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HFCS Empty Calories, but Not Evil
Empty calories, yes, but demon, no; the truth and friction behind high-fructose corn syrup.
I walked into a health food store the other day and was offered a sample of chocolate sweetened with agave syrup. The young lady who handed out the sample explained this was a healthy snack with a low glycemic index and no high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). I enjoyed the sample, but it was the juxtaposition of low glycemic index, healthy and no HFCS that I found interesting.
HFCS is the new devil sweetener, the one called on the carpet for making us fat. In fact, its reputation has been so besmirched that some companies now boast of sweetening products with pure cane sugar -- you know, white sugar, table sugar, one of the "deadly whites," as one best-selling diet book once labeled it.
How did HFCS gain such a sordid reputation, and more importantly, is that reputation justified? Is any one sweetener to blame for making us fat? Still more importantly, what does this controversy say about the science behind carbohydrates and obesity?
A new sugar in town
HFCS is, quite simply, sugar made from corn. Field corn is rich in starch -- chains of glucose molecules linked together like a complex string of pearls. Break the strings apart and you release individual glucose sugars to form glucose syrup.
In 1970, Japanese scientists added a new twist: an isomerization step that converted some of the glucose into fructose, between 42 and 55 percent, depending on the final method of processing. The resulting product was named high-fructose corn syrup, a seemingly reasonable name at the time, though accurate only in the relative sense.
HFCS is high in fructose only when compared to regular corn syrup, which is 100 percent glucose. In reality, the glucose/fructose ratio of HFCS is similar to that of sucrose, a disaccharide consisting of a glucose molecule linked to a fructose molecule, and thus 50 percent fructose. In fact, HFCS could have easily been named low-glucose corn syrup.
When HFCS was introduced, fructose was considered beneficial; after all, it's naturally abundant in fruit. Sucrose was fast becoming the icon of empty calorie foods, along with white flour, as fast food joints replaced both home-cooked meals and mom-and-pop restaurants. Rich in fat, loaded with sugar and ready to eat, fast food took the nation, and indeed the world, by storm. Soon, a super-sized nation struggled with obesity on a scale never before seen.
By the time obesity was epidemic, HFCS was caught red-handed, sweetening nearly every beverage we used to wash down a giganto burger and bucket-o-fries, while driving to work or playing video games.
The stats are unmistakable: Since 1966, the use of HFCS increased from zero (since it didn't exist) to nearly 64 lbs. per person per year by 1999, declining slightly since then to about 59 lbs. This coincides with the rise in obesity, which skyrocketed since 1970. At the same time consumption of other sugars flattened.
That should be a slam-dunk -- case closed! Of course no one noticed that cheese consumption went from about 9 lbs. per capita to over 31 lbs., and that frozen potatoes (mostly used as french fries) went 19 lbs. to nearly 55 lbs. Instead, we needed to know exactly how HFCS was able to pull this trick off.
The so-called smoking gun was fired in the April 2004 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. George Bray, Samara Neilson and Barry Popkin presented the mechanism by which HFCS may be causally linked to the epidemic of obesity. It consisted of the following pieces of evidence:
- The increase in HFCS consumption paralleled the rise in obesity.
- Fructose is metabolized differently from glucose, and can be more easily made into fat.
- Rats overfed fructose got fatty livers and high blood tryglycerides.
- Fructose has a low glycemic index and therefore does not stimulate insulin, and thus does not provide satiety.
Upon closer scrutiny, this line of reasoning makes little sense. It didn't implicate HFCS directly, only circumstantially via fructose. Bray, Neilson and Popkin point out that fructose is absorbed further down in the small intestines than glucose (though both end up in the same portal vein on the way to the same liver). And though a little fructose helps the liver store glycogen, when large amounts of fructose are ingested, they do "provide a relatively unregulated source of carbon precursors for hepatic lipogensis." In other words, if you eat too much fructose, the liver can make the excess into fat.
But that's true of any sugar eaten to excess. In June 2000 issue of the same journal, R. M. McDevitt reports that subjects overfed glucose, fructose and sucrose in a metabolically controlled setting displayed no difference in the distribution of excess calories as fat, regardless of the source.
Dr. Moreen Storey, director of the Center for Food, Nutrition and Agricultural Policy at the University of Maryland, and her colleagues have studied the HFCS/obesity question at length, and have authored an article to appear soon in the journal Food Chemistry and Toxicology. In direct response to our inquiry, Dr. Storey says: "When fructose is consumed in excess, animals and humans typically experience abdominal cramping and diarrhea, sometimes severe diarrhea. There is no evidence that reasonable consumption of fructose in a typical diet has any adverse effect on the liver or that it produces more body fat than sucrose or glucose."
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The Rev. Dr. J. Jayakiran Sebastian has been named dean of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, succeeding the Rev. Dr. J. Paul Rajashekar, who will continue to teach at the seminary as the Luther D. Reed Professor of Systematic Theology.
Sebastian, 53, will assume the post on July 1 at the Mt. Airy seminary where he has been a member of the faculty since 2007. He is the H. George Anderson Professor of Mission and Cultures, director of the seminary's Multicultural Mission Resource Center and, since 2009, seminary chaplain.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Bangalore (India) University, a Bachelor of Divinity degree from United Theological College in Bangalore, a Master of Theology Degree from the Federated Faculty for Research in Religion and Culture, Kottayam, India, and a Doctor of Theology degree from the University of Hamburg, Germany.
Before coming to LTSP, Sebastian taught at the United Theological College, where he was professor of theology and ethics and chair of the department. He also was dean of the school's doctoral division, secretary of its governing council and editor of the Bangalore Theological Forum.
At LTSP he teaches a wide variety of courses that include the history of Christianity, global Christianity, religious toleration and public theology.
In1985 Sebastian became an ordained pastor of the Church of South India, which was established in 1947 by a union of Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational traditions. He said his pastoral ministry experiences in India have had a major influence on his teaching.
"My first posting was to a remote and rural area with five congregations that brought me back to earth and grounded me in the life of the people," Sebastian said. "These people embodied for me and taught me what ministry is. Today I teach about these people and draw from my experiences with them. I have never been able to get away from them, and I don't want to.
During a subsequent posting to a large urban church, Sebastian and his wife, Mrinalini, would ride a Moped each evening through chaotic Bangalore traffic to visit some of the 750 families they served.
The couple, who live on the seminary campus, have two adult children: Neeraj, 22, who is engaged in cell biology research, and Saagarika, 18, who will begin studies in mechanical engineering this fall at the University of Pennsylvania.

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News >> Browse Articles >> Fire & Rescue News
Top 25 Cities for Firefighters
Tania Khadder, Anna Hennings, Adam Starr, Alice Handley | FireLink
May 13, 2011
#21. Hartford, CT
Population: 124,563
Average Salary: $48,650
Firefighter Salary: $52,000
Cost of Living Rank (in a 1-100 list): 74
Average Commute Time: 33.2 minutes
Job Growth Rank (in a list of 372 Highest Growth Cities): 199
Unemployment Rate: 8
Where there's fire there's insurance companies. Nicknamed the "Insurance Capital of the World," Hartford is home to some of the world's largest insurance company headquarters. It also boasts some of our nation's oldest institutions — the oldest art museum, park and continuously published newspaper all hail from Hartford. With a high average salary and a relatively low cost of living, it's no wonder this picturesque city made our cut. The Hartford Firefighters Association, (I.A.F.F. Local 760) was established in 1943 and is comprised of nearly 400 firefighters in this tightly knit New England community
Bonus fun fact: Nitrous oxide (laughing gas) was discovered in Hartford.


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Giles Greenfield is the illustrator who created the cover for the UK and Australian Bloomsbury editions of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He was supposed to create the cover for the fifth book, but didn't finish it due to his daughter Sasha being diagnosed with a terminal genetic illness. He also writes and illustrates children's books.
Other published works
Some of his other published works include:
- World of Mother Goose
- The Classic Treasury of Bulfinch's Mythology
- Chaucer the Cat
- The Animal Pilgrims.


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Infinamic, Inc. needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 54 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
We need a logo for our inkjet/toner site CheapTonerCartridge.info. Overall the logo design needs to be unique and very creative. Basically you are starting from scratch and have freedom to design because currently the website and logo are being redesigned. Payment sent thourgh Paypal.
We are really looking for a logo that is going to pop out of the site. Since the site deals with ink/toner we want a logo that will bright and colorful. The logo needs to include the whole domain name, CheapTonerCartridge.info, in the design. After that you are free to do anthing with text, images, etc.
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Our class had to wake up extremely early Sunday because we were traveling to the French Alps. The drive to the Alps was amazing as I was able to see the snow-capped mountains and the beautiful landscape surrounding our bus.
After an hour we finally reached the Alps and the glacier that we would soon be able to explore. Each year portions of the glacier are carved out into an amazing ice cave. I was amazed at the size and the beauty of the glacier and the mountains.
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datzenmike wrote:As a rule fully floating pins free up a small amount of power.
every bit helps and its one of the reasons im doing this build. another is i hate reaching for third on every hill. i would rather be watching a pyrometer than hanging out in the slow lane with the 4ways on
the marine and industrial Chrysler motors that i have are of better quality than the Plymouth and Desotos. however chrysler could have used a couple more mains. there are 5 main bearings supporting a 31in long 90lb crank.
i went to buy a tcase for parts. I showed up in the m37 and the guy says "i have one of those for sale its beside the house". i walked around the corner and there was a rolling chassis with a new set of tires. the guy said "$500 and there are a bunch of parts inside the house" so i laid out some cash. i was looking at getting new tires and i couldn't pass on the deal. it took me four very heavy trips to move everything home
while spelunking in the heap of parts i noticed that everything I needed to rebuild the truck was there. boxes and boxes of nos, parts, bearings, seals, bushings and fasteners. every part for the motor is machined and coated in Cosmoline. i could walk into the shop tomorrow and start assembling. i could even have a fresh stock 251 rebuild hanging on the crane for Christmas.
but being ahead in the game at the start I figured i would put a little extra into the build t
if that 2% more power can be translated into specific fuel consumption i will take the .28 of a mile per gallon for around $50 a piston shipped.datzenmike wrote:As to exotic coatings the heat loss saved may add 2-5% more power.
pretty much. just a self locking adjustable tappet, cap, keepers spring and valve.datzenmike wrote:I imagine there is provision for clearance adjustment and valve lifter


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In 1980, downtown Grand Rapids was a far different place. The magnificent restoration of the Pantlind Hotel into the Amway Grand Plaza had been completed. Other major construction projects were underway. Both fueled real estate speculation and caused apprehension that our downtown neighbors, primarily low-income individuals and families at that time, might be pushed out of the neighborhood: displaced by gentrification.
At the same time, the number of individuals living on our downtown streets was growing; a partial consequence of the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill in Michigan. To address these growing concerns, seven downtown churches and two non-profit organizations came together to establish a new non-profit organization to provide affordable housing and vital support services for individuals and families. This new entity was incorporated in 1980 as Dwelling Place.
While the story of Dwelling Place is unique to Grand Rapids, nonprofit groups similar to Dwelling Place are present in many communities across the United States. These specialized nonprofit organizations are also referred to as community development corporations (CDCs) for the mission driven work they do to improve the quality of life in communities and neighborhoods.
The stock-in-trade of CDCs is almost always housing and economic development aimed at creating better neighborhoods. The real impact, however, is always on people. Today, Dwelling Place owns and manages more than 1,100 apartments and homes in 25 housing communities throughout West Michigan, serving households with a wide variety of incomes and backgrounds. Most recently, the historic renovation of the former E.E. Fell Junior High School in Holland for senior housing and the renovation of the former Madison Square Apartments (now Reflections: A Senior Housing Community) are both examples of continued efforts to engage with communities and neighborhoods to make a difference.
Today, Dwelling Place also provides critical support services to more than 400 residents to ensure they are able to maintain their permanent housing after facing many challenges related to homelessness, mental illness and other disabling circumstances.Business related support services are also part of the Dwelling Place programs for artists in live work spaces and a wide variety of other commercial tenants. With a combination of more than 75 office, retail, commercial and live/work spaces, Dwelling Place continues to serve as a catalyst in the growth and revitalization efforts of neighborhoods.
Many things have changed in 35 years. What has not changed is the commitment by Dwelling Place to shape a community vision that embraces the many benefits of development while at the same time finding new ways to integrate all downtown neighbors into that community vision.


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We are obsessed with sex. It's everywhere. You can't turn your head but suck a breast, cock an eye but glimpse a cleavage, change the channel but catch the dying groans of someone else's ecstasy. In fact, if you come across the latter then you might well be watching Durex's much-publicised advert for what it describes as 'pleasure gel'. Durex used to be a company that made condoms, pure and simple. Today, however, it is a £40m brand, a promoter of such exoticisms as vibrators, penis rings, oils and lubricants, and – most importantly – a symptom of where we stand ideologically in terms of sex.
Now, there are two ways of approaching this phenomenon, and both – I hope – avoid the common errors of, on the one hand, predictable conservative fundamentalism (sex is sinful…blah blah blah) and, on the other hand, the orgiastic mantra of an '18 to 30s' holiday. The first approach derives from Slavoj Žižek, a Slovenian Marxist psychoanalyst, who has been described as the 'Elvis Presley of cultural theory'. Throughout his work he stresses that whereas in traditional psychoanalysis the superego was effectively the 'No!' of the father, that which forbids ("Can I do this?" squeaks the meek child "NO!" booms the castrating father), today's superego might be said to be the polar opposite: 'You may!' Now, superficially, that seems fairly harmless: 'What a nice superego! It'll let me do whatever I want! I can drink and whore till my heart's content!' The downside, however, is that 'You may!' is a command, and all commands have a nasty side, something in them which is excessive. Suddenly, what seemed like permission to drink becomes a command: 'You WILL drink excessively and you WILL enjoy it!' Who hasn't experienced a night out where, after drinking so much you vomited, you then felt compelled to go on drinking, since that's 'fun'? The same goes for sex today. Just because we are a post-hippie, everything-goes generation does not mean that we are a flourishing one. Being free to have sex where, when and with whom we like often transforms maliciously into the Durex implicit imperative 'I must have sex and it must be good, or else.'
Given that that is the current state of play, the second approach to the problem has the potential to be fairly radical, and it comes from my favourite of unlikeliest sources: the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. He observes that, despite the fuss that the Church has made historically over sex and sexuality, if you consider the New Testament carefully then you'll see that sex just isn't that important. Here is a quote from an essay he wrote over ten years ago, but which has recently been making the rounds on several theology blogs (Ben Myers's and Halden's in particular):
"What is baffling and sometimes outrageous to the modern reader is just this assumption that, in certain circumstances, sex can't matter that much. And I want to suggest that the most important contribution the New Testament can make to our present understanding of sexuality may be precisely in this unwelcome and rather chilling message. We come to the New Testament eagerly looking for answers, and we meet a blank or quizzical face: why is that the all-important problem? Not all human goods are possible all the time, and it would be a disaster to think that there was some experience without which nothing else made sense. Only if sexual intimacy is seen as the last hiding-place of real transcendence, to borrow a phrase from the American novelist, Walker Percy, could we assume that it mattered above all else."[1]
In other words, precisely because we live in an age obsessed with sex and sexuality, we tend to stake almost everything on those terms. What we forget, and what the New Testament suggests, is that sex just isn't important. Indeed, in a follow-up post, Halden provocatively concludes that "If Christ is truly the fullness and definition of authentic humanity, we must say categorically that marriage, sex, and parenthood tell us nothing whatsoever of ultimate significance about humanness". And in this day and age, that is in no small way shocking.
[1] Rowan Williams, "Forbidden Fruit", in Martyn Percy (ed.), Sexuality and Spirituality in Perspective (London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 1997), pp.25-26


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Can we just say that we're gonna miss J rgen Schrempp? He's got one of the best names in the business, he's fun to pick on, and we love running that one middle-finger photochop of him every so often. Here's one from the house that J rgen devalued, uplifted by those horsepower-happy wackos at Kleeman you know, the people who brought you the Viper/Bentley/Aston/whatever else-stomping C-Class? 5.0L of breathed-on Stuttgarty goodness and a blower conspire to spin out 595hp at 5800 RPM. Just watch your head getting out of the rear doors.
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Huge gaping holes. They were almost completely hollow inside!
There were some that didn't bother to hide their ugliness.
And some that didn't want to part with the pan..
So much for those adorable Brownie Bites I was hoping for.. They were all kinds of ugly, and the taste wasn't terrific. Not inedible, but honestly not something I'd make again. But let's pretend for a minute that they did turn out. How pretty they would have been..


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Croc River Canyon
Croc River Canyon- update
Note: Current access is as follows. The guards at the gate have a key to the entrance of the gorge. They are aware of climbers going to and from the gorge. They will open for you. Please treat them nicely.
The Croc River Canyon is an afternoon crag, that is at its best in the Winter seasons. Although the crag can be climbed all year round, summer brings soring temperatures of 35C to 40C+! The routes are particularly runout, even for some easier grades. The main wall is just over 30metres high, so a 70m rope would be a safe bet. The croc river runs next to the crag, which gives the place great ambience, despite it being located right by the Riverside Mall. In summer do a few routes and grab an ice-cream afterwards(or a latte for winter time)!
Getting there
Two animals one needs to keep an eye out for are: 1) Black Mamba's(Or any other poisonous snake) 2) Crocodiles (There has been spottings of crocs near the crag). Don't let this put you off- generally there have been few incidents.
Park at the Riverside Mall in Nelspruit. Head for the government buildings(The egg shaped building), and go to the security located just to the right(looking from the malls side), of the big traffic circle. There is a gate there which is padlocked, ask the security to open up and tell them your going climbing. Walk next to the fence for 50m, and turn right on a faint path.(In summer this may be hard to find, because of the Lowveld plant life!) You should pass an old derelict small building on your left, then make your way down the gorge until your at the river(There will be a cairn there). Turn left and walk for 100m or so, until the crag appears on your left.
The routes below are listed from the first route as you get to the crag, to last route on the main wall.
Super Fly 7b/26 *** Description... FA: Gary Lowther 2007
Megachilide Description... 17*[10D]
FA:Nicole Hemphill 2002
Creature Comforts Description... 7b/ 26***[9D]
FA:Alard Hufner 2002
The Full Spectrum 7c+/29**** Description... FA: Donovan Willis
Puppy love 7b+/27 ***[12D]
The flaring crack to the right of cc.pumpy. FA:Hunt Cheney 2003
Beetle juice 19***[9D,R] Description... FA:Mike Mason 2002
Raboebie 16*****[14D,60m!] Description... FA;Craig Kluckow 2002
Pumpin pistons 17***[] Description... Just right of raboebie. FA:Rudy Halbich
The concertina effect 18* Description... FA:?? BB:Nicole Hemphil
Active suspension 7c+/29****[9D] The slightly overhanging wall just left of spongebob squarepants. A sustained line. FA:Donovan Willis 2008
Spongebob squarepants 7a/24****[9D]
An excellent face climb on a prominent block. Courage is needed for the first clip. FA:Jonothan Salzwedel 2004
The Swarm Project 7c+ CLOSED project
BB: Donovan Willis
I IS baboon 21*****[13D,60,m!!]
FA;Hunt Cheney 2002
Pirates Project 7a OPEN Project. Just plausible. Scramble up to the 2nd bolt of I IS Baboon, then belayer clips in and climber fires diagonally right on the waves of granite, finish up on the 'My Mona Lisa' project. Will have to be back climbed... The ships waiting... BB: Donovan Willis
Smooth Apricot jam 22*****[13D,60m!!] Description... FA:Hunt Cheney 2002
Juste a Temps Project 7c/7c+ CLOSED PROJECT. Tests the mind and body. BB: Donovan Willis
Emergancy Exit 7a/24**** Dance your way through the bottom, and do some weird climbing higher up. The thorn bush has been cleared away making this quiet a pleasant climb. BB:Hunt Cheney
My Mona Lisa Project 8c/8c+/9a 20meters of hard bouldering. CLOSED PROJECT! BB: Donovan Willis
Futuristic impressions of the past 19***[N] Description... FA:Alard Hufner 2002


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Following Intel's Ivy Bridge Road
Apr 25, 2012 5:00 AM PT
The tech industry loves the concept of new innovation to the point where product launches all too often call to mind infatuated elders showing off photos of their latest grandkids. But practicality tends to drive the manufacturing side of the IT business, with consistency trumping innovation.
As a result, products arrive at market on time, retailers and their customers don't get grumpy, vendors hit their sales targets, and shareholders are happy campers.
However, whenever you mix innovative technologies and manufacturing consistency, as Intel has done in its new 22nm third-gen Core (aka "Ivy Bridge") processors, the result can spark literally game-changing events.
Shift Toward Commoditization
So, what's on the "inside" of Intel's third-gen Core chips? On the technology innovation front, a 20 percent improvement in processing performance is more than respectable (and in line with previous generation "ticks" in Intel's longstanding development cadence) but a 2X boost in 3D graphics and HD media performance is the real Core eye-opener.
It isn't so much about users enjoying excellent mainstream and online gaming performance with systems sporting the new chips. The bigger point is how Intel's new CPUs will further enable and enhance the increasingly sophisticated media and graphics content that defines modern computing.
In a sense, the tech industry and users it serves are in the midst of a shift toward fully commoditized graphics and media -- where virtually every consumer and business can affordably enjoy processes and experiences that once required specialized solutions.
That doesn't mean that standalone graphics technologies will disappear -- but over time, it's likely that specialty vendors will be increasingly pressured into smaller, higher-end markets. If you should see similarities between the commodity graphics dynamic and what has happened as x86-based systems displace high-end Unix and mainframe systems in enterprise data centers, you would not be mistaken.
To its credit, AMD recognized the situation early on and built its strategic response around the ATI acquisition and APU development. But the trend is also driving other responses, including Nvidia's ARM plans and its move into mainstream servers, desktops and laptops.
Radical Rethinking
In contrast, Intel developed its own graphics/media solutions in-house, and while the performance of its offerings typically lagged those of graphics specialists, the issue appears to have been largely put to rest by the new third-gen Core.
In addition, Intel's decision to go it alone underscores the success of its 22nm 3D Tri-Gate transistor advances. The new third-gen Core chips will certainly profit from those developments. But by radically rethinking conventional processor design and successfully implementing the manufacturing processes required to bring them to market, Intel has found a way to extend its product road maps well into the future with 18nm, 14nm and 10nm designs. That means that for all intents and purposes, Moore's Law will continue to rule the CPU market for some time to come.
In essence, Intel's new third-generation Core processors represent a major win for the company, its OEMs/ODMs, close partners such as VMware and Microsoft, and consumer and business customers. By resetting the bar for technological and manufacturing innovation, Intel is aiming to bring about a future that will fundamentally change what end users expect from computing systems and demand from IT vendors.


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Another round of news on poverty in the U.S. — this time from the Census Bureau's latest report on the results of analyses using its Supplemental Poverty Measure.
Once again, the national poverty rate is higher than the rate the Bureau earlier reported, using its official measure — 16.1%, as compared to 15.1%.
In other words, about 3 million more people — a total of nearly 49.7 million — were living in poverty last year.
On the other hand, the percent of people living in extreme poverty, i.e., below 50% of the applicable threshold, is 1.5% lower than the official measure shows.
We get a mixed picture for state-level poverty rates, for which the Bureau uses three-year averages. Some of the rates are higher than the official rate. Some lower.
The rate for the District of Columbia rises sharply — from 19% to 23.2%. This is higher than the rate for any state except California.
As I've written before, the official measure sets poverty thresholds at three times the annually adjusted costs of what used to be the U.S. Department of Agriculture's cheapest food plan.
The SPM starts from the costs of basic living expenses, adjusted for differences among major geographic areas and also differences in living situations, e.g., renting versus owning.
To these, it adds some other "necessary expenses," e.g., payroll taxes, health care co-pays and other out-of-pocket costs.
On the other side of the ledger, it takes account of not only cash income, but some "near-money" federal benefits like tax credits and also some in-kind benefits, e.g., food stamps, two forms of child nutrition assistance, housing subsidies.
And it uses actual household size, rather than counting only household members who are related to one another, as the official measure does.
These differences explain not only the difference between the overall SPM rate and the official rate, but shifts in rates for different age and race/ethnicity groups.
We see, for example, that:
- The child poverty rate drops from 22.3% to 18.1%, reducing the number of children in poverty by about 3 million.
- The poverty rate for seniors rises from 8.7% to 15.1%, increasing the number of poor people 65 and older by somewhat more than 2.6 million.
- The poverty rate for blacks drops from 27.8% to 25.7% — still far higher than the non-Hispanic white rate of 11%, but now 2.3% lower than the rate for Hispanics.
- The poverty rate for Asians rises from 12.3% to 16.9% — the largest percent change for any race/ethnicity group reported.
- For children, the extreme poverty rate is less than half what it is under the official measure — 5.1%, as compared to 10.3%.
- For seniors, however, the extreme poverty rate rises — from 2.3% to 4.3%.
This year's report is unusually timely because it gives us a read on the anti-poverty effects of some benefits that are at immediate risk. It tells us that:
- Food stamp benefits lifted more than 4.6 million people, including about 2.1 million children, out of poverty last year.
- Well over 8.6 million more people, including nearly 4.7 million children, would have fallen below the poverty threshold if their family's disposable income hadn't been boosted by refundable tax credits.
- Unemployment insurance benefits kept nearly 3.4 million people out of poverty — mostly adults, but about 963,400 children too.
- And Social Security — the single most effective anti-poverty program we've got — accounted for 25.6 million fewer poor people than there would have been without its benefits. Poverty rates for all age groups would have been higher. The rate for seniors would have soared to 54.1%.
So there are the benefits. Now here are the risks.
The farm bills now pending in Congress would cut food stamp benefits for at least half a million households — 1.3 million if the House version prevails. The House bill would also mean no more food stamps at all for as many as 3 million people.
As you're well aware, the Bush-era tax cuts are expiring. We can be quite confident that most will be renewed.
But Congressional Republicans want to extend earlier versions of the refundable Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, not the expanded versions that have made a significant difference to low-income working families.
The federal program that funds unemployment insurance benefits for longer-term jobless workers will also soon expire. Some two million workers and their families may face the new year with no source of cash income.
Lead Republicans in Congress are about to sit at the bargaining table with their Democratic counterparts and White House officials to thrash out an alternative to the so-called fiscal cliff.
They say they'll be amenable to increased revenues (not to be confused with higher tax rates for the wealthiest 2%).
But the deal must also include "real changes to the financial structure of entitlement programs" — apparently something along the lines of the recommendations in the plan produced by the co-chairs of the President's fiscal commission, a.k.a. Bowles-Simpson.
These recommendations would cut Social Security retirement benefits in several different ways. With the average benefit now only $1,230 a month, we could see more seniors in poverty if the Democrats don't hold firm to the position they're taking now.
NOTE: A couple of the benefits impact figures reported by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities are a bit higher than mine. This is also true for figures reported by the Center for American Progress. I'm at a loss to explain the discrepancies.


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For the fourth year, United Nation Association-USA Sarasota-Manatee chapter wants to help local students learn how to prepare for international careers.
The International Career Development Seminar will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in Sudakoff Center at New College of Florida, 5845 General Dougher Place, Sarasota. Registration begins at 8 a.m.
Among the scheduled presenters are: John Ericson, chief of outreach, Office of Human Resources Management, United Nations; Jean E. Manes, U.S. Foreign Service Diplomatic Corps, Department of State; Dr. David Gillman, computer software industry; Ken Kirchner, international business; Mena A. Cammett, senior international risk management analyst, XL Group; Richard Russell, executive director, Sarasota Opera; Dr. Nat Colletta, peacemaking and development with international organizations and nonprofits; Morgan Wienberg, student and founder of international nonprofit organization in Haiti; and Kenneth DeCamp, mime performer of "Your Head Has a Body."
Seminar co-chairwomen are UNA USA regional representative Dorothy Watson and Dr. Barbara Hicks of New College.
The cost of $10 for students and $15 for others includes lunch and a networking reception. For registration information, call Dr. Florence Jackson at 927-0826 or visit www.unasarasotamanatee.org.
Local teenager assumes state title
Cardinal Mooney High School student Leah Roddenberry is assuming the title of Miss Florida's Outstanding Teen.
Roddenberry, of Bradenton, was first runner-up in July at the state pageant to Leah Sykes of Jacksonville. Sykes went on to win the national title, Miss America's Outstanding Teen, in Orlando in August.
The Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant will present the title to Roddenberry on Nov. 3 in Jacksonville.
She has already been representing the organization at several official events and went to Atlantic City, N.J., to perform with other state titleholders at the Miss America pageant.
Roddenberry's speaking platform is pediatric cancer awareness. She also is a teen ambassador for Children's Miracle Network hospitals.
The Miss Florida's Outstanding Teen pageant promotes scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy living and community involvement. For more information, visit www.missflorida.org.
Iberiabank branches help local food banks
Customers and employees at local Iberiabank Corp. branches participated in a community outreach project to help food banks feed the hungry.
More than 1,400 nonperishable food items were collected for All Faiths Food Bank in Sarasota and The Food Bank of Manatee.
Leading the way in collections were the University Parkway branch in Sarasota with more than 325 donations and the State Road 64 office in Bradenton with nearly 250 items.
Demand for food during the summer months created an urgent need to replenish the shelves.
"This is our second year of collecting food during a time when most people aren't thinking about food drives," Jeff Radcliffe, bank market president said in a prepared statement. "We are grateful to the community for their donations and pleased that we could provide this much-needed support."
AdFed Suncoast offers scholarship
CAP Brand Marketing, a Sarasota creative firm specializing in branding and marketing, will sponsor the 2014 and 2015 "Ad Student of the Year" scholarships for the American Advertising Federation Suncoast.
In addition to a $1,000 scholarship toward studies in advertising, marketing and graphic design, the winner will receive an internship at the firm.
Sam Stern, CEO of CAP Brand Marketing, is a member and past president of the nonprofit AdFed Suncoast.
"At CAP, we know young people are the lifeblood of our industry," Stern said in a prepared statement. "We feed off their youthful exuberance and celebrate their unbridled curiosity. Our goal, through this scholarship, is to help a deserving student realize their dream of becoming part of our exciting and oftentimes crazy industry."
Scholarship applications will be accepted beginning Friday. Applicants can visit www.adfedsuncoast.com and click on Scholarships for more information. The winner will be announced Feb. 22 at the 2014 ADDY Awards.
Career searches get international focus
For the fourth year, United Nation Association-USA Sarasota-Manatee chapter wants to help local students learn how to prepare for international careers.


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Those are gorgeous, Jen!ReplyDelete
These are stunning. I can only imagine how gorgeous it must be inside...ReplyDelete
Oh yes, that library is amazing, and the inside is the coolest too !!ReplyDelete
So good to see it again :)
alright, that's it, I'm running away to Seattle. ;)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2012 at 10:34 AM
that's stunning!ReplyDelete
I'm originally from Seattle and every time I look at your blog, I wonder why I left. You take such beautiful photos and have such an unique perspective.ReplyDelete
I am pretty sure it's the Seattle Library that has rooms with different colors of light? Red fluorescent lights? Love the pictures Jen!ReplyDelete
wow, these are stunning! I need to go to seattle.ReplyDelete
Wow I love all the geometric shapes. I love looking at patterns in architecture, so this is definitely a visual feast for me. xReplyDelete
What great looking architecture! I'd love to see the inside one day, because that means I'll be IN SEATTLE (bahahaha). I love beautiful libraries. My city's is... very plain.ReplyDelete
My first thought when I saw this post: These photos are from a library!? Whoa! I love the geometry of the building! Seattle has some beautiful public buildings!ReplyDelete
such an amazing space- i think my fav are their neon yellow escalators!ReplyDelete
oooh love the lines!ReplyDelete
amazing- beautiful lines.ReplyDelete
THAT'S FROM A LIBRARY?!?! I'M ADDING SEATTLE TO THE PLACES TO GO!ReplyDelete
Ohhhh, am heading to Seattle for a clay conference in March -- and maybe we'll have time to check it out! Thanks for sharing this.ReplyDelete
this is a very nice postReplyDelete
someday you must tell me your secret to always ending up in amazing places (the SPL is such a fave!)ReplyDelete
Gah, such amazing pictures! You will hear from me very soon! ilu!ReplyDelete
oh wow! seeing it through your lens are a completely new view!! beautiful!! hope you had a great one =)ReplyDelete
amazing spaces...amazingly captured...ReplyDelete
great pictures... and amazing place... Seattle is my fav city, Cobain is in my heart. :)ReplyDelete
@jon loved their escalators! and the red room!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 8, 2012 at 6:32 PM
Oh my. I have never been, but it looks amazing.ReplyDelete
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Berserk isn't really "dark fantasy" either. It's plain fantasy
Miura has been very protective of Berserk
You can boil down every Alien sequel as a remake of the original in the vision of its director (progressively getting worse with each iteration).
Resurrection is abysmal, but its cooky sci-fi frenchness is somewhat endearing. I haven't seen it in a decade or more, but i can safely say that it has a vision.
Even Prometheus had an almost clear vision, eventually diluted by the Alien lore.
If you remove what was good in Covenant (a rehash of the themes in Prometheus, with almost nothing new added), you're left with a by-the-numbers 90's b-movie Alien clone, with terrible cgi.
It confuses the Alien timeline even more, retcons so much shit, i don't even care what's canon or not. The worst offense is how boring it was. Not suspense, no tension, you're just yawning the whole way, waiting for it to finally end.
I haven't seen Predators or AvP:R, but my ranking would be pretty similar to yours: A, As, P, A3, Pth, P2, A:R, A:C, the rest.
Anyway, despite all that, it's impossible for me to believe Ridley Scott could do worse than these or anything after Alien: Resurrection. Just no fucking way even on his worst day it'd be more worthwhile just to look at. So, with that said, here's my Alien/Predator movie rankings off the top of my head, feel free to disagree, and if you think this is a waste of time, I actually sat through all this shit save for Covenant: AlienAliensPredatorAlien 3PrometheusCovenantPredator 2PredatorsAlien: ResurrectionAvPAvPRThere's a few that I'd accept are basically interchangeable on here, like Alien 3 and Prometheus, the lesser two Predator movies, and AvP and Resurrection could be switched (AvP isn't crazy bad, but by the same token at least Resurrection has crazy going for it). So, without seeing it, by my estimation Covenant can be no worse than the 5th "best" Alien movie, and 6th including the full A/P canon.
Anyway, despite all that, it's impossible for me to believe Ridley Scott could do worse than these or anything after Alien: Resurrection. Just no fucking way even on his worst day it'd be more worthwhile just to look at.
I'd agree with this ranking (haven't seen Covenant), except for maybe putting Resurrection above Predators, just because of what was mentioned before about it having some uniqueness in its vision (the frenchness), whereas Predators really had nothing, just an adolescent remake of the original (with a samurai!). I mean seriously, shoving a predator/samurai fight scene in that movie is like having Yoda whip out his tiny green light saber in Attack of the Clones. One person thinks it's cool and forces it into the movie no matter how much it doesn't belong. But anyway ranking anything after Predator 2 is like figuring out which turd is least offensive.
It's interesting to think about. He's a competent filmmaker who's made unquestionable classics. You know he's got it in him to make something truly great, and that's what's so frustrating when you look at his filmography and see some just plain bad movies or even worse, the almost good ones with the baffling choices that end up ruining the movie. You're right that from a visual standpoint, even his worst movies look great (Prometheus included). A lot of the time the real bad stuff comes from a few simple decisions that just unwind the whole thing, sometimes it's in the script and other times it's something done in post production. To me it's a real mystery. How can a man who puts so much work into something and make it look so great be so seemingly foolish to let a few no brainers bring the whole movie down?
Another example of Scott's frustrating skill as a filmmaker to make a movie look amazing, but be so terrible because of a few simple bafflingly bad decisions is Kingdom of Heaven. I actually wrote several paragraphs on why I think that movie is so strangely close to being great while at the same time so far... but I don't want to clog up this thread with it. I mean, unless you really want me too I guess I could post it I suppose.
Go on. I thought the extended cut supposedly fixed it?
That's actually more threadbare than I thought it would be. The truth is Scott's not some auteur, he's a great director and a producer, but obviously not a writer, so he cedes a lot of creative control over the quality of his stories, which explains why there's such irregularities there. Since he's in his writers' hands, if they don't have the goods the best he can do is polish a turd.
The Directors Cut of Kingdom of Heaven is another example in the same way as Prometheus in that it's a massive letdown because all the work that went into the movie can't save it from the few glaringly obvious bad decisions. On the one hand this is a movie I really want to enjoy because it's a historical epic about the crusades that looks fantastic, has a great cast and if you're like me and enjoy long movies like the Godfather or Apocalypse Now, Kingdom of Heaven is four hours long and made in the classic Hollywood tradition containing an overture and an intermission. Scott could have a masterpiece on his hands here, even with the liberties taken with the actual history. But despite how much I want to like this movie I have no desire to ever sit through it again (although I did sit through it many times out of fascination). For the average person, once is enough, like Prometheus.
I'm guessing you haven't seen it?
This is basically what I've come to believe is the major problem. Even if the issue with the movie isn't necessarily with the actual script, like dialog or specific plot points, it's with general preproduction choices that have major consequences for the film. It's still no excuse though, and I'll use Kingdom of Heaven as an example. Scott may not be a writer, and maybe he's wise for letting others do the writing, but he chooses his projects very carefully and it's still baffling to me as to how he can move forward with the problem decisions. Maybe it's a case hindsight is 20/20. Or maybe that's just how it always is, whether it's Scott, Spielberg, Cameron or Lucas. But honestly, Scott being underrated or overrated as a filmmaker aside, he's just as peculiar as the others when it comes to the trend of tarnishing ones own legacy or staying on the mound too long or however you look at it.
The final MAJOR problem is Ridley Scott made here is casting Orlando Bloom as the lead. He simply cannot carry this movie for it's length. Imagine Jon Snow in the first season of GoTs. Lots of staring, looking confused, not speaking a lot, or speaking slow in a deep gravelly voice. Furrowing of the brow. It's painful to watch and it actually gets worse with multiple viewings. I don't know how Scott could have overlooked this. It destroys his movie.
Spielberg, Scott, Cameron and Lucas. They're all different enough that you can't use the same brush to explain away all the problems that come with all their recent work.
But with the exception of Cameron, they've all revisited their own franchises to try and capture that same magic again, and they all end making the weakest iteration of their own series.
Out of all of them though Scott to me is the most frustrating. Talk about ranking piles of shit, besides the prequels out of all those directors Scott has the most bottom turds.
Saw Wonder Woman. Great movie!
I see the reviews are stellar. Tell me, feeling so so about MoS, disliking BvS, and refusing to watch Suicide Squad, how was it? Did we finally get over the bad writing and random plot devices?
I don't get why it's still not common knowledge that all the theatrical cuts are superior (especially Aliens' in my opinion, I think the extended cut turns it into a straight up boring movie).
Anyway, this atmospheric scene should have made it into the Assembly Cut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXBfQvzRKSE
Updated, spur of the moment Alien film rankings reflecting my mood as of this second:1. Aliens - Because it's been proven that James Cameron was the only writer/director with a good grasp on this creature, and it's still somewhat quarantined off from the current shit.2. Alien - How'd the all-time great sci-fi masterwork possibly go down since two weeks ago? Covenant actually made it, and Ridley Scott, retroactively worse! =)*. Alien: Isolation - If games counted this rates higher than the films below. It respects the original premise and the Alien is terrifyingly unstoppable again. Also, there's only two good Alien movies.3. Prometheus - Doesn't even have an Alien in it, which is probably best for all. Great cast and visuals, bad writing, some good scenes, but all the movies below make it look grand by comparison.4. Alien 3 - Great cast, provides continuity and closure, and has its own unique, infamous yet enduring identity and legacy. Remember when a bad Alien movie was a big deal? Now this one's relatively good.5. Alien: Covenant - 5th as projected, there's half a good movie here about something else, but the Alien part ruins it and vice versa. Time to retire or infuse the series with some new acid blood.6. Alien: Resurrection - When Alien first went from tragedy to comedy; I can't forgive it. It's weird how similar some of Covenant's ideas are to this one, maybe I should rate it higher... Nah.7. AvP - Dumb vs.8. AvP2 - Dumber
Griff, is it at the very least worth a watch? I have a guilty pleasure for resurrection. Covenant just sounds more and more like something to avoid.
Take it from someone who loved ALL of the Alien/Predator movies: it's awful.
While I haven't watched Covenant yet, I'd switch first and second place for my ranking of the films. Totally agree with the points you mention about each film.
Griff, is it at the very least worth a watch? I have a guilty pleasure for resurrection. Covenant just sounds more and more like something to avoid.
Such a bummer!
I watched John Wick 2 (or "Chapter 2", whatever) and it struck me, just like the first one, as basically an action video game transposed into a movie. In fact I'd make the case John Wick is the first successful "video game movie", even though it's not actually based on a game. But really, the plot is paper thin and it's about a guy who headshots and/or annihilate in hand-to-hand something like 500 people in the course of two hours, where the nameless bad guys never stop coming and never seem to realize that they're obviously up against an impossible task.
Anyway I enjoyed it. People tend to describe any action flick or blockbuster as a "good, fun, mindless entertainment", but it's rarely the case in my experience. John Wick however really gets as close to mindless as you can get.


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Korn fans career-high 10 for Miners
Following a ragged first inning on the mound, Nolan Korn took command as the game progressed to strike out a career-high 10 batters to lead the Missouri S&T baseball team to a 7-2 victory over Missouri-St. Louis in the second game of Friday's Great Lake Valley Conference (GLVC) doubleheader at the S&T Baseball Field.
The Tritons rallied for a 2-1 win in game one of the twinbill.
The two teams were scheduled to play another league doubleheader on Saturday but those contests were postponed due to rain. The first game began on Saturday but was halted 25 minutes into play after two innings and a scoreless tie. No make-up date has been determined yet.
After Friday's results S&T was 8-10 overall and 7-3 in the conference while UMSL was 7-9 and 4-4.
On Friday, Korn allowed two first inning runs to the Tritons, runs that scored on back-to-back doubles by Charlie Mohr and Trevor Nathanson. But after the Miners scored three times in the bottom half of the inning, Korn took command of the contest on the mound, allowing only three hits, walking one and reaching his career high in strikeouts over six scoreless innings that followed.
S&T grabbed the lead with three unearned runs in the bottom of the first, which began with walks to Kyle Rich and Clint Wobbe. Michael Lockett tried to bunt the runners over, but the throw to third was dropped to load the bases.
Former Rolla High all-stater Will Morrison drove in the first run with a ground out and Reed Brown followed with a sacrifice fly to tie the game. Colin Coan then got the Miners' only hit of the first inning, a single through the hole into left, to score Lockett with the go-ahead run.
The Miners added to their lead in the fourth after Coan walked to begin the inning and Nick Ulrich doubled. A wild pitch by UMSL reliever Brendyn Dabrowski brought home Coan and another wild delivery later in the frame scored Ulrich.
In the sixth, the Miners pushed two more runs across when Morrison singled home a pair.
The Miners outhit the Tritons 7-5 in the nightcap, with Lockett getting two hits and Morrison finishing with three runs batted in.
S&T had missed a chance at getting on the scoreboard in the first inning of game one after loading the bases with one out. The Miners appeared to have scored a run when Brown beat the throw to first on a double play ball, but an interference call at second led to Brown being called out and the run was wiped off the board as a result.
The Miners did grab the lead when Lockett doubled into the gap in left center to score Rich with two outs in the third. However, S&T was unable to get another run to second until the eighth inning after the Lockett double and the Tritons were able to tie the contest in the sixth on Drew Standefer's inside-the-park home run.
UMSL nearly got the go-ahead run across the plate in the eighth after loading the bases with two outs, but Coan and S&T starting pitcher Chris Bowe cut down Nathanson at the plate when he tried to score when the ball got away from Coan.
In the bottom half of the inning, the Miners had their own scoring chance when Michael Boxell drew a leadoff walk, stole second and went to third on a wild pitch, but Kyle Renaud, who entered the game for the Tritons after the walk to Boxell, struck out the side to get UMSL out of the inning.
Justin Lois greeted Miner reliever Harry Dunsford with a double down the line in left to open the ninth and he scored the go-ahead run moments later on Tyler Bunge's sacrifice fly. Renaud got a pair of strikeouts in the ninth and got the final out after issuing a two-out walk to pick up the win.
The Miners had only four hits in the opener – two from Lockett – as the Tritons outhit S&T 12-4. Bowe, a former all-stater at Rolla High School, pitched the first eight innings and scattered 11 hits.


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Same-sex weddings underway in California
Updated 10:01 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO The four plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned California's same-sex marriage ban tied the knot Friday, just hours after a federal appeals court freed gay couples to obtain marriage licenses in the state for the first time in 4 1/2 years.
State Attorney General Kamala Harris presided at the San Francisco City Hall wedding of Kris Perry and Sandy Stier as hundreds of supporters looked on and cheered. The couple sued to overturn the state's voter-approved gay marriage ban along with Jeff Katami and Paul Zarrillo, who married at Los Angeles City Hall 90 minutes later with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa presiding.
"By joining the case against Proposition 8, they represented thousands of couples like themselves in their fight for marriage equality," Harris, who had asked the appeals court to act swiftly, said during Stier and Perry's brief ceremony. "Through the ups and downs, the struggles and the triumphs, they came out victorious."
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Harris declared Perry, 48, and Stier, 50, "spouses for life," but during their vows, the Berkeley couple took each other as "lawfully wedded wife." One of their twin sons served as ring-bearer.
"Today is wildly exciting for both of us we're so happy," Stier had told KCBS. "We're just thrilled to be here, finally, crossing this important threshold into the next phase of our lives where we can be legally wed."
Although the couples fought for the right to wed for years, their weddings came together in a flurry when a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a brief order Friday afternoon dissolving, "effective immediately," a stay it had imposed on gay marriages while the lawsuit challenging the ban advanced through the courts.
Sponsors of California's same-sex marriage ban, known as Proposition 8, called the appeals court's swift action "outrageous." Under Supreme Court rules, the losing side in a legal dispute has 25 days to ask the high court to rehear the case, and Proposition 8's backers had not yet announced whether they would do so.
"The resumption of same-sex marriage this day has been obtained by illegitimate means. If our opponents rejoice in achieving their goal in a dishonorable fashion, they should be ashamed," said Andy Pugno, general counsel for a coalition of religious conservative groups that sponsored the 2008 ballot measure.
"It remains to be seen whether the fight can go on, but either way, it is a disgraceful day for California," Pugno said.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that Proposition 8's sponsors lacked authority to challenge the ban after Harris and Gov. Jerry Brown, both Democrats, refused to defend the ban in court.
The decision lets stand a trial judge's declaration that the ban violates the civil rights of gay Californians and cannot be enforced.
The Supreme Court said earlier this week that it would not finalize its ruling in the Proposition 8 case until after the 25-day period, which ends July 21. But San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, who joined the two couples in the lawsuit, said Friday that the 9th Circuit panel had the power to lift the stay it imposed.
"The fact of the matter is the only thing holding up the weddings was the stay that the 9th Circuit had in place," Herrera said. "The fact that there is a separate 25-day period allowing the petition to go for a rehearing is separate and apart from that stay."
Brown directed California counties to start performing same-sex marriages immediately after the appeals court's order. A memo from the Department of Public Health said "same-sex marriage is again legal in California" and ordered county clerks to resume issuing marriage licenses to gay couples.
Given that word did not come down from the appeals court until mid-afternoon, most counties were not prepared to stay open late to accommodate potential crowds. The clerks in a few counties announced that they would stay open a few hours later Friday.
A jubilant San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announced that same-sex couples would be able to marry all weekend in his city, which is hosting its annual gay pride celebration.


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News/PRGet Acquainted with the Many Faces of Calumet County Outdoors
October 29, 2013
Rob Zimmer
Appleton Post Crescent Online
Rising overhead, the rustling canopy of forest trees gleamed in the brilliant golds, oranges and reds of the season. An army of blue jays cried out among the branches, their haunting cries drifting through the trees.
At ground level, a parade of hungry sparrows swept along the forest floor, joined by juncoes and chickadees as they foraged for food. The flashing tails of the juncoes and the sweet song of white-throated sparrows filled the morning air with song. American robins, hundreds of them, also moved en masse through the trees.
A mighty migration was under way at High Cliff State Park.
Head east of Lake Winnebago and you'll find plenty of natural treasures.
From the lowland flooded swamps along Lake Winnebago's north shore to the towering limestone outcroppings that reach to the skies all along the Niagara Escarpment throughout the length of Calumet County, the wonders found here are spectacular ones. The sprawling grasslands at Killsnake and the vast cattail marsh at Brillion Wildlife Area, in addition to county parks and nature centers offer some of the most diverse wildlife habitats and natural areas found anywhere in the state, right here in a our own backyard.
High Cliff State Park
I came upon a squadron of more than a dozen giant turkey vultures, statuesque in the bare trees at the edge of the quarry at High Cliff State Park. The chill of early morning was quickly fading away, and the turkey vultures know just how to take advantage of the warming sun.
The huge birds, with their 7-foot wingspans, perched with wings spread wide among the bare branches to catch the rising sun, like giant solar panels with feathers. Capturing the warmth of the rising sun on the dark feathers of their massive wings allows them to quickly heat up with the warmth of early morning.
As I was walking along the trails of High Cliff recently, I met a woman on the trail who gave me a renewed sense of passion and pride for this place so many of us take for granted due to its close proximity to the Fox Cities.
The woman, who had just moved here from out of state, had no idea the park existed, and was just discovering its majesty and beauty as we passed on the trail. She became so amazed she was moved to tears by the natural wonders here along the edge of mighty Lake Winnebago.
I walked her along the trails, past sites I have long taken for granted: the scenic overlooks, the faces of the Niagara Escarpment, the amazing, textured bark of the shagbark hickory, the limestone kiln ruins that still tower along the edge of the cliff. All of these things overwhelmed her senses.
It struck me that I never got her name, but I know her heart was forever touched that day by the natural beauty our area has to offer, in particular, this signature state park located along the northeast shore of Lake Winnebago. From the stunning, rigid landscapes of the ledge that rises high over the lake, to its rich history, the majesty of this natural treasure is captivating.
Calumet County Park
Located just south of High Cliff State Park, this smaller, cozier county park offers another great access point to the famous Niagara escarpment.
In addition to several hiking trails leading along the edge of the cliff, the park offers camping, as well as mountain bike trails both above and below the ridge. Like High Cliff, the park features Indian effigy mounds within the grounds that are amazing to explore.
Brillion Nature Center and Brillion State Wildlife Area
Located at the edge of the sprawling Brillion marsh, Brillion Nature Center offers a variety of natural landscapes, wildlife, scenic beauty, as well as spectacular views of the wetlands.
A boardwalk trail leading to a rising platform overlooking Brillion Marsh leads visitors through several forest types and into this unbelievable sea of cattails.
During spring and summer, osprey can be observed patrolling the open waters of the marsh and returning to their nest platform visible from the marsh overlook.
Sandhill cranes, Canada geese, barred owl, several species of woodpecker, ring-necked pheasant, wild turkey, as well as many varieties of songbirds, can be seen here throughout the year. The forests and prairies feature many of the native wildflowers of the area, as well as ferns, grasses and more.
Ledgeview Nature Center
Located along the same limestone bluff that forms High Cliff State Park and the Door County peninsula, Ledgeview Nature Center is located just south of Chilton. Here, sinkholes in the limestone create massive underground caves and caverns that can be explored on tours deep within the caves by Ledgeview naturalists.
In addition to the limestone caverns, Ledgeview Nature Center features several miles of trails that wind around the ledge outcropping, through a massive limestone quarry, through towering hickory and maple forests, as well as an observation platform rising high over a vast prairie landscape.
A highlight at Ledgeview is the arboretum trail that features labeled examples of just about every native Wisconsin tree, shrub and plant found in our area, a great educational display.
Killsnake Wildlife Area
The Killsnake Wildlife Area, located at the southern end of Calumet County, features natural habitats of a different sort. Here, grasslands are the star of the landscape. Sprawling grasslands harbor unique forms of wildlife, such as sandhill cranes, short-eared owls, as well as many other grassland birds such as bobolinks, several species of sparrow, meadowlark, marsh wren and sedge wren, ring-necked pheasant and more.
Menasha Conservancy
At the Menasha Conservancy, it is the swampy backwaters of Lake Winnebago that enrich and beautify the landscape. Here in the forests and wetlands, wood ducks, river otters, Canada geese, wild turkey, great blue heron, mallard and other wetland wildlife enjoy the solitude and safety found here in this preserved lowland area. In addition to the wildlife, the spring wetlands are filled with colorful wildflowers such as mayapple, jack-in-the-pulpit, wild geranium, Canada mayflower, trillium and others.
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Phi Beta Lambda Meeting
|September 3, 2013 5:00pm–6:00pm
|Room 120
Phi Beta Lambda Meeting
Phi Beta Lambda Advisor: Nick Fowler
Director Student Affairs & Co-advisor: Rhonda Urban
Meetings: 1st Tuesday of each month in room 303 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Lecture Series: Once per term from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (details below)
National Service Project: March of Dimes
Local Service Project: Arthritis Foundation
Speaker Presentations
Three times per year PBL will sponsor a business-related speaker to come on-campus. PBL members will plan and host the evening and introduce the speaker. The dates scheduled for the 2014 year are as follows:
Fall Term – October 7 (Week 8)
Winter Term – December 2 (Week 4)
All Business and Accounting instructors will be bringing their classes scheduled on these dates to attend the lecture series in Room 303 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Once the lecture is completed, classes will resume. Attendance will be taken for the lecture as part of the class for the evening. The lectures are being provided to enhance the students learning experience. Refreshments will be provided between 5:30 and 6:00 as students and instructors gather for the lecture.
Local Service Project – Arthritis Foundation
PBL in conjunction with Midstate College is supporting the Arthritis Foundation. Partnering with the Arthritis Foundation has opened up multiple opportunities for our students. The first Saturday in June Midstate hosts the annual Walk to Cure Arthritis /Dog Walk at Midstate and the Rock Island Trail.
Our partnership with the Arthritis Foundation can provide the following opportunities:
- Internships in Business or Accounting
- Volunteer Opportunities for the Arthritis Walk/Dog Walk and Jingle Bell Run
- Committee participation: Event Committee, Team Recruitment, Sponsorship, Public Relations, Logistics, and more
- Resume building through community service, volunteerism, and internship experiences
- Inside view of a non-profit organization and how they are operated
- Team building skill development
- Points earned towards the Student Volunteer/Achievement Program
Opportunities are available whether you have a couple of hours once a month to volunteer or several days during the month.
College Sponsored Events
PBL members will be presented with opportunities to support the college in events such as the Business Department Meet & Greet, Orientation, Open Houses, and more.
Incentives and Rewards
Incentives and rewards come through participation in PBL. Members will receive their recognition pin and certificate; merit system incentives will be awarded annually; Student Volunteer/Achievement Program (SVAP) awards are ongoing; and the rewards for participating in volunteering, community service, leadership roles, conferences, and the like are rewards that last a lifetime.
All business and accounting students are encouraged to enroll as a student member in the Phi Beta Lambda organization. This membership is important to the development of professionalism and leadership in students attending our business and accounting programs.
- Student membership is $18.00 national and $7.00 local for a total of $25.00 annually
- Dues can be incorporated into the student's financial aid package
- Students should see the Director of Student Affairs for information on how to enroll in the organization
- Membership renewal takes place during the following fall registration, students renew their membership in the same manner
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What is Phi Beta Lambda?
Phi Beta Lambda is the collegiate division of the national association, Future Business Leaders of American-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. (FBLA-PBL). Membership is open to all students interested in pursuing a business or business-related career. Phi Beta Lambda increases members' knowledge in business through chapter meetings, conferences, and competitive events.
The mission of FBLA-PBL is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovation leadership and career development programs. Through this interaction, student members become more marketable and established contacts that will help them accomplish their career objectives. Businesses will benefit from PBL by gaining access to a market of highly qualified prospective employees.
What are the goals of Phi Beta Lambda?
- Develop capable, aggressive business leadership
- Strengthen the confidence of students in themselves and their work
- Create more interest in and understanding of the American business enterprise
- Encourage members in the development of individual projects, which contribute to the improvement of home, business, and community
- Develop character, prepare for useful citizenship, and foster patriotism
- Encourage and practice efficient money management
- Encourage scholarship and promote school loyalty
- Assist students in the establishment of occupational goals
- Facilitate the transition from school to work
What are the benefits of Phi Beta Lambda?
- Leadership positions at the local, state, and national levels
- Programs and activities
- Conferences and workshops
- Competitive events at the state and national levels


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Thoughts on IPT Deployment Concerns
- No Jitter (www.nojitter.com)
- 6/5/2008
- Hank Levine and Jim Blaszak
Here are some comments on Eric's IPT deployment piece 'What's Your Biggest Concern?' My law firm, Levine, Blaszak & Boothby, and our consulting affiliate, TechCaliber Consulting, are doing a bunch of these deals now for Fortune 100's, so I have both interest and experience.First, Eric's comment, "my gut reaction is that this isn't about the IP-PBXs, it's about the underlying IP network." Ten points for perfect execution, but 0 for degree of difficulty. Or as they say in my kids' world, "no duh." The PBX's et al are fine. The public Internet is also fine, but unlike the PSTN, it's built for best efforts rather than instantaneous throughput reliability. Interestingly, a lot of people have some experience with Vonage and Skype and such, and their uneven quality compared to the PSTN fuels this concern.
Second, the number one concern "for both planners (50%) and deployers (40%), was 'high upfront cost for IPT equipment.'" As you point out, that's kind of self-explanatory. What you didn't point out (maybe it's also self-explanatory) is that that the same is true for TDM stuff, if you can still find it. The point is that the historic tendency in the voice world - unlike, say, PCs -- is to ride the gear until it drops, which is more like a decade than the five years it takes to depreciate it fully. Unless capital budgets for voice suddenly open up (seen any pigs flying lately?) or TDM support just disappears, a lot of true IPT deployments -- meaning new PBXs or the equivalent and new station sets -- have been and will continue to be greenfield and places where the old stuff just quits. One way to avoid a piece of this is a 'computing in the cloud' solution. When I was young we called that Centrex, and it has the same advantages (and disadvantages) now as it did 30 years ago. If you're an IT type, all of this may come as a shock. If you're a legacy voice guy/gal it's just same old-same old.
Finally, your comment that lack of skills is a bigger concern for deployers than planners rings true. In the relatively early stages of any new network technology, talent is scarce and the carriers corner a disproportionate chunk of it - remember frame relay? The guy dreaming about putting in the latest gee-whiz gizmo doesn't have to worry about that, but the guy in charge of keeping it running does. Wide area Ethernet is getting really popular really fast in part because it avoids this problem - everyone who's anyone has someone who knows Ethernet. You can avoid this problem by going the managed services route, but although the carriers love this and are pushing it hard, it's expensive and the value proposition is very shaky at the moment (which is probably why the carriers love this and are pushing it hard...) --Hank Levine


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