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15 U.S. Code § 3005 - Liability and damages
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Liability and damagesAny person accepting any interstate off-track wager in violation of this chapter shall be civilly liable for damages to the host State, the host racing association and the horsemen's group. Damages for each violation shall be based on the total of off-track wagers as follows:
If the interstate off-track wager was of a type accepted at the host racing association, damages shall be in an amount equal to that portion of the takeout which would have been distributed to the host State, host racing association and the horsemen's group, as if each such interstate off-track wager had been placed at the host racing association.
If such interstate off-track wager was of a type not accepted at the host racing association, the amount of damages shall be determined at the rate of takeout prevailing at the off-track betting system for that type of wager and shall be distributed according to the same formulas as in paragraph (1) above.
(Pub. L. 95–515, § 6, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1814.)
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A Bosnian man was convicted on Tuesday of illegally imprisoning his German stepdaughter in his house for six years.
Milenko Marinkovic, 52, was arrested last May in his village of Karavlasi in northeast Bosnia and accused of mistreating 19-year-old Bettina Siegner by holding her captive in his remote home, starving her, preventing her from going to school or meeting other people, and physically and mentally torturing her.
Villagers who discovered what was happening said Marinkovic had forced the girl to sleep and eat with pigs, and whipped her while she pulled a horse cart. Details of the case riveted the nation of Bosnia when they first emerged.
When police finally found the victim, she was disoriented and had clearly visible injuries.
Marinkovic, who confessed after Siegner testified against him during his trial, was convicted by a court in the nearby town of Kalesija on Tuesday and sentenced to two years in prison. That prompted prosecutor Admir Arnautovic to say he will appeal the sentence as too short, given the gravity of the crime.
Marinkovic's partner, Slavojka Marinkovic, also was arrested in May for allegedly taking part in the illegal imprisoning of Seigner, but she has pleaded innocent and will be tried later.
One odd development in the case remains unresolved.
Siegner is the daughter of Marinkovic's legitimate wife, Kristina Siegner, a 54-year-old German woman who still lives in Karavlasi village and has denied the accusations against both defendants. She also has insisted that her daughter is mentally disabled.
Kristina Siegner has been ordered to remain in Bosnia in case her testimony is needed in the two cases, but she did not appear during the first trial.

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DOVER — Marshwood High School field hockey coach Lisa Truesdale, who guided the Hawks to the Western Maine Class A semifinals, was named SMAA field hockey coach of the year.
In addition, a number of Marshwood players were named to the SMAA all-star teams.
Sammy Crosman and Lindsey Poirier were picked to the first team, Kaitlin Carr was named to the second team and Karissa Boesch was honorable mention.
Marshwood's Cassidy Smith and Noble's Kayla Lessard were named to the all-rookie team.
Marshwood, Traip and Noble football players honored
DOVER — Marshwood and Traip had a number of football players honored as 2012 Campbell Conference All-Stars.
In Class B, Marshwood players honored were Beau Blanchette, Brett Gerry, Noah Kreider and Dan Lizotte.
In Class C, Traip's Ben Castellano, Devon Draker, Danny Eddy, Atencio Martin Nic Ovington and Cordero Aldecoa.
Noble running back L.T. Flores was named All-SMAA second team on offense.
Named to the SMAA All-Academic Team were Noble's Adam Della-Piana, Ethan Beaulier and David Thibault.
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School reserve boys basketball team dropped to 1-3 on the season with a 48-46 loss to Timberlane at Stone Gymnasium on Wednesday.
Kevin Adair (17 points, five rebounds, five assists, five steals) and Sean Ireland (11 points, four rebounds, five steals) played well for the Clippers, but it wasn't enough to come overcome Timberlane's Jay Hughes' buzzer-beating three point shot.
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Handling Specialty and Atomic Energy of Canada combined forces in the design and manufacture of a lift system used to service AEC gimbles. The gimble is a device that is mounted to an overhead crane in the reactor tube area of a nuclear power plant. Positioned on the underside of the crane, the gimble is used to remove old fuel rods and insert new ones into a reactor.
The removal of the gimble assembly from the underside of the overhead crane requires precise, vertical and horizontal positioning. Handling Specialty designed a dual loft system with a platform large enough to accommodate plant workers. Mounted on the large lift is a smaller lift, which carries the gimble. The main lift moves the gimble from the service area to the reactor area. Once the wheels are locked, the main lift is raised to the final height. The second, smaller lift then locates the gimble in the "x-y" plane, lining up bolts for mounting.
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Slider Puzzle Lesson 2: Puzzle-Solving Contest (Team work activity)
- Working in teams of 2-3 people, try to solve a 9-tile Slider Puzzle in the fastest time. Each team must select the same image, and click on it at the same time (Count: "3, 2, 1, GO!"). The timer indicates who finishes first.
- The winning team should share their strategies with the class. Each team member should say one thing about how they solved the puzzle quickly and worked together.
- Other students should describe their strategies too. Encourage everyone to name one way their puzzle solving skills have improved since the first time they played.
- Repeat the contest with a 12 and 16 tile puzzle. Allow the winner of the preceding round to choose the puzzle image. Does the strategy change when there are more puzzle tiles to move? How?


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Multidisciplinary program, to be led by Susan Solomon, will encourage collaborations among researchers in different fields.May 8, 2014
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MIT-developed system runs autonomously, producing 1,000 liters per day.September 11, 2013
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MIT's Clean Energy Prize awards more than $300,000 to support green startups and technologies.May 7, 2013
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MIT researchers find vehicle efficiency standards are at least six times more costly than a tax on fuel.February 21, 2013
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Work aims to make the Institute more energy-efficient and to influence design standards in the construction industry.February 4, 2013
Chief executive officer of Bloomberg New Energy Finance says clean energy will eventually be the norm.January 17, 2013
Book details how conservatives have changed the terms of the environmental debate in recent decades.January 16, 2013
New MIT analysis shows there's enough room to safely store at least a century's worth of U.S. fossil fuel emissions.March 20, 2012
In MIT visit, Lisa Jackson discusses how technology can affect government regulations.April 22, 2011
The easy-to-use, web-based resource helps landowners educate and assist each other as they negotiate drilling rights with oil and gas company representativesJanuary 22, 2010
A proposed system would use solid-oxide fuel cells to produce power without sending CO2 into the atmosphere. But can it compete with conventional power plants?December 3, 2009
Since 2002, the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation has funded more than 80 projects with over $9 M in grants. The center supports a wide range of emerging technologies including biotechnology, biomedical devices, information technology, new materials, tiny tech, and energy innovations. Eighteen projects have spun out of the center as independent startups, having collectively raised over $150 million in outside financing from investors.October 17, 2009


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STATEN ISLAND, NY -- Priests for Life is saddened by the death of Barbara Willke, a pro-life pioneer and devoted wife of Dr. Jack Willke, likewise an icon in the pro-life movement.
"Barbara was always a joy to be with, and the work she did in the movement helped lay the foundation for decades of life-saving activity," said Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director. "We will miss her, but we will carry her spirit with us and build on her work!"
Janet Morana, Executive Director, added, "Barbara had a great influence on me and was a great encouragement to me especially when I first became involved in the pro-life movement over 20 years ago. Our movement has suffered a great loss. May angels lead you into Paradise; may the martyrs receive you at your coming and lead you to the holy city of Jerusalem. May the ranks of angels receive you, and with Lazarus, the poor man, may you have eternal rest."
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.


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TD's Trip Pictorial 56k Beware!
Better get this done before I pass out.
What time is it?
Celery Preperation time.[5am]
Any celery in the house?
No we had to put it in the bath.
After the WMD's were sorted it was time to prepare the Raven battle armor at 6am.
Due to the adult content that took place during the tailgate I cannot post the pictures here.Or I was to busy laying it on the Rusting Silver and Black,that I forgot to take any.:grbac:
Thankfully the more intelligent of you there,covered my mistake.
[Fellspoint why didn't I take a pic with those cheerleaders].
While UKRaven was up upon high. Chris[Hugh Grant Jnr]sorry Chris.UKRavenstockers and I was thrust into the most spine tingling,uplifting,
eye and eardrum popping experience ever.
Section 111.Bringing it loud and clear.
If we wasn't in heaven,it was the nearest thing to it.
And after the battle was complete,and our voices were gone.More tailgating
with the good people we call our best of friends.
And my close Raven brother Fellspoint,finally saw TD with his hairdown.
How did I survive that sun?
And just when you thought this old warhorse was ready for the glue factory.
He rolled back 20 odd years to share some dirty dancing with 5-10 Ravenettes.
Ladies you topped off the experience a treat.
How can I put into words all that we experienced.How can I put into words the love and friendship you showed us.The welcome to end all welcomes.
Fellspoint & CJ.Mr & Mrs Greg,Mr & Mrs Admin.Camden.WXKevin,Pat McGroin,
Crowdog.Ladyraven & Fanatic.Mista T.Bear. Kevin who caught our very last act.And the ticket supplier who made it all possible.And to everyone else who showed us welcome,and opened their arms to us.We can never thankyou enough.
It was an experience and feeling that everyone in this world should feel in their heart and soul at least once.
So to you all.From all of us.We love you,and thank you.
The End.......Or is it just the beginning?
Duly noted Fellspoint is the one and only Diamond Geezer.Put the smile back on your face.This is a 60 minute ball game.
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Thanks TD - great having you over and it was really no bother at all hanging out with you guys - you're a great bunch!
Here's one more photo from Kevin's phone. None of us have a clue who that chick is or where she came from/disappeared to - but the disgusted 'who the hell are you?' look on UKRaven's face is priceless!
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It's 'Who are Ya?'
Must admit she looked a total slapper, she was not interested until the camera came out. Perhaps she is the 'famous' one !
Re: TD's Trip Pictorial 56k Beware!Here's one more photo from Kevin's phone. None of us have a clue who that chick is or where she came from/disappeared to - but the disgusted 'who the hell are you?' look on UKRaven's face is priceless!
Gaw'd bless her cotton socks.If I was that lady meeting us asking for a group photo ,I'd still be running to Canada.
She was pressing maybe a little to hard against me,more than she really needed to.
I think UKRaven was thinking I better not put my arm around her incase she broke.
Fell's I wish I met you when I was in my 20's,life would have been a blast.
I may not have seen 30,but it would have been well worth it.
Last edited by RavenTD; 09-24-2006 at 05:09 AM.Put the smile back on your face.This is a 60 minute ball game.
Re: TD's Trip Pictorial 56k Beware!Originally Posted by RavenTD
LMAO! I was wondering what your Mrs. would think of that pic.
It was really nice meeting you and the rest of your comrades in arms. I'm glad you had a nice safe trip all around, and that the Ravens complied with making it an all around happy venture, by winning in big fashion.we aren't just loyal, we are obsessed. and we are violently so. we are baltimore, and we are the epitome of dysfunctionality.
Re: TD's Trip Pictorial 56k Beware!Put the smile back on your face.This is a 60 minute ball game.


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Man injured in hunting accident near Gainesville
Man injured in hunting accident near Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, Fla. —
A man hunting coyotes near Gainesville is being treated at the hospital after a shooting accident.
A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report says 61-year-old Norberto Mondilio Quinones-Caseres was airlifted to Shands Hospital in Gainesville on Tuesday. He told wildlife officials he was climbing over a fence when his gun discharged and a bullet hit him in the abdomen.
An update on his condition has not been released.
Wildlife officials say Quinones-Caseres is from the town of Fort White in Columbia County. He was alert when Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the scene. He told them he was hunting coyotes.
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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; I know that the majority of the people on this site love The Saints, me being one of them, and get frustrated, angry and tearful when we lose. Especially the way we have lost our first two games. We lash ...
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A few musings about our beloved Saints.
I know that the majority of the people on this site love The Saints, me being one of them, and get frustrated, angry and tearful when we lose. Especially the way we have lost our first two games. We lash out at those people we think are at fault (which is basically everyone) but we sit in hope again knowing that it is our true love and no matter what, we will always be there. This is what makes the Who Dats the best and most loyal fans...
1) Our Defense is awful at the moment. They look rudderless and lack cohesion. However, I am told that it takes a while for a new DC to have an effect (I never grew up with the game so I have to be told these things)
2) Our offense is good but not up to our usual standards that we set ourselves. My concern is our receivers. Could the departure of Curtis Johnson have anything to do with this?
3) I know people are getting on Brees's case, and I myself was begging him to throw that ball away and was so gut-punched when what happened happened. But twice he threw passes to normally reliable hands and he was dropped when a touchdown could have been the result.
4) When Tampa Bay lost it made me feel better, and we are up against Kansas next which, while it would be nothing to boast about should we win (and I do believe we will) it would be a much-needed shot in the arm and something we can build upon.
5) There is a lack of passion on the sidelines. Kromer needs to fire the team up, his body language doesn't fill me with confidence at the moment.
6) I don't want to hear that training went well. I want to hear at the end of the season "Well Al, they did it. The first team to win the Superbowl in their own city. ..and look Al, there's Goodell handing the trophy over. LOOK AT HIS FACE! Wait...is he..is he crying?! Oh my god. Look everyone, Goodell's crying. His plan failed and we've just been told this is his last act as Commissioner. YAAAAAY!
I would just like to point out that I am a rational man and that the last comment, though possible, is more of a wish than a situation based in fact...Would be nice though, wouldn't it?
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2) I think it has a lot to do with Curtis Johnson leaving, but also I think it has to do with the fact that Johnson's replacement Henry Ellard came in, unpacked his stuff in his office, set up shop, and then Payton was immediately OUT THE DOOR with the suspension. They only had a couple of weeks of working together and NO time at all with Payton, Ellard, Drew and the receivers all in the same room or on the practice field, meetings, etc. So Ellard is kinda coaching these younger guys in a vacuum. He doesn't know them yet, he himself is new, and he doesn't have Payton or Vitt to kinda oversee him, or give advice, or sort of mentor the whole process. In an ideal world, Payton or Vitt would be the guy to get in the film room with them and run practice drills and tweak stuff if it wasn't right. A lot of the problem with the drops is that they're slightly out of sync, a step or two off their routes, turning wrong, miscommunication, five yards away from where they should be, stopping when they should be running deeper, stuff like that. Ellard is a solid coach but it's a very weird and difficult situation to be in.
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We are down to looking to a win over KC as a 'shot in the arm' - and that's pretty low y'all. This is true and says all that truly needs to be said at this point.
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This team needs to learn how to win in their present state. Beating KC is nothing to brag about..... but it will remove that shed of doubt that hangs over the team...
They have not yes experienced a win as they are presently configured and that is a huge anchor to the teams confidence.
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Originally Posted by x626xBlackRight. But it's sad that we are reduced to such a lowly state.
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Originally Posted by saintfanAnd whilst that's low, some people are still looking at KC as a definite win to get our season back
KC Will not go down easy and if our team doesn't recognise this we will hold #1 pick on the draft
Our team needs to have some damn pride, and go out like we want to win
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My take (as if you care):
1. The SAINTS are getting out-coached:
If having someone coach the o-line is necessary, then they are not getting what they need while Kromer is acting HC. Same thing for LB's coach. Vitt is LB coach right(?) and he's out. That's two position groups not getting the attention they need. Add to that, Kromer as HC with zero experience and may be trying to impersonate Jim Caldwell of all people and you get beat through coaching. The players aren't focused and game plan seems lacking. I bought in to the "we can overcome the loss of Payton" thing, but it's time to sell.
2. The D sucks, but we shouldn't be surprised:
There's a reason GW used all those "exotic" blitz packages. That would be lack of talent on the D side of the ball although we've spent several high picks on it. We've seen Spags around enough really good Ds to know that his system can work, but you have to have the players and they have to buy in.
3. The Offense MUST carry the Defense:
To me, the pivotal point in Sunday's game was the first two drives of the second half. Our D came on the field for the third quarter after having been completely used by the Panthers Offense in the second quarter and made a great stop... a three and out if I recall correctly. Now, down 21 to 13 at that point, what did the offense do to continue the momentum swing back to the SAINTS favor? Yeah, punt. Next thing you know it's 28-13.
4. Some other thoughts on yesterday's game:
a) worst onsides kick attempt of all time
b) Can Patrick Robinson catch?
c) 50 yards is a little too much cushion to give Steve Smith
d) Are they using the exact same playbook as last year?
e) For every yard Ingram gets on a given play, PT would get 2 had he been in.
f) I hate say it since I was wearing a #12 jersey, but Colston looks slow.
e) Still, don't forget Colston can jump, too. He's also tall with long arms. Not every "jump ball" has to go to Graham.
g) When you're down by two TDs, don't run the ball out of the endzone on a kickoff return at an angle and only make it to the 10. Field position would have been twice as good without using any clock if you would have just kneeled, Sproles.
h) Cam Jordan ran off the field like his job depended on it when he was the 12th man one time. Awesome hustle! (See not everything was bad.)
There's more, but I'll stop now. You'd think I'd feel better after all that, but I don't. When the falcons lose tonight, I will though.
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That was the first question up for debate at the Citizen Voices Conference on March 18. And the communal answer was a clear and resounding "yes."
The next question up posed more of a challenge – How do we build our public and private institutions so citizens can access information and influence decisions impacting their own lives? The answer to this was pulled apart for eight hours by technology innovators, development specialists, government officials, academics, civil society representatives, and members of the private sector at this interactive and multilingual conference.
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim joined World Bank Group Managing Director Caroline Anstey at the event that featured citizen-focused projects from around the world. Read President Jim Yong Kim's opening remarks here.
Even though the conference has ended, it's not too late to participate in the ongoing #engagevoices conversation on Twitter. Also, find out what happened live on Storify and with the video and live blog archive below.
Watch highlights from the conference
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Citizen Voices was hosted by the World Bank Group in partnership with the Government of Finland, CIVICUS, and InterAction.
My answer is YES.
My answer is YES.
Citizens are the right people that can speak out the reality truth of what is happening in a particular community/country.
A positive reaction from the citizens strengthens development...a negative reaction from then weakens development.
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Whether or not you enjoyed the 2000 Christian Bale adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel American Psycho, or if you thought it was just "OK," or even if you've never seen it but understand the idea that it was released eleven years ago, one thing we can definitely all agree on as a family is that it is LONG OVERDUE for a remake. Let's get those words back on the screen! What is everyone waiting for!? Oh, nothing? They ARE getting them back on the screen? Lionsgate is developing the remake and just hired Noble Jones, a screenwriter (I'm sure), to write the script? Perfect. From Deadline :
[Jones'] take was to tap the Bret Easton Ellis novel and turn it into a down and dirty new version that imagines how yuppie serial killer Patrick Bateman would fare in New York today, factoring in how the world has changed since the 2000 film that starred Christian Bale.
Sure. We should probably just remake every movie that was released before 9/11 and set it in a post-9/11 world, just to see how the situations would play out differently. "You see, in the remake, Patrick Bateman has to take his shoes off at the airport and there's an Occupy Wall Street joke." To be fair, I guess this is more of a re-adaptation of the novel American Psycho rather than a remake of the movie American Psycho, but also to be fair, WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?! Adapt a different book, there are LOTS. This one is taken and is a "modern classic" according to some! Maybe you can Confederacy of Dunces in a post-Katrina world? JUST DO SOMETHING ELSE! But, I guess if you're super intent on doing this one again, at least please include these things:
- Patrick Bateman killing the Jared Leto character (still played by Jared Leto) to Ke$ha's "Tik Tok."
- Patrick Bateman turning off the other version of American Psycho when he sees it on TV and then saying "Nothing's on. I guess we'll have to do something else" before he kills a prostitute or whatever.
- Patrick Bateman looking out over the NYC skyline.
- Patrick Bateman has a tumblr.
- Carey Mulligan is the Chloë Sevigny character.
- Patrick Bateman has a Twitter.
- Patrick Bateman kills Snookie but she doesn't die immediately so he has to kill her more.
AT LEAST INCLUDE THOSE. If you're going to do this again for 100% no reason, please do it right.


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I've been attempting to make something that isn't clothes. I'd never made a softie before, they always seem very fiddly compared to long smooth clothing seams. It wasn't actually so bad.
The pattern is available for a charity donation to Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital, here
And you can learn more about the making of my two here,
One is a christmas gift for a friend, the other has been gifted to a charity that gives out gifts to those who wouldn't otherwise recieve them this christmas.
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Robert Kaufmann quilting cotton for the yellow one, and a remnant I found at the op-shop for the darker one.
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Dec 23, 2012, 10.04 PMby flowergirl22
really nice, , a little tip on the legs, use a bit more stuffing then you have now, thats the way to keep them straight
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This is a small, Harbor Freight table saw. It's mainly for cutting molding and small, thin pieces of wood. We've been using it for cutting circuit boards with the diamond blade, and it's done well for that.
Caution! No matter how cute, anything with the word 'saw' in it is not to be taken lightly. This one included. The wood saw is very coarse, and the blade guard might as well be non-existant. It's small, which means unstable, so this thing can go rocketing away or toss your workpiece and still have the momentum to take out a finger or two. Be extra-careful with it.
It's a little table saw, use it how you usually use table saws. I'd recommend clamping it down to something first, selecting the appropriate blade and installing it with the saw UNPLUGGED. Then feed your stock through it while it's on, making sure to keep your fingers FAR AWAY from the blade.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army will not meet its mission to recruit 80,000 active duty soldiers this year and has officially lowered that goal. But Army leaders said the service has been able to encourage more experienced service members to stay on the job to satisfy a growing demand for troops.
Army Sgt. Maj. Daniel Dailey said Friday that the updated goal will be 76,500. Six months into the recruiting year, the service has brought in just 28,000 new soldiers.
Dailey said the goal is to grow the Army to 483,500, as approved by Congress, and it's up to the Army whether to use more recruiting or re-enlistment. He said that retaining current soldiers has been more successful this year than in the past, with 86 percent staying on, compared with 81 percent in previous years.
Army Secretary Mark Esper wants to make sure that experts are taking a holistic approach when evaluating a waiver for what might have otherwise barred a potential soldier from service.
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The struggle to meet this year's higher recruiting numbers — a significant increase over last year's mission of 69,000 — was expected, mainly due to the favorable American economy and increased competition from private sector employers who are able to pay graduates more money.
Counseling sessions from their time as military dependents could prevent children from following their parents' path to service.
Maj. Gen. Jeff Snow, head of the Army's recruiting command, predicted late last year that the higher enlistment goal would be difficult to meet, considering economic factors and the military's need for recruits to pass strict physical testing that many young people can't complete.
"This mission is going to be a significant challenge for the command," he told The Associated Press in December. Meeting the increased mission this year, Snow said, could force the Army to take in more recruits who would require waivers for marijuana use, low test scores or other more basic health issues.
Asked if the Army has approved more waivers so far this year, Esper and Dailey said they didn't know totals. The Army has historically kept and provided detailed data on waivers.
"The numbers don't tell the whole story," Dailey said, adding that waivers require the Army to take a closer look at a recruit who may have had a legal problem when they were younger, smoked pot, or has had some type of heath problem. The issue could range from simple colorblindness to an arrest.
But in December, Snow said his goal for 2017 was to have fewer than 2 percent of the new recruits be considered "category four," meaning they scored 31 or less, out of 99, on the aptitude test. Esper said Friday that he had directed that the Army not exceed the 2 percent limit, even though the Defense Department allows up to 4 percent.
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I live in village of Mtendere and attend school at African Vision of Hope in Kafue, Zambia.
I am a 11 year old girl in grade 5.My birthday is August 20th.
My favorite subject in school is studying Science and I enjoy Netball. I would really love to have you as my sponsor, your encouragement through letters and prayers would help me very much.
Child sponsorship is a way to make a lasting difference in Atrocious's life.Your $37 per month will help provide her with:
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You will receive a yearly updated photo of Atrocious along with letters 1 -2 times a year. You will also receive a welcome kit to fill out about yourself so it can be given to Atrocious. This will help her get to know you and your family. A teacher or staff person will assist children who have yet to learn how to read and write.
At home Atrocious's duties include many household chores such as sweeeping, washing, and fetching water. She also has responsibilities in caring for her younger siblings and "extended" family. Atrocious really enjoys learning about Science in school and in the limited free time she has, enjoys Netball.Daily life for Atrocious and her friends is very difficult. The majority of her friends from Mtendere, her home, are not able to afford to go to public school and survive on a single small meal per day. This meal is primarily made of nshima – a staple that is made of ground corn flour boiled in water.By being in school at African Vision of Hope Kafue, Atrocious is not only having her mind "fed", but she is benefiting from a nutritious meal each day she is in school. The majority of these children live with a single parent or relative. Others have been forced to live with whomever will take them in, and being forced to the streets by the age of 6 is not uncommon.Atrocious and her friends not only have physical poverty but they a poverty that can't be seen. They have lost hope and do not believe that their life matters or that they matter. This is why African Vision of Hope is making a difference.African Vision of Hope takes the message of John 21:15 – 17 and puts it into action.
This is your opportunity to partner with African Vision of Hope in making a real and lasting difference in Atrocious's life. Your financial partnership has a tangible benefit to Atrocious, but to Atrocious, what she really desires and hopes for is a sponsor that will begin a relationship with her . You will be able to write to Atrocious, to encourage her . You will receive letters back from Atrocious as she updates you on her progress. You will also have the opportunity to meet Atrocious face to face during a summer mission trip. Atrocious desires to know that someone cares for her , thinks she is of value, and needs someone to encourage her, that there is truly a Hope for a better tomorrow. Atrocious's story can begin with you.
The school in Kafue a rural community located near the Kafue River about an hour south of Lusaka. The campus is located near several compounds and servers nearly 500 students .In Zambia the school year runs from January through December. The children will have short breaks during April, August, and December.The school day begins around 8:00am, lunch runs in shifts starting around noon. As classes wrap up during the afternoon, some children will stay at the campus to study or help classmates with studies while others must hurry off to perform "piece-works" which we would call odd-jobs. These "piece-works" are a necessary part of many of the children's daily survival and are how money is earned to pay for living expenses at home such as rent, food, and clothing.
Mtendere is within walking distance to the school in Kafue and is The local people refer to these informal settlements as compounds or a village. The streets are comprised of gravel and dirt paths that weave their way through the area like rickety vines sprawling through a garden.
Most of the homes are rented properties. Each house is generally a single room measuring 10′ x 10′. These houses will be constructed of hand made blocks, tin roofs, and crudely made doors. A home as described will rent for about 400 Kwatcha per month. The average income for a family in the compound would be close to 500 Kwatcha per month. Once the rents are paid, the family will struggle to survive on the remaining 100 Kwatcha (about $9.00) for the entire month. Without African Vision of Hope these children would have no hope of attending school.
There is no public sanitation, simple crude pit latrines scattered throughout the homes and shared by multiple families within the proximity. As well water is provided by taps positioned in various locations throughout the compounds. Use of this water is not free and it is not uncommon for the water to simply be turned off for extended periods of times at various taps.
Day to day survival for the vulnerable and orphaned children of Zambia is very difficult. A land locked country in southern Africa, Zambia suffers greatly due to the continuing pandemic of HIV/AIDS, starvation, and the inability to offer free education to its children.To quote Mary, one of the African Vision of Hope students,
Empowerment through education is the key to these children being lifted out of these dire living conditions. You have the opportunity to shine the light of Jesus into the hearts of these desperate children. A blessed opportunity through your relationship and the writing of letters to speak hope into a world that has become hopeless to them.
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Sometimes even geniuses fall short.
Sometimes even geniuses fall short.
The genius in question here is the novelist Cormac McCarthy, winner of a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" and the man behind the script for "The Counselor." McCarthy's novels have been in vogue in Hollywood for a while now; "All The Pretty Horses," "The Road" and "No Country for Old Men" were all adapted into movies, and the latter took home an Academy Award for Best Picture. Sadly, McCarthy's first attempt at a screenplay is incoherent and stifling dull, and not even a cast chock full of Oscar winners and nominees can save "The Counselor" from being a pretentious dud.
Trying to sum up the narrative of "The Counselor" is a maddening task because while there's a lot that happens, there's not a lot that actually happens. Which is to say there are a lot of events that occur (often with seemingly little relation to one another), but that they don't add up to anything. There's sort of an overarching plot involving the nameless Counselor (Michael Fassbender) and his ill-fated attempt at a drug deal involving a number of shady characters, but there are so many pointless digressions that the pacing is a complete mess.
Example: The movie begins with an entirely too long scene of The Counselor in bed with his wife, Laura (Penelope Cruz). The dialogue is awkward and decidedly not erotic, and the scene serves no purpose except to apparently have Cruz talk about being touched "down there" and fake an orgasm. Later on there's a similar scene in which The Counselor's business partner Reiner (Javier Bardem) describes his girlfriend Malkina (Cameron Diaz) literally having sex with a car. The scene is hilarious, but unintentionally so, and it completely clashes with the tone of the rest of the movie. So why is it there? Only McCarthy knows.
Furthermore, we don't really care about what happens to The Counselor or his associates because he's vaguely defined and most of the rest are miserable bores. Despite Fassbender's formidable efforts, we get no real insight into The Counselor's personality, and when the proverbial matter hits the proverbial fan, he spends most of his time asking "What should I do?" instead of DOING something. There's a brief mention that he might have some money trouble, though that seems unlikely since he travels all the way to Amsterdam to buy a massive diamond for Laura. A couple of desperately on-the-nose conversations suggest there's a lesson about greed to be learned, but for that lesson to work we'd have to care about The Counselor's fate, which we don't.
The rest of the cast is much of the same; they're all very good and game for their parts, but there's just not a lot of substance in the script. And when your supporting cast includes Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt, it's downright criminal to not give them worthwhile material. The one exception is Diaz, who gets to shed her comic persona and dig deep into a rich vein of multi-faceted evil. It's the sole bright spot (figuratively speaking; she does some pretty dark deeds) in this black hole of a movie. Watching her cold eyes and mirthless smile as she toys with her prey is enough to bring the movie to life in fits and starts.
The film's remaining pleasures are few. The cinematography is solid, evoking the dusty, lawless border areas McCarthy knows so well, and there are a couple of shockingly brutal sequences that will briefly revive you from your stupor. But overall, the best counsel one can give regarding "The Counselor" is to go see something else.
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Visualization of the Heart Through 3-D Reconstruction
The specific aim of this project was to optimize the acquisition parameters developed at the Ohio State University Magnetic Resonance Facility and the 3-D reconstructive techniques developed at the Ohio Supercomputer Center to aid in visualizing the structural qualities of the human heart. It was intended to serve as a feasibility experiment that would provide the basis for subsequent studies.
MRI can generate images of vascular flow non-invasively, without the need for contrast agent injection. The image contrast results from the fact that blood moves, while the surrounding tissue is stationary. Different acquisition techniques can make use of this basic fact in various ways.
For this study, two white females, one 28 years of age (Subject 1) and one 25 (Subject 2), were used in data acquisition. For each subject, two data sets were acquired. The first data set was obtained using a spin echo protocol by which the flow provides a low signal and appears dark in the image. The second data set was acquired with a gradient echo protocol, by which the flow provides a high signal and appears light in the image.
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Study 1: In this spin echo (dark flow) acquisition, the ability to segment the volumes of the heart's chambers from the endocardium is greatly facilitated. This is also true for the great vessels such as the ascending aorta. However, the external surface of the myocardium is difficult to discritize. Subsequently, stepping can be seen in the surface of the heart. For TE = 25ms, slow flowing blood is dark. This technique improves the contrast between the inner heart chambers. The TR = RR = 800ms; thus the heart signal is lower, and thus the contrast between the heart and the lung is lower.
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Study 1: In this spin echo (dark flow) acquisition, it was easier to segment surface anatomy of the heart as well as the lumens of the great vessels and chambers of the heart. Compared to Subject 1, Study 1, the intensity gradient between the epicardium and the surrounding tissue was greater and facilitated segmentation. This gradient was less as the greater vessels were imaged superiorly. Additional images provided a data set of the entire heart, from apex to base, including some the great vessels. Overall, this acquisition was superior in facilitating segmentation and providing high quality surface anatomy. For TE = 5ms, only very fast moving blood is black. For TR = 2RR = 2000ms, heart muscle provides a higher signal; thus the heart lung contrast is better.
Example of 4 temporal acquisitions using gradient echo technique.
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Study 2: In this gradient echo (light flow) acquisition, the ability to segment the chambers and lumens of the great vessels is difficult. Intensity values between the lumens and the myocardia presented some contrast; however, it was neither sufficient nor consistent in all sections. The surface of the myocardium is easily separated from surrounding structures. In addition, the 8 temporal data sets representing different times in the cardiac cycle, when played back in sequence, present a plausible representation of the beating heart.
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Study 2: The gradient echo (light flow) presented a high quality representation of the external morphology of the heart. Segmentation of the lumens of the chambers and great vessels was difficult. In order to acquire more slices, the acquisition provided 4 images in time that comprised 15 sections. Surface anatomy was superior to Subject 1: Study 2: However, the appearance of beating was less convincing.
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This research was supported by funding from General Electric and Childrens Hospital Research Foundation, Columbus. Additional thanks to Dr. John Wheller, Chief of Cardiac Catherization at Childrens, and Dr. Petra Schmalbrock, Research Scientist at the MRI Facility at The Ohio State University Hospitals. Further Reading
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Cattle futures rose for the first time in a week after a government report showed the size of the U.S. herd fell to 61-year low, signaling tightening beef supplies. Hog prices dropped.
Beef and dairy farmers held 89.3 million head of cattle as of Jan. 1, down 1.6% from the start of 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a report after the close of regular trading on Feb. 1. That's the smallest herd since 1952. The most-severe drought since the 1930s reduced livestock-feed supplies and destroyed pastures, spurring ranchers to shrink herds.
"It's a bullish report from a supply standpoint," Dennis Smith, an analyst at Archer Financial Services in Chicago, said in a telephone interview. "We're still shrinking."
Cattle futures for April delivery climbed 0.6% to $1.3295 a pound 9:28 a.m. on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, poised for the first gain since Jan. 28.
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The unthinkable tragedy that occurred in Newtown, Conn. that took 28 lives, including 20 children, has taken an immeasurable emotional toll on that community. The anger, disbelief and utter devastation, however, reach deep into our community as well.
There are few media events that will strike at our core the way a shooting in an elementary school will. The images and depictions we see on television or in print can trigger a natural response of anger, anxiety, fear, and concerns for the safety of our children. This is especially true if the violence occurred nearby or in a neighboring city or state.
Community Partners, your local Community Mental Health Center, works with children and adults to address trauma and recovery issues. If your child has seen news reports of this event, or other traumatic events, we encourage you to use it as an opportunity to talk with and listen to your child. In doing so it is important to be honest. Acknowledge your child's fears and concerns and then assure them that many people are working to keep them safe, including you, their teachers, and local police.
Young children may communicate their fears through play or drawings. Elementary school children may use a combination of play and talking to express themselves. Adolescents are more likely to have the skills to communicate their feelings and fears verbally. Be attentive to a child's concerns, but also try to help children put their fears into proportion to the real risk. Again, it is important to assure children that the adults in their lives are doing everything they can to make their environment (school, home, and neighborhood) safe for them.
Parents, teachers, and school administrators also need to communicate with one another not only about how to keep kids safe, but about which children might need more comforting and the best way to give it to them.
Limit exposure to news coverage
Over the course of the next several days this story will garner a lot of attention. Therefore it is important for parents to monitor how much exposure their child has to reports of these traumatic events. There is some evidence suggesting that young children believe that the events they see on television or online are recurring each time they see a replay of the news footage. Therefore it is important to know the warning signs.
Most children are quite resilient and will return to their normal activities and personality relatively quickly. However be alert to any signs of anxiety that might suggest that a child or teenager might need more assistance. Indicators like a change in the child's school performance, changes in relationships with peers and teachers, excessive worry, school refusal, sleeplessness, nightmares, headaches or stomachaches, or loss of interest in activities that the child used to enjoy should be noted addressed by a professional if necessary. Keep in mind that every child will respond to trauma differently. Some will have no ill effects; others may suffer an immediate and acute effect. Still others may not show signs of stress until sometime after the event.
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The best way we can assist our children is by remembering to take care of ourselves. As adults, we are able to understand these tragedies at a more sophisticated level. However the same suggestions apply. Limit your exposure to news coverage, especially television images and Internet images. Be a model for your children on how to manage traumatic events. Keep regular schedules for activities such as family meals and exercise to help restore a sense of security and normalcy.
Tragic events like these have a reverberating effect and we encourage you to talk about your feelings and responses with loved ones, friends, and, if necessary, to seek help from mental health professionals.
You can call Community Partners at 603-516-9300 or visit our website at www.communitypartnersnh.org for more information and support.
Additionally, you can call the Disaster Distress Helpline at 800.985.5990, or text 'talkwithus' (English) or 'hablanos' (Spanish) to 66746 at any time.
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The Cora & Bayard Science Center and Biotechnology Wing houses the home of the Chemistry Department, teaching laboratories and the research labs of many of the Chemistry Department faculty.
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Microsoft's legendary Bill Gates has taken up a second career reading and reviewing books. He's not bad at it in some ways, and he's taken some heterodox positions that depart from his comfortable Seattle liberalism, such as praising just about everything written by Vaclav Smil, author several fine books on energy policy and other subjects.
But it's a good thing Gates made his fortune in computer software already, as I don't think his career as a book reviewer is promising (not that book reviewing was ever a premier career path). Gates has reviewed the Paul Sabin book about the famous Paul Ehrlich-Julian Simon wager over resources prices in the 1980s, The Bet: Paul Ehrlich, Julian Simon, and Our Gamble Over Earth's Future.
Gates writes that Simon won the bet "definitively" and notes that Ehrlich "still does not concede that his predictions of Malthusian horrors have been off the mark" and "does not acknowledge that the discipline of economics has anything of value to contribute to discussions of population or the environment." He adds that "Ehrlich was extremely wrong and that following his scientific certainties would have been terrible for the poor." He also gives a positive shout out to Matt Ridley's The Rational Optimist.
But Gates vitiates much of the clarity of his account of the Simon-Ehrlich bet and the associated debate over Malthusianism by going all moral equivalency on us. While admitting that Ehrlich's views would have been tyrannically disastrous, he depicts Simon as being equally "extreme."
Simon is far from blameless. "Julian Simon and other critics of environmentalism … have taken far too much comfort from extravagant and flawed predictions of scarcity and doom," writes Sabin. "By focusing solely and relentlessly on positive trends, Julian Simon made it more difficult to solve environmental problems."
It's a shame that extreme views get more attention and more of a following than nuanced views. We see this dynamic clearly when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change does its best to be clear and impartial in conveying what is known on the key issues, but both liberals and conservatives make it hard for the public to understand the panel's nuanced conclusions.
This is beyond weak-minded. Since when is taking a stand against monumental error like Ehrlich "extreme"? The idea of a "middle ground" between freedom and Ehrlich's tyrannical designs is equally risible. And best not to bother with Gates's view that the IPCC's reports are "nuanced," unless Gates is pulling our leg here by using John Kerry's favorite term. But I doubt it. He should stick to software.


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Flight diverted to Phoenix due to unruly passenger
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say an American Airlines flight was diverted to Phoenix because of an unruly passenger.
Flight 362 from San Diego was headed to Dallas on Wednesday afternoon when airline officials say the plane had to land at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport due to a disruptive passenger on board.
Phoenix fire and police officials met the plane at the gate. Paramedics treated the unidentified passenger, who was taken off the aircraft and arrested.
Information about the passenger and the behavior on board wasn't immediately released.
Airport officials referred all questions to the FBI, which didn't immediately return calls.
An American Airlines spokesman says the plane took off from Sky Harbor about an hour later and resumed its flight to Texas.
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Indiana Secretary of State Makes Move to Encourage Investment in Indiana Startups and Business Development
Exemption will allow venture capitalists to freely invest in Indiana businesses without risk of violating Indiana securities laws.
INDIANAPOLIS (August 30, 2011) – Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White announced today that his Indiana Securities Division extended a policy to grant managers of venture capital firms an exemption from registration as investment advisers. The Securities Division recognized that the traditional state investment adviser regulatory model does not fit with managers of venture capital funds but that the definition of "investment adviser" in the Indiana Uniform Securities Act may include them.. In 2008 the Securities Division issued a Statement of Policy exempting those managers. Because of the Dodd-Frank Act, that policy needed an update, which the Securities Commissioner signed yesterday.
This move comes days after White made two appointments designed to assist Indiana businesses incorporating within the state. The hiring of the office's first Chief Information Officer and the merging of the Business Services and Information Technology departments resulted from a dramatic increase in electronic business filings and other IT heavy projects over the last decade. Today's announcement comes as part of an ongoing effort to help small businesses grow by using every available resource in the office's four divisions.
"Small businesses drive our economy, and our office is dedicated to helping those businesses grow and survive." White said. "These small changes in the law can have a huge impact, and I'm glad we were able to remove unnecessary regulation today."
The measure was initially requested by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and local venture community attorneys. It is seen as a boon for small business since it allows venture capital funds to operate freely and without regulatory burdens. Venture capital funds can make investments in legitimate Indiana small businesses without fear of acting as unregistered investment advisers in violation of Indiana securities laws. While completely exempt from securities licensing requirements, fund managers remain subject to other laws dictating fraud.
The Administrative Order is the temporary solution for venture capital funds. The Securities Division plans to initiate the rule-making process in 2011 for a more permanent solution.
Click here to view the administrative order.
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If your kid won $1,000, what would he do with it? One very big-hearted 8-year-old boy decided to give it to his neighbors, who are grappling with their daughter's cancer diagnosis.
Illinois boy Wyatt Erber is best friends with neighbor Connor Kielty, whose 2-year-old sister Cara has been diagnosed with leukemia. "Cara's always nice to me, so I'm nice back," Wyatt told local paper The Telegraph.
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So when Wyatt and his mom heard about a scavenger hunt arranged by local bank First Clover Leaf, they decided to try to win for Cara. They performed internet research and drove around town to find the answers to 20 clues, and were the first to finish.
The Kieltys were reluctant to take the money, but Wyatt and his family insisted. "I didn't know what I would do with $1,000," Wyatt said. "But I knew what (the Kieltys) could do with it. I knew they weren't getting a lot of work done, because they were taking care of Cara all the time." The bank president made the cheque presentation to Wyatt, and then he promptly handed it to the Kieltys.
Cara, who is undergoing chemotherapy, has been given a 90 to 93 percent cure rate by doctors, although she'll be in treatment for the next two and a half years.
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Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
Concerns about the Dil Se star's health were raised last week when she was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai, India for medical tests.
She has since confirmed her cancer news to fans in a post on her Facebook.com page, but Koirala is confident she will make a full recovery from the disease.
She writes, "Dear friends, thank you for all your wishes. I am in good place and in good hands. With all your love and prayers I am sure I'll recover. It was shocking to know, but then life is full of surprises.
"One must deal with it and move on with faith and dignity. Whatever is the outcome, it is for best. I know that. So people, don't worry! I have had a beautiful life so far and I know, whatever will happen will all be good. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers."
The 42 year old is reportedly scheduled to undergo surgery in New York on Monday.
Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer.


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Bright Idea Preview Party - 5/6/09
The Bright Idea Preview Party art auction held at the Concept Art Gallery in Regent Square featured fine prints, paintings, and art glass from a variety of regional artists. Guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d' oeuvres while they browsed and bid on the approximately 70 pieces of art that were donated by Duquesne Light to benefit the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh. Starting bids for the artwork went for $100. "It was a great, bright idea on behalf of Duquesne Light to donate money in that manner," says Sonya Shumway, YMCA campaign associate. The event generated $47,000 for the YMCA 2009 Campaign for Strong Communities, which ensures those in need of YMCA programs and services, such as emergency food pantries and child care, aren't turned away. Photography by Megan WylieRead More


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As the vice presidential debate approaches, stocks that could fare better with a Republican in the White House continue to bounce, just as Mitt Romney has done in the polls.
The move up in Republican-friendly stocks has been apparent since the presidential debate. President Barack Obama's weak performance chiseled away his lead in key polls, and the industries that Democrats favor have also been sliding.
The latest polls show a dead heat, with Romney gaining a slight edge. Gallup's poll of likely voters shows the candidate tied at 48 percent each.
"Certainly looking at a lot of key industries, the ones most aligned with the Republicans, like coal, have been doing phenomenally well. HMOs have been doing well, " said Jeff Kleintop, chief market strategist at LPL Financial.
CNBC created its own Obama and Romney portfolios , compiled from multiple sources. As of Wednesday, those portfolios showed a similar trend, with the Romney portfolio gaining 0.7 percent since the presidential debate, and the Obama stock portfolio down 2.7 percent in the past week.
Obama's portfolio has since improved with a 5-percent jump in First Solar , and Romney's portfolio also rose Thursday, powered by coal stocks.
LPL's election index, released Thursday morning, shows the first significant move higher in the Republicans' favor since June. The relative strength index, run on a weekly basis, has been showing gains in Democratic sectors, particularly since the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act in June.
But last week's debate was a clear turning point. Republican-favored sectors could continue to gain as the election gets closer. "I would expect a shift but probably not a reversal of all the gains we've seen for all the Democratic sectors, " Kleintop said.
Thursday's 9 p.m. ET vice presidential debate is the only one between Vice President Joseph Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. The pressure is on Biden to win back some of President Obama's prior edge, lost after the last debate.
"Homebuilders are down about 5.5 percent since then. We have the diagnostic labs, health-care services companies down over two percent. We've seen some of the more Obama-favored industries underperforming the market. The market's down about 1 percent since then, and the hospitals, health care facilities are down about 5 percent, " Kleintop said in an interview Wednesday.
LPL's Democrat-favored industries include health care facilities, food and staples retailing, gas utilities, health care services, life sciences tools and services, construction materials, homebuilding and construction and farm equipment. The GOP portfolio includes coal and consumable fuels, diversified financial services, oil and gas exploration, oil and gas drilling, managed care, electric utilities, specialty retail and telecommunications services.
In CNBC's Romney portfolio, Arch Coal and Peabody Coal are both up about 20 percent since the debate. There could be other factors behind the move, including a 6 percent jump in natural gas prices this week alone. But Republicans are seen as bigger supporters of the coal industry, and Romney mentioned coal during the debate. Eagle Rock, a company involved in oil and gas storage, is up more than 6 percent since the debate. (Read More: CNBC's Obama Portfolio Loses Ground Since Debate)
On the Obama list, Healthsouth was down 7 percent since the debate, and HCA Holdings is down 5 percent. Vanguard Health Systems is down about 7 percent, and DR Horton is down 7 percent.
Romney is viewed as a bigger booster of oil and gas "fracking, " or hydraulic fracturing, even though that industry has surged during the Obama years.
"I wouldn't say he's against it, " said Kleintop. "I would say Republicans are more for it."
He said Republicans would probably be easier on regulation while the Obama Administration is more likely to develop a national regulatory framework on the state-regulated industry.
Wells Fargo Securities did its own study of how the election outcomes would impact stocks it follows.
"Not surprisingly, Governor Romney's plans to boost domestic fossil fuel production are popular with the oil and gas sector and President Obama's Affordable Health Care Act is generally viewed as a plus for the healthcare sector. A split executive branch versus Congress will produce more of the same—gridlock, " Wells Fargo analysts wrote in a recent note.
Some of the industries that Wells Fargo analysts said could be hurt if the president were re-elected include master limited partnerships, which might be hurt by tax law changes since the Democrats may favor broad tax reform. They also expect regulatory costs, under Democrats, to rise for the materials, energy, financial and industrial sectors.
Materials companies, however, could benefit from increased infrastructure spending under President Obama, and they expect he would continue to favor wind energy and ethanol with special tax breaks to promote activity.
The Wells Fargo analysts also note that Democrats might support housing more but could impose more environmental regulation on construction. Republicans could be more negative for the sector, due to less government support for the industry and because of a firmer stance on immigration, which means less household formation.
Kleintop said the market appears to be pricing in a "status-quo" election, with a Democratic White House and Senate and Republican House, but the market could see a strong rally post-election if the Republicans sweep. Republicans holding both houses of Congress with Obama retaining the White House could be problematic, he said.
"I think the market continues to believe there will be a compromise. It's going to be a close election. It's going to prompt both sides to come together and avert the fiscal cliff, " said Kleintop of the actions Congress needs to take on expiring tax cuts and the onset of automatic spending cuts Jan. 1. "While I do think we are going to get a deal done, it's not going to be easy."
He expects the market to be volatile until at least through the election, and then as the "fiscal cliff" is addressed.
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UPDATE, 2:45 p.m.
It's been an emotional day for Sheldon S. Pavel, who recently announced his retirement as president of Central High at the end of the school year. News began leaking out this morning, and by mid-afternoon, every student in the large school knew.
"I've really been blessed," Pavel said of his time at Central. "I've had the opportunity to serve young people over the years, and they are the most extraordinary group of young people that come anywhere. They come in all shapes and sizes and genders and neighborhoods and incomes and religions and politics and ethnicities. It's been one hell of a ride to try and help mix that all together."
Central, he said, "is the way the world should be - people respect difference, they appreciate it, they learn from it."
The best part of his job?
"The kids," he said. "That's easy."
The hardest part?
"Not having all the tools that I'd like to have to be able to do everything that I'd want to do," Pavel said.
Central remains a hugely popular choice for Philadelphia students. This year, the school received 4,450 applications for its freshman class. It will accept 1,000 of them, and Pavel expects a freshman class of between 650 and 700.
Sheldon S. Pavel, the popular principal of Philadelphia's Central High School, is retiring at the end of July, district officials confirm.
Pavel is known as Central's "president," a nod to that school's long history and its unique role - it is the only high school in the nation authorized to grant graduates degrees, not simply diplomas. The school is one of the country's oldest, established in 1838; it remains one of the city's premier magnet schools.
Pavel is a district veteran who came to Central as its 13th president in 1984, shortly after a judge ordered the school to admit female students. There were protests; it was an uncomfortable environment.
"Shelly means a lot to the school," said Alan Budman, a former Central Alumni Association president. "He came in at a difficult time, a very tumultous time, and he handled it very, very well."
Pavel welcomed female students, helped build the school's enrollment - it is now the second-largest school in the city, with over 2,000 students - and raised its standards, Budman said.
"He's done a tremendous job," Budman said. "He's worked tirelessly."
Under Pavel's supervision, the school has won national honors, including being recognized as a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 2011. Last year, Pavel also won a prestigious Lindback Award for excellence in administration.
In an e-mail announcing his retirement, Pavel said he told his staff the news on Wednesday. Last night, he told alumni.
"I started with the SDP in 1969 and at Central in January of 1984. I have been at Central longer than 13 of my teachers have been alive," Pavel wrote.
The time to leave the school was right, Pavel said.
Central folks - what's your favorite Dr. Pavel memory? Share in the comments.


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IESE's global reach goes well beyond the school's campuses and facilities in Barcelona, Madrid, Munich, New York and São Paulo. The school's links to associated business schools and those with which it has exchange agreements and partnerships give students a heightened sense of partaking in a global community. Together with its global vision and the diverse nationalities of students and program participants, the school's international academic alliances bring the world to the IESE classroom and the IESE experience.
For many years, IESE has been actively dedicated to helping foster management development in Africa. In collaboration with the local academic community and businesses, IESE has established three new Business schools in Africa – Lagos Business School (Pan-African University in Nigeria; Strathmore Business School (Strathmore University in Kenya) and MDE Business School, in Ivory Coast.
Since 1992 IESE has collaborated in a variety of ways with Lagos Business School such as an advisory board made up of IESE professors and the opportunity for students to attend IESE's PhD program in Barcelona. In 2005, IESE signed an agreement with Strathmore University in Nairobi to establish a business school. Moreover, IESE's International Faculty Program (IFP), designed for faculty members of business schools worldwide, sees a growing number of professors from African business schools each year.


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Call it Fifty Shades of Green, and youd have a pretty good description of Tuesday Literary Clubs annual St. Patricks Day party Tuesday (of course).
The 24 guests wore every shade of hues hailing from the Emerald Isle, from kelly to mint, teal green to olive, chartreuse to asparagus. And everybody was in the spirit for a bit of fun. Hostesses Sue Griffith and K Redford had decorated the tables with an array of Irish-themed centerpieces, including pillar candles with shamrock garlands, green hats, and lots of bright green beads perfect for the big day.
As I watch Americans go all out for the holiday, I always wonder what the Irish in Ireland would think of the Chicago River dyed green, green beer and any excuse to imbibe, not to mention the ubiquitous corned beef and cabbage. I understand its a much bigger occasion in the U.S., perhaps because those with Irish heritage, either for real or for the day, are a bit homesick for the old sod.
In any case, Tuesday Lit members provided a menu that represents how we eat today. Corned beef, cabbage and potatoes, yes, but also including asparagus vinaigrette, several salads and dilled carrots. For dessert? Suzanne Zerbes bundt cake made with Jamesons instead of rum and Elvira Englands green velvet cupcakes decorated with shamrocks and one four-leaf clover for luck. (Based on all the four-leaf clovers at this party, we should all have a very lucky year indeed.)
Club members are revisiting some old traditions as they enter their 75th year, and Griffith and Redford resuscitated the mysterious white elephant auction at this party. Attendees were asked to wrap a quality white elephant item and write a cryptic clue about what the package contained. It was a two-part auction, starting with silent bidding, then advancing to live bidding with auctioneer Betsy Clark in a dapper green hat.
A small box said, Wish you were here, Julia, and ended up being a box full of fancy cooking gadgets in homage to Julia Child. An enticing It can be light or heavy, its worth a great deal of money, was attached to a box that contained a gift card to Marias Bookshop. Everyone in the room would have liked that one, but Barb Colberts the one getting something shes been dying to read.
An enticingly light bag promised to add some sparkle to your day, and England, the winning bidder, was sporting serious bling on her finger as she left.
Pat Emmett bid enthusiastically for the Mexican frog for your blog, and was glad she did, going home with a really cool yellow Mexican pitcher with a frog on the front. I cant do it justice, but take my word, it was way cool.
Lucy Olson, who has always vied with Sheila Casey to wear the most green outfit at the party had the field all to herself this year. Olson, the second of three generations of her family to be a club member mom Nancy Elliott came first, and daughter, Joan Olson Rhoades followed her got the biggest steal of the night, an R.C. Gorman print from the Santa Fe Art Museum, framed. England was the generous donor.
The best clue of the night goes to Emmett: Jim Morrison sang about me, y José Feliciano también. Ponder that for a moment. The white elephant gift was one of those logs that make building fires so easy, I can do it. Light My Fire. Get it?
As always, while there was plenty of fun and frivolity, the dollars raised went to the Durango High School School-based Health Center. I have heard story after story about how the center has provided care to students whose families dont have insurance and has caught serious illnesses before they became grave. But more than that, the clinic has kept numerous students from missing too much class when they had a health problem because they could just go down the hall rather than having to drive to and from a doctors appointment. (And their parents stayed at work, which is an important economic benefit.)
Happy St. Paddys Day to all my readers. Please dont drink and drive.
May the luck of the Irish be with these birthday celebrants Meredith Rolfe, Mary Shaw, Pat Boots, Missy Rodey, Kelly McCrea, Maria Root, Dennis Rolfe, Julia Gallagher, Vi Kessell, Ardis Ellingson, Shaun Stanley, Sophia Ottman, Mia Whistler, Cherie Cobb, Aidan Araujo, Ethan Craig, Mindi Kondrat, Joshua Mietz, Gregory Rambo and Lynn Mitzlaff.
Writing about Tuesday Lits donation to the Durango High School School-based Health Center reminded me of a story I meant to get in a few weeks ago. (Everything always seems to come around funny how that works.)
About 12 years ago, I was a Bighorn fellow, chosen with a group of folks from across Southwest Colorado to learn how campaigning works, how public policy is created and how to get a bill through the Colorado General Assembly. One weekend a month, we heard from elected officials, public policy wonks and assorted folks interested in civil, thoughtful public discourse.
We were the first class of the Bighorn Leadership Development Program, and my fellow alumni include Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, and former La Plata County Commissioner Sheryl Ayers, (before either was elected to office) as well as a number of candidates for office and elected officials in surrounding counties.
Bighorn, which has offered similar classes in other parts of the state since our graduation, has gone through some transformations since then, but it has continued its work in Colorado. At the end of January, the second class from Southwest Colorado graduated, and their class format was a little different. Instead of learning to propose legislation, they crafted a community project and implemented it. Do you see where Im going?
Yep, it was the school-based health center, with an emphasis on getting Durango-area residents informed about just how important this center is. Members of the class were Terra Anderson, Sherrod Beall, Patsy Ford, Missy Rodey, John Snyder, Joe Theine, Scott Wallace and Karen Zink.
They graduated at a party celebrating a federal grant of $485,000 to build the center. But the money isnt for operating costs thats our job as a community.
Anderson also did an interesting side project working on educating young people about advanced medical directives.
Celebrating their anniversaries with some fine Irish whiskey are Paul and Jigger Staby, Roger and Rena Cole and Matt and Ivey Patton.


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The state of Louisiana plans to use state-wide vouchers for students and it's stirring up heated debates. Basically, vouchers give families money to use at private schools.
Brief History
Milton Friedman wrote about the idea of vouchers in his Capitalism and Freedom (University of Chicago Press, 1962) - he argued that vouchers would spark competition which would improve public school systems efficiencies and performance.
Currently, vouchers are loosely based on this money for private school idea but have great variation in implementation, in other words, voucher programs all have different rules. Do they allow religious schools or not? How much money? What expenses qualify? Will private schools be required to take state tests? etc.
Politically, vouchers spark extremes from rage and enthusiasm. Generally speaking, Democrats are against vouchers and Republicans are for them.
To get you up to speed, here are the biggest arguments on both sides.
Arguments FOR Vouchers
- Gives families more choice in education options
- Public schools aren't doing a good enough job
- Competition will improve public schools
Arguments AGAINST Vouchers
- Divert money away from public schools
- Religious schools should not get public money
- Private schools don't accept all students
- Private schools don't always have room for students who are using vouchers
Where do you stand on this debate and why?