alittlenosh.net via Finding Joy In My Kitchen on Pinterest
Maple Bacon Biscuits
{Yep. No intro needed}
Source: ourfamilyfoodadventures.com via Finding Joy In My Kitchen on Pinterest
Rhubarb Cheesecake Squares
{Rhubarb. Love it}
Source: oneperfectbite.blogspot.com via Finding Joy In My Kitchen on Pinterest
Mushroom Lasagna
{We love mushrooms - don't need an excuse to eat them!}
Source: melskitchencafe.com via Finding Joy In My Kitchen on Pinterest
As a reminder, if you like these recipes, either re-pin my original pin, or pin the source of the recipe NOT my blog! The talented chefs that came up with these recipes deserve the credit and traffic, so, please, please pin the source!
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CHILDS 1st REBORN BABY DOLL.
"We all love babies"
All our dolls are all hand made by Saxon Reborns.
He is 20 Inch (51 cm) and fits into newborn baby 9lb baby clothes.
He is heavy weighted for the collector. And weighs approximately 5lb-6lb.
He has full length weighted vinyl arms and legs and top quality doe disc jointed body for extra strength.
(I never use the cheap fabric bodies that other sellers use. I have these bodies custom made)
His weighted head is attached via zip/cable tie to his body through the neck bias on doe fabric body, again for extra strength.
His soft body makes for easy movement when holding and posing.
He is weighted like a real newborn and so therefore will need support when lifting and carrying, just like a real newborn baby.
Never pull, carry or swing your baby by the arms or legs as this can cause damage to stitching or joints.
He feels just like you're holding a real baby and you just won`t want to put him down.
I have lightly used a combination of air dry and
GHS paints.
The dolls have a bald head with mottled realistic skin tones so no need to worry about hair shedding, matting or bald patches.
The veins and the finger and toenails have been painted for that natural look.
COMING HOME LAYETTE Your baby will be coming home in a brand
new nappy and the outfit as seen in the photo. (The outfit may vary if
stock runs out).
A Free Magnetic Dummy.
A Care Sheet,
A Scan Photo,
A Blank Birth Certificate (For you to add the name of your choice).
And will be wrapped in a lovely baby shawl. Scented with baby powder fragrance and finished with sprinkles of love.
The doll kits we use are hand made in an old fashioned way in a small old-fashioned factory in spain and so they may have unique little quirks because of the process used. They conform to European (EN) Standards and are tested and approved by Trading Standards. They are individually hand filled, hand painted and assembled by hand. Everything is made with your child's safety in mind.
I know you are keen to receive your baby quickly. So they are assembled,
wrapped, boxed & posted to get them to you as soon as possible.
Baby will arrive in a double layer of large bubble wrap inside a plain brown box.
Baby is sent via courier. A signature is required upon delivery to make sure baby gets to you safe and sound.
Where possible we send with Next Day CO2 Neutral delivery.
Exceptions to next day delivery may include UK Islands, Scottish Highlands, Northern Ireland and Worldwide Deliveries.
Baby can be re-dressed as a girl or a boy.
Please lookout for more babies in my collection.
And don`t forget to add me to your favourites.
More Info Added
This Doll contains perfume and magnets which maybe unsuitable to people with allergies, hearing aids and pacemakers. If you wish to have this doll without perfume or magnets please ask as we can make them that way especially for you.
I work full time in my 'Nursery' creating babies
for younger children, children and adult collectors.
I have been reborning for many years now selling all around the world with many happy and repeat customers.
My work has been used in films, theatre's, TV documentarys and sold to schools, midwifes and health workers for alzheimers, autism & many more with special needs with huge health calming benefits.
All Reborns go through several quality controls being checked by
myself and 4 other people before I am 100% happy with him/her being sent
Please note this is not a toy doll he/she has been Reborn
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News Release
FINRA Charges Charles Schwab & Co With Violating FINRA Rules by Using Class Action Waiver in Customer Agreements
WASHINGTON — The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has filed a complaint against Charles Schwab & Company charging the firm with violating FINRA rules by requiring its customers to waive their rights to bring class actions against the firm.
FINRA's complaint charges that in October 2011, Schwab amended its customer account agreement to include a provision requiring customers to waive their rights to bring or participate in class actions against the firm. Schwab sent the amended agreements to nearly 7 million customers.
The agreement also included a provision requiring customers to agree that arbitrators in arbitration proceedings would not have the authority to consolidate more than one party's claims. FINRA's complaint charges that both provisions violate FINRA rules concerning language or conditions that firms may place in customer agreements.
FINRA's complaint seeks an expedited hearing because Schwab's conduct is ongoing, as the firm has continued to use account agreements containing these provisions in opening more than 50,000 new customer accounts since October 2011.
The issuance of a disciplinary complaint represents the initiation of a formal proceeding by FINRA in which findings in the complaint have not been made, and does not represent a decision. Under FINRA rules, a firm or individual named in a complaint can file a response and request a hearing before a FINRA disciplinary panel. Possible remedies include a fine, censure, suspension or bar from the securities industry, disgorgement of gains associated with the violations and payment of restitution.
Investors can obtain more information about, and the disciplinary record of, any FINRA-registered broker or brokerage firm by using FINRA's BrokerCheck. FINRA makes BrokerCheck available at no charge. In 2011, members of the public used this service to conduct 14.2 million reviews of broker or firm records. Investors can access BrokerCheck at www.finra.org/brokercheck or by calling (800) 289-9999. Investors may find copies of this disciplinary action as well as other disciplinary documents in FINRA's Disciplinary Actions Online database.
FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States. FINRA is dedicated to investor protection and market integrity through effective and efficient regulation and complementary compliance and technology-based services. FINRA touches virtually every aspect of the securities business - from registering and educating all industry participants to examining securities firms, writing rules, enforcing those rules and the federal securities laws, informing and educating the investing public, providing trade reporting and other industry utilities, and administering the largest dispute resolution forum for investors and firms. For more information, please visit www.finra.org.


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El Reg obtains snap of OGC logo reveal
Shock image of stunned staff
LogoWatch NSFW Hot on the heels of our exclusive and shock exposé earlier this week into the new Office of Government Commerce logo, we're delighted to present this afternoon a quite remarkable image of the moment at which London design outfit FHD revealed the revised brand frontage to the HM Treasury tentacle's staff:
Concerned readers should note that the three OGC foot soldiers seen here paralysed by uncontrollable laughter have now made a full recovery.
Sadly, Pippa and Hanna of the Strategy Boutique, who made the presentation, were detained by the armed operative on the right under the Prevention Of Spunking Taxpayers' Money On Blokes Cracking One Off Logos Act (1984) and are currently undergoing an intensive, and likely illegal, deprogramming regime at a secret government location designed to make them physically sick at the sound of whalesong or even the faintest whiff of joss-sticks.
The OGC, meanwhile, has yet to do the decent thing and protect innocent kiddies from its onanistic filth by pulling the logo and replacing it with something which doesn't promote the joys of dancing with the one-eyed sailor. Watch this space. ®


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Nawaz Sharif's victory in Pakistan elections likely to change nature of U.S. relationship
The victory of Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan's parliamentary elections will usher in a new period in Pakistan's relationship with the United States, with Secretary of State John Kerry likely to assume the lead role in relations long dominated by the Pentagon.
Sharif, a right-of-center moderate, is expected to take charge of Pakistan's foreign and security policy, traditionally the exclusive territory of the country's military, which has ruled Pakistan for half its 65-year history, Pakistani analysts said.
Saturday's election marked the first time Pakistan has successfully transitioned from one full-term democratic government to another.
"The civilian government has had practically no say in foreign and security policy since 1977," when Gen. Mohammad Zia ul Haq staged the third of four military coups, said Suhail Warraich, the political editor of Geo News, Pakistan's leading cable channel. "That will change now."
Warraich believes Sharif, who himself was toppled in a 1999 coup during a previous term as prime minister, will be unwilling to let the military maintain its primacy in foreign affairs. "Sharif will impose the writ of the civilian government and will initially try to gently push the military into accepting it. But if there's any resistance, he won't accept it," he said.
Sharif twice served as prime minister in the 1990s, before being overthrown by Gen. Pervez Musharraf in an October 1999 coup and exiled to Saudi Arabia.
During the second term, he worked closely with the administration of President Bill Clinton to resolve crises with India – first in May 1998, when the South Asian rivals conducted tit-for-tat nuclear test explosions, and then in the summer of 1999, when Pakistan's army launched an unauthorized covert operation along the disputed Kashmir border with India that brought the countries to the brink of war.
As first lady, Hillary Clinton and daughter Chelsea made several private visits to Pakistan during Sharif's government from 1997 to 1999. She met frequently with Sharif in his capacity as opposition leader after becoming secretary of state in 2009. Clinton is known to enjoy close relations with him.
Sharif is also known to get on well with Kerry, the new secretary of state, who co-piloted the November 2009 legislation in Congress under which the United States provides Pakistan $1.5 billion in civilian aid every year, up to 2014.
Kerry is a known figure in Pakistan and quite popular for his willingness to listen to Pakistan's side of the story on matters such as U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan's northwest tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, where the Taliban is based. He toured frequently as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and is remembered for shedding tears of sympathy for the 20 million Pakistanis rendered homeless by devastating floods in August 2010.
Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party clearly emerged as the victor in a general election that attracted record numbers of voters.
It came close to winning a majority of the 272 directly elected seats in the national assembly, polling about four times as many seats as the next most popular parties, and will form a government later this week with the help of independent members.
The outgoing government of the Pakistan People's Party, led in all but name by Asif Ali Zardari, the president, was soundly humiliated, losing 90 of the 125 seats it won in the last general election in February 2008. Zardari's former coalition partners also suffered reversals in what was a rejection of the Zardari government's dismal record.
The average per capita annual income of Pakistanis has fallen to below $1,000 in the last five years, and lengthy power blackouts and energy shortages have restrained growth to under 4 percent.
The People's National Party, an ethnic Pashtun nationalist party that had previously governed in the northwest province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, held on to just one of eight seats. Voters there are weary of a decade of Taliban terrorism and instead supported the Movement for Justice, a reformist party led by former cricket star Imran Khan, who had vowed to withdraw Pakistan from the war on terror. He is expected to form a coalition administration in the province.
Overall, Khan's party won about as many seats as the Pakistan People's Party. It also came second in Punjab, on the back of votes from the young, women and educated Pakistanis, a social class that previously had favored military rule and distanced itself from the ballot box.
Under Sharif, no major shift in Pakistan's policy toward Afghanistan and the broader war on terror is expected, though he is likely to position himself as a regional statesman who'd work with what he's called "all stakeholders" in Afghanistan toward a comprehensive political settlement.
Sharif's government was the first to recognize the Taliban government formed in Afghanistan in 1997, and he persuaded Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to follow suit. He subsequently held several meetings with Mullah Mohammed Omar, the head of Afghanistan's Taliban, who has fallen out of sight since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S.
During the election campaign, Sharif had spoken of his belief that talks would have to be held with the Pakistani Taliban – which calls itself the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan – if a resolution to the conflict in the northwest badlands is to be found.
But he tempered his position as election day approached, saying talks would be subject to the Pakistani Taliban ending their violent campaign, which claimed more than 100 lives during three weeks of electioneering, and to their swearing an oath of allegiance to Pakistan's constitution.
That would have come as a disappointment to the Pakistani Taliban, which targeted the liberal parties of the former governing coalition but largely left the parties of Sharif and Khan alone, because of their stated willingness to negotiate.
In doing so, Sharif echoed the position of Pakistan's army chief, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, expressed in April in response to Imran Khan's calls for the withdrawal of 150,000 troops from the tribal areas, where the Taliban is based.
Khan also had vowed to order the air force to shoot down drones overflying Pakistani air space, but Sharif has said he does not see that as a realistic option.
"Why shoot them down, when the drone flights can be stopped by other means?" he said in a television interview aired Friday, the eve of the polls.
Sharif has said he will press the U.S. to cease drone flights in Pakistani airspace and is planning a series of conferences with other political party leaders to agree on the text of a parliamentary resolution to back that position. He believes that would give him the moral authority of a democratic mandate when he discusses the subject with the Obama administration.
Sharif's planned foreign policy would differ significantly from the military's in that he sees the revival of Pakistan's economy as lying with increasing trade with its neighbors – particularly with traditional foe, India.
"He is convinced that the key to kick-starting the engine of Pakistan's economy lies in improved relations with India," said Warraich, the political analyst and author of "Who's the Traitor?," a popular 2008 book on Sharif's 1999 overthrow and time in exile.
Manmohan Singh, the Indian prime minister, welcomed Sharif's victory and said he looked forward to working closely with him to better bilateral relations.
India accepts Sharif's claims that Musharraf, who was then the army's chief of staff, launched the 1999 attack in Kashmir without informing Sharif and that it was designed to scuttle a promising peace process that followed the 1998 nuclear tests.


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The University of Nevada, Reno program aims to prepare new students for their first semester.
RENO, Nev. — Welcome to boot camp, you maggots.
Stand up straight, suck in that gut and recite the periodic table.
What did you say? I can't hear you! Drop and give me 20.
When the University of Nevada, Reno holds its first academic boot camp Aug. 16-20, there won't be any snarling drill instructors ordering freshmen to scrub the latrines with toothbrushes, but it won't be easy, either.
They will spend five days, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., attending classes, working in study groups and taking exams.
Just as basic training prepares soldiers for combat, the goal of UNR's new boot camp, called Biofit, is to help freshmen majoring in certain scientific fields improve their chances of surviving that fragile first semester of college.
"Students of all levels of preparation come here, and some of them struggle that first semester," said Jeff Thompson, dean of UNR's College of Science. "And studies show that if students struggle that first semester, it's very hard for them to overcome."
Struggling students also are at risk of dropping out, and UNR is on a mission to improve its graduation rate.
Last year, slightly more than half of the freshmen who entered UNR in 2006 graduated.
The graduation rate in 2012 for UNR students who earned a diploma in six years was 54 percent. That's 2 points below the national six-year graduation rate of 56 percent.
Another hopeful indicator is UNR's retention rate: 79 percent of the freshmen who came on campus in 2011 were still enrolled when the next fall semester began.
Attending the boot camp is voluntary, and during its first year, enrollment will be limited to freshmen who plan to major in biology or neuroscience.
"It's a test run with no risk to them," Thompson said. "They have the opportunity to make adjustments before they get a poor grade that first semester that's hard to recover from. That's really what we're trying to address."
The students will live in the same residence hall and have to pay $200, which will cover food, room and program materials.
UNR joins a growing number of campuses that offer this type of experience to help freshman successfully make the transition from high school to college.
Louisiana State University held the first weeklong boot camp in 2005 for new freshmen biology majors at its College of Science, where Kevin Carman was the dean at the time.
Carman, who became UNR's new provost in February, made starting a boot camp at UNR one of his top priorities.
Thompson said LSU's boot camp has increased student graduation rates for new freshmen by 50 percent.
"That is very significant," he said.
He credits that improvement to the way boot camp exposes freshmen to the tougher academic requirements of higher education before they start their first semester.
"The point of boot camp is that college is very different, but most students don't really understand that," Thompson said.
They can hear that message repeated by UNR recruiters, high school counselors and their parents, but the boot camp experience drives it home, he said.
"We try to compress into a fairly short time what it is like to be a university student," Thompson said.
The students will attend several classes each day, take exams and get feedback on how they did.
Although the first Biofit boot camp will be open only to biology and neuroscience majors, Thompson wants to offer it next year to all of the incoming freshman in the College of Science.
"Provost Carman eventually wants to expand this across as much of the university as we can," Thompson said.
Other universities have boot camps for students majoring in theater, engineering and business as well as for disabled veterans and high school graduates who are smart but at-risk because of bad study habits.
Christina Cho, UNR's director of advising, recruitment and retention for the College of Science, said the college is recruiting undergraduates majoring in biology and neuroscience to serve as mentors for the boot camp students.
Biology majors Brandy Reynolds and Chris Gomez, two undergraduates who will mentor freshmen in the upcoming boot camp, said they could have used some help adapting to university life when they first came on campus.
"One of the hardest things I had to deal with from a social aspect was having to deal with a roommate who was a slob, but he moved out six weeks into the semester," Gomez said. "Then there were five guys who lived on the same floor and played video games until five in the morning."
On the academic side, Gomez, who wants to become a dentist, and Reynolds, a pre-med student, found the work load much harder than they expected.
"You have to learn to manage the credit load and the intensity at which each professor teaches their class," Gomez said. "In an hour and 15 minutes they go through two-and-a-half chapters of information."
Freshmen will learn that exams are crucial to their grades, Reynolds said.
"In a lot of the courses you take, the grades are based mainly on exams, whereas in high school, you had homework and extra credit that could boost your grades in the end if you messed up on a test," she said. "That's not the case so much in college."
Gomez said the newly found freedom that freshman experience when they leave home poses another danger, Gomez said.
"Some freshmen are like, 'I'm away from mom and dad and there's a party down the street and I can stay up until 3 in the morning,'" he said.
"But if you only get two hours sleep, you're probably not going to function well the next day. So with that freedom comes responsibility and knowing your limits," Gomez said.


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California's magnificent state parks are falling apart fast.
The budgeting system for state government is in shambles and practically dysfunctional.
Proposition 21 on the November ballot would fix the parks. But it would pound another kink into budgeting for the rest of government. Or maybe not.
This one is tough. And as with most tough policy issues, simplistic rhetoric doesn't get to the real crux of the matter.
Yes, we all love parks -- some of us more than others, but no one wants to see them continue to deteriorate. The issue isn't the glory of parks. It's who pays to save them. And who decides.
And yes, ballot box budgeting is a scourge of state governing. It reduces the flexibility of the governor and the Legislature to act. But if they're incapable of acting, should the voters then solve the problem themselves?
Besides, Prop. 21 is sort of benign ballot box budgeting because it would generate a new revenue source to pay for its spending proposal. It wouldn't merely lock up a chunk of the state General Fund, as previous ballot initiatives have.
"This would have been easier to pass if it just said the Legislature must spend $300 million a year on parks," says Joe Caves, campaign coordinator for Prop. 21. "But that's ballot box budgeting. We're letting the voters decide whether they want to pay additional for parks."
Prop. 21 would impose an $18 surcharge on vehicle registration, except for commercial vehicles and trailers. In return, the vehicles would be entitled to free day-use entry and parking at state parks. Fees could still be charged for tours and overnight camping.
The surcharge would generate about $500 million annually. All of that would have to be spent on operating, maintaining and repairing state parks (85% of it) and protecting other wildlife and natural resources (15%).
But Prop. 21 actually would give the Legislature more flexibility over the deficit-plagued General Fund. That's because lawmakers could "back out" -- in budget speak -- the roughly $140 million in General Fund money currently being spent on parks and allocate those dollars to other programs, such as education and healthcare.
In all, after subtracting the loss of General Fund money and vehicle entry fees, state parks and wildlife programs would come out at least $250 million ahead annually, the legislative analyst calculates.
Backing the ballot initiative are the private California State Parks Foundation and a long list of environmental organizations and activists. They've raised roughly $5 million and have banked enough for TV ads, Caves says.
There's only token opposition, primarily from the automobile manufacturers lobby. The automakers feel they're being unjustly picked on.
"They're tired of all these nickel and dime car taxes," says Rob Stutzman, a strategist for the lobby, called the Auto Alliance. "They're not opposed to vehicle fees, but they want them connected to funding transportation.
"If this passes, where does it end? Does the teachers union come up with a $50 fee for schools?"
Actually, the vehicle license fee -- the controversial "car tax" -- funds all types of local government services. The smaller vehicle registration fee does help pay for the DMV and CHP.
Eugene F. Erbin, Sacramento lobbyist for the automakers, says: "We're not opposed to parks. But we don't want to be the easiest target."
The automakers, however, don't oppose Prop. 21 enough to spend much money fighting it. They've put up less than $50,000 and plan no advertising.
One glaring fault in Prop. 21 that embodies the evils of ballot box budgeting is its lack of any provision allowing the Legislature to amend the measure. If the lawmakers wanted to tweak the initiative in any manner, another ballot measure would be required.
That was a political decision.
"Voters don't trust the Legislature," Caves notes, "and if there was even a suggestion that it could change the measure, voters would find that completely unacceptable."
I called state Parks Director Ruth Coleman. Legally, she can't advocate Prop. 21's passage. But she'd love the stable source of revenue the initiative would produce.
There's a backlog of $1.3 billion in deferred maintenance, she says. It includes leaking roofs, rotting water pipes, broken fences, eroded trails....
"We do a lot to hide it," she adds. "If a bathroom is nonfunctioning, we put a lock on it. We were locking every other bathroom on the beaches."
Coleman is one parks director who actually camps regularly and personally inspects the facilities and staffing.
"I was camping at El Capitan State Beach in Santa Barbara County and saw a ranger during the evening," she recalls. "I asked her how many rangers there were. She said, 'I'm the only one. The only one for El Capitan, Refugio and Gaviota.'
"They're a few miles apart. The parks were full, maybe 3,000 people. I said, 'I hope nothing goes wrong.' Anything that goes wrong in a city can go wrong in a campground."
She'd like to hire more rangers as well as arrest the decay.
But, I ask myself, why shouldn't revenue raising be a decision for the governor and the Legislature? They're the ones who should be creating surcharges to fund parks. That's their responsibility.
Then I remembered it's politically inconceivable. That would require a two-thirds legislative vote. And Republicans have pledged to vote against anything that smacks of a tax hike.
If the Legislature's two-thirds rule for tax increases ever gets dumped, then I'll fret more about a majority of the people voting to tax themselves.
In an ideal world, Sacramento would salvage the parks. But it's incapable. So the public has an opportunity with Prop. 21.


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House Republicans have a rich history of going too far — most of the time way too far.
Budget fights turn into referendums on abortion. Health care debates swerve into discussions about rape. The struggle over immigration reform had some in the GOP pushing to kick people out of America.
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But as the Obamacare rollout gets worse with each passing day, Speaker John Boehner and his House GOP colleagues are being handed political gold — and they think they've figured out a way to avoid screwing it up.
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The Obamacare playbook, as described by several high-level House GOP aides and lawmakers, includes lots of committee oversight, some targeted legislation and lots of rhetoric. But there will be no more votes to defund or repeal Obamacare — the issue that led to the disastrous 16-day government shutdown — the GOP leadership says. At some point, top Republicans say, there might be a vote to delay the law for a year.
They will pass Obamacare-related bills when opportunities arise — like this week — but Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) neatly encapsulated the party's emerging strategy: "We should be just like a doctor and do no harm."
"Obamacare is the gift that keeps on giving," a senior House aide said on condition of anonymity. "We just need to keep out of the way."
It's not going to be easy. This is the same group that threatened its majority status last month by bumbling into the shutdown. Over the past year, the House GOP also temporarily blocked aid for the hurricane-stricken East Coast, held up the Violence Against Women Act and nearly caused an economic meltdown by flirting with an unprecedented default on U.S. debt.
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But the plan, for the moment, is working beautifully. Defeated, dejected and dispirited just a month ago following the end of the shutdown, House Republicans are now pivoting off millions of Americans losing their health insurance plans by scheduling a vote on Michigan Rep. Fred Upton's Keep Your Health Plan Act later this week.
The bill would allow people to keep their canceled health insurance plan for the next year. Unless the White House comes up with a better way to keep millions of Americans from losing their plans, senior House Democratic aides expect a large number of their members to cross the aisle and vote for the Upton package. A senior House Democratic staffer estimated between 20 and 100 Democrats — depending on the circumstances — could vote with the GOP to pass the bill, which would be a huge political blow to President Barack Obama and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who helped pass Obamacare in 2010.
A closed-door meeting of House Democrats on Wednesday was ugly as members vented about the Affordable Care Act debacle, lawmakers and aides said, as was a similar gathering of California Democrats — among the most liberal House bunch. House Democrats will meet again on Thursday to discuss Obamacare's implementation, and the mood isn't likely to be any better.
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