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"New data reveal pervasive wage gap, women paid less than men in 97 percent of congressional districts."
That was the hand-wringing headline accompanying a study released last week by the National Partnership for Women & Families in the hopes that wage gap hysteria would sweep America — and just in time for the election, no less.
Throughout America, according to the National Partnership, full-time working women are paid only 77 cents for every dollar paid to full-time working men.
To hear the National Partnership tell it, the wage gap is one of the biggest problems facing America and one of the great injustices of our time.
The only problem is that, when factors like hours worked and life choices are considered, the wage gap barely exists — if it exists at all.
When a man and a woman with the same education are doing the same work in the same field, the pay gap is less than 5 percent and, in certain professions, women actually earn more than men.
According to the Department of Labor, the average man working a full-time time job spends 8.14 hours a day on the job, compared to 7.75 hours for the full-time working woman.
Since the National Partnership's study compared full-time male workers to full-time female workers, instead of the average hourly wage earned by men versus the average hourly wage earned by women, the study is flawed to the point of being a joke. If a man works 50 hours per week and a woman in the same job making the same hourly pay works 40 hours per week, she will earn 80 percent of what the man makes — and that only seems fair.
Where the National Partnerships argument really falls apart, however, is when life choices are considered. For example, men tend to choose to major in computer science, mathematics and engineering in higher rates than women. These majors often result in more profitable careers than majors chosen more often by females. The only way to change that is for schools to ban men from certain majors and women from others. Seems a bit extreme, doesn't it?
Women also go in and out of the workforce much more often than men — and usually for a reason that no social scientist or government official can do anything about: to have babies.
If, for instance, a woman leaves the workplace for three years to have and raise a child, when she returns to the workplace, her colleagues' pay will reflect any pay increases earned during those three years. The mother's pay will resume roughly where it was when she left. There's nothing anyone can do to fix that problem, unless the government wants to get in the business of preventing women from starting families.
A few females who aren't suffering from the supposed wage gap are the women behind the organization that put out the study. According to the National Partnership's most recently available nonprofit disclosure forms filed with the IRS, the group's president, Debra L. Ness, raked in a $246,000 salary and another $45,000 in benefits in 2010. Judith L. Lichtman, a former president of the outfit who now serves as its "senior advisor," collects $264,000 in combined salary and benefits.
It seems more than a little disingenuous that two women who snag such extravagant salaries courtesy of their donors are so busy crying wolf about the low pay of women.
In the end, those hefty paychecks seem to be the reason that the people behind the National Partnership continue to spread their fables of female economic woe and oppression.
After all, who would donate to the National Partnership if they told the truth about the state of women in American society? No women in the history of the world have been treated more equally or had as many opportunities as American women in 2012. That narrative, while exciting, encouraging and accurate, doesn't get people to donate. And without those donations, Ness and Lichtman aren't pulling in more than a quarter million dollars a year.
So even though the gender wage gap is a myth, the National Partnership and other women's groups continue to take numbers out of context and toss logic aside in order to keep the cash rolling in.
Certainly, there are disadvantages to being a woman. And there is a place for special interest groups, think tanks and grassroots activism to ensure that women are empowered with every right and opportunity afforded men. Let's just hope that, in the future, these organizations focus their efforts on addressing real problems, rather than inventing — and promoting — pretend ones.
The writer is correct, there really is no wage gap between men and women.
However, my experience and my eyes have noticed that there is a work or productivity gap between men and women. In other words there is often not equal work for equal pay.
For the most part,women who hold job positions such as fireman, policeman, construction workers, outside telephone technicians as well as utility workers are just not capable of accomplishing the same amount of work a man can, yet receive the same hourly pay.
For instance,the telephone companies have spent and wasted millions of dollars training women for such jobs as lineman and installers only to have the majority quit and go back inside to an easier job. The few who have remained get the easier jobs and don't have to be as productive as a male coworker.
This situation is the result of government intervention, i.e. quotas, but this waste of time and money is reflected in your higher phone bill.
1 Peter 3:7___Holy Bible.
"Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered."
Women are weaker in that they have much more complex bodies, and, i believe, minds. Women, by nature, are not able to be available for as great an amount of time on the job as is a man. Men do not have monthly cycles, for example. Men do not have to take maternity leave, which i have observed being severely abused in my employment experience. Chivalry, indeed, is not dead. When it comes time to take a bullet, or, knife, or, any other weapon's injuries, the man knows who will endure this. The woman will be protected by the man at any cost...including his own life. Well, I quoted Jesus Christ of Nazareth, now another quote by someone who saw it through , let's just say, 'another category' of eyes! The quote:
"This is a man's world But it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl".
Song written by: James Brown and Betty Jean Newsome; performed by: James Brown band.
Actually, they do control for all of those things, but since the right-wing pundits were so glad to misrepresent the pay at the White House with their interpretations of it, I await your condemnation of them and their errors.
How long will it take? Why won't you complain about Fox News or the National Review? Free Beacon?
I dare you, I double-dog dare you, to speak up.
Or you can realize that maybe those "life choices" you talk about aren't even actual choices, but the result of a lack of free decision making.
But heck, I remember you making your blanket condemnations of EPB employees being overpaid compared to the average salary of the area.
Where was your discernment when making that statement?
Oh yeah, you only stand by it when you can use that to press your rhetorical advantage. When it's better to blindly say something without consideration, well, that's what you do instead.
This article shows a basic lack of understanding of statistics. Sorry, but in order to refute statistics you need to use numbers, not belief. Since you do not provide any proof, only supposition and anectdotes, I must discount this article as simply uneducated opinion.
I notice that it is the men that post here that tend to think there is no wage gap. There is, and has always been here in Chattanooga and surrounding areas, a very real big wage gap. I experience it every moment of my life. If men don't see it, I wonder about their intelligence! Bless their little hearts. LOL Women know there is a wage gap. And most of us women, when hearing you guys say there is not a gap, think "what an idiot"! But many of us don't call you that to your face. We are nice like that.


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From the "Talks too much" studios, it's 106 miles to Chicago. We've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses.
Tuesday SEC Questions and Answers
We're going to fly around all 14 teams in the nation's best college football conference each Tuesday. We'll even rank them in order of how we view them. As Elihu Smails says, "Well, we're waiting."
1. Alabama (13-1 in 2012)
Does the Tide have a weakness? The offensive line has three new starters, but each of those new faces has been in the program at least three seasons. So, let's ask again: does the Tide have a weakness? Nope. Not really.
Saturday: vs. Virginia Tech, 5:30 (ESPN)
2. Georgia (12-2)
What is the ceiling for a team that returns 10 offensive starters and has two legitimate Heisman candidates? Well, here are a couple of UGA team records that are in more than a little bit of jeopardy: The school record for TDs in a season is 54 (set in 2011), the record for average points scored is 32.6 (2007 in a season with 11 or more games) and the total yards mark is 5,719 (2011). The scoreboard operator in Athens better have primo health insurance — carpel tunnel and neck spasms are no joke folks, and if you get a cramp that last more than four hours, seek medical attention right away.
Saturday: at Clemson, 8 (ABC)
3. South Carolina (11-2)
South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and his teammates are eager to get this season started Thursday night.
Is Jadeveon Clowney blockable? The quick answer is nope, considering the following two facts: 1) South Carolina had to pull him out of scrimmages during the preseason so the offesne could even work on stuff; 2) Vegas set the over/under on his sacks total at an eye-popping 18.5. With a name like Jadeveon, you know he has to be good.
Thursday: vs North Carolina, 6 (ESPN)
Who is the best defensive tackle in the country? While there are a slew of very good defensive linemen around the nation, the best tackle and end each play in the SEC. Clowney is a no-brainer as the best end. The best defensive tackle is Anthony Johnson, the LSU man-child that was once a UT-commitment back during the Lane Train administration.
Saturday: vs. LSU, 9 (ESPN)
5. Florida (11-2)
Can the Gators be ready for their real opener? Between injuries and suspensions, the players in Saturday's game against Toledo will not be exactly the names fans and coaches may have expected after spring. Still, among the big concerns is whether running back Mike Jones is healthy for week 2 against Miami after a viral infection has derailed most of his preseason work.
Saturday: vs. Toledo, 12:21 (WDSI)
6. Texas A&M (11-2)
Will Johnny Football be eligible? This question looms larger and more meaningful — and potentially more devastating — with every new story out of College Station. The new report has the NCAA meeting with Manziel and Co. for six hours on Sunday. Here's saying they were not discussing his views on the classic writers from pre-war Europe.
Saturday: vs. Rice, 1 (ESPN)
7. Auburn (3-9)
How is Justin Garrett? While all the hubbub of the preseason has been centered on finding Nick Marshall at quarterback, defensive leader Garrett is almost back to full speed. Garrett, who moved from linebacker to a hybrid safety position in Auburn's new 4-2-5 scheme, hurt his foot early in practice but appears to be ready for the opener.
Saturday: vs. Washington State, 7 (ESPNU)
8. Ole Miss (7-6)
Can the Rebels' kiddie corp deliver from Day 1 in a huge, Huge, HUGE opener? The much-lauded Ole Miss recruiting haul last February can already be felt on the feild. Freshmen defensive end Robert Nkemdiche, receiver Laquan Treadwell and tight end Evan Engram will start at Vandy on Thursday. At least two other true freshmen will almost assuredly play. Here's saying they will be.
Thursday: at Vandy, 9:15 (ESPN)
9. Tennessee (5-7)
Junior Justin Worley was told Sunday night he would be the starting quarterback for Tennessee in the Vols' season opener Saturday against Austin Peay.
Did you know that Justin Worley is the Vols? Wow, has there been a more drawn-out, predictable finish since 'Titanic' in recent memory? (Pssst, the boat sinks in the end.) Well, congrats Justin, you get to play behind the league's best offensive line. Tough break Justin, you are working with the league's most inexperience receivers. Ah, the dichotomies of college football.
Saturday: vs. Austin Peay, 6 (Pay-per-view)
10. Vandy (9-4)
Is this too low for a Vandy program coming off a record-setting season? Maybe. But, here the question marks are large for the Commodores, and without suspended receiver Chris Boyd on the other side of Jordan Matthews, Vandy's biggest strength is tempered greatly.
Thursday: vs. Ole Miss, 9:15 (ESPN)
11. Mississippi State (8-5)
Has Dan Mullen peaked in Starkville? The Mississippi State coach has an experienced quarterback in Tyler Russell and a productive runner in LaDarius Perkins, but still the questions about a down turn loom. The Bulldogs did lose a ton of talent on the perimeter at receiver and in the secondary, and the SEC West is a tough place to try to find yourself.
Saturday: vs. Oklahoma State, 3:30 (ABC)
12. Arkansas (4-8)
Will Alex Collins be the SEC freshman of the year? Yes. Yes he will. The south Florida speedster will get a shot early as a freshman, and the results could be fun to watch.
Saturday: vs. La-Lafayette, 4
13. Missouri (5-7)
Which of the league's James Franklins will have a better year? We think it will be closer than most folks know, since the Vandy coach is dealing with a slew of distractions and the Missouri quarterback is dealing with less off-the-field noise than he did a season ago. Franklin, a senior who spent most of last seas battling injuries and quarterback debates, has completed more than 60 percent of his throws and has 32 career TDs. (Side note: We believe each James Franklin is entering his last SEC season, though.)
Saturday: vs. Murray State, 7
14. Kentucky (2-10)
Did you know that college basketball practice can start a full two weeks earlier this year? Yep, so we're really something like five weeks from hoops season. Enjoy the down time Johnny Wildcats Fans.
Saturday: vs. Western Kentucky, 7 (ESPNews)
NFL cuts
In this fie photo, Tim Tebow holds his first news conference with the New York Jets on March 26, 2012, in Florham Park, N.J.
Tim Tebow still has a spot on the New England roster.
Da'Rick Rogers is now looking for a football team to join after Buffalo cut him loose.
As we admitted on Press Row with Paschall on Monday, we thought Da'Rick — the former Calhoun High star and Tennessee star/problem child — would be an NFL player for roughly a decade. Dude has all the tools.
And as Paschall pointed out, it's not like Da'Rick made the final round of cuts with the 49ers or the Packers. Dude was not one of the best 75 players in camp with a Bills team that is going to start the season with an undrafted free agent at quarterback.
We talked a little bit Monday in this forum about the difference between elite stars and the rest of us. We believed Rogers had the skills to be a productive NFL player for a decade. We still believe that physically. Apparently, when the game becomes a business, handling your business becomes as important as the game.
Arm ailments
We hated to see Matt Harvey being shut down with serious arm injuries. The game of baseball is better when there are shutdown starters with must-see stuff in the league.
Harvey's injury will be re-evaluated and there is a potential need for Tommy John surgery, which could limit his time next season, too.
OK, here's a question: These arm injuries, and it seems like there are as many MLB pitchers who have had Tommy John surgery as opposed to those who haven't, have become more and more common. Harvey averaged more than 100 pitches per start this season. Not a huge number but bigger than most.
But Steven Strasburg hurt his elbow averaging much fewer.
With pitch counts and extra days off and all the precautions for these multi-million-dollar arms, have we severely limited the strength of these kids' arms.
Think of it this way: If we had a generation of kids that came up with auto-piloted cars, and then we asked them to drive themselves, they are destined to fail right?
Nolan Ryan and some of the voices from his generation say today's starting pitchers have not developed the stamina and the strength to be durable.
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— Not sure if you have seen this slide show, but Nike has released the look of several school's new uniforms. Go here for looks at the new digs for Georgia, West Virginia, Oregon State and UNC among others. The new UNC duds are pretty sweet.
— OK, want a testament to how real reality TV is? Lamar Odom has been on the trainwreck of a TV show that centers on the Kardashians for the last couple of years. He has been able to hide affairs and drug use from everyone involved? Really?
— Wow, a great story if you a few minutes here. Don Van Natta details claims that Bobby Riggs threw his match against Billie Jean King 40 years ago, rigging the match to pay off gambling debuts. Great story.
— Programming note: Press Row will have our Georgia Bulldog segment today from 2-2:20 p.m. We will have UTC AD David Blackburn around 2:30. Give it a listen on ESPN 105.1 FM.
Today's question(s)
We have several points of entry throughout today's 5-at-10, which is long — like college football season long.
If you need another, well, here are but three:
a) What's your wildest college football prediction?
b) For those not as enamored in the hidden arts of football, Tracy McGrady retired Monday. That is not a question. This is: What's your starting five of straight to the NBA from high school guys? We have Moses Malone, Kobe, LeBron, Kevin Garnett and Dwight Howard. Yes, we're overloaded on big guys and we're asking LeBron to play the point, but still. That's a pretty stout five, no?
c) Best reality TV show out there right now?
Discuss and give us a call at Press Row today — Paschall's in Athens so we're flying the ship solo. Give us a shout, especially from 1-2 Eastern at 648-1051.
Jay was named the Sports Editor of the Times Free Press in 2003 and started with the newspaper in May 2002 as the Deputy Sports Editor. He was born and raised in Smyrna, Ga., and graduated from Auburn University before starting his newspaper career in 1997 with the Newnan (Ga.) Times Herald. Stops in Clayton and Henry counties in Georgia and two years as the Sports Editor of the Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal preceded Jay's ...
Off your NBA bench I would have if for nothing else but for the entertainment value, Darryl Dawkins, Chocolate Thunder himself. Not sure if he would make this team given some of the other guys who qualify, but the NBA is entertainment afterall.
Now without googling, how many of you can remember the nickname for Bill Willoughby who was drafted by the Hawks as the second highschooler to be chosen after Dawkins in the NBA?
JG, technically, Moses Malone was straight to ABA then to NBA..but that is nitpicking.
9er —
The line of the USCe-UNC game is actually 10.5. The 18.5 is the over/under on sacks for Mr. Clowney this year.
And we think 50 is a pretty good line, but we concur — take the Governors.
Fair point on Mr. Mo. And Dawkins is another nice call. He and McGrady both have spots coming off the bench.
As of this writing, less then 56 hours until kick-off. Booo-YAH!
Wildest prediction? Okay, you asked for it. Chattanooga upsets Alabama by a field goal (You didn't say it had to be realistic).
Your opener, from a true classic, reminded me of what I wrote on my Facebook page the Thursday I left for Chat-town via roadtrip vacation:
It's 818 miles to Chattanooga. I have a full tank of gas, a half empty can of Red Bull (the big one), it's dark, and I'm wearing sunglasses..Hit it.
Got 10 "likes" on that.
Agree with Nolan. Who as you know is Grand Pooba around these here parts. Look no further then Yuu Darwish. Best arm on the team, but rarely do I see a post-game interview where he doesn't have an ice bag strapped to his shoulder.
I took off my sunglasses and I can see clearly now. You did write 18.5 sacks. That IS eye-popping. And I still think the Cockspurs will bloody the goats.
For those who weren't there then, in the cheer MocTastic quotes, Peay is pronounced as "Pea."
Wish somebody had the time to look at the number of arm injuries for pitchers who went the college route vs those who went the pro baseball route straight out of high school. There has always been speculation that certain schools/coaches have a bad habit of way overusing pitchers in college.
Agreed with your starting 5 of high-school-to-NBA stars.
Not agreed with Auburn as the #7 SEC team. They will be better this year of course, but I don't think they're in the top 10. I think Ole Miss, TN, Vandy, MS St., and possibly Ark. are better.
From friend of the show StuckinKent —
It's not even the biggest this weekend. Oregon is a 59 point favorite over Nicholls State. Oklahoma State was a 72 point favorite over Savannah State a couple of years ago. It's not unusual for a line of a BCS conference team against a very poor FCS team to be over 50. I don't want to touch the bet, because when you get that high, you're really talking about if the Vols keep their foot on the gas the whole way. I'm not sure if they will or not. It could easily be 42-0 at half, and the Vols only win 52-10 or something. It would be an easy win, but they would still be a 10 points from you winning the bet outright. (I saw the spread at 51.) So why would you bet on a game like this? Only if you are addicted to "entertainment."
I don't care for any of the so-called reality shows. I am however awaiting the follow-up ads to that insurance commercial featuring Butch Jones building a mailbox "brick-by-brick." Nick Saban looked at the mailbox and said Butch built the box eight inches too far from the roadway and declared it uneven. Saban said Butch was not dedicated to the process of mailbox building. James Franklin claimed he has the best mailbox in Tennessee. Mark Richt said the mailbox looked fine but declined further comment as it is not his mailbox. Will Muschamp angrily cursed the mailbox. Steve Spurrier and Les Miles drove by in an old Jeep and threw empty beer bottles at the mailbox.
I remember Bill Willoughby.
There are some other good ones - Al Harrington, Jermaine O'Neal, Amare Stoudemire. And there are those who aren't as good as they think they are - Josh Smith, Andrew Bynum, Eddy Curry, Sebastian Telfair and Kwame Brown. I saw Kwame in high school and like Jeff Francouer, he was at a level far above the players around him. And yet ....
Through the first 11 games last year, Mr. Clowney had 8.5 sacks. Had 4.5 against Clemson and 0 against Michigan, leaving him with 13. I think 18.5 is way, way too high.
Nice list of additional names, Spy. Stoudemire proved early on that he could play with the big boys in the league. Too bad he's been held back by injuries over the years. He hasn't really been the same since his arthroscopic knee surgery a few years back.
Ditto on taking the Under for Clowney's sack total. You gotta think that he'll be double-teamed quite a bit this year. Either way, the Cocka-doodle-doos (as a team) will get their share of sacks, but not as many may come from Clowney due to the extra attention on him.
Tough not to agree with Nolan. in fact, if all things are even on most counts, go with Nolan. Ask Robby Ventura.
We think kids get over-worked in high school every bit as much as college, but that extra wear and tear makes for an interesting point.
Stewwie —
We may have the Tigers a tad high. Sue us. Or Stew us. It's the beginning of the season and we're all undefeated.
Stuck —
Concur. And lay the 59 with Oregon.
Spy —
Quit using that logic and stuff. It makes our head hurt.
Grate Dog —
Well-played sir, well-played indeed. We may have a faux coaches appearance on Friday, any suggestions?


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Television / Series / Comedy / Fantasy
Directed By Richard L. Bare, Leslie Goodwins, James V. Kern, Lew Landers, Paul Landres, Leslie H. Martinson and Philip Rapp
Leo G. Carroll as Cosmo Topper
Lee Patrick as Henrietta Topper
Robert Sterling as George Kerby
Anne Jeffreys as Marion Kerby
Kathleen Freeman as Katie (Season 1)
Thurston Hall as Mr. Schuyler
Edna Skinner as Maggie (Season 2)
Topper was a American fantasy sitcom based on a film called "Topper" (1937). It aired on CBS for a total of 2 seasons from October 9, 1953 to July 15, 1955 and seventy eight episodes. All episodes were thirty minutes in length and aired in black and white.
The main character was Leo G. Carroll, known as Cosmo Topper, who worked as the vice president of a bank. He was married to Henrietta, played by Lee Patrick. The couple lived in Los Angeles and they discover the estate they live in is haunted, but only he can hear and see the former resident ghosts. The ghosts cause strange events to occur which Topper then has to try and explain to guests in his home.
This series was about a somewhat grumpy and uptight banker, Cosmo Topper, and the ghosts which only he could see or hear, George and Marion Kerby. The Kerbys would often try to get Cosmo to loosen up and enjoy life, but more often they would complicate it.
Second Honeymoon (01/08/1954)
Mr. & Mrs. Topper spend their anniversary in a haunted inn.
Trip to Lisbon (02/12/1954)
Topper and Mrs. Topper get to go to Spain.
The Proposal (02/19/1954)
George must court Marion all over again after she accuses him of not being very romantic.
Henrietta Sells the House (04/09/1954)
Henrietta decides she is going to sell the house without informing Cosmo first. She gets a buyer and has the house sold before Cosmo can stop her. George and Marion are very upset with Topper because they feel he wants to leave.
Topper Goes to Las Vegas (04/23/1954)
Topper is to go on a short sailing trip with Henrietta. The trip gets stopped because, for business reasons, he needs to go make a bid for a client on a hotel in Las Vegas. He takes Henrietta, George & Marion with him to Las Vegas. Marion and George teach Topper to gamble.
Topper Goes West (04/30/1954)
Topper, Henrieta and the Kerby's all travel to New Mexico . Topper has been given the assignment to research a dude ranch and see if the property is worth the investment for one of his clients.
A Ghostly Joke (05/07/1954)
The Kerby's are concerned that Cosmo cannot stand up to his boss. The man does not stop demanding all of Cosmo's time. George and Marion try their hardest but cannot get Topper to confront the man.
George's Old Flame (07/02/1954)
George finds out that an old flame is engaged to a Hollywood star. The Kerby's try and find out if the man is worthy of her love.


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The Black Swordsman
This 4th episode of Sword Art Online begins with Silica. She is talented beast tamer who leaves her party after a fallout with Rosalia, the leader of their group. The timing couldn't have been better when Silica is attacked by monsters while traveling alone in the forest. It is sad to see Pina, her dragon companion, gets killed in battle trying to protect Silica. Out of nowhere, Kirito swoops in to save the day. He tells Silica about a rare item that can bring back Pina from the dead within 3 days. He offers to join her to that place at the Hill of Memories located on the 47th floor. Kirito tells Silica about the different players in the VR world. He warns her of the "orange players", the ones who commit crimes, and the "red players" , the ones who kill other players. While they are having this conversation, Kirito notices someone evesdropping. When they arrive at the Hill of Memories, they find the rare tiem called Pneuma Flower. They are quickly surrounded by Rosalia and her hench men. Those men belongs to an orange player guild called Titan's Hand. They are also looking for the flower. How would Kirito get out of this situation? And would Silica be able to revive her dragon familiar? Why did Kirito escorted Silica to the the Hills in the first place? Watch the full episode of Sword Art Online episode 4 below now.


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Common Ground Discussion wiith the Rev. Richard Killmer '64
Human Rights Awareness Week
Sponsored by Office of Religious & Spiritual Life, Department of Religious Studies, Ware Institute for Civic Engagement, International Studies, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, the Human Rights Initiative, and the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
11:30 a.m.
Human Rights Week at Franklin & Marshall College continues March 27 with an appearance by the Rev. Richard Killmer, a 1964 alumnus of F&M and executive director of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (www.nrcat.org), an interfaith organization of 313 religious groups committed to ending torture in the U.S. and worldwide.
His talk, "A Challenge for Human Rights: Confronting the Culture of Torture–2012," will be held at F&M's Wohlsen Center for the Sustainable Environment. It begins at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and is free and open to the public.
Killmer will discuss his organization's goals of ending torture in U.S. prisons, especially prolonged solitary confinement, developing U.S. policies that will help end torture by other countries, and ending anti-Muslim bigotry.
"The National Religious Campaign Against Torture believes that torture is a violation of human rights and is never acceptable. I commend F&M for hosting an annual Human Rights Week and continuing its commitment to examine the threats to human rights around the world," Killmer said. "I welcome the opportunity to discuss with the F&M community the importance of confronting the culture of torture."
From 1996 through May 2002, Rev. Killmer was director of Environmental Justice and director of the Economic Justice and Domestic Hunger Program Ministry of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. He received the Climate Protection award from the Environmental Protection Agency for his work while at the National Council of Churches.
Rev. Killmer previously worked at the national headquarters of the Presbyterian Church (USA), where he directed the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program for 15 years. During that time, he also directed the Special Ministries/Vietnam Generation and Domestic Hunger and Poverty programs and co-directed the Child and Family Justice Project. He has two degrees from the Princeton Theological Seminary.
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New Blake Lively in Sex and the City prequel rumours!
It seems only like yesterday when Blake Lively's reps were forced to deny the actress's involvement in a film prequel to Sex and the City. However, fresh rumours have recently surfaced which suggest that the Gossip Girl starlet may be in the running to play a younger version of Samantha Jones.
The proposed project is said to be based on Bushnell's two novels, The Carrie Diaries and Summer in the City (due for publication this year). It follows the fab four during their teenage years before they became the BFFs taking on New York. In addition to Lively possibly playing Samantha, the Daily Mail reports that the current casting preferences include Elizabeth Olsen as Carrie Bradshaw, Selena Gomez as Charlotte York, and Emma Roberts as Miranda Hobbes.
When news emerged that a younger cast was being considered for the roles, Sarah Jessica Parker didn't seem too eager about the idea. "I don't think we can pretend to go back... It's creating two histories. It's like, 'Oh I didn't know that about Carrie Bradshaw,'" she told the LA Times.
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Seven of the top 10 finishers at last weekend's Fort Lauderdale-based Coast To Coast Adventure Race were from around the state, including two from South Florida.
The top 10 teams qualified for the largest and most grueling adventure race in the country, the Subaru Primal Quest Expedition Adventure Race. It is the only U.S. adventure race televised from the backcountry of the Pacific Northwest. The Sept. 19 race features 125 coed teams covering 400 miles of various terrains.


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Release Date: 03/21/2006
Tracks in 3121: 3121, Lolita, Te Amo Corazón, Black Sweat, Incense And Candles, Love, Satisfied, Fury, The Word, Beautiful, Loved And Blessed, The Dance, Get On The Boat
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Impressions was written by John Coltrane. The changes are identical to Miles Davis' tune So What. Trane recorded "So What" with Miles on Miles' classic, best-selling jazz album "Kind of Blue" in 1959. Two years later Trane recorded Impressions for the first time on his own record date, "Live at the Village Vanguard" in 1961. "Impressions" is a little more aggressive and lively than "So What," though they are very similar.
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In the past few years, most major global automakers, including Ford, have begun to offer a new generation of electrified vehicles to consumers. Utilities are also working to understand how to provide power to plug-in electric vehicles in a way that is effective in meeting consumer needs, efficient for electricity providers and environmentally sound.
Why the rise in interest and activity? The electrification of vehicles could cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from vehicles, increase the use of domestic energy sources, decrease pressure on petroleum stocks and reduce urban air pollution. With the benefit of information technologies and "smart grids," electrified automobiles could also improve the efficiency of the power grid – thereby lowering electricity costs – and facilitate the use of renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar.
But many challenges remain. For example, to achieve their full potential to cut lifecycle GHG emissions from automobiles, low-carbon electric generation must make up a greater part of the total supply, and electric vehicles must become functioning parts of "smart grids." Battery technologies are still evolving, and the cost of new-generation batteries remains high. We are also assessing supply chain issues associated with materials needed to manufacture batteries, including lithium and rare earth metals. We discuss all of these issues in more detail throughout this section.
This section provides an overview of Ford's electrification strategy. It also explores electrification technologies and their environmental benefits, and discusses how Ford is addressing key challenges and opportunities related to vehicle electrification. For more detail on our electric vehicle technologies and other fuel-efficiency, advanced powertrain and alternative-fuel technologies, please see the Sustainable Technologies and Alternative Fuels Plan.
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For this week's segment of UVa Today Dr. Raymond Costabile of the UVa Physicians Group joined CBS19's Jim Hanchett.
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On Saturday at Augusta Pediatrics there will be an open house from 11 until 2. It will allow parents and children to meet pediatricians.
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Bryan Cook is the host and creator of the live show and podcast Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction, presented every month at the esteemed Nerdmelt Theater in LA, as well as all over the US. He was featured in the comedy special Dancing Around the Shit Fire with Kyle Kinane, and has performed at JFL Chicago, Outside Lands (SF), High Plains Comedy Fest (Denver), SF Sketchfest, Bridgetown Comedy Fest (Portland), Riot LA, and Bumbershoot (Seattle). He has had the honor of sharing the stage with Louis C.K., Dana Gould, Bobcat Goldthwait, Aziz Ansari, Drew Carey, Anthony Jeselnik, Daniel Tosh, has contributed to McSweeney's, and written Joan Rivers' "Fashion Police" as well as various other TV projects.
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The Liquid S2 is Acer's first smartphone with Ultra HD recording capability. It features a 6-inch Full HD screen with IPS technology and supports 4G LTE and the Wi-Fi 802.11 ac standard. It also is equipped with dual speakers powered by Dolby Digital Plus technology.
The smartphone uses Gorilla Glass 3.0 to increase its damage resistance and adopts Zero Air Gap Display technology to improve the smartphone's tactile feel and display readability under the sun by removing the air between the touch panel and LCD module, the vendor said.
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Health Department offering pertussis shots to adults as a way of protecting infants
Health officials said this week that they hope to better protect infants from pertussis or whooping cough by offering booster shots free to adults who have contact with them.
"We want to get all the teachers, teacher's aides, parents, daycare workers and grandparents," said Alyce Finch, immunization coordinator for the Rappahannock Area Health District. The shots are being offered at local Health Department offices during their regularly scheduled immunization clinics.
The effort is part of a nationwide push to get more adults vaccinated with the pertussis booster or Tdap shot. Between 5 and 9 percent of adults have received the Tdap booster, according to a federal health survey. Mary Washington Hospital recently started offering the Tdap booster to new mothers who have not had the shot previously, Finch said.
"Even though pertussis is primarily a childhood illness, we do know that it happens in adults," said Dr. Brooke Rossheim, district health director.
Pertussis continues to torment children across the state and nation, though the disease appears to be less of a problem locally than it once was.
"Last year was a bad pertussis year," Rossheim said this week. "This year, we've had our share, but we haven't been overrun with calls."
Twenty cases of pertussis were reported in the health district through August of this year. Last year during the same period, 23 cases were reported. Statewide 219 cases were reported for the first eight months of the year, compared to 133 for the same period in 2010.
"We've been on the increase since 2007," said Sandra Sommer, quality assurance and policy manager for the Virginia Department of Health.
Pertussis is a highly contagious bacterial infection, passed though the cough droplets of an infected person. When children have the disease, they can have cough spasms, or long coughing fits. Frequently, they make a high-pitched wheeze or whoop when breathing in, hence the name whooping cough.
Younger children can be protected from the disease through the DTaP vaccine, a series of five shots, given at 2,4 and 6 months, 15 to 18 months, and 4 to 6 years. The vaccine is also included in the Tdap booster, given to sixth-graders.
"Infants are very vulnerable," Sommer said. "They are hospitalized more often than other age groups."
(You can hear what whooping cough sounds like at this web site. More on the Rappahannock Area Health District's immunization clinics can be found here. The CDC's web page on pertussis is here. For more on local efforts to combat pertussis, see the story soon in the paper.)
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Otis Woods, Administrator
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Survey and
Certification (S&C) Memo 05-09 at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/downloads/
SCLetter05-09.pdf, clarified mandatory reporting requirements for
participating Medicare and Medicaid providers. DQA issued Memo 05-004 and
05-012 to all nursing homes to provide direction on how to report alleged
violations to DQA; however, both memos are now obsolete as of the issuance
of this memo.
Per CMS direction, all nursing homes must immediately report all alleged
violations involving mistreatment, neglect, or abuse, including injuries of
unknown source, and misappropriation of resident property to the facility
administrator and to the Division of Quality Assurance (DQA). CMS defines
"immediately" to be as soon as possible but not to exceed 24 hours
after discovery of the incident.
The facility must have evidence that all alleged violations are
thoroughly investigated, and must prevent further incidents while the
investigation is in progress. The results of all investigations must be
reported to the administrator (or their designee) and to the DQA Office of
Caregiver Quality (OCQ) within 5 working days of the incident. If the
alleged violation is verified, the facility must take appropriate corrective
The purpose of this memo is to clarify the reporting requirements for all
nursing homes in Wisconsin. For purposes of this memo, an incident includes
any allegation involving mistreatment, abuse or neglect of a resident,
misappropriation of a resident's property, or injuries to a resident of
unknown source. This memo contains important clarification regarding:
Nursing Home Reporting Requirements
All nursing homes must develop written procedures specifying:
All nursing homes must ensure that all employees, contractors,
volunteers, and residents are knowledgeable about the nursing home's
reporting procedures and requirements. Staff must be trained to immediately
report to the administrator (or their designee) all incidents of misconduct,
including abuse or neglect of a resident, misappropriation of a resident's
property, or injuries to a resident of unknown source. Immediately upon
learning of an incident, nursing homes must take the necessary steps to
protect residents from possible further incidents of misconduct or injury.
Effective immediately, all nursing homes must immediately report all
alleged violations involving mistreatment, neglect, or abuse, including
injuries of unknown source, and misappropriation of resident property to the
Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) via the online reporting system at
Refer to the misconduct definitions to determine if an alleged incident
constitutes a violation. In addition to federal and state reporting
requirements, providers should notify local law enforcement authorities of
any situation where there is a potential criminal offense. Nursing homes
must update their written procedures to avoid a possible deficiency under 42
CFR § 483.13 (c) (F226) at an F level, which is Substandard Quality of Care
Definitions under Federal and State Law
The attached document, entitled "Misconduct Definitions,"
provides a comparison of the federal and state definitions in nursing home
settings. Participating Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes must first
review the federal definitions; if an incident potentially meets the federal
definition, it is not necessary to review the state definitions.
Each resident has the right to be free from abuse, corporal punishment,
and involuntary seclusion. Residents must not be subjected to abuse by
anyone, including, but not limited to, facility staff, other residents,
consultants or volunteers, staff of other agencies serving the resident,
family members or legal guardians, friends, or other individuals. Because
the federal definitions do not specify that the incident has to involve a
caregiver, nursing homes are required to submit allegations of mistreatment
by anyone, including resident-to-resident incidents, to DQA immediately.
Note that the federal definition of abuse indicates that the act must be
"willful" and that it needs to have resulted in physical or
psychosocial harm to the resident or would be expected to have caused harm
to a "reasonable person" if the resident cannot provide a
response. For a definition of "willful," please refer to the
interpretive guidelines at F323 where, under Resident-to-Resident
Altercations, it notes, "An incident involving a resident who willfully
inflicts injury upon another resident should be reviewed as abuse under the
guidance for 42 CFR §483.13(b) at F223.
"Willful" means that the individual intended the action itself
that he/she knew or should have known could cause physical harm, pain, or
mental anguish. Even though a resident may have a cognitive impairment,
he/she could still commit a willful act. However, there are instances when a
resident's willful intent cannot be determined. In those cases, a
resident-to-resident altercation should be reviewed under F323."
Required Online Reporting & Incident Report Form
1. Online Alleged Nursing Home Resident Mistreatment Report
Effective immediately, completion of the online form at http://4.selectsurvey.net/DHS/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=96MI3ml4
is required to meet the requirements in Federal regulation 42 CRF
483.13(c)(2). Nursing homes must immediately report all incidents of
alleged mistreatment, abuse and neglect of residents, misappropriation of
resident property and injuries of unknown source to the DQA. CMS defines
"immediately" to be as soon as possible but not to exceed 24 hours
after discovery of the incident. Failure to provide the information to DQA
within 24 hours of discovering an incident may result in a citation under
federal or state codes. To print a copy of the report, click on the
browser's print button before clicking the "Done" button.
All nursing homes must also immediately begin a thorough investigation of
any reported incident, collect information that corroborates or disproves
the incident and document the findings for each incident. A thorough
investigation may include
Note: Nursing homes must not use the F-62617 form for immediate
reporting because it is now obsolete. Federally certified nursing homes must
not use the caregiver misconduct reporting flowchart and worksheet as these
decision making tools do not apply to participating Medicare and Medicaid
nursing homes.
2. Misconduct Incident Report (F-62447) http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/forms1/F6/F62447.pdf
Complete the Misconduct Incident Report form, F-62447 when:
Follow these steps to report the results of an investigation to DQA:
Division of Quality Assurance
Office of Caregiver Quality
PO Box 2969
Madison, WI 53701-2969
OCQ forwards all reports to the DQA Bureau of Nursing Home Resident Care
(BNHRC). In addition, OCQ refers reports involving:
Resources & Questions
See the following investigation resources:
If you have questions about reporting or investigation requirements, or
are unsure if a specific incident should be reported, please contact the
Office of Caregiver Quality at email@example.com
or (608) 261-8319.
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AMARILLO – Nell Robison Riggins, 94, died Jan. 23, 2012, in Amarillo, TX.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at Trinity United Methodist Church with Rev. W. Douglas Mills officiating.
Burial will be at Llano Cemetery by Griggs-Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors.
Nell was born on October 11, 1917 and went to be with the Lord on January 23, 2012. Nell graduated from Borger High School in 1935 and married her high school sweetheart Norman Robison.
They went on to have 5 children and lived in Borger and Stinnett, Texas.
AMARILLO – John W. "J" French, 88, died Jan. 23, 2012, in Amarillo, TX.
Graveside services will be at 2:00 PM on Thursday January 26, 2012 at Memorial Park Cemetery with Chaplain John Elser of Thomas E. Creek VA Medical Center officiating, under the direction of Memorial Park Funeral Home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
J was born December 13, 1923 in Gillam, Louisiana to DeWitt and Myrtle Lea French. J served his country in WWII with the US Army as a medic. During his service, most of his time was spent in Europe.
AMARILLO – Roger Alan Wilson, 66, died Jan. 22, 2012.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at Trinity Fellowship Church, North Ministry Center, with Dwayne Hollis officiating. Arrangements by Cox Funeral Home.
Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at Westlawn Cemetery, Fritch, TX. Arrangements by Cox Funeral Home.
Fritch - Tony Manzella, 19, of Fritch, died Monday, January 23, 2012 in Borger.
Services will be 11 a.m. Friday, January 27, 2012 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Borger with Rev. Don Poole of Saint John's Lutheran Church in Dumas officiating, and Rev. Steve Misch, Mission Ministry Facilitator assisting. Services are under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Tony will be available for viewing Wednesday at the funeral home in Borger.
James Randall "Randy" Galloway, 61, of Borger, died Wednesday, January 18, 2012.
No services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.
Charles Henry Holland entered into rest on Friday, January 20, 2012 in Borger, TX.
Charles was born Wednesday, February 10, 1937 in Grant, OK to Walter and Francis Holland. He moved to Borger in 1956 from Hugo, OK and worked as a pumper in the oilfield. He married Anita June Brown on August 17, 1978 in Stinnett, TX.
He is preceded in death by his father, Walter "Buddy" Lee Holland; his mother, Vlamae Francis Guice; and step-brother, Jim Fuller.
Graveside services for Kathy Mills were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Antioch Christian Church Cemetery with viewing 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial was in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery. Newton County Funeral Home South, 100 Old Highway 15 Loop, Newton, MS, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Mills, 54, of Meridian, MS, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, in Meridian, MS.
She enjoyed the outdoors and played golf. She also enjoyed sewing and crafts. She loved her children and grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father Norman Bauert.
Jerry Sanders, 82, of Stinnett, passed away, Thursday, January 19, 2012.
Jerry G. Sanders was born Friday, October, 25, 1929 in Crow, TX to Ruben and Alto Sanders. He was a cattle rancher and member of Riverview Baptist Church. He married Louise Yake on January 4, 1963 in Stinnett, TX.
He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife Louise on August 21, 2011; one brother and one sister.
Doris A. Bland Zink, 83 a long time resident of the Spring Creek Community lost her fight with cancer on January 17, 2012 at 9:27 PM at her home, but won the ability to worship our Lord and Savior forever in the Kingdom of Heaven. Doris was born the first of three children on the 27th day of June 1928 in Fairfax, Oklahoma to Doyce A. "Pete" Bland and Mary Anna Eberle Bland. She grew up in the Shilder, Oklahoma area attending Grade School at Carter Nine and then attended High School at Shidler graduating in 1946. On June 20th, 1947 she married Clyde B.D. Zink in Winfield, Kansas.
Dr. Carroll Alan Burke was the only child of long time Phillips residents Coy and Dorothy Burke. Â
He was born in Borger on August 22, 1956 and was raised & educated in Phillips, TX. Â
He passed away in the ICU of Herman Memorial Hospital in Woodlands, TX from lung and infection complications on Monday, January 16, 2012. Â
He is survived by his Mother, Dorothy Burke, of Conroe, TX and his aunt, Annie Parker of Borger, TX.
After finishing high school in Phillips in 1974, Alan for about one and half years served as an ambulance attendant. Â


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The restaurant industry, walloped by the recession, is going beyond the traditional two-for-one deal or free beverage in an effort to attract diners. These days, restaurants are partnering with entertainment venues, hair salons and even education companies to offer customers discounts unheard of even a year ago.Shorts."
"I can't ever recall these kinds of incentives to get traffic through the door," said Bonnie Riggs, an analyst for NPD Group and a 28-year veteran of the restaurant industry.
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"We would have to go back to the early 1980s to see this magnitude of weakness in the restaurant industry," Riggs said.
Sales at fine-dining spots have been hardest hit, down 14% year-to-date, while family-style restaurants such as Denny's and Cracker Barrel have seen sales retreat by 6%. Casual-dining restaurants such as Olive Garden, Applebee's and T.G.I. Friday's are off 4% overall. Fast-food restaurant sales have slumped only 2%, thanks in part to consistent gains at two ubiquitous chains, McDonald's and Subway.
And with the jobless rate at 9.4%, businesses that are tied closely to work -- think grab-and-go breakfast, lunch and happy hour -- are declining by double digits.
Certainly high unemployment, consumers' current penchant for saving, and the overall loss of household wealth have packed some powerful punches, but the industry faced some challenges even before the recent downturn.
Growth in the dinner segment, for example, has been weak since 2002 as more women chose to stay at home with their children, Riggs said. "When female participation in the labor force started to level off, so did the growth in take-out meals," she said.
That put the industry in heavy coupon drive as a means of attracting customers. With the double-whammy of the recession, smaller chains like Häagen-Dazs that have never had national promotions are now turning to them. The ice cream shop is promoting its Sorbet Sipper, a summer refreshment whose sales were dormant in recent years, as an affordable luxury.
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I was on youtube trying my hardest to find a small video clip of the part on the Newer 2000 How the grinch stole christmas video of when the two old women are telling cindy lou hoo how the Grinch came to be so evil and stuff and the part i want to find and watch is when the baby grinch is coming down from the sky and he laughs evilly and shoves the other baby with his little bed thingy.. Can anyone find that on youtube for me?
It has always been a family tradition in our family to watch how the grinch stole christmas(the animated one) on christmas eve. But i cant find where it comes on tonight. Do you know what network it comes on
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I need ideas on how to decorate a christmas float the theme is "how the grinch stole christmas"
make a christmas tree and all the people holding hands singing around it like they do in the movie(:
or a ice mountain thing with the sled and the grinch on top with his top tied to the sled like hanging out the mountain.
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I bought a sheep (ewe) to offer as a sacrifice and it gave birth shortly before it was due to be slaughtered. What should I do with its offspring?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The udhiyah is that which is bought specifically for the purpose of sacrifice or is singled out for that purpose, so it gives birth before the time of slaughter, then slaughter the offspring along with it.
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