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Civic Action Project (CAP) CAP gets students to explore public policy beyond the four walls of the classroom. CAP integrates hands-on learning about public policy into standards-based content in government classes. The site allows students to post projects and interact with peers and teachers. Teachers can download the curriculum, post materials and feedback, and assess their students' progress.
Educating About ImmigrationEducating About Immigration helps teachers and students address issues of immigration productively and critically. It is a one-stop informational and interactive clearinghouse on topics of U.S. immigration. It is primarily intended as a source for curriculum, but the general public is also invited to use it to learn more about immigration, its history, and current controversies. The site was initially funded by the Weingart Foundation.
Cops & Kids: Working Together for Peace on the Streets This program, created 25 years ago in response to LA's civil unrest, is a collaborative effort between CRF and the LAPD. The program has proven effective in increasing student knowledge about law enforcement and due process rights and in improving police attitudes towards young people and young peoples' attitudes toward police.
California Three Rs ProjectThe California Three Rs Project (CA3Rs) is a program for finding common ground on issues related to religious liberty and the First Amendment in public schools. The California Three Rs Project co-sponsored by Constitutional Rights Foundation, California County Superintendents Educational Services Association, and the Religious Freedom Education Project at Newseum.
Project LEADAn effective law-related education program established by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office in partnership with Constitutional Rights Foundation. Its goal is simple: To teach children that the choices they make today can affect their lives forever. The 20-week curriculum focuses on the legal and social consequences of juvenile crimes, such as truancy, illicit drug use, shoplifting and graffiti. Since its inception in 1993, Project LEAD has touched the lives of tens of thousands of students. It also has been replicated in several states and foreign countries.
Judges, Courts, and the Law Judges, Courts, and the Law is a joint effort of CRF and the Judicial Branch of California. Featuring stories, games, and other activities, the site helps students better understand the role that courts play in our democracy.
Educating About Intellectual Property Educating About Intellectual Property seeks to educate young people about the role and importance of intellectual property in our society and about the laws and policies in place to protect both the property and the citizens who use it. This project is a collaborative effort of Street Law, Inc. and CRF and is funded by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and supported by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Educating for Democracy, California Campaign for Civic Mission of Schools Educating for Democracy, California Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools is an effort sponsored by the California Coalition for Civic Renewal, a group of concerned California individuals and organizations seeking to enlist support of education, business, law, veterans, labor, parents, and service groups around the state to promote civic education in California.
Celebrate America Celebrate America is designed to give families and classrooms meaningful content and activities for celebrating America's civic holidays.
CRF Blog With entries published every weekday, CRF Blog features information, discussion, and links useful to K–12 educators in civics, law, history, economics, and other social studies. It also has occasional announcements about CRF events, programs, and publications.
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Scientists studying microbes that live in volcanic hot springs have invented a way to preserve viruses that could someday change how vaccines are delivered in poor countries.
Much work remains to be done, but an intriguing study in The Journal of Virology describes how Portland State University scientists prevented several viruses from drying out by coating them with silica, the basic ingredient of glass, just as they are coated in hot springs. Once the silica coats were rinsed off, some of the viruses were able to infect cells again.
Most vaccines are made of weakened virus or viral bits, and many need refrigeration. Keeping them cold is a major challenge when it comes to protecting children living in villages without electricity.
"It's hard to put a fridge on the back of a donkey," said Kenneth M. Stedman, a biologist at Portland State and the lead author of the study.
By recreating the chemical-laden hot-spring environment, Dr. Stedman's team coated four types of virus with silica, stored them, then washed off the silica and tried to infect cells. One heavily studied virus, phage T4, which infects the cells of E. coli bacteria, retained 90 percent of its infectivity for almost a month. The virus used in smallpox vaccines also did well, but it is naturally able to be stored dry.
The team is now testing the technique on harder targets: flu virus and rotavirus, which can cause fatal childhood diarrhea. "And we're definitely interested in polio," he added.
Coating other viruses and testing them in animals instead of cells will require more work and more grants. Dr. Stedman's seed money came from NASA, which is interested in how viruses spewed by volcanoes survive in the upper atmosphere.
His team did one animal experiment: It injected the smallpox vaccine virus into mice still in the silica coating. Even then, it touched off their immune systems, suggesting that the body itself may be able to wash off the coating. DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

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Fascists and Republicans: Terrorism, 9/11, and the lies of the Bush propaganda machine
Islamofascism, Bush has come to call it, and that's not one of his malapropisms. It's a multi-level attempt to tie his quixotic mission to something real and historical and to distract from the growing awareness that his one-party government, so expert in manipulating the passions of the public with propaganda and so good at intimidating the public with secret investigations, bears a growing resemblance to the Fascisti of the 1930s and 40s. The Bush propaganda machine is so powerful not only because modern communications makes it easier, but because, as is the practice of Republicans and Fascists alike, the boundaries between government and private propaganda is blurred. If caught, if exposed, the private sector liars can be jettisoned without damage to the party, which can then go off on a new tack faster than anything that ever won the America's Cup.
The towers of the World Trade Center no longer dominate the Manhattan skyline, but the various myths, legends, gospels, hymns, and dirges that we have created to fill the void still dominate national discourse and, like Obi-wan, the Twin Towers are more powerful in death than in life. So important to the case for war is their destruction that the meaning of September 11th must be reformed, restated, and re-invented as the ineluctable causa belli with each emerging detail of Bush's bungling incompetence. And so well has this been done that no direct evidence of Bush's failure to prevent it even despite direct warning can stand against the onslaught of fable. Bush's private propagandists are quite up to the task.
The American Broadcasting Company, according to Think Progress, plans to disgrace the day by airing a jaw-dropping, mind-twisting piece of putrescent "docudrama" to blame the attack on Bill Clinton. ABC, which along with the other networks drowned out that the former president's efforts to attack Osama bin Laden with the incessant screech of "Monicamonicamonica," now would have it otherwise, just as the man who went on vacation when warned of an imminent attack would have it otherwise -- and so otherwise it shall be.
"The film really zeros in on the shortcomings of the Clinton administration in doing anything about militant Islamofascism or terrorism during its administration," says Rush Limbaugh. Can any amount of Oxycontin dull the conscience of this man? Can any amount of Docufiction disguise the degree to which Bush dismantled Clinton's anti-terrorism efforts? Can anyone forget the mockery Rush directed at Clinton for firing "Monica missiles" at Osama. We shall see.
I'm sure the outrage caused by advance announcement of this "docudrama" will be significant. The director of the film, David Cunningham, is already backtracking about its accuracy, saying "this is not a documentary." Indeed, it's not. Posing as objective history, it's a drama, a pastiche of fact and fiction, a passion play used to prove a point that the facts themselves deny. It's propaganda. It's a lie.


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Mesolithic posts are raised to the north-west of the Stonehenge site.
Find out more about the history of Stonehenge
Early farmers build the causewayed enclosure at Robin Hood's Ball, two cursus monuments (rectangular earthworks) and several long barrows in the landscape north of Stonehenge.
The first Stonehenge is built, an earthwork enclosure about 100 metres across enclosed by a circular ditch and two banks.
Stones are raised in the centre of the enclosure using larger sarsens in two concentric arrangements, and smaller 'bluestones' in a double arc between them.
Find out more about how Stonehenge was built
Well-furnished individual Beaker graves are dug near the Stonehenge site, including that of the Amesbury Archer.
The central bluestones are rearranged to form a circle and inner oval. The earthwork Avenue connects Stonehenge with the river Avon.
Two rings of pits are dug around the stone settings, perhaps for a rearrangement of the stones that was never completed.
Four of the sarsens are adorned with over 100 carvings of axeheads and a few daggers, perhaps symbols of power or status.
A major hillfort, Vespasian's Camp, is built about one mile east of Stonehenge, near the river Avon.
Many Roman objects are left at Stonehenge, suggesting the site may be a place of ritual importance to Romano-British people.
Explore the permanent collection in the Stonehenge visitor centre
Writers, artists and antiquarians take more and more interest in Stonehenge.
Why is Stonehenge so significant?
The Ministry of Defence buys a vast area of Salisbury Plain for army training exercises.
Landowner Sir Edmund Antrobus organises the re-erection of the leaning tallest trilithon.
Local landowner Cecil Chubb buys Stonehenge from the Antrobus family and gives it to the nation.
The last stones are consolidated.
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13 women graduate from ultrasound machine course
13 women graduate from ultrasound machine course
KABUL (Pajhwok): Thirteen young women were among first graduates completing "Women in the Economy's (WIE) Forward Together Scholarship Doppler Ultrasound course" in Kabul, USAID said on Saturday.
Held at the Ariana Hospital, the subsidised course gave participants the skills needed to operate an advanced ultrasound machine, the agency said in a statement.
The ultrasound machine uses color imaging to diagnose a wide variety of health issues, including heart diseases or healthy or complicated pregnancies.
"There is a strong need for qualified technicians in the Afghan medical sector that can deliver high quality diagnostic services. Having more qualified females will increase access to much needed medical services for all Afghan women", said Susan Decamp, USAID Gender Office Director.
This year alone, nearly 100 young women in Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, and Mazar-i-Sharif have enrolled in, or have graduated from ultrasonography, CT scan, and other medical technology courses through WIE's Forward Together Scholarship program.
WIE also coached its graduates to find jobs or residency programs in clinics and hospitals. Since the start of the WIE program in 2015, 880 beneficiaries have either completed internships in the healthcare sector or have full-time jobs in 200 medical facilities in 30 provinces.
"Today, we congratulate these young women. Our country needs more qualified women medical technicians", said Dr. Abdul Wahid Sidiqi, the owner of Ariana Hospital. "They can now provide valuable medical services to our patients.
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Are you certain about uncertainties?
Dr. Gooddata, therefore, recommends that we largely abandon the term bias. Instead, we will use the terms systematic error and systematic uncertainty. Systematic error is the actual error that exists between a measurement and the true value with zero random errors. Systematic uncertainty is taken to mean the estimate of the systematic errors limits that we could expect with some confidence.
Last time (CP, October, p. 57), Dr. Gooddata discussed the five types of systematic error (bias) and commented on how important it was to estimate their potential magnitudes or systematic uncertainties (bias).
Note the ambiguity of the term bias. Many people use it to refer to the systematic error for a single measurement. They say bias to mean the actual difference between their measurement and the true value of the test. In contrast, others at times will estimate the potential magnitude of this type of error and call that the bias. Here they mean the +/- interval about the measurement that estimates the possible extent of the true systematic error.
Confused? So am I. Dr. Gooddata, therefore, recommends that we largely abandon the term bias. Instead, we will use the terms systematic error and systematic uncertainty. Systematic error is the actual error that exists between a measurement and the true value with zero random errors. Systematic uncertainty is taken to mean the estimate of the systematic errors limits that we could expect with some confidence.
Collective wisdom
The International Standards Organizations (ISO) Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement recommends that uncertainty analysts (thats you) assign both a distribution and a confidence interval to each systematic uncertainty estimated. The U.S. National Standard on test uncertainty, ASME PTC19.1 Test Uncertainty, has been rewritten and recommends that estimates of systematic uncertainties be assumed to represent a Gaussian-Normal distribution and be estimated at 68% confidence. (That would make systematic uncertainties estimates of one sx, as the degrees of freedom are assumed to be infinite for each of these systematic uncertainties.)
Remember, too, that the combined effect of several sources of systematic uncertainty is still determined by the root-sum-square method. The result is the interval that contains the true value 68% of the time in the absence of random errors (whose limits we now estimate with random uncertainties.)
The systematic uncertainty of the result would then be:
where each bi is a 68% confidence estimate of the systematic uncertainty for source i. This allows us to work with equivalent sx values throughout this analysis. We will need that capability when we also deal with the random uncertainties.
As for those random uncertainties, the latest U. S. National Standard recommends (as does the ISO Guide) estimating their magnitude limits as one standard deviation for the average at a particular level in the measurement hierarchy. That is, the random uncertainty for an uncertainty source is the standard deviation of the average for that uncertainty source. It is noted as one sx. Here too, the random uncertainty for the test result is the root-sum-square of the random uncertainties for each level in the measurement hierarchy.
The random uncertainty of the result is then:
where each x,i is the standard deviation of the average for that level in the measurement hierarchy.
Note that with this approach we are working with equivalent sx values for both systematic and random uncertainties. Why is this important? How does this help us? Lets see.
A singular task
Now that we are all experts in the determination of the systematic and random uncertainties of a measurement, the question we must approach with exceptional anticipation is this: What good is it to calculate only systematic and random uncertainties? Shouldnt we find a way to combine them into an overall uncertainty for the measurement result? (I know thats two questions.)
For a long time there were two primary approaches to this problem of calculating a single number to represent the measurement result uncertainty. Those two uncertainty models (kind of like Ford and Chevy for car buffs) were the UADD and the URSS models. These were also known as U99 and U95, respectively, because the former provided approximately 99% coverage and the latter approximately 95%.
Well, what were these models and isnt there something better after all these years?
The UADD model was:
The URSSmodel was:
Note that when it is said that <ital>U<subscript>ADD<end subscript, end ital> provides approximately 99% coverage (not confidence) and<ital>U<subscript>RSS<end subscript, end ital> approximately 95%, the key words are approximately and coverage.
We use approximately because these coverages were determined by simulation, not statistics. They are right in the long run, but not exact. Why do we use the term coverage and not confidence? What is this coverage thing? Why not express these uncertainty intervals (hint, new word there) as confidence intervals? The reasoning is: The systematic uncertainty, <ital>B<subscript>R<end subscript, end ital>, was an estimate of the limits of systematic error to about 95% coverage. <ital>B<subscript>R<end subscript, end ital> was not a statistic but an estimate. <graphic> is, however, a true statistic. It is appropriate to speak of confidence only with a true statistic.
Both of the above uncertainty equations combine a statistic, <graphic> , with a non-statistic, <ital>B<subscript>R<end subscript, end ital>. The result cannot be an interval (that new word) with a true confidence but rather provides coverage as documented by simulation.
Until now, our emphasis has been on grouping uncertainty sources as either systematic or random. The ISO in its guide does not recommend grouping uncertainty sources or errors that way. Instead, it suggests grouping them as either Type A, where there are data to calculate a standard deviation, or Type B, where there arent. This approach seems in conflict with the commonly applied terminology of systematic and random uncertainty sources.
Emerging approach
However, a new uncertainty model that combines the best features of both methods is now coming into vogue. It handles the ISO recommendations of using Type A and Type B classifications and still allows the engineer to quote uncertainties in the more physically understandable vocabulary of systematic and random. How can this be? What compromises were reached? Tune in next time for the rest of this story and the answers.
For now, though, lets review the basic principles of each model.
Well start with the ISO model. For Type A uncertainties, data can be used to calculate standard deviation. Type B uncertainties must be estimated in some other way. The total uncertainty, which ISO calls expanded uncertainty, is then calculated by root-sum-square of the two types of uncertainties. But first, all the elemental Type A and Type B uncertainties are combined by root-sum-square. That is, we first calculate:
and then:
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Note here that the <ital>U<subscript>B,i<end subscript, end ital> need an assumed distribution and degrees of freedom. The new U. S. National Standard published by the ASME recommends that you assume the <ital>U<subscript>B,i<end subscript, end ital> are normally distributed and have infinite degrees of freedom.
It is also important to recognize that all the <ital>U<subscript>A,i<end subscript, end ital> and <ital>U<subscript>B,i<end subscript, end ital> uncertainties are standard deviations of the average for that uncertainty source <em dash><em dash> that is, they all represent one <graphic> .
We then need to combine the <ital>U<subscript>A<end subscript, end ital> and <ital>U<subscript>B<end subscript, end ital> uncertainties into the total or expanded uncertainty. That expanded uncertainty is:
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The constant out front, <ital>K<end ital>, is used to provide the confidence desired. The most common choice for that constant is Students <ital>t<end ital><subscript>95<end subscript>, which provides an uncertainty with 95% confidence. This ISO expanded uncertainty would then be written:
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A question of degree
Before the Students <ital>t<end ital><subscript>95<end subscript> can be determined, there is one more important step. Do you know what it is? The degrees of freedom for <ital>U<subscript>ISO<end subscript, end ital> are needed. How do we get that? Well, each standard deviation of the average weve used in the <ital>U<subscript>A<end subscript, end ital> and <ital>U<subscript>B<end subscript, end ital> equations above has its associated degrees of freedom. For the <ital>U<subscript>A<end subscript, end ital>, the degrees of freedom come directly from the data that are used to calculate the standard deviations of the average, that is,
where <graphic> represents degrees of freedom, sometimes abbreviated as <ital>d.f.<end ital>
These degrees of freedom are for all the <ital>U<subscript>A,i<end subscript, end ital> where <ital>N<subscript>i<end subscript, end ital> is the number of data points used to calculate the standard deviations of the average.
For the <ital>U<subscript>B,i<end subscript, end ital>, the degrees of freedom are assumed to be infinite.
The degrees of freedom, <lower case Greek nu>, for the <ital>U<subscript>ISO<end subscript, end ital> is computed for the total uncertainty with the Welch-Satterthwaite approximation:
This formula is a real pain. Hand calculations are very frustrating here. So, program the formula on your computer. One simplifying aspect is that one term in the denominator, <graphic> , is zero when the <graphic> is infinity.
Now, with the degrees of freedom, the Students <ital>t<end ital><subscript>95<end subscript> can be found in a table in any statistics text. Not a problem.
If 99% or some other confidence is desired, just use the proper Students <ital>t<end ital>.
Well, there you have it. Now, we need to consider the U. S. Uncertainty Standard and how to calculate that uncertainty. What are its major components? Hint, they are associated with the impact of uncertainties on the test result. Second hint, these groupings are familiar to engineers the world over. Do you know what they are? Next time....
Until then, remember, use numbers not adjectives.
Ronald H. Dieck is the principal of Ron Dieck Associates, Inc., Palm Beach Gardens, FL. E-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Get screwed up like the neck on Frankenstein
Purple weed, purple drank, purple swag, purple tag
We be getting throwed, We be getting throwed
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Draped up dripped out, still sipping
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Pro-Western president loses in Georgia
TBILISI -- Nine years after he ushered in a democratic Georgia, President Mikheil Saakashvili conceded defeat Tuesday after parliamentary elections showed a surge of support for a billionaire who made his money in Russia.
"I express my respect toward the decision of the majority," said Saakashvili in a live TV address to the nation.
Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili's Georgian Dream coalition won a parliamentary majority and will be able to form a new government, though Saakashvili's term does not expire for another year.
Saakashvili has been in power since the peaceful Rose Revolution ended unrest in a country that was once under Soviet domination until it declared independence in 1991. He overhauled a Communist-style economy and steered the country away from Russian influence and toward the West.
Though the economy grew significantly over the years, poverty remained a problem, and his opponents charged him with authoritarian tactics similar to those once used against Georgians by the Soviets.
The opposition Georgian Dream campaign pointed to violent crackdowns on street protests in 2007 and 2011, persistent high-level corruption and continuing restrictions on media freedoms as evidence that Saakashvili's rule has grown too heavy-handed.
Two weeks ago, video footage was made public of conditions in a Tbilisi prison showing inmates being tortured and raped. Thousands of protesters poured into the streets.
After Ivanishvili's victory, his supporters flooded the streets of the capital, blasting car horns and waving flags in celebration until the early hours of the morning.
"It's a party; everyone's here to enjoy it," said Nata Bokuchava, 32.
Ivanishvili made his fortune in post-Soviet Russia in computer and banking businesses. He has promised to improve relations with Georgia's powerful neighbor and strengthen economic ties, though he says he is not a supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"Ivanishvili's election may help to break the stalemate between Russia and Georgia – this is not necessarily bad news for the West," said Lilit Gevorgyan, political analyst at IHS Global Insight. "It will help the EU and U.S. to iron out one more wrinkle in their relations with Russia, which saw a serious blow as a result of 2008 Georgian-Russian war."
Ivanishvili is not likely to be a purely pro-Russian leader but will attempt to tightrope between a potential economic partner Russia and the West, she said.
"Georgia will develop a multidirectional foreign policy, trying to balance its already good relations with the West with newly reviving ties with Russia," she said.
Few deny the scale of change in the country since 2003: The once widespread petty corruption among police and low-level officials has been all but wiped out and everyday security for ordinary people has massively improved.
But unemployment remains high outside of the cities, and rising food and electricity prices mean many feel worse off under Saakashvili than they had been under Soviet rule.


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NEWPORT NEWS, Va.- Christopher Newport's football team has accomplished many things in more than twelve seasons of action on the gridiron. Matt Kelchner's squad has played in nine NCAA Tournaments, won or shared nine USA South titles, won 65 percent of its games and 83 percent of its conference games, and captured 69 percent of its home games at POMOCO Stadium.
But prior to Saturday night, the Captains had never been 2-0 to start a season.
That all changed as CNU held off Hampden-Sydney, 17-7, in front of a POMOCO Stadium record crowd of 6,675.
The Captains forced eight Tiger turnovers, five interceptions and three fumbles, en route to the 10-point triumph. Christopher Newport scored all of its points in the first half, held a 17-0 lead at the intermission, and then allowed only a late Hampden-Sydney score with 1:25 to play in the fourth quarter.
"It was a great win for us obviously," Head Coach Matt Kelchner said. "They're a good program and they beat us pretty good on their field last year...our defense really got the job done again, they were terrific."
CNU opened the scoring with a Paul Dukes touchdown run from four yards out just five minutes into the first quarter. The Captains posted a four-play, 76-yard drive that was highlighted by a 58-yard completion from junior quarterback Marcus Morrast to junior tight end Matt Kerr.
The Captains added another touchdown six minutes later at the 4:09 mark of the opening quarter on a 27-yard scoring scamper from Morrast. The run came on the first play following a Hampden-Sydney fumble at the 27-yard line.
Sophomore kicker Mason Studer added a 42-yard field goal in the final seconds of the second quarter to complete CNU's scoring for the night. For the second straight week, 17 points proved to be enough for victory.
"I certainly would have preferred for us to punch in another one or two scores," Kelchner continued. "We had some shots and just couldn't get it to happen. We relied on our defense and they were there for us all night."
Senior linebacker Evan Moog again led the way on defense, posting 14 tackles. Sophomore linebacker Mic Edwards picked off two passes, recovered a fumble, and made 10 stops. Sophomore cornerback Cameron Barlow picked off two passes and recovered a fumble, and sophomore cornerback Tyrell Eaton made 13 tackles. Senior linebacker A.J. Schmetzer tallied 10 tackles, and senior linebacker Tyler Portell recovered a fumble and made six stops. Sophomore Vincent Bolden also intercepted a pass for the Captains.
Hampden-Sydney junior quarterback Nash Nance attempted 72 passes, completing 45 for 364 yards. Nance's five interceptions came a year after he threw five touchdowns against the Captains in a 42-20 H-SC victory. The five picks matched a CNU school record.
CNU quarterback Marcus Morrast was 10 of 22 for 132 yards passing. He also rushed for 46 yards on 11 carries and a score.
Sophomore tailback Paul Dukes ran the ball 18 times for 60 yards and a score, his second of the season after scoring the game-winner last week at Salisbury in the final minute on a pass from Morrast.
The crowd of 6,675 eclipsed the previous high of 6,141 set in 2011 vs. North Carolina Wesleyan
Brady Macko spoiled the CNU shutout by scoring the Tigers only points of the night on a three-yard run with just 47 seconds left. The loss left the Tigers with a 1-1 record.
CNU will put its 2-0 record on the line next Saturday night at POMOCO Stadium. The Captains will host Shenandoah (1-1) with kickoff set for 7 p.m. The game will be a part of Family Weekend activities at CNU.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va.- Christopher Newport's football team has accomplished many things in more than twelve seasons of action on the gridiron. Matt Kelchner's squad has played in nine NCAA Tournaments, won or shared nine USA South titles, won 65 percent of its games and 83 percent of its conference games, and captured 69 percent of its home games at POMOCO Stadium.


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Strategy of Squeezing Hamas Was Effective, but Helped Lead to Open Warfare, Officials Believe
Israel and Egypt quietly agreed to work in concert to squeeze Hamas after Egypt's military coup in 2013, a strategy that proved effective but which some Israeli and U.S. officials now believe stoked tensions that helped spur open warfare in Gaza.
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"Stairway to Heaven" – Led Zeppelin
"This will get us there, you're sure?" Avery asked the Captain. Her hands shook and sweat beaded on her forehead.
" Yes Madam, as I've told the other passengers, who are equally as persistent, this will take us to the first step."
"The Stairway to Heaven? I can't believe it. It's for real, isn't it?"
"Well, Madam Avery, that's what you paid all your money for. This is the only ship that can take you there. We'll arrive shortly. Ask a flight attendant to give you some pills to calm you down. Soon, you'll never need medicine again."
"But, what's at the top of the Stairway? Streets filled with glittering gold? No more crying and no more pain?"
"When we're there you'll know. Have faith, Madam."
Avery looking pale and feeling dehydrated suddenly fainted. The whole idea of reaching Heaven by space ship seemed unimaginable.
When she woke up she was lying on a soft bed. There was a gate formed of pure gold and silver. Two regal guards stood nearby.
"You there, both of you, where is this? I was supposed to be in Heaven I paid a great deal of money to get there, " Avery said.
The guards chuckled, "Madam Avery, don't you know the Stairway and Heaven itself cannot be bought by humans."
"But what am I doing here?"
"Quiet now. You're in processing, they're trying to decide about you," one guard said.
"Decide what?"
"If somewhere deep inside you know Heaven was purchased for you long ago. If you know who bought it," the second guard replied.
Avery stomped her foot, "I deserve what's coming to me."
The first guard shook his heads," Wherever you end up, Madam Avery, you can be sure of that."
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£250 is more like $375 these days, and yes the cost of living is high here. A cheap room in a flat in London is £500 a month, more importantly a beer is often over £3, I don't know how that compares to the states to be honnest so I won't presume to say its harsher.
And yes, £250 is a bloody good rate for a tour. All power to you if your getting it.
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Cloud Computing on Ulitzer
Back in June, we released the very first security hardened virtual machine images for the Amazon Web Services Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) environment. These original images were based upon the OpenSolaris 2008.11 release and were configured in accordance with the guidelines published by Sun the Center for Internet Security.
Since its initial release, we have provided an update to offer this image in the European Region. In August, we took another step forward with the release of a security-enhanced image based upon the OpenSolaris 2009.06 release.
This image went beyond just the simple hardening of its predecessor to add functionality such as encrypted swap, non-executable stacks and auditing that was enabled by default. With such a strong foundation, it should have been no surprise that it was likely to be used as a foundation for layered functionality. Just this month, for example, we announced the release of an image pre-configured with Drupal (v6.10) along with Apache (v2.2), MySQL (v5.0), and PHP (v5.2).
In parallel, the Immutable Service Containers project was announced back in June. This project was focused on the creation of secure execution environments for services. One of the key deliverables from this project has been the OpenSolaris ISC Construction Kit (Preview) that transforms an OpenSolaris 2009.06 system into an ISC configuration. Interestingly, several of the functional elements used today as part of the security-enhanced AMIs actually got their start as part of the ISC Construction Kit.
This brings us to today.
For the first time, we have been able to create ISCs in the Cloud on Amazon EC2! Using the OpenSolaris ISC Construction Kit and the security-enhanced OpenSolaris 2009.06 AMI, we have deployed an ISC that exposes a representative service (in this case, a web server).
The nice thing about this is that the installation process was essentially the same as the one we used to create our pre-configured OVF image. There were two settings that needed to be adjusted in order for the ISC Construction Kit to properly work on EC2:
These two parameters had to be set before running the iscadm.ksh command. The first parameter simply removes steps that have already been completed in the base AMI (or are not needed for EC2). The second parameter changes the network interface name from e1000g0 (default) to xnf0 which is needed on EC2. That's all there was to it!
If you are interested in ISCs and how you can use them in your environment, I would love to hear from you!
Also, just in case you missed it, I had the pleasure of joining Hal Stern to discuss ISCs on a recent Innovating@Sun podcast. Check it out and send us your feedback! Thanks in advance!
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A man whose body was found in a burning truck on Thursday near Innisfail, Alberta texted his girlfriend shortly before his death, saying "I think I'm going to die."
Oleg Cusnir, 27, was discovered inside his Ford F-350 truck on Thursday afternoon, RCMP said. The death is being treated as a homicide.
Cusnir, a carpenter, moved to Innisfail from Saskatchewan in September last year for work.
His girlfriend, Ashley Roberts, stayed behind on the Lac La Ronge First Nation in northern Saskatchewan. Her father, Dale Roberts, who called Cusnir his "son-in-law," said the younger man was texting his daughter last week to say he loved her, before making a foreboding final message. "'I think I'm going to die.' That's what he texted."
Roberts said his daughter urged Cusnir to tell her what was wrong, but he refused.
"He didn't reveal anything, just to protect her. She asked but he wouldn't say. He didn't want them to hurt her, he said, if they knew."
Cusnir was dead when he was found in his flaming truck, but his death wasn't as a result of the fire.
RCMP have not released the cause of death.
Roberts believed Cusnir had became involved with a bad crowd. "He just fell in with the wrong group of people, I think. It's kind of a mystery to us, too, what he did on his own time. "Obviously he was murdered for something (but) we really don't know the details of it."
Cusnir emigrated to Canada from Moldova as a boy. and spent time in Calgary.
According to his Facebook profile, he attended Dr. EP Scarlett High School in the city's southwest, and worked for eight years at a local renovation company after graduating.
His mother still lives in Calgary, Roberts said, and Cusnir would return to the city to visit her. The young man had a "good character," he said.
I've never seen a young guy with such ambition. He was trying to get his own company going. He had a lot of potential in him
"I've never seen a young guy with such ambition. He was trying to get his own company going. He had a lot of potential in him."
Cusnir and his daughter dated for about two years, Roberts said. "It was a shock to hear (he was dead). My daughter's pretty torn up about it. She's still upset. "They were always together, staying different places (while Cusnir did) contracting."
RCMP have asked the public to help piece together Cusnir's movements prior to his death. Spokesman Ron Campbell said investigators have no witnesses or suspects and very little information.
"We'd like to hear from anybody who may have had contact with this individual in the days preceding (his death). We have very little background right now. That's one thing we are struggling with.
"We'd certainly like to hear about anything over the previous week." Cusnir was known to police, but "only in a minor way," Campbell said.
The RCMP Special Tactical Operations team spent Saturday combing the area for further evidence. An autopsy and inspection of the truck will likely be carried out on Tuesday.


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DETROIT, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- A request for a warrant was submitted in the case of a Detroit man who allegedly stole the body of his 93-year-old father to resurrect it, prosecutors said.
Vincent Bright, 48, was charged with disinterment of a dead body by the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Police said Bright visited Detroit's Gethsemane Cemetery Monday and took the body of his father, Clarence Street, 93, from inside a casket in a mausoleum, with plans to resurrect it.
Street's body was to be buried Sunday, the day after his funeral, but wet weather delayed the interment, the news website MLive reported.
Tuesday the empty casket was found inside a van parked at a gas station, and Street's body was discovered a mile away at Bright's home, in a barricaded basement freezer, WXYZ-TV, Detroit, said.
Police said Bright told them he wanted to keep his father's remains in the hope God would resurrect the dead man.
A second man, whose identity was not released, was taken into custody with Bright but not charged, prosecutor's office spokeswoman Maria Miller said.


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By Laura Synder
My house has never been a bastion of domestic bliss. I am simply not talented in the domestic arts.
Oh, I try to keep the entertaining areas of my house reasonably clean, but the private areas look like a flea market.
My cooking skills are just adequate, but my lack of enthusiasm for the endeavor shows. I would rather eat food than cook it. That shows as well on my posterior.
Sewing is a chore for me. If a child brings me a shirt with the armholes blown out, it is less likely to be fixed than to sit on my sewing table until it no longer fits. I can console myself with the fact that at least I have a sewing table. I could fix that shirt if I ever got around to it. It just wouldn't be pretty.
With my decided lack of proficiency in anything household related, the question that persists is: Why is my daughter so good at these things?
I believe the answer is that she likes doing them. This is something which I do not fully understand, but I am grateful for it, nonetheless.
Ironically, she must have received this recessive gene through me because although I don't like domestic tasks, I can perform them when I have no other choice. My husband has not a scrap of this skill or desire in him at all with the exception of making bacon and eggs on a Saturday morning.
For him and my boys, cleaning is picking up something and stuffing it into another inappropriate place. It is not uncommon to find that after my son had "cleaned" his room, the closet is inaccessible. "Cleaning" a room apparently translates to "Hide everything in the closet" in male-speak.
For them, throwing a piece of cold pizza into the microwave is worthy of Martha Stewart's Medal of Creative Cooking if there was such a thing.
My daughter, on the other hand, thinks that the only reason I want to help her decorate a cake is so that I can lick the frosting off the beaters. She is partly right; who wouldn't? However, I am surprising myself by finding joy in the creation because her enthusiasm for the project is so contagious.
She even talked me into taking a cake decorating class with her. While she turned out perfect roses on her flower nail, I spent most of my time trying to decide what my blobs of buttercream looked like and whether I could use them on a cake.
I've tried to make roses and ended up with globs that look like sleeping animals, a tomato, the Washington Monument, and a toilet bowl plunger. Admittedly, most of my "creations" look more like a pile of doggy doo-doo than anything else. The color is the only thing that saves it. I am careful never to attempt chocolate roses.
After I have "created" something, I look at it and try to decide what the theme of my cake could be. On what kind of cake could I use a Washington Monument? The likelihood of being asked to bake a cake for a newly elected senator is slim. Perhaps Washington's birthday?
The tomato could be used for a vegetable-themed cake. Though a vegetable cake is a bit of an oxymoron, isn't it? If only my tomato was not blue Scrap the tomato.
The toilet bowl plunger?... I don't think there is a theme that is appropriate for that one.
The sleeping animal could be used if I added whiskers. My frosting whiskers aren't any better than my roses, unfortunately. Adding whiskers made my sleeping animal look more like a sleeping Medusa. Those aren't in high demand in most bakeries.
I looked at my daughter's cake. It was stunning and so was she, even with a bit of pink frosting on her nose. I felt an enormous sense of pride. It certainly did not come from my efforts at producing a beautiful cake. It came from the astonishing fact that my husband and I had produced such a beautiful and talented daughter.
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The Fast & Furious franchise won't be coming to an end any time in the near future. The most recent installment, 2011's Fast Five, absolutely destroyed at the box office to become the biggest movie in the franchise and the first to make more than $209 million domestically. We're already waiting on number six, which is set to hit theaters this May, but even before that happens star Vin Diesel is looking towards the future.
SlashFilm caught a posting on Vin Diesel's Facebook page - a regular source for updates about the star's projects - in which the actor suggested that there are already plans to start making Fast and Furious 7 this summer. You can read the full message below:
There was an early screening in LA this week of Fast 6. The crowd reaction was surreal… and their demand for the continuation was powerful… It's remarkable to think I first embodied this character in 1999… and the evolution continues. P.s. Filming begins this summer in LA, where it all started… talk about a studio in sync with the audience…
The post, it seems, has been taken down, which only adds to its authenticity, but there are some key details about the project still missing. Will Justin Lin, who has helmed every sequel since and including Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift, return to the director's chair? Will Chris Morgan, who scripted all of Lin's sequels, also be writing part seven? Who in the cast is being set up to return? Will the movie be ready for summer 2014?
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Whether he's the soon-to-be married guy with a bad sunburn in "The Hangover" or helping to save the world in the "National Treasure" movies, Justin Bartha has shown us a lot of nice-guys on screen. This is changing with his role as the black sheep in "Holy Rollers."
And it's not a bad thing at all.
"It's fun to be bad," Bartha tells PopcornBiz of the movie that opens today. "It's different from what I usually play. But I have always wanted to do it. I've been trying to play that character for a long time."
Bartha plays a disenfranchised member of the Hassidic community who convinces and sometimes fools devout members such as Jessie Eisenberg to smuggle Ecstasy into the United States. He also has unholy hobbies which include boozing, enjoying New York's infamous "Robin Byrd Show" and late night clubbing.
"He's the big, bad wolf, " says Bartha.
He admits that 18-day shoot in freezing New York was "tumultuous" but "rewarding. " And says he wants to play a baddie again very soon.
"I hope to do it again. As long as the role is different from the last one. It's something I love doing."
Bartha is also gearing up to reprise his role in the "Hangover" sequel which is set to shoot in the fall. He cannot reveal any secrets since "no one has seen the script yet."
"But I hope the sunburn is gone," he laughs. "Because it would be painful to have it for that long."


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12x50 Kick 1-6 BR/FR@1:30, 7-10 BR/FR @1:00 w/fins (Felt a pull starting on my right leg after 10...put normal fins and swam the last 2 FL down FR back)
50 FR@1:00 (trying for :35 or better)
100 FR@2:00 (trying for 1:20 or better)
50 FR@1:00 (trying for :30 on each)
100 FR@1:30 (trying for 1:15 or better)
Repeatx4 w/fins
200 Easy
2500 SCY Indoors Solo
10x50 FR@1:00
10x50 FR Pull@1:00 (had a hard time keeping @ :35 or better today)
10x50 FR@1:00 w/fins des 1-5, 6-10 (had a hard time even getting under :30 today)
50 Easy
4x25 FL@1:00
150 Easy
1800 SCY Indoors w/Mark, Aaron and Amanda
10x50@1:00 My normal warm-up set for now. Then Mark W showed up and decided he was going to try and kill me!!! LOL JK
Amazing how much more you will push yourself when swimming with someone else...just not the same swimming alone!!!!!! And he leaves for the desert next week...
25 Fast@:30
100 Kick@1:30
Repeatx5 as much as it hurt...I needed this one. Ended up wearing pos drive fins for the kick, alt BR/FR x 25.
10x75@1:20 (1:30 after the first 2) 50 Kick/25 swim w/fins...trying to work SDK off of each wall
250 Easy
2500 SCY Indoors w/Mark W
10x50 FR@1:00
5x100 FR Kick w/fins@2:00
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200 easy
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Brooks Laich May Be "Pissed Off," But the Capitals Are Coasting
Brooks Laich is right to be angry. His team has lost four of its last six games when it should be building momentum for the post-season. But I have to respectfully disagree with his argument; the Washington Capitals are indeed coasting.
In the first period of their last two games, the Capitals have mustered only four shots on goal. This statistic is compelling evidence that the team is not focused on the games in front of them. If someone says that the team is "sailing through to the postseason", that's what they're talking about. When the boys start climbing out of the two- or three- goal holes they dig themselves, they play like heroes again. That's great, but why are they floundering in the first period at all?
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Australia's peak union body has warned its affiliates to be prepared to provide documents at short notice showing any payments they have made to officials, relatives or political campaigns.
The ACTU has written to affiliates outlining what they are required to produce to the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption and has warned them against destroying any documents.
Despite fears of a political witch-hunt, former High Court judge Dyson Heydon has declared the royal commission was not setting out to be hostile to unions.
ACTU assistant secretary Tim Lyons has told unions they can expect to be called at any time to produce documents, even if they are not one of the five unions named in the letters patent establishing the royal commission. The unions named include the Health Services Union, CFMEU, Transport Workers Union and Australian Workers Union.
"The time allowed for production of documents is a matter for the royal commission but is often short," he said in his memo.
"There are serious penalties for failing to produce a relevant document, or to destroy something you may be asked to produce.
"Justice Dyson Heydon in his opening remarks enunciated these obligations in considerable detail.
"If you have any questions as to the nature of these obligations, you should seek legal advice."
Mr Lyons told affiliates that unions have been required to produce lists of union offices and the personal details of each office holder, including their address.
Statements of financial records and each loan, grant or donation by the union over $1000 have also been requested from unions.
All payments by a union to an officer, spouse or relative or other person with a material personal interest dating back to January 2007 are also required. As are records of contributions to an election or preselection campaign for a union or parliamentary office.
Any benefits or payments made by the union or a related entity would be open to scrutiny.
All communication between a union and the Australian Electoral Commission relating to union elections would also need to be produced.
Dave Noonan, the national secretary of the CFMEU, one of the unions named to appear before the royal commission, said it was appropriate for the ACTU to inform its affiliates of their obligations.
Mr Heydon has said that the terms of reference for the royal commission launched by the Abbott government had been described as broad but in "other ways they are restricted".
In his opening address, he said the terms of reference "rest on certain assumptions which are not hostile to trade unions. The terms of reference do not assume that it is desirable to abolish trade unions. They do not assume that it is desirable to curb their role to the point of insignificance."
Senior counsel assisting Jeremy Stoljar has said no honest union official had anything to fear from the royal commission. He said reports of union officials setting up slush funds to pay for electioneering needed to be tested.
The royal commission held a preliminary directions hearing in March and has not yet set its next hearing date.
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Do I need to fertilize my plants and if I do will it encourage algae growth? Ben – Shelley, ID
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The amount of fertilizer you need and intervals at which you re-apply them will depend on which type you are using and variable factors such as average water temperatures and how many plants are in the pond. Applications can range from once a season to ever 2-4 weeks. Whichever type or brand of fertilizer you use in your pond make sure it is low in or completely free of phosphates which can encourage algae growth. Microbe-Lift Bloom & Grow is an entirely phosphate free product.
Fertilizing your plants will encourage increased growth and color in healthy plants to push them to perform at their best. Fertilizers will not be an effective substitute for gardening know how. If your plants are constantly dieing make sure they are being planted in the right Temperature Zone and are being used in the correct applications. Bog Plants like Dwarf Cattails for example should not be entirely submerged in your pond, tropical plants like Antares should not be planted in cold climates and so on.
Do some homework, read the descriptions and text included with your plants and fertilizers to ensure you select the correct products for you unique water gardening scenario. Once your aquatic plants are established and growing, you can then decide if you need fertilizer to give them a kick in the bud to bloom at their best.
Pond Talk:What aquatic plants do you use in your pond and which types of fertilizers do you use for them?
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I have hitherto perused both the Mendelbaum and the Carlyle-Wicksteed translations of 'La Divina Commedia'. The Mendlebaum translation is rather too modern and unpoetic for my fastidious self to ever relish. The Carlyle-Wicksteed translation, on the contrary, bears an essence that is far more antiquated (which I prefer), yet, is slightly more prosaic and less intelligible withal.
Would anyone happen to know who penned the eldest translation of 'La Divina Commedia', and, moreover, the translation that may, to some degree, boast the following criteria: antiquated language, a semi-poetic essence, and, a pre-twentieth century production?


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In the United States alone, there's an estimated $70 million in fake currency floating around. Fortunately, as the technology counterfeiters use improves, so does that of authentic bills.
All across the globe, experts are devising high-tech methods to combat counterfeiters. Color-changing ink, special polymers and holographs are just some of the innovative technologies incorporated into today's banknotes.
In 2007, the International Association of Currency Affairs began picking the best new counterfeiting technologies and tactics. They'll award this year's winners at the 2010 Currency Conferece in Buenos Aires in early May.
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Fortune's Andy Serwer says the last decade was filled with scandals and mishaps caused by a deferral of responsibility.
Harold Ford, Jr., the former Tennessee congressman, suggests the president make some aggressive moves on taxes to jumpstart the economy.
Many profitable businesses are still reluctant to hire more workers despite lobbying for a comprehensive jobs bill from Congress.
Fortune editors say modest growth in private sector hiring did not offset the loss of temporary government jobs.
Fortune's Colin Barr says the slowing recovery and more bank failures mean many banks are reluctant to lend.
Fortune's Andy Serwer says consumers can no longer be counted on to stimulate the economy.
Higher unemployment is one of the reasons why parents are saving less for college, Fortune's Colin Barr says.
The Obama administration's plan to let the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy expire has left some top income earners on Wall Street angry.
The former HP CEO and the tech company have been leaking different accounts of Hurd's dismissal to the media, according to Fortune?s Andy Serwer.
Fortune's Andy Serwer says U.S. sports leagues lag behind their international counterparts in attracting foreign ownership.
Fortune's Andy Serwer says the market overreacted to company earnings and losses and swung wildly over the past few months.
Fortune's Andy Serwer talks about why Playboy founder Hugh Hefner wants to take the struggling publishing company private.
Fortune's Andy Serwer says the administration has had to expand to deal with crises like the financial collapse and the BP oil spill.
Fortune's Andy Serwer says the World Cup can have a negative impact on worker productivity around the globe.
Fortune's Andy Serwer says Tony Hayward is unlikely to stay as CEO following his mishandling of the Gulf oil spill response.
The tech giant dominates music, phones and mobile computing and it now faces antitrust scrutiny from the Justice Department.
Fortune's Andy Serwer says the company faces pressure from employees, investors, government and consumers following the Gulf oil disaster.
Following criticism for missing the Madoff scandal, the SEC is actively investigating the problems leading to the market crash of May 6th.
Fortune's Andy Serwer talks about how the Senate's proposed financial reforms will affect Berkshire Hathaway's derivatives holdings.
Fortune editors say the Senate hearings on Goldman Sachs didn't address whether the firm engaged in illegal activity.
Fortune's Andy Serwer says the big banks should work with the president on the financial services overhaul effort.
Fortune contributor Bill Cohan says Goldman's drive for increasing profits has left its reputation in tatters.
Steve Jobs' innovation machine won by the highest margin ever, and Goldman Sachs soared (surprise!) on Fortune's list this year.
Animal Ambassador Julie Scardina shows off a boa constrictor that gets too close to Fortune's Andy Serwer.
Fortune's Andy Serwer says more business are following Wal-Mart's example of using eco-friendly practices to lower costs.
Bank analyst Meredith Whitney predicts more foreclosures are on the way and the housing market will not rebound smoothly.
Despite Citibank's shrinking balance sheet, bank analyst Meredith Whitney says the bank is still hampered by inefficiencies.
Gregory Babe says health care overhaul was necessary but he has reservations about the new excise taxes imposed by the law.
The market has rebounded nearly 70% in just over a year, but questions still linger about the long-term health of TARP-assisted banks.
The poster child for too-big-to-fail banks no longer faces failure but it has a long way to go to return to consistent profitability.
Fortune's Andy Serwer looks at how the marijuana business will change if California voters elect to make the drug legal.
Fortune's Shawn Tully argues that health care reform will increase the deficit and will not increase insurance coverage.
Fortune's Colin Barr says a deeply unpopular Congress has resorted to stunts and antics instead of addressing health care, financial reform, Social Security and other issues.
The annual college basketball tournament rakes in big bucks for CBS and the NCAA and may expand to 96 teams.
An all-star panel of business journalists moderated by CNBC's Becky Quick discuss the ways Washington should regulate Wall Street.
Councils, advisors, consultants, even an art auctioneer get hefty compensation for cleaning up the firm's books.
Budget deficits are forcing state and local governments to cut back on hiring and benefits.
Fortune's Andy Serwer explains that cable companies and networks did not prepare for the cash crunch brought on by the recession.
Morgan Stanley Chairman John Mack interviews former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson in front of a live audience at NYU Stern School of Business.
Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson says that government officials underestimated the public's strong negative reaction to bank bailouts.
Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson says the 'patchwork quilt' of financial regulators needs to be consolidated.
Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson opens up to Morgan Stanley Chairman John Mack on the bailout.
Fortune's Andy Serwer explains how the company's bet against Greece violates the spirit of the law without violating the letter of it.
Berkshire Hathaway had its biggest year yet but the CEO admits blunders with the NetJets acquisition and GEICO credit card offers.
The televised meeting between Republicans and Democrats produced great soundbites but few results.
Fortune editors discuss the reasons why the FDIC continues to shut down some smaller banks.
Fortune's Colin Barr says the Fed is slowly but surely moving to raise rates and restore a conventional monetary policy.
Fortune's Andy Serwer says it's time for the big banks stop whining about regulation and accept that things have to change.
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When it comes to the "social security number on job application" question, let's get one thing out of the way upfront: it is not illegal for an employer to ask you for your social security number (SSN). However, you are in no way obligated to provide your SSN if you feel the employer's request is unreasonable.
Now that we have dispelled any myths that may be out there, let's delve deeper into this question of SSNs and the hiring process. Many job seekers are wary of job applications asking for SSNs because identity theft is rampant and there are many scammers out there posing as employers.
This presents a number of questions that must be addressed. Why do companies want SSNs from job applicants? When is it appropriate (or even advisable) to refuse such requests? What are the best ways to protect yourself against scammers and avoid potential phishing from identity thieves?
When it comes right down to it, there is no rational reason for an employer to collect a candidate's SSN during the initial hiring phase. In his "Ask the Headhunter" column, Nick Corcodilos offers his thoughts on the matter:
"I don't believe any employer really needs your SSN until you are hired, when it's necessary to process and report your contributions to your Social Security account. If the employer needs it to conduct a background check, wouldn't you want the employer to put some skin in the game first – for example, by actually interviewing you and indicating it's interested in hiring you?"
Mr. Corcodilos also mentions a common practice of some HR departments that use SSNs as identification numbers. He labels this "the lazy HR department's way to track job applicants," and he's correct. If HR wants to use a number to classify an applicant, why not just make one up?
The fact of the matter is that if an employer wants to conduct a background check on a potential hire, they are well within their rights to ask for the individual's SSN. However, most employers don't go through the effort of background checks until later in the recruitment process.
But what should you do if an employer demands your SSN when you don't feel it's appropriate (as part of the initial application, for instance)? It was mentioned earlier but bears repeating: you have the right to refuse to supply your SSN, and no one can force you to give that information if you do not wish to provide it.
However, declining to make your SSN available for a prospective employer may result in your application no longer being considered. The proper way to handle the situation is to politely inquire why your SSN is needed, how your number will be used, what security measures are in place to shield candidates such as yourself from identity theft, and what the consequences will be should you decline their request.
If your only option is to provide your SSN to take the next step toward obtaining your dream job, there are a few simple steps you can follow to protect yourself. If you are on the web, confirm that you are on the company's legitimate site. If you are on a job board, you should perform additional research about the position/employer or call the hiring organization directly before you offer up your SSN.
In general, be aware of scam opportunities that fraudsters routinely post on the internet. Any "employer" that demands money as part of a job application is more than likely a fake. Finally, don't send anyone (HR representative, recruiter, or otherwise) your SSN or any other personal information like your driver's license number or credit details via email. It's just not secure, and there's no reason for them to ask for it outside of the official job application.
The most important thing to remember when it comes to navigating the hiring process and shielding your identity is if something seems off (either too good to be true or just plain fishy), err on the side of caution. Do not become so desperate to impress a potential employer that you forget the importance of safeguarding your personal information.
Just because recruiters and HR staff are allowed to ask for your SSN does not mean they actually need it or that you must provide it. Read further by clicking the sources below or visit the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse for more information about your SSN and how to protect yourself from identity theft.


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We've almost begun to take it for granted that climate change is a man-made phenomenon. But just as the environmental lobby think they've got our attention, a group of naysayers have emerged to slay the whole premise of global warming.
The present single-minded focus on reducing carbon emissions may have the unintended consequence of stifling development in the third world, prolonging endemic poverty and disease.


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Dope article from Vibe.com....
Before his debut album, B.o.B. Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray, hits shelves on April 27, B.o.B. is excited to hit the road with labelmate Lupe Fiasco. Their nationwide tour kicks off this Friday (March 5) in Clarendon, California.
The pair first met in the hallway of Atlantic Records in New York City. Given their similar unconventional style, their chemistry in the studio was instant.
"We got in the studio first and then we started doing show dates together and then it kind of evolved into a full out tour," B.o.B told VIBE last week.
While video of the Atlanta newcomer performing his album cut, "Yesterday," has already hit the Web, he also plans on premiering a few other tracks on stage, including "Go Through the Machine" and "Letter From Vietnam," which is inspired by a true story.
"'Letter from Vietnam' is a song that I wrote [when] I was doing some research, digging up old Vietnam War stories. I was reading about Agent Orange and different stories," said B.o.B. "I came across this note where this guy was trying to write to his girlfriend in the states and he never heard from her. A few months [later], he got the note back from her cousin saying that she got remarried."
Both he and Lupe have recorded songs for each other's projects — one on Lupe's upcoming Lasers, as well as the Bobby Ray track, "Past My Shades."
"It's basically about [how] you can't see past my shades, whether it's shades, like literal, or figurative, like persona, reflection," said B.o.B. of the song, adding that he and Lupe have a special camaraderie.
"We're definitely like brothers. We both are basically taking our current positions and trying to catapult to something new. But it's really outside of the box what we're trying to catapult into." he said. "I feel like I'm going in the direction of a more hybrid classical hip-hop rock composition and he's going more so into a drum and bass type of hip-hop music with Japanese rock."
Producers on Bobby Ray include Jim Jonsin, Dr. Luke, B.o.B. and his Grand Hustle mentor T.I., who produced "Fifth Dimension."


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Pretty much where every other college ends. You won't find standard grades and practices here. You will find an environment that challenges you to go as far as your potential. How far do you want to go?
I graduated from Alverno 30 years ago. Best four years of my life. Still using those lifelong skills working with elementary age students.
– Laurie Lenten, '84
Alverno provided so many opportunities. I've developed and learned new skills, and shaped myself into the woman I've always wanted to be.
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Absolutely loved my college experience...the professors and staff were great and cared about students! I miss studying and hanging with Alverno friends.
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I use the word "gringa" to describe myself – knowing that some people are uncomfortable with the word. I've simply found it to be the best description of who I am. To me, its meaning is a non-native Spanish speaker, (or one who doesn't speak Spanish at all.) It helps me identify myself as non-Latina, but someone with enough interest in the language and culture to have learned the word and have a sense of humor about it.
Some claim that the word "gringo" has negative connotations due to the way this word entered the lexicon. There is an urban legend that says the Mexican Army told American soldiers to leave the country saying, "Green – GO! [home]" (green for the color of their uniforms.) There is no proof that this is actually true. (Read other etymological possibilities here.)
I don't like the words "White" or "Caucasian" because of the focus on skin color. I prefer not to use Anglo because it isn't descriptive enough. I also avoid using "American" or "Americana" – because those from Canada, Mexico, Central America and South America are all "Americans" too. (Some even dislike that the United States has co-opted this word for its citizens, but calling oneself a "United Statesian" is awkward.)
And so this is why I use the word "gringa" and feel that it doesn't have a bad connotation unless used in certain contexts.
Not everyone agrees with me. Recently columnist Daisy Hernandez, (co-editor of Colonize This! Young Women on Today's Feminism), used the word "gringo" in what I would consider "appropriate context" – as a result there has been quite a controversy.
Read what happened on NPR, and come back to weigh in. What do you think? Should she have avoided use of the word, or was it appropriate?
Discuss in comments.
(Thanks to Aisha for sending me the link to this news story.)