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((A writing prompt from Amanda Patterson's Tumblr, Amanda on Writing. The prompt is:
I'll be filling it with two protagonists.))
Karabela felt a quickening in her belly, and smoothed her hand over the soft white cloth covering it. Since her pregnancy, Katar had been providing her with nicer things. Things that took him more time to earn, to hunt. She wasn't sure how she felt about this. Especially since he was moving her from her home, from her tribe. She should have known marrying from one of the wandering tribes would end in her own wandering. But she'd seen the dark swirls around his eyes and his knuckles and the breadth of the darkness swirling on his back, and she had fallen in love.
'Hush now, little one.' She thought to the child in her belly. He would be a fierce warrior, she knew. A hunter, and a leader. She smiled, her thumb rubbing the swell of him there. She could not know if it would be a boy or a girl, but no matter what, the child would be a fierce warrior, a hunter, and a leader. The cart shuddered underneath her, and she lost her smile for a moment. Katar screamed at the poor beasts pulling it. Donkeys he'd purchased from a white-skinned trader. His shaved head shone like mud in the sun, and she glared at him, for the mistreatment of the animals. In the back, the crate of four chickens clucked nervously next to the grains he'd purchased as well.
He was serious about this, about their joining some strange pale-skin village, about living there, and seeing how they live. She did not like this, she really didn't. What kind of life would their little one lead? What kind of home would he have, without cousins to play with, without girls to teach him kindness, without other hunters to teach him knots and bows and slings? He would be nothing but a farmer, and that was not what she wanted for her son. But her husband insisted, believed it would bring them closer. She didn't laugh in his face out of respect for his passion.
The child within her swollen womb moved again, and as she comforted him, she comforted herself.
Nikola stared, once again, at the putrid green herb sitting on her table, next to the lavender she grew for her skin, the tea tree for her husband's callouses. She'd always loathed parsley, even in her food, but now… She grit her teeth, glaring at her useless lump of a husband. He lay, drunkenly passed out, in their bed. They'd just sold off Mendala, her apprenticeship putting them in enough money to actually survive for a few years, provided he doesn't just drink it away. Now, he'd managed to get her with child again.
She turned, her green eyes staring out the window. The Oleanders were in bloom once again, and though she loved the smell, the children running through the petals outside just filled her with rage. She refused to acknowledge that her jealousy perhaps had something to do with it. She was jealous, yes, but that didn't matter. What mattered was what to do next.
She touched the barely-there swell of her child. No. No she wouldn't think of it that way. This was a nuisance. Just like all the other children before. A crying, shitting, useless pile of flesh that only became profitable once men started drooling. She looked once again at the parseley, but didn't get up to make the tea. Might as well secure their future. The screaming would at least make Dane leave for awhile. She pushed back her freshly washed red hair, and plucked one of the oleanders growing beneath her window. Taking a deep breath, she smiled, and set it in her hair.
This child would be a burden. A useless creature whose life would only have worth with legs spread. It felt sort of poetic, actually. Her crimson lips curved into a sardonic smile, as she thought of all the humiliating things she can have this child do. She hoped it was a boy. Boys were easier to raise. Mendalla, Maka and Anna had all been absolutely horrid to raise, much less to sell. Her hand smoothed over her belly in an almost tender gesture, the same sort of soothing one gives a pig before you slaughter it.


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February 09, 2004
LOS ANGELES — Olav Sorenson has been promoted to associate professor of policy at UCLA Anderson School of Management, receiving tenure, which represents a major rite of passage in any academic career. Dr. Sorenson's accomplishments reflect the combination of excellence in research, teaching and service that is required to achieve this advancement. Pursuing three broad lines of inquiry, Dr. Sorenson conducts research in organizational learning, technology management and the relationship between social networks and economic geography. He is probably best known for the last topic in which he is credited with an early investigation that calls into question a long-held assumption. Previously, research in the area accepted the notion that since the same type of firms do cluster in particular locations, it must be good for them to do so. A high-profile example of these industrial districts is Silicon Valley with its dense concentration of high technology corporations. Dr. Sorenson's study compared the companies in these districts with others in different geographic locales and found there is no benefit to the organization in clustering. The evidence indicates it is the existing social networks that actually determine the geographic distribution of entrepreneurial activity in the area, and most start-up owners do not consider location as a factor in their decision-making.
The unique nature of his work has prompted invitations for Dr. Sorenson to present his results at meetings of prestigious associations in his field. In April 2002, he was asked to give the keynote address to the International Schumpeter Society, an academic group devoted to evolutionary economics. Interest in his research has spread wide enough to generate an additional invitation from the Max Planck Society, a research institution in Germany that also focuses on evolutionary economics.
With a background in sociology, Dr. Sorenson actually started thinking about this subject when he was in graduate school, and he will continue to build on the foundation his work has established. One of the next questions he is considering is: Since the firms themselves do not profit from them, what other possible advantages do industrial districts create? The most important concern here is the relationship between the clustering of companies and wage rates, Dr. Sorenson notes. To investigate this interaction, he is using the extensive data available in Danish census records, which provide easy access to recent wages for everyone in the country unlike U.S. records. The answers would assist policy makers in determining whether or not to encourage industrial districts.
Additionally, Dr. Sorenson will continue to look at how social networks impact the success of business enterprises. Another of his studies examines the film industry and the tendency for repeated transactions between specific talent and distribution companies. He questioned whether access to private information is the explanation, based on knowledge that a particular actor's or director's work really is better than others. It appears it is more of a self-confirming hypothesis with the improved performance of a movie actually generated by the increased support invested in it by the distributor, which seems to confirm the outcome they expect. If adjustment is made for this distributor influence, the preferred talent fares no better in the marketplace than anyone else.
Dr. Sorenson's expertise in the entertainment industry also began early in his career when he served as a consultant for a then small local organization that is now the largest provider of pay-per-view for hotel rooms. Reflecting this interest, Dr. Sorenson recently developed and teaches a unique advanced elective course in entertainment management. His initial survey of offerings at other MBA programs did not turn up any similar classes. Dr. Sorenson identified the need for specialized training, because entertainment differs in several ways from traditional businesses currently explored in the MBA curriculum. The course examines the impact of the tremendous almost entirely fixed costs to produce the product, enormous uncertainty about what will sell and the persistent pressure for continuous innovation. For example, a movie's lifespan is only a few weeks and even notoriously short-lived high tech products usually last for years. These unusual conditions create unique challenges for entertainment managers.
Dr. Sorenson will continue his effort to break new ground in his teaching, research and consulting on strategy issues in entertainment and high technology industries.

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Latest media releases
UBS wage survey: minor increases in 2004
Nominal wage growth of 0.9% expected
UBS's latest wage survey suggests that nominal wage levels will rise by 0.9% in 2004. Respondents expect inflation to be 0.5%, as a result of which the real increase should be about 0.4%. These are the main findings of the 15th UBS wage survey of companies in 19 industries.
The most generous pay deals in the latest round were once again in telecom and IT (2.2% and 1.9% respectively), despite the difficulties these sectors are experiencing. High rises (2.0%) are also expected by the companies surveyed in the energy sector. Very small ones, on the other hand, are anticipated in the sectors hardest hit by the economic downturn, including printing and graphic design (0.4%), watches (0.5%) and automotive (0.5%).
Of the companies with a bonus system (about 70% of those surveyed), roughly half expect bonuses to be lower in 2004. Only 7% foresee a moderate increase in bonuses.
As regards the economic trend going forward, respondents appear to be much more optimistic than they were in last year's survey.
The positive economic outlook is also having an impact on human resources planning. Far fewer companies than last year plan to reduce their headcount (37% for 2004, compared with 52% for 2003), while others (17%) intend to create new jobs.
These results are from UBS's annual wage survey, which was carried out between 1 and 18 October 2003. The survey covers companies and employer associations in 19 sectors that between them account for about 57% of the total Swiss workforce. The average discrepancy between the survey's estimates and the official wage figures published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office in the period from 1989 to 2002 was only 0.36%.
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Founded over 90 years ago in Rome, Fendi is synonymous with exquisite craftsmanship, infinite creativity, and timeless style. The famous house signature is the revolutionary the use of fur through the creation of cutting edge fashion and accessories with unexpected details that are sophisticated yet playful. Fendi is now led by Creative Director and fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld along with Silvia Venturini Fendi, creator of the Baguette, a cult bag which gives life to the phenomenon of the IT Bag.
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by Colin Ellard
Ira Flatow and the SciFri crew will put on a live show in Colorado on June 30th.
An excerpt from The New Celebrity Scientists, by Declan Fahy.
Should we worry about the imminent rise of robots in our lives?
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Science Friday® and SciFri® are registered service marks of Science Friday, Inc. Site design by Pentagram; engineering by Mediapolis.


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Commenting on rate modification, Karandeekar stated the high price of land would deficient feasible. ""The Pune market is dominated by small to medium range building contractors who mainly get land via joint endeavor with the land owners. They are unable to Flats For New Residential Projects In Pune minimize property rates as it would certainly affect their profits,"" he stated. An additional major concern is the wrong calculation of success which has actually caused irregular increase in property costs in the city. Home builders, however, are not averse to making indirect price cuts through stamp obligation waiver and various other schemes. Sachin Kulkarni, taking care of supervisor of Vastushodh, claimed, ""In this worried market, contractors are open to work out with the customer. It is up to the buyer to bargain a successful bargain,"" he claimed. Real estate consultant Ravi Karandeekar stated the Pune market was experiencing purchasers' exhaustion. ""If you see the quality of life in the locations where projects are budget-friendly, it does not make any kind of worth for cash. The adverse sentiment of the marketplace is mirrored in the sales figures,"" he said. Pune being your home of numerous renowned educational institutes along with many IT/ITES firms has constantly had increasing needs for different types of domestic repairs and installations. New House in Pune of one of the most meant programmers of the city has actually manifold continuing household and company tasks at this time. Fast development is the standard for this suburb. The Metropolitan Firm also is looking to more establish this subject, by developing overpass and also links to link this area to greenbelts throughout the river. Property designers are releasing several business as well as household advancements. Principal Pune Kingdoms slow worsening of housing problems, town homes is gaining collective definition as the final reaction to qualitative active along with social releaseding. Pune's horizon is excellent with a number of luxury homes, premium bedsits as well as rental properties and also cottages. The tranquility as well as personal privacy provided by these costs commercial properties is really unequaled, and also a terrific financial investment choice.
The alternative goes along with dissipation homes in Pune. The responsibility and also the configuration of unnecessary household circle are constantly on the increase. Today, you will locate a variety of tasks offering 4 as well as 5 BHK luxury apartments in Pune, penthouses, row residences, etc. These plans likewise take a first-rate living experience with services and services of global needs. This spells more interplanetary for real hacienda developers and also builders as well as even more lodging systems for the apartment seekers. Adding to joy is that stuff appreciates appear to be heading for a stabilization stage. Recent records developed by home markets indicate this trend. Pune is a city with an affluent property market. New Residential Flats Pune are supplemental than a brand-new realty concept – for some cities in India, they are factually the last resort for good living. Luxury of New House Project in Pune is now identified not just by the size of the flats but also by other elements like services, building quality and so on. Today, Kharadi is taking a look at both, monetary as well as domestic development, and also will certainly remain to see, as long as the IT market below develops additional. New Residential Homes in Pune is bewildered by compromised as well as insufficient infrastructure, boosted air, water and also noise pollution as well as incredibly unarranged construction – which normally worsen the problems on all levels. Wide concrete roads, protected eco-friendly areas as well as community water connection are the striking functions of Kharadi. This location is connected to numerous various other vital locations of the city comparable Viman Nagar, Kalyani Nagar, Hadapsar as well as Koregaon Park. All these locations are high profile residential areas. Many Residential Projects in Pune are taking place in different parts of Pune. New Projects Pune is taking place in the city along with in the different surrounding components. Such locations supply calm living in addition to all type of facilities that any city Builder For New Residential Projects In Pune dweller would look for. Pune New Residential Flats are fronting significant glitches with getting to essential solutions as well as colleges for their kids, accessibility to acceptable car parking, pothole-raddled roadways, etc. Therefore, homeowners of the area avail a hassle-free life. Homeowners of the location get a proper life. Entertainment is one more aspect that is the fulfilled by this residential area. Basically, Kharadi is the area for a happening night-life. The Pune International Flight terminal and also the Pune Train line Website are likewise merely an inadequate kilometers away.


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Cream Separators and Cows in General
From Heather E. Chapman
I remember an incident which happened when I was about 4 or 5 years old as I was in the barn watching my mother milk. Thinking I was sitting down on an upturned milk pail, I accidentally sat in a full pail of milk instead. My feelings were terribly hurt when my mother only laughed at me and said I would have to wear the wet, soggy clothes I already had on because there were no clean ones available.
Another incident which sticks in my mind happened when I was about 14 years old. My parents were away somewhere for a few days and I (being the eldest) was minding the farm. I noticed a cow behaving very strangely and had the feeling that there was something terribly wrong. Kept checking up on her every so often and after a number of hours, found the poor thing was trying to give birth to a calf which was "stuck". Although my parents had always sheltered me from knowing how babies (including farm babies) arrived in this world, I must have instinctively picked up some knowledge from things I had overheard. Anyhow, I knew that the calf would have to be physically "pulled" into this world with a rope but didn't know how to go about it. So I phoned an uncle and told him what I thought needed to be done. He very kindly came over and the calf was duly delivered - just in the nick of time. The poor thing (a very huge calf) required a bit of hand nursing for a while but developed very well.
Another bovine story occurred when a calf was born which just couldn't stand up no matter how hard it tried. My father was going to shoot it but Mum asked him if she could have the calf if she saved its life and got it on its feet. Dad said "Sure, go ahead." Mum nursed and bottle-fed the calf until she had a healthy looking beef calf almost ready to go to market. She was really looking forward to the money she would receive from its sale when she noticed it hadn't returned from the pasture with the rest of the herd. Upon searching the pasture, she found it lying there dead. She was so mad at the calf for dying, she said she just couldn't help herself. She actually kicked the calf for dying!
From Gary Less
One of these was about my best friend which happened to be a dog called "Pet" who was of the Heinz 57 variety breed. He was short haired, a golden yellow color and about 18 inches tall. Pet was an extremely intellegent dog. Everything he did was self taught, he apparently just observed what was needed of him and reacted accordingly.
One of my daily chores was to find and bring the milk cows home for milking from a 160 acre wooded pasture. The pasture was hilly, with several deep creeks, a lot of tall hemp growing in ravines, goose berry bushes, poison ivy, sumac and many oak, walnut, elm and iron wood trees which made it difficult to find the cows. Two of the cows had a bell hung around their neck so that when they ate grass the bell would ring revealing their location. If the cows happened to be lying down at the time you were looking for them, the bells naturally would not ring. When Pet and I would finally find the milk cows, we had to get them moving on the path to home. This is when Pet moved into action. I would say "siccum Pet" and he would start to bark and nip at the heels of the cows to get them moving. He was a natural heel nipper. He would come in low, nip the cow's heel, stay low to the ground and when the cow kicked back at him she would always miss him. The cow path home had a fork at the top of one hill. One fork led to the creek bed which had a running stream for the cattle to drink, this fork also meant a much longer tedious route home. The other fork was a short cut home. On days when Pet was with me, he always made the cows take the short cut home. There were days when Pet didn't feel well and I was by myself, on those days the darn cows would always head for the creek and I would have a heck of a time getting them home.


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Politics & Government
Democrats heat up political war on immigration.
The political war over immigration policy heated up Monday, as Democrats began running ads against six House of Representatives Republicans who represent districts where the issue appears to be crucial.
The paid online Spanish-language ads translate as: "Failure! Congressman ...is part of the problem, and his leaders are hurting our DREAMers. He's failing our community. Shame on him!"
Before leaving Friday for a five week recess, the House passed Republican-backed legislation that would make it simpler to deport unaccompanied minors, while another bill would take away the administration's authority to rule on whether certain immigrants should stay in this country. Republicans maintain they're being tough on illegal immigration Many also have urged comprehensive approaches.
The targeted Republicans include Reps. Jeff Denham and David Valadao of Califoirnia, Joe Heck of Nevada, Michael Grimm of New York, Steve Pearce of New Mexico and Mike Coffman of Colorado.


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April 2010
Countdown to Dia!
Let the countdown to Día begin! El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), known as Día, is a celebration EVERY DAY of children, families, and reading that culminates each year on April 30. The celebration emphasizes the importance of advocating literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
Not sure what to plan or how to do it? Visit the "Celebrations" page for ideas. Register your library's Día program, print brochures and use the interactive map to see what other communities are doing to celebrate nationwide.
Become a fan of Día on Facebook and follow the countdown to the Día Celebrations on April 30!
March 2010
Multicultural Populations in Your Library
Do you serve multicultural populations in your library? Are you meeting the needs of these populations? Would you like more resources to assist you?
We need to hear from you! The Association for Library Service to Children is currently assessing how we can best help you and your colleagues provide enhanced library service to your multicultural populations. We ask you to take a few short minutes to complete a survey designed to collect current information about the challenges you face, the tools you need and how we can help.
It's quick and easy. Simply click on the link below to get started. The survey has about 15 questions and will take just 5-10 minutes of your time. We ask that you complete the survey by Friday, March 12.
Here's the link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/B5PDPSH
February 2010
10 FREE ways to take advantage of the Kids! @ Your Library® toolkit this spring.
For more details, visit the Kids! Toolkit by following this link:
1. Get your kids excited about President's Day! Display the latest Presidents of the United States poster and ask your kids to vote on their favorite president and keep a running tally near the poster for all to see.
2. Celebrate Black History Month with a display of notable African Americans, including authors and illustrators.
3. Let your patrons make their own Valentines! Set up a craft table with multicolored die-cut paper hearts and supplies to decorate them the week before Valentine's Day.
4. Have a drop in bingo program on Valentine's Day.
5. Invite your tweens to make Duct Tape Roses after school, using the directions in the toolkit under "Tween Friendly Programs."
6. Promote your summer reading club by scheduling a visit with your local school libraries.
7. Combine Valentine's Day with Love Your Library Day by displaying books about kids and libraries. See the tool kit for recommended titles.
8. Update your displays and bibliographies with the latest award winning titles.
9. Hold a Bookmark Design Contest for the Kids! Campaign theme of "So Much to See, So Much to Do @ your library®." (See website for entry forms).
10. Promote Library Lover's Month by encouraging kids and their families to express their love for the library.
January 2010
2010 is upon us and there is no better time to reenergize your library! Getting the new year off to a great start can be intimidating, but the Kids! @ your library® tool kit can make that effort completely painless! Here are 10 FREE ideas from our online tool kit to get you started. More details for each activity can be found at the Web site: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/initiatives/kidscampaign/kidstoolkit.cfm
1. Brighten up the library with beautiful artwork from award-winning artist David Diaz.
2. Get your kids laughing with a fun game of Mad Libs.
3. Challenge your patrons to a scavenger hunt.
4. Get your kids singing along with Bill Harley and his catchy tune "At Your Library."
5. Host a coloring contest using artwork from children's book illustrator Michael P. White.
6. Let tweens be creative with a Brain Challenge.
7. Invite local celebrities to a Read-a-Thon.
8. Try out readers theater with one of 3 scripts available in the tool kit.
9. Help your kids back into the learning groove with word searches and mazes.
And last, but not least,
10. Do the Library Rap. (You know you want to!)
Have fun!
December 2009
Have you ever had a song get so stuck in your head that you find yourself humming it all day?
With the incredibly catchy "At Your Library" song from the Kids! @ your library® Campaign tool kit, this is a good thing! Play Bill Harley's lively, fun song at the beginning and end of your programs or as the message on your phone system while patrons are on hold, and we can guarantee that listeners will be thinking about the library a lot over the next few days!
The song may be freely downloaded in any of its four different versions. There are also ideas for using the song in your library and your community, a public service announcement, the lyrics to the song, and sheet music. This resource is versatile! Find all this and much more in the free Kids! @ your library® Campaign tool kit here:
There are only positive side effects from catching the library bug . . . infect your community today!
November 2009
Did you know that November 22-28 is National Game & Puzzle Week? Even better, did you know the Kids! @ your library® Campaign tool kit has free, printer-friendly games and puzzles with library themes for you to share with young patrons at the library and during school visits?
Challenge kids with crosswords, mazes, "mad libs," hidden picture puzzles, word searches, and more. All are free to download and print at:
Or, go to www.ala.org/kids and click on the "Tool Kit" link.
Have fun! @ your library®
October 2009
Free Artwork for Libraries
Would you like to spruce up your library, but have no budget to decorate? If so, the Kids! @ your library Campaign has just the answer for you!
The Kids! @ your library Campaign is thrilled to present new FREE downloadable artwork for libraries from Caldecott winning illustrator, David Diaz. Diaz's full-color illustrations can be downloaded for either mini-posters or bookmarks. The artwork can be found on the Campaign's webpage at www.ala.org/kids.
In addition, the Campaign now offers the logo and tagline in 5 languages and in two different color schemes. You can find the "So Much To Do, So Much To See" artwork now available in English, Spanish, Polish, Russian and French on the Campaign's website.
To find even more free activities for your library, check out the Kids! @ your library online toolkit: www.ala.org/kids
September 2009
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month!
Celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month during September with the Kids! @ your library® Campaign. The online toolkit provides ideas and templates that you can adapt to showcase materials and resources in your library.
You can also find free resources at: http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/publicawareness/alainitiatives/otherinitiatives/card/librarycard.cfm The official site for Library Card Sign-Up Month.
The Association for Library Services to Children, Public Awareness Committee (PAC) wants to hear about your success! Share program ideas and resources by adding content to the Kids! @ your library® Campaign wiki at: http://wikis.ala.org/alsc/index.php/Main_Page . We also want to hear if you have used resources from the Campaign toolkit. Please add content directly to the wiki or email information to Bethany Lafferty, PAC Member, at firstname.lastname@example.com .
August 2009
Were you in the audience at the Authors Readers Theatre program in Chicago at ALA hosted by the ALSC public awareness committee?
If you were, then we hope you're charged up about doing a readers theater program at YOUR library after seeing the performance by Avi, Pam Munoz Ryan, Brian Selznick, and Sarah Weeks. If you weren't at ALA Annual, no worries because new toolkit additions are online!
Take a look at the Kids! @ Your Library headquarters to find the following FREE resources:
- Readers/Story Theater scripts from "The Library Card" and "Bud, Not Buddy" plus a Readers Theater How-To Guide
- "Summer at the Library" Mad Lib download
- Fabulous new campaign artwork from children's illustrator David Diaz featured on bookmarks and a poster (PDFs)
- Plus much more!
Check out the link for late summer ideas and inspirations: [1]
July 2009
No posting; ALA Annual Conference held July 9-15, 2009 in Chicago, IL
June 2009
It's almost time to launch Phase 2 of Kids! @ your library Campaign Toolkit. The ALSC public awareness committee hope that many of you can join us in Chicago at the ALA annual conference on Sunday, July 12th at 1:30-3:00 p.m. for A.R.T. and Your Library: How You Can Bring Them Together!
You'll learn what is included in the expanded Toolkit, now including ideas and activities for grades K-8. Find out how to use these materials to make your library the place to be!
And there's more...A. R. T. (Author's Reader's Theater with Avi, Brian Selznick, Pam Munoz Ryan, and Sarah Weeks) will be performing their reader's theater magic as an example of how reader's theater can be presented in your library.
Can't come to Chicago? It is all waiting for you at www.ala.org/kids...click on "Tool Kit".
May 2009
The Public Awareness Committee (PAC) of ALSC is hard at work developing new resources for the online Kids! @ Your Library© campaign. In addition to creating and cultivating resources for libraries serving children, PAC is also working to maintain a space on the ALSC wiki for sharing program ideas that have been successful for all of you. We encourage you to share your success stories as well as outlines for how you planned and presented your successful program. Individuals are welcome to add content to the wiki directly or send your content to PAC member, Bethany Lafferty at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Visit the Program Ideas section at: http://wikis.ala.org/alsc/index.php/Program_Ideas . A current special feature includes programming specific to the 2009 Summer Reading collaborative themes "Get Creative" and "Express Yourself" @ Your Library.
The Kids! @ Your Library© campaign is now on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-IL/Kids-Your-Library-Campaign/59255105182 ! Check out the newest online presence and become a fan today. This site provides another way to get connected with all the resources available through the Kids! Tool Kit.
Access past monthly postings made by the Public Awareness Committee on the Wiki at: http://wikis.ala.org/alsc/index.php/Kids%21_Campaign_Through_the_Year .
April 2009
Children's Book Week (May 11-17) will be here before we know it and the ALSC Public Awareness Committee is excited to bring you lots of free and creative ideas for celebrating using materials found in the Kids! @ your library® toolkit!
In the toolkit, you'll find lots of games and activities that will make planning easier than ever! Check out the reader's theater scripts of The Library Dragon and The Chicken and the Librarian. You'll also find a great Mad Lib game that will thrill your patrons! The toolkit can be found here: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/initiatives/kidscampaign/kidstoolkit.cfm Don't forget that the toolkit features lots of free artwork that will make celebrating this year's Children's Book Week fit into any budget!
Stay tuned for more information regarding the launch of the Phase 2 of the toolkit at the annual conference this summer in Chicago!
March 2009
Kids @ Your Library during National Library Week
Are you looking for ideas to celebrate National Library Week at your library? National Library Week is celebrated April 12-18th this year. This year's theme, "Worlds connect @ Your Library" focuses on the many connections library users make at their local libraries. The Kids @ Your Library campaign has ideas and suggestions that you can use to enhance the "Worlds connect" theme, no matter how large or small your library!
The "Publicity, Programming and Promotion" section of the Kids @ Your Library toolkit contains many options for getting started with your planning. You'll find it at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/initiatives/kidscampaign/kidstoolkit.cfm. Scroll down to the "Fun Activities Your Library Can Hold" section to find easy to use, engaging activities to connect kids at the library. The Library Dragon readers theatre script is especially fun for National Library Week!
Stay tuned for more information regarding the launch of the Phase 2 of the Toolkit at the annual conference this summer in Chicago!
February 2009
It's spring – well, in some parts of the country! – and that means thinking towards summer and Summer Reading Program. The Kids @ Your Library Campaign has resources to make your planning easier. Check out "A Dozen Ways to Use Kids! @ your library® Materials to Spruce Up Your Summer Reading Program" at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/initiatives/kidscampaign/kidspublicityprogtk.cfm
While on the website, take a look around at the many other resources available to you through the Kids Campaign. From graphics to readers theater scripts to tattoos (temporary, of course!), there are terrific resources to help you promote your library.
And don't forget the launch of the grades 5-8 resources at ALA Annual Conference this summer. Our launch "party" will happen at a program involving authors you love in their Authors Readers Theater program. Watch for more details!
August 2008
September is Library Card Sign-Up month, and you're probably planning for it now! The Kids! Campaign has great FREE resources useful in your marketing and programming. Start with these ideas and success stories: http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/projectspartners/signup.cfm
Why not use the Kids! Campaign slogan of "So Much to See, So Much to Do @ Your Library" to help market your sign-up campaign? Find logos with graphics here: http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/projectspartners/kidslogoandart.cfm
Remember that you can use the great audio file of Bill Harley's library song to open your programs or school visits. Or how about using it as the music customers hear when they call the library and are put on hold? http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/projectspartners/kidssong.cfm
Find a host of other fun ideas for connecting kids and libraries here http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/projectspartners/kidspublicityprogtk.cfm and throughout the Kids! Campaign web pages.
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Outside of entrepreneurs and salespeople, getting a college degree is almost a prerequisite for achieving the American dream.
That is one of the primary reasons Congress long has recognized the importance not only of subsidized student loans, but having the interest rates lower than other types of capital costs. Most lawmakers in Washington comprehend the logic of continuing the practice. But the dysfunctionality going on inside the Capitol is making even this a difficult achievement.
Once both chambers couldn't fashion an agreement, the July 1 deadline came and went -- and interest rates of future Stafford loans doubled from 3.4 to 6.8. The result will be an average $2,600 additional costs passed along to students.
House Republicans made the commonsense case for tying Stafford loan to market interest rates, including a cap on how high the rates could go. They had enough votes to pass the bill.
The Senate is having problems with it, however. Democrats in that chamber worry that if and when the economy improves, interest rates will skyrocket. And, they're probably correct in that assumption. American consumers have enjoyed historically low rates for a number of years. The only direction they can go is higher.
But that shouldn't prevent the Senate from passing something. In our minds, having caps in place would prevent students from experiencing too rough a time upon graduation.
Students will face mountains of debt, regardless. Colleges and universities annually hike tuition rates higher than inflation would suggest. This already forces young adults to borrow more and more each year. There doesn't appear any solution to that vicious cycle.
The best students can hope for is some sort of guarantee they won't be gouged with interest payments. The Senate needs to recognize that, and in some manner other than attempting to extend the former law for another year.
Even in the intensely partisan gridlock known as Congress nowadays, there should be consensus not to burden tomorrow's leaders with even more debt. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., needs to rally his troops and make it happen.
Editorial by Patrick Lowry


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Many people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) find that eating can cause symptoms of belly pain, constipation, diarrhea (or, sometimes, alternating periods of constipation and diarrhea), and bloating. Making some changes to your diet can provide relief.
- Limit or eliminate foods that may make diarrhea, gas, and bloating worse. These may include caffeine, alcohol, carbonated (fizzy) drinks, milk products, foods high in sugar, fatty foods, gas-producing foods (such as beans, cabbage, and broccoli), and the sugar substitutes sorbitol and xylitol (often used in sugarless gum and sugarless candy).
- To reduce constipation, add fibre to your diet, drink plenty of water, and get regular exercise.
- Keep a daily diary of what you eat and whether you have symptoms after eating.
- Eat slowly and have meals in a quiet, relaxing environment. Don't skip meals.
How do I control irritable bowel syndrome with diet?
Although there is no particular diet to follow, you can manage your irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) by limiting or eliminating foods that may bring on symptoms, particularly diarrhea, gas, and bloating. Make sure you don't stop eating completely from any one food group without talking with a dietitian. You need to make sure you are still getting all the nutrients you need.
Tips for controlling symptoms
Here are some suggestions to get you started:
- Have regular meals. Take time to eat.
- Don't skip meals or wait too long between meals.
- Drink plenty of fluids, enough so that your urine is light yellow or clear like water.
- Limit coffee and tea to 3 cups a day.
- Limit the number of alcohol and carbonated ("fizzy") drinks you have.
- It might help to limit the amount of high-fibre foods you eat, especially if you have a lot of gas and bloating. This especially includes whole grain breads, cereals, pasta, and rice.
- Reduce the amount of "resistant starch" you eat. Resistant starch isn't digested well by your body and can cause gas and bloating. It is found in foods like cold or reheated potatoes, bread, and cereal.
- Limit your intake of fresh fruit to 3 portions a day.
- If you have diarrhea, avoid sorbitol. Sorbitol is the sugar substitute found in sugar-free chewing gum, drinks, and other sugar-free sweets.
- If you have gas and bloating, eating soluble fibre (such as oats) may help.
Avoiding foods that might be causing symptoms
Many people find that their irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms become worse after they eat. Sometimes certain foods make symptoms worse. Foods most commonly listed as causing symptoms include:
- Cabbage.
- Onions.
- Peas and beans.
- Hot spices.
- Deep-fried and fried food.
- Pizza.
- Coffee.
- Cream.
- Smoked food.
Other types of food that can make IBS symptoms worse include:
- A sugar found in milk, called lactose. About 1 out of 10 people with IBS also have lactose intolerance. Other people with IBS may have worse symptoms when they eat dairy. It's not a good idea to stop eating dairy altogether. Instead, try dairy products (like cheese and yogurt) that have less lactose, and spread the amount of dairy you eat throughout the day.
- A sugar found in sweet vegetables and fruit, called fructose. In people with IBS, fructose may not be digested as it should. This can cause diarrhea, gas, and bloating.
- A sugar substitute called sorbitol. If you have diarrhea, avoid sorbitol. It is found in sugar-free chewing gum, drinks, and other sugar-free sweets.
- Caffeine. Caffeine can make the intestines move food along more quickly. But the most common digestive tract side effect of caffeine is acid reflux. In people with IBS, caffeine may not have much effect on diarrhea, gas, or bloating.
Keeping a food diary
Some people who have IBS use a daily food diary to keep track of what they eat and whether they have any symptoms after eating certain foods. The diary also can be a good way to record what is going on in your life. Stress plays a role in IBS: If you are aware that particular stresses bring on symptoms, you can try to reduce those stresses.
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Missouri highway collapses after rail cars hit pillars; 7 injured
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Published Saturday, May 25, 2013 8:25PM EDT
Last Updated Sunday, May 26, 2013 3:43PM EDT
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Cleanup of the collapsed southeast Missouri highway overpass continued Sunday, more than 24 hours after a cargo train crash led to a chain reaction.
The crash, which happened about 2:30 a.m. Saturday near Chaffee, led to the derailment of about two dozen rail cars that smashed into the bridge's support pillars. Seven people in two cars on the highway overpass in Scott County were injured, none seriously, when two 40-foot (12-meter) sections of the overpass crumpled. All seven had been released from an area hospital Saturday.
"The damage is very extensive," Mark Shelton, engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation's southeast region, said Sunday. "We're going to end up removing the entire bridge and completely replacing it."
Shelton said the overpass replacement is estimated to cost about $3 million, and the bridge is expected to reopen in early September.
The overpass, which was built about 15 years ago, is used by about 400 to 500 cars a day, mostly between Chaffee, Scott City and Cape Girardeau. The National Transportation Safety Board said the bridge was given a "good" rating after its last inspection in February.
The railroads would likely paying for the replacement, but the investigation into the cause of the accident was still in its early stages, Shelton said.
"We'll have to go through the investigation and all that stuff and figure out liability. But our bridge was just standing there. ... So certainly we'll be looking to the railroad for recovery," he said.
The collapse occurred after a Union Pacific train hit the side of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train at a rail intersection.
Shelton said crews were at the scene Sunday cleaning up debris and removing sections of the bridge. The derailed rail cars were loaded primarily with scrap metal, automobiles and auto parts.
The NTSB has begun an investigation into the cause of the collision. NTSB board member Robert Sumwalt said Saturday that the full investigation could take a year.
The accident came more than a week after a commuter train derailment in Connecticut that injured 70 people and disrupted service for days. That accident involved a railroad corridor used by tens of thousands of commuters north of New York City.
In Washington state this past week, a bridge over the Skagit River collapsed when a truck driver's load bumped against the steel framework.
Sumwalt said while the investigations into both collapses are in the early stages "there is no similarity" between the Missouri accident and the bridge collapse in Washington, which sent two vehicles and three people falling into the chilly water. They were not seriously hurt.
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How urgently do I need to apply this update? That's the most common question we get from customers in managed environments when we release a security bulletin. Our current severity ratings do a good job of objectively describing the worst-case scenario involved with a security issue, but they do not necessarily tell a customer all they need to know about the risk and priority of a particular security update. All critical security updates are not created equal. For example, if a Flash Player issue is being exploited in the wild, the update to resolve the vulnerability deserves a much higher priority than, say, a patch for a critical vulnerability in Photoshop. After all, Flash Player is a browser-based plugin with hundreds of millions of customers. Photoshop, on the other hand, has a much smaller customer base and would require significant social engineering to successfully exploit the product. So we started to wonder, how can we communicate the priority of our security updates more effectively?
We want to be as simple and direct as possible about the real-world risk associated with the vulnerabilities addressed in any given security update, and we decided that adopting a separate priority ranking scheme was the best way to accomplish this. Here is the priority scheme we are planning to use to rank security updates in the future:
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|Priority 3
|This update resolves vulnerabilities being targeted, or which have a higher risk of being targeted, by exploit(s) in the wild for a given product version and platform. Adobe recommends administrators install the update as soon as possible. (for instance, within 72 hours).
|This update resolves vulnerabilities in a product that has historically been at elevated risk. There are currently no known exploits. Based on previous experience, we do not anticipate exploits are imminent. As a best practice, Adobe recommends administrators install the update soon (for instance, within 30 days).
|This update resolves vulnerabilities in a product that has historically not been a target for attackers. Adobe recommends administrators install the update at their discretion.
We're going to base our priority ranking on historical attack patterns for the relevant product, the type of vulnerability, the platform(s) affected, and any potential mitigations that may be in place. This is a new system, so we may find that adjustments will need to be made. We also believe that continuing to use the current severity ratings makes sense, since this information has been helpful to many customers, so you can expect to see both ratings being used in future security bulletins.
We look forward to your feedback. Our goal is to help our customers in managed environments prioritize updates, so we'll see if this new priority ranking scheme works to accomplish that! As we have been emphasizing a lot recently, the majority of attacks we are seeing are exploiting software installations that are not up-to-date with the latest security updates, so as always we recommend that users keep their software installations updated with the latest version of Adobe software.


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The queen of media - the changing images of an icon
This article was originally published in February 2011.
Cleopatra may have been born in 69BCE but she has remained a powerful icon ever since. Arguably no other figure in ancient history has been depicted so widely as this fascinating, and powerful woman.
Join us as we take a trip through her most enduring incarnations on stage, in film, fashion, the world of celebrity and, of course, dance.
"Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety"
William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra
Shakespeare wrote Antony and Cleopatra at the start of the 17th century and many consider the role of Cleopatra to be one of the most complex female roles in his work. Famously, when Royal Shakespeare Director Peter Hall asked Judi Dench to play the title role in a staged, and then later televised, production she turned down the part claiming that her Cleopatra would be a "menopausal dwarf". However, Hall eventually coaxed Dench into the role for which she went on to win rave reviews from both theatre critics and TV audiences.
Last October Kim Cattrall, who plays Sex and the City's feisty man-eater Samantha, made her Shakespearian debut as Cleopatra at the Liverpool Playhouse.
Cleopatra has filtered through the ages without a real face. Only a selection of coins depict her (as rather unattractive and hag-like) and a few busts are believed to portray the Egyptian queen, but these cannot be verified. However, almost everyone in the Western world could conjure a picture of Cleopatra if asked to do so. But without question this image will be of an actress portraying the queen on film.
Cleopatra has been a central character in over 15 major films and countless television programmes. The first cinematic portrayal of Cleopatra was in the silent film of 1917 starring seductive actress Theda Bara. Despite the film's popularity in its day, it was deemed profane under the Hay's Code in the 1930s and subsequently destroyed.
In 1945 Vivien Leigh and Claude Rains starred in the first large scale Hollywood film about Cleopatra, in an adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's 1898 play Caesar and Cleopatra. Despite carrying the tagline
"The most lavish picture ever on the screen!" this film pales into insignificance compared to its 1960s successor.
Cleopatra, the 1963 epic starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Rex Harrison gave the world its most iconic images of Cleopatra. Adjusting for inflation, Cleopatra remains one of the most expensive movies ever made costing just under $300 million, nearly bankrupting 20th Century Fox. The lavish film contains 26,000 costumes, 65 of which were for Taylor alone, including a dress made from 24-carat gold cloth. At a cost of $194,800 this was the highest ever costume budget for a single screen actor.
Cleopatra looks set to dominate cinemas again in a new 3D film starring Angelina Jolie as the Queen of the Nile. Similar to real life couple Taylor and Burton it is rumoured that Angelia's husband Brad Pitt is to play Mark Antony. The screenplay of this forthcoming blockbuster is already risking a budget that rivals its 1963 predecessor.
Pleats draped over one shoulder, sharp black bob with thick, blunt fringe and sweeping jet black eyeliner; Cleopatra remains a fashion muse for the 21st century. September 2010 saw the catwalks awash with black bobs and kohl eyeliner, insect jewellery, bejewelled collars and regal bibs, and Egyptian-inspired body armour pieces for a modern take on Cleopatra chic. Favoured by designers like Vivienne Westwood and L.A.M.B. (the fashion label founded by singer Gwen Stefani) the 'Miss Cleo' look proved Cleopatra is every inch the modern 'it' girl. According to Christina Mannatt, Cultural Editor at the trend forecaster Stylesight.com,
"The Miss Cleo trend has a royal aura without being ostentatious – it is all about the accessories."
Celebrity style
Despite their own success and influence on style and fashion modern day celebrities often choose to channel Cleopatra's distinctive appearance and style to guarantee them increased column inches. Halle Berry sported a Cleopatra-like hairdo on the September cover of Vogue magazine last year.
Pop-princess Katy Perry turned Cleo-queen for the cover of her new single, ET, due for release later this year. Renowned for her colourful image and playful single covers Katy Perry revealed on her Facebook page in January that she has traded the bubble-gum playfulness for dark-bobbed hair and striking eye make-up with the trademark Cleopatra sweeping black eyeliner.
Autumn 2010 saw Cleopatra inspire another cover girl, but this time for a more inanimate celebrity. Barbie, arguably the superstar of dolls, graced the cover of Barbie Collector Catalogue as Cleopatra, the toy manufacturer's latest marriage of divine queen and mass commercialism. According to Barbie Collector Magazine,
"History and striking elegance meet to create an extraordinary doll." The commemorative Barbie doll, designed by Linda Kyaw which was priced at $100, is now sold out.
Despite Cleopatra's dominance on stage and on film her story has not featured greatly in the world of dance. Ballets Russes premiered in Paris in 1909 with their production Cléopâtre which saw Ida Rubinstein dance the title role. Although originally presented in 1908 as Nuit d'Egypte by Mikhail Fokine, Ballets Russes' debut in Paris marked the beginning of a whole new era in ballet and the star-studded opening night audience included Auguste Rodin, Isadora Duncan, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, and Jean Cocteau.
The last full length version of Cleopatra as a ballet was Houston Ballet's production choreographed by their Artistic Director, and former dancer with Royal Ballet and English National Ballet, Ben Stevenson. Cleopatra had its UK premiere at Sadler's Wells, London, in April 2001.
Almost a decade later, Cleopatra is getting ready to again take centre stage in Northern Ballet's sumptuous new production. David Nixon has long been fascinated by this enduring icon and set to Claude-Michel Schönberg's haunting new score, this unmissable ballet explores Cleopatra's sensational rise to power, her scandalous romances with the most powerful men in history and her ultimate downfall.


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Federal bill that would have allowed robo-calls to cell phones rejected
After overwhelming opposition mounted by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D), Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller (R) and their counterparts across the country, legislation to allow for robo-calls to consumers' cell phones was taken out of consideration in Congress this week.
Madigan applauded the move, saying H.R. 3035, or the "Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011," amounted to nothing more than a bad deal for consumers. The bill would have required consumers to pay for the cost of unwanted solicitation calls without their explicit consent.
"This legislation would have opened the floodgates for telemarketers to annoy us with robo-calls to our cell phones at all hours of the day," Madigan said. "I appreciate everyone who voiced their disapproval of this invasion of our privacy to Congress and stopped this bill."
Madigan said the bill would have given businesses the green light to place automated robo-calls to any consumer who has provided their telephone number in the course of a transaction. Currently, federal law allows robo-calls to be placed only to people who have given their explicit consent to receive them or in case of an emergency. The bill would have particularly impacted consumers who pay by the minute or have a limited number of minutes.
Madigan and attorneys general nationwide sent a letter to members of Congress earlier this month urging lawmakers to reject the proposal.


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I was at Oracle Arena in Oakland to witness the Knicks ineptitude tonight. I then went home and re-watched the game on TV. I have to say that the Knicks looked awful on TV and worse in person. In a horrible loss, the Knicks laid down against the Golden State Warriors losing 92-78.
Toney Douglas had maybe his worst game as a Knick. He was 0-5 from deep, 3-11 overall with 6 points and 2 assists. Douglas was unable to create rhythm in the Knicks offense. As a result, the offense tonight was stagnant and in-effective. In maybe his worst game as a Knick, Carmelo Anthony shot only 3-13 for 13 points. It wasn't only that Melo was missing shots but he was missing badly. Amar'e Stoudemire was 5-14 with 16 points and 4 turnovers. Tyson Chandler was in foul trouble all night resulting in him scoring a whole 2 points and a nabbing a grand total of 3 rebounds. Oh and the Knicks had 0 blocks tonight.
A few more notes from the game:
- Douglas is driving me insane. I can't defend this shit anymore. He is so unable to run this offense and has absolutely no court vision. He had multiple fast breaks in which he either passed late or did not pass at all. He cannot run this offense, he seemingly has no idea what he is doing, he delivers no assists (well sorry, 2 assists tonight in 28 minutes) and he didn't even shoot the ball well tonight. Tonight, he was a detriment to this team and that cannot continue to happen.
- Walker was actually decent. His defense still sucked but at least he provided scoring off the bench
- Stoudemire's offensive game is becoming too isolation/perimeter oriented. His money is made with his unstoppable force in the paint but he seems to be in love with deep mid-range jump shots.
- On the bright side, Stoudemire did have 10 rebounds tonight and looked much more engaged on the defensive end of the floor.
- Fields played a great first half. He also played a terrible second half…
- Balkman had another dunk
- The Knicks actually really missed Jeffries tonight. In his absence, Stoudemire was forced to not only play the center position but also was forced to log 38 minutes. Jeffries gives the Knicks the ability to mix and match with both Chandler and Stoudemire. With Jeffries out, D'Antoni was forced (or he could have played more Jerome Jordan who looked pretty decent tonight) to play Stoudemire at the 5 in Chandler's absence and then play Melo or Balkman (both undersized) at the 4 when Chandler was in and STAT was out.
- Jorts looked like a deer in the headlights for the second straight game and air-balled a 3
- The Knicks had 1 successful pick and roll all night. Right now, they simply cannot run it with any success
- Knicks were out rebounded 47-31. Kwame Brown had 10 boards for the Warriors…
- Bibby played and delivered some nice passes. Exactly what a BACKUP point guard is supposed to do. Unfortunately that far exceeds what our current starting point guard has been doing…
- Novak hit a 3 tonight….in 14 minutes. 14 minutes with 1 shot attempt. Novak can't do anything else… why is he in the game for 14 minutes if you're gonna get him one 3 point attempt?
- D'Antoni must do a better job getting this offense to at least move the ball. Tonight they did not pass the ball well at all. There are no pick and rolls, no give and go's. The offense was just very stagnant tonight. I half attribute that to having no point guard, and I half attribute that to D'Antoni. He has to know what he's got on this club, I mean he sees them every day. Put in some new plays and get some flow to the offense. Tonight there were just way too many possessions killed by forced isolation jumpers by STAT and Melo.
- Some bald Warriors fan with weird classes sitting in front of me annoyed me the whole game.


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Last July I spent five rainy days in Appalachia, in the far west of North Carolina near Boone – and another two days in the Arkansas Delta in the town of Hughes, visiting new projects Heifer International is undertaking here in America.
In the Delta, it's awesomely fertile country (or at least it was before the advent of agribusiness with its soil-stripping, water-hogging monoculture of corn, cotton, rice and soybeans that requires only one person per 1,000 acres to farm). But this is also hardscrabble America … where poverty prevails, industry has fled, opportunity seems to have vanished, and hope is hard to find.It's important to see this America.
Because 15% — or 46.2 million people– now live in poverty in America; and when I say poor, I mean a family of four earning less than $22,200 a year. And 36% of those poor people are children.
But to most of us, they're invisible.When you're in a place like Hughes or Ashe, N.C., (or just living with our heads in the sand), it's easy to feel like there's nothing that can be done. But Heifer's crew of Jeffrey, Perry, Edward, Pastor Rob, Bubba, Duncan, Travis and a host of others have a different view.
Heifer's plan is to work within these communities using sustainable agriculture to improve the health, nutrition and income of the people – organizing smallholder farmers (providing land when necessary) to grow fruits, honey, nuts, meats, and vegetables that can be sold in local markets. Basically, it's about turning these food deserts and manufacturing graveyards into oases of growth. That endeavor requires education, support, counsel, supply chains, marketing and attitudinal changes – but Heifer and hundreds of activists in the community believe it can be done– and who am I to argue with hope?As Perry Jones, Heifer's USA country director says, "Once an opportunity is given and people have a chance for a dignified, self-reliant life, they lunge into it."
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Obama's Big Bird bet
President Barack Obama's campaign has transformed an 8-foot yellow Muppet into its mascot — but Democrats remain divided over whether the idea is big or bird-brained.
For Obama aides, mocking Mitt Romney's pledge to cut funding for PBS and Big Bird means more than throwing up a flutter of feathers to distract from the rising anxiety among Democrats since last week's debate. And it means more than just using a children's character to turn Romney into a caricature of a big, bad budget-cutting Republican.
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The Obama campaign is trying to do what the president failed to do in Denver: Pin down Romney for being short on specifics and act a bit silly themselves to highlight what they say is a lack of seriousness on the other side.
Romney's response, and that of worried Democrats, is that if Obama wants to recover from the first debate and win a second term, he's going to need more than a giant 6-year-old bird who sleeps in a nest with a teddy bear.
( Also on POLITICO: Romney doubles down on Big Bird)
"You have to scratch your head when the president spends the last week talking about saving Big Bird," Romney said. "I actually think we need to have a president who talks about saving the American people and saving good jobs."
Democrats are reveling in the change of topic. But they're reluctant to admit how central a theme Sesame Street's most famous resident has become for the president. Big Bird — and Elmo, too — are now at the top of nearly every speech Obama has made since the debate, the constant talking point from aides as well as a new tongue-in-beak advertisement the campaign debuted on the Web on Tuesday poking fun at Romney for attacking the figure who is "Big. Yellow. A menace to our economy." So far, the ad's not on the air anywhere, but the Obama campaign says it will run on national broadcast and cable, targeted alongside comedy shows, within a day.
( Also on POLITICO: Sesame Street requests Obama Big Bird ad be taken down)
James Carville — who, in addition to his decades as a Democratic strategist, had a cameo in last year's Muppets movie — applauded what Obama is doing. Sesame Workshop asked the Obama campaign to pull the new ad for fear of politicizing Big Bird, but the extent to which the character has exploded in the political conversation — and the decision to dispatch the character for a "Saturday Night Live" appearance over the weekend — means that this is a topic that's very much part of the election.
"It's on 'Saturday Night Live,' it's part of the culture," Carville said. "If you have something that's universally known and universally popular, and it gets attacked, it's a good idea to put it out there and defend it."
And South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Dick Harpootlian said that's a powerful way for Democrats to redirect the conversation to one of Romney's most damaging moments — his declaration just before the New Hampshire primary, in the midst of explaining his opposition to mandatory insurance coverage under "Obamacare," that "I like being able to fire people."


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8:30-9:30 a.m. Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) is a weight loss support group that meets weekly on Tuesday mornings at Maplewood Presbyterian Church, 19523 84th Ave. W., Edmonds – at the corner of 84th and 196th Street. Weigh-ins from 8:30 to 9:30 am, meeting starts at 9:45 a.m. Come once as a guest, and try it out. For information, call 425-742-3724.


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It's amazing. The Jets are the only team that can draft a receiver with 4.3 speed and stone hands. There is no excuse for that drop. That drop cost this team. Maybe we can get some stickum from San Diego.
There will be fingers pointed all around, but if this guy does his job we win this thing. No doubt in my mind.
It's amazing. The Jets are the only team that can draft a receiver with 4.3 speed and stone hands. There is no excuse for that drop. That drop cost this team. Maybe we can get some stickum from San Diego.
The bastid choked.
He had 4 Cths today while it was a big drop. You guys are overreacting.
It sucked, but I think he gets a pass because he's a rookie. Next year he doesn't get a pass. Catch the freakin ball before you start running.
Wow that drop really killed us I couldn't believe that the game was deffinetly ours. But you can't blame the whole game on that. The kick return, our field goal wen we could of scored a td from inside the 5 I think it was and Sanchez threw an awful ball at the end zone when it was picked
The drop was very SOJ, though, hard to watch.
Saying he dropped the pass because he is a rookie is a pure hot garbage excuse. A rookie may run the wrong route, etc. but when you draft a WR in the NFL they better know how to catch a damn ball. That is their job.
You don't suddenly become a better catcher with a few years under your belt.
The guy was wide open.
Quit making excuses for this.
The ball was on the money and there was nobody around him. My seven year old daughter could make that catch.
He is here to catch balls. Period. He catches that ball, New England has no timeouts and less than half the time they got to march down the field.
He cost us this game with that ridiculous drop.
Not putting this loss on a rookie.
He is one of our patented "raw/developmental/project" players.
If FO had done their job by bringing in a vet receiver we would of been a better team. This kid shouldn't be starting. I blame Tanny.
there were two other parts of Hill's game today that stood out to me more than making a crucial drop. On that awful Sanchez INT, he's gotta learn that he becomes the defender on that play. It had enough hang time that he could get up there and break the play up, possibly even make the catch. Before I'm called a Sanchez apologist, it was an awful, awful pass on Mark's part. Not putting the blame on Hill, just saying he needs to react there.
second there was a catch where he went up for it, caught it, and hit the ground without being touched and stayed there. This isn't college anymore, you're not down, get up and go. Might have gained an extra 10 yards at the time, but it's building that awareness of his overall game.
Tough loss, but Hill played a good game today. Not his fault. Mistakes happen.
He didn't cost us the game, but he played a detrimental part in the loss.


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Step 1 – Reserve Your Place
Even after you have been accepted, your space at Belmont Abbey College is not reserved until we receive your deposit.
Step 2 – Housing and Meal Plan
The cost of both room and board will remain the same for the 2015-2016 Academic year. The only difference will be a new state sales tax on the meal plans. Incoming residential students will choose meal plans and indicate residential preferences on the Housing Application. The Housing Application will be sent to you electronically after your deposit is received.
- Poelleth and O'Connell Halls (where all incoming first-year students will live)– $2,914 per semester
- Raphael Arthur Hall- $3,037 per semester
- Cuthbert Allen Apartments- $3,254 per semester
- St. Benedict and St. Scholastica Halls- $3,350 per semester
Assignment of new students is made according to deposit date once this application has been processed. Returning students are assigned in order of completed academic hours. Once the Upperclassmen halls are full, the remaining students will be housed in O'Connell or Poellath Halls.
Click here for more information about Residence Halls.
Resident students must purchase one of these two meal plans. These plans must be purchased through the Business Office, not through the campus dining service. Additional meal plan options, such as additional Flex dollars, can be purchased through the campus dining service.
- Basic Meal Plan- $2,133 per semester, includes 14 meals per week w/ $200 Flex dollars
- Unlimited Meal Plan- $2,233 per semester, includes unlimited meals per week w/ $100 Flex dollars
Flex dollars may be used in the campus coffee shop and grill, Holy Grounds. If you run short on Flex dollars, you can add more throughout the semester. All resident students are assigned to the Basic Meal Plan unless they notify the Office of Residence Life that they want the Unlimited Plan before the end of the drop/add period.
Click here for more information about Meal Plans.
New Tax Requirement
The North Carolina Tax Simplification and Reduction Act (Session Law 2013-316) was passed on August 23, 2013, which, in part, repealed the exemption on sales tax for prepared food and food served to students at institutions of higher education. Our college will now be required to assess, collect, and remit this sales tax to the state of North Carolina, beginning with the Spring 2014 semester. If you are a residential student you will see this additional line item on your statement, to accommodate for sales tax due.
The official North Carolina Department of Revenue publication can be viewed at http://www.dornc.com/downloads/e505_9-13.pdf (applicable section is Part III, Effective January 1, 2014, "Food and Prepared Food Served at Institutions of Higher Education").
Step 3 – Financial Aid
Financial Aid information and applications are available from the Financial Aid office.
Step 4 – Registration Questionnaire
Incoming students must complete a registration questionnaire for class placement.
Download the Registration Questionnaire
Step 5 – Final High School an/or College Transcript
After high school graduation or completion of your current semester of college, ask your school to send a copy of your official academic transcript.
Send transcripts to:
Belmont Abbey College
Office of Admissions
100 Belmont Mt Holly Rd
Belmont, NC 28012
Step 6 – Medical Forms
Students must complete medical forms regarding immunizations received and other conditions prior to move-in.
Further resources for parents including forms for keeping track of immunizations are provided on this North Carolina State government website.
Step 7 – Payment Plan
Information about student tuition payments is available on the Business Office's "Payment Plan" page.
Step 8 – Move-In Day
All information about Residence Life is available on these pages. Please take time to read all information before you pack to move into your dorm.
Step 9 – Orientation
Orientation begins August 14th and is mandatory for all new students. Click here for more information about orientation.
Be sure to register for one of our Crusader Prep Days! During these mini orientation sessions, you will have your campus ID badge made, receive your class schedule, and complete other important tasks.


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