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For the all the glitz and the glamour of a casino, the heart of any tall tale about them always starts with one question: Did you win money?
In the case of Revel Casino Hotel, which will go dark on the Atlantic City boardwalk this week as the casino moves to officially cease all operations, the answer is easy: No.
The gamble didn't pay off. The long shot didn't come in. The casino crapped out.
The big loser, however, may not be who you think.
Two big figures immediately jump out to anyone who's followed the building's saga. There's the $2.4 billion price tag it cost to build and the $261.3 million Economic Redevelopment and Growth tax credit awarded to the project by the state Economic Development Authority in 2011.
For many around the state, Revel's failure has led to one perception that continues to linger, even as the casino has rested on its deathbed: New Jersey took a sucker bet on Revel and lost big.
Except, it didn't.
"To be clear, Revel has not received one penny of its ERG award," said Tim Lizura, EDA president and chief operating officer. "These incentives have built-in safeguards to ensure taxpayer money is used responsibly. Before receiving any of their approved award, projects must first generate new tax revenue, complete capital investments and/or hire or retain employees."
According to EDA spokeswoman Virginia Pellerin, the approved $261.3 million figure represented 75 percent of the estimated annual incremental state tax revenue that the project was expected to generate over a 20-year period.
But under the law, funding is not given up front and only provided after a project is completed and new taxes have been generated and confirmed.
That was never the case for Revel, which also never turned a profit in its two-plus years of existence.
Pellerin is also quick to note that no taxpayer funds from EDA-administered programs were ever given to Revel up front.
Israel Posner, executive director of Stockton College's Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism, said the perception that the state was financing the struggling casino is a "misunderstanding" that has been used as "interesting fodder for people who are looking to raise controversy or stir the pot."
But the promulgation of that perception isn't to blame for Revel's failures, Posner said.
"Whether or not that affected the business plan or the marketing of that facility to its market, I doubt it," Posner said.
And the biggest loser in the casino's closure isn't the state or even Revel itself, Posner said. It's everyone else who invested in its future.
"If there was a raw deal, it was basically the thousands of people who made their careers there and the many, many suppliers and vendors whose businesses depended on that," Posner said. "That's really where the frustrations lie."
The state might not be financially on the hook for Revel's woes, but that doesn't mean it's a testament to the EDA's process for awarding tax credits, said Jon Whiten, deputy director for liberal think tank New Jersey Policy Perspective.
"New Jersey's incentives supporters are quick to point out that Revel didn't ever get any of its estimated tax break," Whiten said. "That's true, and that's an important safeguard in the state's subsidy programs.
"However, that doesn't mean Revel's turmoil shouldn't serve as an important warning on the reliability of the state's economic projections for subsidy projects."
Whiten said the EDA's projections for Revel "missed the mark by miles and miles" and that now, with the Economic Opportunity Act in place and incentives being awarded at a rapid pace, it's more important than ever before to fine-tune the process.
For Whiten, that includes upping the threshold for net benefit tests on projects from 100 percent to 110 percent and moving away from the 35-year economic impact projections used for many projects and bringing that number down to around 15 years.
With projections susceptible to being as off as they were in Revel's case, banking on small net benefits over long periods of time is not good policy, Whiten said.
"These thin margins could easily turn into revenue losses if just one part of the EDA's formula turns out to be slightly incorrect — even at the same time that the company is meeting its jobs requirements," Whiten said.
"Regardless of how one feels about the efficacy of business tax subsidies, I think everyone can agree that the state should not be putting tax dollars at risk with these awards."
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Kidpreneurs - Young Entrepreneurs with Big Ideas book
From lemonade stand to business plan
- Help kids understand what goes into a business
- Age Range: 9 - 12 years / Grade Level: 4 and up
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You've heard the saying, "It's never too late." This book believes, "It's never too early!" Even children can be introduced to basic business principles and the rewards of entrepreneurship.
The goal with Kidpreneur is to outline some basic tools and strategies kids can use to gain some valuable experience in starting, managing, and growing a successful business venture. Through easy-to-understand basic principles and a creative approach, this book outlines some key techniques that will have a powerful and positive impact on your child's ability to understand entrepreneurship.
Using kid-friendly design and illustration, we break down some of the major points of entrepreneurship, so your child can have fun as he or she learns.

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Leona Cuttler, M.D. is the William T. Dahms Professor of Pediatrics, Vice Chair of Child Health Policy and Community Health, Department of Pediatrics and Director of The Center for Child Health and Policy at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, and Chief of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Rainbow.
Dr. Cuttler's career in health policy and medicine includes research, clinical care, education, and service. She has developed programs that span health care from bench to bedside – including the establishment of a center to address chronic conditions of childhood, leading a multidisciplinary think tank on the health of disadvantaged children, and development of an interdisciplinary program to address childhood obesity.
Dr. Cuttler was one of seven health professionals nationally to be awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship in 2005. She served on the staff of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee for over one year (2006-2007). In this capacity, she worked on Medicare, health quality indicators, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program, obesity and other conditions.
Dr. Cuttler is an active researcher in the areas of obesity, growth disorders and their treatment, diabetes, chronic disease, ethics, and related health policy. Her research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, Medicaid Technical Assistance and Policy Program, the American Diabetes Association, and several philanthropies. She is on leadership groups for the Ohio Dept of Health, the state Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps, the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society, the Ohio Business Roundtable, and many more. She has been involved in the development of legislation, has testified in the Ohio House and Senate, and has provided Congressional briefings. In 2006, Dr. Cuttler was named Ohio Health Policy Researcher of the Year and in 2009 she received the Ohio Health Policy Award for Independent Scholarship.


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A couple of months ago ivankay sent me a PM saying that he had seen some of the photos over on my blog, and that he liked them (thank you Ivan), and suggested that I post some of my Coachella photos on the board. I have never done this before, because I figured nobody else would be interested in seeing them, but also because I'm just incredibly lazy and by the time I get back to England after Coachella I'm always too exhausted to go through all the photos and sort them and post them.
So anyway, I decided I should finally get around to doing that, before the photos are forgotten forever, so I went back through my old files and picked some out. And that's what this thread is for; my retrospective photos, from 5 years of Coachella, 2004 to 2008. I still have a lot more to go through, but here's some for starters. Enjoy.


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Republicans pledge unity at Victory Breakfast
Overland Park ? Republican Party members and their newly anointed candidates pledged Wednesday morning to make a "clean sweep" of Kansas races in the November general election.
GOP candidates — including lieutenant governor nominee Jeff Colyer, U.S. Senate nominee Jerry Moran and 3rd Congressional District nominee Kevin Yoder — spoke at a "Victory Breakfast" at the Overland Park Marriott, emphasizing the need for party unity this fall.
U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, Republican nominee for governor, was to speak at the event but had to fly early Wednesday to Washington, D.C., for a Senate vote. His running mate, Colyer, addressed the crowd.
"This is one of the fun times of being a Republican, a time when we can all come together," he said.
Colyer said he had been on the losing end of a primary himself in the past, but it was important to support the Republican candidates moving forward.
"That next morning, I knew that there was a lot more that joined us together than separated us," he said.
Colyer promised a "clean sweep" for Republicans in November, urging the crowd to cheer the phrase twice.
Moran discussed the need for change in the nation's government, saying he was concerned that many Kansans did not think their children would have a better life than they had.
"Whether it's Johnson County, Kansas, or Johnson City, Kansas, we live a lifestyle that is worth preserving," he said.
Moran's opponent in a bruising primary, U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt of Goddard, did not attend the breakfast but pledged support for Moran.
"I do not want a Democrat senator from the state of Kansas," Tiahrt told a Wichita audience overnight.
Yoder, who emerged as the winning candidate from a field of nine Republicans for the Congressional 3rd District, commended the other candidates on their hard work. At least four of his opponents, including former state Rep. Patricia Lightner, attended the event.
"The great thing about this campaign was all the candidates believe in less government, less spending," Yoder said, adding he would continue to support these principles as he moved forward. "We need a unified party to beat Stephene Moore this November."
Ronnie Metsker, Johnson County Republican Party Chairman, expressed his joy at the passing of the primary season. He noted the party had vowed not to promote any particular candidate before the primary.
"Thank the Lord we're past that now," he said.
Metsker said taking back the 3rd District Congressional seat was of particular importance, noting the challenge was to find 35,000 extra votes to prevail over the Democratic voters in Douglas and Wyandotte counties.
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Portsmouth woman charged in connection to missing UNH student
By GRETYL MACALASTER
Union Leader Correspondent
Judge says no to releasing Marriott court documents
Lizzi's father: 'Hug your parents'
Disturbing details emerge on alleged killer
A tragic ending to the search for UNH student Lizzi Marriott
DOVER - A second person has been arrested in connection with the disappearance and death of University of New Hampshire sophomore Elizabeth "Lizzi" Marriott, 19.
On Monday, New Hampshire Attorney General Michael A. Delaney announced the arrest of Kathryn McDonough, 19, of Portsmouth, on felony charges of hindering apprehension or prosecution and conspiracy to commit hindering apprehension or prosecution.
Police arrested Seth Mazzaglia, 29, of Dover in October and charged him with second-degree murder for allegedly strangling and/or suffocating Marriott in his Mill Street apartment.
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"Credible information" led police to the waters around Peirce Island in Portsmouth to search for Marriott's body in the days, weeks and months since her alleged murder, but her body has not been found.
Friends told the
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Both Mazzaglia and McDonough were active in local theater organizations, including the Garrison Players in Dover, according to information on the organization's website.
McDonough is scheduled to be arraigned on the felony charges in Derry District Court on Dec. 26.
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SOURCE: Evil Eye Pictures
December 21, 2012 12:30 ET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - Dec 21, 2012) - Evil Eye Pictures enjoys the magic of Cirque du Soleil as lead visual effects house for the 3D feature spectacular Cirque Du Soleil Worlds Away. The film, written and directed by Andrew Adamson (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia) and executive produced by Academy Award winning, visionary filmmaker James Cameron, dazzles audiences in select theaters beginning December 21.
Reel FX, the fully integrated movie studio, and production company on the film in collaboration with Cirque du Soleil, launched its feature length development and production slate in 2010 and has since aligned itself with some of the most recognized and respected names and brands in the entertainment industry. Reel FX sought Evil Eye Pictures' design and visual effects talent for scenes central to the feature's narrative framework. In the film, two young people journey through the astonishing and dreamlike worlds of Cirque du Soleil to find each other.
Evil Eye was first tasked to design and produce the sand vortex that literally draws the central characters into the Cirque universe. "The vortex effect required complex creative design and the simulation of millions and millions of animated sand particles," explains John L. Jack, Evil Eye's Visual Effects Producer. "The results in 3D are quite stunning."
As the world of Cirque unfolds, the numerous exterior shots executed by Evil Eye support a circus themed love story interwoven through several Cirque du Soleil shows, including O, KA, Mystere, Viva Elvis, Zumanity and The Beatles Love. "Evil Eye's expansive environments establish a grand scale and mystical presence for key exterior scenes in the film," notes Ed Jones, Executive Producer for the film. "Those moments simply would not have been possible without their efforts."
"We are honored to be a part of this holiday season's most original film," says Evil Eye Visual Effects Supervisor Matt McDonald, who supervised principal photography in Las Vegas and New Zealand, and also oversaw Evil Eye's VFX work throughout postproduction. "We enjoyed both the creativity and technical aspects of our participation, all in service of this true cinematic spectacle."
About Evil Eye Pictures:
Award-winning artistry, technical expertise and a proprietary pipeline come together at Evil Eye Pictures. Since 2004, Evil Eye has contributed striking imagery to such feature films as Marvel's The Avengers, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Captain America, Super 8, Thor, The Tree of Life, Iron Man 2, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Australia, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Spider-Man 3, among others. For more on the company, please visit http://www.evileyepictures.com.
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Baseball resumes, near site of Navy Yard shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff greeted players in the Washington Nationals clubhouse before the game, handing out blue-and-gold Navy caps. Manager Davey Johnson and his players held those caps from Adm. James Winnefeld over their hearts during a pregame moment of silence, disturbed only by the sound of a hovering helicopter.
Baseball was played in the nation's capital Tuesday, just a short walk from where a gunman killed 12 people at the Navy Yard military instillation. It was another attempt from the world of sports to restore normalcy when things really aren't normal.
"There's nothing we can do to replace the lives that were lost yesterday," Nationals outfielder Denard Span said.
Fans arrived via the Navy Yard subway station, although they were sparse in number because Monday's game was rescheduled on short notice. The USS Barry, anchored in the Anacostia River and the Navy Yard's top tourist attraction, was easily visible from the players' parking lot. The U.S. and team flags were at half-staff on the center field concourse.
Then, at 1:07 p.m. on a cool, late summer day, the first pitch was thrown. The Nationals were back in their regular "curly W" caps, and soon fans were cheering an inning-ending double play by the home team's defense. It was back to work, playing the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
"It hit me hard," Span said, "because this is right across the street from our stadium. Just to know that we come here every day for work, and you drive by the Navy Yard all the time."
Much of the chaos that engulfed the ballpark 24 hours earlier was gone. The stadium's parking lot had been used as a staging area for relatives on Monday, when even Johnson was asked for extra ID to get past an armed guard.
"When we got to the field (Monday), every guy on the team was like, 'We need to get this game somehow cancelled' just because it's so close over there, right across the street," Braves third baseman Chris Johnson said. "They're using the parking lots for stuff. The probably don't want traffic down here. And the last thing we want is cheering going on when there's people hurting right across the street."
By contrast, fans saw no overt signs of extra security at the ballpark on Tuesday.
"It's a shame that our society has got to be worried about that kind of stuff, but I feel pretty safe here today," said Nationals fan Kevin Neale of Rockville, Md. "I'm glad to be at the ballpark. Sorry for all the people who had families and who had to deal with that yesterday. It's just an unfortunate situation."
Yet, Monday's events were inescapable. Nationals starting pitcher Dan Haren said, "we were all thinking about it all game."
"I really, really wanted it bad," Haren said. "Just fired up. People are watching, and to make people feel good, I really wanted the game bad."
Ian Desmond claimed his team drew from the nation's strength.
"We're a resilient group, like America." Desmond said. "We're not going away. We'll be here."
Introducing the moments of silence — they were held before both games — the Nationals public address announcer said Washingtonians and Americans "remain united" before asking fans to remember "all those affected by yesterday's senseless act of violence."
Also, Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper tweeted a photo of his Navy cap and told fans to "Be sure to wear your blue and gold to the game today!"
"Today I took a little pulse around the clubhouse, and everybody's ready to get going," Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "It seems like always in the United States every time we get back to normal — the sooner we get back to normal — the healing process starts. We get going again."
AP freelance writer Harvey Valentine contributed to this report.
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On January 12, 2010, Haiti suffered through a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, with devastating consequences. RBC Foundation provided significant funding to support Haiti in their relief and reconstruction efforts.
An interview with Shari Austin, Vice President of Corporate Citizenship, RBC
RBC Foundation provided significant funding to support Haiti: $100,000 in emergency relief to the Canadian Red Cross, and another $1 million to Oxfam-Quebec and the One Drop Foundation for longer-term water infrastructure and water education programming (under our Blue Water Project).
Our gift to the Red Cross was used to set up emergency shelters and drinking water supplies for some of the 1.5 million people left homeless after the earthquake in Port-au-Prince. Unfortunately, about 1 million of these people were still in tent "cities," a year and a half later. Our gift to Oxfam-Quebec and the One Drop Foundation is being used to rebuild water infrastructure in Leogane, where more than 75 per cent of homes and buildings were destroyed. This includes providing simple, clean surroundings for wells to avoid contamination (and children and animals falling in!), building aqueducts for agriculture, and building water facilities that reduce water contamination by separating out water for various uses: drinking, washing, animal watering, agriculture, etc. Importantly, they are also training everyone on the use and maintenance of these facilities, and ensuring that responsibilities are clear, so that the improvements are sustainable.
In addition, RBC funds were also directed to the creation and delivery of a theatrical performance. This involves a production of One Drop Foundation, working with the Cirque de Soleil and a local theatre group in Haiti, delivered through 275 performances across the country. It teaches people about clean water, and about getting through the earthquake-related trauma. The signs of the earthquake are still everywhere in Haiti: crumbled buildings, disabled people, tent cities. The problems are mind-boggling in magnitude and complexity, but our funding is making real and visible differences in the lives of Haitians. And, it's not only the money that is making an impact – the people we met were deeply touched that a company in Canada cares about their welfare and is trying to help.
We generally do give significant emergency related gifts through the Canadian Red Cross when there are major disasters around the world, even if we do not have any business presence in that particular area. We feel strongly that this is an important humanitarian responsibility for large companies like ours. In the case of Haiti, we also decided to provide longer term water-related funding for a number of reasons: the devastation was so overwhelming and the ability of the country to cope with it was even less than it is ordinarily in a disaster. Also, our Blue Water Project partner One Drop Foundation was already setting up there in partnership with Oxfam when the disaster took place, so we had trusted partners ready and on the ground.


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One issue is that Arsenal's transfer budget is relatively limited, although this summer has been the first where Sven Mislintat has influence in purchases, and it has already seen the club make a number of astute deals. Gomes could similarly fit that profile despite his difficult spell in Catalunya.
Should the Gunners be able to get a deal over the line for the 24-year-old he would become their fourth new addition of an already busy summer as Mislintattakes a more hands on role in recruitment.
Submission to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Dear Commissioner King:
Human Rights Watch has examined human rights violations in Eritrea since independence in 1991, but especially the steady deterioration of human rights since 2001. In that year, the government closed all independent newspapers, arrested their journalists, and arrested government officials and others critical of President Isaias Afwerki. Since then, the rule of law has been notably absent. Instead, President Isaias exercises totalitarian, often brutal, control.
Eritrea remains closed to human rights organizations, including every United Nations Special Rapporteur who has applied for a visa. Because of Eritrea's exclusionary policy, our information about human rights violations comes primarily from the very large number of Eritreans who have fled the country because of government oppression. Although their individual accounts differ in details, their overall descriptions of the government's sweeping restrictions on basic rights are remarkably consistent.
The information that Human Rights Watch has obtained describes autocratic governance that violates essential safeguards in the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. We discuss our findings in greater detail in an annex to this letter.
Arrests are arbitrary and not subject to judicial review or appeal; until recently, close family members were fined or imprisoned when another member fled the country. (Arts. 6,7). The then-15-year-old daughter of a former minister who fled the country has been jailed incommunicado for over five years, since 2012, as was the minister's then-84-year-old father; neither has been given a hearing before an impartial tribunal. Journalists and government officials arrested in 2001 have never been brought to trial and remain in incommunicado detention despite two African Commission resolutions urging their release or at least a fair trial.
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Citizens have been imprisoned without trial and abused for practicing religion not sanctioned by the government. (Art. 8). No independent media or nongovernmental organizations have been allowed to exist. (Arts. 9, 10). Unsanctioned departure from the country is punishable, so thousands flee surreptitiously each month. (Art. 12). For several years, Eritrea had a "shoot-to-kill" policy for citizens trying to flee; the policy appears to have been implemented less consistently in recent years, but has not been altogether abandoned, according to interviewees.
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'Way of the Wolf' author Jordan Belfort explains why the lack of scarcity of bitcoin -- and the readily available forms of other cryptocurrencies -- will ultimately decrease its value close to zero.
In a relatively calm day for cryptocurrencies, most of the largest are down by a few percentage points. Bitcoin, Ethereum, bitcoin cash, and Litecoin are all down, but banking-oriented cryptocurrency Ripple is up by double digits, catapulting it into the No. 3 spot in terms of market capitalization.
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If you're not familiar, Ripple is technically the name of a company, not the currency, which is known as XRP. The company, a Silicon Valley start-up, aims to use blockchain technology to develop a payment network for financial institutions, and has formed partnerships with companies likeAmerican Express.


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FOR ANYONE who's ever said that Americans don't care about foreign policy . . . maybe they're right.
In their crucial third and final debate just 15 days before the neck-and-neck 2012 election, which was supposed to focus on foreign policy, President Obama and his GOP challenger, Mitt Romney, frequently brought the conversation back to the economic issues they think that undecided voters care about most. At times, the talk turned to steelworkers in Ohio, math and science education, and classroom standards in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Arizona - which were not foreign countries at last check.
When the White House hopefuls did talk international affairs Monday night - in a somewhat sluggish and lackluster affair before a hushed room in Boca Raton, Fla., and more than 50 million TV viewers - they showed that on most matters in 2012 the Republicans and Democrats differ more on style than on substance, if they differ at all.
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Yellow: The bright kit of David Nalbandian's from Yonex finally has some company. At the Abierto Mexicano Telcel this week, he was joined by fellow yellows Alize Cornet, playing in Lacoste against Jill Craybas in the first round; and Mexican Daniela Muñoz.
Green: Nicolas Lapentti wearing adidas in the first round against Potito Starace; Carlos Berlocq playing against Guillermo Canas; and Igor Andreev (in Under Armour) defeated by Alberto Montañes.
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American Metal Market asked Thomas J. Gibson, American Iron and Steel Institute president and chief executive officer, to address some key issues facing the U.S. steel industry as a new year and a new Congress get underway.
What does the new political climate mean for the steel industry as 2011 begins?
Gibson With more than 90 new faces in Congress, our first priority will be to educate the new members on the importance of the American steel industry and its role in strengthening the economy. We saw jobs as the main theme in the midterm elections and we hope the new Congress will implement policies that will promote job growth, not job destruction. We were very vocal in 2010 and will continue in 2011 to push for currency reform legislation, a repeal of the Environmental Protection Agency's regulation of greenhouse gases from stationary sources and a long-term surface transportation act. The new Congress must solve and reduce the nation's 9.8-percent unemployment rate. We know our industry can be part of the solution.
What are your public policy priorities right now, and which of these do you expect to become reality?
Gibson Key public policy priorities for the steel industry in 2011 include
•?Greater congressional oversight of economically damaging government regulations—like those proposed by EPA with respect to greenhouse gases—that will undermine the competitiveness of North American steel producers.
•?Enactment of a new energy policy that promotes development of domestic energy sources and provides incentives for industrial efficiency projects and support for efforts to develop breakthrough technologies that will allow the industry to move to a lower-carbon future.
•?Development of a more-effective U.S. trade policy to level the playing field as well as preserve and strengthen our nation's manufacturing base, in particular by addressing Chinese currency manipulation and other trade-distorting foreign government policies.
•?Passage of a new long-term surface transportation act to fund much-needed investment in transportation infrastructure.
In a recent AMM survey of the metals industry, most respondents said they do not expect the U.S. economy to become fully strengthened until at least 2014. When do you expect to see a robust and lasting recovery take hold?
Gibson That would be impossible for anyone to fully predict. What I do know is that we are seeing gradual, incremental growth in steel demand, increasing demand in particular sectors, such as automotive and energy, and improvement in terms of exports. U.S. steel shipments finished the year at 84 million tons. The outlook for the North American steel industry in 2011 is for a year of gradual progress in comparison to 2010.
The capacity utilization rate hit its all-time low in early 2009 at about 36 percent, then bounced up 24 points by the end of the year and another 10 points by March 2010. Some people were predicting 80 percent or higher, and by mid-year that looked possible, but in the second half it stagnated at between 72 and 67 percent. What's been happening recently, and what do you think can or will push it higher again?
Gibson The average capacity utilization rate for 2010 was 70 percent, which was consistent with our full-year expectations. Despite some variations, which you mention, we are seeing slow but steady improvement in the capacity utilization rate, which directly relates to similar slow but steady improvements we are seeing in steel demand. We expect the areas that will encourage continued improvement will come from the automotive sector, energy markets and exports.
What is your assessment of the current financial strength of U.S. steel companies? What about foreign-owned companies that perform significant manufacturing in America?
Gibson AISI producer member companies are global leaders in terms of efficiency, labor productivity and in overall performance. The Great Recession affected manufacturers worldwide, not just in the United State. At present, there is a sense of cautious optimism in the industry due to gradual, incremental growth in steel demand and because, prior to the recession, the steel industry was poised for growth. During the period between 1998 and 2003, America's steel industry strengthened from within through extensive consolidation, restructuring and capital investment. The new business model that emerged is one that has enabled us to compete effectively with fairly traded steel in the global marketplace. We are a leaner, more efficient and more resilient industry. AISI has a number of producer member companies with significant operations in America that are headquartered in another country. Their American facilities face the same market conditions as producer members do who are headquartered in the United States. All AISI member companies are extremely competitive. Whether headquartered offshore or in North America, our member companies share similar concerns regarding issues such as climate change, fair trade, safety and sustainability.
Which industry is the most important to a fuller steel recovery over the next couple of years—auto, construction, energy, other manufacturing or something else?
Gibson Construction markets represent about 40 percent of total steel shipments and cover sheet, plate and long products. The need to revitalize our infrastructure is urgent, and as soon as Congress sets in motion long-term infrastructure spending this market will begin to rebound.
What does the AISI offer its members—and by extension the industry as a whole—that makes it a good choice for steelmakers in today's climate?
Gibson We offer our members aggressive advocacy on their behalf to influence public policy, educate and shape public opinion in support of a strong, sustainable U.S. and North American steel industry. To do that, we
•?Focus on the advocacy of public policy issues central to the steel industry, issues where AISI can make an impact and issues where there is strong member alignment.
•?Inform and educate opinion leaders about the North American steel industry's strategic importance to national and economic security.
•?Communicate the benefits that the industry's technological advances are making to the health and safety of its work force and to the environment.
•?Collect and provide industry data to policymakers, company personnel and the public regarding steel operations, production, energy efficiency, shipments, import/export levels and consumption.
•?Pursue technology advancements through collaborative research and development.
•?Advance the competitive use of steel in traditional and growth markets.
What's the biggest concern about Chinese steel heading into 2011?
Gibson Slower domestic steel market growth is being forecast for this year, while China continues to have enormous steelmaking overcapacity. Given these factors—along with the state-owned, directed and subsidized nature of the China's steel sector—our biggest concern is the potential for large Chinese export surges of dumped and subsidized steel and steel-containing goods.
What threat do continued finished steel imports pose and what can be done to address it?
Gibson Because of the relative size and openness of the U.S. and Nafta (North American Free Trade Agreement) steel markets, unfairly traded steel imports are always a threat. This threat is of particular concern at a time of significant unused domestic steelmaking capacity in the United States and North America. The best way to address this threat is to preserve and enhance our trade remedy laws and to ensure that these laws are strictly enforced.
How is steel positioned as changes in sustainability emerge in the coming years? Do you believe it is currently a leader among primary metals?
Gibson Steel has lower environmental impacts than aluminum and magnesium, for example, energy use and carbon dioxide emissions, and is therefore the leader among these metals. Steel is 100-percent recyclable and more steel is recycled than aluminum and magnesium. Steel-intensive auto designs provide for the lowest-emitting vehicles because of the combination of light-weighting by using advanced high-strength steels and by the low emissions from making steel—aluminum and magnesium being many times the emissions of steel per ton of production.
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Making Aha Moments: Mind Trekkers and Industry Join Forces to Bring STEM Alive for Kids
By Danny Messinger | Published
A steady stream of students flowed through double doors where dozens of interactive science demonstrations waited, each vying for attention with plumes of nitrogen gas, unexpected booms and even an occasional discharging electrical arc. At the heart of the high-energy science roadshow: Michigan Technological University students aiming to pique interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Last month, nearly 8,000 elementary-, middle- and high-school students discovered the science behind a magical maze of 75 hands-on STEM demonstrations at a three-day science festival in Green Bay and Appleton, Wis.—all presented by the Michigan Tech Mind Trekkers. Demonstrations ranged from surface tension to sub-zero boiling liquids to induced magnetic fields, each with an accompanying 30-to-60-second lesson and a chance for the young people to try it themselves.
The Mind Trekkers team is made up of Tech volunteers—students who excel at communicating complex scientific concepts in easy-to-understand tidbits for a wide age range.
Burning money attracted a lot of attention. In this demo, a dollar bill is soaked in a mixture of water, rubbing alcohol and a pinch of salt. Then, the dollar is set on fire, flames dancing almost a foot tall. But, thanks to differing combustion temperatures, the alcohol burns off within seconds while the water keeps the bill from burning.
"You can't keep the dollar, but you can keep the knowledge," said Tech volunteer Inmelda Rangel to a crowd of impressed onlookers.
By far the most popular—and messiest—demo was the oobleck pond. Oobleck is a corn-starch-and-water mixture that acts as a liquid when at rest but as a solid when a sudden force is applied—a physical phenomenon known as non-Newtonian behavior. Mind Trekkers explained to large groups of students that if they slowed down too much while stomping their way across the vat, the oobleck would liquefy and the students would sink in and have trouble pulling their feet back out—much like getting stuck in quicksand.
"It's cool that I can cross oobleck off my bucket list," said Mikah Gorlovitski, a seventh-grade student—and aspiring computer scientist—from the Green Bay area. "I know everything about non-Newtonian fluids already so it was so cool getting to finally do it."
That's precisely why Mind Trekkers exists: to give students an opportunity to experience STEM phenomena that they might not otherwise encounter.
"I really don't like learning about science at school, but I like actually doing it," said a fifth-grade student attending the event from Green Bay. That's music to the ears of Mind Trekkers coordinators and volunteers—and the corporate partners who join forces with Tech at the events to spread interest in STEM.
Bethany Westemeier, a campus recruiter from Plexus, one of the festival's corporate partners, was amazed by the energy Tech's student volunteers brought to the event.
"It is so important to spread the message to younger students that science is cool," said Westemeier. "We've found that if people go to school in engineering and science, they usually come back to the area they grew up in." That's an important factor for recruiters in states that traditionally see a significant portion of their higher-education grads leaving the state.
Representatives from packaging giant Bemis, another corporate partner, were also anxious to share the science behind their products with students. Bemis volunteers explained that many of the days' attendees would not recognize Bemis products, but they'd know the brands that use Bemis packaging.
Sure enough, a large grocery-store-shelf backdrop with familiar Mini Oreos and Sargento cheese packaging behind the Bemis booth enticed many students to pay a short visit. Once there, company research and development reps showed off some of Bemis's innovative materials, like heat-responsive shrink-wrap and cold-seal packaging.
One of the company's newest creations is a dual-function ketchup package that allows users to peel back the container's lid for dipping or tear off the tip and squeeze it out of the package. Even though the product may seem simple at first glance, Bemis reps explained, it involved plenty of trial and error and even involved the use of a new sealant to get the desired effect.
The type of problem-solving it took to solve the ketchup conundrum is exactly what recruiters like Westemeier hope that events like the Mind Trekkers science show will spark in young minds.
It's all about seeing "aha moments" in students, reps from Plexus, Bemis, and Mercury Marine remarked—echoing each other's sentiments completely by chance. But considering the mission of Mind Trekkers and common goal of all participants, it's not that big a coincidence.
"Without our corporate sponsors, Tech staff and student volunteers, none of this would be possible," said Pete Cattelino, assistant director of corporate partnerships at Michigan Tech. "From recruitment to future sponsorships, everyone involved does an crucial job at these events."
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 54 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.


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Tourism up in Ireland in year of clan 'gatherings'
DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland's government says tourism to the Emerald Isle is rising and could reach a record high for American visitors, as many are coming especially for a year of clan-based parties.
Thursday's figures from the Central Statistics Office found that the number of overseas tourists to Ireland reached 4.75 million in the first eight months of this year, 6.5 percent more than the equivalent period of 2012. Nearly half arrived in the June-August peak time.
American tourists recorded the biggest increases, with 807,000 arriving this year, including 438,000 in the summer months, a nearly 20 percent gain from 2012.
Tourism minister Leo Varadkar credits much of the rise to "The Gathering," a government-funded program of events that encourages people with Irish last names to attend clan reunions throughout 2013.


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It is now getting cold- seriously cold. Not just an odd breeze ruffling your hair, but full on Arctic howlers accompanied by temperatures that are dipping well below freezing. And let's be honest that flat cap that has served you well through the autumn – even if it does make you look like an extra from Billy Liar – won't cut it anymore.
Its is time to go beanie – or even bobble.
The bobble has been making a bit of a comeback in the last few years and now are the hat of choice of many a hipster. As for beanies, well every man really ought to own at least one.
You probably don't need me to tell you but you really need to avoid hats made from cheap scratchy wool. Not only are they massively itchy they just feel very uncomfortable. It might sound ridiculous but an investment in a Cashmere hat – provided you can keep the moths at bay – is well worth it and you'll have a hat that will last several years.
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The Justice Department is suing North Carolina over that state's restrictive new voting law. The lawsuit takes aim at provisions that limit early voting periods and require a government photo ID as an illegal form of discrimination against minorities at the ballot box.
Federal authorities are challenging four parts of the state law, passed soon after the Supreme Court invalidated a key part of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act in June. Those provisions include: the state's decision to cut back on early voting by a week; the elimination of same-day registration during that early voting period; the prohibition on counting certain provisional ballots that are not prepared in a voter's specific precinct; and the adoption of a strict photo identification requirement without protections for voters who lack that required ID.
Update at 5 p.m. ET: N.C. Governor Criticizes Lawsuit
After the Justice Department filed its lawsuit, Gov. Pat McCrory called Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to challenge North Carolina's voter ID law a federal overreach that has no merit.
"I believe if showing a voter ID is good enough and fair enough for our own president in Illinois, then it's good enough for the people in North Carolina," McCrory said.
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Attorney General Eric Holder announced the case at a Monday news conference in Washington.
"The Justice Department expects to show that the clear and intended effects of these changes would contract the electorate and result in unequal access to the participation in the political process on account of race," he said.
It marks the third time this year that the Justice Department has taken action to enforce portions of the Voting Rights Act since the high court voted 5-4 to gut the law's centerpiece, a system that required states with a history of discrimination to seek pre-approval from the federal government before making any election changes.
Forty counties in North Carolina had been covered under that old system, and the new Justice Department case will ask a court to reimpose an unspecified period of U.S. oversight under Section 3 of the VRA, a process known as "bail in."
The new U.S. case adds to a growing docket of challenges from groups including the NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union, which are suing North Carolina under existing parts of the Voting Rights Act. Like the Justice Department lawsuit, those cases argue that the state is imposing discriminatory burdens on poor, elderly and minority voters, and abridging their right to vote.
A study by North Carolina's Department of Motor Vehicles suggests that the voter ID requirement disproportionately affects black Americans who are already registered to vote. Other data in the state suggests that more than 300,000 registered voters lack a driver's license or another form of special ID.
At a speech to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in early September, Holder noted that he and President Obama had met with civil rights activists to bemoan the Supreme Court ruling and to find a way forward.
"We will not allow the court's action to be interpreted as 'open season' for states to pursue measures that suppress voting rights," Holder said. "We will not hesitate to take appropriately aggressive action against any jurisdiction that attempts to hinder access to the franchise."
North Carolina's law, enacted and signed by Republican Gov. Pat McCrory only weeks after the Supreme Court ruling, drew nationwide attention from civil rights advocates. But McCrory has said the law merely represents "common sense reform" and helps ensure integrity in the voting system. McCrory points out that the law will not take effect until 2016, giving people a lot of time to get state-approved ID.
Voting rights experts already have raised doubts about a Justice Department challenge to the Texas voter ID law filed earlier this summer and those same questions will emerge all over again in the new North Carolina dispute. Now that the decades-old federal pre-approval system is in chaos, the burden rests with the U.S. government and minority voters to demonstrate that the new laws were enacted with a "discriminatory intent" in order to force North Carolina back under federal oversight. That hurdle is much higher in the law than merely showing that the law has a "discriminatory effect" on minorities' voting strength.
Penda Hair, co-director of the Advancement Project, which sued North Carolina last month, tells NPR it's the "piling on" of regressive voting changes that makes the law so onerous for minorities.
"Each of these changes on their own would already be considerably harmful to the voting rights of North Carolinians," Hair says. "Taken together, this is the worst voter suppression law in the country. ... It is no mere coincidence that it makes voting disproportionately harder for voters of color, young people, seniors and low-income people."
And past cases suggest that when it comes to voter ID laws, the federal government has a difficult road. A U.S. appeals court upheld the Georgia law in 2009. And a year earlier, a divided Supreme Court led by then-Justice John Paul Stevens said the Indiana voter ID law passed muster so long as a state could offer a nondiscriminatory rationale.
The federal Justice Department is preparing to sue North Carolina today over that state's restrictive new voting law. The law cuts back on early voting, scraps a program used to register young people and requires voters to use special government IDs that thousands of minorities and elderly people lack. The lawsuit by the Obama administration is part of a broader voter protection campaign that kicked into high gear after the Supreme Court invalidated a key part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act in June. NPR's Justice correspondent Carrie Johnson is in our studios to talk about the case. Hi, Carrie.
CARRIE JOHNSON, BYLINE: Hi, Steve.
INSKEEP: OK. So, what is it the administration objects to here?
JOHNSON: So, North Carolina was the first state to pass a restrictive new voting law after the Supreme Court ruling this summer. And a person briefed on the Justice Department plan says their new legal challenge will focus on four things: first, North Carolina cutting back the period for early voting by a week. Second, eliminating same-day registration for those early voters. Third, a part of the North Carolina law that prohibits counting some provisional ballots that are filed in a voter's home county, but not in their correct precinct.
And finally, Steve, what we've been talking about for weeks now: the requirement that voters in North Carolina have a special government-approved ID. The DOJ case is going to say all these things disproportionately hurt minorities, and they also hurt poor and elderly voters who maybe don't have transportation or driver's licenses. In fact, state DMV data from North Carolina suggests that more than their share of African-American registered voters lack the required ID, and that something like 300,000 North Carolina voters don't have it all together.
INSKEEP: OK. Well, with that said, I can see North Carolina officials saying, look, we can decide when early voting is. And, of course, there is the Voting Rights Act, but the Supreme Court struck down a lot of it. So what would be the legal basis for the Justice Department to get involved here?
JOHNSON: The Supreme Court threw out the centerpiece of that law, the formula for covering states with a history of discrimination. And sometimes like 40 counties in North Carolina were covered under the old system. But the high court left in place another part of that landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act that allows the Justice Department or minority voters to sue if there's a record of intentional discrimination. That's the problem, Steve. It's a very, very high bar.
INSKEEP: To prove that something was intentional.
JOHNSON: Yes. And you could, relatively easily, in some cases, show that a law has a discriminatory impact on minorities. But you have to prove that lawmakers enacted this law with a discriminatory purpose. And the record, track record in those kinds of voter ID cases is not good for challengers like the Justice Department or minority voters.
INSKEEP: I'm assuming that when you have talked with North Carolina officials, they have not said, yeah, this was intentional discrimination.
JOHNSON: Well, the Republican governor, Pat McCrory, says this represents a common sense measure and that nearly three dozen other states already have voter ID laws on the books. He says the state's already fighting related challenges by the NAACP and the ACLU. And he's confident that they're going to prevail in this case. In any event, Steve, all this stuff is going to take years to work through the court system. You know how litigation drags on and on. And the governor says these changes won't take effect until the 2016 election.
INSKEEP: OK. Carrie, thanks very much.
JOHNSON: You're welcome.
INSKEEP: That's NPR's Carrie Johnson. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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About the Speaker: Professor W. Benson Harer was educated at Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, and Residency in OB/GYN at Hospital of the University of PA. Tours to Egypt in 1974 and 1978 sparked a strong interest in Egypt, leading to joining the Theban Mapping Project expedition in 1979. He was the first non-academic elected to the Board of Governors of the American Research Center in Egypt and held that position from 1984 to 2009. Specializing in Ancient Egyptian Medicine, he has lectured and published internationally. He has excavated at the Temple Of Mut in South Karnak almost every year since 1981. For a change he joined the UC Santa Barbara/Purdue expedition to Tombos Sudan in 2009.
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somethingblue wrote:Ok, so on topic with Breaking Dawn, it took Emmett and Rosalie 10 years to get over their initial all night long lust sessions. How long do you think it will take Edward and Bella? Better yet, how long would it take you if you were with Edward cause I'm thinking, um, it's a never-ending story
Well remember, Emmett and Rosalie didn't have an instant family, they do have responsibilities with Reneesmee (we SO need a nickname...it's too easy to typo that name - and I'm with Bella, so NOT a fan of 'Nessie' - but since it is recognized...)err, Nessie they may have to wait until she's an adult. So in about a year they'll be increasing their baking I'm sure. Plus they have plenty of babysitters so they can go off and have weekend baking marathons. Could you imagine....they never get tired and require sleep...such endurance and stamina!


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Here are tips that will help you save money and still have fun!
Buy In Bulk
If you have a few college friends that require supplies, consider buying in bulk at wholesale stores. It may not be possible to get everything you need but essentials like paper, pens and highlighters can be loaded up and split among everyone, thus, saving you money.
Use Your Student ID
Your status as a student has its pitfalls, but not everything is as bad as instant noodles. Students are able to receive discounts on items at computer stores, educational websites, movie theatres, and even car dealerships. It doesn't hurt to ask if an organization offers discounts for students.
Borrow textbooks from friends who had the class already. Split the cost of textbooks with roommates. Consider buying used or borrowing from the library. If the book is a staple to your personal library, consider purchasing a copy. If you read for pleasure, Saint Louis University's libraries and the partnerships held through other institutions have an abundant collection of books. St. Louis County Library, St. Louis Public Library, and Jefferson County Library have free membership cards. The libraries also offer a vast collection of magazines, movies and music.
Utilities Redefined
What utilities do you actually need? If you have a cell phone and a home phone, consider omitting one. Consider getting rid of your Internet service. Saint Louis University has free wireless Internet and various computer labs on campus. Consider canceling your cable service.
Dine In
How often do you eat out? Eating at restaurants and vending machines adds up. Evaluate your needs regarding dining options. Often times, you could pack a healthier lunch for cheaper than the prepackaged sandwich. from a deli shop Of course, there are times to treat yourself and times to be social, but eating out every day really can damage a budget. Consider buying a coffee pot and making coffee at home. Starbucks beans can be purchased at any grocer and iced coffee can be purchased in bulk at most wholesale stores.


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Venice Walking Tour
Duration 1.30 hrs
Have a walk outdoors (no entries)throught the most characteristic and important places for the history of Venice. An essential tour for the understanding of Venice! Route: Piazza San Marco,Origins, history and description of the main monuments: Basilica San Marco, Palazzo Ducale, Bell Tower, clock Tower and Procuratie.Santa Maria Formosa -History and anecdotes related to this wonderful and characteristic square. Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo,the Pantheon of Venice, the great School of Charity, the Captains of Fortune.Marco Polo's House and Malibran Theatre, anecdotes and past and recent history cross each other in this beautiful corner of Venice.
Return to San Marco through the Mercerie, vital connection between Rialto and San Marco and the main street for the city shopping.
Return to San Marco through the Mercerie, vital connection between Rialto and San Marco and the main street for the city shopping.
Clients have to go 15m before the tour start to Piazza San Marco inside the tourist information office, near the Correr museum.
Excursion to Murano, Burano and Torcello
Duration 3.30 hrs
Clients should go to Serenissima boat station in St Mark Square in front of the Old prisons, 15 minutes before tour start.
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Tigers tee off on Peavy, even seriesSportsDirect Inc.
October 17. 2013 12:28AM
DETROIT -- Torii Hunter doubled in two runs to highlight a five-run second inning and Doug Fister pitched six solid frames as host Detroit evened the American League Championship Series at two games apiece with a 7-3 win on Wednesday night.
Miguel Cabrera and Austin Jackson each had two hits and two RBIs as the Tigers pounded Boston starter Jake Peavy (0-1) to bounce back from consecutive losses.
Game 5 is Thursday night in Detroit. Fister (1-0) struck out seven and allowed one run and eight hits before departing.
Peavy was torched for seven runs and five hits in three innings to remain winless in four career postseason starts. Jackson drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the first run of the second-inning uprising and Jose Iglesias followed with a fielder's choice to make it 2-0.
Hunter drilled his double down the left-field line and Cabrera capped the frame with a sharp single to center.
Jackson and Cabrera each had RBI singles in the fourth to increase the bulge to 7-0.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia had a run-scoring single in the sixth to get Boston on the board, Shane Victorino delivered a run-scoring double in the seventh and Jacoby Ellsbury had an RBI triple in the ninth for his fourth hit of the contest.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cabrera has 24 postseason RBIs for the Tigers, breaking Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg's franchise mark of 22. ... Peavy has allowed 21 earned runs in 18 1/3 career postseason innings for a 10.31 ERA. ... Jackson was dropped from the leadoff spot to eighth due to a lengthy postseason slump but reached base four times in Game 4.


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The Associated Press reports Baltimore Orioles C Freuny Parra was suspended 50 games Wednesday, Sept. 16, after testing positive for Boldenone, a performance-enhancing drug. His suspension will begin at the start of next season.
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The New York Post reports the New York Yankees signed C Freuny Parra, a catcher who was drafted last year by the Cincinnati Reds out of Connors State (Okla.) Junior College but not signed. Parra received a $5,000 signing bonus and a plane ticket to Tampa to begin workouts.
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PEORIA — A bullet traveled through a window above a man sleeping in a South Peoria home early Tuesday, according to a Peoria police report.
Authorities received a report of gunshots about 1:30 a.m. near a home in the 2400 block of West Howett Street. After a search of the exterior of the home, police located a bullet hole in the window of the southwest bedroom, according to the report. Upon entering the residence, a man was found sleeping underneath the window. Police woke the man, who told police he had not heard the gunfire, according to the report.
Authorities recovered the bullet in the closet across the bedroom.


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Eli's "Deep 60s" Room
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- Name:
- Eli
- Location:
- New York, NY
- Division:
- Dark
- Inspiration for my palette:
- I had a tentant in my apartment while I lived abroad for a few years. I came back to an all beige apartment. It was pretty awful. I need color in my life. My colors were inspired by objects and memories.
- Colors used in my room:
- Avocado, Brick, Silver Mist
- Tips for using color successfully:
- Don't be afraid of color. So many people stick to a neutral palette. Be bold. If you don't know what you are doing, look at suggestions from paint companies. They have great combos all set to go.
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CHICAGO, IL (Feb. 1, 2012) – The Chicago Fire used goals from Marco Pappa, Dominic Oduro and Orr Barouch to come away with a resounding 3-0 over Florida Gulf Coast University Wednesday night in Ave Maria, Fla. With the victory, the Fire move to 1-0-1 in their 2012 preseason campaign.
- Fire goalkeeper Jay Nolly played the full 90 minutes and allowed one goal in his preseason Fire debut.
- Defenders Cory Gibbs and Gonzalo Segares sat out the match after taking knocks in the Fire's 3-0 win over Florida Gulf Coast University Wednesday night in Ave Maria, Fla.
- Signed players unavailable for selection Saturday evening were Logan Pause, who has stayed in Chicago with his wife following the couple's first child, Sean Johnson, who's resting after a long offseason of national team camps and training at Everton and Rafael Robayo, who continues to await his visa.
- Pause and Johnson will rejoin the team on February 8 in Ventura, Calif., while Robayo is expected to meet his teammates for the first time at some point during the stay out west.
Chicago Fire 3 – 1 Real C.D. Espana
Chicago Fire: Jay Nolly; Dan Gargan, Jalil Anibaba, Austin Berry, Ivan Guerrero*; Patrick Nyarko, Pavel Pardo, Marco Pappa; Sebastian Grazzini (Alex*, 41'); Dominic Oduro, Federico Puppo
Second Half: Jay Nolly; Tony Walls**, Pari Pantazopoulos, Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Hunter Jumper**; Victor Pineda, Daniel Paladini, Corben Bone; Alex* (Michael Videira, 76'); Kheli Dube (Kellen Gulley 82'), Orr Barouch
Substitutes not used: Alec Kann*, Paulo Tornaghi*, Cory Gibbs
* - Trialist
** - MLS SuperDraft/Supplemental Draft selection
Real C.D. España: Kevin Hernandez (Marcelo Macias, 46'); Maynor Martinez, Sergio Boca, Daniel Tejeda, David Roura; Juan Acevedo, Edder Delgado (Henry Acosta, 57'), Julio Rodriguez, Jairo Puerto (Gerson Rodas, 46'); Luis Lobo, Jonatan Hansen
Substitutes not used: Hilder Colon, Christian Martinez, Carlos Pavon, Johnny Calderon
Scoring Summary
CHI – Dominic Oduro (Sebastian Grazzini) 26'
RCDE – Edder Delgado (Jairo Puerto) 38'
CHI – Dominic Oduro (Patrick Nyarko) 44'
CHI – Orr Barouch (Victor Pineda) 88'
Misconduct Summary
CHI – Patrick Nyarko (caution) 21'
CHI – Pari Pantazopoulos (caution) 80'
Referee: Jasen Anno
Referee's Assistants: Greg Boles, Jeff Greason
Attendance: 6,234


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The 1More Tour Comes Home
By Abbey Shoemaker
CIU Student Writer
A group of Columbia International University students, faculty, and staff gathered in CIU's Moore Fitness Center to celebrate the end of the 1More Tour and hear stories from the riders' 1,800 mile bicycle trip up the East Coast. The resounding theme from the cyclists' testimonies was God's provision, evidenced in various circumstances along the journey.
The purpose of the 1More Tour was to recruit potential CIU students, reconnect with 1More CIU alumnus, and share the love of Christ with 1More person. The 1More Tour riders featured four CIU students and one CIU alumnus: Matthew Densky, Jeremy Rife, Drew Williams and brothers Izzy and Grayson Markle. CIU Director of Recruitment and Relations, Michelle MacGregor made the trip in a van as tour coordinator.
At the 1More Tour celebration, the group shared stories from their summer adventure - God's provision being the obvious highlight.
"The Lord protected us and provided us with several unexpected places to stay," Densky said.
"Connections were made ... as a result of God-ordained meetings," Williams added. "He prepared people all along the way."
Grayson Markle, a recent CIU alumnus, says his most memorable interactions were with alumni whose lives are an inspiration to him.
"They all come from different walks of life, but have one thing in common - they serve God in whatever they are doing," Grayson said.
Grayson's younger brother Izzy was also impressed with the CIU alumni he met along the way.
"God allowed us to interact with alumni who are doing such different things, but who all share a common passion for the Lord, much like the passion of current CIU students," Izzy said.
The 1More Tour began June 7 in Fernandina Beach, Fla. and ended in Portland, Maine on July 27.
"God blessed us and ... we blessed others," Williams said.
To view photos taken during the 1More Tour visit the CIU Flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36922281@N05/


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Once inside you may catch some French kids/les gosses misbehaving briefly...ahem
Friday, March 02, 2012
On rue Vavin
Once inside you may catch some French kids/les gosses misbehaving briefly...ahem
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Your posts always bring back great memories of when my wife and I have visited Paris.ReplyDelete
One of our favourite memories was going to one of the small parks and seeing the Dads having fun with their kids.
Great post!
Oh yes I think Paris is very kid-centric.ReplyDelete
The French are just bigger sized kids!
The last photo showing a Parisian woman in heels surrounded by three happy children, reminds me of what it is like to raising children in France:ReplyDelete
Respect to tradition to ways of being French, and that the mother is a woman first,and a mother. French women generally don't surrender that role!
Long live heels and a stroller.
Hmmm... for once, I think I'm salivating more over the shoes than the pastries...ReplyDelete
Trés cute Carol!ReplyDelete
Love the last photo especially - Maman's patience being tested by her three exquisitely dressed enfants!ReplyDelete


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The European Central Bank's (ECB's) final press conference of the year triggered euro selling on a combination of downward revisions in growth and inflation as well as Draghi's indication that discussions over interest rates remained ongoing. The possibility for the refinancing rate to reach 0.25% without the Outright Market Transactions (OMT) having been deployed would be deemed excessive accommodation from the ECB in the face of a reticent Spain.
But what about the bigger picture?
The OMT program was aimed at enabling Spain to request a bailout, but it could end up eliminating such an event thanks to the stabilizing environment created by the September announcement. The positive impact of the OMT announcement on risk metrics has been impressive to say the least:
Peripheral sovereign bond yields have fallen 25%-30% from their August highs.
The November rebound in peripheral bond yields prompted by the post-Obama global market selloff proved relatively short-lived compared to the decline in global equities: -8% in equities, -15% in 10-year yields, -11% in oil and -6% in gold.
Even the euro's November selloff paled in comparison to equities, with a 3% decline from its October highs in contrast to a 6% fall in the S&P 500.
What Happened to our $1.35 Target?
The euro failed to reach $1.35 in November as we had predicted in September. We believe this was more a case of bad timing than merely bad direction. We have not abandoned this target because of the following:
Eurozone markets are no longer necessarily fair game thanks to Draghi's backstop. Even if the OMT is contingent upon another country's decision to request aid, there is always the LTRO option, which could be adjusted via duration according to the intensity required. At a time when even Troika recognizes the adverse global macro picture as a factor in Greece's difficulty to meet its debt targets, there are always other tools for the ECB to use to contain contagion.
From a U.S. perspective, whether the fiscal cliff ends up breaking out or just being avoided, the materialization or the threat of a clear deterioration in U.S. growth (fiscal cliff may cause as much as 1% drop in GDP growth) will give no choice to the Fed but to resume (and possibly deepen) the policy of asset purchases. Such a U.S. dollar-negative program is likely to be magnified by the onset of the impact on Asia and Europe (China and Eurozone GDPs may lose by 25 bps and 50 bps from their respective GDPs), giving the ECB no choice but to step up another form of asset purchases, with or without a formal request for aid.
According to our proprietary long term monthly stochastics, we expect EUR/USD to rebound toward 1.32, followed by $1.33-34 nearing December. Interim downside target could extend to as low as $1.2630-50s (according to weekly oscillators) before mounting a December rebound.
The ensuing reverse Head & Shoulder formation appearing in EUR/USD is a classic (and rare) bullish formation, with clear delineation of: 1) required preceding selloff; 2) isolated low creating a left shoulder; 3) renewed sell off to create a bottom or a head; 4) subsequent peak creating a right shoulder; and 5) a straight neckline coinciding with trendline resistance. The theoretical target interpolated from the reverse Head & Shoulder suggests 1.38-40 is viable by the end of Q1 2013.


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I'M A CELEBRITY babe Helen Flanagan says she hates herself for sharing a photo where she posed with a gun, just days after the Sandy Hook massacre.
I absolutely hated myself for it. I am incredibly sorry. I just could not be more sorry... my heart bleeds for the families.
After being labelled insensitive for her actions, the 22-year-old today revealed how the incident was "the stupidest thing I have ever done in my life."
"I absolutely hated myself for it. I am incredibly sorry. I just could not be more sorry... my heart bleeds for the families," she told ITV's Daybreak.
"None of my friends are the public eye. I sometimes forget that I am in the public eye... I have to be more careful as a role model."
The actress, who had to wipe away tears as she spoke, claimed the photo was actually related to a heavy night the evening before.
Helen had added the caption "Head F**k" to the controversial snap, before quickly deleting the post.
"It was just relating to a hangover that I had and then I tweeted it and I started getting all these reactions of, 'How insensitive, how could you do this?', and I just felt sick.
"I just deleted it straight away, I rang my best friend and I was like, 'I can't believe what I've just done', and I said to her, 'Shall I reply to these saying how sorry I am?'
"And then I thought 'No, it will just draw attention to the fact of completely what I've done' – it's so humiliating."


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Tucker Confirms Defensive Changes and Other Bullets
Hopefully everyone had a great weekend! The Bears rookie minicamp finished up, and sadly, my pet prospect (Indiana safety Greg Heban) didn't make the grade for the Bears. (Not that I think that's a bad decision; I'm certainly not qualified. I just liked watching him play in college.) According to Brad Biggs, the Bears did sign at least two players out of minicamp: North Texas safety Marcus Trice and Louisville running back Senorise Perry. Both players will head to camp with the Bears, and given the relative strength of their respective positional groups, I think Trice has to fancy his chances of cracking the roster more than Perry.
- Among Perry's competition, former NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch is certainly the highest-profile candidate. As Adam Hoge writes for CBS Chicago, the key to Lynch making the roster and being a potentially useful offensive player will be his ability to contribute on special teams. As a Heisman Trophy-finalist college quarterback, Lynch obviously wasn't asked to do a lot of blocking or tackling, so he's a bit behind the curve.
- ESPN Chicago's Michael C. Wright has a nice rundown of the potential changes in store for the Bears defensive scheme. Mel Tucker sounds as though he wants to make a lot of changes, and after last year's performance, I'd think that's a good approach. From the piece, I received the impression that while the changes wouldn't be sweeping, they will be felt at all levels of the defense. Tucker notes that the high level of defensive personnel turnover (both coaches and players) helps to facilitate this sort of change. This is Mel Tucker's defense now; he's no longer beholden to Lovie Smith's scheme, and he'll benefit from a wealth of new defensive talent. I'm very interested to see how the Bears look defensively under Tucker; due to injuries (and the Bears effort to maintain defensive continuity from Lovie's system) I'm still not really sure I know what a Mel Tucker defense looks like.
- Marc Trestman plans on giving Jordan Palmer the first crack at the backup quarterback position, as noted by Adam Jahns. I think Palmer has a leg up at this point, given that the Bears certainly view themselves as a contending team; his veteran status probably provides a more reassuring presence. That said, Palmer has thrown all of 15 passes in the NFL, so it's not as though he's a seasoned, tested player. Considering the Bears spent a sixth-round choice on David Fales, Palmer probably shouldn't be too comfortable.
- Patrick Finley wrote a quick piece for the Sun-Times on the relationship between second-round choice Ego Ferguson and undrafted free agent signing Christian Jones.
- The Bears released punter Drew Butler, according to ESPN Chicago's Michael C. Wright. Butler was signed to a reserve/futures contract this offseason, but his chances of making the team were drastically diminished when Chicago selected Pat O'Donnell in the sixth round of the draft.
- Speaking of O'Donnell, Jeff Dickerson wrote that he's got some advice from the veteran specialists while at minicamp this weekend. Dickerson also reports that O'Donnell repeatedly hit the roof of the Bears indoor practice facility. Personally, I'm hoping he hits the Dallas scoreboard at some point. Remember when everyone assumed that would happen repeatedly, and it was treated as some sort of "Thing To Worry About"? Has it even happened in a game?
- Finally, the National Football Post's Joe Fortenbaugh has the Las Vegas Hotel Sportsbook NFL over/under lines for the upcoming season. The Bears sit at 8, which strikes me as low; I'd probably put it at 9. (Note: I'm not a professional gambler.) Looking at the other divisional teams, the Packers are at 10, the Lions match the Bears with 8, and the Vikings sit at 6. Play at your own risk.


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