text:
Monday, January 26, 2009
Jack Layton :"Steven Harper Sounds Like A New Democrat"
I completely agree with Jeff, on hunting dogs and power grabs. A credible argument for toppling the government is completely undercut, when said offering includes almost all the original demands made. Even if the document includes other measures which don't jive with you sensibilities, you must view it all in totality. It is entirely laughable to suggest that Ignatieff and the Liberals will be "caving" should they support this budget. Oh sure, partisans may float the characterization of "propping up", but I have a very calm confidence that the frame will resonate with virtually no one. The reason? This budget has the Liberal fingerprints all over it, the same arguments made since day one, no wavering or amending as we moved forward. Stephen Harper has moved,, I will posit, moreso than any previous government in Canadian history. The chasm between the Conservative government of today, and the proposals offered in November, or the election for that matter, is so substantial, I think people are still having trouble comprehending the movement.
This government has already caved, they lost a long time ago. The only "victory" I suppose, would be clinging to power, but it's supposed to be about the economy, so that consideration supercedes. As for the idea of "trust", completely well founded, but don't forget the opposition isn't neutered moving forward, they will have a strong role on the "accountability" front. If promises aren't fulfilled, or shell games are in operation, a minority parliament always leaves the opposition with plenty of tools. The fact of the matter, at this moment, delivery is secondary to the optics of presentation. You can question the sincerity, but that hardly justifies rejecting the spirit of the initiatives, which is surely what Canadians will look at.
Just imagine, the Liberals rise to defeat the government, when everyone agrees that their checklist was, for the most part, met. That scenario does bring back the power grab angle, Harper can use all the "compromise" to show the opposition wasn't interested in solutions, but control. Politically, Harper is well armed and I see plenty of pitfalls.
I don't "trust" Stephen Harper, nor do I believe he's changed or his recent conversion authentic. However, absent of any huge surprise tomorrow, the government has covered its bases on the substance of the budget. Again, I'm hard pressed to think of another historical example, wherein a government of the day shifted so profoundly policy wise, it's really unprecedented. I don't believe Ignatieff will suffer, should the budget pass. Canadians will exhale, they could care less about, all they want is politicians to get on with it. If anything, I think Ignatieff will come off well, putting partisanship aside, in the name of national interest. Hollow cries from other politicians aside, who is really going to support the "weak" narrative, in this instance? Nobody.
Stephen Harper does sound like a New Democrat, sounds a lot like a Liberal too, sure as shit doesn't sound like the new Conservatives. That's the underlying reality, all the other arguments for coalition, elections aside. People no longer care how we got here, all they care about is getting somewhere. We'll have to wait until tomorrow, plenty more to come, but it's pretty hard now to see a OVERALL justification for defeating the government.
41 comments:
- Anonymous said...
LOL it's getting bizarre. Politics before Economy, that's Canada.
- 6:43 PM, January 26, 2009
- Steve V said...
Anon, politics would be defeating a budget, despite it addressing your demands.
- 6:45 PM, January 26, 2009
- JAWL said...
I agree with Anon, its politics all the time. It is just positive to see the Liberals playing it again.
- 6:53 PM, January 26, 2009
- Joyce said...
Permanent tax cuts is the justification.
- 6:55 PM, January 26, 2009
- Anonymous said...
I think that we should pay no attention to what Harper says is in the budget - because coming from him it will all be a pack of lies. The issue isn't what pretty words and lies Flaherty says in his speech - its whether or not the opposition has confidence in Harper as PM. We KNOW from past experience that Harper is a liar. he will say ANYTHING to get a lease on life and get the budget passed - and then you know perfectly well that he will simply not bother to implement any of what he's saying and none of the promised money will actually flow. Once he gets past the six month post-Oct. 14 date and the opposition can no longer topple him without an election - he will turn his back on his own budget and dare the penniless Liberals to force an election they can't afford and will probably lose. On top of that Harper will build his whole campaign around cheap, incindiary accusations that the Liberals and NDP are willing to work with "traitors" and "separatists" - and it will work!
Please Ignatieff - destroy this horrible man NOW while there is still a chance. A bird in hand is worth two in a bush!
- 6:57 PM, January 26, 2009
- Steve V said...
"Permanent tax cuts is the justification"
I don't think you can vote on a single issue, particularly when nothing is "permanent" in a parliament.
Just curious, is it possible to have another point of view, or is there only one "holier than thou" perspective on a complicated situation?
- 6:58 PM, January 26, 2009
- Steve V said...
"I think that we should pay no attention to what Harper says is in the budget"
That's what Canadians want to hear. Man.
- 7:00 PM, January 26, 2009
- Austin said...
Anyone can come up with airy-fairy goodness in the throne speech. Anyone can up with airy-fairy goodness in the budget speech.
What you are not understanding is that it is all about implementation and how it is going to be implemented. It is also incumbent to obtain an honest and detailed account of the federal finances.
Otherwise, it is garbage. And no one should be supporting it if it is founded on irresponsible accounting.
- 7:01 PM, January 26, 2009
- Steve V said...
I didn't even listen to the Throne Speech today- who cares?
As for implementation, that's where the opposition kicks in, after the budget. As for playing with the numbers, if the accounting is bad, then I agree, and that would be enough to reject it in good faith.
- 7:06 PM, January 26, 2009
- Anonymous said...
"As for implementation, that's where the opposition kicks in, after the budget."
Once the budget is passed the opposition loses all its leverage on Harper and he will just do as he pleases. He knows that in an election he can get a majority just by running against "traitors" and "separatists" and he won't care if he breaks up the country as a result. Last year McGuinty won an election by having a fear-based campaign about a relatively trivial policy to give some money to religio8us schools. It would be like shooting fish in a barrel for Harper get distract everyone from the economy and make the whole election about who will stand up to so-called separatists and Canadians are probably dumb enough to fall for it.
If we don't get rid of a malignancy like Harper right now when we can - we will live to regret it!
- 7:15 PM, January 26, 2009
- Steve V said...
The opposition ALWAYS has leverage in a minority Parliament. ALWAYS.
- 7:17 PM, January 26, 2009
- Anonymous said...
Could have fooled me. In the last parliament, the Liberals abstained 43 times and gave up any leverage and let Harper rule as if he had a majority. Will we see more of the same?
- 7:26 PM, January 26, 2009
- Gayle said...
I agree with you Steve, but I also agree with Anonymous (what is so hard about giving yourself a name that distinguishes you from all the other anonymouses?).
Harper will cease to play nice as soon as he knows he is guaranteed to get an election if he loses the confidence of the House.
I think the LPC can win an election, but only if they have money. They better get moving...
- 7:33 PM, January 26, 2009
- Gayle said...
Ugh - "as long as he knows..."
- 7:34 PM, January 26, 2009
- Joyce said...
"...and let Harper rule as if he had a majority."
That's the point, Harper doesn't govern, he rules. We are going to see more of this:
Ottawa fails to follow through on toxics review
The Globe and Mail
On-line 16/01/09 04:53 AM
- 7:35 PM, January 26, 2009
- Steve V said...
"I think the LPC can win an election, but only if they have money. They better get moving..."
I agree. The "coalition" window will last until mid-April, after that who knows what Harper transforms into next. At the end of this session, or next fall, the Liberals have to be ready.
- 7:40 PM, January 26, 2009
- Steve V said...
At the first hint of Harper not following through on any promises, we pounce and take it to the people. It's not like this is over after Wednesday, time stands still and we're forever neutered. Not even close.
- 7:43 PM, January 26, 2009
- Mike said...
Steve while I agree the context is now different, but when your opponent is drowning what do you?.
Harper desperately wants to survive and cling to power not just so he can govern another few weeks, but until he gets to 40% in the polls. The new Harper that seems to appease Liberals will stick around for maybe a year hoping that's long enough to convince everyone he's changed, then he'll call an election on much better terms than if he were fighting one now.
- 7:54 PM, January 26, 2009
- Greg said...
At the first hint of Harper not following through on any promises, we pounce and take it to the people. It's not like this is over after Wednesday, time stands still and we're forever neutered. Not even close.
I think Harper will relish running against his coalition partner.
- 7:56 PM, January 26, 2009
- Steve V said...
I heard Scott Reid today, didn't even recognize him from that piece. Things have changed.
I don't think we'll ever see Harper in the 40%, he's past his best before date, damage has been done, his opponent is more daunting and he has a bad economy. I'm not suggesting the Liberals wait for very long, because he clearly wants to ride out the economy.
Nobody is buying that, but if it makes you feel better.
- 8:28 PM, January 26, 2009
- Steve V said...
Fifty-seven per cent of Canadians want the opposition parties to vote for the budget...
By contrast, 30 per cent believe the opposition should defeat the budget, while 13 per cent are unsure.
Albertans are most likely to want the budget to pass, with 66 per cent wanting the opposition to support it. Saskatchewan and Manitoba are next, both at 65 per cent, followed by Ontario at 61 per cent and British Columbia at 59 per cent.
Forty-six per cent of Quebecers want the opposition to support the budget, while only 45 per cent of those in Atlantic Canada hope it passes.
- 8:35 PM, January 26, 2009
- Steve V said...
Besides, what sort of party votes against Girl Guides:
• $481,300 to the Girl Guides of Canada to develop safety programs for girls.
- 8:41 PM, January 26, 2009
- Joyce said...
Ipsos Reid, the Tories' personal pollster.
- 8:55 PM, January 26, 2009
- Frankly Canadian said...
There are many feasible scenarios presented here, however I have to agree with Steve, now is probably not the best time to take Steven Harper down. The polls definitely indicate that Canadians want politicians working on resolving our current crisis, and any party who obstructs that progress will more than likely pay for it in the next election, with exception to the N.D.P. who's core base are faithfully compliant. I believe with some others here that, when Mr. Harper shows his true colors and reneges on his commitments, and he will, then the Liberals can stand up in the house and vote no confidence, sending us into an election on their terms not Mr. Harpers. My one big concern though is that Mr. Harper will pull a stunt like the one in his financial update, and we end up going to the polls to save funding for political party's or something of the sort, which most Canadians who aren't overly involved, might support.
- 9:36 PM, January 26, 2009
- Steve V said...
"Ipsos Reid, the Tories' personal pollster."
Of course. Good thing it's not the only poll that shows overwhelming support for wanting the budget to pass.
- 10:33 PM, January 26, 2009
- Steve V said...
"Canadians want politicians working on resolving our current crisis, and any party who obstructs that progress will more than likely pay for it in the next election"
I think it's important to remember, Canadians were pissed off at all parties, "a pox on all their houses", which might not be fair, but it's accurate.
- 10:36 PM, January 26, 2009
- janfromthebruce said...
Are those the liberal talking points and so they justify backing neocon Harper? This is pathetic, but carry on with the hogwash.
It will be cute with photo-op of Harper & Iggy. He'll want to make sure he gets another snap of Iggy shaking his hand.
- 11:12 PM, January 26, 2009
- Mike said...
Interesting to hear Reid did an 180degree spin, but so be it. Obviously polls favour passing the budget, and that's no change, but were that not polls showing 60-70% of Canadians did NOT want Harper to call an election when he did last fall?
Harper went against the polls ing going to the polls and breaking his fixd election law and I hardly think he was punished for it. If a coalition took power, we wouldn't face the electorate for 18months, I hardly think they are going to hold a grudge that long particular if the economy recovered under our watch.
People get momentarily upset but then they go back to their lives, they will then judge a government on its actual record at election time. The alternative is an election this fall or early next year where Harper runs agaisnt a fictional version of the coalition anyway. May as well show Canadians what the real thing is like.
Steve I know you believe Canadians hate the coalition right now (and I guess based on poll you are right), but do you honestly beleive ANYONE will believe Ignatieff if we go to an election next fall and he says "I will not enter into a coalition with the NDP"?
Stephen Harper will frame the next election as him vs the coalition whether we like or not. What do you propose we can do to maximize our chances if WE KNOW that will be the narrative.
- 12:27 AM, January 27, 2009
- Anonymous said...
Again, I know what you are saying Steve. But the Ipsos Reid poll, really? I'd have to know a bit more about the dirty little details of that poll before I'd believe it, especially with the obvious spin of the pollster himself "telling us" what it means. I just hate that.
We don't even know the budget yet, none of us. So I'd like a reading on who really said definitely what they wanted, and how the questions were worded. I just don't think people are sitting around with firmly entrenched beliefs on the matter. And in an election, most of that would be forgotten. I doubt the punishment factor would last long in an election with a half-decent run campaign. Personally I'd love to see the debate in which Harper gets nailed for trying to be on absolutely every square on his precious strategic checker board.
And what would the results have been if the question included a "Do you think it's wise for Ignatieff and the Liberals wait until they see the full budget before deciding whether to support it, in which case the headline would be "72% agree Liberals right to wait to decide on budget release." Follow up with that question with "Do the Liberals have the right to oppose the budget if the terms are unacceptable to them?" and we'd have another bell-ringing winner spelling potential doom for Harper.
But, no, Canwest comes through again with another "pressure article" trying to pigeon hole an end result before the game even starts.
I hope to God the liberals and Ignatieff never base their decision on an Ipsos Reid poll, otherwise there will never be another election and we'll just be anointing Harper PM for life.
Bottom line point is make your arguments however you wish, but please don't hang the arguments on highly suspect polls.
- 1:09 AM, January 27, 2009
- MississaugaPeter said...
Another day with Harper as PM is one too many days of Harper as PM.
Are we really that stupid?
Can we not remember all the Harper lies and Harper arrogance of the past 3 years.
If the budget is sooo, sooo good, then copy it, change the leader, and reintroduce it.
- 1:52 AM, January 27, 2009
- Anonymous said...
If Harper sounds like a New Democrat, then who does Jack Layton sound like?
"What do you propose we can do to maximize our chances if WE KNOW that will be the narrative."
It will be "it's the economy, stupid" irregardless the election is March, June, or September. The coalition will force Harper to realize it is majority or bust for him. Let's put it this way, if the Grits get to 100 seats the next time, we will all be laughing. Thus, the Grits will have to govern in coalition no matter when.
"Are we really that stupid?"
The answer for the coalition is now or later. I would prefer later, after the Grits confirm Iggy as leader and establish an electoral pact with Layton. In this case, we win and we convincingly
- 3:42 AM, January 27, 2009
- RuralSandi said...
janfromthebruce - your typical NDP reaction is why the coalition could be a serious problem. You see, a coalition co-operates and already Layton isn't doing his job.
He's already decided he's voting against even though he says Harper is now a New Democrat - dumb, dumb, dumb. Even Duceppe says he wants to read the budget.
He's already (as you have all along) begun to attack Liberals -ya, play in the sandbox well Layton.
Layton said in an interview yesterday that he trust Ignatieff because he says in private what he says in public - well, you can't have it both ways Layton.
Remember - Layton claims to have produced the Martin budget - stupid or what. It takes hours and hours, man/woman time, planning etc. to produce a budget. All Layton did was proposed an "amendment" that Martin agreed to. Proof that Layton exaggerates and misinforms.
The coalition problem is not the BLOC - it's Layton. He'll sleep with anyone and take credit for pretty much nothing. HE'S the problem. He's no Tommy Douglas and he's no Ed Broadbent.
Jan - if you want the coalition - play nice. It wouldn't hurt.
- 8:28 AM, January 27, 2009
- janfromthebruce said...
Just because the liberal leader is going to climb into bed with Harper, and do a two-faced climb down, doesn't mean the other opposition parties have to walk over the cliff.
The operative word is "sounds like". Don't be fooled is what Layton is saying. We all know that poison pill is right there in that postage stamp of a throne speech.
At least Dion, Layton and Duceppe believed in the common good. Where is the matra "liberal values are Canadian values"?
- 8:48 AM, January 27, 2009
- Anonymous said...
jan - go back to work - are you blogging on taxpayer time? Jan you know darn well for you and Layton it's posturing for the NDP and nothing to do with Canadians at all.
We're not all that stupid.
- 9:02 AM, January 27, 2009
- Anonymous said...
If Liberals are gullible enough to fall for Harper pack of lies - and they decide to prop him up - they deserve to be tossed into the garbage in the next election when people can render a verdict on the Harper/Ignatieff "grand coalition" that will have led the country down the drain.
- 11:36 AM, January 27, 2009
- Steve V said...
There was another poll, which showed similar results, so keep in that in mind. It is quite clear, Canadians overwhelming want this budget to pass. All you hear is this sentiment of "get on with it", no more political games. Does this Ipsos offering really deviate?
"but do you honestly beleive ANYONE will believe Ignatieff if we go to an election next fall and he says "I will not enter into a coalition with the NDP"? "
Well, considering he didn't, when the opportunity was staring him the face, I'd say Ignatieff will have pretty good real world example.
BTW, Jan is representative of nobody, like I said hyper-partisans aren't really part of the thought process. Jan can scream and hurl venom, but Canadians will just breathe a sigh of relief. The last thing I give a shit about, is the opinion of someone who has one arm around you and the other with a knife at your throat. It's so WHATEVER.
- 11:40 AM, January 27, 2009
- Steve V said...
"they deserve to be tossed into the garbage in the next election"
I like our chances.
- 11:42 AM, January 27, 2009
- Anonymous said...
What a poll says now about the budget is irrelevant. If the Liberals stand up for some principles and vote it down - they become the government and that government will last several years. Do you think that when the coalition government runs for re-election in 2012 - ANYONE will care about whether or not the opposition was justified or not in voting down the budget in 2009?
I think not.
Giving Harper what he wants now is like letting an aggressive cancer continue to spread. He must be stopped NOW before more damage is done. There is no telling how much damage Harper can and will do between now and the next election if the opposition doesn't destroy him immediately.
- 12:04 PM, January 27, 2009
- Steve V said...
"What a poll says now about the budget is irrelevant."
I think people need to get out of the blogosphere and walk the streets. People want something, and they want it yesterday. Period. Any move to delay a budget, create a period, however long, of uncertainty, will be seen with disgust. Harper caved, everyone knows it, and in so doing, he's removed the genuine validation to bring him down.
- 12:50 PM, January 27, 2009
- Steve V said...
That may have been harsh, what I mean is there appears a real disconnect online, with my reading of people as a whole. I think sometimes, we're too close, or to invested in the details, to see the general mood.
- 1:02 PM, January 27, 2009
- Anonymous said...
All that matters is killing the Dark Lord Sauron (aka Harper). Get rid of him NOW. Some people will be pissed off for a week or two, but once the new government is sworn in - the events leading up to it coming to power will be ancient history. If a week in politics is a long gtime - what is two years???
- 1:05 PM, January 27, 2009


text:
Keith Baker
|Previous College:
|University of Alabama
|Assistant Coach - Throws, Vertical Jumps, Multis
|Third Season
This is Keith Baker's third season at UC Santa Barbara. Baker is the coach for the men's and women's throwers, high jumpers and pole vaulters. As an experienced decathlete still in training, he will also be looking to develop the UCSB multi-events program. In his first season at UCSB, Baker coached high jumpers Jane Doolittle and Christina Nowak to substantial personal bests and their first appearances at the NCAA Regionals. As a collegiate athlete from 2003 - 2006, Baker's work ethic helped him become the Alabama school record-holder in the indoor heptathlon, with a personal best of 5332. A national qualifier, Baker sits third on the Alabama outoor list in the decathlon with a best of 7315. He was a two-time medalist in the SEC. Upon graduation, Baker stayed with the team as a graduate assistant coach during the 2006-07 season. Before competing as a member of the Crimson Tide, Baker was a junior college All-American and team captain at Lane Community College in Eugene, Ore. In addition to track, Baker also played basketball for the Titans. Baker graduated from Alabama in 2006 with a B.S. in human environmental studies and a minor in business management.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
|Geneva, Switzerland
|High School:
|Ecole Moser
2012-13 (Freshman):
Participated in the Garret Open hosted by Penn State ... Picked up three wins at the St. John's Invitational ... Earned one victory at Ivy Round-Robins.
Before Harvard:
Fenced for the Societe d'Escrime de Geneve on Swiss national circuit … Competed for Switzerland for the European Cadet circuit and the junior World Cup … Raked No. 1 at the Cadet in Switzerland in 2010-11 season … Was the only Swiss fencer ranked at the Cadet 2011 Cadet World Fencing Championship in Jordan … Ranked No. 5 in European Cadet ranking at the beginning of the 2010-11 season … Bronze medalist at the 2011 Cadet Swiss Championship … Won the 2008-09 Swiss national overall circuit in the Minime category … Came in the top-16 at the European tournament in Gotenborg, Sweeden in 2011 … Won Swiss championships in 2007-08, 2008-09 … Has accrued over 25 national and international medals since 2005 … Graduated with distinction from Swiss bilingual Matruite Federale in Sept. 2011 … Received national distinction of Excellency for his high school thesis.


text:
A smooth, relaxed and laid back reggae track featuring groovy drums, a bad tuned bar piano (upright), deep basses and a lovely synthesizer pads. This is an uplifting, energetic, very groovy and very funky track. Positive and motivating soundtrack for your successful business projects.
Great for motivational videos, YouTube videos, commercials, websites and other projects that need a shot of groove, funk and uplifting energy. What an smooth and infectious groove!
Both mixes have MP3 and WAV versions for your convenience.
Thanks for purchasing!


text:
The False Dichotomy of Nature Versus Nurture
Dec 14, 2011, 3:05 AM, Posted by Pioneer Blog Team
We all attribute certain traits to nurture and others to nature. "I'm stubborn. I get that from my dad's side. My ambition and leadership skills? I learned those." But Pioneer grantee Nicholas A. Christakis says more of the traits we typically attribute to culture have evolutionary roots, including who we choose as friends and whether or not we practice healthy behaviors.
In this week's TIME magazine, Christakis argues that a new synthesis of biological and social science – biosocial science –can unearth solutions to some of the world's most vexing public health problems. He writes that we can use our understanding of biology and behavior to address problems like how to get medications or tools to remote villages, control the behavior of dangerous crowds, or predict an epidemic before it happens. Christakis, a Pioneer grantee and a professor of sociology and medicine at Harvard, contributed this essay as one in a series by TIME's most influential people in the world.
You can also learn about Christakis' innovative research into how humans interact and coordinate in response to the behavior of one's social partners in a recent Pioneer-funded article published in Science and in this profile.
Read the TIME essay, review Christakis' work on patterns of human coordination and defection, tweet your thoughts about the nature versus nurture argument, or comment below. We'd love to hear what you think.
This commentary originally appeared on the RWJF Pioneering Ideas blog.


text:
Ed Miliband has said an influx of low-skilled migrant workers will make life harder for Britons facing a cost of living squeeze as he pledged action to close a legal loophole used to exploit cheap foreign labour.
The Labour leader said he wanted to address "understandable" public fears over lifting work restrictions on Bulgarians and Romanians, conceding some UK nationals "lose out" as a result of new arrivals.
But while he backed stronger border controls and "fair" benefit curbs, the key was ending the country's "chronic dependency on low-skill, low-wage labour", he wrote in the Independent on Sunday.
Among steps Labour would take if it won the 2015 general election would be ending the ability of unscrupulous bosses to undercut regular staff by paying agency workers lower wages, he said.
The TUC claims agency staff are paid up to £135 a week less than permanent staff despite working in the same place and doing the same job because of a loophole in the Agency Workers' Directive.
Migrants are over-represented among the estimated one million agency workers in the UK, especially in sectors such as call centres, food production and logistics.
Miliband said he would work with the business sector to end the practice.
"Unless we act to change our economy, low-skill immigration risks making the problems of the cost of living crisis worse for those at the sharp end," Mr Miliband wrote four days after workers from the two eastern EU states gained unfettered access.
"When millions of workers already have low pay and poor job security in Britain and we add high levels of low skilled migration mostly from within the EU, some benefit but some lose out,"
He added: "It isn't prejudiced to believe that."
Miliband has conceded that the previous Labour administration was wrong not to impose transitional controls when Poland joined the EU - with far more arriving from there than anticipated.
No official estimates have been given of the number of Romanians and Bulgarians likely to take advantage of the end of the restrictions later imposed on their countries.
But amid claims they could number up to 50,000, Prime Minister David Cameron has rushed through measures restricting access to jobless benefits and NHS healthcare.
They came in the face of demands from Tories fearful of the threat posed by the eurosceptic UK Independence Party which is tipped to push the party into third place in May's European election.
Miliband wrote: "Whatever the numbers of people that eventually come here, the concern that this has highlighted is not going away."
"Our country faces a fundamental question. Britain has succeeded through the centuries as an economy that reaches outwards to the world.
"Can we maintain that tradition and meet deep public concern about immigration? I believe we can. But only if we understand the sources of anxiety and act on them.
"This cost of living crisis is the most important context for the debate about immigration. It understandably makes people more fearful of the change that immigration brings."
"Of course effective border control is important and while all the evidence is that most people come here to contribute, we need a benefits system that is seen to be fair.
"But this can only be a part of the solution because public concern about immigration is also a symptom of a deeper problem: an economy that no longer works for most working people."
He said the British exit from the EU called for by Ukip and some Tory MPs would be "a disaster" - robbing the country of high-skilled foreign workers and forcing Britons working abroad to return home.
"If people want a party that will cut itself off from the rest of the world, or pretend we should try, that is not the Labour Party.
"But if people want a party that will set the right rules to stop a race to the bottom with workers coming here from abroad, Labour is that party."
Miliband repeated pledges to impose higher fines on firms that fail to pay the minimum wage, ban recruitment agencies for hiring only from abroad and force large firms hiring skilled workers from outside the EU to take on an apprentice at the same time.


text:
Ravens majority owner Art Modell has agreed to a $3 million settlement in aclass-action lawsuit brought by Cleveland Browns fans angry about the team's1995 move to Baltimore, lawyers in the case said yesterday.
Under a preliminary settlement approved yesterday by a judge in CuyahogaCounty, Ohio, the holders of 40,000 Browns season tickets would be eligiblefor $50 per seat and would be given the choice of taking cash or donating theproceeds to charity.
The NFL is to pay a portion of the settlement, but the amount would dependin part on how many of the season-ticket holders choose to donate their awardsto a fund supporting youth football and recreation programs, an attorney forModell said.
An NFL spokesman last night declined to comment on the league's portion,saying the extent of the NFL's commitment has not been finalized.
The Ravens' ownership would pay about $1 million in legal fees andexpenses, lawyers in the case said.
The settlement, which could receive final approval at another hearing nextmonth, would end Modell's only remaining legal entanglement from his decisionto move the storied Browns franchise to Baltimore.
Modell, in a written statement, called the settlement "an appropriate endto this odyssey."
"This settlement benefits the fans who supported football and the youth whoare its future," the statement said.
Modell could not be reached to elaborate because he was out of town, hisoffice said. Ravens spokesman Kevin Byrne said that Modell met last week withleague commissioner Paul Tabliabue at the NFL owners' meetings in Palm Desert,Calif., to discuss the league's participation in the settlement.
The settlement would avert a trial in a suit filed in November 1995,shortly after Modell announced his intention to move the team. Brownsseason-ticket holder Howard Beder charged the team with violating Ohio'sconsumer protection laws and with breach of contract, alleging, for instance,that Modell broke promises to keep the team in Cleveland.
That suit was merged with another that cited the Browns' poor play in thewake of the announcement and charged the team with breaching its contractualobligation to provide NFL-quality football. All but one of the allegationswere dismissed as the case moved between pre-trial rulings and appellatereviews over the past several years.
In the remaining unresolved issue, the season-ticket holders charged that,by moving, Modell breached their contractual right to renew their tickets forthe next year.
In the end, the case was more of a statement about sports fans' rights aspaying customers than it was about Cleveland's lingering anger toward Modell,said plaintiffs' lawyer Joshua R. Cohen.
"The case signifies that sports fans and those who patronize sports teamsare consumers, and they need to be treated the way other consumers aretreated. That's an important proposition given the amount of money that isspent on sports and the concessions communities are making to sports teams,"Cohen said.
He said Beder, from the start, had insisted that ticket holders be offeredthe chance to contribute the money to charity. The donations would go to afund to benefit youth programs in northeast Ohio. The fund would beadministered by a board composed of Cleveland civic leaders and former Browns.


text:
Medical Billing and Coding
Medical Billing and Coding
Medical Reimbursement Specialist (HEA 7270 – ICD 10)
Advanced Coding (HEA 7313)
What is a certified professional coder?
A certified professional coder is a medical professional who provides outpatient services. Students will be instructed in basic outpatient coding, Medicare, Medicaid, insurance terminology, billing and reimbursement
At CPCC, we teach students to be leaders in their industry.
- Complete your billing and coding training in just one year.
- Learn from field-experienced instructors.
- Complete your training at a fraction of the cost as compared to a private school.
- Easy enrollment!
Careers as a Certified Professional Coder
The health care industry continues to seek experienced professionals equipped with the knowledge and skills to address the population's evolving medical needs. As a result, careers in fields like billing and coding continue to be an attractive career option for many of today's graduates.
This profession offers both variety in the workplace and competitive salaries. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook, certified professional coders can earn a median annual wage of $37,110 per year.
The CPCC Billing and Coding program is patterned on requirements of the American Academy of Professional Coders (www.aapc.com), enabling participants to sit for certifying examinations. This program is recognized by local employers.
(Note: Examinees lacking two years of coding work experience may sit for the examination. Those who pass the examination will be awarded the "CPC Apprentice", "CPC-H Apprentice", or "CPC-P Apprentice" designation and will maintain such until the required coding work experience has been met.)
If you would like to explore this opportunity within health care, apply today! Click here to find out more!


text:
Neoseeker : Videos : Walkthroughs : 31 - Boulders on the Beach
Escape From Monkey Island
- By LucasArts for PC, PS2, Mac
31 - Boulders on the Beach
Register as a member to subscribe comments.COMMENTS
You must be a member to post comments. Login or register to post what you think of this video!
Trailer Info
|From: Maceman
|May 18, 2000
|Category: Walkthroughs


text:
Try it... membership not required! Go to our easy-to-use Directory for the latest products and services! Direct links to industry pros and resources to help you fine-tune your latest home project.
Whether it's a gathering of... Full article »
Pull up a chair, settle in,... Full article »
Ask any foodie and they'll... Full article »
The photos on Getdecorating.com® cannot be used in any commercial application whatsoever, such as a web site or in print, without a specific usage license. Licenses can be acquired through contacting us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
© Copyright - All photographs are the intellectual property of Visual Solutions Company, Inc. and are protected under the copyright laws of the United States and International Copyright laws.


text:
Romanoff Designs – About the Artist
My background in fiber arts is eclectic and far-reaching.
I started with macramé in the 70's as a teenager growing up in Berkeley, CA. My dream in life was to become a famous macramé artist. I went on to freeform and floor loom weaving, taking classes at The New School in Manhattan in the 70's. Arriving back to Berkeley I apprenticed with Audrey Socher learning the art of hand painting fabric and clothing design. When my first daughter was born I rediscovered by grandmothers baby quilts and started designing and fabricating hand quilted pieces. I also restored an extensive quilt collection of mid 30's quilts owned by Louise Nagel.
After quilting for 25 years I was feeling like I needed another fresh outlet for my creative energy. My father's cousin sent me a micro Macramé necklace she bought in the 70's and had never worn. I was hooked! I spent a few months relearning the knots and working out basic designs before I could make my first complete piece. I've gone back to my first creative passion but have totally changed what I was doing from the hippie style of wall hangings and plant hangers to unique pieces of jewelry. This is not your grandmother's macramé!
I have been selling through reputation and am now showing in Favor at 500 Sutter Street in San Francisco.


text:
Just a couple of days after "Sergeant Massacre" left his base in southern Afghanistan and singlehandedly perpetrated the My Lai of the Afghan War, shooting and evidently in some cases stabbing to death 16 Afghan villagers, including nine children, a district police chief in Kapisa Province reported that a NATO air strike had killed three civilians and injured two more. Mistaken for insurgents, two shopkeepers had, he claimed, died on the spot, as had an elderly man later. A NATO spokesman responded that the dead were, in fact, insurgents, though "additional information" on those deaths was being collected.
Since then, while the media has been filled with discussion of the until recently unidentified sergeant's atrocity and what it means for America's war in Afghanistan, those other dead Afghans have typically faded into obscurity. There have been no further reports on what happened to them, nor, as far as we know, has one of the scores of U.S. and NATO "investigations" so-thorough-they-never-manage-to-see-the-light-of-day been launched. But those three contested deaths, not the sergeant's grim, up-close-and-personal slaughter, best catch the nature of America's Afghan War, ever since in December 2001 a B-52 and two B-1B bombers took out 110 of 112 Afghan villagers celebrating a wedding. Though the sergeant's acts have been headlined, Afghans have been dying, largely unnoticed here, for a long while now. The truth is this: from the air and on the ground, Americans have been profligate with Afghan lives.
Now, thanks to the Koran burnings and those 16 deaths that have refused to fade into obscurity, Washington faces its destiny in Afghanistan, long written in dead bodies. The Obama administration, which doubled down on "the right war" in 2009, confronts a situation that was guaranteed to end badly from the moment George W. Bush and his top advisors decided that taking out al-Qaeda wasn't enough, that the U.S. was going to stay in Afghanistan and dominate the Greater Middle East for generations.
Sergeant Massacre, like those charred Korans, is simply a harbinger of the arrival of the predictable endpoint of that disastrous decision. Even Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta knows that if we stay in Afghanistan, so, after a fashion, will the staff sergeant. As he said recently, "These kinds of events and incidents are going to take place... in any war... and this is not the first of those events, and it probably will not be the last." Yet the Obama administration seens incapable of stopping. Panetta finished his comments this way: "But we cannot allow these events to undermine our strategy." That sums up the folly of Washington today. "These events" are, in reality, making a mockery of that strategy, but the momentum of these last years still carries them toward an Afghanistan forever policy, even when their eyes tell them otherwise and the panic sets in.
Not surprisingly, this leads to a striking set of inanities. A New York Times piece on the debate in Washington about speeding up the troop pullout, for instance, included these bizarre passages from an assortment of typically unnamed American and European "officials." Speaking of an upcoming Afghan War meeting in Chicago, they claimed that "Mr. Obama and the NATO allies... must... present a picture of success that includes... a NATO withdrawal that is coming only after a job well done... A European official said... that it was imperative that the United States and its NATO partners project a public face to the Afghans that while NATO troops will be leaving Afghanistan, the West will not abandon the country. 'The most important thing now is the messaging,' the official said."
As it happens, whatever "face" they choose to project, the messaging is already clear. But the momentum is real, too, and the Obama administration clearly has little idea how to put on the brakes. Domestically, there's a similar grim momentum at work, also set off in the early Bush years, and still operative. Karen Greenberg, director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School, catches Washington's unnerving domestic national security "messaging" of this moment with uncanny accuracy in "Ever More and Ever Less, The Unstoppable Legacy of the War on Terror."


text:
Dior Hypnotic Poison Eau Sensuelle
25 reviews
56% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.0
Price: $$$$
Package Quality: 4.0
Price: $$$$
Where to Buy
- When you make a purchase through these links, we may receive a commission from the eBay Partner Network or other affiliates.
Start your review
on 9/3/2014 9:33:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I hate the smell so much. The only perfume I ever bought that have nothing I can praise.
on 12/22/2013 4:34:00 PM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Normal, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
THIS is exactly what I hoped Hypnotic Poison would be. I have purchased Hypnotic Poison 3x and swapped it 3x! I just couldn't make it through the beginning notes of Hypnotic. Enter Eau Sensuelle is so smooth, it smells good immediately, unlike Hypnotic Poison which you have to wait for the beginning to settle down. Eau Sensuelle is soft, sexy yet still manages to be comforting. I can actually just spray and go! PERFECT :)
on 11/2/2013 9:26:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Delicious fragrance. I can't stop smelling myself when I wear it. If you like vanilla, you should definitely try this out next time you're at the fragrance counter. Extremely sexy perfume!
I originally got this confused with the regular Hypnotic Poison (I had received a box of miniatures and didn't read the tiny print for the longest time.) This is better than the original imo, too bad it's trickier to find!
on 5/21/2013 11:40:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I love this bottle. This is a smokey tobacco and chocolate mix but not too heavy. It doesn't have a great sillage so it stays close. I think it's a hybrid of Hypnotic Poison and Dior Addict. I don't find it sexy. It doesn't necessarily evoke sophistication either. It's ok. It also reminds me of Naomi Campbell perfume (the chocolate smelling one) a lot.
on 4/23/2013 5:44:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Dark, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Sooo, in the beginning this perfume was a big disappointment as I got the wrong bottle, I really wanted the original Hypnotic Poison for its bitter almond smell. Paired with vanilla it makes the most wonderful fragrance.
However, after a couple of uses I've found this perfume absolutely great! All the deep sweetness and warm femininity of it is cut by the subtility of leather and tobacco/Havana cigars. It's a very rich fragrance, I absolutely love it. The glass bottle is a piece of art!
There's not a single thing that I dislike about this fragrance.
Try to spray it on a denim jacket, it goes SO well with the natural smell of denim!
Will I buy it again? I don't know yet. I am not hesitating because I didn't like it but because I really want the bitter almond scent of the original perfume. But since these two versions are similar and both quite pricey, I would probably end up choosing the original version. Otherwise, in a perfect world of bunnies and rainbows, I would buy them both.
on 2/6/2013 10:23:00 AM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Oily, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Such a beautiful perfume, that is fit for both day and nighttime. It has such a wonderful creamy aroma, and is more of an exotic, floral vanilla than a gourmand one. It does project well, but it more lingers around you than suffocates and overwhelms. Lasting power is good, not great. I love it and my boyfriend does too!=)
If you want a dupe for this one that is a lot cheaper - go for TBS Madagascan Vanilla. That one is slightly sweeter and lacks the complexity of Eau Sensuelle, but it does have a similar scent. And since they don't offer a bodylotion or showergel with this scent (only with the original hypnotic one, which i dislike) I chose to buy the ones from TBS. Smells lovely layered!
on 9/24/2012 10:29:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I've been a long time user of the original version of this scent and was just gifted a bottle of this one. It is smoother and more subtle than the original Hypnotic Poison, with shades of Deep Red but longer lasting. I suspect this will become a favourite very quickly! Delicious and seductive, another CD hit in my opinion :)
on 9/24/2012 9:00:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I have an intense dislike of the original hypnotic poison, so when I ordered a large decant of the eau sensuelle flanker, I wasn't expecting much. Boy was I pleasantly surprised when within the second day of testing this I found myself completely in love with it.
Like its namesake this perfume is built around a rich, deep vanilla. But unlike the original HP, this vanilla is not so sweet and gourmand, it is creamier, balanced nicely by sandalwood, musk and something woody. There is no licorice or root beer notes. Instead you get a medley of florals, orchid and tuberose and jasmine that deepens the complexity and sexiness of the vanilla. It's really just gorgeous.
on 5/27/2012 8:10:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Normal, Fair, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I finally bought myself a bottle of this today after wanting it for months. I think it is better than the original HP. The original has a burning rubber smell for about 15 minutes when first sprayed but settles into a yummy smoky vanilla. HPES is smoother, doesn't have that burning rubber smell but still has that wonderful smoky vanilla dry down.
It feels like this was made just for me. It's perfect. Lots of vanilla (without being sickly sweet), woodsy, florally (without too many flowers). Everything that let HP down has been tweaked in this for the better. This is everything HP should have been.
5 lippies all the way!
on 5/3/2012 4:45:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I love Hypnotic Poison Eau Sensuelle and to my surprise I prefer it over the original Hypnotic Poison. I like the original HP, but it's never been love, mainly because it doesn't develop on my skin: it smells exactly the same from the beginning to the end.
HP Eau Sensuelle opens with a beautiful bouquet of creamy, almost buttery white flowers, with an undercurrent of sweet vanilla and the distinct almond note from the original HP. Fresh orange blossom balances out the narcotic sweetness of ylang-ylang, tuberose and vanilla orchid.
After about an hour, the ylang-ylang really starts to bloom, projecting its anisy/licoricy spiciness into the vanilla and almond goodness that's still present.
About three hours later the vanilla has deepened. I still get whiffs of white flowers, and at times I can swear I smell white chocolate. There's also an ever so slightly 'dirty' salty amber note, that offsets the sweetness of the vanilla. It becomes more prominent in the ultimate drydown and I find it very sexy. Beneath all these layers there's the softest veil of musk and the tiniest touch of slightly soapy sandalwood. Beautiful, just beautiful.
In my humble opinion HP Eau Sensuelle is the best 'modern' perfume Dior has to offer. I don't know how Francois Demachy did it, but while so many flankers are watered down versions of the original, he managed to actually improve this perfume. The whole composition is so interesting from the beginning to the end, and so perfectly balanced. He left the exotic warm almondy/vanilla base of the original scent intact, amped up the complexity and softened it up a bit. The end result is a classy powdery comfort scent that develops in stages and melts into your skin, leaving a soft vanillic trail.
Staying power and sillage are excellent on me. One spray goes a looong way and lasts all day.
Now, is this worth buying if you already own the original Hypnotic Poison? I think it is, especially if HP is one of your favorites. While they share the gourmandy almondy/vanilla goodness, they are different enough to justify owning both. The Eau Sensuelle version is a bit easier to wear and therefore more versatile (office, etc.), while the original HP, to me, is more suited for winter evening wear, with its heavier wood and musk notes.
I have literally smelled thousands of perfumes (lol) and I can truly say that HP Eau Sensuelle, apart from the original HP, doesn't smell like any other perfume. Still, just for reference: if you love perfumes along the lines of Annick Goutal Songes, Coty Vanilla Fields, Rochas Tocade, Christian Dior Dolce Vita, or even Lancome Hypnose (EDT), I think you might like HP Eau Sensuelle. All totally different animals, but to my nose they do have some things in common.
Fragrance-guru Michael Edwards suggests HP Eau Sensuelle as an alternative for Givenchy Organza, Givenchy Ysatis, and Parfums de Nicolai Juste un R�ve.
The only drawback of HP Eau Sensuelle is the price. I bought it on vacation in Paris when it was just released in Europe, and the 3.4 oz (100 ml) bottle set me back 87 euros (115 USD). But since you need so little to smell wonderful all day, I do think it's worth it. Dior still hasn't released this in the US, but you can get it discounted online now, on Ebay, Fragrancenet, FragranceX, PerfumeEmporium and the likes.
Popular Fragrances
Popular Fragrances
Where to Buy
- When you make a purchase through these links, we may receive a commission from the eBay Partner Network or other affiliates.


text:
Wishlist/custom input on computer
From Openmoko
The idea is to create virtual buttons on the phone when plugged into a computer so the phone can be used as a joystick or a volume control slider.
Different types that might be made
- Joystick with a d-pad/ 2-4 buttons or something where one can put the keys any where see http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/77ba/
- Hot keys with the ability to launch other programs ect. see http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/88ee/
- Use Accelerometer (if included) as an input device such as the wiimote with glovepie
- a slider to easily control volume ect.?
Before plugged in to computer the user could open the program and then choose which input device to use
- customizable hot keys could be used to input non-English type such as ö or Ä ect.


text:
Michael Blackson: Beauty & The Beast Pt. 12 [Comedy Skit] [User Submitted]
"Mike has to confront Carolina. He has no choice. What will he do with a broad in the hot tub and one at the door. I guess we'll have to find out. "- http://www.youtube.com/user/LathamEntertainment
Please click the "Report" button below if the video on this page is not working properly.
Comments will only be displayed by verified emails. No Spamming or Racism.


text:
|This item may be eligible for
FREE SHIPPING or our $7.95 flat rate shipping special! Click for details
|Manufacturer: Elements #S271-4
|4-5/16" Overall Length Steel Wire Cabinet Pull. Holes are 4" center-to-center. Packaged with two 8-32 x 1" screws.
|Steel is an alloy that is primarily made up of iron and is durable and rugged. It has been known and used since antiquity.
Does this product qualify for FREE SHIPPING?All Jeffrey Alexander, Elements products are shipped together from a single warehouse.
All orders from this warehouse under $100 are eligible for a $7.95 flat shipping rate per order.
All orders from this warehouse over $100 are eligible for FREE SHIPPING.
When can I expect my order to arrive?
Items are shipped via FedEx Ground
Product ships from Bossier City, LA 60123.
Please contact our Customer Service department at 1-800-530-TAIL(8245) for assistance with warranty questions or claims.


text:
Nursing Degree
Nursing Degree
Available at these Campuses: Bridgeview
Prepare for a career as a Registered Nurse (RN) with an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Nursing from Northwestern College – located in Bridgeview, IL. Whether you're a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) who wants to advance, or you're just beginning your medical career, this is the kind of educational decision that changes entire lives. Not only will your own life change as you begin working toward a career in a highly respected healthcare field, but you'll be improving the lives of your patients and their families every day you're on the job.
To earn your Associate in Applied Science degree in Nursing through Northwestern College, we require your commitment, your dedication, and your passion for helping others. In return, we'll give you a rewarding nursing school experience you won't soon forget.
The Violet L. Schumacher School of Nursing
Nurses are the foundation of every healthcare organization, from hospitals and clinics to private nursing facilities. As a nurse, you're the individual who patients trust to provide hands-on care, and you're the professional who works as a liaison between patients and the entire healthcare community. That's why the Violet L. Schumacher School of Nursing at Northwestern College provides a challenging and quality educational program from start to finish. The degree you will earn provides a great starting point for your career, whether you intend to specialize or jump right into the nursing job of your dreams.
Quality Training and a Challenging Curriculum
The nursing curriculum at Northwestern College is designed with the demands of the healthcare industry in mind. We offer a distinctive hands-on approach to learning, where students benefit not only from lectures offered by our educators, but also receive practical experience both in and out of the classroom through simulation labs and clinical practice. We provide the kind of well-rounded education that draws from technology, student-focused participation, and employer-recommended tactics. We train you to become more than a nurse—we also train you to become a leader.
Experience the Northwestern College Difference
Offering a complete career-focused nursing program that can be completed in as few as two years, the Violet L. Schumacher School of Nursing at Northwestern College is meant to put students on the fast track to success.
Northwestern College prides itself on an education that means something in the real working world. Join us and become proud of your own ability to succeed.
Program Goals
Upon completion of the program, it is expected that students will be able to:
- Plan, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of a plan of care
- Communicate and collaborate with individuals, families, groups, and other health professionals in promoting health planning and delegating nursing care
- Assume accountability for their own decisions and actions for the procurement and application of new knowledge to professional practice
- Model professional behaviors that adhere to standards of practice and ethical codes of conduct
- Use leadership skills and knowledge to advocate for patients
Course InformationAs a nursing student, you will enjoy classes such as:
Medical Surgical Nursing
This course focuses on the nursing care of the adult clients with medical and/or surgical problems. It covers both acute and chronic illness states in the adult. This course includes aspects of both health promotion and disease prevention. The student utilizes laboratory and diagnostic test results data in analyzing client problems and in the formulation of a plan of care. The nursing process is used in all aspects of client care including assessment, analysis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The student plans care that meets the psychological, social, educational, and physical needs of the client.
Pediatric Nursing
This course focuses on the nursing care of infants, children, and adolescents. The topics covered include health promotion and disease prevention, acute illnesses in children, chronic illnesses in children, pediatric emergencies, growth and development, developmental theories, congenital health problems, and the hospitalized child. Nursing care of the entire family unit is emphasized in this course. Techniques of infant, child, and adolescent assessment are covered in detail. Pediatric medication dosages and administration techniques are reviewed. The nursing process is utilized in the analysis of client/family problems and in the formulation of a plan of care.
Maternity/Women's Health Nursing
This course covers current topics in maternity nursing and women's health. It encompasses health and illness in women of all ages. The care of women during pregnancy and childbearing comprises a major portion of this course, and includes disease states/problems and other deviations from the norm during pregnancy. It includes the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum periods, as well as the nursing assessment and care of the newborn. Other topics covered in this course are health promotion, disease prevention, and menopause. The nursing care of women with various gynecological disease states/problems is also included. The nursing process is employed in the analysis of client problems and in the plan of care for women in all developmental stages.
Accreditations and Approvals
Northwestern College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, 230 S. LaSalle St., Suite 7-500, Chicago, IL 60604, (312) 263-0456, www.hlcommission.org.
The Associate in Applied Science degree in Nursing is approved by The Illinois Department of Professional Regulation Division of Professional Regulation Illinois State Board of Nursing.
Northwestern College is approved for veterans training under the G.I. Bill for Veterans Educational Assistance.
Making College Affordable
At Northwestern College, we help our students understand their college costs and how to pay for them. We also, understand that applying for financial aid can seem a little confusing and overwhelming, and want to make the process of applying for financial aid as easy as possible. That's why our Financial Assistance Representatives are available to meet with you to help you understand financial aid and help you navigate through the application process.
Northwestern College participates in several different types of financial aid programs to enable our Financial Assistant Department to offer you the best possible combination of aid awards. We participate in both the Federal Student Aid Programs and Illinois State MAP Program, along with other miscellaneous financial aid programs from various sources (including Veterans Programs).
Most of our students receive some form of financial assistance. We work hard to help you find the money you need to finance your education, guiding you through the financial aid process and helping you explore different financial aid options. Grants, loans, scholarships, and work-study will assist you in paying for a college education. Read on to learn more about these opportunities.
Remember, you can always contact the Financial Assistant Department at any time and speak with one of our Financial Assistance Representatives if you have any questions regarding the financial aid process. We look forward to helping you!
Grants are need-based awards funded by the federal or state government. Grants are funds that do not require repayment.
For many students and parents, loans represents an important resource to help finance educational expenses. Northwestern College participates in the federal student loan program which allows students and their parents to borrow money to help meet their educational costs. A loan is a borrowed money that is expected to be paid back with interest. When you take out a student loan, you are making a legal obligation to repay the loan, so carefully consider the amount you borrow. Be a responsible borrower and borrow only what you need.
Scholarships/Tuition Discounts
Northwestern College offers a variety of scholarships to students. The internal scholarships and tuition discounts that we offer are sums of money that do not require repayment. See which ones you qualify for.
Additional Resources
We encourage you to look for additional scholarship opportunities from external organizations.
Get Started Now
Ready to learn more about the possibilities that an NC education can provide? Click or call – we are here to help you begin your journey.
Call us at:


text:
When I arrived in Jamaica this month for a weeklong holiday, I realized pretty quickly that one automotive brand rules the landscape: Toyota.
Like Japan and the United Kingdom, among other places, Jamaica is a country where they drive on the left with the steering wheel on the right. Many cars come direct from Japan to Jamaica unmodified.
Before I rented a car to tour around on my own, I decided to hire a driver for a day trip into Kingston -- regarded as a dangerous city -- to see some of the sites associated with one of my musical heroes, reggae star Bob Marley.
My driver owned a spiffy, squarish subcompact Toyota wagon called the Summit. I wish carmakers offered small, sensible wagons like the Summit here. One common vehicle is the Toyota Hiace van, ubiquitous on the fixed route taxi lines that serve as public transport.
Guidebooks to the country advise visitors to consider renting a four-wheel-drive vehicle because of the condition of the roadways. Jamaican roads, particularly in the picturesque Blue Mountains, are excruciatingly, appallingly atrocious -- some of the worst I've ever driven.
There are places where the entire roadway is a pothole. Road repairs consist of patches on top of patches on top of more patches. Therefore sturdiness is a must, and Toyotas certainly fill that bill.
Since rental rates in Jamaica are high and I was trying to save a little money, I decided to skip the guidebook's advice on 4wd and rented a tiny Toyota Yaris sedan instead.
Had I chosen 4wd, I'd have likely ended up with a Suzuki Vitara. One travel narrative referred to this as a "Japanese jeep," using the lower-case letter "j." I did not see a single real Jeep. And I did not see many other American cars. The most common American vehicle is the Ford F-150 pickup, which looks luxurious and enormous on these narrow roads. The steering wheels on the trucks I saw were on the left.
There aren't many European cars around either. The BMW 3 series is probably the most common. There might be an explanation for that. Bob Marley, who is a secular saint here, owned a BMW.
Marley, who rose from abject poverty in the Kingston slums to global stardom, once explained somewhat apologetically that he chose a BMW for no other reason than BMW also happened to be the initials for his band: Bob Marley and the Wailers.
But whatever its recent troubles in the United States or Europe, Toyota remains king of the road here.
I asked a fellow at the Island Car Rentals to explain Toyota's dominance. They don't break, he explained, adding in his lilting accent: "You can get Toyota parts in a rum bar, mon."


text:
TRU has a free Stormtrooper mini-fig with any SW LEGO purchase or a free Toy Story 3 fig with any other LEGO purchase. Wasn't there for LEGO so I didn't get a chance to see if these were "special" figs or not.
Page created in 0.054 seconds with 17 queries.


text:
Twitter Greases Its Mobile Advertising Gears
Sep 12, 2013 9:05 AM PT
Twitter this week announced its acquisition of mobile advertising exchange MoPub, a move to support advertisers' efforts to optimize their ad buys.
MoPub helps advertisers and publishers buy, manage and maximize performance of a variety of ads, especially those on mobile platforms.
Twitter plans to invest in MoPub's core business and help it build real-time bidding that would allow advertisers to automate and scale their inventory.
MoPub caters to two trends in the ad industry: the rise of mobile consumer devices; and the industry shift to programmatic buying. Twitter expects to capitalize on that.
The companies are a natural match, said MoPub CEO Jim Payne. The acquisition will strengthen the platform rather than change it.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Twitter may have paid about US$350 million in stock, according to reports.
Public Prep
The MoPub acquisition is a natural step for Twitter, said Gordon Owens, digital marketing professional at GO Digital WSI. The company is expected to be preparing to go public, and it will need to convince investors that it can bring in a steady stream of revenue from mobile ads.
"Facebook's IPO taught the tech world that Wall Street wants a clear path to mobile revenue," Owens told the E-Commerce Times.
"If Twitter plans to go public anytime soon, then they have to boost their ability to generate revenue from mobile advertising. At face value, this is a good acquisition for Twitter, as it helps fill a void in mobile revenue and will satisfy the Street," he observed.
"Facebook is still far ahead of Twitter in mobile revenues, but that's largely because its mobile audience is much larger," Greg Sterling, founder of Sterling Market Intelligence, told the E-Commerce Times.
Right Ad at the Right Moment
MoPub's technology can help Twitter overcome some of those disparities, suggested social media marketing strategist Paul Gillin.
"The automated ad placement function is something that Twitter badly needs, so the acquisition was probably worth it for that alone," he told the E-Commerce Times. "This will enable Twitter to scale its business much faster than it can with its current system, which requires a lot of manual intervention."
Facebook might have a larger set of users, but mobile advertising is more about targeting individuals based on things like their location or what they're watching, said GO Digital's Owens.
"Mobile advertising is still a developing market that needs to focus on the individual," he pointed out. "Apps like Facebook and Twitter already know the interests of their users -- why not leverage this for advertising?"
That's an area where Twitter already excels, said Gillin, and MoPub's expertise and technology can help it continue to outshine its competitors in that regard.
"With this acquisition, they can take this specialty to a wider array of apps -- particularly those where the developer doesn't have the means to monetize its business efficiently," he noted. "Twitter can essentially set up its ad brokerage as a service bureau that smaller developers can use to place ads in their apps. It's a smart investment."


text:
Corrientes GRAND SLAM | 22 - 26 May 2013
Corrientes, Argentina, May 26, 2013—With tough-as-nails battling across the night, Saturday afternoon's men's semifinal matches have set the stage for tonight's medal matches as Latvia's Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins will challenge USA's Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson for the internationally-televised gold medal scheduled for 7 p.m. local time to conclude the $440,000 FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam double-gender tournament. The FIVB international event was held for the first time in Corrientes and was being played at the purpose-built site with a 7,500-seat temporary center court stadium located on the sands of Arazati Beach – Costanera Sur on the banks of the Rio Parana.
Earning the opportunity for a golden moment in the Argentinean sand, Latvia's Samoilovs/J. Smedins advanced by coming from way down to earn a hard-fought three-set semifinal victory over Brazil's Bruno Schmidt/Pedro Salgado, losing the first set 14-21 before roaring back to win the second, 21-17 and then break a dead heat in the third to win the set and the match, 15-11 in 51 minutes.
Winning their semifinal match to advance to meet Latvia's Samoilovs/J. Smedins will be USA's Gibb/ Patterson who also lost the first set 19-21, hung in and squeezed out the second to get into the third set tie-breaker that was beach volleyball at its best with USA winning a tight match in overtime over the Italians, 17-15 in 55 minutes.
With Netherland's Madelein Meppelink/Sophie van Gestel earning their first FIVB title Saturday night to end the women's tournament, the gold medal teams in each gender in the FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam will each split $33,000, the silver $22,000, the bronze $16,500 and fourth place $12,900. The FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam was the 286th FIVB men's event since the FIVB began play in 1989 and the 248th FIVB women's tournament since they started in 1992.
The bronze medal match, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. local time today, will feature Brazil's Schmidt/Salgado challenging Italy's Nicolai/Lupo. Brazil's Schmidt/Salgado and Italy's Nicolai/Lupo are both 4-2 in the FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam.
In the first semifinal, Latvia's Samoilovs/J. Smedins started slow and Brazil's Schmidt/Salgado put the Latvians down early and kept the heat on. In the second set, the Latvians seemed to find their game and stayed ahead of the Brazilians to win and set up the tiebreaker. The tiebreaker started as a dead heat with the score tied at every point to 8-8 when Latvia pulled to a 10-8 lead that then extended to four to the end the match at 15-11.
Afterwards, Latvia's happy warrior Samoilovs said, "Pedro and Bruno are one of the best teams in Brazil, they played really good. We have already played against them in Fozhou and it was an amazing match but we lost, so this time we were ready to win."
Latvia's Janis Smedins summed things up, commenting, "In the middle of the first set we made a lot of mistakes and lost it, but we didn't give up, fought for every ball until the end and the score is for us!"
In the second semifinal, USA's Gibb/Patterson face a team in Italy's Nicolai/Lupo who seemed ready to play as they worked the first set, though it was close to be able to finish it at the end. In the second set the Italians led early before the Americans rallied after trailing 9-11 to tie the score at 12-12 and then take a lead at 13-12 on a Gibb service ace and a huge block of a Nicolai kill attempt. The score was tied again at 19-19 and 20-20 with Gibb landing a backhanded safe near the Italian's player box.
In the tiebreaker between USA and Italian, USA scored first on a Patterson kill and took a 3-1 lead before the Italians came back to ties in at 5-5. The set went back and forth from there, ending up 11 ties and five lead changes before a Patterson cross court kill give the Americans a 16-15 lead and the set and match ended as Lupo's cut attempt against the block of Gibb went wide and landed outside the sideline.
USA's Gibb, who finished fifth in the London Olympics with his former teammate Sean Rosenthal, related after his team's victory, "We scratched, clawed and kept biting until the very last point; that is the way we won the match. The Italians are such great players with such a great future."
In their head-to-head competition after today's semifinals, Latvia's Somoilovs/J. Smedins tied the series history with Brazil's Schmidt/Salgado 1-1. with the Brazilians winning in another three-set match at the at this year's FIVB Fuzhou Open. As a new team, USA's Gibb/Patterson and Italy's Nicolai/Lupo had not met before.
In looking at their FIVB history, for Brazil's Schmidt/Salgado, this is their first final four in only their third tournament together, although separately Salgado is playing in his 100th FIVB international event while Schmidt is playing in his 66th career FIVB event. Italy's Nicolai/Lupo are playing together in their 19th FIVB tournament while individually it is the 47th for Nicolai and 27th for Lupo. Latvia's Samoilovs/J. Smedins is just their third FIVB event as a team and overall Samoilovs is playing in his 97th FIVB events and J. Smedins is participating in his 65th. As a new team, this is just the third FIVB international tournament for USA's Gibb/Patterson, who won the FIVB Shanghai Grand Slam three weeks ago in just their second event together. Separately, Gibb is playing his 73rd FIVB tournament and Patterson his 12th.
27.05.2013 01:59:50
Latvia grabs FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam men's gold medal
Corrientes, Argentina, May 26, 2013—Striking fast and hitting hard, Latvia's Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins powered past the stiff challenge from ... More...
26.05.2013 03:49:36
Netherlands' Meppelink/van Gestel win women's gold at FIVB Corrientes
Corrientes, Argentina, May 25, 2013—After starting play Saturday in the sun-soaked sand and finishing in the evening under a pleasant Argentinean sky ... More...
26.05.2013 01:01:30
Brazil, Italy, Latvia, United States in men's final four at FIVB Corrientes
Corrientes, Argentina, May 25, 2013—With the men's quarterfinals completed Saturday, attention now turns to Sunday's semifinals and medal matches on t... More...
25.05.2013 19:00:59
Women's final four field set at Corrientes Grand Slam
25.05.2013 16:55:35
Men's Corrientes Grand Slam quarterfinals confirmed
25.05.2013 08:52:43
Corrientes Grand Slam enters business end
25.05.2013 03:28:19
Women's final matches at FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam Saturday
25.05.2013 00:31:23
Men's FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam down to 16 teams
24.05.2013 18:51:51
Men moving to single-elimination at FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam
24.05.2013 16:22:20
Women's FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam finishes Pool Play
24.05.2013 03:42:23
Men's Pool Play upsets numerous at FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam Thursday
24.05.2013 03:14:42
FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam women's pool play hot on chilly day
22.05.2013 21:29:02
Main draw field finalised for FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam
22.05.2013 04:38:55
28 men's, 18 women's duos set for Corrientes qualifying
21.05.2013 12:00:00
Former world champ Baracetti expects US-Brazil medal chase
20.05.2013 09:33:14
Argentina hosting World Tour at FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam
17.05.2013 22:33:48
Argentina rich beach volleyball history about to get richer
16.05.2013 14:38:12
Switzerland's Gerson-Prawdzic warming up well for Corrientes
16.05.2013 13:40:52
Alison & Emanuel plan 2013 World Tour debut in Corrientes
14.05.2013 22:27:13
Corrientes preparations in full force for the FIVB Grand Slam
08.05.2013 17:08:10
Teams confirmed for Corrientes Grand Slam
03.05.2013 17:23:58
National Federation list confirmed for Corrientes Grand Slam
03.05.2013 10:03:34
Zonta and Gallay spurred on by London experience
26.04.2013 09:10:55
Volleyball standout Sarah Pavan to join Canada's beach volleyball programme
25.04.2013 21:50:35
Corrientes Grand Slam officially launched
05.04.2013 08:20:15
World Tour returns to Argentina for Corrientes Grand Slam


text:
Earn Points just for signing up and more points every time you shop. It's simply rewarding.
* Required Fields
(based on 15 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
5 Stars
4 Stars
3 Stars
2 Stars
1 Stars
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Most Liked Positive Review
Thank You!
Foster Grant,I am not one to send positive or negative messages to retailers, basically because it's time consuming. I have, on occasion, let retailers know when their products fail...Read complete review
Foster Grant,I am not one to send positive or negative messages to retailers, basically because it's time consuming. I have, on occasion, let retailers know when their products fail miserably at meeting expectations. Rarely do I contact retailers to praise them on their merchandise, but that is what I'm doing now.I'm 52 years old and my eyesight has been deteriorating normally as age sets in. I have purchased numerous pairs of reading glasses and I even have a drawer similar to Fred Sanford's eyeglass drawer. I recently gave in and went to the optometrist to purchase a set of progressive lens glasses because I constantly kept having to change glasses. The price of these glasses were over $600 and came with the promise that these were the answer to my eyesight problems. To put it bluntly, those glasses sucked I demanded a refund. I did receive a full refund but my eyesight problems still existed. In my internet search I found your MultiFocus glasses and decided to give them a try, it definitely couldn't be worse than the optometrist. When I received them last week, I immediately put them on and I could not believe it. I can see room distance, I can see computer distance and I can see reading distance, it is amazing. I ordered a separate pair online with one step lower in strength and those are perfect for driving, I can see distance and I can see the dash. I have ordered another pair today just to have an extra pair. I am writing this letter to Thank you! You have made me a very happy person!Thank you, Greg Lawrence Fort Wayne, IN.
Most Liked Negative Review
Nose Pads Fall Off Too Easy
I've purchased this product 3 times. I love the functionality. Looks are nice, but the nosepads fall off way too easily. Also, I'd pay more for scratch resistant lenses if you would...Read complete review
I've purchased this product 3 times. I love the functionality. Looks are nice, but the nosepads fall off way too easily. Also, I'd pay more for scratch resistant lenses if you would offer that someday.
Reviewed by 15 customers
Displaying reviews 1-10
Back to top
Previous | Next »
Don't buy these
By Steve
from Austin, TX
Comments about Foster Grant Wes:
The hinges wear out or break within a week. I have purchased two pairs of these and they both had the same issue. The spring hinges will not stay closed after a short period of use. On one pare the hinge broke within a couple of day. I would not purchase these.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Was this review helpful? Yes / No
- You may also flag this review
I was hoping...
By T-Bone
from Yakima, WA
I got these to replace my standard readers and entering design data into the computer. Sadly, they did not work for either purpose. The computer screen is wider at the bottom than being equal at both (trapezoidal) and as you move your head left or right you get 'parallax' shifting.
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
Needs to have a full 3.25 strength
By Marv
from New Jersey
Great glases but Needs to have a full 3.25 strength
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
(8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)
Recent cataract surgery suggestion:
By Bill
from Baton Rouge, LA
The close-up and computer focuses are good, but the distance focus should NOT include any adjustment. I had the cataract surgery to eliminate any need for glasses to adjust my distance vision. Please advise if this option is available.
By Paul L.
from St. Louis, MO
(4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)
Yes, but in another model
By T Jones
from Benecia, Ca.
I've had 3 pairs of the WES model. Lenses are great but the nose bridge welds break fairly easily if you happen to bend them. If you're rough on glasses, another model with a molded frame would be a better choice. The lense clarity is as good or better than the prescription pair I had!
(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
Temple Are too Short
By Wild Bill
from Orlando, FL
Good glasses overall but the temple arm is not 140 mm. I have the Wes and the James and those are a true 140 mm. Also, I have had 3 pairs of these and they break more easily than the others.
(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
You definitely need to try these glasses!
By Random8
from Charlotte, NC
They are actually better than my prescription progressive glasses.
Great glasses!
By M
from Illinois
Bought these for my husband and they are wonderful! Wonderful, strong frame. Thank you, foster grant!
(8 of 10 customers found this review helpful)
Excellent product best option for readers.
By Andy
from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Almost the best readers ever. l would make 1 suggestion. IF the top of the lens gradually changed to clear like a progressive lens these glasses would meet all my requirements at a reasonable cost.
The Wes by Foster Grant is a pair of men's reading glasses that utilizes a Multi Focus lens combined with a black, metal, and full rectangle frame. The Multi Focus lens allows the user to not only read with them but to use them for short distances and interactions. This is possible due to the bottom of the frame being the normal strength needed to read while the power of the middle of the frame is slightly less than the normal strength for short distances, and the top of the frame provides half the power, perfect for interacting.
View Our Video Here
To make it simple for you to choose the frames that best fit your face, we have included the measurements of every frame we currently have available. Frame measurements are determined by several widths, including lens width, bridge width, and temple width. To determine your perfect fit, you can simply use a ruler to measure the width of your face from temple to temple. This distance will be very similar to your frame fit and will help you pick the correct size.
As one of the first sunglass brands and now a fashion trendsetter in stylish readers, Foster Grant® is widely celebrated for offering great value on a wide selection of eyewear. These iconic readers deliver stylish solutions that are elegantly smart and always a step ahead.
500 George Washington Hwy. Smithfield, RI 02917 USA Call (800) 426-6396


text:
Industry groups are hoping to ratchet up the pressure on FAA to hold off on its plan to mandate that pilots with a body mass index of 40 or more undergo testing for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Both the Experimental Aircraft Association and its Aeromedical Advisory Council sent letters urging FAA Administrator Michael Huerta to hold off on the policy, saying opposition is growing from both the pilot and medical communities.
The letters followed a similar appeal made by Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association President and CEO Mark Baker, who wrote to Huerta that "I am deeply troubled by the manner in which the Federal Air Surgeon is proceeding, and call upon you to put a stop to it so that all concerned parties can have input in determining how to most effectively address concerns regarding sleep disorders."
The letters are among a number that have now been sent to both FAA and Congress on the issue. But the most recent round follows a Dec. 12 webinar during which Federal Air Surgeon Fred Tilton maintained that the requirement is a process enhancement that does not need to go through the rulemaking process. FAA indicated plans to soon issue guidance to aviation medical examiners and implement the policy. Affected pilots who do not undergo the requisite testing within 60 days could face losing their medical certification, AOPA fears.
"EAA is deeply concerned that despite strong opposition from the pilot and aerospace medical communities, FAA continues to forge ahead with its proposed policy on OSA," EAA Chairman Jack Pelton says in a letter to Tilton. Given the numerous concerns raised by a number of stakeholders, "the only appropriate action is to delay their implementation pending a formal rulemaking process," he says, adding, "By now it should be clear that this policy is flawed."
Pelton points to concerns of the Civil Aviation Medical Association (CAMA) that the proposed new mandate would burden a "critically taxed" medical certification system.
Members of the Aeromedical Advisory Council say they also worry that the stated intent is to expand the policy beyond those with a BMI of 40 or greater. The current threshold would capture 5,000 pilots, but an expansion could cover well more than 100,000 pilots, according to some association estimates. "OSA identification in pilot applicants would require a monumental screening effort. OSA screening would be a huge logistic effort," the Aeromedical Advisory Council says.
The council also questioned the suggestions that pilots could avoid the heftier cost of a full screening by using a home screening kit, followed by sleep specialist consultation. While this would lower the cost to around $600, the council noted an American Academy of Sleep Medicine task force concluded that portable, unattended, out-of-center (home) monitoring was not appropriate for general screening of asymptomatic populations.
"We believe that a coordinated, multilateral educational initiative, widely supported by FAA, aviation medical organizations, pilot organizations and others would reach greater numbers, be more persuasive and enhance safety of the national airspace to a far greater extent than the proposed policy," the council says.
FAA maintains that the new directive is not a change in medical standards, but is "pursuing a new approach ... Anyone diagnosed with OSA must be treated before they can be medically certificated, which is not new." The agency also cites National Transportation Safety Board data that shows 34 accidents, including 32 fatal accidents, involved pilots who had sleep apnea. However, sleep apnea was not listed as the cause of those accidents.
EAA has established a webpage encouraging its members to write to Congress in opposition, and more than 650 had been sent so far. A bill to require a formal rulemaking for mandatory OSA pilot testing is pending before the House. Congress previously had adopted a bill calling for similar rulemaking for the trucking industry.


text:
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The MIT men's track & field squad put on an impressive display in taking first place among its three-team home meet on Saturday. The Engineers, who are ranked No. 19 in the USTFCCCA National Rankings, totaled 192.5 points to overcome Williams (136.5) and Coast Guard (47). The Cardinal and Gray claimed victory in five of six field events, as well as both relays.
Once again, Stephen Morton had a productive day for MIT, winning four events to account for 28 total points. Morton edged teammate Rene Peters in the 55-meter dash by the narrowest of margins, crossing the finish in 6.60 seconds, just 0.03 faster than Peters. Morton also cruised to a half-second win in the 200m, in 22.49 seconds. Morton also claimed wins in both the long and triple jumps, clearing 22-5.25 feet in the long jump, more than nine inches better than the runner-up. The senior All-America also remained unbeaten in the triple jump on the season, posting an NCAA Provisional qualifying distance of 46-3.50 feet.
Greg Tao led a dominant showing for Tech in the pole vault, clearing 14-8.75 feet for first place. Tao's win led a sweep of the top three, while MIT accounted for eight of the top nine finishers in the event. The Engineers also went one-two-three in the shot put, with James Oleinik leading the way with his toss of 50-3.50. Anthony McDonald was the other event winner in the field, taking first in the weight throw (51-4.50 feet).
The Engineers were also able to sweep both the 4x400 and 4x800-meter relays. Daniel Ronde, Patrick Marx, David Way and John Granata combined to capture the 4x400 in 3:26.43, almost nine seconds faster than the second-place Coast Guard squad. Gilbert O'Neil, Stephen Serene, Logan Trimble and Bill Phipps made up the victorious 4x800 team that finished in 8:06.55.
Kyle Hannon had a strong showing in the mile, winning in 4:18.20. Eric Boyer had the final event win for Tech in the 55-meter hurdles (8.04 seconds), just one one-hundredth of a second faster than Williams' Jabulani Blyden.
MIT will host its second Coed Invite of the indoor season next weekend while also sending some competitors to Boston University's Valentine's Invitational.


text:
Health insurance companies in Minnesota are raising monthly premiums in 2017 by more than 50 percent on families that buy individual insurance plans. It is the clearest sign of a healthcare system in crisis, and we need to act together to build a healthcare system that provides quality, affordable healthcare for all Minnesota families.
Our current health insurance system is a huge, costly barrier to prosperity, sustainability and equity in our state and nation. Access—for everyone—to affordable, quality healthcare is critical if we are to have communities where sustainable, family farm-based agriculture thrives.
That is why we are building the base for meaningful, sustainable healthcare reform that prioritizes people's health over profits for health insurance corporations.
Health Insurance Options for 2017
Visit this page for detailed information and ideas about finding a 2017 insurance plan that is as affordable as possible.
• Consider enrolling through MNsure to receive money-saving tax credits that can help you afford your premium.
• Learn about MinnesotaCare, Medical Assistance, and small-group plans that could be options for some LSP members.


text:
PHILADELPHIA — Just as he has over much of his record-setting career, Henrik Lundqvist came up big for the New York Rangers.
Mats Zuccarello scored in a shootout and Lundqvist made 34 saves and reached 20 wins for the 11th straight season, leading the Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
Chris Kreider and J.T. Miller scored in regulation for the Rangers.
Brayden Schenn and Wayne Simmonds scored for Philadelphia, which had won four straight overall and six in a row on home ice.
Lundqvist improved to 20-12-4. He is the only goaltender in NHL history to have won 20 games in each of his first 11 seasons and joins Martin Brodeur and Tony...


text:
Number: 111- 63
Date: December 10, 2010
The President Signs H.R. 4783,
the Claims Resettlement Act of 2010
On December 8, 2010, the President signed into law H.R. 4783, the "Claims Resettlement Act of 2010," which became Public Law 111-291. The new law contains a provision of interest as described below (and as previously described in Legislative Bulletin 111-60).
Provision of interest to SSA:
Settlement Payments to American Indians
- Ratifies a class-action lawsuit settlement (Cobell et al. v. Salazar et al.) that determined the United States had mismanaged American Indian assets for generations. Under the terms of the settlement, Indian landowners who had monies held in these mismanaged trust accounts are eligible for settlement payments.
- Excludes these settlement payments from consideration as income (in the month received) or as a resource (for a period of one year beginning with the month of receipt) for Federal or federally-assisted program purposes, including SSI.
- Provision is effective upon enactment.


text:
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Negotiators for Pennsylvania's state-owned university system and the union representing about 5,500 faculty members say they have reached "framework" for a new contract to resolve a prolonged dispute.
The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties said the accord with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education was reached early Sunday after two full days of negotiating.
The union says "the general framework largely mirrors" agreements with other statewide unions, and offered no details pending a Monday evening vote by its negotiations committee. The system said more information would be released "as the ratification process continues."
The union earlier sent out an update Saturday night saying progress was being made "but very, very slow progress."
Members have been working without a contract at the 14 state-owned universities since June 2011, and members had authorized a strike if necessary.
Both sides had agreed on wage increases based on the state-employee contracts, but issues such as health care, class sizes and distance learning have been sticking points. The union said the system was making unreasonable demands for concessions on health coverage and other issues. School officials said concessions are necessary to ensure affordable, quality education
The universities enroll about 115,000 students. They are in Bloomsburg, California, Cheyney, Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Indiana, Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock and West Chester.


text:
A Windom resident was seriously burned in a fire Thursday night.
Firefigthers were called to the 200 block of South Avenue at about 6:45 p.m. Thursday for a fire at a double wide trailer after being alerted to the fire by a passer-by.
The resident of the home, whose name was not released, was in the house at the time the fire.
He had to be helped from the burning structure, but Troy Smyers of the Windom Fire Department said he was unaware of who exactly came to the resident's aid.
The resident received second- and third-degree burns.
McPherson EMS responded to the scene, and the patient was ultimately transported to an area hospital by Life Team.
His condition was not known as of press time.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation by Kansas Fire Marshal. A cause of the fire is unknown at this time. Smyers also said he did not know in what area of the home the fire started.
The home is considered a total loss.
Man seriously burned in Windom fire
A Windom resident was seriously burned in a fire Thursday night.


text: Vesta's Modern & Contemporary Apollo collection features the strength of steel construction, in captivating finishes. Elegance and an excellent price point make this collection an appealing solution for the discriminate designer on a mission to conquer any design challenge. Hardware accessories include Finials, Bracket, Rings, Elbow, Wand and Curtain Rod Splice Connector, in 19mm & 29mm diameters.


text:
The budget package proposed by Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz this week includes $5.6 million to finish a Perry Hall park that officials say has languished for years.
Improvements to Gough Park, a 17-acre site at the intersection of the intersection of Honeygo Boulevard and East Joppa Road, will include a new gymnasium. The county bought the land in 2000, but "the land has sat idle," said County Councilman David Marks, a Republican who lives in Perry Hall.
With continuing development in Perry Hall, Marks said the site will provide residents with a "green space in a growing community." He said finishing the park has been one of his priorities since he served as president of the Perry Hall Improvement Association.
The Perry Hall Recreation Council has raised $1.5 million for the park, an effort Marks said was essential in pushing the plans forward.
"Without that money, this project would not be getting funded," the councilman said.
The county budget plan also includes money to create a walking trail at Indian Rock Park near Perry Hall High School to connect Ebenezer Road with neighborhoods near Silver Spring Road, Marks said.
However, the spending plan does not include funds for a Perry Hall dog park that some residents have been pushing to create.
On Monday, Kamenetz unveiled his $2.8 billion operating budget and $339 million capital budget proposal. A public hearing on the budget is scheduled for April 30, and the council is scheduled to adopt it May 23.


text:
American Crafts
Eggplant Purple Extra Fine Glitter
Regular price $3.98
1-oz. / 30 MIL Jar, high-quality, extra fine, solvent resistant glitter - 100% bio-degradable, 1 jar per listing.
Think outside the box! American Craft's Wow! Extra Fine Glitter isn't just for the occasional school poster board, it's extra fine texture gives that overall shine you want for all your DIY craft projects. Glitter is the perfect embellishment for paper crafting, resin jewelry making, as a paint additive or even for painting your nails!


text:
The Maryland winners claimed their proceeds on Monday and chose to remain anonymous, but the lottery agency shared some details in a news conference, including the fact that each of the three works other jobs outside school to make ends meet.
"If it can't be you, these people are precisely the people you would want to see win," Maryland Lottery director Stephen Martino said.
The winning Maryland ticket is one of three nationally that split the $656 million jackpot, the biggest in Mega Millions history. The other winners in the March 30 drawing were picked in Kansas and Illinois. Kansas' winner claimed a share of the jackpot Friday, but also decided to remain anonymous. Nobody has come forward in Illinois.
Martino said the Maryland winners bought 60 tickets in three locations as a pool. The winning ticket came from a 7-Eleven store in Milford Mill outside Baltimore.
Each of the three will receive a lump-sum payment of $35 million after taxes.
The two women and one man work in public education in the state. Officials did not disclose where, and said they knew each other from work but were not all at the same school.
One woman is in her 20s, one in her 50s and the man is in his 40s.
One winner is a special-education teacher, one is an elementary schoolteacher and the third is a school administrator.
Their plans include backpacking in Europe, a tour of Italy's wine country and paying for a daughter's university education.
All three also planned to buy new homes and invest, officials said.
Source: AP