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Pros : Very thin and lightweight; Great screen; Quad core processor; Impressive camera.
Cons : Poor battery life; costly.
Verdict : Sony has created an almost-perfect device in the shape of the Sony Xperia Tablet Z – it's powerful, great-looking and has some fun features as well – all crammed into a slim chassis. This does all come at a high price though, and battery life is a bit disappointing.
Sony's tablets haven't always met with rapturous applause from the pundits, but it looks like that all might have changed with the introduction of the stunning Sony Xperia Tablet Z – one of the slimmest Android tablets on the market – and it's good looking to boot. Sony has managed to cram some really handy features into the slim chassis, as well as a stunning HD display. This is one desirable all-rounder of a top-end tablet, which is portable, and ideal for browsing the web, gaming and watching movies.
The Xperia Tablet Z is not only thin but really light too – weighing in at only 495g – it's one of the lightest 10.1in tablets we've come across. It means there's no problem holding it with one hand, even though it's not quite as comfy as the 7in Google Nexus 7.
The tablet echoes the looks of Sony's Xperia Z smartphone – yet unbelievably it's actually slimmer than the handset, coming in at just 6.9mm. Its design is rectangular, there's an all-glass front panel and the back is rubberised and soft to touch. While the back manages to avoid greasy smudges, the front is something of a fingerprint magnet – and the small gap between the glass and the edge will pick up crumbs and other bits, especially if you fling it in your bag a lot. Having said that, it's an incredibly good-looking device, even though it won't stay shiny and perfect for long.
We expected some lack of rigidity because the device is so slim – and sure, pull it at the edges and it does bend, and you can see distortion on the screen, but the device is actually very well built considering how thin it is. We wouldn't like to drop it, but it will withstand sitting in your bag without falling apart. The ports are all covered too, so it is splashproof should you get caught out in the rain.
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The screen boasts a high-def 1920x1200 resolution and measures 10.1 inches. It is, truly wonderful. Okay, it may attract every smudge going, but it's a joy to watch HD films on. Images are colourful and crisp and there's no motion blur or distortion to ruin your pleasure. Wide angles are impressive, so you can share your movie with a friend or two.
The display also offers an enjoyable web experience – although we prefer the square aspect ratio that the iPad offers. We saw quick loading of web pages using Wi-Fi, and scrolling was smooth and simple. We could easily zoom in and out with a pinch.
The power that makes the tablet so speedy (see below) along with that huge bright HD display does put some pressure on the battery. Even when we had the tablet plugged into the mains, we lost battery power while we were using it – and that was with the screen brightness turned right down. Stream video and you'll see a fully charged battery dies in less than four hours. It takes some time to charge again too, even if the device is switched off.
Sony has managed to cram a quad-core processor into this tiny frame. Our performance test got off to a rather shaky start when the device crashed as we tried to load Shadowgun: Deadzone, but
after that we had no problems at all. All the latest games ran well, and the touchscreen proved responsive to every prod and swipe. The Tablet Z even managed to keep its cool – only getting a little warm after we'd done some serious gaming.
The Tablet Z comes with plenty of preloaded Sony apps – whether you like this or not is a matter of opinion. Happily, they're easy to uninstall should you wish, and you'll free up some of your storage (the tablet comes in 16GB and 32GB versions).
Playstation games store, OfficeSuite and Sony's own Socialife app can be found onboard. The latter acts as a hub for Twitter, Facebook and RSS feeds. Posts are shown in a nice tile formation, which is rather like Flipboard. Friends' photos appear on the main page so you don't have to keep clicking through – which is nice. It all seems a bit more stable than last time we used it – refreshing is a simple matter of pulling down to allow new posts to pop in. The only annoying feature is that changing the orientation of the tablet sends you right back to the top of the feed again.
Keep snappers happy
Tablet snappers aren't always impressive, but the 8.1MP snapper on the Tablet Z is one of the best we've seen – boosted by Sony's Superior Auto mode. This gives you great results wherever you are – in blazing sun or in a dimly lit room. However, it's not a miracle worker and there's no flash, so don't expect too much from night time snaps.
There are loads of features on the snapper, such as panorama mode for grabbing landscapes and burst shot mode for taking a number of snaps in quick succession. There's a facility for taking HD video and adding some cool filters too. The front-facing 2.2megapixel camera is great for video chats or self portraits.
NF support is also offered. It's great for Sony fans, who can connect up compatible speaker and headphones to stream music, or back up tablet content to a NAS – you can even control your TV. The Remote Control app lets you connect to any home theatre system, stereo, DVD player, TV, set-top box and so on and use the tablet as a remote control – complete with full programming guide.
Our conclusion
Sony has excelled itself with the Xperia Tablet Z, which is thinner than most smartphones and a real must-have device. There's plenty of power to run everything smoothly thanks to the quad-core chip, and watching films, browsing the web and other tasks is a joy with all that power and that stunning screen. It is expensive – up there with Apple's iPad – and battery power is a little disappointing. If you don't want to spend so much, you could choose Google's Nexus 10, which offers a similar experience for £80 less.< Back
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To see why a key government program aimed at resuscitating the securitized commercial-property debt market is off to a slow start, one need only look at the financing of the office tower at 100 Park Ave. in Midtown Manhattan, which is owned by New York landlord SL Green Realty Corp. and insurance giant Prudential Financial Inc. PRU 1.97 %
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"It's a very good execution," said Greg Hughes, SL Green's finance chief. He estimates that the company might have had to pay close to a 7% interest rate to get the same amount of proceeds through a TALF deal. Indeed, as the capital markets start to ease for corporate borrowers, many real-estate executives have privately said the TALF program is looking increasingly unattractive as a way of raising money.
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Devils file for club-elected arbitration with Parise, intend to continue working on long-term deal
As expected, the Devils filed for club-elected salary arbitration with left wing Zach Parise before today's 5 p.m. league deadline.
Filing for club-elected arbitration means that Parise will not be able to field offer sheets from other teams if he is still unsigned at noon on July 1, at which time he would become a restricted free agent.
Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello would not comment on whether the sides were close to getting a deal done today, but said they intend to continue negotiating.
"We'll continue to work toward a long-term agreement and we'll just go from here," Lamoriello said.
Lamoriello made it clear that filing for club-elected arbitration was to ensure the best chance of re-signing Parise.
"It's simply protecting the (team's) rights," Lamoriello said.
Via e-mail, Parise declined comment on the team filing for arbitration. (He told me Thursday that he would not comment whether the team filed for arbitration or not). Last week, he said, "I guess you kind of have to look at it as a player has rights, the team has rights. If that's what they want to do, that's what they want to do. Is it a big deal? No."
Parise, 26, did confirm that there have been "preliminary discussions" about his contract.
The schedule for salary arbitration hearings -- both club-elected and player-elected -- is not set until mid-July and the arbitration hearing with Parise would not be held before late July.
Lamoriello said filing today does not mean the sides will definitely be going to a hearing.
"In fact, that's the last thing we would like to do," he said.
If the sides were unable to reach a deal before a hearing and an arbitrator handed down a ruling, Parise would be locked into a one-year contract and be one year away from unrestricted free agency. Regardless, today's move ensures that Parise will be re-signed for at least next season.
Unlike with player-elected arbitration, a team cannot walk away from a club-elected arbitration award.
Parise was limited to only 13 games in 2010-11 season because of a torn meniscus in his right knee that required Nov. 2 arthroscopic surgery to repair. After a five-month recovery, Parise returned to play on April 2 against Montreal, but the Devils held him out of the final four regular season games because they had been eliminated from playoff contention.
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Just wondering from some of the engineers, or the contractors on this board what they think the chances are of the 6 mile stretch north of Story City getting completed this fall. I commute this area daily and have been lucky to avoid most delays. Its now August and it doesn't appear as though there are any signs of them laying concrete any time soon. I don't ever recall a area of interstate on a routine replacement run into the winter months, but with the weather this summer they have to be way behind schedule. When they do start the pouring process do they move pretty quickly?
That stretch from Jewell up to a mile south of 20 sucks Sunday nights.
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Cam Newton threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Domenik Hixon with 23 seconds left to lift the Carolina Panthers to a 17-13 win over the New Orleans Saints and clinch the team's first playoff berth since 2008.
Carolina (11-4) can wrap up the NFC South and a first-round bye in the playoffs with a win next Sunday at Atlanta.
The Panthers intercepted Drew Brees twice and sacked him six times to avenge a 31-13 loss two weeks ago.
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It began as a joke, two minutes of over-the-top mayhem tacked onto the agreeably bloated Grindhouse double feature, a trailer touting a coming attraction that would never be coming. Yet Machete struck a nerve, at least in the mind of director Robert Rodriguez, and three years later the joke, stretched out to nearly two hours, is reborn as a feature.
The movie may not turn 66-year-old Danny Trejo, a longtime supporting player who brought his bronzed biceps and ravaged look to disposable thrillers like Death Wish 4 and Maniac Cop 2, into a Bronsonesque leading man. Yet it allows him to goof on every cliché in the exploitation handbook, and he does so with a straight face, a furious growl and a closed fist.
Trejo plays the titular ex-Federale hired to knock off a slick Texas state senator (Robert De Niro) with a radical approach to discouraging illegal immigrants. (He shoots them.) Machete doesn't pull the trigger – he doesn't kill for cash – but finds himself framed for the botched assassination plot, inflaming the senator's racist rhetoric and jumpstarting his re-election campaign.
What follows is a cheerfully convoluted fable featuring enough slimy power brokers and populist revolutionaries to accommodate every member of Rodriguez's mixed-bag cast, including Jessica Alba as an INS agent with a soft spot for Mexicanos, Lindsay Lohan as the hard-partying daughter of Jeff Fahey's scorched-earth political strategist, and Steven Seagal as a ruthless drug lord.
More remarkable than the particulars of Machete's quest for justice is Rodriguez's touch as director – not simply the scratched prints, which give his latest the same semblance of well-worn trash that he brought to Planet Terror, his feature-length contribution to Grindhouse, but also the fake blood he splatters with such creative panache.
In the world of Machete, it's not enough to stab someone when you can rip out their intestines, use them as a bungee cord and spring back to chop off a few heads. Subtlety has no place here. Rodriguez doesn't take out the trash – he wallows in it with such exuberance that the only appropriate responses are laughter or outright disgust.
As in Planet Terror, Rodriguez emphasizes style over substance, but the sheer audacity of his vision – the energy, the inventiveness, the extremes to which he's willing to take his gruesome sight gags – is his salvation. Machete won't appeal to audiences with no taste for the cinematic garbage he holds dear, but to those who share his grungy sensibilities, it's a heady shot of instant nostalgia.
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Fuddruckers and Blockbuster Haunting in Modesto
A frequently popular attraction for visitors to many cities is a thrilling and or suspenseful and sometimes even frightening tour of the most haunted locations associated with a particular town or region. This is definitely the case of Modesto, California, which has its fair share of allegedly haunted locations. Many of the local residents are familiar with some of the more popular spirit populated establishments and stories of hauntings fill the imagination of children and adults alike. Information on possible hauntings and other city attractions is frequently available at the front desks of hotels. Meanwhile some people prefer to gain their knowledge through local bartenders, food servers and other individuals who are likely familiar with such situations. For living humans accommodation information can be found here while information on ghostly activities is available in numerous places.
One of the important aspects of ghost hunting in any city is to remember that many of the allegedly haunted locations are frequently privately owned establishments and sometimes houses and it should always be accepted that correct permission is granted before touring any location. Public places are generally okay and as their status implies open for public visitation. Taking part in an official ghost tour is one of the safest and surest ways of guaranteeing you are not trespassing on private property or restricted areas.
With this in mind, one of the public locations that is believed to be haunted is a Fuddruckers Restaurant, which exits at the same location of a former Blockbuster Video store. The Blockbuster was well known as being haunted and many of its employees testified having seen the entity. The staff of Fuddruckers have reported strange experiences though many of the stories associated with the location occurred at the Blockbuster, which was only demolished a couple of years ago and replaced by the restaurant. The staff at the Blockbuster reported hearing voices on the store sound system and movie cover boxes being thrown on the floor and then appearing in neatly piled stacks on the middle of the floor. It would also open and close the bathroom door and turn on and off lights.
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John Fontana reports on IBM's decision to stand behind OpenOffice.org, including commentary by Andy.
Scott M. Fulton covers IBM's decision to join Sun in the development of OpenOffice.org and includes comments by Andy Updegrove.
Lora Bentley interviews Jim Zemlin on the future for OOXML.
John Fontana reports on IBM donating code to the LF that was originally derived in part from a Microsoft-developed technology.
Barbara Gengler reports on Linux being more energy efficient than Windows.
Steven J. Vaughan Nichols discusses AMD's move towards open source graphic processors support including comments by John Cherry.
Mark Long reports on the outcome of the OOXML vote and what is to be expected in the future.
Charles Babcock discusses the outcome of the OOXML vote, predicting that Microsoft will have a hard time getting it approved now.
Nancy Cohen comments in the growth in mobile for Linux.
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Regarding bug number 53062.
Please bring the Quota Bar back.
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Regarding bug number 53062.
Please bring the Quota Bar back.
Will do. Thanks.
Yes, but in case you can't wait for the "bug" to be fixed you can edit the file /opt/zimbra/jetty/webapps/zimbra/skins/_base/base2/skin.html find the line that reads:

and take out the comments so it looks like:
Now, be advised that this is an (unsupported) hack and "anything could happen". Also, until the bug is fixed you will need to redo this after each upgrade of your ZCS install ... while the line remains present, and there's no guarantee that it will. Use at your own risk.Code:

Hi all, I see that HTML version has quota usage bar, but by default, AJAX version no. So if you do this hack like odeleon shows, you must restart services to take effect.
Here I do this:
su - zimbra
zmcontrol restart
After restart, a F5 in the browser and quota status bar appears.


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Canyon bareback rider Will Lowe fell short in his bid to win a fourth consecutive Calgary Stampede title Sunday in Calgary, Alberta.
The Calgary Stampede is among the richest payouts in the world on the rodeo circuit, with the winners of each event receiving $100,000 Canadian first-place money in addition to their daily pool money.
Lowe has been among the world's best bareback riders for a long time, having won three National Finals Rodeo titles. At Calgary, Lowe had won the bareback title and more than $100,000 in each of the previous three Stampedes.
This year, he topped Pool B with $11,500 in winnings over four days. His good luck in Calgary disappeared Sunday when he finished ninth out of 10 in the semifinals with a score of 81. Only the top four make it to the finals.
Clint Cannon of Waller, though, held up Texas' honor in the bareback finals. He won with a score of 92 aboard Street Dance.
Two other Amarillo-area cowboys fared well in Calgary.
Pampa product Matt Reeves, now living in Cross Plains, reached the finals of steer wrestling but had a no-time.
Childress' Stran Smith took fourth in tie-down roping.


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Photos: Fashion's Night Out San Francisco 2011
On September 8, Fashion's Night Out shined in San Francisco for the third year running. Over 40 stores across the city held special extended evening hours full of celebrity appearances, new fall collections, steep discounts, and much more. 7x7 was a proud sponsor of FNO, a global initiative created in 2009 by American Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, NYC & Company, and the City of New York to celebrate fashion, restore consumer confidence, boost the industry's economy, and put the fun back in shopping.
SF Street Style: Breezy Colors, the Marc by Marc Jacobs It Bag, Denim Done Right + Cork Pumps on Yerba Buena Lane
I photographed Christine Tusher, SF editor for TheRundown.com, after our fun lunch at Bluestem Brasserie, on Yerba Buena Lane. It makes me so happy to see people flash their bright colors when the sun's out in SF. The cheerful color combo, paired with the sheer, flowiness of this top made Christine's casual denim day look really stand out again the business-casual downtown lunch crowd.
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We recently had the chance to learn a few new tricks from sought-after San Francisco makeup artist Robert Williams, a runway show veteran who's spent the last three decades working with everyone from Naomi Campbell to Nancy Pelosi and was recently tapped to head up all things beauty at Saks Fifth Avenue's The Fifth Avenue Club.
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Congratulations. You've arrived at the end of the first full work week of the year. Feel like celebrating? Try treating yourself to a little weekend glamour. After all, it'll be Monday again before you know it.


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Effects of Social Context, Culture, and Minority Status on Depression and A
Effects of Social Context, Culture and Minority Status on Depression and Anxiety
The proposed project investigates the social mechanisms behind ethnic/racial differences in the prevalence of major depression disorder (MDD) and depressive and anxiety symptoms (DAS) in Latino young adults (ages 17-25). We propose to extend the path-breaking Boricua study, in collaboration with the University of Puerto Rico and Columbia University, to examine if experiences of minority status and acculturation are causally linked to differences in prevalence of MDD/DAS across Island versus mainland Puerto Ricans. Since Puerto Ricans are a minority in the South Bronx in NY but a majority on the Island of Puerto Rico, this migrant study design enables us to use variation across sites as a way to examine the causal mechanism of minority status and acculturation on mental health outcomes. Our planned study also includes a wide range of environmental, social, family, and individual level measures associated with MDD and DAS, and uses advanced statistical techniques to identify the risks and protective factors for these negative outcomes.
The Specific Aims of this project are as follows:
- AIM I: To determine the causal impact of minority status as contrasted to majority status in childhood and early adolescence on risk for MDD and level of DAS during late adolescence and young adulthood;
- AIM II: To identify the mechanisms behind the effect of minority status on subsequent MDD and DAS in late adolescence and young adulthood. These include early and continued exposure to perceived discrimination and low social position as well as cultural stress in the social context;
- AIM III: To test conditions that moderate the causal link between minority status and environmental and social context in childhood and early adolescence on subsequent MDD and DAS in late adolescence and young adulthood. These include family history of MDD/DAS, neighborhood affluence, high level of familism, and neighborhood collective efficacy.
Funding Acknowledgement
This study is supported by NIMH Research Grant #R01 MH 098374, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.


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Royals' Paulino strikes out 11 in 7 innings
SEATTLE Felipe Paulino has come a long way in just four months.
Paulino, who was designated for assignment May 22 by Colorado and acquired by Kansas City for cash four days later, had one of the finest outings of his career Saturday night. He struck out 11 and allowed two hits in seven innings in a 4-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
Eric Hosmer hit a two-run homer in the first and Jeff Francoeur added an insurance solo shot in the ninth.
Paulino (3-10) gave up homers to Justin Smoak and Mike Carp, but he tamed the rest of the Mariners. He tied his career high in strikeouts and walked none.
"I showed my stuff today: changeup, curveball, fastball, slider, sinker," said Paulino, who has won two of last three decisions. "Sometimes maybe they not work. Today, they stick together."
Michael Pineda (9-10), who worked a career-high eight innings, was the losing pitcher. He allowing three runs - all in the first inning - and five hits. He struck out eight and walked one.
Pineda, who hasn't won since July 30, now has 171 strikeouts, second most for a Mariners rookie behind Mark Langston, who had 204 in 1984.
"It was a pretty good game for both guys. Pineda pitched very well. He's young, too," Paulino said. "But at the end we got the win, not the loss. That's happened to me early in the season."
Joakim Soria pitched the ninth for his 27th save in 34 opportunities.
The two hits allowed were a season low for the Royals. The combined 16 strikeouts were two short of the staff's season high.
"He (Paulino) threw the ball extremely well," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "His stuff was electric. Pineda's stuff was electric. If you're going to get to him, you better get to him early because if he settles down you're going to get what we got. And we did. We got to him early and hung on."
The Royals rattled Pineda in the first. Alex Gordon opened with a double to right. Melky Cabrera moved him to third with a right-side groundout. Billy Butler, 0 for 16 in the series, still managed to bring Gordon home with a fielder's choice grounder to first baseman Smoak, who threw home late.
Hosmer then hit a 1-0 pitch into the left-field bullpen.
"He had just one hit tonight but he smoked one to center, smoked one to left," Yost said of Hosmer. "He's in a nice groove right now. He's seeing the ball good, he's sitting back. His outs are real loud."
Pineda, in his 27th career start, has had trouble all season in the first inning. He had a 6.00 ERA in the inning, allowing six home runs.
"Pineda threw well tonight. Unfortunately, that first inning home run, and the three runs scored," Carp said. "He threw as well as I've seen him in a while. It just sucks we didn't have any hits for him."
Smoak got one back in the second, lining his 14th home run just over the right-field wall on a 2-2 pitch from Paulino.
Two innings later, Carp connected on his ninth home run, a 419-foot shot into the left-field bullpen, also on a 2-2 pitch.
Miguel Olivo reached on a throwing error by third baseman Mike Moustakas in the fifth. Kyle Seager lined out to Cabrera in center, who threw to first before Olivo could hustle back for a double play.
It was the Royals' major league-leading 49th outfield assist, most in the majors since 2002 and four short of the club record.
In successive plays in the seventh, Francoeur climbed the right-field wall to snatch a potential extra-base hit from Carp, then Moustakas ran down a warning track shot by Smoak to deep center.


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Subject: Re: [OMPI devel] [OMPI svn] svn:open-mpi r21723
From: Iain Bason (Iain.Bason_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-07-21 19:49:02
On Jul 21, 2009, at 7:35 PM, Jeff Squyres wrote:
> However, I see that autodetect configure.m4 is checking
> $backtrace_installdirs_happy -- which seems like a no-no. The
> ordering of framework / component configure.m4 scripts is not
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Grrr, I thought I had changed all those to findpc_happy. Well, that's
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Jeff Donnelly and colleagues have studied lakes and ponds overlying a large aquifer (yellow) in southeastern Massachusetts to reconstruct the history of past water table and pond levels. The research provides clues to past climate conditions and the potential for future climate change in the region. The brown box within the aquifer represents the area in the illustration below. (Courtesy of Jeff Donnelly, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
An enlarged view of the brown box in the map above, showing several ponds studied by WHOI scientists. At top, a cross-section (from points A' to A) of the area, showing water table levels today and two scenarios for water table levels 3,000 and 5,000 years ago during the Holocene Epoch when drought conditions prevailed in the New England region. (Courtesy of Jeff Donnelly, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
An image from a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) is juxtaposed below a photo of the lake surface. The GPR image reveals a sandy ancient shoreline below layers of organic silt that subsequently accumulated on top of it when the lake level rose. The buried shoreline was created when the climate was drier and lake level was lower. (Jeff Donnelly, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Donnelly and colleagues sink metal coring tubes into lake bottoms to collect plugs of sediment that are analyzed and dated to reconstruct a record of past climate conditions. (Tom Kleindinst, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Donnelly retrieves a core taken from the bottom of Oyster Pond in Woods Hole, Mass. (Photo by Tom Kleindinst, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)


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Literacy Volunteers of Maricopa County (LVMC) was selected early on to provide the facilities and expertise to meet the City's diverse needs. Employees indicating an interest in the program are assessed in the areas of reading, writing, and math to determine their baseline skill levels. On City time, these employees attend classes twice a week for twenty weeks, in 2-hour blocks of time. Often it is possible to schedule employees for the 2-hour block at the beginning or end of their shift to minimize work disruptions. The instruction entails one-on-one tutoring, classroom activities and computer based tutorials.
In the first year, 28 of the 34 enrolled employees successfully completed the course work. Since then over 830 employees from 13 different departments have participated in the LVMC program.
Several key elements have shaped the program and enhanced its success.
Commitment: Support has grown from all levels of the organization form the City Manager to the first-line supervisors.
Funding: The Employee Development Division of the Personnel Department provides funding for assessment, instruction, textbooks, and instructors. Compared to other employee training programs, the cost of the Literacy Program has continued to be an incredible bargain, averaging about $2.25 per employee contact hour!
Confidentiality: The employee's grade level, assessment scores, and progress is kept confidential, known only to the employee, LVMC, and the program coordinator at Employee Development.
Voluntary: The program thrives on self-enrollment; no employee is forced to participate.
Customized: As a result of individual assessments, classes are designed to meet the particular skill level of each employee enrolled.
City time Briefing sessions, assessment and classes are all held on City time. This practive reinforces the City's message that this program is meaningful and worthwhile.
Marketing: Over the years, marketing efforts have been updated to enhance the appeal of the program to potential candidates. In 1995, the program was renamed "Back to Basics: The City of Phoenix Literacy Program." Posters and brochures were redesigned for greater clarity and eye appeal. A video featuring one employee's success story was produced by the City's Public Information Office. But the best grass-roots marketing tool still remains the word-of-mouth endorsements by previous participants.
How does the City of Phoenix measure the success of the Literacy Program? At the onset of the program, success was measured by the number of grade levels mastered by each employee during the designated time period. However, this was not an accurate assessment of employee success, since an adult at an elementary grade level of reading will take considerably longer to advance to the next grade. Therefore, we look at a number of other factors to gauge the success of participants.
Pre and post-assessment comparisons, and feedback from tutors are provided from LVMC. Supervisors are asked for feedback after the employee has participated in the program. Focus groups of current and past participants are held every two years to discuss what works well and what needs to be improved. Most moving through, are the success stories written by the employees themselves and posted at the Literacy Volunteers facilities. They report on those intangible measures of success: growth in self-esteem, confidence, job skills, job performance and daily survival skills. Some of the most touching paragraphs relate how the employee was able to read stories to his children or help them with their homework for the first time.
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Smokefree Air Challenge
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As the above map shows, the country has made great progress toward meeting the American Lung Association's Smokefree Air Challenge. However, progress has slowed considerably over the past five years with only one state, North Dakota, approving a comprehensive smokefree workplace law. Launched in 2006, the Smokefree Air Challenge calls on all 50 states and the District of Columbia to pass laws prohibiting smoking in all public places and workplaces, including restaurants and bars.
Currently, 28 states and the District of Columbia have met the Smokefree Air Challenge, however, no state has passed a law in 2016. The American Lung Association will fight in 2016 and beyond to make sure everyone in all 50 states can enjoy clean, smokefree air where they live, work and play. Workers should not have to be exposed to secondhand smoke to earn a paycheck.
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Moored off Puerto Morelos
We had a blast staying at Puerto Morelos, Mexico. We had a great sail down and then tied to some free mooring balls very close to the town which was really laid back and friendly. We got some good kiteboarding, nice strong winds and long long beaches. We also for the first time paid to go diving. We signed up to do a two tank dive in the caverns just south of Playa del Carmen. Very cool. The visibility was amazing and the rock formations stunning.
We kited again yesterday morning and sailed north back to Isla Mujeres. We caught a delicious Wahoo fish on the way and had some sushi for dinner. We are staging the boat for the jump to Key West. It doesn't look like we will have a good weather window for at least a week so we may take the bus to Isla Holbox and kite for a few days.
Lots of love
Excusme is still anchored at Isla Mujeres, just off the coast of Cancun, Mexico. We had a fantastic visit with my sister, Michelle, her husband Leo and their four children. I would have thought I would have lots of great photos but the kids were in constant motion. Pool, sand beach, ocean and then repeat all day long. Kathleen who just turned seven had an early birthday present of swimming with the dolphins. Ben, Liam, and Micah were a continual source of amusement to many. As they are identical triplets (Scott still has no idea how to tell them apart) the locals had fun telling us jokes about how fertile the parents were and offering us 3 for 1 drinks rather than the normal 2 for 1. We had them to the boat at the marina for a BBQ dinner and although the kids are well behaved we were very glad that they had their own accommodations on the beach. It was like a small beach vacation for Scott and I as well as most days we would join them at the beach and enjoy the complimentary loungers. We babysat one night at their hotel and we watched movies. Their dad recommended the old comedy Invasion of Mars which we watched until all four were convinced they we going to have nightmares. We quickly switched to a Disney movie and cookies and all had a good time.
We just got back from an overnight bus trip to Merida. It was a beautiful and safe city. There is music and dancing each Saturday night and activities on Sunday. Apparently there are a lot of Canadian and American retirees living in the area and they love it.
The weather has been really good for the last three weeks which is a lot better than the cold northern fronts that we were getting each week while in Honduras. All the cruisers have been complaining about the poor weather this season but Miami had snow so how bad is it really.
We spent a couple of weeks in Belize which was really amazing. Lots of dolphins and manatees to see. One day we were racing to get to a safe anchorage for an approaching cold front. Insatiable I draws six feet eight inches while we draw five feet six inches. We decided to take the short cut through Turniffe. We had waypoints to get to the other side and were proceeding with caution. A lone dolphin was jumping to the side of us. This has happened many times as the dolphins seem to love attention and are very curious. This dolphin started to swim at the front of the boat. As Scott was at the bow on look out he could see that the dolphin was rubbing the starboard side of the boat. When we slowly went aground on a sand bar and the dolphin was leaping and circling in the same spot over to our left we realized he was trying to herd us into deeper water. Luckily a dive boat came close so we could ask him if there was deeper water to the left of us. The driver pointed to where the dolphin was still surfacing and waiting and told us that there was water six feet deep there. We then unfurled the jib, heeled over and followed the dolphin. Once we had followed him through the channel to ten feet plus he left us never to be seen again . Clever creatures, I only wish I had a tasty fish for it.
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03/06/2010, Isla Mujeres, Mexico
We arrived in Isla Mujeres after sailing into the wind tacking for 200 miles. We arrived wearing more clothes than we normally have. I was wearing pants, tee shirt, long sleeve shirt, foul weather jacket and pants, and rubber boots. We left Insatiable I with the Moffitts in Cay Caulker. We will be spend some time here with Lori's sister and family. Then a few days on our own before we decide where to go next. From the temperatures here it will not be north for a while.
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This German schooner asked for a pilot into the anchorage at Utila and the dive boat proceeded to direct them and their twelve foot depth into a nine foot area and they promptly went aground. By the end of the day the same freighter in the photo came out to tow them off. The first two attempts ended with the stretched rope breaking and hitting the stern of the steel schooner. It sounded like a rifle shot. On their third attempt they doubled up the tow rope and pulled from the side and after a tense five minutes they dragged them into deeper water. All the high school kids that were aboard the teaching schooner were jumping up and down in celebration.
Today the dinghy is on the deck, the sun shade is rolled and stowed and we are ready to sail the 80 nm or so to the cut through the reef to approach Placencia, Belize. We raise the anchor approximately three this afternoon to get there in the morning. We don't know when we will have internet again but will try to post at least text updates


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FOLLOWING decline in domestic prices of cotton and cotton yarn, the commerce ministry on Tuesday restored duty entitlement pass book (DEPB) benefits on the two commodities.
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The Last Of Us Ad To Run During The Walking Dead Season Finale
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A marketing push can sometimes spell the difference between life and death for a new game franchise, even if said franchise is coming from the hugely popular team at Naughty Dog. Its good, then, that the first trailer for their newest title, The Last of Us is set to air this week during the season finale of The Walking Dead.
While The Walking Dead has a pair of its own games to boast about (or not boast, if were specifically referring to Survival Instinct), its nice to see some of the TV shows valuable commercial time going to a game that doesnt fall too far from the zombie-infested tree.
In The Last of Us players help guide Joel and Ellie through a world that has been ravaged by a fungal outbreak. Similar to The Walking Dead, the surviving humans in The Last of Us are frequently just as deadly as the poor souls who appear to have been transformed into mindless, bloodthirsty monsters.
With only a few months left before the games June 14 launch date, Creative Director Neil Druckmann visited the PlayStation Blog this morning to let everyone know that the media blitz for the game is about to kick off.
We are now just three months away from the release of Naughty Dogs newest franchise, Druckmann said. The team is working extremely hard on putting the finishing touches to the game. Its exciting to see all the different aspects of the game finally come together into the vision weve had in mind all along. Joel and Ellies journey is turning out to be something truly special that we cant wait to share with our fans.
As we said, some of that sharing will be taking place this Sunday night during the final episode of the third season of the Walking Dead TV show. Tune in for the zombies and stick around during the commercials to catch a glimpse of what The Last of Us will have to offer.
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David Soto-Jimenez Arrested for Interfering with Flight Crew
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SAN JUAN—Special Agent in Charge Carlos Cases of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) San Juan Division announced the arrest of David Soto-Jimenez for interfering with flight crew members and attendants. On December 12, 2013, Soto-Jimenez was taken into custody by the FBI and charged with interference with flight crew members and attendants.
A federal complaint states that on December 12, 2013, Soto-Jimenez traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico, via JetBlue Airways Flight 1743. This flight originated in Jacksonville, Florida, on December 12, 2013, at approximately 11:53 a.m. and arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport, at approximately 3:47 p.m. Soto-Jimenez, a United States citizen, was assigned seat 11B, a seat that was located before the exit row of the aircraft.
The passenger sitting in seat 11B, later identified as David Soto-Jimenez, requested assistance from a flight attendant. JA, a flight attendant employed by JetBlue Airways who was on duty during JetBlue Airways Flight 1743, responded to Soto-Jimenez's request for assistance call. Upon JA's arrival, Soto-Jimenez asked why he could not recline/tilt back his assigned seat. JA explained that Soto-Jimenez was sitting on a row of seats prior to the emergency exit door of the plane and that those seats could not be reclined/tilted back by regulation. Soto-Jimenez attempted to forcefully recline/tilt back his assigned seat several times even though JA had explained that the seat could not be reclined. JA explained to Soto-Jimenez that he could move to another seat as soon as the "unfasten your seat belt" sign went off. Soto-Jimenez asked if he could move to a specific seat in the vicinity of his original seat. JA advised Soto-Jimenez that the seat he was referring to was a premium seat. JA explained that a premium seat is a seat that requires the client/passenger to pay an extra fee of $50. JA also advised Soto-Jimenez that he could sit at any other available seat for no charge as long as they were empty, excluding the premium seats.
Soto-Jimenez became extremely aggressive and started to yell at JA. At that moment, CR, a flight attendant employed by JetBlue Airways who was also on duty during JetBlue Airways Flight 1743, switched his assigned work area/section with JA in an attempt to defuse the situation. Soto-Jimenez stated, "Este maricon viene a decirme donde me puedo sentar" [sgent English interpretation: "This f—t comes to tell me where I can sit."]. CR offered Soto-Jimenez a seat in the back section of the aircraft, which he refused. Soto-Jimenez told CR, "Las ganas que tengo es de ir al frente y meterle un puño en la cara." At some point, Soto-Jimenez lifted his shirt showing his tattoos to CR and stated that JA did not know who he was. Further, Soto-Jimenez said that "I don't have these for nothing," making reference to his tattoos. CR advised Soto-Jimenez and his wife, who was traveling with him, that he needed to calm down or he could get arrested.
A discussion took place between crew members and the captain of JetBlue Flight 1743 regarding the next course of action to be taken in case the situation kept escalating. An alternative emergency plan was discussed to divert the original route of JetBlue Airways Flight 1743 to Orlando, Florida, but Soto-Jimenez calmed down, allowing the crew to continue working as the aircraft headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The incident was reported during the flight to JetBlue Security Department, which was subsequently relayed to Police of Puerto Rico (POPR) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Upon arrival in San Juan, Soto-Jimenez was contacted by POPR personnel and temporarily detained pending findings from a POPR investigation, as well as a response from the FBI.
If convicted, the defendant faces up to a maximum of 20 years for interference with flight crew members and attendants.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Justin Martin and is being investigated by the FBI.
The public is reminded that a criminal complaint contains only charges and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is presumed to be innocent until and unless proven guilty. The U.S. government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.


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The beauty of the Retreat House is a great place to go... the renovation; which is the DREAM PROJECT; is such a beautiful connection to one another; to nature; our faith; as well as an unconditional acceptance in life. Team effort~ fun; laughter; hard work; smiles; social time, oh yes; the little kid-at-heart feeling~ always! WONDERFUL times over the years of the Dream Project!
I am writing books ~ so I can share expressions~ my Snapshots of Life. There are those in one's life who touch your heart...those who remain four ever a part of who you are now and will will become. Taking in the 'moments of life'; simplicity; just a smile; a laugh; moments shared; doing what comes natural in one's life!
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On October 9, 1893, excitement was building among the crowd gathered at the Lexington's Red Mile. The occasion was the inaugural of the Kentucky Futurity, which today is one of the oldest and one of the richest horse races in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and ranks as the oldest classic race in the world of harness racing. That day the crowd watched a shiny black colt named Oro Wilkes score a grueling five-heat victory for driver J.A. Goldsmith. Oro Wilkes fastest Futurity heat was 2:14 ½ and the purse for the inaugural was only $11,880.
Fast forward a few years and here's how the 121st Kentucky Futurity played out:
The historic fortnight of Grand Circuit racing at The Red Mile came to an end on Sunday, with the track's signature event, the Kentucky Futurity, highlighting the grey and rainy afternoon. The older horses were in the shadow of the spotlight, with the four divisions squaring off in the Allerage Opens.
A confident Royalty For Life, cruising around the muddy Lexington oval, won the first elimination for the $527,000 Kentucky Futurity in 1:53.3.
Floating towards the lead was Royalty For Life entering the first turn, while Creatine was tracking his helmet from second and Master Of Law tried to get into contention in third, but broke in his attempt. Royalty For Life led by the quarter in :28. He trotted with no adversaries alongside to the half in an easy :56.2 (:28.2).
E L Rocket spent the backstretch trying to flush out cover, proving to be an unsuccessful mission. Yannick Gingras gave him the cue to trot first over around the far turn and he would be on Royalty For Life's wheel at the three-quarter pole, reached in 1:25.2 (:29).
Royalty For Life wasn't asked for anything into the stretch. He was trotting easily on the lead, while Creatine was trying to shake lose from second and E L Rocket was not progressing in third. Royalty For Life went on to win the first elimination under a hand drive, in a 1:53.3 (:28.1) mile. Creatine was second, E L Rocket was third, Punxsutawney was fourth and Home Turf closed out the qualifying quintet.
Royalty For Life ($3.60) is a three-year-old colt by RC Royalty, out of the mare Bourbon 'n Grits by Donerail. He is owned by Al Ross, Ray Campbell and Paul Fontaine, trained by George Ducharme and Brian Sears was in the bike behind the Hambletonian champion.
A change in tactics was a successful move for Your So Vain, leaving the gate on the sloppy going and being put on the lead at the half. He made his foes chase him around the final half of the race, as he took the second elimination in 1:54.4.
Lindy's Tru Grit was the first to the pylons, securing command. Spider Blue Chip and Your So Vain left with him as the field entered the first turn. Spider Blue Chip ventured his way to the front just before the quarter, while Your So Vain tucked into third. Spider Blue Chip led by the quarter in :29.4.
High Bridge never saw the pylons and was first over in fifth entering the backstretch. He flushed out All Laid Out as cover at the three-eighths pole, which then forced Your So Vain out of third. Now first over, Your So Vain sprinted towards Spider Blue Chip and took command through a leisure half of :59 (:29.1).
All Laid Out was now left with the task to move first over entering the far turn. He came up to Your So Vain's wheel at three-quarters, in 1:26.2 (:27.2). Spider Blue Chip was locked in the pocket down the stretch. Lindy's Tru Grit had entered the flow around the turn and was fanning three wide with a bid. Spider Blue Chip managed to get some room to shake loose into the sixteenth pole, but Your So Vain had already secured the victory in 1:54.4 (:28.2). Spider Blue Chip finished second, All Laid Out was third, Lindy's Tru Grit was fourth and Wheeling N Dealin finished fifth.
Your So Vain ($3.60) is a three-year-old colt by Donato Hanover, out of the mare Tennis Lover by Muscles Yankee. He is owned by P G Van Camp, trained by Bradley Maxwell and Tim Tetrick was in the sulky.
Listed below was the field for the second heat of the Kentucky Futurity.
PP-Horse Name-Driver-Trainer
1-Your So Vain-Tim Tetrick-Bradley Maxwell
2-Royalty For Life-Brian Sears-George Ducharme
3-Spider Blue Chip-Ron Pierce-Chuck Sylvester
4-Creatine-Mike Lachance-Bob Stewart
5-E L Rocket-Yannick Gingras-Ron Burke
6-All Laid Out-David Miller-Noel Daley
7-Punxsutawney-Corey Callahan-John Butenschoen
*8-Lindy's Tru Grit-Scott Zeron-Frank Antonacci
*9-Wheeling N Dealin-Sylvain Filion-R. Dustin Jones
10-Home Turf-John Campbell-Noel Daley
* Dignifies scratched horses from the second heat of the Kentucky Futurity.
Within the blink of an eye, a late charging Creatine overtook race leader Royalty For Life to upset in the 121st running of the Kentucky Futurity, winning in 1:53.2.
Royalty For Life got the lead, with Spider Blue Chip trotting into the pocket and Your So Vain was racing in third. Royatly For Life led by the quarter in :27.4. All Laid Out made a move first over at the three-eighths pole and flushed Creatine as cover. Creatine then got cover from Your So Vain as Royalty For Life sprinted to the half in :55.4 (:28).
Your So Vain was slowly making his way to the leader into the far turn. Creatine was getting a second over trip, while Spider Blue Chip was gapping in the pocket third. Brian Sears pulled the plugs on Royalty For Life as Your So Vain wasn't leaving without a fight through a 1:24 (:28.1) third panel.
Royalty For Life had a stampede charging him in the stretch. Spider Blue Chip managed to shake loose and split Your So Vain and Royalty For Life entering the eighth pole. Creatine fanned three wide, while third-over All Laid Out edged four wide. Creatine powered to the top within a matter of strides, soon to be under pressure from an upset-minded All Laid Out, but Creatine held off his challenge to light up the toteboard in 1:53.2 (:29.2). All Laid Out finished second, Spider Blue Chip was third and Your So Vain finished fourth.
Creatine ($33.80) is a three-year-old colt by Andover Hall, out of the mare Berry Nice Muscles by Muscles Yankee. He is owned by Diamond Creek Racing, trained by Bob Stewart and Mike Lachance was in the bike to win back to back Kentucky Futurities.


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Scranton stretch of Lackawanna River to be designated for prime trout fishing
The state this summer is expected to designate a stretch of the Lackawanna River in Scranton as prime trout-fishing territory.
The Fish and Boat Commission in mid-July will consider assigning Class A trout-habitat status to an expanded section of the river, agency spokesman Eric Levis said.
The designation is granted to waterways supporting a native population of abundant trout that can support a long-term sport fishery without stocking.
The declaration would expand the prime-habitat designation from the Lackawanna Avenue bridge in Olyphant to the Green Ridge Street bridge in Scranton, said Bernie McGurl, executive director of the Lackawanna River Corridor Association, a Scranton-based advocacy and preservation group.
State studies have confirmed the high water quality between Olyphant and Green Ridge, said Charlie Charlesworth, a South Abington Twp. resident who is president of the Lackawanna Valley chapter of Trout Unlimited.
The designation will expand the Class A trout habitat by about 5 miles and will total 16 miles of the Lackawanna from Carbondale to Scranton, Mr. McGurl said.
"It's a vibrant fishery, and more people are taking better care of the river," he said. "This really has attracted a lot of attention from fishermen all over the East Coast."
An article in a national fishing publication recently highlighted the Lackawanna's trout quality, Mr. Charlesworth said.
"We're seeing people from New Jersey that aren't up here visiting family - they came here to fish the Lackawanna," he said. "They are going to be staying in our hotels and eating in our restaurants. It's going to somewhat stimulate the economy."
For decades, the Lackawanna was known for its high pollution levels from acid mine drainage, industrial waste and sewage. Despite the impending state designation, the river remains far from pristine.
Mine drainage and sediment continue to trouble the Lackawanna's quality, Mr. McGurl said.
"We still have a long way to go," he said.
Concentrations of PCBs and mercury still taint the fish in the waterway, Mr. Charlesworth said.
"While the river has been upgraded, you still cannot eat the fish," he said.
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A new Harris Poll finds that a majority of Americans believe the Supreme Court is a necessary branch of the government. Why Harris Poll asked such a silly question, I do not know. The poll also found that two in five Americans (42 percent) said they are not knowledgeable about the Supreme Court confirmation process. Almost three in five (58 percent) Americans said that they are knowledgeable about the process, with 14 percent saying they are very knowledgeable and 44 percent saying they are somewhat knowledgeable. Americans 65 and older (74 percent) and men (71 percent) were more likely to say they were knowledgeable on the subject compared to younger Americans (18-33) and women (both 46 percent).
Delving a little bit deeper into what Americans expect from a Supreme Court Justice nominee, the poll found that a majority of Americans agree that nominees should be required to answer questions on specific issues (81 percent) and how they might rule on specific court cases – both past cases and hypothetical ones (63 percent), while over half said they should answer questions about their personal life (54 percent). Four in five (84 percent) of Americans aged 46-64 and 65 and older agree that nominees should be required to answer questions about their views on specific issues, compared to three-quarters of those aged 18-33 who say the same (76 percent). Older Americans are also more likely to agree that nominees should be required to answer questions about their personal life (58 percent of those 46-64, and 68 percent of those 65 and older), compared to less than half of younger Americans (4 percent of those 18-33 and 48 percent of those 34-45), who say the same.
By political affiliation, over three-quarters of Republicans (76 percent) say nominees should be required to say how they would vote in specific court cases, compared to 54 percent of Democrats and 63 percent of Independents who say the same. About 71 percent of Republicans think nominees should be required to answer questions about their personal life, compared to less than half of Democrats (49 percent) and Independents (49 percent) who think it's important.
When asked what type of person Americans would most like to see on the Supreme Court, half (51 percent) said someone who keeps their personal opinions of "right" and "wrong" to themselves and makes decisions strictly based on the letter of the law and the Constitution. One-third of Americans say they want an independent thinker who "uses creativity and an understanding of modern circumstances" to make legal rulings (32 percent); just 6 percent say they would want someone who uses their own values or moral compass to guide their decisions; and one in ten are not at all sure what type of person they prefer (11 percent).
By political party, a majority of Republicans (67 percent) prefer justices who make decisions based strictly on the letter of the law and the Constitution. Democrats are split — 45 percent say they want an independent thinker, while 38 percent say they prefer someone who makes decisions based strictly on the letter of the law.
The most interesting part of the poll – which should give Americans some inspiration – is the fact that a majority of Americans (69 percent) believe the Supreme Court is crucial to the continued success of the United States. Republicans (71 percent), Democrats (74 percent), and Independents (70 percent) all agree on this point. Interestingly, women show more uncertainty on this, as 65 percent say that the Supreme Court is a crucial governing body, compared to three-quarters of men (75 percent) who say the same. Just one in ten (10 percent) women say that the Supreme Court is not necessary—decision making power should lay within the state courts, and over one-quarter of women are not at all sure (26 percent).
The Harris Poll surveyed 2,775 adults online between August 9 and 16, 2010. It was conducted by Harris Interactive.
Source: Harris Poll


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Is the American Dream Dead?
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, PRRI's morning dose of religion-related news with a shot of data – because what doesn't liven up a morning round-up like some public opinion numbers?
Is the American Dream dead? Maybe in the South, according to new data from researchers at the National Bureau of Economic Research. As Matthew O'Brien reports in The Atlantic, the study finds that those who strive to move up economically have about the same chances as people did in the 1950s. However, your economic prospects depend not only on indicators like race, inequality, and family structure, but also on region and the degree of inequality in your local community. O'Brien notes that the bigger the gap between the rich and the poor, the less mobility there is. PRRI's Economic Values Survey found that nearly half (47 percent) of Americans say they are worse off financially than their parents' generation. Sixteen percent say about the same, and 36 percent say they are better off financially than their parents' generation.
For more numbers about the polarization between rich and poor, and Americans' attitudes about the American Dream, check out today's PRRI blog. Also, join PRRI at #PRRI as we live tweet during President Obama's State of the Union address tonight which is said to focus on concrete, practical proposals to grow the economy, strengthen the middle class, and increase opportunity for all.
At Religion News Service, Omar Sacirbey believes a recent Best Buy commercial featuring a Muslim employee is evidence that Muslim Americans are experiencing greater acceptance. Ten years after 9/11, PRRI's Pluralism, Immigration and Civic Integration Survey reported a majority (54 percent) of the general public agrees that American Muslims are an important part of the religious community in the U.S., compared to 43 percent who disagree.
Last Friday, the Supreme Court extended its ruling that allows religious-affiliated non-profit groups to remain exempt from Obamacare requirements to cover birth control and other reproductive health services that the groups oppose on religious grounds. See CNN's coverage of the decision here. A majority (52 percent) of Americans, including 59 percent of Catholics, agree that religiously affiliated social service agencies should be required to provide their employees with health care plans that cover contraception or birth control at no cost, compared to 43 percent who disagree.
Slate has posted a map highlighting by state the number of public, private and charter schools that receive taxpayer money to fund the teaching of creationism. A majority (57%) of Americans believe that humans and other living things have evolved over time, compared to 38% who say that humans and other living things have existed in their present form since creation.
In case you missed the Grammy's on Sunday night, Queen Latifah, acting as officiant, pronounced 34 same-sex couples legally married during the awards ceremony, which took place in Los Angeles, California, where same-sex marriage is legal. Madonna performed a ballad version of her 1986 hit single, Open Your Heart. PRRI's research shows that 52 percent of Americans, including 57 percent of Californians, favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally; 42 percent oppose.
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1 Park near Point Pleasant, West Virginia
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Huntington, West Virginia 32.59 miles SW
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$18 per night ($108 weekly rate for senior citizens) was for a level-concrete-runners with full hookups site. Be warned about the high water pressure! There are train tracks nearby but the trains come infrequently and did not annoy us at all during our week long stay. The surrounding area was tiny but grassy with a wooden picnic table. They did bring us an auto tire wheel so we could have a campfire. The campground was loaded with many permanent residents (all friendly) as well as plenty of huge Norway spruce around the perimeter, other trees throughout the campground, and many Canada geese and their goslings roaming about. The night sky is dark so the stars showed up when skies were clear. AT&T service was two bars of 4G LTE and Verizon service was five bars of 4G LTE. We received 13 over-the-air TV stations and many radio stations. - DD Rolling Ranch
Aug 2008 - $20.00
This park is a great value for the money. The city has decided to cut down on the "full time" rentals, which has opened up a lot of sites for people who want to vacation there short term. We stayed for five days and had a great time. Everything was clean and nice. I would give it a 10 if it offered a pool and WiFi. There is a lot to do in the area. - tanwellman
Aug 2007 - $20.00
We stayed here for two weeks. The campground was full, we just happened upon a cancellation. To be honest, we were a little uncertain about the place because there were a lot of full-timers here, but by the end of our stay, we found them to be very nice and welcoming. They had a nice playground for the kids (a must for us), a very nice lake to walk around/fish, and a small laundromat (it was always in use it seemed). Very clean place, nice managers. It's actually a city park. Managers live in mobile home on site. Records were via a notebook kept by the manager (no fancy computer reservation). I would recommend IF you can "luck" into one of the few available sites. - tanwellman


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Barely four months into his retirement Sachin Tendulkars transition from being his sports icon to a sports entrepreneur already seems complete. The batting legend was named as the co-owner of the Kochi franchise in the much-hyped Indian Super League, along with Hyderabad-based PVP Ventures Ltd.
And it doesnt end here. Tendulkar has also teamed up with the PVP group to co-own the Mumbai franchise of the International Tennis Premier League (ITPL). Prasad Potluri, the chairman and managing director of PVP Ventures, said on Sunday that they have reached an agreement with the ITPL organizers and would make a detailed announcement soon. That is already confirmed. We, along with Sachin, have acquired the Mumbai franchise for the ITPL. The deal was finalised a few days ago and we will share the details in an elaborated way soon, Potluri said.
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The ITPL, a brainchild of multiple doubles Grand Slam winner Mahesh Bhupathi, is scheduled to be held in November-December this year and the Mumbai leg of the four-city tournament will be played on December 7, 8 and 9. The Mumbai team is headlined by world No. 1 Rafael Nadal, who is believed to be paid $1 million per night. The team also consists of American great Pete Sampras, doubles specialist Rohan Bopanna, Sania Mirza, Ana Ivanovic, Gael Monfils and Fabrice Santoro.
On Sunday, PVP Ventures and Tendulkar were also awarded the Kochi franchise for the ISL. Their bid is believed to be valued at approximately Rs 15 crore. Based on his decades of experience, Potluri said Tendulkar, a self-proclaimed tennis lover, will be providing strategic support whereas PVP Ventures will take care of the ground work. The maestro is also believed to be a keen football follower and he described his latest venture as a compelling and challenging proposition.
Based on the various insights shared by the team, the opportunity of the Kochi club seemed like a compelling and challenging proposition. With the Kochi club, we will strive to score our goals and play a part in developing the game of football across the country, the 40-year-old Tendulkar said in a statement.
The PVP group claim to be one of the largest investors in the sport and entertainment industries. They had also bid, albeit unsuccessfully, for the Hyderabad franchise in the IPL two years ago. They made their first foray into Indian sport last year when they acquired the Hyderabad franchise in the Indian


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