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Labor Day is almost here! And with summer sailing off, it's hard not to feel a little blue. Celebrate the last weekend of summer by going to Made In America. This two day festival, located in Philadelphia, features incredible artists that will have you dancing and singing your end-of-summer blues away. Take a look at what we're packing and who we're most excited to see in this year's lineup:
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Right now it's all about mixing edgy, street-ready elements with classic girly pieces. We especially love the way soft vegan leather takes a circle skirt silhouette to the next level. Stay cool by pairing it with our adorable cropped corset and then piling on heavy metal jewelry. Play up the black and white with a floral baseball cap and finish things off in a pair of awesome sneaker wedges you can dance in all day.
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August 31:
Phoenix: Known for their popular tunes that have been blasting in our speakers since the late 90's, Phoenix delivers an energetic sound. Check out some of their newer songs like "Trying to Be Cool" or dance to their earlier hit "Summer Days" for an appropriate way to end summer.
Deadmau 5: For an endless dance party, shimmy your way over to Deadmau 5. Formally known as Joel Thomas Zimmerman, Deadmau 5 throws an energetic punch, new sound and nonstop electronic beats. We like "Ghosts and Stuff" and "4X4=12".
Beyoncé: She's fierce, fabulous and freaking fantastic. Beyoncé knows how to rock a crowd with her powerful voice, insane dance moves (go ahead, try to emulate them, we know we will be) and catchy lyrics. We say her concert is a go-to must. Listen to "Grown Woman" or "Single Ladies" for addicting tunes that never seem to get old.
September 1:
Wiz Khalifa: A Pittsburgh, PA native, Wiz has become a well-known name in the rapping industry. Wiz's "Black and Yellow" was a national hit that took his career to a whole new level. With his smooth and quirky lyrics, Wiz cooks up an impressive concert filled with buzz and pizzazz. We like "No Sleep."
Calvin Harris: This Scottish DJ, singer, songwriter and record producer has recently been making a huge name for himself in the US. His trendy beats will have you dancing all night and have been heard most recently in Ellie Goulding's hit song "I Need Your Love." Will Ellie be making a special appearance this weekend? Who knows, but we surly hope so.
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis: Known for their hit songs like "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us," Mackelmore and Ryan Lewis have become well-known names in the hip hop world. In this past year, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have racked up numerous awards for albums and songs and have become both a critic and crowd favorite. Plus, their newest song, "Same Love," sends a powerful and heartfelt message to their listeners.
No matter who you choose to dance to at Made In America, you're guaranteed to have a great time. Send your Made In America pictures to email@example.com for a chance to be featured on our Tumblr.


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December 3, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The opposition National Umma Party (NUP) in Sudan has strongly rejected press reports implicating its leader, Al-Sadiq al-Mahdi, in the coup attempt allegedly foiled by authorities last month, describing them as misleading and sensationalized.
- FILE PHOTO - NUP leader Al-Sadiq al-Mahdi
A press release issued by Al-Mahdi's office on Monday singled out a news story published this week by the privately owned daily Al-Watan which reported that Al-Mahdi had been in contacts with ex-spy chief Salah Gosh who is the most salient of 13 individuals who have been detained in relation to the coup attempt since it was foiled on 22 November.
The paper said that Al-Mahdi decided to take his current trip to London in order to conceal his participation in the coup. It also pointed to alleged NUP contacts with the Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) which is a coalition of armed rebel groups including the Sudan People's Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) and three Darfur rebel groups.
NUP statement strongly condemned the paper's allegations saying they're misleading and sensationalized. It said that Al-Mahdi's trip to London was planned a very long time ago and stressed that he made no contacts with Salah Gosh. The press release blasted the paper demanding that it immediately retracts its report.
The Sudanese government said that the coup, which is linked to disenfranchised Islamists within the ruling National Congress Party (NCP), was planned in participation with an opposition political party but it did not name any. It also said that two opposition members were arrested on charge of making contacts with the Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM).
Sudanese authorities persistently accuse the Islamist opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP) led by Hassan Al-Turabi of being the mastermind of JEM.
Another statement issued on Monday by Al-Ansar, a religious sect associated with the NUP, warned against any attempt to involve its Imam Al-Mahdi in the attempt. The statement cast doubts on the official narrative of the coup saying it's shrouded in confusion and secrecy.
"We doubt there was a coup attempt to begin with, and we believe it was an attempt to liquidate rivals and a move aimed at preempting dissent from the disgruntled youth of the Islamist movement"
Sudan's presidential assistant and NCP's deputy chairman, Nafe Ali Nafe, accused opposition parties on Sunday of being involved in the coup but all opposition parties allied under the coalition of the National Consensus Forces strongly denied any role in the coup saying it's an episode of internal power struggle within the NCP.

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Ayotte to deliver Republican response to Obama radio addressBy JOHN DiSTASO
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November 16. 2012 8:48PM
U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte on Saturday will deliver the Republican response to President Barack Obama's weekly radio address to the nation.
It will be the second time the New Hampshire Republican has done so. She delivered the GOP response for the first time shortly before taking office in January 2011.
Ayotte's profile has been consistently on the rise, especially in recent weeks, when she has been outspoken on the Obama administration's handling of the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
But her address on Saturday will focus on the need to end partisanship and to address the federal deficit, the so-called "fiscal cliff" and the need for tax reform.
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Creamy Potato and Green Bean SaladOther potato salads you may enjoy:
2 lbs. new potatoes, scrubbed and chopped
1/2 lb. fresh green beans, trimmed and chopped
1 celery stalk, diced
1 large radish, diced
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
2 green onions, sliced
large handful fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup whole milk
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
fresh ground black pepper
Garnish (optional):
1/2 cup kalamata olives, pitted and chopped
Using a steamer, steam the potatoes for 12 minutes or until just tender. Add the green beans and steam for 5 more minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes.
Place the potatoes and green beans in a large mixing bowl and add the celery, radish, jalapeño, green onion and parsley. Whisk together the dressing ingredients, pour over the salad, and gently toss to coat the vegetables. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
Serve cold, with olives scattered over if using.
Serves 6 to 8.
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December 1, 2008
Toronto Twitter Tweet Up Recap
I had a wonderful time in Toronto, reconnecting with friends and family. It was also awesome being able to get a quick Toronto Twitter Tweet Up together (holy alliteration Batman!).
It was so cool to connect with new and old Twitter friends, many of which I had never met in person. I was happy to see Jesse Brown from Search Engine (one of my favorite podcasts) was able to make it too, he's a great guy who was apologetic for being a tad harsh on me on a previous episode previous episode.
I had left an audio comment questioning our (blogger's) use of the word "blog" versus "post". I often hear people say that I wrote a blog today. When they really mean that they posted to their blog, or that they wrote a blog post. This blog/post faux pau is nothing that seriously irks me, my ears simply perk up each time I hear someone say it. Okay, it does irk me.
The topic of grammar and language had come up on a couple of episodes of Search Engine recently, so I called my pet peeve in. In a heated moment Jesse sort of went off on my raising the subject. Obviously, he was joking around, after all if it had truly bothered him he never would have played my comment.
Suddenly a few friends started emailing and direct messaging me on Twitter. Then I got an email from Jesse apologizing. The last thing podcasters want to do is upset and scare off their listeners, and I knew he had meant no harm by his misunderstood outburst. It was cool that he was able to join us for a pint and apologize in person.
It was fun to finally meet Merlene Paynter too. We have been tweeting to one another for years now, so it was nice to finally meet in person. It was equally great to see my fellow PodCamp Toronto friends, Dave Fleet, Daniele Rossi and Connie Crosby there. Not to mention all of my new friends!
I should add a thank you to the manager of C'est What for "allowing" us to stay. It was a very strange situation. I had emailed the bar a few weeks prior to request a reservation for our group (around 30 people). I got a reply back that they don't accept reservations on Friday nights, because they are often very busy from the after work crowd. That was acceptable to me, what wasn't acceptable is what happened next.
I got to the bar a little early and told the host to expect people arriving asking for the Twitter group. I expected a very busy bar, so I brought some name tags along just in case we needed them. As it turns out the bar wasn't busy, it got busier, but it was never slammed.
When about 8 people arrived the host pulled me aside to explain that they couldn't handle a group my size. I explained that we didn't mind standing at the bar (in fact I expected it). He told me that we would disturb the people eating in the dining area, and that we would be in the way.
I asked to speak to the manager who I had to convince to allow us to stay. How could I contact so many people who I had never met to tell them we moved locations, where would we move? Most of us arrived alone, some of us meeting for the first time face to face. It would have been a nightmare to relocate while people were arriving.
Clearly the host's math skills weren't strong. 30 people at about 3 pints per person, at about $8.00 a pint equals $720.00. With tips and food we would certainly spend over $1,000, and I'm certain we did.
The manager finally decided to give us a space in the back and a free pool table to use. It was a strange situation, but I'm happy to report it got worked out. I still love C'est What's beer and ambiance, but perhaps groups should consider a different location in the future.
It was a blast meeting each other at the Tweet Up. We're lucky that we live in a day and age that we can easily create meet ups using free services like UpComing.org and Facebook Events. I've already created a Tweet Up in San Francisco on January 7th, I hope you can make it.
As a side note, I would have included Meetup.com in the list of ways to organize meet ups, but I have always been annoyed that they only tell you it costs money once you've taken all of the steps of registering and creating the event. If you have a small budget Meetup is a great service, but that has always bothered me. Perhaps I'll call Search Engine to get it off my chest, nah :-).
I should add that Jesse left me a surprise left me a surprise at the beginning of Search Engine this week. Thanks dude.


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Skip to comments.Beck to the Future II: Three Scary ObamaCare "Czars"
Posted on 08/29/2009 1:07:25 PM PDT by wagglebee
See Part I
Beck to the Future: Glen Beck Exposes Dangerous Link Between Nazi Eugenics and ObamaCare Reform Experts
By Peter J. Smith
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 27, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Germany's experience with National Socialism is one of the darker moments of human history. FOX News host Glenn Beck has taken on the challenge of applying the lessons of Nazi Germany (government-controlled health care, combined with the principle of valuing human beings based on "quality of life" and a severe economic crisis) to "question with boldness" the direction American health-care is heading under President Barack Obama and his policy advisors.
Beck hosts a radio program and a 5 P.M. television program on the FOX News Channel five days a week. But the anchorman's passion is for taking an honest and fearless look at Obama's advisors who have taken positions so radical out in the open that exposing them seems like melodramatic fiction.
In his health-care reform special, Beck looks at three critical advisors or "Czars" in President Obama's Administration. These policy advisors manage new offices and exercise power within the Executive Branch, but are unaccountable to Congress in the way that cabinet appointees confirmed by the full Senate are.
In the first part Beck focused on Nazi Germany, because a system that valued the worth of human beings based on "quality of life" led inevitably to Hitler's "final solution." However it began when Germans became used to the idea that human life ultimately had a value related to qualities valued by the state as a collective whole. That thinking led to the acceptance of "Lebensunwertes Leben" or "life unworthy of life," and crimes against humanity most Germans, other than the National Socialist elite, did not foresee as a consequence.
"Well-intentioned people can produce systems that raise serious questions," admonished Beck, asking his viewers to take a hard look at several advisors in Obama's inner-circle whose intentions are undermined by very serious flaws when it comes to judging which human lives have dignity - or even qualify for life at all. These advisors or "czars" are designing America's new government-controlled health-care system. Beck names them as Dr. Ezekiel Emmanuel, Health Reform Policy Advisor, John Holdren, Science Czar, and Cass Sunstein, the Regulatory Czar, and reminds his audience to take up President Obama's advice: to know his policies and who influences his thinking, look at his advisors.
Dr. "Zeke" Emmanuel and the Complete Lives System
Dr. Ezekiel Emmanuel works in the White House Office of Management and Budget as a health-policy advisor and he is a member of the Federal Council on Comparative Effectiveness Research. Dr. Emmanuel is one of the pillars of Obama's reform. However Dr. Emmanuel has stated repeatedly in public forums such as the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that doctors were driving up health-care costs because they value the Hippocratic Oath as "an imperative to do everything for the patient regardless of cost or effect on others."
Instead, Dr. Emmanuel raises the possibility of a new ethical system, the "Complete Lives System" that would ration care away from the elderly, away from infants, and away from human beings judged unable to rationally participate in society (such as those with dementia), in favor of those aged 15-44, who have the best chance "to live a complete life."
Dr. Emmanuel's theory of rationing, however, could end up being applied in a severe national economic crisis, far worse than the current recession, and not unlike the Great Depression that crippled Germany. Germany had made the mistake of trying to dig itself out of its staggering national debt by heavily inflating the money supply in order to save its economy. Beck makes the point that this is not too dissimilar to the United States' attempt to stimulate its economy, which unable to borrow more money from creditor-nations like China, has instead borrowed cash from the printing presses of the Federal Reserve.
Such a system could be implemented and recommended to the government insurance programs or private companies participating in the Health Insurance Exchange by means of a Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research and its advisory panels as proposed in HR 3200 "America's Affordable Health Choices Act," which soon enough may be named for the departed Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.). Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin brought attention to this fact in a Facebook statement that charged Obama and Dr. Emmanuel would turn the health-care system into a "death panel." (see coverage here and here)
But as Beck points out, Dr. Emmanuel may not believe that people who can't become developed citizens are not "basic" and "should not be guaranteed," but he is not alone in his thinking. Obama's "Science Czar" John Holdren does him one better: some people are not yet human.
John Holdren: Not Even Born Babies are Human Yet
John Holdren is President Obama's Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and Beck says he is another key player in Obama's health-care reform. But Holdren has a life-long obsession with population control and has written two books outlining a host of options to deal with what he sees as a global crisis of "human overpopulation."
Beck points out that Holdren has this to say about who is human and who is not, and babies do not qualify as human beings: "The fetus, given the opportunity to develop properly before birth, and given the essential early socializing experience and sufficient nourishing food during the crucial early years after birth, will ultimately develop into a human being."
Holdren co-authored a college textbook called "Ecoscience" in which he advanced the idea that forced abortion and sterilization of women is justifiable under the US Constitution, and that sterilizing agents could be added to the drinking water in order to curb the growth of human populations.
That background does not sick well with Americans trying to judge for themselves whether to trust the safety and effects of the hastily approved H1N1 "swine flu" vaccine. Holdren has urged Americans to take the vaccine warning that up to 90,000 Americans could die from the virus this season - although to date less only 500 Americans have died of the virus. Many are wary of taking the fast-tracked vaccine citing the 1976 swine flu scare in which the vaccine killed more people than the disease and left many more with a nerve disease called Guillian Barre syndrome.
Cass Sunstein and Rationing by QALY
Cass Sunstein, Obama's appointed advisor to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, shares opinions in common with Dr. Emmanuel and John Holdren when it comes to health-care rationing and the dignity of the human person. If Sunstein's appointment is not rejected by the Senate, then Sunstein will oversee the OIRA, which creates government regulations for federal laws.
Sunstein advocates rationing based on "quality-adjusted life years" (QALY), meaning that the government would evaluate statistically whether a person's life is worth the cost of living.
Sunstein is a radical animal rights thinker, who believes that animals such as dolphins and whales should have legal representation. Sunstein counts Princeton philosopher Peter Singer among his closest friends. Singer believes that children under the age of seven do not have sufficient rationality to count as human beings, and for that reason parents could commit infanticide.
Sunstein has also stated a desire to regulate the internet in order to fight what he calls a "system of limitless individual choices, with respect to communications, is not necessarily in the interest of citizenship and self-government."
And what makes this all the more evil is that Americans DO see the consequences and Zero still wants to impose it on us.
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Van Jones, EPA Brown and the FCC dude aren't walks in the park either.
Can you believe these people are making decisions that will impact our future generations? This is scary stuff.
Here are links to the entire week of Glenn's special on America's future. I stayed up until 2 pm EST several nights in order to not to miss a single one.
I'm not that up on czars, will someone please explain to me what powers they have and where that power comes from? Constitutionally, I don't see it but maybe I'm just naive.
New Republic: America's Future, Reasonable Questions for Unreasonable Times, GLENN BECK TV THREAD! Monday, August 24, 2009
New Republic: America's Future, Reasonable Questions for Unreasonable Times, GLENN BECK TV THREAD! Tuesday, August 25, 2009
New Republic: America's Future, Reasonable Questions for Unreasonable Times, GLENN BECK TV THREAD! Wednesday, August 26, 2009
New Republic: America's Future, Reasonable Questions for Unreasonable Times, GLENN BECK TV THREAD! Thursday, August 27, 2009
New Republic: America's Future, Reasonable Questions for Unreasonable Times, GLENN BECK TV THREAD! Friday, August 28, 2009
The thought comes to mind that if these "people" are successful—WHAT FUTURE GENERATION?!
The mere fact that a "Department of Bioethics" exists at a government institution - and apparently did so even before Obama - is a big (but silent) scandal in and of itself. "Bioethics" is a term coined within the last several decades by leftist command and control health care freaks seeking to legitimatize their perverse notions within academia. That the American taxpayer actually supports masters of this macabre "science" like Emanuel is a step short of the Nazi government supporting Dr. Mengele's "research."
Bioethicists demean the value of human life by envisioning a government run system of health care where they can perpetuate "scarcity" of health care resources to achieve bureaucratic control over life and death. Their motto, as Emanuel et al say in the very first sentence of their article, is "scarcity is the mother of allocation." While the general population is made miserable by scarcity, these monsters sadistically wish to create shortages in life sustaining resources to give themselves the most powerful roles in their new perverse "paradise."
They are also increasing at an breathtaking rate--a czar for everything.
When I say this to conservatives, I invariably get the answer that there is no population problem. And I know the standard answer about poverty and starvation being due to the poor distribution of resources and I don't buy it.
I am a staunch pro-lifer. I think we just have to stress that unethical solutions will harm us and we have to find ethical ways to stop the rising tide.
This entire administration needs to go! If this House & Senate won't begin impeachment proceedings, then we need to get butts in those seats that will.
Someone let me know when we are exiting the twilight zone...
"Mr. Mengele" is a more accurate description of this Satan follower, IMO. What an American disgrace reminiscent of 1940's Germany. Physicians calling in to talk shows concur that he's sick and evil.
That is just not true. There is more empty space on this planet than there is inhabited space. There are more than enough resources to feed, house, heat, cool, and clothe a much larger population. The greed of dictators and the global elite that control populations is the problem. Man's inhumanity to man is the problem.
Every new life is a hope for the future. The way populations are being controlled is evil. There are nature's own barriers to overpopulation should it ever occur. This world has never reached that point despite what stupid men say.
We have had nature's own barriers for quite a while now: war, starvation, rampant greed, plagues that have wiped out millions, a lowering of inhibitions against unethical termination of human life . . . I've had about enough of all of them.
I'm curious to know what kind of nature's barriers you are thinking of.
THey will advance just as far as we let them,sometimes we can stop them but not all the time.
Thanks for the reply, but I still don't understand what they can do. Can they affect taxes? I thought that was just Congress. Can they make laws? I don't see how?
I just don't understand what the American people would be bound by that would originate with these czars.
"...war, starvation, rampant greed,..."
None of these things are nature's barriers. Perhaps disease is, but here is a point to ponder. No matter how many people, earth seems to make room for more. It is a naturally occurring process, as is weather. Oceans narrow and deepen leaving more land on the surface. Hawaii is land creation in progress. It isn't the only place. Undersea volcanoes create new land masses continously.
Resources, including oil replenish themselves. The control exercised over these resources is strictly man's doing, not nature's.
Forests are thriving, but we are told they are not. Forests and any other kind of vegetation will grow and grow and regrow. If you don't tend to an asphalt highway, grass will grow on the highway or a cement sidewalk through the tiniest crack even if you can't see it before the blades of grass poke through.
Nature provides and those in control manipulate it to their own benefit.
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By Bob Seay
June 29, 2012
BOSTON — During his two terms as Massachusetts governor, Michael Dukakis had health care reform on his agenda. In fact, in 1988 Dukakis signed into law a health care act that would have forced businesses that didn't offer their employees health insurance to contribute to a fund to provide such insurance — but Dukakis said his successor William Weld did what he could to stymie the effort.
I sat down with the former governor and presidential candidate at Northeastern University, where he is now distinguished professor of political science. I spoke with him soon after the Supreme Court decision was released — a decision that somewhat vexed Dukakis
Excerpts from the interview
"Well, I'm pleased that the basic core piece of it was upheld. On the other hand, I must say I'm confused about the decision on Medicaid. Congress has regularly required the states to expand Medicaid coverage as a condition for receiving that money ... So what you're going to end up with, I guess, is a kind of pitched battle in conservative legislatures over whether or not they're going to agree to make it possible for working people and their families — up to 133 percent of poverty, which isn't a lot of money — to get decent, affordable health care. And in point of fact that's the whole issue anyway, which I'm sorry to say my party hasn't done a very good job of explaining. This is all about working folks and their families because the overwhelming majority of uninsured people in this country, and it's about 60 million, are working or members of working families ...
"We're finally going to, I hope, move ahead with decent, affordable health care, especially for working families in this country — unless of course Mitt Romney, who's done his 125th 180, in this case on health care — gets elected! If he does, then forget it."
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Skylab astronaut and University of Rochester alumnus Ed Gibson '59 will present Halley Orshan '12 (known to the University community as Darcey Riley), a Rochester undergraduate, with a $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) during a public presentation and ceremony at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, in Hoyt Auditorium.
While there, Gibson will share his experiences of spending over 84 days living and working in space on the Skylab 4 mission, in addition to presenting the award. The lecture is free and open to the public.
"Darcey is a clear leader in computer science, mathematics, and linguistics at the University of Rochester," said Gibson. "She is a prime example of everything an Astronaut Scholar is supposed to be: intelligent, perseverant and destined for greatness. As a Yellowjacket, I am especially proud to have the opportunity to present this award to such a worthy UR student."
Riley, who is the first Rochester student to be selected as an Astronaut Scholar, is a senior triple-majoring in computer science, mathematics, and linguistics. She is a teaching assistant and workshop leader at Rochester. Her goal is to attend graduate school for statistical natural language processing and then ultimately to pursue an academic career. Riley, who is a resident of Millington, N.J., uses her rare free time to write poetry and fiction as well as improve her photography skills.
"Darcey is very deserving of this honor," said Steven Manly, a physics professor and the director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, which promotes research programs, including the ASF scholarship, Research and Innovation Grants, the Barth-Crapsey Undergraduate Research Awards, and other opportunities. "But, Darcey is the first of who we hope will be many UR students to win this award through the years. Speaking personally and for the University, we are very excited to be part of this prestigious scholarship program."
The Astronaut Scholarship is the largest monetary award given in the United States to science and engineering undergraduate students based solely on merit. Last March, Rochester was selected to be one of the Foundation's educational partners, allowing the University to nominate two students each year for one of the scholarships. Twenty-six of these prestigious awards were dispersed this year through the ASF to outstanding college students majoring in science, technology, engineering or math. More than $3 million has been awarded in scholarships to date.
Gibson was selected by NASA in its first group of scientist-astronauts in June 1965. He orbited the Earth as the Science Pilot for 84 days during Skylab 4, the final manned flight of the Skylab space station. Gibson, Commander Gerald Carr and Command Module Pilot William Pogue were launched in their Apollo capsule on November 16, 1973. Gibson's duties concentrated on pointing six camera telescopes at the sun, stars and comet Kohoutek, whose sweep around the sun at that time was a scientific bonus for the mission. Daily medical experiments took the most time, but Gibson was able to make three spacewalks, spending a total of 15 hours 17 minutes outside the lab. The crew circled the globe 1,214 times, traveled 34.5 million miles and collected 1,718 pounds of film, data and biomedical specimens for scientific study during their stay on Skylab. Gibson was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on October 4, 1997.
The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its mission is to aid the United States in retaining its world leadership in science and technology by providing scholarships for college students who exhibit motivation, imagination and exceptional performance in these fields. ASF has awarded over $3 million to deserving students nationwide. Today, more than 80 astronauts from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Space Shuttle and Space Station programs have joined in this effort. For more information about the ASF, call 321.455.7013 or log on to www.AstronautScholarship.org. For information about the Sept. 15 event, call Melissa Greco Lopes at 585.276.3693.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Relatives of a slain Mississippi mayoral candidate are renewing their push for a federal investigation.
Clarksdale mayoral candidate Marco McMillian's body was found Feb. 27.
The case drew national attention after his campaign said he was the first viable, openly gay candidate for office in Mississippi.
McMillian's sexuality wasn't a campaign issue, but because the 33-year-old was gay and black, some speculated his death might have been a hate crime. The suspect, who is in custody, also is black.
McMillian's parents are planning a news conference Thursday with the National Black Justice Coalition and the law firm of Parks & Crump.
The firm also represented Trayvon Martin's family. Martin was the Florida teenager whose 2012 death at the hands of a neighborhood watch volunteer sparked protests and outrage.


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Obama Details New Immigration Policy, But Skepticism Remains
– President Barack Obama laid out details of his new immigration policy that will stop deporting and will issue work permits to up to 800,000 young undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children and have never committed a crime.
"This is not amnesty, this is not immunity, this is not a path to citizenship, it's not a permanent fix, this is a temporary stop gap measure," Obama said, about the new immigration policy.
Under the new policy, announced early Friday by the Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, undocumented immigrants will be immune from deportation if they were brought to the United States before they turned 16 and are younger than 30, have been in the country for at least five continuous years, have no criminal history, graduated from a U.S. high school or earned a GED, or served in the military. Those who qualify for the program can apply for a work permit that will be good for two years with no limits on how many times it can be renewed.
One caveat is that the policy does not offer a path to citizenship, which is the center piece of the Democrat-backed DREAM Act. The DREAM Act gives undocumented students brought as minors, known as 'Dreamers,' a chance to obtain permanent U.S. residency if they attend college or serve in the military, and eventually apply for citizenship if they desire.
"It makes no sense to expel talented young people, who for all intent and purposes are Americans," Obama said of the so-called Dreamers, who have been holding hunger strikes, sit-ins and rallies throughout the country to fight for their cause.
Still, hours after the policy announcement, skepticism abounds among DREAM Act activists and Republicans alike.
Florida Republican Mario Diaz-Balart, a supporter of the DREAM Act and comprehensive immigration reform, believes Obama has not delivered on any of his promises and said the president's plan to halt deportations of young immigrants "seems like a desperate campaign move."
"It's a step in the right direction, but nowhere near what he promised, and no-where near what we have to do in order to solve the problem," Diaz-Balart said to Fox News Latino. "Six months before the election, now he remembers the Latino community exists."
The announcement, made five months before the presidential election, was strongly questioned by critics of Obama who believe the policy change should have been debated on Capitol Hill.
"He knew from the very beginning, this president, that amnesty was rejected time and time again by the American people," said Bob Kane, Communications Director at Federation for American Immigration Reform. "He knew amnesty was not possible legislatively and yet by executive fiat he has declared the new plan of the land."
Critics point to Obama's 2008 promise that he would get comprehensive immigration reform passed by the end of his first term as President – even pledging to make it a "top priority" in his first year. Unsuccessful, the president renewed his commitment to immigration reform in April of this year, pledging that he'll be more successful in his second term.
"The challenge we've got on immigration reform is very simple," Obama, said during an interview with Univision. "I've got a majority of Democrats who are prepared to vote for it, and I've got no Republicans who are prepared to vote for it."
Daniela Alulema, an undocumented immigrant and core-member of the undocumented youth-led organization called the New York State Youth Leadership Council, is cautiously optimistic.
"I'm very, very excited," said Alulema, 25, who arrived in the U.S. from Ecuador at the age of 14. "We look forward to seeing how it is implemented. Hopefully, we don't have to fight deportations anymore."
Despite her optimism, Alulema is weary of the administration's broken promises.
Alulema points to a Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) memo, released a year ago and written by director John Morton, that instructs the agency to focus on deporting undocumented immigrants who pose a threat to national security, and endanger public safety. The memo said ICE would prioritize their resources on tracking those with criminal records.
"It was a failure –the prosecutorial memo wasn't implemented correctly, undocumented students who are going to high school, and trying to help their families are being put in detention centers, and deported," Aluema explained.
Despite the skepticism, Democratic Rep. Luis Gutiérrez of Illinois, chairman of the Immigration Task Force of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and a leading DREAM Act supporter in Congress, believes the new policy is a bold move and the right thing to do. Gutiérrez urged patience because the program still needed to be finalized and needs at least 60 days to put the policy in place.
"This could protect 800,000 or more young immigrants with roots here right now, and will be seen in the immigrant and Latino community as a very significant down payment on broader reform," Gutiérrez wrote in a statement.
The new immigration policy comes one week before Obama plans to address the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials' annual conference in Orlando, Fla. Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney is scheduled to speak to the group on Thursday.
"It's the right thing to do," Obama said Friday about helping undocumented youth, or so-called DREAMers. "They are Americans in their heart, in their minds, in every single way but one - on paper."
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Tigers steal win from Knights
It was yet another heart-breaking loss for the Newcastle Knights this afternoon, as the Wests Tigers stole the game to win 23-20 in front of 22173 fans at Hunter Stadium.
The Tigers came out strongly from the very start of the game. Pat Richards put one of his trademark kick-offs into effect, and James Tedesco stole the ball to put his team on the front foot immediately. This put the Knights on notice, and the Tigers managed to cross the line to score after only six minutes. They were all over the Knights for the first quarter of the game, offloading almost at will. The Knights had no answers for the second phase play, and were beginning to tire pretty rapidly.
The rest of the game was more about the Knights though. Solid defense in the first half led to first half tries to Akuila Uate and Tyrone Roberts, and the Knights led by 10-8 at the break.
Injuries to Braith Anasta, Liam Fulton, Chris Lawrence and Curtis Sironen really tested the Tigers. BJ Leilua also left the field after a throat injury in the first half.
In the second half, the Tigers scored early to take the lead, before the Knights hit back through another try to Uate ten minutes later. The Knights completion rate was great in the second half, but a period of defensive lapses with 10 minutes to go let the Tigers back into the game.
Kurt Gidley was sin binned in the 65th minute, after commiting a professional foul after the Tigers kicked a 40/20. Richards kicked a penalty goal to tie the game up.
A few minutes later, James Tedesco took full advantage of his team's extra player, as he put Chris Lawrence over for a tidy little try, before Pat Richards took the game away from the Knights, firstly through the conversion, and secondly with a field goal that, realistically, he should not have had the opportunity to kick.
The Knights scored a late try through Uate, and declined the conversion attempt, instead opting to give themselves an extra attacking set, but it was to no avail, as the Tigers held on to steal the game.
Match Details
Newcastle Knights 20 Wests Tigers 23
Venue: Hunter Stadium
Crowd: 22173
Halftime Score: Newcastle Knights 10 Wests Tigers 8
LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Pat Richards
2 points - James Tedesco
1 point - Aaron Woods
Tries: Akuila Uate (3), Tyrone Roberts
Field Goals:
Conversions: Tyrone Roberts (2/3)
Penalty Goals:
Tries: James Tedesco, Pat Richards, Chris Lawrence
Field Goals: Pat Richards (1/1)
Conversions: Pat Richards (3/3)
Penalty Goals: Pat Richards (2/2)
LeagueUnlimited.com Live Commentary
Welcome to Hunter Stadium this afternoon for this clash between the Newcastle Knights and the Wests Tigers. The Knights will be looking to snag a win, to break their 5 game losing streak.
For the Knights, David Fa'alogo comes into the starting lineup, with Kade Snowden dropping back to the bench. Tigers, and Seumanufagai drops off the extended bench.
Bit of a shower here just before kick-off. Should make the handling of both sides a bit more interesting.
Only moments away from kick-off now. The Tigers will kick off to the Knights to start the match.
1: Richards puts up a sky high kick off to start the game. Tedesco chases hard, and pinches the ball. Great start for the Tigers.
1: Brooks kicks into the in-goal on the last, but Boyd is there to clean up the ball. Let off for the Knights.
3: The Tigers chasing their hand with some passes now, and Simona makes a half break down the right of the field.
4: First penalty of the game goes against the Knights for not being square at marker. The Tigers kick for touch and will use the football from 40 metres out from the Knights line.
5: Big run for Woods, who stands and offloads in the tackle.
Scored by James Tedesco. Kick to come.
Second phase play for the Tigers, and only a few plays later Tedesco steps his way to the line.
Conversion attempt by Pat Richards successful.
Richards has no trouble with the conversion from just left of the posts. Tigers lead by six early in this game.
8: Lawrence almost away now. He runs down the left edge before being dragged down desperately by Gagai.
8: Not a great last tackle option from Brooks. Mullen cleans up the ball, and the Knights will start their set from near halfway.
10: The Tigers are creating all sorts of headaches for the Knights so far in this game, offloading almost at will. The offload count stands at 8-0 already, and the Knights big men are blowing.
11: Terrible kick chase from the Knights. Nofoaluma takes a pass from Tedesco near his own line, before running the ball almost 80 metres down field. Desperate defence from the Knights - second tackle and the Tigers are already in attacking position.
12: Another penalty against the Knights, this time for not getting off the tackled player fast enough. The Tigers opt for the kick.
Penalty goal attempt by Pat Richards successful.
And once again Richards adds 2 points. The Knights are really struggling so far in this game.
13: The Knights kick off down field towards Anasta, who hands the ball off to Galloway for the hitup.
14: Richards fumbles the ball, and it goes off into touch. Knights with an attacking opportunity now.
15: Interesting penalty here - with the Tigers pinged for not packing into the scrum correctly.
Scored by Akuila Uate. Kick to come.
The Knights spread the ball out to the left of the field now, and an amazing long ball from Boyd hits Uate on the chest and he dives over for a try.
16: And with that try Uate joins Timana Tahu as the top try scorer for the Newcastle Knights. Kick to come.
Conversion attempt by Tyrone Roberts unsuccessful.
Roberts attempts to add the extras, but pushes the ball off to the left.
17: Rookie error from the Tigers now. Bodene Thompson was in front of the kicker from the kick-off, and the Knights get a penalty on halfway.
18: The Knights send the ball out to the right this time. Gagai attempts to keep the ball alive on the last, but it winds up in Richards' arms.
19: Boyd having a good game so far - big kick return there, hard and fast right into Taupau awaiting him.
20: Mullen kicks high on the last, but Nofoaluma isn't really put under any pressure and the Tigers defuse the situation.
20: Fa'alogo penalised now - he came up with the tackled player still wrapped up after the tackle was completed.
22: Brooks pushes a pass, but it goes to ground and Tyrone Roberts swoops on it.
23: The Knights heavy on attack now - it's the first tackle and the Knights are only 15 metres out from the Tigers line.
23: Three penalties in a row against the Tigers now, and the referee pulls Farah out to have a chat.
25: The Tigers bat the ball over the dead ball line from a Tyrone Roberts kick. Leilua is receiving attention for some form of injury, but I'm not sure what for.
25: Drop out from the Tigers, and the Knights will get yet another set attacking the Tigers line.
27: Mullen kicks high on the last. Braith Anasta leaps high and takes the kick, before having his legs taken out from underneath him by his own teammate and drops the ball. Anasta stays down, but Roberts has claimed a try. Video referee decision pending.
Scored by Tyrone Roberts. Kick to come.
And it's a TRY! Ever the opportunist, Roberts plants the loose ball down, and the Knights tie things up.
Conversion attempt by Tyrone Roberts successful.
The Knights take the lead, after Roberts converts his own try.
30: Another massive kick-off from Richards drops down on the 20 metre line. Boyd takes it well, admirably protected by several of his teammates.
32: McManus down the right sideline - he's dragged down, but the Knights are still on attack.
32: Roberts puts a grubber through on the last, but Tedesco read it brilliantly.
33: Clydesdale takes the field now, as Kurt Gidley takes a break. This should increase the speed around the ruck for the Knights.
34: Farah milks a penalty from the Knights, and the Tigers will attack from just beyond halfway.
35: Bit of a scuffle breaks out. Buderus is on the field as trainer issuing instructions to Jarrod Mullen.
35: Taupau has been placed on report for a swinging arm, after a report from the touch judge.
35: Roberts kicks in behind the defensive line, and Richards only just manages to tidy it up.
35: Curtis Sironen has just been knocked out after Kade Snowden hits him high in the chin. He's only just come on the field, but he'll be helped straight back off again.
35: Brooks kicks in field now towards Tedesco. Bit of terror for the Knights, but they manage to take the ball safely, eventually.
35: Penalty to Newcastle, and Jarrod Mullen kicks his side out of trouble.
37: The referee rules a line drop out after a bomb from the Knights is knocked dead - but the video referee overrules, and the Tigers will instead take a 20m tap.
38: Horrible pass from Robbie Farah, and the Knights intercept it.
38: Another long ball from Boyd towards Uate, who steps back in field looking for a try. He's dragged down just short of the tryline though.
40: Last play of the half, and Pat Richards puts up a sky high bomb, looking to put some pressure on the Knights. The ball bounces dead.
40: After a massive first 10 minutes for the Tigers, the Knights fought their way back into the game, and lead by two at halftime. The Knights will be looking to speed things up around the ruck in the second half, while the Tigers will be using their second phase play and clever kicking game to keep the Knights under the pump.
41: We're back underway in the second half.
41: Korbin Sims looks to have injured an arm in a tackle.
41: Two restarted sets in a row for the Tigers. Rochow attempted an intercept after a loose Brooks pass, but couldn't take it cleanly.
43: We're going to the video referee, but it looks like a try to the Tigers. We're just checking if there was any interference. The Knights fail to number up on their men out wide. Dane Gagai crept inside way too far, and didn't leave himself time to correct it. Should be a try.
Scored by Pat Richards. Kick to come.
No problem there as far as the video referee is concerned. Pat Richards gets his eighth try of the season.
Conversion attempt by Pat Richards successful.
Richards converts his own try with no worries at all.
45: Injury update - Braith Anasta has passed his concussion test and will return this afternoon. Curtis Sironen however is out of it, and will not be back. For the Knights, Leilua will not be back this afternoon due to a throat injury. Beau Scott will move to the centres to replace him.
47: Blake Austin attempts a 40/20, but the ball bounces the wrong way, and the Knights field in easily.
49: The Knights kicking game is looking pretty good today - there's been a few occasions where the Knight's long kicking has forced the Tigers to start from very deep within their own half.
51: We've got a injury here at the moment. Chris Lawrence is on the ground with what looks like a leg injury. He's attempting to get back to his feet, but he's struggling.
52: The Knights make a huge break now. Darius Boyd makes a break down field on counter-attack, before giving the ball to Dane Gagai who ran another 30 metres.
Scored by Akuila Uate. Kick to come.
And now Akuila Uate breaks the record for the Knight's all-time leading tryscorer. The Knights spread the ball left, and some nice work from Roberts sends Uate over in the corner.
Conversion attempt by Tyrone Roberts successful.
Roberts makes no mistake with the conversion.
53: Good defense from Mullen and the Tigers knock the ball on.
53: The Tigers get piggy backed out of their own half, as Uate is penalised for tackling Nofoaluma in the air.
60: And at the opposite end of the field, the Tigers are penalised for the same thing.
60: More injury news, Liam Fulton has failed a concussion test and will not be back.
63: Newcastle's defense is looking very solid in this second half so far.
65: Kurt Gidley has been sent to the sin bin for a professional foul. The Tigers have kicked down field and came up with a 40/20. They opted for the quick tap, but Kurt Gidley ran into the back of the Tigers' player when running back onside.
Penalty goal attempt by Pat Richards successful.
Pat Richards kicks the penalty goal from the resulting penalty, and it's now 13 v 12.
68: The Tigers make three quarters of a break, but a desperation ankle tap from Willie Mason sees the player dragged down. Some schoolyard rubbish play sees the Tigers toss the ball around, before the ball finds its way back to Richards, who...
Field goal attempt by Pat Richards successful.
snaps a field goal! He had no right to kick that, from the sideline and under extreme pressure. But he kicked it. Tigers take the lead.
Scored by Chris Lawrence. Kick to come.
James Tedesco puts together another piece of brilliance now. He finds Chris Lawrence out wide, and the Knights simply didn't have enough numbers to make the tackle.
Conversion attempt by Pat Richards successful.
Richards puts another one over the dot, and the Tigers lead by 7 points.
73: The Knights get a new set of six only metres from the Tigers line.
75: Wasted set from the Knights. The Tigers run their set through, and then kick for the sideline, just looking to run down the clock.
75: Darius Boyd sets the ball up for McManus, and the Knights almost make a break. On the last, Roberts kicks down the fullback's throat. Gidley is back on the field.
75: Woods makes a massive break down field.
76: Gagai attempts a grubber in behind the line, but drops it cold and the Tigers come up with it.
Scored by Akuila Uate. Kick to come.
Well, perhaps the Knights aren't out of it. Uate sprints down the left side of the field after a mistake from the Tigers. He beats Bodene Thompson, and Tedesco is not quick enough to stop him. The Knights now trail by 3 with 2.30 remaining.
78: The Knights have declined the kick - so they will remain 3 points behind.
78: The Knights send the ball out to the left looking for Uate again, but they throw a forward pass.
80: The Tigers have held on to win this game. It was a brave effort from the Knights. Their completion rate was great, but they just couldn't get the win. In the end it was Pat Richards who was the difference, with his kicking game and goal kicking putting his team in front.


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A continuing resolution to fund the government until March 18 temporarily staves off fears of employee furloughs and program interruptions that would come with a federal shutdown.
There are dozens of duplicative, overlapping and fragmented federal programs that could be cut for savings, GAO says.
The federal budget and CIO Vivek Kundra put some money behind cloud efforts. Will it work to increase the adoption of the technology?
The Veterans Affairs Department's IT budget is facing cuts in fiscal 2012, but there is $700 million in leftover funds from previous years, says CIO Roger Baker.
The Defense Department is in the process of cutting 209 civilian senior executive positions, with 126 to be eliminated and 83 downgraded.
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The National Archives and Records Administration would get $423 million under the president's budget proposal, a 10 percent cut.
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Police closed of the section of Farragut Parkway from High Street to the Saw Mill River Parkway entrance as they continued the investigation. The road remained closed as of 5:40 p.m.
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Bob Elliott: Canada's own
Bob Elliott took his place in major league baseball's Hall of Fame on Saturday.
And, he took a little piece of Canada in with him.
On the dais were 45 Hall of Famers backing him up. But, perhaps even more momentous, was the feeling that there was an entire country behind him.
A small part of this moment belongs to dozens of kids on the sandlots of the GTA, on baseball scholarships across the U.S., and on minor league rosters from Visalia to Danville.
Among the crowd at a sun-splashed Doubleday Field were about 100 friends, colleagues and countrymen as Elliott becomes the first Canadian to win the Taylor Spink Award, presented by the Baseball Writers' Association of America,
In her introduction, BBWAA vice-president, Susan Slusser, said Elliott has helped "steer a hockey-mad nation towards baseball."
He won the award largely due to his promotion of the northern game and Canadian players.
"A lot was said about how I helped young Canadians get to the next level. Yes, I wrote about Canadians (but) they put in the work to be drafted or earn scholarships. They did it on their own." said Elliott, in a speech filled with reflection and tinged with humour.
"I have given a lot less to baseball than it has given to me."
The Toronto Sun baseball writer has, at times, looked a little embarrassed by all the attention. Before the presentation Saturday, he shared the dais at a morning press conference with Tim McCarver, who won the Ford Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting. On Sunday, it is the turn of Barry Larkin and Ron Santo for induction.
"It's very humbling to be here," said Elliott, who found out soon after it was announced he'd won this award at baseball's off-season meetings in December, how big a deal this was going to be.
"I remember in Dallas my phone went off and (Tampa Bay Times baseball writer) Marc Topkin yelled: "It's the Prime Minister. It's the Prime Minister.' Everyone laughed," said Elliott.
"Months later, I get a phone call and the voice says: 'It's the Prime Minister's office. Can you be at the Royal York at 4:20?'"
And, it really, really was Prime Minister Stephen Harper calling.
"I was there about 3:30," said Elliott, laughing. "So, yeah, it is a big deal. Not just for me, but for other people (in the country)."
It was suggested by one reporter that there is a difference between the U.S. and Canada — how national passions seemed to flare with the World Series championships of the Jays, then wane. In the U.S., athletes seem to be born with a flag planted on their hearts if not their butts.
"I think as a nation, we're as patriotic as you are, but we don't show it," Elliott told the press conference. "(Former prime minister) Lester Pearson used to say we have this inferiority complex. 'You look at us too long, we get worried. And if you don't look at us, we get even more worried.' But in the Vancouver Olympics, a lot of that patriotism came out. We are a patriotic country."
And, this weekend a small corner of Cooperstown, has been taken over by that passion, and by that northern game chronicled by Elliott.
On Friday night, there was a BBWAA-hosted a reception. As New York Daily News columnist Bill Madden strolled up the pathway to the opulent Otesaga Hotel, a bird came zipping past.
"Look," he said to his wife, Lillian, "a blue jay. That (Jays' president Paul) Beeston is really going all out for Bob's big moment. I haven't seen a blue jay down around here. Ever."
And, while Madden isn't famous for his bird-watching, he has been coming down here for 37 years. So, maybe he's on to something.
Former Jays general managers Gord Ash and Pat Gillick stopped by. Lou Piniella was there. George Brett. Dozens of writers, including CBSSports.com's Dan Knobler, the Chicago Tribune's Phil Rogers and Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times sports writer and president of the BBWAA, shared stories.
Tracy Ringolsby, Elliott's close friend, now with Foxsports.com and co-founder of Baseball America, said his buddy is filled with gratitude and that he has rarely seen him so discomfited yet happy at the same time.
What sets Elliott apart from most journalists is that he makes "a difference" in his community, said Shaikin.
"As a baseball writer, that can be a challenge," he said in response to an e-mail. "We share the stories of your favourite team. We introduce you to the players. And we are thrilled and delighted to have that privilege. Bob does all of that, but he does so much more. For baseball in Canada, Bob is the keeper of the flame. Bob covers the Blue Jays and the rest of the major leagues, too. But he also covers the minors leagues, and … any other league in which a Canadian might be found.
"If you know baseball in Canada you know Bob. And if you know Bob, you know baseball in Canada. He is an advocate for baseball, in a country that watched major league baseball shamefully abandon Montreal. The commissioner ought to thank Bob every day."
There was, once, somebody who had doubts anything resembling this day could ever happen.
"Big-time surprised," laughed Elliott, when asked what his teachers would think if they could see him now. "I remember my guidance teacher, Mr. Newman. He says: 'What would you like to be?' I said I'd like to work at the newspaper and he's laughing, looking at my marks: A 60 in English composition and a 63 in English this, and he says: 'You've got no chance.'
"I said: 'Sir, I've been working (at the Kingston Whig-Standard) on weekends for three years.'
"He says: 'You got no chance to work there full time. Maybe the Napanee Beaver.'
"He would be shocked. I went back for a reunion about 20 years later and couldn't find him," said Elliott, to laughter. "Not that I was looking for him."
The Napanee Beaver's loss, it turns out, has become Canada's pride — and Cooperstown's gain.


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Ten Amazing Photos of Artists, By Artists
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Photographer, filmmaker, and painter Rudy Burckhardt is best remembered for casual, intimate portraits of his coterie of friends—the New York Abstract Expressionists (including Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Hans Hofmann)—as they emerged on the scene. He captured them at work in their studios, as in Jackson Pollock (1950). Other memorable New York photographs depicted landmarks (Flatiron Building in Summer, 1947), storefronts, and a series of sidewalk scenes zeroing in on pedestrians from the waist down. His use of perspective lends his compositions a formal quality, yet, as Philip Lopate noted in his monograph on Burckhardt, the work comes across as "lighter in every sense: more playful and tender, less melodramatic, more true to the spirit of the everyday." This proves equally true of Burckhardt's images of children shot while traveling in Europe, the Caribbean, and North Africa, as well in New York.
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David Baschard (sometimes spelled Bichaud) was an innkeeper and merchant in Nantucket during the middle decades of the eighteenth century. Althouth little is known about the specifics of his life, when he died at the age of 50 on Feb. 9, 1770, he left a substantial estate valued at £1000. He left a legacy to his sister Mary and the remainder, including a "negro slave girl" and a pew in the Congregational Meeting House, to his wife Elizabeth (Hussey).
A standard two-column account book, David Baschard's ledger records the day to day transactions of a Nantucket merchant of the 1760s. Trading actively in a range of sundries and domestic goods such as cloth, apparel, sugar, tea, and tobacco, Baschard also sold liquors of various sorts, including punch, grog, wine, and rum. In addition to his local Nantucket clientele (members of the Starbuck, Coffin, Rotch, and Folger families among them), he traded in towns along the Cape Cod and elsewhere in southeastern Massachusetts, including Harwich, Rochester, Dartmouth, Falmouth, and Martha's Vineyard. Accounts were settled both in cash and in kind.
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- Merchants--Massachusetts--Nantucket Island
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zornor90 wrote:
Animation state machines are the real SCP....
Whenever we do a game jam I always pawn the animations (and everything that comes with them) off to another dev. For that exact reason.
zornor90 wrote:
Animation state machines are the real SCP....
juanjpro wrote:Seriously, this scps sucks? No way, its been in the game for so long so how this SCP sucks?
Yes, it does suck. How it made it into the official game is beyond me, and I'm glad that it's mostly gone now.
- removed SCP-1074
Vane Brain wrote:Yep. But I think it will be better if we add all this rooms under room with monitors
PXLSHN wrote:Well, it was more harder than you think.
PXLSHN wrote:I needed like months to find out how to do it in Blitz3D and to make it working properly


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Concert planned to raise funds to repair Hancock vestryBY MEGHAN PIERCE
Union Leader Correspondent
April 03. 2013 8:02PM
HANCOCK - The 1970s incarnation of Harvard's first a cappella singing group - The Krokodiloes - is performing at the Hancock First Congregational Church Saturday at 5 p.m. to raise money to repair the church vestry cupola this summer.
While the town and church share the costs of maintaining the meeting house/church, the 1836 built vestry that sits next to the meeting house on Main Street is owned and maintained by the church, said the church's pastor Rev. Judith Copeland.
"We use it for Sunday school and a variety of church activities, but it's also used for just about everything in town," Copeland said.
From weekly community suppers, rehearsal space for community musical groups, Tai Chi and art classes to the Fourth of July Ice Cream Social, the Hancock Vestry is often where people in town gather.
"It's a building the church makes available to the whole Hancock community," said Rick Simpson of Main Street, a member of the Kroks of the 70s. "I think their general rule of thumb is anyone can use the building as long as it's something appropriate and the time works out and all of that."
The vestry is the only large public meeting space with kitchen facilities in the community.
Groups make donations to the church to use the vestry, as they are able. And no group is turned away on account of limited funds. It's a long standing policy the church hopes to continue.
According to Copeland, some "great New Hampshire institutions were fledglings of the Hancock vestry," including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen.
The league held one of its earliest fairs in the vestry. The event has grown into a nine-day showcase for New Hampshire artisans each August in Sunapee. The New Hampshire Association for the Blind also got its start in the vestry and recently celebrated its 100th anniversary with a special program in the vestry.
The project to repair and paint the vestry cupola costs just under $7920.
The church has received a $3,500 grant from the Ella Anderson Trust, which the church must match, Copeland said.
The concert is one of many fundraisers the church has organized in order to start the project this summer.
Simpson was asked to perform with other former Krokodiloes members from the 1970s when the 1946 founded Krokodiloes had a 60th anniversary concert in 2006.
They had such a good time they decided to meet two or three times a year to rehearse and perform.
This year it was the Kroks of the 70s turn to return to Hancock, Simpson said. So he offered to hold the performance to benefit the vestry project.
Simpson and his wife Jody Simpson understand how important the vestry is to the community, he said. "We live next door so Jody and I personally enjoy it."
Members of the Kroks of the 70s come from all walks of life from business people, educators, lawyers, doctors, judges, best-selling authors, film-makers as well as professional musicians, Simpson said. Their repertoire runs from the 1920s up to today.
You can expect some sentimental ballads and Cole Porter numbers, Simpson said. "It's both ballads and show tunes all the way from the 20s to today, except we don't do any rap or anything like that."
The concert is to be held in the First Congregational Church, next to the vestry, Saturday at 5 p.m.
There is no admission, but donations are being accepted for the vestry repair fund.


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Nieve's thoughts turn home to Venezuela
PHOENIX -- Though Fernando Nieve is thousands of miles away from his home country, his mind is not. And his heart is heavy.
Most of the A's pitcher's family members and several of his friends remain in Venezuela, where great political unrest has led to violent upheaval in recent weeks.
PHOENIX -- Though Fernando Nieve is thousands of miles away from his home country, his mind is not. And his heart is heavy.
Most of the A's pitcher's family members and several of his friends remain in Venezuela, where great political unrest has led to violent upheaval in recent weeks.
"It's getting bad out there," Nieve said Sunday afternoon. "I hope they can resolve this soon. There are two sides with different thinking, and I hope they can find the middle."
It's been nearly a year since Hugo Chavez passed away, and the president's handpicked successor, Nicolas Maduro, is being blamed for deteriorating economic conditions that have resulted in food shortages -- "We're rich in oil, poor in toilet paper and milk," says Nieve -- and spiraling inflation.
Anti-government demonstrators are demanding an end to these shortages, along with better security and protected freedom of speech. For weeks they've been on the streets, but it wasn't really until Feb. 12, when three of them were killed in the capital city of Caracas, did the movement gain global attention.
Already the death toll has reached double-digits, while more than a hundred injuries have been reported.
"Everyone's worried over there," said the 31-year-old Nieve, a non-roster invitee. "They're killing people on the streets every day it seems like. It's really tough. It seems you can't even walk on the streets because you don't want to get involved.
"But there's so many students on the streets because they want answers."
Nieve's parents and brother are safe in San Felipe, and they speak by phone every day -- more like "almost every hour," he said, smiling. His sister, who has three children, is a two-hour drive from them. Her family, too, is out of harm's way, but several of Nieve's friends are located close to grim scenes in the bigger cities of Caracas and Valencia.
On his iPhone are pictures he's received from them, images that reveal what Nieve describes as "a war out there."
"That's what it looks like, right?" he said, scrolling through them, each one worse than the last, smoke and fire filling the screen.
Then there's the video of police shooting into an apartment building -- taken by Nieve's friend right across the street from his own apartment structure.
"He's so close to it all," Nieve said. "He sees this all the time."
Yet those living through these protests are also the ones being kept in the dark about them, since local TV channels are providing almost no coverage of the unrest, according to Nieve. Instead, Venezuelans are turning to social media like Facebook and Twitter to swap information and images.
But even that has become difficult, as the nation's government is quietly taking measures to quell the goings-on in cyberspace by blocking web sites and, in some major cities, shutting off the internet altogether.
Nieve gets his news from apps on his iPhone, and also from his wife, Leticia, who is in Houston with their two young children. He was in Venezuela for nearly two months this winter, returning in December before this burst of sudden violence.
A handful of other A's players - infielders Alberto Callaspo and Jose Martinez and right-hander Jose Flores -- also call Venezuela home, and Nieve is hoping they'll join him Monday in posing for a picture and putting it on Twitter to show support for their country, as players with many other clubs have already done.
He left the A's clubhouse Sunday in search of a Venezuelan flag for the occasion.
"It's important for me to show our country that they have our support," said Nieve, who has held residency in the United States since 2005. "That's what this is about."
Missing from the photo will be A's infielder Darwin Perez, who has experienced much difficulty leaving Venezuela during this time. The U.S. Embassy sits in the middle of Caracas, which has made getting a visa tough. Perez is expected to finally get his this week and hopefully join the A's over the weekend, but nothing is guaranteed.
Perez was with the A's in camp last year and hit .313 in 14 games. The infielder went on to hit .237 with three home runs and 34 RBIs in 115 games for Double-A Midland.
"He made a good impression last year, and he's a winter ball guy so I don't think he'll be behind when he arrives," said manager Bob Melvin. "He was a very versatile guy for us. Last year we didn't have many outfielders and he ended up playing outfield. He was just trying to get in a game any way he could. He's a pretty spirited kid who likes to play. We're looking forward to getting him here."
The right-handed Martinez also reported late because of visa issues, nearly a week after pitchers and catchers held their first workout. As for Callaspo, he said Sunday his family was safe in Venezuela, but otherwise remained mum on the topic.
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Major Lee-ague, and follow her on Twitter @JaneMLB.


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- Are you tired of long boring presentation slides with repetitive information?
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In this workshop, we will explore options for presentations beyond Powerpoint, including free software, slideshow apps for tablets and smartphones, as well as web-based services that will help make your presentations effective and dynamic.
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Pre-course Assignment: Learners will need to think of a presentation topic prior to the launch of the course. This can be anything from an instructional presentation on how to use a database or tool, a promotion or overview of a library concept, service, or policy, or a short history of their library.
Time Required: To complete this course, you can expect to spend 2½ hours per week, for a total of ten course hours. Each week's module contains readings and various options for assignments, discussions, or online meetings. You can choose the options most relevant to your work and interests. Although you can work on each module at your own pace, at any hour of the day or night, it is recommended that you complete each week's work within that week to stay in sync with other learners.
Who Should Take This Course: Library staff familiar with the basics of creating slideshows who wish to update their skills and expand their presentations to newer applications and available technologies. This course is appropriate for anyone who has a need to create presentations that are more dynamic and effective.
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Learner Requirements: For maximum benefit of this course, learners should be familiar with Microsoft Powerpoint or similar presentation software. Participants should also have access to or the capability of downloading at least 1 piece of software for creating presentations such as Powerpoint, Prezi, Keynote, Camtasia, iMovie, Movie Maker, or similar applications. Though each week has an assignment option that does not require the creation of a presentation, the hands-on element of this course is especially beneficial.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 72 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
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Rutberg Research is an innovative new subscription-based research and analysis service focused on the wireless technology and media ecosystem. Rutberg Research is owned and created by Rutberg & Company, (http://www.rutbergco.com) a research-centric investment bank and media holding company. Rutberg Media is best know for it's executive conference, Wireless Influencers (http://www.rutbergco.com/conference…index.html).
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We are looking for a logo to represent Rutberg Research, a service launching in December.
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I have attached a copy of our old research newsletter which serves as the basis for our expanded new research offering.
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A local resident walks on a dried-up riverbed at Huangyangchuan reservoir in Lanzhou, Gansu province July 16, 2009. Reuters/China Daily
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The Great Drought of 2012 has yet to come to an end, but we already know that its consequences will be severe. With more than one-half of America's counties designated as drought disaster areas, the 2012 harvest of corn, soybeans and other food staples is guaranteed to fall far short of predictions. This, in turn, will boost food prices domestically and abroad, causing increased misery for farmers and low-income Americans and far greater hardship for poor people in countries that rely on imported US grains.
This, however, is just the beginning of the likely consequences: if history is any guide, rising food prices of this sort will also lead to widespread social unrest and violent conflict.
Food—affordable food—is essential to human survival and well-being. Take that away, and people become anxious, desperate, and angry. In the United States, food represents only about 13 percent of the average household budget, a relatively small share, so a boost in food prices in 2013 will probably not prove overly taxing for most middle- and upper-income families. It could, however, produce considerable hardship for poor and unemployed Americans with limited resources. "You are talking about a real bite out of family budgets," commented Ernie Gross, an agricultural economist at Omaha's Creighton University. This could add to the discontent already evident in depressed and high-unemployment areas, perhaps prompting an intensified backlash against incumbent politicians and other forms of dissent and unrest.
It is in the international arena, however, that the Great Drought is likely to have its most devastating effects. Because so many nations depend on grain imports from the US to supplement their own harvests, and because intense drought and floods are damaging crops elsewhere as well, food supplies are expected to shrink and prices to rise across the planet. "What happens to the US supply has immense impact around the world," says Robert Thompson, a food expert at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. As the crops most affected by the drought, corn and soybeans, disappear from world markets, he noted, the price of all grains, including wheat, is likely to soar, causing immense hardship to those who already have trouble affording enough food to feed their families.
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What happens next is, of course, impossible to predict, but if the recent past is any guide, it could turn ugly. In 2007–08, when rice, corn, and wheat experienced prices hikes of 100 percent or more, sharply higher prices—especially for bread—sparked "food riots" in more than two dozen countries, including Bangladesh, Cameroon, Egypt, Haiti, Indonesia, Senegal and Yemen. In Haiti, the rioting became so violent and public confidence in the government's ability to address the problem dropped so precipitously that the Haitian Senate voted to oust the country's prime minister, Jacques-Édouard Alexis. In other countries, angry protestors clashed with army and police forces, leaving scores dead.


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Angelina Jolie Made an Honorary Dame by Queen Elizabeth II!
Angelina Jolie can add a new achievement to her already impressive life of work – royal recognition!
The 39-year-old actress has been made an honorary dame by England's Queen Elizabeth II for her work combating sexual violence in war zones. Angelina will not be able to use the title of "dame" before her name though as she is not a British or Commonwealth citizen.
Previous United States citizens have received honorary knighthoods include director Steven Spielberg, former President Ronald Reagen, and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
"To receive an honor related to foreign policy means a great deal to me, as it is what I wish to dedicate my working life to," Angelina said (via Associated Press). Working on PVSI and with survivors of rape is an honour in itself. I know that succeeding in our goals will take a lifetime, and I am dedicated to it for all of mine."
Pictured inside: Angelina meeting with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and foreign secretary William Hague on Thursday (June 12) at Clarence House in London, England.
FYI: Angelina is wearing Saint Laurent.