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WASHINGTON — Events in Pakistan and Afghanistan are already overtaking the Obama administration's month-old strategy for the two countries, and it needs to be modified even before it's been implemented, U.S. officials and experts said this week.
As Islamic militants continue their advance in Pakistan and press their attacks on overstretched U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, many U.S. officials fear that the administration is running out of time to defeat what Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week called a "mortal threat" to the world. Failure in either place, these officials argue, would guarantee failure in the other.
On Capitol Hill, one of the advisors who helped draft the strategy called for a fundamental change in the U.S. relationship with Pakistan, and others said the administration now must create a separate Pakistan strategy. Some of the officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because much of the strategy and the intelligence that informs it remain classified.
"We need a fundamental change of approach," David Kilcullen, who advised the administration on its Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy, told the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee Thursday.
In the last month, the Taliban have advanced toward the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, and the strategic city of Peshawar, which is on one of the main U.S. military supply routes into Afghanistan.
"We're certainly moving closer to the tipping point" where Pakistan could be overrun by Islamic extremists, Navy Adm. Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned Friday.
U.S. officials are concerned that rather than confronting the advancing militants, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari earlier this month negotiated an agreement with the Taliban that allowed the militants to impose strict Islamic law in the northwestern Swat Valley.
They're also alarmed that when the Taliban began appearing earlier this month in the neighboring Buner district, which is even closer to Islamabad, the Pakistani military failed to respond.
"The most important, most pressing threat to the very existence of their country is the threat posed by the internal extremists and groups such as the Taliban and the syndicated extremists," Army Gen. David Petraeus, the commander for U.S. Central Command, told a House of Representatives subcommittee Friday.
Yet Richard Holbrooke, the special envoy who's coordinating U.S. policy in the region, and other officials privately concede that there are no promising answers.
"The strategic assessment may have been off to the degree with which Pakistan would deteriorate, and yet we are left with the same limited options," said Andrew Exum, a former Army officer and a fellow at the Center for a New American Security in Washington.
Petraeus and other U.S. officials would like the Pakistani military to shift its focus from Hindu-dominated archrival India to the threat posed by Islamic extremism, but so far the Pakistanis have shown little interest in doing so, despite the administration's plan to spend $3 billion to train Pakistani forces and another $1.5 billon a year for five years for non-military aid.
Appearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, retired Army Lt. Gen. David Barno, a former commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, said the U.S. "cannot continue to provide Pakistan with assistance and hope that simply they will take action against extremists."
U.S. officials are frustrated with Zardari and Pakistan's other civilian leaders, who they say remain determined to continue negotiating with the Taliban, are in denial about the threat that the extremists pose.
"The $64,000 question," one State Department official said, "is how much cooperation can we expect from the Pakistani government?"
Some officials favor reaching out to Zardari's main opponent, Nawaz Sharif, but others have little faith in him, either.
Joint Chiefs chairman Mullen and some other top officers argue that working with the Pakistani chief of staff, Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, is America's best option. "There are no other useful alternatives here," said one defense official.
Others, however, are skeptical that Kayani would risk the unity of his military by turning away from India to battle fellow Muslims.
Shuja Nawaz, the director of South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council of the United States, suggested that the United States encourage India to "cool the temperature" on Pakistan. That, however, will be difficult for Indian politicians to do in the middle of an election campaign and with many Indians still reeling from last year's Mumbai terrorist attacks, which were planned in Pakistan.
Moreover, some administration officials worry that any outreach to India would strengthen the Islamic militants by reinforcing Pakistani fears that the U.S. is allied with mostly Hindu India against predominately Muslim Pakistan.
The situation in Afghanistan is no better, officials concede. The U.S.-backed government of President Hamid Karzai has failed to curb corruption and drug trafficking, and that's helped the Afghan Taliban win the support of poor and disenfranchised rural majority.
The Afghan part of the administration's strategy calls for the U.S. to send an additional 17,500 combat troops and another 4,000 trainers to Afghanistan to secure population centers and thwart the free flow of weapons, fighters and cash along the border.
U.S. commanders on the ground, however, say that even with those reinforcements they'll lack the forces, airpower and intelligence support needed to stem the tide of al Qaida and Taliban fighters from Pakistan and win the confidence of skeptical Afghan tribesmen.
The administration has said that it will announce the benchmarks it'll use to assess the success of its Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy. Michele Flournoy, the undersecretary of defense for policy and a co-author of the strategy, declined to comment Friday about what adjustments the United States must now make, a Pentagon spokesman said.
Taliban insurgents ambush U.S. patrol in Afghan village
Islamic insurgents advance closer to Pakistani capital
U.S. experts: Pakistan on course to become Islamist state
Pakistan agrees to Islamic law in Swat, bolstering extremists


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WASHINGTON—The United States is poised to make a real difference in the Arab-Israeli-Palestinian conflict and should provide tireless leadership to ensure a two-state solution in the Middle East, said two leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in a January 9 letter to President Barack Obama.
"We affirm your support of the two-state solution, promise our support for strong U.S. leadership for peace, and urge you even to consider appointing a high profile envoy in hopes that as in the past this might advance peace and justice in the region," wrote Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, president of USCCB, and Bishop Richard Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, chairman of the USCCB Committee on International Justice and Peace.
Cardinal Dolan and Bishop Pates acknowledged that actions by both Israelis and Palestinians, including rocket attacks from Gaza and Israeli occupation and settlement policies, have undermined peace in the region, threatening the possibility of a two-state solution of "a secure and recognized Israel living in peace alongside a viable and independent Palestinian state."
The bishops also noted the heavy toll violence takes on the ancient Christian community in the Holy Land. They quoted the Christmas homily of Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem, who invited "politicians and men of good will to work with determination for peace and reconciliation that encompasses Palestine and Israel in the midst of all the suffering in the Middle East."
The full text of the letter from Cardinal Dolan and Bishop Pates is available online: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/global-issues/middle-east/israel-palestine/upload/1508_2013-01_Letter_to_President_on_Holy_Land-pdf-2.pdf
On January 7, Bishop Pates also joined leaders from over 35 Christian denominations in a letter offering prayers and urging President Obama to devote the efforts of his second term to ending the conflict. The full text of that letter is available online: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/global-issues/middle-east/israel-palestine/upload/letter-to-the-President-Jan-2013.pdf
At the time of the release of both letters, Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson, Arizona, a consultant to the bishops' International Justice and Peace Committee and chairman of the board of Catholic Relief Services, joined representatives of the bishops' conferences from Europe and North America in the Holy Land to reiterate the call for a just peace. The full text of their communiqué can be found online: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/global-issues/middle-east/israel-palestine/upload/HLC-13-Final-Comunique-2.pdf
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Sanford looks at election as last shot
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Former Gov. Mark Sanford barnstormed South Carolina's Lowcountry last week in a final dash for political redemption — down but not out in a special congressional election that polls show is headed for a photo finish.
Sanford declared himself the underdog in Tuesday's election and told POLITICO this will be his final campaign if he loses. He's running behind but gaining on Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch in a Republican stronghold — clawing his way back with a campaign of improvisation and emotion completely unlike the carefully choreographed approach of his opponent.
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Sanford was self-reflective as he reckoned with the prospect of resuming a more mundane career in the private sector. He was frustrated with incessant questions about his personal problems and an unwelcome endorsement from pornographer Larry Flynt. And he flashed anger at national GOP leaders who abandoned his comeback bid.
But mostly, there was genuine enjoyment of a pol who loves the game relishing the moment.
"It's a very big inflection point, and if it doesn't happen, I'm forever back to the world of real estate, and I'm at peace with that," Sanford said as he sat in an auditorium at The Citadel, the state's famed military academy. "If not, I may have another bite at the apple in terms of advancing ideas I've longed believed in."
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With polls showing him closing the gap with Colbert Busch, a Clemson University administrator and the sister of comedian Stephen Colbert, Sanford, once regarded as a viable potential presidential candidate, is facing the prospect of losing the first election of his political career.
Sanford spent the week doing what he does best — retail politics. For all his flaws, even his fiercest critics concede it's hard to find a public figure more at ease in the hand-to-hand element of politics.
On Tuesday evening, he showed up at a forum sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People — not exactly friendly territory for a Republican candidate. Sanford held forth for more than 20 minutes, calling his audience "y'all" and trumpeting the number of black officials who served in his administration. He spoke at length about economic inequality.
At one point, Sanford went on so long that one of the hosts interrupted him.
"I'm just starting to preach!" the candidate said.
During a visit to Jason's Deli in Charleston on Wednesday, he stopped by a table where a woman questioned him about polygamy laws in South Carolina. Blushing, he summoned an aide to take the woman's contact information so he could get back to her with an answer. At another booth, he shook hands with a man who told Sanford he was backing him even though "I'm not crazy about everything you ever did."
Outside, he ran into a pair of high school students and quizzed them about their college plans.


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text: OBERLIN -- A group of Oberlin College students are helping home-schooled children learn Spanish through the college's Spanish In The Elementary Schools program. The program was previously only offered to the school district's students but has since expanded this year to include twice a week sessions at Oberlin Public Library. The class's curriculum is designed for children in grades K-5, but the class accepts anyone, said Emily Keeshin, one of the three instructors in the class. On a Tuesday afternoon, the class had six students, giggling and responding in Spanish. The topic involved animals and the types of food they eat. "Que come la hierba," Keeshin asked pointing to a picture of grass. It wasn't the carnivorous African "león," nor the cheese loving "ratoncito," but rather the black and white striped "cebra." The child holding a card depicting the zebra raised his card and the children repeated the phrase back to their instructors. The instructors spoke only Spanish during the 30 minute session, but used visual and audio cues to lead the children in the right direction. El perro, the dog, was accompanied by each of the instructors barking and mimicking the pet. The children barked and giggled and repeated the words back. Jack Sandler, 10, cheerfully showed a picture of his "perro" to the other children. He only has the one, he answered in Spanish. The other children shared their pets too, including one little boy who joked that has eight elephants or "ocho elefante" at his home. Lili Sandler, Jack's mother, brought her three children to the class as a way to make up for the fact that she was unable to offer a language program in her home-school curriculum. "I have heard really great things about the SITES program," she said. "We were just excited because Spanish is very good to learn." Her children show the diversity of age groups in the class. From 10-year-old Jack, to 7-year-old Milo and 3-year-old Esme, each child was able to follow along. "They love it, they look forward to it every week," Sandler said. The program has been exclusively done with local schools since 2005, but a high enrollment in the SITES class, Spanish Teaching Practicum, this year gave the college too many instructors and not enough students. Program director Kim Faber worked with the Oberlin Public Library to expand the SITES program to home-schooled students. Keeshin, a sophomore Law and Society major, found a passion for teaching through the course. "They are a lot of fun and we get to play around and talk about imaginary animals," she said. The class took a turn for the silly when one of the students suggested his lion ate other lions. Keeshin said the silliness shows the progression that has been made since February. "It's awesome to think about how they were the first week we were here and now we're able to talk about animals eating other animals," she said. The current session began in February and runs until May. "New people are always encouraged," Keeshin said. "I would definitely encourage more kids to come if they want to." The semiweekly classes are acting as a pilot program for the SITES program's expansion to home-schooled children. "Right now, we'll just see how it goes," Keeshin said. The sessions take place every Tuesday and Thursday from 1 to 1:30 p.m. For further information, contact the library's Children's Department at 775-4790.


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Who knew that the devil actually had a plan before inhabiting the body of Sister Mary Eunice?
Unless that plan included slashing the throats of patients and investigators, and trying to seduce Dr. Arden, it seemed like the spirit was just winging it.
In reality, every move she's made so far has been calculated. The demon wants to run Briarcliff. Last week, her actions led to Sister Jude packing her bags. This week, she exercised her control over Dr. Arden.
After Grace is found bleeding, with her girl parts "scooped out," Sister Mary Eunice blames Arden for the failed sterilization attempt. Always up for a chance to argue using gaudy vocabulary, Arden retaliates.
"I performed no sterilization, Sister," Arden insists. "I demand to be spoken to with at least a modicum of respect."
No stranger to hitting women (or degrading them), Arden slaps Mary Eunice across the face. At least he managed not to call her a whore, so there's that for a sign of progress.
"You touch me again ... you will die," says the demon.
The slap-happy Arden goes in for another thrust to prove his dominance. It proves to be the wrong move as Mary Eunice sends Arden flying across the room.
"I hope that quantifies the chain of command, Arthur," she says.
Touched by an angel
After a patient named Miles tries to kill himself by sawing his arms off, he calls for the Angel of Death to take him away.
The angel, played by Frances Conroy (older Moira in season one), does just that and draws the attention of Sister Mary Eunice.
Mary Eunice confronts the angel and tells her to leave. The possessed nun must not like people stealing her kills. Somebody tell her this isn't "Call of Duty" and she's not earning points for each death.
The angel points out that Mary Eunice, that is the real Mary Eunice, wants to be killed and freed from the demon's grip.
"Now leave this place," says Mary Eunice. "You're not wanted here."
"The girl you've taken hostage sings to me," replies the angel.
"We have work left to do," says the possessed nun.
The angel promises her "dark cousin" the two entities will meet again.
Keeping a busy schedule, the angel next appears in Dr. Thredson's basement where Lana is being raped by the doctor.
As the angel appears, black wings unfolded and lips ready, Lana tells the angel she doesn't want to die just yet. Too bad Lana doesn't get to make that decision since she's being held captive by a serial killer.
"I want this to be as painless as possible," Thredson tells Lana. "I can either cut your throat or I can strangle you. I don't believe in guns."
Dr. Thredson tries to tie Lana down and go in for the kill, but she resists.
Lana smashes a picture over the doctor's head and really makes Thredson take on the meaning of his name -- Bloody Face.
Her escape is cut short however, as she jumps from one madman to another. Lana enters the car of the first person she sees and the driver happens to have issues with women, just like Thredson. The man's wife cheated on him with another man, and because Lana is also a woman, she too shall suffer.
The angel reappears as the man puts a gun to his throat, pulls the trigger, and blows his face apart, leaving Lana to endure the ensuing car accident. But hey, she gets to return to Briarcliff.
Lana may be wishing she granted her life to the Angel of Death, now. If not, she will be sorry when she becomes another Arden experiment or is "punished" by Sister Mary Eunice.
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
At the scene of Sam Goodman's homicide, Sister Jude gets a call from a familiar voice.
"It's your conscious calling," the voice says.
On the other end is Sister Mary Eunice and she's back at her manipulative ways, threatening to use her knowledge of Sister Jude's hit-and-run to her advantage.
"I know everything," Mary Eunice says. "I was in your head, remember? Don't even think of coming back here, Judy."
Sister Jude doesn't go back to Briarcliff, but she does visit the family of the girl she struck with her car. The former nun tries to apologize, but the words don't seem to come out, even after discovering the girl survived the accident and is now an adult.
"We get to live with our daughter," says the girl's mother. "The monster who left her there, has to live with himself."
Sister Jude makes one last stop on her self-pity tour, this time to a local diner, where she almost slits her wrists in the bathroom (It's the most red we've seen in the show since Sister Jude was flailing around in her undergarments and "ravish-me-red" lipstick).
The Angel of Death comes swooping in and Sister Jude is left to explain herself.
"I'm just the girl who cried wolf," Sister Jude says as she laments on all the times she's considered ending her life.
Two waitresses at the diner observe, seeing only Sister Jude as she shakes her head.
"Poor thing," one waitress says. "Maybe we should call Briarcliff. At least they could give her a bed for the night."
One is the loneliest number
Wanting to escape so he can reunite with Grace, Kit assaults his public defender and returns to Briarcliff. He travels underground, through the death chute, and into the asylum.
Dr. Arden's creatures follow Kit, killing a nun, and drawing attention in the process. Frank the security guard, who has orders to shoot Kit on sight, comes into the room and pulls the trigger as Grace jumps in front of Kit.
"Take me," she tells the Angel of Death, as Kit looks on, alone and defeated.
Final thoughts:
Sister Jude must be the least qualified nun to ever wear the cloth. She's an alcoholic, promiscuous, former lounge singer who ran over a little girl, ran into a tree in the Briarcliff courtyard and runs from her problems in general. It's not surprising to find out she's contemplated suicide several times.
The Angel of Death must feel the same, as she tells Sister Jude that it's time for her to have some peace.
Briarcliff is becoming a cemetery. Shelley, Grace, Leo, Teresa, and the Hispanic patient have all died there (or suffered their life-threatening injuries there in Shelley's case). It's becoming a battle royale match -- last patient standing gets to live.
Lana told Sister Mary Eunice that Dr. Thredson is Bloody Face. Was Lana not paying attention to the odd behavior of the nun before she left the asylum? Not only does Sister Mary Eunice already know this fun fact, but she encouraged Thredson by telling him she admires his work.
What we learned:
There is one good bone in Dr. Arden's body. Usually acting as the Angel of Death himself, the doctor tries to save Grace's life after she's found bleeding and missing the aforementioned parts.
"I will not be the one to take the fall for this," he tells her. "You will live, Grace. If only to set the record straight."
Dr. Arden does save Grace, but a bullet from Frank the security guard nullifies his effort.
What to expect next week:
In the spirit of giving, Sister Mary Eunice releases a deranged patient on the rest of the asylum.
Sister Jude and Dr. Oliver Thredson make their return to Briarcliff. Based on Sister Mary Eunice's recent actions, I can't see her turning in Thredson.


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Believe it or not, we have spent the last 12 months discussing the estimating process. If you have learned anything at all from these articles, you will know by now that estimating is much more than the take-off. This process involves an almost endless loop of deciding which projects to bid, working on relationships, completing take-offs, submitting your bid, and, most importantly, following up. Rather than recap all the nitty gritty of the last 12 months, I would like to leave you with some key points to focus on as we end this year and begin the next.
First, and most importantly, never underestimate the power of relationships. Cultivating relationships with construction professionals and local business people is so important. If you think you don't have time, please reconsider. The more effort you put into these relationships, the more you will get out of this process. Make sure the general contractors you are submitting bids to know who you are. When all other factors are even, I truly believe the company with the relationship will win out almost every time. Although I really did not touch on this previously, keeping in touch is easier now than ever before. Social media outlets, such as Facebook and Linkedin, can help you connect with industry professionals and keep abreast of the construction industry in your area.
Second, always bid work while you are busy. If you think you don't have time, make some. In this economy, I know a lot of you may not have a healthy backlog of work, but the only way to get a backlog is to bid, bid, bid! That is not to say that you should be indiscriminate about what you bid. Instead, you should bid enough work to keep your electricians busy and productive. Contractors tend not to make the best decisions when there is no work on the books, bidding jobs below cost just to "keep the guys busy." This leads me to my next point.
Never bid a job below your cost — unless there is a solid strategic reason to do so. This statement assumes that you know your costs, however, so please always complete a detailed take-off. This way, you can determine all the material and labor requirements of a project. You can always check your take-off versus a tried and true square foot number, but you should never base your bid on a square foot number. Remember, every job is different, and you should always review the plans and specs to know what you're dealing with. Don't forget cultivating those relationships with your vendors helps ensure you have the "right" number on bid day.
Sell your company and its benefits. Do not assume every company to which you are submitting a bid knows exactly who you are and what your company is capable of. When all things are equal, the company that presents itself the best will have an edge over its competition. Package your proposal so that it stands out. For example, before bid day, send a package to the person in charge of receiving the bids. Include your scope (proposal) letter with "price to follow," a company capabilities flyer or brochure, and your business card. Follow up on bid day with your price. That way, the company gets exposure to you twice in the same bid process. Here's a little more food for thought: If you do not have the experience or capability within your company to develop a flyer or brochure, contact your local community college or university for assistance. There are a lot of students out there clamoring for experience who would welcome the opportunity to help your company at a fraction of the cost you would pay going to a big marketing agency.
Finally, follow up, follow up, follow up. The saying goes, "the squeaky wheel gets the grease." While I am not advocating being a downright pest, you should absolutely follow up after you submit your price. Try to find out where you are in "the mix" of bids, and see what you can do to close the job. Do not chase someone else's number unless you know you can absolutely do the job for that price — and that the number you are chasing is actually based on a quantitative take-off. Remember general contractors tend to "bend the truth a little," so be aware you may be bidding against yourself!
Because the estimating process is a continual loop, it never really ends. However, I can tell you from experience that it does get easier over time.
Candels is president of Candels Consulting, an electrical estimating consulting firm in New York City. She can be reached at: [email protected].


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Blue Hill's Chef Dan Barber on the G9...and the Perfect Cup of Coffee
The G9 Chef's Summit, an annual meeting of the International Advisory Council of the Basque Culinary Center, aka nine of the world's top chefs, met close to our home this year in Pocantico Hills, NY, at the revered Blue Hill at Stone Barns farm and restaurant. We spoke with Blue Hill chef and G9 member Dan Barber about what the meeting was all about...and how the world's top chefs liked our coffee.
What was this year's G9 conference all about? This year's G9 was about bringing together the original producers of grains and seeds together with chefs to get them to think about the products and produce we use before they even hit the field. We all think about sourcing ingredients, and the further back along the chain we go when we think about it, the better. If we get to know the people who are imagining the flavors and textures of the future, we can work together to create that future.
What thing struck you most about this years' conference? Mostly the recognition that we may have overlooked breeders in our pursuit to eke out specific flavors and textures. That, and the chance to facilitate the meeting of so many incredible artisans.
So we have to ask, as we talk about the specific ingredients you choose to use at Blue Hill, how does coffee fit into your master plans? The same way it fit into the conference this year. You have a collection of incredible chefs, breeders, this room full of incredible tasters and people driven by the pursuit of great flavor and we wanted to fuel them with great flavors in their cups. In our restaurant, it's the diners who we want to provide the best possible tastes. And when we don't screw it up, I think that's what we do with your coffee.I was really happy at this year's conference to be able to introduce so many people to Irving Farm and the work you all do. So many people came up to me and said they couldn't believe Irving Farm Coffee tasted like that. What's on your mind, and what are you most excited to work on for this coming year? In terms of seeds/your restaurant/anything? I'm most excited for good coffee!
Here's to that!
Read more about some of the farms Blue Hill is inspired by here on their website.


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Basch, a 5-foot-11, 195 pound junior linebacker, was the defensive difference-maker in the Spires' 34-31 win over McPherson (Kan.) on Oct. 29. He finished with 12 tackles (7 solo), including 2.0 tackles-for-a-loss, 1.0 sack, two interceptions and one forced fumble. He returned one pick for a 30-yard touchdown that put Saint Mary on the board in the first quarter. His other interception led to a score by the Spires offense. The native of Las Vegas, N.V., ranks third in the NAIA in tackles-for-loss (19.5) and 10th in tackles per game (10.1).
Buresh, a 5-foot-6, 165 pound sophomore kicker, broke a school record in the 29-3 victory over Concordia (Neb.) on Saturday. The native of Lincoln, Neb., connected on a school-best five field goals, which shattered the previous mark of three. Two of his kicks were from 35-plus yards out, including a 42-yarder to cap off the scoring in the fourth quarter. Those field goals were his first on the season as he is now 5-of-6 in that category.
van den Raadt, a 6-foot-3, 210 pound senior quarterback, accumulated 388 yards of total offense and scored four touchdowns in the 51-28 win over Southern Oregon on Saturday. In the passing game, he went 14-of-26 for 216 yards and two scores. He complemented that effort with 172 rushing yards on 19 carries (9.1 ypc) and two touchdowns. van den Raadt led his squad to 512 yards of total offense. He ranks fourth in the NAIA in rushing yards per game (107.9) and fifth in total offense (2,381 yards). The native of Mira Loma, Calif., set Azusa Pacific's career completions record (501) over his four-year ledger.
Offensive Nominees: Greg Charles, Grand View (Iowa); James McClain, Cumberland (Tenn.); Brett Giesen, Kansas Wesleyan; Burton Losefa, Central Methodist (Mo.); Brandon Smith, Northwestern (Iowa); Kyle Jech, Northwestern Oklahoma State; Chris Ware, Eastern Oregon; Chris Hart, Webber International (Fla.); Ken Eliacin, Valley City State (N.D.); Brennan Haughian, Dickinson State (N.D.); Robert Adan, Menlo (Calif.); Patrick Donahue, Southern Oregon.
Defensive Nominees: Nathan Schott, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Michael Prosser, Saint Xavier (Ill.); Preston Bruss, Peru State (Neb.); Michael Hicks, Southern Nazarene (Okla.); Blake Young, Campbellsville (Ky.); Nate Keller, Webber International (Fla.); Victor Sanchez, Ave Maria (Fla.); Connor O'Neill, Montana Tech; Chris Tosello, Menlo (Calif.).
Special Teams Nominees: Elliot Allen, St. Francis (Ill.); Tom Lynch, Saint Xavier (Ill.); Ezequiel Rivera, Central Methodist (Mo.); Bobby Schattle, Saint Mary (Kan.); David Hon, Campbellsville (Ky.); Edgar Colmenares, Northwestern Oklahoma State; Mason Prater, Webber International (Fla.); Juan Garcia, Montana State-Northern; Nick Falkiewicz, Ave Maria (Fla.).
2011 Football Players of the Week (Offense; Defense; Special Teams)
Week 1: Brandon Smith, Northwestern (Iowa); Reece Green, Marian (Ind.); Marcus Bratton, UVa-Wise (Va.)
Week 2: Chris Ware, Eastern Oregon; Vincent Aguilar, Trinity International (Ill.); Levi Cockle, Peru State (Neb.)
Week 3: Josh Hollingsworth, Faulkner (Ala.); Ross Bauman, Saint Francis (Ind.); Terry Stecker, Kansas Wesleyan
Week 4: Trevor Hoskins, Pikeville (Ky.); Demitri Travis, Pikeville (Ky.); Alex Fambrough, Bethany (Kan.)
Week 5: Jimmy Coy, Saint Xavier (Ill.); Nate Collier, Graceland (Iowa); Tom Lynch, Saint Xavier (Ill.)
Week 6: E.J. White, St. Francis (Ill.); Eric Sheppard, Marian (Ind.); James McClain, Cumberland (Tenn.)
Week 7: Cameron Fore, Benedictine (Kan.); Mike Siegersma, Carroll (Mont.); Aukkarapong Sribenjakul, Montana Western
Week 8: E.J. White, St. Francis (Ill.); Dantren Anderson, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); Tom Lynch, Saint Xavier (Ill.)
Week 9: John van den Raadt, Azusa Pacific (Calif.); Cris Basch, Saint Mary (Kan.); Treyton Buresh, Midland (Neb.)


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Charlotte reporter Dan Tordjman offered a Twitter apology yesterday and his employer, ABC affiliate WSOC, issued an on-air mea culpa in the aftermath of his spreading a false rumor about Robinson Cano being busted for performance-enhancing drugs by MLB.
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The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1 is an arresting piece. Ushers in another crucial build to the story so gripping that it would leave you waiting for more. The flick is like a stepping stone preparing us for a big conclusive finale. Despite how little the director had in his baggage he still manages to deliver.
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Francis Lawrence who brought us amazing movies like I Am Legend and Constantine, also the previous instalment, who is also going to do the next (Whoopie!), is still magnificent underneath his direction cap. His frames are slow, the focusing and the feeling kind, and at the same time extremely powerful. The impact that he makes whilst an actor delivers his lines is a beauty to perceive.
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The Hunger Games might be over but the perversion of President Snow is still extant. He pervades like Poison and delivers the ultimate blow just like it. We see a lot of Gale here and some Finnick in agony. The screenplay puts all the right words in both their mouths. The score in the background is really enchanting too.
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The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1 is a brilliant depiction of the amazing Suzanne Collins series and the finest kind of drama you will ever see. Lawrence, both the actor and the director, do justice to it. Can't wait for the final chapter now.
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Pictures capturing a high school student in Changhua County braving torrential rain for 20 minutes to help an elderly garbage collector walk home went viral after it appeared on Facebook last week, melting the hearts of many netizens.
On the evening of June 18, during one of the many days when large parts of the country were being battered by heavy downpours, Fu Kuan-chen (傅冠禎), a sophomore at Yunlin's Yi Fong High School, was peddling her bicycle home from school amid cloudbursts in Changhua's Pitou Township (埤頭) when she noticed an elderly recycler hobbling alone in the rain with a slow-moving cart.
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Fu simply smiled and told the elderly lady that "it was okay" before continuing to help.
The heart-stirring moment was captured on the dashboard camera of beauty salon manager Hung Fei-min (洪菲敏), who happened to be close by and witnessed the scene.
Her heart melted by the student's benevolent deed, Hung said she then slowed down and trailed the pair for as long as 20 minutes, partly to ensure they arrived safe and sound.
Hung then uploaded screenshots taken from her camera and shared them with her acquaintance Chang Hsueh-ju (張雪如), a Changhua County councilor, who was so touched by the images that she posted them on her Facebook page.
The posting attracted hundreds of "like" clicks from netizens within just one day on Thursday, with some calling on her high school to publicly recognize Fu's benevolence.
"The downpour on that evening was so heavy that you could have been soaked to the core within a minute, so when I saw the scene through my windshield, my heart ached a little, but I was also delighted and amazed to see such an attentive child," Hung said, recollecting the deeply moving moment.
At a time when the nation's educational system is dominated by "diploma-ism," and when most young children profess nothing but indifference to their surrounding world, Fu's righteous deed is even more commendable, Hung said.
The elderly recylcer, who was later identified as 75-year-old Hsieh Feng-chiao (謝鳳嬌), said she was truly grateful to Fu, who she said was the first person to ever lend a hand to her in such a manner over the past years.
"It was raining so hard that day that it blurred my vision, and I was left clueless that [Fu] was a high school student," Hsieh said. "I tried to offer her a cup of tea after arriving home, but she kindly declined by saying she was in a hurry to go home."
Fu also turned down a kind offer by a well-intentioned passer-by who volunteered to take her to her parked bicycle and instead insisted on getting there by foot.
Fu's high school teacher, Fu Ya-chuan (傅雅娟), said the student demonstrated excellence in her academic performance and had repeatedly been awarded with first-place scholarships every semester.


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Michelin just announced the results of its 2013 New York City restaurant guide, and the results were pretty boring.
All seven restaurants that earned the rare three-star rating last year were awarded the same rating this year.
There was, however, one shakeup at the top. Experimental tasting table atera, which opened in Tribeca in March, earned two stars, putting it in the company of Marea and Momofuku Ko.
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State fretted over Libya talking points
As the number of people handling the Benghazi talking points grew, the amount of information the document offered shrank.
Emails and documents released by the White House Wednesday reveal an editing process that valued caution over comprehensiveness as officials worked to remove language that would have assigned blame for the attack or suggested ways the incident could have been prevented. The release also showed that the CIA, and not the State Department, made the decision to scrub references to Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda-linked groups and prior terrorist attacks in the region.
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But the newly public email chains suggest it was the State Department that was most concerned about taking the blame for the attack. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland sought changes to the talking points that would shield the agency — then led by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — from congressional accusations that it had failed to properly secure the post, given the unstable situation in that area.
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At one point, Nuland even wrote to a chain of administration officials relaying her concern that the talking points could be used as a cudgel against the State Department.
Here's how CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell, Nuland and the administration's press officials determined what U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice and members of Congress would say to the media, starting with the Sept. 16 Sunday morning shows:
Friday, Sept. 14, 2:27 p.m.: The first draft of the Benghazi talking points are circulated by the CIA's Office of Congressional Affairs. It includes language stating that "we do know that Islamic extremists with ties to al-Qa'ida participated in the attack."
That first draft also cites "initial press reporting" that "linked the attack to Ansar al-Sharia," an Islamic militia group based in Libya, and said the U.S. could not "rule out that individuals had previously surveilled the US facilities, also contributing to the efficacy of the attacks."
( Also on POLITICO: W.H. Benghazi documents point to CIA)
It describes the attacks as "spontaneously inspired by the protests at the US Embassy in Cairo and evolved into a direct assault against the US Consulate and subsequently its annex," and noted that "on 10 September we warned of social media reports calling for a demonstration in front of the Embassy and that jihadists were threatening to break into the embassy."
4:20 p.m.: Stephen Preston, the CIA's general counsel, responds that U.S. officials should avoid making any statements that suggested specific groups were responsible for the attack: "In light of the criminal investigation, we are not to generate statements with assessments as to who did this, etc. — even internally, not to mention for public release."
4:42 p.m.: In email traffic within the CIA, Morell scrubbed the talking points of the Al Qaeda reference, changing the language to read that the "crowd almost certainly was a mix of individuals from across many sectors of Libyan society. The investigation is on-going as to who is responsible. That being said, we do know that Islamic extremists participated in the violent demonstrations."
That draft is subsequently shared with Tommy Vietor, then the White House national security spokesman, and Ben Rhodes, Obama's deputy national security adviser.
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6:21 p.m.: Vietor adds the word "Cairo" in the bullet point that spoke of the Sept. 10 social media warnings to clarify that they were at the U.S. Embassy in Egypt, not in Libya.
6:41 p.m.: Shawn Turner, the spokesman for Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, softens the language around the social media warning to say "we notified Embassy Cairo of social media reports" calling for a demonstration at the embassy.


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The Millikin football team opened the 2012 season with a 50-17 win over Greenville College on Sept. 1. The game was played on the artificial surface at Edwardsville, Ill. H.S. due to the threat of heavy rain.
Millikin wasted little time in cranking up the offense. Darrell Mitchell opened the game with a 54 yard kickoff return setting up an 18 yard touchdown run from quarterback Matt Holmes one play later.
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Millikin answered right back when Holmes hooked up with senior wide receiver Jake Palmer on a 49 yard touchdown pass to make it 13-3, Big Blue.
Greenville then scored on an Immanuel Gamble three yard touchdown run at the end of the first quarter to make it 13-10.
Millikin then broke open the game scoring 37 straight including 21 point in the third quarter to build a 50-10 advantage.
Millikin scored twice in the second quarter with Holmes connecting with tight end Avery Aina on a 25 yard touchdown pass. Holmes then connected with Palmer for a second time hitting him on a 27 yard touchdown pass.
Millikin's third quarter outburst started with a 19 yard Tyler Roush run. The Big Blue defense then got into the scoring act with defensive back returned an interception 68 yards for a touchdown. Holmes then threw his fourth touchdown pass on the day connecting with Erik Tobey from 27 yards.
Austin Brettschneider's 44 yard field was Millikin's final score in the game.
Millikin featured a balanced offense attack gaining 415 total yards with 217 coming on the ground and 198 through the air.
Holmes finished 10-14 for 198 yards and four touchdowns. Palmer was Millikin's top receiver with four catches for 120 yards and two scores. Sean Dunning had 67 yards rushing on 11 carries while Roush gained 61 yards on seven carries. Holmes rushed for 46 yards on five carries.
Andy Roth and Jake Hazelton led the Big Blue defense with eight tackles each. Jacob Alvis added seven.
Gamble had 88 yards rushing for Greenville. Cody Lopez led the Greenville defense with 12 tackles.
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There are a variety of degree opportunities in Humanities, Interdisciplinary Studies, Social Science, and performance activities in music, theatre, film, poetry, creative writing and other fine arts and media activities for students regardless of their chosen major.
A broad background in the liberal arts appeals to employers looking for candidates who demonstrate the ability to think critically, to make connections, and to create, express, and analyze ideas adeptly. The degrees offered by our division afford excellent preparation for careers in public relations, print and mass media, law, education, and museum work, to name a few.
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A Chic, Romantic Garden Wedding at Los Patios in Laredo, Texas
Brandi D'Haiti (26 and a student and medical assistant) and Gaebril Velasco (25 and a landscaper) may have met when they were kids, but they stayed friends long after. When it came time to unite in marriage, the couple added many personal touches to reflect their timeless love, starting with a ceremony in their hometown of Laredo at the bride's mother's parish. "Getting married where we met with our families around was important," Brandi says. "It brought our love story full circle." The rustic wedding stayed true to the couple's long-building romance, with a focus on mint, rose and gold colors. Their florist suggested a lush blend of blooms like roses, peonies and eucalyptus. Gaebril was eager to have the reception outdoors, reflecting the natural feeling of their relationship. The décor involved rustic, bare farm tables with pastel floral arrangements and votives. After a surprise mariachi band, the first dance was Consuelo Velazquez's "Bésame Mucho," as the couple always parts with a kiss. At the end of the night, friends and family sent the newlyweds off with more than 250 sparklers. The couple, who has not spent a day apart since they began dating, was overjoyed with their elegant summer wedding that reflected both of their personalities. "It has to be one of the most romantic and happiest moments of my life, right next to the night Gaebril proposed to me," Brandi says.