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For 50 years, professional advisors have been telling clients a consistent story about planning for college. It emphasizes the value higher education adds to a young person's life, along with the belief that parents can make a difference in meeting college costs. It is based on positive values including upwardly mobility, personal motivation, thrift, and investing in the future.
However, times are changing. The nation's mood is shifting with financial realities and personal priorities. Getting into and through college, at any cost, is no longer America's holy grail.
A new perspective is emerging that I call the college cost-benefit calculus. It helps to put a college education and its enormous cost in perspective of a household's overall financial situation, including the debts parents or students may owe for years to come.
Calculus is the mathematics of change, and the changes in the college cost-benefit ratio are dynamic. As costs inexorably keep rising, they will affect parents planning for today's younger children more than those planning for older children. The dynamics probably will keep moving mostly to the downside – more cost per unit of benefit.
However, new ideas and choices are emerging that have the potential to improve the ratio. Our goal is to identify facts and resources that will help you frame the discussion – so you can talk about this calculus more confidently with your clients.
Why College Is a Bubble
The table below shows college costs for the 2013-14 year, from the College Board's publication Trends in College Pricing
College Costs for the 2013-14 Year
This academic year, college costs increased by 3.2 percent to 3.7 percent, a little more than double the current rate of CPI inflation. For the last three decades, college costs have consistently increased a bit above double the rate of CPI inflation. Over this time, no other line item in the U.S. household budget (not even health care) has increased as much.* For an in-state student.
(Check out Top 20 Richest Colleges for 2013 on ThinkAdvisor.)
Why has this trend continued? Two reasons: demand and supply.
Demand – According to the U.S. Census, about 21 million Americans are enrolled in college and about 57 percent of enrollees are women. The table below compares U.S. college enrollments in 1970 and 2012.
More than any other factor, it has been the women's movement that has driven demand for college admission. (Foreign students and adult education have been lesser drivers.)Over this 42-year period, the percentage of all 18-24 year-olds enrolled in college increased from 25.7 percent to 41.0 percent. But for women, it has more than doubled – from 20.9 percent to 44.5 percent. There are 8.2 million more women enrolled in U.S. colleges today than in 1970!
Supply – Supply is limited only by the funding available to pay for college. There would certainly not be 21 million young Americans in college today were it not for a vast expansion in federal financial aid over the last two decades, mainly through loans. About 12 million students, 60 percent of the total, now borrow to finance college costs.
Federal government loans for higher education peaked in the 2010-11 year at $112.0 billion. That was more than seven times the $15.6 billion in federal loans issued in 1992-93! http://trends.collegeboard.org/student-aid/figures-tables/total-aid
Today, more than 37 million current and former college students have college loans outstanding totaling more than $1.1 trillion. 71 percent of current graduates leave college with debt, and the average balance at graduation is $29,400, according to the Project on Student Debt:
For graduate students, the debt load is far greater. For example, The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the average law school borrower owes $128,125 at graduation.
Is this debt load crushing young Americans and their families? About $124 billion of federal student loans are more than 90 days delinquent. Most of these loans can never be discharged in bankruptcy, and virtually all defaulted student loans are reported to credit rating agencies, damaging for years the borrower's chances for mortgages, car loans, credit cards and even jobs. (A federal direct loan is delinquent when any payment is past due; a default occurs on the 270th day of delinquency.)
The New Calculus
The great college bubble was created by supply and demand growth over 40 years, a period when there were few pressures on colleges or parents to control costs. Now, the bubble is starting to deflate.
For the 2012-13 year, the U.S. Census reported a 3 percent year-over-year decline in U.S. undergraduate college enrollments, the first drop of this size in modern times. Federal student loan issuance also is on the wane, dropping by 2.0 percent in 2011-12 and another 7.6 percent in 2012-13. College has simply grown too expensive for either families or U.S. taxpayers to afford.
Aside from rising costs and shrinking loan availability, other trends factor into the new calculus:
- Household income – The college dream has always been based on the promise of achieving greater earnings power. Although graduates still have a significant edge over non-graduates in career earnings, all U.S. wages have been stagnant for almost two decades. After declining in 10 of the last 14 years, median U.S. household income is now back to about the same level as 1995.
- Rising loan costs – As a result of changes made by Congress, federal education loans are less attractive. The interest rate on federal direct (Stafford) loans is still fairly low at 3.86 percent. But as of July 1 of this year, federal direct loans will no longer be available to graduate students, and the interest rate on the alternative (unsubsidized federal loans) is higher – 5.41 percent. During the six-month grace period after a student leaves school, interest on direct loans will now accrue. A 1.072 percent loan origination fee now applies on all federal loans, subsidized and unsubsidized.
- Restrictions on pay as you earn and loan forgiveness – Through a series of reforms advocated by the Obama Administration and passed by Congress, students who took out loans since 2011 were allowed to take public service jobs and make minimal Pay as You Earn (PAYE) payments. After 20 years of such payments, the remaining loan principal is forgiven. However, the program has been so popular that it has exceeded the government's cost estimates by 90 percent. In its most recent budget proposal, the Administration has proposed changes that would require high-income borrowers to make larger PAYE payments and extend the start of loan forgiveness to 25 years.
- The job scene for graduates – Are recent college graduates finding good jobs? The question was answered in a 2014 report by New York Federal Reserve economists. Although they found that unemployment rates for today's graduates are only about 2 percent higher than in the past, a significantly greater portion recent college graduates are underemployed – i.e., working in an occupation that does not typically require a bachelor's degree. The researchers documented that 56 percent of 22-year olds and 40 percent of 27-year-olds are underemployed.
See: www.newyorkfed.org/research/current_issues/ci20-1.pdf
- The quality of education – Are U.S. colleges delivering education worthy of the soaring price tag? Although the question is too broad and subjective to answer without debate, the fact that it is now being asked – especially by parents – represents change. In a 2013 survey conducted by Gallup, only 29 percent of respondents strongly agreed with the statement: "Traditional colleges and universities offer high-quality education."
Almost every parent who has taken a "college tour" with a child has noticed the lavish sums of money spent on athletic facilities, student unions, high-tech interconnectivity and other non-academic amenities designed to appeal to an 18-year-old mind. In the past, most parents have accepted that they must pay for these "lifestyle expansions" of the college experience. Now, they are starting to question whether such costly amenities contribute to the child's acquisition of knowledge or useful employment skills.
In 2012, two researchers asked 671 U.S. college students to revisit a battery of questions that had originally been asked of their counterparts in 1980. For 12 of the questions, not one of the 671 students knew the right answer. You can try these questions yourself here: http://clinicalpsychreading.blogspot.com/2013/09/general-knowledge-norms-2013-update.html
Discussing the New Calculus with Parents
Within the cost-benefit calculus, what are the key ideas to discuss with clients planning ahead for a child's college?
- You have many college choices, including new ideas in education. Online higher education is rapidly gaining advocates and enrollments, led by the largest universities in the U.S., the University of Phoenix (enrollment 380,232). U.S. News now publishes rankings of the best online programs in the U.S.: www.usnews.com/education/online-education
Attending community college for the first two years is becoming a more attractive options for managing college costs. In addition, community college graduates often are given preferential admission to in-state four-year public universities, which can save time and money in "the college search process."
- Look for cost-conscious colleges. A few schools are starting to buck the trend of automatic double-the-CPI increases in tuition and fees. Last year, Ashland University (Ashland, Ohio) announced that it will cut its tuition and fees from $30,604 in 2013-14 to $18,908 in 2014-15. Acknowledging that rising numbers of students and parents are being deterred by "sticker shock," the University's President said: "We have decided now is the time to act." Most cost-conscious colleges are facing declining enrollments and, like their counterparts in other sectors of the U.S. economy, have decided to compete on price. Even if colleges don't show price-consciousness in their published fees, some parents have been successful negotiating tuition discounts and scholarships.
- Don't totally trust an 18-year-old's judgment – While there is some merit in letting a student choose his/her college, most 18-year-olds have never been deeply in-debt. They don't understand what it will mean to exit college in four years with $30,000 or more of personal debt. Today's smart parents start the college dialogue with an agreement that all who are financially affected will participate in the choice. It's also not a bad idea for parents to expose children to some debt counseling and financial planning education.
- Consider waiting – A year or two of "real-world" experience in between high school and college can have benefits – e.g., it can help young people appreciate the world of work and the value of money. By earning and saving for college, they also gain perspective on the job market, which can help in choosing college majors and career paths.
- Emphasize skills – In recent decades, U.S. higher education has gradually shifted away from teaching practical skills that can help young people differentiate themselves in a competitive job market. For example, only a small proportion of U.S. students who do not live in bi-lingual homes graduate from college with fluency in a second language. Yet, in today's globalizing economy, many employers give preference to applicants with second-language skills. Medical, technical, environmental and public-safety skills also are in demand – and they don't always take four years to acquire.
- Don't feel guilty – Many of today's parents went to college and believe the experience has contributed to their success and happiness. Wanting the same for their children, they also believe they should be financially able to provide it. But these times are different. The cost-benefit calculus has changed, and new ways of thinking and planning are required. Feeling guilty doesn't help.
Rising college costs are a battleship. Although the rate of increase has begun to slow, it will take many years to turn around. Today's parents should expect average college costs to keep rising at double-the-CPI rates for the next few years. At the same time, there are different ways of looking at the value proposition college offers, as well as the question of how much debt is enough for any family or young person.
One question advisors may want to consider is whether the new calculus affects high income and high net worth clients, along with middle-income clients. To evaluate the answer, ask your clients how they earned their affluence or wealth. In most cases, it wasn't by spending more and more money to buy products with constant or shrinking value.
For all client segments, the new calculus means balancing value received with cost paid.
Check out Top 20 Richest Colleges for 2013 on ThinkAdvisor.


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Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Smile & Laugh
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I joined Got Sketch Mini. The first sketch inspired me to create this layout.
The pictures were taken last winter. Yaara was about 3 years and 4 months & Mor was about 1 year and 5 months... The journaling (Hebrew) saying:
Yaara and Mor are enjoying the winter: Wear warm pajamas, get in Yaara's bed, laugh, snuggle, do funny faces, enjoy being together, play, smile & laugh. Fun in the winter!
I used DCWV patterned papers. solid cardstocks, Letters & Corners by Chatter BOX, prima flowers, and I cut the scalloped circle using circle scallop Spellbinders Nestabilites.
The Got Sketch Mini encouraged me to start & create something with all the pictures that I printed in the last 3-4 years and were just waited in a box. I said to myself that I will try to do at least 2 layout a week. I hope I will be able to do it (and share it here in my renewed blog).
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In the UK, abortions are on the rise for married women in their 30s for the second year in a row, according to the Office for National Statistics. As it stands, about one in 10 pregnant married women are getting abortions. This comes at a time that abortion rates, over all, have fallen for the nation.
The British Pregnancy Advisory Services (BPAS) suggests that married women in their 30s—typically thought thought to be the most stable, baby-ready demographic—are seeking terminations as a result of the poor economy, with "financial worries leading to more unwanted pregnancies." It added that a decrease in vasectomies in the last decade could also be a contributing factor. Ultimately, though, does the reason really matter? The important thing here is that women in England, Scotland, and Wales are able to make their own choices with regards to their own bodies because they have access to that kind of treatment through the NHS, without the politically-imposed, moral red tape that plagues many states in America.
But just because abortions in the UK are free of charge doesn't mean that women treat it like an open bar, double fisting their terminations. For example, teen pregnancies there are at their lowest level ever recorded. But the number of abortions among minors has fallen by 13 percent in a year, meaning that teenagers are taking advantage of access to birth control instead of freebie abortions.
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To learn more about the Eat Well program offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, contact the Lisbon Falls office at 353-5550 or check out the "Find your county" link at www.umext.maine.edu
Tips for spending less while eating right
• Collect recipes for simple dishes that can be prepared in a pinch – cook instead of buying prepared meals
• Consider using leftovers while planning meals
• Eat less meat – Americans often eat larger-than-recommended portions of this expensive food
• Stretch meats and vegetables further by incorporating smaller amounts of either into dishes like casseroles
• Make your own sweets and snacks. Homemade cookies are often healthier than the store-bought kind. The same is true for muffins.
• For cheap fruits and vegetables out of season, buy frozen or canned (without any added sugars or sauces). Frozen vegetables are typically as healthy as fresh.
• Shop smart – pay attention to sale flyers. And during the summer months buy produce at farm stands or farmers markets
• Start a small garden – even a container garden on the porch – to grow some vegetables
Quick and Homemade:
Easy Chicken Pot Pie
1 2/3 cups frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
1 cup cooked chicken cut into pieces
1 can (10 3/4 oz.) condensed cream of chicken soup
1 cup Bisquick or similar mix
1/2 cup milk
1 egg
Heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
Stir vegetables, chicken and soup in ungreased, 9-inch pie plate
Bake about 30 minutes or until golden brown
Macaroni and Cheese
1 to 1 1/2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
1/4 cup margarine or butter
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup flour
1 3/4 cups milk
8 ounces cheese, chopped into small pieces
Heat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
In a saucepan, cook butter, onion, salt and pepper over medium heat until the onion is tender. Stir in flour and simmer until mixture is bubbly.
Stir in milk and heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Add cheese and stir until melted.
Add drained macaroni to cheese sauce and stir.
Put into baking pan and bake uncovered for 30 minutes
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Eating healthy can be a challenge no matter what one's income, but there have been lots of reports in the last year about it being impossible to buy health-conscious foods without breaking the bank. Is it really cheaper to buy fast-food burgers, chips and soda than low-fat meats, fruits, vegetables and other healthier choices? Ruth Cyr, a program aide who helps with the Eat Well food and nutrition program through the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, says no. We spent an afternoon with Cyr as she taught client Corinna Williams, a single mother of one, how to shop and eat more healthy on a limited income.
Eating right
Does it really cost too much?
LEWISTON – Corinna Williams, 29, is a single mother on a budget, and grocery shopping even just for two can be a challenge.
She tries to spend no more than $180 a month – shopping every two weeks – for food to feed herself and her growing son, Alex Gerry, 7.
She buys some fruits and veggies, but admits they seem expensive and are not a family favorite. Because of her busy schedule, she tends to make things like simple sandwiches or spaghetti for meals, or she buys prepared frozen dinners. On sale, she says, a frozen dinner can cost as little as 99 cents.
"I usually buy microwaveable dishes a lot," Williams says as she, Alex and Ruth Cyr of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension push a grocery cart through the isles at Shaw's on East Avenue one afternoon. "A lot of times, when you get up at 8 (a.m.) and you don't come home until 4:30 (p.m.), you don't want to cook."
This is where Cyr, who is along to help Williams learn to buy healthier food on a budget, comes in. Cooking is one of the first steps toward eating healthy for less, Cyr says. For example, a homemade batch of macaroni and cheese is cheap to make and often goes further than a prepared box – and it's better food.
Cyr's advice? "You really have to do a lot of planning," she says. She tells clients to scour yard sales and thrift stores for used cookbooks, then put together a collection of quick, easy recipes. Carefully plan a months' worth of meals, relying on leftovers some days, then create a shopping list and purchase food accordingly, she says.
Cyr has helped Williams prepare for this trip to the grocery store by giving her several recipes and a list of ingredients she'll need for two week's worth of food – everything from homemade turkey pot pie and macaroni and cheese, to tuna melts and hot dog stew.
"It's a whole lot of things I haven't made yet," Williams says, but she's willing to try.
Snacks are a big concern for Alex. Starting in the produce section, Cyr points Williams toward a bag of apples on sale – she recommends fruit rather than items like prepackaged cookies. Williams also picks up carrots that she'll need for cooking, and bananas, which are cheap at 59 cents a pound.
Canned and frozen fruits and vegetables will replace the fresh produce that's too expensive right now. Making their way through the store, Cyr steers Williams toward the fruit cocktail, on sale for $1 a can. Each can contains just over three half-cup servings of fruit in its own juices.
That's another suggestion Cyr shares: Pay attention to serving sizes. Especially when eating expensive foods like meats.
"I don't know if it's a Maine thing," Cyr says. "I see this misconception: People think you need a lot of protein, a lot of meat."
That Big Mac at lunchtime ($3.05 after tax) may seem like a reasonable meal, but beyond the special sauce, lettuce, cheese and sesame seed bun is 2.4 ounces of cooked burger. That alone accounts for just about half the U.S. Department of Agriculture's average recommended serving of 5 ounces of meats, beans or nuts.
Cyr recommends buying lean meats and stretching quantities by making casseroles and other mixed dishes. Instead of just eating meat for protein, throw cooked beans or nuts on a salad.
Under Cyr's direction, Williams buys: a large container of pasta sauce; Saltines that will be crushed in homemade meatloaf or meatballs, or used with peanut butter or cheese for snacks; and store-brand corn flakes both for breakfast and to crush in a recipe for homemade chicken nuggets.
She buys flour to make a homemade version of Bisquick, which will be a staple in her new menu planning. With it, Williams will make everything from muffins – cheaper and healthier when made at home instead of bought at the local store in the morning – to biscuits and topping for quick chicken or turkey pot pie.
Williams also buys a few slices of turkey breast from the deli for turkey meatloaf, rather than buying a whole prepared breast for $4 or $5. She buys broth and soups for cooking, Shaw's brand whole wheat bread, English muffins and canned tuna in water for tuna melts. Parmesan cheese will add flavor to some pasta dishes she has planned.
Cyr whisks Williams and her son past stacks of Little Debbie snack cakes and displays of Hershey's Kisses.
"I think trying to eat healthy is the hardest part," Williams says. "I'm a junk food eater – give me that candy bar!"
Instead, she buys 94 percent fat-free microwave popcorn at $2.99 for 6 bags. Each bag contains three servings and, Cyr points out, 2 grams of fat per serving instead of the 10 grams in the potato chips across the isle.
The sweetest thing Williams buys? Fat-free Jell-O pudding.
When she looks over her cart at the end of the shopping trip, she sees mostly unfamiliar items. "We mainly have a whole new thing," she says.
No frozen dinners or candy bars in this cart.
At the checkout, Williams' total comes to $73.29. That's under the generous $120 limit she set for the day, thinking the shopping trip would be more expensive than usual. Spending less, she has a cart full of items she'll use for two week's worth of balanced, nutritional meals.
"Wow," she says, raising her eyebrows.
Now, off to the kitchen.
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Can Reinforcement Backfire With German Shepherds?
"Behavioral Intervention" is the right phrase to be used when it comes to positive reinforcement to correct undesirable behavior in your dog. German Shepherd is a power breed and any kind of behavioral disorder, however mild it be, needs to be corrected at the very early age.
What is "Behavioral Intervention"?
Behavioral Intervention is a systematic plan engineered for a particular dog to teach the dog to change his or her specific behavior(s). Behavioral Intervention strategies are masterfully designed to target the modifications of specific habits, and simultaneously positively reinforcing the alternative desirable skills in your dog.
Positive Reinforcement, as we also call it Positive Motivation Training is a highly effective and scientific method to shape and/or re-shape your dog's behavior. It involves including a motivational item - "Reward", as we call it, into the training process to motivate the dog to act as desired on command. Canine behaviorists have noticed that food acts as a better motivator than any other motivation factor in a rewards based training process.
In Positive Reinforcement training methods , as a rule of thumb, the reward is presented to the dog after the dog shows the desired behavior, thereby ensuring the particular behavior more likely to be exhibited by the dog in future for same situation(s).
The Behavioral Intervention + Positive Reinforcement have to be very strategic and hugely demands a professional's attention. The reinforcement training methods can immensely backfire if implemented wrongly and unplanned. There's a popular belief that too much of dependence on reinforcement by rewards gets quick results, but not long lasting. This is, however, a myth. Reward based reinforcement training has an everlasting effect if correctly done.
However, Reinforcement Can Backfire
Yes, with novice hands reinforcement training can immensely backfire, leaving your dog with reinforced undesirable habits. Novice trainers and newbies usually fail to identify the most significant points required for an effective Behavioral Intervention Plan. This will certainly backfire and adversely affects your dog's learning process.
Most importantly, as a trainer you must identify the specific "behavior(s)" that actually need "intervention". In this process many new trainers mistakenly confuse with which specific behavior(s) should be intervene, and how should the Reinforcement Plan be formulated. Thus, many trainers have been noticed to have ended up with reinforcing wrongly, leaving the dog being reinforced on bad behaviors only.
Important points here...
Point - 1: Praise Only Those Accomplishment That Have Been Consciously Accomplished - Not Accidentally Accomplished.
Point - 2: Praising at The Right Point of Time is Important. Dogs Live on Time. Rewarding Your Dog a Few Minutes After The Desired Accomplishment May Have a Different Implication. Therefore, Trainer's Attention is a Mandate.
Point - 3: Motivator (Reward/Praise) Should be a Real Motivator. If The Dog Doesn't Get Motivated With The Reward Used, The the Reinforcement Training Process is Bound to Backfire.
Point - 4: Priorities and Preferences Are Important. Not Every Behavior Needs To Be Treated As Undesirable at a Give Time.
Point - 5: Consistency is the Key To Success. If The Trainer is Inconsistent and Non-Repetitive in Rewarding, Then Reinforcement Won't be Effective, And May Even Backfire, as the Inconsistent Behavior of his Pack Leader (Trainer) Will Confuse Him.
Point - 6: Its Important to Consider Exercises and Socialization as Integral Part of Reinforcement Training. Socialization is Not a Separate Process.
Antecedents and Behavior
The two most significant areas of understanding for a trainer in the process of developing a "Behavioral Intervention Plan" for his subject are:
i. Antecedent(s): Antecedents are the stimuli/stimulus that triggers a specific behavior or a specific set of behaviors in your dog. These stimulus can be certain situations, any specific event(s), any particular person or any indecent. An antecedent can stimulate the dog to exhibit bad as well as good behavior. Therefore, it is important to identify the Antecedent(s) prior to creating a Behavior Intervention Plan. Wrongly identifying the antecedents may lead to incorrect reinforcement in the training process, thus resulting to backfire.
ii. Behavior(s): Behavior is what the dog does being stimulated by an antecedent. An assessment of specific behavior is of utmost importance, because the reinforcement training starts off with identifying the particular behavior that needs to be intervene. A trainer should target one specific behavior at a time rather than targeting a set of undesirable behaviors. This makes Reinforcement Training by Behavioral Intervention more effective and easier. In this process of modifying one single behavior of the dog, a trainer may have to address a set of undesirable behaviors that are collectively responsible for the particular single undesirable behavior, and modify each of them.
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Fergie and husband Josh Duhamel showed off their newborn son on Tuesday, tweeting out the first two photos of Axl.
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"Axl Jack Duhamel Day 1. Life is good," Duhamel, 40, tweeted on Tuesday, adding that the paparazzi can leave their house now. Fergie, 38, shared the second photo of Axl wearing a headphone-like device. "Axl Jack Duhamel. Day 2 of life. Hearing test complete. All systems go."
Axl, who is the first child for both, was born in late August. Fergie initially announced in February that she was expecting on Twitter. "Josh & Me & BABY makes three!!!," she tweeted with a link to a picture of her at childhood with a picture of a very young Duhamel cropped in next to her.
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The TUF 19 Finale card in Las Vegas starts taking shape...
Two lightweight prospects looking to make their way into the UFC win column for the first time, Kevin Lee and Jesse Ronson, will battle it out in the Octagon at the TUF 19 Finale on Sunday, July 6, in Las Vegas.
Two split decision defeats to Francisco Trinaldo and Michel Prazeres have kept Ontario's "Body Snatcher" from victory in the UFC, while Michigan's Lee lost a close decision to Al Iaquinta at UFC 169 in February. One of these 155-pounders will leave the Mandalay Bay Events Center with their hand raised, though, making this a must-see meeting.
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UNGEI Policy Advocacy Agenda: All Girls Achieving and Learning
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The United Nations Girls Education Initiative (UNGEI) is a multi-stakeholder partnership committed to improving the quality and availability of girls education and contributing to the empowerment of girls and women through transformative education. It is founded on an understanding that all girls have the right to learn in a safe and supportive learning environment.
UNGEI, as a designated flagship of Education for All (EFA), strives to support governments and the international community to deliver on the gender-related EFA goals and education related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Our partners unite under the UNGEI umbrella with the belief that a collaborative advantage can be gained through collective efforts.
In order to maximize efforts which are the most needed and which will have the highest impact on girls education around the world, UNGEI is focusing policy advocacy efforts on four key strategic priorities which are outlined further in this document:
- An enhanced focus on marginalized and excluded groups;
- The reduction/elimination of school-related gender-based violence;
- Improved learning outcomes for girls; and
- An increased number of girls transitioning to secondary education and accessing post-primary opportunities.


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Hearty turkey, avocado and black bean salad
Makes 4 servings
After a hearty Thanksgiving dinner, a tasty salad is always a welcome choice. Using pantry staples, you can turn turkey leftovers into a satisfying and healthful salad.
2 fully ripened Mexican Hass avocados, halved, pitted, and peeled
12 ounces cooked turkey, cut into ½-inch pieces (about 4 cups)
1 ripe tomato, cut into ½-inch cubes
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup coarsely chopped peeled jicama or celery
1/3 cup crumbled queso fresco or mild feta cheese
¼ cup coarsely chopped cilantro
½ cup bottled Italian salad dressing, divided
Cut 1 avocado into ½-inch cubes. Cut the other avocado into thin slices. Set aside.
Combine the diced avocado, turkey, tomato, beans, jicama, cheese, cilantro, and ¼ cup of the dressing in a medium bowl. Spoon onto 4 plates, lined with lettuce if desired.
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"Efforts in both chambers of Congress have Republicans wondering why Democrats seem to fear free speech. Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA) has proposed limitations on how Representatives can post information to the Internet in a time when we should be demanding more transparency, not less. According to a source in the Senate, Dianne Feinstein has begun her own campaign to force Senators to seek permission before communicating over the Internet." "In the Senate, the problem gets even worse.
In the Senate, the problem gets even worse. Feinstein (D-CA) would have the Rules Committee act as a censor board, forcing members to get approval for the act of communicating on external websites. Further, it would appear that the Feinstein proposal would attempt to exercise editorial control over these sites, at least indirectly.
As my source put it, these are the key issues:
Under their scheme, the Senate Rules Committee would become the Internet speech police for everyone in the Senate. It will be up to the committee to "sanction" which websites and forms of communication they deem appropriate.
The Rules Committee thus gets to pick winners and losers among various websites in terms of which are appropriate for use.
The Rules Committee would get to regulate communication through any site not ending in Senate.gov," which would include sites like YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.
Further, this could jeopardize guest posts at sites like RedState and Townhall.
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Great,...what's next, are they going to force us to hang the following portrait of their national icon in our homes and offices?
But..but... it's the evil republicans who want to silence freedom of speech in America, not the wonderful, loving, open-minded democrats and liberals. It's the evil republicans who don't want the citizens to know what the government is doing, not huggy, touchy feeley democrats. /libmode
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The Konitsa Bridge is a unique bridge due to its location and construction. It was built in 1871 and costed 120.000 Turkish lira. The builder was Ziogas Frontzos from the village of Pyrsogianni.
This was the second attempt to bridge the Aoos river since a previous bridge designed by Turkish engineers collapsed.
The story has it than when Ziogas finished the bridge the Turkish engineers who had failed to complete the project asked him in which University he had studied and Ziogas replied proudly: "In the University of Pyrsogianni!"
The road is very narrow, just 2 meters wide. It is curved upwards like most of the Epirus bridges. The road is cobblestoned and when it climbs up sharply there is a wide step with a slope upwards. The Konitsa bridge had a bell underneath that rings with the wind movement as it comes out of the Aoos valley. The ringing of the bell warned approaching travellers of the impending danger. The bell is still there!
The bridge builders tried to make the passage of the bridge safer and for this reason they placed "arkades" - stones placed verically on the sides of the bridge and later they added small balustrades.


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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn will try to remove Yahoo cofounder Jerry Yang as the company's CEO if his proxy battle is successful, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
In an interview with the newspaper, Icahn accused Yang of being unwilling to consider Microsoft's acquisition offer and costing the company money in his efforts to deter the deal. He also said that Microsoft is hesitant to make Yahoo another offer because it doesn't trust Yahoo's current management, according to the Journal.
Unless the board is ousted and Yang removed as CEO, Microsoft will not make a deal with the Internet company, Icahn told the newspaper.
Icahn said he plans to make a public statement about his concerns with Yang and the current Yahoo board in the next day, according to the Journal.
Icahn's public ire against Yang comes a day after Yahoo lost a battle to keep private some information about the company's operations that was revealed in a shareholder lawsuit against Yahoo, filed in a Delaware court.
The 64-page complaint contains blistering allegations, copies of internal Yahoo documents and e-mails, and blow-by-blow accounts of what plaintiffs characterize as Yahoo bad-faith maneuvers. The complaint had been made available previously but with portions redacted.
Icahn's proxy fight against Yahoo officially began May 15, when he sent a letter to Yahoo's board announcing he was nominating 10 candidates to replace all incumbent directors -- which include Yang -- at the company's shareholders meeting in July. Icahn did not indicate at the time that he was going to replace Yang as top executive of Yahoo, however. Before he sent the letter, Icahn began buying up millions of shares of Yahoo stock.
A few days after Icahn's letter, both Microsoft and Yahoo said publicly that they were open to negotiating another deal, although not one for Microsoft to purchase the entire company but instead to buy only pieces of Yahoo. Comments Icahn made to the Journal on Tuesday indicate that Yang and the current Yahoo board are acting inconsistently with those public comments.
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CONCORD — Police are investigating recent smash-and-grab thefts that happened at two electronics stores within miles of each other.
The most severe of those occurred at a Concord game store, which received severe damage when a car smashed through the front window about 4 a.m. Tuesday, Concord police Lt. David Hughes said. The suspect took some electronic devices from the Game Stop store at 5434 Ygnacio Valley Road and fled, Hughes said.
Concord police detectives are investigating where the vehicle came from but have not released any details. Repairs to the store were underway Tuesday.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Financial Crimes Detective Mike von Savoye at (925) 603-5828. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous can call the Concord Police Department Tip-line at (925) 603-5836.
It is unknown whether that case is linked to another smash-and-grab Sunday morning at a Radio Shack located in a strip mall at the corner of Ygnacio Valley and Oak Grove roads. A wooden board was placed over a small portion of the front window, which was broken.
No other details were immediately available.
Rick Hurd covers breaking news. Contact him in Walnut Creek at 925-945-4780 and follow him at Twitter.com/3rdERH.


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Hello all,
I found this forum on my extensive research about Online High Schools in the last days and decided to post here to hopefully get even more comments / ideas / tips.
Here our situation: I'm a single Mom, originally from Europe, living since 17 years in the Dominican Republic. My daughter is born in the Dominican Republic, her father is Canadian, so my daughter has Dominican, German, and Canadian nationality and is fluent in English, Spanish, also knows quite well German and French. I'm only mentioning this here, as at the moment she did not decide yet what to do after High School, but due to her multiple Nationalities and languages she speaks, we want to keep all her options open - if possible to get a High School Diploma that is accepted at Colleges and / or universities internationally.
My daughter visited private schools in the past since Pre-School age, is now in Grade 10 (age 15), she always received bi-lingual education, schools that teach local (Dominican) and US or UK curriculum. Sounds very cool on first impression, but the quality of those private schools here (we tried different ones in the last past years) are not really good, at times even ridiculously bad.
The last what we have to put up with, only a few examples: The English books (that the school buys / orders and makes us parents pay for in July!) still didn't arrive till today (we have now almost December!), totally non-qualified teachers that make repeatedly silly spelling mistakes, or now a new teacher, that actually teaches very well, but is a former graduated student from last year - so without any teaching diplomas or experiences.
Anyway, I'm not usually a person that complains a lot, and after all this years living in a 'third world' country, we are totally aware that things often are not perfect here, and we have to accept it is what it is. However, those private schools here are not cheap: we pay 300 US$/month, plus costs for books, uniforms, school transportation, etc... it just hurts to spend that much money while not getting good education for my daughter - very frustrating.
In addition to all this problems, my daughter suffered a few days ago a knee injury, which makes getting her to school in the overfilled school bus very difficult. Luckily her injury is not as bad as we originally thought it is. We feared that it might take her several weeks or months to recover, but she is actually doing quite well.
When we thought she maybe won't be able to go to school for a while, I started researching Online High Schools.
I'm working from home, so I would be there to 'oversee' her education, but I do not really have the experience and also not the time to sit many hours next to her and teach her like the traditional home school style. That's why I focused my research on Online Schools, where she mostly can do 'all the work' by herself, with teacher support available in case she needs help.
After searching through many many Online Schools on the internet, I narrowed my interest to Keystone Online High School. They seem to offer a nice variety of courses, the demo courses look very interesting (my daughter went through some of their demos and liked it), I contacted them and they responded with more information very quickly, I researched other internet sites (also this forum) for reviews about them ... all seems to sound very good!
Some here on this forum mentioned that Keystone is more on the expensive side, but as I'm paying right now approx 4000 US$ /year , Keystone would be actually much cheaper for us!
We still have to check with Keystone if they are able to accept credits from my daughter's 9th grade and maybe even part of her 10th grade, but in the worst case scenario - even if they won't accept any credits, the total costs to get the 21 credits to receive a High School Diploma won't be higher than what we are paying now, and I'm very confident she would get a much better education.
On top of that, today I learnt that a friend's neighbor here in our local small town does have their daughter enrolled with Keystone since over 2 years and they are very happy with them. That only confirmed my good impression I had about them so far, so now I'm as good as sold!
Anyway, sorry for such long post. My daughter and I are aware that it will be a very different experience for her (and for me!) to switch from regular school to online school, we both read about 'de-schooling' process, I'm aware it might be a bit challenging at times to keep my daughter motivated. But, she is 15 years now, very mature, very comfortable on her computer, we have a good internet connection, and she knows how important a good High School Diploma is for her own future. We are ready for the switch!
So, my question here to users on this board: Is there anything bad you know about Keystone? Anybody thinks, online school -censored- is much better than Keystone, anything else important I should know? Maybe anything I have totally missed in my research so far?
I will still give it a few days 'to sleep over' a final decision, but at the moment it looks like my daughter will start with Keystone maybe as early as in a few days!
Thanks in advance for any comments and tips!
Almost ready to start with Keystone -any last minute advice?
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December 25, 2016 (nuclear-news.net) The Radical Party faction of the Ukrainian parliament is seeking to withdraw Ukraine's membership of the 1968 international treaty which bans the development of nuclear weapons and keeps nuclear technology in check.
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) recognizes only five nations as legitimate possessors of nuclear weapons: China, France, Russia, the UK and the US. A handful of UN members are not signatories to the treaty, including Pakistan and India, which were never part of the NPT but have nuclear weapons of their own, and North Korea, which withdrew in 2003 to develop a nuclear arsenal. Now Kiev may follow Pyongyang's example if the Radical Party faction in parliament has its way. The party's leader, Oleg Lyashko, has long called for the government to restore the country's nuclear capability, which Ukraine briefly possessed in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The number of nuclear warheads deployed on Ukrainian territory by the USSR was only behind those possessed by Russia and the US. But by 1996, all of them had been handed over to Russia, which was busy dismantling a large portion of the costly Soviet nuclear stockpile. In 1994, Ukraine was given security assurances by Russia, the US and the UK in the so-called Budapest Memorandum in exchange for its accession to the NTP. Similar documents were signed with Kazakhstan and Belarus, which were in a comparable position. China and France gave milder commitments to Ukraine in separate statements……..
Oleg Lyashko is a populist politician with a strongly nationalist voter base, and is well known for his publicity stunts. His bill to restore Ukraine's nuclear status was registered in parliament Tuesday. A date for a committee discussion on the issue is yet to be set. Ukraine's ability to actually produce a nuclear weapon remains in question. While numerous research and production facilities based in what now is Ukraine were involved in building the Soviet nuclear arsenal, the country's current economic troubles and technological backslide would make constructing even a simple nuclear device a major challenge – even if the Ukrainian government does undertake such a project.


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The road from the military academy where Hugo Chavez's body has been lying in state to the hilltop museum where he'll be displayed indefinitely is lined with some of the most dangerous slums on the planet. It runs under bridges in dire need of repair and past grocery stores with few groceries.
Tens of thousands of Venezuelans gathered along that route Friday to watch the late president's body cross the city in yet another choreographed show designed to keep Chavez supporters in thrall, at least until an April 14 election to replace him. Afterward, people will have to go on living with the problems that Chavez left behind.
This tense, relentlessly gray capital embodies many of Venezuela's problems, with crumbling apartment towers and food lines often sharing the same sidewalk with cheering crowds eager to greet their departed Comandante.
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"More than anything, the government continues fighting with everyone, and does everything badly," said Francisco Olivero, a 54-year-old carpenter who lives with his wife and five children in the poor neighborhood of Catia, just blocks from the funeral route.
Like many Venezuelans, Olivero said wartime-levels of street violence all over the city were his top worry.
"They kill people here every day," he said. "I've lost friends, relatives."
As thousands of bused-in police academy cadets gathered along the route to prepare for the procession, Olivero and his wife, Yelitza Acuna, hid from the sun while waiting in a block-long line to buy flour, coffee, butter and other food staples they said have been hard to come by for about two years.
The store, which sits along the most trafficked part of the route, happened to be selling the rare goods Friday, drawing a crowd of people desperate for a few bags of flour.
"The word spread in the street, and we all came running here," said Olivero's wife, who is a cook's assistant. Later, Chavez's coffin traveled down the street in a black hearse, to the roar of thousands of admirers.
Economists say government-imposed price controls designed to dampen inflation topping 20 percent have made it impossible for store owners to sell basic foods at a profit, sparking widespread shortages. For their part, officials have accused suppliers of hoarding the goods and have invaded warehouses looking for sugar, flour and other food items in short supply.
"You can't find anything," said 27-year-old lawyer Anglys Bericote, who rode a bus for four hours from the town of Cajigal to view the funeral cortege. Wearing a heart-shaped "I am Chavez" pin, she said she was taking the opportunity to also stock up on basic goods. People in her town have even had to go without toothpaste and toilet paper, she said.
"It's all the plan of the private businesses," she said, repeating the government's line of attack. "They want to hold onto everything so that it riles up people."
A few blocks from the military museum, where a ceremonial fire awaited the arrival of Chavez's body, Jonathan Rodriguez watched government supporters pass by in red T-shirts bearing Chavez's image. Raw sewage trickled from a broken pipe down the street, and the 37-year-old insurance agent scolded his two sons for playing nearby.
"The majority of them don't complain about the problems here," Rodriguez whispered about the passing Chavezsupporters. "It's as if they didn't exist."
Rodriguez said he doesn't have that luxury. Violent crime is so bad in his part of town that he and his family shut themselves inside their home every night by 6 p.m., only opening the iron gate covering his front door the next morning. Yet for Rodriguez, staying indoors might not be enough to protect him and his family from the war outside. Several weeks ago, a stray bullet penetrated the zinc roof of a neighbor's house.
Almost all of Caracas' streets empty of people by dusk as residents live under the pall of a homicide rate 20 times that of the United States. On Thursday, the U.N. Development Program issued a study finding Venezuela had the world's fifth highest homicide rate, only behind Honduras, El Salvador, the Ivory Coast and Jamaica.
Rodriguez blamed his working-class neighborhood's ills on thugs who prowl the streets on motorcycles and said more police patrols could help retake the city.
Many, however, believe the police are a big part of the problem. In an astounding revelation, former Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami said in 2009 that police were responsible for up to 20 percent of the country's crimes.
"I just stay inside now," Rodriguez said. "Outside, it's not safe."
All along the funeral route were unmistakable signs that this 28 million-person country is not only unsafe, but that its basic services no longer work.
Chavez's hearse started from the military academy, which is surrounded by bare-brick slums that cling to hillsides rising almost vertically into the Caribbean sky. More Venezuelans have moved into such slums duringChavez's government, casualties of a housing deficit that the human rights group Provea estimates at 2 million units. Official figures say the number of houses deemed "inadequate" in the country grew from 295,000 in 1999 to more than 404,000 in 2011.
The growth of such neighborhoods has contributed to other problems. Due to crumbling or nonexistent infrastructure, sewage all over the city goes mainly to one place: the once-pristine Guaire River, which runs along most of Chavez's funeral route.
In 2005, Chavez had famously promised that Venezuelans would one day be able to swim in its waters. Trying to do that Friday, as soldiers and red-shirted Chavistas cheered on the hearse, would have been nothing less than life-threatening.
Retired truck driver Miguel Mosquera said he remembered the idyllic scene there decades ago, when the river was a perfect place to spend a sunny day.
He lives in the neighborhood of San Antonio, close to the river and within sight of the funeral route.
"The city grew too much," the 67-year-old said. "In the '30s and in the '40s, people bathed in this river. ... Here, when it rains, it's chaos, you see that the river sometimes spills over when it rains."
Jose Leal, who had stopped by a bakery near the route, said he had given up on any change under the current government, led by Chavez's hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro.
"It isn't easy, brother," Leal said as Chavez supporters headed to the river to watch the cortege pass. "It's worrying. It creates stress, stress in the family, stress at work."
The hearse ended its journey winding through the Chavez stronghold of the "23 de enero" slum and stopping in front of the military museum overlooking Caracas.
Chavez's coffin will remain at the museum, while authorities decide its final resting place. Maduro had said last week that Chavez's body would be perpetually displayed, but Information Minister Ernesto Villegas announced Friday night that the government had discarded that option.
With the nation watching, Maduro pledged that "we will construct socialism" as Chavez had attempted to do and that "we take on your cause."
In a bakery at the route's midpoint, Yaneth Solano said she wasn't so sure about such grand promises anymore.
"Nothing will change Venezuela now, only God."
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Place some thin slices of Feta Cheese* on bread, then pour some Mulberry Jam on it. This is the way I love it, give it a try:) This delicious jam belongs to the Aegean Region; the same as the grape, fig and mastic jams...
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The "egt" feature is supposed to list the tablebase formats that an engine supports.
I think Arasan is one of the few xboard native protocol engines that supports more than one format (Gaviota
and Nalimov; the dev version on github supports Syzygy, too).
But the UI doesn't seem to deal with this feature in a useful manner.
First, the tablebase options are in the "Common Engine Settings" dialog. But if there
are two engines in use, and they support multiple tablebase types, then you could
have one engine set to use Nalimov and another set to use Gaviota tbs, in principle.
But as far as I can tell the UI will not let you do this.
Also the choices listed in the egt feature are not shown to the user anywhere. Winboard
(4.7.2) only shows "EGTB Path" and "EGTB Size" as options in the common engine dialog.
xboard (4.7.3) shows "Nalimov EGTB Path" and "EGTB Size" as options, even though the
egt feature string is "nalimov,gaviota".
I guess I could define custom xboard options to set the tablebase type, path and other
options (this is what Arasan does in UCI mode) but if I am going to have to do that, then
what is the use of the "egt" feature?


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Inconvenient facts the gun control lobby cannot answer
Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
January 7, 2013
Despite the onslaught of media propaganda in support of the Obama administration's anti-second amendment agenda in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook school shooting, the statistics clearly illustrate that gun control does not reduce violent crime and in fact has the opposite effect.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports.
As the graph above highlights, according to the latest figures obtained by the FBI, violent crime offenses in the United States have been falling since 2007. The five year trend clearly shows that, despite there being an ongoing national debate about gun violence in America, violent crime itself is actually becoming less of a problem.
The graph below from the Department of Justice also highlights the fact that over the last 40 years, the amount of guns in America per 1000 people has increased, whereas serious violent crimes have decreased.
In addition, despite the media drumbeat that murders involving guns represent the number one safety threat to American citizens, the reality is completely the opposite.
Amongst the "top ten killers" in the United States, homicide by firearms is at the bottom of the list, according to figures from the CDC and the FBI. Almost 20 times more people die in the United States from medical errors than they do from firearm homicides, but there is no outcry to slap draconian regulations on the medical industry.
In addition, the number of murders committed with hammers and clubs in the United States routinely outpaces the number of homicides committed using a rifle. Should US lawmakers introduce urgent legislation to outlaw hammers and baseball bats?
The figures clearly illustrate that rising gun ownership does not cause a rise in violent crime.
Look at Chicago, which in 1982 passed a ban on all handguns except for those registered with the city before the ban was enacted.
Since the handgun ban took effect, the number of murders in Chicago committed using handguns has been 40% higher than before the ban, and has spiked even higher in recent years, proving that the gun ban actually served to cause an increase in violent crime.
In comparison, let's take a look at Britain, which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the developed world. Given that one of the most vocal advocates for gun control in the aftermath of Sandy Hook has been a British citizen – Piers Morgan – who has used his platform on CNN to attack the second amendment, the contrast is illuminating.
Despite the fact that it is virtually impossible for an average citizen to obtain a gun through legal channels in Britain, the rate of violent crime in the UK is higher per capita than the US and the highest in the world amongst "rich" countries aside from Australia, which also instituted a draconian gun ban in the 1990's.
Preventing law-abiding people from owning guns clearly has no impact on violent crime, and if anything causes it to rise because the criminals know their victims will not be able to defend themselves.
In addition, you are more than twice as likely to be a victim of knife crime in the UK than you are a victim of gun crime in the United States, but there is no media debate about banning kitchen knives.
Despite virtually all handguns being outlawed in 1996 following the Dunblane school massacre in Scotland, with law-abiding people people rushing to turn in their firearms, over the next decade gun crime in the UK more than doubled. This proves that while law-abiding citizens willingly disarmed themselves, criminals were unfazed by the new laws and continued to use guns illegally. Therefore gun control only disarms innocent people since criminals do not follow the law.
As the Wall Street Journal recently noted, "Strict gun laws in Great Britain and Australia haven't made their people noticeably safer, nor have they prevented massacres."
In summary, despite a widespread ban on gun ownership in the United Kingdom, it is the most dangerous place to live in terms of violent crime in the entire western world.
Another country where violent crime and rapes are soaring is India, recently in the news because of the tragic death of a woman who was gang raped and savagely beaten in New Delhi.
India has a gun control policy just as draconian as the United Kingdom, and despite Indian women begging the police to allow them to own firearms for personal protection, the vast majority of license applications have been rejected, leaving women defenseless against rapists and murderers.
Now let's take a look at a country which is geographically-speaking a stone's throw away from the United Kingdom – Switzerland.
With a population of just six million, Switzerland has 2 million publicly-owned firearms. Despite the fact that guns are everywhere in Switzerland and are a deeply-ingrained part of Swiss culture, the gun crime rate "is so low that statistics are not even kept," reports the BBC.
Indeed, with its population of law-abiding armed citizens, Switzerland is one of the safest countries to live in the entire world, with homicide rates at just 2.2 people per 100,000.
So the UK is one of the most dangerous places to live in the developed world, while Switzerland is one of the safest, and yet Switzerland is a nation of gun owners. How then can we possibly conclude that gun control reduces violent crime when in virtually every instance it has proven to have the opposite effect?
The figures clearly show that gun control does not reduce violent crime, and in fact only emboldens criminals to use guns illegally – safe in the knowledge that their victims have been disarmed courtesy of government legislation.
Recent cases involving law abiding citizens in America, largely ignored by the mass media, who have exercised their second amendment right to prevent a crime and save lives, emphasize this reality, including an incident just two days after the Connecticut massacre during which a gunman entered a theater in San Antonio after killing his ex-girlfriend but was shot dead by an off duty policewoman.
In addition, last month's mall shooting in Oregon was brought to an end when 22-year-old Nick Meli, who has a concealed carry permit, pulled a gun on the killer, prompting masked shooter Jacob Tyler Roberts to use his final bullet on himself.
In both cases, the media virtually ignored the fact that potential massacres were stopped by responsible Americans using firearms. Similar cases emerge on a weekly basis, including another incident on Friday where a woman in Atlanta defended herself and her young children against an intruder by using a legally owned firearm.
The National Safety Council notes that guns are used some 2.5 million times a year in self defense against criminals, meaning that firearms are utilized to protect innocent lives in 80 times more cases than they are used to end lives.
These figures, not just from America but from other countries around the world, send a clear and consistent message – gun control actually increases violent crime, more guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens equals less crime, and only by allowing responsible, law-abiding people to be armed and not by disarming the victims can we hope to prevent or lessen the scale of future tragedies like the Sandy Hook massacre.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Infowars.com and Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for Infowars Nightly News.
This article was posted: Monday, January 7, 2013 at 3:34 pm


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We Try the New Lemon Sorbet Sundae at Ghirardelli
If you've strolled by a Ghirardelli location recently, you may have noticed a few new items on the dessert menu. Unlike most of their signature items, these feature neither ice cream nor fudge sauce. To appeal to customers seeking a lighter option, the San Francisco-based chocolate shop rolled out the "Marina Collection", a trio of desserts that star lemon sorbet.
Two of the items are drinks. There's a lemon sorbet shake (sorbet blended with milk) and the Lemon Fizz (lemon sorbet, club soda, and strawberries), but the Lemon Sorbet Sundae ($8.95) looked the most enticing. It's made with two generous scoops of lemon sorbet and garnished with pineapple, diced pieces of crystallized ginger, and almonds.
The sundae (if it's even fair to deem it as such—Merriam-Webster would disagree) starts out strong. Those toasty bits of almond are good and crunchy, and the combination of lemon, ginger, and pineapple is a success. The issue is stretching out the toppings over more than a few bites, because once they're gone, you've got a whole lot of sorbet to plow through before hitting the bottom layer of pineapple. The good news: the sorbet is super-smooth and quite tasty, though it registers as candy-sweet, not tangy.
In fact that's something you should know about the sundae before digging in: every element is too sweet. The menu lists the pineapple element as simply "pineapple" but it would be more accurate to say "pineapple topping". There were no chunks of pineapple, and the jelly-like sauce was missing any acidity.
Combined with the ginger candy (which was crusted with sugar crystals, and not at all spicy) and the too-sweet sorbet, the end result is a dessert that's one-note and less refreshing than it ideally should be. My taste buds were so burnt out on sugar that I couldn't even get through the first scoop. Had it delivered the flavors I was hoping for (tangy lemon, acidic pineapple, and sweet/spicy ginger), it would have been a real knock-out.
Maybe Max Falkowitz wants to take a crack at a sorbet like that? I live in hope.
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Java keeps telling me that the variables have not been initialized and it won't let me run my applet unless they are. I have looked and looked and LOOKED for the answer and have found none. Please and Thank you!
GraphicsDevice myDevice; Window CallofDuty; myDevice.setFullScreenWindow(CallofDuty);
and then I have a second question is there a way to load video into an applet?


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One of my ec2 servers has stopped receiving ssh connections. The OS is Ubuntu server 8.04, and the ssh server is the standard
After months of uptime, I tried to connet to it today, and got the following message:
ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
Any idea what could have went wrong?
Update: After a reboot, the server started receiving new connections. Disks are below 50% usage.


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The meetings are held in the basement or crypt in back of the church in the first room down the stairs. The entrance is a few steps from Via Nazionale, across from the Internet cafe, through a gate and down the stairs. Look for the AA symbol on the gate. The SLAA meetings are in the first small room as you come down the stairs. AA meetings are held in the big room at the back at the same time.
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Lord Felix wrote:Asterios wrote:hope you didn't misunderstand my point is its not how bad a job a person does the fact they even tried gives them credit,seriously have you seen my microscale model?its well below par,and was never meant to be a microscale model,but a diorama model for a large minifig scale size castle i'm making.
I did get your point; but the way you put it above was just offensive to me. I am not angry at you, I was just upset by the way it was said.
About your creation:
It's fine. Tons better then my first attempt at Micro Scale. It's plain but, you know what, plain can be good in some circumstances. I would add some details; especially around the top wall walks. The walls themselves look pretty good as-is.
Oh, and do you first build a micro scale like this then build a bigger version that would be minifig scaled? That actually sounds like a good idea!
yes on my large projects i'll build a smaller model as a template thats why its so plain since its to just give me a rough idea of my design.


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Good post Stryke, and lots to learn from it.
What I was left with, after training disarms with Ayoob and Farnam, was_that _
1.Being attacked with a handgun is a frightening and dangerous experience that affects body alarm reactions in profound ways_impacting on your abilities.
2. That in almost all cases, your attacker will have more experience in this kind of situation than you do.
3.Best not to be overconfident,as those skills you think you have in going after the gun may quickly perish in a chaotic moment when your subconscious perceives you may be about to die.
4. And unless you are familiar with the types of guns most likely to be used by a robber i.e., how they function...how they are rendered inert_ don't try
disarms, as a large part of disarm training is concerned with immobilizing or otherwise making the weapon useless, as you gain control of it.
5.If you don't know anything about guns, no matter how well trained you are, you will not be able to do this quickly and will be unlikely able to maintain control of the gun.
I think those are wise concepts.


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Rocking the Boat in the woodshop and on the Bronx River
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Westside Wednesdays: Rodrigo Donoso Interview
Interview by Justin Fisher
How long have you been in the game of photography and what got you into it?
I have been shooting photos since about 1998 or so. Actually what got me into it was an ex-girlfriend of mine got me a job next to where she worked at the time, and it happened to be a camera store. Ritz Camera actually. I was immediately drawn to all the cool gear. At the time I was hired to sell cameras, and well, you make a ton more as sales person selling the more expensive professional gear. So to be able to do that I started reading how to use all these cameras and taking them home and playing around with them in the hopes that some bad ass photographer would come in and I could actually point him or her the right direction, and maybe make some cash. Fortunately for me, at the same time I was doing all this the Discovery Bay Delta was just starting to produce some bad ass riders like Corey Kraut, Rich Facciano, Darrin Rayzor, Josh Store, Joe Miltner and Bob Opsal to name a few. Any how, they asked if I was down to take some photos with them and it all just rolled on from there. Now I'm a wealthy photo tycoon!!!! JK, but I do have my fingers crossed… not on my shooting hand of course.
What else do you enjoy shooting other than wake?
I really just love to shoot photos. Of anything really that catches my interest. I have shot some skate photography with my good friend and amazing skater Jesse Andres and that was really fun. (If you haven't heard of him, he's got some unreal stuff on youtube, watch all of it.) But I can't really pin it down to any one specific thing, shoot, I have some wedding photos and pictures of my friends' kids that blow me away just as much as any image, maybe more.
We've noticed you shooting the tour the past couple years, do you intend to this year?
Yeah I have shot the King of Wake Tour, which includes the Pro Wakeboard Tour by Mastercraft along with Wake Games put on by Nautiques for the last 2 seasons no,w and I'm heading in for third. I like it. I enjoy the crew of people that work there from the ops crew to the coordinators to all the way through to riders and boat drivers so it makes it fun. Oh yeah, how can I forget, I'm teamed up with Big Spence and I get to hang with Nic Weinecker and Dano Amir, the announcers, and they are just flat out funny and you can't put a price tag on laughter.
In one brief sentence, describe your photography style.
Trying to capture the moment without disturbing the peace.
Give us an average day in the life of Rod.
Well an average day in my life consists of getting woken up by dog that just has to potty at like 7 am, and then maybe shooting some photos if the weather permits. After that maybe going to the golf course and playing some holes. Yes I golf… a lot. Maybe coming home or to whereever and trying to either shoot again or line something up to shoot the following day. After dark I'm probably editing photos and emailing them out, and then I got some shows I watch pretty religiously, like the Seth McFarlane line up Cleveland show, Family Guy and American Dad, and recently I've really been digging It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Oh yeah, don't let me forget I spend a bit of time shooting people on COD. Not actual people, it's a video game.
What avenue of wake do you enjoy shooting the most and why?
I like all of it really cause it's hard to compete with the feel of watching someone boost off a double up, carving a line out in a glassy lake or just landing super smooth in the transition. That's just rad. The Cable and System 2.0 are sick cause it's park for the water, what a cool idea! Although we don't have one in Cali cause no one has stepped up to the plate and actually done it yet, but I have heard rumors of one being built. Side note there was one in Manteca CA like 30 years ago and they just let it fall apart. (editor's note: there's actually a cable park outside Fresno now.) Then there's the winch, and I have a special love for this cause it's so different and new, and a few of my good bros have helped pioneer the street style riding side of it which I think is a great branch off of the traditional wake or cable ride. It brings a different dynamic and that's a positive for the sport, so I'm down for it.
How long have you been growing your hair?
Let me answer your question with a question. How long have you known me? Really it's been a while, I think I was rocking a bandanna in like 2002.
What's the coolest place photography has taken you?
Well I have had a chance to see this beautiful country of ours and been outside the borders a few times as well and it's been good. Mostly all the good people that I have met through photography, I would have to say that has been the biggest asset.
What camera do you use and why?
A Nikon, cause that's what I started with and it's never failed me so I'm sticking with it.
A Nacho Libre quote, now!
I'm seeeck of getting paid to loose, I wanna weeeen!!!!
Over the 10+ years you've been shooting what are your thoughts on the sports progression?
It's crazy really, I mean when I was introduced to the sport people had just started landing 720's. Like only a few people, so to watch Dan Harf doing 1260 or JD Webb gap a huge water fountain or watch Kyle Murphy bomb down a 20′ drop or watching any wakeskater do just about anything (those guys are aliens), I mean its come a long way since then and I'm glad to have had the chance to be around it.
You've been golfing a lot lately, are we going to see you with a green jacket anytime soon?
Only one that I have bought myself. Maybe if I can get one in photography than maybe I'll have a shot.
cool dude
Yeah Rod. But a little upset you didn't mention your sidekick Kim somewhere.
Im so proud of you Rod!
Great photographer and better person!!
Riggs is the man! ill back him anytime any where, holla..
Yeah Rod!
And now you have another reason to come down to Fresno… You are definitely going to want to spend some time at the cable park! ; )
Im sooo scared of heights!
Yeah Reegs.. nice interview… but Smith is gonna be bummed he didn't get a nod…