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Don't tell my daughter I was talking about her behind her back, OK? A couple of weeks ago, she spilled a drink on her MacBook Pro's keyboard. We've all done that. It happens. But as we discussed the damage, I assured her that, worst case, she could move her backed-up files to her new machine. Back up? Uh oh. Not only does she not back up, but the Wi-Fi network in her apartment is not secured and she uses the same weak passwords over and over.
You might wonder why I'm telling you this. It's because a survey of young professionals and college-age students conducted by Cisco Systems confirms that my daughter's behavior is all too common. As the Baby Boomers retire, their jobs in business will be taken by the millennial generation, who are going to be a handful for IT. And all too often, IT responds with the equivalent of "Get off my lawn!"
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According to the survey, which included 2,800 young adults, students, and employed white collar types across 14 countries, 7 out of 10 young employees frequently ignore IT policies, and 3 of 5 employees believe they are not responsible for protecting information and devices, believing instead that IT and service providers are accountable.
What does this mean for you as someone who is responsible for running and securing a network? In my opinion, it's yet another wrinkle in the ongoing consumerization of IT. Young people may well have been sloppy and loathe to follow rules in the past, but fallout from those bad habits was buffered by IT's iron control over the infrastructure. No one had smartphones to misuse, and there was no Facebook or Twitter or Google+ to become a security hole. (Facebook's security, by the way, is a disaster waiting to happen.)
There's another issue, and it's more subtle. Modes of attack on corporate networks are shifting rapidly away from mass assaults on millions of computers to thrusts targeted at particular individuals, says Paula Musich, a security analyst with Current Analysis. Employees who are active on social networking sites, for example, and carelessly let on where they work or what they know will be noticed and targeted, she says. "Hackers will use them to gain entry into the system and work their way up" to more senior people and parts of the network containing sensitive information, she tells me.
The new generation gap
The digital generation gap is also an issue for broader levels of management, including HR. The best and brightest potential hires have not only grown up using computers and other digital devices, they consider access to the Web and social networking services a basic right.


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Boynton's big run gives Gators a spark
Published: Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 5:39 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 8:10 p.m.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The run started innocently enough with a pair of free throws. Nobody could have possibly seen what was coming next.
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A Kenny Boynton Explosion.
And when the dust settled and the shrapnel had been cleared, the senior guard had lifted Florida to the SEC Tournament title game.
"I tried not to get too excited," he said, "and give up a play on the defensive end."
How could he not be excited? Weren't you?
Boynton's 11 straight points did more than help the Gators rally from down 10 to up three against Alabama. It energized a team that needed jumper cables. Florida was lifted by Boynton both physically and emotionally.
Because while there are plenty of Boynton-bashers out there, none of them play for this basketball team.
"People don't see what he does in our locker room," UF coach Billy Donovan said. "They only see whether his shots go in. They judge him on how many points he scored. But the leadership, the defense, all of those things he does for this team, our team looks to him in a lot of ways."
Boynton's senior season has seen him move to second all-time on the school's scoring list while in a shooting slump. It's not that Boynton has played poorly. Quite the opposite is true.
Boynton is playing the best basketball of his career. He just hasn't been shooting well.
When you're asked to do so much — run the point at times, defend like a pit bull, rebound from the guard position, be a leader — something has to suffer. In his case, it has been his 3-point shooting.
But everywhere else, Boynton has been exceptional.
"I've been on teams where guys get on a run and he's not a great teammate and guys didn't get excited because they weren't happy for him," Donovan said. "Our team loves Kenny Boynton.
"There's no question he's playing his best basketball. He's done everything I've asked him to do."
On Saturday against Alabama, Florida was in trouble. The Gators couldn't make a layup. They couldn't make free throws. They were getting beaten on the boards.
"We needed a spark," senior guard Mike Rosario said.
Erik Murphy, the hero Friday, was struggling. And it wasn't as if Florida handed the game over to Boynton. He just took it.
The free throws started it. They were followed by a transition layup, the kind Boynton makes when his body gets all twisted and contorted and you think there is no way he can make it, but at least there will be a foul and, of course, it goes in and there is no foul called.
Boynton then made a 3, then another transition layup, then a bank shot in the middle of the lane
"I called a play for him," Donovan said, "but not that play."
Patric Young followed with a hook shot, but Boynton wasn't finished. After scoring two points in the first three halves of basketball in Nashville, he scored 16 in the second half Saturday.
"I try to stay grounded," Boynton said. "(On Friday) I wasn't down as long as we're winning."
Boynton was the focus of Donovan's paint-peeling lecture at halftime. He tried to get through to his team that anything worth getting is worth fighting for and it's not always going to be easy.
In a physical, intense game, the Gators were letting missed shots deflate them. He especially went after Boynton.
"I think I went after him pretty good," Donovan said. "The reason I went after him, I said I've seen him over his career do some remarkable things and I've seen him when he's been in slumps. I've seen his fight and I thought he was one of the guys who got deflated.
"(Trevor) Lacey's taking him off the bounce, Lacey's knocking down 3s over him. It totally bled into the defensive end of the floor. I just told him, 'You're a senior in college right now. It's time to fight. You've always fought. I don't see that fight and that look on your face.' He got it back."
On his dribbling sprints down the court, Boynton had the look of a player who would not be denied. On the other end, he held Lacey to 1-of-7 shooting in the second half.
"Coach challenged me," Boynton said. "I tried to step up to it."
For a day, Kenny Boynton felt the love from the UF fan base again.
In the Gator locker room, it's never wavered.
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Brazil's São Paolo extends the freedom to marry to same-sex couples
Postedon Dec 20, 2012 at 12:45 pm
Yesterday, the Brazilian state of São Paulo announced that same-sex couples in the state will soon have the freedom to marry. São Paulo now joins Bahia and Alagoas as states in Brazil where same-sex couples can marry without additional obstacles.
Say "I Do" to Standing on Ceremony
Postedon Nov 03, 2011 at 10:06 am
Freedom to Marry is proud to partner with Standing on Ceremony, which tells stories of life and love with laughter and tears, following committed gay and lesbian couples through the ups and downs of building a life together -- in short, the reasons why marriage matters to gay people, too.
Winning Marriage in Maryland
Postedon Feb 17, 2011 at 10:37 am
Freedom to Marry's Online Organizer Cameron Tolle writes about some easy ways you can help get a marriage bill through the state legislature, no matter where you live.
Stephen Colbert v. David Boies
Postedon Dec 16, 2010 at 12:00 pm
It was Stephen Colbert versus David Boies on the subject of the freedom to marry last night on the Colbert Report in what was a very funny interview.
Cartoon/Column: Gays in military, marriage equality are inevitable
Postedon Dec 15, 2010 at 03:00 pm
Future Americans will look back on this moment with disdain, wondering why anyone would have thought it made sense to deny gays and lesbians the opportunity to serve their country in battle.
And, not only that, but generations to come will also find it curious that those who hold the institution of marriage sacred fought so hard to keep homosexuals from becoming old married folks.
Voice for Equality: Betty White
Postedon Oct 29, 2010 at 10:30 am
Betty White is an American actress, comedienne, author, and former game-show host. She is best known for her television roles as Sue Ann Nivens on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and Rose Nylund on "The Golden Girls".
In an interview in the fall of 2010, Ms. White clearly expressed her support for the freedom to marry.
Portia DeGeneres, Traditional Wife To A Wife
Postedon Sep 24, 2010 at 04:00 pm
A Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner granted Freedom to Marry Voice for Equality, Portia de Rossi's request to take the last name of her partner during a closed hearing Thursday. The television star will now legally be known as Portia Lee James DeGeneres.
Video: Maggie Gallagher meets St. Peter
Postedon Sep 07, 2010 at 09:30 am
Watch this humorous but insightful animated account of what a conversation between Maggie Gallagher and St. Peter at the gates of heaven might be like.
Why Neil Patrick Harris is so important to the gay community
Postedon Aug 17, 2010 at 08:00 pm
Over the weekend, Neil Patrick Harris and his partner of six years, actor David Burtka, announced that they will welcome twins into their family this fall.
MSNBCs Rachel Maddow: Pro-Prop 8 case hinged on 2 witnesses tied to Rekers
Postedon Aug 06, 2010 at 08:30 am
In this video, Rachel Maddow discusses the pro-Prop 8 side's two so-called expert witnesses in the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial.


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Album Spotlight: Lady Antebellum, 'Golden' – ToC Critic's Pick
The best moments on Lady Antebellum's fourth album 'Golden' find Charles Kelley or Hillary Scott singing solo, with minimal help from the other on harmonies. There is no shortage of songs that act as features for the two talented vocalists. The evolution of the trio finds them becoming a dual threat super power instead of a two-headed pop-rock-country group.


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Must-try eats
Here are the Express-News critics' picks
Updated 10:54 am, Thursday, February 28, 2013
Must-Try Eats
Looking for San Antonio's best? Here are the Express-News critics' picks.
Barbecue Station 1610 NE Loop 410, 210-824-9191, www.barbecuestation.com. Well-made classic barbecue in a one-time gas station.
Biga on the Banks 203 S. St. Mary's St., 210-225-0722, www.biga.com. Perhaps the city's best example of South Texas on a plate from chef/owner Bruce Auden, whose accolades extend to the late '80s when Food and Wine magazine named him one of the Top 10 Best New Chefs.
Bohanan's Prime Steaks & Seafood 219 E. Houston St., second floor, 210-472-2600, www.bohanans.com. The best steakhouse in town, period.
CIA Bakery Café 312 Pearl Parkway (at Pearl Brewery), 210-554-6464, www.cia
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restaurants.com/san-antonio-tx-campus/cia-bakery-cafe. European and Latin American pastries.
Chris Madrid's 1900 Blanco Road, 210-735-3552, www.chrismadrids.com. A longtime local favorite and perennial contender in the discussion of the city's best burger.
Dough Pizzeria 6989 Blanco Road, 210-979-6565, www.doughpizzeria.com. Crowds pack this place for fresh mozzarella, burrata and artisan pizza. Owner Doug Horn even has certification from Italy for his authentic Pizza Napoletana baked in a wood-fired oven.
The Granary 'Cue & Brew 602 Avenue A (at Pearl Brewery), www.thegranarysa.com. 210-228-0124. Classic Texas barbecue at lunch; globally inspired flavors at dinner, plus house-brewed beer.
Moroccan Bites 5714 Evers Road, 210-706-9700, www.moroccanbitescuisine.
com. Its impeccable tagines and unforgettable pastries deserve attention. Private party room available.
Nao 312 E. Grayson St. (in Pearl Brewery), 210-554-6484, www.naorestaurant.com. Stylish takes of dishes from the Americas; restaurant combines professional staff with students from adjacent Culinary Institute of America campus.
Restaurant Gwendolyn 152 Pecan St., Suite 100, 210-222-1849, www.restaurantgwen
dolyn.com. Chef/owner Michael Sohocki obtains most ingredients from within 150 miles. The result is simple, elegant cuisine.
Laurent's Modern Cuisine 4230 McCullough Ave., 210-822-6644, www.facebook.com
/Laurentsmoderncuisine. Executive chef Laurent Rea delivers a contemporary approach to French cuisine.
The Sandbar 200 E. Grayson St., Suite 117, 210-212-2221, www.sandbarsa.com. Show-stopping seafood that places it among the best in the state. Extensive white wine list.


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"Hold It Up, I've Got To See That Gun": Eric Bolling's Bizarre Gun Antics
Fox host Eric Bolling frequently allows his programs to degenerate into gun-related antics. In the last month alone, he has repeatedly urged guests to brandish firearms on-air, defended a gun club that allows families to take pictures with Santa and assault weapons, posed with a sign depicting a handgun and the phrase, "Obama's War On Christmas," and on at least seven occasions referenced taking his 13-year-old shooting.
Bolling's Guests Pull Out "Fantastic" And "Concealable" Guns On-Air
Bolling: "Tell Me About What You Brought, You Brought A Couple Of Guns With You." On the December 21 edition of Fox Business' Follow The Money, Bolling began a discussion of concealed carry laws by saying to Rich Wyatt, Gunsmoke gun shop owner and subject of of Discovery Channel's American Guns, "Tell me about what you brought, you brought a couple of guns with you, didn't you?" Wyatt pulled out a gun, saying, "you know, I brought a Colt 1911 .45," which he then cocked on-air. He then pulled out a second gun, which he described as "another little five-shot .38 revolver here, this is Smith and Wesson." He described the second handgun as "a great gun for anybody to carry" because it is "concealable."
Later in the segment, radio host Lars Larson brandished his own pistol on-air, saying "don't leave home without it." Bolling responded by laughing.
[Fox News, Follow The Money, 12/21/11 [1]]
Bolling: "Hold It Up. Hold It Up. I've Got To See That Gun." On the December 16 edition of Follow The Money, Bolling hosted Rich Wyatt and his wife Renee to discuss gun sales. During the segment, Bolling repeatedly urged his guests to pull out their guns [[and brandish them]] for the camera. From Follow The Money:
BOLLING: You brought a couple of guns with you. Any of the guns that we pointed out earlier?
RICH WYATT: Yeah, we've got the 1911 pistol, this is a Colt, and that's the pistol that one of your guys says he's got. Of course, that makes him a good guy because anybody who is a good guy would carry that 1911 pistol.
RENEE WYATT: It's a great pistol.
BOLLING: I like that gun. Tell me about that gun.
RICH WYATT: It's a hundred years old this year which is fantastic. It's, you know, it's been around for a while, it's got some history. In all of our military conflicts --
BOLLING: Hold it up. Hold it up. I've got to see that gun. Hold it up when you talk -- there you go.
RENEE WYATT: We all carry that.
RICH WYATT: In all of our military conflicts, this is the gun that people carry. And we even made a pink one on the show, because my wife talked me into it. I don't care a pink one, but some people said maybe I should.
RENEE WYATT: Sometimes he carries it.
BOLLING: OK. What about the -- they want to know what does that say about the gentleman who carries that gun?
RICH WYATT: Well, I guess he's pretty confident in his manlihood.
RENEE WYATT: It's a great gun and women carry it, too, so don't let that fool you.
BOLLING: All right. All right. Do you have any other guns with you, by any chance?
RICH WYATT: Renee's got a .38, somebody down there had a .38 [unintelligible] -- a .38 revolver.
BOLLING: Well, let me see that. Hold that one up. Hold that one up, Renee. I want to see that gun. Now --
RENEE WYATT: That's a small gun that I carry all the time. You can put it in your purse or wear it on your ankle.
RICH WYATT: The important gun is the gun you have with you. It doesn't matter what gun you have at home, it's what gun you've got on your side that makes a difference when you're talking about your self defense.
BOLLING: Man, I love shooting guns. We do -- they do that just about every weekend. So, tell us that gun sales are strong right now, right?
[Fox News, Follow The Money, 12/16/11 [2]]
Bolling Encourages Gun Shop Manager To Hawk His Wares On-Air. On the December 5 edition of his Fox Business show, Bolling discussed gun sales figures with Tom Hitzor, general manager of MC Sports in Springfield, MO, who was on location in the stores gun department. Bolling repeatedly asked Hitzor to display the guns they sell and discuss price information, including for assault weapons. From Follow The Money:
TOM HITZOR, GENERAL MANAGER, MC SPORTS: We saw just an array of everything. And it was - our sales were up overall for black Friday. There is only one thing. We sold a lot of hobby guns that the most of the gun rifles and all the World War I and World War II rifles are bestsellers, hunting rifles and then some handguns that are for home protections. So, we have a couple of the regular shotgun. We carry all the top brands. So, it was really everything. So, one of the more rare guns, don't sell as many of these but it is something that a lot of people what to see.
BOLLING: What is it? What is it? What's the rare gun? Tell me about it.
HITZOR: This is Romanian. It's basically an AK-47. We don't keep too many in stock, don't sell too many of them. But it is one that's catches eye.
BOLLING: How much?
HITZOR: This one is at 479 and 459.
BOLLING: OK. Go ahead. Keep going.
HITZOR: And then we have a handgun that is one of our best sellers, mostly the target guns, just a 22 but this shows an array of everything that we do have. And nobody was looking for any one thing.
BOLLING: Any specific ammunition going hot? I mean, I was surprised -- my friends, again he started this range in suburb of New Jersey. Tell me the prices for ammunitions. You had no idea. Ammunition is not cheap. Is it?
HITZOR: No, it is not. It is definitely not. And people are always trying to find a good deal but you -- you will find it the same everywhere.
BOLLING: Well, give us a sense how much it is of box for the 45 caliber round?
HITZOR: I got to say, roughly around 20 or $25 a box.
BOLLING: Right. Right. That's exactly what we were paying. We pay $27 for a box of 45 caliber rounds. And man, there's a huge (inaudible). So, ammos sales are up. Guns sales are up. Do think this is an aberration year? Are you guys, expecting this to go on?
HITZOR: I could not even tell you. We definitely had this big kick and from last Friday year that took a big jump but we sell pretty consistently all the time. I don't know if it will continue we will see.
BOLLING: Alright. Tom, you got a nine millimeter there? You can hold it up?
HITZOR: I do. I don't have it all there. They are going to be right over here to my right down here.
BOLLING: Hold up sell some things. You have 45 caliber, there?
HITZOR: This is just the 22-caliber pro.
HITZOR: We just got all the couple of them here. This is a 22.
[Fox News, Follow The Money, 12/5/11, accessed from Nexis]
Bolling Defends Gun Club Where Families Take Pictures With Santa, Assault Weapons
Bolling: "I Can't Believe" Andrea Tantaros Is Criticizing The Pictures Of Families, Santa, And Guns. On the November 29 edition of Fox News' The Five, Bolling repeatedly criticized conservative commentator Andrea Tantaros for Criticizing a Scottsdale, Arizona, gun club where families can get their pictures taken with Santa Claus and assault weapons. From The Five:
TANTAROS: All right. When you think of Christmas, you think of reindeer and elves and snow and Christmas trees. When you think of Santa, do you think of machine guns?
Well, they do in Scottsdale, Arizona, where you can get your picture taken at the Scottsdale gun club with not just Santa, but, yes, AK-47s and your entire family.
Now, this idea is getting a lot of controversy. Greg is giving it's a thumbs-up. But I will tell you, one of the pictures we couldn't run showed a family with guns. And I'm very pro-gun. But --
BOLLING: What do you mean you can't run it?
BECKEL: Those are bazookas.
TANTAROS: We can run the one picture, in the picture on the screen.
BOLLING: So what?
TANTAROS: They're posing with the cameras, because they have children in them.
BOLLING: So what.
TANTAROS: There's little kids, and one husband has the gun pointed at his wife's head and she's laughing.
BOLLING: I can't believe you're saying this.
BECKEL: Eric --
BOLLING: I'm shocked you're saying this.
BECKEL: Listen --
TANTAROS: Hold on. You should not be joking about guns with little kids and pointing them at your wife's head.
[Fox News, The Five, 11/29/11, from Nexis]
Bolling Poses In Santa Hat With Sign Depicting Gun, Phrase "Obama's War On Christmas."
Bolling Defends Sign From Criticism: "Gun Does Not Equal Violence." On the November 30 edition of The Five, Bolling criticized the purported attacks on Christmas while wearing a Santa hat and sitting next to a Christmas tree featuring a sign depicting a handgun and the phrase, "Obama's War On Christmas." During the segment, he has this exchange with liberal commentator Bob Beckel:
BOLLING: By the way, it's not, Bob, it's not an X-M-A-S tree, it's a Christmas tree, with C-H-R-I -- Keep Christ in Christmas. Thank you.
BECKEL: Excuse me. Well you've got a gun on a Christmas tree. I should keep Christ in Christmas? Good. Why don't you keep the NRA --
BOLLING: What's that got to do with it? Bob, again, just because gun does not equal violence. Stop it.
BECKEL: Why don't you go buy everybody a gun? Just to make it happy. Make yourself happy.
[Fox News, The Five, 11/30/11 [3]]
Bolling Can't Stop Talking About Taking His Son Shooting
Bolling Has Mentioned Trips To Range With His Son At Least Seven Times This Month. On the November 21 edition of Follow The Money, Bolling said:
Gun sales are up, Wisconsin's governor, Scott Walker made it easier to get concealed carry permit and sales have shot up in that state as much as 25 percent. So, I did a little celebrating with my son, Eric Chase at the RTSP shooting range in Randolph Township, New Jersey. Take a listen to what democracy sounds like.
Since then, Bolling has discussed taking his son to the shooting range on the November 24 edition of The Five and the November 29, November 30, December 5, December 16, and December 19 editions of Follow the Money. He has also repeatedly aired video of his son shooting at the range.
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HILPERTON pilot Paula Walker finished sixth in the opening race of the Bobsleigh World Cup series in America today.
The Paxcroft Mead driver, who was world junior champion in 2010, made a promising start to the new two-man campaign with brakewoman Gillian Cooke, clocking a combined 1:55.47 for her two runs as Canada's Kaillie Humphries and Chelsea Valois won the two-run competition at Lake Placid.
American Lolo Jones, the two-time Olympic hurdler, and pilot Jazmine Fenlator finished second having only taken up the sport last month.
Another American duo with a track star, Elana Meyers and Tianna Madison, who was part of the US world record women's 4x100 relay team at London 2012, finished third.
Meanwhile, Walker's partner John Jackson finished 10th as the men's four-man competition got under way.
Jackson, with his team of Stuart Benson, Bruce Tasker and Joel Fearon, clocked a combined 3:39.45 from their four runs, as USA 1, led by Steven Holcomb clinched victory on home ice.
However, it was more of a struggle for Jackson in his two-man event with brakeman John Baines.
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Why should I Major in Political Science?
Political scientists concern themselves with basic questions about law, government, and humanity – questions that confront every society in the world today. Students who major in Political Science are prepared not only for employment after college, but for life as an informed citizen ready to participate in the activities of domestic and global politics.
What will I learn?
You will learn about our political systems, political leaders, government policies, social, and international conflicts, as well as strengthen your analytical, research, and critical thinking skills that prepare you for life after Merrimack.
How many credits or courses do I need to receive a Political Science degree?
The Political Science major consists of 38 credits.
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Can I minor in Political Science?
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Students majoring in Political Science should consider taking an internship during their undergraduate years to foster academic experiential learning. Internships are offered in the fall, spring, and summer. Students can create their own internship with the department's guidance or choose an internship from our database. The Public Service Fall/Spring Internship is an 8 credit/two course equivalent, with 4 credits towards Political Science and 4 credits toward electives. Students work at least 20 hours per week in the public service field and have a required research paper. The Summer Public Service Internship is a 4 credit/one course equivalent. Students can complete up to 12 internship credits; one fall or spring and a summer internship.
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Public Service Internship
Political Science Majors gain knowledge of politics through work with state and local government offices. For more information, please contact Dr. Harry Wessel at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Students may study in their junior year at the American University Washington Semester Program. Scholarships are available.
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Students may represent Merrimack College at the annual Harvard Model United Nations. Delegations for over 50 colleges meet for a four-day conference to discuss world issues. For more information, please contact Dr. Bilev at email@example.com
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Students may attend a number of special events at the Library, including biennial conference on important events in American politics.
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Our graduates pursue diverse careers in the field of law, political science, international relations, public policy, business, non profits and communications. A large number of political student undergraduate students continue their education in law or graduate school. Our graduates have a solid record of graduate and law school acceptances. The faculty offers strong advisement programs in pre-law, public administration, and international relations.


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Ignorant women often speak about the conditions they live in and their unhappiness brought about by their characters which are far removed from the morality of the Qur'an. This tendency though, is also reflected in the men around them. After all, women regard this kind of behavior as appropriate to a housewife. In their opinion, spending the whole day making meals, cleaning the house saps their energy, and, for them, it is to be expected that they should complain. They believe that complaining is their right, and that those around ought to tolerate it. They believe that they, more than others, know the monotony of their marriage. Some men think that complaining is the only way their wives can vent their tensions, and so they accept their behavior to a certain point. But, it must be noted that these women knowingly chose this life themselves. Nevertheless, they never cease in their incessant complaining.
This habit of often complaining, as is found among housewives, and which they regard as their right, manifests itself at every minute of the day. They become so accustomed to complaining about everything, great or small, that they even complain to themselves when they are alone in the house. Such a woman tidies up the house grudgingly and, if a member of the family contributes to the mess, she assaults him with words of reproach. She will even complain to the first person who comes along, even a complete stranger.
This habit of complaining makes one argumentative. The most insignificant matter is magnified and a quarrel ensues; even for minor issues, the women become contrary and stubbornly insistent. They take every word the wrong way, and respond with an opposite assertion. These women live with a lot of anxiety because of their tense irritability. Their most common complaints are of headaches, stomach aches, and insomnia; and, ultimately, they begin to show early signs of aging.
All this is the result of the corrupt society in which they live. There is only one way out of this disturbed spiritual state brought on by their lack of faith and trust in Allah: To submit to the moral teachings of the Qur'an, and to live a life pleasing to Allah. Other than that, there are no other options.
Most often, ignorant women who display such a base form of behavior look for a solution by visiting some type of specialist or another, trying every new medication, therapy, or may even try to escape by ending their marriage. But, none of these remedies is a real resolution to the miserable lives they lead. As long as they do not live by the morality of the Qur'an and become devoted to our Lord with a sincere heart, there will be no change to their way of life, even though in actuality they would have had nothing to complain about, no one to grumble at or another house to live in.
However, compared to all the base forms of behavior typical of the majority of the women of the ignorant societies, the comportment of a woman of faith is reflective of a character that is positive in outlook and well-balanced. For example, she realizes that complaining is a bad habit. She does not forget that, even if things appear to be going badly, there is a reason for it in the Sight of Allah. So, no matter what comes her way, she sees no reason to be discontent or anxious. Even in her most difficult moments, she shows to those around her a tolerant, forgiving and compassionate character. And, even if she must criticize someone, in accordance with the dictates of her conscience, and by observing the Prophet's (saas) warning, "Whoever is not merciful towards people, will not be treated mercifully by Allah." (Ibn Ahmad Hanbal), she does so with language that is appropriate. Also, as the Qur'an commands, she knows that in this way outcome will be more positive. This is the behavior required of believers, as revealed in the Qur'an:
Make allowances for people, command what is right, and turn away from the ignorant. (Surat al-A'raf, 199)
Do you do not see how Allah makes a metaphor of a good word: A good tree whose roots are firm and whose branches are in heaven? (Surah Ibrahim, 24)
Say to My servants that they should only say the best. Satan wants to stir up trouble between them. Satan is an outright enemy to man. (Surat al-Isra', 53)2012-01-21 00:19:54


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DICKINSON, Texas - A neighborhood street turned into the scene of a fairy tale Wednesday evening in honor of a 5-year-old girl's courage in her fight against cancer.
Claire was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma when she was 3 1/2 years old according to her mother, who is principal at Hughes Road Elementary School in Dickinson.
"She went through 42 weeks of chemotherapy and four weeks of radiation on her chest and six weeks of radiation on her spine," said Patricia Lankford. "Throughout her treatments she did not have her hair, her eyebrows or eyelashes but she was a source of joy for the doctors and nurses. She would walk around the hospital saying good evening, good afternoon. She walked the hallways receiving chemo and at the same time spreading joy."
Claire recently celebrated her fifth birthday with an American Girl party, a party with just her mom making Jiffy Pop popcorn for the first time and her favorite present, a trip to the beach.
On Wednesday, Claire was given one more surprise. Hundreds of people lined the streets of the Bay Colony Subdivision with signs and tossing flowers to cheer on "Princess Claire," as she was escorted around the neighborhood in a horse drawn carriage.
She and her mother wore matching gowns, dressed as Claire's favorite princess, Belle. Her father, Kevin Lankford, dressed up as "Prince Charming" and escorted her to the waiting carriage as she whispered to him "I love you daddy."
"We just want her to know she is loved. I think that's what anyone would want to know in their lifetime. No matter how long or how short it may be and that they were here and they had friends and family and people that care about them," said Kevin Lankford.
Claire's mother Patricia Lankford said the community turnout was much more than she expected.
"I envisioned a carriage, maybe a few people from the community and the school district to come out and support us. This was incredible – incredible to think that people would want to come out and support my child. It's beautiful," said the elementary school principal.
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t was a family affair on Friday evening, when Santa Fe's beloved Jean Cocteau Cinema reopened for business at the hands of A Song of Ice and Fire author George RR Martin.
But that was just one of the evening's highlights. Here's a list of the top 10 moments experienced on opening night:
10. Dedicated fans lined up for hours hoping to nab a standby ticket
9. This apropos SFR art box located outside the theater
8. This meta-tastic exhibit by Janet Russek in the lobby that features an image of the Cocteau in 1984
7. Unisex bathrooms = instant party
6. The popcorn and its legendary toppings are back!
5. Staff donned cool, themed costumes
4. And owner George RR Martin rocked this sweet purple vest
3. Sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet was its maiden screening
2. Robbie the mothereffin' Robot was there!
1. GRRM made good on his promise to give the theater back to Santa Fe. To that, we answer with a lone word of appreciation:


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Lions Drop First Conference Game of the Season
TAMPA, Fla. – The Saint Leo men's lacrosse team gave No. 5 Tampa a run for its money on Saturday evening at Naimoli Family Stadium. Despite the hard fight, the Lions dropped their first Sunshine State Conference game of the season, falling to the Spartans by a score of 9-6. The loss drops the Lions to a mark of 7-4 and 2-1 in SSC action, while UT advances its record to 10-1, and 3-0 in conference play.
Matt Obermeyer led the game with four goals on the night, matching a season high. Ryan Burke and Eric Gendron each scored once, while Kevin Hutchinson earned two assists, and Matt Weller and Gendron each had one.
The Spartans were led by Matt Bilak, who scored two goals on the night. A total of eight different players scored, with six of UT's nine goals coming off of assists.
Dave Moore saw a full 60 minutes between the pipes for the Lions, where he set aside 10 shots while facing 34 shots and 19 shots on frame. For Tampa, Shane Giunta made 11 saves while seeing 35 shots and 17 shots on goal from Saint Leo.
The Lions jumped ahead to a 2-0 lead with Obermeyer netting his first of the night on an unassisted goal at the 8:47 mark, and again on a man-up opportunity with 7:47 on the clock. But the Spartans battled back, scoring two of their own to close out the first quarter with the score tied at 2-2.
UT held the Lions off the board throughout the second stanza, and put two more between the pipes to close out the first 30 minutes with a 4-2 lead over Saint Leo at the half.
The Spartans opened the third quarter with two more goals to pull out to a 6-2 advantage, but Obermeyer broke the scoring streak with a goal at the 1:13 mark to set the score at 6-3. However, Tampa notched one more with eight seconds to go in the period to pull ahead 7-3 entering into the final quarter.
Tampa scored first to open the final period, but the Lions fought hard and scored two straight to pull to within three, 8-5, with 7:40 to go in the game. The Spartans scored their final goal of the night with 6:45 left, but the Lions bit back 36 second later to pull back to within three, 9-6. Despite the Lions' best attacking efforts, Saint Leo was unable to place another shot in cage for the remainder of the game, closing out the contest with a three-goal deficit.
The Lions won 8-of-18 faceoff attempts, all of which were taken by Will Cothron. Moore led the team with six ground balls on the night as Saint Leo earned 24 total, including four from Cothron, and three each by Dylan Yonts and Sean Connolly. The Lions were successful on 20-of-22 clear attempts, and were 1-for-2 on man-up opportunities. A staunch Saint Leo man-down defense held the Spartans scoreless on all four extra-man situations.
The Saint Leo men's lacrosse team returns to action on Saturday, April 5, when they travel to Lakeland, Fla. to take on Florida Southern College. Game time against the Moccasins is slated for 7 p.m.
For the latest news, updates, and information on the Saint Leo men's lacrosse team, be sure to visit SaintLeoLions.com. Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest Lions news by following Saint Leo Athletics on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube.


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A GANG evaded more than £437,000 in customs' duties as they smuggled more than 1.9 million cigarettes into North Yorkshire, a jury heard.
Peter Byrne, prosecuting for HM Revenue and Customs, described how undercover customs officers watched as a lorry driven by Leszek Liczner, containing the cigarettes hidden in IKEA containers, arrived in an industrial yard at Thorpe Wood, Selby, at 4.20pm on September 26, 2013.
Waiting for it were the gang's organiser Marcin Muraczewski and assistant Piotr Wicko. They had flatpack cardboard boxes delivered the same day in a van driven by Wicko's younger brother Michal to repackage the cigarettes for onward transport.
"This is not a few cigarettes in a suitcase. This is smuggling carefully planned and executed, smuggling on a very large scale indeed," Mr Byrne told York Crown Court.
None of the £437,138 customs duty payable on the cigarettes when they came into the country from Holland had been paid.
Muraczewski, 37, and Piotr Wicko, 32, both of Cobham Close, Enfield, both admit being concerned in smuggling.
Liczner, 47, of Lubsko in Poland, and Michal Wicko, 27, of Cobham Close, Enfield, deny the same charge and are standing trial.
Lorry driver Liczner claimed he was just following his company's orders, when he went to a junction in Holland and was met by a man who took him to a warehouse.
After the IKEA containers were loaded onto his lorry, he left for a Manchester destination, via Dover and Nottingham, but at Nottingham he but was diverted to Selby by the firm that had commissioned his company.
He, like Michal Wicko, claimed he knew nothing of the cigarettes.
Wicko, who picked Muraczewski up from Stansted Airport, claimed he was only doing him a favour when he agreed to pick up the cardboard boxes in London and deliver them to the Selby yard.
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Mike Monsoor
2006 — Iraq
April 5th, 1981 ~ September 29th, 2009
Petty Officer 2nd Class Mike A. Monsoor
29 years old from Garden Grove, California
September 29, 2006
In April 2008, Michael Monsoor (who had already been posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his actions in a May 9, 2006 incident, when he and another SEAL pulled a wounded team member to safety amidst gunfire) was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. His funeral, attended, in the words of President Bush, by "nearly every SEAL on the West Coast," was held on October 12, 2006 at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego. During Monsoor's funeral service, as the casket was taken from the hearse to the gravesite, fellow SEALs lined up in two columns to slap and embed the gold Tridents (a pin awarded for successful completion of SEAL Qualification Training) from their uniforms onto the top of Monsoor's coffin.
"The procession went on nearly half an hour, and when it was all over, the simple wooden coffin had become a gold-plated memorial to a hero who will never be forgotten." - President George W. Bush


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Kevin Owens understands the finer things in life ― he sells some of the nicest homes in the Valley to some of the most affluent residents in Arizona. The Scottsdale native, who works with Coldwell Banker, has been in the business for nearly six years. His family has a history in Valley real estate that spans about 30 years.
"One of my favorite things (about real estate) is negotiating multiple offers on one of my listings," he says. "That is when the true fun starts for me!"
Scottsdale Living caught up with our Spring 2014 Best Realtor in Town about what it takes to be one of the top 6 percent of agents worldwide for sales production and his own "Top 5" places in Scottsdale.
How long have you worked in real estate?
I earned my real estate license in 2008 and have been with Coldwell Banker since day one of obtaining my license. My family has more than three decades of experience in residential real estate in the Valley, so it was a natural fit for me. I earned "Rookie of the Year" for the entire Phoenix metro area my first year, which was a difficult year ― and when many agents were leaving the industry. Starting during a down market really taught me to focus on key business fundamentals to grow my business.
When did you begin showing luxury homes?
During my first year in the business, I earned the opportunity to partner with two of Scottsdale's top-producing luxury agents. These partnerships introduced me to representing luxury properties. I soon learned the intricacies of working with high-net-worth individuals and mastered the art of selling luxury estates.
Would you say the industry is more tight-knit or larger than people may realize?
I would actually say that the local real estate industry is a bit of both. With more than 28,000 real estate agents in the Valley, we have a pretty large number of people in our industry. However, not all of these agents actively sell real estate as their full-time job. Those of us who do make it our career are a little more tight-knit than many people may realize. We often encounter working with the same agents on cross sales or in networking.
Networking with other agents has actually helped me a lot in my business. In fact, I recently sold a home before it went on MLS because of my relationship with the agent who was representing the buyer. We had one showing and the property sold for full list price before it even went on MLS!
Did you represent other types of residences before you broke into the luxury side of home sales? What's one of the biggest professional differences for you?
Although I specialize in luxury homes, I do work with all different types of people and homes in all different price points. I also work with developers in representing their new home communities. One of the biggest professional differences in working with high-net-worth individuals is that we often do not work directly with the client themselves. Sometimes our direct communication is with their business manager or personal assistant who makes business decisions on their behalf.
What has been a particularly memorable sale/experience?
Over the years, I have had the opportunity to work with several celebrities and professional athletes. But, I would have to say that the most memorable sales for me are when I get the chance to truly help a family. Home sales and purchases tend to be the biggest transactions of peoples' lives so it is a pleasure to be a part of that!
What's the best piece of advice you've received or personal mantra for your professional life?
I am definitely a believer in the "Law of Attraction" for both my personal and business life. If we put positive energy into the universe, it will come back to us!
What are some properties you are currently showing?
I am currently marketing a 5-acre luxury equestrian estate that is on Arabian Park Drive – known within the horse community as the "Rodeo Drive" of equestrian estates. The house recently went through a complete overhaul renovation and has incredible entertaining spaces. I also have a new luxury listing coming on the market in north Scottsdale that was designed and built by an artist. It truly feels like an "artisan" custom home with architectural details throughout coupled with incredible views!
What are your top 5 favorite things/places in Scottsdale?
Well, I like to dine out and explore new restaurants, so many of those would be restaurants.
1. AZ88 – such a landmark, great food, and one of my favorite outdoor patios
2. iPic – love the reclining seats, pillow/blanket, and cocktails during movies
3. Citizen Public House – warm ambiance and the best Chopped Salad in town
4. Sanctuary on Camelback – elements has some of the best hospitality in town and the resort has incredible views
5. Orange Sky at Talking Stick – such an experience, dramatic views of the wild horses and sunsets
Interested in buying or selling with Kevin? Contact Kevin at 480.217.9184 or email@example.com


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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College hosts Fulbright Scholar
January 24th, 2011 | SMWC
Kennedy Nyabuti Ondimu, Ph.D.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) hosts Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence, Kennedy Nyabuti Ondimu, Ph.D., author, dean and associate professor in the department of geography from Egerton University in Kenya, Africa for the 2011 spring semester. Ondimu plans to teach, conduct research and promote a greater understanding of global health issues and environmental sustainability.
"It is an honor to have Dr. Ondimu on campus," said Janet Clark, Ph.D. interim vice president of academic affairs at SMWC. "This is a great opportunity to bring global perspectives into our curriculum and to collaborate with other universities."
Ondimu was selected to be a Visiting Scholar in the Fulbright Scholar Program sponsored by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, a division of the Institute of International Education.
Ondimu earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Nairobi and his doctorate in geography from Egerton University, the oldest institution of higher learning in Kenya. His areas of research interest and expertise include population dynamics and health outcomes, health impact assessment, child wellbeing, health outcomes from urban poverty and forced migration, gender issues in health, population growth and natural resource management in Kenya.
As the author of Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Migrant Tea Workers In Kenya and Child Exclusion among Internally Displaced Populations in Rift Valley and Nyanza Provinces of Kenya, Ondimu brings to light sociological, cultural and demographic factors which drive behaviors and the barriers to changing behaviors.
While at SMWC, Ondimu will co-teach classes with SMWC professors give lectures at various campus and community venues as part of his outreach effort. He also aims to foster a stronger cross-cultural understanding.
"It is great to be part of the Woods community," commented Ondimu. "I look forward to a fruitful partnership."
Here's a sampling of Ondimu's scheduled activities:
- Co-teaching a global health course with Joyce Cadwallader, Ph.D., professor of biology,
- Lecturing for the Earth Literacy program,
- Participating an urban education trip,
- Keynote speaker for Focus The Woods 2011, highlighting sustainability.
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the United States government. It is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields of study.
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Your eyes don't lie….
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"The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday."
~ Steve Maraboli
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Apple Keynote Video
Everyone who looked up the iPhone 5 also got a chance to view the entire Apple Keynote presentation that includes several slides of BEGIN. featured as "What's New & What's Hot!" BEGIN. appears at about the 60 minute mark.
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Constitution Fair – Gilbert AZ
It's been almost a year since that warm September night in Gilbert, AZ when ArchuFriends gathered for a patriotic celebration of the US Constitution. The anniversary of the fair is actually September 17th, but we started partying several days before! One of the most amazing memories from this event happened the night before – David was doing an unannounced sound check and we were just returning from picking up a friend from the airport when we just happened upon the location!
We were at a stoplight and we could hear David singing! We looked across a dark field and there was the stage, dimly lit, but we could definitely tell it was David singing. His voice carried clear and pure across the balmy night and we quickly found a parking spot and made our way through the grassy field in the dark under a starry night sky. Other fans had already gathered and we all stood quietly, mesmerized as David sang several songs from his set. It was one of those perfect, unplanned moments when the stars align and luck is on your side – when you can stand in darkness on a grassy field, surrounded by friends under a starry September sky and the voice of an angel fills the air with song.
I'll post the a cappella National Anthem vid that set the patriotic tone for the concert. We'll post more vids on September 17th to celebrate the one year anniversary!
Star Spangled Banner (credit 8throwcenter)
Fortunately PlatinumArchie was there with us and got some great pics!We cannot display this gallery
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Reminder! NorCal Fan Get Together 9/23/2012
From ~ELYSIAN~
I want to share some exciting news! The Northern California Archies are having our second get together on Sunday, Sept 23, 11:30 at Simply Thai Restaurant located at 6295 Jarvis Ave, Newark, CA 94560. Kalena and Robin are organizing this event, and it promises to be as awesome as the first fan gathering. So far, nine Archies have already confirmed, but there is always room for more! Anyone else who would like to join us for fun and fan bonding is welcome.
IMPORTANT: Robin has designed an AMAZING t-shirt for all of the attendees, but she needs to find out your t-shirt size by FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, so she can put the order in on time to get the T-shirts back for the event. You can e-mail Robin at firstname.lastname@example.com with your size. If you don't confirm by the 14th in time for the t-shirt, we would still love to see you there! You can either notify me at firstname.lastname@example.com or Kalena at email@example.com if you would like to attend. Kalena needs a head count by September 21st.
Once again, the details are as follows:
What: Nor-Cal Archie Meetup II
When: Sunday, Sept 23, 11:30am
Where: Simply Thai Restaurant: 6295 Jarvis Ave, Newark, CA 94560
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Cacophony vs. Harmony Blog
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Fun Fan Vids
No One (credit btrfan2095)
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Tweet Treats
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Vids from the Vault
I love looking at David vids from the past – it's fun to see how much he's matured and changed over the past four years – but some things never change! Thanks to ATX from comments for posting links to these three vids posted by JRforDA. These vids are a 3-part interview that David did with SomethingPitchy to promote Chords of Strength – that Gabby is definitely a FANGIRL! I can listen to David talk forever, so this is over 42 minutes of amazingness that I call:
Long Hair & a Swivel Chair
COS Promo Interview w/ SomethingPitchy – part 1 (credit JRforDA)
COS Promo Interview w/ SomethingPitchy part 2 (credit JRforDA)
COS Promo Interview w/ SomethingPitchy part 3 (credit JRforDA)
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Pics & GIFs
Shelley dug into her photo treasure trove and posted some pics from Wichita and New Albany. Love the grainy effect on the Wichita pics, and in New Albany David was doing that summer radio tour and he had that young band that we only saw for that one summer. Shelley said she wanted to fix David's sleeves haha! Oh the lead pic photoedit by hannedenmark also snuck in there!We cannot display this gallery
Ummm yeah… ATRACCION just about covers it!
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Got Your Ticket? The Sounds of David
Pamela Pike and the Sounds of David committee has coordinated an exciting charity event for 2013! If you love music, this promises to be a "can't miss" event! Tickets are very limited, so out-of-town guests are encouraged to purchase tickets early! The event will be held at the Newport Beach Marriott Bayview Hotel in Newport, CA – and the Marriott has set aside a block of rooms at a special rate for this event! So gather your Archubuddies & plan to attend ~ it looks like an amazing event to support two very worthy charities – CMNH and ChildFund!
Pam has created an event page on FaceBook & The Sounds of David Twitter account – so join & follow for up-to-the-minute news on this amazing event!
Click HERE then "Buy Now" to buy a ticket!
The Sounds of David
Luncheon and Fan Mixer
Saturday, April 6, 2013 from 12:00 to 4:30 PM
In honor of – David Archuleta and his Music
Newport Beach Marriott Bayview Hotel
500 Bayview Circle, Newport Beach, California 92660
$45.00 per person – Buffet Luncheon Included
Limited space/reserve early
Sunny Hilden – Songwriter/Singer
Michael Orland – Music Director from American Idol & Dorian Holley
– David's coaches from Season 7 (subject to availability)
Mariners Elementary School Choir of Newport Beach
Billy Clower Dance Students
Special appearance by
Rosanne Simunovic (Masterclass Lady) Voice Instructor
LDS Missionary Guest Speaker – President Bowen
Kelsi Johnson – Special Musical Number
Charities Benefited
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
Child Fund International
Free Drawings
Silent Auction
DJ Music by Ron Sayoc
Free Photo Op
Video of Event provided with pre-paid postage (SASE)
Contact Information:
Daytime Phone PST: (310) 710 – 2889
After 5PM PST: (626) 533 – 1379
Event Information Email:
*Program subject to change
No Refunds
Thank you for your support and we hope to see you there.
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton explained the plan of a 'new beginning' with Muslims by President Barack Obama. So, what is the aim and scope of this plan?
Clinton attended a forum regarding growth and development in Marrakesh – Morocco. During her speech, she declared that this plan covers entrepreneurial activities, economic growth and encouragement of the education. This plan will also aim to promote collaborations in science and technology, delegation of authority to women as well as establishing interfaith cooperations.
Also in June, President Obama mentioned in Cairo that US nation seeks a new beginning with Muslims around the world.


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Western Digital and SanDisk Announce Partnership to Produce Hybrid Drivesby Kristian Vättö on 5/9/2013 6:25 PM EST
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jjj - Thursday, May 09, 2013 - linkYou are way way off in thinking Sandisk would make a SSD with WD. Sandisk is pushing hard in SSD and their revenue is quite significant,they hired some new execs too in the last year and at least one of their consumer SSD is quite interesting (you guys should do a review maybe). Sandisk is also a strong consumer brand and with a very wide distribution channel ,they absolutely don't need any help from WD .They are also shipping SSDs to most major notebook OEMs already.They are strong is SAS but not limiting themselvs to just that. They should have PCI drives this year too.
If anything maybe WD should try to buy Sandisk and become the king of storage. Would not be easy since both companies have about the same market cap so it would be quite a bold move.
The HDD market might get in real trouble towards the end of the decade. 3D NAND is about to hit the market and there is a chance that in a few gens it could pretty much oust HDDs from the notebook market. 2D NAND can;'t do that but 3D just might. It seems that Samsung will start some kind of production in 2014 while Micron and Sandisk are likely starting in 2015-2016.After than a bit of time will be needed before 3D NAND gets into SSDs, They'll first use it in simpler devices like thumb drives and SD cards and the tech will need some time to mature before maybe prices will be low enough to offer enough storage for most in laptops.And then there is 3D ReRAM, hopefully arriving this decade but it seems too early to understand the impact it will have. Reply
Wall Street - Thursday, May 09, 2013 - linkYou are way off...
They announced the partnership in a press release, this wasn't speculation. Reply
jjj - Thursday, May 09, 2013 - linkHow about you pay attention, i was talking about the author speculating that Sandisk and WD would make a SSD together. Reply
Gigaplex - Thursday, May 09, 2013 - linkThat partnership is for the SSHD, not a standalone SSD, as Sandisk is quite capable of doing that on their own. Reply
designerfx - Sunday, May 12, 2013 - linkyep, as in the only part that isn't in that high demand.
Cache may be able to make up for a large part of access delay, but once a drive spins up it's still so much slower than an SSD that the only reason I want for physical disks is for the cheap WD reds. Anything else I can't see why anyone would want to suggest a hybrid when they keep making the same obvious mistake: trying to peg it as more performance focused and intentionally keeping the platters really small.
If SSHD was 4TB *today*? then we'd be onto something.
a SSHD, even if it's significantly faster than the last generation, is simply a lower quality/poorer performing SSD. Reply
BernardV - Friday, May 10, 2013 - linkReally dislike Sandisk products. WD should really not be involved with them beyond this project. I also think you work for Sandisk ;) Reply
jabber - Sunday, May 12, 2013 - linkI have bought several Sandisk SSD's of different marks and they have all been excellent in performance and value. In fact they are my go to SSD make for general use.
However, I have a few of their standard USB sticks and they are woeful! Oh 2MBps transfer speed...fantastic! Reply
Kristian Vättö - Friday, May 10, 2013 - linkWe have reviewed the Ultra Plus, if that's what you meant (the Extreme is SandForce based so this is the only one that I would count as interesting): http://www.anandtech.com/show/6553/sandisk-ultra-p...
SanDisk is big in the enterprise side (they already have PCIe SSDs too, check out the Lightning) but I find that their consumer products are a bit "meh". The Extreme is just another SandForce based drive. The Ultra Plus is decent but its performance is lacking compared to other offerings on the market (it's not slow by any means but marketing is all about big numbers). The U100 (sold as "SanDisk SSD") is just horrible and I don't understand why it even exists anymore.
The problem is, WD needs something of its own if they want their second try in the SSD market to be longer than the first. It's too late for WD to jump on the SandForce bandwagon because they don't have any advantage compared to every other fab-less SandForce OEM. SanDisk can survive in the market without WD, that's for sure, but they likely don't want to invest on a consumer-grade controller on their own since you need a high volume to make the investment profitable (and hence there's high risk involved). There is much less risk involved if you team up and share the R&D costs. Sure, you will lose exclusivity, but volumes will be higher and that results in lower unit production costs.
My point is, WD needs a partner for their SSDs. Out of the NAND fabricators, SanDisk is definitely the best fit as they also have controller IP but their consumer products could use an uplift. This could just be a meaningless press release which basically says "hey we are buying iSSDs from SanDisk" but I'm pretty confident that there is more to this partnership. But this is speculation of course; there is no right and wrong (yet), only different views.
As for 3D NAND, we don't know enough about it to really speculate its impact. The R&D costs behind it are enormous and it will also require different manufacturing equipment, so it won't be cheap at first. If analysts are to believe, hard drive shipments will remain rather steady and the market isn't dying: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/09/ihs_on_pc_... Reply
futrtrubl - Friday, May 10, 2013 - linkI have to disagree about one thing here. You talk about higher volumes, but they are already working at capacity. Increase volumes, aka demand since supply is already maxed, in the consumer market brings nothing for them when they can use all of their capacity on higher margin enterprise parts. I think most SDD manufacturers would ditch the consumer market completely if it wasn't that it's a good place to dump parts that don't make the grade and that they are trying to keep mindshare for when capacity again exceeds enterprise demand. Reply
Wall Street - Thursday, May 09, 2013 - linkI think the article writer should try a 32 GB cache drive before he writes it off. I'm using a Sandisk ReadyCache and the speedup is phenomenal. I was fooling around with the partitions and the cache reset and the slowdown was immediately noticeable. I think that 32 GB seems to be enough to speed up Windows, Photoshop, Chrome, Office and 1-2 games. I am guessing it is one of those 90/10 rules where 10% of the data is accessed 90% of the time.
I know that the lack of dies also limits performance, but going from no SSD to SSD seems to get 90% of the boost that is achieveable. Even really fast SSDs only shave a few more seconds off Windows boot time, it isn't like doubling SSD speeds can halve boot times again like going from HDD to SSD can. Reply
Kristian Vättö - Friday, May 10, 2013 - linkThe difference is, SanDisk ReadyCache is a standard 2.5" SSD and not a BGA package. The iSSD has much stricter space and power limitations, which also have a significant impact on performance (9K/1K random read/write is not exactly impressive and the 32GB SKU will be even worse).
Maybe I'm just a pessimist. I was very excited when the first MomentusXT came but I ended up being quite disappointed, which might have lowered my expectations when it comes to hybrid drives. The iSSD is something that could be hyped as "the first real SSD+HD combo!!!" but when you look at the facts, it's still not going to be a real SSD (even if all your data was cached). I hope I'll be positively surprised, though. Reply
name99 - Friday, May 10, 2013 - linkThere were multiple problems with MomentusXT.
One was the cache size was just too small. A second was that writes weren't cached.
32GB is a lot closer to a reasonably useful size. IF that is coupled with write caching, we may have something that works well. The write-caching is very important, in my experience with home-constructed hybrid disks. It's not that you want writes to be fast, it's that writes force the head to bounce around between the data you are reading and flushing out various bits of random stuff.
If you can cache the bulk of metadata in the SSD for reading, and likewise can have the myriad misc small writes happen to the SSD, then your head basically sits in one place tracking the "main" file that you care about.
Personally I wouldn't worry much about the performance details of the SSD --- this is a device that's supposed to act like a very fast HD, not like a mid-range SSD.
What I would worry about iso
(a) the quality of the caching algo Reply
name99 - Friday, May 10, 2013 - link(oops) hit the wrong key.
What I would worry about is
(a) the quality of the caching algorithms (most obviously whether write caching occurs, but also how block usage is tracked, how blocks are replaced, how much free space is kept available for new writes, that sort of thing(
(b) the peak power draw when lots of back-to-back writes occur, especially for what should be bus-powered USB devices. (Will they only work on USB3 and intermittently hang on USB with its lower power budget?) Reply
Kristian Vättö - Friday, May 10, 2013 - linkWrite caching is supported, though like you said, it also brings a bunch of other issues (which is one of the reasons why it was better to go with SanDisk iSSD than standalone NAND). Reply
Wall Street - Friday, May 10, 2013 - linkIf it is anything like the ReadyCache which uses a Diskkeeper product for the Windows software, then the write cache will be in RAM which somewhat alleviates the performance issue of few NAND channels (writes suffer more from this than reads) and endurance. Reply
stickmansam - Thursday, May 09, 2013 - link32GB will make it very interesting if they get it into the standard 7-9 inch form factor with the regular connector. Combine that with 7.2k speeds (which Seagate dropped) and it'll be a very interesting solution for laptops with only 1 bay. Running a 64GB SSD to cache (SRT) my 2TB 7,2k on my desktop speeds up my OS + few fav games + chrome quite a bit. 32gb should do great for say a 500gb-1tb HDD. I echo the sentiment that WD is unlikely to enter the SSD market while Sandisk is doing fine by themselves. Reply
Kristian Vättö - Friday, May 10, 2013 - linkFrom the technical angle, 32GB will definitely make it to the 7mm form factor at least. It's 0.2mm thicker than 8GB and 16GB packages so if 8GB can be fit into 5mm, there is no reason why 32GB can be fit into 7mm. The real question is, will we see 32GB in 5mm FF? That's crucial for Ultrabooks as Intel requires at least 20GB of NAND (though Intel may also require that the SSD is managed by Smart Response Technology, which isn't possible with an SSHD). Reply
Romberry - Friday, May 10, 2013 - linkI don't really think that the observations concerning that fact that integrating these kinds of SSD caches into mechanical hard drives won't make these hybrid drives as fast on an absolute level as pure SSD's is particularly relevant. Hybrid SSD/mechanical drives are about achieving massive storage at reasonable cost and bringing in a really significant performance improvement/advantage at an affordable price point. You can graft these SSD caches and controllers onto any size hard drive and not drive the price through the roof. Imagine terabyte+ drives with 32 or 64 gigs of SSD cache. Now imagine the potential improvement in write performance, and to a lesser degree (depending on file type, file size and prediction algorithms) read performance (up to the limits of the cache.) This is a middle ground strategy designed to give massive storage at a price we mere mortals can afford to pay, not a strategy to make mechanical drives into SSD's. I really disagree with the author's conclusions. This sort of strategy is exactly the answer to the current gap between high cost per gigabyte SSDs and lower performing by orders of magnitude but dirt cheap per gig purely mechanical hard drives. Reply
risa2000 - Friday, May 10, 2013 - linkYour observation is sound and someone who runs two 2TB WD Green drives (solely as media drives) I can concur that I do not care much about performance for the these two drives. So technically any speed-up might be welcome?
Not really. Do I take hybrid drive with likely higher power consumption and one additional piece of puzzle in processing chain which may fail? What would have to be price incentive, or speed-up incentive (about which I do not care much) to justify that? I do not know and I am not sure.
But if WD simly sees this as en evolution of standard HD = no drives without iSSD will be produced anymore, then there is no dispute, I will buy this, or maybe some other brand which will provide classic technology. Reply
Kristian Vättö - Friday, May 10, 2013 - linkI edited the last paragraph a bit to clarify what I meant (you are right that this is exactly what will tighten the gap between SSHDs and SSDs). Reply
cjb110 - Friday, May 10, 2013 - linkPricing will pay a big part I think. As if WD can keep the black SSHD to a small premium then why wouldn't you get it? A proper SSD for main OS, but a 1Tb SSHD for games? Would be interesting to see how that compares to Intel's caching solution? I'd imaging a standalone SSD cache + normal HD is more expensive than a SSHD though. Reply
WeaselITB - Friday, May 10, 2013 - linkThis is the sort of comparison that I'd be interested in. If we're looking at desktop or desktop-like parts, then the comparison shouldn't be "SSD + HDD vs SSHD" it should be "SSD + HDD vs SSD + SSHD" -- espeically if the price gap on WD Black HDD to SSHD isn't that great.
-Weasel Reply
Kristian Vättö - Friday, May 10, 2013 - linkThe WD Black SSHD will be 2.5" only from what I've heard. Reply
kwrzesien - Friday, May 10, 2013 - linkKristian: This wasn't clear to me until I got to your comment. Perhaps the last line of the first paragraph could read: "The new 2.5" WD Black that was first showcased at IDF last year"
+1 for SSD + SSHD. No longer would I have to pick 1-2 games to move to the SSD, they would all be fine on the SSHD and automatically cached depending on which I play the most. Reply
Kristian Vättö - Saturday, May 11, 2013 - linkEdited it so it's clearer now. I guess I was expecting that the OEM-only and custom connector factors would hint towards it being 2.5". Reply
philipma1957 - Sunday, May 12, 2013 - linkAs a user of some large apple fusion setups. 1.96tb with the large crucial m5 ssd and 1.5tb with a samsung 830 512gb ssd.
I can see a future in a 3.5 inch ssd/hdd combo. how about a 3tb western digital red combined with a 256gb ssd.
IF reliable quite a good drive for boot/gamer pc or for any all in one desk top. The apple fusion tech has proven to run very well for myself and a few heavy user that I built fusion drives for. Would be nice to have a hard wired 1 piece unit in a thunderbolt case. Size and speed that could be moved from pc to pc. Reply
Hrel - Monday, May 13, 2013 - linkPretty glad to see this, wish it had happened 2 years ago though. Yes, it is faster to have an SSD and hdd, but in laptops that's just not possible most of the time. Certainly not in anything that's actually portable. So if 240GB isn't enough for you then you either choose a hybrid or a hdd. Then there's the obvious expense of buying a 200 dollar SSD and a 100 dollar hdd just to store stuff. I think hybrid drives suit the market and the highest number of end users a lot better than pure SSD's. They're fast, but they're just too expensive. Even in the corporate environment I work in where employees are just now getting 240GB SSD's, they're already complaining about having to carry external hdd's with them everywhere since that's not nearly enough space.
With that said what I'd really like to see is all laptops ship with (at a minimum) an open mSATA slot. Then you could at least use a 64GB/128GB mSATA SSD and a normal hdd; for those who are willing to spend that much money. Having options is never a bad thing.
Assuming that happens, what I'd REALLY like to see next is hybrid style caching using said mSATA SSD supported on every laptop motherboard; so you can choose between pure SSD and SSD caching. Since money is the ultimate limiting factor (especially in a corporate environment) it should be expected that they aren't going to budget for a reasonably large SSD (128GB at a minimum) AND a reasonably large HDD (500GB at a minimum). Reply
dcollins - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkI hope this partnership eventually produces a higher end SSHD. I would be willing to plunk down a substantial chunk of cash for a 128GB + 2TB drive as an upgrade for my laptop. I love the speed of an SSD, but I hate having to even think about storage space. That would be the best of both worlds. Reply
bsd228 - Thursday, May 16, 2013 - linksshd = secure shell daemon. Reply
BoloMKXXVIII - Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - linkSandisk is probably not the best partner for WD. Sandisk really doesn't need WD as much as WD needs Sandisk. Reply


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Former Iowa State basketball star Jake Sullivan speaks to a crowd inside the IKM-Manning High School auditorium Wednesday night. Sullivan runs the AAU basketball program Kingdom Hoops.
The Sullivans have adopted three children from Ghana: Justice, Jennifer and Jasara - and have had two biological kids, JJ and Jayla.
April 15, 2013
Jake Sullivan sits at the edge of his seat in the front row of the IKM-Manning High School auditorium.
Hands clamped together in front of his face as he rocks back and forth, back and forth. What was he doing?
A moment of self doubt? Unlikely. A pre-speech ritual? Perhaps.
Then he stops.
"And we welcome our guest speaker tonight, for Iowa State Cyclone basketball star, Jake Sullivan," says Ron Reischl, the emcee of the C-3's 3-K event, to the utter delight of the crowd.
Sullivan, gathers himself and walks up on to the stage set to tell the hundreds in attendance Wednesday night about his journey.
A prayer, yes, it was a prayer.
By now the former Iowa State basketball star (2001-04) is used to this sort of thing.
Sullivan heads the organization Kingdom Hoops, the AAU basketball portion of his foundation Kingdom Cares International, where he teaches boys and girls second grade through 11th grade not only about hoops, but life as a Christian.
Sullivan is proud to tell you that out of the 250 athletes who are consistently in Kingdom Hoops, 95 percent will earn a college scholarship to play basketball.
"From a basketball perspective that is the goal of our organization. But, obviously there's a lot of life lessons and mission work and these kind of opportunities," Sullivan explained.
Mission work is what led Sullivan to break away from All-Iowa Attack, the AAU program he originally founded with current president Dickson Jensen upon graduation from Iowa State in 2004.
Sullivan was not always an avid Christian. In fact, he came from a non-Christian home in Oakdale, Minn., and it wasn't until a beautiful brunette caught his eye at Iowa State that his belief in God changed.
"I was like, who is this girl," Sullivan said when describing the first time he saw his wife Janel.
Janel Sullivan attended The Salt Company, which is the college ministry at Cornerstone Church in Ames, so without any hesitation, Jake tagged along.
"I went because I wanted to date her," Jake said with an infectious laugh. "And all of the sudden, God kind of opened my eyes to people who knew God way differently than what I knew him. And in 2003 I actually became a believer."
An uber-competitive 6-foot-1 guard whose relentless work ethic led him to become one of the premier outside shooters in the country and helped him average 14.7 points per game in his college career, Sullivan, naturally, wanted to immerse himself more into the Christian faith.
It was Labor Day weekend 2008 and Sullivan found himself bedside kneeling in prayer, in desperation really, for something new to emerge in his life.
"I was bored," Sullivan explained. "I was like there's got to be more to this God stuff than just going to church on Sunday and trying to read my Bible and trying to live a good life. There's got to be more to it."
So in 2008 he decided to "give his life over to Christ."
He created Kingdom Hoops, he and Janel decided to adopt from Africa and begin mission trips to Ghana.
"Just a whole bunch of crazy things that I could not orchestrate began to happen," he said. "I never planned it, never thought about it and never had any intentions of doing it."
The Sullivans have adopted three children from Ghana: Justice, Jennifer and Jasara - and have had two biological kids, JJ and Jayla.
"When we decided to adopt, we wanted our children to know where they come from, the culture, knowing that God may call them back someday," Sullivan said. "And so I wanted to do something in Ghana, Africa. I connected with an organization called 'The Right to Dream Academy' and we decided to do a basketball academy in Ghana. Our paths went different ways, but that got me into Ghana doing mission work."
Sullivan says basketball gave him the opportunity to do something bigger in his life, something he never perceived possible when he first set foot on campus back in 2000.
"That's been the really cool thing with our organization is because of basketball and the opportunities that have been presented to me, it gave me a platform that was very, very unique for what God has called us to do," Sullivan said. "I was able to have a successful career at Iowa State and the doors that were open to me and the connections and being able to start a youth organization and all this other stuff because I played basketball has really opened the door for a platform to create awareness for what's going on in Africa and around the world."
Sullivan speaks, in part, at Manning because of what's going on in Africa, specifically Ghana. He shows a slide show of African children with birth deformities and serious illnesses that do not receive proper medical attention because of the poor villages they are from.
He speaks of what IKM-Manning sophomore Kali Rasmussen and others saw on the latest mission trip to Ghana in August. She and her family are an integral part of why Sullivan has come to speak in front of the community. Kali plays for Kingdom Hoops and her father Gene, the IKM-Manning girls head basketball coach, also serves as a coach with the program.
Gene, who was touched by the stories his daughter Kali and wife Jenn brought back, said when he began with Sullivan at All-Iowa Attack in 2006 he didn't know it would lead to this.
"At first it was basketball and then we found that it was more than just basketball," Rasmussen said. "And what he was trying to do with the kids and trying to get them to go in the right direction, it's been a great experience for me, for our whole family and even the kids that he works with now."
Jean Stadtlander, who was instrumental in conceiving the event, said she admired Sullivan's story and thought it would be a unique opportunity for the youth in the community to hear it.
"I've always been so interested in what Jake has done after his college career," she said. "So I'm like, 'why don't we have a guy like this come out and tell about his journey, his successes and what he gave back and what his challenges were to get to those.' And I just started making arrangements and it all fell into place. It was amazing."
Sullivan, when speaking candidly before his speech, points to the randomness of his presence at this particular event to lend credence to his beliefs and that what he is doing with his life has a much higher purpose than basketball.
"Who would've ever guessed that when she (Kali Rasmussen) walked in my gym in 2006 that I'd be standing here with the opportunity to speak to a couple hundred people tonight about what God has done in my life and what he's doing in Africa and all the other places around the world," Sullivan said with an ear-to-ear smile.
Sullivan's message to those in attendance is what his life has been predicated on since 2008 - move when called upon. "One of the things in 2008 when I really gave my life over to Christ, was whenever God told me to move I'd say yes to it," Sullivan says. "A lot of Christians will say I'm going to pray about it, I'm going to think about it, I'm going to consider it - just get in that habit of saying yes. Sometimes it doesn't make sense when you say 'yes' and doesn't make worldly sense to say 'yes,' but just to say 'yes.'"
Pastor Bob Riggert and others involved with the C-3, which stands for Christ Community Celebration, wanted a message catered to youth.
"We want our kids to see that life is more than just basketball," Riggert said. "It is basketball, it is sports and it is all of those things, but those things too can be done in the name of and in the cause of Christ."
Sullivan spends roughly 40 days a year in Ghana spread across three different trips and the rest of his time is spent coaching basketball or at speaking engagements like the one in Manning Wednesday night.
But Sullivan's true passion covers Riggert's and the rest of C-3's aim.
"I look back at the people who made a huge impact on my life, and without these certain people in my life, I would not be at where I am today," Sullivan said. "So to be able to have that same impact on other kids is really what my passion is. I've always been comfortable with kids and one of the skills God's given me is the ability to communicate. To be able to communicate with youth in particular and to be able to help them reach their goals and help them have the opportunities that I had is a dream come true."
Sullivan connects with the crowd in the IKM-Manning auditorium like one of his jumpers do with the net. His jokes are impactful, his charisma oozing off of him like sweat after a dazzling shooting display freshman year against Kansas, His message has many moving parts but is succinct.
Simple doesn't figure into any part of the speech, however. If it were simple, Sullivan would surely have been on a sideline somewhere this March rather than catching bits and pieces of the NCAA Tournament through the comfort of his home.
"It's been a hard thing for me, because I still have that aspiration. I still have that desire. You watch the NCAA Tournament and you're like, 'oh I could do that' and I know I could coach at that level and I know I could be successful at that level, but at the same time, God calls us to lay down our lives and not to what we want and not to our own desires, but to what he wants," Sullivan says. "And I get to actively live that out every day. And from saying no to various opportunities that have come along over the last few years, because of nights like tonight."
Stadtlander and the C-3 committee presented Sullivan with a check of $1,500 from donations, which he will use to help finance future endeavors within his organization.
Sullivan has speaking engagements Friday and Sunday as well before heading home to Ankeny, where he will plan his next mission. This time to Chad, Africa where he plans to begin a basketball ministry there called "Athletes in Action."
He's not sure what will come from it, but as he said in his speech, that's not his prerogative.
"Who knows where it's going to go," he said. "My job is just to move."
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The Rangers enter the seventh game in these playoffs in which they've had a chance to go up by two games in a series … and they have yet to accomplish that.
Brandon Prust will serve his one-game suspension for elbowing Anton Volchenkov to death (he didn't actually die) in Game 3. Defenseman Stu Bickel is expected to be subbed into the lineup on the wing, though John Tortorella would not confirm that change. Brandon Dubinsky declared himself not ready to return after the morning skate.
Here's my thought: The Rangers seem to respond to adversity, and they might be able to use the Prust suspension to their advantage. But, honestly, I don't think they need more incentive. What they need to do is execute better against the Devils' early surge.
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FREE early morning bus travel in Redditch became available to elderly and disabled residents from today.
Elderly or disabled residents are now able to use their bus passes before 9.30am every day on any buses anywhere in the borough.
Redditch councillor Greg Chance, who is responsible for transport, said: "We promised to deliver a pre-9.30am scheme and we've delivered it. The behind the scenes work took time but we wanted to make sure it was set up right, to be efficient and effective. Now all that work has been done I'm delighted to launch the scheme.
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"By having clear priorities we have been able to provide this help for local people in tough times, which are particularly tricky for people on fixed incomes like pensioners. And we will be monitoring it closely to ensure we are getting value for the community."
Redditch Council's pre-9.30am concessionary fare scheme officially began on Monday after all the bus operators agreed contractual details. First, Diamond, Johnsons, The Green Bus, Stagecoach, Dudley's, and Worcestershire County Council "WOOSH" are all covered.
The Redditch scheme enhances national free bus travel for eligible pass holders between 9.30am and 11pm weekdays and all day weekends, to also make it available before 9.30am on weekdays.
Worcestershire County Council, as scheme administrator for the county scheme, is in the process of replacing existing old style passes, issued to Redditch residents by Redditch Council and Worcestershire County Council, with Redditch-specific passes for the borough's 13,000-plus pass holders, 80 per cent of which were already due for renewal at this time.
Eligible pass holders are able to use pre-9.30am buses from now and are not required to wait for a renewed pass in the meantime. Existing passes are still valid for travel anywhere in England up to the date of expiry on the front of the pass.
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Podcast: Three and Out w/ Talal Elmasry Week 13
Florida vs. Florida State
Published: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 2:13 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 2:13 p.m.
Hear Will Muschamp, Jon Bostic and Omar Hunter as we break down three keys to UF vs. FSU.
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