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Chapter 8: Exponents and Exponential Functions
Exponential functions occur in daily situations; money in a bank account, population growth, the decay of carbon-14 in living organisms, and even a bouncing ball. Exponential equations involve exponents, or the concept of repeated multiplication. This chapter focuses on combining expressions using the properties of exponents. The latter part of this chapter focuses on creating exponential equations and using the models to predict.
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Exponential Properties Involving Products
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Exponential Properties Involving Quotients
- 8.3.
Negative Exponents
- 8.4.
Fractional Exponents
- 8.5.
Scientific Notation
- 8.6.
Scientific Notation with a Calculator
- 8.7.
Exponential Growth
- 8.8.
Exponential Decay
- 8.9.
Geometric Sequences and Exponential Functions
- 8.10.
Applications of Exponential Functions
Chapter Summary
This chapter begins by talking about exponential properties involving products and quotients. It also discusses zero and negative exponents, as well as fractional exponents. Next, scientific notation is covered, and evaluating scientific notation with a calculator is outlined in detail. Instruction is then given on exponential growth and decay, and geometric sequences and exponential functions are highlighted. Finally, the chapter concludes by giving examples of how to solve real-world problems.
Exponents and Exponential Functions Review
Define the following words.
- Exponent
- Geometric Sequence
Use the product properties to simplify the following expressions.
- \begin{align*}5 \cdot 5 \cdot 5 \cdot 5\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}(3x^2y^3) \cdot (4xy^2)\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}a^3 \cdot a^5 \cdot a^6\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}(\gamma^3)^5\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}(x \cdot x^3 \cdot x^5)^{10}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}(2a^3 b^3)^2\end{align*}
Use the quotient properties to simplify the following expressions.
- \begin{align*}\frac{c^5}{c^3}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\frac{a^6}{a}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\frac{a^5b^4}{a^3b^2}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\frac{x^4 y^5 z^2}{x^3 y^2 z}\end{align*}
Simplify the following expressions.
- \begin{align*}\frac{6^5}{6^5}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\frac{\gamma^2}{\gamma^5}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\frac{7^3}{7^6}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\frac{2}{\chi^3}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\sqrt[4]{\alpha^3}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\left(a^{\frac{1}{3}}\right)^2\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\left(\frac{x^2}{y^3}\right)^{\frac{1}{3}}\end{align*}
Write the following in scientific notation.
- 557,000
- 600,000
- 20
- 0.04
- 0.0417
- 0.0000301
- The distance from the Earth to the moon: 384,403 km
- The distance from Earth to Jupiter: 483,780,000 miles
- According to the CDC, the appropriate level of lead in drinking water should not exceed 15 parts per billion (EPA's Lead & Copper Rule).
Write the following in standard notation.
- \begin{align*}3.53 \times 10^3\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}89 \times 10^5\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}2.12 \times 10^6\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}5.4 \times 10^1\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}7.9 \times 10^{-3}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}4.69 \times 10^{-2}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}1.8 \times 10^{-5}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}8.41 \times 10^{-3}\end{align*}
Make a graph of the following exponential growth/decay functions.
- \begin{align*}\gamma=3 \cdot (6)^x\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\gamma=2 \cdot \left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^x\end{align*}
- Marissa was given 120 pieces of candy for Christmas. She ate one-fourth of them each day. Make a graph to find out in how many days Marissa will run out of candy.
- Jacoby is given $1500 for his graduation. He wants to invest it. The bank gives a 12% investment rate each year. Make a graph to find out how much money Jacoby will have in the bank after six years.
Determine what the common ratio is for the following geometric sequences and finish each sequence.
- 1, 3, __, __, 81
- __, 5, __, 125, 625
- 7, __, 343, 2401, __
- 5, 1.5, __, 0.135, __
- The population of ants in Ben's room increases three times daily. He starts with only two ants. Make a geometric graph to determine how many ants will be in Ben's room at the end of a 30-day month if he does not take care of the problem.
Exponents and Exponential Functions Test
Simplify the following expressions.
- \begin{align*}x^3 \cdot x^4 \cdot x^5\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}(a^3)^7\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}(y^2 z^4)^7\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\frac{a^3}{a^5}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\frac{x^3 y^2}{x^6 y^4}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\left(\frac{3x^8 y^2}{9x^6 y^5}\right)^3\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\frac{3^4}{3^4}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\frac{2}{x^3}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\sqrt[3]{5^6}\end{align*}
Complete the following story problems.
- The intensity of a guitar amp is 0.00002. Write this in scientific notation.
- Cole loves turkey hunting. He already has two after the first day of hunting season. If this number doubles each day, how many turkeys will Cole have after 11 days? Make a table for the geometric sequence.
- The population of a town increases by 20% each year. It first started with 89 people. What will the population of the town be after 15 years?
- A radioactive substance decays 2.5% every hour. What percent of the substance will be left after nine hours?
- After an exterminator comes to a house to exterminate cockroaches, the bugs leave the house at a rate of 16% an hour. How long will it take 55 cockroaches to leave the house after the exterminator comes?
Texas Instruments Resources
In the CK-12 Texas Instruments Algebra I FlexBook, there are graphing calculator activities designed to supplement the objectives for some of the lessons in this chapter. See http://www.ck12.org/flexr/chapter/9618.


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I feel a great disturbance in the Force.
As long as he's not in an action role, then I think it will be fine. He can be the crotchety old starship pilot, but his rescuing princesses days are long gone.
I disagree. An aged Han Solo and an old Jedi named Skywalker saving the galaxy is what the movie should be about.
Now I'm getting bad flashbacks of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Ugh....
The movie that is The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is awful and it is not because Harrison Ford is old.
The only reason that Han Solo is such a strong character is because he represents the rogue male archetype so well. Basically, he exemplifies masculine traits that many men aspire to and he represents a man that many women are attracted to. That archetype is best represented by a male actor who is in his late 20s or early 30s at the oldest. Harrison Ford is now 70, so he physically cannot fulfill what that role requires anymore.
Of course, Crystal Skull was a horrible movie for many reasons that had nothing to do with Harrison Ford, but his age didn't help at all. Having a septagenarian Han Solo running around pretending that he is an action movie star is just going to destroy the credibility and dignity of his character.
You guys, and the writer of the article have it all wrong.
Harrison Ford will be the next actor to play JarJar:
"Meso nowa belieb in bombad religions and wizard weapons. Alza neeto is a good boom-ba by de zide! Und YOWZA!!!"
This will be said in a deep masculine voice that make men wish they were Harrison (with giant floppy ears) that make all the the ladies swoon.
Sorry to post a spoiler. My bad.
Which would be worse:
- they pull a Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues where he's not really in the story at all, just framing it;
- they pull an Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull where he's in the story but they give him a horribly-written part and direct him like he's a lump of crap and then use the worse possible takes?
Oh, how about they just DON'T MESS THIS UP?!? Oh, right... Hollywood.
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....or....he's killed in the beginning of the movie by the new "bad guy" and Luke and the Solo children have to avenge this new "Rise of the Sith" for three movies....and Ford collects a fat check for a day on the set....

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Susan Ann Harrington, age 69, of Madison passed away on October 20, 2012. She was born on December 24, 1942 to William and Eleanor Harrington in Los Angeles, CA. Susan attended high school in Los Angeles. She received her undergraduate degree from Frances Payne School of Nursing in Cleveland, Ohio and her Masters Degree in Nursing from University of Wisconsin-Madison. She served many years at St. Mary's Hospital.
Susan is survived by numerous friends including long-time friend Patricia A. Smith and her golden retriever Frodo. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Bill Harrington and her cousin Helen Coleman.
Susan liked to travel and took many trips including Central America, the Galapagos Islands and Africa. She enjoyed bird watching, photography and woodworking.
A Celebration of Life gathering is planned for December 15, 2012 at Holy Wisdom Monastery, 4200 County Hwy M, Middleton, WI 53562. Visitation will be at 9:30 am followed by a service at 10:30 am. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.


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UBNapolitano is Lying to Americans About Her Departments Rightwing Extremism Report; TMLC Files SuitApril 17, 2009ANN ARBOR, MI The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, announced that yesterday evening it filed a federal lawsuit against Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. The lawsuit claims that her Departments Rightwing Extremism Policy, as reflected in the recently publicized Intelligence Assessment, Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment, violates the civil liberties of combat veterans as well as American citizens by targeting them for disfavored treatment on account of their political beliefs.Click here to read the complaint filed by the Thomas More Law Center.Napolitano tried to blunt the public furor over the Report by a half-hearted apology to veterans, but she left out of her apology all of the other Americans her Department has targeted because of their political beliefs. In fact, officials in DHS now admit that their internal office of civil liberties objected to the language in the extremism report, but the Department issued it anyway.Richard Thompson, President and Chief Counsel of the Law Center stated, Janet Napolitano is lying to the American people when she says the Report is not based on ideology or political beliefs. In fact, her report would have the admiration of the Gestapo and any current or past dictator in the way it targets political opponents. This incompetently written intelligence assessment, which directs law enforcement officials across the country to target and report on American citizens who have the political beliefs mentioned in the report, will be used as a tool to stifle political opposition and opinions. It will give a pretext for opponents of those Americans to report them to police as rightwing extremists and terrorists. You can imagine what happens then.
- the Eastern District of Michigan on behalf of nationally syndicated conservative radio talk show host, Michael Savage, Gregg Cunningham (President of the pro-life organization Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, Inc (CBR)), and Iraqi War Marine veteran Kevin Murray. The Law Center claims that Napolitanos Department (DHS) has violated the First and Fifth Amendment Constitutional rights of these three plaintiffs by attempting to chill their free speech, expressive association, and equal protection rights. The lawsuit further claims that the Department of Homeland Security encourages law enforcement officers throughout the nation to target and report citizens to federal officials as suspicious rightwing extremists and potential terrorists because of their political beliefs.Thompson added, The Obama Administration has declared war on American patriots and our Constitution. The Report even admits that the Department has no specific information on any plans of violence by so-called rightwing extremists. Rather, what they do have is the expression of political opinions by certain individuals and organizations that oppose the Obama administrations policies, and this expression is protected speech under the First Amendment.The Law Center is asking the court to declare that the DHS policy violates the First and Fifth Amendments, to permanently enjoin the Policy and its application to the plaintiffs speech and other activities, and to award the plaintiffs their reasonable attorneys fees and costs for having to bring the lawsuit.


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Attributes of Chionodes cacula
Chionodes cacula Hodges, R.W., 1999
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Organizing Freebies
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1. Since so many Freebies echo a kit, do you file them with the kit?
2. Do you sort into catagories, or just do searches for items?
3. Do you keep Freebies on your PC (showing in Picasso, for instance) or keep on a DVD or EHD?
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Within my freebie folder, I have another folder named FREEBIE PICS. When I download the freebie, I take a little more time to save a picture of the freebie in my FREEBIE PICS folder. This way, I can quickly glance through this folder to find whatever I might be looking for. It is so much easier than opening the folder of each freebie to see what is in it. I click once and scroll down through the pictures of the freebies. The pictures are simple enough that I dont need to categorize any further.
I store all my Scrap Girls products on 2 separate identical EHDs. After I accumulate a nice size group of products, I back up to DVD anything new that I have downloaded since the last backup. So far this has worked for me. My Scrap Girls collection is getting so large that I wouldnt be able to find anything if I couldnt just scroll through the pictures of products.
Jean, I hope this helps. I look forward to hearing what others are doing with their storage that will make things easier and I will be watching this thread. Kathy
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I've been placing the files with their similar collections, too.
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I have Ro's instructions, but I don't think I am that organized. Maybe someday when I can't find anything! I'm almost to that point.
I love hearing how you all organize your files.
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Sometimes in life we fly solo, however it is our friends who give us wings!
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Thank you, Scrapgirl Designers!
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U.S. Policy toward Africa
Sen. Biden (D-DE) advocates sending U.S. troops to Darfur. He says 2,500 U.S. troops would likely be sufficient to stem the violence. In July 2007, he introduced a resolution with Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) calling for the deployment of an international peacekeeping mission to Darfur. That resolution passed unanimously. In July 2008, Biden said the United States, the rest of NATO and "all other capable nations" should "step up" to provide peacekeeping forces in Darfur with helicopters and other equipment, and to end Sudan's "effective blockade" of those supplies.
In terms of HIV/AIDS prevention, Biden says the United States should stop funding abstinence-only sex education programs in Africa. In 2007, he cosponsored the HIV Prevention Act, which would do away with the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) earmark mandating that one-third of all funding from that initiative be granted to abstinence-until-marriage programs. That act has not yet been voted on.
U.S. Policy toward India
Sen. Biden (D-DE) called U.S. ties with India the "single most important relationship that we have to get right for our own safety's sake" (Rediff.com). He faced criticism in 2006 for commenting that "you cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent" (AP). But, Biden says, he has had a "great relationship" with the growing Indian population in Delaware. Rediff.com called Biden "the driving force" behind the United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006, which was intended to help India develop its nuclear energy program. Biden voted to approve the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement in October 2008. He called that bill's passage "a victory for U.S.-India relations," but said there is "still much to be done in India," including U.S. support for Indian energy production, counterterrorism, and public health efforts.
Biden cosponsored the Energy Diplomacy and Security Act of 2007, which calls on the secretary of state to establish "petroleum crisis-response mechanisms with the governments of China and India."
Military Tribunals and Guantanamo Bay
For years, Sen. Biden (D-DE) has been calling for the prison camp at Guantanamo to be shut down, saying it has "become the greatest propaganda tool that exists for recruiting of terrorists around the world."
Biden says the prisoners should be moved to the maximum security military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He has cosponsored legislation that would release all Guantanamo prisoners who have not been charged. This would mean releasing nearly all the prisoners.
Biden praised the Supreme Court's June 2008 decision that Guantanamo prisoners have the constitutional right to contest their detention in federal courts. He called the ruling "an important and much-needed check by a co-equal branch of government on an Administration which has shown utter contempt for the rule of law."
Biden voted against the Military Commissions Act.
Domestic Intelligence
Sen. Biden (D-DE), who was in the Senate at the passage of FISA in 1978, spoke out against Bush's warrantless wiretapping program, which he called "unconstitutional" and an "illegal expansion of presidential power" in a January 2006 Miami Herald op-ed. But like many of his fellow candidates who have spoken out on this issue, Biden's objections to the program appear to lie more in Bush's circumvention of the courts than in the eavesdropping on U.S. citizens. "There is nothing the president needed to do to protect Americans that could not have been done through FISA," said Biden, citing provisions in the act for emergency seventy-two-hour warrantless wiretapping, and even for fifteen-day surveillance without a warrant in case of a war declaration.
Biden voted to confirm Michael Hayden as CIA director, despite Hayden's role in administering the NSA wiretapping program.
Like Barack Obama, Biden says Afghanistan is the "central front" in the war on terror, not Iraq. In a July 2008 speech, Biden said he supports Obama's plan to send two additional combat brigades to Afghanistan. Biden's Senate website says even one additional combat brigade "would make an enormous difference" in Afghanistan.
Biden called the Bush administration's announcement that it will provide $10.2 billion in aid to Afghanistan "a good start—but only a start." In a June 2008 statement on the funding, Biden asked, "Will there be a genuine increase in development aid and will it actually reach the Afghan people? Will the security aid actually be spent improving the police and army? Or will it be siphoned off—as has so often been the case—by well-connected contractors?"
Biden also says the United States needs to provide Afghan farmers with "alternate livelihoods" outside of opium production. "We should be trying to root out the corruption in the Afghan government that lets the druglords operate with complete impunity. We should be taking out refining plants where the narco-barons turn the opium into raw heroin," he says.
Editor's Note: Sen. Biden withdrew his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination on January 3, 2008 and was named Sen. Barack Obama's running mate on August 23, 2008.
Democracy Promotion in the Arab World
Sen. Biden (D-DE) has said that the promotion of democracy in the Middle East is necessary but must be paired with a realist outlook. "There is often a short-term conflict between democracy promotion and our vital security interests," he said at a March 2005 speech to the American Jewish Committee. "Pushing too hard, too fast on democracy [in the Middle East] risks alienating governments whose help we need," such as Russia and China. He echoed this sentiment in a 2006 statement at a Senate hearing on non-governmental organizations and democracy promotion (PDF).
Biden sponsored a provision to the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 to create a $20 million fund for Palestinian democracy and peace between Israelis and Palestinians. That act was passed. Biden has also advocated public diplomacy efforts in the Middle East through international broadcasting, a strategy that the United States has used for decades, most notably in the case of Radio Free Europe broadcasts during the Cold War.
Energy Policy
Sen. Biden (D-DE) has called energy security his "first priority." In spring of 2007, Biden called the energy crisis the "single most consequential problem we can solve."
Biden opposes offshore drilling. In a July 2008 op-ed, Biden argued that the oil companies are not drilling on a large portion of the leases they already have access to. "Assuming oil companies drilled in new areas, it would take at least a decade for new production to begin," Biden wrote. Biden said tax breaks for oil companies should be rescinded, and has called for a windfall profits tax "to fund everything from mass transit to high-speed rail to the next generation of safe, efficient cars."
In 2006, Biden voted against the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act, which allowed for new drilling for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico. That bill passed. Early in 2007, Biden, with Barack Obama (D-IL) and several other senators, reintroduced the Fuel Economy Reform Act, which is aimed at annually increasing fuel economy standards by four percent for cars built between 2009 and 2011. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (PDF) was voted on twice in the Senate. Although Biden initially supported it, he voted against the act the second time it was introduced. The act included provisions for tax credits for fuel cell vehicles, certain energy saving household appliances, and increased use of biofuels. The act, which also calls for the extension of Daylight Savings Time, passed in Congress.
In a September 2007 interview with Grist.org, Biden said he does not think clean-coal or coal-to-liquid technologies would be preferable in the United States, "because we have other, cleaner alternatives." He also says automobiles should reach a 40 miles-per-gallon fuel efficiency standard within ten years.
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Sen. Biden (D-DE) is a self-described Zionist. Biden believes the United States should maintain extremely close ties with Israel, because in his view, the Middle East has only progressed when "the Arab nations have known that there is no daylight between us and Israel," as he said in a March 2007 interview with Forward. Biden dismissed the Iraq Study Group's claims that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is related to the problems of the Iraq War, saying on Shalom TV in March 2007 that Israel's behavior has "nothing to do" with Iraq.
Biden cosponsored the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006. That act, which passed, expressed U.S. support for a two-state solution. It also deemed the Palestinian Authority a terrorist organization and cut off all U.S. funding until it renounces terrorism, acknowledges Israel's right to exist, and holds up its former agreements with Israel. He has regularly supported military and financial aid packages to Israel throughout his long career on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, of which he is now chairman.
North Korea Policy
Sen. Biden (D-DE), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, supports a policy of direct engagement with Pyongyang, as well as sea-based anti-missile defense against North Korea's growing ballistic missile arsenal. After Pyongyang launched missile tests in July 2006, he referred to the reclusive state as a "paper tiger" (CBS) incapable of doing direct harm to the United States. He repeated that sentiment after the North Korean nuclear test, which he called a "deliberate and dangerous provocation" that could spark an arms race in East Asia.
During a June 2007 Democratic debate in New Hampshire, Biden said he considers defusing tensions on the Korean Peninsula one of "the three most important things that the next president is going to have to deal with" along with shaping Iraq and Iran policy.
In 2006, he joined Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and Carl Levin (D-MI) in proposing a requirement for the Bush administration to appoint a special coordinator on North Korea. The legislation passed as part of the Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2007.
Cuba Policy
Sen. Biden (D-DE) has supported the U.S. policy of economic embargo and now calls for the development of a strategy for democratization in a post-Castro Cuba. In a CNN interview in 2006, Biden said, "We should be putting together a plan as to how we are going to play a positive role in moving that country, after the Castros are gone, to—more toward democratization and liberalization in their society."
In 1996, Biden voted for the Helms-Burton Act, also known as the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act. That act, which was passed, sought more stringent international sanctions against the Castro government.
U.S. Policy toward China
Sen. Biden (D-DE) subscribes to the view that the U.S. should attempt to engage and guide China. In a 2001 speech before the Asia Pacific Council of the American Chambers of Commerce, Biden said, "Our top priority should remain integrating China into the community of nations, articulating the rules of the road, and then holding the Chinese government accountable for its actions."
In 2000, Biden voted for the U.S.-China Trade Relations Act, which normalized trade relations with China.
Defense Policy
Sen. Biden (D-DE), the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, has warned that the "increasing dominance of the military in our foreign policy may inadvertently limit our options – when the military is the most readily available option, it is more likely to be used, whether or not it is the best choice."
"We have to change the complexion of this force structure [in Iraq], so we don't become an Algeria figure like the French did, liberate and then occupy. We don't want to be the occupiers," Biden said in 2003.
In 1999, Biden opposed the National Missile Defense Act, which would have allowed deployment of an unproven, as yet undeveloped National Missile Defense system intended to defend the country against missile attacks. Biden said that bill, which was never passed, was "a political document, not a substantive piece of legislation that adds anything to the concept of what our strategic doctrine should be."
Biden did later support the Moscow Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions, which the U.S. and Russia both ratified. That treaty stipulates that the U.S. and Russia must reduce their strategic nuclear warheads to between 1700 and 2200 warheads by 2012, a move which, Biden said, "will move us further away from the Cold War era. "
In 1999, Biden and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) cosponsored a bill to authorize the president to use "all necessary force" in the Kosovo conflict. In 2003, Biden voted in favor of the appropriation of $87 billion to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Although Sen. Biden (D-DE) initially supported the war in 2002, he has become one of its fiercest critics in the Senate. With Leslie Gelb, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, Biden proposed a five-point plan (PDF) for the future of Iraq. The plan calls for a federalized Iraq with three regional governments (Kurd, Sunni Arab, and Shiite Arab) and a centralized government for management of "truly common interests" like oil and border defense. The plan also advocates a "regional non-aggression pact" and a redeployment of U.S. troops by the end of 2007. Biden says that a "small residual force" of U.S. troops should remain in the region even after that redeployment. Still, Biden strongly opposes permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq. In August 2006, Biden sponsored an amendment, which passed, opposing any attempt to create permanent bases in Iraq.
In early 2007, Biden cosponsored the Iraq War Policy Bill, which expressed disagreement with President Bush's troop surge plan, though it did call for a continuation of military operations against al-Qaeda and other insurgents in Anbar province. That bill failed in the Senate.
Biden also sponsored the Iraq War Policy resolution in January 2007. That measure expressed that "it is not in the national interest of the United States to deepen its military involvement in Iraq, particularly by escalating the United States military force presence in Iraq." The resolution also failed in the Senate.
Sen. Biden (D-DE) in general espouses free trade policies but has been a recent critic of Bush administration bilateral and regional agreements on opening markets. He voted against the creation of FTAs with Oman in 2006 and with Singapore and Chile in 2003. He also voted against the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) in 2005. All of those bills were passed in the Senate. Biden criticized CAFTA, as well as the Singapore and Chile bilateral deals because, he said, they lacked effective provisions to ensure enforcement of labor and environmental standards.
Biden also voted against the Trade Act of 2002, which reauthorized the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), granting certain trade benefits to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. In 1999, Biden voted in favor of the Africa Free Trade bill, which authorized a "new trade and investment policy for sub-Sahara Africa" and the granting of trade benefits to Caribbean countries. Through that bill, the U.S. tied trade benefits for sub-Saharan African countries to those countries' free market and democratic policies. Biden also voted for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1993.
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Biden, who sits on the Senate Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security, has said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has inadequately responded to the country's security challenges. If elected president, he says he would create a Homeland Security and Public Safety Trust Fund "to implement the 9/11 Commission recommendations and invest in law enforcement." He wants an additional $10 billion a year for the next five years to be allocated to homeland security, raised by increasing taxes on the very wealthy. This would be used to fund the hiring of an additional 1,000 FBI agents and 50,000 police officers, among other items.
In 2006, Biden voted against making FEMA independent from the DHS. In August 2008, Biden announced the allocation of over $6.1 billion in DHS funding for the Delaware Emergency Management Agency. The grant "will boost ongoing homeland security preparedness initiatives here in Delaware," Biden said.
Biden voted in favor of the USA Patriot Act in 2001 and voted to adopt a conference report to reauthorize it in 2006. In 2005, Biden voted for the Homeland Security Grant Program Amendment, which restored $565 million in cuts to first-responder programs. That amendment passed. He also voted for the National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004, which would create a National Intelligence Authority (NIA) that would serve to facilitate U.S. intelligence activity. That act would also create a National Counterterrorism Center.
As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Biden (D-DE) has been a prominent voice calling for "hard-headed diplomacy" with Iran. In July 2008, Biden should first engage directly with Iran in the context of talks with the Permanent Five Members of the UN Security Council and Germany, and "ultimately country-to-country, just as we did with North Korea." He also has called for the implementation of "coordinated international sanctions" on Iran, adding "we should complement this pressure by presenting a detailed, positive vision for U.S.-Iran relations if Iran does the right thing."
Biden has spoken out forcefully about a possible war with Iran. "War with Iran is not just a bad option. It would be a disaster," he wrote in December 2007. Biden has threatened to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Bush if he starts a war with Iran without Congressional approval.
Climate Change
Sen. Biden (D-DE) has been a prominent voice calling for legislation to stop climate change. In February 2007, after the release of the IPCC report, Biden urged fellow lawmakers and President Bush to take action, saying, "We have wasted the past six years on the sidelines of international negotiations and our leadership is needed to produce a global solution."
In July 2008, Biden sponsored legislation to create an "International Clean Technology Deployment Fund" to help developing countries fight climate change. That bill has not yet reached a vote.
Biden cosponsored the Clean Power Act of 2005, a bill which would have implemented a cap-and-trade system to reduce carbon dioxide emissions had it become law. With Sen. Richard G. Lugar (R-IN), Biden has proposed two Senate resolutions on climate change. They put forward the Lugar-Biden Climate Change Resolution (PDF), passed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in May 2006. More recently, Biden and Lugar proposed Senate Resolution 30, which calls for the United States to comply with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and to establish a "bipartisan Senate observer group" to monitor international climate change negotiations.
Biden said in November 2006 that Mexico's corruption, inequality, and its "erstwhile democracy" (AP) are to blame for illegal immigration.
Along with most of his colleagues in the Senate, Biden voted for the Secure Fence Act of 2006, which authorized the construction of a 700-mile fence on the border of the U.S. and Mexico. He also voted for the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, which he said "enhances our control over the border, allowing us to better deal with future illegal immigrants as well as drug traffickers and potential terrorists." He also supported the act because it provided a path to legalization for the millions of illegal immigrants already in the country.
Biden opposed an amendment (FOX) to the recent immigration reform bill that would have prevented criminals from becoming citizens. That amendment failed.
United Nations
Sen. Biden (D-DE) has called the United Nations "an essential forum for the advancement of U.S. foreign policy and national security interests." At a speech on the sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations in 2005, Biden praised reform efforts, including the establishment of the Human Rights Council to replace the Human Rights Commission, a change which he said would "more effectively advance the rights and freedoms that continue to be denied to far too many." He also praised the creation of the Peacebuilding Commission, aimed at bolstering fragile states.
U.S. Policy toward Russia
Sen. Biden (D-DE) has voiced concerns about Russia backsliding on democratic reforms. In August 2008, Biden criticized Russia's military action in Georgia. "By acting disproportionately with a full scale attack on Georgia and seeking the ouster of Georgia's democratically elected President Mikheil Saakashvili, Moscow is jeopardizing its standing in Europe and the broader international community – and risking very real practical and political consequences," Biden wrote in a Financial Times op-ed. Biden urged Russia to abide by the negotiated cease fire.
Biden introduced legislation in July 2008 urging members of the Group of Eight to "work toward a more constructive relationship with Russia," and encouraging Russia to behave according to the G-8's "objectives of protecting global security, economic stability, and democracy." The resolution also called on Russian and U.S. leaders to increase cooperation and funding for the Nunn-Lugar program and other nonproliferation initiatives. It also emphasized the need for a successor to the 1991 Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty. The resolution passed.
In 2005, Biden criticized Putin for making regional governorships appointive positions, and said he had "manipulated the Duma to eliminate most of the opposition." In December 2006, Biden warned that Russia was "moving more and more toward an oligarchy."
In 2005, Biden cosponsored a Senate resolution criticizing Russia for failing to uphold its commitments at the 1999 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Summit, which included agreements on a completed Russian military withdrawal from the Moldova. That resolution also expressed disapproval of Russia's demand for the closure of the OSCE Border Monitoring Operation (BMO), which served to observe border crossings between Georgia and the Russian republics of Chechnya, Dagestan, and Ingushetia. That bill passed in the Senate.
Biden previously supported the lifting of the Jackson-Vanik amendment, which attaches conditions to trading with Russia. But he became opposed to the repeal after Russia imposed a cap on U.S. poultry imports in 2002. Biden's state of Delaware is a major poultry producer. In response to news in August 2008 that Russia planned to ban chicken imports from nineteen U.S. plants, including two in Delaware, Biden criticized Russia for "once again using non-tariff barriers as an excuse to close its markets to American poultry." Biden said Russia's application to join the World Trade Organization should remain on hold "[u]ntil Russia reverses their recent actions—both big and small."
U.S. Policy toward Pakistan
Sen. Biden (D-DE) has taken a particularly active role in engaging Pakistani leaders and raising awareness about the crisis in the country, which he has called "the most complex country we deal with." In an October 2007 Democratic debate, Biden warned that an unstable Pakistan would have far more dangerous implications for the United States than a nuclear Iran.
Biden cosponsored the Enhanced Participation with Pakistan Act of 2008, which would triple U.S. non-military aid to Pakistan, granting $7.5 billion over five years in assistance for development projects. The bill passed unanimously in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in July 2008, but has not yet reached a vote in the Senate as a whole. In November 2007, Biden said as president, he would increase humanitarian aid to Pakistan to $1.5 billion a year, triple what it is now (NPR). He advocates tying non-security aid to Pakistan to "progress in developing democratic institutions and meeting good-governance norms."
Before Bhutto's assassination, Biden said he would reexamine "big-ticket weapons systems" in U.S. military aid to Pakistan, including F-16 jets and P-3 maritime surveillance aircraft, if Musharraf did not "restore his nation to the democratic path." In 2007, Biden cosponsored a resolution condemning Musharraf's imposition of a state of emergency, and calling on Musharraf to relinquish his military post, which he later did. In August 2008, Biden applauded Musharraf for resigning from the presidency of Pakistan.
Biden said in a November 2007 speech that increasing U.S. resources in Afghanistan "would embolden Pakistan's government to take a harder line on the Taliban and al-Qaeda."
Financial Policy
Sen. Biden (D-DE) voted in favor of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act in October 2008.
Biden supports increased regulation and transparency in the financial industry. "If we're going to bail you out, if we give you an opportunity, if we give corporations the inside track, then you better damn well open your books to us and let us see exactly what you have," Biden said in September 2008.
Biden said he opposed the federal bailout of AIG in September 2008 in an interview with the Today show. Soon after, he appeared to back off of that position, telling an Ohio crowd he had not yet been briefed on the matter.
In a February 2007 op-ed in the San Jose Mercury News, Biden praised the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as having "helped restore confidence in American companies by holding corporate executives more accountable for their record-keeping and financial reporting, improving the quality of corporate auditing, and requiring greater transparency of companies' financial statements."
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Seriously though, ive been looking at Python and Java, and a couple of other smaller programming languages, but cannot decide what to dedicate studying time to learning enough to begin seriously writing code.
A brief overview of the plan, and my current skills:
2D Top Down Singleplayer (For the beginning) Strategy game, player controls a single character. Long term campaign over a large, single map. RPG elements ie levelling up, equipment upgrades etc.
My skills: Basic knowledge of C++, Good Sprite artistry, Quick Learner.
Games that I am attempting to emulate the style/feel of:
Starfarer - http://fractalsoftworks.com/
Gratuitous Tank Battles - http://www.gratuitoustankbattles.com/
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Lindsay told Ellen DeGeneres, "I forget to breathe sometimes," so she got a reminder etched on her wrist in white ink. She probably meant it to sound like she was just so busy, but of course being Lindsay it sounded like she was drunk.
Back when Lindsay and Samantha Ronson shocked us by announcing they were dating, the girls got matching heart tattoos... sort of. Lindsay tweaked a white heart she already had between her thumb and index finger by getting it outlined in black, and Sam got one to match.
Then Lindsay got a star to match the ones that Sam already has on her hand.
Lindsay actually has a song called "A Beautiful Life" where she cries about a female God not listening to her and how even though she has bruises her life is still wonderful.
As you'll see in this gallery, Lindsay has a skewed view of what a good life is.
Lindsay told Ellen DeGeneres, "I forget to breathe sometimes," so she got a reminder etched on her wrist in white ink. She probably meant it to sound like she was just so busy, but of course being Lindsay it sounded like she was drunk.
One morning at 2 a.m., Lindsay and Lily Allen got matching "shhh" tattoos on their fingers. Thing is, Rihanna already made this cool. So was this a tribute, or two drunken girls thinking they'd come up with a cool image? The world may never know.
Obviously 7 is the number meant to bring luck, so we can assume LiLo was trying to bring some good karma into her life when she got this one. However, it also signifies infinity in religions like Christianity, and there are seven reincarnations in Hinduism, so perhaps she was trying for career longevity.
Lindsay obviously doesn't share Megan Fox's opinion that Marilyn Monroe was a negative influence, since she got one of the star's quotes on her arm: "I restore myself when I'm alone." (It's surrounded by blue, yellow, and green stars.) Then again, we've always known she was a more hardcore Marilyn fan, since she recreated the actress' nude photoshoot a few years ago.
Before going to jail last year, Lindsay got this bizarre white tattoo on her arm. She claims it's the outline of a little girl with her eyes closed, but to us it looks kinda like Hello Kitty. It's also unfinished; no word on if she returned to the tattoo parlor after getting out.
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Discus question
Hi. I have six discus in a 60 gallon tank. recently removed the ug filter and have left the gravel in. have two hob filters, aquaclear 50 and penguine 350. Installing my eheim 2215 today. This tank has been cycled for about 5 years, but the discus are new. Only other members in tank are 4 clown loaches. I had been feeding live worms as the discus would not eat, now they will eat flake food but no pellets. The loaches will eat everything as fast as possible. I think the discus would eat the pellets but they dont seem to be able to find them in the gravel. My question is: should I just slowly remove the gravel completely, so they will see the pellets. Should I just give them flake and some occasional frozen blood worms. I have been doing a 20% water change almost daily. I am willing to remove the loaches if needed to not have them so competitive for food. All advice is appreciated.
Which filter media in your tank is currently cycled? Are the jobs?
How old, what size are these discus?
I would take out the loaches at the very least until you are familiar with your disci but I'd consider a permanent rehome.
I'd consider bare bottom because it will be easier to keep clean.Mucky
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the hobs have been on tank about two weeks. the discus are about 3 inches diameter. i see that the loaches are also eating the stuff in the gravel as well, so i thought they are helping with clean up. they have all been together now about two or three weeks and everyone looks well. sometimes it looks like the loaches swim right into a discus as if to brush into them, but no nipping or chasing going on. I would need to wait to remove the gravel until i am sure i have cycled all the filters enough correct? I only had an undergravel filter with two power heads for 5 years. If i rehome the loaches then i still need something that does some clean up dont I? I am now concerned if I add something new instead of the loaches I might have other problems. I do not have a quarantine tank
your discus are still juvies. loaches are not a good idea as they will out compete the discus for food. gravel traps too much food. bare bottom is best and sand later. 20% wc's are really not enough. at least 50% every other day. once they grow past 4-5", you can cut the wc's to a few times per week. never do small wc's. I have adult wilds and do 70% every 4-5 days. when installing new filters, you must use some of the media from the old filter or your tank will go thru another cycle. or leave the hob's for a few weeks after you install the Ehiem. 6 adult discus in a 60 is at the limit. you can add some cories or small tetras but loaches get much too big. it will only cause stress with the discus.
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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 11:52 AM GMT en Junio 26, 2012
Florida, the Sunshine State, continues to be the thoroughly sodden state, thanks to torrential rains from slow-moving Tropical Storm Debby. On Monday, Debby spawned an area of intense thunderstorms that blew up over the Florida Panhandle, just east of Apalachicola. A weather station in Wakulia County, 4 miles east of Saint Marks, Florida, recorded 12.99" on rain in just 12 hours, bringing the 48-hour rainfall total at the site to 20.96". Several other stations in Wakulia Country also recorded rainfall amounts in excess of 20 inches, and the heavy rains caused moderate to major flooding on area rivers. Debby did not spawn any tornadoes on Monday, thankfully.
Figure 1. Radar-estimated rainfall from Tropical Storm Debby shows an area of extreme rainfall in excess of 15 inches has affected the Florida Panhandle.
Dry air and high wind shear continue to disrupt Debby. Our Wundermap for the surrounding ocean areas shows that winds at almost all buoys and coastal stations along the Gulf Coast were below 25 mph at 7 am EDT. Visible satellite loops show Debby has virtually no heavy thunderstorms near its center of circulation, which will severely limit its potential for intensification. The heavy thunderstorms of Debby are mostly on the east and north sides. Upper-level winds out of the west creating a high 20 - 25 knots of wind shear that continues to drive dry air into Debby's core. This dry air can be seen on Water vapor satellite loops. Ocean temperatures are about 27.5°C (81°F) in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, which is about 1°F above average, but these waters do not extend to great depth, which will limit how strong Debby can get.
Figure 2. True-color visible Terra satellite image of Debby taken at 12:30 pm EDT Monday June 25, 2012. At the time, Debby had top winds of 45mph. Note the heavy thunderstorms on the north side of the center, which were dumping extremely heavy rains over the Florida Panhandle that caused major flooding on area rivers. Image credit: NASA.
Forecast for Debby
Debby's slow motion will make rainfall the primary threat from the storm, though tornadoes will continue to be a threat over the next few days. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has placed most of Florida in its "Slight Risk" area for severe weather today. The slow motion of Debby will inhibit intensification of the storm by stirring up cooler waters from the depths to the surface. Debby's close proximity to land places a portion of its circulation over land, which will also tend to slow down intensification. Wind shear is expected to remain in the high range through Wednesday, and given the storm's other problems, significant intensification before landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast is unlikely.
Denver's 105°: hottest temperature in city history
The mercury soared to 105° in Denver, Colorado on Monday, tying the record for the hottest temperature ever measured in the city. The city also hit 105° on July 20, 2005 and August 8, 1878. Yesterday's 105° reading was the city's fourth consecutive day in the triple digit heat. The city's record streak of 100°+ days is five, set in 1989 and again in 2005. Denver's forecast today calls for highs of 100 - 104°, so the city will likely tie its all-time mark for consecutive 100°+ days.
In many respects, the extreme heat that has scorched Colorado since Saturday is the state's most intense heat wave in recorded history. According to wunderground's weather historian Christopher C. Burt, Saturday's 114° reading in Las Animas tied for the hottest temperature ever measured in the state of Colorado. Two other 114° readings have occurred in Colorado history: in Las Animas on July 1, 1933, and in Sedgwick on July 11, 1954. Colorado Springs tied its all-time record for warmest temperature ever measured on both Saturday and Sunday, with readings of 100°. The record heat in Colorado has exacerbated numerous destructive wildfires, and the Governor reported over the weekend that half of the nation's firefighting fleet has been deployed to Colorado. On Sunday, a wildfire that grew to more than 3 square miles near Colorado Springs drove 11,000 residents (2% of the city's population) out of their homes. In Fort Collins, the mercury hit 102° on Sunday, just 1° below the city's all-time hottest temperature of 103° set on Jul 21, 2005. The heat did no favors for firefighters struggling to the contain the massive 81,000 acre High Park fire fifteen miles northwest of Fort Collins. The fire is the second largest and most destructive wildfire in Colorado's history, and is 45% contained. La Junta, CO hit 110° on Sunday, tying its all-time hottest temperature record, set on June 28, 1990. Today is the last day of exceptional heat for Colorado, as the ridge of high pressure responsible slides to the east, bringing record-breaking heat to the Midwest instead.
Jeff Masters
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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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Learned that water is called the 'Brewer's Liquor 'and theirs comes from a natural spring on the property. Got to taste some of the malted barley and was surprised at how good it was. Saw an ancient unused cooling tank which they think is the only one in Britain. They even have stables that house several horses which are used to pull a cart and deliver casks of ale to the local pubs (mostly for PR, but still very cool!).
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Karl A. Espeseth
Karl A. Espeseth, 57 of Edmund passed away on March 22, 2013 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was born on September 15, 1955 in Dodgeville to Marlin and Belva (Anderson) Espeseth. He graduated from Dodgeville High School in 1973 and attended Southwest Tech. Karl worked in the farming/feed service field all his life. He managed the feed store in Arthur for many years where his customers became his good friends. Upon the merger with Premier Co-op he worked out of the Mineral Point plant until the time of his death. Karl was a lifelong member of the Otter Creek Lutheran Church and a member of the church council. He enjoyed time spent outdoors, camping, bowling, golfing with his brothers and was always ready to help others. Family was an important part of his life.
Karl is survived by seven siblings, Ruth Espeseth of Edmund; Maria (Jack) Leary of Barneveld; Rebecca (Roy) McConnell of Abilene, Kansas; Nels of Chapman, Kansas; Nancy (Michael) Ernzen of South Wayne; Paul (Stephanie) of Galena, Illinois and Linda (David) Watson of Cobb; 11 nieces and nephews, Nicholas, Patrick and Savannah Ernzen, Joshua Hettenbach and Justin (Megan) Espeseth, Isaac and Kelly Leary, Christopher McConnell, Brandon and Taylor Espeseth and Kaleb Watson as well as aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, maternal grandparents Gordon and Clara Anderson and paternal grandparents Oscar and Susie Espeseth.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, March 30, 2013 at the Otter Creek Lutheran Church rural Highland. Pastor Ramona Orton will officiate with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Friday at the Lulloff-Peterson-Houck Funeral Home in Dodgeville and at the church on Saturday after 10:00 A.M. Memorials may be made to the Otter Creek Lutheran Church.


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This week, Missouri's top school official recommends against providing accreditation to the district which recently was celebrating improved test scores. State Education Commissioner Chris Nicastro says sustained growth over multiple years needs to be achieved before she's willing to recommend restoring her stamp of approval on the KCMO district.
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Follow the Matriarchs, heroines and prophetesses of the Bible and the New Testament in this special tour of Israel
The Negev: meeting the Matriarchs
Be'er-Sheba – the city that Abraham founded (Gen. 21:31) when he moved here with Sarah, and where the conflict between Sarah and Hagar reached its climax (Gen. 21:9-14). The landmark well outside the gate is a backdrop for the many stories about women's encounters at the well, including Rebecca (Gen. 24:13-26) Rachel (Gen. 29:9-12), the Samaritan woman (John 4:7-29), and others. Be'er Sheba's ancient urban planning, water systems and other finds, along with its biblical significance, have made it a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Bedouin women's craft center in Rahat - learn how crafts going back to Bible days can improve the lives of contemporary women who are descendents of a culture going back to the days of the Patriarchs and the Matriarchs.
David and Paula Ben-Gurion's home at Sde Boker – the modest home of Israel's first prime minister and his feisty and devoted American-born wife, Paula. Visit the nearby tomb of the couple, overlooking the magnificent Zin Canyon. The view of the Desert of Zin, in the southwestern portion of which, at Kadesh, Miriam died (Numbers 20:1), is also opportunity to consider Miriam as a leader alongside Moses and Aaron (Micah 6:4).
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Spartans Head To Rutgers For Quad Meet
MSU heads to Piscataway, N.J. to take on Rutgers, Brown, and UW Oshkosh
Gymnastics Big Ten Home Opener vs. Minnesota
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Spartan Gymnastics Earns 10 Career Highs In Tri-Meet Win Over Iowa and Ball State Sunday
Michigan State captures individual event wins on vault, beam, floor and all-around; Lagoski logs MSU record book mark 9.950 on floor
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Spartan alum Mike Rowe joins coaching staff in preparation of the 2014-15 season.
MSU Gymnastics to Compete at Big Ten Championships
Spartans will travel to Penn State and compete in the first session on Saturday, March 22 at 12 p.m.
2009: A Second Team All-Big Ten selection ... Ranked 29th nationally, 10th in the region and third in the Big Ten on balance beam ... Performed in all 13 meets, including competing in the all-around in 10 ... Notched a team-high 15 top-three finishes, including three first place, eight second place and four third place ... Has 57 career top-three finishes ... Recorded the team's top two all-around scores ... Registered four of the 10 top scores on beam ... Posted a season-high 9.850 floor exercise against Michigan, Illinois and Western Michigan (Jan. 9) ... Finished second on uneven bars and first on balance beam in a quad meet with Iowa, Illinois State and West Virginia (Jan. 17) ... Placed third in the all-around, second on the balance beam and third on the floor exercise at Penn State (Jan. 24) ... Tied her career-high on beam with a 9.925 at the Cat Classic (Feb. 27) ... Notched season-highs on bars with a 9.850 and in the all-around with a 39.275 at New Hampshire (March 15) ... Performed in the all-around at the Big Ten Championships, finishing 12th overall. She also posted a 9.800 on balance beam, tying for 12th overall (March 21) ... Posted season-highs on vault and floor exercise at the NCAA Central Regional, and tied for seventh overall on floor exercise and in the all-around (April 4).
2008: Named First Team All-Big Ten ... Competed in 11 meets for the Spartans, including participating in the all-around in eight ... Recorded a team-high 24 top-three finishes, including nine first-place ... Ranked 19th nationally on beam; Was ranked second on beam, eighth in the all-around and 16th on the floor in the Big Ten ... Dominated the competition at the season opener against Western Michigan (Jan. 11), winning the all-around (39.025), bars (9.750), beam (9.825) and floor (9.850) for her second career all-around title ... Won the all-around (39.150) for the second time vs. Pittsburgh (Jan. 19), also claiming the floor exercise title (9.775), placing second on the beam (9.850) and third on vault (9.800) ... Placed third on the floor (9.850), and fourth on both the vault (9.825) and beam (9.850) at Michigan (Jan. 26) ... Placed first on the beam for the second time this season (sixth of her career) vs. Maryland (Feb. 9) with a 9.900; Also tied for second on the vault (9.850) ... Finished second in the all-around at Illinois (Feb. 16) with a score of 38.800; Also tied for second on the beam (9.875) and third on the floor (9.775) ... Broke all five season-highs at LSU (Feb. 29), en route to a career-high 39.525 all-around score, second best in MSU history; Her second place beam score of 9.925 tied her career best ... Won the all-around title for the second time on the season in a tri-meet with Ball State and Western Michigan (March 2) with a 39.150; Also placed second on bars (9.800) and third on vault (9.825) ... Named Co-Big Ten Gymnast of the Week on March 4 ... Tied for third on bars (9.800) at Auburn (March 14) ... Placed first on beam (9.900) and tied for third on vault (9.825) against New Hampshire (March 9); It was her third beam title and ninth overall title on the season ... Voted Most Outstanding Gymnast.
Prior to Michigan State: 2005 Junior Olympic National Champion on beam ... Two-time Level 10 national qualifier (2005-06) ... Fourth on the bars and vault at the 2005 Nationals ... Eighth in the all-around at the 2006 National Championships ... 2006 State champion in the floor exercise ... Trained locally at Geddert's Twistars for coaches John and Kathryn Geddert ... Named a Region V all-star in 2005 ... Competed for USA Region V team in El Salvador ... Member of the National Honor Society.
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I have a SONY DVD player that plays VCDs as well. I was wondering if the artifact thing was commonplace or if it was because my DVD player isn't reading the discs correctly. I remember when the set came out about a year ago that some said the picture quality was in line with the VHS. I don't find that to be true at all. Whenever there is a lot of motion on the screen there are a ton of artifacts or distortion.
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One year ago today the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded off of the coast of Louisiana killing eleven men and igniting the largest oil disaster in U.S. history. As BP spreads its wealth to the GOP, we are spreading the message that the one-year anniversary is THE moment to remind the nation and the world that the Gulf oil disaster is not over and that fundamental change is still needed to ensure such a disaster never occurs again.
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Jeffrey B. Kuenzi
MADISON- Jeffrey B. Kuenzi, age 58, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Meriter Hospital after a long illness with diabetes.
He was born in Madison at St. Mary's Hospital. Jeff will be missed by family and friends. He was the comedian of all times, with many stories to tell.
Jeff is survived by his mother, Helen Sanftlen; brother, Alan Kuenzi; sisters, Yolanda Miller, Angie (Jiggs) Kopp, Laurie (Mike) Moniz; many nieces and nephews; and a very special brother-in-law, Chuck Prindiville. He was preceded in death by his father, Wilbert Kuenzi; sister, Rita Prindiville Gruber; grandparents, Ernest and Claire Kuenzi, Julian and Gertrude Kiechle, and an uncle Julian "Jay" Kiechle.
Private funeral services will be held at a later date.
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The familiar question posed by sons everywhere, "Dad, can I borrow the car?" reached global proportions when Prince William took the wheel of his father Prince Charles's beloved 1970 Aston Martin on his April wedding day.
But whether it was wedding-day jitters, or the fact that cameras from all over the world were trained on him as he drove off, the Prince blew his first drive as a married man — by forgetting to release the car's handbrake.Video: Prince William gets personal about the Queen (on this page)
The anecdote came courtesy of royal photographer Arthur Edwards during an interview with the BBC.
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After William took the wheel of Charles's pricey ride as he and his new bride Catherine for the brief drive from Westminster Abbey to Clarence House, Edwards queried Prince Charles about handing the keys over to his son.Story: Class crown? Duchess Kate taking royal lessons
"I said, 'Did you mind him borrowing your car?" Edwards said. "Because he loves that car. It was a birthday present from his mother on his 21st birthday.
"He said, 'Oh, no. He asked me if he could use it.' "
But when Edwards told Prince Charles that Prince William seemed to struggle with the car, he answered, "Yes. Because he didn't take the handbrake off."Slideshow: Will and Kate's royal wedding
Driving problems aside, Prince William says his wedding to Catherine was everything he had hoped, in no small part due to intervention from his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
In a new book on Queen Elizabeth titled "Our Queen," London Daily Mail reporter Robert Hardman quotes Prince William about the queen giving him permission to alter his guest list for the royal wedding to include his pals.
Will got a shock, he told Hardman, at his first wedding meeting following his October engagement to Middleton. Just as he was getting ready to put together his guest list, he was handed one by palace officials.
"…I was given this official list of 777 names — dignitaries, governors, all sorts of people — and not one person I knew," Prince William said, in a Daily Mail excerpt from the book, out in October.Story: Royal wedding sets Internet record, Guinness says
He decided to appeal to a higher power — his grandmother, ruler of Britain for the past 59 years. Her advice for dealing with that daunting document? Trash it.
"I rang her up…and said, 'Do we need to be doing this?' William recounted. "And she said, 'No. Start with your friends first and then go from there.' And she told me to bin the list."Story: Queen to Kate: Wedding dress display 'horrid'
Still, Queen Elizabeth II held her ground with her grandson when it came to his wedding attire. While Prince William mulled several choices — he's not only a member of the Royal Air Force but commission in all three of Britain's military services — his grandmother told him he was to wear his Irish Guards uniform.
"I was given a categorical: 'No, you'll wear this!' " William told Hardman. "So you don't always get what you want, put it that way. But I knew perfectly well that it was for the best. That 'no' is a very good 'no.' So you just do as you're told!"Slideshow: Wacky royal wedding memorabilia
Prince William made it clear he treasures the relationship with his 85-year-old grandmother, not only for the savvy she's gained from serving as the head of the royal family since being installed as queen in 1953, but more simply, because she's the family matriarch.
"I say to people, 'She's my grandmother to me first and then she's the Queen,' " Prince William said. "Words that come from her, I take very personally and I really appreciate.
"There's no question you can ask, and no point you can raise that she won't already know about — and have a better opinion about."
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