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Author James Patterson expands UA scholarships
By The Associated Press
This article was published June 25, 2014 at 12:19 p.m.
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FAYETTEVILLE — Bestselling author James Patterson has given more money for scholarships for education students at the University of Arkansas.
The university announced Wednesday that Patterson has created an additional eight teacher-education scholarships at UA. Last year, the author established the James Patterson Teacher Education Scholarship for eight incoming freshmen planning to major in elementary education.
The additional gift from Patterson raises the total for the forthcoming year to $96,000.
To be eligible, a student must be enrolled full-time in an education program in the College of Education and Health Professions with an expressed interest in elementary education, particularly reading and literacy.
Patterson's books have sold an estimated 300 million copies worldwide.
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any1outthere2 says... June 26, 2014 at 2:59 a.m.
Great author and a good man. Thank you Mr. Patterson!
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WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke urged Congress and the Obama administration yesterday to strike a budget deal to avert tax increases and spending cuts that could trigger a recession next year.
WASHINGTON � Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke urged Congress and the Obama administration yesterday to strike a budget deal to avert tax increases and spending cuts that could trigger a recession next year.
Without a deal, the measures known as the �fiscal cliff� will take effect in January.
Bernanke also said Congress must raise the federal debt limit to prevent the government from defaulting on Treasurys debt. Failure to do so would impose heavy costs on the economy, he said. Bernanke said Congress also needs to reduce the federal debt over the long run to ensure economic growth and stability.
Uncertainty about all these issues is likely holding back spending and investment and troubling investors, the Fed chairman said in a speech to the Economic Club of New York.
Resolving the fiscal crisis would prevent a sudden and severe shock to the economy, help reduce unemployment and strengthen growth, he said. That could make the new year �a very good one for the American economy,� he said.
�A stronger economy will, in turn, reduce the deficit and contribute to achieving long-term fiscal sustainability,� Bernanke told the group.
When asked during a question-and-answer session after the speech whether the Fed could soften the impact of the fiscal cliff, Bernanke was firm in his warning.
�In the worst-case scenario where the economy goes off the broad fiscal cliff � I don�t think the Fed has the tools to offset that,� Bernanke said.
Bernanke also said the severity of the Great Recession may have reduced the U.S. economy�s potential growth rate. He didn�t say by how much or how long slower-than-normal growth might persist.
Over the long run, the U.S. economy has grown an average of about 2.5 percent each year. Economists predict growth in the July-September quarter will be revised up to an annual rate of around 3 percent, above the government�s initial 2 percent estimate. But they think the economy is slowing to an annual growth rate below 2?percent in the October-December quarter � too slow to make much of a dent in unemployment.
Bernanke said several factors have weighed on growth: Long-term unemployment has eroded many workers� skills and led some who have lost jobs to stop looking for one.
Companies have spent less on machinery, computers and other goods, reducing their production capacity. Stricter lending rules and uncertainty about the economy may have discouraged would-be entrepreneurs from starting more companies, the Fed chairman said.
Even assuming the economy�s potential growth has declined, Bernanke said that unemployment, now at 7.9?percent, is abnormally high. He suggested, though, that the drags on economic growth should fade as the economy heals.
By the end of December, just as the fiscal cliff nears, the federal government is expected to hit its borrowing limit. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said he will resort to the same maneuvers he used during the last debt standoff in 2011 to prevent the government from defaulting on its debt.
But these maneuvers would buy only a few weeks� time, until late February or early March, before the government would face the prospect of a first-ever debt default.
After the last debt standoff in the summer of 2011, Standard & Poor�s downgraded the government�s credit rating on long-term securities one notch from the highest level of AAA to AA+. It was the first downgrade of U.S. government debt.
After the presidential election, Fitch Ratings said Obama would need to quickly reach a budget agreement with Congress on the fiscal cliff or risk losing Fitch�s AAA rating for U.S. debt.
It�s unclear what, if anything, the Fed could do to cushion the economy from the fiscal cliff beyond the bond purchases it�s already making to try to lower long-term borrowing rates and stimulate spending.

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Was it just me or were you guys rooting for Matthew Morrison and Neil Patrick Harris to get it on? Those two have really good chemistry and I loved their version of Dream ON.
Good Episode all around
Was it just me or were you guys rooting for Matthew Morrison and Neil Patrick Harris to get it on? Those two have really good chemistry and I loved their version of Dream ON.
Good Episode all around
great episode
I loved "I Dreamed A Dream." Gorgeous.
LoL @ Artie's dream sequence flash mob in the mall.
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This was a good one finally. NPH and Matt did have sexual chemistry. i thought they would get it on too. Especially at the end of their song when they knelt back to back. Too bad Matt is straight.
So much better than the last couple of weeks...I Dreamed a Dream was the best song since Don't Rain On My Parade, in my opinion. And Matthew Morrison was so hot in the episode, he must have a switch or something he can turn on. I'll buy his CD when it comes out!
I would not be surprised if Ryan Murphy pulled a fast one and is just making Idina appear as Rachel's mother to toy with her head before the regional.
EDIT: Oh sweet Jesus I just listened to the Bad Romance cover...I'm embarrassed for the creator of AutoTune, and the editors of the show's music.
Well we finally found out the name of the other Asian. I think that he doesn't sing at all, just dances. Anyone know otherwise? I can just tell since he is the worst lip syncher ever.
Glee Tour SETLIST:
*Intro from Sue (Cheerios passed out barfbags)
1. Don't Stop Believing
2. My Life Would Suck Without You
3. Push It
*Mr. Schuester: Announced new solo assignment
*Brittany: "Mr, Schue, who are all these people?
4. Don't Rain On My Parade
5. Beautiful
6. Sweet Caroline
7. The Boy Is Mine
8. Lady Is A Tramp
9. Defying Gravity
10. Bust Your Windows
11. Bad Romance
12. Dancing With Myself
13. It's My Life / Confessions
14. Halo / Walking On Sunshine
*Will & Sue announce Vocal Adrenaline
15. Rehab
16. Mercy
*Brittany and Kurt Skit, "Kurt Hummel, one day I will make you mine."
17. Jump
18. Faithfully / Any Way You Want It
19. Like A Prayer
20. True Colors
21. Somebody To Love
fan recording from the opening show in Phoenix.
Defying Gravity
Bad Romance
Bust Your Windows
Push It(OMG Chris Colfer you ROCK!!!!!)
Kurt/Brittany comedy skit
I feel like we already knew his name....but they just said it clearer this time.
but let's talk about the writer's limited Asian last name selection...both Asian characters, Tina and Mike, have the last name Chang
according to IMDB the Black kid that never has any lines has a name...which I never knew that one...Matt Rutherford.
Chang is a very common family name for both the chinese & koreans, so I`m not too bother by it.
Last nights was probably one of the best episodes so far, and I'm surprised I'm saying it since it skipped out on a lot of the trademark humour. Nonetheless, I can see an actual progression on the overlying plot finally! NPH forever!
omg i think i found the most beautiful song ever to add to the series,
Annie the Musical - Tomorrow (watch sample on youtube can't link urls)
oh NPH and Matthew Morrison should just get together and become the it couple of that show. They were so cute and sexual together.
Yeah, just watched the Bad Romance performance in concert.
About it sucking?
Not so much. Looked fun, and sounded pretty good.
Damn, folks, it's just supposed to be fun.
That performance looks fucking epic, I'm talking about the studio version that's up on Youtube.
Compared to the original, it's a hot mess that I won't be listening to anytime soon. In my opinion, the worst cover they've ever done.
Life is a celebration. So celebrate, and live!
I just saw this with short excerpts from every song of the live show.
Now I am even more confused about the fact that they autotune so much in the show
Regarding Artie, I have a weird question...
When someone is paralyzed from the waist down and they have no control of their muscles, how do they keep from using the bathroom on themselves? I've always wondered that, LoL. Sometimes you really have to go but you just have to hold it, so if you're paralyzed and have no control over those muscles, how do you keep from making a mess of yourself all the time?
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But I'm thinking it probably has more to do with the fact that they film roughly an episode a week, and that means every week they are having to learn several dance numbers and songs, while still making public appearances and practicing for their current four city concert. In short, the actors are probably exhausted after 16 hour work days, and sometimes their voices need the extra boost.
There are already rumors about unrest in the cast about how hard and exhausting their schedules are. Hopefully they will continue to spread the work around in order to not overtax the good cast they have.
"Papa Don't Preach"
Frozen & Hung up!
It really depends on the context ... were you nude?
Someone asked me once how I could know that I'm gay if I've never slept with a woman. I've never shoved shards of glass into my eye, either, but I don't have to give it a shot to know that it's not for me.
My favourites:
Bedtime Stories
Ray of Light
Don't Tell Me
Isla Bonita
For all sad words of tongue and pen,
The saddest are these, 'It might have been.'
Hung Up
Candy Store
They shouldn't do a second Madonna episode at all. It was a great gimmick, but it won't work the second time around.
But if they must, they should include Frozen.
."We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
(Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan)
Take a bow!!!!!
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How about the quality songs from her:
Take A Bow
I'll Remember
Live To Tell
Forbidden Love
now the question is...when are they going to do Cher and Michael Jackson? I mean if they're going to make a gay show, they have to go all the way!
Just saw this in another thread
it's hilarious ..
Umm..why are they doing another episode? After the brilliance that was 'Like a Prayer', I don't think anything will be able to top it.
Nah, I don't like "musicals".
Weird, huh?!
Frozen, would be cool
Nothing Really Matters, could be fun
Dress You Up with my Love, silly but cute
Everybody, fun disco number
She's Not Me, so Lea Cunt Michele
you're such a pussy, my sweet boy, my sugar
tonight's episode was a big FAIL....only saving graces of it were Mike O'Malley and "Pokerface"
I actually really liked it
I secretly hope that the Finn/Kurt fight slash admiration slash one-sided attraction deal is done.
Alright bb, my fellow Entertainment poster, give it to me as to why you thought it was a fail
I'm beautiful in my way - cause god makes no mistakes - I'm on the right track - baby I was born this way!
I really liked tonights episode. Absolut I think I understand why you want the kurt/finn thing to be over but to be honest I hope it continues. Its one of the most realistic story lines they have going. As for the music I thought most of it was pretty good, actually only the Bad Romance performance was out right bad IMO
^ Well, it's not that I just want to be done, up and over with.
It is realistic in terms of "boyhood crushes" in highschool. God knows I had them.
But the intertwining of Finn, Kurt, and their parents is just too convenient I guess. Don't get me wrong - whenever there is a scene with Kurt and his father (especially tonight) I almost always have tears in my eyes because it reminds me of my own. But to the point that I wish he would've been.
Plus (shocking!) I'm a Lady GaGa freak so I was destined to already like this episode
But it didn't dominate it. The storyline took an interesting turn, and I really enjoyed this episode
I'm beautiful in my way - cause god makes no mistakes - I'm on the right track - baby I was born this way!
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I'm just really hating how they are seriously just lacking on actual story/plot to amp up the songs/performances....I'm just feeling a lack of connection to the stories, because we go weeks without mention of some of the main stories, because there just isn't time with all the songs to talk about the numerous plotlines they have going on.
Brittany and Sue are the only things going for the show in my mind right now....lol
Ack, double post. Don't know how that happened. And the one below corrects a typo.
I still love the show. However, I'm still thinking that it's trying to be too much at one time. I normally would applaud the seriousness with which it treated the gay bashing/bullying aspect, but because the two football players have been played for laughs in the past, to suddenly make them truly menacing felt out of place, and I honestly just felt uncomfortable watching it. Likewise, the scene with Mike O'Malley in the basement was amazing on his part, but it also felt awkward and too heavy to me. More than one gay friend remarked to me that they supported Finn, and even the football players to some extent, because of the way Kurt behaves. I found it ironic that the football players and Jasun on here had about the same opinion.
I'm not against Kurt's expression of himself, but they keep taking his creepiness to a whole new level. As others have pointed out on here, they are showing growth in a lot of the characters, but Kurt doesn't feel like he's growing at all, which doesn't ring true for someone who is so self aware.
And I'm sorry, but as much as Finn's outbursts and words were out of line, they just continue to shit on this character. He really does get fucked over a lot on this show, when his character has one of the better hearts of anyone on the show. Monteith's facial expressions showed some real acting talent tonight, and you could see Finn's struggle. But for a character who is the go-to good guy, it's getting tiring of seeing him crapped all over.
Sigh--an uneven episode that I loved, but don't know why exactly, and almost feel like I shouldn't have. Thank God for Idina.
And I'm falling in love with Quinn more and more each episode. Maybe Glee is making me straight.
"Being a jock and in glee club doesn't make you versatile, it makes you bisexual."
To that end I hope they don't make Finn bi...eek!
The problem with the show is they don't know how to balance musical numbers and acting scenes. For example...while it was a nice rendition, Beth shouldn't have been sung. They could have used that three minutes for acting. It seems that having plot develop through song is disingenuous and impersonal to character development.
I'm probably reading way too much into it but thats my reasoning for enjoying how kurt is acting. If it were me I would have Kurt and Fin bump heads quite a bit going. In an odd way I think both of them would learn a lot from it.
@Callum I could see him either experimenting with kurt (very unlikely but i guess it could happen) or I could see kurt thinking he had the green light to try something and getting shut down... either way I think they may come back to the bi thing
So far this episode is my least favorite. The damn thing was all over the place, but still wrapped itself up at the end in a totally unbelievable way. Kurt completely freaked me out in this one. For most of the episode I couldnt even watch it because of my eye phobia.
The only redeeming trait for this episode was Mike OMalley. He is one of the few actors I can watch and forget they are just acting.
And so it goes. And so it goes. And so it goes."
This episode, like of all of them lately, was just all over the map.
I really enjoyed Rachel's story. I love Idina Menzel and Lea's interaction. Which is weird because I hate how every episode is Rachel to the extreme.
It's obvious that they are aware Puck is the resident hottie of the show but his character has the most random ridiculous inconsistency. I agree Quinn has become more endearing.
I'm glad Sue hasnt been the focus so much. I like her character but in smaller doses.
Kurt is just terrible. There;s nothing wrong with him being flamboyant and feminine but how aggressively he tried to push himself on Finn was so annoying. And while Mike O'Malley's scene was great it was kinda unwarranted. The scene would have made more sense for him to say that the football players. It was so out of character for Finn to even say "faggy".
I think the show handles this issue really badly. The football players made sense. Why does it matter to them what Kurt wears? But Finn was justified in being angry at Kurt. Kurt was being completely inappropriate and predatory to Kurt. and perpetuates that PC bullshit where anytime you are mean to a gay guy you are being homophobic. It's not the gay guy is being a crazy asshole. The oversensitivity I think is counterproductive.
That whole thing about the principal and vampires was very random.
And where in the world was Sue Sylvester this episode??!?!
For all sad words of tongue and pen,
The saddest are these, 'It might have been.'


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Submission + - Foxconn International removed from Hang Seng index (bbc.co.uk)
Tasha26 writes: After the suicides and fatal explosion, the Taiwanese company Foxconn now faces losing its blue-chip status. Falling prices for smartphones, laptops, tablets and other gadgets and rising wages (20%) in China have undermined Foxconn's financial performance. The company lost $220m (£135m) in 2010. Foxconn International will be removed from Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng index and be replaced by insurer AIA and nappy maker Hengan. The two new entrants use China both as a source of cheap labour and as a market for their product, a switch which Foxconn is now considering.


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Instead of... you know...
Surely Elections Canada keeps a record of such things, and would be happy to release the number – heck, you'd think they have a duty to release the number.**********
UPDATE: The nonsense behind the numbers
Leadnow.ca is run by NDPers like Ian Capstick and Judy Rebick. Their "non-partisan" website has generated thousands of clicks on the Elections Canada website - just like clicking "like" on Facebook. It's enough for the NSM to scream that thousands of robot "complaints" are flooding in.**********
"moron"Well... it's a refreshing change from "heil harper."
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Thick lily pad patches at Venetian Cove Marina may look picturesque, but avid boaters say the plants' roots are tough and a nuisance, clogging and damaging their watercraft motors.
"Nine years ago, this was as clear as could be; it wasn't this way when I moved in here," Elmer Riggin said from the marina off Lake Harris, where he pays $120 a month to store his pontoon boat.
This year, the Leesburg resident noticed the underwater vegetation around Venetian Cove had thickened. He has found boating more frustrating as he spends additional time trying to remove the tangled roots from his boat's underwater running gear.
Ditto for fellow boater Wayne Miller of The Villages. Miller also spends more time than he wants cutting tangled weeds off his vessel engine.
The pair believes they are not the only frustrated boaters.
"You look and think that's only lily pads, but the roots just get huge," Riggin said. "Some are so big that you need an ax to chop the roots."
Riggin said the city's parks and recreation department, along with marina staff members, told him the area has been sprayed but that nothing else can be done.
Lake County's Mosquito and Aquatic Plant Management Division also oversees the site.
Eric Cotsenmoyer, director of the county's aquatic plant management division, encourages Riggin to call his office.
"We can go and investigate what he is referring to," Cotsenmoyer said. "We are funded through FWC (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) to do evasive plant management, but it all depends on what the plants are. If they are lilies, they are beneficial to the system, we don't necessarily control those for any reason."
Cotsenmoyer said it would be in FWC's hands to decide if anything can be done.Read more at http://www.dailycommercial.com/localnews/story/081011weeds
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Like many home fans who browse the internets, I fell in love with Andrea's Greektown loft many years ago and have off and on toyed with the idea of creating a long minimal storage unit using basic Ikea kitchen cabinets like the one installed in the main living space. This is such a simple and [...]
Like many home fans who browse the internets, I fell in love with Andrea's Greektown loft many years ago and have off and on toyed with the idea of creating a long minimal storage unit using basic Ikea kitchen cabinets like the one installed in the main living space.
This is such a simple and clever idea that is totally DIY-able and has an exhaustive abundance of variations and customizations that can be applied in any space. Which, really, any great DIY sort of should have a kernel of that customizable component built into the initial design.
I've always imagined I would eventually use this idea to build a floating media credenza that would hide all the ugly TV components in a super minimal floating unit that's both affordable to build and has oodles of hidden storage.
Anna of D16 deemed this type of installation the "fauxdenza", a newly minted hybrid word describing the floating credenza/wall/storage piece that she built in her pied-à-terre.
Sarah from AT posted a step by step breakdown of how to install one of these bad boys.
Matt of Wood&Faulk applied it to his kitchen remodel with the addition of a beautiful custom wrapped walnut top.
The Zerbey's, architectural overachievers and DIY champions, took the idea to the extreme and built a floating stair wall and transformed simple Ikea cabinets into a full on built-in buffet with all the custom bells and whistles.
So, this concept is obviously a time-tested, tried and true solution for stylish folks needing minimal + modern + affordable storage.
After the pipe shelving unit was removed, I've hunted around for a solution for this long awkward entry wall in the living room. The main issue with the pipe shelving was the lack of hidden storage, and frankly, I just kind of got exhausted looking at the clutter that was always on display.
The ten foot long open space dwarfs most furniture and I knew I didn't want to use another tall, open shelving unit to replace the previous tall, open shelving that had driven me crazy. After months of resistance and fruitlessly searching to find the right piece, I recently gave into Ikea and bought the requisite components to build my very own simple fauxdenza.
Well, I've been working on it and like every other project in this place, have run into some issues. I had lofty ideas of using a live edge slab or creating a brass top, but the costs have been outrageous when it comes to something that needs to span ten feet in length. Eight feet? Not as much of an issue, but somehow those two extra feet have ended up killing all my hopes and dreams.
We removed the non-functioning weird heater thing and patched up the wall since that vent thing is an eyesore and is physically in the way. Unfortunately, all these boring prep details have turned into a bigger hassle than expected. I've been looking around for the right kind of top that's interesting but still affordable and I still need to find a larger than normal floor vent (since we aren't talented enough to patch the floor) as well as find a chunk of baseboard that matches the vintage baseboard installed throughout the house.
The metal thing is gone, the wall is patched, but all in all it's still a hot mess.
I bought four Ikea 30 x 18″ AKURUM fan cabinets with white APPLÅD doors and STRECKET handles. Pretty basic stuff that rounded out to cost a bit under $200.
Since the plaster walls are so wavy and uneven, the metal hanging rail had to be shimmed and fussed around with to create some semblance of flush evenness when the cabinets are hung.
Between annoying repairs and shimming, finding and customizing the top as well as trying to get the cabinets to hang without giant gaps, the project has been slow going. Hopefully soon, I'll have it all up and finished and storing things.
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Two Days of Making a Splash, Catching Fruit in the Rain, Two Shots at 200 Swag Bucks
Happy Weekend, Swag Nation!
Great to be back. Wednesday's Challenge was extra swagalicious and the competition, fierce. So great to see some familiar faces we'd been missing for a while. If you weren't able to make it, we played the Swag games! Swag Jump, Swagasaurus Run, and Swag Memory. If you haven't checked 'em out yet, they're good fun! For this weekend's challenge… Holy Real Choice-Choosers of Choicington Hills, you get another choice!
Choose Between:
Color Splash where you use the arrow keys to stamp colors as accurately as possible, matching the color of the items moving along a conveyor belt. You will need to stamp some items 2-3 times to make the correct color from red, yellow, and blue. Red and yellow make orange; blue and red make violet; red, yellow, and blue make brown and so on. A great challenge for quick thinkers. The base score for this weekend's challenge is 250.
Catch 2 where you move your cursor to guide a bowl side, to side, catching as many balls as you can while trying not to let any fall. If too many hit the ground, the game is over. The base score for this weekend's challenge is 480.
Fruit Master where you use your cursor to slice your way to a nice fruit salad, being careful not to let any fruit hit the ground without a good slice and avoiding grenades. Click to start a slice and release to end it. For this weekend's challenge, you must get a score equal to or higher than 40.
Ball Rain where you just might die before you figure out what's happening. Friends don't let friends not know how to play Ball Rain! This game is about balance. Use your cursor to balance the racket. Keep the handle of the racket beneath its strings to ensure it's balanced. You will need to do this the moment you start the game. Collect tennis balls to add to your score. Avoid others to stay playing. The moment the racket tips or you make contact with a ball other than a tennis ball, the game is over. I won't kid you; this is one of the toughest games we have. If you choose this challenge, be proud, be boastful. The score you will need to qualify for this weekend's challenge is anything over 1,300.
So what's this Weekend's Game Challenge? Get a challenge meeting score in any of the games above and post a link to a screenshot of your challenge-meeting score in the comments for this blog post. Alternatively, you can take a screenshot of a tournament entry from this weekend with any score on any game. For each of these correctly filled out posts, you will have one entry in a raffle to win 200 Swag Bucks. You may enter as many times as you like with new screenshots of different challenge-meeting scores. One winner will be selected at random from each day of entries and announced in this blog post and on Twitter on Monday. That means, if you enter on Saturday, you can come back Sunday to enter again and be part of a new raffle. If you need an image hosting service, I recommend tinypic.com. The link you want is the URL.
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Gabriel E. Gomez, the Republican nominee for the US Senate special election, reported adjusted gross income of $10.1 million over six years as a private equity investor, according to tax returns made available by his campaign on Wednesday.
Gomez paid $2.1 million in taxes during that same period, from 2006 through 2011, his filings show. His average effective tax rate of 21 percent over that period reflects the tax benefits in private equity, where investment profits are taxed at a lower rate than other income.
A former US Navy SEAL who turned to private equity investing after graduating from Harvard Business School, Gomez has been pushing his opponent in the Senate race to release his taxes for the first time in his long political career.
Representative Edward J. Markey, the Democratic nominee, has said he will release his returns "in the very near future," but has balked at committing to a date. A spokesman, Andrew Zucker, declined again Wednesday night to say whether the congressman would provide his tax returns Thursday.
"Congressman Ed Markey is a Washington insider who refuses to come clean with the voters of Massachusetts," Gomez campaign spokesman Will Ritter said in a statement. "Despite being paid by the taxpayers for the last 37 years, he still has yet to release a single year of tax returns. Gabriel Gomez has released his, what's Congressman Ed Markey hiding?"
In contrast, Gomez opened the books to reveal his profits in the private sector. He made the bulk of his money with Advent International, the Boston-based firm he joined in 2004. Advent buys companies, makes changes to build them and cut costs, and tries to sell them at a profit.
In 2007, his most lucrative year at the firm, Gomez took home nearly $3 million, $2.3 million of that in capital gains, or profits from investments. His salary was a relatively small portion of his total compensation, at $418,438.
After several years trying his hand at doing deals, Gomez shifted gears to more of a marketing and portfolio service role, building relationships with bankers who bring investments to Advent, according to people affiliated with the firm. His earnings dropped by more than half from 2008, when he made $2,661,440, to $912,133 in 2009.
Gomez has not released his 2012 taxes; his campaign staff said he sought an extension and has not yet filed them.
However, a separate financial disclosure report that he was required to file as a candidate for the US Senate showed that he earned $993,470 at Advent last year.
That report, filed with the secretary of the US Senate, also shows that his largest holdings by far are in Advent funds and related investment vehicles. His holdings in entities called Sunley House, the funds Advent partners use to co-invest in the firm's deals, are worth between $6 million and $30 million, according to the broad ranges that the disclosure form provides.
His total assets, listed on his disclosure sheet, are worth between $11.3 million and $47.7 million, the form shows.
That disclosure form also shows that Gomez received carried interest credits, or his portion of investment profits, as part of his separation agreement with Advent. He left the firm in February to pursue his campaign for the Senate.
Federal tax legislation that was passed this year raised the top tax rate for individuals to 39.6 percent, but left untouched the so-called "carried interest" tax loophole that taxes private equity gains at just 20 percent. President Obama is looking to eliminate that loophole.
Gomez's campaign staff previously released a summary of his tax filings that showed he earned $8.5 million over a five-year period, between 2007 and 2011. The documents released Wednesday included his 2006 tax return as well, putting the sum for the entire six-year period over the $10 million mark.
Gomez did not release his tax return for 2005, a year in which he claimed a tax credit worth $281,500 for maintaining the façade of his historic home in Cohasset, as the Globe has previously reported. Gomez's campaign aides said he had agreed to provide six years' worth of tax returns, the duration of a Senate term.
Gomez's aides initially invited reporters to review his tax returns in March. When Markey, under pressure from the Gomez campaign and the media , agreed to release his tax returns this week, the Gomez campaign made the documents available for review again.
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According to the Internal Revenue Service website, the foreign tax credit is intended to prevent a taxpayer from paying a US and a foreign tax on income.
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Building the Perfect Budget PC, Part 1by Robert Bruce Thompson and Barbara Fritchman Thompson
Inexpensive doesn't have to mean cheap. The myth persists that you can't save money building your own PC, particularly a budget system. In fact, it's easy to match the price of a mass-market commercial system with a homebuilt system that uses higher-quality components. Of course, you could instead match the quality level of a mass-market commercial system by buying the cheapest components available and save a few bucks by doing so, but we don't recommend doing that. We think there are good reasons to build inexpensive systems, but no reason at all to build cheap ones.
So we set out to design two inexpensive systems--one AMD and one Intel--using only high-quality components. Our budget was $500 for a complete system; that is, the system itself with monitor, keyboard, mouse, and speakers. (If you already own a suitable monitor, keyboard, mouse, and speakers, you can build the system for less than $350.) We did not consider shipping or sales tax, since those vary considerably, nor did we budget for an operating system or other software. To keep costs down, it's important to avoid the Microsoft tax, so we installed the free Xandros Desktop Linux Open Circulation Edition, which includes the full-featured OpenOffice.org office suite and numerous other useful applications. Of course, we also installed Windows XP temporarily, to verify compatibility.
On a $500 budget, it's important to make every penny count. Accordingly, we chose carefully, avoiding the temptation to spend $5 more here and $10 more there, unless those extra dollars were really going to pay off in terms of increased reliability, functionality, or performance. Still, we recognize that many readers will want to modify our configurations slightly for better performance, functionality, reliability, or noise level, so we've included alternative recommendations where we think that spending a few extra dollars might be worthwhile for those whose priorities differ from our design goals.
When budget is a top priority, it's important to take advantage of sales, rebates, daily specials, and so on. Big-box stores often run promotions on components. For example, one of our local retailers recently advertised a CD writer for $25, but with a $10 instant rebate and a $10 manufacturer rebate. The net cost for that CD writer is $5 plus the price of the stamp to mail in the rebate form. Newegg.com, from which we frequently buy components, runs very attractive daily specials on popular components.
It's also important to minimize shipping costs and taxes. For that reason, although we link to Newegg.com for price references, we recommend buying heavy items--particularly the case and monitor--locally if possible. Also, it often makes sense to consolidate your component order rather than place multiple orders and pay separate shipping charges.
Design Goals
Our fundamental design goal is to configure and build a reliable, inexpensive system that provides reasonable performance for web browsing, word processing, email, and similar productivity applications under Windows XP or Linux. We would like this system to be usable for 18 to 24 months without an upgrade. With that in mind, here are the design considerations we set and the priority we assigned to each:
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Price Price is the primary design consideration, tempered by our insistence that the system be reliable and have reasonable performance. Any time we spend more than absolutely necessary, we demand a high return for those few extra dollars.
Reliability We refuse to design an unreliable system, no matter how tempting the price of cheap components may be. For example, we could save $30 by using a cheap, no-name case and power supply, $40 by using a cheesy motherboard, $10 by substituting generic memory, and so on. Those are exactly the kinds of compromises that the designers of cheap mass-market systems cheerfully make, but we refuse to play that game.
Size Size is unimportant. Although we'll choose a small standard case, we won't go down the small-form-factor road, which would increase costs significantly for no real benefit.
Noise level We'd love to build a quiet system, but quiet costs money. Accordingly, although we won't spend extra money for a quiet power supply, a quiet CPU cooler, and so on, we will keep noise level in mind and choose the quietest inexpensive components we can find.
Expandability Expandability is of no concern, so we won't spend anything extra to improve expandability. Of course, to the extent that we can improve expandability at no cost, we will. For example, we'll choose a motherboard that provides an AGP expansion slot in favor of a similar motherboard that supports only embedded video.
Processor performance Processor performance is a minor consideration. Even inexpensive current processors are more than capable of running Windows XP or Linux and mainstream applications.
Video quality/performance Video quality and performance are minor considerations, except to the extent that we demand high-quality 2-D video. This system is not intended for gaming beyond the most casual level, so we will not devote any extra money to improving 3-D video performance.
Disk capacity/performance Disk capacity and performance are minor considerations. Even the smallest current hard drives are 40GB or larger, which more than suffices for mainstream use. We do insist on a 7,200-rpm hard drive, though, rather than a 5,400-rpm drive like that used in many cheap mass-market systems. The additional cost for a 7,200-rpm model is small, and the performance boost is noticeable.
With those decisions made, we set out to choose specific components for our AMD and Intel systems.
Component Selection
With the exception of the processor, motherboard, and memory, our component selections are identical for the AMD and Intel systems. A good inexpensive optical drive, for example, doesn't care if it's running in an AMD box or an Intel box, nor does a good inexpensive case care whether you install an AMD motherboard or an Intel motherboard.
AMD and Intel are both in the midst of platform changes, AMD from Socket A and Socket 754 to Socket 939, and Intel from Socket 478 to Socket 775. The older platforms lack support for the newest technologies, such as PCI Express video, and may be more difficult to upgrade in the future, but they are less expensive than the newer platforms. For budget systems, there's no question that the older platforms offer acceptable feature sets and performance while delivering much more bang for the buck.
Accordingly, we focused our attention on optimizing performance, features, and reliability at a price point, and disregarded the marketing hype. Here are the components we chose:
Processor (AMD): Sempron 2400+
For a budget system, our rule of thumb is to allocate about 12 to 15 percent of the total budget to a retail-boxed processor, which also includes a bundled CPU cooler. AMD produces processors to fit various sockets, including Sockets 754, 939, and 940 for midrange to high-end processors and Socket A for low-end to midrange processors.
Our budget limits us to using a $60 to $75 processor, which in turn limits our choices to the Socket A Sempron models. Socket A (or K7) Semprons are close cousins of the Athlon XP processor, which is no bad thing. (Socket 754 Semprons are based on the K8 Athlon 64.) K7 Semprons have a smaller L2 cache than Athlon XP processors do, which reduces their performance for large data sets such as multimedia files. But even the slowest K7 Sempron is more than fast enough to provide decent performance on the tasks for which a budget system is generally used.
At the time we configured this system, the least expensive retail-boxed K7 Sempron, the 2200+, sold for $57. The Sempron 2300+ sold for $60, the 2400+ for $63, and the 2500+ for $77. The difference in performance between those models is very small, so ordinarily we would have chosen the Sempron 2200+. However, the 2200+ and 2300+ were not in stock, so we ended up spending a few extra few dollars for the 2400+ model. The Sempron 2500+ costs $14 more than the 2400+, which is significant for a budget system and provides very little additional performance.
The Sempron 2400+ won't win any awards for raw performance, but at $63 it provides incredible bang for the buck.
As it turns out, the two processors are quite similar in overall performance. The Sempron wins a few benchmarks by a small margin, as does the Celeron, but most benchmarks were within a few percentage points either way. The only exceptions are SSE-3 benchmarks, which the Celeron wins by large margins. For typical tasks, though, you won't be able to tell the difference between the Celeron D 320 and the Sempron 2400+. Both have overall performance similar to a 2.0GHz Pentium 4. Not leading edge, certainly, but not too shabby either.
Processor (Intel): Celeron D 320
The Celeron D is Intel's budget processor, a trimmed-down version of its mainstream Prescott-core Pentium 4 processor. Earlier Celeron models were based on the Northwood-core Pentium 4. Their performance was, to be polite, pedestrian. The Celeron D is a whole different kettle of bits. For the Celeron D, Intel increased L2 cache from 128K to 256K and increased the front-side bus speed from 400MHz to 533MHz. Those two changes made the Celeron D, if not a barn burner, at least a respectable choice in terms of performance.
Intel makes many Celeron D models, ranging in speed from 2.26GHz to 3.06GHz. The faster models are out of our price range, but the 2.26GHz Celeron D 315 ($67) and the 2.4GHz Celeron D 320 ($72) fall within the $60 to $75 range we'd budgeted for the processor. Ordinarily we'd choose the Celeron D 315, because the Celeron D 320 costs $5 more for only an imperceptible performance boost. However, the Celeron D 315 was out of stock, so we went with the Celeron D 320. That's probably just as well, because it allowed us to compare the Celeron D 320 head-to-head with the Sempron 2400+.


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Blogito ergo sum! Actually, as N.T. Wright averred, "'Amor, ergo sum:' I am loved, therefore I am." Among other things, I am a Roman Catholic deacon. This is a public cyberspace in which I seek to foster Christian discipleship in the late modern milieu in the diakonia of koinonia and in the recognition that "the Eucharist is the only place of resistance to annihilation of the human subject."
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For the Class of 2013 this will be a landmark year they have had in their sights since kindergarten. Capturing all the emotions this year, the experiences and hopes for the future in photographs is what Kelly Reilly's studio in Kenai is all about. At a recent setting with two foreign exchange students from Germany and Bolivia Reilly explained her passion for photography and talked about how important senior pictures really are, not just for this graduation year but as a legacy for future generations, "I've been interested in photography since I was a kid, but it's just been the last ten years that I've been doing it full time. I've taken classes and gone to national conventions getting involved with photography forums and collaborations with them to fine tune the artist in me. Senior pictures are important even for kids that don't have a lot of money, not just because they'll hold precious memories for them at their 50th class reunion, but for job resumes and college applications as well. When future generations check out their family tree and look back at their great grand parents in the class of 2013, senior pictures will speak volumes about what their family member's life experience was during that year," said Reilly.
Kelly Reilly's studio is located in her home at 1302 Lawton Drive near the Kenai Golf Course. And not just a room or two of her home, but indeed nearly her entire large beautiful home is a photography studio, "My last child just went off to college and I took over the lower level for storage, sets and costumes. My husband loves it and is my set designer my garage has been converted into a huge studio so I can accommodate large groups of people for family reunions or wedding parties. Then my living room is now a traditional back drop or a children's set theme so yes I've pretty much taken over my whole house, but its great fun we have costumes for all ages of fairies, summer and snow fairies and many princess outfits and in the last year we have added fishing and cowboy sets which are great fun," she said.
Capturing the year for a foreign exchange student Kelly said was super important for her as their pictures will be especially meaningful and capture a life changing experience that will be seen internationally representing Alaska and America in a way that words can never describe. "It was wonderful! I felt like a movie star or professional model and Kelly was so easy and fun to work with I can't wait to see the photographs of Lisa and me. I'm very thankful to the Soldotna Rotary Club for making this day possible," said Carolina Cadario from Bolivia and a student at Skyview High School who was accompanied by her close friend Lisa Schulz from Germany also a student at Skyview.
"We encourage kids to bring things that they are interested in as props, basketball, hunting anything they want. We have a ball bringing their life into a photo, and that goes for any session from a new born to anniversaries and all events in-between," added Kelly For anyone interested in photography a trip to www.kellyreillyphotography.net is a worthwhile experience in the art of light. Appointments are available by calling 283-7757, consultations and tours of the Kelly Reilly studio are also available by appointment.


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Senior right-hander Sean Brady pitched a no-hitter Monday for the second time this season as Ida Baker shut out Estero 4-0.
Brady shared the first no-hitter against North Fort Myers on Feb. 15, but this time went the distance with 15 strikeouts. He stays perfect on the mound with a 6-0 record.
Caleb Farmer hit a two-run double in the first inning to highlight the Bulldogs' three-run uprising. That was all the run support Brady needed.
Tanner Renegar contributed two hits with a double as well.
The Bulldogs (13-3) take the rest of the week off while awaiting Island Coast to visit next Tuesday.
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W - Brady (6-0). L - Pietzek.
2B - Renegar (IB), Farmer (IB).
Mariner 3, C.S. Naples 1: Mariner scored two runs on ground ball outs in the third inning and held on to defeat Community School of Naples Monday afternoon.
Jacob Martin added an insurance run in the fifth inning on an RBI single and Trevor Wren pitched two scoreless innings in relief to preserve the victory.
Michael Patton (1-0) tossed five innings, surrendering one earned run on three hits to pick up the win. Michael Laborde went 2-for-3 and Jason Pickett 2-for-4 with a double to lead the Tritons' eight-hit offense.
The Tritons (7-8) travel to Ocala Tuesday to play Forest High School.
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"In response to concerns from our customers, we will conduct a full analysis of the line that we hope to complete by the end of June," said MTA spokesperson Kevin Ortiz.
When asked if the full analysis would affect riders in any way, Ortiz said he couldn't comment on that aspect of the study. He also refused to elaborate on any specific problems the MTA would study.
Brooklyn and Queens elected officials, many of whom took part in rallies over the past few months demanding a study, were pleased to see the MTA take action.
"G train riders spoke," said State Senator Daniel Squadron. "Now, this full-line review will give us real answers to lead to real changes. The MTA deserves great credit for its willingness to continue working together toward the reliable service G train riders deserve."
Squadron and other elected officials sent a letter to the MTA on January 27 urging the agency to do a full-line review as they had done in the past with the F and L lines.
The line has earned the nickname the "ghost train" because of its infrequency. Including spotty service, critics argue the G train has become notorious for service changes and disruptions, and lacks free out–of-system transfers.
John Raskin, executive director of the Riders Alliance, was glad to hear that the MTA will be doing the review.
"The G train is often maligned, but it's vitally important for the resident of North Brooklyn," he said. "Riders Alliance members have already made some suggestions for better service, and we're happy to work with the MTA and our local officials to identity more solutions and implement them quickly."
The G train is one of the only options for residents from Queens to connect to Brooklyn, and vice-versa, without going through Manhattan.
"The G train is a lifeline for New Yorkers traveling between Queens and Brooklyn," said State Senator Michael Gianaris of Astoria.


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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2006---The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has released the call for education session proposals for its Annual Meeting and EXPO, October 5-9, 2007, in San Francisco. The theme of the meeting will be Designing with Nature: the Art of Balance.
Education topics are the number one reason participants attend the ASLA Annual Meeting and sustainable design is the highest rated topic area. Sustainability is also a key concern for the greater design and construction industry, owners, managers, and clients, as well as the general public at large, according to a recent national ABC News/Stanford University Poll.
Anyone may submit an education program proposal for consideration. If selected, education program session speakers will receive a complimentary registration to the 2007 ASLA Annual Meeting (over $500 value) and a $250 discount on hotel expenses. The deadline for submissions is January 10, 2007, at midnight (EST). To submit a proposal, please visit: https://www.eshow2000.com/asla/2007/abstract_collection_form.cfm
"Stewardship was a founding principal of the landscape architecture profession and our members are always seeking information on how to plan, design, and build in balance with nature," said Patrick W. Caughey, FASLA, president of ASLA. "We want to cast a wide net and encourage everyone involved in helping create sustainable communities to submit proposals on topics that would be of interest to landscape architects."
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PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) -- Prosecutors in Panama City are seeking to revoke the bond of a Georgia teen believed to have faked his death and traveled to Denver.
Court records show a fisherman found a pile of clothes and a suicide note along a riverbank in Brooks County, Ga., which is on the Florida-Georgia line on April 22. Investigators began searching for 19-year-old Nathan Wilkins, who had been arrested in June during a child sex sting operation in Panama City.
Wilkins turned up in Aurora, Colo., on April 25.
Authorities say Wilkins was due in court in Florida on Monday on charges stemming from Operation Riptide. He was charged with traveling to meeting a minor for sex, computer pornography and child exploitation.


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Eden Hazard's ban for kicking a ball boy at Swansea will remain at three games, the Football Association has confirmed.
The Chelsea midfielder was shown a red card for the incident, prompting the FA to look into the possibility of increasing the punishment.
Earlier in the week the Blues wrote to the FA to contest any possible increase in the ban, and the governing body decided not to punish the Belgium international further.
A statement on the FA's website read: "Following a hearing earlier today (Thursday), an independent regulatory commission was of the opinion the existing three-match sanction for this offence was sufficient."
Hazard has already served two of the three games after missing the FA Cup draw at Brentford and Wednesday night's draw at Reading, and he will be available for the home game against Wigan on February 9 after sitting out Saturday's trip to Newcastle.
The fracas at Swansea caused a lot of controversy, prompting a reaction from the FA to tell clubs to ensure ball boys act responsibly and fairly.
The statement continued: "The FA will be reminding all clubs of their responsibilities in ensuring ball boys and other personnel around the pitch act in an appropriate manner at all times and the FA will be liaising with competitions accordingly."
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That Harang has been very poor since used in that extensive relief outing? The next time the Reds get an off day mixed in, they might be best served to give him the extra day, instead of skipping the fifth starter. Just food for thought.
That Harang has been very poor since used in that extensive relief outing? The next time the Reds get an off day mixed in, they might be best served to give him the extra day, instead of skipping the fifth starter. Just food for thought.
I am really not all that familiar with how pitchers prepare for games so I have some questions. First, how many times does a starting pitching throw between starts? Second, how hard do they throw when tossing between starts? (Do they throw at 100%? 90%? Less than that?) Third, how many pitches do they throw between starts?
I guess the point of all these questions is this: Instead of skipping a turn with Harang, would it be the same if Harang just skipped his in-between pitching routine for a start or two instead? Would that accomplish the same goal?
I would have him skip the next two starts but have him continue to do his side sessions. He needs to get back on track, this may help.
We only live in patches. - H. G. Wells
Here's crazy thought:
Sometimes pitchers can go into a slump too. Aaron Harang has set a very high standard for himself, but even he will go through occasional rough patches.
Ron Popeil apologist.
It has nothing to do with the relief apperance.
Harang gave up 5 earned runs and 10 hits in 5 innings the week before the relief outing. Since then he's had two bad games (6 ER in 4 IP and the 7 ER in 5 1/3) and one good game (a 3-2 loss to the Phillies high-powered offense).
Here's what Harang had to say:
"I don't have a feel for anything right now," Harang said. "Leaving pitches over the plate, it's just not normal for me. I've got to work on some stuff and figure out what it is and go from there."
Sounds mental more than anything, not hitting his spots. Cueto had a stretch where he gave up 20 ER in 19 innings. Outside of that stretch he's only given up 22 in 55 innings. There was no reason, it just happens. It's just a slump in a game of slumps and streaks.
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The Blue Jays "threw" Halladay out there in relief a week earlier than Harang was "thrown" out there for the Reds. Halladay had pitched the same day of the week that Harang had thrown, so this is apples to apples. I dont see anyone criticizing his being used in that game. So I guess this does happen in May to people like Halladay, right?After the inning ended, the game was stopped by rain for 2 hours, and 4 minutes. A second delay of 39 minutes halted the game in the sixth inning. When play resumed, Toronto ace Roy Halladay made his first relief appearance since July 2, 2001. He pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit. He struck out two. Halladay last pitched on Thursday.
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23 pitches compared to 60+?
Yes I did miss that one. But 23 pitches is barely any work and he got skipped.
Last start before: May 14 (3 days rest)
Next start after: May 23 (4 days rest)
Compare that to 63 pitches for Harang
Last start before: May 22nd (2 days)
Next start after: May 29th (3 days)
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Originally Posted by teamselig
Oh, so now you are arguing pitch counts? So if Harang had only thrown 20+ pitches you would have been ok with it?
But my original point you ignored and instead focused on the "dumb crap" that only Dusty was capable of doing which has now been proven to be incorrect. That wasn't even my argument. How did Dusty's use of him on the 25th impact the bad pitching performance Harang had on the 22nd? Harang is and has been having an off year which has absolutely nothing to do how he was used on that Sunday in San Diego.
And yes, before I used Harang, or for heaven's sakes Volquez, I would have put Freel out there on the mound and hoped for the best while not jeopardizing our top 2 pitchers for 1 win (which we didn't even get!).
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CowboyRobot writes: "Security expert Mikko Hypponen talks about his experience at F-Secure, including adventures such as flying to Lahore to interview the creators of "Brain", one of the early computer viruses that was spread manually on floppy disks. But while the early virus creators were just trying to have fun and learn, modern malware makers are motivated only by money. "But there's a misconception that they all necessarily make a lot of money. There's a hierarchy of workers, with some just making a few hundred dollars to $1,000 doing the dirty work of the more experienced online criminals who make the real money.""


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Having played an overtime game against Dartmouth the day before Monday's Beanpot consolation game with Boston University – a back-to-back rarity in college hockey – Harvard had a built-in excuse. That's a difficult schedule for anyone, much less a team that hasn't won in more than a month, the Crimson's last victory Jan. 9 against BU.
Oh, and Harvard was sitting its top goaltender.
But despite going down two goals in the first period, despite BU's history in the tournament, Harvard didn't need the excuse. The Crimson pulled even by the end of the first, and shot ahead with three goals in the second.
By the time the final horn sounded, Harvard had dropped seven goals on BU for a 7-4 win at TD Garden, the most they've scored in a game this season.
"My first comment to [Harvard coach] Teddy Donato was he should play us all the time," BU coach Jack Parker said. "They're 2-0 against us and they've manhandled us."
Freshman Peter Traber, who took over in goal for Raphael Girard Monday, was making just his second collegiate start. And he came through with 43 saves, including 18 in each of the last two periods. BU's Sean Maguire managed only 24 saves.
"We thought Peter deserved the opportunity," Donato said. "I think he looked a little nervous at the start – I think the first goal probably he'd like to have back – but he made a lot of huge saves. I think he looked strong in there. Nice to see him get his first win making [43] saves at the Boston Garden.
"I think there were a lot of guys that had great games, but I think you would start with Peter."
The loss left BU in its own tailspin, having lost five of its last seven, with just one win and one tie in that span. BU hadn't played in a week, not since losing to Northeastern in the Beanpot semifinal. The Terriers' game against Merrimack Friday was postponed because of the storm.
The game contributed to a dubious period in BU's hockey history. It put BU in fourth place in the Beanpot for just the fifth time ever, and marked just the second time that BU has finished fourth twice in a three-year span. The only other time that happened was in 1961 and 1963.
Much of Harvard's offense was generated from behind the BU goal, part of the Crimson's strategy in the game.
"We've been trying to work the puck down low," said Luke Greiner, who had a hat trick. "We've got some guys who can really play down there, hang on to it. Tonight we did a good job getting it behind the net and springing some guys out front."
The last time Harvard scored at least 13 goals against BU in a season was 1982-83, when the Crimson scored 14 (Harvard beat BU, 6-5, in that Jan. 9 game). Of course, that year they only won one of the two games between the two clubs. The last time Harvard beat BU twice in a season was 1979-80, including the Beanpot consolation game.
"We're just giving up too many chances," BU's Ryan Ruikka said. "You can't win a game when you give up [seven] goals. We scored four, but we gave up [seven] and that's just unacceptable."
From BU, there were mostly harsh words after the game. The Terriers had been disappointed in their performance last week against Northeastern, and were even more so after the loss to Harvard.
"We looked like there was compete in us, we had 47 shots," Parker said. "But it was nowhere near the type of effort we need. Just more of the same from my club. Just not quite right."Amalie Benjamin can be reached at email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @amaliebenjamin.


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Another day, another book. This time it's "The Facebook Guide for People Over 50" by Paul McFedries.
Before I even open that book I asked myself a question: is it really necessary to write guidebook for specific age group? But reading the book I understand that this is just another way of explaining what's Facebook is all about. Let me just say: not only 50+ folks should read that book.
First question some people (who are not familiar with Facebook) may ask is – what do I need Facebook for?
What people 50+ can do on Facebook according to Paul:
- "keep in touch" –> your friends and family members live in another state/country but you wish to know what's going on in their lives. Facebook will help you.
- "share your life" –> Pictures, videos, news from home – all of that in one place. Some great information regarding your birthday party or maybe you want to share some pictures of that great golf course – yes you can share that on Facebook
- "make connections" –> lets say you want to get in touch with your old friends, you can do that on Facebook (you can search by typing their names in the search box or e-mail address). When you want to make new connections – the easiest way is to look at your friends' "friends list" and that way you can make decision whether you want to add someone to your friends' list. But also you can "like" somebody's Facebook Page, it means you can search for Facebook Fan Page of your favorite writer, movie star, doctor, restaurant, TV show, hobby, etc.
- "learn new things" –> you read/heard something interesting and you can share that with others on Facebook so they can read that too. It works both ways, there are tons of more/less interesting information your friends/family/experts are sharing on Facebook
- "make a difference" –> do you want to share some important message (regarding some event, discounts, etc.). You can share that on Facebook but also you can find those information there.
- "have fun" –> you can use Facebook for work, activism, politics, etc. don't forget that you should have fun.
Facebook offers a diverse and thriving community of games and the people who play them, so whether you're into crosswords or Scrabble or poker, there's a Facebook game for you.
…which means absolutely everything the same as other age groups.
If you are new on Facebook and after few days while you found most of your friends and family all over the world, you don't know what else to do there….let me just tell you, it's just the beginning of the adventure.
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According to InsideTheU.com, the NCAA will be at the University of Miami Monday to question people involved with knowledge of potential violations regarding impermissible benefits and former booster Nevin Shapiro.
Citing multiple sources, InsideTheU reported Sunday that the NCAA is looking into comments made by Shapiro that he was involved in giving former players money.
Shapiro, who contributed $150,000 to the UM athletic program, pled guilty to running a $930 million Ponzi scheme and was sentenced to 20-years in prison in June. Shapiro has said he plans on writing a "tell-all book" about his involvement with former UM players -- dating back to 2001 during the Larry Coker and Randy Shannon eras.
The issue in the end will be if Shapiro has any real evidence or credibility to prove the allegations. When this first surfaced over a year ago, nobody around the program told me they thought he did.
Stay tuned for more. I'm sure we'll get a response from UM at some point in the next 24 hours.
Link: InsideTheU.com's story.


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FITCHBURG -- In the basement of Rollstone Congregational Church on Main Street Thursday afternoon, Ron Smith mounted a step ladder to remove the plastic guard from one of the fluorescent lights. As he did so dirty water spilled out on the dry floor.
"It'll be a long road," said Smith, a Fitchburg resident who goes to the church and has been volunteering his time to help clean up after water pipes froze and broke over the weekend. The floors are now dry, but little collections of water still remain in places like the bowls stored in the church kitchen and between some of the walls.
The church is shut down for the next several weeks as workers repair the damages from the deep freeze. The Rev.
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building fall at the end of the week when the church is empty and a mechanism automatically brings it up in time for Sunday morning.
When people started to arrive before 7 a.m. Sunday they found water coming out of the ceiling of the church office. Hanks said ice formed inside the pipes, but when it started to thaw it flooded part of the building.
"The first question people usually ask is did it get in the sanctuary," said Hanks, speaking over the chorus of a collection of industrial dehumidifiers. "No, not a drop did."
The small chapel on the side of the building experienced flooding and the carpet was taken out. Walls were punched through in and below the church office.
After church members had cleaned up most of the water on Sunday, a second burst appeared in a pipe connected to the sprinkler system on the second floor at 10:30 a.m. A horizontal jet over a staircase had so much pressure it prevented people from opening the door that swings into it and Hanks said they evacuated people out the other side.
That water went down the stairs, but he said they were able to push most of it out the door at the bottom of the steps.
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He said the old church is built solid, and there is no danger of the walls collapsing.
Insurance coverage is still being worked out and Hanks said they aren't supposed to reveal damage estimates at this time.
Church services were canceled that day, and on Thursday church officials decided to close the building down for the next two weeks as they hand it over to repair crews. Hanks said they will have to open up some of the walls to deal with the water inside before mold becomes a problem.
For the next two Sundays, Rollstone Congregational Church members will attend services at First Baptist Church in Fitchburg. The Rev.
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The two churches are part of a covenantal group in the city called Together in Ministry. Along with Trinity Congregational Church and Faith United Parish, the covenant allows the churches to share resources and lets the pastors take summer vacations while providing their congregations with services to attend.
"We work closely with our colleagues," said Hanks. "We're supportive of one another, and it allows my time to be freed up to address some of the situation, not only of my people but of the church facility itself."
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Remember those long summer days as a child, when you didn't want to come inside at the end of the day? Help prolong the outside enjoyment by throwing a backyard Canada Day barbecue for friends or family this long weekend. It's a perfect excuse to have people over.
Watermelon and Cucumber Salad is from the latest ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen cookbook, From the Grill and received five stars from the recipe testers. It's easy to make, colourful and refreshing. The components can be prepared ahead of time, but don't combine them until just before serving.
The recipe calls for seeded cucumber slices, which can be done by slicing the cucumber in half lengthwise and running a teaspoon gently down the middle seed area, similar to scooping the seeds out of a cantaloupe. You can then cut the cucumber into slices.
Anything on a skewer is a popular choice at a barbecue. For something extra special and uncomplicated to make, try our Kefta. This Middle Eastern specialty is a spicy ground meat mixture that has been formed around a skewer and then grilled. It is delicious served with store-bought or homemade Greek tzatziki. For our tzatziki, seed the cucumber as described above.
Finish off this Canada Day barbecue with our Strawberries with Summer Dip. Put out a big platter of cut up summer fruit like peaches, strawberries and nectarines along with a bowl of this tasty dip. It can be made ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator for up to two days.
Enjoy your barbecue with friends and family, and Happy Canada Day!
Watermelon and Cucumber Salad
1/4 cup (50 mL) fresh lime juice
3 tbsp (40 mL) hoisin sauce
3 cups (750 mL) seedless watermelon chunks (1 inch/2.5 cm)
3 cups (750 mL) sliced seeded English cucumber (1/2 inch/1.25 cm)
1/4 cup (50 mL) chopped fresh cilantro
3 tbsp (40 mL) slivered fresh mint
To prepare dressing, whisk together lime juice and hoisin sauce until blended. Combine watermelon, cucumber, cilantro and mint in a bowl. Add dressing and toss to coat. Serve immediately. Serves 6.
Cook's Note: Cucumber should be halved lengthwise, seeded and then sliced crosswise before measuring.
12 bamboo skewers
1 lb (0.5 kg) lean ground beef
3 tbsp (40 mL) chopped fresh cilantro
2 tbsp (25 mL) chopped fresh mint
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp (5 mL) coriander
1 tsp (5 mL) cumin
1 tsp (5 mL) paprika
1/2 tsp (2 mL) oregano, crumbled
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
1/4 tsp (1 mL) ginger
1/8 tsp (0.5 mL) allspice
Soak bamboo skewers in hot water for 30 minutes. Combine beef with remaining ingredients (cilantro through allspice). Divide mixture into 12 equal portions. To prepare kefta, shape each portion around the pointed end of a bamboo skewer, forming a sausage-shaped log that is about 3 inches (7.5 cm) long and 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick. Grill kefta over medium heat on natural gas barbecue, turning occasionally, until browned and completely cooked, about 10 minutes. Serves 4 — 6.
2 cups (500 mL) yogurt
1 1/4 cups (300 mL) finely chopped seeded English cucumber
3/4 tsp (3 mL) salt
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tbsp (15 mL) fresh lemon juice
1/4 tsp (1 mL) dill weed
1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
Spoon yogurt into a coffee filter-lined sieve set over a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Allow yogurt to drain for 30 minutes to 2 hours. Discard liquid that collects in bowl. Transfer drained yogurt to a bowl. Meanwhile, combine cucumber and 3/4 tsp (3 mL) salt in a sieve set over a bowl. Allow cucumber to drain for 30 minutes. Discard liquid that collects in bowl. Spoon drained cucumber onto several layers of paper towelling. Cover with more paper towelling and press firmly to remove any excess moisture. Combine drained yogurt, drained cucumber, garlic, lemon juice, dill weed and 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 2 days. Stir before using. Use as a sauce for beef, pork, lamb, chicken or fish. May also be used as a dip for pita chips. Makes 2 cups (500 mL).
Cook's Note: Do not use yogurt with stabilizers or preservatives. Draining time will vary depending on brand of yogurt.
Strawberries With Summer Dip
1 cup (250 mL) light or regular sour cream
1 tsp (5 mL) grated lemon peel
1 tsp (5 mL) lemon juice
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
1/2 cup (125 mL) icing sugar
4 cups (1 L) whole strawberries
Combine all ingredients except strawberries. Refrigerate until serving or for up to 2 days. Serve strawberries with dip. If desired, dip may be spooned over sliced strawberries or peaches.
Serves 6 to 8.
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How do I find materials on course reserve?
Quick Link: Course Reserve
Go to the WRLC Libraries Catalog at http://catalog.wrlc.org.
If you know the title or author of the book, or the name of the journal, search as you would for any other book in the library.
If you know your instructor's name, department, or course number, you may search under Course Reserve as follows:
- Click on the blue Course Reserve tab.
- You may search under Instructor, Department, or Course. Select the appropriate option from the dropdown list, and click on the Search button.
- Select an individual reserve item from the resulting list by clicking on the item title. You may then go back to the title list by clicking on the Titles button at the top of the screen.
- Write the call number down and take this to the Circulation Desk for retrieval. If the record has no call number but instead a "Personal Copy" note, take the title and instructor's name to the Circulation Desk for retrieval.
Note: You may need to try more than one search method (instructor, department, title, etc.) in order to locate the record. If you have any questions, visit the Information Desk on Mullen's first floor..
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- Go to Blackboard, http://blackboard.cua.edu. Click "Login."
- The next page will ask for the username and password, which Center for Planning and Information Technology will provide. Enter them in the boxes, and click "Login."
- The next page will list all of your Blackboard courses on the right side. Select the course for which you must find electronic reserves.
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Leo P. LaShomb, 82, of 11 Bucktown Road, Massena, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family and Hospice.
Leo was born on March 5, 1931 in Massena, the son of Guy and Ethel LaShomb. Leo proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He married Rita Sharlow on May 15, 1954 at Sacred Heart Church in Massena. He was owner and operator at Guy's Restaurant, a long-time staple in the Massena community. He was a lifetime member of the Elks Massena Lodge 1702 and the Massena VFW.
Leo was actively involved with Massena Little League, umpired countless games throughout his active life, and proudly assisted with field maintenance at the Massena Springs Park field which was named in his honor on July 9, 1993. He also enjoyed horse racing and bowling. One of Leo's lifelong goals was to bowl a 300; which he accomplished on November 20, 2003.
Leo's survivors include his loving wife Rita; his children, Paula (LaShomb) Flewelling of Cornwall, Ontario, Danny and Vicki (Barnes) LaShomb of Bombay, Mark and Sarah (LaTray) LaShomb of Massena, Jill (LaShomb) and Warren Murray of Massena, Wendy LaShomb and Brian Edwards of Massena, and Steve and Jenny (Barkley) LaShomb of Massena; grandsons Adam LaShomb, Lucas Purser, Matthew See, Joshuah and Nevin LaShomb; granddaughters Andrea (LaShomb) Froburg, Traci Flewelling, Kallee and Katie Frego and Kylee LaShomb; great-granddaughters Madalyn and Marie LaShomb; brother Carl LaShomb; sisters MaryJane LaShomb, Velma Derushia, Kay Schneller, and Marie Krusher; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents Guy and Ethel LaShomb; brothers Robert, Ray, Larry, Harold and Donald; and a sister, Virginia.
A Mass of Christian burial with full Military Honors will take place on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 12:00 noon at Sacred Heart Church. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Friends and Family may call on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at Phillips Memorial Home in Massena. The Elks Lodge 1702 will hold a services on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice & Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley; 6805 US Highway 11, Potsdam, NY 13676 or the Massena Little League. Massena, NY 13662. Online condolences may be made to www.phillipsmemorial.com


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LIMA — Groups representing both Republicans and Democrats have filed for permits to gather on the town square on the day of Gov. John Kasich's State of the State address in Lima next week.
The Lima News reports that the chairman of the Allen County Republican Party and the Ohio Democratic Party filed for permits with the city of Lima, which will host Kasich for the event Feb. 19.
At least one other group has asked about using the square, but no one else has filed the paperwork.
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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez believes that defeating Tottenham Hotspur in their next league game on Sunday is crucial to their top-four prospects.
The Merseyside club will play host to Andre Villas Boas' troops in what promises to be a crucial fixture in the race for the Champions League spots.Spurs currently hold third place in the Premier League's pecking order, two and seven points ahead of London rivals Chelsea and Arsenal respectively.
Liverpool, on the other hand, occupy the seventh place and trail Tottenham by an enormous 12-point margin. However, the Reds can gain ground on city rivals Everton who are just three points ahead of them at sixth place, with a Merseyside derby at Anfield still left to be played in May.
Many have already ruled out Liverpool's chances of earning Champions League football, but Suarez thinks that a win on Sunday will bring them right back in the contest.
The 25-year-old striker said that his side could make use of their recent sublime form to halt Tottenham's remarkable charge in the league, which has seen them go unbeaten in their last 12 matches.
The Uruguayan international said: "We've been in good form recently and it's a good opportunity to reduce the gap between ourselves and Spurs.
"There is a slight chance we can make Champions League football - and if we want to do that, this is the sort of game we need to win.
Suarez, who is currently the leading goal scorer in the Premier League with 21 goals, could reach another milestone in his impressive Liverpool career on Sunday. The Anfield hot-shot is just one goal short of taking his Liverpool goal tally to 50.
He summed up his success at the club by saying: "You have to work hard as a striker to get into the right positions and anticipate situations - that's important, too.
"It's also evidence the team are working well and moving in the right direction as a whole - but at the same time, it is nice as a player to receive personal recognition because it means you're doing a good job."
The match on Sunday will witness two of the best players in England – Suarez and Gareth Bale – go against each other. Both the players have been in sparkling form and are frontrunners to claim the PFA Player of the Year award for this season.
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Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending a talk by the founder of DwellStudio, Christiane Lemieux, at SCAD Atlanta. We've been carrying DwellStudio since it was plain old Dwell, and I smiled when she put up slides of her sketches from her first collection ("I couldn't afford a light table, so I used the window"), as they were so familiar and are still some of my favorite designs. In just a few short years, Christiane has taken a textile company and grown it into a lifestyle brand, and she is starting to become a household name among the design set, just like Jenna Lyons. Next stop Oprah?
Christiane geared her talk to the students, and laid out a path to entrepreneurship based upon her experiences. These included an education at Parsons, grabbing every internship under the sun (hers included a stint at Isaac Mizrahi), immersing yourself in the industry (manufacturing, shipping, selling, P.R., etc.), finding a niche and exploiting the heck out of new media.
Listening to these talks made me realize just how much the landscape of retail has changed for designers in the last decade. Portfolios on websites, Etsy stores, Social Media, microbrands, research, etc. have opened up so many opportunities to those who may lack a stockpile of start up bucks. Christiane encouraged students to license designs over selling them, to remain open-minded (DwellStudio's images are used in a series of children's books, something she'd never thought of!), to form strategic partnerships and to diversify.
She knows of what she speaks. Whenever Christiane has guest blogged over here, I'm humbled to admit they are the best posts we've ever published, and her own blog is beautiful. She is also one of my favorite twitterers (tweeters? whatever!). Thank you for the inspiration Christiane!


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The score suggests a defensive game, but that is a little deceiving because both the Dolphins and Ravens had success on their first possessions today.
The teams exchanged field goals on their first drives.
And the drives were long enough that it was the only possession each team had. So we are tied at 3-3 going into the second quarter.
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The route for the 74th annual Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 7 was announced this week. All parade entries are asked to report to parade coordinators no later than 10 a.m. for lineup instructions at the intersection of Kaufman and Jackson streets just north of the courthouse.
The parade will line up along English and Jackson streets. Judging will begin shortly thereafter. See the Dec. 5 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald for more details.


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