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"This saying is hard; who can accept it?" The Greek word for "hard" in this sentence is sklayros, which, when applied to things, such as Jesus' teaching that "unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you" (Jn 6:53), can also mean violent, or rough, or offensive, even intolerable. Judging from the reaction of many of those who heard this "hard" saying, it was likely taken to mean all of the above.
What is notable about our Gospel reading today, at least towards the end, is that it is focused on the reaction of those who, up to that point, had been Jesus' disciples, who, the sacred author tells us, because of this "hard" saying, "returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied him" (Jn 6:66).
There are many sayings of Jesus that are hard. These are hard because there is no love without truth. They can also seem hard and offensive because He speaks "Spirit and light" to a world, to people (you and I), in darkness. Especially in these politically correct times His words, spoken through His Church, often give offense and are sometimes intolerable to many people, both Catholic and non-Catholic. Certainly what the Church teaches about marriage often falls into that category.
Marriage is a sacrament (another word for sacrament is mystery) because Christian marriage is a concrete and efficacious sign, "the sacrament of the covenant of Christ and the Church" (Catechism of the Catholic Church par. 1617). A sacrament, according to traditional Catholic theology, is an efficacious sign because it does not merely signify something, that is, stand in for something that is absent, "but actually makes present what it signifies" (USCCB, Marriage: Love and Life in the Divine Plan 32). This is exactly what the inspired author of the Letter to the Ephesians says at very end of our second reading, summarizing this lengthy passage by writing, "This is a great mystery, but I speak in reference to Christ and the church" (Eph. 5:32).
If you've ever wondered about the theological grounds on which the Church opposes any and all forms of plural marriage, it is because if marriage is a sacramental sign of the relationship between Christ and His Bride, the Church, Christ has only one bride, namely the Church. This also goes some distance towards explaining much else the Church teaches regarding marriage, including the impermissibility of divorce, the need for sexual complementarity, and, because the passage cites the same Scripture Jesus used in his disputation with Pharisees concerning marriage (Matt. 19:1-12; Mark 10:1-12), keeping in mind that there is no way two people become one more than by having children together, "For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh" (Gen. 2:24), the very current and relevant topic of contraception. Because the purpose of marriage is to make visibly and tangibly present a divine reality, always making it, when lived authentically and joyfully, both revelatory and prophetic, it is not within the purview of the Church to alter it.
As the Second Vatican Council's Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, Dei Verbum, puts it,
"the task of authentically interpreting the word of God, whether written or handed on, has been entrusted exclusively to the living teaching office of the Church, whose authority is exercised in the name of Jesus Christ. This teaching office is not above the word of God, but serves it, teaching only what has been handed on, listening to it devoutly, guarding it scrupulously and explaining it faithfully in accord with a divine commission (par. 10)Marriage is not a subordinate relationship, but an equal partnership. Flowing from the Eucharist, it is a communion, a deep communion between persons. One of the reasons the passage that constitutes our second reading today is often ignored, or winnowed down, thus removing all the potentially offensive verses, the "hard" sayings, as it were, is because it is very easy to misinterpret, attempting to make it say something it clearly does not. So, let's look at the beginning and the end.
The passage begins with the injunction to "[b]e subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ" (Eph. 5:21). Our reading cuts off verse thirty-three, an important verse that, in the context of the letter, both completes the passage and brings the chapter to its end: "In any case, each one of you should love his wife as himself, and the wife should respect her husband" (Eph. 5:33). I think we would all agree that love, being an act of the will, a choice, and not merely a feeling, or a set of affective feelings, of necessity includes a healthy portion of respect, which necessity Aretha Franklin has catechized us on very well.
Even when we look at how marriage is defined in the Code of Canon Law, we see that it is a covenant a man and woman enter into by which they "establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life and which is ordered by its nature to the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of [children]" (Can. 1055 §1). By definition, a partnership, at least one that is not a limited partnership, sets the partners on an equal footing. If we must insist that there is an inequality in this passage, the unequal, meaning the heavier burden, is placed squarely on the husband.
So, my dear friends in Christ, keeping in mind that God is merciful, standing always ready to receive us and to reconcile us, we are often faced with the same dilemma as were the Twelve in our Gospel today, Do I stay, or do I go? If you go, to whom will you go? Who else has the often "hard" words of eternal life? Who else loves you enough to tell you the truth? Who else loves your destiny, the end of for which you were made and redeemed? Let us answer as did the tribes of Israel at Shechem, when challenged by Joshua, Moses' successor, "[W]e also will serve the LORD, for he is our God" (Josh 24:18b). It is only by committing to serve the Lord that we can taste and see His goodness.


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(MCT) — If ticket sales are any indication, Taste of Chicago's rainbow cones and ribs may take a back seat this year to the annual festival's concert line-up.
Four of the five shows scheduled at the Petrillo Music Shell next week in Grant Park are sold out, with the July 10 headline performance by fun. and Delta Spirit selling out in eight minutes, city officials said.
There were 3,000 tickets available, enough to fill the pavilion, for each show at $25 a pop. The other sold-out acts are: Robin Thicke and Estelle on July 11, The Lone Bellow and Robert Plant on July 12 and Maxi Priest and Jill Scott on July 13.
As of Friday, tickets remained for only one concert: the Sunday, July 14 show, which features The Mowgli's and Neon Trees, city officials said.
Still, fans won't be completely shut out of the sold-out shows.
Lawn seats behind the shell, which officials say can hold up to 35,000 spectators comfortably, are free. Large screens will amplify the stage so those sitting far away from it still get to watch the performers, said Mary May, a spokeswoman for the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, which organizes the event.
"It's a great way to come out, put a blanket down, get some of the Taste food and hang out with your friends and family and then enjoy the concert that evening," May said.
Tickets are moving into music fans' hands far faster than last year, which was the first time the city charged for admission to the band shell for the shows during the summer food festival. This time last year, nearly two-thirds of the seats remained available for the line-up that included Chicago native Jennifer Hudson. Indie rockers Death Cab for Cutie put on the only sold-out show in 2012, said Chicago's special events coordinator, Cindy Gatziolis.
City officials are celebrating the concert sell-outs since Taste of Chicago has long been a budget sinkhole for the city, operating at a deficit of more than $2 million in past years.
The star-heavy line up this year, and pre-sale publicity, may have contributed to the sales volume, May said.
"Sometimes it takes a year or two to let things root in," May said.
Taste of Chicago officially kicks off at 11 a.m. July 10 in Grant Park. For a daily schedule of events, visit www.cityofchicago.org/tasteofchicago.
©2013 the Chicago Tribune
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Trojans beat W-G in opener
BOTKINS - In a game where both teams brought comparable firepower to the front line, it was the little things that made the difference as Botkins opened the season with a 25-9, 25-27, 25-12, 25-16 win over Waynesfield-Goshen Saturday.
Botkins served at a 98 percent clip with 20 aces and passed the ball more efficiently to set up top hitters Logan Pitts and Rachelle Maurer as they found themselves in control most of the time.
"To be honest, I thought we had two girls that would be top servers," Botkins head coach Bryan Trego said. "We had a lot of people serving tough balls … We are really excited about that."
Botkins walked through a 25-9 win in the first game before the Tigers managed to regroup. Three kills by freshman Kiersten Wilcox and a Trojan rotation error fueled a comeback from a 23-25 deficit to tie it at one game apiece. However, serve reception problems again plagued the Tigers in the final two games. Their inability to control the ball allowed them to serve more than one ball consecutively only three times in each of the final two games. As a result, Botkins was able to steadily distance itself each time.
"We just couldn't get in a groove offensively," said Waynesfield head coach Karen Dunson. "We have several strong hitters, but it is hard to use them if you don't pass."
Tied at 4-4 in the final game, the Trojans ran off eight unanswered points and were able to coast from there. Despite the convincing win, Trego said it was anything but easy as the Tigers showed a much-improved squad.
"There program has struggled lately and sometimes you just had to show up (to get a win)," Trego said. "They forced us to work for it today. Dunson has them on the right path and she will get them over the hump."
"We missed more serves today than I wanted to see," Dunson said. "That has been our problem for years. We haven't had a lot of success with our program so I still think there is a little bit of an intimidation factor. But we have some strong hitters and the girls are practicing hard on passing the ball. I know they are going to be okay."
Botkins' only evident problem during the match was an inability to take advantage of easy set opportunities for easy kills, which allowed the Tigers to hang around for spells.
"We have been focused on eliminating negatives in our game," Trego said. "I think maybe a little too much. We had a few times where we had opportunities but we just got the ball over the net. I think that will take care of itself as we get more experience."
Botkins (1-0) plays New Bremen today. Waynesfield-Goshen (0-1) hosts Delphos Jefferson tonight.


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BARROW, ALASKA – Minutes after the hunters' harpoon pierced the flesh of a bowhead whale, the call went out.
By cell phone and radio, native Alaskans were beckoned to the beach here in early October. Dozens worked furiously in the dark to carve the 40-ton beast and distribute the meat before it could spoil.
The resulting harvest was stashed away in cellars tunneled into the tundra and far-flung villages. It will supply the delicacy muktuk for holiday celebrations and put food on the table of native Alaskans for months to come.
The ritual has been going on for centuries in this small town at the northern tip of Alaska: annual hunts and harvests, with celebrations centered around the prized bowhead whale.
Some Inupiats here fear that this tradition – and their subsistence way of life – could be jeopardized by offshore oil drilling, as Shell conducts a fresh search for Arctic crude and other companies plan similar pursuits. But in this divided community, where informal polls put the views on offshore drilling at 50-50, others have adopted a more pragmatic approach.
They know that here on barren, snow-packed land, life is sustained as much by whale, seal and caribou as it is by the oil money that flows through the North Slope.
The roadways, indoor plumbing, high school and community center have all been financed by Alaska's oil wealth, notes Oliver Leavitt, a former vice president of the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and one of the patriarchs of a prominent Barrow whaling clan.
''The infrastructure that you see in Barrow is what was brought in by oil,'' Leavitt says as he slowly flips over playing cards during a game of solitaire in the local search and rescue office. ''Before the discovery of oil, there was no education past eighth grade. This place has been transformed because of oil.''
Leavitt, a gruff man who carefully measures out his words, scoffs at some natives' boasts that they could forgo the oil money and return to living solely on hunting and fishing alone.
''A lot of the young say they will go back to the old ways. They don't know the old way,'' Leavitt says. ''They grew up with the oil money.''
Barrow is the biggest community in the North Slope Borough, a region spanning a 95,000-square mile area about the size of Michigan, with eight villages that aren't linked by roads. While satellite dishes dot the flat expanse of the slope, some of the villages only recently have gotten indoor plumbing.
Change has come courtesy of the Prudhoe Bay oil field and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System that sends crude 800 miles south to Valdez, where it is shipped by tankers to the lower 48 states. The Native Alaskan-owned Arctic Slope Regional Corp. leases drilling rights to companies and owns a suite of oilfield service, construction and refining firms, with profits distributed as dividends to shareholders.
Taxes on oil developments also funnel money into municipal coffers – ensuring a steady stream of cash that pays for education, government services and infrastructure in the villages.
Many Alaskan Natives are worried that the money will dry up, as surely as declining Prudhoe Bay oil production is starving TAPS, threatening to make the pipeline unusable if its flow drops too low. New oil development – whether it is offshore in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas or on land – offers the promise of new crude supplies for the pipeline and a fresh source of revenue for the region.
Oil dividends help blunt the high cost of living on the United States' northernmost edge, where commodities are flown and barged in at great cost – and remain long after they have outlived their usefulness, because removing junk also is prohibitively expensive. Cars with broken windows and busted tires litter front yards here, where they rust in the snow.
In Barrow's grocery store, hothouse tomatoes were selling for $6.29 per pound in October, milk ran $9.99 per gallon and a package of romaine hearts was $4.59.
''That's our garden out there,'' says whaler Ron Saganna, gesturing to the Beaufort Sea and repeating a refrain commonly heard on the North Slope, where farming is precluded by nearly year-round snow and cold. ''Over 50 percent of our food source comes from the ocean.''
For locals, the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster painted fresh images of the potential destruction to their Arctic harvest of whales, salmon and seal – even eclipsing memories of oiled birds and other environmental damage caused when the Exxon Valdez tanker ran aground near Prince William Sound in 1989.
''If they have a catastrophe like in the Gulf of Mexico and that stuff seeps up in the ice and it floats up all around the northern hemisphere, it's going to hurt our hunting. It's going to ruin our source of food,'' Saganna says. ''Who knows how many years it would take to get back to normal, for us to go back to hunting?''
Saganna, a member of the Patkotak whaling crew, was one of dozens of men who helped haul in and butcher the whale captured on Oct. 6 – the ninth landed this year.
During the hunt, whaling crews – sometimes as large as 25 people – camp out on the edge of the ice, waiting for bowhead to pass close by as the animals migrate through the area in fall and spring. When they see one, they approach in umiaks, wooden frame boats covered in seal skin.
If they are close enough to a surfacing whale, a designated crew member throws or shoots a whaling harpoon loaded with an explosive dart that detonates on impact. The goal is to hit the sweet spot – a target just behind the whale's eye – but there almost always are follow-up shots with a whaling gun and other weapons.
Dead whales are towed in and butchered onshore, with half of the blubber and muktuk generally distributed to the crew that brought down the beast, and the remainder distributed to villagers and those who helped carve up the creature. Captains serve the whale meat at holiday feasts; some is traded with inland communities for salmonberries and other wild harvests.
The entire hunt is fraught with danger – including the risk that ice will break off from shore and carry a whaling crew out to sea. ''Once you're out there, if you see dark water in the back of you, then you've got to back up,'' said Perry Anashugak, a 48-year-old Inupiat who has been whaling since he was a teenager. ''You can't drift out. You have to go back and get onto solid ice.''
The bowhead is endangered, and while subsistence hunts are allowed, they are strictly limited by the International Whaling Commission, which allotted 74 strikes to Alaskans this year.
Even as it is hunted here, the whale is revered as a source of food and life. One crew wears jackets emblazoned with a Bible verse paying tribute: ''And God created great whales ... and God saw that it was good.''
Thomas Napageak Jr., the recently deposed mayor of Nuiqsut, Alaska, a village of about 400 people 150 miles east of Barrow, says even Inupiats who support oil development onshore and off are concerned that noise from seismic research and boat engines could scare off the bowhead, pushing them further away from shore and making the annual hunts an even more dangerous pursuit.
''We live off the land. We live off the ocean,'' Napageak said. ''That's our natural resource. We want to protect what we eat.''
Behind the skepticism here are years of mistreatment and marginalization at the hands of outsiders – including policymakers in Washington, D.C. Older residents remember being shipped off to boarding schools run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
In the late 1950s, the government sought to detonate nuclear bombs to excavate a deep-water harbor 30 miles away from the northwest Alaskan village of Point Hope. The so-called ''Project Chariot'' was later abandoned in the face of public criticism, but not until after federal scientists sprinkled radioactive material in the area to simulate nuclear fallout and test its effects on local drinking water.
Shell has spent years trying to counter those memories – and the fears that even without a spill, ocean life could be harmed by the engine noise and drilling chemicals that come with a new search for oil.
Pete Slaiby, the executive vice president of Shell Alaska, has been the public face of that effort, courting native Alaskans and making concessions designed to assuage their biggest concerns. For instance, Shell agreed to halt work and move out of the way during the bowhead migration, although whaling captains this year agreed to let the company begin work before the hunt was finished. Slaiby also promised not to discharge drilling fluids and waste into the Beaufort Sea, though the same pledge wasn't extended to the Chukchi Sea. Shell also said it would limit flights that could cause lethal walrus stampedes.
Slaiby stressed that Shell has worked hard to minimize its footprint in Barrow and Wainwright, where the company stationed camps and workers during its hunt for oil this summer. Shell's crew camp in Barrow is on the outskirts of town; workers living at the facility were discouraged from shopping at the local grocery store or participating in whale harvests or even using local taxis to travel around town.
''What we're really trying to do is make sure we are not disrupting people's lives,'' Slaiby said, adding that charter flights and Shell-provided groceries were designed to ensure the influx of workers didn't inflate local prices for food and travel.
Native Alaskans know that offshore oil exploration – and the potential for year-round production years from now – could change their culture and customs. But some critics, even on the North Slope, say technology has already changed the ancient rituals. For instance, in some communities, whales are heaved to shore with forklifts and loaders, not by villagers using the customary block and tackle system.
Leavitt remembers similar fears surfacing when oil was discovered at Prudhoe Bay in 1968 and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System was built in the 1970s.
''There was a big flurry of activities up here,'' Leavitt recalls. ''Even then, people squawked about the discovery of oil, saying 'There goes our caribou, our fish in the building of the pipeline.' But the caribou are still there – right in the field.''
Even oil development skeptics here say they would rather see it happen onshore – in the 22.8-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska or the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – than in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas.
Napageak said onshore development is less risky and offers more benefits for Nuiqsut and other villages neighboring the reserve.
Leavitt agrees that it's safer to search for oil on land.
''The more the environmentalists lock up the land where the oil may be, the more they're going to have to go offshore,'' Leavitt says. ''And there's more danger there.''
Can Arctic culture survive oil?
BARROW, ALASKA – Minutes after the hunters' harpoon pierced the flesh of a bowhead whale, the call went out.


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Vetted For You
Resumes are vetted for you, and most candidates either have worked with the staffing service prior or come from a well-known source. Cognoscape, an Addison, Texas-based MSP, needed a high-level technical expert to manage the company's complete technical delivery, so it turned to VAR Staffing.
"This is probably the most critical hire that we've made since we founded our company, and they found us a guy immediately. In fact, they knew that guy," said Michael St. Martin, founder and COO. "We were extremely impressed with their ability; [they're] connected enough in the industry to find a very high-level employee that we think will help build and shape the future of our company."
"We've got a very robust database with tens of thousands of channel-specific candidates that we've worked with, within every major market throughout the country," Bier said. "The vast majority of candidates that we approach, whether it's a full-time employee or a consultant or a contractor, we found them."


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CPU Guide
Intel's SATA 6G Vs Marvell 9128 SATA 6G
Intel's SATA 6G Vs Marvell 9128 SATA 6G
As some of you may have noticed, the P67/H67 Express chipsets are the first chipsets from Intel to have a native SATA 6Gbps controller. The previous generation, the 5-series chipsets came only with SATA 3Gbps and any SATA 6Gps ports on those motherboards are from third-party controllers, like Marvell's 88SE9128 SATA 6Gbps controller, which incidentally seems like a popular choice.
During the course of our testing, we soon found that in certain benchmarks - Sysmark 2007 and PCMark Vantage in particular, the results were significantly higher when we were using the Intel P67 SATA 6Gbps controller, compared to the Marvell 9128 controller. As the only variable that changed between our test runs was the SATA 6Gbps controllers, we can reasonably assume that this is the main reason for the discrepancy.
Since the SATA 6Gbps WD Caviar Black 1TB hard drive that we used for all our recent CPU testing has been done with a Marvell 9128 controller, it's possible that when you're comparing the scores of the previous gen Intel Core processors with the new Sandy Bridge ones, like the Core i7-875K for example, the differences between them could be exacerbated by the SATA controller performance. Hence, for all our CPU benchmarks in this review, we have labeled the SATA controller used.
As for the performance discrepancies that we noted, below is an example of the Core i7-2500K on the Intel 6G and the Marvell 6Gbps controllers in some of our benchmarks:
While the results in Cinebench 11.5 was practically identical, there were some slight but significant differences in the other two system suite benchmarks. The Intel controller was around 4% faster in SYSmark 2007 and it grew up to about 15% in PCMark Vantage. While we didn't show the results here, we can tell you that there were no differences in results for the gaming and other rendering benchmarks.
Intel provides only two SATA 6Gbps ports on the P67 chipset, with the board vendor likely to add third-party ones like the Marvell 9128 controller. With these results in mind, we recommend that users opt for the Intel 6Gbps ports when possible, even if the real-world difference may not be obvious.


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cmus is a small, fast, and powerful console music player for Linux and *BSD. It supports almost all common file formats, SHOUTcast/Icecast streaming, and multiple output plugins. cmus features multiple media library views, a playqueue, a directory browser, powerful filters, and vi-style search and keybindings. It also features gapless playback, ReplayGain, Unicode support, and customizable color schemes.
vlock is a program to lock one or more sessions on the Linux console. This is especially useful for Linux machines which have multiple users with access to the console. One user may lock his or her session(s) while still allowing other users to use the system on other virtual consoles. If desired, the entire console may be locked and virtual console switching disabled.
SASqlConsole is a unified SQL console based on SQLAlchemy. It features pretty colors, intelligent formatting of output, convenient CSV output, a consistent interface across all backends supported by SQLAlchemy, persistent readline history, and tab completion of all tables and columns and a selection of SQL keywords.
An easy-to-use integrated penetration testing tool for finding vulnerabilities in Web applications.
A simple but powerful tool for generating data-bound grid control.


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Rockford School District 205 has suspended the general director of the bilingual program Doctor Sylvia Carrizales. Right now she's suspended from her position with pay.
Carrizales lawyer announced plans to fight back which could mean the school district would yet again be involved in a lawsuit.
Carizalles has been with the dictrict for about three years. Her job was to work with bi-lingual students and advise the board on state mandates. But according to her lawyer, maybe Carizalles did her job too well.
The school board could face a lawsuit after Dr. Sylvia Carrizales received a letter from the board saying she would be temporarily suspended with pay. Carrizales lawyer Lisa Leitter says Carrizalles was just doing her job by pointing out ways the school board is not meeting state mandates.
Wanda Vickerman who works at Conklin school says this legal situation doesn't surprise her. She works right in the midst of what Carizalles was hired to create a diverse classroom in which bi-lingual students were integrated.
Wanda says her worries with all this talk of lawsuits will only hurt the ultimate goal of helping the children.
Carizalles lawyer Lisa Leitter says she is waiting to hear how the board will respond. If not she is investigating the matter and says she may file a wrongful termination suit or something along the lines of discrimination. As for the school board there's no comment on what prompted this suspension.


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How Many Positions Should Our Recruiters Be Filling?
Are there industry averages for how many positions a recruiter should fill every month/quarter/year? —I'm CEO, but I Don't Know, services, Mississauga, Ontario
Dear CEO Who Doesn't Know:
This information is not formally tracked and reported by employers to external benchmarking organizations. Essentially, there are too many variables that affect the number of "fills" by recruiters, including:
• Business cycles.
• Time of year (i.e. vacations, holidays, head count budgets).
• Recruiters' skill/experience levels.
• Structure of the recruiting process (decentralized vs. centralized).
• How the recruiting team is resourced:
o Average requisition load per recruiter.
o Whether administrative and/or other support is available to them.
o Whether recruiters are doing end-to-end recruiting vs. sourcing in support of hiring managers at a single location or multiple locations.
Standard recruiting performance metrics that are tracked and reported for benchmarking are:
• Average time to fill an open position, which will vary by level of position, location and available talent supply/demand.
• Average cost per hire.
• Quality of hire, which is linked to retention and performance metrics or ratios of candidates presented and interviewed.
The bottom line? If your goal is to improve recruiting performance, start with an assessment of your organization's practices and metrics. This will identify the underlying processes, systems and strategies being used and pinpoint significant gaps.
These steps help you determine what the vision for recruiting performance should be, based on realistic and achievable improvement goals. Once this is known, you can begin to make improvements (whether streamlining the interview process or improving the quality of talent through a more strategic use of social media). Finally, measuring incremental improvements against your target goals enables you to benchmark for recruiting performance.
SOURCE: Carl Kutsmode, TalentRise, Chicago
LEARN MORE: "Quality of fill" is an emerging recruitment metric for a growing number of companies.
The information contained in this article is intended to provide useful information on the topic covered, but should not be construed as legal advice or a legal opinion. Also remember that state laws may differ from the federal law.


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He was playing piano by age 5, made his first public appearance at the ripe old age of 7, and by the time he turned 18 he was an award winning virtuoso. Over 30 albums later, he is still going strong-- with concerts, symphony appearances, and his work on soundtracks for such hit movies as Pride& Prejudice and Atonement. On this episode of InnerVIEWS, our conversation with master Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
Visit the Website: http://www.ernieontv.com
Episode #610 / Length: 26 minutes


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Chatty Matilda
Check out little Matilda Ledger yammering away, hand in hand with her mother's boyfriend Jason Segel. Cute, right? The two were photographed in New York yesterday and as you can see, although Segel and Michelle Williams have only been dating about six months, he has clearly become fully integrated into their lives, so much so that Matilda and he share alone time together while Michelle is out of town. She was spotted in L.A. today. And what do they do? Well, it seems like she has a lot to say and also some dance moves to show off. Jason looks impressed, and who wouldn't be? Matilda is obviously great company and should totally be Suri Cruise's best friend.


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Osteoporosis or low bone density is a silent epidemic. It is estimated that more than 200 million people worldwide have osteoporosis and about 44 million in the United States, numbers that are expected to rise significantly as the population ages. The term osteopenia is also used to describe low bone density.
Unfortunately individuals cannot feel their bones getting weaker, and the first sign of osteoporosis is often a broken bone (fracture). Bone breaks secondary to osteoporosis are termed fragility fractures and often occur from minor trauma, such as a fall from standing height that would not ordinarily cause a broken bone in someone with normal bone density. There are more than 2 million fragility fractures in the U.S. each year, more than all heart attacks, strokes and breast cancer combined. Estimates show that half of all women and a quarter of all men will suffer a fragility fracture in their lifetimes, most commonly in the spine, wrist and hip.
Here are two more sobering facts about osteoporosis and fragility fractures:
�Costs exceed $19 billion dollars per year in the U.S.
�Four out of five individuals with osteoporosis plus a fracture do not receive the appropriate treatment for the underlying bone disease, resulting in an 86 percent higher risk for a subsequent fracture.
Our bodies achieve their maximum bone density by about age 25, depending on a variety of factors including genetics, health during growth, nutrition, hormonal input and physical activity. Bone remodeling (cycles of breaking down and rebuilding) is a normal process, with calcium and vitamin D playing important roles. When removal of older bone is balanced by new bone replacement, there is no net loss; but bone loss begins to occur when there is greater removal than replacement. There are a number of factors that can lead to osteoporosis, some of which we can control and others we can�t. Gender (women have a much higher likelihood than men), advancing age, body size, ethnicity and family history can all contribute the development of this disease. Other factors, including lifestyle, medication use, alcohol use, smoking, as well as calcium and vitamin D intake can also affect your bone density and increase your risk for fragility fractures.
So how do we minimize and treat osteoporosis, as well as prevent fragility fractures? Individuals can take a number of steps to help maintain stronger bones. Weight-bearing exercises and a healthy diet of fruits and vegetables, as well as smoking cessation and limiting alcohol intake can be helpful. Individuals should have adequate calcium and vitamin D intake, but even with the best diets supplementation is often recommended. Medications profiles should also be examined because some can adversely affect bone density.
Numerous medical specialties address and manage issues related to osteoporosis and bone density, so primary care physicians, orthopedists, endocrinologists, gynecologists and rheumatologists are all potentially good resources. They can also order specific tests to help determine bone density, such as an imaging procedure known as a DEXA scan, which is generally recommended for women over 65 and men over 70 (women under 65 may also be candidates based on certain risk factors such as smoking, use of certain medication and family history). The DEXA scan can help determine the appropriate treatment as well as assess fracture risk. In addition to education for nutrition, exercise and fall prevention, there are also several types of medical treatments physicians can prescribe for low bone density. However, the best medicine is first understanding that osteoporosis exists, then with your physician�s help learning how to prevent it and, if necessary, treat it appropriately.
Mark Tantorski, DO, Orthopedic, is affiliated with the Chester County Hospital and Health System


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New vaccine-making formula is faster, easier
The U.S. Department of Health and Human services announced recently that the Food and Drug Administration has approved a new seasonal flu vaccine that promises to make responding to a flu pandemic faster.
"The process is nimble enough to be used for seasonal as well as potentially for pandemic flu vaccine because the technology does not depend on an egg supply or on the availability of modified influenza virus for production like traditional egg-based vaccine manufacturing does," according to a statement issued by Nicole Lurie, HHS assistant secretary for preparedness and response (ASPR).
Calling it "a landmark in influenza vaccine history," Lurie credited the breakthrough to a public-private partnership between ASPR's Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) and the Protein Sciences Corporation of Meriden, Conn., the makers of "Flublok," as it is currently branded.
Flublok consists of a protein, hemagglutinin, from the virus. Putting the gene for hemagglutinin into a virus that infects insect cells makes the protein. Those cells, from the fall armyworm, are grown in culture and churn out the protein. Neither eggs nor the live virus are used.
The armyworm, so called because of its habit of infesting and destroying crops the way army ants do, except that Spodoptera frugiperda morphs into a moth that has less consequence for farmers in North American than in Africa or Asia. Its cells are commonly used in biomedical research for recombinant protein expression using insect-specific viruses called baculoviruses. This binary protein expression system has many desirable characteristics and is widely used for vaccines for other diseases.
According to the New York Times, Protein Sciences, a privately held company, first applied for approval nearly five years ago. It was turned down twice, in part because of the novelty of using insect cells.
"Every time, we were asked to do more and more studies to prove that this cell substrate was safe," Ms. Cox told the Times.
The company was close to bankruptcy in 2009 when it received a federal contract worth tens of millions of dollars to help develop its vaccine.
Lurie said BARDA has been working with the vaccine industry since 2006 to develop faster, more versatile ways of meeting the demand for flu vaccines. Production typically lags a year behind supplies because vaccine manufacturers need such a long start-up period for new vaccines. They base production goals on orders received the year before. Because vaccines have to target new strains of flu each year, any surplus production from the current year cannot be held over for the next year. Overestimating the amount of vaccine needed in a given year is a costly business decision for a company to make and they make only as much as they have orders for. When pandemics occur, such as we are experiencing this year and in the past, health officials are faced with rationing limited supplies for the most vulnerable, such as the very young, the very old and people with compromised immune systems.
"This new way of making flu vaccine is an example of the Obama administration partnering with industry to move innovative technology forward to the market," said Lurie. "Our goal in ASPR is to drive innovative development of effective and cost-efficient vaccines, drugs, diagnostics and medical equipment to protect public health during emergencies."


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LATMA The man who can beat Bibi
Meanwhile, on the Israeli-Palestinian Issue by Elliott Abrams
"Nevertheless, this Palestinian move brings potential benefits as well. First, once "Palestine" has become a UN member state it is far harder to argue that the "one-state solution" remains viable. Legally, the Palestinians will have moved definitively away from that outcome. Second, if this new status for the PLO creates difficulties for Israel it creates greater ones for "Palestine." What is Gaza, after all? A "lost province" that has rebelled, or territory of the new state—and if the latter, isn't it an act of war every time a mortar or rocket is launched by Gazans into Israel? If "Palestine" is a UN member state, what is the legal status of Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza? Are they citizens of that state—and if so, why not shut down UNRWA, the UN agency that deals with Palestinian "refugees?" This leaves the Palestinians to argue that their new UN status is meaningless, unimportant, symbolic—which once again raises the question why the PLO is doing it. I suppose it is because the leadership has no constructive ideas about what to do, and has found the difficult daily work of building a state unattractive."
Refugee issue must not cloud statehood bid
"His comment struck many observers as the diplomatic equivalent of waving a white flag. A failure of leadership, some Palestinians claimed. Traitor, others called him. Yet no one, as far as we can tell, has yet offered a more appropriate label for the comment: realistic."MEMRI: PA President Mahmoud Abbas Presents His Views on the Right of Return VIDEO
"Mr Abbas no doubt underestimated, astonishing though this seems, the passions Palestinians hold for their ancestral homeland. But if the Palestinians' goal is an independent state - a position they will soon be advocating again at the UN - then the only way forward will be through hard, painful compromise."
Friends With Benefits Why the U.S.-Israeli Alliance Is Good for America
"Beyond leading to largely symbolic UN votes against U.S. positions, Washington's support for Israel has hardly damaged the United States' ties with its Arab and Muslim allies. Standing with Israel certainly has not hobbled U.S. policy toward the region as much as the war in Iraq or Washington's backing of autocratic Arab regimes. Meanwhile, no Arab ally of the United States has ever, as a result of its pro-Israel posture, refused to cooperate with Washington on counterterrorism or denied its requests for access, basing, or overflight rights."
Progression of a lie: Haaretz, 'apartheid,' and Twitter
"They say a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. And with communication technology like Facebook and Twitter, this has never been more true than today.
But what happens once the truth is fully dressed? What if, to take the travel analogy a bit further, the lie continues to circulate unhindered because the truth lives in an unpopular, under-served neighborhood, which discriminatory taxi drivers prefer to avoid?"
Bibi and Main Rival Agree on Peace Process
"In short, contrary to the media's persistent portrayal of Netanyahu as a "hardline right-winger" heading a "far right" coalition, his positions on the Palestinian issue are shared by almost all Israelis – not only supporters of his coalition, but also supporters of what is likely to be the main opposition party come January, assuming Netanyahu (as expected) forms the next government. What will probably keep Yacimovich out of his coalition aren't her diplomatic views, but his economic ones.
Hence if Obama is hoping for an Israeli leader whose positions on the "peace process" will be closer to his own than Netanyahu's, he should think again: There isn't one."
Will Obama Impose a Peace Plan On Israel?
"But Eldar's scenario is a leftist fantasy that won't come true. The PA's UN campaign — the so-called diplomatic "tsunami" that was supposed to isolate Israel but which turned out to be nothing more than a light drizzle — failed in 2011. That was not just the result of Obama's veto threat, but also because even the Palestinians' friends know that granting independence to the PA when its Hamas rival controls much of its territory is insane. The PA is a corrupt, bankrupt failure that can't make peace even if it wanted to, and even the Europeans know Abbas's gambit would be a disaster."
Senior Palestinian official claims Abbas may postpone UN move, report says
If US offers 'clear objective' for negotiations, Ramallah said willing to reconsider a unilateral push for nonmember state status
IDF ground forces enter Gaza after finding tunnel packed with explosives
Bombs detonate while troops are crossing back into Israel, lightly injuring one soldier and throwing an army jeep 20 meters into the air
Arabs Torch Jewish Neighbors' Cars - Video
Security camera captures Arab terror act in Jerusalem's French Hill.
Police in probe over tyre-slashing near Bradford Alhambra Theatre
"Police are investigating whether a tyre-slashing spree in a car park close to the Alhambra Theatre could be linked to a demonstration against an Israeli dance troupe performing there.
Five vehicles were attacked in the unlit car park in Sharpe Street, yards from the Alhambra, where a performance by the Batsheva Ensemble dance company was taking place."
MEMRI: Al-Manar TV, Banned By The U.S. And U.K., Now Hosted On U.K. And Netherlands Servers
Kids' Books Glorify Jihad at Frankfurt Book Fair
World's most prestigious book fair also features anti-Semitic books
European court rejects PETA appeal over 'Holocaust' ads
Ban on German billboards that likened animals to genocide victims was not a violation of free speech, judges rule
Israel Aids Victims of Both Sandy and Ghana Shopping Center Collapse
"Just days after Israel Flying Aid, an Israeli global humanitarian organization, distributed supplies of gas, food, batteries and generators to Hurricane Sandy victims, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Homefront Command delegation departed for Ghana to assist search-and-rescue efforts following the collapse of a multi-story shopping center in the city of Accra that killed at least four people and trapped dozens."IDF Blog It's Our Job: Mission International Rescue
Beyond the bike
Israeli-invented origami-style reinforced cardboard could eventually replace metal, super-green bicycle inventor says
Abu who? by Martin Sherman, JPost


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Through a chance meeting at a casual dinner a week or so ago, I had the privilege of meeting Heather Knight, a very talented ceramicist who just moved to Atlanta from Asheville. Heather is still getting settled in her new digs (in fact, the kiln isn't even firing up yet), a live/work space in Decatur that serves as home for her Element Clay Studio.
Heather was nice enough to let me take a peek around and snap some shots when I came to pick up a few pieces I'd purchased from her etsy store.
It was fun to see where she created all of her intricate work, and after seeing it, I appreciated her inspiration board that much more:
This is her assistant and head of security, Henry:
I love the way Heather styles her work, especially these tiles. This is the image she uses on her logo:
By the way, my cruddy cellphone pictures are not doing the work justice. I highly recommend looking at it more closely on Heather's site or on etsy.
Pardon my exterior afterthought shot with the open car door. I was in a hurry to get to Chik-Fil-A. It's impossible to go to Decatur without a stop there, well, except when you go on a Sunday, since they are closed, which is always horrendously disappointing when you make a Chikkie run and forget.
I'm trying out the insert gallery button here just to sneak in the extra shots. Yes, I am about three years behind the curve with this. Or is it more like ten? Anyway, yea or nay to the "Insert Gallery" doohickey? Let me know in the comments.


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The Daily Tribune (http://www.dailytribune.com)
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Jeff Holyfield and his colleagues at the Michigan Lottery are waiting for one particular telephone call.
When it comes, they'll know the identity of the lucky person who holds the jackpot-winning ticket from Friday's Mega Millions, multi-state lottery game.
"We're still waiting for the winner to call us," said Holyfield, lottery spokesman. "That could be in a few days or a few weeks."
One person holds that life-changing ticket. It matches the winning numbers from Friday's Mega Millions drawing. Those numbers are: 7-38-46-49-56 with a Mega Ball of 1. The ticket was purchased in Mount Clemens.
"Somebody out there had a great weekend," Holyfield said.
Typically, Holyfield added, winners of large jackpots prefer to get their financial houses in order before they come forward to claim the prize. Visits to financial advisers and lawyers are commonplace, which can delay winners.
But if the winner had hoped to remain anonymous, that's not part of the program. In Michigan, winners of large jackpots are a matter of public record, and lottery officials usually trumpet the triumph with a news conference, complete with television cameras, reporters and lots of questions. So much for privacy.
Some winners are disappointed to learn their good fortune can't remain a secret, but others want to shout the news, Holyfield said.
One winner told lottery officials no amount of publicity was too much because his luck was a "blessing from God" he wanted to share. Another pleaded for officials to publicize his luck because "he was from Hillsdale, and people in Hillsdale didn't believe he won."
"There's all kinds of motivation," Holyfield said.
The state treasurer's office and Friend of the Court also are curious. Under Michigan law, lottery officials check the background of winners of prizes worth $1,000 or more to determine if the ticket holder owes back taxes or is in arrears on child-support payments.
If such debts are owed, the agencies deduct the amount from the winnings.
According to Michigan Lottery records, the winning ticket was sold about 3:30 p.m. Friday at Sonny's Mart, a gas station/convenience store located at Market Street and Northbound Gratiot in downtown Mount Clemens.
Owner Sonny Tarhini's isn't sure who purchased the ticket, but said, "I hope it's one of my regulars."
Tarhini, too, is a winner – provided somebody comes forward eventually. He learned Monday his "bonus" commission for selling the winning ticket is a not-to-be-sneezed-at $50,000.
Tarhini said he plans to hold some kind of public celebration at his establishment when the winner is revealed.


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Question for the Money Doctors
Question submitted on Jun 27, 2011.
QuestionMy fiancee and I are trying to get our finances in order. He has about $20,000 in credit card debt. I have none. We want to pay off credit cards. What is the best thing route to take. Consolidate, pay off certain cards? He has good credit, but mine is fair from a previous divorce. So we want to start off on the right foot as a couple. What do you suggest.
Hi - I am glad you have decided to get your credit cards under control.
Make sure you and your fiancee are on the same page and committed to do this. You may have to share in the sacrifice for a short time but the end-result will mean
To payoff your debt, look into the the Dave Ramsey "Snowball" plan. The principle here is to pay minimum payments on all credit cards except the smallest balance - which you attack with ferocious intensity. Otherwise, nothing gets accomplished because all your effort is diluted. Under the Snowball plan, first accumulate $1,000 cash as an emergency. After that, list your debts in order with the smallest payoff or balance first. Concentrate on paying the little debts off first which will give you quick feedback This will help you stay with the plan.
Once you have the smallest balance paid off, your New Payment is found by adding all the payments on the debts listed above that item to the payment you are working on, so you have compounding payments which will get you out of debt very quickly.
You attack the smallest debt first, still maintaining minimum payments on everything else. Do what is necessary to focus your attention. Keep stepping up to the next larger bill.
Dave Ramsey has a free tool to help you do this - follow this link: https://www.mytotalmoneymakeover.com/index.cfm?event=displayDebtSnowballLanding
Good luck. Stay focused and you will have your credit cards knocked out in no time!
For additional information visit http://www.360financialliteracy.org/


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Mack, Colo. (AP) Two people are feared dead in a plane crash near Baxter Pass that was discovered by a motorist along the Colorado, Utah border.
Garfield County Sheriff's Spokeswoman Tanny McCinnis said there were two victims in the plane. The Garfield and Mesa County sheriffs departments responded to the crash site near the ghost town of Atchee.
FAA Spokesman Ian Gregor said the plane is a single-engine, four-seat plane Grumman Cheetah. Gregor said a motorist saw the wreckage from a nearby road about 20 miles northwest of Mack, checked on it and saw two bodies.
A check of the aircraft's tail number shows the plane is registered to a man from Houston Texas.
The coroner has not released any identities in the crash.
The plane was enroute to Dove Creek, in Southwestern Colorado.
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On the web
Shop for safer cosmetics at beautycounter.com and truegoods.com.
Check your current cosmetics in the Environmental Working Groups' Skin Deep database (ewg.org/skindeep) of more than 69,000 products.
Learn more at the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics: safecosmetics.org.
View the documentary at unacceptablelevels.com.
Elorie Slater's youngest daughter was born premature. Doctors couldn't find any genetic or biological reasons why, so they suggested the pregnancy problems may have stemmed from something in the environment, Slater says. But she never knew what exactly. That's the tricky thing with chemicals and toxins: They're hard to isolate, and many of the effects are unknown.
Today, the Boulder woman's daughters are pre-teens and gaining interest in makeup.
"Watching my daughter schlep all kinds of products into our house made me ask questions about my health and her birth," Slater says. "And when it comes to personal care products, it's a bit like the Wild West. It's incredibly unregulated."
Slater and a small group of other Boulder County women hope to change that — or at least change consumer awareness around the potentially dangerous ingredients in many of the most popular cosmetics
Last month, they brought the documentary, "Unacceptable Levels," to Boulder, and the event sold out. The recently released film looks at the industrial chemicals in everything from cosmetics to household cleaning products. "Unacceptable Levels" will be available for purchase in Whole Foods markets across the country next month.
Slater continues to hold educational workshops across Boulder County to teach people about other personal care options — particularly the Beautycounter line, which shares everything in its products, and uses only natural ingredients. Nothing synthetic. In fact, none of its products rate higher than a 2 on the Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep database that classifies beauty products on a 10-point scale for potential health dangers.
In the last year, Beautycounter's direct-sales line has grown from about 40 consultants to more than 2,000 across the country, officials say.
A comparable line, Colorado-based Lemongrass Spa, also reports significant growth. All of the Lemongrass Spa products listed on the Skin Deep database score a 1. (Old products reached a 4.)
In the past, even many health-conscious people didn't think about their lotion, hand soap and perfume, but the increase in demand for non-chemical products shows a quick change in tide, says Kate Kellogg, a Boulder-based Beautycounter representative.
"We are all exposed to toxins every single day, from the moment we wake up. They're in the air we breathe, in our water and some of that, we have no control over," Kellogg says. "But there are the things we do have control over. Food is one of those things. ... Personal care is another. If you can eliminate some of the toxins in your daily life, then you're reducing the toxic load, your body burden."
What's in your lip balm?
If you are selling a house painted with lead-based paint, the government requires you disclose the potential risk of exposure to lead, and get written consent by the buyers.
"Lead poisoning in young children may produce permanent neurological damage," the mandatory U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development form states.
Yet 400 of the most popular lipsticks — we put them directly onto our mouths and ingest them — contain traces of lead, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The difference, according to the FDA: The amount of lead in our lipstick is low enough to not be a safety concern.
And the truth is that there is minimal oversight over the ingredients companies put in cosmetics. The last law passed governing personal care products dates to 1938.
Of more than 1,000 ingredients the European Union bans as dangerous carcinogens, toxins, allergens and irritants, the United States only bans 11, Beautycounter teaches.
There is no "acceptable level" of toxins or lead, says Ed Brown, who made the documentary, "Unacceptable Levels." Even the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there has been no identified safe blood level for lead, and recommends people avoid all sources of lead exposure. Including cosmetics.
The motivation for Brown's film was his wife's multiple miscarriages and keeping his three children healthy, he says. He talks about the growing rates of cancer, autism and ADHD, noting studies that suggest a connection between these rates and some toxins and chemicals.
The National Cancer Institute states that as many as two in three incidences of cancer are linked to an environmental factor. A University of Chicago study correlated autism with environmental toxins, such as pesticides. Another study by the Harvard School of Public Health linked neurotoxins to ADHD and dyslexia.
Although many of these kinds of connections are still not backed by multiple studies, and genetic factors also play a role in neurodevelopmental disorders among children, Louisville resident and pediatrician Debby Hamilton says she has examined more than 600 scientific studies, on which she based her book, "Preventing Autism and ADHD: Controlling Risk Factors Before, During and After Pregnancy."
For example, she cites one study showing exposure to phthalates, commonly found in nail polish, perfume and hair spray, during pregnancy increased children's incidences of ADHD and behavioral issues.
Chemicals are in much of the sunscreen and bug spray we put on our kids, and even the soap they use to clean their hands.
Most forms of antibacterial soap that children use in school a couple of times a day and doctors use in hospitals contain triclosan, a hormone disruptor that is banned in some countries, says Hamilton, who recently moved her office from Boulder to Denver.
Her book features a full chapter on "Toxic Beauty."
Still, Brown acknowledges "correlation is not causation," and that more research is needed. In fact, that's part of his mission.
"For anybody who sits back and thinks the government has all the answers and that they've provided those with complete transparency to all of us, that's just patently untrue," Brown says. "What I can say is this: Most of those [chemicals] aren't tested at all. ... Of the 80,000-plus chemicals out there, less than 1 percent have ever been tested."
Start small
Brown says he knows it's impossible to stay away from all toxins and questionable chemicals, so he recommends starting small with these four changes:
Buy organic produce. If you can't afford organic, look for products that are non-GMO certified. Go organic on soft-skin produce such as peaches, strawberries and apples, but don't worry about non-organic hard skin items such as butternut squash.Avoid the Environmental Working Group's Dirty Dozen, which are the fruits and vegetables likely to have the greatest pesticide residue.
Get a water filtration system that can remove toxins from your drinking water.
Don't fill the air in your house with synthetic chemicals from many air fresheners, perfumes, deoderants, personal care products and household cleaners.
Replace your mattress (and all furniture, if possible) with non-petrolium-based products that are not coated with flame-retardant chemicals.
Contact Camera Staff Writer Aimee Heckel at 303-473-1359 or email@example.com, on twitter.com/Aimeemay.


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Bokor National Park
Earth : Asia : Southeast Asia : Cambodia : Cardamom and Elephant Mountains : Bokor National Park
Bokor National Park is in Cambodia.
The main attraction in Bokor National Park is the old French hill station at 1,000m which can be visited as a day trip from Kampot or Sihanoukville.
Bokor Hill Station was built by the French in the 1920s to be used as a retreat from the heat of the plains, a pre-air conditionning strategy familiar in all of Asia.
Flora and fauna
Wild Elephant and Tiger.
Nice cool mountain air during the day but it can get cold at night so bring warm clothes when staying overnight.
Get in
The turn off to the park is located 8km from Kampot and 95km from Sihanoukville on National Route #3. The main entrance and park headquarters are about 1 km from the main road. From there it is another 32km uphill to reach the summit.
As of October 2008, the road to Bokor is officially closed due to ongoing reconstruction (or construction). Therefore independent access seems to be impossible. However, it is still possible to arrange a trip through local travel agents. Apparently there is some bribery of local officials involved. This is also the reason for a sharp increase in prices of such trips to ca. 40 USD per person (for a one-day trip in a 4WD). As of March 2011 the new road is 90% complete.
Trekking tours for US$18-$20 can be booked in town, including the entrance fee and lunch.
20,000 riel (USD$5) per person, payable at the park headquarters.
If you book through a tour agent it will cost US$18-20 including the entrance fee and lunch (March 2011), not US$10 as quoted by Lonely Planet and other guides. This is due to a recent sharp increase in the entrance fee for the park
Get around
As of March 2011, the road up the hill is now completely smooth (except for bumping on and off a bridge), having been rebuilt for a new 5-star (and a 3-star?) hotel being constructed on the top of the hill. Trekking tours for US$18-$20 can be booked in town, including the entrance fee and lunch.
The road up to the hill station is in terrible shape so prepare for a bumpy ride. It is possible to do the trip on a 125cc motor scooter but this is quite a back-breaking option. Large dirt bikes are also available for rent in Kampot which would be the better option for people that have experience riding them.
Alternatively rent a car or scooter with a driver. The locals know the road very well and will manage the trip to the top in about 2 hours.
Ruins of The Black Palace, Church, and Bokor Palace Hotel and Casino. However, take note that except for the Bokor Palace Hotel and Casino, other buildings are now occupied by the family of construction workers. Thus, you would not be able to go in and explore, which makes the entire trip less interesting.
Waterfall (only in the rainy season)
Fantastic views of the surrounding area.
There are several walking tracks ranging in duration from 2 hours to 8 hours. Beware though that none of the tracks are currently maintained so it is best to hire a ranger for your own safety.
There is the visit to the Popokvil waterfalls. You can get there by car, followed by a short walk. While generally they tend not to have much water, this situation is augmented shortly after rain and during the monsoon.
Behind the Bokor Palace hotel, there is some stall set up that offer basic food and cold drink during the days.
Inside the Ranger Station, you are allow to cook some simple meal as long as you pay for the US$5 lodging. Do remember to bring your own food as buying from the ranger store offer limited and expensive option.
The Ranger Station offer some simple dorm room for a price at US$5 per person. There is however 1 double bed room also.
Stay safe
Mines are not common and have been cleared from the top of the hill twice (as of March 2011) (but it is still advised you stay on existing paths?)
Tigers are very rare but still avoid trekking into the bush at dusk and at night when they are most active.
Poachers hunt deep in the park, hire a ranger when trekking in these areas.
The park is huge with many trails which are not marked or maintained. Hire a ranger if you have any doubts about your route.
Get out
Only one way out. The same bad road you used going up.


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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks seesawed in early Tuesday trade, with the Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.56% almost flat at 21,771.71, thanks to strength in its top components, while the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index dropped 0.2%, and over on the Chinese mainland, the Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -0.42% also traded little changed. The top Hang Seng component HSBC Holdings PLC 0005, -0.64% HBC, +2.83% rose 1% despite a mild loss overnight for its London shares, while No. 2 component China Mobile Ltd. 0941, -0.76% CHL, -0.02% inched up 0.1%. But exporters weakened, taking a cue from U.S. stock losses overnight and helping to drag the market lower. Shoe maker Belle International Holdings Ltd. HK:1880 BELLF, +35.06% lost 1.7%, and Esprit Holdings Ltd. 0330, -1.87% ESHDF, +0.00% fell 1.2%, while outside the Hang Seng Index, Samsonite International SA 1910, -12.38% SMSOF, -20.18% tumbled 3.7%, and Foxconn International Holdings Ltd. 2038, -5.52% FXCNF, +20.00% traded 1.3% lower. Shares of Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. 0293, +0.15% CPCAY, +0.97% lost another 0.6% as CNBC reported flight attendants had set a 3 pm deadline for management to respond to their salary demands or face a possible labor action.
Read the full story: Asia stocks edge lower, as data disappoint


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SALISBURY – Belle Wheelan, president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, will be the keynote speaker at Livingstone College's annual Founder's Day on Thursday.
The Founder's Day celebration commemorates the life and accomplishments of Livingstone Founder Joseph Charles Price, the college's first president, and begins at 10 a.m. in Varick Auditorium. It is open to the public.
Wheelan, former Virginia secretary of education, is the first African-American and woman to serve as president of the organization that serves as the regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the southern states.
During more than 30 years in education, Wheelan has been a faculty member, chief student services officer, campus provost, college president and state education secretary. She has received numerous awards and recognitions, including four honorary degrees and the Distinguished Graduate Award from Trinity University and from the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin. In 2001 she was named one of Washingtonian Magazine's 100 Most Powerful Women in Washington, D.C.
Wheelan holds and has held membership in numerous local, state and national organizations, including Rotary International, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., the American College Testing, Inc. board of directors, the American Association of Community Colleges' board of directors, the Lumina Foundation for Education board of directors and the President's Round Table of the National Council on Black American Affairs.
She will join an impressive list of people who have spoken at Livingstone College's Founder's Day ceremony. Past speakers include former North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue and Morehouse College President John Silvanus Wilson, former executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.
The initial Founder's Day observance was held on Feb. 10, 1894, one year after Price died. He was born on Feb. 10, 1854, in Elizabeth City and graduated valedictorian in the class of 1879 from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, completing a three-year theological course in two years.
Price served as Livingstone's first president for 10 years, until his death. During his tenure he declined much more prestigious and lucrative positions to remain at Livingstone. His grandson, Dr. Richard W. Sherrill of Virginia Beach, Va., survives. Another grandson, Charles P. Sherrill of Salisbury, passed away last month.
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Quote from: Conservationist on March 15, 2012, 04:59:49 AMQuote from: Humanicide on March 14, 2012, 04:24:24 PMOr speak out against/destroy it?I'll pick this one. If you don't fight back, it takes over, because there are more people who cannot tell the difference between a turd and a hamburger than there are who know a good hamburger at first sniff.Most people believe that the music that gets played on the radio, is being played on the radio because its legitimately the best that music has to offer and that theres no need to look deeper or discover what else is out there. Even loads of metallers think like this, that Heavy Metal hit some sort of creative musical slump in the 90s and its only been from 2000 that metal has got its mojo back. Shit, Kerry King even said he hates death metal, see I find it hard to believe he's heard everything that's on offer to allow him to make such a sweeping statement about bands that in most cases were heavily influenced by his band. Even just Death Metal alone, just as a sub genre by its self is so diverse and intricate that to say shit like that about the music makes you a massive knob and an enemy of creatively and Heavy Metal. People, Metallers!!!!! think that the flag of metal was being held high by grunge, goths, nu-metaller and emos, that they were the cutting edge of that Heavy Metal had to offer. Just Death Metal on its own in the 90s but out works of brutal art but because it was underground and didn't make the bands the same sort of money that thrash made in the 80s they ignore it, put it down like its worthless.
Quote from: Humanicide on March 14, 2012, 04:24:24 PMOr speak out against/destroy it?I'll pick this one. If you don't fight back, it takes over, because there are more people who cannot tell the difference between a turd and a hamburger than there are who know a good hamburger at first sniff.
Or speak out against/destroy it?
Then you say nothing, if you dont know what your talking about (he thinks he does)then you dont get a say, its irresponsible for him to condem death metal and put off his fanbase from exploring and listening to some of the best metal that heavy metal has ever put out. My point is even the people that we take for granted that they see metal in the grander picture are just as closed minded as people who think all metal is one noise.
His allegiance is to the 80s school. I can understand how he has come to that point. Close minded to heretical doctrines that evolved after his. We've seen that behavior before in humans I think.
I would stick with some far older: tradition itself.Live a sane life:* Work hard on finding a career that fits you.* Find a wife and start a healthy family.* Contribute only to good causes (fuck the girl scouts, etc)* Don't waste money on crap* Read the great literature and listen to classical musicYou don't need instructions for that: it's obvious.
fuck the girl scouts
So you really did mean to use the word antisocial.
Hessians need to do more than "survive": we need to coalesce and raise our culture into the real world, instead of keeping it locked in the human world of ideas, dreams, and rubbish collection.
I only care about discovering better music and sharing it with those who actually care.
If you're not into metal, you are not my friend


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Jacee Bennett, Courtney Riddle, Mindy McElroy and Courtney Moore have each earned All-Central Region honors either awarded by the NFCA or by Daktronics.
Bennett was a first team selection at pitcher by Daktronics, while Riddle earned first team honors in the outfield through the NFCA.
McElroy was a second team selection by Daktronics as a pitcher, while Moore was the second team catcher for the NFCA list.
Bennett, a sophomore pitcher from Colbert, Okla., was the Great American Conference Pitcher of the Year after helping Southeastern to a regular season and postseason conference championship. Five times she was named the GAC Pitcher of the Week, and she also earned National Pitcher of the Week honors after being named the Most Outstanding Pitcher at the NFCA D-II Leadoff Classic. She posted a 21-5 record on the season with a 2.71 ERA in 44 appearances with 22 starts. She picked up nine saves and tossed 178.1 innings, striking out a team-best 188 hitters.
Riddle, a redshirt freshman from Irving, Texas, was an honorable mention all-GAC pick after leading Southeastern at the plate with a .420 average. She posted 42 hits on the year with 10 doubles, a triple and two home runs alongside 31 RBI. She boasted a .470 on-base percentage and slugged .600.
McElroy, a junior from Ringling, Okla., was a first team all-GAC pick and earned the conference's Newcomer of the Year honor. She paced the Savage Storm with a 22-3 record on the season as well as posting a team-best 1.77 ERA. She made 42 appearances with 30 starts, tossing 174.1 innings. She picked up a pair of shutouts in six complete games with five saves and 97 strikeouts.
Moore, a senior catcher from Mesquite, Texas, was a first team all-GAC selection after hitting .383 on the year with a team-high 59 hits in 154 at bats with a team-leading 13 doubles as well as four home runs and 46 RBI. She led the team with a .484 on-base percentage, adding 17 walks and 15 HBP to her hit total while also slugging .545. She was a perfect five-for-five stealing bases and added a .989 fielding percentage while playing every game behind the plate.
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Oct. 4, 2013 -- The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approved the proposed 2014 wild turkey season dates and regulation changes during their Oct. 3 meeting. The proposed season framework was presented by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries' (LDWF) Wildlife Division at the Commission's July meeting.
The 2014 wild turkey season will open March 22 in three designated areas with varying end of season dates as follows: Area A, March 22 - April 20; Area B, March 22 - April 13; and Area C, March 22 - April 6 using the same geographic boundaries utilized in 2013 with the exception of a small portion of Area B within Caddo Parish to be closed.
The private lands youth and physically challenged hunter weekend will be March 15-16 in all designated areas.
Additionally, on USFWS-managed national wildlife refuges and US Army Corps of Engineer properties the following turkey hunting dates will be available:
* Bogue Chitto NWR, March 15-16 (youth), plus March 22 - April 13.
* Lake Ophelia NWR, March 15 (youth lottery), plus March 22 - April 6 (hunts end at 12 noon).
* Tensas NWR, March 15-16 (youth), plus March 22 - April 6.
* Upper Ouachita NWR, March 15 (youth lottery).
* Indian Bayou USACOE, March 15-16 (youth/physically challenged), March 22-23 and 29-30; All lottery hunts.
* Old River USACOE, March 22 - April 6.
[This paragraph has been revised to correct information originally posted on Oct. 4, 2013.] In 2014, there are no youth lottery hunts, or applications to complete and submit for hunters 17 years of age or younger wishing to hunt on these KNF properties. Youth hunting dates for wild turkey on Kisatchie National Forest have been approved for the weekend of March 15-16 on the Caney, Calcasieu (except Forest Service / Vernon Unit lands within Ft. Polk/Vernon WMA) and Kisatchie Ranger Districts; and March 15 on Catahoula and Winn Ranger Districts.
The regular turkey season within the Caney Ranger District would run from March 22 to April 6; and from March 22 to April 13 on all other Ranger Districts.
WMA turkey season and rule changes include:
* Noting the name change of Three Rivers / Red River WMAs to Richard K. Yancey WMA
* Clarification of lottery hunt rules to allow youth to apply for both youth and regular lottery hunts
* Dropping the GPS requirement on Tunica Hills WMA
* Adding an open hunt on Pomme de Terre WMA from April 16-20
* Replacing two, 3-day lottery hunts on Union WMA with a 2-day lottery hunt March 29-30 and a 7-day open hunt March 31 to April 6 and youth lottery hunt weekend March 15-16
* Moving Sabine WMA's first regular lottery hunt to March 28-30
* Dropping the second Pearl River WMA youth hunt
For more information on WMA hunting opportunities and hunting seasons in Louisiana, visit www.wlf.la.gov [4]. For information on turkey season dates and regulations, contact Jimmy Stafford at 225-765-2361 or email@example.com [5] .


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Alex Ferguson is the greatest Manchester United manager in recent memory. When he announced his retirement he sent shockwaves across the football community, even though it had been a long time coming.
And he hand-picked his successor - then Everton gaffer, David Moyes. It is a debatable choice but it has been made. Given his efforts to settle into the job, it is necessary to an extent to review the structures Ferguson left behind for Moyes to build on.
Staff Loyalty
Ferguson was a good man-manager. In spite of his widely reported hairdryer treatment of his team, he maintained a good relationship with his players and most importantly, his staff. He earned their loyalty.
When he retired it was obvious most of the staff would find it difficult to show the same loyalty to another manager after serving Ferguson for so long and so most of the backroom staff left, including Rene Meulensteen.
Now Moyes has to start from scratch and install his own men, probably to his preference anyway. And his own men are not the world class, experienced trainers and analysts that Ferguson had. They consist of freshly retired players and one player/coach.
Ferguson simply took with him the stature Manchester United had in the global football world. This is highlighted by the lack of inactivity in the transfer market so far.
It seems no one wants to come to United - unless Alex Ferguson is waiting to be their manager, much to Moyes' dismay.
Youth setup
So far in pre-season, Moyes has discovered Jesse Lingard and Adrian Januzaj as the leading young players from the United academy. Wilfried Zaha has also impressed, and he and Lingard are surely going to get a place in the first team next season.
This is thanks to Ferguson. After all, he was the manager monitoring Lingard's progress through the academy and he signed Zaha too.
Wayne Rooney
In 2010 when Rooney submitted and withdrew a transfer request, Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge. From that time onward his relationship with the star United player was on a downward spiral.
By the time Sir Alex retired, he confirmed that Rooney had submitted a second transfer request.
Those reports have since been dismissed, but the signing of Robin van Persie and his subsequent descent in importance has seen Rooney express his desire to quit Old Trafford, especially now that the man who sued him for libel a few years back is at the helm of affairs.
Simply put, Ferguson left a mess as far as the Rooney situation is concerned. And Moyes is having a hard time cleaning it up.
He has not helped his own case by stating, perhaps carelessly, that Rooney will provide necessary back-up to van Persie. Now the situation is at breaking point: Rooney wants out, United says no, and Moyes has to find the balance.
This is not the easiest thing to do though. Maybe, just maybe, if Ferguson had let Rooney leave earlier then he may have saved a nice guy the unnecessary headache of jumping into chaos in his first try at a top club.
All in all, Ferguson has left a good Manchester United team and a wonderful reputation and success. Building on it is Moyes' task. And it is not an easy one. But who ever said managing in Manchester was easy?
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"A truely awesome value, you NEED this book."
Ok, it is an audio book in original form, I know.
There are not allot of people that come along and can point you in the right direction, or more importantly, give you the tools to choose the right direction. Caroline Myss is both, depending on what you are looking for. Either way, I think everyone from teen to into their 70's should listen to this book. She teaches you to know yourself first, and then you can, if you choose, identify other people's Archetypes. Listen very carefully to her, know where the line is and what you are crossing when you do this, it is easy to misuse what she teaches you. If you use your knowledge as a weapon, well, just don't do it. What you become is the shadow-side of your own archetype. You don't want that.
One last note, I cannot finish this review before commenting on some of the others, sorry, it's just in me. I think some misunderstand her, either by choice or not. Don't mistake her coarseness at times for raw feeling, or for heaven's sake, DON'T take it personal. LISTEN..., that is all I can say.
"The Language of Archetypes"
Caroline Myss is a genius in understanding and teaching of our purpose for being.Her explanation of God are so extraordinarily easy to understand and comprehend.This book I feel is a smooth transition to all of her previous work.She truly understands the energetics of humans.If you are on a path of self discovery and have asked yourself why you are here and for what purpose, this is a MUST read.
I found these lectures very informative as well as meditative! Sometimes while I listened I took notes... other times I danced. I shared the author's ideas with friends and family. She definately had an effect on me! I was somewhat familiar with Carl Jung's archetypes before listening to these CDs, so this all wasn't completely new material... it's just that the way the author presents her ideas is so practical, it really helped me to understand myself and everyone around me with more compassion and awareness. I also laughed more than a few times. Ms. Myss has such a matter-of-fact way of stating things... I couldn't help but laugh at some of my own deep-set belief patterns.
Overall, I was very impressed.
"Finding Your Life Purpose"
This is the most excellent book/lecture on finding your life purpose ever written. Purchasing it will change your life. If you are tired of stumbling through life not really knowing why you are here, or how to discover why things happen in your life, she will help you discover your life's true meaning.
"Fascinating, thought-provoking"
Caroline Myss is not as widely known as she should be. The study of archetypes in our lives is not a new idea; it dates back to ancient philosophers, and is well-known to modern psychology. However, it is not a common topic for the average person. I propose that it SHOULD be, and Ms. Myss has put it into a context that will appeal to the average reader. We all regularly use this "language" of archetypes when we point out the "bully" in the school yard or the "princess" at work. But rarely do we look carefully at the characterics that make these traits so easily and naturally identifiable to us all. When seen through fairy tales, movies, and common experiences, these traits suddenly come alive and you (the reader/listener) will discover a whole new view of the world and of yourself. You will soon find that you can see the REASON for another's behavior (and your own as well) in a way that will provoke thought, understanding, and compassion. I recommend THE LANGUAGE OF ARCHETYPES as the first step into this delightful, insightful and astonishing world. You will find you want to learn more.
"Captivated from the first click"
This book is a wonderful introduction to and expansion of the concepts of archetypes and how they apply to our everyday existence. I have been looking for a title that would help me gain a modern day view of Jungian psychology. Caroline Myss is interesting to listen to and very informative. She concretely explains the 'language' in such a way that the casual listener can understand while at the same time offering the budding expert enough to whet the palate. She is truly a master teacher!
"Angry and empty"
This speech is very angry and dismissive. If you'd like a description of different types of people and how awful they are, you will love this. It's an epic shit talking session that goes in circles like a snake in the mud. Read Jung instead if you are interested in archetypes.
"Be Aware That This is a Live Speech..."
If you like Myss' works, this will not disappoint as it contains great in-depth explorations of the relationship between various aspects of our personalities and the traditional Archetypes that she covers, but be aware this is a live speech rather than an actual reading of a book, which can be fun as there is some audience feedback and interaction, but can also be frustrating as there are times Myss starts to talk about a particular situation or Archetype, but then gets distracted and wanders off elsewhere. If you want a more structured discussion about archetypes, consider reading her "Sacred Contracts" book.
In terms of performance, I have to confess that the more Myss ages, the more unpleasant I find her voice and mannerisms. The early audios weren't bad, but listening to her here made me want to stab myself in the eye with a pencil. I just had to stop at one point and haven't listened any further. Make sure you listen to the sample first to see if you can handle her voice before you purchase.
"Too much opinion Not enough "fact""
I realize that this isn't exactly a topic that is generally accepted as documented "fact" to begin with, but I felt that this book was pitiful. I would say this book is 15% archetypes, and 85% the author ranting about her life and the fact that she is right and everyone else is wrong. I am generally able to listen to about anything. I listen to books on quantum physics for crying out loud. This was terrible. I listened for almost 3 hours before she started actually getting in to individual archetypes. When she finally did, she kept going into asides that completely took away from any learning process that was being started. Unless you love this author specifically, and are a huge fan of her personal agenda I would highly recommend finding another read. That is my personal opinion of course.
"The potential to Heal the Soul if you do the work!"
This is an amazing body of work. If you are willing to look deep into yourself and acknowledge all that resides there you could come out a healed and healing force in the Universe. The only caveat is you must be honest with yourself or you will be wasting your time and money. We are all good at hiding the truth from ourselves, it is the ego's way of staying in charge. But if you want to control your destiny then it is time to take back your power. This book can help you do that.


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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. A dog is on the loose at Corn Lake, causing many residents to take to social media to get the word out about this seemingly abandoned dog.
The Shar-pei has been seen around the lake for the past few days.
Holly White is just one of several people who have gone out to the park to try and rescue this lost dog.
"We're trying to catch this Shar-pei mix that has been around here on corn lake for a few weeks now, and just get him somewhere safe and he's got an eye infection just try and get him treated for it," said White.
But Mesa County Animal Services said this is a call they get often as the weather starts to warm up. They encourage dog owners to take extra time and groom your pet as their needs sometimes change along with the weather.
Penny McCarty from Animal Services said there are several things owners should do in the spring time, "this is very important to check your perimeter, because over the winter time things can settle there can be holes under the fence maybe boards have come loose so people need to do an assessment of their property."
With more than 14,000 calls a year they say it can also be important to look into your pets dietary needs, since that may also change with the summer time.
"One of the things you might consider is if your dog is not spayed or neutered is taking advantage of one of our certificates and getting that done," said McCarty.
The Facebook group Mesa County lost and found pets is working alongside of Animal Services to take care of this lost pup, and give him the medical attention he needs.
They are encouraging anyone who may know the owner of the dog to contact Animal Services at 970-255-5003.