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Movie audiences and international markets are fickle enough, so movie studios are looking for new ways to stabilize and optimize traditional "below the line" variable costs, seeking new technologies for productivity. The media and entertainment industry produces, processes, distributes and preserves very large amounts of data along aggressive timelines, with a multitude of collaborators. Data transfer rates and processing speed are keys to successful deployments in this dynamic and rapidly changing market. Flash memory and solid-state-drive (SSD) provide a competitive advantage for storage and speed on the entire spectrum of film workflows.
Hollywood's Latest Horror Film: Big Data
Excluding distribution expense, the average production cost for major studio movie was about $65 million when the Motion Picture Association of America stopped tracking the number in 2006. Many films now cost in excess of $200 million to produce. Now add another $40 to $50 million for the advertising.1
Yet technologically, it's an industry that has seen limited innovation from the 1940s through the early 2000s. In the last decade, increasing sophistication of computer graphics and digital effects has revolutionized film production. Even when a director shoots on film the first capture is still scanned digitally at high resolution. In high-budget Hollywood productions every single frame is digitized. Creatives do not like compression because they do not want to reduce the quality of the image. Ballooning digital storage requirements are increasing along with costs over the past decade. The scale of storage that movie studios are dealing with for the first time is unprecedented.
A film like The Social Network (2010), a dramatic story with essentially no special effects, consumed one petabyte of storage space. To put this in perspective, the amount of data generated annually by Europe's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) research experiments in Europe is 14 petabytes. The technology solution: Director David Fincher's cameras captured video at ultra-high resolution and saved the data straight to flash and hard disk.2
Accelerating the Pace of Production
Across the spectrum of editorial, post-production, mixing and distribution workflows, solid state technology is addressing the unique challenges involved in filmmaking:
On-set digital imaging requires the fastest possible turn-around of raw assets from all kinds of cameras: converting, transcoding and encoding a myriad of file formats to distribute to production and post-production staff. Encoding and transcoding occur faster with SSD solutions.
Playback is an essential part of every production pipeline, and is usually done on an editing station or custom, specialized system. Because playback requires storing significant amounts of data, these systems usually include a large local RAID array, upon which content must be arranged sequentially to improve playback speeds. With high-powered playback and compositing system, playback can begin while data is loading, eliminating prep time before review sessions.
With video editing, editors with large capacity requirements can deploy solid state technology solutions and get rid of large external disk drive arrays that are costly, noisy, generate lots of heat, and are subject to stability issues and failures.
Below the Line Advantages for Independent Filmmakers and Studios
Converting raw footage to Blue Ray used to take 90 minutes; now it takes less than a minute. Digital conversion and storage technology allows indie and documentary filmmakers and small houses to compete with large studios. This innovation changes fundamentally what a small studio can do, and how quickly they can do it.
Yet this advance in technology also makes the larger studios more agile against their bloated budgets, and helps them with "below the line" variable costs, and meet the aggressive workflow requirements tied to scarce production resources and fixed marketing timelines across international markets.
The industry now relies on high-performance, high throughput, and high capacity flash memory product that is specifically tuned to accelerate the applications that compositors, editors, painters, and content creators use.
Film budgets grew exponentially in the last half of the 20th century, but the technology did not keep pace. With the digital revolution in film over the last decade, the industry has adopted new technology solutions to address the deluge of data represented by each film project, including flash memory and solid state solutions. Small studios have the capacity to produce "big budget" films and large studios can react quickly to control below-the-line variable costs.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Experts say the winds of Superstorm Sandy took out more trees in the neighborhoods, parks and forests of New York and New Jersey than any previous storm on record.
Nearly 10,000 trees were lost in New York City alone. A state parks spokesman says "thousands upon thousands" went down on Long Island. New Jersey utilities reported more than 113,000 destroyed or damaged trees.
Many of the trees crashed through houses or tore through electric wires as they fell. They caused several deaths and left hundreds of thousands of people without power for more than a week.
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A major U.S. retailer has threatened to stop buying textile and apparel products from Bangladesh if its government does not withdraw its request that the World Trade Organization delay the phase-out of textile and apparel quotas on Jan. 1.
The retailer, J.C. Penney, confirmed the threat in an article in Women's Wear Daily. "We are so far down the road here, we can't go back without causing a major disruption to U.S. importers," a spokesman said. "So we are talking tough to people who want to bring up the issue at all."
That's nice talk coming from folks who have caused major disruptions in the U.S. cotton and textile industries. Numerous manufacturing plants in the Carolinas and Georgia have closed their doors, costing thousands of jobs.
The road he spoke of is the 10-year phase-out of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement. Nearly 70 countries — including Bangladesh — have asked the WTO to delay the quota expirations until it can review the impact of the phase-out.
Anyone visiting a J.C. Penney store lately knows Penney executives have plenty of troubles of their own. Many consumers who once shopped at J.C. Penney now do their buying at Wal-Mart where they can save a couple of dollars on a shirt or blouse.
Bangladeshi officials are taking notice of the threat. The American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition says the former estimate 1.8 million to 2.5 million people work in textile and apparel manufacturing and another 8 million to 15 million in jobs tied to the sector.
The J.C. Penney flap is just one in a growing series of trade disputes involving what's left of the U.S. textile manufacturing industry, importers, retailers and the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Earlier this month, a group of U.S. retailers attacked a safeguard petition filing that sought to limit the growth of sock imports from China. Among other claims, the retailers said the petition should not have included cotton socks because they are already under an import restriction.
The Domestic Manufacturers Committee of the Hosiery Association filed the petition after China's socks shipments to the United States jumped from 1 million in 2001 to 22 million dozen pairs in 2003.
The petitioners said U.S. sock production dropped from 207 million dozen pairs to 166 million pairs after quotas on socks were removed under China's WTO accession agreement in 2001.
Retailers claim the petition, which has been accepted by the Commerce Department's Committee for the Implementation of Trade Agreements, unfairly lumps three types of socks into one quota category. Officials with AMTAC and textile makers disagree.
"Socks are socks," said AMTAC's Jim Schollaert, noting that customers looking for hiking socks can choose from cotton, man-made fiber or wool socks.
You would think these disputes and the loss of manufacturing plants and jobs would be issue No. 1 or at least No. 2 in the Nov. 2 elections. But they're not. Instead of a debate on real issues, both parties seem determined to debate 40-year-old war records.


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The most recent pre-release build of Apple's Mac OS X Leopard operating system began making its way into developers' hands this past weekend, carrying with it a number of interface tweaks and a lengthy list of recommended testing suggestions. Screenshots and video clips taken of the new build, labeled Mac OS X Leopard build 9A527, show Apple to have reduced the transparency of the Mac OS menubar from previous builds, making it more opaque. Some developers had argued that level of transparency in previous builds gave the software - and Mac OS desktop in general - a cheaper, more rugged look.


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February 21st, 2012
by Jim Kessler
Nate Silver makes a meticulous mathematical argument that President Obama would be better off gaining downscale whites even if it costs him many upscale white voters ("Why Obama will embrace the 99%"). But for his math to add up, he has to make a giant leap of faith: that populism will win over working class whites. But where's the compelling evidence for this populist proposition?
In our surveys of this same group of voters, there is certainly anger directed toward Wall Street, Congress, and special interests, yet we keep hearing a much more resonant emotion: anxiety. These and other swing voters are deeply concerned that the country is in decline. They fear that they, and especially their children, may not be able to successfully swim against an ebbing tide of American greatness. They don't know what America does or makes anymore that represents a solid chance for opportunity and growth for themselves and their communities.
Among arguably the most important swing block of the electorate – those who voted for Obama in 2008 but switched to the Republicans in 2010 – this anxiety about America is palpable. In our 2011 survey we asked them to imagine that the world economy were the Olympics, and only one-third said that America would earn the gold 10 years from now. An equal amount said we would not be on the medal stand at all. Michael Ford, who directs the Center for the Study of the American Dream at Xavier University, found that middle income Americans overwhelmingly believe "the future is being created elsewhere" and that the middle class has lost faith in every major institution in America except the military. A pessimistic populism focused mainly on fairness, income inequality, and anti-corporatism does not speak to, much less answer, these profound anxieties.
Whether he runs as a populist or centrist, President Obama may be reelected no matter the rhetorical framework. As Mr. Silver notes, the economy is improving, bin Laden is dead, and al Qaeda is in tatters. And let's not discount the fractured primary on the Republican side. But ultimately, an anger-based "people versus the powerful" argument has been tried, time and again, in the modern political era – by Mondale, Gore, Kerry, and Edwards, among many others – and it always comes up short. What voters along the income spectrum want is a leader who eases their anxieties and speaks to their aspirations, not one who echoes their anger. If Nate Silver has persuasive evidence to the contrary, he didn't include it in his mathematically astute piece.
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We're a beautiful bunch – and these young women definitely show that! We're taking a look at our young celebrities 25 and younger who have that one thing that sets them apart and makes them, in a word, gorgeous! Take a look at the awards then let us know: who is your favorite young Latina beauty?
1. beauty slide 01_Demi Lovato
The Hair Chameleon: Demi Lovato
Whether pink, blonde, dark or ombre, one thing's for sure: Demi isn't afraid to switch things up! We love her penchant for style risks, and thankfully she looks great no matter her hair color! We'll be keeping an eye out for the next change…
2. beauty slide 02_Sarah Ramos
The Coolest Crop: Sarah Ramos
Sarah Ramos would pretty much look great no matter length, but when she chopped off her long locks for this short 'do it was a definite winner in our book.
3. beauty slide 03_Leslie Grace
The Retro Beauty: Leslie Grace
Filming a music video, walking a red carpet, posing for photos – just a regular day in the life of singer Leslie Grace. But it seems this performer has taken her cues from past generations, rocking winged eyeliner, mod teased hair and sleek 60s looks. We're fans!
4. beauty slide 04_Christian Serratos
The Beauty Chameleon: Christian Serratos
Christian sure has come a long way since Twilight. She's worked probably every color on the spectrum – and we're not just talking about hair. From red lips to purple eyes to everything in between, she's not shy about changing up her look!
5. beauty slide 05_Alexa Vega
The Biggest Makeover: Alexa Vega
Spy Kids seems like lightyears away! The actress has transformed right before our eyes – and it doesn't seem to be stopping soon. From dark to light locks, smoky eyes to lashes, lashes and more lashes, Alexa seems to be taking steps to grow up her look. We can't wait to see what her next change will be!
6. beauty slide 06_Selena Gomez
The Red Carpet Goddess: Selena Gomez
Mark our words: Selena Gomez is making headway as a style icon. With designer duds from Oscar de la Renta to Dolce & Gabbana, the star definitely packs a style punch – but that's just the tip of the iceberg. Trying smoky eyes, fuschia lips, or bronzed skin on the carpet, Selena has shown she's all about mixing up her look – and looking incredible while doing it.
7. beauty slide 07_Francia Raisa
The Glam Beauty: Francia Raisa
Francia is always glam. Whether going for a dark, winged eye look, wearing a high-shine gloss to highlight her smile or rocking a voluminous hairstyle, her beauty look is always put together and fabulous!
8. beauty slide 08_Daniella Monet
The Perfect Pout: Daniella Monet
The former Victorious star is known for her tousled, wavy hair – but its her pout that has us talking! Honestly, if she wants to make a kissy face in every pic, we'd forgive her.
9. beauty slide 09_Becky G
The Best Smile: Becky G
We love singer and rapper Becky G's urban style – but we're huge fans of her smile! Her characteristic gap only proves that sometimes what others might consider imperfections only work to make you more beautiful!
10. beauty slide 10_Victoria Justice
The Best Hair: Victoria Justice
C'mon, is this really a surprise? Victoria Justice has great hair – and she knows how to work it. Rarely sporting an updo, Victoria often wears her hair sleek and straight, but sometimes works a tousled look as well. However she styles it, it always leaves us thinking the same thing: I want her hair.
11. beauty slide 11_Jasmine V
The Makeup Maven: Jasmine V
Our Beauty & Boys blogger not only has insight into matters of the heart, but also into matters of makeup! With great tips, recommendations and even applications techniques, Jasmine proves she knows her products – and that's evident in her photos!
12. beauty slide 12_Jessica Sanchez
The Greatest Skin: Jessica Sanchez
We'd use one word to describe singer Jessica Sanchez: glowing. The young performer always looks fresh and luminous both on stage and on the red carpet, making us, well, incredibly envious. Tell us your secret Sanchez!
13. beauty slide 13_Lourdes Leon
Beauty Risk Taker: Lourdes Leon
The daughter of the Material Girl herself, it's no surprise that Lourdes has no qualms about switching up her look and trying different trends – from colored hair to dark-dark-dark makeup.
14. beauty slide 14_Bella Thorne
The Trendsetter: Bella Thorne
Bella Thorne is super-young (only 15!) but that doesn't mean she doesn't have her eye on style. She's always on top of the latest trend – from fishtail braids or hot nail art – and we're impressed. We're definitely keeping our eye on this stylista in the making!
15. beauty slide 25_Sara Paxton
Prettiest Eyes: Sara Paxton
Actress Sara Paxton defies Latina stereotypes with her blonde hair and blue eyes. And we love that! But mostly, we're also just super-jealous of her amazing, large, gorgeous (insert other complimentary adjectives here) eyes. So pretty!
16. beauty slide 15_Genesis Rodriguez
The Bronzed Beauty: Genesis Rodriguez
Genesis is the daughter of El Puma and the Cuban model Carolina Perez. Talk about good genes! She always looks like she just got back from the beach, and her skin just glows. In short: we're jealous.
17. beauty slide 16_Sandra Vergara
Best Seductive Stare: Sandra Vergara
Sandra Vergara shares the same cat-eye stare as her cousin (and adopted sister) Sofia Vergara, and that is one awesome trait to have in the family gene pool.
18. beauty slide 17_Emily Rios
The Natural Beauty: Emily Rios
Breaking Bad star and actress Emily Rios has an effortless beauty, which we've witnessed in front of the cameras, thanks to her dressed-down and natural roles. We can't wait to see more of this beauty!
19. beauty slide 18_Nathalia Ramos
Fantastic Brows: Nathalia Ramos
Full brows are in, and Nickelodeon star Nathalia Ramos shows just how they're done with her awesome brows. Brow shape can really make or break a beauty look, and with a shape like this, Nathalia sparkles in front of the camera and off.
20. beauty slide 19_Joan Smalls
Best Bone Structure: Joan Smalls
This model has great features, but the thing we're most obsessed with is her fabulous bone structure. (Seriously, it's kind of impossible for her to take a bad picture.)
21. beauty slide 20_Makenzie Vega
Fresh Face: Makenzie Vega
Taking a cue from big sis Alexa Vega, Makenzie is working to make her own mark in Hollywood – and with a face that will keep us guessing her age (in the best way!) she's well on her way.
22. beauty slide 21_Raini Rodriguez
The Cutest Curls: Raini Rodriguez
Curls, curls, curls! Raini Rodriguez makes curly girls proud with her awesome locks and style. Love!
23. beauty slide 22_Fifth Harmony
The Most Beautiful Group: Fifth Harmony
Three out of the 5 girls are Latina in this amazing, up-and-coming girl group – and their style is on point. Whether they're wearing hot pink lips or winged eyeliner, shimmer or muted tones – these girls know how to show off individual style while looking good as a group. Can't wait to see what they wear next!
24. beauty slide 23_Seychelle Gabriel
The Most Photogenic Beauty: Seychelle Gabriel
Seychelle, who was last seen in the TV show Falling Skies, is one person who never seems to take a bad picture. Ever. (What is your secret Seychelle?!)
25. beauty slide 24_ Daniela Bobadilla
The Young Stunner: Daniela Bobadilla
The Mexican-born actress has gotten a lot of buzz about looking like other big celebrities, but we'd say she's got a look all her own! Awesome hair, great skin, gorgeous eyes – Daniela is the whole package.


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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/06/12 -- Citation Resources Inc. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:CTT) is pleased to announce preliminary results of its airborne versatile time-domain electromagnetic ("VTEM") survey completed in October 2012 over a substantial portion of the Biricu Gold Project located within Mexico's Guerrero gold belt.
The VTEM survey was conducted by Geotech Ltd. and covered approximately 1,400 line kilometres at 150 metre spacing over three specific high-priority areas of the concession within a broader survey coverage at 200 metre spacing. Condor Consulting Inc. ("Condor"), experts in the field of airborne electromagnetics, has been retained to perform a detailed interpretation of the results and their final report regarding the significance of the survey is still pending.
The preliminary interpretation by Condor has identified 19 potential target zones as defined by conductivity and magnetic geophysical anomalies on the Biricu Project. Six of these target zones are aligned along a 5 kilometer northeast trending corridor, which to date has only been partially ground tested. A field crew has been mobilized to conduct further mapping and sampling over the geophysical anomalies in order to prioritize areas for possible drill testing. Upon receipt of the final geophysical interpretation, the results will be integrated with the analysis of the field work completed and drill targets will be prioritized. The details of the final results will be presented in a future news release.
Upon finalization of specific drill targeting the Company expects to initiate its environmental permitting process and commit to a drilling contract in February 2013.
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Dicor's Gregg Fore Elected Chairman of RVIA
September 23, 2010 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Dicor's Gregg Fore Elected Chairman of RVIA
Gregg Fore, Dicor Corp. president, was elected chairman of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) during the RVIA's two-day board meeting earlier this week in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Fore's term in office begins Oct. 1. He succeeds Jim Sheldon, Monaco RV LLC executive.
Fore previously held the office of first vice chairman on the Executive Committee. In addition, he chaired the Strategic Planning Committee and has chaired the Standards Steering Committee.
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Jermaine Marshall scored eight of his 29 points in the second overtime and Jordan Bachynski blocked T.J. McConnell's layup attempt with 6 seconds left, sending Arizona State to a 69-66 victory over No. 2 Arizona on Friday night.
With both teams struggling offensively most of the night, Arizona State (19-6, 7-5 Pac-12) turned to Marshall when it counted. He went over 20 minutes without a field goal, but hit consecutive 3-pointers and scored on a drive with 14 seconds left to put the Sun Devils up 67-66.
McConnell then tried to drive the lane, but Bachynski swatted his shot away, leading to a breakaway dunk by Jahii Carson.
Arizona State's fans rushed the court, had to be cleared because there was 0.8 seconds left, then poured out of the stands again after Nick Johnson missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
McConnell led Arizona (23-2, 10-2) with 17 points and five rebounds.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Montrezl Harrell scored a career-high 22 points and Louisville built a 30-point first-half lead to rout Temple.
Russ Smith added 15 points to help the Cardinals (20-4, 9-2 American Athletic Conference) improve to 7-1 in their last eight games.
Wayne Blackshear finished with 13 points, Luke Hancock scored 11, and Harrell had 10 rebounds and four blocks in the game postponed a day because of a snowstorm.
Anthony Lee and Will Cummings led Temple (6-17, 1-10) with 14 points apiece. The Owls shot 37.3 percent from the field to drop their fourth straight game and fall into a tie for last place in the conference with Central Florida.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) – Nic Moore scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half and SMU won as a ranked team for the first time in 29 years, beating Rutgers.
Nick Russell added 16 points to help the Mustangs (20-5, 9-3 American Athletic Conference) reach the 20-win plateau for the second time in 13 years.
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Colin Hughes runs this popular programme 9am until 10am on Saturday mornings.
Clear your mind for this relaxing session.
Tai Chi is a form of gentle exercise, based upon the Chinese martial art Tai Chi Chuan, which aims to coordinate body, mind and breath to promote health, well being and vitality. This class is meditative, calming and relaxing, aiming to: relieve stress; improve postural awareness; mindfully, naturally and gently mobilise all joints and connective tissues; promote physical, mental and emotional balance; develop the ability to concentrate; encourage improved coordination; and develop overall health promoting fitness without strain. Tai Chi is proven to help with many chronic health conditions, and this class is designed to be accessible, safe and effective for most people.
- Colin Hughes has been instructing exercise for health classes for over 30 years, and for the past 15 years has focused on teaching tai chi, qigong and meditation for health in university and local community settings.
- Doors open at 08:50 am and participants are encouraged to come early for a prompt start at 09:00 am.
- Wear comfortable clothing that allows a range of movement, and flat unrestrictive footwear without thick or rigid soles, or heels. To register and ask any questions please e-mail Colin on email@example.com or phone him on 01663 741124.
All proceeds donated to Spring Bank Arts and WaterAid (requested donation £5)


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A trim digital amplifier ushers old-school speakers into the age of wireless audio
IF YOU'RE OLD enough to have owned a proper sound system at one point in your life—you know, the kind with separate left and right speakers for pumping out genuine stereo sound—chances are you've got a great pair of speakers gathering dust somewhere. Most likely, you can still remember the day you replaced them with an iPod dock or wireless speaker. Sure, the sound you have now may be anemic, but the tidiness of an all-in-one system is hard to resist. For all but audio purists, convenience trumps sound quality these days.
But it doesn't have to. The Griffin Twenty is a compact digital amplifier that brings the magic of AirPlay to a pair of bookshelf or floor-standing speakers, so you can beam audio wirelessly from a computer, iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. The Twenty works with any digital-audio source (an Apple TV, for example), but it form fits the earlier generation AirPort Express, a small wireless base station that can receive AirPlay streams. (This makes the Twenty a sensible way to give new life to an old device; Apple sells refurbished models for $69, too.)
The Twenty has a nub on top that the AirPort Express slides onto and includes a short cable to connect the two devices. Just hook up a pair of speakers and an optional subwoofer, and you'll get both the expansive sound of a true stereo system and the instant gratification of a wireless one.
The audio path inside the Twenty is almost entirely digital. It uses a technology called PurePath Digital to amplify the ones and zeros of an audio stream without having to convert it to analog (a process that can introduce noise). Not surprisingly the sound of the Twenty, which outputs a respectable 20 watts per channel, is transparent and probably a lot cleaner than the stack of gear you had in your dorm room. It's also more energy-efficient: The Twenty generates little heat and, in our tests, drew less than 1.5 watts on standby (the AirPort Express pulled more than twice that), which means you can in good conscience leave the Twenty plugged in and turned on, ready to play on a whim. It neatly delivers the best of both worlds: the sound you've always known and loved, and the convenience you now can't live without. $100, griffintechnology.com
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Challenges and Opportunities for Women's Leadership
Anniversaries are often times of reflection. Such was the case in June 2012, when groups and individuals interested in the status of women in higher education celebrated the fortieth anniversary of Title IX, which guaranteed unprecedented educational opportunities for women. Title IX's passage in 1972 was a key event in a broader movement for greater inclusion of women of all backgrounds and social identities, not only in higher education but also in other sectors across American society. It is thus not surprising that multiple groups focused on women's equity in education likewise celebrated fortieth anniversaries recently, including AAC&U's own Program on the Status and Education of Women in 2011.
In weighing the changes that have occurred in higher education and across society since 1972, we are called to celebrate tremendous growth in access and opportunity for women in higher education. But we are also challenged to ask, what frontiers still remain for women's equity, and what are the best approaches we can take to forge ahead? This issue of On Campus with Women engages with that question as it focuses on contemporary challenges and opportunities for women's leadership. It is a fitting point of reflection for this issue of OCWW, which ends the publication's run and marks the beginning of a new era of gender equity at AAC&U.
Among the pressing twenty-first-century challenges we highlight are the continuing underrepresentation of women in the top positions of higher education leadership and in academic positions in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Judith White points toward the opportunity for women in higher education to participate as leaders in creating newly inclusive institutions, and Kelly Mack explores evolving approaches to supporting women in STEM that take into account the full range of their experiences. Focusing on higher education's role in developing the next generation of leaders, Nannerl Keohane, Briah Fischer, and Paulette Dalpes share their respective views of undergraduate women's leadership and identify opportunities to develop students' leadership capacities. Authors from the Center for Women's Intercultural Leadership at Saint Mary's College describe a programmatic approach to encouraging women's global leadership, and staff at the National Council for Research on Women summarize several initiatives supporting "action research" that benefits women and girls.
Finally, AAC&U Senior Scholar Caryn McTighe Musil reflects on the association's history of supporting gender equity, and AAC&U President Carol Geary Schneider describes how the association is newly re-envisioning this work to best address ongoing challenges to women's full inclusion as students, scholars, teachers, and leaders in the twenty-first-century academy. On Campus with Women's editorial team invites readers to visit these articles to learn about the next era of gender equity work at AAC&U, and we thank you for joining us in facing the challenges and embracing the opportunities to create a more just and equitable world for women and men, in higher education and beyond.
—Kathryn Peltier Campbell, editor
Many in academia...wondered what difference women would make once they were
there. That difference, of course, has been and will continue to be as
potentially transformative as the change women's participation has made in the
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At Least 2 Dead, 22 Injured in New York City Building Explosion [PHOTOS] [UPDATED]
UPDATE 12:30 AM: Police have updated the casualty numbers, saying that along with the two women who were confirmed dead at the scene, two of the 22 injured are in critical condition. Two businesses were also located on the ground floor of the two buildings, a piano-repair company and a Spanish Christian church. The church's pastor, who also owns one of the buildings, is on the scene working with police to figure out if anyone is missing.
UPDATE 11:50 AM: Con Edison, a gas and power company, has confirmed that they received a call about a strong smell of gas. They dispatched a crew, but the explosion had already happened before they arrived. However, they have not confirmed if the explosion was caused by the leak in question. As soon as the fires are contained, authorities will be able to gather more details about the cause.
A New York City apartment building has exploded in huge flames and billowing black smoke, leading to the collapse of two adjacent buildings. Two women were killed in the blast, which also injured at least 18 people and left many more missing.
Residents heard a large explosion near Park Avenue and 116th Street in East Harlem around 9 a.m. Wednesday. The five-story buildings have been reduced to rubble, possible trapping numerous people inside.
Eoin Hayes, 26, said the explosion shook his entire apartment building in Harlem at about 9:30 a.m. He ran to the window and saw flames consuming one building and smoke rising into the air.
"I was in my bedroom and the explosion went off, it kind of shook the whole building," Hayes said. "You could feel the vibrations going through the building."
Hayes lives less than 10 blocks from where the explosion happened. He said the fire consumed one building and then moved on to another building adjacent to it, though about 40 minutes later the flames had subsided and there was mostly just smoke. Both buildings appeared to be residential.
"I ran to the window and saw the fire and the smoke going up and the sirens start," Hayes said.
Sidewalks for blocks around are littered with broken glass from shattered storefront and apartment windows. Witnesses say the blast was so powerful it knocked groceries off the shelves of nearby stores.
Authorities have not revealed the cause of the explosion, but it seems likely to have been a gas leak, as many witnesses at the scene said the smell of gas was prevalent beforehand. A press conference has been scheduled for early afternoon.
The site is next to Metro-North commuter railroad tracks. Train service is halted to and from Grand Central Terminal.
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Pitching wins. Especially in the playoffs.
That's one of those baseball adages, like the infield fly rule, that everyone simply accepts but no one has really proved.
"There's no question pitching's at a premium because every team in the postseason has a stud at the top of their rotation, and a two and a three and a four that are very good. It's just a common theme because you can't really get there without it," says Dodgers President Stan Kasten.
"Pitching is king," agrees General Manager Ned Colletti. "If you don't have pitching, you're going to need so much offense and such a great defense, that you're going to find yourself chasing the scoreboard on a lot of days."
Kasten and Colletti should feel pretty good then, right? Because with Sunday's 2-1 win over the San Diego Padres, their Dodgers are virtually assured a playoff berth, leading the National League West by 111/2 games with 26 games to play.
And with Zack Greinke holding the San Diego Padres to one run and two hits through seven innings, the Dodgers' staff earned-run average since the All-Star Game is down to a microscopic 2.19, more than half a run better than any other team in baseball.
The staff's top four starters — Greinke, Clayton Kershaw, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Ricky Nolasco — are a combined 22-5 with a 1.91 ERA in the second half. And the bullpen, which contributed two scoreless innings Sunday, is holding opponents to a .190 batting average since mid-July. No other team is even close.
So if the Dodgers are going to the playoffs, and if pitching wins in the playoffs, why not just give the Dodgers the World Series trophy now and we can all spend October watching football?
Well, because in addition to "pitching wins," there's one other adage Kasten subscribes to.
"The postseason," he says "is a crapshoot."
Nobody knows that better than Kasten, who ran the Braves during a stretch in which Atlanta led the majors in ERA seven times in eight seasons, yet had one National League pennant and no World Series rings to show for it.
Still, the Dodgers will take their cue from their president and base their October hopes on pitching anyway — although some of them are keeping their fingers crossed just the same.
"Obviously our pitching is really what this thing's been built on," Manager Don Mattingly says. "I know we've got a lot of big-name guys through the lineup, but pitching is really what does it. It's not quite as glamorous as home runs and all the other stuff. But those guys, day in and day out, give you a chance to win.
"You get a chance to win 2-1 and 3-2 and 1-0. So pitching really is what's going to take us forward."
It's also what's taking the Braves, Pirates, Reds and Cardinals — the NL's other likely playoff teams — forward. Because pitching not only wins in the playoffs, it gets you there as well. Which is why it's no surprise those teams, along with the Dodgers, have the league's top five pitching staffs. Their rotations are the league's five best as well.
Still, the Dodgers may might be just a cut above the best.
"Their starting pitching is outstanding," says San Diego Manager Bud Black, a former big-league pitcher and pitching coach. "You've got to be able to pitch with Kershaw, you've got to pitch with Greinke, you've got to pitch with Ryu. You've got to pitch with their bullpen.
"In the playoffs, you have talented people. That's why they're in the playoffs."
What October really comes down to then isn't just pitching. Or hitting or fielding or baserunning. Kasten learned that much in Atlanta.
It's a crapshoot, remember?
"When you get into the playoffs, there's no guarantees," Black says. "All series come down to … a big pitch here or there. And it's not easy to win. It's not.
"The teams that win, things go their way."
But it all starts with pitching.
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by Clara Parkes
This issue's swatching journey begins with Gudrun Johnston's sweet little cropped jacket with mid-length sleeves and a busy ribbed stitch pattern. I chose it because it is both breezy and substantial, providing an ideal framework for showing what happens when you make the simplest of yarn substitutions. I saw three particularly intriguing scenarios here: a glamorous flickering single; a pebbly but languid two-ply; and a crunchy, worsted-spun two-ply that begs for the great outdoors.
The initial project was designed for Valley Yarns Northfield, a smooth, well-rounded yarn that blends 70% Merino, 20% baby alpaca, and 10% silk. The fibers are spun into super-fine strands that are plied together in tiny two-ply strands that are then further plied together, always in the same direction, with other two-ply strands. This ply-upon-ply construction, with all the twist moving in the same way, gives an extremely bouncy, strong yarn with concise stitch definition. It's a lovely choice for this sweater, delivering a rather clean, tailored look with medium body and a bit of drape.
Gauge was an issue here, though. Northfield normally knits up in stockinette at 5.5 stitches per inch on US 6 (4mm) needles. Gudrun used smaller needles (US 5 [3.75mm]) to achieve a denser 6.5 stitches-per-inch gauge in the pattern's Tunisian rib stitch. When I was looking for suitable substitutes, I used the yarn's stockinette gauge and needle size as my starting point.
While Northfield does a great job of providing this bouncy yet smooth and clean look, I wanted to punch up the glam a little with a yarn that gave greater sheen, a touch more drape, and a very smooth stitch surface. I chose Malabrigo Silky Merino, a nearly 50/50 blend of Merino wool and silk that's spun in a smooth, worsted fashion into one single strand, or ply. In stockinette, it knits up at 5.5 to 6 stitches per inch on US 4-6 needles, which crosses over to our target gauge range nicely.
Silky Merino has two things going for it: the fibers, which are extraordinarily soft but with that telltale glow from the silk; and the colors, whose flickering changes in saturation are the result of a kettle-dye process. Together, the fibers and colors shine brightly in a knitted fabric that is not marred by any visible ply structure. The result is almost like a slightly textured kimono.
The only challenge was in the actual knitting. In basic knitting and purling operations, this loosely spun single does beautifully. But it required a little more concentration when knitting two stitches together through the back loops, which is an integral part of the Tunisian rib pattern. It's not a deal-breaker, just something to know going into the project.
Next, I introduced a heavier yarn that still had plenty of shimmer and drape, only this time with a ply structure to give the jacket some shadows and texture. I chose Plymouth Yarn's Baby Alpaca Worsted, a wonderfully slinky and soft worsted-weight 100% baby alpaca yarn that normally wants to be knit at 5 stitches per inch on US 8 needles.
It put up no complaints on size US 5 needles, however, producing a flowing swatch with a much more pebbly, shadowed look than the Malabrigo. As an added bonus, the greater dimension of two plies instead of one provides a little more "oomph" to the fabric—especially when you squeeze it.
Despite their visual differences, the smooth Malabrigo and pebbly Plymouth deliver equally elegant styling to the jacket. But what happens if we bring some barnyard into the picture? I mean a nice crunchy woolen-spun yarn, and Rowan Scottish Tweed DK is one of my favorites. It contains a robust, heathered wool with lots of air, bounce, and a somewhat crisp, crunchy finish.
Here the previously silky styling gives way completely to a much thicker, airier jacket with almost no drape at all. In fact, it looks a lot like it had been lightly fulled in a washing machine. The woolen-spun halo conceals a lot more of the Tunisian rib pattern, allowing only a hint of the stitch texture to show through the moss-like fuzz.
The results are so strikingly different that if you were to knit this sweater in Northfield and Scottish Tweed, and wear them on successive days, I'd bet most people wouldn't even know they were knit from the same pattern. Which is just another reason why yarn is such an endlessly fascinating and entertaining companion to our creative endeavors.


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Think Auntie Mame with big hats, a Texas accent and a gift for organizing people and events, and you'd have a partial picture of Fran Gordon. Combine the energy of a cheerleader with endless optimism and a sense of fun and you will have a sense of the woman who, for years, was the public voice of many of Hartford's premier cultural institutions.
She lived by her motto: "If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it, so make it fun."
Fran Gordon died May 24 at in her home in West Hartford of heart failure. She was a few months shy of her 90th birthday.
She was born Frances Louise Matsler on Sept. 11, 1924 in Tucson, Ariz., but grew up in El Paso and never forgot her...


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GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. committee on children's rights urged Russia on Wednesday to repeal its law banning pro-gay "propaganda" that could be accessible to minors, arguing that the legislation encourages discrimination and even violence.
The law, signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in July, has been in the spotlight as Russia prepares to host the Winter Olympics, starting in Sochi this week. It is viewed by activists as forbidding almost any public expression of gay-rights sentiment.
The United Nations' Committee on the Rights of the Child noted that the stated intent of the law is to protect children but said it "encourages stigmatization of and discrimination against" gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, including children.
The panel said it is "particularly concerned that vague definitions of propaganda leads to the targeting and ongoing persecution of the country's (gay) community, including abuse and violence, in particular against underage ... rights activists."
Russia should ensure that such activists don't face discrimination by "raising the awareness of the public on equality and non-discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity," it added.
The committee was delivering its conclusions on a report by Russia on its implementation of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. The report was submitted before the legislation was drafted and didn't mention the new law.


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Erie County will "Go Violet" on Wednesday, Oct. 16, marking October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Erie County Coalition Against Family Violence is asking individuals and organizations to wear purple, the symbolic color for domestic violence awareness, and provide information to employees and patrons. More information on how you or your organization can get involved is available at www.goviolet.eccafv.org.
Additionally, organizations in Erie County are participating in a "Go Violet" decorating contest. By decorating their front entrances purple, organizations are displaying their commitment to ending domestic violence and showing their support of victims in the community. To enter the contest, visit www.events.eccafv.org.
Erie County joins the statewide "Shine the Light on Domestic Violence" campaign, which is spearheaded by the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence. Now in its sixth year, the campaign encourages public, private and nonprofit entities to raise awareness of the issue by embracing the color purple by shining purple lights on buildings or other structures in their communities, wearing purple or sponsoring awareness events.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month activities are happening throughout Erie County in October. Visit www.dvam.eccafv.org to find event information.
Michael Chase, ECCAFV community relations chairman, said, "We are proud to stand with our colleagues across New York state on Oct. 16 to shine a light on our commitment to ending domestic violence in our community. The Erie County Coalition Against Family Violence works to end domestic violence through awareness, advocacy and education. October is the best time to build awareness of the issue in our community and support victims looking for help to find safety."
Domestic Violence affects Erie County residents every day. In 2011, nearly 8,800 calls were made to domestic violence hotline in Erie County. If you or someone you know needs information, support or assistance, help is available 24 hours a day at 716-884-6000 and 716-862-HELP (4357).


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One of my favorite things to shoot are "enterprise" photos. Sometimes called "wild art" or "stand alone" pictures, they are usually shots that run by themselves without a story, just a caption. They are usually "slice of life" pictures that show something interesting or picturesque (or both) in the community.
One of my favorite things to shoot are "enterprise" photos. Sometimes called "wild art" or "stand alone" pictures, they are usually shots that run by themselves without a story, just a caption. They are usually "slice of life" pictures that show something interesting or picturesque (or both) in the community.
It takes equal amounts of skill, timing, talent and knowledge as well as a good amount of luck to find a good one. I've probably spent hundreds of hours driving around looking for such pictures with varying degrees of success.
Lately I've been posting an occasional series of pictures on Facebook that I've called "random photos." Sometimes it could be just one, other times there are several.
There is very little rhyme or reason for them other than personal preference. Like enterprise photos, they aren't something that I'm assigned to or that I'm specifically looking for but just things that happen to catch my eye.
They may contain a kernel of an idea: lighting, composition, emotional and literal content, but not enough of a combination of them to make a comprehensive enterprise photo without the reader saying to themselves: "Why did he take that?" Or "What does this mean?"
While a full-fledged enterprise photo should be like a completed song, the random photos that I've shot are like musical phrases or even just a few notes that may sound good.
Sometimes I'll be driving along and see something that piques my curiosity or I may show up a bit early to an assignment and find something interesting that wasn't related to the task I was sent there for.
It could be the way the light is striking something, or a combination of shapes and color in a scene, or something that creates a mood or feeling that is picture-worthy.
A few that I got recently include a shot of an egret just as it took flight from a raft of water hyacinth on the deep water channel in Stockton; a Chinese pistache tree that screamed out in its brilliant red fall hues as it matched the color of a nearby stop sign on Columbia Avenue and Willow Street in Stockton; and the orange-painted corrugated steel walls of J. Ramirez Autobody Repair and Grillos Creations Custom Upholstery as an older blue car peeked out from the garage door.
Light played a key in two photos on Main Street in downtown Stockton at different times of two different days. Warm light from the setting sun glanced off buildings in the 600 block, while later a single streetlight illuminated the 700 block. Both scenes set their own unique tone and mood.
I showed up about 15 minutes early one morning to shoot a portrait at the University of the Pacific in Stockton. While I waited for my subject to arrive, I spied with my little eye several things to shoot just outside of Knoles Hall.
First I saw a bicycle parked in a rack with two flags flying on its handlebars. I liked how, while the bike was silhouetted, the flags, illuminated by the same backlighting, stood out against the shadows of the university's library in the background.
Then I was drawn to a fallen sycamore leaf on the sidewalk, its shadows creating an interesting pattern. Another leaf lay among the ivy nearby. The light of the morning sun shone through it turning a golden brown while the leaves of a small weed grew in front of it.
Not far away a yellow fire hydrant matched the color of the fall leaves on the tree behind it and a single raindrop (it had rained the night before) clung to a leaf of a plant like a tear ready to fall. All these things were within a 10-yard radius of each other.
A few of my random shots (the stop sign and the egret) have translated into photos that have actually run in the newspaper. Others I just file away in my head to perhaps use as an idea or technique in other pictures in the future. It's a way to look at things in new ways and to keep one's creativity fresh and alive.
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Stamford Bridge Tour
Walk in the shoes of your favorite Chelsea football star by taking a Stamford Bridge Football Stadium tour. As part of this once in a lifetime event, you will be able to experience over 100 years of the history of Chelsea football by having access to the Centenary Museum. You'll also feel the thrill of walking down the tunnel that your favorite team enters the field through, and also check out the dressing room where players have celebrated in victory and hung their heads in defeat.
You'll also be granted access to the press room, and as a special treat, you'll have your photo taken while standing in the shed upper tier. The Stamford Bridge Tour is one 75 minute extravaganza that, as a Chelsea fan, you will not want to miss Chelsea FC Stadium Tour.
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22 U.S. Code § 502 - Creation of advisory committees
The President is authorized to create such advisory committees as in his judgment may be of assistance in carrying out the undertakings of this Government under the treaties, resolutions, declarations, and recommendations referred to, but no committee or member thereof shall be allowed any salary or other compensation for services: Provided, however, That they may, within the limits of appropriations made available therefor by the Congress, which appropriations are authorized, be paid their actual transportation expenses and not to exceed $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence and other expenses while away from their homes in attendance upon meetings within the United States under instructions from the Secretary of State.
Advisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, and advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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Your FRITZ!Fon uses the language selected in the FRITZ!Box user interface as its menu language. The telephone's software automatically controls the language selection.
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After a successful test flight of NASA's Orion spacecraft Launch
Abort System (LAS), Lockheed Martin and NASA are bringing a
45-foot-long launch abort system mock-up, known as the LAS
pathfinder, to Denver to be displayed outside of
the Denver Museum of Nature & Science for two days only -
September 28 and 29. The full-scale mockup is too big to
bring into the museum, so it will be displayed outside on a flatbed
tractor-trailer in front of the main/north entrance. All museum
visitors will be able to see the impressive system and learn about
the test and the mission of the Orion crew exploration vehicle.
Lockheed Martin led the team that developed this innovative
abort system that will significantly improve astronaut safety for
future human space flight. The Launch Abort System is designed to
immediately pull the Orion crew module away from the launch vehicle
during an emergency on the pad or during the climb to orbit. The
Launch Abort System's flawless test flight took place on May 6,
2010, at the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range near Las Cruces,
N.M. During the test, the system fired the abort motor thrusting
the crew module mock-up off the pad, reaching a speed of about 445
mph in three seconds.
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After car splits Pelham utility pole in two, Bay State man arrested for DWI
March 04. 2013 8:47AM
PELHAM - A Massachusetts man was trapped inside his car Sunday night after he crashed into a utility pole, snapping it in two and sending live wires across his car and Nashua Road.
Police said Robert McGaw, 28, of Chelmsford, was drunk when he crashed his car at 10:15 p.m. near 76 Nashua Road.
A crew from Liberty Utilities went to the scene to shut the power off so McGaw, who was conscious and talking through his open window to emergency personnel, could safely exit his car.
Police said an initial investigation showed McGaw was traveling east on Nashua Road in his gray 2001 Infiniti sedan when he went off the shoulder of the road and crashed into the pole.
McGaw was taken by ambulance to Southern New Hampshire Regional Medical Center where he was treated for minor injuries.
He was later arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated.
What's next: McGaw is to be arraigned March 11 in 10th Circuit Court, Salem District Division.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — In a town of broken politics, the path to compromise is littered with broken promises. It's called governing.
The rush to avoid economic calamity on Jan. 1 has President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner out to cut a deal and sell it to their parties. The goal is a middle ground that would at least halt looming tax increases on virtually everyone, if not yield a far-reaching bargain to stabilize the nation's debt.
Yet, the political compromise the public wants is smashing into another political force — the so-called iron-clad promises made to that same voting public.
Days after he won a second term, a beaming Obama reminded everyone about a defining promise of his re-election: The wealthy must pay more to help shrink the nation's ballooning debt. He insisted he would not go for a deal in which families making more than $250,000 are "not asked to pay a dime more in taxes."
Except now he would do that.
To get a fiscal deal with Republicans, Obama raised his bottom line to people making $400,000 or more. He is also now willing to raise taxes on the middle class by agreeing to let a payroll tax cut expire — and by accepting a new inflation index that would, in addition to shrinking yearly increases for Social Security beneficiaries, push more people into higher tax brackets.
Instead of holding firm on his oft-repeated pledge to raise taxes on the top 2 percent of taxpayers, Obama's plan would hit less than the top 1 percent.
And then there's Boehner.
He said Republicans were willing to consider tax revenue, but not by raising tax rates on anyone. "Instead of raising tax rates on the American people and accepting the damage it will do to our economy, let's start to actually solve the problem," Boehner said after the election.
And now? Boehner is willing to let tax rates go up on Jan. 1, as long as it is only on people making over $1 million and that other parts of the deal fall into place. The part about damage to the economy for raising taxes on anyone, including the richest people, has disappeared.
In the hardest of political times, the hardest of lines tend to fall away.
"That's the reality of Washington. You don't get exactly what you want, but you do it for the benefit of the country," said Jim Kessler, senior vice president of Third Way, a think tank that advocates for the middle ground in American politics.
The group's surveys find what so many polls have shown — people want Democrats and Republicans to compromise. They want Washington to work.
Obama and Boehner know this. They are figuring out how far they can go without alienating voters or putting together a deal that has no chance of passing.
And they are bending or breaking promises, provided they can justify the broader result and claim they are not abandoning their principles.
The president, for example, can still say he would be extracting more tax revenue from the rich while preserving tax rates on families making $250,000 or less.
Predictably, the White House dismissed the broken-promise label.
Obama "has demonstrated a willingness to move towards the Republicans in order to achieve a deal," White House press secretary Jay Carney said.
Boehner is faced with tax rates going up on everyone regardless on Jan. 1. That's the law if Congress does nothing. So by shifting his stand on tax rates, he is at least poised to get something out of it, including deeper spending cuts and a commitment to tax reform in 2013.
If a deal comes together, that is.
Meanwhile, both leaders have to hold off the flanks of their parties.
Rep. Jim Jordan, of Ohio, the outgoing chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, said Boehner's plan crosses a dangerous line by enacting higher tax rates. "I think it's a mistake for the Republican Party, so that's what I think a lot of members are struggling with," Jordan said.
Liberal groups denounced the White House's inclusion of a different inflation index for benefit programs like Social Security that would cut average retiree benefits. It was the White House, they point out, that suggested Social Security should not be included in the negotiations because it does not drive up the federal deficit.
"He's breaking a pledge that he would not cut benefits," said Eric Kingson, founding co-director of Social Security Works and a co-chair of the Strengthen Social Security Coalition. "You can change the language, but people aren't fools. It's a cut."
The White House said any changes would include protections for the most vulnerable beneficiaries.
From the outside, some advocates aren't fixated on the haggling or the slippage in campaign promises.
National Urban League President Marc Morial, for one, said he was not bothered that Obama is proposing to raise taxes on people making $400,000 rather than the $200,000 for individuals, and $250,000 for families. "You are not going to win simply by taking a hardline position down the line," he said.
Added the Rev. Al Sharpton, a civil rights leader: "I would expect that the needle's going to move up and down on both sides. But I will not know if it moves beyond our comfort until we see the final deal."
AP White House Correspondent Ben Feller has covered the presidencies of Barack Obama and George W. Bush. Associated Press writers Suzanne Gamboa, Stephen Ohlemacher, Jim Kuhnhenn and Ken Thomas contributed to this report.
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Britney Spears' 'Secret' Demo Leaks to the Web
Pst! Yeah, we're talking to you. Wanna hear a 'Secret,' which is a demo from Britney Spears' 2011 album 'Femme Fatale?' Let us oblige you, as a snippet of the song has landed on the web.
First, it's hard to believe that Spears' comeback album 'Femme Fatale' came out almost a year ago. Brit Brit released the platter, largely considered her best work in years, in late March of 2011. Lately, demos from that album have been leaking. A snippet of the song 'Secret' has dropped as a bit of a way to welcome in 2012.
The snippet is all of 30 seconds long and it's synth-heavy with a killer beat, as Brit breathily coos "I'll be your best friend / Your sex friend." Well, at least it sounds like she sings "sex friend." Perhaps this song is an ode to being a friend with benefits? It sounds like it's a sexed up little romp that reminds us of when Brit was at the height of her sexy girl powers.There was a period when Brit Brit ruled the pop world, when Gaga was still in her early teens. We remember that time fondly.
Oh No They Didn't reports that the song was planned to be the first single from Brit's seventh album and that it would serve as the title of the record, which was obviously a scrapped plan. The song didn't even make the final cut of the album.
Listen to Britney Spears Demo for 'Secret'


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Dear runners,
several meetings with Institutions and police forces took place during this week (and a few others will this coming weekend) to figure out what we can expect for the race day, March 17th, in relation to the Papal Conclave.
By Monday, March 4th we will inform you about all possible eventualities and share with you our B-plans. Please note that none of the Institutions involved has talked about postponing or cancelling the Rome Marathon 2013.
Next Monday we will also inform you about the changes in our refund and postponements policy, for those among you who might prefer to postpone their participation in any case. We understand that after months of training you want your race day to be perfect in every tiniest detail.
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THE DALLES — Each summer about this time, the Hood River Valley Swim Team gears up for its biggest meet of the season: the Eastern Oregon District Meet.
But this year was slightly different for coach Shelly Rawding's crew. Different in a good way.
A record number of 43 local swimmers participated in last weekend's district meet, helping HRVST to a fourth-place finish among girls teams and a fifth place among boys teams.
Teams from Pendleton, La Grande, Redmond and The Dalles joined Hood River at the meet, and all who attended made their best attempts to set those elusive personal records.
Meanwhile, six swimmers placed in the top five in their respective age groups, earning a ton of points for HRVST in the process.
Twelve-year-old Erin Jones of White Salmon won three of her four events (200 IM, 200 free and 50 breast), setting PR's in each event and taking second place overall in the 11-12 girls division.
Teammate Sophie Oswald also took second place overall, winning the 8-and-under girls 50 fly and 50 breast, and placing second in the 50 back and 100 free.
Meanwhile, Justine Rawding placed second overall in the 15-18 girls division, with wins in the 100 back, 200 IM and 100 breast; and Jessie Robertson placed third overall in 9-10 girls competition with a first (200 free), a second (50 free), a third and a sixth place.
On the boys side, Scott and Matthew Bergstrom were the standouts, placing third and fifth, respectively, in 8-and-under boys competition.
Scott, 8, won the 50 breast and finished third in both the 50 back and 50 free. Matthew, 7, placed third in the 50 fly, fourth in the 200 IM, and fifth in the 50 breast.
Aside from the six overall place winners, the rest of the team performed exceptionally well, with every swimmer able to earn points for the team.
Ariel MacMillan, who will be a sophomore at Hood River Valley High School in the fall, earned two second places (200 IM and 100 breast) to go with a fifth in the 100 back.
High-school teammate Kelsey Hale earned a sixth place in the 100 fly, a seventh in the 200 IM and an eighth in the 200 free, while HRV junior Louis DeSitter scored points in the 100 breast (4th place), 200 IM (5th), 100 free (7th) and 100 fly (7th). Also representing the high school was Nicole Shames, who placed sixth in the 400 free.
Additional standout efforts were turned in by Adi Robertson (one 3rd, three 4ths in 13-14 girls); Summer Smalley (4th, 5th, 6th, 7th in 9-10 girls); Fatima Valle (two 5ths, 7th, 8th in 13-14 girls), and Haley Zaik-Hodgkins, who won the 9-10 girls 50 back.
HRVST also totaled a number of other top-10 finishes last weekend, including Sarah Brending (7th, two 8ths in 11-12 girls), Tyler Jones (5th, 7th, 9th in 13-14 boys), Jacob Rawding (6th in 8-and-under boys), and Mariah Rawding (3rd, 4th, 5th in 8-and-under girls).
The fall/winter club season will begin soon. If you have questions, call Shelly Rawding at 509-493-4679.
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On his first state visit to his German homeland, Pope Benedict XVI warned that godlessness and religious indifference were undermining the moral foundations of society and leaving its weakest members exposed to new risks. At a welcoming ceremony at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin, the pope strongly defended the church's voice in public affairs. He said that to dismiss religious values as irrelevant would "dismember our culture." During his four-day visit, Pope Benedict repeatedly mentioned the duty to protect the unborn and proposed this as an area where Catholics and non-Catholics can work together.
The preferential treatment given the pope provoked some complaints from German politicians and a few protests. A speech in Berlin before the German Parliament was boycotted by some members. The pope told German politicians that belief in God was the foundation for Western progress in law, social justice and human rights through the centuries. Germany's Nazi past, he said, illustrates that without justice the state becomes "a highly organized band of robbers, capable of threatening the whole world and driving it to the edge of the abyss." Today, he said, with unprecedented opportunities to manipulate human beings, the threat is even more dramatic. He pointed to Germany's ecology movement as a step in the right direction. (A Green Party politician had made a point of walking out as the pope began to speak.) Pope Benedict said an "ecology of man" was needed to protect human dignity.
Meeting on Sept. 25 with about 1,500 Catholics involved in church ministries, lay movements and civic, political or social activities, he pondered how the church might respond to self-inflicted wounds like the sexual abuse crisis and the decline of its membership in Germany. "Should the church not change?" he asked. "Must she not adapt her offices and structure to the present day in order to reach the searching and doubting people of today?"
Change is needed constantly, but change must begin with the individuals who make up the church, he said. And changes must be dictated by the Gospel, not the world. In fact, to carry out her mission, the church "will constantly set herself apart from her surroundings; she needs in a certain sense to become unworldly or 'desecularized,'" he said.
"History has shown that when the church becomes less worldly, her missionary witness shines more brightly," Pope Benedict said. "Once liberated from her material and political burdens, the church can reach out more effectively and in a truly Christian way to the whole world; she can be truly open to the world."
Celebrating Mass in Berlin's Olympic Stadium for 70,000 people, the pope appealed for a better understanding of the church, one that goes beyond current controversies and the failings of its members. On the plane carrying him from Rome, the pope told reporters he understood the feelings of German Catholics who have left the church because of revelations about sexual abuse by clerics, but he urged them to work against such crimes "on the inside." The pope later met with five sexual abuse victims in Erfurt, an encounter that the Vatican said left the pontiff "moved and deeply shaken."
Meeting with Lutheran leaders on Sept. 23 in Erfurt, the town where Martin Luther was ordained, the pope prayed for Christian unity and said ecumenism today faces threats from both secularization and Christian fundamentalism. "God is increasingly being driven out of our society.... Are we to yield to the pressure of secularization and become modern by watering down the faith?" he asked.