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January 5, 2003 - 11:22 AM
- Nemesis held on to its #11 slot at the US box office, taking an estimated $1,108,179 on New Year's Day, according to Box Office Mojo. This takes its cumulative total to $36.6m. Maid in Manhattan � which barely beat Nemesis on its opening weekend � holds supreme at #4, with an estimated $3,407,646 on the same day. Victor for the day was again Lord of the Rings, taking in a cool $11,600,000.
- The Psi Phi Star Trek Books Database has been updated with the back cover text for 'Well of Souls', 'Deny Thy Father' and 'Catalyst of Sorrows'.
- The Anchorage Daily News has published a story about the Make-A-Wish Foundation organising a visit to the Enterprise set for a seriously-ill boy. Thanks to 'Enterpriser' for this!
- J.M. Dillard's 'Star Trek Nemesis' novelisation was the third-highest selling e-Book in December, 2002, according to Palm Digital Media. Thanks to 'Enterpriser' for this!
- Kilian Melloy at Wigglefish has reviewed 'Rising Son' and 'The Brave and the Bold, Book 2', awarding them both a score of 4 out of 5. Thanks to dieter for this!
- Trek novelist Peter David comments on the current state of the franchise at his web site. Thanks to 'slappy' for this!
- An recent article in the LA Times (via StarTrek.com) examines William Shatner's (James T. Kirk) acting career.
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Meet the Fofanas — a Baltimore family facing a constant threat of deportation. Their story, which features three distinct immigration battles within one household, shines a light on the complexities of the U.S. immigration system and the challenges facing reform. Continue reading
This week the U.S. Transportation Secretary warned the federal Highway Trust Fund may run out of money later this year. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Bob Cusack, Managing Editor for The Hill, about the logistics of the fund and how state transportation spending could be affected if Congress fails to agree on a solution. Continue reading
House Speaker John Boehner listened to his inner Kenny Rogers Tuesday, abandoning his search for a debt ceiling compromise that could win favor with his members and forcing Democrats to come up with most of the votes needed to pass an extension with no strings attached. Continue reading
Fewer than 24 hours after House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, tried to sell fellow Republicans on a plan to increase the nation's borrowing limit with a modest condition attached, Democrats got exactly what they wanted: a no-strings-attached vote to raise the debt limit.
House Democrats provided nearly all of the votes to pass the measure, which will give the Treasury Department authority to increase borrowing until March 2015. The final vote was 221 to 201, with 199 Republicans and two Democrats voting against the measure. Crucially, 28 Republicans voted with Democrats in order to make sure the debt limit passed.
Congress had until Feb. 27 to increase the limit, according to the Treasury department, or the U.S. government would not be able to pay for all of its bills. Continue reading
The U.S. budget deficit is set to fall to $514 billion this year, down substantially from last year and the lowest level by far since President Barack Obama took office five years ago, a congressional report said Tuesday. Continue reading
The State of the Union speech gives Washington a chance to reacquaint itself with ritual. When else do we need to know the name of the House doorkeeper? What other extended opportunity do we get to study the body language of the president, the vice president and the speaker of the house — in a single screen shot? Continue reading
While President Obama pushed his economic agenda on the road, House Republicans met to discuss their way forward on major issues, including immigration. Gwen Ifill gets views on the year's political outlook from Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson, Neera Tanden of the Center for American Progress and Andrew Rudalevige from Bowdoin College. Continue reading
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week's top political news, including whether the budget deal making its way through Congress could lead to more compromise, Speaker John Boehner's shot at the tea party and the president's sinking approval ratings. Continue reading
In our news wrap Wednesday, the UN Weather Agency reported there have been 86 tropical storms worldwide, three short of the annual average since 1981. Also, according to Speaker John Boehner, the House will not act on the immigration reform bill passed by the Senate in June. Continue reading
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week's top political news, including outcomes of the shutdown fight for the Republican party and the president, the outlook for the online insurance exchanges, plus remembrances of former House Speaker Tom Foley. Continue reading

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AUBURN HILLS -- This is a tale of one anointed future superstar and the two men most likely to pass him the basketball, all of whom were very good for the Detroit Pistons on Monday.
Andre Drummond was actually better than very good. His 26 rebounds equaled Houston's Dwight Howard for best rebounding game in the NBA this season during the Pistons' 96-85 win over the reeling New York Knicks.
"His ceiling is so high, man," Will Bynum said of Drummond. "You never know where he's going to end up."
Brandon Jennings was more jabbing about Drummond's career-best rebounding game.
"Should've had 30," Jennings said. "If you got 26 -- anything over 25 -- you've got to go ahead and get 30."
Bynum and Jennings are the two aforementioned point guards, and their juxtaposition in fourth quarters, with the starter on the bench and the reserve in the game, has become a trend with the Pistons (24-36).
But first, Drummond.
The 20-year-old played 46 minutes, second-most of his career and his most in a regulation-length game.
"It's the adrenaline flowing," he said. "I feel it. I wasn't tired the whole game."
He had 17 points to go with all the rebounds, including spinning reverse layups with each hand, along with three blocks -- one on a Tyson Chandler transition dunk attempt in the game's first minute -- and two steals.
"He definitely works on his game a lot," Jennings said, "but he's not a guy who we have to run plays for. He's going to find a way to get his points and that's one thing that I do love about him. Especially as a point guard, you've got to love a big like that, that just wants to run, rebound, and he scores on his own."
Josh Smith is in his 10th NBA season and was in the playoffs the last six years with Atlanta, his hometown team and the eighth-place team which the ninth-place Pistons are trying to catch for the last Eastern Conference playoff spot. Three games separate them.
Smith tacitly challenged Drummond after Sunday's loss at Houston when he said the Pistons are too young and athletic to be so poor defensively.
The veteran seemed awestruck two days later as Drummond collected the most rebounds by a Piston since Ben Wallace's 28 on March 24, 2002, against Boston.
"It's unbelievable," Smith said. "This is just one of many he's going to have in his long career.
"He has a knack for rebounding, especially on the offensive end. I haven't really seen a person that goes aggressively to the offensive boards and gets a lot of tip-ins or extra possessions for a team. This is my first time. He was great for us."
Besides Drummond and the Pistons' defense -- the Knicks scored 57 points over the last three quarters and shot 38.6 percent for the game -- the other major developing story line is interim coach John Loyer's use of his point guards.
Jennings, the starter, had nine points and 11 assists.
He left the game with 10:09 remaining, never to return, as Bynum collected 16 points, three assists and a season-high three steals in 18 minutes and the Pistons won the season series from the Knicks for the first time since 2007-08.
Loyer regularly has closed games with Bynum at the point lately, though he said he doesn't "go in with a plan" for doing so and praised Jennings.
"I thought Brandon had one of his better attack games that he's had in the last few games," Loyer said. "That was the Brandon Jennings that I thought I saw for the first 40, 45 games. I mean, he had a little extra spurt to him, got it to the rim, he looked confident shooting the ball. You know, everybody goes through ups and downs in a season. I thought Brandon took a huge step forward tonight and played more like he's capable of.
"Then, you've got a double-edged sword. You bring Will in, I thought he was very good with the basketball, defended pretty well. But it's a luxury. When you have two point guards in this league that's playing at a high level, you've got a chance to win a lot of ballgames. I thought they both played well in their own way."
Jennings agreed.
"That just means you've got to deal with both of us," he said.
Bynum is in his third season with Loyer, who was an assistant until the Feb. 9 firing of Maurice Cheeks, and there clearly is a trust factor at play.
That didn't exist between Bynum and Cheeks, who feuded late in the latter's tenure.
"I've been doing this my whole career and Loyer's kind of been here with me, so he knows what I can do, especially in fourth quarters, and I'm just taking advantage of that opportunity," Bynum said. "I pride myself on playing big in big games. That's what I work extremely hard for. And I know what I'm going to get out of Loyer, so it's real easy for me to be prepared for what I do well."
Jennings played 30 minutes but Bynum has closed lately, whether Loyer plans it that way or not.
"Brandon just has to be mentally prepared and be ready for whatever," Bynum said. "We have to approach these games like they're our last games because it could be. Any one of these games could be the deciding game that has us on the outside of the playoffs, looking in. That's where we want to be (in the playoffs), so we definitely have to play with that aggressiveness and that mentality from the jump."
Jennings made the most of his playing time, regardless when it came, on a good night for the Pistons.
"I'm not tripping." he said. "As long as we win, that's all I care about."
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Title: The Captain's Promise
Series: Adrift # 4
Author: T.J. Land
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Ménage
Length: Short
Publisher: Nine Star Press (October 17, 2016)
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Blurb: Now that the crew of The Prayer have settled down on an uninhabited alien world, their captain intends for them to forge a new life for themselves. But Khurshed's plans are interrupted when the ship receives a distress call from a nearby planet. While most of his lovers are excited by the prospect of making contact with their new neighbors, First Officer Antoine argues that responding might endanger the crew. As it turns out, his fears are well placed…
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Justin Bieber vs. Chris Brown – Pop Clash
It was really down to the wire on this one, but Justin Bieber overtook One Direction in our latest Pop Clash poll. At the last second, Beliebers were able to secure their boy's single 'All Around the World' the win over 1D's 'Kiss You,' meaning Bieber is our newest Pop Clash champ! Congrats to Justin and all of the fans who voted!
For his second round of the competition, Justin Bieber will be taking on his buddy Chris Brown. We're pitting 'All Around the World,' Bieber's latest 'Believe' single, versus Chris Brown's brand-new jam, 'Fine China.' So, who will come out on top? It's up to you, Beliebers and Team Breezy!
'All Around the World' is the most club-friendly single that Bieber's dropped off of 'Believe.' The track is a kinetic ball of energy waiting to explode, as the beat builds towards the chorus and awesome electro breakdown. Ludacris also jumps in for a verse, and while his presence reminds us of Bieber's long-gone 'Baby' days, the sexual undertones of the lyrics differ greatly from JB's younger years: "Baby what you doin', where you at, where you at? / Why you actin' so shy? Holdin' back, holdin' back / We're not the only ones doin' it like that, it like that."
On the other hand, we've got Chris Brown, who, unlike Bieber, is taking a step back from the electro-driven, party jams that he's been known for these past few years. His new single 'Fine China,' off of the upcoming album 'X,' is R&B funkiness at its best, as Brown channels his all-time idol, Michael Jackson. The smooth, danceable beat is absolutely infectious, as Breezy croons, "Baby, does he do it for you / When he's finished, does he step back, and adore you / I just gotta know, cause your time is money / And I wont let him waste it, ooh no no."
Which song are you feeling more? Justin Bieber's 'All Around the World,' or Chris Brown's 'Fine China'? You can vote once per hour below, until the poll closes on April 8 at 3PM ET. Happy listening!
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The new Eurocom Panther 2.0 uses Intel XTU and XMP technology to increase the frequency of memory and processors for extreme performance.
Intel's XTU (eXtreme Tuning Utility) is an application that allows for manual performance tuning, stress testing and system monitoring. XMP (eXtreme Memory Profile) allows for manual tuning of frequency, latency and voltage parameters of memory.
The benefit of XTU and XMP to Eurocom customers is that it gives them the ability to customize their memory and processor to offer the best performance for their needs, whatever they may be. With predefined memory optimizations built into Intel XMP, overclocking on the Panther 2.0 is easy, according to Eurocom. A user no longer is required to manually customize their Eurocom notebook; XTU and XMP offer simplified processor and memory overclocking to optimize performance.
When running XTU, a user can monitor information regarding the underlying system. The interface is laid out to allow for easy adjustment of tune parameters. XTU also features an auto tuning capability that offers multiple levels for voltage settings.
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After driving two hours from the Village of Bra up a series of mountains through tinier villages full of people who looked at our bus like we were from outer space, our group arrived at Beppino Occelli in the hamlet of Valcasotto. In 1976, Mr. Occelli began restoring the community's buildings into cheese aging facilities, and today, the community is home to a world-class underground affinage facility, restored flour mill, retail shop and restaurant.
Felice is in his 20s and is one of five full-time affineurs at Beppino Occelli. He came to the trade of aging cheeses by accident, after being hired as a chef by Mr. Occelli. After gaining more than 100 pounds while working in the kitchen, he begged for a different job, and began to work in the aging cellars, caring for the cheeses and learning from the previous "cheese master." Today, it is nearly impossible to believe the young man once weighed 300 pounds. "This job suits me much better," he said.
The first cheese we learned about was Cusie, a Beppino Occelli original, which takes its name from the local dialect and means "that which there is" or as Felice put it: "What's in the cheese?" It refers to the fact that Cusie is made with whatever milk is available, and can be a blend of cow and sheep's milk or cow and goat's milk. After production, it is aged 45 days in barrels filled with grape skins and then placed on wooden shelving for 2 months to age.
Several more cheeses are aged in the maze of underground aging rooms, but my favorite was entering the Castelmagno di Alpeggio DOP cheese aging room, which contained a large manger of dried hay - yes, dried hay in a cheese aging room. The cheese is unique in both its production method - the curds are crushed, broken twice, and then pressed into molds - and also in its aging practice, in which it attains its characteristic flavor of aromatic mountain herbs from absorbing the aroma of actual dried mountain herbs in the aging cellar.
Following the cellar tour, we were treated to an amazing lunch and cheese tasting at Beppino Occelli of the following cheeses:
- Tuma dla Paja: this soft and creamy mixed milk cheese sports a white, wrinkled crust with an aroma of hazelnuts. In Italian legend, at the end of the harvest in the farmhouses of the Langa, it was customary to place a fresh 'tuma' to mature under straw, or "paja" in the Piedmontese dialect. You can occasionally find this cheese in the United States, as it was named the best cheese at the 1997 Fancy Food Show in New York.
- Toma del Monte Regale: made from raw cow's milk, this soft cheese has tiny holes in the paste and is milky and buttery. Think Taleggio without the stink. Yum.
- Valcasotto Il Formaggio Del Re: in the past, Valcasotto farmers would offer their cheeses to the royal castle in exchange for the use of the meadows. Tradition says the square-shape of this cheese came about because it perfectly fit into the saddle of mules for transport to the king's palace, and its intense (read: stinky) scent reminded the king of the sun and the fragrant grass of the pastures.
- Ocelli in foglie di Castagna: produced from goat or sheep and cow's milk in quantities that vary according to the availability of the season, this cheese is left to age for about a year and a half. The wheels are then wrapped in chestnut leaves which imbue them with a strong flavor. Interestingly enough, some wheels used to be wrapped in tobacco leaves, until the company was forced to put health warnings on the cheese label about the risk of using tobacco. Thanks for nothing, label nazis.
- Escarun: the rarest of all cheeses invented by Beppino Ocelli, its name means "little herd." Made from the milk of sheep and cows grazing the highest pasutres of the Alps of Cuneo, the cheese sports a thin, dimpled rind and finely grained, crumbly texture. Each Escarun wheel is branded and numbered, almost as a unique piece of art. This is the largest piece of cheese pictured in the foreground, next to the spinach, below.
Of course, no tasting at Beppino Occelli would be complete without butter! And I'm pretty sure we ate our weight in the gold stuff.
Thank you to all the wonderful folks at Beppino Occelli for a truly remarkable experience. I will be searching out your cheeses from now on in the United States!
Next up: Making & Tasting Tallegio on the mountain top of Vedeseto, Italy
All photos by Uriah Carpenter.


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Regarding Reza Aslan's commentary, "What is the real face of Pope Francis? Right would dislike Jesus, too" (Issues & Ideas, Dec. 8): He clearly has had seminary training of a Christian sort; however, his supposed proof-texting of Jesus' political stance is, pun intended, only half-right. His grave theological error is in equating the kingdom of God with the world, perhaps betraying a lack of belief in Jesus as a supernatural man-God, a major error of the theological "left."
Jesus is referring not only to a renewed earth, but also to a heavenly and spiritual kingdom that began with his birth, life, death, resurrection and ascension and which will be completed, if you will, when he comes again to judge the living and the dead resurrecting those who believe in him as God and who have confessed him before men.
Politically, in American terms, Jesus would not favor either Republican (called out by Aslan) or Democrat. His only allegiance demanded is to him first in all things, an impossible task for us sinners, which is why we need him ever the more!
One more note: in the Bible, it is not those with money who are being rebuked, it is those who love money (1 Timothy 6:6-12).


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The University of Arizona has launched an initiative to help small tech startups win critical federal research funding in an effort to boost the region's economic competitiveness.
Led by the UA's Tech Launch Arizona technology-commercialization arm, the SBIR/STTR Competitiveness Initiative will help new and small companies identify and pursue grant funding through the federal Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs.
Both programs provide much-needed capital for the development of key technologies, and Arizona's performance has been middling relative to other states when it comes to SBIR/STTR funding, Tech Launch Arizona said in a news release.
Under the new program, the UA has set a goal to become one of the top 10 regions for per-capita Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer in the nation.
"This type of initiative fits perfectly with the land-grant mission of the UA, cultivating businesses that are creating an economic and social impact for Tucson and the state of Arizona," Sherry Hoskinson, director of Tech Launch Arizona's Wheelhouse commercialization operation, said in prepared remarks.
A host of Tucson-area companies, including many UA technology spinoffs, have benefited from SBIR and STTR awards over the years.
The SBIR program, launched in 1982, provides federal grants generally up to $150,000 initially and up to $1 million in a second phase to help companies develop and commercialize technologies.
The STTR program encourages collaboration between small businesses and nonprofit research institutions, such as the UA, through the development of innovative technologies. STTR awards generally top out at $100,000 initially and $750,000 for second-phase awards.
Tech Launch Arizona already is working with some local companies to win grants.
For example, the agency said it is helping Avery Therapeutics, a local startup developing a new therapy to treat heart failure, on an STTR proposal for funding from the National Institutes of Health.


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We are seeing a really telling divergence today. This non-stop selloff in the consumer packaged goods plays vs. many other portions of the stock market is begging to be noticed because it's speaking louder than anything else I am watching.
Think about it: Procter & Gamble (PG) and Colgate-Palmolive (CL) aren't able to rally. Neither can Kimberly Clark (KMB), and Hershey HSY and General Mills (GIS) look awful. Clorox (CLX) can't rally. What does that say?
I think it says interest rates are still going higher and today's climb back up is for real. These stocks are all part of that bond market equivalent trade and they failed to rally when rates dipped back down the other day. This tells me that the decline in rates isn't for real and we will soon see 3% on the 10 year Treasury note, about a quarter of a point from where it is now.
Of course, there could be other forces at work here. A principal ingredient for all of these companies is oil, which is moving higher again today. The products have to be shipped to the merchants. They often use packaging that requires energy to be made. Plus, these companies often sell into the emerging markets where the growth is -- and those markets are getting crushed right now.
But I think it all comes back to rates. These stocks were terrific for so long with even the ones with the least growth flying higher. I know that I often talked about how angry I was that my charitable trust sold these on the way up rather than holding on to them because I thought their valuations were ridiculously stretched. At the top they were valued much more richly than many Internet and biotech stocks. This was despite the fact that many of these companies only have 3% organic growth -- or even less. Now they are coming back to earth and from the looks of them, they still have further to fall. Four is the new three, as in 4% breaks the fall the way 3% used to.
What do you do if you own these stocks? First, you have to recognize that it might be years before you see those prices again. That's because at their height they were fixed-income plays and it's pretty clear from the action and all the talk about the Fed tapering its QE program, we aren't going to those rates any time soon. Second, while these companies have terrific, consistent earnings, if the economy takes off, they will do nothing. Nothing at all. Third, understand that most of these companies are too big to be taken over. Fourth, your best hope is that management decides to break the companies up or boost dividends to the point where, once again, their yields sell at a hefty premium to the 10-year note. Finally, fifth, perhaps if the Fed does taper QE, further slowing the economy (particularly housing), people will believe we are going to slip back into recession. Their consistent earnings streams will then make them more attractive. But I don't think that will move the stocks up all that much. It just makes them relative outperformers.
To me, this means these stocks have become sales on any lift -- and you can and always do get a lift. Ironically, it was right about here that my charitable trust started taking profits in these companies. Maybe I will be wrong again but without the prop of lower rates, I think the group is dead money at best. And that's no place you want to be.


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Pedroia gets day off
Terry Francona had to have his usual verbal wrestling match with Dustin Pedroia to get him to take a day off, but in the end even Pedroia admitted it wasn't such a bad idea, especially because the team is heading into the Texas inferno after today's game.
"He's played a lot and he looks like he needs it," said Francona. 'He started to fight hard to play…he eventually realized he needs it." Francona acknowledged that Pedroia is the player you would want to play everyday if you could, but against the tough Justin Verlander, why not? So Chris Woodward, who was taking a of ground balls and practicing his feed to the shortstop on Wednesday afternoon at Fenway, gets the nod.
Francona was also hoping youngster Josh Reddick, batting second in Boston's lineup and playing right field over J.D. Drew, will create some energy for the Sox lineup. 'He's got a chance to do something offensively to help us win a game."
Francona thought it was nice to have a roster move for a couple of days but he knows the stability probably won't last. Tim Wakefield is likely to return next week. Perhaps even Jed Lowrie sometime soon.
Francona has been very impressed with the manner in which Victor Martinez has tried to learn every pitcher on the Red Sox roster, often volunteering to catch their bullpen sessions. Francona said there were a lot of things they knew about Martinez after the traded for him, but now that they've seen him, they're impressed with his work ethic and attention to detail. When Martinez volunteered to catch a pitcher before the game yesterday, Francona even told him to take a break.
Barber to the athletes, Montro, has been in Boston the past couple of days. This morning he gave haircuts to Miguel Cabrera, Carlos Guillen and Curtis Granderson. He often comes in to trim David Ortiz' beard.


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TAMPA — Detectives want to know who killed Wendy Irene Anthony.
The 43-year-old Tampa woman was found Saturday morning, lying on the side of the road with critical injuries from a hit-and-run vehicle.
Anthony, who was hearing-impaired, died late Monday at Tampa General Hospital, increasing detectives' interest in finding the person behind the wheel of the pickup they think struck her.
A Hillsborough sheriff's spokeswoman said the accident happened at County Road 579 north of Sligh Avenue, just before she was found at 7:24 a.m. Saturday.
Detectives think the vehicle was a 1994 to 2001 Dodge Ram pickup of unknown color.
Anthony was last seen leaving her home at 5419 Mobile Villa Drive at 1:30 a.m. Saturday.
Mother Jan Anthony said her daughter was distant from the family throughout her adulthood, leaving the family to see her far less than they wanted.
Though the mother declined to speak at length about her daughter, she did say she hopes detectives get answers: "We would like for the mystery to be resolved."
Arrest records indicate Wendy Anthony had several run-ins with deputies. In 2004, she pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic battery and in 2006 to possession of drug paraphernalia.
Anyone with information was asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at (813) 247-8200.


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The same District 728 Community Education staff who stepped up into new roles after $300,000 was cut from the department's budget two years ago deserves to have the Elk River Area School District step up for them now.
The $117,000 price tag may seem costly, but that's only because the district admittedly dragged its feet when it came to paying its employees their fair share for the work that they did.
There are two main issues at play — one being pay equity and the other being increased workload and promotions. District 728 Community Education staff valiantly took on more work after the cuts, and there were already serious pay equity issues with how much District 728 Community Ed staff were being paid.
The mid-year correction was needed in November of 2009 after District 728 Community Education hit a wall after years of growth. That's understandable. Thankfully, skilled employees were willing to step into new and more challenging roles to provide a seamless transition.
As a consumer of a variety of Community Education services and a close observer, I can't say that I haven't noticed any dip in services or programming.
It will cost about $67,000 to create the new salary schedule for this wage and benefits group, which includes about $5,000 in back pay and places the staff members on an appropriate salary schedule for being community education program coordinators. The biggest component of the $67,000 is taking care of equity issues that arose from positions being undervalued. The range step coordinators used to be $37,740 for Step 1 to $46,410 for Step 6. The proposal to fix the pay equity issues starts it at $48,758 at Step 1 to $56,559 at Step 6.
The moral and ethical thing to do would be put the district's initial plan back on the table. It addressed equity issues back to 2009, which translates into the $117,000 figure mentioned earlier in this column.
These people were promised they would be compensated, and I doubt they were told it would take a few years to get things ironed out. They should not be punished because the district took so long to correct a wrong.
It's a wonderful thing to have such a vibrant Community Education component in our school district. It's important that the district does what it can to preserve that. Treating their employees like they would like to be treated is a good place to start. — Jim Boyle, editor


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Morning Roundup: Jaycee Dugard Speaks; Megan Fox's Fashionable Underwear; Limbaugh Cut by NFL Team
Jaycee in the Spotlight:Jaycee Dugard, the victim of a horrific kidnapping that kept her in captivity for 18 years and resulted in two children fathered by her captor, is on the cover of People, quoted as saying "I'm so happy to be back with my family." The article appears to be mostly a write-around featuring interviews from Dugard's family and friends. [People]
Megan Fox Wears Armani: The "Transformers" star has been hired by Giorgio Armani to become the official face of its new underwear and jeans. With her new gig, Fox follows in the footsteps of Victoria Beckham, who posed in Armani clothes alongside hubby David Beckham last year. [WWD]
Schwimmer to Direct Film: While most of his "Friends" alumni are starring in or preparing television vehicles, David Schwimmer is heading to feature films with "Trust," described as "a dark drama about the effect an online sexual predator has on a family." The premise sounds vaguely similar to Todd Solondz's "Happiness." Catherine Keener and Clive Owen will star. [Variety]
Art World Has a New Power Structure: ArtReview's Power 100, its annual list of the most powerful players in contemporary art, is out. Swiss Curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, of London's Serpentine Gallery, was number one. MoMA's Glenn D. Lowry came in second, and usual suspect Larry Gagosian was fifth. The most visible drop in ranking was British artist Damien Hirst, whose production company was ranked number one last year. He's now 48. It was only a matter of time; critics have said his formaldehyde-shark and cow art was overly reliant on shock value. [Belfast Telegraph]


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EASTER SUNDAY CHURCH SHOOTING: Richard Riddle, 52, was shot outside the Hiawatha Church of God in Christ after Easter Sunday services. The shooter, whose name has not been released, reportedly knew the victim. The shooting occurred about 1 p.m. as the service ended. There were no other injuries.
Rev. David Howard Jr., said he didn't know of a motive. The Ohio State Highway Patrol and Ashtabula Sheriff's Office is assisting the Ashtabula Police Department in the investigation.
Witnesses say Richard Riddle's son killed him in the shooting outside the church Sunday. The son has been identified as Rashad Riddle. Associate pastor Sean Adams said Rashad Riddle was screaming this is the "will of Allah," "this must happen" after shooting his father.


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Some new funds may help protect against the long-term effects of quantitative easing. Others offer access to low-cost baskets of emerging-markets stocks and high-dividend-paying companies.
In an ETF Specialist article last June, we published a list of Morningstar's five favorite exchange-traded funds that had been launched in the previous year.
At that time, issuers had launched a slew of exchange-traded products--more than 240 in total--over the previous 12 months. With such a bevy of new products available to investors, we sifted through those launches to come up with five ETFs that to our way of thinking represented the best in innovation, were good uses of the ETF vehicle, offered relatively inexpensive price tags (or in some cases, were downright cheap), and were reasonably distinctive.
Since that time, things have changed in the ETF world. For one, the pace of new launches has slowed down considerably--in the past six months, just 54 exchange-traded products have launched. That implies an annual run rate of just over 100 launches, or less than half of the ETF industry's product-launch rate during 2011 and the first part of 2012. What's more, the number of liquidations of exchange-traded products has stepped up significantly. This environment suggests that issuers have become less interested in throwing anything at the wall to see what sticks. They strike us as being more likely to be thoughtful and judicious about the launches behind which they will allocate resources and less willing to prop up money-losing products.
Even in a reduced-launch environment, however, some interesting new ETFs have launched recently that we think are worthy of investors' consideration. Below we highlight five new offerings from the past six months that offer investors something new--either access to a useful strategy or a new low for an expense ratio. What's more, these all are funds we feel comfortable recommending to investors.
Easing Any Pain From Quantitative Easing: TIPS, Foreign Currency, and Bank-Loan ETFs
In the United States, quantitative easing is continuing, and the Federal Reserve has signaled its desire to keep interest rates low for the next year or two. No one knows whether quantitative easing will result in higher inflation, higher interest rates, and the debasement of the U.S. dollar, but many investors are concerned about these potential outcomes.
Shorter-duration Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities ETFs are less exposed to interest-rate risk, relative to longer-duration TIPS funds, and tend to be more strongly correlated with inflation than long-term TIPS, according to recent research from PIMCO. One new launch in the past few months, Vanguard Short-Term Inflation Protected Securities Index ETF VTIP, offers much to like, with both its average maturity and its average duration clocking in at 2.6 years. VTIP's 0.10% price tag is especially appealing, as it's just half the cost of several large and liquid ETF competitors.
With most investors' portfolios dominated by fixed-rate bonds that face price risk from rising interest rates, investors may want to consider diversifying their bond portfolios with floating-rate securities. One corner of the floating-rate market that has attracted interest from ETF investors is the area of bank loans. Also known as senior loans or leveraged loans, these variable-rate, senior secured debt securities are issued by highly leveraged companies. As such, this asset class is suitable for investors comfortable with the risks associated with below-investment-grade bonds. However, a basket of bank-loan securities in an ETF or mutual fund can offer decent yields for income-hungry investors. What's more, in a rising-rate environment, bank loans tend to outperform fixed-rate securities. An interesting recent launch in this space is Highland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF SNLN. It's the ETF marketplace's second passively managed fund devoted to bank loans, after PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio BKLN, which launched in March 2011 and has drawn significant inflows. Both the Highland ETF and BKLN are structured very similarly, tracking rules-based indexes of large, liquid leveraged loans. However, SNLN is cheaper at 0.55%, compared with BKLN's 0.66%. Our only area of concern with this fund relates to the general illiquidity of bank loans.
For investors concerned about the long-term outlook for the U.S. dollar, a recently launched ETF that we like is PIMCO Foreign Currency Strategy ETF FORX. The only actively managed currency ETF holding multiple currencies, FORX holds currencies expected to appreciate relative to the dollar, along with local currency bonds. This fund's appeal comes from its diversification and the fact that it can benefit from the best of PIMCO managers' collective wisdom on where currencies are headed. A caveat: investors should always be mindful of currency investments' dismal long-term expected returns (effectively zero after adjusting for interest-rate differences), the dollar's general role as a safe haven during crises, and the fact that faster-growing foreign countries' currencies don't always appreciate relative to the dollar. However, by the same token, there's clear proof that some active managers can generate positive long-term returns by investing in currencies. In the mutual fund space, Franklin Templeton Hard Currency
A Cheaper MSCI Emerging-Markets ETF
In general, we are constructive on emerging markets, which enjoy many long-term growth drivers. We also expect improving growth rates in the coming one to two years in many emerging-markets countries, following accommodative monetary and fiscal policies over the past year. In addition, concerns about a hard landing in China have ebbed. With emerging-markets equity valuations low and a better macro outlook, the picture looks bright for the coming months. That said, emerging-markets countries' economies are always at risk of being affected by global market events, which tend to have an outsized negative impact on emerging markets. Slower global growth also can be a headwind.
IShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
High Dividend Yields and Low Volatility, All in One
With low Treasury yields, investors have flocked to high-dividend-paying ETFs for income. They also have embraced low-volatility stocks, as they've come to understand a persistent market inefficiency. Over the past 50 years, the market's least-volatile stocks have performed about as well as the market, but with considerably less risk, likely because of leverage aversion. Capitalizing on this phenomenon is the final new launch that we like, PowerShares S&P 500 High Dividend Portfolio SPHD. The new ETF is similar to the most popular low-volatility ETF, the $3.6 billion PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility
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Swimmers beware deadly parasite in lakes and rivers
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Lakes and rivers are a popular place for those hoping for relief from the summertime heat. However, water-borne bacteria called amoeba could ruin your plans. It's a tiny parasite that breeds in warm water, and, if it enters your body, attacks the brain.
"And when the kids swim into the rivers and lakes, they stir up the bottom. We've just come through a drought and we're still low as far as rain, so water is low and stagnant," says Southwest Health District Environmental health Director Dewayne Tanner.
The amoeba enters through the nose and attacks the brain. Symptoms are flu-like and can come on rapidly.
"Fever, vomiting, nausea, hallucinations, seizures," says Tanner.
Gary Morfield is the water director with Water, Gas and Light. He says they check the water frequently for any bacteria.
"We check our micros at 100 sites per month. We have a total of 300 sample sites throughout the distribution, each site is tested once a quarter," says Morfield.
The bacteria thrives when water reaches 80 degrees. Morfield says our water here reaches about 72 degrees. And cases are rare--the Centers for Disease Control report 34 cases in the U.S. since 1989.
Though cases like these are rare, officials say amoeba can be more prevalent in lakes. The water is so still, there's nothing to wash the amoeba away. But if you do decide to take a dip, they say to take precaution.
"You can wear a nose clip, hold your nose if you're jumping in the water, try not to stir up the bottom too much," says Tanner.
If caught, it can be treated, but it must be detected early on. Officials with the Health Department say it may be safer to just stay in a well-chlorinated swimming pool.


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Ismail, Zuraini and Hussin, Husnayati and Abdul Karim, Noor Shahriza and Suhaimi, Mohd. Adam (2008) Likely antecedents of IT outsourcing success. In: IT Outsourcing Success Framework: Malaysia's Insight. Penerbit UTM , Johor, p. 18. ISBN 978-983-52-0561-3
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Large Commercials take bullish gold and silver positions
Many precious metals investors are perplexed in the metals inability to move higher with all the negative financial news. Athens is aflame (literally) as the euro crisis remains unsolved; the GOP seems to be foundering in deciding on which candidate will face Obama next year;and the US continues to borrow forty cents of every dollar it spends, with real solution in sight. So, why are gold and silver not surging? In my view, it's period of consolidation, and I think that Gene Arensberg's latest Got Gold Report back me up.


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The last time The Locust played Japan they took part in what would turn out to be At The Drive-In's first and final tour of the archipelago. Though it was the California foursome's second trip to this country, opening for the now defunct prog-emo group from "Hell Paso," Texas at Tokyo's Shibuya-AX in Jan. 2001 they faced an audience that wasn't familiar with them or their unique brand of hardcore punk.
The reaction could be described as stunned courtesy. The group, dressed in tight-fitting insectoid "uniforms," formed a line, including the drummer, across the front of the stage. The songs were chaotic and deafening, and most lasted less than 60 seconds. The music itself was dense and complex: speedy counterpoint riffs played with blinding precision, highlighted by Martian synthesizers and carcinogenic vocals.
The audience's response didn't escape the notice of Cedric Bixler-Zavala, At The Drive-In's manic vocalist. During ATDI's own set, he said, "The next time a band like The Locust comes, you should dance to them."
"I don't have a comment on that," says Justin Pearson, The Locust's bassist, from his home base of San Diego. "We are not really concerned with an audience's reaction to what we do — dance or no dance."
After more than a decade of underground notoriety, Pearson's seemingly blase take on crowd dynamics is understandable. Reports of Locust shows suggest that they provoke everything from fawning cult devotion to active hatred.
"Our original intention was to form a band like Crossed Out," Pearson explains, referring to the influential "power violence" band who played only 16 shows between 1990 and '93 and released a handful of singles and EPs filled with songs of bracing brevity.
"There are certain aspects of our sound that are derived from their style, but we ended up putting a different spin on it. A lot of it had to do with keyboards and weird effects — using this brutal, absurd, condensed music in the Crossed Out style and then adding a campy science-fiction element."
Right from the beginning, their striking style gave The Locust a singular identity that their hardcore peers lacked. Rock critics often take them seriously, some calling their music avant-garde.
Their name often sparks allusions to the Old Testament.
"It's just a pretty intense insect," Pearson says. "The Biblical aspects are part of it, but none of us are religious. Our music has this nasty, destructive quality to it, which is what locusts do — eat crops and stuff. It also has this image of B-grade horror movies, which we all grew up with."
The Dadaist purport of The Locust might be reinforced by the lyrics if they could be made out, but the group's intentions can be easily derived from the song titles. The ones on their 2003 LP, "Plague Soundscapes," tap into adolescent irreverence: "Who Wants a Dose of the Clap?", "The Half-Eaten Sausage Would Like to See You in His Office," "Anything Jesus Does I Can Do Better."
However, on the band's latest album, "New Erections," the titles take on a less frivolous cast. Could "The Unwilling . . . Led By the Unqualified . . . Doing the Unnecessary . . . For the Ungrateful" be taken as a criticism of America's current misadventure in Iraq?
"We don't say we're talking about the Bush administration," Pearson demurs. "If you want to apply it to current world politics, OK, and if you want to apply it to your boss or parents, you can do that too. We don't spell things out. The titles are an extension of the image we've created."
The image is tied to the group's integrity within the indie-rock universe. "New Erections" and "Plague Soundscapes" ("23 songs in 21 minutes!" screams the sticker on the CD case) are both on Anti, one of the hippest labels in the world, but The Locust had to be talked into signing, since Anti belongs to the larger indie Epitaph.
"We met (label owner) Brett Gurewitz and said right away we were against working with Epitaph because of their roster," Pearson explains. "Brett's an awesome guy and we just wanted to be friends. I didn't want to be on a label with bands that play crap. Pennywise? I mean, come on. But Anti has artists we respect, like Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Merle Haggard, and we wanted a bigger recording budget."
Pearson admits The Locust's principles have prevented them from making more money. The band refuse to work with Clear Channel, the concert promoter that practically has a lock on rock shows in the U.S. They've passed up tours "with great artists" that might have helped them simply because Clear Channel was involved.
"We've been doing this for 12 years, and I'm not sure how well we're doing," Pearson says. "There's sh*tty new bands like Panic At The Disco who are filthy rich and they're babies."
Everyone in The Locust "has other outlets to make money." Pearson runs a record label called Three One G and moonlights in the grindcore outfit Some Girls.
He says The Locust are looking forward to their upcoming Japan tour if for no other reason than that they'll finally get to play with nosebleed punks Melt-Banana on the latter's home turf.
"We played with them in L.A. years ago," he says. "And we once released a split 7-inch with them. They're still phenomenal. Few bands can remain awesome over the course of a decade."
The style of their show won't be much different from the one they played with ATDI, but the getups are different. "We change uniforms with every album," he says. "The ones we have now are blue and furry."
It must get hot on stage.
"It does," Pearson says. "It's not that practical."
The Locust play March 12 (with Melt-Banana) and 13, 7 p.m., Shibuya O-Nest, Tokyo, ¥3,500 ([03] 3462-4420); 14, 7:30 p.m., Sapporo Counter Action, ¥3,000 ([011] 222-1413); 16, 6 p.m., Kyoto Metro (with Melt-Banana), ¥3,000 ([075] 752-2787); 18, 7 p.m., Unagidani Sunsui, Osaka ([06] 6243-3641); 19, 7:30 p.m., Nagoya Taurus ([052] 931-9721); and 20, 7 p.m., Super Deluxe, Tokyo, ¥3,500 ([03] 5412-0515). Ticket prices are for advance sale.


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Only 1 in 6 Patients Have Talked with Their Providers About Drinking — Physician's First Watch
January 8, 2014
Only 1 in 6 Patients Have Talked with Their Providers About Drinking
By Amy Orciari Herman
Only 16% of U.S. adults have ever discussed alcohol use with their healthcare providers, according to a CDC report in MMWR.
As part of the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey, nearly 170,000 adults reported whether a clinician had ever talked with them about alcohol use. Among the other findings: 25% of binge drinkers had ever had such conversations, and just 13% within the previous year. Women were less likely than men to report talking about alcohol with their providers.
The CDC reminds clinicians that since 2004, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended that primary care clinicians screen adults for alcohol misuse and provide behavioral counseling if appropriate.


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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced legislation Thursday that would legalize physician-assisted suicide across the nation. Trudeau's decision comes a year after the Canadian Supreme Court overturned a criminal ban against the practice. For more on the issue, we look back at special correspondent John Larson's report last year on the patient at the center of the Supreme Court case. Continue reading
After her husband starved himself to death over the course of nine days rather than continue living with Parkinson's disease, NPR's Diane Rehm found herself plagued with questions and fears. She channeled her struggles into "On My Own," an evocative and incisive memoir. Jeffrey Brown sits down with Rehm to discuss what the book means for her and her ongoing advocacy for assisted suicide. Continue reading
In a vote of 23 to 14, California lawmakers approved a bill allowing physician-assisted suicide on Friday. Continue reading
Last fall, the story of 29-year-old Brittany Maynard, who moved to Oregon so she could legally end her own life, brought the issue of assisted suicide back into the national spotlight. Now, the movement's renewed momentum may affect end-of-life care for millions. NewsHour's Stephen Fee reports. Continue reading
Since last fall, the laws governing assisted suicide — even in states where the practice is legal — have continued to evolve.
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Independent Television News reports on the decision by one of the world's most famous conductors and his wife to take their lives. Their deaths have reignited a debate in Europe over assisted suicide. Continue reading
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People living around Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon County may noticed increased noise on Sunday when the military base hosts demolition training.
The training is scheduled between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. on both Sunday and Monday.
The demolition training using military-grade explosives is conducted several times each year.
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Hi, I'm Norm and I'd like to help. I've attached a page from the Square D motor control wiring diagram book that has the diagram for a 6-pole reversing drum switch, which is a universal application, so the diagrams also apply to your Dayton switch. The diagram for your application is Figure 3. This diagram applies to both 240-Volt and 120-Volt connections. When connecting a 120-Volt motor, the botXXXXX XXXXXne is the neutral.
Since terminals 5 and 6 are in the neutral line, they should be wired together externally with a jumper to avoid switching the neutral.
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Norm I need to know the connections on the motor end also. My 220 diagram shows the line into the drum switch as the top and bottom Terminal 2 and 6 on the right and nothing on the center post Terminal 4. And out of the drum left side as white lead goes from Terminal 1 to T4 on motor, Green lead goes from Terminal 3 to T8 on the motor Black lead goes from terminal 5 to P1 on motor and lines T235 are taped on motor. I am using a standard three wire lead between the drum switch and motor. The diagram you sent seems to be using four wires between the switch and the motor is that correct ? Can I do this with three wires ?
If you send me the model number of the Dayton motor, I can look up the wiring diagram and tell you how to connect it. I'll be back in three or four hours. Thanks.
dayton farm duty C faced motor attached to a gear head 1 or 1 1/2 hp
Hi. I'm back. Attached is another sketch with the motor terminals identified. I could not find a diagram with motor terminal designations that corresponded to your 240-Volt motor connections. The connections shown here are for a dual-voltage 120/240-Volt motor and are industry standard. It will, in fact, require a four-wire cable between the switch and the motor. To get specific with your motor, I need more information, specifically the Grainger catalog number, which should be something like 2E456 or similar numbering. We can go from there if you like......Norm


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John F. Ahrens, a prominent and respected citizen of Gillespie, Macoupin County, where he is postmaster, was born at Staunton, this county, March 16, 1855, and is a son of Peter J. and Maria M. (Ruther) Ahrens.
Peter J. Ahrens was born in Germany about 1826, and came to America in 1848, a poor boy seeking his fortune. He was educated in the German schools and after coming to this country learned the English language. He engaged in a mercantile business at Staunton, Illinois, until 1856,k and then retired to a farm until 1861, in which year he resumed his former business at Staunton which he continued until he permanently retired in 1890, selling his business to his son, John F. Mr. Ahrens was a very strong supporter of the Republican party and was one of the party's three adherents in the town at the time he settled in Staunton. he was a man of such upright character that his fellow citizens elected him to office on many occasions and he served as justice of the peace for two terms, for 16 years was a township treasurer and for 15 years was a member of the School Board. He was prominent also in religious matters and belonged to the Methodist church, to which he was a liberal contributor and of which he was a regular attendant. At the time of his demise, April 10, 1901, he left a large estate which he had accumulated through his own efforts. He married Maria M. Ruther, who was born near Hanover, Germany, and came with her parents to Illinois. They had 10 children born to them, the six survivors being: John F.; Mrs. Christine Golightly of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; George C., connected with the Wabash Railroad at St. Louis, Missouri; Karl W., of Gillespie, Macoupin County; Fannie L., who is attending a commercial college at St. Louis, Missouri; and Rosa L., also a student in a business college at St. Louis, who had been connected with the Gillespie post office for four years. The mother of this family died in 1902, at the age of 66 years. She was a consistent member of the Methodist Church, and a woman of most beautiful, amiable character.
John F. Ahrens completed the common school course and had an ambition to go to college, which his father, needing his services at home, could not gratify at that time. he assisted in the store and then spent 10 years on the farm, two years in an elevator business and several years in insurance and other lines, and purchased his father's mercantile business in 1890. Prior to this he had served four years as deputy-sheriff under Sheriff Davenport. In politics he has always been actively identified with the Republican party and has faithfully served in local offices, at present being chairman of the street commissioners of Gillespie. For 12 years he was a notary public, and since October, 1898, he has been the popular postmaster of Gillespie. Fraternally Mr. Ahrens is connected with the Modern Woodmen of America and the Knights of Pythias. He is unmarried.


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Henri Poupart-Lafarge, President of Alstom Transport, and Sergey Pavlov, General Director of Russian Railways (RZD) signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to conduct railway projects on the international market using their joint expertise.
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PIRU — Authorities say a rider was killed and another seriously injured in a crash at a Ventura County motocross track.
The Ventura County Star says initial reports called it a head-on collision between two motorcyclists at the track in Piru.
One man was taken to a hospital by helicopter. Capt. Mike Lindbery of the Ventura County Fire Department says a second rider, a man in his early 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The Hempaline Defend Vinyl Ester range is a comprehensive set of linings for the power generation and oil & gas markets. In the power generation industry, the linings are used to protect the internal surfaces of flue gas desulphurisation units, ductwork and stacks in wet and dry environments. In both the power generation and the oil & gas industries, the Hempaline Defend Vinyl Ester range can be used as tank linings, as well as to protect concrete surfaces, such as secondary containment structures, from aggressive cargos.
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Isaac Hilton
Isaac Hilton (born February 26, 1981 in Long Beach, California) is an American football defensive lineman.[1] He was drafted out of Hampton University by the New York Giants, but was cut before the beginning of the season. He then played briefly for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Carolina Panthers, and later played for the Arena Football League and Toronto Argonauts. In 2009, while playing for the arenafootball2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers, Hilton was arrested and charged with possession of 70 bags of marijuana with the intent to distribute them.[2]
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Off price retailer Ross Stores achieved record fourth quarter sales and earnings and expects to deliver more of the same in 2013 thanks to an unwavering commitment to offering great bargains.
Sales for the 14 week fourth quarter ended February 2, increased 15% to $2.76 billion when compared to the prior year's 13 week fourth quarter. Same store sales advanced 5% on top of a prior year gain of 7%. Earnings per share for the period increased to $1.07 from 85 cents last year and net income grew to $236.6 million from $192 million.
Michael Balmuth, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented,
"We are pleased with the record sales and earnings we delivered in the fourth quarter and 2012 fiscal year, especially considering they were achieved on top of strong multi-year gains," said Michael Balmuth, vice chairman and CEO. "Results for both periods benefited from our ongoing ability to deliver compelling bargains on a wide assortment of exciting name brand fashions for the family and the home to today's value-focused consumers."
For the full 53 week fiscal year, sales increased 13% to slightly more than $9.7 billion, comps increased 6%, earnings per share grew to $3.53 from $2.86 when compared to the 52 week prior fiscal year. Net income increased to $786.8 million compared to $657.2 million.
"We plan to stay intently focused on our core off-price mission of consistently delivering great bargains to our customers," Balmuth said. "This continues to be the key to maximizing our opportunities for growth in sales and profits over both the short and the long term."
While the company's strategy won't change, one shift that may not sit well with some investors is the suspension of monthly sales reports. Ross said it would discontinue the practice beginning with the second quarter.
"Reporting sales quarterly aligns us with the majority of other retailers who have already adopted this practice, while also increasing the focus on longer-term performance," Balmuth said.
Ross ended the year with 1,091 stores in 33 states and 108 dd's Discount stores in eight states.


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Anyone know of a good Subaru machanic in the south eastern Massachusetts area? I feel comfortable doing some of the minor stuff myself, but when it comes to larger jobs, I would rather have someone who knows what they are doing, do it.
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Chatsworth, Calif. -- Provision Interactive Technologies has entered into a multi-year partnership with Rite Aid Corp. to install Provision's 3D Reward Centers kiosks inside select Rite Aid stores. The kiosks will generate 3D holographic videos as well as exclusive wellness+ information and Rite Aid promotions.
The project will begin with a 10-store pilot in the Los Angeles and New York markets, followed by a 200-store rollout in those same markets. Rite Aid's wellness+ customer loyalty program will be integrated into the program, allowing wellness+ members to access their account details and load digital coupons to their cards for instant savings while in these stores.
In addition to Provision's 3D holographic display, each unit also has a 2D interactive touch screen that provides consumers access to wellness+ information as well as Rite Aid promotions, rewards, coupons and product samples. Brand marketers will be able to showcase their products via 3D advertising and engage viewers via the interactive touch screen interface.
"These kiosks provide convenient access for our wellness+ members to better maximize the value they can get from our program, providing meaningful savings right at the point of purchase on featured products and services advertised on the ProVision network," said Craig Riner, VP of marketing for Rite Aid. "They also represent another way we are trying to leverage technology in our stores to create a more engaging experience for our customers."
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Since 1982, the federal Department of Education has given Blue Ribbon Awards to schools that it deems to be outstanding, as well as to those that have shown marked improvement.
The awards have been based on various factors, primarily essays in which school officials answered broad questions about how their school sustained relationships between teachers and students, provided for students with disabilities and involved the community.
Like so many aspects of secondary education, the Blue Ribbon Awards are being remade to conform with the Bush administration's chief law on education, No Child Left Behind. The awards will now be based mostly on test results.
Critics of the old application process say that, eventually, the essays became more rote than revealing.
Dr. J. Stephen O'Brien, the director of recognition programs for the federal Department of Education, is one of those critics.Continue reading the main story
''This isn't easy for me to say because I was involved in creating the old application,'' Dr. O'Brien said, ''but one of the things we started to find was that people knew what to write and say. We kept saying 'Avoid the same jargon,' but applicants would just create new jargon.''
Anyone who looked at applications side by side, he added, found it hard to make distinctions.
Indeed, in answer to the first question on its application about how the school's population is best described, Central Middle School in Greenwich, Conn., one of the wealthiest towns in the country, spoke about how the school's population ''reflects the diversity of our community.'' It was one of last year's winners.
There were 172 winners nationwide last year, 19 of the Blue Ribbons going to schools in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Although the application process has often been time-consuming, winning an award becomes a point of pride in a community, can help administrators in their careers, and may help make an area more attractive to potential homebuyers. Real estate agents like to cite the awards, for example.
Some defended the old application process. Jon D. Snyder, the dean of the Bank Street College Graduate School of Education, said the process had its strengths.
''Any kind of recognition in education or any other context is, in a nutshell, good,'' Mr. Snyder said, adding that the process of essay writing, if done collaboratively, could help teachers and administrators focus on goals for improving their schools.
Moreover, trying to decipher the quality of a school from test results is akin to determining the talent of a basketball player by looking at who scored the most in a single quarter. ''Multiple sources of information always lead to better judgments; it's a principle of the universe,'' Mr. Snyder said.
Iona Preparatory School, a 760-student private high school in New Rochelle, N.Y., won the award last year, and its headmaster, Anthony Baxter, said that ''whether you win or not, the process of examining yourself is a healthy one.''
When Iona Prep decided to apply, Mr. Baxter first met with past winners for advice. He then looked at each essay question and gave it to the faculty member most qualified to answer it. When he got the faculty member's draft, Mr. Baxter edited it, emphasizing the qualities he thought made Iona Prep stand out. He emphasized that 88 percent of its students were involved in extracurricular activities and that the school had a wireless network.
In Greenwich, Dr. Neil J. Bulger, the principal of Central Middle School, said he put together a panel of teachers to write the application.
Dr. Bulger said the school realized that to win it had to improve certain test results and did so. By the time the process was over, he recalled, ''I said I never wanted to look at that application again.'' He added, though, that all the discussion helped the school. ''And now the new guidelines are so simplified and structured that it takes it out of the hands of the educators,'' Dr. Bulger said.
The schools are to be nominated by the states, and the federal Department of Education is to rule on whether they deserve the national award. Under the new system, the state's job should be easier.
In the past, once schools chose to apply, their applications were reviewed by the states. That is all changing. Now the states look at the testing data and send applications to the schools that make the grade. Private schools are nominated through the Council for American Private Education.
After looking at testing data available, New York State sent nominations earlier this year to five elementary and five middle schools that give free and reduced-price lunches to at least 40 percent of their students and showed the greatest increase in performance on the fourth- and eighth-grade English and math tests, said Barbara Flynn, the state's supervisor for school support services.
Additionally, five elementary schools and four middle schools were nominated for high testing achievement, regardless of background. No high schools were nominated this year because of the lack of comparable data going back three years, Mrs. Flynn said.
''It's less work,'' Mrs. Flynn said of the new process, ''but I don't think it's as good. It often took three or four years to put together an application, and it was much more a process than an application. Schools could use the long process to improve.''
One part of the prize program has not been changed. The awards will make no distinction between a Blue Ribbon for excellence and one for improvement. While some say separate categories would eliminate confusion, others, like Mrs. Flynn, contend that a two-tiered format would stigmatize poor schools.
In the end, after all the disagreement, Dr. O'Brien said there was something to be gained from publicly identifying schools that have achieved top test results or have shown the best improvement. ''These are the schools we're going to want to learn from going forward,'' he said.Continue reading the main story


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Several streets in Ho Chi Minh City are experiencing serious traffic congestion as travel increases with the approach of Tet.
Roads approach their capacity limit
On January 17, at Dien Bien Phu, Phan Dang Luu, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Xo Viet Nghe Tinh, and Hang Xanh streets were jammed.
The situation is only likely to worsen in next four days, especially along entrance and exit routes of the city, as well around bus stations.
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Nine SC victims among 10 killed in Soldotna, Alaska, air taxi crash
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A family of five from South Carolina are among the victims in an Alaska plane crash that left 10 dead.
The Antonakos family usually vacationed together in Myrtle Beach, S.C., each summer, but the father of Kimberly Antonakos says his daughter and her family decided to travel to Alaska from their home in Greenville, S.C., for 10 days this year, instead.
H. Wayne Clayton says his son-in-law Melet Antonakos sold computer software to hospitals and doctors' offices, while Kimberly shuffled the three children to their many activities. The children were 16-year-old Olivia, 14-year-old Mills and 11-year-old Anastacia.
Investigators have begun their probe into the crash of a de Havilland DHC3 Otter that went down shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday at the airport in Soldotna, about 75 miles southwest of Anchorage.


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