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In an ad accusing Josh Mandel, a Republican, of lying, Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown's campaign team may have lied, according to PolitiFact. The U.S. senatorial campaign for Ohio's senate seat has been filled with dishonesty, but it usually comes from Mandel. The dishonesty seems to be hurting Mandel more than Brown; Mandel is currently down 7.5 points in aggregate polling numbers.
Mandel is being taken to court by liberal blog Plunderbund. The blog claims Mandel has made it extra difficult to get public records.Preliminary data for Ohio schools was released yesterday. Some data is still being held back while an investigation into fraudulent reporting from some schools is finished, but the data gives some insight into how schools performed during the 2011-2012 school year. The data can be found here. From a local angle, the data shows Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) did not meet "adequate yearly progress," a federal standard that measures progress in student subgroups, such as minority groups; but CPS did meet standards for "value-added growth," which measures the expected progress in state testing for all students between the third and eighth grades.
City Council approved the $29 million financing plan for the streetcar yesterday. The plan will use $15 million from the Blue Ash airport deal to move utility lines and pipes. The city claims the $15 million, which was originally promised to neighborhood projects, will be reimbursed by Duke Energy once the city settles a conflict with the energy company. Duke and the city are currently arguing over who has to pay to move the utility lines and pipes.
An Ohio state representative is asking the federal government to monitor the election more closely. Rep. Alicia Reece, a Cincinnati Democrat, is asking U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to send monitors to the state to ensure no funny business goes on in voting booths on Nov. 6. The request is partly in response to a recent court ruling that forces Ohio to count provisional ballots if the ballots were brought around by poll worker errors.
Ohio's ability to stop political lies was upheld yesterday. The Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes (COAST) tried to put an end to the government power, which COAST claimed was censorship, by taking it to court, but a U.S. judge upheld the ability. The judge, who is a former chairman of the Hamilton County Republican Party, said COAST did not properly display that its speech was held down by the law. Considering some of COAST's tweets, the judge is probably right.
E.W. Scripps Co. will host a job fair in Cincinnati Oct. 10 to fill 100 digital jobs.
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the rights of lesbian ex-couples to set visitation times. The court said non-parents are allowed to participate in visitations during child custody proceedings.
Ohio might expand Medicaid, but not to the extent asked for by Obamacare. That's what the state's Medicaid director said yesterday, anyway. A previous study found Medicaid expansions improved and might have saved lives in other states, and other studies have found Medicaid expansions may save the state money by cutting uncompensated costs.
Pundits really dug into Mitt Romney the past few days over his poor poll numbers in Ohio. The Business Courier asked if Romney has already lost Ohio. Politico said Romney's biggest hurdle to the White House is Ohio. The New Republic ran an article with six theories as to what led to Romney's losses in the state. The Cleveland Plain Dealer pointed out both presidential candidates were stumping at a pivotal time in northern Ohio yesterday. Aggregate polling paints a consistently bad picture for Romney in Ohio; he is currently down four points.
But Romney probably isn't helping matters. In an Ohio
rally Tuesday, he admitted President Barack Obama didn't raise taxes in his
first term.
Gov. John Kasich signed a series of bills shoring up Ohio's public pension system yesterday. The laws will cut benefits and raise eligibility requirements, but state officials insist the new laws will mostly affect future retirees.
NASA wants samples from Mars, and it has a plan. The new plan may require a robot-to-human hand-off in space.
City Council approved a $29 million plan that will shift $15 million from the Blue Ash airport deal to move utility lines and pipes in order to accommodate for streetcar tracks. The money will be reimbursed if a conflict with Duke Energy is settled in the city's favor. The city is currently trying to resolve the conflict over who has to pay for moving utility lines and pipes. If the city wins out, Duke will have to pay up, and the money from the Blue Ash airport deal will be put back where it belongs. If Duke wins out, that money could be lost forever — a worry Chris Smitherman voiced in the public City Council session. Smitherman, Charlie Winburn and P.G. Sittenfeld voted against the plan, and Roxanne Qualls, Laure Quinlivan, Yvette Simpson, Cecil Thomas, Wendell Young and Chris Seelbach voted for it.
CORRECTION: This blog originally said the entire $29 million plan will be reimbursed by
Duke. Only the $15 million from the Blue Ash airport deal will be
reimbursed if the city wins in the dispute.
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted received a failing grade from Voters First Ohio and the Ohio Unity Coalition for the way he's handled the 2012 election. The left-leaning groups criticized Husted for taking away in-person early voting hours that were available in 2008 and issues regarding provisional ballots, wrongful terminations and misleading language on the November ballot.
The Controlling Board unanimously approved $4 million Monday to conduct a study to determine possible funding for the Brent Spence Bridge. The study will look at tolls and the viability of various public-private partnerships to see how the bridge will be paid for.
Jungle Jim's is opening an Eastgate location today, and people are apparently really excited for it.
The state launched a new website to connect Ohio job seekers and opportunities in the energy industry. The website presents opportunities in advanced energy, renewable energy, energy efficiency and gas and oil.
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will be in southwest Ohio today,
and Obama will be in other parts of the state. The state is typically
considered a must-win for Romney and Ryan, but aggregate polling has looked worse lately for the Republican duo.
Speaking of Romney, he indirectly admitted he'll have to raise taxes on what he considers middle income. Remember when Republicans ran on tax cuts?
Another problem with global warming: Hotter days make people less productive, which greatly hurts economic output.
A Cincinnati research team found NFL players die often to Alzheimer's disease and Lou Gehrig's disease. The two diseases kill NFL players four times more often than the average U.S. population, and other neurodegenerative diseases kill them twice as often as the norm.
Having sex once a week instead of once a month is the "happiness equivalent" of making an extra $50,000 a year. Do not try that line at home.
Actress and acclaimed rapper Natalie Portman played up her Cincinnati ties in a Wednesday appearance at the Obama campaign-sponsored Women's Summit at Union Terminal.
The Academy Award-winner said her mother graduated from
Walnut Hills High School and her grandfather — Art Stevens — grew Champion
Windows in Cincinnati after starting as a door-to-door salesman.
"Because of that, I see President Obama's support of small
businesses as so crucial to our economy," Portman said, adding that Obama has
cut taxes for small businesses 82 times since taking office.
Portman said the Republican Party and their presidential
ticket of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan did not have the best interests of women at
heart. She pointed to attacks on the Affordable Care Act's mandates that
insurers provide birth control to women and ensure preventative care such as
mammogram screenings for breast cancer is covered, as well a bill sponsored by
Ryan and embattled congressional candidate Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) that would
eliminate all abortion funding except for cases of "forcible rape."
"We need to stand up for ourselves," Portman told the packed
auditorium that was crowded with an audience of mostly women. "Our mothers and
our grandmothers made giant steps for us. We can't go backwards. We need to go
Portman was joined by Obama Campaign National Women's Vote
Director Kate Chapek, former Ohio first lady Frances Strickland, Ohio Rep.
Alicia Reece and Obama campaign volunteer Mary Shelton.
An Ohio Romney rep said the campaign did not have a comment
on the Women's Summit, but is hosting a "Women for Mitt" call night featuring
former Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao in Kenwood on Thursday.
"Ohio women believe in the Romney-Ryan
path for America that will result in lower taxes, less spending, less
government and more economic growth," said a release from Romney's campaign.
The Obama event on Wednesday catered to
women, with Chapek telling the audience she knew how difficult it was for women
to get there with jobs and the challenge of getting their kids to school. She
framed women's role in the election as a conversation.
"The conversation starts like this:
women, turns out, we're not a constituency," Chapek said. "Who knew? Apparently
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, because they don't realize that women are actually a
majority in this country."
She told the women gathered to have conversations with their
neighbors and friends and encourage them to volunteer at phone banks or
knocking on doors.
Strickland talked about the need to reconcile qualities
traditionally seen as masculine — like power — with those seen as feminine —
like love.
She also took the opportunity to riff on a statement made by
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who said political wives were heroes because while they're
husbands were on stage in the limelight, they were at home doing things like
"I even did the laundry last night so I could come here
today," Strickland said. "Even (former Gov.) Ted does the laundry."
Summit attendee Ray Boston, a 67-year-old retired writer for
AT&T, said Natalie Portman's presence caught his eye.
"I'm a celebrity photo enthusiast," he said. "Nothing's
official until I've taken a picture of it."
Boston said he didn't vote in 2008, but felt the upcoming
November election was too important to sit out. He said he was leaning toward
voting for Obama and liked his health care overhaul, but was opposed to the
president's views on gay marriage for religious reasons.
Gwen McFarlin, who works in health care administration, said
she was there to support President Obama. She supports his health care overhaul,
but thinks it's a first step to further changes.
She said she was encouraged by the diversity of the women in
"For me, I'm sure the women who are here represent all
the world, not one issue," she said. "We're here as a group of women working to
empower all the U.S. and the world."
But the presidential race raced back to gaffes over trade policy when Mother Jones posted amazingly candid footage of Romney speaking to millionaires at a fundraiser. In the videos, Romney straightforwardly outlines campaign strategy. In one video, Romney said he doesn't care about getting the vote of the 47 percent of Americans that don't pay taxes because he doesn't believe he can convince them to "take personal responsibility and care for their lives." The Obama team retaliated in a statement: "It's shocking that a candidate for president of the United States would go behind closed doors and declare to a group of wealthy donors that half the American people view themselves as 'victims,' entitled to handouts, and are unwilling to take 'personal responsibility' for their lives. It's hard to serve as president for all Americans when you've disdainfully written off half the nation."
Ohioans love their local schools, a new survey shows. The survey also found Ohioans trust their local school boards of education with education-related decisions, but they really don't trust the state superintendent, governor or legislature.
Hamilton County courts want to go paperless. The move would save money and space and make the system more efficient.County budget meetings are still chugging along. Different department directors are still pleading for no cuts, but the commissioners insist cuts have to be made somewhere.
Cincinnati police announced a new Taser policy. The new policy disallows the use of frontal shots except in situations involving self-defense and the defense of others, reinforces the fact officers need to make sure such force is necessary and points out people have been injured due to Taser use. The new policy was brought about due to findings Taser use can kill in rare situations.
Cincinnati launched a national design competition for the decks over Fort Washington Way that will connect the Banks and Central Business District.
A new Hamilton County initiative to improve neighborhoods will tear down 700 dilapidated homes.
The streetcar's yearlong delay got an explanation yesterday. A few issues are to blame, including the city's ongoing conflict with Duke Energy over who has to pay for moving utility lines to accommodate for the streetcar.
The amount of people on Ohio's death row is shrinking. After Donald Palmer's execution, Ohio will drop to its lowest death row population since July 1995.
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted launched a mailing campaign to clean up voter rolls. Using data from U.S. Postal Service National Change of Address Registry, Husted mailed 70,000 former Ohioans encouraging them to cancel their voter registration. The action is a lot tamer than Republican-led efforts to purge voter rolls in other states, which states like Florida, Iowa and Colorado have backed out of — at least for now.
Duke Energy unveiled its new logo.
A new meta-analysis found fish oil may not live up to its health hype.
NASA is now saying faster-than-light travel may be possible and feasible. The technology would allow spaceships to travel to Mars in minutes. Still, the theory does have some problems.
President Barack Obama is in town today. Expect some coverage from CityBeat this afternoon. Last time Obama was in Cincinnati, he discussed gay rights, small business support and girl scout cookies. Ohio is typically considered a must-win for presidential candidate Mitt Romney, but he is currently losing in aggregate polls.
Ohio Rep. Connie Pillich of Cincinnati criticized the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees for former UC President Greg Williams' severance package. She told The Enquirer, "It's really disappointing that the trustees would make such a decision while so many students and families are struggling with rising tuition costs. As the trustees vote to needlessly spend over a million dollars, the University is trying to decide how to fund $10 million for the Cintrifuse project and students are taking out more loans to pay a tuition that was increased by 3.5 percent this year." Williams got a package totaling $1.3 million after abruptly leaving the university, citing personal reasons. Despite the allegedly rocky past between the Board and Williams, the Board of Trustees insists it did not force him out.
Local governments setting 2013 budgets are feeling big cuts from the state government's Local Government Fund.
Eligible residents could save $163 a year with natural gas thanks to a new aggregation program in Cincinnati. The city announced Friday it's working on the new plan with Duke Energy, and customers should get details about the deal soon. The city says the deal will reach about 64,000 residents and small businesses.
Voter fraud is still not a widespread problem. A Butler County Tea Party group found zero complaints with sufficient proof to remove anyone from the voter rolls.
As part of its expansion at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, DHL is adding 300 jobs.
U.S. senatorial candidate Josh Mandel of Ohio claims he
has seen a recent surge in the polls, closing a 13-point gap. But a new
poll from Rasmussen Reports, which typically has a Republican-leaning
in-house effect, says Mandel is still very far from Sen. Sherrod Brown
in the polls with an eight-point gap. Aggregate polls show Brown leads
Mandel by 7.2 points.
There is a lot of criticism being hurled at public charter schools. While some charter schools are successful, some have serious financial and educational problems. Critics say the schools need tougher standards.
Romney is facing criticism for saying middle income is $200,000 to $250,000 and less. However, Obama made a similar distinction in the past when he said income up to $250,000 is middle class. The reason for this strange distinction from both sides — most Americans would find $250,000 to be beyond middle class — is to protect small businesses. Typically, politicians try to bundle up small businesses with middle class protections, and taxing income between $200,000 and $250,000 as if it's not middle class could potentially hurt small businesses.Dissatisfied with the lack of innovation in the iPhone 5? Apparently, you might be alone.
Scientists can now levitate fluids with ultrasonic sound.
DAYTON – Vice President Joe Biden took time at the beginning of his Wednesday campaign stop in Dayton to condemn an overnight attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans, while praising the work and courage of American diplomats and promising to bring to justice those who carried out the attack.
"(This) brave — and it's not hyperbole to say brave –— ambassador
was in Benghazi while the war was going on. Our ambassador risked his life
repeatedly while the war in Libya to get rid of that dictator was going on,"
Biden said.
"These men are as brave and as courageous as any of our warriors."
The Tuesday attack took place during a protest against an amateur
short film made in the United States that protesters say insulted the Prophet
Muhammad. U.S Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three of his staff members
were killed.
"Let me be clear — we are resolved to bring to justice their
killers," Biden said.
The vice president made no mention of Republican presidential
candidate Mitt Romney's criticism of the Obama administration's response from
the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, which he characterized as "akin to an apology" and a
"severe miscalculation," but the vice president quickly segued into politics, alluding
to Romney's relative lack of experience in foreign policy.
"The task of a president is not only to defend our interests and
causes and the cause of freedom abroad, it is also to build a nation here at
home, to which the entire world can look and aspire to be like," Biden said. "Whether
we do that and how we do that, that is literally the essence of the choice we
face in this presidential election. It really is that basic, and foreign policy
is not some sideline to all of this."
The Romney campaign in Ohio was quick to respond, calling Biden's
remarks "hypocritical" in an emailed statement.
"Vice President Biden's appearance in Dayton only served further
damage to his credibility as he reprised hypocritical and widely debunked
attacks against Mitt Romney. Not only did the Vice President mislead Ohioans,
but he attacked Mitt Romney for supporting the same tax policy the Obama
Administration supported just last year," Romney Ohio spokesman Christopher
Maloney wrote.
"With today's Census report showing nearly 1 in 6 Americans
living in poverty and incomes continuing to decline, it appears that misleading
attacks are all the Obama campaign has left to offer 400,000 Ohioans looking
for work."
Maloney's email also fact-checked a claim made by Biden during
his speech. Biden said that he opposed the so-called "territorial tax," which
he said would allow American companies that invested abroad to avoid paying
taxes in the United States.
The email included links to an Associated Press fact checking
article that concludes that Romney's proposal was aimed at encouraging
investment in the U.S. rather than overseas.
Biden spoke to a packed house at Wright State University in
Dayton, with overflow crowds estimated in the hundreds viewing in separate
rooms in the Student Union.
The vice president reiterated many of his usual stump speech
points — the Romney tax plan's negative effects on the middle class, the
benefits of the Affordable Care Act and the Obama administration's commitment to
manufacturing — but much of Biden's speech focused on education. He said a president
Romney would cut funding for Pell Grants, meaning many students in the audience
would have to leave school. He also lauded President Barack Obama's
administration's enactment of a tax break of $2,500 for every family that sends
a child to college.
The usually bombastic Biden wasn't without his gaffes. Twice he
referred to Wright State as "Wayne State," which is in Detroit, despite a large
Wright State University banner displayed in the conference room where he gave
his speech.
The crowd was quick to correct him after the second time he misspoke.
"Wright State, which also includes Wayne State," Biden said after
he was corrected, eliciting laughs from the audience.
The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber released its positions on this November's ballot issues. The chamber supports the Cincinnati Public Schools tax levy and Hamilton County mental health and services levy, but it does not support extending City Council's terms to four years. The chamber also opposes Issue 2, which would place the redistricting process in the hands of an independent citizens commission instead of a commission run by politicians. The chamber said it opposes Issue 2 partially because it excludes "some Ohioans" from the redistricting process. The excluded Ohioans are lobbyists and politicians, who have a vested interest in redrawing district boundaries in politically advantageous ways in a process known as "gerrymandering." In Cincinnati's district, the district was redrawn by the Republican-controlled commission to include Warren County, which puts more emphasis on the rural vote that tends to vote Republican instead of the urban vote that tends to vote Democrat. CityBeat previously covered the redistricting issue here and here.
Related to Issue 2, the controversial ballot language that was approved by the state seems to be weighing down the amendment. Public Policy Polling said voters are confused by the ballot initiative.
Ohio State Auditor Dave Yost found Value Learning and Teaching (VLT) Academy, a charter school in downtown Cincinnati, to be wasteful and unethical. According to a state audit, the school had multiple instances in the 2010-2011 school year in which it made excessive payments in possible conflicts of interest.In another audit, Yost also criticized his own political party. Yost found the Ohio Republican Party accepted prohibited contributions and improperly spent money.
A recent police chase that resulted in a crash and the the injury of minors is coming under scrutiny. The cop involved was found to be in violation of department procedure.Even though he resigned abruptly, the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees is considering separation payments for former UC President Greg Williams. Board Chairman Fran Barrett says the payments will tie up "loose ends" and buyout Williams' tenure.
Gov. John Kasich is asking public colleges to collaborate on a funding formula. He says the schools should have a better idea than the state government of what they need. The schools previously collaborated on a construction wishlist, which apparently impressed Kasich.A proposed state policy will force schools to keep better
track of who is kept in seclusion rooms and for how long, but the
details will be closed to the public.
The fired Democrats suing Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted will be getting their day in court. Yesterday, a federal judge agreed to a hearing on Sept. 21. The fired Democrats are suing Husted after he dismissed them for attempting to extend in-person early voting, which broke Husted's uniform rules on voting hours.
Even Republicans are now demanding more substance from presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
A North Dakota college football player says he got kicked off his team for kissing his boyfriend.Scientists planted false short-term memories in the brains of rats.
State Auditor Dave Yost released an audit today looking at Value Learning and Teaching (VLT) Academy's 2010-2011 school year, and the findings are not pretty. The charter school, which is located in downtown Cincinnati, was found to be potentially overpaying in multiple instances — including potential conflicts of interest.
"Those who are entrusted with taxpayer dollars must take special care and spend them wisely," Yost said in a statement. "This school appears to have management issues that must be addressed quickly."
In a potential conflict of interest, the school paid Echole Harris, daughter of the school's superintendent, $82,000 during the school year and $17,000 for a summer contract for the position of EMIS coordinator, who helps provide data from VLT Academy to the state. Mysteriously, the school did not disclose the summer contract in its financial statements. The school says the superintendent abstained from all decisions related to Harris and presented the summer contract to the school board. Still, Yost referred the situation to the Ohio Ethics Commission.
The audit also criticized VLT Academy for approving a $249,000 bid for janitorial services that were owned and provided by a school employee. The bid was the most expensive among other offers ranging between $82,000 and $135,600. According to the school's own minutes, "Each company states that they can deliver a work product that will meet or exceed the standards provided in our checklist," adding little justification to the high payment and potential conflict of interest. The school insists its pick was the best qualified because it offered additional services. The bid approval was also referred to the Ohio Ethics Commission.
The school was found to be overpaying its IT director as
well. Keenan Cooke's salary for the 2010-2011 school year was supposed to
be $55,000, but the school overpaid him by $3,333 with no record of
intent. The state asked for Cooke and Judy McConnell, VLT Academy's
fiscal officer, to return the excess payment to the state. The school acknowledged McConnell's responsibility.
To make the potentially excess payments worse, VLT Academy had a net asset deficiency of $412,754 as of June 30, 2011, according to the audit. The school promised the auditor it will cut costs and find revenue generators to make up for the loss.
President Barack Obama will visit Cincinnati Monday. No
details were given for the event. Last time Obama was in
Cincinnati, he held a town hall meeting to tout his support for small
businesses and the LGBT community. Ohio is considered a vital swing
state for the presidential election, and it's widely considered a
must-win for Republican candidate Mitt Romney. However, after the
Democratic National Convention, aggregate polling at FiveThirtyEight and
RealClearPolitics hugely favors Obama, establishing many paths for the
Democrat to clinch the presidency. Obama could lose Ohio, Virginia and
Florida and still win the election, which shows how many options he has to victory.
The 2013 Hamilton County budget process is "challenging," says Commissioner Greg Hartmann. He says the county is dealing with a $200 million budget instead of the $300 million budget of six years ago, which is presenting new problems. Hamilton County Sheriff Si Leis said budget cuts could lead to up to 500 jail bed cuts. CityBeat previously covered the county commissioners' inability to tackle challenging budget issues — sometimes at the cost of the taxpayer.
State Auditor Dave Yost says his investigation into attendance fraud at Ohio schools could last well into the year. The investigation, which began after Lockland Schools in Hamilton County were found of attendance fraud, is slowed down by the state's data-reporting system, according to Yost. Schools may falsely alter their attendance reports to improve grades in the state report card.
Secretary of State Jon Husted has been sued again. This time he's being sued by the Democratic Montgomery County election officials he fired. The officials tried to expand in-person early voting hours in Montgomery County to include weekend voting, but the move violated Husted's call for uniform hours across the state.The Ohio EPA will host a workshop in Cincinnati on Sept. 25. The workshop will focus on the Ohio Clean Fund and other tools and incentives to help individuals and groups embrace clean energy.
For the first time since December, Ohio's tax collections were lower than expected. The state was $43 million below estimates in August.
A study found wind power could meet the world's energy needs. Wind currently supplies 4.1 percent of the United States' energy needs. Obama greatly boosted the production of wind energy with tax credits. Romney vowed to repeal the tax credits in a brief moment of substance.
Vice President Joe Biden will make a stop at
Cincinnati this weekend. Cincinnati has quickly become a pivotal part of
the presidential election. Ohio is widely considered to be a must-win for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. However, polling in Ohio has consistently favored President Barack Obama and Biden in the past few months, although Romney did receive a decent bump in Ohio during and after the Republican National Convention. A similar bump could come for Obama and Biden after the Democratic National Convention, which ended last night. Last week, Romney was also in Cincinnati. CityBeat covered Romney's rally here.
The national economy added 96,000 jobs in August, pushing the unemployment rate down to 8.1 percent. The amount of jobs added is less than economists expected, even though it does signify some good news.
Ohio may delay its new letter grading system for schools. The system is a lot tougher on schools and school districts than the previous system. Using data released by the Ohio Department of Education, CityBeat previously found the new system would flunk 23 schools at Cincinnati Public Schools.The Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission ruled Cincinnati Police Chief James Craig must take Ohio's standard police exam. Craig insists he shouldn't have to take the exam due to his extensive experience.
The Horseshoe Casino is coming along quickly. It is currently 75 percent complete and still expected to open spring 2013.Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble may be cutting more than the originally planned 5,700 non-manufacturing jobs next February. The company is also planning nine new product launches.
On the bright side, Kohl's is hiring 1,200 seasonal workers for its Monroe facility.The state auditor released a new audit detailing the use
of state airplanes. According to the report, Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor used
several routes "for convenience" to get closer to an airport near her
home. Ohio House Speaker William Batchelder also used a plane to go to a
private event. Taylor and Batchelder both reimbursed the state.
Scientists made a monkey control a robot hand with his mind.


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I ve put a firewall using OpenBSD 4.6 I use SSH Connection with public key to administrate it. I want now to disable console access(login on machine). How can i achieve this goal ? (i want only ssh access) Thank's |
Preventing users from logging on the console won't help with physical security, a user with access to the system can always boot single user or via a RAMDISK kernel.. perhaps steal the entire system (..or drives).
There is no supported way of doing what you ask, beyond simply unplugging the keyboard or monitor.. or setting up a serial console. |
How about being generous with Superglue on the PS/2 and USB connectors on the firewall? That way nobody can use a keyboard
To be serious, if you cannot prevent physical access by unauthorized persons, there is no true security. Even if you would disable console access, they still can press the RESET button, pull out the power cord, or change the disk or CF card. If they take your disk out, put it in another machine, reboot it single user mode, they can change the root password, remove or change your SSH keys. If after that, they put back the disk, you have a slight problem
You don't need to be a genius to debug a pf.conf firewall ruleset, you just need the guts to run tcpdump Last edited by J65nko; 28th December 2009 at 07:54 AM. Reason: typo |
Do you believe that somebody with some knowledge is not going to be able to "break" into your machine via single user mode? or booting up from other media? If you have the option of physically locking up the room, this is perhaps what you may be really wanting and should focus on achieving. I have "broken" into many a Linux box (VERY EASILY) because the "expert" that set it up had no clue about security or otherwise. I marvel at how many HTTP "servers" are running Bluetooth daemons and GUI's (and worse), just because it's enabled by default and they really have no clue. Quote:
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@There0, Superglue dries within minutes. It was meant to to make it impossible to connect a keyboard.
About 30 years ago a Marxist/Maoist group called "Rode Jeugd" (Red Youth) put Superglue in the slots of all parking meters of a big car park in front of the train station in Eindhoven, here in the Netherlands. For years everybody could park for free there
You don't need to be a genius to debug a pf.conf firewall ruleset, you just need the guts to run tcpdump |
You can -logically- disable login from the console. See ttys(5) and the /etc/ttys file.
As stated, this will not prevent access to the boot> prompt, or to obtaining single user mode, only login and shell access to a running system. In the event of an sshd(8) problem, single user mode would be required.
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Perhaps a (long) video with sound (triggered by walking into the room) of a persons getting mangled whilst trying to access your keyboard/mouse/console would deter would be evil-doers? And perhaps one of those Gimp fellows from Pulp Fiction as a second layer of defense? The Gimp can work the SuperGlue. I would stay away
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- Average life span in the wild:
- 50 to 60 years
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- Weight:
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- Group name:
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Chinese sturgeons are seasoned travelers, undertaking a round-trip journey of some 2,000 miles (3,500 kilometers) every year from the East China Sea to their spawning grounds in the Yangtze River.
But in recent years this ancient cycle has been blocked by the Gezhouba Dam, built in the 1980s. Since that time subsequent dams have placed new, possibly insurmountable, hurdles in the sturgeons' upstream path and thrown the future of the species into serious doubt.
Heavy shipping traffic, overfishing, and water pollution have also plagued Yangtze River waters and taken a heavy toll on these aquatic behemoths. Some scientists think fewer than a thousand individuals may remain.
Chinese sturgeons can grow to enormous proportions, with large specimens topping 16 feet (5 meters) and 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms). These prehistoric-looking giants have a sharklike form, with large pectoral fins, a rounded snout, and rows of pronounced ridges running the length of their spine and flanks.
Chinese officials have made efforts to safeguard the sturgeon, including curtailed fishing and the creation of a conservation area below the Gezhouba Dam to serve as an alternative spawning ground. They've also attempted to replenish the fish's dwindling numbers by breeding millions of fry in captivity and releasing them into their native rivers. So far such efforts have met with little success.
Sturgeons may face long odds, but the fish has survival in its genes. Sturgeons have lived in the Yangtze for perhaps 140 million years, and this relic of the dinosaur era is sometimes dubbed a "living fossil."
Some reports suggest the sturgeon may already be adapting to its changing environment. Studies suggest its diet is shifting from less abundant bottom dwellers, like clams, to more plentiful earthworms.
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Dave Rogers will be holding his first office hours in Belmont as State Representative today, Saturday, Jan. 19, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sweet Peach Diner (Back Room), 628 Trapelo Rd.
The Cambridge resident who won the general election in November to represent the 24th Middlesex District – the "ABC" district comprising Belmont and precincts in Cambridge and Arlington – in the state's House of Representatives filed his first bill on Friday, Jan. 18, allowing the state to transfer the former Belmont incinerator site to the town.
Rogers will listen to constituent concerns and answer questions on legislative issues.
Rogers' next scheduled "office hours" will be on Tuesday, Feb. 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Beech Street Center.
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Star Gala gives kids cancer and blood disorders program, new neuroscience center, $2.1 million boost
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Star Gala gives kids cancer and blood disorders program, new neuroscience center, $2.1 million boost
Since 1992 inception, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota's annual fundraiser has raised more than $12.8 million
Minneapolis, Minn. – (April 24, 2012) – Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota's Star Gala, the 21st Annual Thank God for Kids event, drew more than 940 guests to the Historic Milwaukee Road Depot on April 21, 2012. The event raised $2.1 million to benefit the support, care and comfort to children and families coping with cancer and blood disorders, as well as construction of a new Neuroscience Center at Children's St. Paul campus.
Through a silent and live auction, Children's Star Gala raised money for two core areas:
- Cancer and blood disorders program: Children's treats more than 70 percent of the children with cancer in the Twin Cities. Its cancer and blood disorders program has helped support new research; provide patient and family education; build new facilities; and provide services such as child life, chaplaincy, pain and integrative medicine.
- The Neuroscience Center: Children's new Neuroscience Center will combine all brain and spine specialties in one location to improve care coordination and outcomes for kids battling traumatic brain injuries, epilepsy, brain tumors and cancers, concussions, mental illnesses and other issues related to the head and spine. The Center is relying on philanthropy and will be built as soon as all money is raised.
"Children's relies heavily on community support to provide the kind of world-class care families have come to expect from us. The generosity of those who attend our gala never ceases to both amaze and humble me," said Theresa Pesch, executive director of the Foundation of Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.
The capacity crowd was brought to tears, and to their feet, following a performance by 10-year-old Caiah Rodgers, a Children's patient and leukemia survivor, singing her rendition of Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful."
"Once I lost my hair, I didn't know if I would be beautiful anymore," Caiah said during an interview with event emcee Frank Vascellaro of WCCO-TV. "I want other kids to know that they are beautiful, no matter what."
Parents Emily and Masud Mamun also shared the story of their 3-year-old daughter Lyla, a brain tumor survivor, who endured multiple brain, spine and other surgeries, rendering her temporarily quadriplegic. Through the care she received at Children's, Lyla is now walking, and thriving.
Once the event program wrapped, attendees danced to 1980s cover band The Spazmatics.
Major sponsors of the 2012 Children's Star Gala included Knutson Construction Company, UnitedHealth Group, Great Clips, Ryan Companies U.S., Inc., Whitebox Advisors, RJF Agencies, Dedicated Logistics, Best Buy and API Group, Inc.
About Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota:
Serving as Minnesota's children's hospital since 1924, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health care organizations in the United States, with 347 staffed beds at its two hospitals in St. Paul and Minneapolis. An independent, not-for-profit health care system, Children's of Minnesota provides care through more than 12,000 inpatient visits and more than 200,000 emergency room and other outpatient clinic visits every year. Children's is the only Minnesota hospital system to provide comprehensive care exclusively to children. Please visit www.childrensmn.org.
New Report from Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota Shows Importance of Starting Early in Fight Against Childhood Obesity
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New Report from Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota Shows Importance of Starting Early in Fight Against Childhood Obesity
Study finds early childhood, birth to age 5, is the most critical opportunity to prevent obesity, but it is often the most overlooked
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, July 16, 2012 – As the prevalence of childhood obesity in children rapidly increases across the United States, and the nation continues to grapple with the life-threatening consequences of this epidemic, a new report released today from Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota examines how this public health threat is impacting children and families across Minnesota – and what can be done to address it.
In the report, "Starting Early to Prevent Childhood Obesity," Children's physicians and researchers examine the latest childhood obesity research, data and clinical trends to better understand how Minnesota stacks up against national trends and what resources and evidence-based solutions exist that can have a long-term, positive impact on the prevention of childhood obesity.
"Nearly one in four Minnesota children is overweight or obese. As a result, we've seen a disturbing growth in obesity-related diseases among our kids," said Alan L. Goldbloom, MD, president and CEO of Children's of Minnesota. "This increase includes conditions like Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, liver disease, asthma, and joint problems – some of which were previously uncommon in children. This is an epidemic communities must join together to fight at our kitchen tables, in our schools and across our health care system."
Like the rest of the country, childhood obesity rates have continued to increase in Minnesota in recent years. On a national scale, one in six children between the ages of two and 19 is now obese, a rate three times higher than it was in 1980.1 In Minnesota, nearly one in four children (23.1 percent) has weight problems and among the state's adolescents (ages 10-17), more than one in 10 (11.1 percent) are obese.2
The report also reveals a variety of trends that could be contributing to more Minnesota children having weight problems, including:
- Lack of healthy eating and activity habits in the home. Fewer than one in five Minnesota kids eat the recommended five fruits and vegetables per day. Furthermore, regular family meals are shown to promote good eating habits, but more than one in three Minnesota kids (34.4 percent) do not eat meals with their families – worse than the national average. In addition, less than half of Minnesota children meet physical activity guidelines, many spend too much time in front of the TV, and on average, Minnesota children get 30 to 60 minutes less sleep than they did 20 years ago, especially among children less than three-years-old.3
- Childhood obesity has hit Minnesota's poor and minority children the hardest. In Minnesota, obesity is a greater problem among poor and minority children than it is nationally. Black, Hispanic and Native American children in Minnesota tend to get less exercise, have poorer diets, eat together less as families and engage in more screen time than Caucasian children. In addition to socioeconomic issues, including food deserts and lack of safe play areas, there may also be cultural factors at play in creating these disparities.
- The national increase in Type 2 diabetes among children has also hit Minnesota. Today, nearly one in six kids ages 12-19 has diabetes (Types 1 or 2) or pre-diabetes.
- Early childhood is critical for obesity prevention, but is often overlooked. While there are numerous initiatives to help fight obesity among school-aged children and teenagers, there is a troubling gap in obesity prevention focused specifically on Minnesota's youngest kids, from birth to age 5.
"When it comes to preventing obesity, the earlier we get started with children, the better the chance of success. Investing in early intervention is critical," said Julie Boman, pediatrician and hospitalist at Children's.
While it is likely to take years to reverse the trend of childhood obesity in Minnesota, Children's outlined several recommendations in the report to help get Minnesota back on track. Those recommendations include the need for public and private health care and community organizations across the state to continue developing collaborative research and partnerships aimed at obesity prevention in children, especially among the most vulnerable communities.
Children's report on obesity is the third study in the Children's Check-Ups initiative, which is a series of in-depth reports designed to help Minnesota families and health care leaders better understand how Minnesota is doing on a number of key indicators of children's health. A list of obesity prevention resources and partnerships in Minnesota, and the full report, are available at Children's Check-ups Series.
About Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota:
Serving as Minnesota's children's hospital since 1924, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health care organizations in the United States, with 347 staffed beds at its two hospitals in St. Paul and Minneapolis. An independent, not-for-profit health care system, Children's of Minnesota provides care through more than 12,000 inpatient visits and more than 200,000 emergency room and other outpatient clinic visits every year. Children's is the only Minnesota hospital system to provide comprehensive care exclusively to children. Please visit www.childrensmn.org.
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1 Ogden CL. Prevalence of High Body Mass Index in US Children and Adolescents, 2007-2008. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2010; 303(3): 242-249.
2 Levi J, Segal L, St. Laurent R, Kohn D, et al (Trust for America's Health, Washington, DC). F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future, 2011 edition [Internet]. [Washington, DC]: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 2011 [Cited 2011 Nov 21]. 124 p. Available from: http://healthyamericans.org/assets/files/TFAH2011FasInFat10.pdf.
3 Institute of Medicine. Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies. [Internet]. 2011 Jun [Cited 2011 Nov 21]. Available from: http://iom.edu/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2011/Early-Childhood-Obesity-Prevention-Policies/Young%20Child%20Obesity%202011%20Recommendations.pdf.
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Neuropsychological evaluations are conducted with children presenting with a variety of neurodevelopmental disorders, neurological conditions and medical disorders with concomitant cognitive manifestations. Evaluations include cognitive/personality assessment, and educational evaluation/consultation for children and adolescents at all developmental levels. Neurodevelopmental patient populations include children with learning disabilities, autism, epilepsy, metabolic disorders, head trauma, brain tumors and congenital malformations. Services also include support for the pediatric consultation/liaison service in the form of assessment of medical inpatients with a variety of neurological disorders. Those interns who plan to pursue postdoctoral training in neuropsychology will be provided sufficient opportunities on internship to be competitive in the application process. All former trainees desiring further training in this area have obtained fellowship placements. For those interns not pursuing specialty training in this area, exposure to neuropsychological evaluations will be provided during the final six months of the internship.
Pediatric Psychology
Opportunities are also available for additional experience and training in pediatric psychology. This includes both consultation-liaison services to hospitalized patients, as well as outpatient services for children referred for general behavioral medicine concerns. Interns also may have the opportunity to work with a variety of established, multidisciplinary teams serving pediatric populations with cancer, pain problems, craniofacial concerns, and various chronic illness diagnoses.
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Groups: Interns have the option to serve as co-facilitators in groups with children, teens, or parents (to be arranged) or to develop their own psychoeducational group.
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- Adolescent Health: This program provides adolescent health care and special services responsive to the needs of teenagers. Current opportunities are available to provide mental health screening and consultation services to patients from a primarily urban, low-income, diverse community.
- Primary care practices: Interns in these placements will work in a community pediatric medical practice, providing consultation to both parents and other medical care providers. Opportunities also exist for ongoing educational programming for parents about a variety of topics such as behavioral management, ADHD, sleep/feeding problems, etc.
- Community presentations: Each intern will be expected to develop a talk for parents or medical providers in the community on a topic of interest. Interested groups range from parents of elementary school children, high school students in health classes, parents of children with various medical diagnoses, nursing students, medical residents, etc.
As Many Sick Kids Wait for Care, Minneapolis-area Family Speaks out to Preserve and Improve Children's Access
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As many sick kids wait for care, Minneapolis-area family speaks out to preserve and improve children's access
Proposed cuts to national programs would harm children's ability
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MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, July 20, 2012 – As federal legislators continue to grapple over the best way to bring better health care to all Americans, children's health care hangs in the balance. That's why a local Minneapolis-area family is taking their story to Washington, D.C. this month to ask Congress to protect care for children in the face of proposed cuts to the national health care programs many kids rely on, and to close the gap between demand for care and the supply of pediatric specialists.
As part of the Children's Hospital Association's Family Advocacy Day, July 23-25, Michael Johnston, age 14 of Vadnais Heights, and his family, will join nearly 30 other young patients and their families traveling to the nation's capital to help bring to life the importance of adequate funding for pediatric care. The event includes one-on-one congressional visits, a congressional luncheon, a tour of Washington, D.C., and a celebratory dinner to honor the young patients known as Family Advocacy Day "All Stars."
The Johnston family knows firsthand the value of having access to high quality, timely and specialized pediatric care. Michael suffered from headaches for just over a year until the problem escalated to numbness in his tongue and difficulty walking. In April, he was taken to Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota where he was diagnosed with and treated for a cancerous brain tumor. Through a combination of brain surgery and proton beam radiation therapy, Michael is now cancer free and has had three clean post-treatment checkups.
Yet for several months prior to the discovery of Michael's tumor, the Johnston family had attempted to get appointments with a variety of psychologists and neurologists in the area. However, due to long waits for this type of specialized care, it was not until Michael's symptoms escalated and he had to be admitted to Children's emergency room that he able to be seen by a specialist.
"We feel incredibly blessed for the specialized care and attention our son was able to get from the physicians and nurses at Children's," said John Johnston, Michael's father. "Access to prompt and specialized emergency care was critical for our son, as it is for all children. We're taking our story to Washington, D.C. to help our leaders recognize the need to protect and preserve quality, timely health care for kids all across the country."
Experts agree that several proposals have the potential to harm children's access to care.
Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), a national program solely devoted to helping children's hospitals train pediatricians and pediatric specialists, supports the training and development of nearly half of all pediatricians and pediatric specialists practicing in the U.S. Unfortunately, CHGME funding is far below the support needed. The result is a national shortage of pediatric specialists.
Medicaid, an economic need-based federal and state program that provides health coverage to one in three children, faces proposals that would slash program funding. President Obama's fiscal year 2013 budget proposes Medicaid cuts of $56 billion over a 10-year period. The House fiscal year 2013 budget proposes capping the amounts of funding states receive for Medicaid, which could negatively impact the health care programs kids rely on.
"Every child deserves easy access to high quality health care, regardless of cost or ability to pay," said Alan L. Goldbloom, M.D., president and CEO of Children's of Minnesota. "Continued legislative cutbacks to physician training in pediatric medicine and Medicaid reimbursement for children's health care are working against this goal."
The Children's Hospital Association will release findings from a survey of children's hospitals to better understand the impact of pediatric specialist shortages on children's ability to access timely medical care. The release will occur during Family Advocacy Day (July 23–25).
About Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota:
Serving as Minnesota's children's hospital since 1924, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health care organizations in the United States, with 347 staffed beds at its two hospitals in St. Paul and Minneapolis. An independent, not-for-profit health care system, Children's of Minnesota provides care through more than 12,000 inpatient visits and more than 200,000 emergency room and other outpatient clinic visits every year. Children's is the only Minnesota hospital system to provide comprehensive care exclusively to children. Please visit www.childrensMN.org.
About the Children's Hospital Association
The Children's Hospital Association advances child health through innovation in the quality, cost and delivery of care. Representing more than 220 children's hospitals, the Association is the voice of children's hospitals nationally. The Association advances public policy enabling hospitals to better serve children, and is the premier resource for pediatric data and analytics driving improved clinical and operational performance of member hospitals. Formed in 2011, the Association brings together the strengths and talents of three organizations: Child Health Corporation of America (CHCA), National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) and National Association of Children's Hospitals (N.A.C.H.).
For more information on Family Advocacy Day, visit www.childrenshospitals.net or follow the families on Facebook at www.facebook.com/childrenshospitals or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/speaknowforkids, hashtag #FAD12.
Child Psychology Internship Process of Selection
Teams of faculty will conduct a thorough review of application materials, with 24 applicants selected for formal interviews. Three days will be set aside for in-person interviews during which each applicant will meet with several staff members, as well as the current interns, regarding the training program. We also encourage interviews by phone or video conferencing as desired. In light of the increasing costs for airfare and travel, we strongly encourage you to consider these alternatives. We have interviewed a number of candidates by phone and have matched with these individuals as well. Interviewing by phone will not alter your chances for consideration as a good fit with our program. All applicants will be notified by December 15 via e-mail regarding interview status.
Please feel free to contact any of the 2011-2012 interns for additional information (through August 31, 2012):
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Thanks to everyone who attended the September 25 community meeting about the Broadview sewer and drainage improvement project. SPU shared an overview of the work completed to date and identified potential approaches for improving sewer service and reducing health and safety risks related to stormwater flooding in the area. View the presentation (pdf). Read a summary of the meeting (pdf).
October 19 public meeting
Thanks to everyone who attended the October 19 public meeting about the Broadview sewer and drainage improvements. We appreciate your time and thoughtful input. Read the meeting summary (pdf).
View the presentations given at the meeting:
- Infiltration Reduction Pilot Project (pdf)
- Backflow Valve Pilot Project (pdf)
- Sewer & Stormwater Improvements Project (pdf)
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Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is working in areas of the Broadview neighborhood to make improvements in the functioning of the sewer and drainage systems, as well as to improve water quality. For the original presentation about the project from April 2011, view project presentation (pdf).
SPU currently has three projects in the Broadview area focused on these issues, including two pilot projects to test some methods for meeting some of our goals for the neighborhood:
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The Sun Devil defensive tackle was recruited by the University of Arizona, who offered him a scholarship. Hood chose to stay closer to home, and has been a key cog in ASU's defense, which is ranked second in the Pac-12.
Hood has three sacks and 22 total tackles this season, in which he's started every game as a true freshman. He can't wait to get his first taste of playing for the Territorial Cup.
"This is one of the reasons that you stay in-state," Hood said Tuesday. "You've seen how big this rivalry gets -- I remember watching the game where James Brooks blocked two kicks and just how exciting that was.
"This is such a big game and there is so much on the line, so I'm very excited."
Hood has another reason to be excited. His older brother, Tevin, is a sophomore defensive lineman at Arizona. This will be the first time that the Hood brothers have faced each other in any organized sport.
"Besides pretty intense games of backyard football and wrestling and all that stuff, this is the first time we've been structured competitively against each other," Hood said. "We'd play games of football in the backyard, and it would always end in tears and fights, so this will be probably a more controlled thing than what we're used to."
So, with a brother behind enemy lines, is there back and forth communcation leading up to the game?
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Whittier Christian 41,
Jurupa Hills 33
Leading Whittier Christian (5-7) to the win was Sydney Lopez with 21 points and 15 rebounds.
Raylene Olivares had seven points and two steals for the Heralds.
First round
Wilson 58,
Pacifica 50
Kaelyn Kawamoto led Wilson (7-5) to victory by scoring 14 points and grabbing four rebounds.
Kelly Calton added 11 points, 11 rebounds, six steals and three assists.
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South Hills 59,
Schurr 47
The Huskies (7-6) easily beat the Spartans behind the scoring of Imani Payton with 26 points.
Brittany Wang contributed 15 points and Samantha Perez chipped in with 12 points for South Hills.
Payton was a 12 for 14 from the free-throw line and also came up with four steals.
Emiko Powell was the top scorer for Schurr (4-4) with 14 points and Liz Castillo had 10 points.
Charter Oak 48,
La Serna 36
Leading the Chargers (7-4) was Erin Houston with a game-high 17 points. Collette Martin chipped in with 15 points.
Melissa Madrigal led La Serna with 15 points.
Eagle Rock 53,
Glendora 42
Eagle Rock (5-3) was led by Judith Espinoza with a game-high 26 points.
Casie Lowden scored 13 points to lead Glendora (8-4).
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Pasadena Poly 54,
Village Christian 25
Kiki Yang led Pasadena Poly to victory by scoring a game-high 25 points. She also had six steals, five rebounds and three blocks.
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Pasadena Poly is now 10-2 overall and 3-0 in league.
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Bishop Amat 50,
Valencia 47
The Lancers (11-1) were led by Maryiana Clayton with 13 points and six rebounds.
Paulina Santana added 12 points and four steals for the Lancers. Dagmar Ramirez contributed 11 points.
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Date: ca. 1791Accession Number: 1984.331.13
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Is there room in evolutionary creation to believe in miracles?
God acts in more than one way in the natural world. God sustains the regular patterns of the physical world, but sometimes chooses to act outside of those patterns. God's regular patterns are what scientists describe as natural laws (like gravity or photosynthesis). God's actions outside those patterns are usually called supernatural actions or miracles (like raising someone from the dead). Evolutionary creationists believe in the miracles of the Bible and that God can do miracles today. Evolutionary creationists also believe that God is just as involved in the regular patterns of the universe as in miracles.
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Even before Darwin published The Origin of Species in 1859, many Christians had already accepted an old Earth. One of the first supporters of evolutionary science in America—Harvard biologist Asa Gray—was a devout Christian. Conservative theologian B. B. Warfield also accepted the science of evolution, and both he and Asa Gray rejected the idea that evolution leads to atheism. Even the authors of The Fundamentals, published between 1910 and 1915, accepted an old earth. It wasn't until a century after Darwin that a large number of evangelicals and fundamentalists began to accept the combination of flood geology and 6-day creation promoted by Seventh-day Adventists.
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We at BioLogos believe that God used the process of evolution to create all the life on earth today. While we accept the science of evolution, we emphatically reject evolutionism. Evolutionism is the atheistic worldview that says life developed without God and without purpose. Instead, we agree with Christians who adhere to Intelligent Design and Creationism that the God of the Bible created the universe and all life. Christians disagree, however, on how God created. Young Earth Creationists believe that God created just 6,000 to 10,000 years ago and disagree with much of mainstream science. Supporters of Intelligent Design accept more of evolutionary science, but argue that some features of life are best explained by direct intervention by an intelligent agent rather than by God's regular way of working through natural processes. We at BioLogos agree with the modern scientific consensus on the age of the earth and evolutionary development of all species, seeing these as descriptions of how God created. The term BioLogos comes from the Greek words bios (life) and logos (word), referring to the opening of the Gospel of John. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made."
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How was the Genesis account of creation interpreted before Darwin?
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