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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — More than 1,000 gay and lesbian couples who married in Utah after the state same-sex marriage ban was overturned could get benefits in 10 days after a favorable ruling from a federal appeals court.
Five months after the ban was struck down, a different federal judge in May ruled the state must lift its ban on benefits — such as child custody — for same-sex couples.
The state asked the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to delay the benefits while the larger issue of the marriage ban makes its way through the courts.
On Friday, the 10th Circuit denied Utah's request for an indefinite delay. Instead, justices gave them until July 21 to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in.
The Utah Attorney General's Office said in a news release Friday it plans to ask the Supreme Court to extend the stay to avoid "uncertainty" for the couples.
This case is separate from the ongoing judicial review of the constitutionality of the state's same-sex marriage ban. The 10th Circuit recently upheld a December opinion from a federal judge in Utah who overturned the ban. Utah state officials plan to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The gay and lesbian couples awaiting benefits tied the knot during the 17-day window when same-sex marriages were legal. The U.S. Supreme Court brought them to a halt.
Utah officials argued they had no choice but to hold off on benefits until an appeals court ruled on same-sex marriage. That triggered a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of four couples.


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Johnson Doubles, Triple For Bulldogs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Jennifer Ong extended her hitting streak to a season-long 12 games, but the Yale softball team dropped an Ivy League doubleheader at Brown. Kate Strobel hit a two-run homer to help the Bears to a 10-1 victory in the first game, and Trista Chavez was 2-for-4 and knocked in five runs in Brown's 8-2 win the second game.
Meg Johnson had a double and a triple on the day for the Bulldogs (10-34, 3-15 Ivy).
Yale outhit Brown 6-5 in the opener, but the Bears made the most of their opportunities, scoring six runs in the fourth inning to seize control.
After Brown jumped in front 2-0, the Bulldogs scored once in the third but could have had more. Kelsey Warkentine walked and Ong singled to start the rally. Riley Hughes then singled home Warkentine. Christy Nelson walked to load the bases with one out, but Brown pitcher Jessica Cherness retired the next two hitters.
Hughes finished 2-for-3 for Yale in the game.
Ong singled and later scored on a wild pitch to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead in the top of the first of the second game, but Brown answered with five runs in the bottom of the first.
Yale got one back in the sixth. Johnson tripled and scored when the Brown rightfielder misplayed Sarah Onorato's fly ball. Onorato was credited with a sacrifice fly on the play.
The Bears, though, put the game away by scoring three times in the bottom of the sixth.
The same two teams will play another doubleheader in New Haven on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Yale seniors – Johnson, Chelsea Janes and Virginia Waldrop – will be honored prior to the first pitch.
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Most driven into debt and bankruptcy by medical bills have health insurance. For example, Reader's Digest notes:
Between 2000 and 2003, seven in ten adults who were driven into debt by medical expenses had insurance at the time.
Similarly, as of 2009:
More than 2.2 million California adults report having medical debt, and two-thirds of those incurred the debt while insured, according to the authors of "The State of Health Insurance in California (SHIC)," a comprehensive new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
And as the Washington Post pointed out last year:
Sixty-two percent of all bankruptcies filed in 2007 were linked to medical expenses, according to a nationwide study released today by the American Journal of Medicine. That's nearly 20 percentage points higher than that pool of respondents reported were connected to medical costs in 2001.
Of those who filed for bankruptcy in 2007, nearly 80 percent had health insurance.
Why is this happening?
Above and beyond the fact that health insurers nickel and dime everyone by trying to exclude necessary medical care from coverage (you've heard the horror stories), there are two additional reasons:
(1) People think that they are covered, and so authorize more health care than they would if they knew in advance that they would have to pay for it out of their own pocket;
(2) People are underinsured, and can't afford to buy an adequate level of insurance for their needs.
As an interesting historical sidenote, the Nixon administration helped to launch the whole HMO concept. Specifically, as Michael Moore told Democracy Now last month:
[My researcher] found this Watergate tape—has nothing to do with Watergate, it's one of the Nixon tapes—at the Archives, National Archives, where Nixon and Ehrlichman are discussing whether or not to support this HMO concept. And Ehrlichman says to Nixon, "You're going to love this, because this is private enterprise. This isn't like some freebie thing." Nixon goes, "Oh, I like that. Tell me about it." And then Ehrlichman says, "Well, this is how it's going to work, these HMOs. They're going to make more money by providing less care. The less care they give them, the patients, the more money the company makes." Nixon goes, "Ooh, not bad!" And it's all there on tape.
In the same interview, former top Cigna health insurance executive Wendell Potter confirmed to Democracy Now, "I do know that tape".
Note: The effect of the new health care bill on this issue is beyond the scope of this essay.
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Traffic lights return at major Milwaukee intersection
Traffic lights return at major Milwaukee intersection
Traffic lights at a six-point intersection in Milwaukee were back Sunday evening. A spokeswoman for the Milwaukee Department of Public Works said the lights were fixed just before 10 p.m.
Earlier, the lights went out on Sunday, according to a DPW spokeswoman.
Sandy Rusch Walton, with the DPW, said drivers should be especially cautious at the intersection of 51st Boulevard, Capitol Drive and Fond du Lac Avenue.
Workers posted stop signs at the intersection while crews try to fix the lights. However, Rusch Walton noted many drivers were ignoring the stop signs.
She said the lights might not be back on for the morning commute and wanted drivers to be aware.
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I am trying to paste together my family tree from the Big Brook area of Northern Newfoundland. To date, I have found my GGrandfather: JOHN DAN Diamond (Married BERTHA Hodge(?) of Main Brook?) whose mother was "Grandmother ROSE" (married a ROSE after JOHN DAN was born?) possibly ANN DIAMOND (see:
Grandmother Rose had at least two (2) brothers: MATTHEW JAMES Diamond (Joshua?) b.Feb 1884 (married JANET) and JOHN THOMAS Diamond b.Aug 1878 (married ELIZABETH)
JOHN possibly 'raised' ERNEST HILL and/or AUGUSTINE COLES
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Hassan's homework: A mess at EducationEDITORIAL
October 21. 2017 6:39PM
It's hardly the first mess that Gov. Maggie Hassan left for her successor to clean up when she left for the U.S. Senate, nor is it the largest.
The U.S. Department of Education is asking some troubling questions about how New Hampshire spent $3 million in federal education funds, dating back to 2014.
The state sent $55 million in federal money to local school districts to help low-income families, but a federal review of the programs found that New Hampshire had not adequately tracked if that money was being spent properly.
Local school districts were carving out a fixed percentage of each grant for administrative costs, rather than tracking how much money should have been used on personnel.
Current Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut estimates $3 million could be at risk, and says he's corrected the way the state accounts for the grant money.
Accepting money from the federal government always comes with strings attached. If Uncle Sam is writing the check, he can prescribe what the states spend it on, and how they account for it.
Hassan's education department didn't tell local school districts how to do their homework, which could cost us $3 million.
It's just the latest example of Hassan's sloppy administration of state government. State departments were a mess under her watch, and she bolted for Washington while leaving taxpayers with the bill.
Fortunately, Hassan is now safely ensconced in the U.S. Senate, where no actual work is expected of her. She can follow Chuck Schumer's instructions, issue some press releases, and raise money. At least she's found something she's good at.


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On this windy November afternoon I brought a thermos of my favorite smoky chai and a crisp mcintosh apple with me to a small copse of Alder trees and Wild Roses by the river. Listening to the breeze keening through the Pines on the mountain above, I sat down in the soft leaf litter and leaned against the silver barked trunk. All around me, the air was thick with the musky-sweet smell of Autumn turning rapidly to Winter. On the ground, the rust and copper colors of fallen Oak and Maple leaves provided a stark backdrop to the lush green of young Mountain Nettles (Urtica gracilenta) that continue to persist and have been providing our family with nightly meals of Nettle soups and Nettle breads.
Frankly, I'm not sure there's much in this world better than being curled up in leaves under my favorite trees with the smells of Fall, river water, spices and smoke all mingling together. The only word I can find to describe it is ~rich~. Rich in the sense of delicious and decadent, and rich in the sense of wealth. Simple wealth, certainly, but overwhelmingly satisfying and beautiful just the same.
Yes, this is a post about tea. I won't be discussing the medicinal qualities or therapeutic actions of the plant, just how good it tastes and some suggestions for creating your own brews made up of smoke and spice. There's a medicine in this sort of joy and beauty all it's own. Something deeper than memory, so close to our bones that we might call it primal. Drinking in the sweetness of experience is a talent we humans have when we can just shut our brains up enough to be quiet and feel.
Now, normally I prefer to obtain as much as my medicine, food and beverages locally (and ideally, harvest it myself) as possible. I do make occasional exceptions to feed my obsessive affection for the fermented leaves of Camellia sinensis, as long as I can find high enough quality tea from a reliable, ethical (or rather, as ethical as things like tea and coffee and chocolate can be) source. In particular, I'm a devotee of smokey, strong black tea. This is especially true in Autumn and Winter when all sorts of rich, overt flavors seem to help balance the seemingly monochrome landscape with their sensory power.
The Teas
Preface: I almost always order my tea from Mountain Rose Herbs, partially because I can trust their ethics and partially because they just have excellent tea at a very good price. If you order from somewhere else you may need to adjust the proportions based on variations in taste and strength. That said, please adjust according to your preference as you go along. These aren't proper recipes anyhow, just basic proportions so that you can create your own cups of smoke and spice.
Proportions here are based on volume not weight.
Russian Caravan
Russian Caravan is a tea that, in general, is strong, highly caffeinated and ranges from mildly smokey to something tasting rather like cigarette ashes brewed as tea. At its best, Russian Caravan is complex, smokey, full-bodied and with a depth of flavor that few other beverages can match. However, the name of this well known tea is a bit of a misnomer as the tea brought in caravans from China to Russia was not smokey at all. According to early descriptions, it was actually a delicate, lightly fermented tea that the Russians preferred. Yes, most websites and companies selling Russian Caravan have an elaborate tale about the campfires of the caravans lending their flavor to the chests of tea… but while this is a great story, it's seems to be just that, a story.
Whatever its origins, I'm a huge fan of Russian Caravan in its modern incarnation. Unfortunately, the quality and taste of the mix can vary a great deal from shop to shop and company to company. Therefore, I blend my own. It's very simple to get a rich, complex and pleasantly smokey tea from just two or three teas varieties.
- 3 Parts Assam (if you choose to use a lighter base, such as Darjeeling, you'll want to use a higher proportion of it to the Lapsang Souchong)
- 2 Parts Lapsang Souchong (Mountain Rose's Lapsang Souchong is smoked over Spruce wood and brews to a beautiful red color.)
- 1 Part Pu'erh (optional but I like the mossy, minerally flavor it imparts and the red color it adds)
Spruce Fire Masala Chai
Masala chai has become incredibly popular in the US. On one hand I certainly appreciate the availability and myriad variations, but this has also resulted in a great of deal of powdered artificial vanilla-flavored, corn syrup sweetened nastiness that I would put right up there with boxed smoothie mix and red koolaid as far as taste. A good masala chai is a miraculous and delicious thing, especially with a dash of heavy whipping cream and a spoonful of wildflower or buckwheat honey. It really doesn't need any improving at all but given my penchant for for smokey teas, I decided to make a smokey chai for the Winter months and so far my guinea pigs (otherwise known as friends and family and whoever else will take sips from the cups I push in their direction) concur that smoke and spice make a lovely pair indeed.
For simplicity's sake, I'm going to assume that you know how to make your own masala chai or that you have a pre-made blend (preferably made with whole tea leaf and spices rather than powdered.) If not, recipes abound, as do excellent blends.
- 3 Parts Masala Chai (preferably a blend with a fair amount of Cloves included)
- 1 Part Lapsang Souchong
Yep, that easy… I think this tea tastes even better if brewed an extra minute or two.
9 Responses to "Of Smoke and Spice: Two Teas for the Cold Moons"
inviting and educational-enjoy your posts and blogs (makes me miss my mother, always =-) these things make me think of her and just smile!!!! thanks, Kiva. ~mjb
Kiva – love your writing style – it takes me there. Nice adventure. Peace Jenn
Thank you for this! Enjoyed!
I wonder how the taste would be like in place of Assam, with an Earl Grey. Would the bergamot oil in the earl grey compliment with Spruce Wood Smoked Lapsong Souchong and the mossy Pu'erh.
Evocative of the smokey teas I have enjoyed in years past particularly Earl Grey Tea.
~~~and to be surrounded by the alders while experiencing the taste and scent is mmmm soothing.
Thanks as usual for your words and thoughts Kiva. I would like to make a few recommendations from folks who like strong black tea with little smoke (it keeps sounding like a Valente book). I am a big fan of Ceylon and Yunnan tea. Yes, these are both the typical Lipton tea, but good quality ones are great winter beverages with half and half (of course) and a bit of sugar for the occasional sweet tea (I like Jaggery as a sugar, which is concentrated cane sugar, with a good fruity taste).
But after reading your article, I will consider how to work these more simple teas into an even better beverage. Thanks again Kiva
My shipment from Mountain Rose Herbs arrived yesterday with Assam, Lapsang and Pu'erh teas. I brewed my first Russian Caravan concoction this morning and I really like it! The Lapsang has me completely wrapped — never had anything like this before. I sampled another version of Russian Caravan last month served at a Christmas tea I was invited to — this is all new to me and I'm enjoying it! Thank you for the introduction to another path. I liken you to a forest muse :0)
Awesome! I love Lapsang Souchong
I love your writing. Really, I can think of few things I enjoy more than a warm beverage sitting under a tree in the Autumn lush. Your simple and beautiful descriptions make me sigh. Thank you for sharing…I just discovered this blog a few days ago….feel connected already *** cheers to the richness of Autumn! ~~~of smoke & spice


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I'd like to keep Windows8 and dualboot with Ubuntu (12.04.2 64bits).
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A senior U.S. military official visiting Seoul is sending a message to both Koreas: warning Pyongyang over recent threats and reassuring South Korea that military backing won't be hurt by a U.S. budget debate.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter told reporters Monday that Pyongyang's threats would only deepen Washington's defense commitment to Seoul. He said that includes a "nuclear umbrella" security guarantee for Seoul, which doesn't have atomic weapons.
Ashton said deep U.S. budget cuts won't alter Pentagon efforts to make South Korean defense a priority.
Pyongyang is angry over U.S.-South Korean war games and U.N. sanctions meant to punish it for its third nuclear test. It has threatened nuclear attacks on Washington, though it isn't believed to have the weapons needed to do so.


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EDINBURG — A crash on Illinois 29 in 1992 cut Melody Traughber's life short, but her legacy has been anything but brief.
EDINBURG — A crash on Illinois 29 in 1992 cut Melody Traughber's life short, but her legacy has been anything but brief.
The dangerous two-lane stretch south of Springfield where the accident occurred averaged about two or three fatalities per year in the late '80s and early '90s, and the 29-year-old's death shocked her family and her community into action.
For the past 22 years, a grassroots effort known as Project 29 has lobbied to widen the highway from two lanes to four between Rochester and Taylorville. In that time, Traughber's cousin, Lloyd Calvert, has watched the movement rise, halt and evolve. As construction continues on the final phase of the project near Edinburg, he's hoping that by fall 2015, two decades' worth of work will completely materialize.
"We were prepared for this," Calvert said. "(The Illinois Department of Transportation) said it would take at least 20 years, and we said, 'Bring it on.' "
Traughber's family buried her just a few days before Christmas 1992. That holiday, they developed the effort to widen the highway, hoping to save other families from similar grief. Calvert and about 25 other individuals gathered at her grave site that January for the first Project 29 meeting.
As time progressed, the group saw up to 150 people attend monthly meetings.
But 22 years later, Calvert, now 58, has lost several other loved ones involved with the effort. Traughber's mother, Nellie Toneli, didn't live to see the project's completion. She died in 2011. Another uncle who had been heavily involved developed Alzheimer's disease. Calvert's mother passed away as well. A married couple who helped found the organization, too, has died.
Still, Calvert, who took over co-chairmanship of Project 29 in 2007, said the next generation has been eager to pick up where others have left off.
"As things get older, people get tired of it, and they don't want to see it through," he said. "But people are committed to that road."
Starting slowly
Project 29 first gained momentum with a 7,000-signature petition that circulated in late 1993. The group has always had the support to proceed, though not necessarily the funding to see its wishes through. Just as group members have phased in and out, so have interested politicians. But Calvert said the expansion has seen support from each of the four most recent governors.
The more than two-decade push first bore fruit in August 2004, when the first 5-mile section of new four-lane roadway opened between Rochester and Berry at a cost of $20 million. Two years later, in September 2006, a new 6.7-mile four-lane section of highway opened between Taylorville and Edinburg. That portion cost $27 million.
Calvert said the harshest lull came after the Taylorville expansion. Much of the support waned when the area near the largest town on the route was completed.
"There was little done and little talked about," he said. "Interest was waning, naturally, because nothing was encouraged."
Project 29 again pushed for progress in 2009 with a second petition. The group stood outside businesses and collected more than 3,000 signatures in favor of the final phase near Edinburg. That section of the nearly 20-mile project — 7.25 miles between Berry and Edinburg — began in August 2012. It will cost $41.7 million, and today is about 30 percent complete.
Paris Ervin, spokeswoman for the Illinois Department of Transportation, said in an email that work is progressing as weather permits.
Project 29 also had a yearlong delay due to a cross-country natural gas pipeline that conflicted with the proposed road storm sewer drainage work. The sewer drainage had to be redesigned to avoid conflicting with the pipeline.
Most recently, the contractor has focused on embankment, excavation, culvert installation and pipe underdrains. About 15 percent of the hot-mix asphalt has been laid. Ervin said the contractor anticipates continuing the paving after the Fourth of July weekend.
Economic development
The endeavor began as a safety measure, but Mike Bell, co-chairman for Project 29, said it's also expected to spur economic development.
Ayerco will be one of the first businesses to follow Illinois 29 to its upcoming four-lane location on the edge of Edinburg. It likely won't be the last.
Ayerco has operated a store off Illinois 29 in Edinburg since 1979. As the highway reroutes from the center of town to the north in fall 2015, the company is preparing to move with it.
Carl Adams, vice president of Ayerco Convenience Centers, said his business requires the highway traffic to sustain itself in the town of about 1,100 people. When the movement to create four lanes from Rochester to Taylorville finally hit Edinburg, Ayerco began scouting locations to fit the new route.
"Edinburg is a small community, and, for us to be profitable, we need business off the highway and with the community to make it," Adams said.
Ayerco isn't just moving its gas station and convenience store. It's upgrading it. The new Ayerco will act as a small truck stop complete with a Subway restaurant. Adams said that complex will bring roughly 20 new jobs to town.
Bell, who's seeking a seat in the state legislature in November, expects other businesses to purchase land near the truck stop as well. He said a used-car shop already has discussed purchasing property near the new highway.
"You're hearing people that want to move their businesses out there," Bell said. "Like Subway. They're not relocating; they're coming."
Taylorville Mayor Greg Brotherton said completion of Project 29 can't come soon enough. He said it really doesn't make much sense to have two outer portions of Illinois 29 expanded to four lanes while the center piece is still at two.
Brotherton said there are many factors to be considered when examining Taylorville's economic growth, but he believes the new highway certainly hasn't hurt. He said access is one of many things developers ask about when scouting a location.
"This completion is long overdue," Brotherton said. "Anyone who has ever made that drive before knows it's just so much better, even now."
Finishing up
Twenty-two years later, Calvert has several ghosts pushing him toward completion. It's not just the memory of his cousin and every other crash victim who died on Illinois 29; it's the effort the generation before him poured into the project.
The changes, while slow, have been encouraging. Fatalities have dipped since before the widening began. Data from IDOT shows Illinois 29 saw two fatalities per year in 2005, 2007, 2011 and 2012 from north of the Pana city limit to the approximate south city limit of Springfield. No one was killed in the years in between.
Still, Calvert and Bell say they aren't satisfied. Both said it's still hard to watch the cars and trucks barreling through the tiny town of Edinburg at high speeds on the narrow two-lane road.
"It's extremely dangerous from a safety aspect, and we need to finish it," Bell said. "You don't give up."
Calvert's family felt the blow one wrong turn could have, and that has kept his focus on the project.
Even after all this time, Project 29 still meets once a month. The gears have shifted slightly. Today, the group is less about rallying support and raising money and more about ensuring the issue isn't forgotten. Calvert said it's important to still have a presence for when the project needs a little nudging. He intends for that effort to continue until motorists can travel safely on four lanes of that last 7.25 miles.
"It's not a question of money; it's just a question of time," he said.
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OMAK – Omak wrapped up its regular tennis season falling at Cashmere on May 4.
Cashmere's girls won 3-2 and boys won 4-1.
The Pioneer girls team finished out 9-3 in league, tied for second place and 13-3 overall, coach Lance O'Dell said.
The Omak boys finished 8-4 in league, good enough for third, and 12-4 overall.
"Monday night the coaches will gather in Okanogan for the district seeding meeting," O'Dell said. "The first round of districts will be this coming Saturday in Eastmont."
Omak's No. 2 doubles team Morgan O'Dell and Gabe Holz topped James Weaver and Dawson Taylor, 6-4, 6-4.
The No. 1 doubles team Caleb Riggle and Brady Layton "played very well, but came up short in a three-set match" against Brian Norwood and Adam Ross of Cashmere. 2-6, 6-4, 1-6, the coach said.
"Norwood and Ross both have state experience from last season, so taking a set off of them was pretty rewarding for Riggle and Layton" O'Dell said.
Omak's No. 1 singles player, Greg Sklar "also played very tough, but fell in three sets" to Cashmere's Chad Raven, 6-2, 2-6, 3-6, O'Dell said.
For the girls, Shaylyn Goodall ended the season undefeated, taking out Cashmere's Tasha Kowatsch 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1 singles.
"This win puts Shaylyn at 31-0 over the last two seasons in No. 1 singles during league play," O'Dell said. "Her only loss in the last two years came in the state championship last spring."
Also getting a win for the Omak girl's was the No. 2 doubles team of Anelise Goodall and Hannah Love, who beat Carrie O'Donnell and Maddy Keller of Cashmere, 6-4, 2-6 and 6-2.
PATEROS – Omak swept Pateros, 5-0, in both boys and girls non-league tennis matches May 2.
The Pioneers No. 1 singles players, Shaylyn Goodall and Greg Sklar, each won 6-0, 6-0.
There were two close matches.
Omak's No. 2 boys singles, Cody Smith, edged Johan Hernandez of Pateros, 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (13-11).
In No. 3 boys singles, Omak's Matt Pearce edged Pateros' Taylor Doucette on a tiebreaker, 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8).
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More Silly Restrictions Will Limit Team Obama's Ability To Communicate
from the don't-let-the-lawyers-govern dept
It's really sad when efficiency is getting stifled by lawyers, though it happens all too often. Why not just make it clear to staffers to consider the fact that everything they instant message may be seen on CNN the next day, and tell them it's their responsibility to use the tools effectively? This is the federal gov't we're talking about. Why are they being treated like grade school kids? The purpose of the Presidential Records Act is to increase transparency in government. But, like so many unintended consequences of regulations, it's doing the opposite. It's driving people to use less efficient and less useful tools of communication to decrease transparency.


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U.S. technology stocks, the second-best industry of the past decade, have fallen to the cheapest levels in at least seven years and are vulnerable to more losses as analysts reduce second-quarter profit estimates.
Earnings at computer companies will fall 5.5% in the three months through June as consumers and government agencies cut spending, according to more than 2,000 analyst estimates tracked by Bloomberg. The group, led by Apple Inc. and International Business Machines Corp., trades at 13 times projected profit, the lowest level compared with the Standard & Poor's 500 since Bloomberg began compiling the data in 2006.
Bulls say the unprecedented discount means technology stocks, which tend to lead during expansions, are too cheap to pass up as the world economy grows. Bears say the shares will remain the worst-performing group in the S&P 500 this year with companies and governments spending less on technology as growth weakens in Europe and China. President Barack Obama's proposed budget would reduce spending on information technology by $2.5 billion by 2015, according to Bloomberg Industries.
"I get the sense from a lot of managers that they're going to sit on their budgets until the end of the year," Peter Sorrentino, who helps manage about $14.7 billion including shares of Google Inc. and Intel Corp. at Huntington Asset Advisors in Cincinnati, said in an April 24 phone interview. He sold Accenture Plc and Apple shares last year.
'Disappointing Numbers'
"It is looking as though the economy is going to flatline for a while, after the disappointing numbers from China," Sorrentino said. "There isn't a real catalyst here for ramping up production."
The S&P 500 advanced 1.7% to 1,582.24 last week after better-than-projected earnings from Travelers Cos. and United Parcel Service Inc. outweighed data showing the U.S. economy grew 2.5% last quarter, less than forecast. Technology shares have underperformed the S&P 500 by 9 percentage points this year.
Of the 273 S&P 500 companies that have posted earnings this month, 74% exceeded analyst estimates, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Rising corporate profits have helped lead the S&P 500 up 1.1% since the end of March, a shift from the past three years when the S&P 500 declined an average 15% after peaking in April. The index rose 0.2% to 1,586.01 at 9:48 a.m. New York time today.
Companies from Accenture to Juniper Networks Inc. and Motorola Solutions Inc. have predicted sales that trailed analyst estimates. The industry is 9.1% cheaper than the S&P 500, a bigger discount than seven of the nine other industries, behind only energy and financial stocks.
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Staten Island, NY -- Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, announced that Fr. Giacomo Capoverdi, a priest of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, has been given permission by Bishop Thomas Tobin to work full-time with Priests for Life. "We are very grateful to Bishop Tobin for permitting Fr. Giacomo to do this national work," Fr. Frank said, "and those to whom he will preach across the country will be grateful, too."
As an associate of Priests for Life, Fr. Capoverdi will equip his fellow priests nationwide to preach, counsel, and organize more effectively for pro-life activity. Among other things, he will promote post-abortion healing through Rachel's Vineyard, a ministry of Priests for Life, and will foster political responsibility among God's people, who are called to advance the protection of life by the way they vote.
Fr. Capoverdi said he is "very excited," about his new mission, and called abortion "the greatest travesty known to man…I want to do everything I can, using my priestly powers from Christ, to end abortion in America," he concluded.


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Rated 5 out of 5 by TracyB from very comfortable This skirt is just adorable, bought the cement and egret. Fits true to size and the love the way it flairs!! Great material too, doesnt wrinkle. Hope bebe makes mores skirts like this one!
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• The Schedule
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 7 p.m.
No. 19 UC Santa Barbara (9-5-1, 2-4) vs. UC Davis (7-6-2, 5-2)
at Meredith Field at Harder Stadium
Series Record vs. Aggies: 15-4-4
Last Meeting: W, 2-1 (OT)
Live Stats • Live Radio Broadcast
• Gauchos Look to Bounce Back
After dropping consecutive Big West contests, UCSB will look to bounce back this Wednesday as it hosts UC Davis, which is tied with UC Irvine at the top of the league's leaderboard. The Gauchos carry a six-game unbeaten streak against the Aggies into this week's match-up. Their last loss to UCD was a 2-0 defeat on Oct. 11, 2008.
• Get Your Tickets
To purchase your tickets to Wednesday's game, visit the Ticket Office in the ICA Building on campus, call (805) 893-UCSB or click here.
• Tune In
Tune into AM 1290 KZSB, the Santa Barbara News-Press Radio Station, for a live broadcast of Wednesday's game. Gerry Fall will be calling the play-by-play while Mark Patton will cover the color commentary. AM 1290 will air all of the Gauchos' remaining games, including any postseason contests. Fans can also listen online here.
• For The Record
Following Saturday's loss to UC Riverside, UCSB has fallen to 9-5-1 on the season and 2-4 in Big West play. This marks the first time since the 2000 season that the Gauchos have lost four conference games. That year the team went 2-4-1 in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play.
• Wild, Wild Big West
UCSB currently occupies sixth place in the Big West standings with six points and a game in hand. While chances are slim that the Gauchos will capture the 2011 Big West regular season title, they could still qualify for the conference tournament (Nov. 9 & 12), which is played out between the league's top-four finishers. UC Irvine and UC Davis, which are both 5-2, are tied for first with 15 points.
• Garza Knows Goals
Junior Sam Garza has cranked up his offensive production since opening Big West play. The forward has scored in each of the Gauchos' last four games and leads the Big West in shots (24), shots per game (4), goals (4), goals per game (0.67) and game-winning goals (2) during league games. For the season, he leads the conference in shots (53), is third in shots per game (3.53), tied fourth in goals (6) and fifth in goals per game (2).
• Hi Ho Silva
Senior Luis Silva is having a standout season as he paces the Gauchos offensively with 25 points (10 goals, 5 assists). Against UCR, Silva posted a goal and an assist. In fact, he has had at least one point in six of the last nine games. The midfielder, leads the Big West in points, points per game (1.79), goals, goals per game (0.71) and shots per game (3.71). He ranks second in total shots (52) and is sixth in assists and assists per game (0.36). In league contests, he leads all players in points (11), points per game (1.83), assists (5) and assists per game (0.83). Nationally, Silva ranks 16th in total goals, 18th in points per game and total points, and 19th in goals per game. He is one assist away from cracking the Big West and UCSB career top-10 lists - he currently has 18 - and just joined the Gauchos' career points list on Saturday tying for eighth all-time (60). Silva is well on his way to making several other marks in the Gaucho record book as he already ranks seventh in career shots (171), is tied for ninth in career matches (80) and is two goals from making the career goals list (21).
• RPI Report
The NCAA released its second Rating Percentage Index (RPI) of the season and the Gauchos are ranked No. 18, down four spots from last week. The RPI helps guide the selection and seeding of the NCAA Tournament. Six of the seven Big West schools are ranked in the top-50.
• Offensive Behavior
The Gaucho offense ranks as one of the best in the nation and in the Big West. UCSB is second in the conference – behind UC Irvine – in shots (240), points (90), goals (31), goals per game (2.07) and corner kicks (92). In league play, they lead all teams with an average of 2.00 goals per game and 2.00 assists per game. Among all Division I programs, the Gauchos are 12th in total goals and 13th in scoring offense (goals per game).
• Home Sweet Harder
The Gauchos have posted a 6-2-1 record at Harder Stadium this season. UCSB has lost just two games in its last 19 contests at home: a 2-0 defeat to UC Irvine (Oct. 1) and a 3-2 loss to UC Riverside (Oct. 22).
• Dom-ination
Sophomore Dom Sarle ranks 32nd among all Division I players with his six assists this year and is 52nd in assists per game (0.4). He's tied for fourth in the Big West in both categories.
• Pulse On The Polls
After suffering consecutive losses, the Gauchos have dropped out of the top-20 in most national polls. College Soccer News has UCSB in its highest poll position at No. 19. Soccer Times and Top Drawer Soccer both have the Gauchos ranked 21st, the NSCAA has them at 23rd, and Soccer America has tabbed them 24th.
• On The Horizon
UCSB will hit the road following Wednesday's match for its final road swing of the regular season. The Gauchos will head to Cal State Fullerton on Saturday before facing Cal State Northridge on Tuesday, Nov. 1.
• The Vom Steeg File
In his 13th year leading the Gauchos, head coach Tim Vom Steeg is the winningest coach in Big West history. Vom Steeg has posted a 180-71-26 record at the helm of UCSB and a 159-53-25 record since the program rejoined the Big West in 2001. Vom Steeg is also the winningest coach in UCSB men's soccer history and has turned the Gauchos into an annual national title contender. The 2004 and 2006 NSCAA National Coach of the Year, Vom Steeg guided the Gauchos to the NCAA title in 2006 and the championship game in 2004. He has guided UCSB to five Big West titles in the past nine years and nine consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament. He won Big West Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2004, 2005 and 2010 and has produced 16 All-Americans.


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Former First Dog Barney Bush — a black, Scottish terrier jokingly called a "lump" by Karl Rove — passed away this week after a battle with lymphoma. He was 12.
Former President George W. Bush announced on Friday the passing of the "little fellow," saying in a news release that "after twelve and a half years of life, his body could not fight off the illness."
"Barney was by my side during our eight years in the White House," said Bush, who also released Friday an oil painting he did of Barney. "He never discussed politics and was always a faithful friend. Laura and I will miss our pal."
Barney was born Sept. 30, 2000, according to his official biography. His mother was Coors, a Scottish Terrier owned by former Environmental Protection Agency Director Christine Todd Whitman, and his father was Kelly of Champion Motherwell Stormwarning.
Barney had his own section on the Bush Administration's official White House website, along with a fairly substantial Wikipedia page. And he became of fixture of presidential proceedings at the White House, Camp David and the Bushes' Crawford ranch.
"At Camp David, his favorite activity was chasing golf balls on the chipping green," Bush said. "Barney guarded the South Lawn entrance of the White House as if he were a Secret Service agent. He wandered the halls of the West Wing looking for treats from his many friends. He starred in Barney Cam and gave the American people Christmas tours of the White House."
Bush said Barney was a "fierce armadillo hunter" who "loved to accompany me when I fished for bass at the ranch." Bush also said the dog was "always polite" when meeting queens, heads of state and prime ministers and that Barney "never jumped in their laps."


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GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon prosecutors have decided an anti-abortion protester was acting in self-defense when he stabbed a man who attacked him outside a Planned Parenthood office.
The Grants Pass Daily Courier (http://bit.ly/V8WVbk ) reported Thursday that the Josephine County District Attorney's Office decided against bringing criminal charges against either of the two men.
Authorities said 54-year-old Christopher Tolhurst was picketing outside the Planned Parenthood clinic in Grants Pass last October when a woman kicked over one of his signs, and he pushed her. She came back with her father, who attacked him.
Tolhurst said at the time that Ted Clair had him on the ground and was beating him in the head, and only stabbed him to make him stop.
Clair remains in a Medford hospital after being stabbed seven times.
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Academic Affairs
The Department of Languages at Hendrix College offers majors and minors in Classics, French, German, and Spanish, as well as lower-division courses in Chinese. Our programs in modern languages are designed to develop written and oral communication skills in the target languages, to promote global awareness through the study of different cultures and peoples, and to encourage aesthetic appreciation through the study of literature, film, and culture. Our program in Classics encourages students to develop a multi-faceted view of Greek and Roman antiquity through an interdisciplinary study of language, literature, history, and philosophy.
Language students at Hendrix find numerous opportunities to enrich their language experience through supplemental or extracurricular activities. Students may choose to join language table discussion groups at mealtimes, attend showings of foreign films, or participate in study-abroad programs in Europe, Asia, or South America, for example. The Language House offers students the chance to live in a dormitory in which the Resident Director is a native speaker and where residential life is centered around the use of the target language. The Language House rotates annually among three languages: German, Spanish, and French.
Students should achieve the degree of competence in a foreign language necessary to encounter another culture on its own terms. This level of mastery requires being able to understand, analyze, and use a foreign language. Such a capacity increases subtlety of mind, sharpens sensitivity to the use of one's own language, and more fully opens another culture for exploration.
The overarching goal of the Classics program is two-fold:
The introductory courses in Biblical Hebrew aim to help students achieve the language skills necessary to read and interpret the texts of the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament. Ideally, students will be able to translate narrative texts with the help of lexical aids and will have some experience with Hebrew poetry.
Learning Goals For Chinese
Learning Goals For Classics
Learning Goals For French
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Attar by Montale
I occasionally hear some people say they get "beast mode" longevity on some frags. This could be common for the fragrance or uncommon, doesn't really matter. I'd like to know which fragrances last the longest on your skin?
For me, it's Tobacco Vanille (easily 10-12 hours) and Memoir Man (nearly 24 hours).
Attar by Montale
I agree with you on Tobacco Vanille. In fact, at the moment i'm finding it a bit too strong (and loud). I'll keep it, but i'm definitely going to have to experiment on my usage. This thing is a monster!
Hard work never killed anyone, but why risk it?
I get "beast mode" longevity out of Givenchy Play Intense and Animale Animale. Easily 12+ hours!!
1. Dior Homme Intense
2. Creed Aventus
3. Tom Ford Extreme
4. Gucci Pour Homme II
5. Terre d'Hermes
Kilian Back to Black
Angel Men Pure Leather. Lasts 12-16 hours on me. For whatever reason it lasts longer on me than the original Angel Men does.
Dior's Leather Oud And Ford's Tuscan Leather last forever.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
"I've been everywhere but the electric chair seen everything but the wind."..
24 Gold..not only does it last, but it smells exactly the same until it dies a slow agonizing death.
Midnight in Paris EdP
Amouage Interlude & Nasamotto Black Afgano will last for weeks on your clothes
AUSSIES, join our exclusive niche split club.
Currently splitting:
Amouage - Tribute, Homage and OPUS VII
Andy Tauer - Noontide Petals, Miriam and Loretta
HdP - Veni, Vidi, Vici and Rosam, Ambrarem, Petroleum
The Different Company - Oud Shamash, Oud for Love and Aurore Nomade
Guerlain - Sous Le Vent, Angélique Noire, Bois d'Armenie, Cruel Gardenia, Rose Barbare
and many more niches up for split...
Annick Goutal Sables
But I seem to get 8-10 hours from most scents. Usually with just 2-3 sprays to the chest.
Dior Leather Oud, Amouage Memoir Man, Chanel Coromandel, Le Labo Santal 33, Montale Dark Aoud. All of these persist frighteningly long for me.
New Haarlem lasts at least 12 hours
Wonderwood lasts 12 hours also...it's a skin scent about the last 3 or 4 though
Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir lasts a good 10 hrs
CDG Soda lasts a good 10 hrs also
As others have said, leathers do really well on me (especially Bandit and Rien). Also immortelle (Sables, 1740), and some of the Amouage attars (Tribute, Molook)
"We don't fail because we aim too high and miss, but because we aim too low and hit" - Les Brown
"When you're all alone, when no one is watching, and there's no one around to impress, that is who you are" - Greg Laurie
That title still goes to A*Men. It's the only one I can still smell the next morning
Black Aoud
dior leather oud
and many more...
Romeo Gigli Sud Est.
36 hours easily. Very potent too. I own many powerhouses but that one really makes me pause before spraying.
Puredistance M and most of the Tom Ford Private Blends
"I am a robot and I like cheese"
Top 5:
1. Axe Kilo
2. Lectric Shave
3. Vicks Vapor Rub
4. Febreze Pour Homme
5. Preferred Stock
Usually Knize Ten, Drakker Noir, Versace l'Homme gave me 12+ longevity
From what I have tried off the top of my head:
Black Aoud
Giorgio For Men
Rive Gauche
Puredistance M
Vintage D&G Pour Homme
AG Sables
Angel B Men
Le Labo Santal 33
All three last 8-10 hours on me
Tobacco Vanille
La Nuit de L'Homme
Dior Homme Intense
Black Aoud, Kouros
"Le parfum est la musique du corps" (Marcel Rochas)


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NEW YORK (AP) — A bloodhound is on the trail at America's top dog show.
A crowd pleaser at 135 pounds, Nathan won the hound group at the Westminster Kennel Club on Monday night.
"He's a kissing hound," handler Heather Helmer said.
Nathan proved that last week during a promotional visit to a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden when he smooched a couple of cheerleaders.
Back on the green carpet at the Garden, he got down to business. Nose alert and tail wagging, the 3-year-old walked his way into the best-of-seven final ring.
A seven-pound miniature pinscher took the toy group, a standard poodle with 115 career best in show victories won the nonsporting category and a Cardigan Welsh corgi earned the herding title.
Left out was Swagger, the old English sheepdog that nearly won the entire competition last February. A year after finishing second, he fell short in the herding group at the 138th Westminster.
Sporting, working and terrier dogs will compete Tuesday. The best in show will be chosen shortly before 11 p.m.
There were a total of 2,845 entries for America's top dog show. They were eligible in 190 breeds and varieties, and all of them drew support.
"Basset!" shouted one fan during a break. "Pug!" another one yelled later.
Along with the four group winners, prime contenders to walk off with the prized silver bowl are Sky the wire fox terrier, Matisse the Portuguese water dog, Riley the Irish water spaniel and the Fifinator, a Doberman that has her own Facebook page.
A pet who lives with Tampa Bay Rays catcher Ryan Hanigan earned an early ribbon. Of the 44 Australian shepherds entered, his Copperridge What's Your Dream was picked.
"It's incredible that she went from my No. 1 bed buddy to best of breed at Westminster!!!" Hanigan wrote in a text message.
Three new breeds were welcomed to the show this year — the chinook, the Portuguese podengo pequeno and the rat terrier.
Plus, a mixed-breed dog made an appearance.
Always a show for purebreds, Westminster included an agility competition Saturday night that included mixes. The top "all-American" dog, as they're known in show parlance, made an appearance Monday night at the Garden. Husky-mix Roo! got a big ovation for jumping high in the center ring.
A fixture forever at dog shows, a standard poodle advanced this time. Fancy-cut Ally needs three to four hours of prep time, and it paid off.
"She's endearing and not a mean bone in her body," handler Tim Brazier said. "But when you first meet her, she's a typical poodle. Quite snooty."
Coco Posh the Cardigan Welsh corgi won despite a diminished rooting section. One of her three owners was in a hospital in Baton Rouge, La., recovering from back surgery earlier in the day.
A miniature pinscher called Classie is a pure delight to handler Armando Angelbello.
"It's like living with a toddler that never grows up," he said.
Earlier in the day, breed judging was held on the piers that jut into the Hudson River.
Among the dogs and fans was Team Wembley. Maxine Freifeld of La Costa, Calif., and about 30 friends and family members came to Pier 92 to root for her Havanese.
Wearing their "Team Wembley" T-shirts and hollering for her, the group wound up with a ribbon for honorable mention. Not bad for a first-time dog and owner at Westminster.
Wembley got to experience something else for the first time, too. She went for a walk in Central Park and noticed something strange on the ground.
"She'd never seen snow. She was like, 'What is this?'" Freifeld said. "I kept telling her it was OK."


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NEWARK, N.J. — The Flyers hit rock bottom with a listless 5-2 defeat in New Jersey on Wednesday night, losing ground on one of the teams they are chasing in the Eastern Conference playoff hunt.
It was s stunningly poor effort, considering the importance of the game.
They are 11th in the East with a 12-15-1 record — the most losses in the NHL — and they are playing without confidence, without an edge.
They have scored one even-strength goal in the last 11 periods, and their goalie's save percentage has dropped to .896 and his goals-against average has climbed to 2.86.
The Flyers have 20 games left to salvage their season, and there are hints that a loss on Friday to the visiting Devils might spell the end of the Peter Laviolette coaching era.
The players defended Laviolette after Wednesday's loss, but they sure haven't been defending him by their actions on the ice.
"Lavy's emotional, he's intense, he thinks the game really well," winger Scott Hartnell said. "His bench awareness is great; it's definitely not his fault."
The Flyers have lost four of their last five games, and unless they make a major turnaround, they will miss the playoffs for just the second time in the last 18 seasons.
Breakaways. A source had no comment on the job security of Laviolette or GM Paul Holmgren....The Flyers' new French Connection line of Simon Gagne, Sean Couturier and Danny Briere was a combined minus-8.....Jake Voracek scored his 13th goal; if this was an 82-game season, he would be on a 38-goal pace.
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Manchester police, Fisher Cats team up to reward safe driversBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
July 18. 2013 9:00PM
MANCHESTER — Every day, Manchester police pull over drivers and write out tickets.
On Thursday, the ticket turned out to be the pleasant kind — the one that gets the holder into a baseball game.
Working in conjunction with police, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats gave away 600 tickets to motorists who were buckled up while driving through downtown.
Police signaled drivers to pull over, and T-shirted Fisher Cat volunteers offered them the choice of tickets for three upcoming games.
"I thought there was a roadblock or something," said Manchester resident John Cunningham after police on Lake Avenue directed him to pull over. He got four tickets — one for every person in his car.
New Hampshire law prohibits anyone under 18 from driving or riding in a car without a safety belt.
Police Officer Mark Aquino said he frequently tickets drivers when he sees kids not properly buckled or not in child-safety seats.Aquino said the Manchester police invited the Fisher Cats to participate in the effort. A few months ago, the New Hampshire Speedway gave away tickets at the same location."It's just something good in the community we do," said Jenna Raizes, director of marketing and public affairs for the Fisher Cats. "The Manchester Police Department just helps us so much. This just seems like a good initiative."The ticket giveaway took place at the corner of Lake Avenue and Elm Street. It started about 10 a.m. and went on for about an hour.
Lowell, Mass., resident Aharona Wildes said she wondered if everything was OK when she saw police on the corners of the intersection. When she asked a police officer, he directed her to pull over. Of course she had her safety belt on, she said.
"I always wear it," she said, "not to mention this is a new car and I can't stand the dinging sound."


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Clarkson Student Spotlight: August '11
Kallie Desmond '12
Biomolecular Science, minor in Gender and Sexuality, Pre-med
It seems like Brewerton, N.Y. native Kallie has dabbled in a bit of everything at Clarkson. She's president of the Leadership Corps. She's been a resident advisor for the past two years and will be a resident director this year. She's a member of the varsity cross country and Nordic ski teams and represents Clarkson on the Liberty League Student Athlete Advisory Committee. She's a member of Phi Delta Epsilon, Clarkson's premedical fraternity. And to top it all off, she's also a teaching assistant for freshman chemistry. Let's learn a bit more about Kallie. Check it out.
Q: Why did you choose Clarkson?
A: I picked Clarkson because of the vibe I got from it when I first came on the campus. It just felt right.
Q: What has been your favorite class so far or your favorite professor? Why?
A: I have had a lot of really great classes and professors, but my favorite was History of Medicine in Society in North America and Europe with Prof. Stephen Casper. It was really interesting to see why medicine has evolved to what it is today, and how those changes took place.
Q: If there was a soundtrack to your life, what songs/artists would be playing?
A: It would be a really eclectic mix of country, alternative, and music to dance to.
Q: What unique experiences have you had at Clarkson?
A: Through Clarkson I received a research position last summer to work on electrochemical systems to detect pesticides in water in a lab in Perpignan, France. It was really interesting to be able to spend the summer exploring Europe, and learning about biosensing systems.
Q: Who is your favorite "famous" person?
A: Carrie Tollefson. She competed in mid distance events in the 2004 Olympics. I met her when I was 15 at Aim High Running Camp. Her major message was to never give up on your dreams, and she really lead by example and overcame a lot of adversity in the sport. I still have the poster she signed for me up on my wall.
Q: What is your favorite spot on campus?
A: Most often you can find me in the ERC, but my favorite place is all the trails we use for running and skiing.
Q: What is your guilty pleasure?
A: My guilty pleasure would definitely have to be online shopping.
Q: What are your goals for the future?
A: My plan has always been to go to medical school to become a physician. I am currently leaning towards neonatology or emergency medicine, but it changes almost weekly.
Q: Where is your favorite place in the world?
A: When I was traveling last summer I fell in love with Prague, Czech Republic. The city was incredibly beautiful and the people I met were so nice and a lot of fun.
Q: What are your plans for the summer?
A: This summer I will be working at the Emergency Department at University Hospital in Syracuse conducting clinical research. It should help me to start to really figure out where I want to go in medicine.
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Director, Speirs + Major
Mark Major trained and practised as an architect prior to focusing on the unique relationship between light and architecture. In 1993 he formed a working association with Jonathan Speirs and Associates which developed into Speirs + Major. Mark has worked on a diverse range of international projects from architectural lighting to urban masterplanning and has been honoured with a number of awards including the Lighting Designer of the Year 2007. He has also worked on three RIBA Stirling Prize winning projects: Magna Science Adventure Centre, 30 St Mary Axe and the Maggie's Centre in London.
Mark Major, BA (Hons) Dip Arch, RIBA, PLDA, IALD, FRSA.


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With Halloween less than a week away, store shelves are starting to look a bit bare. Instead of settling for what's left, get crafty, Mom, and whip up this sweet princess costume.
Plus: Unique Halloween Costumes for Kids
Use the super-easy instructions (no sewing required!). Need more magic this Halloween? Draw inspiration right from the silver screen with these movie character costumes.


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Only a sophomore, Ty Currie has already had a major impact in his first year with the Yreka Miners varsity boys basketball team.
He already is one of the top scorers in the Northern Athletic League and in the Northern Section. Currie, a 6-foot 2-inch guard currently leads the Miners with 16.6 points per game, and leads the team in steals and assists. The Miners won only five games last year and the team already has six wins this season as they begin league play tonight at Corning.
Currie has already scored 20 or more points in six games this season. This included 26 points against Del Norte for the Miners first win of the season. He made two free throws at the end of the game to give Yreka the two-point win.
Currie is also an outstanding football player and earned NAL first-team honors this past fall. As a wide receiver he led the team in receiving yards with 389 and led the team in receiving touchdowns with five. As a defensive back Currie finished with three interceptions and 62 total tackles.His accomplishments makes him a perfect Siskiyou Sensation. His head basketball coach, Christian Birch, had this to say about his star sophomore."Ty sees the court well and has a great shot," Birch said. "He has the ability to score quickly with a very quick release. He is already one of the top five scorers in the North Section. He has great leadership skills as well and this has enabled him to fit into our team as a sophomore. He is a very confident athlete and a great kid. Ty has the potential to have a great basketball career here at Yreka."Below are Ty's responses to the Siskiyou Sensation questions. Name: Ty Currie. High School: Yreka High. Parents: Shannon and Shannon Currie. Head basketball coach: Christian Birch. Where I was born and raised: Born in Susanville, raised in Grenada. What do you enjoy the most about playing basketball?: The intensity and the competitive nature of the game. You were a key contributor to the football team this fall. Do you have a preference between the two sports or do you enjoy playing both? I enjoy both sports. I like the challenge of both, but also building strong relationships with all my teammates. What does it take to be a successful basketball player?: Dedication and hard work are the keys to success. And, also attending summer camps and many hours outside. What are you are your teammates expectations this year for the NAL season?: As a team we have decided that we are going to protect our house and not lose a home league game and then the rest will take care of itself. Why is sports an important part of your life?: Sports are important because you build great relationships with the other guys and you learn a lot of life skills, also it motivates me to do good in school. What team do you look the most forward to facing and why: I look forward to facing Corning the most because they are the best team so far and if we can beat them then we are set for the rest of league. And all real competitors always want to play in the big game. Hobbies/interests: Sports and spending time with friends. Favorite sports team: Pittsburgh Steelers. Favorite subject or teacher at school: History /Mr. Whitehouse...and biology with Birch isn't too bad. Hahahaha. What do you like about living in Siskiyou County: Everybody knows everybody and I like the small town setting. Favorite Song: Remember the Name. Who is your biggest hero, and why?: Hines Ward because he was undersized and wasn't the most skilled but always did his part and was a great competitor. I loved his passion for the game. Favorite food: Steak. What are your future plans after graduating from Yreka High in 2015?: After graduating I plan on moving up in basketball, where ever it may be, and going on from there. Ten years from now I'll be: A college graduate and a successful high school coach. Anything else you would like to add?: I would like to add that I sincerely appreciate all my teachers, coaches, family and friends that support me in my sports. I encourage all of you to come out and support the Yreka Miners basketball teams this season.


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Factors Influencing Human Development in Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijan report of 1998 focuses on the country's progress toward social cohesion and the factors influencing this process. It provides an updated calculation of Azerbaijan's Human Development Index (HDI) and discusses variation in the HDI over time and across sectors.
Principal Contributors: Urkhan Alekperov - National CoordinatorMahir Aliyev - Programme OfficerUlduz GashimovaYashar PashaevKaren Turner Dunn - ConsultantAli HasanovAliaga MamedovArif VelievAydin BalayevAzer AmiraslanovElmir AbdullaevElshad HadjiyevFikret JafarovFuad MamedovNamik AlievMurad SadykhovRasim RamazanovRena IbragimbekovaVafa Mamedova
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Gongchik, The Single Intent by Drikungpa Lord Jigten Sumgon - Thursday 26 December - Saturday 28 December 2013, 9 am - 5 pm (lunch break noon-2 pm), commentary by Venerable Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche, spiritual director of the Tibetan Meditation Center.
Khenchen Konchog Gyaltsen Rimpoche, from the Forward to Gongchig, The Single Intent, The Sacred Dharma, distributed by Otter Verlag:
Avalokiteshvara Mani Mantra OM MANI PEDME HUNG HRIH practice - Sunday December 29 - Tuesday December 31, 2013, 9 am - 5 pm (lunch break noon - 2 pm).The Gongchig teaching is a commentary on Buddha's teaching by Jigten Sumgon, the reincarnation of Nagarjuna and the founder of the Drikung Kagyu lineage. He taught the Dharma teachings for forty years to several thousands of disciples. Gongchig is complied by his heart disciple Sherab Chen-nga Jungne. It is the consummation of the Buddha's whole teachings, in which Jigten Sumgon communicated the way of Buddha's teachings as well as the actual practice. This he conveyed incisively and directly through the application of scholarly and enlightened commentary ... The Gongchig describes the law of the universe, the causality based on wisdom and compassion, Nagarjuna's philosophy of interdependence ... which is the mode of abiding of all phenomena, the teaching of the Gongchig gives a very clear set of moral ethics on how to protect one's mind from confusion and illusion.
Venerable Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche will lead the practices with support of Venerable Lama Norbu of the Drikung Kyobpa Choling Center in Escondido, CA.
Suggested donation: $45/day, $250 for the entire retreat. No one turned away due to lack of funds. This is a non-residential retreat but very limited accommodations are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Volunteers for kitchen and general clean-up will be needed and organized on-site.
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It's not every day that God calls your cell phone. But that's exactly what happened to me on an overcast afternoon last November. "Is this David?" asked the deep, vaguely familiar voice on the other end. When I told him it was, he said, "This is Barack Obama." Thinking it was a good friend playing a joke, I said I didn't believe him. But no, the voice insisted with a laugh, it was Illinois Senator Barack Obama, otherwise known in cult-of-personality political circles as a deity, a rising Democratic star or, as George W. Bush recently called him, "the pope."
Obama was calling because he was bothered that I had written a few blog posts questioning positions he'd taken that appeared to belie his progressive image, most prominently his vote for a corporate-written "reform" of class-action lawsuits, his refusal to frontally challenge the Iraq War after running as an antiwar candidate and his vote to confirm Condoleezza Rice as Secretary of State. One by one, Obama methodically answered each criticism. And when the call ended with his telling me he was committed to working with progressives, I was perplexed. Obama certainly talks a great game–but then, so have many false prophets over the years. I requested a formal interview, and to my surprise, Obama readily agreed. By the end of a day in Washington with him, I had the answers to two key questions: What can progressives expect from Barack Obama, and what does he really aspire to be?
I first met the Illinois senator in his Capitol Hill office, where he introduced me to his staff, all of whom seemed totally at ease with him. Unlike in many Congressional offices, there was no overuse of the words "senator" or "yes, sir." In separate conversations I had with many staffers, he was referred to as just "Barack." I was given a packet documenting Obama's accomplishments since his 2004 election, and it was hard not to be simultaneously impressed and underwhelmed. Given that he's one of the most junior members of the Senate, his successful efforts to secure additional funding for veterans' medical care and energy development in Illinois are no small feats. But considering that he's one of the most famous politicians in America, the accomplishments are fairly mundane.
"That's the constraints of being in the minority," Obama said, when asked why he hadn't used his media megaphone to push for more systemic changes. Then he adopted a signature Obama move: downplaying expectations. "What has probably been strategic was in the first year, my thinking was not to do a lot of message bills, in part because I've got a lot of colleagues here who do message bills," he said. "A lot of what I think is interpreted as caution is just a function of my institutional role as a freshman in the minority party and the limits that places on me in terms of being able to move legislation out of committee."
In a speech later that day, this theme came out again as he told the audience, "Remember, I've got a lot of clout–I went from 99th to 98th in seniority this year." His sarcastic point has some merit–but only some. After all, legislation is just one measure of success. Another is how big an impact a politician has on the public debate. Most members of Congress have to scratch and claw to get attention even on pressing issues. Obama, by contrast, can put whatever's on his mind on the front page of major newspapers. Does he want a public image as a low-key legislative technocrat with a nice packet of accomplishments? Or does he want to be someone who uses the Senate platform to move the national political debate?


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Live in Studio A Schedule and Archive
You can watch our archive of Live in Studio A shows on our YouTube channel.
For information on booking Live in Studio A, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com
Be part of our live audience! Every Thursday night at 9pm we record these amazing bands off campus, at 720 Olive Dr. Suite H in Davis, to air on KDVS the following Saturday. Come rock out with us and these great acts!
Upcoming broadcasts:
2/8: Bay Area Hard Rockers, The Skinny Guns (https://www.facebook.com/theskinnyguns)
2/15: Sacramento Guitar Guru Ross Hammond (www.rosshammond.com)
2/22: Seattle Indie Rockers Autumn Electric (http://www.autumn-electric.
3/1: Sacramento Psych Rockers Mill Burray (reverbnation.com/rpk/
3/8: Horror Punk from the depths of Sacto, The Left Hand (https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Left-Hand-Band/111128715613325)
3/22: SF Rock makes it's way up North with Elegy (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Elegy/181590961857147)
4/5: KDVS Punk favorite Bad Sports stops by while on tour (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bad-Sports/117644598247026). Opened by SF Punk group Beastfiend (http://www.reverbnation.com/beastfiend)
4/12: Sacto home-town heroes The Kelps (https://www.facebook.com/thekelpsmusic) and Honyock (http://www.reverbnation.com/honyock) stop by to celebrate the release of their new split EP Go Dutch!


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I want to know how to do this in order to capture packets in Ethereal but I cannot find out how do it, anyone know?
In ethereal capture interface dialog there is a 'set to promiscuous mode' button. It is turned on by default. go to capture -> then there is a list of interfaces that you have available. Look for the interface you want to use, then click prepare. You 'set device to promiscuous mode' should be in there.
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wiseman knows himself to be a fool - Good Ole Bill Shakespeare
And just to throw a handful of mud in the water...the device, the driver, and the OS you are using have to support monitor or promiscuous mode.
"Data is not necessarily information. Information does not necessarily lead to knowledge. And knowledge is not always sufficient to discover truth and breed wisdom." --Spaf
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made president should on no account be allowed to do the job. --Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
"...people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right." - Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
I don't think my device supports promiscuous mode as no packets are being captured, anyway to fox this problem? I heard something about using another device driver that supports promiscuous mode.
You might want to double check firewall settings, also. And the WinPCap drivers need to be installed if using ethereal on windows (although I believe it is installed when Ethereal is installed).
If your using windows...good luck. I haven't been able to do anything interesting with windows and you have to buy a specific card to get it to work. Google up Airopeek and thats pretty much it when it comes to windows wifi sniffing. It's a pricey product, but Airsnort works with it, so I'm not sure if Ethereal can be rigged to work with it.
If your using Linux, your options are alot more open. I'd recommend looking for a Dlink DWL 122, as I've had good luck using it. It's a USB wifi adapter based on the prism2 chipset and it's around $10-15 used. I'm almost positive that if you buy one, it will work using WLAN tools. Good thing about the DWL 122 is that Dlink didn't change chipsets with it. You have to be careful with Wifi cards, just because it's the same model number, doesn't mean it has the same chipset.
With the card above, it's a B only card. It won't do G. I haven't followed up with wifi sniffing but I think it's only possible on B at this point. Things may have changed in the past 6 months to a year.
The card above uses WLAN tools and is fairly easy to set up, configure and use. Don't be scared of the command line.
A great Linux LiveCD is Auditor, which is a nice collection of security tools. It supports wifi card for this purpose. I say burn some bandwidth and just try it out. Your card may work right away.
Anyhow, with the proper card, and the right linux driver you can get the card to go promiscuos. Then you can capture with Ethereal or whatever your heart desires.
I'd love to use Linux and do have a few distro's including Auditor but, I just cannot get my wireless card installed even when using ndiswrapper.
I'm going to try the Dlink DWL 122 with Linux, I guess using the command line puts me off Linux quite a lot, seems quite confussing but will get the DWL-122 and play around.
What kind of card is it? With linux are you just using a livecd or do you have a full install to play around with?
For Windows, check out the Airopeek site. They have a pdf of all compatible cards. You won't be able to go promiscuous without it. Windows doesn't allow setting the cards to promiscuous if I remember correctly.
I'm sad to say your only option may be to get a new card. I screwed around with a few different cards before I could get it to work, including one with Linux support. That's with just getting it to load, not even setting it to promiscuous.
If you don't want to mess around with the command line, just use Auditor. My copy picked it up right after I plugged it in and Kismet was up and running within about 1 minute after. Just wait to plug in the DWL until after Auditor finishes booting up.
PM me if you need any help with it. I have to warn you though, I'm not exactly Mr. antionline, so the response may take a few days.
Thanks killerbee, I probably won't get the new device until after the new year!
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So you wanna play guitar like Mr. Dave Evans, aka The Edge of U2?
With each U2 release the guitarist's setup has become increasingly more complex. Nowadays The Edge tours with two racks full of effect processors as well as a myriad of vintage pedals. In this feature we'll take a look at how The Edge play the songs "Elevation" and "Until The End of The World" in a live setting, and see how you can recreate that sound in a home environment.
When time came for U2 to record what would become Achtung Baby, one of the main focuses of the band was to update their sound, stepping away from the sound that brought them worldwide success with the Joshua Tree album. The Edge, who had built a lot of his sound around embracing new guitar effects and coming up with innovative ways of using them, acquired a signal processor called the Korg A3.In many ways, this piece of equipment became the back bone of U2's new guitar sound for the album. It has been definitely confirmed that it was used for "Mysterious Ways" and "The Fly," as well as for "Numb" from the follow up album Zooropa. It is also quite likely that the compressed guitar tone during the main riff and chorus of "Until The End of The World" is based around a Korg A3 preset. Now, some twenty years later, the A3 is a relic in terms of musical equipment, and can only be found on auction sites like eBay. But with today's availability of guitar effect processors it is relatively easy to recreate a tone similar to that of the original.
When U2 perform "Until The End of the World" live, The Edge use a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.
The humbuckers are perfect for creating that fat tone needed for the song. When it comes to the tone for the picked riff during the verses, a slightly overdriven tone should be used, so that the notes sound increasingly distorted depending on the force by which you hit the strings. The Edge favors using a Boss OD-2 or a Boss SD-1 for distortion. For this song, the OD-2 is most likely the appropriate route to go, but with any multi-effects processor you should be able to find an overdrive pedal that sound reasonably close to the original sound. When it comes to the chorus, more distortion is needed, and it might be a good idea to have a second overdrive or distortion pedal on hand for extra grit. During the solo, The Edge kicks in a compressor pedal to beef up the tone. He often uses an MXR Dyna Comp or a Boss FA-1. Again, experimenting with compressor settings on a multi-effects unit should bring you close.
For the guitar solo, you also need delay, and The Edge uses his classic dotted eighth delay for "Until The End of The World." What dotted eighth means is that the note repeats at ¾ of a beat after it's been picked. The effect is quite spectacular, and it does make what you're playing sound that much more advanced. Since a dotted eighth delay is a very precise setup it is extremely important that the delay time is set according to the bpm of the song being played. A delay that has a tap tempo function to set the delay speed is preferable in case your drummer speeds up or slows down.
For the song "Elevation" The Edge took his creativity to a whole new level. If you look at the intro riff of the song you'll see that it's nothing more than two notes played over and over, an E and an A note to be correct. But what Edge is doing to get that sweeping sound is he's running the guitar signal through a modified Kay Fuzztone pedal, which has been retrofitted in the casing of a wah pedal. When The Edge is rocking the pedal back and forth it actually sweeps the tone control from high to low, thus creating that pulsating fuzz sound. This author uses a Line 6 M13 Stompbox Modeler to recreate the intro riff for "Elevation." With this piece of equipment you can easily set up a volume pedal to sweep the treble control of a fuzz pedal, mimicking the effect that The Edge creates. The guitar of choice for "Elevation" is a Gibson SG, with The Edge proving that you don't have to be in AC/DC in order to rock out on an SG. For the verses and chorus of "Elevation" all you need is tons of fuzz, and try to keep the tone fairly bright.
So, let's say you've tried out all the suggestions listed in this feature, but still feel that you're falling short of recreating The Edge's sound. Well, one final piece of the puzzle is, believe it or not, the guitar pick. Ever the creative musician, The Edge uses a guitar pick made by a German manufacturer called Herdim, the blue pick to be correct. What's special about the Herdim pick is that it has all these dimples on it in order to make it easier to hold on to if your fingers get sweaty when playing. But what The Edge does is he holds the pick upside down so that it's the dimpled side that is hitting the strings. By doing so, the dimples create a sort of raspy chiming sound when they grab hold and let go of the strings. This sound is mostly audible when The Edge is picking single notes, and playing with a fairly clean tone, like on the Joshua Tree album. But it is also a key ingredient to the picked verses of "Until The End of The World."


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The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged even as a stronger currency threatens the euro area's recovery from recession.
Policy makers meeting in Frankfurt today kept the benchmark rate at a record low of 0.75% , as forecast by all 60 economists in a Bloomberg News survey. President Mario Draghi holds a press conference at 2:30 p.m. to explain the decision.
Recent indicators suggest the euro-area economy may return to growth later this year, easing pressure on the ECB to lower rates further. At the same time, a rising euro could hurt exports and stymie the recovery before it has begun, and looser monetary policy in the U.S. and Japan may continue to weaken the dollar and the yen.
"The euro is a little bit too strong," Bernard Charles, Chief Executive Officer at the French software maker Dassault Systemes SA, said in an interview with Bloomberg Television today. This will "have an effect this year" on the economy and its "capacity to export," he said.
The common currency rose 0.3% to $1.3568 today. It reached a 14-month high against the dollar this month and a three-year high against the yen. It has climbed 11 percent on a trade-weighted basis since Draghi pledged on July 26 to do whatever is needed to preserve Europe's monetary union.
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The Bank of England kept its target for bond purchases at 375 billion pounds ($589 billion) and left the key rate at a record low of 0.5%.
Draghi may face questions today about Italy's Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, which is engulfed in criminal probes over its use of derivatives to hide losses. Draghi has yet to publicly comment on his role in overseeing Monte Paschi, the world's oldest bank, when he was governor of the Bank of Italy.
Still, the focus is likely to be on the euro, which hit $1.3711 on Feb. 1, the highest since November 2011.
A stronger currency damps inflation by reducing prices on imports and poses a threat to growth by increasing the cost of exports. Stora Enso Oyj, Europe's biggest papermaker, said this week exchange rates had a negative impact on 2012 sales.
"Markets will want to hear stronger words on the foreign- exchange front to stop the upward trend currently in place," said Nick Matthews, senior euro-area economist at Nomura International Plc in London. "But we doubt this will happen. Draghi is likely to reaffirm last month's position" that the exchange rate is not a policy target for the ECB, he said.
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Now you can listen to unique audio content from our website anytime, anywhere! On this page you will find library-produced podcasts from the Akron-Summit County Public Library. One of the Library's main purposes is to connect you with the information you need, when and where you need it. Podcasting gives you the convenience of accessing content at your leisure.
On Nonfiction
The Nordonia Hills Library Podcast focuses on both newer and older titles. Our explorations are 10 to 18 minutes in length, bringing you an informal introduction to titles in many diverse areas of the collection: geography, science, economics, fine arts, music, food, religion, social sciences, biography, literature, business, philosophy, travel, holidays, entertainment, history, generalities, and more.... an enjoyable discussion of nonfiction specifically, and reading generally.On Nonfiction podcast
Ray's Listening Room
Determined to bring you sounds you might not have heard before (and sometimes sounds you forgot about), the Ellet Branch Library Podcast is an 8-10 minute podcast that features musical excerpts from non-mainstream artists such as alternative rockers Sleater-Kinney, indie folk trio the Innocence Mission, ambient post-rock instrumental duo Hammock, and Christian grunge-alternative rock icon Steve Taylor. A recent episode even featured excerpts from a two-disc best-of from Lost And Found Sound, a wonderful (but now-defunct) program from NPR.
Think of Ray's Listening Room as a really cool pirate radio station. But legal.Ray's Listening Room podcast


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In June 2013, the Courant's Susan Dunne interviewed actress Polly Bergen ahead of a screening and Q&A of "Cape Fear" at the Wadsworth Atheneum. The actress died Saturday at her Southbury home. She was 84.
Polly Bergen grew up in Ohio and Indiana loving the musicals of Shirley Temple and Deanna Durbin. In one of Durbin's films, she sang in her kitchen, was overheard by a producer and became a star.
"I would stand in my kitchen and sing my life out waiting for someone to show up, if not today, maybe tomorrow," Bergen said. "I was so naive and so unsophisticated."
That didn't work, but Bergen became a singing star anyway in 1945....