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What are Michael Bourne's favorite interviews from his three decades at WBGO? We asked the host of Afternoon Jazz, Blues Hour and Singers Unlimited to share these with us, as we prepare to celebrate our 35th anniversary. Enjoy!
I've interviewed countless musicians and others through my going-on-30 years as a jock on WBGO. Maybe a thousand? Maybe two thousand -- if you count the 25-a-day I've sometimes talked with at conferences or festivals we've broadcast from. I've loved especially broadcasting from my favorite festival, Festival International de Jazz de Montreal.
This year being FIJM's 35th and WBGO's 35th, you can expect a more exciting broadcast than ever as the world's best jazz festival (sez me) and the world's best jazz radio station (sez everybody) celebrates together.
Who've been my favorite interviews for WBGO? So many of my favorite artists:
Tony Bennett at WBGO, parts 1 and 2
Tony in Montreal
Dave Brubeck, at his home in Connecticut
Paquito D'Rivera
Cleo Laine & John Dankworth
Claire Martin
Diana Krall
Ian Shaw
Manhattan Transfer
Barbara Carroll
Robert Klein
And from the Blues Hour:
Marcia Ball
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi
Other greats come to mind from before our era of on-demand everything - Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Williams, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gatemouth Brown, Little Milton...
Several generations of jazz artists have come along in the years since WBGO came on the air.
We're still (and always will be) playing Ella and Sarah, Dizzy and Miles, but in this last 35 years along came some new one-name-only singers and players: Kurt and Cassandra, Wynton and Branford -- and they're now an older generation.
Our annual JAM-fest (Jazz Appreciation Month Festival) in April is a spotlight on the newest generation, some of the best and brightest newcomers from schools in NJ, NY, and down from Boston.
When you hear them playing live on WBGO, you're hearing the future of jazz… and of the station.
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In tonight's version of "Friday Night Lights," the playoff-bound football teams from Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake will face opponents they have become quite familiar with over the past two seasons.
The Red Storm, who will compete for a Section VII, Class C title in a week, will play Moriah for the fourth time in two years, while the Lumberjacks take on Gouverneur for the second time this season and the third time since fall 2012. As the only Class D team in Section X, Tupper Lake will have to wait two more weeks to play in a regional championship tilt, so as an added bonus, the 'Jacks will have one more matchup next week prior to the postseason. They will host Massena next Friday in the fourth meeting of those squads since the start of the 2012 season.
Four games between Moriah and Saranac Lake in two seasons, the same scenario with Tupper Lake and Massena, and none between the Tri-Lakes rivals in that time. Come on, folks in Section X and Section VII. You can do better than that.
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I say bring back the Mayor's Cup rivalry. It doesn't have to be at the end of the regular season, although it would have been a nice fit this year, with the possibility of the game taking place tonight or Saturday.
There have been some close contests between the Lumberjacks and Red Storm (the Redskins prior to 2001), and there have been some blowouts as well over the decades-long span the teams have played each other. That can happen in football, especially in the North Country when small-school programs are at the mercy of population demographics. During some seasons, teams could be stacked with athleticism, and other years, those numbers are down.
Pick any week that the Lumberjacks and Red Storm are on the road, and those teams and their fans will travel at least 40 miles to face an opponent. Meanwhile, only 20 miles separate Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake.
Although an annual game between the teams may not count toward sectional standings as long as there isn't a merger, it would still have great significance. The players would certainly remember butting heads in a rivalry, and the fans would, too. Throw in a coveted trophy, and now you have a game that really means something.
Instead of playing an out-of-class opponent twice a year, why not renew the Mayor's Cup game? It's something coaches from both schools say could be possible in the future. But in order for that to happen, the scheduling couldn't conflict with playoff situations, and it would have to be fair to other teams who might get shorted a game on their schedule, whether it's a meaningless matchup or not.
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We are an adventure travel and ecotours operator. We offer our guests an opportunity to combine exercise, learning and pleasure. Like other adventure travel operators, we do not cater to the mainstream tourist who wants to spend his vacation on the beach or on a coach going from one museum to another. Our trips combine the following elements:
- Sport. We move around on foot, bicycle, horseback, cross country skis, snowshoes, in canoes, kayaks and rafts. Every guest gets a chance to burn some calories and ventilate the lungs everyday.
- Nature. We spend our time in forests, fields and villages. Away from industry, cars, noise, pollution and crowds. We frequently travel with naturalists and get many chances to see and interact with wild and domestic animals. We also offer specialized ecotours and birdwatching tours.
- Folklore. In areas where we travel, life has not changed much in the last hundred years. People live, work and dress the way their ancestors did. We observe these people and spend time with them. We visit the more interesting examples of village and small-town architecture, especially places of worship: Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant churches, Jewish synagogues, Muslim mosques.
- Comfort. We travel with no more than 10 guests. They are accompanied by a guide and his assistant. The guide speaks English and knows one other language, e.g. German, French or Spanish. We allow no children and no pets on our tours. Smokers are welcome as long as they do not smoke in the vicinity of other guests. We do not stay in 5-star hotels, but neither do we pitch tents. We stay in one lodging for several days, so instead of spending your time packing and unpacking, you can devote it to more pleasant pursuits. We offer good food and wine and cater to your special dietary requirements. We base our schedule on the weather, e.g. if it rains and our guests do not want to get wet, we will skip a bike trip and drive to visit an old wooden church instead.
- Character. We look for experiences a little out of the ordinary. We will rather stay in an old country manor or a water mill than a Marriott or Holiday Inn. We are more likely to eat on a meadow or in a small village restaurant than at Pizza Hut.
We offer adventure travel with a twist. What is the twist? We differ from other operators in several important ways:
- We custom tailor each trip to the preferences of our guests in terms of the type of sport, level of exertion, level of comfort, region visited, special activities, etc.
- Our trips are free from children, pets and cigarettes.
- Our groups are small: typically six guests and two hosts.
Each day is packed with exercise, sightseeing and adventure. While the selection of routes and sights is prepared beforehand, the decision which route to take and which sights to visit on a given day is made on spot by the guide and is based on the weather, guest preferences, local events, tourist traffic and other considerations, some of which cannot be completely predicted weeks in advance.
Each trip is devoted to one mode of transportation: feet, bicycle, horseback, kayak, canoe, raft, bicycle, cross country skis or snowshoes. We may add variety by cycling in the mountains or in the snow or both. When cycling in wetlands, sometimes you are on the bicycle, sometimes the bicycle is on you and sometimes both of you are barely visible above water. We may use the canoe to ram through dense vegetation or as an icebreaker (and we do not mean your social life). If the snow is knee deep we hike slowly. If it is thigh deep we crawl. If we feel like moving faster, we put on snowshoes. Sometimes we break the routine and devote one day to a different activity. For example, we may jump from a bicycle to a horse or ask the horse to pull us in a cart, sleigh, on skis or skates. By varying the exercise, we allows our muscles and ligaments to recover. Besides, variety is the spice of life.
We will typically eat breakfast at our lodging. Then we set out on our daily trip. We may drive to the trailhead if it is not next door. The trip�s length and exertion are matched to the abilities of the guests and to the weather, but we will strive to spend much of the daylight hours outdoors. Sightseeing and nature observations are interwoven into the trip. If nature predominates, we will be accompanied by a naturalist. If architecture or other elements of culture are on the menu, we may be joined by a historian or tourist guide. If the activity carries an element of risk, e.g. hiking in high mountains or whitewater kayaking, an expert rescuer will accompany us.
We eat lunch on the way. We either pack or visit a local restaurant. After we return from the trip, there is an opportunity to freshen up and change into leisure clothes before dinner. After dinner we may spend time talking about the events of the day. The guide will tell you what is coming tomorrow and share a story about local history, culture or nature.
All the activities are voluntary. You can skip any of them and do whatever your heart desires, as long as we do not have to pay for it and bail you out of the local gaol.
Our groups are quite international. Most guests come from Benelux, France, Germany, Scandinavia, United Kingdom and United States. But we also get guests from other European countries and some come from truly distant and unexpected places.
Our trips are definitely not for people whose idea of a good vacation is to lie on the beach or sit in a coach. They are for people who exercise regularly and enjoy it. On the other hand, most of our trips do not involve strenuous activity and can be easily taken by people who are not professional athletes. We are pleased to see a number of seniors among our guests and we make an extra effort to keep them safe and comfortable. The small size of our groups allows us to stay together and set the pace of the group to the pace of the weakest member without inconveniencing the others. Our vehicle is always on call and can pick up someone who ran out of steam.
We get a mix of couples and singles. If you are single, you may request single occupancy or ask for double occupancy and state your preferences for the roommate. We will do our best to accomodate. If it is a kayaking or a canoeing trip, guess what? You get stuck with the guide and hear all he or she has to say about the passing plants and animals.
Most of our guests are middle age or retired, though we also get plenty of students and yuppies. Ladies usually hold slight majority.
Some guests have done such trips and practised the given sport before. For others it is the first time. We do provide training in the sports we offer � it is part of the adventure and the fun, so do not worry if you have never done it before.
The tourist infrastructure in Poland is regrettably inferior to that found in Western Europe. The level of comfort is lower, especially in the countryside. Most lodgings are nondescript: ugly buildings, poor interior design, lack of character. It takes a real effort to find exceptions to the rule. We put in this effort. Lodgings selected by Stork Adventures combine comfort with character. Comfort means:
- A solid roof over your head rather than a tent. Much tourism in Poland caters to backpackers, but we are too old for that
- No noise from outside. We avoid the many places, located next to busy roads, featuring discos and catering lively corporate events
- Plumbing and hot water in the bathroom, rather than an outhouse and a dip in the river
- Clean sheets, pillows and blankets. That means Stork Adventures have our own supply and carry it
- Real towels. The ones offered in Polish hotels are too small and too thin for our taste, so Stork Adventures bring our own, custom made to our specifications
- Portable space heaters. Heating can be a problem in a castle and we will sleep in any temperature as long as it is 22�C, so we bring our own equipment and guests have blessed our foresight more than once
- Much time spent with the lodging�s owners explaining to them the different expectations of Western guests
Character means that you are likely to stay in a:
- Medieval castle
- Old country manor
- Former monastery
- Quaint farmhouse
- Secluded hunting lodge
- Water mill or windmill
It may also mean that the lodging will be in a nice location and with some items of interest in the immediate vicinity:
- Park or forest with old trees
- Lake or river
- View of the mountains
- Farm animals running around
- Ancient wooden church
Some of our trips involve more than one lodging, but rarely more than two. Here again we differ from most Western operators who move their guests everyday. We tried it several times but found we spent too much time packing, unpacking and on the bus.
Just like hotels, Polish restaurants, especially outside the cities, leave something to be desired. We make up for it by picking our restaurants carefully, working with their owners and supplementing the diet with items we bring along: wine, beer, fruit juices, fruits and vegetables and sometimes more.
Having said that and having much experience with international cuisine, we are enthusiasts of Polish food, in particular soups, bread, fruits and deserts. For the carnivores among you, Poland is the place to savour game, poultry and sausages. Polish vodka has been famous for centuries. In fact, it was distilled in Poland before it found its way to Russia, Scandinavia and other countries. We will give you a chance to try its many varieties, but in small quantities since we want you perky in the morning.
When in Rome, do as Romans do. We will keep our menu true to the region we are visiting, to give you a complete taste of Poland, but we will accommodate guests with special dietary requirements, as long as you let us know in advance.
We do not accept children and pets. We know we lose many good people this way and we are sorry about it. However, there are many tour operators without such restrictions. We cater to the needs of those who want to escape the noise and other distractions, which some children and pets bring. You are most welcome to bring your entire family, as long as all members have the right to vote in your national elections.
Smokers are welcome as long as they do not smoke in the vicinity of other guests.
We impose no gender restrictions and get a good mix of both sexes.
Our 8-day trips cost from �990 to �1490 per person. Single supplement is �100-200 extra. The price difference is caused chiefly by variously priced lodgings. We will send you the exact price with the description of the trip and an invitation to join it.
The price covers:
- Transport between the Warsaw airport and the lodgings
- Lodgings (7 nights), double occupancy
- Meals (3 meals/day)
- Non-alcoholic drinks: tea, coffee, milk, water, juices, soft drinks
- Alcoholic drinks: beer, wine
- Sport equipment: bicycle, kayak, canoe, raft, paddle, life jacket, cross country skis, snowshoes, etc.
- Guides, naturalists and other hosts
- Entry to national parks, nature reserves, musea, churches and other places we visit
- Access to our library of books: guidebooks, atlases of plants and animals, history, fiction, etc
- Limited medical assistance (first aid for simple cases)
- Contribution to a charity [link to Charitable contributions] selected by you
Please note that the coverage is wider than in a typical Western tour operator and much wider than in a typical Polish tour operator. With Stork Adventures, you can fly in with no cash and no credit card and go through your vacation quite happily, without any feeling of deprivation.
The price does not cover:
- Travel from your home to Warsaw and back
- Single occupancy in your lodging (having a bedroom just to yourself involves an extra fee)
- Your extended stay in Poland, including a night in Warsaw if you cannot fly in or out on Saturday
- Special clothing: bicycle shorts, bicycle helmet, rain jacket, gloves
- Gifts, postcards
- Travel & medical insurance
Stork Adventures donate half of our income to charities selected by our guests from the following list:
- Protection of nature in Poland. We use the money to purchase land with ecological value and set it aside for nature conservation. That means the land will never be used for industry, residential or agricultural purposes. The purchase is through a private foundation to avoid leakage, which can be pronounced in government institutions.
- Protection of nature in the world. We transfer the money to the World Wildlife Fund, one of the best known and most respected institutions charged with protecting wild animals around the globe.
- United World Colleges. This is a group of 10 high schools, located in Africa, America, Asia and Europe, offering International Baccalaureate to students from all countries, carefully selected on merit. The purpose of the schools is to promote international understanding among the most gifted young people from all over the world. Our contributions fund scholarships for students from developing countries who for financial reasons are unable to cover their own expenses.
- Stanford University Graduate School of Business. This is one of the leading schools preparing creme de la creme for senior positions in the industry and government. Our contributions fund scholarships for students from developing countries who for financial reasons are unable to cover their own expenses.
You decide and tell us to which cause we should donate part of your fee. How big a part? No less than �50 and no more than �100 from each guest goes directly to the charity. No middlemen and thus no leakage due to corruption.
We recognise that for many adventurous ecotourists �150 per day is a lot. But it is possible to travel with us for less. You can save in several ways:
- Pay early. Save 10% by paying two months before the trip. Save 20% by paying three months before the trip.
- Join late. Save 30% by prepaying and asking for last-minute offers. You get up to three invitations and can accept any one of them. If you turn them all down, we keep the money.
- Come often. Come to five of our trips and the sixth one is on us � you pay nothing. It can be any of our regular trips.
- Tell friends. If ten guests give us your name as the reference, over any period of time, your next trip is on us � you pay nothing. It can be any of our regular trips.
- Write. Send us a copy of a journal or magazine with wide circulation, containing an article written by you and describing your trip with Stork Adventures and your next trip is on us � you pay nothing. It can be any of our regular trips. If you are a journalist with such a magazine and promise to share your experience from our trip with your readers, your first trip is on us.
- Be imaginative. Come up with other ways to help our company and we will find a way to express our gratitude.
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Please visit my home page at INRIA for information prior to my arrival (March 30, 1998) at Microsoft Research.
Full version of his résumé is available by clicking here.
Zhengyou Zhang is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) (2005, for contributions to robust computer vision techniques) and a Fellow of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) (2013, for contributions to computer vision and multimedia). He is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the newly established IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development (IEEE T-AMD), and is on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Computer Vision (IJCV), the Machine Vision and Applications, and the Journal of Computer Science and Technology (JCST). He was on the Editorial Board of the IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (IEEE T-PAMI) from 1999 to 2005, the IEEE Transactions on Multimedia (IEEE T-MM) from 2004 to 2009, the International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence (IJPRAI) from 1997 to 2008, among others. He is listed in Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America and Who's Who in Science and Engineering.
Before joining Microsoft, Zhengyou worked at INRIA (French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control) for 11 years, and was a Senior Research Scientist since 1991, where he worked in the Computer Vision and Robotics group. In 1996-1997, he spent one-year sabbatical as an Invited Researcher at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Kyoto, Japan.
He holds more than 130 US patents and has about 20 patents pending. He also holds a few Japanese patents for his inventions during his sabbatical at ATR.
He has published over 200 papers in refereed international journals and conferences, and is the author of the following books
He has edited multiple books, including
He is a General Co-Chair of the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR 2017), June 2017, Puerto Rico, USA.
He is a General Co-Chair of the ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2015), Nov. 3-9, 2015, Seattle, USA.
He was a General Co-Chair of the International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (MMSP 2014), September 22-24, 2014, Jakarta, Indonesia.
He was a General Co-Chair of the International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (MMSP 2011), October 17-19, 2011, Hangzhou, China.
He was the Chair of the new Technical Briefs program of the SIGGRAPH Asia, Singapore, November 28 - December 1, 2012.
He was a Program Co-Chair of the International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME), July 2010, a Program Co-Chair of the ACM International Conference on Multimedia (ACM MM), October 2010, and a Program Co-Chair of the ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces (ICMI), November 2010. He was the Program Co-Chair of the 8th International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL09), June 5-7, 2009, Shanghai, China. He was a Technical Co-Chair of the International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (MMSP06), October 3-6, 2006, Victoria, BC, Canada. He was the Program Co-Chair of the Asian Conference on Computer Vision (ACCV2004), Jan. 27-30, 2004, Jeju Island, Korea; a Demo Chair and an Area Chair of the International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV2003), Oct. 14-17, 2003, Nice, France; the Demo Chair of the International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV2005), Oct. 15-21, 2005, Beijing, China. He co-organized the International Workshop on Multimedia Technologies in E-Learning and Collaboration, held in Nice, France, on October 17, 2003. He served on the Program Committees of ICCV, CVPR, ECCV, ACCV and many other international conferences and workshops.
He was a co-organizer of the First International Workshop on Human Activity Understanding from 3D Data (HAU3D) 2011, in conjunction with the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Colorado Springs, June 20-25, 2011; a co-organizer of the Second International Workshop on Human Activity Understanding from 3D Data (HAU3D) 2012, in conjunction with the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), Providence, Rhode Island, June 16-21, 2012; a co-organizer of the Third International Workshop on Human Activity Understanding from 3D Data (HAU3D) 2013, in conjunction with the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), Portland, Oregon, June 25-271, 2013.
Zhengyou Zhang is a member of the IEEE Computer Society Fellows Committee from 2005 to 2007, and in 2010 and 2011, a member of IEEE Technical Committee on Multimedia Signal Processing (2006-2010) and the ex-Chair of IEEE Technical Committee on Autonomous Mental Development (2007-2009).
Interview by the Computational Intelligence Magazine is available here (or go to IEEE Xplore).
Interview by the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine on "Telepresence: Virtual Reality in the Real World" is available here (or go to IEEE Xplore). (November 2011)
Natural User Interfaces: What's Next?. Video on 3D Photorealistic Talking Head.(Februray 2011)
Parameter Estimation Techniques: A Tutorial with Application to Conic Fitting.
PDF version, HTML version, and PostScript version
Published in Image and Vision Computing Journal, Vol.15, No.1, pages 59-76, 1997.
Full publication list is available through Google Scholar.
Zicheng Liu
(Researcher, MSR)
Mike Sinclair (Principal Researcher, MSR)
Li-wei He (Research Engineer, MSR)
Cha Zhang (Researcher, MSR)
Rajesh Hegde (Research Engineer, MSR)
Dinei Florencio (Researcher, MSR)
Qin Cai (Research Engineer, MSR)
Wei-ge Chen (Software Architect, MSR)
Phil Chou (Principal Researcher, MSR)
Ying Shan (Post-Doc, now Scientist at Microsoft Online)
Gang Hua (Scientist at Nokia Research)
Ming-Ting Sun (Professor, University of Washington)
Wanqing Li (Associate Professor, University of Wollongong)
Chunhui Zhang (Researcher, MSR Asia, now at Alibaba)
John Hershey (Post-Doc, now at IBM Research)
Interns: Sasa Junuzovic (2008), Matt Luciw (2008), Aswin Sankaranarayanan (2008), Xiaogang Wang (2008), Qing Zhang (2008), Raffay Hamid (2007), Sasa Junuzovic (2007), Miao Liao (2007), Mingxuan Sun (2007), Qi Zhao (2007), Amar Subramanya (2006), Sasa Junuzovic (2006), Ming Liu (2005), Gang Hua (2005), Amar Subramanya (2004), Ya Chang (2004), Yanli Zheng (2003), Hanning Zhou (2003), Guodong Guo (2002), Ruigang Yang (2001), Ying Wu (2000), Ko Nishino (1999, 2000), Qifa ke (1998)
Supervision of researchers when I was at INRIA: Nassir Navab (Ph.D., 1993), Michel Buffa (Ph.D., 1993), Gabriella Csurka (Ph.D., 1996), Bernard Hotz (Research Engineer, 1991-1994), Serge Saracco (Master, 1993), Jean-Francois Ponthieux (Master, 1993), Veit Schenk (Master, 1996), Laurence Lucido (Ph.D., 1997), Sylvain Bougnoux (Ph.D., 1998).


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Northrop Grumman to Build Five More MQ-8Cs for U.S. Navy
Source: Northrop Grumman
Under an expanded contract, Northrop Grumman Corporation will build five additional U.S. Navy MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters, which allow ship commanders to extend their intelligence-gathering capabilities far beyond the horizon.
Fire Scout. Photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman
Final assembly of the aircraft will take place at the company's Unmanned Systems Center in Moss Point, Miss. The MQ-8C is based on a larger helicopter airframe that provides greater range, endurance and payload capacity over the currently fielded MQ-8B Fire Scout variant.
The MQ-8C can remain on station for more than eight hours and supporting long-duration missions, thus requiring less aircraft to sustain operations.
A total of 19 aircraft are under contract with the Navy.
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The case is strong that growth in the affluent U.S. is now doing more harm than good.diminishing returns to growth. Most obviously, the value of income growth declines as one gets richer and richer. Similarly, growth at some point has increasing marginal costs. For example, workers have to put in too many hours, or the climate goes haywire. It follows that for the economy as a whole, we can reach a point where the extra costs of more growth exceed the extra benefits. One should stop growing at that point. Otherwise the country enters the realm of "uneconomic growth," to use Daly's delightful phrase, where the costs of growth exceed the benefits it produces.
Today's huge world economy is consuming the planet's available resources on a scale that rivals their supply.during recessions; restrictions on advertising; a new design for the twenty-first-century corporation, one that embraces re-chartering, new ownership patterns, and stakeholder primacy rather than shareholder primacy; incentives for local and locally-owned production and consumption; strong social and environmental provisions in trade agreements; rigorous environmental, health and consumer protection, including full incorporation of environmental and social costs in prices; greater economic and social equality, with genuinely progressive taxation of the rich (including a progressive consumption tax) and greater income support for the poor; heavy spending on neglected public services; and initiatives to address population growth at home and abroad. Taken together, these policies would undoubtedly slow GDP growth, but well-being and quality of life would improve, and that's what matters.
It makes no sense to separate the two challenges: energy supply and climate change must be dealt with together.are rising rather rapidly: oil, coal, food, and numerous non-fuel minerals. Lithium and rare earths are probably not far behind.
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Monday, October 1, 2012
Report: Expanding Business Aviation Could Help European Recovery
Business aviation could play a vital role in the continued recovery of the European economy, according to a report conducted by Oxford Economics.
The report, conducted on behalf of the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), said in 2011, 96 percent of city pairs served by business aviation had no scheduled connection. The other 4 percent served more than a third of all business aviation air traffic in volume, according to Oxford.
Also, the report uses case studies to highlight the importance of business aviation to local economies in Europe. One example shows that at Farnborough Airport in the U.K., onsite employment is around 1,000 jobs — and an additional 4,000 jobs in the local region are the result of the airport's larger supply chain.
The Oxford economists also found each additional passenger on a business aviation flight generates the same gross domestic product as nine business passengers on a scheduled flight.
EBAA concludes from the report that more investment in the business aviation industry and expansion of destinations served by business aircraft operators would greatly help to accelerate the European economic recovery.
"What this study clearly points out is that business aviation is playing a key role in facilitating Europe's recovery," said Fabio Gamba, CEO at EBAA. "This importance should be recognized in policy formulation, with legislators developing regulations and mechanisms that bolster business aviation activity in order to further stimulate the growth of our region, rather than ignore it as it was evidenced with the European Commission's proposed recast on slot allocation, or penalize it as the Italian government has done by introducing a double tax on owners and passengers, resulting in dismal traffic figures in the country."


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Presently the CDN has five core laboratories dedicated to Biomedical Research. Each laboratory within the facility is dedicated to a specific aspect of Biomedical Research and testing. The resources available in these core laboratories is available for use by all associate members of the CDN. In the case of services offered by the CDN within these core laboratories the CDN associate members receive a membership reduced rate. All services are available to outside members of the CDN upon request and with prior arrangement.Service Use Request Application (PDF)
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About the Author: Lee Satterfield serves as Deputy Chief of Protocol of the United States.
Our recently completed "Experience America" tour wasn't just for the Chiefs of Diplomatic Mission -- we invited their husbands and wives to join us in Chicago as well and experience this great American city and all it has to offer. I have to admit the day of events we assembled for the spouses was so interesting that some Ambassadors decided to join as well!
There are a few things that are quintessentially Chicago: Michael Jordan, deep dish pizza, the Willis Tour and so much more. But one person may rise above all others: Oprah Winfrey. During our visit to Chicago, we paid a visit to the Chicago icon herself and attended a taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show at the legendary Harpo Studios. Although we promised Oprah that we wouldn't reveal any details of the show, we can say that Oprah welcomed the entire group and was a very gracious host. It is a memory none of us will forget anytime soon.
After the show, we left Harpo Studios and set off for the Chicago Cultural Center to learn about After School Matters, one of our nation's most successful youth development programs led by the First Lady of Chicago Maggie Daley. Mrs. Daley led a discussion about the founding principles of After School Matters: the idea that a commitment to education and betterment begins at home and is strengthened by after school activities and the active role of adult mentors.
Mrs. Daley explained that in order for Chicago to continue to thrive, the city needs to focus on education and make sure they are giving students the tools they need to live up to their potential. The ambassadors and their spouses were extremely impressed with the program, and they shared their different experiences working with children in their countries. It was a very meaningful discussion, and I hope we will begin to see similar programs across the world in the countries of our visitors very soon. Making these connections and sharing programs like After School Matters is truly what "Experience America" is all about.
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jashnew wrote:CynTea- I'm curious. You said that you are a tea taster. Do you taste tea for a living or is it a serious hobby?
On the Lapsong. I bought a pretty big bag. I think I'm going to have one cup every Saturday to see if I can acquire the taste.


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Snowmobile trails open again in county
For those not afraid of single-digit temperatures, the county's snowmobile trails are open.
On Wednesday, several sources indicated the trails were open. All reminded riders that conditions are marginal.
The Chautauqua County Trail Conditions hotline told riders to be careful because high winds have knocked down tree limbs which could potentially be along the paths.
"Pay attention to your surrounds and watch your speed," the recording said, which can be accessed by calling 800-242-4569, followed by pressing the No. 2 and then 5.
The Chautauqua Lake Snowmobile Club has a telephone hotline and a website. The Chautauqua Lake Snowmobile Club Sno-Phone, which can be reached by calling 753-2924, said trails are in poor condition because there is no base.
"We have received snow. It is a fluffy snow. It doesn't pack so well," the message said. "Groomers have been out doing the best they can to get a base setup."
The hotline also warned that groomers have broken down. The Chautauqua Lake Snowmobile Club's website, which can be viewed at www.chautauquasnow.com, stated a groomer is stuck on trail C-4 because of a broken track. Also, trail S-52 toward Busti is closed because of a lack of snow.
"Trails are open at this time with the area receiving over a foot of snow in most spots," stated the club's website.
'Temperatures have been in the low teens for a couple days and freezing things up nicely. Winds have blown the fluffy white snow all over, which has made bare fields and is nearly impossible to groom well. There was also a windstorm in the area blowing debris over the trails, so please use caution. With the powder snow, conditions are poor to marginal at this time. Once things thaw a bit we might be able to get a better groom with another weather front coming through this weekend. Some trails are not groomed, and we still have some wet spots."
Ellery Sno-Cruisers spokesperson Jamie Carlson posted on its website www.ellerysno-cruisers.com trails are open, but conditions are marginal because there is no base.
"Our snow cover is on the light side in areas so please use extreme caution. These are early season conditions," Carlson said.
The Lake Effect Trailbreakers said all trails were open as of Wednesday morning on its website, www.trailbreakers.com.
"Please use caution on the east end of our club area (near Kennedy) we have reports that the snow may be thin in that area," the Lake Effect Trailbreakers website stated. "As always, communicate back to the club if any hazardous conditions exist."
To access other Chautauqua County Snowmobile clubs websites, visit Cherry Creek Sno-Goers by going to www.cherrycreeksnogoers.com and for the Sunset Drifters, go to www.sunsetdrifters.net.
According to the Chautauqua County Visitors Bureau's website, the county has 450 miles of groomed trails which are maintained by members of the five county snowmobile clubs. These groups work with hundreds of private landowners and utilize 16 groomers to maintain trails. Along the trails, people can visit service stations for fuel, restaurants for a bite to eat and hotels for overnight accommodations. Contact one of the five clubs to purchase a countywide trail map.


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The moral and political hazards of geoengineering are as formidable as the physical dangers.models indicates that this approach would likely alter rainfall patterns and intensify drought in many regions. And because such sunshade schemes only treat a symptom rather than tackle the cause, this technofix would do nothing to prevent another dire consequence of rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere — increasing acidity in ocean waters. This acidity jeopardizes coral reefs, shelled marine life, and a tiny plankton Emiliania huxleyi, which plays a key role in the transfer of carbon from the atmosphere to long-term storage in deep ocean sediments.
The promise that something will bail you out if the worst happens encourages imprudent behavior.because hikers carry cell phones. The National Flood Insurance Program for people living in coastal communities aimed to discourage development in high-risk areas by providing subsidized insurance if the local government agreed to guide development away from flood-prone areas, but the program instead has increased development in these danger zones. Similarly, geoengineering schemes foster the notion that technology can rescue us from climate hell, if it comes to that, and thereby discourages early, prudent action to head off the worst danger.
What happens if a single country opts for planetary manipulation instead of reducing emissions?the former dean of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and an early leader on global problems, describes the current state of affairs bluntly: "The climate convention is not protecting climate, the biodiversity convention is not protecting biodiversity, the desertification convention is not preventing desertification, and even the older and stronger Convention of the Law of the Sea is not protecting fisheries."
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Skip to comments.The Rush Limbaugh LIVE Radio Show Thread - Wednesday, May 1, 2012
Posted on 05/01/2012 8:22:21 AM PDT by IMissPresidentReagan
AND NOW . . . amidst billowing clouds of fragrant, aromatic first- and second-hand premium cigar smoke. . . it is time for . . . that harmless, lovable little fuzz ball, the highly-trained broadcast specialist, having more fun than a human being should be allowed to have, from behind the golden EIB microphone, firmly ensconced in the prestigious Attila-the-Hun chair at the Limbaugh Institute of Advanced Conservative Studies, serving humanity simply by showing up, and hes not retiring until every American agrees with him, do NOT doubt him, with shrieks of joy at the mere mention of his name (thats Rush, for those in Rio Linda),the Mandarin of Talk Radio, with talent on loan from G-d, at the cutting-edge of societal evolution, with half his brain tied behind his back just to make it fair, the all-knowing, all-caring, all-sensing, all-feeling, all-concerned Maha-Rushie! Americas anchorman, truth detector, and doctor of democracy. A Real Man, a living legend, a way of life. Commander in Chief of U.S. Operation Chaos. Chief Waga-Waga El Rushbo of the El Conservo Tribe. Chief of the Patriotism Police. Leader of the Conservative Movement. A Weapon of Mass Instruction. El Rushbo (a little Spanish lingo, there). He is the man who is running America (you know it and I know it). He knows the Democrats like every square inch of his glorious naked body. He is ready to do what he was born to dothats host. Get ready to what you were born to dothats listen (and post your comments on the Rush Limbaugh LIVE Radio Thread).
HOUSE was excellent last nite
nasty was using that hair to weave goat hoodies
This book blurb Rush is reading is making me puke.
What was it about?
I haven't watched House in years. It got to be there was some kinky plot every episode.
don't even go there...we'll eat the Nats up like pecan pie coolin in a kitchen winder
Johnson: "we'll have the black vote from here to eternity".
Makes me sick too.
Wilson got the cancer......went home to die and HOUSE saved the day
probally used lots of skittles
Rush went on to talk about but not name apolitical voters.. not the independent apartisan voters who do not ID with either Party but know the issues (there is recent book that defined partisan, apartisan, and apolitical voters; by Dalton)
IMO the "nonpartisan" media other than just the MSM heavily influence apolitical voters by respecting PRESIDENT! Obama and parroting the tedious lies about Bush, Cheney, and Tea Party types. Mostly the "nonpartisan" media do it on purpose to influence the apolitical voters who do not pay attention to issues and never listen to conservative talk radio but love idiotic TV shows.
Jose, can you see ? By the dawns.....
Jose can hear too ...he taped his conversation with Pelosi Galore
I'm listening in on a HQ QMS meeting.
So again, THANKS I NEEDED THAT.
you betcha....here to serve
BREAKING NEWS: Bin Laden killed one year ago today.
And in more breaking news:
Lincoln assassinated in Fords Theater.
The Titanic hits an iceberg.
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when Boothe Shot Lincoln...America's 1st news wire came from Reuters.....and put Reuters on the map
Boothe's fault? Or Bush's fault? It is hard to keep track.
WooHoo Rush is bringing up Pelosi's lie she wasn't briefed!
He filmed it.
Preston's fault
Oh, I hope.
FYI, that shooting was done by a moslem terrorist-wannabe. I posted an article on the main forum about it.
Stahl and Pelosi.....Lord forgive us
Was that anywhere near Mama G's?
Nope. None of those stores were anywhere near. Although this happened on E. University, it was in a neighborhood. No, businesses close at all. Children, families, etc.
The robberies last year and now this makes daddy a might uneasy.
Is Wilson cancer-free (at the end of the show)? I couldn't tell.
I've been in and out of the show today, but I am with you, Jose is da man!
"We do."
he overcame certain death w/ a cure from House that allows him to have surgery to remove the infected area
I don't blame you. This was a first. Auburn has generally been separate from junk like that. We had very little unrest in the 60s. Only one or two incidents of streaking and that's about it! Funny thing, behind him, on the other side of a little creek, is the sheriff's house. The perp had no chance. Plus, the police were on the scene as fast as they could possibly be (granted, someone on scene with another gun a la The Rifleman could have taken him out immediately).
wife had the remote
Okay, certain death is avoided. Death from cancer is still a possibility. Thanks for clearing that up.
Hello all... Late today on FR... listened to Rush thou...
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Topic: Getting info from one table, saving to another
This is probably a simple problem, but I have not found the answer after lots of trying. Of course, new as I am, I suspect I saw the answer without recognizing it.
I have two tables, one of which has info on a group of people, and another one that is empty for now. I would like to make a form that would fill in several values from the first table (to save users the typing and the errors) and then take that info, plus whatever new info they input, and save it to the second table. That second table would then be searchable for records by several methods.
I am assuming I need to use a "collection_select" to get this started, but how do I go about filling the other boxes with data from the first table? Then, is there a trick to getting the whole thing to save to the second table?
Sorry for the simple problem, but pointers to an answer would be much appreciated.


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Russian born NHL sensation Alex Ovechkin is a left winger for the Washington Capitals. Along with his tremendous shooting power and top ranks on his team, Ovechkin is the team captain. A national and international phenomenon, Ovechkin has won numerous awards including 4 NHL MVP awards, one for every playoff series he's won in his career, attending 5 All-Star games apart of the All-Star First Team, led the league in scoring and took home an Art Ross Trophy for it, and is a three-time NHL player of the year. His accomplishments go on and on and so does his career. With his debut in 2004, there is no near end in sight for "The Mad Russian."


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If Columbia football (0-1) wants a shot at victory this Saturday, it will have to find a way to contain Monmouth running back Julian Hayes.
Hayes was influential in securing Monmouth's win over Holy Cross last week. Hayes and fellow running back Kwabena Asante each ran for more than 100 yards, with Hayes picking up 130 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries in the 21-14 win.
Monmouth (1-3) head coach Kevin Callahan hopes to improve upon the team's 5-5 record in 2012. "It was important to get that game in the win column," Callahan said, after the team faced three straight losses to start off the 2013 season.
Hayes has been an integral part of the Hawks' offense for the past two seasons, making an appearance in every game since his first year. In his first season, Hayes' explosive speed enabled 14 rushing touchdowns and 805 yards on the ground. He was named to the College Sports Journal All-Freshman Team and was also nominated for the inaugural Jerry Rice Award, which goes to the country's top first-year student in the Football Championship Subdivision.
"I guess a lot of it came really fast. A few months prior to that I had just been getting situated with college," Hayes said of his first year. "It encouraged me to work harder."
During his sophomore year he moved into Monmouth's top 10 for career rushing yards and touchdowns. He had a strong 11-touchdown season that included a regular season finale during which he ran for 143 yards and two touchdowns. Over the course of the first four games of the current season, Hayes has averaged a solid 104 yards per game.
"So far I feel like my performance has been good," he said. "I still feel like I could have produced a lot more in the games we've played so far."
"Julian is first of all an extremely hard worker," Callahan said. "He's very dedicated to making himself the best football player he possibly can."
Hayes has high hopes for the rest of his junior season. "I feel like I'm poised this year to have the best year of my football career," he said. "I think the sky's the limit for this season."
Callahan agreed, noting that Hayes worked hard during the off-season. As a result, he said, "His body is much leaner than it was a year ago, and with that came additional speed and quickness."
Monmouth comes to Columbia this weekend for the first meet-up of these two teams in program history.
"We've got to make sure we're a better team this Saturday than we were last Saturday," Callahan said. "We know Columbia is a good football team. They've got a terrific running back themselves."
Columbia cannot permit a repeat performance of last weekend, when the team allowed Fordham to gain over 600 yards of total offense. The Lions will have to be sharp if they hope to stop a confident, focused Hayes from racking up rushing yards in what is shaping up to be a memorable season for the Monmouth running back.


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Some farmers want Congress to act to extend tax incentives that made donating land for conservation financially feasible.
NASHVILLE — Conservation groups consider the new $1 trillion farm bill signed by President Obama on Friday a win — but not a clean sweep.
The law includes more than $1 billion for preservation over the next decade. Some say the money will only go so far and want Congress to act to extend tax incentives that made donating land for conservation financially feasible for many farmers. Those incentives expired at the end of last year.
"Could we spend twice as much money as they have made available in the farm bill? Yes, we could," said Russ Shay, director of public policy for the Land Trust Alliance, a Washington, D.C.-based group that lobbies on conservation issues.
Most farmers need an incentive to donate the development rights on their land, Shay said.
"That is their savings bank," he said.
The enhanced incentives were part of the 2006 Pension Protection Act, a bill that established new funding requirements for certain retirement plans. They raised the tax deductions people can take for donating conservation easements — from 30% of their adjusted gross income in any year to 50%. If a donor qualified as a farmer or rancher, then up to 100% of income could be deducted.
The Conservation Easement Incentive Act, introduced last year by Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-Pa., would make the incentives permanent. Despite having more than 170 co-sponsors and bipartisan support, the bill remains stuck in committee.
The disappearance of farmland and the loss of the tax incentives worries Kenneth Bracy, 62, and his wife, Sandra, 60, who fret every time they see a new subdivision near their home on the Tennessee-Kentucky border.
They don't want that to happen to land they have worked for the last four decades.
In December, the couple donated conservation easements on more than 500 acres to the Land Trust for Tennessee, which has helped preserve more than 91,000 acres of land since 1999.
"Passing it on to the Land Trust, we'll pass it on to our children and our grandchildren," Kenneth Bracy said. "I just think it is a win-win for everybody."
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I want to commend The Daily News for printing the article "Control key to ski safety" (Tuesday, Jan. 8).
As a professional ski instructor, I've seen this escalate to a big problem in recent years. Too many skiers and boarders do not have enough skills to control their speed and direction and have become a real hazard to safety on the slopes today.
It's about time for the ski industry to take steps to do something about it.
I'm in favor of programs that promote multiple lessons for people to learn skills that develop control.
Too many get one lesson and learn just enough to be dangerous. The majority of them do not take more skill development classes and are on terrain that is way above their ability.
Colorado resorts are already using actual police patrolmen to patrol their slopes. We may see a day when you'll have a license to ski, ability tests, and restrictions to certain areas if you do not pass.
My advice: take lessons and develop control skills so that we can all enjoy skiing safely without the fear of being run into. Ski safely.
Roger Kamp
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (Aug. 1, 2009) - The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team came back from two sets down to defeat Puerto Rico 3-2 (21-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-14, 15-13) on Saturday in an FIVB World Grand Prix pool play match at Maracanazihno Gym in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
With the victory, the U.S. Women overcame Friday's sweep by Germany and improved to 1-1 in Pool A. Puerto Rico falls to 0-2. Team USA will play host Brazil at 10 a.m. local time on Sunday.
The United States' Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) led all scorers with 27 points on a match-high 24 kills and three blocks. Kristin Richards (Orem, Utah) added 14 points on 12 kills and two blocks. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) contributed seven points on five kills, one block and one ace.
Aurea Cruz led Puerto Rico with 21 points on 17 kills, two blocks and two aces.
"We are very happy with this win, especially after our bad performance against Germany," U.S. Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. "Puerto Rico has a good team and was really hard to beat. Now we have to start looking to Brazil. They will probably be our toughest opponent in this round."
Puerto Rico out-killed the U.S. Women 58-53, out-blocked them 14-12 and had five aces to the United States' four. But Team USA took full advantage of Puerto Rico's 37 team errors while committing only 23.
"It was an amazing match," team captain McGinnis said. "For a young team like ours, it is pretty important playing matches like these as this is way the best way to improve."
In the fifth-set tiebreaker, the U.S. Women trailed 6-8 at the crossover and Puerto Rico increased its lead to 10-7. But Team USA reeled off the next six points, including a kill and a block by Larson and a kill and a block by Fawcett, to take a 13-10 lead. Puerto Rico rallied to make it 13-12, but the United States held it off, scoring the final two points of the match on a Fawcett block and a Richards kill off the block.
Among other U.S. scorers, Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.) scored five points on two blocks and a match-high three aces. Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) had four points on two kills and two blocks while Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.) scored four points on four kills. Alexis Crimes (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) tallied three points on three kills. Angie McGinnis (Fraser, Mich.) scored three points on one kill and two blocks. Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.) added two points on two kills.
Libero Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) recorded 25 digs and eight faults on 39 attempts. She was also credited with eight excellent receptions and one fault in 26 attempts.
McGinnis, who started at setter, was credited with four running sets and no faults on 30 attempts. Thompson, who started every set after the first, was credited with 18 running sets and three faults on 95 attempts.
McCutcheon started Barboza and Richards at outside hitter, Akinradewo and Harmotto at middle blocker, Fawcett at opposite, McGinnis at setter and Davis at libero. Just about every U.S. player on the roster got into the match.
Crimes replaced Harmotto at middle blocker to start the third set. Larson substituted for Barboza in the first and second sets and started the third-fifth sets. Angie Pressey (Lake Mary, Fla.) played as a substitute.
Puerto Rico scored the first two points of the match, but after three straight blocks the American took a 7-3 lead. Puerto Rico reduced its deficit to one point (14-13) but the U.S. held a three-point lead at the second technical timeout (TTO) 16-13. In the end, led by opposite Sarai Alvarez, Puerto Rico won its first set in World Grand Prix history with Cruz spiking from the backcourt, 25-21.
Puerto Rico led the second frame from the beginning to end. At the first TTO, Puerto Rico held an 8-5 lead. With Fawcett spiking powerfully, the United States reduced the difference (9-8), but not for long as Puerto Rico pulled ahead at 18-12. The Americans scored four straight points (18-16), but could not avoid the defeat. Karina Ocasio stopped Harmotto for the final point of the set, 25-20.
Led by Fawcett's eight points, the United States began its comeback in the third set. More efficient in spiking and blocking, the U.S. held a 9-5 lead after a Puerto Rican miscue. Puerto Rico held tough and reduced the U.S. advantage to a single point (23-22). However, Fawcett cemented the set victory with a kill, 25-23.
In the fourth set, the U.S. Women kept a good rhythm and quickly had a five-point lead (12-7) when Fawcett let loose with a powerful kill. Puerto Rico committed several mistakes and Team USA ran up a 24-13 lead, going on to win the set 25-14.
More information and photos are available on the FIVB Grand Prix web site.
The U.S. Women's Grand Prix media guide is available on the USA Volleyball web site.
2009 FIVB World Grand Prix
July 31-Aug. 2 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
U.S. Women's National Team Roster
# - Name (Pos, Ht, Hometown, College)
1 - Nicole Fawcett (OH, 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State)
4 C - Angela McGinnis (S, 5-11, Fraser, Mich., Florida)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-6, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 - Angie Pressey (OH, 5-8, Lake Mary, Fla., California-Berkeley)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
9 - Alexis Crimes (MB, 6-3, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Long Beach State)
10 - Kristin Richards (OH, 6-1, Orem, Utah, Stanford)
11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
14 - Heather Hughes (OPP, 6-2, Fallbrook, Calif., Loyola Marymount)
15 - Courtney Thompson (S, 5-7, Kent, Wash., Washington)
16 - Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Aliquippa, Pa., Penn State)
18 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Beth Launiere (Salt Lake City, Utah) - at Brazil and Chinese Taipei
Assistant Coach: John Speraw (Irvine, Calif.) - at Thailand and Finals
Technical Coordinator/Team Leader: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Athletic Trainer: Jill Wosmek
Pool A Standings
Brazil 2-0, 4 points
Germany 1-1, 3 points
USA 1-1, 3 points
Puerto Rico 0-2, 2 points
Schedule and Results for U.S. Women's National Team
Pool A - at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Maracanazihno Gym)
July 31: Germany def. USA, 25-15, 25-15, 25-16
Aug. 1: USA def. Puerto Rico, 21-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-14, 15-13
Aug. 2: vs. Brazil, 10 a.m.
Pool D - at Li Miao, Chinese Taipei (Miao Li Country Gymnasium)
Aug. 7: vs. Dominican Republic, 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 8: vs. Netherlands, 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 9: vs. Germany, 4:30 p.m.
Pool I - at Bangkok, Thailand (Keelawes Gym)
Aug. 14: vs. Russia, 2 p.m.
Aug. 15: vs. Puerto Rico, 2 p.m.
Aug. 16: vs. Thailand, 4:30 p.m.


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by John MacArthur
Part 5: Surrender to God's Program
Very few people make it through life without some sort of plan. The vast majority of us have to put a lot of thought into our schedules and plan ahead if we want to accomplish anything. And what we put the most time into planning says a lot about where our hearts are—too often vacation and celebrations get lots of forethought, while responsibilities at work and around the house fit into our schedules as needed.
But where does God's will factor into our plans? Are we too quick to get absorbed in our own plans and expectations for tomorrow without properly considering God's sovereign will?
Like James 4:15 says, we "ought to say, 'If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that'" when planning the days and weeks ahead. We can't get carried away with our own program. Failing to acknowledge God's supreme will and control is disrespectful—especially when He's the One who grants our every breath.
That same mindset needs to carry over into our prayer lives. It's easy to get caught up in petitions to the Lord regarding our immediate needs and desires. It's much harder to routinely surrender those things to His will and wisdom, trusting in His perfect plan and provision.
Christ's example to the disciples makes it clear—the priority for believers is God's program, not our own. As we saw earlier in this series, our relationship to God gives us bold confidence to bring our requests before Him. But those requests—and our entire lives—must be subordinate to His plan.
And He said to them, "When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation'" (Luke 11:2-4).
And He said to them, "When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation'" (Luke 11:2-4).
The closing phrase of Luke 11:2 is "Your kingdom come." It is a prayer for the advancement of God's kingdom. Like every phrase of the Lord's Prayer, this is antithetical to the prayers typically prayed by those who are concerned mainly about the advancement of their own programs, the building of their own empires, or the padding of their own pockets. This is a prayer that God's program be advanced, and that His will be done. In fact, in some Greek manuscripts the text includes the phrase, "Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth" (KJV). Jesus Himself included that phrase in the model prayer when he gave it in His Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:10).
Every request we make in our prayers should first be run through this filter: Is it in harmony with the goals and principles of God's kingdom? Is it consistent with the expansion of the kingdom? Does it truly advance the kingdom, or does it merely fulfill some selfish want?
Name-it-and-claim-it theology is myopic, self-indulgent, and small minded. All it cares about is self-interest and selfish desires, with no thought for the greater cause of Christ's kingdom. A godly attitude says, Lord, advance Your kingdom if that means I lose everything. That's what the phrase "Your kingdom come" implies.
The kingdom, of course, is the sphere where Christ rules—the realm where He is Lord. To pray "Your kingdom come" with sincerity is to submit one's desires and to yield one's heart without reservation to the lordship of Christ. To affirm the program of Christ's kingdom is to set aside one's own fleshly, materialistic, or selfish prayer requests, because, after all, "the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit" (Romans 14:17).
There is truly nothing wrong with praying to God for things we desire—as long as the desires of our heart are holy. Indeed, we are encouraged—repeatedly—to ask, and to trust, and to align our desires with the will of God. And we are promised answers to such prayers. "Delight yourself in the LORD; and He will give you the desires of your heart" (Psalm 37:4).
Remember, Jesus said, "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you" (John 15:7). "If you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you" (John 16:23). "This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us" (1 John 5:14). Pay close attention to the qualifiers: "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, [then] . . . whatever you wish." "Anything in my name." "Anything according to His will." Jesus' model prayer has those same qualifiers built into it because of the way He taught us to recognize God's paternity, yield to God's priority, and get on board with God's program before we ever make one petition for ourselves.
Any prayer that follows a different pattern is not an act of true worship, and therefore it is not a legitimate prayer.
Conversely, all true prayer is worship. We go to a loving Father, accepting that He knows best. Our prayers, then, reflect an obedient heart, a passion for His glory, and a desire to see the extension of His kingdom—that God might be honored.
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Thank you for these refreshing posts on Biblical prayer. With so many promoting contemplative prayer and mind emptying meditation it is encouraging to know a remnant cling to God's Word for their instructions in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
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Thank you Pastor MacArthur for this article. I pondered on these very issues on my way back home tonight. How amazing of God to work in such amazing ways to lead me to this article. Thank you once again.
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It is really sad to know, that one of the most important aspect of being a christian is the meaning of prayer that misunderstood and misdone. I was one of those till I stumble to one of your book, and really bless that I can read from your website.
Even in our prayer we never realize how creepy and crafty the devil is by praying to God with all our selfish way. But thanks be to the Lord, through His Holy Spirit and saints He made a way for us to see the truth. May the Lord Jesus continue and finish what He has started with you and your ministry, Mr. John MacArthur. God bless you and your family.
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About the Author: Ben Moeling serves as the Deputy Political Chief at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China and Overall Control Officer for Secretary Clinton's Visit.
Secretary Clinton arrived in Beijing on a cold February night after a full day in Korea. Two senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were on hand to greet her officially, but hundreds of millions of Chinese people were also eagerly tuned in. The Secretary, or "Xi-la-li" as everyone in China refers to her with a tone both of familiarity and respect, is famous in China. Speculation about her visit has been intense. Almost every Embassy officer, from vice consuls to the Charge d'Affaires, has received inquiries about her upcoming visit. Our Political, Economic, and Environment, Science, Technology and Health sections have been working for weeks with our Chinese counterparts on the arrangements. Finally, it's game day. The Embassy is ready. Press from all over the world have gathered. The Chinese government is giving her an exceptionally warm welcome, and tomorrow she will meet with the President, Premier, State Councilor and Foreign Minister.
The warm response to Secretary Clinton's first trip to China is literally overwhelming. Already, we've had to improvise. Our carefully arranged plan for her to meet the staff and families of U.S. Embassy employees had to be scrapped just yesterday because the number of RSVPs shot past the maximum occupancy of the venue we'd selected for the event. Despite the fact that the Secretary's only available window is late on a Saturday afternoon, 430 people have already said they plan to come back to the office to see her.
I have noticed an incredible energy in the team that has come together to plan and execute this visit. This is not my first "S visit," and I am used to working with dedicated and professional colleagues, but this is somehow different. Everyone is so deeply invested in the success of this visit, no matter how big his or her job. Dozens of people have come up to me and volunteered to assist. I am excited, proud (and a little awed) to be part of it myself. Tomorrow is going to be a big day in U.S.-China relations.
Tenzin writes:
I am glad that chinese had welcomed warm to the secretary but i wish the secretary would push the Human rights before everything else. People are dying out there with their outdated policies in Tibet and xinjiang. I hope the secretary would really show some move here.
Rosemary in New Jersey writes:
Ben, thanks for this post. It's very exciting to know that Hillary is getting such a wonderful reception both from the people and government of China and from her own Embassy colleagues and their families.
She clearly is as much of an inspiration abroad on international issues as she has proven herself to be here at home on domestic ones. We love her here, and we are so proud to see her blazing new diplomatic trails. Her people to people approach showcases her special gift for relating to people on a personal level.
Hillary, so refreshing to her new global audience, is very much appreciated on these social networks. We missed her blogs and tweets. It's great to hear from and about her - again!
Jonathan in California writes:
Thanks for keeping us updated on the blog. I wish I could be there!
Normita and Robert in California writes:
Madame Secretary, you are just awesome. You represent us to the world with your grace, courage and compassion. We are so proud of you! God bless you and God bless America.
Amazonia in California writes:
Our one and only Madam Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
We're so proud of her!
Jake in Tennessee writes:
Have to love this comment.
"Human rights cannot interfere with the global economic crisis, the global climate change crisis and the security crises."
I see where Clinton's priorities are. Screw people, money comes first.
John in Greece writes:
@ Jake in Tennessee -- No Jake! Madame Secretary probably means that we must never forget our primary goal to secure and develop "human rights" idea all over the world, no matter the difficulties.
At least that's what I understand as a "foreign language reader" from just a sentence obviously coming out from a "whole text."
But, what I surely understand is that words like "screw" should be kept out of the best diplomatic forum in the world.
We are not talking in a street market.
Annie in Nevada writes:
She is our saving grace. It is she who should be president now, leading this great nation through its troubled waters. However, I sleep better at night, knowing she is there to improve relations around the world. I pray that one day Hillary gets the chance to lead this nation out of the quagmire in which we currently find ourselves (after The Great Fraud has had his moment of "historical" importance). He can have all the coins, plates, flags, etc, and she can have the accolades for experience and a job executed with brilliance. She's the real deal.
Cindy in Washington writes:
All of you who are bellyaching about the human rights comment have to realize a couple things -
First - she is duty bound to represent Obama's priorities - and maybe those are not his priorities -
Second - trust her - she is brilliant - she knows how to get where she needs to go - and if she needs to get at the human rights issues in another way - maybe by first developing some modicum of trust with the Chinese - she is the best one to figure that out.
In the long run, though, unless we develop some peace in the world and with other countries, and start to fix the immediate crisis of economies and destruction of our planet, human rights will crumble along with everything else on this earth.
Ron in Canada writes:
For those of you on your high horse (Jake in Tennessee) about human rights, take a good long look in the mirror before criticizing Sec. Clinton for focusing on economic issues over human rights at this time.
Why is it that so many Americans think they have cornered the market on protecting human rights? Just take a look at the horrible conditions some Native Americans have to live under every day. How about poverty and crime in the African-American communities around the U.S.?
People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. At this moment people need to get back to work and stay living in their homes. Putting food on the table to feed one's children is the most pressing need right now. Human rights will always be a priority for the entire world so just zip it and work with Sec. Clinton and the new administration instead of constanly criticizing from your armchairs.
Wednesday in Massachusetts writes:
I had to escape from my own country Tibet. I can not thank enough to U.S.A. for allowing me to stay and call this my home. I became a proud U.S. citizen in 1994. I do my civil duties with honor, pay my taxes in time, try my best to raise my two sons as a good citizen. Each and everyday, I treasure and cherish the freedom of speech, freedom of expression and freedom of religion this country provide. There is no price for all of these whatsoever. On the flip side of the coin, people in China and Tibet with no doubt have none of it. Tibet is closed to the world while Mrs. Clinton was in China with the fear that undecleared martial law, torture, suppression, cry for freedom by Tibetans in Tibet would be heard by the world. Millions of people around the globe who yarn for freedom or basic human right once got shut down by Mrs. Clinton. I have been democrat since I became U.S. citizen and voted for my party. I regred that I did not vote for republicans last election. What a disgraceful Secretary of States my country has who value human right secondary. Shame of you Mrs. Clinton.
Qayyum in Pakistan writes:
Secretary Clinton's uncommon competence clinched her the first foreign policy conquest within few hours of taking Oath as SoS.
For details please read Foster Klug's story "Under Obama, U.S.-China Ties May Face Shaky Start" -ABC News - January 24, 2009 and for the comments of this scribe please click http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=6721938
Couple of considerably consequential issues concerning China had arisen, even before Hillary's assuming the charge as SoS. First: From Obama's Inaugural Address -- as he spoke of how earlier generations of Americans had "faced down facism and communism", China's state broadcaster quickly faded out the audio of its live broadcast, the camera cutting back to a flustered studio anchor. This, though appears to be an obvious instant individual act and does not merit to be taken as China's cool and considered response. President Obama and his concerned talented team members can not be expected to even contemplate resorting to confronting China yet at that stage of their administration. This very thought, however, could have been expressed ensuring exclusion of China or the word communism's any oblique reflection in any way on China.
Second: Obama's choice to lead the Treasury Department, Timothy Geithner wrote that Obama believes that China is 'manipulating its currency which American manufacturers say Beijing does to make its goods cheaper for U.S. consumers and American products expensive in China.
Based on perhaps these issues Foster captioned his story and added 'Crucial U.S.-China ties may face a rocky start early in Obama Administration'.
Secretary Clinton, after taking over as SoS expunged the antagonistic reflections, if any of either issues, through her short, but striking single line statement -- "No nation is more important to the United States than China." Chinese Foreign Minister, Yang Jiechi's statement "Beijing was committed to working with the Obama Administration to strengthen ties and cooperation", ratifies the first foreign policy conquest of Secretary Clinton.
As regards Hillary's first visit to Asia, the entire world has witnessed her SPEAKING with her rare ingenuity through LISTENING and her listening too is literally listened to yet intently and ingratiatingly.
Sterling wishes to Secretary Clinton for enviable accomplishments of her untiring travail and toil !


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