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Apples aren't mentioned in the Book of Genesis. How is it that Christian lore presents Adam and Eve traipsing through the Garden of Eden with pommes? Renaissance-era painters may have inserted elements of Greek mythology into the story. For instance, one of Heracles' Twelve Labors was obtaining golden apples from the Garden of Hesperides.
Translation also plays a role. Before Christianity's official adoption by the Roman Empire in the 4th century, malum meant apple. Depending on which diacritical mark* is over the a, malum can mean evil or apple, so it seems likely that the words could've become transposed. This week, we're featuring publications about apples in the Learning Store.
*I tried in vain to decipher how to use diacritical marks in WordPress, but it was not to be. 😉
On a related front, tune in to the October 7 broadcast of WPR's Here on Earth to hear Lori Skelton chatting with Amy Traverso, author of The Apple Lover's Cookbook. The show's description will be available on the website on Monday, October 3.


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A Falcon operator filed a complaint with the FAA against Duncan Aviation Battle Creek citing the unauthorized use of Krylon 1401 paint on the airplane's landing gear. The operator also forwarded a copy of the FAA's response to AIN. In a letter responding to the complainant, Carol Johnson, acting program manager for the FAA's aviation safety hotline, explained that the FAA's Duncan Aviation Certificate Management Office (CMU) and the Lincoln Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) conducted an investigation into the complainant's concern. She wrote, "A discussion and review of Krylon Product Group (KPG) Regulatory Information personnel regarding Krylon 1401 use determined the paint to be an alkalyd enamel-based product. It has a high metallic content for brightness but is easily smudged and rubbed off unless an additional clear coat product is applied."
The agency further stated that Duncan had violated FAA regulations by using a paint product that was not approved by the component manufacturer or listed in the approved procedures. "The Krylon 1401 paint failed to provide a durable finish during normal aircraft operations. The product was applied to the landing gear as an appearance improvement but did not affect the airworthiness or safe operation of the aircraft. A Letter of Correction has been issued to Duncan Aviation requiring a review of the approved procedures for refinishing of landing gear system components to ensure approved materials are used. Upon satisfactory review and acceptance of corrections and inspection of the paint shop by the agency's CMU, this issue will be completed."
Kory Thomas, customer service manager for Duncan Aviation's Battle Creek facility, told AIN, "Krylon 1401 has been used on many sets of landing gear without issue. Duncan Aviation was in contact with the manufacturer prior to painting any landing gear with the product and fully met the parameters called out for landing gear repainting at the time. It was brought to our attention that a particular customer did not like the final finish of the product. We immediately offered to repaint the gear with a different lot of the same paint or with an alternate product; the customer refused that offer." Thomas said that since the FAA's inquiry into the composition of the paint, it became clear the information the company had received from the paint manufacturer was in error. "We have since stopped using that particular product and switched to a product that fully meets the current requirements. That change satisfied the FAA's inquiry and closed the issue," Thomas said. "We have spoken with other operators who had the initial paint on their gear and are not aware of any concerns with the finish or durability on those gear sets."


text: The Tamil version of Vishwaroopam may have banned in the state by the Tamil Nadu government but the irony is that the same film is been screen in all the other south Indian states without any hassles. And now the Hindi version of the film will release tomorrow in more than 800 screens. Interestingly, many states across the country have extended their support to the veteran actor. Bollywood film personalities have also voiced their support and question the freedom of speech and expression in the country. Meanwhile Kamal Haasan is likely to be in Mumbai for the release tomorrow and also he may approach the Supreme Court if the High Court decides against him on Feb 6. Let's hope that the film will be cleared soon without any cuts.


text: DQM continue onwards with the launch of their 2010 fall/winter season. Up this time around is a focus on one of the brand's t-shirt styles, the Mission. The photo print tee features a black and white shot of the Bowery Mission. It comes in three colorways, black, white and gray. Available now through the DQM online store.


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I am interested in learning more about waldorf and homeschooling. I live north of boston on the 128 belt. Would it be possible to join your co-op??
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Hi there, I was just wondering if you ever connected with the Waldorf inspired homeschool group north of Boston. We live in southern NH and are seriously considering homeschooling for 2013 and would love to find a group of other like minded families. We have been at a Waldorf school in Eliot, ME for 3 years and are seeking alternatives for several reasons. Would love to hear of a group in the area that I could contact! Thanks!
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Each issue of InCommon tells the story of one of Moravian's alums who exemplify what we call the Moravian Effect. The added value from their Moravian experience is created through Moravian's emphasis on strong, personalized majors, hands-on learning opportunities, and encouragement of a deeper enjoyment of life—which is nurtured by engaged faculty and alumni. Surveys of our graduates show that these qualities help them grow in four years into focused adults who succeed and excel in an increasingly challenging world.
Hannah Yang '11
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The first time Hannah Yang '11 stepped foot in the United States was at the beginning of her freshman year. Unafraid and excited, Yang quickly made friends and felt at home at Moravian.
She had an ally awaiting her arrival, in the form of her mother's friend, Fang Zhang '00, who had encouraged Yang to apply to Moravian and to take a "practical major—one with a good chance of being employed after graduation," says Yang. After escorting her to the campus and helping her settle in, Zhang returned home to Harrisburg. And so the accounting major Yang was on her own in a strange country.
"It was very interesting. I had to learn everything, even how to use the meal plan, how to do laundry and find the classrooms," she says. "I would walk into the wrong class, and say to myself, 'That's not physics!' It was challenging."
After figuring things out during her first year, Yang became more serious and began to stand out academically. "I love to learn, and I never felt overwhelmed," she recalls. "Learning in such a friendly environment was a blessing for me."
Yang connected with many professors and staff and although she can't name them all, she remembers that everyone helped her become comfortable in her new surroundings. She is especially grateful for the courses she took with Nathan Shank, her mathematics advisor. "Those classes challenged me and really prepared me for the real-world environment."
She worked in the library and also tutored students in math and economics. She says Amy Saul, director of career services was a big help, as were the events sponsored by that department, such as Back to Briefcase, which helps students make the transition to the professional world, and the Etiquette Dinner.
"Moravian does an excellent job at preparing students," says Yang. "I have friends (in New York City) who are not that well-prepared."
Such in-depth preparation helped Yang find her current job as an assurance associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York. She recalls that after 2008, recent graduates had a hard time finding work, but her way was eased by Bertie Knisely and Julia Gasdaska, two directors of leadership giving, and by Barbara Vinciguerra and John Rossi, two accounting professors, who helped her with professional connections and with practice interviews before she met with her future employer.
"I also applied to different Ph.D. programs as a backup, because if I didn't have a job within three months of graduating, I would have had to leave the country," she says. "I was admitted into Lehigh's math Ph.D. program, but didn't go once I got this job."
Yang also was a member of the international club, president of the accounting club and president of Pi Mu Epsilon, the national mathematics honor society. She remembers the annual trips with the accounting club fondly, knowing those experiences will be with her forever. "I remember one speaker who talked about his challenges and struggles when he was burned over 90 percent of his body when he was a child," she says. "He gave me courage and strength and a good perspective on my own life."
"Learning in such a friendly environment was a blessing for me."
Although Yang is glad she majored in something that helped her find a good job, as her parents and Zhang had advised, now she is taking classes in fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan, because she has always loved fashion.
"I took a course called peace and justice studies during my senior year, and it was a life-changing class for me," she says. "It encouraged us to research how to pursue our heart's desire while serving the greater good." For her final project, Yang decided to sketch her design ideas for women's fashion that she believes will transform the world of women's clothing.
"I think women's aesthetics are based on men's expectations, and I believe women should design clothes that make other women feel confident and powerful, not just what the other gender thinks they should wear," she adds.
The project pushed Yang outside her comfort zone, but she was encouraged by her professors—Kelly Denton-Borhaug, associate professor and chair of religion, and Daniel Jasper, associate professor of sociology—and her classmates, who all supported her 100 percent.
"This class was the essence of the liberal arts," she says. "We need to connect our passion with the greater good of the world—to create peace and justice in the world, using our best effort. We realized (through this class) that the world around us has everything to do with us, and we were roused to make a difference. I plan to utilize everything I've learned to launch my own line eventually, and to make that difference," she concludes.
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I was not sure how to bring my husband's use of the Commuter sandals to the attention of the KEEN. Basically, Russ is a long distance, endurance cyclist who is constantly surrounded by other cyclists who are trying to get a competitive edge whether it is through equipment, nutrition and/or training. We can't tell you how many people are astounded that his current shoe of choice is the KEEN cycling sandals.
My husband has been struggling with cycling shoes for long distance events (>150 miles) for the past few years. He has tried $300 shoes and $40 shoes (much in-between), various cleat styles, cleat positions and a multitude of additional padding, orthotics, etc. Nonetheless, he has never been able to keep foot pain at bay while doing demanding long distance events. We regularly do organized double centuries (>200 miles in 1 day) and touring, but his competitive side always went back to using "real shoes" for his major timed events. Just this past weekend, while in a local Sports Basement store (in full cycling attire), the shop worker asked how he liked his KEENs. After hearing how much Russ loved them, the worker replied, "Yeah, a lot of people try them on, but we just don't sell many of them. People don't think they will work for real cycling. "
Two weeks ago, he completed a 600k in his KEENs. It was then he decided he would ditch the shoes and use sandals all the way for the upcoming HooDoo 500 from Sept. 12-13th. The Hoodoo 500 is a non-stop 519 mile bicycle race with 30,000 feet of climbing.
I submitted the attached photo of my husband as a part of the WEND magazine photo Friday promotion that focuses on "cycling". He used his camera phone to take this photograph after he cycled to the top of the 14000 ft peak of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii last summer. He began in the sunshine in Hilo (sea level) but eventually needed gloves and a coat (but he neglected to add socks). That's ok, it shows off the sandals better. Not exactly a perfectly framed, high resolution masterpiece, but who else has used their Keen sandals to cycle to that same spot? Who knows? Maybe he was the first!


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Plan B is to headline Mr. Jack's birthday gig - a celebration of Jack Daniel's this coming September.
Other artists performing at the event in Lynchburg, Tennessee include The New Silver Cornet Band, Emily Kokal and Theresa Wayman of Warpaint and K.Flay.
Jack Daniel's is giving away tickets, travel and accommodation to the gig - to stand a chance to win, simply 'like' Jack Daniel's over on Facebook by following this link.


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The portion we read on this last week of the month of Av begins with a simple, declarative sentence of seven Hebrew words. The first word is a verb in the imperative mode — Re'eh: See.
See. How often do we open our eyes and truly "see"? We live in a world where we are surrounded by wide screens filled with rapidly changing visual images, with constant visual stimulation. Have we lost the ability to see? Are we able to look around a room and see its contours, the way the furniture is arranged, the intentionality or carelessness of its condition? Do we notice the architecture, the structure, the grace of the buildings in which we live or work or walk by every day? Are we able to see the natural world that surrounds us? When did we last look into the eyes of another, and see joy, pain, delight, fear? When did we last look into the mirrors of our own soul to see what is waiting for us there? The Torah asks us to open our eyes — to see.
The text continues with four Hebrew words: Anochi notein l'fanechem hayom: "I have set before you this day." God's name, Anochi, as it appears in this text, is a distinctly singular name of the Holy One, and contrasts to the plural l'fanechem, "you," the people to whom this challenge is addressed. God is speaking to us as individuals who make up the collective people of Israel.
This day, this day on which you are reading these words, this day is unlike any other. Each of us awoke this day that God set before us. Whether we slept soundly or poorly, whether we awoke alone or next to a beloved, whether we were awakened in the night by an unwelcome dream or by the cry or call of another who needed our assistance, each one of us awoke this morning to this day — a day that holds unique promise, unique possibilities. Each day is God's gift to us. How will we accept this gift?
The sixth and seventh Hebrew words, beracha u'klalah, complete this sentence: See, I have set before you blessing and curse. God's gift on this day, on each day, is choice. Every day, God gives us not a day that is fixed, predictable, determined, but a day on which each of us has many, many choices. How do we exercise our choices each day? Getting out of bed is a choice. How did we greet this new day? Did we ask, how will I be in the world today?
The Blessing of This Day
Did we thank God, raising our voices in blessing for having survived the night, for the return of our souls to our bodies? Did we stretch our limbs with thanks for being able to do so? Did we acknowledge that our bodies are miraculous creations that function without our bidding?
Did we rise to praise the source of Creation for enabling us to greet a new day, even when we are burdened by cares or illness or hurt? Did we ask how we might make this day a day of service, a day of meaning, a day of making a difference, however small, in the world? Did we claim the blessing of this day?
Or did we curse the alarm clock, the noises outside that awakened us or the responsibilities that await us? Did we curse ourselves or others for real and imagined wounds and thoughtlessness? Did we curse the light that beckons us to rise from our beds, reminding us of the pain of loss that we fear will never abate?
Each day, we are faced with choice: to open ourselves to the potential for receiving — or being a source of blessing — in the world, or to close our hearts to God's presence, and to follow a path of anger, resentment and self-destruction.
As we conclude the month of Av and turn toward Elul, may each of us open our eyes and our hearts to God's abundant blessings, and, perhaps even on this day, may our deeds reflect the Holy One's kindness, care and generosity.
Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell is the regional director of the Federation of Reform Synagogues of Greater Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Council of the Union for Reform Judaism.


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I have just bought 2 ideapad A1 tablets. They both can't seem to hold the Wifi signal in my house. I have a laptop and another tablet that don't ever present this problem.
Is this a common issue? Is there some compatibality problem? I have a belkin 801G type router. Doesn't even work within 10' of router.
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The first thing I'd check is for a Firmware update for the Belkin. If there is one, update it. I had this probelm with another router and device a few years ago. It was the router's fault.
From other postings on this forum I've seen that if you set a static IP address in the advanced WiFi settings on the A1, that might fix your problem at home. However, you'll need to turn off the static address when you leave the house and try to use the A1 elsewhere.
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Another suggestion, and this will affect your other connected devices, is to change the autentication and encryption type in the router. I know I've had issues at places with TKIP vs. AES.
Thanks for the tips. This weekend I saw a dual band 'N' series router for $60, so I bought it. A1 works great now, guess can't believe the difference.


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Following is a video we made as a how-to guide for removing your Jeep soft top…
Jeep Soft Tops
We've owned 2 Jeep Wranglers — one a 1990 YJ, and one a 2004 TJ.
On the YJ, we simply used the Bestop Supertop (for the front seats) and the Bestop Duster (for the cargo area) during the warmer months of the year. And in the winter, we'd put the hard top on.
These days, with the 2004 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited (our daily driver), we don't have a hard top, so we ride around with the soft top — either up, or down, or completely off.
We really like the fact that a Jeep soft top is so flexible.


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Over the last few weeks Oklahoma has seen a few of its targets along the defensive line come off the board having committed to other programs. Defensive end Grant Blankenship committed to Notre Dame and defensive end/defensive tackle Josh Malin committed to Baylor just a few days ago.
In spite of that there are still a handful of defensive lineman left that are uncommitted and entertaining the idea of getting serious about the Sooners. Recently, four-star defensive end, Qualen Cunningham of Chandler (Ariz.) Hamilton is still on the board and has been talking about trying to take a visit to Norman before his senior year. Turns out that plan has hit a bit of a snag due to lack of communication with the 6-foot-3 and 220-pound prospect and the Oklahoma staff leaving that visit in limbo at this point.
"I wish it was something that was more still in the works at the moment," Cunningham said about his plan to visit Oklahoma during this summer. "I haven't been talking to a lot of the OU coaches lately as much as I should be. I'm not sure if the recruiting part of it is still there. It's definitely a school that I'm interested in but I haven't talked to coach (Jerry) Montgomery and coach (Tim) Kish in a couple of weeks now. I'm still trying to work on it and still trying to see if I'm still going to pursue OU and if they are still going to pursue me. I'm still working with it and still trying to figure all that out."
With the dead period coming to an end this week, the issue may be cleared up if Montgomery and Cunningham get back in touch in the near future.
"I would say that," he replied when asked if Oklahoma were to regain contact would they still be in contention for him and would he look to officially visit. "Coach Montgomery is a cool dude. If they regain contact with me, if I made a visit down there I figure that my interest would be sparked more. I haven't been to the campus yet but I'm interested to see the campus and see what Oklahoma is like. If it came down to it and they started recruiting me again I think it would be a good fit."
This summer, Cunningham took part in the Rivals 5-Star Challenge in Chicago, Ill. and recently traveled to USC and Washington to take part in their camps as well.
"I just came back down from USC and Washington and those were some ok experiences. I would say I had a better time more at USC than Washington. You know how it goes, both camps were good experiences. I'm glad I got the experience out of both of them," he responded.
One thing that Cunningham has made a point of emphasis to help get him ready is to ask people that he knows that are college football players currently about what he needs to do to prepare his body to be ready for the next level.
"I have been talking to a lot of guys that are already in college and I know one day I'm going to be there also. I've just been kind of asking them 'what's the best way that I can get my body prepared for the college level and they told me squats. Get my squats up and my lower back, especially playing on the defensive side of the ball.
"My squat has gone up about 45-pounds since the spring. My lower back and all that stuff, I have been working my explosion. I feel that my explosion and quickness have always been some of my better attributes with my play style. Just getting better with the things I already have and getting more used to my body getting acclimated with everything," he explained.
Cunningham says he is currently squatting 450-pounds but hopes to get that up to 500-pounds by the end of this year. Moving forward, the Nation's No. 86 overall prospect say he is looking to start winding down and cutting his list so he can build better relationships with the coaches at the schools he is really considering.
Some of the key things he will be looking for in a program will be his relationship with not only his position coach but also the strength and conditioning coach as well.
"I have to be able to wake up with a smile on face every day," Cunningham began. "It's going to be me going to college, it's not going to be anyone else in my family. It's going to be me making the decision. To answer your question I figure if I have a good relationship with my coaches and the players and just kind of the location of where I'm at. I don't want to be too far away from the family or anything. I want to be able to like my strength and conditioning coach and my position coach good since those will be the two coaches I'll be spending the most time with."
Throughout the process, one program that many have had their eyes on with Cunningham has been Texas A&M due to the reality that his father played for the Aggies. Hamilton's star defender talked about that situation and where he stands with the SEC program currently.
"Everything with A&M is still there. I feel like kind of early on when people started talking about my pops being from A&M and me being young I said some things. I mean they are still pretty high on my list but I figured many people thought I would automatically commit to them right off the bat. It's a great school down there. I've only taken one visit down there but I plan on going back for the Alabama game. My options are still fairly open with a couple other schools also, not just A&M. Like I told you, I want to be comfortable where ever I go. And like I told you again, it's not going to be my pops playing, practicing and working out, it's going to be me.
"I want to be happy with my decision at the end of all this," he said.


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Emtek makes a beautiful line of door handles. However, as with all mechanical objects, use takes its toll, causing door handles to become unstable and sag. You don't need to call a repairman, though. Here's how to fix a sagging Emtek door handle.
Things You'll Need
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- Allen wrench
- Screwdriver
Unscrew your Emtek door handle from the door. Usually you'll need a Phillips screwdriver. Work loose the knob or lever turn post - depending on the type of door handle you have - with an Allen wrench. The Allen wrench is a tool with a six-sided shape that fits into the slot like a screwdriver to "unscrew" it.
Take the turn post and the spring out of the back of the door handle. Look inside the door handle to examine the mechanical parts. Within are the parts that keep the handle up, not sagging.
Get a screwdriver under the top clip that's over the washer and take it off, as well as the washer.
Examine the torsion spring below the washer for any breaks or bad places. Also, if it's broken, it won't sit solidly in its slot. If it looks OK, move on.
Pry the end of the torsion spring loose and take it out.
Check the keyed washer below for any breaks. Usually this is where the problem occurs that creates a sagging door handle.
Contact your Emtek dealer for replacement parts, then reassemble your door handle, going in reverse order from the steps above to put the parts back together.
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Darren Fletcher: Wayne Rooney will get back on target
Darren Fletcher has no doubts
Wayne Rooney will hit the goalscoring trail once Manchester United start creating chances for him again.
Fletcher's Old Trafford team-mate barely had a sight of goal against Rangers in Tuesday night's goalless Champions League opener.
He had started the month well with impressive back-to-back displays for England and a goal – albeit a penalty – for his club against West Ham.
But Rooney has been the subject of tabloid stories about his private life and was left out of last Saturday's 3-3 draw at his old club Everton, with Sir Alex Ferguson claiming he wanted to spare him abuse from the crowd.
Whether or not his form has been affected by his personal problems is a matter for debate, and Fletcher maintains Rooney has no problems on the pitch.
'There is nothing to worry about with Wayne,' he said.
'Wayne is a top player and the goals will come because he has so much quality. It is up to us to create the chances for him and give him the chances to score.
'Maybe we have not done that lately. Against Rangers we didn't create anything for him.
'He will be frustrated with that but it will come.'
Scotland midfielder Fletcher, meanwhile, leapt to the defence of Ferguson after his decision to make ten changes for the tie.
Fletcher, the only player to retain his place from the Everton game, said: 'We have a big squad and everyone has a lot of ability.
'It is difficult for the players coming in because they don't have that match sharpness.
'But training is intense and everyone is good enough to play in this team.
'The manager felt things needed freshening up and the team was good enough to win the match, I agree.
'What happened last night was that we came up against a team with five defenders and three centre-halves.'


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You may know Evan Harrell for his sensational dance moves or his keen sense of fashion. Originally from Middlesboro, Ky., the music education major says he chose Georgetown because he enjoyed the small town and "homey feel" Georgetown provides. "I felt welcomed as soon as I got here. After a few more visits, I knew Georgetown was the right choice for me."
Evan has stayed busy throughout his time at Georgetown through taking part in a myriad of extracurricular activities on campus. Evan is a member of the President's House Association, where he served as the group's Alumni Chair and Music Chair. Likewise, Evan has enjoyed playing for both the Tiger Symphonic Band and the Fighting Tiger Grr… Pep Band. Additionally, Evan played a quintessential role in reviving Delta Omicron, a professional music fraternity, at Georgetown. Evan is a multi-talented individual. Not only is he musically gifted, he is also an exceptional writer. This gift led him to the role of Editor-in-Chief of The Georgetonian last year. When asked about his experiences Evan says, "These experiences have taught me a lot about myself and being a leader. They've also humbled me by showing me what I don't know and uplifted me by affirming me in what I do know. I'm grateful beyond words for these experiences."
Senior year has been quite eventful for Evan. "I was crowned homecoming king and I'm giving the senior class address at commencement. I'm deeply honored; knowing my fellow classmates chose me for the both of these is very moving."
When asked about his plans for life after Georgetown, Evan says that at the moment he plans on looking for teaching jobs in the Lexington area. "Eventually, I hope to attend graduate school to study music theory and composition. Later on, I would like to be a college music professor and write music, possibly for films and musicals."
Evan encourages underclassmen students to "find one thing you really enjoy doing and do it really well. It's really easy to get involved at Georgetown–so easy that many people over-commit. But if you can find your niche and devote your time to that one thing, it will change your college experience forever." Evan also encourages Tigers to invest in deep, meaningful friendships. "Also, find your support group and hold on to them. It's common to have 900 friends on Facebook, but how many people could you call who would rush to your side in a heartbeat? My close friends have made all the difference in the world. They know who they are."
Evan is thankful for his parents' constant support and encouragement over the years. He also wanted to give a shout out to his younger sister, Rebekah. He hopes that one day she, too, will become a Tiger.


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The single biggest conundrum concerning the debate that's been increasingly ratcheting up for decades in the U.S. about how to provide and pay for healthcare is that the people who support a national or quasi-national system of insurance should be opposed to it and the people opposed to it should be in support of it.
In the past 50 years healthcare as a percentage of personal consumption expenditures in the U.S. has grown to about 16% from about 4%. People are spending four times as much of their income on healthcare as they did two generations ago.
In the same period of time, expenditure on healthcare as a percentage of GDP has grown to 12% from 3%, not including what the government spends.
As a percentage of private GDP, it has grown to 18% from about 4. It's grown per capita and per household from almost nothing to $6,000 and $16,000 respectively. The average family now spends almost $16,000 per year on healthcare.
Health care as a share of average hourly earnings of working class people, the bottom 80-90% of the income-earning population, has increased 1000% in the past 50 years, 200% in the past 25 years and 50% since 2000, in real terms.
This is unsustainable and has been for a long time. A federal response with the goal of mitigating the continuing trajectory has been warranted. The competitive viability of the U.S. economy is at risk otherwise.
But there's a problem.
Between a half and two-thirds of healthcare spending, including government, is allocated to about 10% of healthcare recipients and the majority of the necessity for that is borne out of conscious choices: smoking, alcohol consumption, poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle.
Since most people vote their pocketbook, it is most logical to assume that the 90% spending on and receiving 50% of health care, the healthy, would not vote for a national healthcare system that is essentially a transfer of wealth to support the 10% receiving the other 50%, the unhealthy.
In the most general terms, the 90% are concentrated in liberal/Democratic, urban, blue-state areas and the 10% are in the conservative/Republican, more rural, red-state areas.
From a personally pragmatic standpoint it is logical that the liberals/Democrats would vote against a national healthcare system and the conservatives/Republicans for it. But the exact opposite has happened, of course.
This is illogical unless the new national system next addresses the subsidy being provided by the healthy to the unhealthy. Not only is it illogical, but Obamacare actually increases the subsidy by now ensuring healthcare insurance to pay for the poor lifestyles.
The most logical result in the immediate is that the costs of healthcare as a percentage of GDP and the other measurements referenced earlier will get worse.
Not only is this a boon for the healthcare and insurance industries, it is their salvation as the flat Treasury yield curve and costs of both to consumers would have caused financial crises in both industries without it.
The most logical way of offsetting this growing disparity, once it is empirically evident, will be to begin to punish poor lifestyle choices by implementing punitive federal taxes on tobacco, alcohol and fatty foods.
From there a national program of fitness for adults may begin to be viewed as a politically rational next move, with annual medical checkups and the reporting of the results to the government being implemented. Don't think it can't happen.
But coming back to present, the necessity for addressing the increasing costs to the economy and society of healthcare warranted a national response that will benefit the healthcare and insurance industries and their stock owners for the foreseeable future.
Putting politics aside, the easiest way for investors to participate in the upside to the healthcare industry is through the stocks: UnitedHealth Group (UNH), HCA Holdings (HCA) and the Health Care Select SPDR (XLV).
They've all performed brilliantly this year and I expect that to continue.


text: Troughout the years I have met many great photographers. Many of them were very helpful and were a joy to speak to and work with. There were a few though that were less than friendly. There were a few photographers around when I was starting out that instead of helping a beginning photographer, were downright rude. The attitude was that they were on a higher level and could not be bothered by a simple beginer. Some said rather hurtful things, not constructive critisism, but just callous comments that were meant more to ridicule than to serve as learning tools. I still remember the negative attitude of some of these photographers 20 years later. I guess that because of that I always try to be helpful in a positive way with new photographers. I believe in sharing whatever little knowledge I have with anyone who asks. p.s. Forgot to add. I don't believe there are any photographers here at APUG with bad attitudes such as the ones I described. Everyone here is always willing to share their knowledge and provide constructive critisism. I think this an overall friendly community and that is one of the reasons I love visiting this site! Have you ever run into photographers with a bad attitude that left a negative lasting impression on you?


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Sports Archives The Altamont Enterprise, October 22, 2009
Carrying winning streak into sectionals
By Jordan J. Michael
VOORHEESVILLE The Blackbird football team keeps finding the winning way, week in and week out.
Voorheesville held off a determined Taconic Hills team for a 24-to-22 win at home on Saturday afternoon. The victory pushed the Blackbirds' winning streak to six games, as the team gets ready for sectionals this weekend.
Saturday's win over the Titans wasn't pretty, but Head Coach Joe Sapienza will take it. Voorheesville already had clinched a playoff spot, and Taconic Hills tried to play spoiler.
"That's part of the problem; they were already eliminated from the post-season," said Sapienza after the game. "Taconic is one of the better teams we've played so far and I think they could be competitive if they were in the playoff field."
Sapienza couldn't remember the last time his football team was 6-1. "It has been a while since we were at this point," he said. "We haven't played great every game, but we refuse to lose by playing gritty."
Junior running back Max Schuster may have had one of the "grittiest" moments of the Blackbird season when he single-handedly moved the ball 75 yards with a little help from the offensive line in the second half. Schuster began the drive with a 50-yard break and ended it with an eight-yard touchdown run to give Voorheesville a 17-to-6 lead early in the fourth quarter.
The scoring sequence only took about two minutes and Schuster was the only player that touched the ball, besides quarterback Ryan Duncan, who gave him the handoffs.
"Coach Sapienza planned that drive out for me to take it and run," said Schuster. "I just followed the great blocking by the line. The offensive line and I have built a strong relationship this season."
"The offensive line did a good job, but Schuster is a horse," said Sapienza. "That was the epitome of team football right there."
The only scoring of the first half came from a Joe Cillis field goal that gave the Blackbirds a 3-to-0 lead at halftime. Chris McKay gave the Titans a 6-to-3 advantage when he broke a couple tackles for a 19-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
Voorheesville's James Currier took the ensuing kickoff 79 yards all the way to the house for a score and the Blackbirds were up, 10-6. The exciting return gave the offense a jump-start that it badly needed.
"We were down in the beginning and I wanted to get us back up," Currier said. "We haven't had a run back like that in a while. It was a thrilling play."
McKay made a huge catch on a fourth down play to bring Taconic Hills down to the five-yard line with eight minutes left in the game. Nolan Boice ran it in for a touchdown and then added two points to cut Voorheesville's lead to 17 to 14.
Schuster added another touchdown run, this time from 15 yards out, with 3:44 remaining and the Blackbirds looked to be in control, 24-14.
However, quarterback Nick Warren made several completions for the Titans on the next drive and finally hit McKay for a nine-yard touchdown pass with 1:22 left in regulation. Voorheesville was only ahead by two points.
"I hate to see my defense give up a quick drive like that," said Sapienza. "We have to have more poise on defense if we want to keep teams from scoring in the playoffs."
Schuster had 22 rushes for 173 yards and Currier had three catches for 50 yards. Ryan Duncan threw for 80 yards.
Voorheesville travels to Cambridge this Saturday at 1 p.m. for the first round of sectional play. The Indians also have a 6-1 record.
Schuster told The Enterprise that Coach Matt Fiato called this year a "180-degree turnaround" for the Blackbirds after a 2-7 season in 2008.
"We had a very productive off-season and that got us ready to win," said Currier.
"We can't afford to come out flat," Schuster said.


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KVKI Listener Wins A Ride in the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile for Halloween
Congrats to Tawney Robledo of Shreveport. She has won a ride aboard the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile.
She's planning to bring her son out trick or treating with a couple of his buddies on quite a spectacular ride. She has won a night being chauffeured in the famed Oscar Mayer Weinermobile? We had hundreds of people try to win, but Tawney's name was drawn just before 9am. She'll get picked up at her house and will be able to tool around town for a few hours in this iconic ride. Thanks very much, of course, to the folks at Oscar Mayer for making the Weinermobile 'ours' for a night, and what a special Halloween night it's going to be!


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Students get early start in preparing for careers
In part, the CUHK does it by providing a wealth of career advice and practical assistance to guide students through the technicalities of the application and interview process. But, as importantly, it is done by promoting the concept of all-round development, encouraging undergraduates to make the most of the time and vast range of opportunities they have to better themselves and broaden their horizons.
"The university's mission is to facilitate whole-person development and my office's role is to help with the non-formal education that gives soft skills, overseas exposure and experiential learning," says Raymond Leung, CUHK's director of student affairs.
He explains that the career-planning cycle starts in year one, with information about the process and activities to help students understand themselves and the corporate world.
They might attend, for example, a self-image workshop, led by a professional consultant, to identify personal strengths and weaknesses. Other seminars focus on internships, resume writing, job-search tools or how to come across well in an interview.
"We also arrange visits to companies and on-campus talks by employers, which attract a lot of interest," Leung says. "As we want students to gain cultural exposure, language proficiency and interpersonal skills, we make a point of providing off-shore internships and overseas exchanges under our global programme."
These initiatives allow several hundred students a year to spend a summer working for major international employers in cities such as Singapore, Sydney or London. Besides that, they have the chance to spend up to a full academic year taking courses at one of CUHK's many partner universities around the world.
"These programmes are another way for our students to have a meaningful and diverse university education, which does not necessarily lead to a job where they are only thinking about the monetary rewards," Leung says. "In the wider context, a career is only one aspect. And if you focus on self-enhancement and have the right mindset, the final-year decisions become easier."
About 90 per cent of CUHK's graduates usually go straight into full-time work, with the remainder beginning advanced studies or moving overseas. Education Bureau surveys also show that local employers think very highly of the performance of CUHK recruits.
Leung's six-person team arranges mock interview workshops, career counselling and dry runs of the assessment tests used by employers. Students can also use volunteer mentors from major organisations for advice on specific job functions and the pros and cons of different corporate environments.
"We also tell students to remember they have a long working life ahead," Leung says. "Whatever they choose now, the demands and environment will change, so they should continue to develop themselves and think about going into new fields."


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D.C. comes in second for employment
Washington, D.C. is the place to be for politics, history, and now job seekers.
WTOP reports the District ranks second among the country's largest 26 cities when it comes to finding a job, according to a new report by Forbes.
The city ranked second for its 2.7 percent population growth, 10.2 percent unemployment rate, $43,993 median income and median rent of $1,823.
Austin takes the top for the best city for job seekers because of its explosive population growth and below average unemployment rate. The city also has a lower cost of living.
Five of the top 10 cities that made the list are in Texas.
Detroit came in last with a nearly 20 percent unemployment rate and a median income of $15,261.
Here's how others ranked:
1. Austin, Texas
2. Washington, D.C.
3. San Francisco, Calif.
4. Denver, Colo.
5. Houston, Texas
6. Fort Worth, Texas
7. Dallas, Texas
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by Wild Black Stallion on Sep. 15, 2012 at 6:52 PM
I have Indian in me but never heard of them,,maybe sometime message me the recipe? P-L-E-A-S-E ;-)~~~~
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Indian tacos.
by Bronze sister on Sep. 15, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Fried chicken, meat loaf, chili, casseroles. All of the good comfort foods. It had been way to hot to cook here....my house would get up to 85 from using stove and oven. Now fall is upon us, it is time to cook and gain a few pounds!
by 40ish hang out queen on Sep. 15, 2012 at 8:37 PM
my "funky lasagna" waaay to much cheese to take anymore LOL....good when I was young now I can't stand that much (nor can dh LOL).
Taco soup which I remedied today!
Save me a bowl !!!!! For me I havent made stir fry
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Taco soup which I remedied today!
i can do that! I grew up next to the navajo nation and those were always a treat for me! I learned to improvise them a bit so I could make them at home. they're time consuming but in the end so worth it!!!
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I have Indian in me but never heard of them,,maybe sometime message me the recipe? P-L-E-A-S-E ;-)~~~~Quoting LFosterfarm:
Indian tacos.
Any thing with beef. I quit eating it and now my husband thinks he can't either! I always tell him it's ok eat it! But he won't even buy it. I feel bad about it. It was a choice I made for me. Not every one.
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While I was ordering some of the pumpkin creme brulee my curiosity got the better of me and I ordered some of this tea too. I think this is the most unusual tea I have.
When I opened the bag (cute bags too, btw) I was at first startled by what I thought was some kind of white slug clinging to the inside of the bag just about above the tea. It took me a couple minutes before I realized it was just a piece of pineapple. I felt pretty stupid. Apart from the pineapple pieces being mistaken for slugs by my nearsighted self this tea is very attractive looking; vivid green leaves, little bright pink flowers.
The taste is pretty good, I am not usually a big fan of pineapple but it had a nice taste without that strange mouthfeel eating pineapple or drinking pineapple juice gives me. I did not really notice any creaminess or the cilantro.


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The best thing about Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) is the awesome montage that plays during the end credits. It has all the best shots from the whole Nightmare on Elm Street film franchise (up to that point) backed by the song Why Was I Born by Iggy Pop.
The only problem with the original montage as seen in the film is that it's squished into one side of the screen while the credits roll by on the other. Horror fanatic Jasper ten Hoor has done us all the great service of replicating that montage shot for shot so we can watch it full screen in all its nightmarish glory.


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China is the next great country in the world, so in the case of China, I want my children to have the shares. Some of the shares will probably fail but overall it is going to be a great, great, great success. So my children some day will say, he must had been smart.
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Sometimes, virtual worlds can seem a bit too virtual and not exactly realistic enough to be truly immersive. Meez Teens goes against the fantasy grain, creating a world that, much like our own, has different neighborhoods for you to choose from. From there, you get to chat with other users, play games, and watch videos!
You start the game by creating your avatar, and then inputting your real-life friend's email addresses so you can connect with them in Meez Nation. Then, begin exploring the different neighborhoods in the game, each of which has its own unique public spaces to hang out in!
You also get to decorate your own room however you want depending on the neighborhood you're in, and you can set up your personal homepage to show off your avatar and to handle messages from friends.
The site lets you share music and other things you find online, as well as go into dance contests and play other games to pass the time; and get this, there are over 80 games to choose from!
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You can invite your friends to join, post on bulletin boards with other users, and even live chat. And to make things safe and friendly, swear words are filtered out and chat is monitored.
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Hi. Can someone provide advice on if I should use crusting or noncrusting BC before applying MMF? I have read both are used but some say the MMF won't stick to the BC once it has crusted. Any thoughts? Thanks!
I only use mmf and I always crust. It works perfectly fine for me. No problems
i only use crusting buttercream under my fondant but i always lightly spray water on the BC to make the fondant stick
I use crusting BC and I chill the cake once the BC is on. I don't moisten it before I put the MMF on. It sticks perfectly, and at the same time, if something goes wrong and I need to peel off the MMF, the BC stays on.
Roll your fondant out, let it sit with something covering it and then put your bc on cake, smooth quickly then put the fondant on before the bc crust well. This works for me.
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There's only four more days to register to spend your Labour Day weekend madly hammering out a novel. Paid registration f0r the 32nd Annual International 3-Day Novel Contest must be in the mail by Friday, September 4 (along with the $50 entry fee). Participants in Vancouver can drop off entries up until 7 p.m. Then hundreds of writers all over the world will begin writing their novels, which must, at all costs, be finished by midnight on Monday.
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If you've been using Gmail, you might have noticed a tab under settings called 'labs'. It contains a lot of feature additions (proposed to be added to Gmail) that are still in the experimental stage. In this post, I am going to outline some of the best of the features you can find on Labs (Gmail).
You might want to visit the Labs (Gmail) page. Gmail Labs
Create a document
Enabling this tweak allows you to create a new document directly from the email interface. It eliminates the need to separately visit Google Docs thus making you more productive. This tweak is a must-implement if you are using Google Docs as your primary productivity suite program.
Flickr Previews in mail
This tweak shows a preview of pictures on Flickr if the link is included in the mail. There's also another tweak called 'Picasa Previews in mail' which shows previews on images on Picasa.
Green Robot
This cool tweak replaces the green dot from Google talk status to a green android logo if the particular person in online with his Android. Cool, isn't it?
Message Sneak Peek
This tweak is just like the Facebook Photo Zoom extension on Chrome. It shows the preview of the mail when you hover the pointer over the sender's name in the inbox. This saves a lot of time since you don't have to literally open every mail you receive.
Undo Send
If you've accidentally hit the send button before you complete writing the mail you can undo it from being sent within a few seconds by using this tweak.
Message Translation
This tweak prompts you whether you want a message that was in a foreign language to be translated using Google Translate. It eliminates the need to visit the translate site.
Google Maps Previews in mail
This tweak shows you a Google Maps preview of all addresses found in a mail.
I'll have to warn you that some of these features might be wonky because they are still in their beta stage. If you've got some trouble loading your inbox you can always type https://mail.google.com/mail/?labs=0 in the address bar to load Gmail without the lab features you've enabled.
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Jagannath Temple, Pabna
Jagannath Temple located in Chatmohar Upazila of Pabna District, Bangladesh is dedicated to the Hindu god Jagannath. Locally known as the Handial Mandir, the temple was built between 1300 and 1400 CE. The temple is famous for its terracotta sculptures, and has been described as one of the most beautiful Hindu temples in Northern Bangladesh.[1] The temple is incurring damage by high salinity from the soil it is built on.[1]
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Barbie Now Has Her Own Construction Site
When I was a little girl, playing LEGOs with my little brother was far from appealing. Not only did I have no interest in hanging out with him anyway, but I much preferred settling myself in my bedroom loft, cutting my Barbie's hair off and allowing her to scandalously peck my Swan Princess Prince Derek Barbie doll on the cheek. Barbie got lucky with him. He was a hunk.
Next week, though, Mattel will be combining a LEGO-like atmosphere with Barbie in their new construction set, Mega Bloks Barbie Build 'n Style. This new toy, featuring a mini-Barbie that can attach to each construction site, comes in various scenes like "a fashion boutique, a mansion and an ice cream cart," where the children can rearrange and build the play set themselves.
It's not just cool that more little girls may be exposed to a traditionally boys-only type of play; we all know the way that toy companies and toy catalogs divide up toys into "this is for boys" and "this is for girls" is horrible. There could be neurological benefits to Barbie's building blocks, as well. The New York Times noted that research has shown that "playing with blocks, puzzles and construction toys helps children with spatial development … [along with] other skills such as verbal and numerical." With more girls being exposed to play things that advance their spatial development, they are more likely to eventually go into fields such as mathematics, engineering, science and technology. Women hold less than 25 percent of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) jobs in the United States. Could the lack of toys like Mattel's new construction play set for girls be eventually holding women back from pursuing these types of careers?
Mattel's Mega Bloks Barbie Build n' Style is the most recent of the construction play sets for girls, but LEGO's Friends line was introduced back in January. It has had some criticism for being sexist, like the Beauty Shop in LEGO Friends line. I'm heartened that the new construction sets emerging for girls are small but influential seeds that will eventually help little girls blossom within the STEM world, while allowing them to cut their dolls' hair off, too.
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Who will Elizabeth end up with?
Now that Matt is a no go, who will Elizabeth end up with? There's some speculation that Elizabeth and Jason could get back together. Jason is turning to Elizabeth lately and the two still have an obvious love and respect for each other. That would be wonderful, but consider the other possibilities. There's Patrick. This totally makes sense. And what about Ewen? He's a great choice for Elizabeth. Even John McBain could be the one – anything is possible at this point.
I'm not so impressed with Sonny's sudden compassion for Kate. It would have been nice if Sonny had trusted and believed in Kate. Instead, Sonny chose to believe the worst about the woman he claims to love.
Is Johnny having a breakdown? I remember how unstable he was when we first met him. Now it seems like Johnny has returned to that person. John took unfair advantage of Kate's mental state by convincing her to take the fall for the car accident. Think about it – the reveal that Connie supposedly shot out Anthony's tired could emotionally cripple Kate. How can John do this? He has no care or concern for Kate – the victim. John seems to feel guilt over the deaths of Hope and Cole. But, he needs to come clean.
That being said, it may be too late for John. His demise may be a prison sentence for killing Anthony. Or he may join Kate at the local mental hospital. Either way, I'm guessing the end is near for Johnny.
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Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to spend some time on the floor this evening. I will be joined by other colleagues, we anticipate, to talk about an issue which is front and center for millions of families all across the country.
As my poster next to me indicates, there is actually a very critical deadline that's approaching this country in terms of the issue of higher education affordability, about helping families pay for college, one of the biggest challenges that middle class families face today.
Back in 2007, Congress made a very positive, progressive move when it enacted the College Cost Reduction Act, a measure which addressed issues that had been long neglected by prior Congresses in terms of helping students and families pay for college. The College Cost Reduction Act, in particular, took aim at the Stafford student loan program, a loan program that helps lower-income and middle-income students pay for college. It's a program which has been on the books since the 1960s; but over the late 1990s into the early 2000s, the interest rate in the Stafford student loan program had fluttered upwards to 6.8 percent, almost the same levels at what private banks were offering for student loans.
The College Cost Reduction Act in 2007 correctly moved forward to cut the interest rate for that program to make it more affordable for students, again, who are facing ever rising tuition increases in both public and private universities and colleges--2-year programs, you name it--all across the country. As a result of that measure, which passed by a bipartisan vote in this House--we had 77 Republicans who joined the Democratic majority that was in control at that time--it was sent to the Senate. Approximately two dozen Republicans voted in favor of the Stafford student loan program, and it was sent to President Bush, who signed it into law. That measure has helped 15 million students with lower interest rate costs pay for college.
That measure was sunset. It had an expiration date of July 1, 2012. As my poster indicates, that's a date which, today, is 73 days away for families and students who today are trying to budget for next year's school year. That deadline will, in effect, return the interest rate back to where it was back in 2007. It will double the interest rate from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent unless Congress acts.
President Obama, during his State of the Union Address, alerted this Congress and the Nation to the fact that at a time when student loan debt now exceeds credit card debt and car debt, we must, as a Congress, move quickly to make sure that we lock in that rate at 3.4 percent; otherwise, students who use this program, it's been calculated, will have added debt levels of between $5,000 and $10,000.
Now, in terms of the stakes that exist right now for what that means, this chart--which is from a figure that was produced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York--shows again, vividly, the challenge that we face as a Nation, that student loan debt now, as I mentioned earlier, exceeds credit card debt. It exceeds car loan debt. For many families, particularly if you're talking about going to a 4-year private college, it literally is like buying a house to try and figure out ways to pay for college.
So if we do not act, if we do not lock in that lower rate of 3.4 percent between now and July 1--the 73-day deadline that we face, literally, as we stand here today--we will, in fact, compound that bar graph which shows, again, rising debt levels for students who are trying to pay for college.
The stakes could not be bigger for our Nation.
Back in the 1980s, America was number one in terms of graduation rates across the world. Today, the national College Board--which tracks this data and has been doing it for decades--reports to us that the U.S. now ranks 12th in the world in terms of graduation rates. That is a dynamic for mediocrity. That is a dynamic that says that our country is not going to be able to produce the workforce that we need for the future in terms of facing all the technological challenges, all the competitive challenges that we face as a Nation. We here in Congress have that power within our hands to at least avoid worsening the situation that, again, has now, in my opinion, reached epidemic, critical proportions in terms of this country's capacity to refresh its workforce.
The Republican majority has leadership which recently talked about this issue. The chairwoman of the Higher Education Subcommittee, when asked last week on a radio program about the issue of student loan debt, basically stated very clearly that she has very little
tolerance for people who tell her that they graduate with $200,000 of debt or even $80,000 of debt because there's no reason for that. Well, this morning's Wall Street Journal had a very long story about a couple who are exactly in this predicament, where they are carrying $74,000 of student loan debt, making monthly payments of approximately $900 a month. The headline basically is that student loan debt is deferring marriage and children for young people.
Frankly, that is an issue which is being compounded in terms of young people being able to go out and look for work and not be haunted or burdened--almost smothered and buried--by student loan debt. That affects the vitality of our economy. It affects, really, the career path of many of our young people who, at that point in life, really should be maximizing their attempts to really experiment and to innovate and to be, again, the leaders of a new generation in terms of taking this country to new heights.
This is a sad statement of the priorities of the majority that's controlling this Congress, which, again, at a point where we literally have before us in 73 days a choice to make in terms of whether or not we are going to avoid this explosion in interest rates, we have a leadership which basically says they have no sympathy or tolerance.
You know, as we're sitting here tonight, Capitol Hill is being visited in Members' offices hour after hour by organizations like dental students, nursing students, folks who, again, are very excited about starting their careers and have issues about policy that we're taking up here in their different professions. In each instance, when you asked a dental student, ``Well, what kind of student loan debt do you have?'' or a nurse anesthetist, ``What kind of student loan do you have?''--and they were in my office a couple days ago--in every instance, their debt levels exceeded the levels that the chairwoman of the Higher Education Subcommittee was talking about.
We need a Congress which is not out of touch with middle class families and young people in this country. We need a Congress which is ready to move forward with the need to lock in that lower interest rate so that, again, we do not compound this problem of student loan debt skyrocketing in increases.
There is legislation which is pending, H.R. 3826, a measure which I introduced, and now we have over 120 cosponsors in the House Democratic Caucus--I'm joined here this evening by some of the folks who have joined in that effort--that would lock in that rate, that would say that, You know what? This is a priority that really matters in terms of the future of this country, which is to invest in young people, to help middle class families deal with, again, probably as big a challenge as either buying a home or trying to save and prepare for retirement.
For us, at a time when the Federal Reserve is lending money almost for free, when home mortgage interest rates are about 3.1 percent for a 30-year mortgage and even lower for a variable rate, to say that we are going to stand here and turn our backs and allow interest rates for the Stafford student loan program--one of the workhorse, bedrock programs for middle class families to pay for college--to go from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent is unconscionable. It is unforgivable. We cannot let this happen.
Here this evening on the floor I've been joined by some Members who agree and have been working hard on this issue back home, getting the word out in their States, and also have cosponsored this legislation and have joined us to talk a little bit about this issue from their perspective.
Congressman Cicilline from Rhode Island was here first, and I am pleased to yield to my neighbor from Rhode Island. Thank you, sir, for joining us here this evening.
Mr. COURTNEY. Thank you, Congressman Cicilline. And I'm glad you mentioned Senator Reid. Actually, we had an event in front of the Capitol a couple of weeks
ago where Public Interest Research Group dropped off 130,000 petition signatures from college campuses all across America, and they are going to go out and get even more because, as I said, 15 million college students benefited from that rate cut in 2007; 8 million will be impacted if we do nothing with higher interest rates.
Someone who can speak on this issue as knowledgeably as almost anyone, literally, in the House or Senate, in the U.S. Congress is Congressman Bishop, again, my neighbor across Long Island Sound in the State of New York. Again, thank you for joining us here tonight, Tim, and I yield to your comments.
Mr. COURTNEY. I thank the gentleman.
Again, someone who's been a leader on this issue, first sponsor after we introduced the bill is Congressman Gary Peters from Michigan, so we're not all from New England and New York on the floor here this evening because this is a national issue; and thank you for joining us, Congressman Peters.
Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Peters, as to your comment about why this should not be a partisan issue, I just want to reiterate the fact that when we cut the rate back in 2007, 77 Republicans in the House voted with the Democratic majority to implement that law, and there were over two dozen Republican Senators in the Senate who voted for it. George W. Bush signed it into law.
Ironically, the Stafford student loan program, which we've talked about a lot here this evening--and a lot of people are familiar with it, but some, I think, would be interested to know--was named after a Republican Senator, Robert Stafford from Vermont, who was a passionate advocate for education just like Senator Pell from Rhode Island was. This, again, used to be an issue that was nonpartisan totally. Abraham Lincoln was the force that started land-grant colleges in the middle of
the Civil War. I mean, it's amazing to think about that, that he just had such vision during the worst conflict in American history to say, you know, we still need to be investing in the future of this country and so started the land-grant process. Stafford from Vermont was another guy who certainly represented a party that, at that time, would have easily understood the fact that we cannot create new barriers at a time when historic levels of debt are rising to a point which exceed credit card debt and student loan debt.
Mr. Bishop, in your experience as a college administrator, you know. I mean, we are now in late April, and kids are literally getting notices from colleges in their mailboxes today. People are going to have to start planning in terms of how to pay for college. Again, notices are already being sent out to people, saying, you know, you may or may not have this rate right now. So it's changing family decisions literally by the inaction. Frankly, we should not have to wait 73 days. We should do this this week. We shouldn't go home until this gets done, because families need to have some horizon in terms of planning a decision that literally is almost as big as buying a house.
Then I know, Mr. Cicilline, you were up on your feet, and I just want to keep contact.
Mr. COURTNEY. Congressman Bishop was around before the 2006 election and was there when we passed the 2007 College Cost Reduction Act. I believe, frankly, that it is because there was an unprecedented boost in involvement by young people. The 18- to 29-year-old voter turnout in 2006 was a historic high for a midterm election. Frankly, it did slip in the last cycle.
When I'm out at the University of Connecticut or other State universities in higher education, I tell that story about how in 2006, the issue of higher education was front and center. It was an issue that was a national issue in the 2006 campaign that we put forward to cut the interest rate. And frankly, I think the power of that issue and the message of that election from young voters turning out in record numbers basically kind of shook this place up, and people recognized that they've got to start doing something for higher education. I think in 2010, there was a bit of a slip and this issue kind of lost focus.
Again, I think as we get closer to this incredible doubling of interest rates on July 1--when I talk to
people back home when I've done a number of events like you and others have, people greet that with absolute disbelief because they know how mortgage interest rates are, they see what banks are getting from the Federal Reserve, they see what the Treasury bonds are selling for. To say that this one segment of the economy--college students--is going to have a 6.8 percent rate in terms of a loan program is totally unacceptable. That's why, I think, this event we're doing here this evening--and certainly the efforts from PIRG with 130,000 petition signatures--is a way, again, that we can shake this place up again and avoid this catastrophe.
Mr. COURTNEY. I can give a local example of an employer in our area, which Mr. Cicilline knows well--and so do you, TIM--which is Electric Boat, which has a new design project where they're going to be hiring about 300-plus new engineers and draftsmen.
They are scouring the countryside trying to find mechanical engineers. Again, these are high-value jobs. The fact of the matter is that it's a struggle out there to get these folks with hard science degrees for, again, really good openings that exist in our economy right now. They're going to get there. There is no question that's going to happen.
The fact of the matter is that opportunities like that are going to definitely continue to grow as this economy heals and recovers. We want to make sure these young people, again, have not been discouraged from having that chance to take hold of that opportunity when that time comes because of really just the indifference of this body to deal with an issue which, again, just goes to the heart of creating opportunity.
This chart, sadly, when we started it, it was 75 days when the rate was going to go up. Obviously, yesterday, it was 74, today is 73. We are going to continue to make sure that this countdown clock is front and center before the people of this country so that they know that here in this body we have control of this issue, direct control of this issue. Many other issues are so complex and affect a small part of the economy and the country. This is a broad-based issue that affects 8 million college students across America that we have a set deadline. Either we do it or we don't and, again, this colloquy this evening, again, I think is going to be part of the effort to build the noise to make sure that we do it.
Mr. COURTNEY. Well, again, I think you are going to have a really powerful event when you do that. Again, I think the media who have been covering this issue, in many instances they either have children in college or they themselves are still carrying student-loan debt. This issue touches really just a huge cross-section of the country.
To say and to point out the fact which, again, a lot of people aren't aware of, interest rates are going to double on July 1 from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent unless Congress acts. Again, it is something that people just can't even comprehend the fact that at this moment in the economy, when interest rates are so much lower across the board, that this one segment, college students, particularly entering college students, kids who are in high school today, frankly, have almost as much, if not more, at stake than kids who are presently enrolled in college to make sure that this place hears their voices and listens and, most importantly, acts to avoid this totally unwarranted increase in college borrowing costs from a program which has a proud bipartisan history. Thank you both for joining me here this evening.
I look forward to getting a bill signing soon to protect these interest rates.
I yield back the balance of my time.
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I've just see the highlights... How many points do we allowed in transition tonight?
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I've just see the highlights... How many points do we allowed in transition tonight?
Doug Smith: Raptors@SmithRaps
Bargnani fights off flu, he's a go for @raptors tonight
I'm not a doctor but probably swimming (or whatever in the pool) for improve aerobic is not same as running for improve aerobic. Target is the same but probably you have different output from the body
Mens Sana Siena should don't be underestimated 'cause their team is one of the top 8 in EU, 6 time Italian champions in a raw in the last 6 years (2006 / 2012) nearly unbeatable during that era.
They finished over by 12. Also the grizzlies hit from the field with 56% holding Real under 40% so it seems to me that they controlled the game pretty easy
thanks man
Why Andrea wasn't at the Media Day this year?
long time ago
sigh... Atlantic div:
1. Raps 40 - 22
2. Nets
3. Knicks
4. 76ers
5. Celtics
yes, same issue
It's an organization must make his fans hyped about the team! Sports is not politic where you are supposed to be serious
we can cut the DeRozan one :P
What do you guys think about this:
Andrea at number 8
really liked what I heard
Yes they were the only to avoid sponsor on their shorts, also they paid Unicef 1,5M Euros per year.
This year (and next 4 that is coming) they are paid from a Qatar Foundation 34M for the logo so...
understanble but the "so said" interference was after the bucket so.. did the blazers complaints after this call?
look at the feet work.. what a perfect jump shot :D
why this dunk was denied by the referees? the ball was thrown down to the hoop.. then the ball hit the head of batum so falled down...
like the better DIRK! LMAO
this is underrating him IMHO. Raptors change their face when Dre is on the court this year, All-Star caliber stuff..
voted to keep Jose so BC can focus on the 3 that is the problem right now
Rondo like number in assist never been a problem for Jose, but this year is a presence also in the defensive end
12 assist tonight!
why he played only 7 min and 47 seconds?


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|Enter to WIN a Magical Night in the Cinderella Castle Suite at Walt Disney World Resort to help support Give Kids The World
|Ship: Disney Dream
|Stateroom: 6140
|Condition: 5
|Deck: 6
|Category: 4D
|Location: Aft
|Sail Date: 11/01/12
Notes: This room has a ceiling bunk and a wall pull-down bed. The tub is round. It's a connecting room, so it doesn't have the drawers next to the closet. It has a huge desk area with lots of drawers and cabinets. Not noisy at all. It's located above a lifeboat, but it didn't bother us. We didn't have any problems with this room and I wouldn't hesitate to book it again. PM me if you want to see a picture.
|Ship: Disney Fantasy
|Stateroom: 6140
|Condition: 4
|Deck: 6
|Category: 4E
|Location: Mid
|Sail Date: 09/29/12
Notes: Room listed as Mid but more like aft. Room is just above the last lifeboat on the port side. We could feel strong vibration from the engine. Room was quite, easy/close access to the aft staircase.