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per family by 2016. I would love to hear comments and opinions on this.
IRS estimates that Obamacare will cost $20k a year
If a company has demand for a product or service and needs employees to provide it, how can they fire employees unless they have people on their payroll doing nothing of value. In that case, the are bad business owners.
If the company's cost of doing business goes up, the cost of their product will have to increase as well. All else equal, such higher prices will result in less demand.
Additionally there is nothing to say an employer couldn't make the employee pay 100% of the coverage themselves. The employer only needs to offer it. Why would they choose a penalty over offering a plan that they don't even pay the premiums for?
As far as I remember, the new health law requires all large employers to offer affordable health coverage, defined as employee premiums not exceeding 9.5% of HH income, which in many cases does not cover anywhere close to 100% of the cost of coverage.
If the company's cost of doing business goes up, the cost of their product will have to increase as well. All else equal, such higher prices will result in less demand.
But all else isn't equal.
If they have health problems and no insurance, it is likely that everyone else ends up footing the bill. And since everyone else is having to pay that, there is less demand for other stuff.
If they don't have health problems, then the insurance company will end up refunding the premiums because they won't meet their medical cost requirement. Thus no diminished demand.
If fighting for women's health care and paid family leave and equal pay is playing the woman card, then deal me in! - HC
Yup. I was wrong. The employee's responsibility can't exceed 9.5% of HH income for individual coverage. The employee can be responsible for 100% of the remaining coverage if they have family on their insurance.
The average HH income is $50k. To be affordable the coverage that the employer has the average employee pay couldn't exceed $4750 for their insurance.
The average individual coverage is something about $5600. The average family coverage is about $16k
That would mean the employer would have to eat $5600 less $4750, $850 and the employee could be responsible for $4750 (individual max allowed) plus &10,400 (family coverage less individual coverage), $15,150.
So, if my math at this time of night is right, the employer would be responsible for $850/16000; 5%ish and the employee could be responsible for 95%.
Does that sound right?
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The average cost per month of health insurance per month was $4,500. That would mean, the average cost per year was $54,000.
Healthcare cost per American as of 2012 was $8,422. That would mean, the average cost per year was $98,796. Of course, United States pays the most in the developed world, and not every American has the same basic access to healthcare.
I am not sure if this matters, but $20k a year for health insurance is actually not that bad.
Facts are stubborn things...
John Adams
Do you all th ink their is not going to be an addtional cost? I would like to see The Lefts sources that prove its not going to cost us more and how its going to cost us LESS .
So please sources?
If we had nationalized health care there's no way we'd be paying so much.
Really? you think so? Could you please show me sources and proof that this won't happen? Sources Please?
United States pays over $8,000 per person on healthcare.
That figure is more than two-and-a-half times more than most developed nations in the world, including relatively rich European countries like France, Sweden and the United Kingdom. On a more global scale, it means U.S. health care costs now eat up 17.6 percent of GDP.
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December 12, 2012 01:00 PM by Lisa Princ
It's been a week since Brooke Burke Charvet underwent surgery for thyroid cancer, and now, the Dancing With The Stars co-host has some great news to share! That's right, Brooke has been given a clean bill of health by her doctor!
Brooke Burke Charvet underwent a successful surgery last week to remove her thyroid cancer, and a week later, the Dancing With The Stars co-host couldn't be more thrilled with her results. "I just got the results back from all of my tests and great news – the thyroid cancer has been removed from my body and all my lymph nodes are clear. So I'm hoping that this is the end of the story. Woohoo!!! And thank GOD," the mom went on to share on her blog.
The 41-year old also said that her recovery is going much better than she expected, and she is thankful to all the fans who have been showing her nothing but love and support. "Every day I'm feeling better and I'm looking forward to getting back to my usual routine, but with a bit of a different outlook. I've never been one to take life for granted and it sounds so cliché to say it, but this whole thyroid experience has given my family such a scare that it seems to have brought us all closer," Burke-Charvet continued.
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"Dear Steve, About 7 years ago I went through a nasty divorce. I ended up signing paperwork to just leave with my children and not pursue any compensation from marriage(of 11 years). A few months later, the nightmare began. I didnt realize I also was responsible for debt that had my name on it. I was a single mom, making ... Read More »
I Just Got a Call From a Debt Collector On a Eight Year Old Debt. – Destiny
"Dear Steve, I got a phone call from a collection agency the other day. They told me I owed over $300 on a phone bill from over 8 years ago in Kansas. My husband and I used cash to pay all of our bill back then and I know we paid our phone bill. I never got any kind of ... Read More »
They Say I Owe Magnolia Hospital a Debt From Twelve Years Ago. – Shelley
Shelley "Dear Steve, I received a letter today (6/3/2009) supposedly from an attorney in Mississippi. I live in Tennessee. The letter says that I owe Magnolia Hospital $642.59 from 1/1997. It says that the amount is plus interest. This was 12 1/2 years ago. I was certain that this bill was paid following the birth of my child. I would ... Read More »
I'm Trying to Clear Up My Husband's Credit Report With Citibank. – Shelley
"Dear Steve, I am trying to clear up my husband's and my credit. However we have one old debt, CitiBank credit card that is giving me problems. We opened this account when we lived in California so sometime between 1997-2001. I don't remember when I just remember that we lived in California. We also still lived there when we made ... Read More »
I Am a Victim of Bank Account Fraud. – Amy
"Dear Steve, 23 years old…fraud on bank account (police did nothing about)…college tution I need to get my debt straighten out, i'm really not for sure what all i need to pay. i have no credit cards and own nothing, so how do i find out what i owe and my best option on repaying debt. Amy" Dear Amy, To ... Read More »
Midland Credit is Trying to Collect an Old Debt. – Tina
"Dear Steve, Midland credit trying to collect on an old account that I think is over 6yrs old. Also I live in TN. Since the acct is old how can I find out the details about it? I haven't heard a thing about this acct is several yrs until today. They clam I owe 9k on a 2k limit cc ... Read More »
Should I Bother to Payoff Old Debt to Improve My Credit Score? – Kristen
"Dear Steve, I have recently started to pay down some of my old debts, but have become somewhat skeptical of how effective this tactic is in regards to improving my credit score. I have heard a wide variety of things from different people. My question is, if the accounts are already in collections and they are old, should they still ... Read More »
Will I Be Responsible for My Fiancees Debt When We Get Married? – Ken
"Dear Steve, My fiancee has an outstanding loan with her ex-husband. When we get married, will I be financially/legally responsible for that loan? Ken" Dear Ken, No. The only way you would be "responsible" for it would be indirectly. Let's say she brings this debt into the marriage and for her to be able to pay the debt it ... Read More »
An Old Zombie Debt Has Resurfaced. What Should I Do? – Greg
"Dear Steve, I have a zombie debt from 1997 that a company is calling about now. It was from a large retailer and while I'm pretty sure it was paid (Only a couple hundred dollars) I won't swear to it, it's just too far back to be sure of. Texas law says soL has ran out (4 yrs). I can ... Read More »
I Ran Into a Rough Time and Defaulted on All My Credit Cards. – Scott
"Dear Steve, About 6 years ago I ran into very rough times and defaulted on all of my credit cards. They were all charged off and my credit was ruined. I was too afraid to file for bankruptcy and opted to do nothing (foolish me). At any rate, I was sued by one creditor for $17,000 but the judge denied ... Read More »
I Haven't Paid Any Bills And Don't Know Where to Start. – Hippy
"Dear Steve, So I haven't paid any of my outstanding bills for some time now. I know that I owe $5,000 in credit debt and I had hip surgery and a severe car accident in the last two years. I have debt everywhere and have no idea where to start. Where should I start and who do I go to ... Read More »
I'm a 37 Year Old Student, Working Part Time and Mother of 4. – Kim
Kim "Dear Steve, Student at 37, working part time and full time mother to 4. I have just graduated with my associates degree and working (making $11 hr.). I have a daughter (14) and custody of 3 neice (8, 11, 12). Now that I am back in the work force I am wanting to start taking care of my old ... Read More »
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Legislation and Regulation Regarding Factory Farming
Recent legislation
Local regulations regarding factory farms vary widely. In some cases, county zoning changes or other approvals may be needed before a CAFO can be constructed. Some counties have taken action to place buffer zones prohibiting CAFOs near residential areas, historic sites, parks or other public amenities. Recently, several states have considered legislation regarding CAFOs. Some bills would make it harder for local jurisdictions to regulate CAFOs, while others are calling for moratoriums. Recent state legislative activity includes:
- In California, proposed legislation that would have created a buffer zone around Allensworth State Historic Park has been superseded by a compromise agreement between the State and a landowner intent on building a CAFO adjacent to the Park boundary. The State has agreed to pay the applicant $3.5 million to keep any captive livestock at least two miles from the site. Founded by former slave and Civil War Naval Officer Allen Allensworth, the historic town is testament to the achievements and contributions of African Americans to the history and development of California.
- In Missouri, a bill that would have rescinded county health ordinances regulating CAFOs died in the state senate. Opponents raised concerns that the bill would usurp local entities' ability to regulate CAFOs within their jurisdictions. Legislative efforts to create a five-mile buffer zone around state parks and historic sites were also unsuccessful. Last year's Cole County ruling that prevents DNR from issuing CAFO permits within 15 miles of a State Park or State Historic Site is a victory for preservationists and rural advocates, but has been appealed by the DNR.
- In Indiana, legislation that would require CAFO operators to be financially responsible for clean-up costs resulting from problems at their facilities died in committee, as did a bill that would have imposed a three year statewide moratorium on new CAFO construction. For more information, contact the Hoosier Environmental Council and the Indiana CAFO Watch.
- Five years after the passage of a controversial state law which shifted state oversight over factory farms from the Ohio EPA to the Department of Agriculture, some Ohio lawmakers are looking to beef up the law by imposing a moratorium on all new factory farms until more stringent new rules are adopted. The bill is currently stalled the Senate Agriculture Committee. Visit the Ohio Environmental Council for more information.
- In Oklahoma, a bill was proposed that would have removed the three-mile buffer zone that currently separates massive factory hog farms from Oklahoma's state parks and historic sites. This bill died in committee.
Federal regulatory protections
Many factory farms require a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act. NPDES permits are regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). However, the Clean Water Act allows the EPA to delegate its federal NPDES permitting authority to the states. In states that have received this delegated authority, NPDES permitting DOES NOT trigger the need for compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. There are a handful of states where the EPA still retains its authority to grant NPDES permits for CAFOs. In these few states, the EPA is required to comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. A chart showing which states have received delegated authority for NPDES permitting may be found on the EPA's website.
In addition to NPDES permits, there are other federal actions related to CAFOs that may require review. For example, some CAFO owners have applied for funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which constitutes a federal undertaking that requires compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act. The Environmental Quality Improvement Program (EQIP) is one of the programs most frequently used to mitigate the impacts of CAFO construction. Other USDA funding programs include loans and grants through the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
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This is why you should always look where you're going.
First it was a woman falling into a fountain while texting, now it's a 10-year-old Italian boy falling into a subway.
The boy, who was playing his PSP at the time, was seemingly so entrenched in his game he didn't realize he was walking onto the tracks. Luckily the train wasn't coming into the station, and policeman Alessandro Micalizzi saw him fall and was able to save him.
From Gawker:
He was with his mother and sister, and before he fell I saw them out of the corner of my eye and he was completely lost in his game and wasn't looking where he was going.
I just had a few seconds because he had got off a train and mine was due in less than a minute so I acted as quickly as I could, making sure not to touch the rails.


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Re: [SLE] Mounting FAT32 partitions with write permissions?
From: Kevanf1 (kevanf1_at_gmail.com)
Date: 04/18/05
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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 11:16:58 +0100 To: email@example.com
On 4/17/05, Mike McMullin <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 2005-04-17 at 10:13, Hugo wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > This must be a FAQ, but I just can not find the right answer from the
> > SuSE docs are even from Google. So please could somebody help me?
> >
> > I have dual boot with windows and SuSE 9.2 Pro. Windows is on NTFS
> > partition and I have one common FAT32 partition to share data between
> > the the two. I have managed to mount both with the YaST Partitioner
> > (NTFS as read only obviously). The FAT partition should be available
> > for writing by all users. Currently it is - locally. BUT I'm not at
> > all sure about whether it has been done as it should?
> I noticed that Knoppix 3.8.1 has an option for writing ones home
> configuration information to an NTFS drive. Just in passing.
> > But what would be the "correct" settings for mounting? I mean, what
> > should be at the /etc/fstab? Char set settings? And all that? I
> > imagine this is the most common mounting problem home users (=dual
> > booters) will have.
> From my /etc/fstab vfat indicates one of my fat32 partitions.
> /dev/hda1 /windows/C vfat auto,users,rw,umask=0 0 0 0 0
> > Currently I can not write to the FAT partition over samba. What should
> > be the samba settings for that share? (Workgroup setting and other
> > samba shares, like home dirs, are ok... so basic samba settings are
> > ok.) This is the next problem the home users will have...
> It's not actually necessary to use samba for writing to a hard drive
> directly connected to your system, ie, not networked.
> > So any pointers to a FAQ somewhere? Examples? Or just plain knowledge
> > that you might want to share. I'd appreciate!
> It has been suggested that a FAQ of sorts be done up for a number of
> these repeating questions. I suppose it's time to start one.
The wiki idea was a good one. That way the less knowledgable types
(like me) could also contribute with the smaller snippets that we
discover along the way...
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actually, it just means she wants to feel secure that things won't go to shit financially and that he can physically protect her if they get mugged.
Or you know the whole emotional aspect, but who cares about that right?
Your an absolutely wonderful man, any girl that is yours is lucky and I know that from personal experience. ~KMT
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Olympic Torch last leg complete
On the final day of the Olympic Torch relay, the flame visited Hampton Court Palace and travelled on the royal rowbarge Gloriana. It will then be kept at City Hall before its appearance at the opening ceremony, completing its 8,000 mile journey.
Live updates
Olympic flame sails down Thames towards Olympic stadium
The Olympic flame sailed down the river Thames this morning to Tower Bridge.
Olympic flame completes Gloriana journey down Thames
The sun shone for the Olympic flame today as it completed its journey on the Gloriana on the final leg of its 70-day, 8,000-mile journey around the United Kingdom ahead of tonight's opening ceremony.
The royal rowbarge led a flotilla of more than 50 boats down the Thames. Flotilla organiser Malcolm Knight declared "mission accomplished" on his loudspeaker as the boats arrive at Tower Bridge. He said:
"It was marvellous, absolutely marvellous. The whole thing went fantastically, there were boats everywhere and the banks were lined with thousands of people.[...] It's a great way to bring the flame into central London, using the highway of London."
'Over 14 million people went to see Olympic flame'
The Olympic Cabinet Committee have reported today that the Olympic opening ceremony will be one of the "biggest diplomatic events" ever in the UK. Discussing the final preparations for the Games, the Committee concluded:
- Approximately 14.3 million people have lined the streets to see the Olympic Flame. The Flame today travels on the River Thames between Hampton Court and London Bridge.
- 24,657 Games Family members have now arrived in the UK (including just over 7,000 athletes).
Olympic Torch sails past the House of Parliament
The Olympic Torch made its way down the River Thames today in the final leg of the relay. The Queen's royal barge, the Gloriana, sailed past the Houses of Parliament, with a flotilla of smaller boats.
Olympic flame heads down the Thames in royal barge
Sir Matthew Pinsent: 'Having a small part in the Olympics is lovely'
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Matthew Pinsent has told ITV News that carrying an Olympic Torch from the UK was "lovely". Sir Pinsent has carried the torch twice before in Canada and Greece.
James Cracknell: 'Olympic Games will be brilliant'
The Olympic Torch made its way down the Thames today as it heads towards the Olympic Stadium.
One of the rowers is former Olympian James Cracknell, who said he was looking forward to the Games, saying they will be "brilliant", and that people had "no idea what to expect".
Olympic flotilla travels down the Thames
The Olympic Torch is travelling down the Thames on the Queen's royal rowbarge the 'Gloriana'. It is leading a mini flotilla of boats from across the UK.
It will arrive at Tower Bridge later today. For more on this story go to ITV London.
Olympic Torch travels through Hampton Court Maze
The Olympic torch has set off on the Gloriana on the final leg of its 70-day, 8,000-mile journey around the United Kingdom ahead of tonight's opening ceremony.
Nine torchbearers ran in relay through the grounds of Hampton Court this morning, including around its famous hedge maze.
Olympic torch sails down the Thames on the Gloriana
The Olympic torch has set off down the Thames on the Gloriana on the final leg of its 70-day, 8,000 mile journey.
The £1 million Gloriana is being rowed by 16 oarsmen and women and is leading a mini flotilla of boats from across the UK.
Seven young torchbearers on board will carry the flame for approximately eight minutes each as the procession makes its way to Tower Bridge.
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The code is pretty self explanatory. I expected when I made
a1 and
b1 that I was creating two different string instances that contain the same text. So I figure
a1 == b1 would be true but
object.ReferenceEquals(a1,b1) would be false, but it isn't. Why?
//make two seemingly different string instances
string a1 = "test";
string b1 = "test";
Console.WriteLine(object.ReferenceEquals(a1, b1)); // prints True. why?
//explicitly "recreating" b2
string a2 = "test";
string b2 = "tes";
b2 += "t";
Console.WriteLine(object.ReferenceEquals(a2, b2)); // prints False
//explicitly using new string constructor
string a3 = new string("test".ToCharArray());
string b3 = new string("test".ToCharArray());
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Published on October 22, 2012
It looks like a good time for the new release! Do you agree?
And yes, there are enough changes to announce Codeception 1.1.5. In this release we concentrated mostly on fixing bugs and improving error reporting. But the most important change, that from now Codeception uses PHPUnit 3.7. This PHPUnit version doesn't have that much BC breaks as previous one, so we hope you will not notice this change.
Some tasty features were added too. But let's start with error reporting.
ERROR with no descriptions, every error have stack trace and description
--debug options
Tiger SEO added just another useful module for testing XML-RPC web services.
It requires 'php_xmlrpc' extension and
PhpBrowser module to run. With this module you can perform XMLRPC calls and check the responses.
You can review the code at GitHub or read the docs.
grabServiceFromContainer method added to Symfony2 module
seeInDatabase command with PostgreSQL
build command is not generating methods with the same names anymore
build command just after
There could be some BC breaks, you should know about.
Before 1.1.5 you could start writing tests without defining a page. Codeception opened the root url "/" by default. So all actions were performed on home page. But opening the page before each test is not the best idea, especially if we test REST/SOAP web service. We just spend time for useless action. So whenever you write acceptance test, please start it with
amOnPage action. This change didn't affect the functional tests (for now).
Also, we did some changes for 2-steps tests loading, intrudoced in 1.1. At the first stage we read the test contents, in the next we execute it. From now on this stages are isolated, variables from preload will not pass to run. This will require loading of bootstrap file two times. Be prepared for that and optimize your bootstrap file.
As usual, Codeception 1.1.5 can be downloaded from site,
installed via PEAR
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I am planning on biking from Montreal to Ottawa (224km) in one day this summer (i'm thinking August) as well as participating in Ride to conquer Cancer (Montreal to Quebec in 2 days).
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'You're going to lead America's treasure, our sons and daughters. And, you will lead them in combat. You're joining the Army for deployment – not employment.'
Lt. Gen. Benjamin C. FreakleyCommanding General, U.S. Army Accessions CommandAddressing the 2010 Marshall ROTC Awards Seminar's Opening Session
As the combat mission in Iraq winds down and our nation continues to face challenges in Afghanistan – the longest war the United States has fought with an all-volunteer force – the U.S. Army remains in the forefront of land warfare operations during, what the Army chief of staff, Gen. George W. Casey Jr., calls "an era of persistent conflict."
But the nature of these conflicts is evolving – and so the leaders of today and tomorrow must be trained to adapt to these changes not only in the unique battle spaces of the 21st century, but also in the cultural climates where they are serving.
Army doctrine now calls for leaders who must be able to operate in joint, interagency and multi-national environments and, further, be culturally astute and capable to use this awareness and understanding to conduct operations innovatively.
The bottom line is to build and sustain an Army – through its leaders – that has the right blend of culture and foreign language capabilities "to facilitate full-spectrum operations."
"One of the byproducts of this persistent and protracted conflict that we have been in for so long, is the realization that to be truly effective, our leaders must be culturally aware," the commanding general of the U.S Army Cadet Command, said.
Maj. Gen. Arthur M. Bartell added, "Our leaders must have the ability to understand the cultural differences and understand the impact that these cultural differences have on accomplishing their mission."
Speaking to AUSA NEWS at the U.S. Army Cadet Command – George C. Marshall ROTC Awards and Leadership Seminar convened at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Va., in mid April, Bartell, who is responsible for training and producing 60 percent of the commissioned officers for the U.S. Army through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) and, since October 1998, the federal Officer Candidate School (OCS), has, by all standards, an awesome task.
Cadet Command was stood up in 1986, and Bartell, an ROTC graduate from the University of Michigan, who was commissioned a second lieutenant of field artillery, is its eighth commander.
There are 273 host institutions – with an additional 1,063 partnership schools of higher education affiliated with host schools – across America and in U.S. territories – with the ROTC program.
There are over 35,000 cadets in the college-level program.
The Junior ROTC program, also under cadet command, has units on 1,668 high school campuses around the world to include Germany, Japan, Korea, Guam, Puerto Rico and American Samoa.
There are over 280,000 high school students in this program that promotes and develops good leadership and citizen skills.
Next year, 43 schools will be added, and 43 the year after that. In 2019, the command will have 1,910 schools.
The federal OCS program is conducted exclusively at Fort Benning Ga., the Army's Maneuver Center of Excellence (formerly the infantry school and center).
On August 24, Casey announced that Bartell will be re-assigned to become the director, J-3, United States Forces-Iraq.
It has been announced by the Department of the Army that Maj. Gen. James M. McDonald, who holds the J-3 post in Iraq, will be assigned as the ninth commander of Cadet Command later this year.
To address the need for increasing cultural awareness in the Army's future leaders, the Department of Defense, in conjunction with the Department of the Army, has developed a training program designed to give leaders the necessary tools to acclimate themselves to a host nation's culture.
"What has sprung out of that process," Bartell said, "is what we call 'CULP' – our Cultural Understanding and Language Proficiency program, an immersion effort where we will send cadets to a foreign country and actually immerse them in the culture and in the language."
The Cadet Command formed a partnership with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 2006 to deploy academy and ROTC cadets overseas.
In 2007, 21 cadets deployed, 94 in 2008, and 227 in 2009.
In October 2009, Cadet Command, realizing the program's potential of this, stood up its Culture and Language Division in its G-3 directorate and officially chartered the CULP pilot program for three years.
Not knowing where the need will arise in the future, Bartell said, "We actually send cadets all over the world. We send them to Africa. We send them to Taiwan. We send them to South America. This is to immerse them and have them work and live in another culture."
This extra dimensional training program for the Army's future leaders is done during the school year and some are sent during the summer months.
"It's primarily for our MS-2 cadets – our sophomores – in the summer between their second and third year of college. Although some cadets are able to go during the school year," he said.
The CULP program is, however, flexible.
"We did send," Bartell said, "a group of cadets to Taiwan during their winter break. The timing worked out well. So, these cadets actually gave up their winter holiday to go on one of our cultural immersion deployments."
Bartell made it clear that this wasn't "just a trip."
"They don't go on a vacation [for a week or two]," he said. "They are required to do a lot of work before they go. The cadets have very specific objectives they must achieve while they are deployed, and when they return, they have a very specific list of requirements that are part of their AAR – After Action Review – of the trip."
Upon their return, cadets are required to present written and oral reports that are shared with their professors of military science (PMS) personnel and their fellow cadets.
Adding, "This ensures we are getting a good return on the investment, and the Army is getting a much more experienced leader when they enter the ranks."
In addition to the cultural awareness aspect of this leadership training program, there is the important language component.
The Defense Department, according to Army officials, has identified a list of critical languages – such as Arabic, Chinese, Pashto, Urdu, and Farsi, to cite a few.
To incentivize cadets, the service subsidizes the cost of studying the critical languages. As the cadet becomes more proficient in the language, the language then melds into the cultural awareness aspect of the training.
In June 2009, Cadet Command began paying cadets a Culture and Language Incentive Pay – Bonus of $250 a credit hour –up to $3,000 a year.
According to Windle "Ray" Causey, chief, Culture and Language Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff – G-3, U.S. Army Cadet Command, during Fiscal Year 2010, nearly 900 ROTC cadets successfully completed approximately 500 strategic language courses.
This far exceeded expectations and, as a result, the Army predicted this trend should increase steadily in the future.
Cadets are now expected to select a region of the world and begin training to a level of competence both in the region's culture and its languages to meet the established goals prior to graduation and commissioning
"So, for example," Bartell said, "if we have cadets studying Chinese, then they will be the ones selected to go to our Taiwan cultural immersion training program. They will be immersed in the culture; immersed in the language."
Not only is CULP a successful program by Defense Department and Department of the Army standards, it is rapidly becoming very popular as a goal to pursue among the most important audience – ROTC cadets.
"We are getting rave reviews from the field," Bartell said, "and in the ROTC program, we have more applications than we have spaces. And, this program is still in its infancy."
Those "rave reviews from the field" center on the feedback from commanders saying "our lieutenants are more culturally astute and they integrate more quickly into their units on the cultural side [of the equation]."
Now, there is a cultural awareness component at the Leader Development Assessment Course – Operation Warrior Forge – the 29-day training event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., for cadets between their third and fourth year of college.
At Operation Warrior Forge "cadets are faced with dynamic situations, where they are forced to make decisions based on situations – culturally dynamic situations – and circumstances that are based in other cultures," he said.
Bottom line: The Army is training, producing and growing future leaders through the ROTC program who possess the right blend of language and cultural skills required to support global operations in a state of persistent conflict that is predicted for the remainder of the 21st century.
'We want our leaders to be leaders of character and competence who are supremely competent in their core efficiency whatever that may be. … We want them to be culturally astute, to have the intellect to see opportunities that present themselves and the courage to act on them. We want them to be firmly grounded in the Warrior Ethos.'
Gen. George W, Casey Jr.Army Chief of StaffAddressing the 2010 Marshall ROTC Awards Seminar Plenary Session
Success stories
As the leader in training and growing the culturally-aware officers – the future leaders of America's Army – for this century, the Cadet Command must produce the number of second lieutenants necessary to meet the Army's manning levels.
For example, in 2009, the command's mission was to commission 4,500 cadets. As the demands of the service increased with time, and the Fiscal Year 2011 mission was increased to 5,350 commissioned.
Bartell feels strongly that this mission will be accomplished, and this will result in 3,050 officers for the active component; 1,300 for the Army National Guard; and 750, Army Reserve.
"This is a tribute to our team," Bartell said, "and we are making this increase [from 4,500 last year] with no degradation in quality. Actually, there is an increase in quality."
Quality of cadets
As the number of cadets to be commissioned grew, Bartell said the quality of the cadets recruited and entering ROTC has not diminished and it has not been sacrificed for quantity.
"When we look at our national scholarship statistics, the SAT scores, the GPAs (grade point averages), they are all showing a steady uptick. And, of course, our ROTC scholarships are all merit based. So we are seeing a higher-quality applicant."
Seeing the quality of cadets go up commensurate with the quantity needed, "I always tell my professors of military science, 'quality is more important than quantity.' If I miss my quantity mark – it's not going to be by much. But if I miss it because I'm only bringing in the best – I can live with that."
Adding, "I don't want to bring anyone into the program just to make a number – our troops don't deserve that, our nation doesn't deserve that, our Army doesn't deserve that."
The number of ROTC scholarships – three year and two year – has also increased over the years, attracting highly-competitive, academically-oriented young men and women to the program.
The Cadet Command is also seeing a higher retention rate with the recipients of an ROTC scholarship. Although analyzing the data from a brief period of current time, those who accept a scholarship are showing a "greater propensity to stay in the program."
In his opening remarks at VMI's Center for Leadership and Ethics to the top MS-4 (senior year) ROTC cadets from each college and university who were selected for the Marshall award for their academic, leadership and military accomplishments, Bartell underscored the quality of the attendees by saying: "This event celebrates Cadet Command's the 'Best and the Brightest,' … congratulations on this great achievement.
"As young leaders at the 'Tip of the Spear,' you will be expected to think outside the proverbial box. In remote locations you will lead your soldiers in critical tasks like nation-building and rule of law."
Feedback from 'Down Range'
The ultimate test of a leader in today's Army is his or her performance "Down Range," specifically while deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom, now called Operation New Dawn, or in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
This is where the training, knowledge and leadership capabilities of our Army's junior leaders – lieutenants and captains – are tested to the fullest and measured by their senior leaders.
"I am getting calls and reports from our [deployed senior leaders] on what they think about the quality of the lieutenants they are getting," Bartell said. "Across the board, our [ROTC] lieutenants are getting high marks."
Adding, "They are coming to units with the basic military skill sets they need and the branch skills they need. And, more importantly, they are of good character and are physically and mentally fit."
Also reported to Cadet Command – the ROTC-commissioned lieutenants and captains have the intellectual capacity that enables them to solve complex problems quickly and during difficult circumstances.
The pool of eligible Americans between the ages of 17 and 24 who qualify to become Army officers is now down to 2.5 men or women per 10.
As Bartell put it: "That's a pretty shallow pool we are fishing in to find the numbers we are looking for – without having a reduction in quality."
Adding, "It's very gratifying for me [and Cadet Command] to know that we can still tell the leadership of the Army that we can be selective."
Bartell said, "I'm really very proud of our team at Cadet Command. Our success is the Army's success.
"I'm proud of the fact that we are able to continue to produce the quality of [future Army leaders] while we are involved in an over a nine-year conflict.
"And, we still have unbelievable young Americans who are raising their hands and saying they want to serve this great nation as Army officers."
'You volunteered to serve at a time when you knew, with full conviction, that we would place you in harm's way. And so, that makes you a very extraordinary group of young men and women.'
Gen. Martin E. DempseyCommanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine CommandAddressing Marshal ROTC Awards Seminar Closing Session
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Rain or shine, they say, they'll relay because cancer doesn't stop with the weather.
Relay for Life is an annual 24-hour walk-a-thon. Teams raise money to participate, and will likely raise well over $100,000 this weekend. It's held in Meridian Township, St. Johns, and Grand Ledge each year, and this year they've picked the wet one to hold it.
Grand Ledge's relay is held at Beagle Middle School beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday. St. Johns' event is held at City Park, also at 3 p.m. (This year is their tenth annual.) Meridian Township will hold their event at Chippewa Middle School beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Grand Ledge was rained out last year, but they say only very severe weather will stop their relay this year. They have the middle school cafeteria set up for shelter, and they say they'll simply be flexible with times of scheduled events throughout the walk.
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where do i find enfamil coupons/checks from? i have wic but i run out of formula befor new benifits kick in and money is realy tight. she eats 4 to 5 oz every 3 hrs and i put rice cereal in it at night, but she seems like she can eat 6 to 8 oz at a time then sometines only 2 oz at a time and i end up wasting formula. is that normal for a baby. this is my first. her weight and health is perfect sais the doc. just wondering thanks
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Go on Enfamil, Similac, and Gerber websites and register. They will send you so many coupons you wont know what to do with them. They are really good ones too---some are $5 off!posted 10/20/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
A great place to find UP-TO-DATE, valid coupons is at Baby Bottom Discounts. They are pretty good at keep their lists current. Link: http://babybottondiscounts.blogspot.com/posted 01/12/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
Go to the Enfamil website and register with them and you will get samples and the checks in the mail. Same thing with Similac. When my baby eats like that I just make 2 oz at a time. you can always make 2 more after she finishes the first 2. I hate wasting formula. Good luck.posted 07/01/2010 by ShelleBelly
Well you can check newspapers for coupons, wic only gives you so much because they try to promote breast feeding (thats my theory anyways). Its much healthier and MUCH MUCH less expensive, thats why I chose to do so. You might check craigslist too, sometimes people will sell their unused formula for cheaper than the grocery stores. Or maybe you can buy it on amazon.com or somewhere like that, I don't know the prices at stores, but you can check and see if its worth it for what you don't already get for free.posted 06/29/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
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To facilitate the development of speech enabled applications and services, researchers have been working on a variety of smart tools. Recently, we introduced a schema-based context free grammar learning algorithm aiming at the development of real applications. In that paper, we described the algorithm and gave some experimental results on the data of our in-house project. To study the general applicability of the algorithm as well as to provide the research community with more informative results, we apply the algorithm to the well studied ATIS (Airline Travel Information System) task and compare the performance of the learned grammar with one of the best performers in ATIS evaluations. The results show that the semi-automatically learned grammar achieves comparable performance to the manually authored grammar}, address = {Orlando, Florida}, author = {Ye-Yi Wang and Alex Acero}, booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing}, pages = {I-41- I-44}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.}, title = {Evaluation of Spoken Language Grammar Learning in ATIS Domain}, url = {http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=75229}, volume = {1}, year = {2002}, }


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TOA Technologies' Jeffrey Wartgow Wins a Silver Best in Biz Award 2012 for Building Successful Partner Networks
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CLEVELAND, Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TOA Technologies, the leading global provider of cloud-based mobile field service management solutions, has been recognized in the Best in Biz Awards 2012, the annual independent business awards program judged by members of the press and industry analysts. Jeffrey Wartgow, TOA's vice president of channels and alliances, was honored with a Silver award for Business Development Executive of the Year.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0375424458, Hardcover)America today faces a world more complicated than ever before, but both political parties have failed to envision a foreign policy that addresses our greatest threats. As a result, the United States risks lurching from crisis to crisis. In Ethical Realism, Anatol Lieven and John Hulsman, two distinguished policy experts from different political camps, have joined forces to write an impassioned manifesto that illuminates a new way forward.
Rather than blindly asserting a mixture of American power and the transformative effects of democracy, Lieven and Hulsman call for a foreign policy that recognizes America's real strengths and weaknesses, and those of other nations. They explain how the United States can successfully combine genuine morality with tough and practical common sense.
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Subject: Re: [OMPI users] OpenMPI runtime-specific environment variable?
From: Adams, Brian M (briadam_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-10-24 19:01:50
> -----Original Message-----
> From: users-bounces_at_[hidden]
> [mailto:users-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Ralph Castain
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 8:02 AM
> To: Open MPI Users
> Subject: Re: [OMPI users] OpenMPI runtime-specific
> environment variable?
> What I think Brian is trying to do is detect that his code
> was not launched by mpirun -prior- to calling MPI_Init so he
> can decide if he wants to do that at all. Checking for the
> enviro params I suggested is a good way to do it - I'm not
> sure that adding another one really helps. The key issue is
> having something he can rely on, and I think the ones I
> suggested are probably his best bet for OMPI.
Just closing the loop on this thread -- again thanks for all the good discussion. Ralph's comment here is exactly right. On some platforms, e.g., AIX/Poe/IBM MPI, we've historically been bitten as it's not safe to call MPI_Init when not running inside a job submitted to the queue and running in an MPI environment. I realize it's our (perhaps stubborn) choice to distribute MPI-linked binaries that have to work correctly in both serial (not just mpirun -np 1) and MPI-parallel mdoes, and that complicates things.


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Yesterday was our first attempt at running. And guess what? I definitely didn't learn how to run in my sleep. It was definitely tough…for me at least. Jen did really well, and I'm very happy for her. She has such a smooth gait whereas I feel like I'm moving a lot but not going very far. She was definitely my motivation to keep going. My biggest fear is that she'll give up on me if I don't get any better, mostly because she'll be able to out run me. But her positive thoughts helped me through yesterday while at the same time pushing me to push myself. I think I need to change my mindset. I went into thinking "we can do this…"whereas she went into it scared and our outcomes were totally opposite….she did better than me. Did I set myself up for failure? Nah. I can't say I was upset at the outcome. I think I had a "realistic" mindset. It didn't go entirely as planned but at least it got me off of my butt to get out there and start running. It's amazing what your body goes through when you're exercising. First your butt burns, then your thighs, then your chest (lungs).
One thing that did dishearten me was my actual chest, meaning my boobs. I doubled my bras and didn't seem to have any problems while actually running but when we were cooling down, doing a brisk walk, that's when it started. And then when we got to their house my chest started screaming at me. I couldn't believe how much they hurt. It felt like someone was literally squeezing both of them and trying to rip my nipples off. Sorry to be so graphic, but there's no other way to explain. It was the type of pain that the takes your breath away and your eyes just start to water. But after a few minutes sitting on Jen and Joe's bathroom floor feeling like I was going to die because I didn't know what to focus on…wanting to vomit or my boobs falling off….I was better and started recuperating. I guess it's back to the drawing board for bras….maybe the double bras idea wasn't such a good idea?? I can't see that being an issue though. I definitely don't want them moving but that the same time I can't squeeze the crap out of them either. I dunno, maybe I'll just have to suffer like all the other women out there with fibroids.
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These are the days I love officing out of my home. Working away on my computer with WGN on in the other room with a Friday afternoon Cubs game.
Will be more fun when they are a contender, but not this year. Oh well, I love the youth on the team and think they're finally building it correctly.
Go Cubs Go!
Agree. Sometimes I say "why watch" when they're this bad but then end up missing it when the season's over.
They're building it correctly, but it will likely take too long. The free agent pool isn't that attractive so the team will be essentially the same next year. Probably plug a few holes via FA so they're not the 2nd worst team in baseball again. I don't see a year older Vitters or Jackson making much difference. Pitching will be weak too even with Garza back.
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"Draco! I'm so sorry, I overslept! I'll be ready in five or so minutes!" she said, brushing her hair with an apple.
"Astoria, it's okay. You're brushing your hair with an apple," he pointed out. She stopped brushing and looked at the apple, bursting into loud laughter. Draco grinned with her.
"You're right, come in, come in. I won't be too long and then we'll get going." Draco nodded and sat himself down on a chair. She dashed back to her room and Draco eyed the place. Everything was pale white with a few light brown patterns. The furniture was all maple wood and gave everything a vintage feel. It was soft and nice, very different to the cool, sharp design of the Manor.
"I'm ready!" she announced. Draco stood up and looked her up and down. She was wearing a pale pink dress with white slip-on shoes, giving her a look of innocence.
"You look very nice," Draco murmured and her cheeks darkened.
"Thanks Draco, you look dashing as well—" Draco smiled at her and she gave him a grin in return. "—and I'll Apparate us there on three, okay?"
He nodded and she gripped his arm tightly. "One…" He closed his eyes.
"Two…" Instead of seeing the ever familiar Daphne behind his lids, he saw a different image.
"Three…" Before he could focus, they spun on the spot and appeared in an old warehouse.
He opened his eyes and let them adjust to his new surroundings. "Today's an arts and craft session, it's the more fun one in my opinion," she called out, walking towards a large pile of sheets.
"I'll take your word for it," he said, following her. "What's this pile of sheets?"
She smiled up at him and waved her wand over them. "The crafts! What did you think they were?" she teased.
He nodded, feeling a bit lost, and with her wand she started directing tables to different areas of the warehouse. "D'you mind helping?" she asked. "I'm running late and they're going to be here soon, I normally wouldn't ask—"
Draco cut her off smoothly, "No that's okay." He pulled out his wand. "Where did you want them to go?" She showed him the outline and after reading it for a few seconds, he sent the tables to the places they were meant to go. They then put all the different crafts out and after five minutes, everything had been set up.
"Thanks, Draco," she said, "I don't know where the others are. It might just be us today."
He felt his heart jump at the thought of being alone with her all day but he firmly ignored it. "Oh, okay then. How many are there usually?"
"There are only two others, but we try and have at least two people at all times. I'm here every day, so the other two generally just switch with each other. I guess they must have thought the other was doing it." She shrugged. "Will this be too much of a burden on you?"
He shook his head. "No, of course not. I must say though, you're doing a really wonderful thing," he said earnestly.
She smiled. "It is a wonderful thing. When the kids go home with the biggest smiles on their faces, you feel so accomplished," she said, her eyes distant.
He gave a small smile and asked, "How are you paying this by the way? Do you just duplicate everything?"
She shook her head. "No, we tried that once and it didn't work very well. We've door-knocked before but stopped after someone threatened to hex us—" Draco's eyebrows shot up. "—yeah, I didn't think they'd do that but… anyway, well we all work at other jobs and use our own money."
He whistled lowly. "That must be expensive, how often do you do this charity thing?"
"Oh every day. I work night-shifts at a Muggle all-night gym. This starts at midday and I usually get home at three in the morning, so I get a decent amount of sleep," she said brightly, fixing up a bowl filled with beads.
Draco faltered. "You know… if you ever need help with the financial side of things, I could always help you," he offered nervously.
Astoria smiled. "Really? That isn't too much to ask?"
He shook his head. "No, of course not. I'm currently working at the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, and uh… still living with my parents so I've got a few galleons to spare."
Her eyes twinkled and she said earnestly, "Thank you so much. You have no idea how much this means to me, or the kids."
Draco gave her a small smile. "That's okay, now when does everyone get here?"
She beamed and checked a thin watch on her wrist. "Well, it starts at about midday and most people go home at four-ish." He nodded but before he could say anything, a few children walked in.
"ASTORIA!" one of them shouted, running towards her.
She bent down and gave the little boy a hug. "Oscar!" she said happily. "How have you been?"
She set him on her hip and he started babbling about all different things. Draco wasn't typically a 'kids person' per se, but seeing Astoria with this little boy made Draco think that kids weren't all that bad.
"Oscar, I'd like you to meet my new friend, Draco," Astoria said, pulling Draco away from his thoughts.
He smiled and said, "It's nice to meet you, Oscar."
Oscar said shyly, "It's nice to meet you, Mr Draco."
Astoria laughed and corrected him, "No, no. Draco is his first name. It's a bit strange but most of our names are."
Oscar giggled and said, "Draco sounds like dragon!"
Draco smiled and said, "Did you know that Draco actually means dragon in Latin?"
The kid's eyes went wide and gasped, "Wow!"
"Aren't you clever, Oscar?" Astoria said proudly, and he beamed, clapping his hands together. "Draco, did you want to introduce yourself to the other kids, I'm sure they'll like you." She gave him a smile and he nodded, nervously introducing himself to some of the older ones.
At the end of the day and once he had said goodbye to all these children, Draco discovered that this was oddly rewarding and could understand why Astoria was doing it.
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URBANA, Ill. - Zsofi Susanyi won in singles to lead eighth-seeded California to a 4-1 victory over ninth-seeded Alabama on Friday and to a second straight trip to the NCAA quarterfinals at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex. After losing the doubles point in Friday's NCAA round of 16, the Golden Bears (19-5) captured four singles matches to beat the Crimson Tide (21-6).
Cal will play top-seeded Florida on Sunday at 10 a.m. PT in the quarterfinals. The Gators beat Duke, 4-0, in their round of 16.
The Bears' advancement on Friday marks the fourth time in six seasons under head coach Amanda Augustus and the 21st time overall that Cal will play in the quarterfinals.
"It was a well-fought match," Augustus said. "I think we were very in control on a lot of courts. Alabama came out strong, and we got off to a little bit of a slow start. But I think we adjusted and did a good job today."
In No. 1 doubles, Cal's 33rd-ranked team of freshman Lynn Chi and junior Anett Schutting fell to the seven-ranked duo of Alexa Guarachi and Mary Anne Macfarlane, 8-5, to give Alabama the early advantage. The Tide clinched the doubles point when the pair of Natalia Maynetto and Emily Zabor bested Cal junior Kelly Chui and senior Tayler Davis, 8-5, on court three.
"We maybe had a little bit of nerves and were playing an unfamiliar opponent," Augustus said of doubles. "Alabama competed hard. It was back and forth on a lot of courts, and their team at No. 1 doubles is very experienced. We started too slow and ran out of runway, and then they settled down."
In singles, the 43rd-ranked Fabikova tied the match at 1-1 when she beat No. 36 Guarachi, 6-2, 0-6, 6-3, on court two, and then the 70th-ranked Chi posted a 7-6(1), 6-0, win over No. 118 Foehse on court four to give Cal a 2-1 lead in the team scoring. The eighth-ranked Schutting made it a 3-1 match when she held off No. 34 Macfarlane, 6-3, 7-6(1), in No. 1 singles.
While Cal needed just one more win out of the three remaining matches to book its ticket to the quarterfinals, the Tide forced third sets on court three - featuring No. 5 Susanyi vs. Jansen - and court six - on which senior Annie Goransson took on Alabama's Zabor. Also Cal's Davis fell behind Maynetto in a three-set match on court five.
Back on court three, Susanyi won her first set against Jansen, 6-3, before the Alabama player won the second, 6-4, and took a 2-0 lead in the deciding set. But the talented Bear - a 2012 All-American who reached the NCAA singles semifinals - rebounded to win the third set, 6-3, and clinch the match for the Bears.
"Zsofi's getting there," Augustus said of her sophomore star, who has missed some matches due to injury this season. "She hasn't played a lot of matches, but this one's good for her and bodes well going forward. Once she figured out what needed to do, she was in control in the third set.
"Credit to Alabama - they're well coached. They tried different things in the match and were able to hang in there with us for a really long time."
"It's tough to come back from (losing the doubles point)," Davis added, "but we've done it a couple times before. We just have confidence in each other, and we know how strong we are in singles. Alabama was a really good team. I'm so proud of our team for fighting as hard as we did."
Augustus lauded the experience at the NCAA Championships, hosted by the University of Illinois. The Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex is the NCAA Division I site for team, singles and doubles championships for both men's and women's tennis.
"There's a great atmosphere here," she said. "We watched the Cal men's match yesterday, and they watched our match today. It's fun. It's what college tennis is all about."
NCAA Championships
Round of 16
[8] No. 8 California 4, [9] No. 9 Alabama 1
Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex - Urbana, Ill.
1. No. 7 Alexa Guarachi/Mary Anne Macfarlane (Alabama) def. No. 33 Lynn Chi/Anett Schutting (California) - 8-5
2. Klara Fabikova/Annie Goransson (California) vs. No. 83 Antonia Foehse/Maya Jansen (Alabama) - Abandoned
3. Natalia Maynetto/Emily Zabor (Alabama) def. Kelly Chui/Tayler Davis (California) -8-5
Alabama won the doubles point
Doubles Singles Order of Finish: 1, 3*
*Clinched the doubles point
1. No. 8 Anett Schutting (California) def. No. 34 Mary Anne Macfarlane (Alabama) - 6-3, 7-6(1)
2. No. 43 Klara Fabikova (California) def. No. 36 Alexa Guarachi (Alabama) - 6-2, 0-6, 6-3
3. No. 5 Zsofi Susanyi (California) vs. Maya Jansen (Alabama) - 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
4. No. 70 Lynn Chi (California) def. No. 118 Antonia Foehse (Alabama) - 7-6(1), 6-0
5. Tayler Davis (California) vs. Natalia Maynetto (Alabama) - Abandoned
6. Annie Goransson (California) vs. Emily Zabor (Alabama) - Abandoned
Singles Order of Finish: 2, 4, 1, 3*
*Clinched the match
Records: California 19-5. Alabama 21-6.


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Ted Sallis first came to prominence in government circles as the chief chemist working on "Project Sulfur," a U.S. Army research program aimed at developing a means to survive bio-chemical warfare. Sallis developed "Serum SO-2,' which would have succeeded in immunizing human beings to all toxic biochemicals, but the mutagenic effects of the serum would have transformed people into monsters. The serum was never put into production.
After Project Sulfur was shut down, Sallis was reassigned to "Project Gladiator," a research program under the auspices of SHIELD, which was aimed at recreating the lost "super-soldier" serum that had spawned Captain America during World War II. Working separately from his colleagues, who included Drs. Wilma Calvin and Barbara Morse (later to be known as Mockingbird), Sallis evidently attempted to use a modified version of his SO-2 formula as the basis for a new super-soldier serum. He was close to success when he was betrayed into the hands of the subversive Advanced Idea Mechanics by his wife, Ellen.
Perhaps already suspecting betrayal, Sallis had earlier destroyed his notes. To guarantee that the secret would not fall into AIM's hands, Sallis injected himself with the only existing sample of his modified Super Soldier serum, and fled into the nearby swamp. Sallis should have died, but over the course of several hours, mystical forces combined with chemical science to transform him into the monstrous, misshapen creature who would be dubbed the Man-Thing. The substance of Sallis's body was eaten away and replaced by vegetable matter. Though he mimics the form of humanity to a large extent, he can no longer be considered human. Though he retains Ted Sallis's soul, and rudimentary vestiges of Sallis's intellect, he cannot be said to be intelligent in any meaningful sense.
Since the time of his creation, the Man-Thing has served as the guardian of the "nexus of realities," an interdimensional focal point which has manifested itself in the middle of the Man-Thing's swamp. Though the Man-Thing's adventures have occasionally drawn him away from the swamp, he has always returned, and it is said that he is destined to remain the guardian of the nexus on this plane of existence for as long as the nexus continues to manifest itself in this reality.
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