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NEW YORK — The stock market sprang back to life today, putting the Dow Jones industrial average on track for its biggest gain this month, following hopeful signs of progress in budget talks being held in Washington.
The Dow jumped 111 points to 13,281 as of 1 p.m. The Dow posted modest increases over the previous four days. Twenty nine of the 30 stocks in the index advanced, with only McDonald's edging lower.
The Standard & Poor's 500 was up 12 points at 1,430. The Nasdaq composite was up 38 points at 3,024.
Delta Air Lines rose 38 cents to $10.53 after the company said it will buy almost half of Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic for $360 million as it seeks a bigger share of the lucrative New York-to-London travel market.
AIG gained $1.30 cents to $34.66 after the U.S. Treasury Department said it has sold all of its remaining stake in the insurer. AIG was bailed out by the government after nearly collapsing during the financial crisis.
Stocks have edged up since the start of the month as investors watch for developments in the "fiscal cliff" talks, the tax increases and federal spending cuts scheduled to start Jan. 1 unless a deal is reached to reduce the U.S. budget deficit. Economists say the measures, if implemented, could eventually push the economy back into recession.
The S&P 500 fell as much as 5 percent after the U.S. presidential election Nov. 6 as investors worried that gridlock in Washington would prevent a budget deal. With today's advance, the S&P 500 has recouped all of the ground it lost since the election.
The Wall Street Journal reported that budget negotiations between the White House and Republican House Speaker John Boehner had "progressed steadily" in recent days. That reinvigorated talks that appeared to have stalled, the paper reported, citing people close to the process.
"The market has been very susceptible to 'fiscal cliff' headlines," said Todd Salamone, a senior vice president at Schaeffers Investment Research, adding that stocks have rallied more on good news, than they have fallen on indications that talks were stalling. "It seems the expectation is that something will get done, but it's a very cautious expectation. There's a lot of money on the sidelines."
Stocks are holding on to their gains for the year. The Dow Jones is up 8.6 percent since the start of the year, while the S&P 500 has gained 13.7 percent.
The Federal Reserve is expected this week to announce a new bond-buying plan to support the U.S. economy with the goal of further reducing long-term interest rates and encouraging borrowing by companies and individuals. Once its two-day policy meeting ends Wednesday, the Fed is likely to say it will start buying more long-term Treasurys to replace a program that expires at year's end.
Investors were also encouraged by a report that showed an index of German investor optimism rose more than expected in December, suggesting market professionals think Europe's largest economy will avoid an outright recession.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose 3 basis points to 1.65 percent.
Other stocks making big moves:
—Urban Outfitters shares rose $2.13 to $39.13 after the company reported rising sales. The retailer, which operates Anthropologie, Free People and its namesake stores, reported its third-quarter results in November, which fell just short of market expectations.
—Dollar General fell $2 to $44.56 after the company said that while its sales over the Thanksgiving weekend and the start of the holiday shopping season were encouraging, it remains cautious about the rest of the year, noting that consumer spending remains tight.
— TripAvisor soared $2.70 to $41.09 Liberty Interactive agreed to increase its stake in the travel website by buying a block of shares from media mogul Barry Diller and The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation. Liberty will gain control of the company.


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Recent Comments
|4 years 39 weeks ago
|Hawaiian War Chant
I believe that Hawaiian War Chant & Temptation both started getting played in the 60s or 70s.
Tempatation is heard often because a section of it gets used for 3rd downs.
Hawaiian War Chant is played during the post game show after home games, and may be played at homecoming during the game.
|6 years 4 weeks ago
|As a side note if you ever
As a side note if you ever need a hand with the app feel free to give me a shout, I'm happy to volunteer. about.me / joshuadewalt
I do android, win phone, and asp.net stuff.
|6 years 4 weeks ago
|1. Ability to hide stickies
1. Ability to hide stickies - I'd like to request this feature as well.
Not sure who the dev for the app is but if they read the thread. Menu button is on phone in ICS, but it doesn't launch, so if this option is already there apologize for suggesting it.
If not if you add an option menu, you can store stiky preference:
SharedPreferences settings = getSharedPreferences("MGoBlog", 0);
SharedPreferences.Editor editor = settings.edit();
editor.putBoolean("hideStickies", hideStickesMode);
Then change the service url so that it calls:
If hide stickies is true.
|6 years 17 weeks ago
|Rendering vs Reality.
The renderings look nice.
Think the fans will end up disappointed, if they have to use a hand me down instead?
|6 years 40 weeks ago
|Oh NOES!
I am afraid thats why it's a night game this year. So they can have that. Special K, is goign to do the mix board for them, and Dave Brandon will have a wardrobe malfunction when he spills pizza on his tie.
|6 years 40 weeks ago
|I looked into subscribing to
I looked into subscribing to this: http://video.btn.com/allaccess/index-splash.html
But as far as I can tell the games are not included in the streaming option for people in the united states. This looks like the program guide: http://video.btn.com/allaccess/?school_code=mich
I belive http://www.bigtenticket.com/bigten/ includes games, but you had to figure out a way to appear international (maybe via a proxy server or vpm), to stream. It is blocked for US / Canada ISPs.
|6 years 40 weeks ago
|Satellite or Game day bar.
You can get it on satellite.
Alternatively, and the choice I'd recommend. Watch it with your fellow alumni!
New York
|6 years 40 weeks ago
|Politically unable to attend.
Say you are proud of her, but you can't attend, until there is marraige equality in this land.
Then offer to pay for their honeymoon flights.
|6 years 40 weeks ago
|Why axiomatically of
Why axiomatically of course.
First off, that's axiomatically wrong, because the best pudding is chocolate.
Secondly, the organic structure of tapioca makes it a jiggling bowl of potential death. Tapioca is extracted from the root of the plant Manihot Esculenta. Due to a high concentration of cyanide, it is poisonous in its raw form and lethal if prepared improperly! [takes a drink of water]
So if we assume Euclid to be correct in his fifth postulate we can conclude:
I am NOT dead
I am NOT a female
I am NOT carrying a gun
I am NOT the moon
|6 years 41 weeks ago
Congrats Tim. Hope you can continue to contribute here as well.
|6 years 41 weeks ago
|This is why we invented the
This is why we invented the microprocessor. So we could see an image of an image of an image.
Star Trek has nothing on this.
|6 years 41 weeks ago
I've ordered from eastbay in the past. They have never challenged anything. They have some great cash back deals sometimes if you watch sites like fat wallet or slickdeals.
Try and order now, if you want by season start though. They took 2 weeks on my last jersey.
|7 years 6 weeks ago
It appears submissions are not limited to one per IP.
Go Redmond Fighting Mario Bros!
|7 years 33 weeks ago
|Don't get discouraged.
I applied to the College of Engineering late summer / early fall of '99.
I had a 34 on my ACT, and a 3.8 - 3.9 GPA. I had been involved in extra curriculars (drum major of high school mmb), and won a citizenship award from my city.
I ended up waitlisted, while most of my friends (most with worse grades / scores) got accepted.
It was probably a combination of the college, luck, and my essay.
But I finally got accepted in late spring. The one friend who didn't went to a different school, applied as a transfer student, and got in the following fall.
If it's what you want don't let the first no, or wait list discourage you. Consider it a challenge and keep working.
|7 years 34 weeks ago
|Why its on the down low.
Denard was actually born in 2397 in Kenya.
(This means he is not eligible to play D1, as he hasn't technicaly reached an eligible age, and is actualy Kryptonian instead of human.)
His faith is on the downlow because he workships skynet, and was sent back in time to stop Tressel from becoming a coach.
Unfortunately his flux capciter is on the fritz and he came back too late.
Luckily he knows that lightning will strike at the downtown athletic club in early december at an awards ceremony.
|7 years 35 weeks ago
|Scott Wolf
He didn't even rank wisconson.
|7 years 35 weeks ago
|This is full of win. Thanks!
This is full of win. Thanks!
|7 years 35 weeks ago
|You should look at publishing
You should look at publishing that data! http://www.odata.org/
I'd say monetize it, but I assume it would just result in a C&D.
|7 years 35 weeks ago
|Question about impact of special teams struggles.
Great article, a follow question:
If you adopt this strategy instead of a traditional, 'take the field goal' strategy, due to a poor field goal unit, what is the average impact on your scoring offense per drive?
|7 years 36 weeks ago
|RSS Link
or add http:// in front of the feed burner one.
|7 years 36 weeks ago
|dmblue - Mobile Version.
If you have a smart phone, you can use rss and :
http://feeds.feedburner.com/mgoblog to act as a psuedo mobile version.
But yeah, and copy of the site reformatted for mobile or using a mobile style sheet would be great.
|7 years 36 weeks ago
Would you have an objection to someone building off the http://mgoblog.com/services/xmlrpc services the application uses?
If you're ok with it, shoot me an email at jintempe At gmail, I wanted to throw together a quick consumption only copy of the app for my phone, until an android one is available.
|7 years 36 weeks ago
|Catholics for Michigan.
I am Catholic, went to a catholic elementary. My grand uncle is a priest and my grand aunt taught at a catholic college. My mom taught at a catholic elementary.
I credit that upbringing with teaching me to love the maize and blue.
|7 years 36 weeks ago
|Thanks for the video. The
Thanks for the video. The energy and size reminded me of gremlins for some reason.
|7 years 36 weeks ago
|I'm in tempe these days. Got
I'm in tempe these days. Got to go watch Threet play.
He is fitting in well, and the players seem to gel around him. Great fit down here for ASU.
I wish him all the best.
|7 years 37 weeks ago
|Student Section
Student Section -> When you are standing leg room isn't an issue.
|8 years 26 weeks ago
|Got it, I was being a dork
Got it, I was being a dork and typing:
|8 years 26 weeks ago
|Does it take a while for a
Does it take a while for a public wave to become visible? I get: There were no results for mgowave
|8 years 35 weeks ago
|Who is Bedford's Rival School Now?
We hated Whitmer (Toledo, OH) back when I was a student.
Do they have a rival now?
|8 years 35 weeks ago
|When I went to school at
When I went to school at Bedford the team was really rough.
Beating Saline, Huron, and Pioneer in a single year!?
|8 years 36 weeks ago
|I've never noticed it not
I've never noticed it not announced.
There are actually 300+, but the others are sitting in the stands, because they didn't make the pregame performance block that week. (There are weekly tryouts for the pregame and halftime slots)
|8 years 36 weeks ago
|Are you by chance Tad or
Are you by chance Tad or Frankie?
|8 years 37 weeks ago
|I am a former MMBer. It's a
I am a former MMBer.
It's a combination of things:
When I was in the band, we knew it was hard for some people to hear, but I didn't realize how much of an issue it was until I was out of the band and sat on the far side of the stadium, where you couldn't hear them at all.
I thought the band was louder this week than in week 1. I wish I could think of a solution, but other than doubling in size and putting half of them on the other end of the stadium (Go Homecoming Alumni Band!) I think there will always be dead spots all over the big house.
|8 years 37 weeks ago
|I heard someone say ND has
I heard someone say ND has 425 band members there.
In my seats you couldn't hear the ND band except during halftime and pregame.
They sounded louder than the MMB during pregame, but pregame for Michigan is so physical, it is hard to be that loud.
I thought they were both had comparable volume for half time.
|8 years 37 weeks ago
|Go Kicking Mules! I'd be
Go Kicking Mules!

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Wednesday Science Night for November 23rd presents:
NOVA: The Fabric of the Cosmos: "Universe or Multiverse?" 8 pm
Accompany physicist and acclaimed author Brian Greene on a mind-bending reality check and journey to the frontiers of physics to see how scientists are piecing together the most complete picture yet of space, time and the universe. Hard as it is to swallow, cutting-edge theories are suggesting that our universe may not be the only universe. Instead, it may be just one of an infinite number of worlds that make up the multiverse. Brian Greene takes us on a tour of this brave new theory at the frontier of physics, explaining why scientists believe it's true and showing what some of these alternate realities might be like. Some universes may be almost indistinguishable from our own; others may contain variations of all of us, where we exist but with different families, careers and life stories. In still others, reality may be so radically different from ours as to be unrecognizable. Greene reveals why this radical new picture of the cosmos is getting serious attention from scientists. It won't be easy to prove, but if it's right, our understanding of space, time and our place in the universe will never be the same.
Capital of Innovation at 9 pm
Three entrepreneurs offer a glimpse of why Austin is being hailed as the best place in the country to launch a business. Josh Kerr tells how he hit the jackpot creating one of the first successful apps for the iPhone. Chris Richter shares his triumphant struggle to create and launch the first healthy, low-calorie drink mixer that also prevents hangovers. And Ruth Glendenning explains why her idea to turn an abandoned big-box store into a micro incubator for small businesses is attracting national attention.
NOVA: The Elegant Universe: "Welcome To The 11th Dimension" 9:30 pm
The third and final episode of "The Elegant Univserse" shows how in 1995 Edward Witten of Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study, aided by others, revolutionized string theory by successfully uniting the five different versions into a single theory that is cryptically named "M-theory," a development that required a total of 11 dimensions. Ten… 11… who's counting? But the new 11th dimension is different from all the others, since it implies that strings can come in higher dimensional shapes called membranes, or "branes" for short. These possess truly science-fiction-like qualities, since in principle they can be as large as the universe. A brane can even be a universe – a parallel universe – and we may be living in one right now.


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Having a garden around these parts is not big deal. To a lot of city folk, they have never had the experience of going out the yard and picking a fresh tomato. I love gardening every year. I have done it since I was a child.
My dad would tell me go out and go pick him a jalapeno pepper almost every other day. I felt so proud to grow something he loved so much.
My husband was raised in the city. I find it amazing the differences we had growing up. He finds it amazing to go out to the garden and pick a tomato and lettuce from my garden. He loves it though.
Another difference is people pop in all the time here in the country. This is something he does not love. If I am asleep or in the back when someone knocks on the door he gets real quiet. He will tiptoe to the door look out the peep hole and then come report to me.
Even if it is someone he knows, he doesn't answer the door. He will come find me with this confused look on his face and whisper, "There is someone at the door." My response is always the same, "Well, answer it."
I don't understand why each time we have a pop in, we have to go through this ordeal. He told me growing up, they didn't answer the door if they didn't know who it was. I was very confused. I asked him what they did. "Just be quiet until they left," he told me.
I wonder if I am the only one who finds that weird?
I love how my husband is a city mouse and I am a country mouse. I made a social post about how I wanted a chicken coop and chickens for my mother's day. I showed him an advertisement that had chicken coops on sale. I called him from the feed store and told him they had black and yellow chickens.
I didn't get a chicken coop for mother's day.
Recently a friend popped in and said her husband saw me looking at chickens. She asked me if I had gotten my coop yet. I told her I didn't think it was going to happen anytime soon. After she left, my husband asked me if I was serious about the chicken coop.
I didn't understand why he thought I wasn't serious. I told him about the chickens I had when I was younger and how our rooster was mean to everyone except me. Of course I told him how fresh eggs are so much better than store bought.
My birthday is next month. Maybe I will get to go a big city restaurant and have sushi then come home and feed the chickens.
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UNESCO at the Sixth World Water Forum
UNESCO in collaboration with 28 UN agencies leads the World Water Development Report, which is produced every three years. The Fourth World Water Report will be launched at the Sixth World Water Forum on 12 March by UNESCO's Director-General, Irina Bokova.
The Sixth World Water Forum, which takes place in Marseille, France from 12 to 16 March 2012 is organized every three years by the World Water Council in collaboration with the host country. It is the biggest and most important international event on water. It gathers together political leaders, policy and decision-makers, water specialists, water providers, civil society, water educators, media, and a wide range of stakeholders. Around fifteen thousand participants are expected in Marseille. The Forum aims to strengthen political commitment to the effective management of the world's water resources, to exchange on international water issues, to formulate concrete proposals and to draw the world's attention to critical issues and problems with respect to how we are managing the Earth's most vital resource for human well-being.
UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme (IHP) is a major contributor to the Forum actively participating in developing the political, thematic and regional framework for action on freshwater conservation and use. In developing the thematic area, UNESCO is a leader in the areas of: transboundary surface and groundwater, water quality, integrated water resource management and climate change adaptation and water. In the political arena, UNESCO has led the preparatory process and UNESCO is actively involved in developing regional frameworks for Asia and the Americas. Over twenty side events are being organized or co-organized by UNESCO at the Forum.
The Forum is also a place to showcase new partnerships, initiatives to help preserve water. A partnership between UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, IHP and the Multi One Attitude Foundation will be announced with the aim of preserving the planet's ocean and freshwater through an exciting and innovative sailing RACE FOR WATER around the world. The Global Water Experiment, an initiative of the International Year of Chemistry will be showcased as will initiatives on demonstrating the important cultural dimensions related to water management and use.
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- UNESCO involvement in the 6th World Water Forum
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- IHP at the 6th WWF - Sessions
- IHP at the 6th WWF - Side Events
- Race for Water - Multi One Attitude Foundation
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Heidi Earnshaw is a furniture maker and design consultant who directs a studio based practice in downtown Toronto producing furniture, spaces and related objects. She's also the artist of Room 401 Sugarbush here at the hotel.
Combining traditional craftsmanship and handwork with manufactured elements Heidi's studio projects are grounded in solid woodworking but often incorporate steel, stone, glass and plastics. An enthusiastic collaborator, Heidi works both solo and with other design professionals on private, public and corporate projects that range in scale from one off, site specific commissions to batch production runs.


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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) - Americans are remembering those killed in the 1941 Japanese attack that launched the U.S. into World War II.
Several thousand people who gathered Saturday at Pearl Harbor observed a moment of silence at 7:55 a.m., the minute the bombing began 72 years ago. They were joined by about 50 survivors of the attack.
The Navy and National Park Service co-hosted of the public ceremony.
The current U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., said the U.S. remembers Pearl Harbor and is vigilant.
Former U.S. Sen. Max Cleland of Georgia, choking back tears at times, spoke of his father who served in the Navy during the war. In his keynote address, Cleland called him "my hero."
Cleland also specifically addressed the Pearl Harbor veterans who returned. He said " thank you for teaching us all how to survive."
Cleland, who lost both legs and his right arm fighting in the Vietnam War, is currently secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission. The commission is responsible for managing overseas cemeteries for fallen American troops.
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Seeking anyone with knowledge of the Goeppner family entering the US through Jacksonville, Fla., in the 1800's--- I believe it would be Joseph Goeppner, before they changed the spelling to Goepner. Also, there was a Schmidt with Mr. Goepner, perhaps his wife. I believe they went to NY after entering. There are Goepners in NY, however, I've lost all paperwork in a fire, so Im starting again.
This man would be my great grandfather or grandfather... However, his daughter, or granddaughter used the name Smith... changed from Schmidt....
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March 20, 2012 > Fremont Unified School District Board meeting report
The following are highlights from the Fremont Unified School District (FUSD) Board meeting held on February 22, 2012.Closed Session:Superintendent James Morris reported that three temporary employees were dismissed in action taken prior to the Board meeting.Community Leadership/Superintendent's Report:Superintendent Morris mentioned that teaching and administrative employees would be participating in an upcoming "Best Practices Conference" to share ideas and information.He commented that the district's Edtv station on Comcast should be used for more than broadcasting Board meetings. "It needs to be used as a resource for topical programs to air issues and talk about subjects such as Bullying, and Everyday Math for example." With that in mind, the district is looking for a volunteer host for a weekly television program that would air once a week at 7 p.m.Oral Communications/Public Comment:Madison Hirsch, a student at Mission San Jose High School, informed the Board and Staff about the problems with the heating and air conditioning systems at the school. It also appears that there are similar problems at other district schools as well, based on comments from several Board members.Regular Board Agenda Item - State Budget Update:Assistant Superintendent of Business, Micaela Ochoa, detailed that a few weeks ago, the Governor signed SB81 into law, which shifted the Transportation cuts to the Revenue Limit. This conversion caused the district's deficit factor to grow to 20.6 percent and created a bigger hit or negative impact for FUSD, which could result in adding one additional furlough day for the 2011-2012 school year.As far as 2012-2013, the district could end with zero Undesignated Funds that had previously been set aside. The Governor's proposal increases the deficit and with the addition of COLA (Cost of Living Allowance) there would be even further revenue reductions.At this time we are looking at a loss of $370 of ADA (Average Daily Attendance) per student, or approximately $11.7 million. Although FUSD does have reserves, the district is projecting to deficit spend.Oral Communications/Public Comment:Hiu Ng, a district parent addressed the Board and Staff stating, "As a gesture of good will, don't make the teachers/employees take another furlough day and lose the money they deserve."Regular Board Agenda Item - Transportation Funding:Assistant Superintendent Micaela Ochoa reported that the Governor is now proposing to cut Transportation 100 percent for both Regular Education and Special Education. However, all districts are mandated by the State to provide Transportation Services for Special Education students in particular, even if the State doesn't pay its required amount. So, the question posed was, "How do we do this if funding is not given to us [by the State]?"Further discussion ensued on options such as raising fees to Regular Education families using Transportation Services, optimizing the number of students and routes, looking at overloads, and reviewing field trip costs. Next, Ochoa will gather more information regarding this situation and will return at the March 28 Board meeting with recommendations for transportation services for the 2012-2013 school year.Regular Board Agenda Item - Report on Facilities Bond/Godbe Research:In January, the Board had approved a contract with the firm of Godbe Research to initiate a survey of Fremont voters, similar to the one completed for the recent Parcel Tax, to determine support for a Facilities Bond. If passed, the bond revenue would be used to improve, fix and update school sites in the district.Following up in regard to the poll, conducted during February 8 - 13, a Godbe staff representative explained that based on the 600 sample responses, indicators showed that the voters support the local schools in large numbers. After discussion with the Board, to target the amount that Fremont homeowners would be willing to pay if the bond measure passes, a recommendation was made of $40 (per $100,000 of home's assessed value) if placed onto a June ballot, or $49 (per $100,000 of home's assessed value) if on a November ballot.At the March 28 Board meeting, Assistant Superintendent Ochoa will return with the final wording for the Facilities bond measure to be placed on the ballot.Regular Board Agenda Item - Citizen's Bond Oversight Committee:Desrie Campbell, a member of the 2002 Health & Safety Bond Oversight Committee reported that their work is nearing its end as 305 projects have been closed (completed), nine are complete but not yet closed and two are in design with work to be finished by June 2012. The bond's initial proceeds of $158 million increased by an additional 15.7 percent in interest income, resulting in a total financial resource of $173.8 million for the district's many projects.The Committee asked to extend the expiring terms of several members for an additional few months until all projects have all been completed. The Board unanimously approved extension of the terms. In a related agenda item, the Board also unanimously approved the Audit Reports on the 2002 Health & Safety Bond, as performed by the Certified Public Accounting firm of Vavrinek, Trine, Day and Company. An annual audit is a requirement of Proposition 39 and FUSD policy. "No findings" resulted, indicating that all money was spent appropriately and reflected that a $1.3 million balance remained in the fund.Regular Board Agenda Item - Irvington High HVAC:Irvington High school does not have a functioning HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) system in either their Library or Music Room. This need was included on the additional projects list, previously approved by the Board on January 26, 2011. At this meeting, the Board unanimously approved allocating $440,000 from the remaining balance of the 2002 Health & Safety Bond to cover the design costs for this project. However, Deferred Maintenance Funds will cover the actual construction costs.Regular Board Agenda Item - Decrease Number of Certificated/Classified Employees:Due to the current budget situation with the State, districts have to make difficult decisions in order to file a balanced budget with the County and State. Superintendent Morris stated, "The financial crisis for schools in California is very, very real. We have to make decisions." He added, "We're currently deficit spending $5-$10 million per year. We have to adopt a balanced budget by June, for three years." Out of the $265 million FUSD budget, personnel costs (certificated, classified and administrative) account for 81 percent. So, as a precautionary measure the district needs to reduce or eliminate designated positions for the 2012-2013 school year, and inform the employees by March 15, as required by Education Codes and Board Policies. In January, the Board acted to release 250 temporary certificated teachers. The reductions, recommended at this meeting, included many classified personnel and administrative positions, although the district has one of the lowest administrative ratios around, according to Morris. There is still time for the situation to change, as final action does not need to be taken until May 2012.Oral Communications/Public Comment:Phyllis Hamilton, Principal at Thornton Junior High and President of the Fremont School Management Employees group, asked that the Board not accept the recommendation. "To reduce the number [of school principals, vice principals, program managers, etc.] will reduce the success of the students. We've been doing more work with less and are willing to work with the Board," stated Hamilton.Hiu Ng, a district parent added, "I do not support any pink slips. Work through the challenges!"Board President, Lily Mei told those present that the Superintendent and the three Assistant Superintendents had "waived their contract timelines," which would allow the Board to lay them off as well, if necessary. This act of solidarity brought a hush to the crowd.Mei continued, "We have to reserve ourselves and be practical and good stewards of the public's trust." Board member, Larry Sweeney stated, "This is a preliminary motion and just something we have to do. We can't really have schools without principals."After further discussion, the motion to approve the resolution for the reduction of employees was passed with four ayes (Mei, York, Sweeney and Gebhardt) and one nay (Wu).


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LAKE IN THE HILLS – The village expects to bring in 1.2 percent less in property tax dollars next year.
The estimated 2012 levy of $5.49 million is 1.2 percent less than last year's levy of $5.56 million, according to a memo from Finance Director Peter Stefan to Village Board members.
Final tax rates won't be determined until property values are set in the spring.
The village's Committee of the Whole is scheduled to discuss the levy at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Village Hall at 600 Harvest Gate.
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This is a really fun course with hills, trees, open fairways, and a very unforgiving swamp. It's a new course and almost no one plays it yet. Park in the parking lot on the right or back by the tennis courts. My favorite holes are the ones alongside a pretty steep hill around the school. Your roller is going to go a long way away from where you want it to....


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Birdcage pulls represent a time long gone that everyone yearns for even if just for a little bit. This charming cabinet hardware creates a magical atmosphere charged with sweet birds singing and young women waiting for their knights up on the balcony. If you like the idea of creating a fairytale ambiance in your home, install birdcage pulls, and let your imagination take you away.
While the traditional charisma remains within each piece, our birdcage pull collection comes in a variety of styles and finishes. Bail style birdcage cabinet handles hang down from two posts for an elegant and delightful swinging motion. Alternatively, the straight birdcage pull is affixed solidly to your cabinet or drawer face, unwavering and secure. You can also select the width of your decorative pulls from a range of options. From extra thin, petite handles to large, impressive ones, our collection of cabinet hardware has just what you are looking for.
Choose the hardware finish that fits your taste and your current room décor as well. Do you want something in iron to continue the old world charm within these decorative pulls? Antique brass is lovely for a brighter, lighter finish, and rust lends both texture and flavor to your cabinetry. If you are unsure, you can't go wrong with a standard black or classic pewter. So whatever the style, color or size, order your own cabinet handles today, and let our birdcage pulls take you back to a time long ago.


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Tottenham's lacklustre performance added to the woe of defeat against Fulham on Sunday.
While Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas was right not to let fatigue be an excuse for such a tepid display, the Portuguese boss has to look a little closer to home to find the person responsible for three defeats on the spin.
said Villas-Boas after the game."Were the problems linked to the Inter game? I do not think so. We had fresh legs because we have rotated. The effort and commitment was there."
No doubt the manager could have done without his side's complacency in taking the match with Inter Milan to extra time, having secured a 3-0 lead in the first leg, but the defeats against Liverpool, Inter and Fulham have all included curious tactical decisions by the ex-Porto and Chelsea coach that have cost his side.
Against Liverpool AVB partnered Jake Livermore with Scott Parker. Both players are hard working ball winners, but they do not have the ability on the ball to stimulate play and create chances.
The player who can do that, Moussa Dembele, was shunted out to the right wing in the absence of Aaron Lennon and struggled to create chances. Also, both Livermore and Parker lack the positional sense to form a protective shield in front of the defence – more Parker's fault as the older head of the two – Spurs flittered between possession that struggled to go anywhere and defensive fragility.
Switch to the Europa League game with Inter and again, Parker and Livermore played, with Dembele and Gylfi Sigurdsson out wide but cutting in. Now, two defensive midfielders to protect a 3-0 lead appears to make sense, but two defensive midfielders when you are set up to get an away goal? Senseless.
Add to this the deployment of two strikers in Emmanuel Adebayor and Jermain Defoe, both who have struggled for goals and form in 2013, both who rarely look to run the channels and offer width that the midfield was never going to provide, and two players who had not played together in months and looked like they had not played together in months, and it is no surprise that Tottenham fans' nerves were tested.
Then we come to the Fulham game. There was shock in the pubs and on the streets of Tottenham when the starting eleven was announced (I know, I was there). Is that Benoit Assou-Ekotto on the left of midfield? Is AVB going with a 5 man defence? Wing backs? Whichever one it was, the manager had decided to go with a huge change despite only having two days between the game in Milan and the one at White Hart Lane.
There are times when you can get away with such a drastic move, but it usually requires plenty of practice on the training pitch – something AVB did not have time for.
Assou-Ekotto looked a fish completely out of water. Sigurdsson struggled on the right – he's by no means a natural winger but at least when on the left he can cut inside on to his stronger right foot.
Spurs one flying winger played the first half in the middle, then bizarrely played on the right in the second half when Defoe came on, with Adebayor playing on the left!
Fulham were resolute and deserve credit for their performance, but Tottenham made it easy for them by playing so narrow and using their best players in wrong positions. The sight of Parker bombing forward towards the box while Dembele sat deep will haunt my dreams until the summer.
The loss of Aaron Lennon, with no backup after Andros Townsend's loan move to QPR, has hurt Spurs, and it seems their manager's mind is clouded. He cannot see the wood for the trees.
The international break has come at the perfect time as it allows Villas-Boas the chance to clear his head, focus on what made Tottenham such a potent threat – pace and width – and also decide what to do with enigma that is Emmanuel Adebayor.
The Europa League campaign will stretch the team but Tottenham do not need the manager making things worse. If Spurs get back to basics they can get back to winning, with the chance of glory still firmly in their hands.
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Is it only me or "INCOMPLETE" means "FAILS MISERABLY" in this case?
Especially when they use the grade on parental involvement and they talk about how much parents got no clue on how the game console that their child use has options for them that they had no clue it existed!
The media should stop saying that the kids are becoming violent because they play violent videogames.... They should say that the kids are playing violent videogames because parents don't care about what their kids do when they play, not even when they "virtualy murder people".
They shouldn't receive an award for this. I'm sorry, but telling the video game industry they're doing a good job of "keeping inappropriate" content out of the hands of children is both a slap in the face to the parents that should be watching what their kids are buying, and a slap in the face to the kids who buy these games hoping for something interesting, only to find talking frogs, barbie, and games where everybody gets along and wins -- when they're 14! Why can they go see a few hundred zombies get set on fire, shot at, or otherwise die in the theatre (as long as they're all non-smoking zombies), but can't get the same thing in a video game? This entire idea of "for the sake of the children" has gone too far when children aren't encouraged to take risks and make their own decisions. These "appropriate" video games... I've seen them -- They suck so hard they're in danger of forming an event horizon.
My 12 year old kid sister has been fed a steady diet of these "positive self-esteem" books, videos, and games. Last year I tried to show her Happy Feet (it's a movie, look it up) and she couldn't get past the halfway point because that's where the penguin "got sad". I tried showing her some "real" video games, only to have mom come down on me like a ton of bricks... So it's back to watching bubbles with numbers in it and talking animals. And then mom (and other parents from Generation "Precious Snowflake") wonders why she has no inclination to read, write, do her homework, clean up after herself, or even brush her teeth...
Well, duh... it's because she's being fed sanitized crap that is the electronic equivalent of valium every day!
And then mom (and other parents from Generation "Precious Snowflake") wonders why she has no inclination to read, write, do her homework, clean up after herself, or even brush her teeth...
Yeah! Put her to play Left 4 Dead and then she will be interested in reading and writing. Killing zombies is the answer!
My 12 year old kid sister has been fed a steady diet of these "positive self-esteem" books, videos, and games... And then mom (and other parents from Generation "Precious Snowflake") wonders why she has no inclination to read, write, do her homework, clean up after herself, or even brush her teeth...
Well, duh... it's because she's being fed sanitized crap that is the electronic equivalent of valium every day!
Or, maybe it's because she is 12.
When I was 12, I had a college-level reading comprehension and my writing was equivalent to a junior in high school. I made my own meals, did my own laundry, cleaned my room, and all the other daily things a person needs to do. Everyone else in my family was the same way by her age. The only variable here is the change in parenting style, which encourages her to be codependent and reliant on others to make every decision about her life... even down to what clothes she'll wear to school that day (not just bu
I agree completely. but how do you encourage free thinking in a society that considers children the property of their parents until 18? There's an informal term for this too - "chattle", which is a combination of child and cattle.
and play non-violent games (they're both complete Pokemon addicts)
Does the phrase "Poke-battle" mean anything to you? These creatures spew lightning at each other. Team Rocket kidnaps your precious poke-monsters and do horrible things to them. I know this from not even trying to watch the show. My xgf played (some of) the games; I wouldn't exactly call them non-violent. It's cartoon violence, but that still effects kids. I recall a guest on The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe (http://www.theskepticsguide.org) saying something to that effect; with a little digging I'
Wandering Wombat's kids are allowed to play violent games.
The nephews are "only allowed non-violent games" and are addicted to Pokemon. That means your rant was pointed at Wandering Wombat's sibling and not at Wandering Wombat him/herself.
When people are young, they have terrible habits that seem incredibly stupid to people who have matured a little bit. Naturally, you assume that -you- were perfect back in the day, or at least far more developed than your current example.
In my experience, a given 12-year old might have different annoying tendencies or immature behaviors, but they'll still have immature behaviors. I'm picking up an "egotistical know-it-all" vibe from you, for example.
By all means correct her behavior as much as you can, ge
"When I was 12, I had a college-level reading comprehension and my writing was equivalent to a junior in high school."
Look at that! Your reading comprehension skills RIGHT NOW are inferior to the OP's when she was 12! Amazing!
Who the hell said anything about perfection? This is about teaching kids that hard work and critical thinking skills pay dividends far more than innate ability or smarts do, an idea I happen to agree with. I didn't have everything spoon-fed to me; I learned from an early age that if I want to be better than average I needed to take my life into my own hands, take risks and eat the consequences, and that hard work eventually leads to a pay off if only I can beat my own impatience. Nothing worth having comes
Don't flip out, I wrote what I did because you were bragging about having reading and writing ability far beyond the level people you age usually had - as well as being able to do chores and such.
You saw early on that being smarter than other people was an advantage, so you worked at becoming smarter than other people. I made pretty much the same choice (This is probably why we're having a conversation on Slashdot right now!) - and it worked out well. This doesn't necessarily mean someone else who doesn't
The only variable here is the change in parenting style, which encourages her to be codependent and reliant on others to make every decision about her life...
You're forgetting a big variable: she's a different person than you and everyone else in your family. My brother and I were raised quite similarly (we're only a few years apart), and we're such polar opposites in so many ways, it's hard to believe we're brothers sometimes.
She's still twelve... that's pretty young. She still has a lot of time to grow up. Probably the best you can do for her is just to be a positive role model.
Flamebait? I think one of the mods has been listening to clerics a bit too much.
I didn't know the term precious snowflake [urbandictionary.com]. I think that was started with the boomer generation. When I was a kid, there were lots of parents doing that at my school, and lots of teachers complaining about it.
Most of the people who graduated from my high school could barely read at a 3rd grade level. Now they've done the same thing with math. No wonder they no longer teach anything, too many people would complain!
Though it
Yeah, I took her to see Twilight on opening day with a friend, and she is reading the book. She's also interested in Harry Potter but it's above her reading level so far. The problem is that it's easier for her to just sit down and watch youtube and play webkinz all day and reading is hard.
It gets easier if you stick with it as we all know, yet it takes drive and ambition to accomplish that. Being told over and over that you're special and gifted leads to the conclusion that if something doesn't come easily
I agree. Generation "Precious Snowflake" has had an impact on my life as well. The other side of that coin seems (to me at least) to be the more common one and that is Generation "I have kids?".
Video games seem to me to be split to the extreme. There just aren't very many games made these days that are "appropriate" for younger children, yet engaging enough for teenagers and adults. This is one reason I'm a fan of older games. I think they're higher quality.
I don't think that parents would need to worry so
Parents shouldn't buy their kids games that they consider inappropriate (Grand Theft Auto, Manhunt, etc). They should keep an eye on them to make sure they don't play these games.
If your not allowed to get GTA, how else will I know I can get my money back from a hooker by running her over?!?
Seriously though:
Rather than be concerned about mental problems (its VERY difficult to create mental problems in people when they are given a wide range of experiences)
why not be concerned about our fat asses?
I sit way too much... damnit.
(its VERY difficult to create mental problems in people when they are given a wide range of experiences)
Your name's not Zaphod, right? C'mere, I got a little thing called a total perspective vortex [wikipedia.org] I'd like you to see...
School pie-ings?
That's something I'd like to see (except in the school where I work
From the summary and they're making an effort to shift the focus onto the parents to keep their kids' gaming habits under control. If that is not a sudden out a break of common sense, I don't know what else could be.
Did they even think before choosing that name ?
National Instutite on Media and the Family.
I'm going to found the Coalition of Unsolicited Neutering of Fundamentalist Sectists.
Coalition of Unsolicited Neutering of Fundamentalist Sectists.
Don't you mean "Coalition of Unsolicited Neutering of Traditionalist Sectists?"
No, screw them! They're all cunts!
I haven't read the report from these people in previous years, but the last few pages are recommendations for parents on how to monitor their children's game use. That's good for parents who want to do a good job supervising but don't have the "technical" knowledge on how to do it.
I have to wonder about a couple of things though. The blurbs for games they recommend and games they avoid all look like they came from marketing departments. In a way, it's good that they're not editorializing too much about t
Video games have been around for about 40 years. To put them in some kind of special category that needs unique oversight or attention is just ridiculous, alarmist behaviour. Kids have been entertaining themselves with one thing or another as long as humankind has been around. They play with fire, fight, pick on and make fun of each other, climb to dangerous heights in trees or towers, toy with combustibles and explosives... sometimes they get hurt, sometimes they die, but video games haven't altered childhood in any significant way.
Of course parents should be aware of the games they're playing, but no more so than they should be aware of everything their child is doing.
It's frustrating that the world is scrambling to deal with computers, cellphones, video games, movies, etc. They haven't really changed the nature of what it is to be human. We had Sweeney Todd, The Tell-Tale Heart, King Lear, and MacBeth long before we had video games. Kids have been getting warped ideas into their head as long as human imagination has existed. Sometimes kids even act out those fantasies to horrific ends which I don't believe is any more frequent either before or after the advent of video games.
As much as people want to attribute violence to video games, people are very quick to hush up once they realize the perpetrator of the latest school shooting, mall shooting, or spree killing wasn't even a gamer. For the first 48 hours, dozens of investigative reporters tried to draw a line between the Virginia Tech killer and Quake/GTA/Halo until they realized he didn't like video games or TV for that matter.
The whole video games : violence angle is a dead horse.
The absent ones are always at fault.


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ARDMORE, Pa. — Even for Phil Mickelson, his path to the top of the leaderboard Thursday in the U.S. Open was unconventional.
ARDMORE, Pa. — Even for Phil Mickelson, his path to the top of the leaderboard Thursday in the U.S. Open was unconventional.
He traveled about 2,400 miles in the air and 7,000 yards on the ground. He took a short nap on his private jet from San Diego and another one during a rain delay when he found a secluded corner of the library room in the Merion clubhouse. He carried five wedges but no driver.
Some 17 hours later, Mickelson had a 3-under 67 to match his best opening round in the U.S. Open.
Mickelson returned from his daughter's eighth-grade graduation about 3� hours before his tee time. He three-putted his first hole for a bogey and didn't give back a shot the rest of the day at Merion, which proved plenty tough by yielding only one other round under par to the 78 players who completed the first round.
Because of two rain delays, the first round won't be completed until Friday morning. Mickelson won't have to tee it up again for another 24 hours.
Enough time to fly back to San Diego?
"I don't want to push it, no," Mickelson said with a tired smile.
Tiger Woods faced a tougher road. He appeared to hurt his left hand after trying to gouge out of the deep rough on the opening hole. He grimaced and shook his left wrist again after hitting a 5-wood out of the rough on the fifth hole. He already had three bogeys though five holes before starting to make up ground with a 50-foot birdie putt on the par-4 sixth hole.
Woods, however, failed to take advantage on the short stretch of holes in the middle of the round, and he was shaking his hand again after shots out of the rough on the 10th and twice on the 11th. He was 2-over for his round and had a 4-foot par putt on the 11th when play was stopped for the day.
"I've got a lot of holes to play tomorrow," Woods said. "And, hopefully, I can play a little better than I did today."
Luke Donald was 4-under through 13 holes, making one last birdie before leaving the course. The first round was to resume at 7:15 a.m. Friday, and the forecast called for drier weather for the rest of the week.
Masters champion Adam Scott, playing with Woods and Rory McIlroy, was 3-under through 11 holes, while defending U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson was 2-under through eight holes. McIlroy was 1-under.
Lee Westwood got the full Merion experience. He was 3-under when his approach on the 12th hit the wicker basket — the signature at Merion, replacing traditional flags — and bounced off the green, leading to a double bogey.
For Mickelson, this could be the start of yet another chance to win the major championship he wants so dearly. Or maybe he's setting himself up for more heartache. He already has been a runner-up a record five times in the U.S. Open.
"If I'm able — and I believe I will — if I'm able to ultimately win a U.S. Open, I would say that it's great," Mickelson said. "Because I will have had ... a win and five seconds. But if I never get that win, then it would be a bit heart-breaking."


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Arsene Wenger has revealed his surprise at how prolific Aaron Ramsey has become, according to the Metro.
Ramsey scored his 13th goal of the season in last night's tremendous 1-0 away victory over Dortmund.
But despite sticking with the Welshman when critics were saying he shouldn't be in the team, Wenger admitted he had not seen the flurry of goals coming.
"A year ago I thought it would be difficult for him to score but he is a young player and is confident and has improved tremendously – which is a huge credit to him," Wenger said.
"He was in the box in right positions but he couldn't score. This season he scores in game after game.
"I was always positive with him. When you watch his games he was always in situations where he could be dangerous.
'This season he has the confidence and he has an unbelievable engine to get from box to box. His ability makes him a dangerous player."
The 22-year-old, who suffered a horrendous leg-break in February of 2010 after a challenge from Stoke's Ryan Shawcross, has had an astonishing start to the season, winning Arsenal's player of the month award for the fourth consecutive time.
Ramsey will be looking to continue his relentless goalscoring form in this weekend's clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford, while Arsenal will hope to pull out an eight-point gap on last year's Premier League champions.
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Space Shuttle Spied En Route to Hubble
Using a telescope with a special solar filter, photographer Thierry Legault captured the tiny silhouette of the space shuttle Atlantis crossing in front of the sun in May.
The tightly cropped shot shows Atlantis in orbit--a day before the shuttle latched on to the Hubble Space Telescope so that astronauts could perform a series of spacewalks to repair and upgrade the iconic instrument.
Shock Wave Spits Out High-Speed Particles
Meet the Large Hadron Collider's role model: A shock wave that acts as a superefficient particle accelerator.
In June scientists with the Chandra X-ray Observatory released this picture of a shock wave plowing through the supernova remnant RCW 86, seen above in both x-ray and visible light. Although the shock wave is moving rapidly, its energy is not heating the surrounding gas as much as it should, scientists say. The new image shows that the extra energy is instead powering up particles and firing them out into space at nearly the speed of light.
Saharan "Land of Terror" Revealed
White salt flats seem to melt over dark sandstone hills in the Tanezrouft Basin, as seen in a picture released in October by the European Space Agency. In partnership with the ESA, Japan's Advanced Land Observing Satellite captured this image in June with an instrument that charts land cover and vegetation in visible and near-infrared light.
The Tanezrouft Basin, in south-central Algeria, is one of the most desolate parts of the Sahara, and is sometimes called the land of terror. The bouquet of yellow seen in the upper right is Erg Mehedjibat, a small cluster of star-shaped sand dunes that grow upward rather than side to side.
Geminid Meteor Pierces the Night
Like a silver spear cast from the heavens, the bright streak of a Geminid meteor pierces the night sky over California's Mojave Desert during the annual meteor shower's December 2009 peak.
Geminids are slower than other shooting stars and are known to make beautiful long arcs across the sky. This could be because they're born of debris from a dormant comet and so are made mostly of hard, sun-baked rock that takes longer to burn up in Earth's atmosphere, experts suggest.
Hubble Catches Space "Butterfly"
A dying star on the verge of exploding creates a cosmic "butterfly" in a picture from the Wide Field Camera 3--a new camera installed in May during the Hubble Space Telescope's final servicing mission. The Hubble team released some of the first pictures taken by the upgraded telescope in September.
Known as a planetary nebula, this structure lies roughly 3,800 light-years away. Optical filters in the space telescope allowed astronomers to precisely determine the nebula's chemical makeup, temperature, and density, and to trace the stages of the star's demise.
The central star, now obscured by a dense band of dust, was once five times the mass of the sun. Over the past two thousand years the star has expelled most of its outer gas envelope to create the ghostly "wings," which together span about two light-years.
Saturn Moon Seen in the Raw
The tiny moon Rhea hangs like a pearl in front of Saturn's rings, as seen in a "raw" picture from the orbiting Cassini spacecraft. The image has been rotated, but otherwise the scene appears just as the orbiter saw things in early November.
The spacecraft's namesake, Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini, discovered Rhea in 1672. In 2008 astronomers had announced that Rhea may be the first known moon with its own system of faint rings.
Hubble Makes a Holiday "Wreath"
Just in time for the December holidays, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope released their version of a colorful wreath: a new picture of the young stellar cluster R136. The festive grouping sits in a turbulent star-birth region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite of our Milky Way galaxy.
In the image, gassy garlands of red (hydrogen) and green (oxygen) surround icy blue "diamonds," which are actually some of the most massive stars known--several are more than a hundred times the mass of our sun.
Mars's "Labyrinth of the Night" Illuminated
Dunes ripple across Mars's Noctis Labyrinthus--a sprawling region of flatlands cut by canyons, troughs, and pits--in an August picture taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and released in October.
The snapshot, taken by the orbiter's HiRISE camera, shows light-colored layers of iron-bearing sulfates and clay minerals exposed near the dune field, which is close to the Martian equator.
Green Comet Makes Its Debut
Comet Lulin is framed by red-lit trees in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park in a picture taken February 23. The green, "two tailed" comet made its closest approach to Earth in February, swinging past at about 38 million miles (61 million kilometers). And considering the comet's nearly parabolic orbit, experts said, that first visit may have been its last.
Because of its angle of approach, Lulin appeared to have a second anti-tail pointing toward the sun as it neared Earth. Vaporizing ices from the comet included cyanogen and diatomic carbon, both gases that glow green in sunlight out in the vacuum of space.
NASA Rocket Gets Cloud Cover
A cone of moisture surrounds part of NASA's Ares I-X rocket during its suborbital test flight over Florida's Kennedy Space Center in October.
Such "sonic boom clouds" can occur when aircraft fly fast enough to cool the air around them, causing moisture in the air to condense. Shortly after launch, the Ares I-X rocket was traveling at more than four times the speed of sound.
The rocket's six-minute, U.S. $450-million flight was designed to help NASA refine its plans for Ares I, the next-generation craft that--combined with the Orion crew capsule--is slated to replace the aging space shuttle as the U.S.'s primary means of ferrying humans and cargo into space.
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Robert Morris University
Pittsburgh -- SuperScholar, an online education and career information website, selected Robert Morris University for its first annual "Smart Choice" ranking of the top 25 schools for online nursing degrees.
SuperScholar developed the Smart Choice ranking to help prospective students decide where to earn an online nursing degree. In order to be selected for the ranking, institutions must be a regionally accredited college or university and offer an online nursing degree program accredited by either the CCNE or NLNAC. (RMU is CCNE-accredited.) The qualifying nursing schools were then evaluated "based on reputation and prestige, program quality, student satisfaction and cost."
Lynda J. Davidson, professor of nursing and dean of RMU's School of Nursing and Health Sciences, says that online education removes many barriers for practicing nurses who want to continue their education. "Our online RN-MSN program was designed following the Institute of Medicine, Future of Nursing Report, which recommended that 'nurses achieve higher levels of education through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progress," she says. "Recognition by SuperScholar.org suggests that RMU is succeeding in providing a high quality program that will help our profession accomplish the goal."
RMU currently offers two online nursing degree programs:
In addition to the recognition for its online graduate-level nursing degrees, SuperScholar also ranked Robert Morris University #10 on its first annual Smart Choice ranking of the top colleges and universities for online bachelor's degrees.
"Robert Morris University has a long-standing tradition of offering nontraditional students a variety of delivery options," says Darcy B. Tannehill, associate professor of education and RMU vice president of online & off-campus programs. "We are thrilled that our online programs are being recognized for their academic quality and high level of student support. At RMU, we focus on equipping our students with the skills and support they need to be successful in their career. It's just another way we're committed to changing our students' lives through education."
RMU's online offerings are also being recognized by other prestigious ranking organizations. U.S. News & World Report (www.usnews.com) recently named two of the university's programs in its Top Online Graduate Computer Information Technology Programs Ranking. The Master of Science (M.S.) in Competitive Intelligence Systems (Business Intelligence) degree program and the Master of Science (M.S.) in Internet Information Systems degree program, both started in fall of 2011, were ranked #11 in the Student Services and Technology category and #17 for Student Engagement and Accreditation.
For more information on Robert Morris University's growing list of online offerings, visit rmu.edu/Online.
ABOUT ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITYRobert Morris University, founded in 1921, is a private, four-year institution with an enrollment of approximately 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The university offers 60 undergraduate and 20 graduate programs. An estimated 22,000 alumni live and work in western Pennsylvania.


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SBA President Erin Moosbrugger '10 Enjoys Leading Out in Law School Programs
In her three years at the University of Cincinnati's College of Law, the Class of 2010's Erin Moosbrugger has made a significant impact on the law school community. Born and reared in Dayton, Ohio, Moosbrugger graduated from the University of Dayton with a degree in French and International Studies with a concentration in Human Rights. Right after getting her undergraduate degree, Moosbrugger came to law school at UC.
Since arriving at UC Law, Moosbrugger has been very active in the law school community. After being involved with the Student Bar Association during her first two years in various roles, she currently serves as the president of the organization. Moosbrugger described her position with SBA as having three important aspects. First, the organization serves as an "umbrella" organization for all of the other student organizations, and in that capacity allots funds to those organizations to ensure the school community has as many opportunities for student involvement as possible. Second, noted Moosbrugger, SBA has a distinct communications role. "SBA serves to facilitate communication between and among the student leaders and organizations, as well as the faculty and administration of the law school." Finally, SBA's third role involves helping students combat the craziness of law school. Moosbrugger said the SBA helps "to help keep students sane" while in law school by providing many out-of-classroom activities where they can relax and blow off steam.
Law Alumni Association Connects Students With the Future
In addition to leading the SBA, Moosbrugger is also the law student representative to the University of Cincinnati Law School Alumni Association. (A 3L is a contributing member of the Association board, helping to make connections between students and alumni.) "The Association does a lot in terms of bringing together UC Law alumni by providing activities and helping people keep in touch," she explained. "It also helps bridge the gap between current UC Law students and alumni, and provides activities and avenues for communication between students and practitioners."
Moosbrugger described her role on the Association board as an informative one, in which the other board members defer to her when there are questions about the law school, students' likes/dislikes, and opinions. They also utilize her judgment on what the Association could do differently or improve upon to make the connection stronger. "I was really surprised by how much they really did want to hear from me about what was going on at the school," Moosbrugger commented. "I expected to have more of an 'observation-type' role; but the organization was really interested in hearing from me about what was going on at the law school and about my ideas for improvements and for the future." Moosbrugger also pointed out that, in perhaps one of its most appreciated activities, the Association is responsible for filling the students' mailboxes with candy bars around finals time each semester!
Active Participation Key to Professional Growth
In addition to these roles, Moosbrugger is involved in other facets of the UC Law community. She is the business manager for the UC Law Review, and she is also a member of Student Ambassadors, the student representative organization of the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid. Student ambassadors help to foster positive images of the school, while educating others about our faculty, academics, student life, and student body. Moosbrugger also serves as the associate managing editor of the Human Rights Quarterly through the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights. "Originally, I came to UC Law because of my interest in human rights; it led me to the Urban Morgan Institute," she said. Today, she is currently a fellow. In her role as associate managing editor, she has the opportunity to edit the articles chosen for publication. This, she said, has really helped her grow, professionally. "Editing other academics' work has really helped me improve my own writing," she noted.
After graduation from law school, Moosbrugger hopes to work in a public interest field that, ideally, is in some form related to human rights. "I want to give back to the community and help people who have less of a voice," she said. "Whether I can do that by working at Legal Aid, or as a defense attorney, or some other role, I'm not sure yet; but I know that I want to serve in a capacity in which I will be helping others."


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MONTICELLO — If the place isn't scary enough, a film company plans to shoot a ghost story in the Apollo Plaza.
MONTICELLO — If the place isn't scary enough, a film company plans to shoot a ghost story in the Apollo Plaza.
County officials have confirmed the closed indoor mall will be used for scenes in coming horror flick based on Christopher Barzak's novel, "One for Sorrow." The movie has been renamed "Jamie Marks Is Dead."
According to NewYorkTimes.com, the film will be directed by Carter Smith, a former fashion photographer who directed the horror film "The Ruins." Smith also wrote the screenplay adaptation of Barzak's novel. The movie is produced by Alex Orlovsky, the man behind "Blue Valentine," starring Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling. According to news reports, Cameron Monaghan, who plays Ian Gallagher in Showtime's "Shameless," is one of the stars.
Barzak's book was called "a horror novel with a heart" by the Washington Post, described by other reviewers as "a coming of age" tale about 15-year-old Adam McCormick, who is haunted by murdered classmate Jamie Marks.
The crew also will film several scenes over a weekend in March at Monticello's high school and middle school, high school Principal Lori Orestano-James said. She said she expects several theater club students will be used as extras.
"They have been in and out quite a bit," James said.
The principal actors will be holing up at The Sullivan in Rock Hill. Others are staying at the Days Inn in Liberty, Sullivan County Visitors Association President Roberta Byron-Lockwood said. The production schedule was moved up and shooting should begin soon, she said.
Byron-Lockwood said the crew will use one of the anchor stores in one of the far ends of the mall, a spooky dark space stripped to the concrete walls with industrial HVAC units hanging down from the rusted metal roof.
"It has quite lovely graffiti," she said.
The county has been negotiating to sell the Apollo properties to developer Butch Resnick, who plans an extensive renovation to turn it back into a shopping center. The county will charge a small fee for the use of the mall.
"It would be nice to see more of that activity up here," said County Legislator Alan Sorensen who toured the building twice with the production crew.
The mall was closed a decade ago. It now sits empty with the closed county landfill looming in the background, flocks of seagulls descending to crater-sized potholes filled with water in the parking lot.
"It is pretty bleak in there but it is a good setting for the storyline," Sorensen said.


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I have a 7.2V Villain. I have ordered new props (just the plastic EX props) for it and also want to upgrade the motors. I have liquid cooling in place already for motors and ESC. I am looking at the Atomik Fireball motors in either 19 or 21 turn... I believe the 19 turn motor is the lowest the XL-10M ESC is rated for. I am just running NiMH batteries, I have some 7.2 and some 8.4v packs that are from 3000mAh to 5000mAh. The boat is just for fun with my kids on the intracoastal waterway by my house so I don't want to spend the money upgrading everything to brushless or LiPo... (We also have a Slash, 2 Rustlers and 2 Stampedes so everything shares batteries!)
Also, the boat still has the stock pinion gears- 14T I believe. I've read that these may need to be changed to 12T?
Thoughts? I'm ready to pull the trigger on new motors, just can't decide which to buy! I've been researching online and in the forums for days, but most have gone brushless or the threads are so old links are dead or the recommended products are no longer available!
Your gearing well be just fine and as fare as the motor go i always had good luck with the stinger stock motors , last for ever . If you want just a little more speed go to 8.4v batteries . you can get most parts off ebay cheep . jmo
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I'll say I was in the same situation as you when I first got mine years ago. The stock motors although not very powerfull did last a long time. I've tried other hotter brushed motors, but they didn't work as well even with water cooling. I went brushless for a while, but the boat isn't designed for that and was too difficult to drive and it wasn't fun anymore. I know many love pure speed and I do as well, but not at the expense of swimming after a flipped boat. I finally settled on a later stock type setup.. I run twin 12T 550's and an Esavage ESC. All is watercooled. I also run dual 3S lipo's as well.. the speed is good around 25mph or so, but its just a good solid platform.
Maxx3.3/ rusty5700/ slash3800/ slash5700 /4tec3.3
Thanks for the replies. My new EX props came today, but unfortunately the right prop was damaged in shipping and a blade is cracked! Still trying to decide what to do about motors and/or ESC. I'm surprised at how expensive the EVX ESC is, can't hardly find a good used one anywhere! Anyone upgraded their EX to brushless power and want to part with the original ESC?
Check to marketplace. There is one for sale.
E-Maxx. Spartan. 4x4 slash. 2x4 slash x 3. Mini revo and summit
E-Maxx kershaw 700`s 4x2 slash 4x4 slash vxl
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E-Maxx. Spartan. 4x4 slash. 2x4 slash x 3. Mini revo and summit
E-Maxx kershaw 700`s 4x2 slash 4x4 slash vxl
You can also use the land version EVX2 I did and it work just fine , only thing between them one is water cooled and one is not . Just a thought .
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I bought the one from the marketplace- going to throw in some Titan 12T motors and call it a day!
12T Titans with the EVX ESC? That's not going to work so well. The 12T Titans are 6 volt motors whereas the Marine Titans are 12 volt motors. Running 12T Titans with an EVX will be doubling the motor's rated voltage (translation: your motors will not last long).
My recommendation would be to pick up a set of Marine Titans; then you can call it a day.
"Happiness depends upon ourselves." -Aristotle
You can get them off ebay pretty cheep , http://www.ebay.com/itm/Traxxas-1585...item43b2f37364 two well run u 30.64 thats with shipping .
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Disco Fever... another great upgrade I forgot to mention to you is upgrade the props. I run carbon props from Offshore electrics designed for the Villain. They made a huge difference in performance. They are not cheap and not readily available, but worth the wait. They also are sold with new shafts and hardware for mounting. The EX props are OK, but not very aggressive for the boat.
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Thanks, I was thinking about that as well. I had read elsewhere that the carbon props w/ upgraded shafts and graupner u-joints all helped to make a big difference. I filled out the form at OSE to be notified when they become available.
Looking forward now to getting the new ESC, motors & props on and then seeing how it does!
thats what I did a couple of years ago.. The props still look new and they have alot of use since then. I got the shafts and the u-joints as well.. The reason for the wait is they are custom made to order. Usually doesn't take too long. You will be happy with the results... so much better than stock.
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OKAY--- So, I got the EVX-2 Marine ESC from the marketplace and some new Titan Marine 550's from HopMeUp on eBay. About to get everything put together and looking forward to putting this thing on the water Friday and over the weekend...
QUESTION: Most of my batteries are 8.4v. I know the newer EVX-2 ESC says it can handle 16.8v, can this old one I have handle 16.8v? I actually only have 2 7.2v packs, and they're old... I'm thinking it'll probably be fine with the 16.8v, especially with all the water cooling, but don't want to fry the ESC and be dead in the water!
Thanks guys, you've all been a huge help!
People used to run 14 cells with the older EVX all of the time. Heck, Traxxas even published a how-to on building 7 cell battery packs for the E-Maxx and advertised on the E-Maxx box that the 30+ MPH speed claim was with 14 cells.anything else NO you can not run 16.8
"Happiness depends upon ourselves." -Aristotle
Well, everything is in and operating properly but I haven't had a chance to put the boat in the water due to stormy weather here in NE FL...
As an aside, if anyone has or knows of any old Villains (IV, EX, etc.) for sale, running or not, I'd be interested.
Got two here, but I'm not letting go of them!
Glad to hear you've got it back together again. I look forward to hearing about how she runs. I remember when I re-powered one of my Villains--what a difference!
"Happiness depends upon ourselves." -Aristotle
I have one that I keep toying with selling but same as Cooleocool.. I can't seem to part with it. I've had it for many years, changed it around quite a bit and somehow got attached to it... LOL
Maxx3.3/ rusty5700/ slash3800/ slash5700 /4tec3.3
I would like to buy a villain if someone wants to sell one
E-Maxx. Spartan. 4x4 slash. 2x4 slash x2 Mini revo and summit, and a blast and a nitro 4-tec
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The competition which started on November 1, 2012, is open to vendors across the island.
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For the past few days, I've been cooking an awful lot of tomato sauce for an upcoming recipe, and that's meant having my oven on for hours on end in the middle of August. (Some of you are probably wondering, Why the heck is this guy using an oven to make tomato sauce? You'll just have to wait for an answer next week.) Suffice it to say, it's not exactly the best way to keep my un-air-conditioned apartment cool. Which got me thinking about toaster ovens and how useful they can be for baking and broiling small amounts of food without turning your home into a sauna.
And that led me to this article of Kenji's from a couple years ago about how to make miso-glazed salmon in a toaster oven. This is the perfect time of year to bring it back to the surface and remind everyone that you don't always have to turn your oven on just to do a little cooking.
In this recipe, the salmon is first rubbed in a mixture of miso, soy, sake, sugar, and oil, and then either cooked immediately, or left to marinate for up to a couple days. To cook, it's set on foil in a toaster and broiled until the glaze is browned and charred and the salmon is perfectly cooked. Clean up is a breeze, and you won't be standing in a puddle of your own sweat just to make it.
I, on the other hand, will be standing in a puddle of my own sweat, because I don't have the counter space for a toaster oven. Just promise to think of me while you enjoy your gorgeous piece of buttery fish in the cool evening breeze, because I'm suffering with these tomatoes for you.*
*Not really true, I'm suffering with these tomatoes for myself, because I love them, but I'll be nice and tell you everything I learn.


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Blake Gilbert lifted his small sunglasses and eyed the bike being wheeled out the door at the Jewish Federation of Volusia & Flagler Counties.
DAYTONA BEACH — Blake Gilbert lifted his small sunglasses and eyed the bike being wheeled out the door at the Jewish Federation of Volusia & Flagler Counties.
Shyly looking up at Executive Director Gloria Max, the 4-year-old smiled and walked toward his new set of wheels.
He didn't care that it was painted pink and had other designs typical on a girl's bike. A volunteer pointed out that the boy's father can fix that with new stickers.
He was just happy to have a bike like his 8-year-old sister, who received one from the agency last week. They've been living in local hotels with their parents and another brother for almost a year.
Smiles from those children are what has kept Max going the past 20 years.
She started at the federation on Jan. 11, 1993, which happens to be the same day this year she will receive the annual Mission Award from Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center at a presentation at Temple Beth El in Ormond Beach at 7:30 p.m.
The award, which has been given out since 2004, goes to an individual in the community who has gone "above the call of duty." The honor also goes to someone who reflects the hospital's mission of extending the healing ministry of Christ and providing hope, health and healing, according to Farzad Nourian, director of pastoral care and chaplain for Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center.
Employees of the hospital nominate individuals and a committee makes the final selection.
Nourian said Max and the federation, which serves people of all denominations at its offices on Andalusia Avenue, have "stepped in and filled in that gap that is desperately needed in Volusia and Flagler" counties.
Max, 72, said she feels she's "making a difference" and is touched to receive the award.
"I do it because I see what is going on in the community. There are people with real problems," Max said, whether it's grandparents caring for grandchildren or people who have lost their jobs. "In Judaism, they say if you save one life you are saving the entire world. That is how we feel."
The federation has grown from providing food to one or two people a day when Max started as the director to about 50 families a day or close to 25,000 people last year. The agency also provided other assistance and almost 7,000 backpacks with supplies for school students last year. In 16 years, the agency has provided more than 64,000 backpacks. The local federation, which started in 1954, formed a social service council in 1981 to serve the needs of the community. The board includes representatives from area temples.
"They say the economy is getting better, but we haven't seen it," Max said. "We are seeing a higher-class of people who have been reduced to asking for food. It's embarrassing for them."
Anna Gilbert, 34, and her husband, Kenneth, 40, came to the Daytona Beach area for surgical treatment on his shoulder that was crushed while working construction three years ago, they said. She had a job, but said she was laid off in October.
"If it wasn't for (the Jewish Federation), we wouldn't be eating right now," she said. "(Gloria Max) is a very sweet lady."
Chris Stigliano, 27, of Daytona Beach also received help during the holidays with turkey and toys for his three children in addition to bags of food last week. He's on disability and the children's mother is looking for work.
"Gloria is a really nice woman," he said. "She's helped me out tremendously."
Nourian said Max and her husband, Ray, 78, "give a lot of hope to families who are just barely making it. That also brings a form of healing in our community that I feel sometimes people don't realize."
The hospital also helps the agency with food drives and school supplies and backpacks.
"She is very grateful for what she gets," Nourian said. "I'm truly grateful for people like her. I feel her and her husband are models for our community here. It is truly an inspiration. They both work very hard and put in a lot of hours."
Max started working at the Jewish Federation after previously retiring to the area with her husband from West Virginia, where they owned a gourmet food store that also did catering, including for the governor's mansion in Charleston.
Now her husband volunteers in the agency's Jerry Doliner Food Bank, named for a long-time supporter and former county councilman.
"I couldn't do this work if it wasn't for my husband," Gloria Max said.
She also points to volunteers like Doug Powell, who comes in five days a week, and to about 4,000 donors, "angels" she said, including those who received help in the past.
Married 52 years, the Maxes have two children and two grandchildren. They get to the federation about 4 or 4:30 a.m. five days a week, and sometimes finish at 9 p.m. Her husband comes in earlier to start preparing food bags and to pick up food from places that donate to the agency.
Ray Max said his wife, whom he describes as "an incredible person and a wonderful mate," is very strong emotionally, but they have both cried thinking about families they serve.
"You can come to tears when you start relating to the different situations people have gotten themselves in," Ray Max said. "We worry about where the next philanthropic person will come about."
When Gloria Max is not passing out food, she's fundraising, seeking grants and answering calls from people in need.
"I'm thankful for what I have," Gloria Max said. "Everybody has problems but when you hear what other people have gone through — losing their home and cars; it's a horrible thing when you have lost everything."
Dr. Aron Newfield, a retired orthopedic surgeon and president of the Jewish Federation, said "Gloria is the Federation."
"She is the heart and soul of the federation. She is amazing," Newfield said. "She cares for people. She raises money for projects. Her husband is just as dedicated."
Max said she has no plans to retire soon. She and her husband will stay "as long as we are healthy and as long as the economy is like this" and there are people in need.
"I'm tired when I go home, but I feel special when someone sends a card or tells us 'Thank you' on the phone," Max said. "It does make you feel good and (to know) your efforts weren't in vain."
To donate to the Jewish Federation of Volusia & Flagler Counties, call 386-672-0294 or send to 470 Andalusia Ave., Ormond Beach, FL 32174.


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yeti_c wrote:Definitely agree with Qwery...
With the cards in the log option - then BOB would be able to read it all up and tell you who can see what...
Not knowing what people can see would be ace.
It certainly has its benefits. its just a little more coding to hide them I would think. and coupled with flat rate, or escalating, not knowing which regions are visible to the enemy, may just give the cards too much power. I agree it would be a more interesting feature, and the option of see it in the log or not, is a nice option, but that adds another option to the option, so that doesnt seem worth it.
I like the idea of secret spys, but being able to see them, even with bob, does not change the fact that people will see where you are, and knowing what they can see really does add more to the game than not. If you dont know what they can see, you have to assume they can see everything, so there is little you can do to counter it. If however you know where the cleared areas are, you can actually use those to your advantage, and avoid them like mine fields and possibly as mines themselves.
On the turn that it turns fog, youll see any stack on it too, and commit it to memory, possibly, but can assume that stack will be elsewhere.
I think the key to making this workable is making it easiest to implement and still retaining the use. It absolutely has to be coupled with flat and escalating, to be worth it, so another option after that would seem impossible, a fog for spoils just doesnt seem like its worth it. Not hiding the spoils is how its already logged, so that wouldnt change anything there... not that I imagine that is difficult to code in.
Keeping them fogged does make it more useful, but maybe too useful...but either way, it will allow for some interesting strategy. But before assuming they have to be fogged, just imagine knowing where the spy satellites are, and how you can adjust your strategy to use them to your advantage. Now imagine playing, and knowing any territory could be seen. It simply doesnt allow for alot of strategy beyond spreading out your forces...if seeing a stack will change things. In a perfect world, both would be an option, but I think we'd be lucky to see this one anyways, so another option for the option, especially since its only fog for spoils option, seems unlikely, but that really is a programmers area of expertise. Im only guessing based on how I see things set up right now.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the middle class has been "buried" during the past four years, a statement that Republicans immediately seized upon as an unwitting indictment of the Obama administration.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney replied on Twitter that he agrees with Biden, saying: "the middle class has been buried the last 4 years, which is why we need a change in November."
Biden told about 1,000 people in Charlotte that Romney would cut taxes for millionaires and raise them for middle-class families.
"This is deadly earnest," Biden said. "How they can justify raising taxes on a middle class that has been buried the last four years? How in Lord's name can they justify raising their taxes with these tax cuts?"
Lis Smith, a spokeswoman for Obama's campaign, said the Republican response was "another desperate and out-of-context attack."
Smith said Biden has long been saying, as he repeated on Tuesday, "that the middle class was punished by the failed Bush policies that crashed our economy."
A vote for Romney and running mate Paul Ryan "is a return to those failed policies," she said.
Ryan, campaigning Tuesday in Iowa, said there's a solution for the plight of the middle class.
"That means we need to stop digging by electing Mitt Romney the next president of the United States. Of course the middle class has been buried," he said in Burlington, Iowa. "They're being buried by regulations; they're being buried by taxes; they're being buried by borrowing. They're being buried by the Obama administration's economic failures."
The Romney campaign also scheduled a conference call for reporters with former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu to respond to Biden's comments.
Associated Press writers Matthew Daly in Washington and David Pitt in Burlington, Iowa, contributed to this report.


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For the third year in a row, manufacturer W. L. Gore & Associates has awarded a $10,000 grant to Penn State's Master of Manufacturing Management (MMM) Program, which is administered jointly by the College of Engineering and the Smeal College of Business. The gift will aid in the recruitment of exceptional MMM students through two scholarships in support of students enrolled in the program as W. L. Gore & Associates Fellows. The rest of the gift will be used to support the overall operation of the MMM program.