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LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.—The Birmingham-Southern softball team dropped a pair of games today to Georgia Gwinnett College, losing 3-2 and 2-0 at Grizzly Softball Complex in Lawrenceville, Ga.
The Panthers fall to 13-11, while the Grizzlies, members of the NAIA and receiving votes in the top 25 coaches poll, move to 22-6-1.
BSC led 2-1 after two innings in game one, scoring twice in the top of the second on an RBI single by freshman Alex Skene and a run scored on a GWC error. The Grizzlies tied it up in the bottom of the seventh to send the game to extra innings, and the Panthers were unable to score in their half of the eighth before Georgia Gwinnett's first batter in the bottom of the eighth got the game-winning walk-off RBI.
The Panthers recorded five hits, led by Skene and freshman Amanda Ballew with two hits each. Freshman Taylor Harkins (6-3) threw the complete game, allowing nine hits, two earned runs, and two walks with three strikeouts.
In game two, the Grizzlies scored the only runs of the game in the bottom of the second, holding the Panthers scoreless for seven innings. BSC again had five hits, with freshman Maddie Ridgway going 2-3 at the plate. Junior Bethany Fronk (7-8) pitched a complete game and gave up eight hits, two earned runs, and one walk with three strikeouts.
BSC is back at home this Thursday, April 3, hosting Emory in a 4 p.m. doubleheader at BSC Softball Park.

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GOP on Ariz. bill: Make it go away
As Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer weighs whether to sign a bill that would allow businesses to deny services to gay customers, top national Republicans just want the issue to go away.
Proponents of the legislation — which Brewer has until Saturday to sign or veto and is reportedly leaning against — say the bill is designed to protect religious liberty. But many Washington Republicans see it as a political loser, giving the left another cudgel to attack conservatives as intolerant while motivating liberals and younger voters ahead of the midterm elections. It also threatens to widen the chasm between social conservatives and GOP operatives, who have become increasingly public in their support for gay marriage.
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"There are lots of economic and fiscal issues that people care pretty deeply about. I think those are good issues for us to focus on," Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) said Tuesday when asked about the bill, SB 1062. "We'll stay focused on Obamacare. Those are the issues we want to talk about."
( Also on POLITICO: Mitt Romney to Jan Brewer: Veto Arizona bill)
The state's Republican senators, Jeff Flake and John McCain, are prodding the governor to veto the bill on financial grounds, warning that boycotts of Arizona could do untold economic damage to the state. They even worried about losing next year's Super Bowl.
"I know that the entire business community is galvanized, in a way that I've never seen, against this legislation," said McCain.
"I hope she moves quickly," Flake said. "I just don't see any reason to wait."
Still, the legislation puts other elected Republicans in a touchy spot, not wanting to antagonize social conservatives who oppose same-sex marriage or force business owners to go against their conscience.
"This is one of the societal issues that has to be resolved," said Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). "I do believe states should be able to decide things for themselves, I do believe that that's the constitutional way of handling these matters. And the states that want to go a certain way have a right to do so."
But, Hatch added: "I don't think we should have discrimination anyway. On the other hand, I think there's a legitimate question raised about whether businesses have to conform to certain moral standards they disagree with. I think it's a real important pivotal issue, and I don't know how to resolve it, honestly."
( Also on POLITICO: Jan Brewer: 'I will do the right thing' on SB 1062)
A Republican strategist active in congressional races said the bill will most likely be a nonfactor in the midterms if Brewer vetoes it. Boycott threats and strong opposition from the business community in Arizona could deter other states from taking up similar legislation.
"If it becomes law, it will be a big issue," the person said. "All indications are that she's likely to veto it, and if she does … eight months from now, it's pretty much ancient history."
"The idea that someone in Montana, or North Carolina or Alaska will predicate their vote for Senate on a law in a state 2,000 miles away is crazy," said GOP consultant Brian Walsh.
If Brewer signs the legislation, the major concern of party strategists is that opponents would launch an effort to overturn it. A referendum in November would allow the debate about whether denying services to gays is discriminatory to simmer through November, drawing global attention and increasing turnout among younger, liberal voters. This could complicate GOP hopes of holding the open governorship and picking up targeted House seats.
Others say the controversy comes at a bad time for the party. Mark McKinnon, ad maker for George W. Bush's 2000 and 2004 campaigns, said "the GOP rebranding effort is [the] classic one step forward, two steps back."
"In this country, the arc of human rights always bends forward, never backwards," said McKinnon, a co-founder of the centrist group No Labels. "So these kinds of incidents are always backward steps for the Republican Party because they remind voters they are stuck in the past."


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Men's Offices Germier Than Women's, Says Study
(NEW YORK) -- Men's offices harbor significantly more bacteria than women's, according to a new study published in the online journal PLoS ONE.
The types of bacteria are the same, and come mostly from the skin, nose, mouth and digestive tract. Several types are also commonly found in feces.
Researchers from the San Diego State University and the University of Arizona took 450 samples from different office surfaces in New York City, San Francisco and Tucson, Ariz.
Chairs and phones had the highest amount of bacteria, while desktops, keyboards and computer mice had fewer bacteria.
One of the main reasons the researchers did the study was to learn more about what microorganisms inhabit workplaces.
"Westerners spend about 90 percent of time indoors in artificial environments that we build, and workplaces are where we spend a lot of our time," said co-author Scott Kelley, a professor of biology at San Diego State.
Kelly said he believes men's work spaces have more bacteria simply because men are generally bigger than women, though there could also be other reasons.
For example, he said, "Skin is a major source of the bacteria, and if men's hands are physically bigger, there's more surface area to colonize bacteria. Men's mouths are also bigger."
Philip Tierno, a clinical professor microbiology and pathology at NYU Langone Medical Center, said another reason is that men just aren't as clean as women.
"Men tend to be less tidy. They wash their hands less than women and tend to be a little more cavalier about eating from the floor or from other surfaces," he said. Tierno was not involved in the study. "Also, numerous people touch chairs and phones, but not as many people touch keyboards."
Previous research found that the opposite is true -- women's offices are more contaminated than men's, perhaps in part because women use cosmetics and are more likely to store food in their desks.
One reason for the discrepancy between the studies, Tierno said, is the method used to identify the bacteria. Kelley's study uses molecular methods, which are more sensitive and specific than the culture-based identification used in other research.
In addition to differences between men and women, Kelley said the study also found that there was no significant difference between the types of bacteria found in offices in San Francisco and New York. In Tucson, though, there were different types of bacteria associated with drier, desert-like climates.
Though there may be a lot of bacteria in office spaces, Kelley said, most of it doesn't do much harm.
"Most of what's brought in is harmless, but it's very easy to spread. If someone gets sick, they should stay home because they are bringing bacteria in with them and making others sick."
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Following a disappointing jobs report, Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius told CNBC that this new information is unlikely to stop the Federal Reserve from tapering, but markets should expect a more dovish tone from the central bank.
August's jobs report saw 169,000 nonfarm payrolls and a lower 7.3 percent unemployment rate. Wall Street's consensus expectation was 180,000, while whisper numbers reached about 200,000.
"In general, it seems to us that things are going at a decent pace, we think the economy is starting to pick up a bit," Hatzius said in a "Squawk on the Street" interview Friday. "We still feel quite comfortable with the idea that 2014 is going to be significantly stronger than 2013."
(Related: Jobs data good enough for tapering, just 'taper light')
Hatzius pointed out that although the jobs report disappointed, other recently released indicators, such as ISM and claims data, suggest positive trends for the market.
At the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting, Hatzius said that his expectation is that the central bank will begin a program of tapering its asset purchases, but "they will lean pretty hard on making it a dovish taper."
He said the number could be "$20 billion or a little less" but said the dovish lean could include a reinforcement of forward guidance, a lowering of the unemployment threshold or introducing additional conditions that need to be met before hiking rates.
Those additional conditions could potentially include placing more weight on inflation targeting and employment-to-population ratios such as labor force participation.
(More jobs reaction: Jobs report tempers mortgage rates)
"They're already talking about those things, but you could go further in that direction," Hatzius said, adding that unemployment "could be well below the 6.5 percent before the first hike comes."


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Mollie Matteson, (802) 434-2388 (office)
New Mexico Bat Plan Should Limit Access to All State and Federal Caves
RICHMOND, Vt. - Federal and state wildlife agencies in New Mexico today released a
plan to address the threat of white-nose syndrome, a disease that has
killed more than a million bats in four years and has spread westward
from the northeastern United States to within a couple hundred miles of
the New Mexico border. Unfortunately, the plan is not specific or
aggressive enough to stem the spread of the disease into New Mexico.
"It's promising to see New Mexico officials working to
keep this disease out of bat caves, but the plan needs to go much
further," said Mollie Matteson, conservation advocate for the Center for
Biological Diversity. "One of the most important first steps in slowing
the spread of this disease is limiting nonessential human access to all
state and federal caves, and this plan doesn't do that."
The plan prioritizes the prevention of possible human
transmission of the disease into New Mexico caves and underground mines
by requiring decontamination procedures and restricting access in
"significant" bat roosts. However, no specific list of significant
roosts is provided, and limited knowledge of bats and their distribution
in New Mexico could hamper implementation of the plan unless the
government agencies adopt a "closed unless marked as open" policy with
caves and mines.
With hundreds of caves on state and federal land in New
Mexico, individual assessment and designation of sites as "significant"
could take years. Currently, approximately two dozen caves are
recognized as significant in the state. Government officials say they
will rely on reports from cavers and others to tell them whether other
sites should be considered significant. The criteria for "significance"
include being used by a bat species on the federal endangered list, and
being used as a roost or wintering site for bats that are colonial, or
group, hibernators.
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"The criteria are fine, but specific information is
limited, and there's no time to wait until all of New Mexico's caves are
checked out," said Matteson. "If the goal is to protect bats from the
spread of this horrific disease, then the agencies should declare that
all caves and mines are closed to nonessential access unless they're
specifically designated as open."
The New Mexico plan could become a model for other
western states facing the spread of white-nose syndrome, Matteson said,
but the plans need to err on the side of bats and take more aggressive
steps to reduce the chance of humans spreading the lethal bat disease.
"Scientists say white-nose syndrome could obliterate
several bat species in the near future," Matteson said. "With all the
services bats provide to us — by controlling insect populations and
keeping pests in check — that's not a future we want, and we should be
doing everything we can to avoid it."
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TMZ Live -- 'The Artist' Dog Uggie -- Fetch Me an Oscars Invite!
TMZ Live "The Artist" Dog Uggie Fetch Me An Oscars Invite!
(2:05) The women accusing Chris Brown of stealing an iPhone sound totally believable -- which spells big trouble for him.
(11:15) Uggie -- the canine star of "The Artist" -- is here!!! His owner explains how the dog beat major odds to be a star.
(15:52) Uggie ... not invited to the Oscars!
(17:30) Adorable pet tricks time.
(18:50) Harvey's heartfelt plea to get Uggie to the Oscars ... which ends with Uggie thanking Harvey with his teeth.
(20:28) The most adorable throw to a break EVER.
(21:31) Lucy Lawless calls in from the oil tanker that she and her Greenpeace pals took over!
(23:50) Lucy's first run-in with cops.
(40:00) Why Tyler has refused to watch the Oscars for the last 13 years.
(42:02) Lightning round -- Danica Patrick's crash, DMX rips Drake, and Justin Bieber's issue with beaver.
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The expansive complex was built in 1973 and completely renovated in 1999. It includes a total of 300 apartments divided into blocks spread over 2 floors. The lobby contains a 24-hour reception, a safe and a currency exchange desk. In addition, it offers a café, a kiosk, a supermarket, several shops, a hairdressing salon, 4 bars as well as an in-house disco. A theatre room, a TV room and Internet access are all available to guests. In addition, there is a laundry service, medical assistance, a bicycle cellar with bicycle hire and car parking facilities. For younger guests there is a playground and children's club available.
The en suite rooms are attractive and spacious and equipped with a bathroom with a shower or bath, a direct dial telephone, a TV, air-conditioning and a balcony or a terrace.
There is a large garden, which contains 2 freshwater pools with separate children's paddling areas, 2 snack bars, deck chairs and parasols. The spa area contains a Jacuzzi, a sauna, a tanning studio, a steam room, professional massages and other special offers. Moreover, water aerobics, diving (lessons available), tennis (lessons available for an additional fee), table tennis, aerobics, a gym, archery, bicycle hire, basketball, beach volleyball, pool/snooker (additional fee applies), bocce, minigolf and a seasonal entertainment programme are all offered by the hotel.
There is a buffet available at breakfast, lunch and in the evening. It is possible to book either a half-board or an all-inclusive stay.
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The arrival of summer seems to bring the most star watching. Campers and other vacationers, as well as those living in the countryside, are most likely to spend time outdoors to see the stars. After all, it is the warmest time of year, and we can enjoy the heavens above without freezing.
The arrival of summer seems to bring the most star watching. Campers and other vacationers, as well as those living in the countryside, are most likely to spend time outdoors to see the stars. After all, it is the warmest time of year, and we can enjoy the heavens above without freezing.
Too bad nights are also so short this time of year (assuming you are reading this in the Northern Hemisphere! Down under, winter has begun!). In mid-northern latitudes in late June, stars are coming out between 9 and 10, but you have to wait till nearly 11 p.m. to see the most stars.
It is well worth the wait. The summer slides our planet around the curve of its orbit so that our nighttime view is facing the plane of the Milky Way.
It's fun to picture our galaxy like a gigantic phonograph record (CDs are too little) with a ball stuck in the central hole. We are making music well within that record, looking through the thick dust and starry realm of the galactic disc, whenever we face the Milky Way Band.
In the springtime evening, we are looking up and away from the disc, out to the vast realm of outer galaxies. There are relatively fewer stars sprinkling the spring or autumn evening sky, the two seasons we are looking more or less perpendicular to the Milky Way's plane.
Early summer still requires staying up late, past midnight, to get a good view of the Milky Way high in the sky. As we head into August, while stars are coming out sooner in the evening, the Milky Way also stands out prominently in the southern sky at that time. In fact, we are looking toward that rubber ball stuck in the phonograph record's central hole - the central hub of the galaxy, where stars and dust are most concentrated. It is in the galaxy's hub where the most action resides; stars whirl about the center at greatest speed. In the very center is a massive black hole, a cosmic well of sorts, where matter and energy cascade in and cannot escape.
If you live in town, or are reading this from an urban area, you have to contend with varying degrees of light pollution. Still, in most circumstances you should still be able to see the brighter stars, and summer has several of magnitude +1 or brighter. Be sure to look high in the northeast in the evening for the very bright blue-white star Vega. Brilliant orange Arcturus dominates high in the south as evening falls. During evening twilight, you can't mistake gloriously bright planet Venus shining in the west.
Do you have a favorite place to view stars from a dark site? Here in Wayne County, Pa., the Milky Way fortunately is still easily seen on dark moonless nights, obviously if you are away from towns and shopping centers. You will see it best if you allow your eyes to adapt to the darkness.
Let me know of your experiences seeing the stars under good conditions. Have any readers ever experienced the desert sky of the American Southwest or the view from high in the mountains?
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a software program written so that on execution (this is usually automatic on boot up) it scans the hard drive and related processors to identify, isolate, and eradicate the virus. Modern antivirus software requests updates automatically on a schedule set either by default or by the user.
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Skip to comments.Did Gog and Magog tell President Bush to go to war in Iraq?
Posted on 10/09/2012 4:33:20 PM PDT by Starman417
On the 11th anniversary of 9/11, I blogged with the following:
Vanity Fair contributing editor and former NYTimes reporter Kurt Eichenwald is out promoting a new Bush-Derangement Syndrome book, 500 Days: Secrets and Lies in the Terror Wars
You can read an excerpt at Vanity Fair.
To be clear, this is an anti-Bush book, putting the worst possible spin upon events described in the book. I loathe spending any money on this; but even partisan books can provide nuggets of useful information when you can cross-reference and wade through the bias filter that any actual facts had been transmuted and distorted through.
Last Friday, Thomas Ricks, author of Fiasco and The Gamble ( books highly critical of the Bush decision to invade Iraq), wrote a NYTimes review of Eichenwald's new book:
A more deadly consequence of this heedlessness was the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 on the false belief that Saddam Hussein possessed an arsenal of chemical and biological weapons. An exchange from that time conveys the mind-set of the Bush administration. When Stephen Hadley, the deputy national security adviser, told Paul Wolfowitz, then the deputy defense secretary, that there was no intelligence linking Al Qaeda to Saddam Hussein, Wolfowitz tightened his lips, Eichenwald writes. Well find it, he said with certainty in his voice. Its got to be there. The run-up to the Iraq war also elicits one of the most pungent lines in the book. After Bush told Jacques Chirac that biblical prophecies were being fulfilled and specifically that Gog and Magog are at work in the Middle East, the French president decided, in Eichenwalds words, that France was not going to fight a war based on an American presidents interpretation of the Bible.
BDSers- especially the secular militant atheistic extremist types- went stir-crazy during the Bush years over Dubbya's apparent wearing of his religion on his sleeve.
Although the former president 43 is indeed a man of faith, he was hardly a Crusadist, theocratic leader who decided to invade Iraq because God Bible-thumpingly told him to (As far as I know, the claim is unverified heresay).
Tom Ricks liked the "Gog and Magog" reference so much, he found it noteworthy enough for a blogpost.
One of Ricks' commenters, Xenophon, mentions:
Here is a passage from the "Secular Humanism" website that attributes the information on Bush's Biblical prophecy to a Dr. Thomas Romer, a French theologian at the University of Lausanne who was asked by Chirac's advisors to interpret Bush's telephone message:
"After the 2003 call, the puzzled French leader didnt comply with Bushs request. Instead, his staff asked Thomas Romer, a theologian at the University of Lausanne, to analyze the weird appeal. Dr. Romer explained that the Old Testament book of Ezekiel contains two chapters (38 and 39) in which God rages against Gog and Magog, sinister and mysterious forces menacing Israel. Jehovah vows to smite them savagely, to 'turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and slaughter them ruthlessly. In the New Testament, the mystical book of Revelation envisions Gog and Magog gathering nations for battle, and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.'
In 2007, Dr. Romer recounted Bushs strange behavior in Lausanne Universitys review, Allez Savoir. A French-language Swiss newspaper, Le Matin Dimanche, printed a sarcastic account titled: When President George W. Bush Saw the Prophesies of the Bible Coming to Pass. Frances La Liberte likewise spoofed it under the headline A Small Scoop on Bush, Chirac, God, Gog and Magog. But other news media missed the amazing report."
CounterPunch's Clive Hamilton writes:
(excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net...
I think it was his daddy who told him that democracy might work in Islamic lands. W is a good guy (and so is his dad)...but they are misguided when they believe that democracy can civilize people who believe in a savage religion.
Iraq did have wmds, and did have the capacity to quickly make small quantities of them quickly. They did have the recipes and they did have access to ingredients, even if in small quantities.
But, how large a quantity does a jihadist need?
I remember the gog/magog incident with Bush, and I also remember the analysis concluding that it was a metaphorical usage on his part.
Like saying so and so has met his Waterloo.
No. Lest we all forget, it was the United Nations, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John SKerry, and the rest of those F'n democrats who the MSM forgets to mention when it comes to "Bush's" war...........
How about the revelation by Syria that Hussein DID have WMD's which were trucked over to them prior to the build up for the invasion?
Or the 500 tons of yellow cake uranium that was sold by Iraq and shipped off to Canada back in 2005?
You remember the yellow cake don't you? Jack Wilson caused a 3 year investigation into the Bush administration claiming someone had disclosed that his whore, I mean wife, had been outed as a covert CIA agent in retaliation to his NY Times editorial where he says his assignment to Niger found no evidence that Hussein was attempting to purchase yellow cake uranium........
Eh, history is only as accurate as those who are reporting it.......
When meeting with CIA head George Tenet before the war, Bush said looking at the evidence "is that all you got?" Tenet told him it was a "slam dunk" that Iraq had WMDs. All the major Dems thought Hussein still had them as well. Because they did have WMDs. They managed to move or destroy most of them before our troops got there. Some "degraded" wmds were even fired at our troops. Only fools believe Hussein didn't have wmds. The question is: how did he get rid of them? But again, wmds was not the only reason we invaded Iraq. Hussein had repeatedly violated the agreements of 1991 and a lot more. If Bush had gone into Iraq just to try and establish democracy, I'd be for arresting and prosecuting him.
I think it was his daddy who told him that democracy might work in Islamic lands. W is a good guy (and so is his dad)...but they are misguided when they believe that democracy can civilize people who believe in a savage religion.I believe you are essentially correct.
I will believe till the day I die that Iraq had, and maybe still has them. It was traitor MSM that wanted to score political points and ensure they were not found or reported. One day it will come out and people will just shrug. One question no one can answer directly is, would they rather Saddam and his Ba'ath party still around?
Yes they were trucked over to Syria. OK!
But the concept of democracy still doesn't work where Islam is the predominant religion.
I don't believe he ever had them, but I do believe he thought he did. I have always said that if you are known to put people in wood chippers, would you want to be the scientist to tell him that for whatever reason you aren't able to make nukes? I would tell him whatever would keep me alive and try to figure out how to get out in the event that he tried to use them.
He used these weapons on Iraqi citizens in the 1980s. Although that was well before the 2003 invasion.
No I'm not. Do you talk to your pastor the same way?
Sorry about calling you retarded. Stupid of me.
Thanks for the articles. Like I said before, that Iraq had them. People keep trying to say President Bush lied, when it was a well acknowledged throughout the 80s and 90s.
Not stupid, just maybe a little intense. I forgive you.........
You are obviously a wise and kind man...thank you for your patience and understanding.
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Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was weaving his car between lanes and nearly ran into surrounding traffic Saturday before he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to a report released by the California Highway Patrol.
|Marshawn Lynch was arrested by the California Highway Patrol on Saturday. (Courtesy Alameda County Sheriff's Office/Contra Costa Times.)
NFL.com and NFL Network obtained the report Tuesday. The document includes additional details of Lynch's arrest, which was first reported Monday by the San Jose Mercury News.
According to the report, a CHP officer noticed Lynch driving erratically in a white van while heading north on Interstate 880 near Oakland, Calif., at around 3:20 a.m. PT on Saturday. The officer stopped Lynch, who "displayed objective signs of intoxication," the report says. After being subjected to "multiple field sobriety tests," Lynch was arrested.
The Mercury News cited a CHP spokesman in reporting Monday that Lynch's blood-alcohol level was found to be over the .08 legal limit after his arrest.
Lynch is scheduled to appear at an Oakland court Aug. 14, a spokeswoman for the Alameda County District Attorney told NFL.com and NFL Network on Tuesday.
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News Release 12-137
National Science Foundation Will Advance the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
July 18, 2012
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With approval from the National Science Board, the National Science Foundation (NSF) Director will advance the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) to the final design stage. This action permits the NSF Director to include funds for LSST construction in a future budget request. To be located in Chile, the LSST is a proposed 8-meter wide-field survey telescope that will survey the entire sky approximately twice per week, delivering a large and comprehensive data set that will transform astronomical research.
The LSST was the first-ranked ground-based large initiative in the 2010 National Academy of Sciences decadal survey in astronomy and astrophysics. The project is a partnership among the NSF, the Department of Energy (DOE) and a number of private contributors.
"LSST will provide an unprecedented view of the sky while leading the emerging discipline of data-enabled science," said NSF Director Subra Suresh. "The project will foster international collaboration and offer unique methods for discovery in this new age of Big Data."
Equipped with a 3-billion pixel digital camera, the LSST will propel astronomy ever further into the era of data-enabled science. By charting objects that change or move, and tracing billions of remote galaxies, LSST will provide multiple probes of the mysterious dark matter and dark energy, provide insight into short-lived transient events such as astronomical explosions or collisions, and create a more detailed map of the Milky Way and our own solar system.
"LSST will transform how scientists detect and analyze astronomical events," said Edward Seidel, assistant director for the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate. "The potential to deepen our understanding of the universe and its constituents, from distant exploding stars to nearby asteroids, is enormous."
NSF and DOE have recently signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding delineating the scope of the agencies' responsibilities throughout the lifetime of the project. NSF will be responsible for development of the site and telescope, as well as the extensive data management system. DOE, through a collaboration led by its SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, will be responsible for development and delivery of the large-format camera. The Republic of Chile, through an agreement with Universidad de Chile, will make available the observing site for the LSST telescope.
The total construction cost of LSST is estimated to be about $665M, approximately 70 percent from NSF, 24 percent from DOE, and 6 percent from private donors to the project. The construction is anticipated to last five years, followed by a two-year commissioning period before the start of the survey.
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Page, 'Cuse fall to UConn in title game
In its first-ever NCAA Tournament final, the No. 4 Syracuse University field hockey team suffered a 1-0 setback to No. 3 Connecticut on Sunday afternoon at the Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex on the campus of the University of Maryland. Connecticut, the 2013 national champion, used a first-half goal to secure its second straight national championship.
"Congratulations to Connecticut for winning the national championship today," head coach Ange Bradley said. "It was a well-fought game. I extend the deepest gratitude to Syracuse University and my athletes for taking us somewhere where we have never been before. It means so much to me to see so many of our alums out here to watch us write history."
Cocalico graduate and Syracuse senior back Jordan Page started and played all 70 minutes for the Orange (18-6), who were the main aggressors throughout, outshooting Connecticut (20-3), 7-4. After only recording one shot in the first half, the Orange recorded six shots in the second frame, but could not tie things up in its first-ever national final appearance.
The Orange controlled possession for the majority of the first half, but could not capitalize initially. UConn got on the board off a penalty corner in the 26th minute of play, its first real chance of the game. Junior midfielder Mackenzie Townsend deflected the ball just over a diving attempt from Syracuse junior goalkeeper Jess Jecko.
Syracuse was looking to knot things up for the remainder of regulation. One of its best opportunities came in the final 10 minutes. Freshman forward Laura Hurff collected a pass inside the circle down the right side. Hurff had the charging goalkeeper to beat, but sent the shot just wide of the cage.
Only minutes later, Syracuse had another great chance. A frenzy emerged right in front of the cage and junior forward Emma Russell emerged with the ball on the left post. She sent one to the far post, just inches away from tying the game.
The team's final opportunity came with 20 seconds left to play as the Orange was awarded a penalty corner. Freshman forward Jessica Ross was fed the ball inside the circle, but could not get it on cage and Connecticut would come away with the victory.
Page, a Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-Region Second Team performer this season, scored eight goals and added 14 assists this season for the Orange.
Syracuse advanced to Sunday's finals after defeating top-ranked North Carolina, 3-2, in a penalty shootout on Friday.
Warwick graduate Alyssa Manley tallied the game-winning goal on the sixth shot of the shootout.


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Presidential Citizens Medal to go to pediatrics reformer, former senator
A renowned pediatrician who developed a leading behavioral test for newborns and a former senator who helped run the Peace Corps are among those whom President Obama will honor next week with the Presidential Citizens Medal.
Dr. T. Berry Brazelton created the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale that hospitals across the country use to detect physical and neurological abnormalities.
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Harris Wofford is a volunteerism advocate who advised Martin Luther King Jr. He helped form the Peace Corps program and was a leader in higher education.
They'll receive the nation's second-highest honor for civilians at a White House ceremony.
The White House announced previously that the six adults who died protecting children at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., will be honored with the medal.


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[prMac.com] Magrath, Canada - Fractions are a learning sore spot for many students. Learning them thoroughly is important for math proficiency from upper-elementary school all the way through college. To that end, a iPad/iPhone app that turns fractions into a fun, engaging experience would be helpful to parents and teachers that want to see progress in their students' math education. 4 Dice: Fraction Games 1.0 is such an application.
About 4 Dice: Fraction Games:
4 Dice uses a "start at the end" approach to help students construct fraction equations. Using an archery-themed target number, the user is given four dice to drag into spaces in the numerator and denominator of two fractions. The type of equation (addition, subtraction, multiplication or division) is determined by the student. When the player is satisfied with the equation they created, an arrow is "shot" at the target to see if it "hits." The program then displays the math steps for performing the equation, such as finding common denominators, and the result.
When a student feels up for a real challenge, 'Challenge Mode' requires the player to select the math symbol used in the equation in addition to the placement of numbers in the formula.
The application also supports multiple users. If one student needs to focus on subtracting fractions, while another is working on multiplying fractions, each student's progress can be separately maintained. The Scores section, accessed from the main screen, tallies each user's "hit and miss" percentage.
A whiteboard feature provides simulated scratch paper to enable the learner to work through the problems. Progress reports are sent to the email address, providing an opportunity to record improvement. Free printable worksheets are available for teachers to present learning to a classroom of students.
This game creates a fun environment to learn or refresh fraction skills. The intuitive interface makes jumping in to play a breeze, and the instructions contain tips if you forget how to perform the math. Th gameplay forces the student to slow down and look at the steps required to attain the correct answer, rather than simply racing to find the answer. This method prepares a learner for what they will encounter as they continue to use fractions throughout their academic process.
Detailed at Math File Folder Games online, "4 Dice: Fraction Games" is the second math app in a series produced by Justin Holladay, a middle school teacher who believes that learning is more effective when it is fun. Math games, be it a file folder game or even an iPhone/iPad app, is an exceptional way to engage students.
When a potentially difficult subject, like fractions, can be made into a game, children (and adults) are more likely to invest themselves into learning the material. Whether adding fractions is new, or a refresher on dividing fractions is needed, 4 Dice: Fraction Games effectively makes solving fraction problems fun and challenging.
4 Dice: Fraction Games is an app that lets students solve mathematical problems involving fractions in a fun and engaging way. Targeting upper elementary and middle school students, the app is available for iPad/iPhone devices.
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Fathers are made, not born
Darren Bergeron is one of an estimated 70 million American fathers, but for the five children he and his wife have adopted into a happy home, he's much more than just a statistic.
Darren and wife, Shawn, met and fell in love while students at Vidor High School. The high school sweethearts wed a few years after graduation and pursued careers that brought Shawn back into the Vidor school district as a teacher and Darren to the U.S. Postal Service. Two years after they married in 1998, the couple decided to share their many blessings and started on the long path to becoming foster parents.
"We took a lot of classes, filled out a bunch of paperwork, had a health and fire inspection, and a home-study," Shawn exhaustedly rattled off. "Things took much longer back then."
After waiting two years for approval to enter the foster parent program, the couple was hardly ready for the fast paced stream of children in and out of their home over the next six months. Averaging one new foster child a month in the beginning introduced the Bergerons to the joy of parenthood, but at the same time exposed them to the heartache of seeing those children leave.
"There have been a lot of kids come stay with us that we wish we could have kept," Shawn said. "It was hard to see them go, but we knew it was the best thing for the child."
"There was so much we didn't know back then, being new parents," Darren said. "It was really hard at first."
When 7-week-old Jeremiah came into the family's home in 2002, however, Shawn and Darren knew the infant was destined to become a Bergeron, too. Dad Darren said he knew from the moment he held Jeremiah that, although they shared no blood relation, the bouncing baby boy was meant to be his son.
"My heart was gone right then," Darren said. The Bergerons first son was adopted later that year.
Over the next 10 years, the Bergerons fostered more than a dozen children, adopting four and filling up the family's Vidor home. Jonathan was adopted in 2007, sisters Hannah and Rebekah were brought into the fold in 2008 and Jake is still in the process of becoming an official Bergeron.
"Before we did this, I would have never thought," Darren said, trailing off in thought before joking that as a younger man his future plans only called for two or three kids. "But as it turns out, they're such a blessing to me. I've learned a lot since I became a dad, and I'm still learning more every day."
Darren, who was raised as one of six siblings, said he regretted not having a close bond with his father as a child, and now he strives to do better than the generation before him. According to the Bergeron children, Darren is doing a good job so far.
"Right now he's teaching me how to mow," Jeremiah said of being Daddy's Little Helper. "He's also teaching me how to think before I do things; he teaches me a lot of stuff."
"He's handsome and he's cool," Rebekah added about dear ol' dad. Little sister Hannah, 3, is a mama's girl but she still said she loves her dad, who reads to her and makes sure bath time comes complete with plenty of bubbles.
Jake, now 5, said he appreciated the fundamentals that dad is there to give pointers on. "He teaches me how to pee," Jake said with enthusiasm that made mom blush. "He teaches me lots of things." Jonathan said he was also grateful for the instruction dad has been there to show throughout the years, especially the assistance given to get rid of those pesky bicycle training wheels no boy wants to sport as he moves through his elementary years.
"I'm thankful that they're watching, and hopefully I am being the kind of person that's worth watching. Kids learn from the things we do," Darren said, "and I want them to learn the right things from me."
CASA program director Eleanor Johnson said the couple was among the best foster families she has ever had the pleasure of working with, and that she wished all the children in need of homes find parents just like the Bergerons.
"We all think very highly of this family (at CASA)," Johnson said. "They're both just the greatest people. He's wonderful, and he's wonderful with the kids. I just can't say enough about the family – they're just awesome."
The Bergeron family belongs to the Cathedral of the Pines Church in Beaumont, and the children are home-schooled by their mom and a consortium of parents involved in the same educational program. Shawn has been the president of the local chapter of the Foster Parents Association and the couple has been the recipient of numerous awards, including Foster Parents of the Year. The Bergerons credit their faith, and the assistance of helpful CASA workers and volunteers with getting them to the point they are today.
"Sometimes it's been difficult," Darren said. "It's definitely been God and a lot of prayer in a lot of situations, helping us."
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By Jennifer Johnson
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A caravan of supporters will leave from the CASA of Southeast Texas office at 2449 Calder Ave. at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 14, to attend a meeting in Houston where participants are encouraged to "Lift Your Voice" and learn how to speak up for children in foster care. The effort is targeted at increasing the number of African American volunteers and foster parents enrolled in the system, and according to CASA of Southeast Texas executive director Lanis McWilliams, Jefferson County is one of the main regions in need of the support.
"If you want to make a difference in the life of an abused or neglected child, get involved with CASA of Southeast Texas," McWilliams said. "Last year, we served 331 children in Jefferson County. CASA of Southeast Texas only has 90 volunteers to speak up for the estimated 400 children coming into foster care by the end of the year.
"No child should go through the foster care system alone. CASA volunteers work to make sure that the harm does not continue when a child enters the system by trying to get them into a safe, permanent home as quickly as possible," McWilliams said.
CASA volunteers are regular people, concerned citizens who have decided to give 10 to 20 hours a month of their time to speak up for children in the foster care system, she said. CASA volunteers are trained, supported and supervised volunteers who get to know a child or sibling group in the system and who speak up in court for the children's best interests.
"If you are angry, frustrated and disappointed by what you've seen, channel your energy and emotions into helping children here at home," McWilliams said. "They need you!"
Statistics McWilliams shared with The Examiner reveal that although African American children make up 12 percent of the Texas population, the same group also represents 30 percent of the children in the foster care system. Additionally, only half the children in foster care have CASA volunteers and only 8 percent of CASA volunteers are African American. Locally, African American children make up 66 percent of the children in foster care.
"For the good of families and our communities, these children need adults who relate to them, who understand their culture and the challenges they face, and will fight to speak up in court for them," McWilliams said in a call to action, challenging the Southeast Texas community to step up and take care of their forgotten youth. "Every child in Jefferson County deserves to grow up in safe and loving homes. All of us have a responsibility to make sure that all of our children are protected and that their basic needs are met. One child who is abused or neglected is too many. One child who dies because of abuse or neglect is too many."
The newest class of CASA volunteers was sworn in at Judge Larry Thorne's courtroom a couple weeks ago, but the agency is already recruiting for the next orientation, set for 6 p.m. Aug. 13 at the CASA office, 2449 Calder in Beaumont. For more information about CASA of Southeast Texas or how to support CASA, visit www.casasetx.org or call (409) 832-2272 (CASA).


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The changing face of global aid
d'Arcy Lunn spends his life travelling through the world's poorest countries, and is always amazed how those who have the least manage to give the most.
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Growing up in the South Australian country towns of Minlaton and Kadina, d'Arcy finished his schooling back in Adelaide, where he studied teaching.
Just weeks before he finished his degree, d'Arcy was scooped up in a quest to place more teachers in rural areas and took up a position at Oak Valley, near Maralinga, in the Great Victoria Desert.
"Really it gave me a great passport for travelling and learning," d'Arcy recalled.
It also gave him a sold grounding for the role he now undertakes, teaching impoverished residents how to improve their lives.
"I've taught in probably 25 countries around the world."
Sitting on the Esplanade of Brighton beach, d'Arcy talks about overseas missions to help local residents eradicate extreme poverty, improve health conditions and provide for those who do not have enough to provide for their basic needs in life.
Chatting as he sits on a beachside bench in one of Adelaide's more affluent locations, it's an irony that sits okay with d'Arcy.
d'Arcy happily lives life as a minimalist and no longer judges those who enjoy the more extravagant offerings of society.
"I don't really play the blame game because we all base our way of life and what we do on our experiences and I have been extremely fortunate and privileged to experience all of these different countries and learn from people in those situations.
"We have access and opportunity in a country like Australia, and this is what I want to see, access and opportunity for everyone in the world ... to the basic things in life."
The people who have the least give the most
d'Arcy's first experience overseas was in Kyrgyzstan, an inland country bordered with Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
He originally travelled there to enjoy the countryside and trek through some of the mountain ranges, but it wasn't long before he found himself volunteering to teach English in local schools.
As he began to help local teachers, he began to learn more about the cultural and economic differences of the area.
"Their salary was US$20 per month, which meant that they were living on less than one dollar per day and it meant that they were living in extreme poverty."
With so little to their name, d'Arcy was astonished by how generous the people were.
"These were incredibly resilient, resourceful, well-educated women who had enough in life but didn't have any assurances.
"If it was a bad year for the crops, they would go hungry; if they got sick, they would have to chose between eating less in one day to save up to get the medication they might need for their illness."
d'Arcy said the experience was not one of sorrow and pain, but more of learning what was important in life.
Working for a year in Ethiopia with Australian Volunteers International, d'Arcy said he often saw the most amazing examples of humanity from the people he would least expect it from.
"People who don't have enough to eat but are willing to share what little they do have.
"It's quite a lump in the throat [moment] when people do that and show that level of hospitality."
From working in some of the most poverty-stricken areas of the world, d'Arcy conveys nothing but inspiration for what he has seen.
"I can only be optimistic and positive about human beings and mankind, because I have received hospitality from absolutely everyone everywhere."
A new kind of aid
d'Arcy said the world of aid was changing.
A recent AusAid report investigated aid effectiveness, how money is disseminated and which ways turn out to be more beneficial.
The changing face of aid was why he had become involved in Rotary International's campaign to stop the transmission of polio, and will soon travel to Atlanta to receive training before once more travelling overseas.
The campaign that provides access to local immunisation clinics, staffed by local people, and is supported by the World Health Organisation and UNICEF.
"Once people have access to those basic things in life, then that is where we jump off and it is up to countries to decide for themselves how they want to develop beyond that point."
d'Arcy is also a participant with The Global Poverty Project which attempts to provide access and opportunity to people around the world and a means of improving their quality of life.
The way people are displaying their advocacy is also changing, and d'Arcy believes people are becoming very well educated about which charity or aid agency they will support, how much money they will contribute and how the funds will be used.
Part of the education many will soon embark on is the Oak Tree Foundation's 'Live Below the Line', challenging participants to experience the conditions people with extreme poverty face daily, by surviving on a $2 per day food allowance.
"I think it's the biggest insight you can have into a developing country, without going to one.
"It's not about feeling sorry for poor people; it's about getting the perceptions, ideas and perspectives of people who live in extreme poverty."
d'Arcy's perfect world
Surprisingly, when asked if he could run the world for a day what would he change, d'Arcy's answer was quite simple.
"For me, it's about meeting in the middle."
He would like to see a world where people of all walks of life would have food and accommodation security.
"It's about not limiting richness, but showing the appreciation that we have when you have less."
In a world that is constantly facing tipping points of food productivity against obesity and extreme poverty against record profiteering, it's a dream that may never be reached, but desperately needs to exist.
"Somewhere where we have an appreciation of the people around us and the places and nature; where just enough is plenty."
Visit the Global Poverty Project and End of Polio websites for information.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For months, BP has complained that a Louisiana attorney who is administering its settlement with tens of thousands of Gulf Coast businesses and residents has made decisions that expose the company to what could be billions of dollars in fictitious claims arising from the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Now the court-appointed administrator himself is investigating allegations that could provide the London-based oil giant with fodder for its argument that it hasn't gotten a fair shake from the claims processing team.
Lafayette-based lawyer Patrick Juneau confirmed Friday that he has opened an internal probe of alleged misconduct by one of his staff attorneys, Lionel H. Sutton III, who has been accused of collecting portions of settlement payments from a New Orleans law firm to which he had once referred claims.
Sutton resigned Friday morning, Juneau spokesman Nick Gagliano told The Associated Press.
A BP PLC official who has reviewed a report outlining the allegations said Juneau delivered a copy of it to U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier during a meeting in his chambers Thursday.
Lawyers for BP and the team of private attorneys who brokered the multibillion-dollar settlement also attended the meeting. The BP official spoke on condition of anonymity because the report hasn't been made public.
It's unclear how much influence Sutton had over the process of evaluating and paying scores of claims spawned by the deadly Deepwater Horizon disaster, which killed 11 rig workers and led to the nation's offshore oil spill. But the revelation could strengthen BP's position as it forges ahead with a high-stakes challenge to Juneau's interpretation of the settlement terms.
"If I'm Judge Barbier, I've got to worry about this," said Howard Erichson, a Fordham University law professor specializing in complex litigation. "Any claims settlement relies on a reliable claims process. If the integrity of the claims process is challenged, the judge is going to take that very seriously."
Even before the allegations involving Sutton arose, BP PLC had sued to block settlement payouts to businesses, accusing Juneau of trying to rewrite the terms of the deal. Barbier, who appointed Juneau last year, has upheld his decisions for calculating payments. BP has appealed, and the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear the case in July.
Juneau said in a statement that both BP and claimants "rightfully expect fairness and objectivity from this claims process."
"Our goal is to operate in an efficient, transparent and fair manner," Juneau added. "All allegations are taken seriously and investigated thoroughly."
Earlier Friday, BP issued a statement saying only a "comprehensive and independent investigation will ensure the integrity of the claims process."
Sutton acknowledged in an email late Thursday that he has been told he was suspended "pending an investigation of an anonymous allegation against me."
"I have not been made aware of the substance of the allegation or the status of the investigation," Sutton wrote. "Once this is resolved, I would be happy to discuss it all with you."
The BP official said the report indicates that Juneau's security head, David Welker, also notified the FBI's New Orleans division about the lawyer's alleged misconduct. Welker until recently was the special agent in charge of the FBI office in New Orleans.
An FBI spokeswoman in New Orleans declined to comment Thursday.
According to the BP official, Juneau told the judge that he had suspended the lawyer and was weighing further disciplinary action. Juneau didn't characterize the nature of the allegations against his staff attorney in his statement Friday.
The report says Welker received a complaint that Sutton had referred claims to a New Orleans law firm in exchange for portions of subsequent settlement payments, the BP official said. The lawyer allegedly filed those claims before he went to work for Juneau.
The claims at issue were filed on behalf of a single party and involve hundreds of thousands of dollars, the BP official said.
The spill began in April 2010 after the BP-leased drilling rig Deepwater Horizon exploded off the Louisiana coast, killing 11 workers. Roughly 200 million gallons of crude oil were released from the Macondo well a mile under the Gulf surface. Marshes, fisheries and beaches from Louisiana to Florida were fouled by the oil until a cap was placed over the blown-out well in July 2010.
BP set up a compensation fund for individuals and businesses affected by the spill and committed $20 billion. The claims fund initially was handled by lawyer Kenneth Feinberg but Juneau took over the processing of claims after the settlement was reached last year.
It wasn't immediately known how many lawyers work for Juneau, but his office announced in May that it has determined more than $3 billion in claims are eligible for payment through the settlement agreement. More than 162,000 claims were filed and more than $2 billion had been paid to claimants as of May 6.


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Now here is the rest of the story. In the 1800s many trappers, scouts, and other pioneers, traveled west to seek out their dreams, Most of the pioneers came west to look for gold. Many of the Native Americans, did find gold but did not cherish this yellow metal, like the white man did, but as time went on they too learned that this pretty yellow "Gold Nuggets' could buy just about anything they wanted, from the white settler, who would do anything for this yellow metal, so the local Indians started to visiting their local trading posts, and started buying up all they could with their gold nuggets.
Now in eastern Utah there is an area that some prospectors came across in Snake Indian country that had good green grass, and plenty of water on the base of a low-lying granite mountain, where you could see iron-stained mesas nearby,
And so this is where the old prospectors stop to do some more exploring, And in this local area the prospectors, found some "Pot Holes" in the surrounding rocks, but when they took a closer look is when they remebered the story that one of the indian women had told them years before, about some glitter coming from several of these pot holes, that were filled with water, as they approched some of these pools, and waded out into one of the larger ones, they too seen some glitter coming from the bottom of the pool, As they scoop up some sand and started panning out some of this gravel is when they found a lot of gold nuggets, So the miners started setting up a permenant camp site. As time went on they figured they had found about $600 dollars worth of gold, Then winter started to set in, So they pack up their gear, and planed to return in the spring,
Just like most of the stories of other prospectors that find rich strikes, they always plan to return. But the same thing happens over and over they just can't not find the same valley or the same mountains, or the same creek, that they stumbled across earlier. and rich strike lost forever.
The old timers and sheepherders, and cowboys, refer to this area in eastern Utah as the "Pot Holes" but never found any gold in the area like old prospectors did.
According to one version of the lost "Pot Holes" gold story, Is the pot holes described are not natural holes such that occur in sandstone formations in many parts of the west, but were excavations made in gravel conglomerate by the Snake indain tribe. This fortune still awaits the prospector who is willing to go out and try to find this glomeerate deposits.
Happy Treasure Hunting
Johnnie & Sheila


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If you want blisteringly fast home internet, the best option is currently Verizon's FiOS Quantum which gives you a connection capable of speeds of up to 300 Mbps. Not wanting to be outdone, though, Comcast is reported to be preparing its own super-fast home internet which can manage 305 Mbps.
Broadband Reports claims that a Comcast executive has told employees that the company will be offering a 305 Mbps plan before the end of the year. There aren't any rumored details on pricing, data caps or availability date, of course, but it's good to see that competition might be starting.
Where there's competition, after all, there are price drops—which would be no bad thing when you consider that FiOS currently costs an eye-watering $205 a month. Here's hoping that the rumors are true, and that it leads to a price war. [Broadband Reports via GigaOm]
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Obama's 'Blame the Video' Fraud Started in Cairo, Not Benghazi
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This Town Needs a Better Class of Racist
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U.S. payrolls surge in April, jobless rate hits 5-1/2 year low — (Reuters) - U.S. job growth increased at its fastest pace in more than two years in April and the unemployment rate dived to a 5-1/2 year low of 6.3 percent, suggesting a sharp rebound in economic activity early in the second quarter.
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