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A new study suggests Carrabelle�s future is tied to tourism and elder care.
A study of Carrabelle�s economy, funded by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), recommends converting vacant condominiums into assisted living units and updating business district zoning.
At Carrabelle�s Aug. 1 city meeting, Ray Greer, representing Stantec Consulting, Inc., and Bruce Lyon of Swan Development Advisors, a subcontractor to Stantec, spoke on the city�s demographics and economy and made recommendations for future development based on the DEO study.
The study deals with the entire 32322 zip code, rather than just incorporated Carrabelle. Greer said Stantec collected information from numerous sources, including a March 14 public workshop led by Lyon, an economist, and attended by more than 20 Carrabelle residents.
Lyon began by explaining that two industries that traditionally fueled Carrabelle�s economy, construction and commercial fishing, are both in decline. He said Carrabelle must broaden its economic base and could expand on its third traditional industry, tourism, through rezoning and changes to the city�s business culture.
But, the study said, the make-up of Carrabelle�s population poses special challenges to economic development.
In spite of the fact the number of Carrabelle adults of prime childbearing age, 25 to 34, is 26 percent higher than the state average and 15 percent higher than the national average, the study said Carrabelle is somewhat older than the state and nation.
It said Carrabelle has a median age of 42.3 versus Florida�s 39.8, and the national median age of 35.6 years. The number of Carrabelle�s youth, up to age 17, is more than 30 percent below the state average and about 40 percent below national average.
The study warns that, as the population grows older, the average income in the city could decline further.
Stantec found the level of education in Carrabelle is well below the national average, with almost twice as many high school dropouts. The number of residents who completed a bachelor�s degree is about a quarter of the national average.
Lyon and Greer suggested the development of career academies within the public school system to teach youngsters skills, such as hospitality, nursing and marine mechanics, that would be useful in local businesses. They also supported partnering with Gulf Coast State College and Tallahassee Community College to the same end. Better preparation for available jobs could encourage young people to remain in Carrabelle, they said.
Lyon said the high percentage of real estate owned by nonresidents poses a problem for Carrabelle. According to the county appraiser�s office, 35 percent of the homes and businesses in Carrabelle are owned by out-of-state banks or individuals, roughly half of them located in Tallahassee. Of the 159 parcels in the corridor along US 98, 110 were owned by out of towners.
�How can you control your economic development when you don�t control your own real estate?� Greer asked. He said nonresident owners are likely to be less invested in local issues.
Zoning also affects development. The study found that a disproportionately large portion of Carrabelle is zoned commercial, especially north of US 98. Lyon said this could discourage investors. The study suggests creating a hospitality district, making it easy for visitors to find lodging, shop, dine and engage in tourist activities like kayaking and fishing. It said the natural beauty of Carrabelle and the surrounding area provides an ideal setting for nature based tourism.
The study also said all businesses need to accept credit cards.
Stantec found that Carrabelle�s tourist trade currently drops 50 to 60 percent during the winter and recommended advertising in cold weather locations like Canada and the northern US. �Carrabelle is colder than South Florida but it�s a lot warmer here than in Quebec,� said Lyon.
Stantec recommends the city retain an experienced marketing firm to target both day-trippers year round and snowbirds who make extended visits during the winter months.
The study found conflicting information from different websites about the area can be confusing. �At a minimum all the county and city websites should reference each other and be kept up to date and relevant,� said the report.
The study said downtown businesses must learn to promote one another. �Currently, there does not appear to be an organized connection between the charter fishing industry, nature-based tourism, or ecotourism, with the hospitality industry,� it said. �The ideal situation would be for a company or organization to bring the various businesses together to promote tourism in a manner that showcases all parts of the industry and connects them so that each component promotes another.�
Stantec recommends improving the entryway to Carrabelle from the east, �with signage, monuments, lighting and similar streetscape enhancements,� and requiring landscaping be maintained to high standards. It suggests laws be put into place governing the appearance of commercial signs.
The Moore house is envisioned as an anchor for the tourist and business district.
While some types of retail categories, such as gasoline and food service, are found to be �fully served,� a general store is highlighted as a business opportunity for an experienced retailer.
�It appears that there is insufficient space in the retail market for multiple new stores,� reads the study. �The data does appear to reveal a market opportunity for what we might term a �general store� (which) could support the community and visitors, in a number of product areas including clothing, home furnishings, sundries, appliances, sporting goods and with a variety of rental opportunities for tourists like bikes, fishing gear, kayaks, stand-up paddleboards and similar.�
Stantec also recommends Carrabelle investigate aquaculture as an industry.
The study said Carrabelle�s many vacant condominiums could become an asset if they are converted to assisted living units, which it said would create many jobs and boost the economy as a whole.
Based on input during the public workshop, residents said Carrabelle�s assets are access to outdoor activities and natural beauty, the waterfront and barrier islands, seafood, lack of pollution and traffic, and historic resources like the lighthouse and museums.
Residents said they would like to see more jobs and shopping resources; an increase in ecotourism and RV travelers; access to technology; end of life care and affordable accessible healthcare.
St. George Island, Wal-Mart, Apalachicola, Wakulla County, Port St. Joe, the Asian seafood industry, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were all perceived as competition during the workshop.


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ResumePlay writes: "Before I get into this, I imagine you saw the title and thought 'What?! This guy's clearly an idiot. Uncharted 2 is bloody awesome, keep your opinions to yourself before the wrath of the internet eats you whole.' Bravo, you fell right into my cunning, yet journalistically clichéd trap, you poor thing. I only just finished Uncharted 2, I know, I'm a terrible person. I couldn't start playing it until the Saturday afternoon and being such the social butterfly/part-time waiter I am, didn't get to complete it until today."
lol now watch MGR come in here and say "But my cousin..."
This game is truly amazing
lol guess you missed all the reviews praising it more for the story and gameplay than the graphics then? dude the game has EVERYTHING! try playing it before you comment... oh whats that you say? you dont have a ps3? well thats toooooo damn bad aint it! lol
But isn't that what you xkids love? Graphics? Or is that sales? It's pretty hard to tell since your always changing your minds. Must be that time of the month.
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Naughty Dog landed a kick on ever other developers crotch with Uncharted 2, specially Valve's for being an ass towards PS3 with their Bullshit reason to hate PS3.
Not on EPICS! It almost takes as long as Gears2 to get into a match. Uncharted 2 eats Gears2 in IMO! I love it, it's addicting but sometimes getting into a match can be a headache!
"In short: bad news for mediocre developers, good news for the consumer. Now Modern Warfare 2 had better be pretty spectacular. And I lied, it's a fantastic thing for the games industry. Bring it on!"
Uncharted 2 doesn't spell bad news for the industry. ODST sales and Modern Warfare 2 pre-orders have shown that the AVERAGE consumer doesn't require games to push boundaries. All they want is FUN. If the MAJORITY of people judged games on the boundaries they pushed then Uncharted 2 would be the best selling video-game of all time.
Honestly, Uncharted 2 may influence SOME developers to up their game, but as a whole it won't, AT LEAST not in this generation with an expansion pack that doesn't do much new sells 2 million copies in one day.
@Nycredude- Hey, if enjoying BOTH Uncharted 2 and Modern Warfare 2 equally means that I have low expectations, then I don't mind being the average consumer to be honest. Who says a game has to push boundaries to be fun?!
I guess you are one of those "average" gamers. Low expectation FTL!!
I love this game. Certainly one of the best platformers I have ever played. Actually, it is THE best platformer I have ever played. While I agree most devs will still be mediocre, I don't think that UC2 actually does anything "new" either. It is just a well polished, WELL WRITTEN!!!, and tight controls that pull this game off.
But we no longer need developers to do something new. With maturity comes judgment. As this industry has grown into it's own it is clear that quality is key. You no longer need something new to break down boundaries.
But all these reviewers claiming that Uncharted 2 doesn't do anything new, and giving the game massive praise, makes me wonder why some were so hard on Killzone 2 when their major complaint was that it didn't do anything new. WTF?
...aaaaaaaaaaand the guy's page is steamrolled. That's what he gets for click-whoring...LOL.
I thought we weren't AVERAGE gamers, you can't count the Average Joes, they pick up games based on the things they see in the cover, now we know why the UC2 cover looks amazing
so you wouldn't mind if say 3 years down the road, the industry has died and COD is pretty much the only game you can find? The average consumer isn't too smart, and that's why COD7,8,9,100(all using the same engine) will sell disgusting numbers no doubt, how long before everyone gets sick of gaming? It only took 1 COD game(mw1) before i lost all interest in the series,at the rate they pump out (yearly) cod games, i would imagine everyone will regret making the industry into what it is today.
You could understand that? I'm not disagreeing with him (I don't think), but he makes absolutely no sense because what he writes is completely incoherent. It's like trying to read someone's train of thought.
Speaking of trains--Uncharted 2.
Modern Warfare 2 is the same thing as ODST... A $60 expansion pack, with a tacked on campaign!
Modern Warfare 2 is more like MW1.5. The first teaser trailer of Uncharted 2 was mind blowing. It was like what? 20 seconds long? I don't remember but it was the scene where Drake was trying to make his way out of a snow storm and fell on the ground. I was amazed when I saw the snow, the enviornment, the blizzard, the wind, physics looked awesome and as it turns out, Uncharted 2 has now been called by many people as GOTY. Now compare this to MW2's trailer that we have seen and I can easily say that as far as I am concerned, I am SO NOT interested in it. The graphics look the same to me with minor enhancement. Note that I said, MINOR. The gameplay looks the same as well.
See, apparently, Infinity Ward are following that "Don't fix what's not broken" rule but improving graphics is not going to break anything. Now, you add Fifty Cents in the game and that doesn't bloody make a sense to me!
...tell me one thing the game innovated. Just one. Uncharted did pretty much what Killzone 2 did... nothing new with great visuals. Uncharted didn't pioneer a darn thing but to each his own. The game is still decent.
By gaming industry they mean developers on ps3 who gave us LAIR,Kill Zone,HAZE,HEAVENLY SWORD which all these games Flopped so its time for these ps3 developers to come up to standards as Uncharted 2.
Everybody! Don't reply to this idiot. Don't even mention his name. He feeds off of your replies. If we stop replying, he will ask "Why isn't anyone talking to me?" Make him break down like a little B!tch!! HAHAHA!
Take this b..... bubbles.
Even if those games you mentioned were "flops", then Uncharted 2 will be additional motivation for developers to go above that standard, which is even better news for PS3 owners, because we will get much better games, never before seen. Whereas 360 owners get the kind of games like Halo 3 ODST.
I'm curious
Are you pp?
LMFAO It would be so funny if you turned out to be pp
Infinite Undiscovery
Too Human
Last Remnant
Section 8
Two Worlds
Velvet Assassin
You want me to keep going, because I have a ton more.
and yes, I have a 360 as well, but you are just getting to be downright pathetic
And MS couldn't even come out with one reliable XBox of the 7 different series they've used over 4 years. Lost 2 billions in repairs and will never have the chance to own a GOTY on a old format DVD disc. So what is a real flop here? You ever seen Heavenly Sword or Killzone2 on a big DLP,LCD or Plasma tv? Jaw dropping would be an understatement.
Preach it brother! It's time that some get their asses in gear and roll out the bigger, better, and badder games like Uncharted 2.
Gametrailers: "bu..bu..bu.bbut UC2 teh no originality!!" Can't wait to see when MW2 comes out and the score it gets. It's good to see UC2 kick @ss out there. I hope this is a wake up call to the industry to start stepping up their game and produce true next-gen games. I think it start with KZ2. That game should definitely start lighting fires under some lazy dev @sses. It's a good time to be a gamer.
"And I lied, it's a fantastic thing for the games industry. Bring it on!"
Why would an author contradict his whole entire article? Oh yea, its because he's trying to bash Uncharted 2. See, this is what happens when you try to bring a good game down. You simply can't. Uncharted has raised the bar in this industry and challenges all to see if they can do better. Thank You Naughty Dog.
If U2 doesn't win GOTY, I will be extremely disappointed.
Clearly you missed the point of the article, young paddawan.
Read the top of the page.
After you read the top of the page, read it again.
Then again my friend.
Meh I read the article you guys. I just felt I had to say all that stuff. Even if it didn't relate to the article, my point was that Uncharted is such a good series that there are few ways to put it down and it deserves GOTY.
drummer needs to improve his reading comprehension
Thanks redgaurd. Im glad you're able to recognize my reading comprehension level just by reading my comment about an article on N4G. Awesome. Congrats mate.
that wasn't the article he was looking for...
It took me a moment to get what you said, but it was totally hilarious... cracked me up and got people(I am in a campus library atm) looking at me like I'm insane. Good One Mate :thumbs up:
I remember having this discussion with someone on msn, thought it was dear mister Laika but it wasn't...I think. Might've been.
Anyway i said "Doesn't matter about one game, half arsed developers will forever be half arsed developers. A developer won't suddenly turn around and decide 'oh *Successful developer here* created a new and amazing game, we must follow suit!" NOOOOOOOO!!!
Much more likely they will say "HEY LOOK! Something new! COPY & PASTE, COPY & PASTE!" BUT! Good developers actually will look at it and say "Hey thats new, we'll build on that but not actually just follow it."
Point is: Half Arsed Developer will Always be that.
Demon's soul's and Uncharted 2 are my favorite games this gen. Something is wrong with his logic mediocre developers sell games and PS3 exclusives do pretty well but not good enough for mediocre developers to step up their game.
But it seems that is how it goes in most entertainment industries. The best rarely get the exposure they deserve. And when they do, they get pegged as boring and/or confusing.
Why, well because it's so amazing graphically that other video games will look like crap comparing to it.
God I want to play this game so badly
man when you get to play it your gonna cream you pants lol... i completed on hard yesterday now just gotta do crushing and its on to the multiplayer! Whoop Whoop
Unfarted 2 cokes fortune 2 is very bad for the gaming industry naughty dog is destroying the gaming industry by bribing gaming websites to give good scores to its game
naughty dog should be investigated by the fbi and feed to the loch ness monster
is ND Destroying the Gaming Industry? MS Is pretty much Killing the Gaming Industry with overpriced Accesories, Paying to Play online, The Console with the HIGHEST FAILURE RATE! & Overpriced DLC Titles (Halo ODST)
The Gaming industy is better off without MS, I'de rather have SEGA Back like the Old days.
Your right, now that Microsoft got away with Halo: ODLC even Capcom is jumping on the screwing the consumer's bandwagon with super street fighter, the most that game be is $30( the reasonable price is $20 for such a little change)
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Indeed =) Changed the playing field and established NEXT GENERATION GAMING imo ( theres more to it than fancy graphics).
I don't like how he claims that Uncharted 2 did what MGS4 so much tried to achieve...I think MGS4 was and still is a fantastic game. If you can't handle that many cutscenes than that's fine but truthfully in length Uncharted 2 probably wasn't that MUCH longer than MGS4. It was just different is all.
are addicted to constant gameplay due mostly to TV and for gaming it is online gaming.
Everything is instant and most kids don't have the patient and attention span to digest something like MGS4. Its sad really.
U2 is your great action adventure flick. It has a great plot that is fairly straight forward as in like most action adventure movies. I do mean this though. U2 is on par with Raiders of the last ark in plot/story and humor. It is freaking amazing.
MGS4 on the other hand is equivalent to your epic drama/action movie with extremely deep character development with alot of history and complex plot/story which dabs alot into complex social and political issues of the mordern era.
In other words. They are completely different type of games that blurs the line between movies and games. However, the main difference is U2 is alot more accessible to the masses compare to MGS4.
It's funny, My niece likes to watch me play. When i played MGS4 she asked alot of questions and she was not that interested like i was in the long cutsscenes. I was glued to the tv and hanged on to every words that were said in those MGS4 custscenes because it was that good and important. When i played U2 she hardly asked any questions and she enjoyed it alot more because she understood it more.
Between the 2 games i still rate MGS4 higher because i appreciated the story more. I always knew this from the beginning before i played U2. U2 however is now my 4th best game ever. The only game that i see has a shot in dethroning MGS4 for me personally is TLG.
MGS4's cut scenes went on for ALOT longer than you remember. Some are over 30 minutes long. Uncharted 2 never had any that long from what I can remember.
"MGS4 on the other hand is equivalent to your epic drama/action movie with extremely deep character development with alot of history and complex plot/story which dabs alot into complex social and political issues of the mordern era."
You may have enjoyed the story. I can see why if you like that kind of stuff. But for the love of gawd, if you had little interest in Sci-Fi crap, or didn't have a firm grasp on the Metal Gear Solid story line, or both...then it sucks.
I have zero interest in sci-fi and I only played MGS1, MGS2, and MGS4. So you can see where I come down on this.
30 minutes to an hour cut scene in which NOTHING is really said other than a bunch of scifi babble bullsheet.
A dismembered cyborg ninja? Good Grief.
I loathe the story of Metal Gear Solid 4, but love the gameplay.
Uncharted is a much more fun, accessible and likeable than MGS4. BUT, to each their own. Both are of the very top quality.
MGS4 is for the fans. You missed the most important which is MGS3. With MGS4 Kojima tied up all the lose ends that i know of a 20 year old franchise. Every custscenes were important to fully apperciate MGS.
There has been alot of debate on weather Kojima made the right decision with the long cutscense. However, without them it wouldn't have been MGS that fans know. Kojima didn't compromise on his vision and for that i am thankful for. I never remember a cutscene that was 30 min, well perhaps the ending but it never felt that long to me because they were that good to me. Yes as i said. MGS4 is not for everyone which is a shame because alot of people are missing out on great story because most expect games to be non stop action mainly catered for young people. Because of this. Most people will never treat gaming as a serious medium for story telling.
I'm not saying MGS4 is a bad game. It most certainly isin't, but as you mentioned it was very much for the fans. I was never really a fan of the MGS storyline anyway, I just liked the gameplay. But those cutscense to me were so brutal I haven't picked it up again after I beat it. But I know quality when I see it, and I know it is a masterpiece. Not everybody likes the classics right?
"most expect games to be non stop action mainly catered for young people."
Perhaps you are correct to an extent, but I hope you aren't pointing that finger at me! I've been playing games for over 20 years. And I appreciate the craft of telling a good story.
"Because of this. Most people will never treat gaming as a serious medium for story telling. "
No, most people wont treat gaming as a serious medium for story telling when dismembered cybory ninjas are still involved. MGS4 is not a mature game...well it is a mature game for 18 year olds with all that very Japanese sci-fi melodrama crap. (I know thats a low blow, and Im not calling you an immature 18 year old or anything...but Im trying to make a point through hyperbole).
Im greatly looking forward to Heavy Rain, this as far as I can see is the first console game to really tackle head on the idea of a "mature" game. They may fail, but I hope they do not.
Uncharted 2 was Indiana Jones plain and simple. It was not the most mature story line, but it wasn't trying to be. The Gametrailers guys nailed it when he said while he was playing it he felt like he was 8 years old watching Indiana Jones for the first time. It never took itself too seriously and it showed. Like the Marco...Polo medals. Hilarious!
MGS4 really tried hard to be deep and profound. It was for some gamers...for others...it was just a bunch of psychobabble, not unlike the Matrix or something like that.
Agree'd to truly appreciate MGS4 you would have to play MGS 1, 2, and 3 lucky for me I've played every single Metal Gear game out there! (including the Ac!d series and Ghost Babel though I didn't play either of the cell phone games, I will admit that I have yet to finish the original MSX version of MG1 and MG2). Believe me the cutscenes are a lot better then the 20 min codec conversation at the end of MGS2.
MGS 4's dialog is mostly a bunch of nonsense that goes on forever, but the game is also full of giant robots and fart jokes. I think it's plenty accessible to kids.
Especially with the banter at the end of the game, which I won't go into for obvious reasons but I genuinely found it quite funny, quite a few moments in the game were like that.
I was not referring to you. Rather thats how people see the gaming industry in general.
Yes, Heavy rain will be for adults only i believe. That game will be more down to earth and more true to life. I don't think anyone that have seen the previews can dispute that and why i am also really looking forward to it and hope it will suceed and people will not bring it down. I really need games that treat me like the adult i am. However we will again see young gamers and reviewers b1tch again about how its mostly QTE and has too long cutscenes because they would prefer non stop violent action in their games that revolves around shooting/cover/shooting for the duration of their games. These are the people that i am talking about.
MGS is a sci-fi game, that is true but most of the stuff in it is not that far fetched and they are similar to what other contemporary sci-fi writers would write. Yes there are a few awkward moments in MGS game actually there are alot, i'll give you that but that is just Kojima being Japanese. We all know that Japanese are quite weird sometimes with thier humor and taste as we have seen in countless big Japanese games like FF for example however it dosen't distract away from the fact that they are still masterpiece in gaming ans story telling.
NeiborhoodLaika: Agreed. It had a great tounge in cheek throughout the whole game. Even in "intense situations" stupid jokes were always being made. Like a true adventure movie.
" was not referring to you."
I knew you weren't.
"Rather thats how people see the gaming industry in general."
Agreed, but as I mentioned cyborg ninjas aren't helping the matter. Sci-Fi as a general principal would not be the genere to champion video games out of adolesent obscurity. I know ALOT of people like it and I'm not knocking it. If it floats your boat then rock on. But as for the population as a whole, something with more broad appeal would need to carry the torch. Uncharted 2 is a step in the right direction that MGS4 helped set up. A cinematic experience.
Games have more challenges to overcome to be accepted as a true artistic medium than just storytelling (to the general public). This is unfortunate, but true. I guess
"However we will again see young gamers and reviewers b1tch again about how its mostly QTE and has too long cutscenes because they would prefer non stop violent action in their games that revolves around shooting/cover/shooting for the duration of their games. These are the people that i am talking about."
You know...you are probably right. I have quit watching any trailers or teasers for Heavy Rain. I don't want anything ruined for me. I got close to that kind of overload with Uncharted 2.
"MGS is a sci-fi game, that is true but most of the stuff in it is not that far fetched and they are similar to what other contemporary sci-fi writers would write. Yes there are a few awkward moments in MGS game actually there are alot, i'll give you that but that is just Kojima being Japanese. We all know that Japanese are quite weird sometimes with thier humor and taste as we have seen in countless big Japanese games like FF for example however it dosen't distract away from the fact that they are still masterpiece in gaming ans story telling."
This made me laugh...crazy Japanese!
Yes its sci-fi but even that dismembered cyborg ninja has a very detailed and almost credible explination. I hvnt played UC2 yet (saddly) but LETS NOT FORGET UNC 1 HAD NAZI EATING ALIENS!!!! That said i still loved the game
Both these games play like movies but just like real movies there are diffrent types of movies made for diffrent people. The article compares uncharted 2 to an indiana jones movie, sticking to that comparison, comparing Uncharted 2 to MGS4 is like comparing a Lucas film to a Terintino. George Lucas films are normaly more animated and active, while the apeal of Terintino films, like that of kojima's games is their depth of detail and complexity of their stories. Picking between the two depends soley on personal prefrence.
Naughty Dog has raised the bar about 10 feet. All other devs are going to have to work harder now.
Uncharted 2 is just average game and graphics are nothing special which will be surpassed by games like Alan Wake, Rage, Mass Effect 2 .Difference with these games are they are not on ps3 so they won't be hyped like games on ps3 as being the best looking games ever.
Rage is on the PS3..And the only place Mass Effect 2 will have good graphics is on the PC. I wouldn't be surprised if the 360 version has the same crappy pop-ins like the first game.
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Be inspired by Phil CalvanoPhil Calvano is not a professional cyclist. Then an acquaintance invited him to The Michelangelo Gala organized by Dominic Dell'Elce, Co-Chair of the 2008 Ride to Conquer Cancer, an event to raise funds for cancer research where they previewed a promotional video of the two-day bicycle ride from Toronto to Niagara Falls.Calvano was intrigued by the event and excited about the prospect of raising money for cancer, however, the thought of riding such a distance was daunting; initially so daunting that he did not register for the event right away. "I don't start anything I can't finish," says Calvano, "so I was apprehensive." Finally he took the plunge and registered. "At that point it dawned on me. I said, 'I have to do it'. I started out doing short rides. The main focus at first was just getting fit." From there Calvano bought some exercise videos and also began training indoors as well. But there were still some challenges in the training process. "When I looked at the training calendar provided by the folks at the Ride I was constantly falling short." says Calvano.But then he realized that the mental side of training can be more important than the physical. By overcoming mental blocks about training distances he realized that he could do it physically. His advice is simple:"Register. Once you have made the commitment to riding and raising the money you are on the road to success. The people at the Ride to Conquer Cancer are there every step of the way to support you be it for fundraising or training. The support you get pre event is great and it is incredible to hear the cheers and feel the vibe on event."
Fundraise with Sonya Gusikoski"I didn't think I would raise enough money to participate," Sonya Gusikoski said.The first event Sonya participated in was The Weekend to End Breast Cancer. She almost didn't sign up because she didn't think she could raise the money, but because it was the 20th anniversary of her mother passing to breast cancer, she figured she would give it a try.Not only did she meet her goal amount to walk, but she raised a total of $8,000. The next year she thought she would participate in The Ride to Conquer Cancer because it was her 10 year anniversary of being cancer-free and set her goal amount at $10,000. She wanted to far surpass the amount she raised for The Weekend to End Breast Cancer."I didn't find it very difficult," Sonya said. "I just made sure to follow up with everyone."Sonya raised all of her money just by the power of e-mail. She sent monthly updates of her training and fundraising via e-mail to everyone she knew including her hairdresser and employer. "I don't think people realize how big of a network they really have" Sonya said. "You may think you only have 10 close friends to send emails to, but you have so much more than that. And everyone you ask has probably been personally touched in some way by cancer."However, even Sonya was shocked as to how well she was fundraising. "I was blown away" Sonya said after she managed to reach her goal of $10,000 in one week. By event day Sonya raised $37,973 and was one of the top fundraisers. But, money kept rolling in after the event and Sonya is now over $53,000. "It does help that I've been through quite a bit and have a personal history with cancer" Sonya said.She was diagnosed with lung cancer at age 25 and has the breast cancer gene. "However, if you don't have a personal story, others become your personal story" Sonya said. "I am excited for next year and I am so blessed to have terrific supporters behind me."
Be inspired by Mike NaccarataIn 2008 Mike's older sister participated in The Ride. He was so proud of her that he and his nephew started training. During his first and second day of training Mike rode 30 km. However, he didn't expect it would cause him to urinate blood. Although the condition was caused by not being properly fitted for his bike, Mike went to the doctor to see if it was something more. After an ultra sound on December 18, Mike was diagnosed with cancer.Three months later, on March 20 Mike had his right kidney removed. And in 13 short weeks, he would be participating in The Ride to Conquer Cancer."I had zero symptoms, no discomfort and the blood was unrelated to cancer," Mike said. "I was lucky. If I had not decided to participate in The Ride to Conquer Cancer and trained for it, I never would have gone to the doctor and they never would have found cancer."Mike decided that he would ride for those who cannot ride and for his daughter so that she hopefully never has to fight cancer. "I am very, very lucky," Mike said. "I didn't have to go through chemo or radiation- only surgery."Not only did The Ride to Conquer Cancer help him discover his cancer, but it was also a reason to quit smoking and get in shape. "It took me an hour to ride three miles because I needed two cigarette breaks," Mike said.Mike started riding at 300 pounds. He currently weighs 260. "I'd love to lose more so that I can bike even faster," Mike said.Mike cannot wait to participate in 2010."The Ride itself is extremely inspirational," Mike said. "Seeing an entire family out on front lawn huddled under an umbrella clapping for us 3,550 riders. I am getting goose bumps just talking about it."
Fundraise with Geoff SeigelGeoff Seigel's life was almost dramatically altered as a result of cancer.His wife Paula was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was pregnant with their second child. She won her battle with the disease and since then the Seigels have been active participants in the struggle to conquer cancer, walking in several Weekend to End Breast Cancer events in Toronto.When Princess Margaret Hospital launched the Ride to Conquer Cancer in 2008, Geoff Seigel was intrigued. He also felt that, despite the $2500 fundraising minimum he could leverage his knowledge of the internet and use technology to go above and beyond that goal."Email solicitation has always been my primary means of contact with potential donours," says Seigel. "The key is to ask boldly. If you ask for $20 that is all you are likely going to get. However, if you ask for $100 you might get $100 or $75 or $50. The Ride is a big bold challenge and asking for big, bold sums of money is thus not outlandish," says Seigel.He believes that it is important to personalize your story also. "You have to tell people about you and why you are riding. This does not mean you have to have a tearjerker story. Be honest. Be true. But make it so that potential donors learn about you. Engaging people in this way really heightens your chances of securing donations," explains Seigel.In addition to email Seigel also successfully used the Ride to Conquer Cancer Facebook application. This allowed people to donate to him via his Facebook page. "The Facebook app is awesome! I would strongly recommend downloading it. Facebook is a great way to help tell potential donors about your story. I received about 30 percent of my total donations via the Facebook app."Technology, Seigel believes, is key part of the fundraising arsenal. "I think that leveraging the power of technology is critical. Email and Facebook made it much easier for me to raise the money."


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While we often become concerned about the air quality outdoors, it's easy to forget that our homes have their own miniature atmospheres. With walls, doors and windows, that atmosphere is a mostly closed space, so what's inside tends to stay inside. Unless you're okay with breathing in stale, recycled air, there's no excuse not to improve your home's air quality, whether as part of a green initiative or for the health of you and your family.
If you're looking to clean up your personal atmosphere, take these suggestions into account.
1. Use radiant heat instead of central heat. Central heating systems use ducts throughout your home to pump in gusts of hot air. Along with that air comes the dust that has settled in the ducts for at least two or three seasons. Instead of flushing your home with dirty air, consider radiant heat technologies. Radiant floor heating, for instance, can fit comfortably under any floor type and warms you from the ground up. It's eco-friendly, easy to install in any room and won't send a layer of months-old dust through the air.
2. Reduce humidity and allergens. Humidity aids the growth of mold and mildew, which is why these two offenders show up so often in bathrooms. While summertime is the worst for these two major allergens, small steps, like running a bathroom fan or opening a window in the kitchen, can help reduce their presence.
3. Use natural cleaning products. Cleaning products packed full of obscure chemicals end up filling your home's air with those same chemicals. Using natural products makes for a healthier and more breathable environment. The same goes for air fresheners - when your home smells stale, go for a natural option, like potpourri or organic scented candles.
4. Use organic paints. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warns that paints and lacquers can sometimes contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which can be harmful to air quality. Keep an eye out for these when you're purchasing paint for a project.
5. Clean your home and keep it clean. Dust, mop, sweep and vacuum. Keeping your home generally clean will help reduce its pollution, especially with some good airflow. One last rule of a clean home - no smoking. Everything harmful about a home's poor air quality is summed up perfectly in cigarette and cigar smoke.
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Material Strategies, the latest book in Blaine Brownell's Transmaterial series, is a primer addressing how materials have been used and misused throughout architectural history, with a focus on recent projects.
Brownell, who was named a BD+C 40 Under 40 in 2006, provides insight regarding emerging material trends and the creative implementation of materials. More information: www.paperpress.com. BD+C


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Midnight Commander (mc) is an user-friendly text-based file manager UI for Unix. Using mc, you can browse the filesystem easily and manipulate the files and directories quickly. You will not miss the standard command line prompt, which is also available within the mc itself. If you are new to mc, Midnight Commander (mc) Guide: Powerful Text based File Manager for Unix article will give you a quick jumpstart. In this article, let us review how to solve couple of common annoyance about viewing a file in mc.


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Jindal vs. Romney
LAS VEGAS — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal forcefully rejected Mitt Romney's claim that he lost because of President Barack Obama's "gifts" to minorities and young voters.
Asked about the failed GOP nominee's reported comments on a conference call with donors earlier Wednesday, the incoming chairman of the Republican Governors Association became visibly agitated.
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"No, I think that's absolutely wrong," he said at a press conference that opened the RGA's post-election meeting here. "Two points on that: One, we have got to stop dividing the American voters. We need to go after 100 percent of the votes, not 53 percent. We need to go after every single vote.
"And, secondly, we need to continue to show how our policies help every voter out there achieve the American Dream, which is to be in the middle class, which is to be able to give their children an opportunity to be able to get a great education. … So, I absolutely reject that notion, that description. I think that's absolutely wrong."
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He reiterated the points for emphasis.
"I don't think that represents where we are as a party and where we're going as a party," he said. "That has got to be one of the most fundamental takeaways from this election: If we're going to continue to be a competitive party and win elections on the national stage and continue to fight for our conservative principles, we need two messages to get out loudly and clearly: One, we are fighting for 100 percent of the votes, and secondly, our policies benefit every American who wants to pursue the American dream. Period. No exceptions."
The Louisiana governor didn't just get worked up over Romney's comments to donors in a Wednesday conference call about the root of President Barack Obama's victory being "gifts" to various constituencies. He's been stewing for some time over the damage the GOP nominee did to the party.
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In an interview with POLITICO earlier in the week, Jindal indicated his anger over Romney's infamous comments about "the 47 percent" of voters who don't pay taxes and, Romney argues, are dependent on government for services.


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Shroud of Turin Hits Airwaves Amid New Claims That It's Real
A viewing of the The Shroud of Turin, thought by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, will reportedly be televised Saturday on Italian State TV in what is said to be former Pope Benedict XVI's parting gift to the Catholic Church.
The televised viewing of the shroud on Holy Saturday will be the first in 40 years, according to a report in the Guardian newspaper.
The centuries-old linen cloth - one of the world's most famous relics - contains a faint impression of the front and back of a human body, along with blood, dirt and water stains from age. Many Roman Catholics believe the impressions were left by the body of Jesus after his crucifixion.
"There was no portrait made of Jesus so, really, the shroud still remains the best single thing that we have," said Russ Breault, president of the Shroud of Turin Education Project Inc., an organization "dedicated to raising awareness and understanding" of the shroud, according to its website.
The shroud's authenticity, however, has long been a subject of deep debate.
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Skeptics believe the 14-foot cloth was faked during medieval times. Scientists have used various methods, including carbon dating, to test the authenticity of the fabric, and some results have supported the belief that the cloth is a medieval forgery. But there might be new evidence to support the view that the shroud is real.
Scientists at the University of Padua in Northern Italy have conducted experiments that show the shroud dates back to around the time of Christ's life, according to an article in the Daily Telegraph newspaper.
The researchers used infra-red light to analyze fibers from the shroud. Their analysis was published in the new book, "Il Mistero della Sindone" (The Mystery of the Shroud") by Giulio Fanti, a professor of mechanical and thermal measurement at the university, and Saverio Gaeta, a journalist, the Telegraph also reported.
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"When you consider that there are no substances on the cloth that were conceivably used by an artist, and the fact that the blood on the cloth is human blood, it would suggest that the cloth is probably authentic," Breault said.
"The shroud can never replace faith," he added. "I don't think we can ever know for sure whether the shroud is absolutely authentic because we don't have the DNA of Jesus to match it up with something that we might extract from the shroud itself."
The shroud is owned by the Vatican, although the Catholic church has never taken an official position on the cloth's authenticity.
The shroud is kept in a special climate-controlled casket in Turin. The shroud was last on public display in Italy in 2010, and its last televised appearance was in 1973.
The special 90-minute broadcast of the shroud will be broadcast from Turin Cathedral and will be introduced by the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, according to the Guardian.
"It will be a message of intense spiritual scope, charged with positivity, which will help hope never to be lost," the archbishop of Turin, Cesare Nosiglia, told the paper.


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Charlie knows how to tie his shoes but never gets them tied tight enough that they don't come undone within a hour or two after being tied. Then it seems like we spend forever with him retying them and there is times I am in a hurry and everything has to come to a screeching halt. With school starting I tried to talk Charlie into getting shoes which would slip on or that had Velcro.
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In addition to awarding national championships for competitors in men's and women's junior, open and masters competition, spots on Team USA for the World Cross Country Championships, scheduled for March 24 in Bydgoszcz, Poland, were also on the line for the top six finishers in the junior and senior races. Complete results from Saturday's races can be found here.
Emily Stites and Oklahoma State's Craig Nowak also claimed national titles in junior competition as competitors battled steady breezes and temperatures in the 30s throughout the day.
Women's Open (8 km)
Flanagan set the tone early and by the final two kilometers it proved to be too much to handle as the 2008 Olympic 10,000-meter bronze medalist won her sixth USA Cross Country title in a time of 25:49.0.
2012 Olympian Kim Conley ran with Flanagan through the first six kilometers and eventually finished runner-up in a time of 26:06.0.
Competing less than two weeks before her 40th birthday and in her first cross country race since 2007, Deena Kastor placed third overall in a time of 26:41.0. A veteran to the sport, Kastor has won a total of seven USA Cross Country titles in her career with her first coming in 1997.
Rounding out the top five were Emily Infeld, who placed fourth in a time of 26:47.7, and Neely Spence who was fifth in 26:54.2.
Men's Open (12 km)
Running in a tight pack of as many as 25 runners through much of the race, Derrick pulled away from one of the deeper fields in the event's history. Emerging to place second and third, respectively, were 2012 Olympians Dathan Ritzenhein and Matt Tegenkamp.
It was a breakthrough win at the professional level for Derrick, who holds the American collegiate record in the 10,000m and was selected as an NCAA Division I All-American 14 times while at Stanford. The former American junior record holder in the 5,000m, Derrick's winning time was 35:36.6, which was ahead of Ritzenhein (35:44.1) and Tegenkamp (35:55.8).
The trio spent the duration of the race near the front of a large pack that included Elliot Heath and Ben True, who placed fourth and fifth, respectively. Ryan Vail and 2012 USA Cross Country champion Bobby Mack were also in the mix and placed sixth and seventh.
Women's Junior (6 km)
Stites and Erin Finn broke away from the rest of the pack early before Stites then made it a solo race in cruising to the victory in a time of 20:27.3. Finn, the runner-up at the 2011 Foot Locker Nationals, finished second in a time of 20:48.6.
Following Stites and Finn, the quartet of Colorado's Carrie Verdon, Kathryn Knight, Samantha Nadel and Sydney Scott all finished in a bunch to all secure their spots on Team USA for the World Junior Cross Country Championships. Verdon finished third in a time of 21:08.8. Knight was fourth in 21:09.3 and Nadel fifth in 21:10.3.
Men's Junior (8 km)
Oklahoma State freshman Nowak ran easily through the finish to win in a time of 24:47.0 as a group of five battled for second place.
Wisconsin's Malachy Schrobilgen was able to pull ahead and finished second in a time of 24:51.2 and Matt Mclintock was third in 24:51.9. Darren Fahy, Thomas Graham and Andrew Gardner all also secured their spots in Poland by finishing in the top six.
Women's Masters (6 km)
Jody Hawkins (W46) took the lead from the start and continued to pull away through the finish to win her age group and the women's masters USA Cross Country overall title. Hawkins pulled away from her close friend Carmen Ayala-Tronco (W53) to win in a time of 22:30.0. Hawkins finished second overall and won the masters 50-54 year old age group in a time of 23:06.90.
Cindy Blakeley-Came (W48) finished the race third overall and second in her age group in a time of 24:07.5 while Kelly Vandermaiden (W40) was the fourth overall finisher and also won her master's age group in 24:16.7. Pamela Di Guiseppe (W45) finished fifth overall (25:21.0).
Also picking up wins in their age group in women's masters competition were: Catherine Utzschnei (W57), 26:35.0; Donna Swanson (W60), 32:58.0; Linda Frisby (W65), 30:07.0; Ellen Nitz (W72), 37:18.0; Judith Smythe (W75), 41:04.3.
Men's Masters (8 km)
Less than one month after his 40th birthday, Ahrlin Bauhman (M40) was able to outlast Raymond Pugsley (M43) to finish as the top overall finisher in the men's masters race as men in the 40-44 age group grabbed the top eight overall spots. Bauhman won in a time of 25:57.7 and Pugsley's second-place time was 26:02.6. Rusty Snow (M43) placed third in 26:09.2.
Also picking up wins in their age groups were: John Mirth (M50), 27:12.1; Matt Wegenka (M48), 27:48.9; Mark Rybinski (M57), 29:49.9; Ignacio Jimenez (M63), 30:36.4.
Athlete Quotes
Shalane Flanagan (women's open winner)
"It was a lot of fun. The spectators and the fans were phenomenal. At the start and the finish area I could just see fans lining everything. The whole meet was really well run. Overall my race was really great because I had competition until the last 2 km. Kim (Conley) ran really tough. It means a lot more when you have a national championship and someone pushing you the whole way. That was great and I think we will have a really good team going to Poland."
Kim Conley (women's open runner-up)
"I felt really good for about 6 km, when Shalane (Flanagan) started grinding me down, but it was certainly fun to be up there.
"I was prepared to go out hard and sink my teeth in and go for it with her. She just had a little more strength than I did over the last 2 km, but it was great to be up there with her. I'm very hungry to win a title one day.
"Making the (2012 Olympic) team had changed my mental approach. It's a different approach in my training now that I know that I've made an Olympic team and it's not a lofty dream to make a world championship team. I believe that I can be at that level instead of hoping I can be at that level.
Deena Kastor (women's open third place finisher)
On racing the World Cross Country Championships following the LA Marathon:
"It's not typical for me to turn around after a marathon, but a lot of the top marathon runners have turned around and run a fast 10k about a week or so after a marathon to get their track qualifiers out of the way. I know if I take care of myself after the marathon, I think I can make a strong showing in Poland.
"I knew that I had some strong competition and that it would be hard to make this team, but I promised to put in an honest effort for a little bit over a half hour, and commit to having a strong race. This will be my tenth U.S. cross country team, and 18th international team, so I'm pretty excited to represent the USA."
Chris Derrick (men's open winner)
"It went about like I hoped it would. It was a little slower at the front. I figured Dathan (Ritzenhein) would make a big move and I wanted to go with him. When he first moved I didn't know if he would be able to do that because we were really rolling. One of my favorite tactics has always been to crest the top of a hill then go. That set up perfectly with 2 km to go.
"It is really good (to beat a deep field). I haven't won a lot of big races. I have won some conference championships. I haven't won any national championships or NCAA championships. It's good to be aggressive and I really wanted to win. The last two km I wasn't thinking about anything else. I just really wanted to win. It's good to have the win.
"It is going to be great (making Team USA). World Cross Country has been typically dominated by the Africans. It will be a tough experience and I am looking forward to that."
Dathan Ritzenhein (men's runner-up)
"I am a little disappointed. I wanted to win. I tried to give it all that I had. It was a really deep field and I think one of the best fields we have had at the USA Cross Country Championships in a while. I gave it a good hard effort. I would have liked to have won, but I gave it everything that I had.
"It was a big group. It felt like nobody really wanted to take the lead. I didn't really mean to be that close to the front. I tried to push it a little bit and finally things cleared out. With two laps to go I really started pushing it. At some point someone had to go."
Emily Stites (women's junior winner)
"From the beginning I was trying to stay relaxed and stay with the pack. After the first lap, I tried to break up the pack and see how it went. It was great that Erin (Finn) was able to hang with me, and then I decided to keep going. "Erin was closing late, so I tried to kick it in as best as I could. I think running in the NCAA meet and running in Scotland helped me in knowing that I can run with the top girls."
Erin Finn (women's junior runner-up)
"I am very excited. I was sick with a fever on Wednesday so to come back and compete for that I am really happy. I am so honored and God has blessed me that I can represent the USA. I am so excited.
The race didn't go as I had planned. I started to break away at about 2 km with Emily (Stites). She started to go a little faster, but I told myself to be smart. Had it been the final race I probably would have tried to stay with here."
Craig Nowak (men's junior winner)
"Everything happened exactly how we wanted it to. I was able to stay calm for the first two laps around the course. I wasn't worried about where anyone was. The last kilometer I wanted to make a move.
"The race plan was to not worry about anyone else. This is awesome. It was a great experience going to Scotland (for the BUPA Edinburgh) earlier in the month and I am looking forward to going again to represent the U.S."
Malachy Schrobilgen (men's junior runner-up)
"This was my goal to come in here and make the team. I had run one 8 km this year. I got about halfway into the race and thought, 'this is where it is going to get tough.' I thought I could go with some of these guys. I knew if I moved with this pack I was going to make the team. I knew this was going to be really tough. But this was still the goal of mine (to make the team).
"It has been below 10 degrees (Wisconsin temperature) for a few weeks. This was good Wisconsin weather. It was perfect conditions for me."
Matt Mclintock (men's junior third place)
"I wanted to win but I wanted to make the team. That was the primary focus. I just sat back and went out really slow. Once it picked up with one km to go it became fast very quickly. I locked up the last 50 meters but I still made the team.
"Everyone was together and it was definitely a kicker's race. This is awesome. I saw this field and I knew it would be tough to make it. I am so happy to make it."
Jody Hawkins (women's masters overall winner)
"The plan was to go out quickly. I've been training with my high school team and I thought that by training with them, I could go out quick."
"You can never count out (runner-up Carmen Ayala-Troncoso). The moment you do, she'll come back and beat you. I've been racing against her since my 20s. "The weather really wasn't that bad today, especially compared to last year. I've been watching the forecasts, and decided to make the trip."
Ahrlin Bauman (men's overall masters winner)
"I was worried that I might not be as competitive as I thought I could be. I turned 40 on January 1st. The pace was real comfortable--almost like a tempo run. It wasn't like the open race where you go out in 4:40 the first mile. "I took the lead for a little bit, but couldn't break those guys, so I thought it would come to a kick, but I didn't want to lead. With 800 to go, there was a little bit of separation between Ray Pugsley and I and the rest of the group. With 200 to go I told myself 'I gotta give it a try,' so I started sprinting, and held on."


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After months of emotion-filled debate, the Senate passed a bill that will provide a permanent solution to fluctuating student loan interest rates. Earlier this month, the interest rates on subsidized Stafford loans for low-income undergraduate students doubled from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. The change added about $1,000 to each subsidized Stafford loan students hold, according to White House estimates. Under the current law, the interest rate on all undergraduate Stafford loans, subsidized or unsubsidized, is currently fixed at 6.8 percent, while graduate and parent Plus loans are fixed at 7.9 percent. As of now, rates on student loans are set by Congress every year.
In an 81 to 18 vote, the Senate approved the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act which, if it passes the House, will permanently tie undergraduate subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford loans to the rate of a 10-year Treasury note plus a 2.05 percent markup, with an interest rate cap of 8.25 percent. If enacted, that would reduce interest rates on undergrad loans by about half for this year. Federal Stafford loans for graduate students would have a 3.6 percent markup with a maximum rate cap of 9.5 percent while Plus loans would have a 4.6 percent markup with a rate cap of 10.5 percent. That would reduce rates for borrowers by about 1.5 percent for next year.
"The interest rate deal was a triumph for students," says Clare McCann, an education policy analyst with the New America Foundation, a nonprofit nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, D.C. "All students will see their rates lower next year and it's not just another one-year fix that only lowers rates for some students for some amount of time. This is a permanent fix."
The White House estimates that the bill would save a typical undergraduate borrower, who borrows $6,922, about $1,500 over the tenure of their loans and the average graduate student, one who borrows $25,666, about $2,900. A full list of the average savings per state is available on WhiteHouse.gov. Critics argue that the bill would actually end up costing students rather than boosting their bank accounts. Interest rates on federal loans will be cheaper for students for the next few years but will most likely increase beyond their current levels as rates on Treasury notes rise.
"Eventually rates will likely go up, which would probably be a good thing given that that would mean that the economy is improving," McCann says, adding that the loan caps will prevent rates from rising too high.
Many aren't convinced that the bill does save money. In an interview with Bankrate last week, Chris Lindstrom, higher education program director for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, and Lauren Asher, president of The Institute for College Access, slammed the bill for increasing costs for students over the long haul. Asher, who favored a freeze to the 3.4 percent subsidized Stafford rate over the bill, added that she believes the bill is too narrowly focused on loan interest rates and doesn't address student debt comprehensively enough.
According to GovTrack, a similar bill passed the House back in May. McCann says she expects the House to approve the amended bill within the next week.


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Patty Fonesca writes:
Take a look at what Ohio's public libraries are doing to garner support since we are facing up to 50% funding cuts:
Save Ohio Libraries on Facebook already has over 1,800 members
One library did this to draw attention to the issue: http://www.toledolibrary.org/
One library has a countdown clock: http://new-carlisle.lib.oh.us/
Ohio Library Council is recommending the use of social networking sites: http://www.olc.org/SaveOhioLibraries.asp
Here at the Champaign County Library, we are using Facebook, our website, emails to patrons, etc. Also, a patron is setting up a desk here at the library to assist others in learning about what they can do to help support the library. We are providing contact information for our legislators, talking points, etc. The most effective tool will be if we can use all these methods to get grassroots, heartfelt support from the people who count on us every day.
The propposed cuts announced just last week will be decided by July 1st, so we must use every means possible to preserve funding.


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This column has been updated to clarify that the one-year period during which two or more IRA-to-IRA rollovers should be avoided starts when the IRA owner receives the distribution.
Retirement experts call it a game changer for the 50 or so million households in the U.S. that own an individual retirement account — an IRA.
Uncle Sam's Tax Court just ruled that the one-rollover-per-year rule applies to all of a taxpayer's IRAs rather than to each IRA separately. And that ruling, say experts, is in direct conflict with IRS Publication 590, the bible for IRAs.
"Industry leaders, financial advisers, and everyone else who handles IRAs are stunned," said Denise Appleby, the editor and publisher of The IRA Authority
According to Appleby, there are two ways to move money between IRAs.
- Transfers, which are not reported to the IRS and not reported on a tax return. The IRA owner never touches the money. You can do this as often as you like, whenever you like, Appleby said.
- And rollovers. With this method, the IRA owner takes the money as a distribution and they have 60-days to rollover (put back) the amount in an IRA. And this, you can do only once per 12-month period, said Appleby.
According to Appleby, the IRS, through their publications and regulations, has said for at least 20 years that the rollover method applies on a "per-IRA" basis. In other words, if you have 10 IRAs, you can do 10 rollovers for the year (12-month period), as long as an IRA does it only once (or the year).
Here's the guidance found in Publication 590, which everyone viewed as gospel:
"Generally, if you make a tax-free rollover of any part of a distribution from a traditional IRA, you cannot, within a one-year period, make a tax-free rollover of any later distribution from that same IRA. You also cannot make a tax-free rollover of any amount distributed, within the same one-year period, from the IRA into which you made the tax-free rollover.
"The one-year period begins on the date you receive the IRA distribution, not on the date you roll it over into an IRA."
The IRS gives this example: You have two traditional IRAs, IRA-1 and IRA-2. You make a tax-free rollover of a distribution from IRA-1 into a new traditional IRA (IRA-3). You cannot, within 1 year of the distribution from IRA-1, make a tax-free rollover of any distribution from either IRA-1 or IRA-3 into another traditional IRA.
However, the rollover from IRA-1 into IRA-3 does not prevent you from making a tax-free rollover from IRA-2 into any other traditional IRA. This is because you have not, within the past year, rolled over, tax free, any distribution from IRA-2 or made a tax-free rollover into IRA-2.
Enter Alvan and Elisa Bobrow, who had a few IRAs.
In 2008, Alvan rolled over two distributions from his IRAs and took the position that the rollovers were valid because they were done in a timely manner, and involved different IRAs, Appleby wrote in her analysis of the court case. His position was that he had not broken any rules, as explained by the IRS in their publication for the past 20 years.
The IRS disagreed and determined that only one of the two rollovers was valid. So, Uncle Sam and the Bobrows went off to court. And the Tax Court — much to the surprise of all IRA experts — agreed with the IRS.
The mistake cost the Bobrows an additional $51,298 in income tax and a penalty of $10,260. Maybe they should be thankful; it could have cost them $31,000 more, according to Appleby. You can read the gory details in Bobrow v. Comm'r, T.C. Memo. 2014-21.
So what was the bottom line? In essence, only one of the Bobrow's distributions was eligible for rollover during the 12-month period. In fact, that Tax Court concluded that the Internal Revenue Code Section 408(d)(3)(B) limitation — the relevant section of the federal tax code — applies to all of a taxpayer's retirement accounts and that regardless of how many IRAs he or she maintains, a taxpayer may make only one nontaxable rollover contribution within each one-year period.
In other words, we've all been operating under the impression that what was written in Publication 590 — you know, the IRS' very own publication — was correct. But it's not.
In fact, the Bobrow case highlights, according to Appleby, an important rule that we sometimes overlook: "If conflicting information is provided in multiple sources, one must consider the hierarchy and reliability of such sources. In this case, Publication 590 is not authoritative and is not considered official guidance. The Tax Code is the more authoritative, and supersedes any other guidance in the event of conflict."
So what now?
Well, according to Appleby, the IRS will be changing its publications, changing what they have been saying for 20-plus years. The IRS will implement this change for everyone, everyone except the Bobrows who have to pay those penalties, starting Jan. 1, 2015.
You should plan ahead so that — starting in 2015 — you avoid making two or more IRA-to-IRA rollovers during a 12-month period. This 12-month (one-year) period is not determined on a calendar-year basis. Instead, it starts when the IRA owner receives the distribution, Appleby said.
And, check with your IRA custodian. According to Appleby, they need to change their IRA agreements, because those agreements say what the IRS has been saying for years — which means they are wrong.
And finally, Appleby said individuals should start moving money via transfers and not rollovers. "There are too many pitfalls with rollovers and none with transfers," she said.
Read these related stories:
Beware these IRA rollover mistakes
Tax strategies for retirees — for 2013 and 2014
Robert Powell is editor of Retirement Weekly, published by MarketWatch. Follow his tweets at RJPIII. Got questions about retirement? Get answers. Send Bob an email here.


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LG isn't the only one with a leaky boat today. Lately we have been seeing a slew of leaks from HTC regarding their new flagship, the M7, and today we have another. According to a leaked internal document from a European phone retailer, the M7 will be launched in Europe March 8th for 649.99 euro. It even lists the specs which echo the rumors we have heard previously:
- 4.7-inch full HD display
- 13MP camera
- HTC Sense 5
- Beats Audio support
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O2 apologizes for 'unintended' number-leak cockup
Will cooperate with Information Commissioner's probe
O2 has issued a public apology for leaking the phone numbers of some 3G customers in header information sent to website managers.
"We would like to apologize for the concern we have caused," the company said in a statement.
The cellco said it was standard industry practice to send out user's phone number information in this way to "certain trusted partners", (as El Reg has pointed out) but blamed a botched maintenance job on January 10 for the data spillage. O2 said it had plugged the leak as of 14:00 GMT Wednesday.
"Technical changes we implemented as part of routine maintenance had the unintended effect of making it possible in certain circumstances for website owners to see the mobile numbers of those browsing their site," it explained.
The UK's Information Commissioner is looking into the incident, and O2 said it had been in contact and would cooperate fully with any inquiry. It has also made a call to Ofcom to offer what one would assume to be a grovelling apology.
The problem occurred with O2 bundling in phone numbers of 3G users to websites that were visited – but this didn't affect Wi-Fi users. The number appeared in an x-up-calling-line-id line and was storable by the site, although there are no reports yet of anyone being contacted. ®


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I am using an HTC Wildfire S with Android 2.3.5. Recently my Android Market got automatically updated to the Google Play Store. I had to factory data reset due to some problem, Now I can see Android Market in phone and Android Market isn't updating to Google Play thus I am unable to access Google Play. I have already logged into Google Account in my device.
This happened to me previously. All I did was just wait and it eventually updated to Play Store.
I'd just say make sure you have a WiFi connection going on and have the Google Market app open. I think it will update itself after some time. I think it can just take a little while.
Have you tried opening Android Market from the home screen, with a data connection? I had a similar problem with Android Market details pages and web site and in-app payment methods being broken. Eventually I entered through the front door on the device and it made me OK all the new rules and started working again. Someone at Google screwed up and broke the app unless you use the home screen regularly, lol.
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This is one of the numerous posts that has been languishing in my drafts folder for months now. Blogging is beginning to seem like "work" these days!
Panna cotta is an Italian dessert made by simmering together cream, milk and sugar, mixing this with gelatin, and letting it cool until set. An Italian phrase which literally means "cooked cream", it generally refers to a creamy, set dessert from the Northern Italian region of Piedmont. It is eaten all over Italy where it is served with wild berries, caramel or chocolate sauce. (Source: Wikipedia)
Recipe source: Williams-Sonoma
For the chocolate panna cotta:
1 ¾ cups heavy cream
1 packet/envelope plain gelatin( Strict vegetarians, please use whatever substitutes you have available.)
2 Tbsp Mascarpone cheese
3 Tbsp sugar
A pinch of salt
2 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
Fresh strawberry sauce, recipe follows
Coat four small ramekins or custard cups lightly with flavorless oil. I used small steel tumblers.
Pour about ¼ cup of the cream into a small microwave safe bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over it and let stand until softened, about 5 minutes. Microwave for a minute or so and mix well until the gelatin has dissolved.
Meanwhile, in a saucepan over medium heat, bring the remaining cream, mascarpone cheese, sugar and salt just to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat, add the chocolate and whisk until smooth.
Add the gelatin mixture to the chocolate mixture and mix well. Divide the mixture evenly among the ramekins and let cool to room temperature.
Cover the panna cotta loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set and thoroughly chilled, at least 3 hours or up to 1 day.
To serve, dip the ramekins one at a time into a bowl of hot water for about 20-30 seconds to loosen the custard, and then run a knife around the edges and invert onto a chilled serving plate. Serve the panna cotta with the strawberry sauce spooned over the top. Garnish with toasted walnuts. Serves 4.
For the strawberry sauce:
8-10 strawberries
1 Tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp sugar
Add all the ingredients to a saucepan, warm on low-medium heat till the sugar melts and the strawberries get mushy. Cool and blend well to get a sauce-like consistency. Strain if you must.
Serve over chocolate panna cotta.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Chocolate Panna Cotta with Strawberry Sauce
This is one of the numerous posts that has been languishing in my drafts folder for months now. Blogging is beginning to seem like "work" these days!
Cooked by TBC on Sunday, July 27, 2008
Labels: Chocolate, desserts, Italian, Mascarpone Cheese, Strawberries
32 Burps:
- Mallika said...
Looks fantastic! I haven't tried making pannacotta yet.
- July 27, 2008 at 3:40 PM
- Laavanya said...
Wow chocolate panna cotta must be so creamy and good.. I've only had plain so far with berries. Looks pretty TBC...
- July 27, 2008 at 4:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
As everything else on your blog, this looks really delicious. Oh, no! Blogging is supposed to be fun. It's NOT supposed to feel like work. LOL! Perhaps a short break is in order? Take it easy and have fun.
Paz ;-)
- July 27, 2008 at 4:45 PM
- Red Chillies said...
I am not exactly sure what this is but looks deadly. Now that we have scorching heat here, this one makes me drool!
- July 27, 2008 at 5:25 PM
- Sig said...
slurrrrppppp..... I am a sucker for panna cotta, and this looks delicious!
- July 27, 2008 at 8:22 PM
- Rajitha said...
the presentation looks all fancy ms. budding cook :D....and yep the strict vegetarians can use agar-agar....
- July 27, 2008 at 8:44 PM
- Pooja said...
TBC, you and I need to figure out a way to sample each other's dishes. That pannacotta looks sinful!
BTW, the recipe for Saar has been updated, as requested. :)
Have a good week ahead!
- July 27, 2008 at 9:36 PM
- Siri said...
Thanks for substitutes TBC. I always wondered what to use instead of gelatin. the panna cotta looks delish..:)
- July 27, 2008 at 10:53 PM
- Roma said...
Set perfectly!
- July 28, 2008 at 1:22 AM
- Nags said...
thats an absolutely yummy pic! makes me want to just get a spoon and dig right in!
- July 28, 2008 at 5:24 AM
- sra said...
Blogging's beginning to seem like work? Does that mean you're beginning to get obsessed about it, like some of us?
- July 28, 2008 at 6:02 AM
- Lore said...
Love the presentation TBC! Yay for chocolate and strawberries :)
- July 28, 2008 at 6:28 AM
- SMN said...
That looks so nice never tatsed it... bookmarked.
- July 28, 2008 at 6:41 AM
- Ranjani said...
Looks great, albeit sinful:)
- July 28, 2008 at 7:51 AM
- Priya said...
Yayy! The timing is just perfect for your recipe TBC, because I finally found some agar-agar flakes y'day at Whole foods and I might have exactly 2 spns of mascarpone leftover from my Tiramisu. Will let you know how it turns out :)
- July 28, 2008 at 8:45 AM
- easycrafts said...
Looks so inviting
- July 28, 2008 at 9:27 AM
- Sia said...
LOL girl... so the honeymoon period is over??? sometimes even i feel the same abt blogging but some how i seem to post once in a while;)
and that is one gorgeous creation!
- July 28, 2008 at 10:10 AM
- Bhawana said...
great TBC you bloggers are great, what all things you make. urs is looking awesome. just wow.
- July 28, 2008 at 10:47 AM
- JZ @ Tasty treats said...
sounds like somebody is loosing interest!! (i too had moments of these!)
pls dont, we need ur awesome recipes just like this one..awesome presentation, beautiful style!! deeelicious!! :-)
- July 28, 2008 at 2:06 PM
- purplesque said...
OMG, I Love pannacotta. This looks gorgeous. Thank you for the recipe.
- July 28, 2008 at 4:15 PM
- Richa said...
sure, blogging does inolve work...lol
take it easy, blog only when u can & feel like it!
- July 28, 2008 at 9:18 PM
- Shreya said...
looks sinfully delicious...
- July 29, 2008 at 1:35 PM
- Haley said...
We'd like to invite you to participate in our July berry recipe contest. All competitors will be placed on our blogroll, and the winner will receive a fun prize! Please email me, email@example.com, if you're interested. Feel free to check out our blog for more details: http://blog.keyingredient.com/2008/06/06/key-ingredient-cooks-kitchen-recipe-contest/
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- July 29, 2008 at 3:29 PM
- Sunshinemom said...
Made and presented beautifully, TBC! I have been on the look out for vegetarian gelatin for this one!
- July 30, 2008 at 1:53 AM
- Anonymous said...
Looks heavenly!
- July 30, 2008 at 5:46 AM
- VEGETABLE PLATTER said...
looks delish .. very tempting
- July 30, 2008 at 8:21 AM
- Poonam said...
Panna cotta with mascarpone cheese...pretty!
- July 30, 2008 at 11:49 AM
- delhibelle said...
The panacotta looks glorius, like a chocolate tower. Fab job!
- July 30, 2008 at 9:09 PM
- Namratha said...
T, you are always making such yummy desserts...not fair.... :D
- July 30, 2008 at 10:54 PM
- TBC said...
Mallika, Red Chillies, Sig, Roma, Nags, Ranjani, Easycrafts, Shreya,
Homecooked, Vegetable Platter and Rashmi- thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and leave your comments. I appreciate each and every one of them! :D
Laavanya- I should try the pain one now.:D And thanks!
Paz- you are too kind.:D I am indeed going on a short break. Just wanted to post all the pending posts before that.
Rajitha- glad I could impress ya! ;-) We're supposed to be strict vegetarians too, but I like my gelatin? ;D
Pooja- I like your profile pic a lot! Good to see you here.:D
Siri- thank you!:D How's the new job?
Sra- On the contrary, I'm kind of losing interest just a little bit mainly due to the posts in drafts that just keep piling up! :-(
Lore- yay indeed! I too love the combination, but then I like anything chocolate.:D
SMN- hope it turns out well and you like it.:D
Priya- give me some feedback, preferably good, o.k? ;-)
Sia- :D The problem for me right now is the large number of pending posts which I would like to publish before I take a short break.
Bhawana- thank you for the sweet words.:D
JZ- awww, what a nice thing to say!
I still enjoy blogging and hope it stays that way for a long time.:D
I'm not going anywhere... just a tiny break for a bit .:)
Enjay- thank you.:D
Richa- oh but that's exactly what I do! I meant "work" only 'cos I have so many pending posts and pics that are yet to see the light of day. It's becoming kind of unmanageable now. I just want to publish all that before I go on my vacation.:D
So what did u finally make for your picnic?
Haley thanks! I'll head over and check it out.:D
Sunshinemom- thank you! :D
Poonam! you know that I was at your blog earlier today, right? ;-)You've been busy! It's nice to see you here.:D
- July 30, 2008 at 11:25 PM
- TBC said...
Namratha- what are u doing staying up so late girl? :D
- July 30, 2008 at 11:29 PM
- Richa said...
oh yeah! picnic was fun, made chutney s/w, my fav peach lassi & a cake, turned out real good ;) thanks for the pasta info, want to try that one with summer tomatoes!
- July 31, 2008 at 11:27 AM


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Holtby and Ovechkin lift Capitals over Jets
WINNIPEG -- Braden Holtby made 20 saves and Alexander Ovechkin had a goal and two assists as the Washington Capitals defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-0 on Thursday.
Nicklas Backstrom scored and had an assist for Washington (13-16-1), while Troy Brouwer and Marcus Johansson added goals as well.
It was Holtby's fourth shutout of the season and second against the Jets. He also blanked Winnipeg 3-0 on March 2, the only times Winnipeg has been shut out this season.
Ondrej Pavelec faced 25 shots as the Jets (16-13-2) had their three-game home winning streak snapped.
Winnipeg stays in the Southeast Division's top spot and the third seed in the Eastern Conference, two points ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes, who lost 4-1 to New Jersey Thursday night.
The Jets and Washington face off again Friday night in Winnipeg.
The Jets were on their second power play early in the third, but Brooks Laich got control of the puck and was stopped on a breakaway by Pavelec.
Kane and Antti Miettinen challenged Holtby on a two-on-one midway through the period, but the netminder snapped out his right leg and stopped Miettinen's shot.
Pavelec took a delay of game penalty late in the third period and it proved costly.
With Olli Jokinen serving the penalty, Ovechkin scored his 13th goal of the season. Backstrom sent a pass to Ovechkin and he fired it high on Pavelec's glove side at 14:06.
It was then Ovechkin's turn to send a pass to Backstrom in the high slot and he put the puck between Pavelec and the post at 18:22 of the third.
Brouwer opened the game's scoring with a wrist shot from near the bottom of the faceoff circle that beat Pavelec at 3:06 of the first period, extending his points streak to three games (two goals, two assists).
Laich assisted on the goal for his first point of the season after making his season debut March 19 following a lengthy groin injury.
Jets forward Evander Kane had a good opportunity late in the period when he found himself alone in front of the net, but he couldn't get his stick on the puck to make a shot.
A couple minutes later, Ovechkin sent the puck past Winnipeg defenceman Dustin Byfuglien to Johannson, who redirected the puck into the net at 16:22 for the 2-0 lead.
Ovechkin put a couple of big hits on Winnipeg players in the second period, including defenceman Mark Stuart, who left the ice after the hit. He returned for one shift in the third, but left again for the dressing room.
The Jets outshot the Caps 4-3 in the second, but Washington kept a 13-12 edge in shots on goal.
Notes: Washington defenceman Mike Green was back on the ice after missing 10 games with a groin injury.
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Well, THAT'S Handsy
You know those cringe-inducing pregnancy photos where the mom-to-be's mostly naked and the shirtless dad is standing behind her caressing her belly, and all you can think is how you don't even like going to the pool in a bikini, but here they are, all up in yo' Facebook feed, smirking the smirk of the freshly procreated?
Well, doesn't that sight make you, like, totally hungry?
If you'll excuse me, Katie A., I'll just be over here screaming forever. (And they're saying my doll-and-butcher-knife mobile is creepy. YEESH.)
PS - I just had a lengthy conversation with John about that ring and hand placement. That has to be the pointer finger, guys. IT HAS TO. Otherwise, ouch.


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