text: In this week's edition of the SendGrid blog, we'll provide a mixture of technical release notes and general updates on what we've been up to and where you might see us next – both on- and off- line. Features Email Activity Search Last week we published a dedicated post for this awesome new feature, but we wanted to mention it once more just in case any of our readers missed the news. With this tool, users can search specific emails sent to an particular email address or domain and view if it was delivered, if it was opened, if a link within the email was clicked, or other message status data such as bounces, blocks, or spam reports. Web API for Blocked Email SendGrid users can now access their list(s) of blocked emails via our REST API. We've added thorough documentation to illustrate the various related API calls and their associated parameters, as well as examples of each call. Updated Event Notification App You may notice that the Event Notification feature is now configurable from the App section in your SendGrid account. This feature allows customers to get event notifications for every event on our system, including deliveries, deferrals, and drops (among others) and lets users easily select each event for which they would like to be notified. Final documentation is forthcoming, and we'll let you know when it is ready. We think this will make the user experience much more optimal. Here are a few screenshots to illustrate this update: Bug Fixes Subscription Tracking App clarified Previously, when configuring the subscription tracking app, we had failed to communicate to the user important instructions to add the <% %> placeholders. This piece of the app's settings is much more clear now. News Now that we have our developers up to speed, it's time to share our less technical newsworthy items. SendGrid in RackSpace Cloud Tools We're excited to announce that we are now included among many other awesome applications in the RackSpace Cloud Tools marketplace. Want to know more? Read all about it in our guest blog post. SendGrid on BeanSprout This week we were lucky enough to be invited to take part in BeanSprout's Web host Showcase webinar. We had a great time participating and are very grateful for the opportunity – thanks, @BnSprt! In case you missed it, check out the recording or view the slides. SendGrid on SitePoint SitePoint really knows how to spread the holiday spirit. Just like last December, they're offering 24 Deals in 24 Days. With 16 of those days already passed, make sure to tune in and take advantage of the super deal on a SendGrid Basic plan. Visit their site or sign up for their email reminders to stay informed on how to get ours and other services at special discounts. Upcoming Events We're currently enjoying a little break from traveling to conferences, trade shows, and hackdays over the last several months. But, once we round the corner of the new year, we'll be right back at it. Some of the events that are already on deck in January and February include: – SF Beta – The 21st MAAWG Meeting – Inbox Love We hope to see you on the road! Well, that wraps up our news for this installment. Remember to provide feedback or simply join the discussion by leaving a comment below, following and @ replying us on Twitter, engaging in our community, or Liking us on Facebook.


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Sunday, March 18, 2012
Why I wrote it and Why I almost didn't post it
The truth is, I was afraid.
I was afraid of being perceived as judgmental. I was afraid that perhaps my point wouldn't come across.
My desire was not to attack these parents or the many others who have gone through with similar lawsuits. Wanting to make a point to doctors who made a mistake can make sense under certain circumstances. I get that.
But as I saw the link to this lawsuit float around facebook, I became aware that this lawsuit was being used as an opportunity to magnify every preconceived flaw of Down syndrome a thousand fold for the world to see.
In order to win this case, these parents had to convince the jury that Down syndrome was a debilitating disease-that individuals with an extra chromosome were suffering- that an "imperfect" life was not worth living.
And I'm sorry, but that just isn't true.
In a world where around 90% of ds prenatal diagnosis terminate, a lawsuit like this combined with the new tests to find out even earlier screams a death sentence for those individuals whose only crime is being different.
So while I wanted to sit back in my little corner and keep my opinion of this particular case to myself, I realized that I had to say something about how Down syndrome was being perceived because of the popularity of this story.
I never predicted that so many people would read my humble words.
And yes, I have been called judgmental.
But if I can show the life of one of the many people with Down syndrome living a happy, full life; brightening the world in a unique way; teaching us about overcoming challenges; showing us what unconditional love looks like; deepening respect for all- then it's OK.
Sometimes the things we fear are just the challenges set in front of us designed to make us better versions of ourselves. Change can hurt. Fear can be debilitating.
But Down syndrome is not.
And that's why I clicked "Publish Post"
in a small attempt to defend those unborn designer babies who can't yet speak for themselves.
26 comments:
I thought it was great. And I even saw someone else on facebook post it, so I know your post got around.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 18, 2012 at 3:02 PM
as always ... well said DeannaReplyDelete
I don't think it's judgmental. I actually felt a lot of anger when I first read about those parents. Because, no matter what- Down syndrome, deafness, speech impediments, autism, developmental delays, only one arm,, or anything else...it's your baby. It's your precious baby that is alive, and for that alone, you have to be grateful.ReplyDelete
getting a hug this morning from the little jewel with Down syndrome in my life certainly brightened my day! I am blessed to have the privilege of interacting with one of the 10% who survive to challenge the rest of us who are missing that extra chromosome...ReplyDelete
amen. you go girl !ReplyDelete
I don't usually comment on here, but I read almost every post and I'm thankful for you, Deanna! I love seeing your precious children and hearing your love for them! I know I am not at Trinity often; but when I am back, Addison brings a smile to my face and joy to my heart! Thank you for posting, I know your blog has challenged me and I hope it continues to share joy and truth!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 18, 2012 at 6:59 PM
I don't think the parents sued because they don't love their child. I'm betting that they sued because the physician gave them the wrong diagnosis, which is a valid reason for a lawsuit. Perhaps it is their love for their child that prompted them to sue. Going through a lawsuit is no easy task! Maybe it was their way to ensure that their child would be financially secure for the rest of his or her life and wouldn't end-up in a state run institution (which are all riddled with abuse) I'd sue too if it meant sparing my child being institutionalized.ReplyDelete
Well, perhaps I will be called judgmental but I have to question the love a parent has for their child and how strong that love is when they SCREAM to the world that if they could go back in time and if they had known she would have Down syndrome they would have ABORTED her!! You know, but we love you honey...Ya right!ReplyDelete
Oh and believe it or not, there a millions of parents who have children with Down syndrome who do not need to sue to help support their child and the expenses that come with raising them...So the money thing is just bullshit!
You are not judgmental, and if you were so what? A wrongful birth suit communicates that people with disabilities have lives not worthy of life itself. I have little problem with abortion of a fetus; I do have a monumental problem with the abortion of a fetus because of a prenatal screen for a genetic issue or because the fetus is of a particular gender as in China. Selective abortion is akin to eugenics. I am judgmental about selective abortion based upon prenatal testing or preimplantation techniques. I recently wrote a very judgmental blog about selective abortion last month. If interested it's:ReplyDelete
I LOVED your post, and posted a link to it on my own blog. I have a little boy with a very rare chromosome disorder (1 of 2 known in the world). I think your statement above could easily apply to all of those who are unique-- that they are "living a happy, full life; brightening the world in a unique way; teaching us about overcoming challenges; showing us what unconditional love looks like; deepening respect for all". Your post was perfect and I thank you for your words!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 18, 2012 at 10:54 PM
Yet another honest, from the heart post that speaks nothing but the truth. Keep it up.ReplyDelete
It was a great post. People often confuse judgement. It is appropriate to speak out against wrong action. Judging a person is different. You got it right - thanks for being a voice.ReplyDelete
"I'd sue too if it meant sparing my child being institutionalized"ReplyDelete
Excuse me? What decade are you living in? Or perhaps I should ask what country? Maybe take the time to educate yourself on raising a child with Down syndrome in the 21st century before leaving a comment like that.
I thought it was a very well written post. I think everyone is guilty of being judgemental sometimes but these parents have made it difficult to like them. They flat out said they would have aborted her. They did not say we would have prepared ourselves better or tried to find out more information about Down Syndrome, but we would have just killed her. I just dont have any sympathy for them.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 19, 2012 at 9:08 AM
I think those parents should read Angel Unaware by Dale Evans Rogers. Everyone connected with DS should read it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 19, 2012 at 9:26 AM
I just posted about Angel Unaware by Dale Evans Rogers. It was written in 1953 when DS children were hidden away and not seen in public. then Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Rogers had a baby girl named Robin Elizabeth who was DS. Even though she only lived for 2 years she blessed their lives tremendously. Robin tells of her 2 year mission in this book. all of you will really love it. I hope you read it.ReplyDelete
I loved it Deanna!!!!We thought it was a very well written post. I think about the people who wait in line a long time for a special child like this.ReplyDelete
I prefer to think that they sued just because of the money and had they known her before , they wouldn't have thought of killing their daughter. If they still regret not having aborted her I don't know how they can look at her every day.ReplyDelete
Well I am so glad for people who speak out. We too are allowed our opinions. The issue is the devaluation of the person with Down syndrome all for money. The fact that people still think a person with Ds goes to an institution to live or is a burden to society is the fault of our support groups. "We"need to hire a PR firm because obviously their campaigns are just preaching to the choir and the general public doesn't know that most people with Ds lead very productive lives, pay taxes, go to college, participate in society. I posted much of the same but my lawsuit was directed to the Levy's and others who cause us such stress. Www.worshurtorheal.blogspot.com I say let's stick together and get our message out in a BIG way. My child has a economic equation but not a respectful equation and that needs to change.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousMarch 19, 2012 at 2:53 PM
speaking the truth is not being judgemental ..the fact that you know from experience what a blessing your child is gives you a responsability to speak up. I worked at a preschool for many years and one of the biggest blessing was my friend Alexandra who was bright and happy and smart and also had Down Syndrome. Alli taught me to love better she was the reason I learned sign language (not very well but enough to communicate with her) and she showed everyone that she was no different than the rest of us...not perfect but Loved by Christ..Alli didnt know it but she helped prepare me for the birth of the biggest blessing in my life ...my grandson Ezekiel born profoundly deaf...so please continue to be the voice of your daughter and the many others in this world like her...blessings from a loving GOD!ReplyDelete
As always it was very well put, I can't think of a better person to be our voice! Our little cutties need our voice, our protection, and our love. I think in a year when they have their baby they will look back and wonder "why did we do this"? I am totally Pro-Life if we choose to be adults to create the baby we have to choose to be adults and care for our babies. Thanks so much for speaking the words that needed to be spoke!!ReplyDelete
"Sometimes the things we fear are just the challenges set in front of us designed to make us better versions of ourselves."ReplyDelete
Wow. What a statement. And so true. {although not so easy} Thank you for posting this!
I read your blog just about every day and thought you answered the negative comments very well and I find it interesting from reading their comments that they even read your blog. I admire you and your courage as you face each new challenge and I feel that God has truly blessed you and your little girl! Hang in there you are loved!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 22, 2012 at 11:49 PM
Judgemental or not you have courageously put into words what many of us felt about this story! I was outraged when I first read about it! Having lost a baby at 4 1/2 months I couldn't imagine any parent flat out saying they would have aborted...but then again some people shouldn't have kids! Thank you for being our voice!ReplyDelete
I really don't get the "institutionalized" comment. Anonymous has an agenda as either a troll or something worse. This looks like a blog to support the DS community. What did anonymous expect you to post? The Levy's are sad people and they will be sorry when their daughter can read. Why not give her up for adoption to someone who sees her worth? And, I believe there is a waiting list for people to adopt domestically - babies with DS. Sorry for the rant but you don't need to apologize for posting anything. Its your blog! And it is well written.ReplyDelete

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Unfortunately, it appears that the district court also "missed the point" and did not get the story straight, because as Eric Goldman points out, it has dismissed the lawsuit. However, in this case, it may actually be true that the court missed the point. As Goldman notes in his discussion of the ruling, the court seems a bit confused about how Section 230 of the CDA works, and may have dismissed parts of the case for rather confused reasons. Riggs has appealed, so hopefully the Appeals Court fixes the problems (but still dismisses it). However, again as Goldman notes, this is taking place in the notoriously nutty Ninth Circuit, which often has a problem with reading Section 230 the way everyone else reads Section 230. Hopefully, they get this one right.


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Three local high school softball teams, two baseball teams and two lacrosse teams will host playoff games this week; two of those squads, Otter Valley baseball and Middlebury girls' lacrosse, earned No. 2 seeds; and one first-round match-up pits Addison County rival baseball teams, defending Division II baseball champion Vergennes vs. perennial contender Mount Abraham.
That game comes at VUHS on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m., when the 10-6 Commodore baseball team, the No. 4 seed in D-II this spring, will host No. 13 Mount Abe (6-10). It's a rematch of May 30 game at VUHS won by the Commodores, 4-0, and it features many athletes who are summer teammates on the Addison County American Legion team. It is also a rematch of a dramatic 2012 playoff contest won by VUHS. The winner of Tuesday's game gets either No. 5 Missisquoi (10-6) or No. 12 Mill River. The T-Birds defeated both teams this spring, VUHS by 5-0 and the Eagles by 12-10. VUHS, of course, rallied to defeat MVU in the 2012 title game, 4-3.
This spring, OV has the highest seed in D-II, and the No. 2 Otters are coming off an 8-1 win on May 30 over No. 1 seed Burr & Burton. OV will open on Tuesday against No. 15 Montpelier (2-14), and then host either No. 7 Lake Region (11-5) or No. 10 Harwood (8-7). The Otters played none of those teams this spring. Lamoille (14-1) is the No. 3 seed and a possible OV semifinal foe. In D-I, MUHS (3-12) is the No. 14. The Tigers will visit No. 3 Champlain Valley (12-4) on Tuesday. A Tiger upset would reverse an earlier 10-2 setback.
The other team with a No. 2 seed is the D-I power Tiger girls' lacrosse team, which finished at 10-4, losing only in its division to undefeated South Burlington. MUHS will host a quarterfinal on Friday at 4 p.m., when the Tigers will play the winner of a Wednesday first-round game between No. 7 Mount Mansfield (6-8-1) and No. 10 Rutland (5-10). The Tigers tamed both those teams this spring by identical 12-7 scores. No. 3 Mount Anthony (10-6) would almost certainly be next up for MUHS, on June 11 at 4 p.m. MUHS won at MAU, 15-13, this season.
In D-I boys' lacrosse, the rebuilding of the Tiger boys' lacrosse program continued with a 10-5 season and a No. 5 seed. First-year coach Dennis Smith's Tigers will host winless No. 12 Spaulding on Tuesday at 4 p.m., with No. 4 Brattleboro (12-4) waiting for the winner at 7 p.m. on Friday. MUHS did not play either team this spring.
In D-II boys' lacrosse, No. 12 VUHS (4-12) drew an unfamiliar foe, No. 5 U-32 on Wednesday at 4 p.m., while No. 14 Mount Abraham will visit No. 3 Green Mountain Valley (10-2), a team that won the title in 2012 and defeated the Eagles in April, 10-6, and in May, 13-7.
Finally, in softball VUHS softball team equaled its 2012 regular season record by going 12-4 this spring, but was rewarded with a seed one slot higher, No. 3. The Commodores will open on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. against No. 14 Bellows Falls (4-12), and in all likelihood will then host a Saturday quarterfinal at 4:30 p.m. against either No. 6 U-32 or No. 11 Milton (6-10). Of those teams, VUHS has faced only Milton this spring, defeating the Yellowjackets, 12-1.
Two other local softball teams earned top-eight seeds in D-II behind No. 1 defending champion BFA-Fairfax (16-0) and No. 2 Lyndon (14-1). OV won twice late last week in dramatic fashion (including Coach Pattie Candon's 300th victory, see our article) to finish at 9-7 and earn the No. 7 seed. OV will host unfamiliar foe No. 10 Lake Region (8-8) on Wednesday, and then probably trek up to Lyndon on Friday for a 4:30 p.m. contest. Mount Abe (7-9) got the No. 8 nod and will host Mill River (8-8) on Tuesday; the teams did not meet this spring. If the Eagles prevail, Fairfax will be waiting at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. In D-I, No. 15 MUHS (3-12) will be looking to spring the upset at No. 2 Colchester (14-2) on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m., but will have to reverse an 8-0 regular-season setback to do so.
As always, good luck to all.
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Wilco Shows The Entertainment Industry How To Respond To A Leak
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Hey Wolverine fans! We know that you're all looking forward to the release of the movie next month. We're excited too! By now you may have heard that an early totally unfinished version has been leaked online. It's missing a whole bunch of stuff -- including some amazing special effects -- and honestly, this version isn't a finished product at all. We think you'll get a much better overall experience by waiting for the full finished product, but we certainly understand that some of you just can't wait (trust us, we feel the same way!). If that's the case, please, feel free to check it out, but please remember that this isn't even close to the final version. If anything, think of this as a "behind-the-scenes" peek of just what a movie looks like before all the real "movie magic" gets put in there. If you do check it out, we hope you'll join us May 1st to check out the finalized version as well on the big screen the way we intended for you to see this awesome movie. It's just a month away!And, of course, we had people from the movie industry tell us we were crazy (some funny emails from the movie studios, actually), and that such a plan would never work, and how could they not call in the FBI and threaten legal action. Apparently, my suggestion was the dumbest thing ever.
And... yet... when others actually do something like that, it appears to be working. Reader mikez points us to the news that the band Wilco discovered that its upcoming album has been leaked online, so they put up their own streaming version of the album for all to listen to and released the following statement:
"Well we made it nearly a month with copies of Wilco the album floating around out there before it leaked. Pretty impressive restraint in this day and age. But the inevitable happened last night. Since we know you're curious and probably have better things to do than scour the internet for a download though we do understand the attraction of the illicit we ve posted a stream of the full album...Feel free to refer to it as wilco the stream if you must."See? Turns out it's not so difficult. And, while 20th Century Fox was getting slammed left and right for its actions, Twitter this morning is abuzz with people talking about how awesome the new Wilco album is and how excited they are that it's coming out.


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On a day when the rest of the AFC North failed to escape with last-minute comebacks, the Ravens survived in the end by delivering a familiar - if not excruciating - replay.
Whether they were going on memory or might yesterday, the Ravens forced three turnovers in the fourth quarter, including Ray Lewis' interception with 44 seconds left, to sidestep an upset and ring up a 24-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Just like last Sunday, another big play by Lewis and fourth-quarter turnovers were the major difference. And just like last Sunday, the instant-replay system was a major headache.


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I really like the article for making clear that media queries are not (or not necessarily) the weapon of choice when making a mobile site and for providing many useful tips.
What I dislike is the paragraph about scaling. I'm with Rob and Ben. It's really annoying for me on many so-called "mobile-optimized" websites to not being able to zoom.
A mobile site is not an app, I'm still in Safari where I'm used to use pinch-zoom, if the text is too small to read, or to quickly scale images.
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Bucks end skid, top struggling Lakers
Milwaukee, WI – Larry Sanders led five Milwaukee starters in double-figures with 21 points and 13 rebounds, as the Bucks picked up a much- needed 113-103 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday at the Bradley Center.
Ersan Ilyasova and Brandon Jennings each netted 20 points for the Bucks, who saw a four-game losing skid come to an end. Monta Ellis filled out the stat sheet with 18 points, nine assists and seven boards and Marquis Daniels followed with 16 points in the victory.
Kobe Bryant scored 30 points and is now four shy of tying Wilt Chamberlain for fourth-most on the NBA career points list. The Lakers, though, have lost four of their last five games.
After the game, the Lakers revealed Bryant has a bone spur in his left foot. He will visit a foot doctor in Sacramento Friday.
Steve Nash registered 16 points and with six helpers, while Dwight Howard had a double-double of 15 points and 15 rebounds in the setback.
"Tonight, we were suppose to win this game and we gave it up," said Howard. "We have to help each other on defense, we have to do a better job."
It was a toe-to-toe start to the second half with the Bucks sticking around early, but around the midway point, they trailed by six. Milwaukee wasn't done yet as Daniels then nailed a corner triple to kick start a 13-2 run which saw the hosts take a 76-71 lead with 2:55 left in the quarter.
Sanders, who had 13 alone in the third, brought the crowd to its feet as his dunk capped the run. After the Bucks battled to take control though, Los Angeles still managed to cut its deficit to 82-77 to head into the fourth.
The home team's lead quickly faded as Steve Blake hit a 3-pointer minutes into the final stanza to give the Lakers a 88-87 edge. The Bucks, though, determined to not let one slip away, answered yet again.
A game-changing 17-4 flurry over the next 4 1/2 minutes that Daniels ended with a steal-and-slam made it 104-92 with 4:10 to play.
"We came out and accepted the challenge, we needed a win bad," said Daniels. "We came out with more intensity and more energy."
Los Angeles simply had nothing left in the tank and never got closer than eight, as Milwaukee was able to hold on to close the contest and secure the victory.
The Lakers held a 25-18 advantage after the first quarter while Bryant scored the team's final eight points.
The visitors kept their edge into the second as Pau Gasol's hook shot with 4:51 to play made it a 46-35 contest. Milwaukee, however, closed the first half on a 18-10 swing to get within 56-53 at the break.
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Bryant needs five points to pass Chamberlain's 31,419 career point total ... The Lakers had won eight of their last 11 in Milwaukee ... The series is tied 1-1 this season ... The Bucks won the second chance points battle, 20-12 and outscored the Lakers 54-48 on points in the paint.


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A man was shot in Northwest Baltimore on Sunday night, police said, the third incident that day that homicide detectives were investigating.
The man was shot in the face and neck area in the 3700 block of Manchester Avenue in the Central Park Heights neighborhood of Baltimore about 9:30 p.m., police said. He was in critical condition at a hospital Sunday night.
In earlier incidents police said were unrelated to St. Patrick's Day festivities, a man was fatally stabbed at the entrance of the city's emergency shelter in the 600 block of the Fallsway on Sunday morning, and a man was fatally shot later that morning in the 1800 block of Ruxton Avenue.
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I'm looking forward to Arkham City, Uncharted 3, Skyrim and Bioshock Infinite as much as the next guy, but I'd much rather have Journey, L.A. Noire, Rage or LMNO simply because there's the added bonus of helping aid the industry into moving away from franchised works and into new, original settings/characters/stories.
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In God She Trusted
Sara Perkins trusted God. During times of tumult, tempest and trial in her life, Sara could always trust in the Almighty. During her terms as a political prisoner in China, God was the only one she could trust to get her through the quagmire of confinement to believe that one day she would breathe the air of freedom.
Sara Emily Perkins was born in Tennille, Georgia on the 23rd day of January 1892. Orphaned at an early age, Sara lived with her married sister. In her early years, Sara wanted to become a musician. She attended the College of Music in Washington, D.C. and taught piano in Shanghai, China in a school for children of American missionaries. After two years, Sara knew that teaching music was not what she wanted to do for the rest of her life. Everywhere she looked, Sara saw poverty, disease and ignorance. She wanted to help change that, so she embarked on a course in the study of medicine half way around the world, where she began her studies of nursing at Peking Medical College. As a registered nurse, Perkins performed mission work for a year before returning to the U.S. to work as a public health care nurse in Charleston, S.C..
Learning the Chinese language was the first order of business after Sara's return to China as she was assigned to train Chinese nurses. It wasn't very long after she arrived back in China when the Japanese army invaded the country in 1937. During the early months of the fighting, Sara worked in the war relief efforts before she was taken as a prisoner by the Japanese. As an American, she was treated somewhat better than prisoners of other nationalities. In 1940, Perkins was granted a furlough and was sent to the United States. Knowing that her place was back in China, Sara returned to the war ravaged country, just six weeks before the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was only after the Japanese government learned that Japanese Americans were being interned in the United States that Sara and her fellow medical workers and missionaries were also confined in camps until an exchange of prisoners was completed in 1943. Sara returned to America on a ten-week trip on a slow boat from China. As she and her colleagues entered New York harbor, they began to sing The Star Spangled Banner. Tears streamed down their faces.
After the end of World War II, once again Sara left South Carolina and returned to her adopted homeland in 1946 on a 47 day trip aboard a Norwegian freighter. Once again, war returned to the Chinese mainland when the Chinese Communists launched a bid to take over the government. Sara had paid little attention to the Communists before, thinking of them not as a mighty force but a maladroit band of malcontents and fanatics. Sara and her colleagues heard reports of the Communists coming into their city and began to hide all their medical equipment. When the Chinese Nationals abandoned the city, the Communists conducted an orderly take over and for the second time in a dozen years, Sara once again found herself as a political prisoner.
Conditions in the prison camp slowly began to deteriorate. There was little contact with the outside world. When the captors were not around, Sara and her fellow prisoners listened to a homemade radio on a radio station in Hong Kong to keep up with the happenings in the war in Korea.
Sara recalled, "March 2, 1951, was a cold night. I had a little wood-burning stove in my room, and in order to conserve the heat, I had encircled it with chairs draped with various garments. Behind the chairs I placed a little tin tub and in it I took my last 'tub bath' for the next four and one half years." That's when things got worse. The guards came into her room and removed nearly all of her possessions. With little clothes to wear, Sara spent most of her days in bed. She was allowed to keep four copies of the Gospel of John, although her Bible was confiscated. She gave away three copies of her gospel tracts and kept the other close to her at all times.
The American prisoners were taken to Ku Kong prison, a dark dank moldy dungeon. To help pass the time and keep their sanity, Sara and the others recited Bible verses and played mind games with each other through their cell walls. Her room was furnished with a saw horse, which she used for a table, and two saw horses, which she planks on and used for a bed.
This was a time when Sara's faith took over and kept her going from day to day. She began to sing verses of This is My Father's World as she combated rats, mosquitos and oppressive heat.
In early 1952, Sara was taken to a larger prison in Canton, China. There, and especially on Sundays, Sara and the others were subjected to loud Chinese music and propaganda. Though she rated the prison food as "good and sufficient," the sight of a spider on the top of big bowl of rice never left the back of her mind.
It was in June 1954, when Sara began to have contact with her family. Her first letter and care package from her sister came on New Year's Eve. The Chinese took the good things and left her with the insignificant contents, though they were highly significant to Sara.
The year 1955 would be the last year she would be confined. As summer came to an end, Sara wrote in her autobiography, Red China Prisoner, "The bolt was slipped back and my cell door swung open to admit the messenger of my release. I was told to prepare to leave quickly. The admonition was unnecessary, my things had been ready for days." Sara's Chinese captors had kept her possessions intact, albeit her clothes were mildewed and currency was rotted. Her last meal was rice and chicken, but after eating rice twice a day for four and one half years, she ate the chicken and left the rice for the birds. As she rode through the Chinese countryside, Sara looked out the window of her train coach to see how much the landscape had changed. The train stopped at bridge. As she walked across the bridge toward the British guards on the other side, Sara saw no water, just the vision of freedom as she felt the hand of God helping her to walk.
On October 9, 1955, Sara boarded the President Cleveland for the long awaited trip back home. She knew she could never return to China and accepted her banishment as God's will as she recalled, "The night was glorious and I went up on deck to see the harbor of Hong Kong for the last time. It was beautiful in the starlight and I felt that I was standing between two worlds. The one I was leaving behind had been filled with an amazing adventure with God. The one toward which I was moving, though very different, would be filled with a continuation of that adventure, but the wonder of it would be measured by my faith."


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MANHATTAN — The city is looking for someone to rebuild Times Square — months after the massive project was initially supposed to be underway.
On Friday, the city asked construction companies to bid for the chance to transform the Crossroads of the World into an ultra-modern plaza.
Initial work on the project kicked off in spring, as utility companies upgraded and relocated their infrastructure, but the main work has yet to get started.
In May, representatives from the city's Department of Design and Construction, as well as the Department of Transportation, told Community Boards that construction would begin in the fall and would pause temporarily between Dec. 27 and Jan. 1 for the square's annual New Year celebration.
According to the city's posting, applications to rebuild Times Square are due by Jan. 15, meaning the project will not start until after that date.
A spokesman speaking on behalf of the DOT and DDC said the redesign project was moving ahead as planned, but sources close to it said there have been delays.
The change has the potential to shake up the project's carefully coordinated schedule. The DOT promised work would be timed in phases, with crews working their way north from West 42nd Street to West 47th Street on Broadway before moving on to Seventh Avenue.
Both streets will be repaved, with a new mosaic design built into the concrete. The redesign will also include new lamps, benches and other additions to the street landscape.
The project, originally slated for a 2015 completion, is certain to have a heavy impact on traffic in the area — major streets will see lane reductions when crews are at work.
Under the project's original schedule, the Department of Transportation planned to complete work on Broadway by the end of 2013, then move on to the Seventh Avenue work, which is estimated to take just under two years.
It was unclear if there were any changes to the plan presented in May. At that meeting, DOT pledged to keep a 15-foot wide access path open for pedestrians while work was underway.
The request for proposals posted last week offers few details, stating that the work will entail "sewer, water main, street lighting and traffic work."


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Megan Fox Loves The Lakers
Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green leave after Game One of the Western Conference Finals between the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers at The Staples Center on Monday (May 17) in Los Angeles.
The 24-year-old actress cover the June 2010 issue of Allure, and mentioned that she doesn't like receiving compliments. "I hate receiving compliments; I hate being told I'm talented or people think I'm going to be a movie star. I always feel that it's forced and fake," she said.
Megan also revealed her dislike for public speaking. "I hate talking in front of large crowds of people," she says. "You have to be yourself, there's nothing you can hide behind, and I don't like sharing myself. So I go to these places where I shut off, and I don't know what I do. Sometimes I'm normal, and sometimes I'm f—– weird and bizarre."
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The hero to zero effect
As the public makes a villain out of MS Dhoni, only till recently everybody's favourite 'captain cool', Pradeep Magazine says it reflects the reality — that we live in extremes. For Indians, cricket is not just a sport but a symbol of middle-class aspirations — where defeat is not an option.columns Updated: Oct 14, 2012 00:31 IST
It is a moment that will remain etched in an Indian cricket fan's memory and not only because it is repeatedly shown on television. It is that freeze-frame moment when Mahendra Singh Dhoni launched the ball into the skies and beyond, and led India to a memorable World Cup victory, the second in its cricketing history. The Indian captain was hailed as the greatest strategist ever, the sobriquet of "captain cool" sitting pretty on the man, who had not just conquered the world but the heart and soul of every Indian living on planet earth.
One and a half years later, the man under whose reign India also become the number one test cricket team in the world, albeit for a brief period, is facing the wrath of the media and public, who want him to be booted out as captain. The exit from the highly unpredictable and the least skill-oriented format of cricket, the T-20 World Cup, has led to an orchestrated media campaign.
From a man who was the king and could do no wrong, Dhoni's every move is seen as being made by someone who is arrogant, lacks ideas and can turn even gold to dust with his thoughtless moves. He should consider himself lucky that his team beat Pakistan in the Super League of the World Cup, otherwise his fate could have been worse. He could have required police protection from those very people who had once hailed him as the pride of a rising, shining India, someone who symbolised the "new" India with aspirations of being a superpower in the globalised world of today.
Like it or not, the reality of India, and not just of the present times alone, is that we live in extremes. We believe in black and white, where you are either a hero or a villain. Cricket for us is not a sport where two teams pit their skills against each other, and the one with better talent wins. It is a battlefield, the Kurukshetra of the Mahabharata, where the Indian team is seen as representing all that is good and great about us.
Winning is a triumph of good over evil and in the present context even more than that. The Indian team has now become a symbol of middle class aspirations, where as an emerging superpower, its cricket team has to be world beaters. Defeat is unacceptable, even if it happens in the field of sport. "We are the best" may sound like a tag line for a consumer product being advertised on the idiot box, but it is a line which is taken so seriously that even a performer like Dhoni is today being condemned in strong, harsh words.
The only yardstick of judging talent is victory. In the biting, sarcastic comments which spew venom and represent the mood of the nation, or so we are told, the ignorance of any knowledge of sports or the realisation that the whole edifice and beauty of sports lies in its unpredictability, is completely absent. The corporate language of "perform or perish" has over the years gained in currency and made things worse for those who have suffered at the hands of an unforgiving public, even when the media was not the monster which it is today.
In the pages of history, the year 1971 was a milestone for any genuine cricket fan in India. It was the year when India, under Ajit Wadekar, beat the West Indians for the first time in their own country. It was also the year when India finally conquered its colonial masters in their own backyard. For the present generation, bred on an overdose of limited-overs cricket and its T20 format, the Oval Test may not evoke any memories of pride and thrill. But, for those steeped in its history know that it was then that "we" beat England for the first time ever in their own home ground. It was a heady year and when Wadekar and his men returned home, they were taken around in a cavalcade, and treated like all-conquering heroes. India, it seemed, had taken a giant leap forward in announcing to the world that "we too matter."
Three years later, in 1974, Wadekar's men were soundly thrashed by England and at the Lord's Test — India were in fact bundled out for 42. This "scarred" the nation so much that Wadekar's statue, which had been put up in Indore to celebrate the historic 1971 win, was disfigured by fans. On his return back home, the Indian captain had to be provided security — otherwise enraged fans would have manhandled him for bringing "disgrace" to the country.
If nationalism linked to a team's performance was alive then, it has increased manifold in today's televised world where consumer goods companies make cricket and its stars a vehicle to sell their products.
We are never tired of being told that the tricolour's pride is in the hands of our cricket stars. They are our "heroes" who have shown the world that we have arrived as a nation. Media analysts too are not far behind in fuelling such fervour. Every time we win, we are told that our team is the representative of that "new India" which is confident, has faith in itself and is capable of giving back as good as it gets.
This argument, if applied to defeat, could mean that we lack confidence, are timid as a nation and have fallen prey to old, bad habits.
The growing number of cricket fans have, over the years, seen the sport only in terms of victory and defeat.
The shorter format has made it worse, because it has got them interested in the game not because of the joys of watching a skillful battle, but the thrill the run-chase equation gives them.
It means that all they understand of sports is winning. Defeat is not to be tolerated. In an atmosphere like this, sports as a sport becomes the first casualty and a rational debate to analyse a defeat or a victory is an impossibility. The media — for its TRPs — panders to this public sentiment, making villains of the old and heroes of the new. And this will be a never-ending cycle, unless we mature as a nation where sport is meant to be watched and enjoyed and not seen through the prism of nationalism.
A tale of 5 captains: heroes painted black in defeat
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
Captain, Test: 1962-68
The Nawab of Pataudi, whose father Iftikhar Ali Khan had the distinction of leading both India and England, was the youngest-ever Indian captain. He was appointed captain at the age of 21 after Nari Contractor was seriously injured, hit on the head by a bouncer on the tour of the West Indies in 1960-61.
Known as Tiger Pataudi, he led a team of no-hopers of world cricket into a cohesive unit and India under his leadership won a Test match overseas for the first time ever in 1967-68 in New Zealand. This heroic figure of Indian cricket, who played international cricket with one eye, having lost vision in one eye due to a car accident, is widely believed to have instilled self-belief in his teammates. As Bishan Singh Bedi puts it, "he was the first man who made us realise we are playing for our country and are not just a bunch of individuals."
Yet, after a string of defeats, he was pilloried by the media and ridiculed by the public, leading to a casting vote by the chairman of the selection committee with being sacked as the captain. Unlike then, today he is hailed as the man who laid the foundation of a cohesive, well-knit team, the fruits of which were reaped by future generations.
Ajit Wadekar
Captain, Test: 1971-74, ODI: 1974
The ouster of "Nawab" MAK Pataudi as captain in 1971, put a "commoner" at the helm and he did not disappoint India by leading the team to historic wins in the West Indies and England. The Oval Test, where leg-spinner Chandrashekhar's magical spell of 6 for 38 shot India to a sensational win, is part of folklore now.
But Wadekar had to quit as the captain as a bitter, frustrated and even angry man after India's ignominious defeats on the tour of England in 1974. Hailed as a great leader, he was now blamed for everything that went wrong, from rifts to unimaginative leadership that led to that disastrous performance. At the Lord's Test,
India not only suffered an innings defeat, but were dismissed in their second innings for 42, which brought out the worst in Indian fans.
The same captain who was taken in a cavalcade in 1971, was the target of their ire. His statue built in 1971 and put up in a square in Indore, was disfigured and on the team's return, Wadekar had to be provided security for fear of being manhandled by the fans.
Kapil Dev
Captain, Test: 1983-86, ODI: 1982-87
Arguably one of the greatest all-rounders the game has ever seen, Kapil Dev is remembered as the man who led India against all odds to the 1983 World Cup triumph, a feat that Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men equalled almost three decades later. Hailed as a hero and feted as no one before him, Kapil was to soon realise the fickle and unpredictable nature of the Indian public.
The same West Indies team that his team had beaten in the World Cup final, toured India immediately after that and mauled them 3-0 in Tests and 6-0 in the one-dayers. Fans unleashed their fury in Kolkata, where eggs and tomatoes were thrown at the team. The World Cup star was shown the door immediately after that and Sunil Gavaskar was appointed the new captain.
Gavaskar too did not fare well and Kapil was reappointed captain in 1985 and led India to an emphatic Test series win against England in England. The 1987 World Cup was played in India where Kapil's men lost in the semi-finals to England. The defeat was blamed on Kapil's "irresponsible" shot while batting and public opinion once again turned against him. He was removed as captain once again.
Sachin Tendulkar
Captain, Test and ODI: 1996-2000
The greatest cricketer ever to have straddled the cricket field has had two bitter experiences as captain of the Indian team. Replacing Mohd. Azharuddin as captain after India's early exit in the 1996 World Cup, followed by defeat in England, Tendulkar could not match public expectations and after the team's repeated failures, he too was removed after intense media and public pressure and Azharuddin was back at the helm.
Another failure in the 1999 World Cup in England, and the selectors announced Tendulkar as captain for the 1999-2000 series in Australia.
But Tendulkar was so shaken and hurt by the manner in which he was treated by the media and fans alike in his first stint, that he remained untraceable for almost two days, after the announcement of his captaincy was made. It was obvious he did not want to lead the country again and only agreed after great persuasion by the selectors and the board.
A Test series whitewash in Australia and the impending return of Azharuddin to the side led to Tendulkar giving up the captaincy. The public and media pressure had once again claimed a victim, who after that never agreed to lead India again.
Sourav Ganguly
Captain, Test: 2000-05, ODI: 1999-2005
We may today proclaim him the greatest captain India has ever seen, but the throne of captaincy was not all roses for him. There were many occasions when India were losing more than winning, that everyone was demanding his scalp.
In the 2003 World Cup in South Africa, where India began their campaign on a losing streak, the houses of a few players were vandalised in India and Ganguly was blamed for those defeats. So much so, that in Harare, during the tournament, Tendulkar read out a written statement to the press, requesting the Indian public to see reason, calm down and realise cricket is a sport and no one wants to lose deliberately.
Ganguly was to come under severe scrutiny and face harsh criticism after Pakistan beat India. His spat with coach Greg Chappell did not help, nor his own loss of form and he was not only removed as captain but dropped from the team as well, leaving him a bitter man. He redeemed himself by a phenomenal come-back as a batsman. Though today unanimously hailed as the architect of India's climb to the top, it will always hurt him that he was dubbed a man who divided the Indian team.
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ATLANTA MAYOR Kasim Reed recently said that he likes the idea of jumping on a high-speed train and being whisked to Savannah in a mere 75 minutes.
Who wouldn't?
The four-hour drive between Atlanta and the coast is mind-numbing, particularly the long stretch on I-16 between Savannah and Macon. Hopping on a commercial airliner is much faster. But a round-trip ticket is far more expensive than two tanks of gasoline.
That leaves the train - an option that's no longer available for Savannah-to-Atlanta travelers, thanks to the demise of the Nancy Hanks passenger train decades ago.
Mr. Reed's futuristic dream is a nice one. The mayor is excellent team player who is on record supporting Savannah's port deepening project, and he should be praised for supporting more regional links and growth opportunities.
But high-speed rail comes with considerable baggage. It's hugely expensive. Conventional wisdom has shown that it makes the most economic sense in densely populated areas, like the Northeast, where traveling on traffic-clogged roads is a nightmare.
True, Atlanta's traffic problem is one of the worst in the nation. But investing billions of limited dollars to quickly move a relatively small number of Georgia travelers to and from the coast delivers a limited bang for the buck. It doesn't help large numbers of everyday commuters stuck in traffic jams on I-285 - or, closer to home, on DeRenne Avenue, Abercorn Extension or I-16 during the morning and afternoon rush hours.
In fact, a majority of Georgians in this region and in Atlanta recently voted down a sales tax hike to improve transportation. Getting political support to fund a high-speed train would be difficult.
President Obama's grand, hugely expensive plan for high-speed rail nationwide doesn't include a line between Atlanta and Savannah. But earlier this year, a private consultant working for the Georgia State Board of Transportation presented a report that a line that links Savannah to Atlanta and Jacksonville, Fla., is economically feasible. Possible stops in for that train in Georgia would include Griffin, just south of Atlanta, and Macon.
Those talks remain in the conceptual stage. Construction of any rail lines in the state would be years into the future - if ever.
A big unknown is how many passengers would buy tickets to support the daily runs.
The company that did this report for the state, HNTB, speculated that the cost of one round-trip ticket between Atlanta and Jacksonville (fares between Atlanta and Savannah weren't mentioned) ranged from $238 and $304. If you're taking your family to Atlanta to catch a Braves game or visit relatives, that's pretty steep.
Fortunately, it doesn't cost anything to dream big.
Mr. Reed said he started to focus on a high-speed train between Atlanta and Savannah when a server in one of his favorite restaurants complained that Atlanta was too far from the coast.
"We can create a trail of prosperity between those two regions," Reed said last week during a talk at the Commerce Club in Atlanta. "We stand here on the precipice of great things ... We can't be afraid of doing large things."
He's right. Creating prosperity that's mutually beneficial to Savannah and Atlanta, as well as to the rest of Georgia, is in the public's interest. Port expansion is the perfect example.
But for now, Mr. Reed's dream doesn't stand up to the cold splash of fiscal and political realities.
High-speed rail is loaded with pitfalls. Until these problems can be satisfactorily addressed, this is an idea whose time has not come.


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SANTA CRUZ — The first slide professor Nirvikar Singh flashed on his PowerPoint showed the faces of six Sikh worshipers gunned down the previous month in Oak Creek, Wis., by a man with white supremacist ties.
As after other attacks since 9/11, the UC Santa Cruz professor explained to students in this fall introductory course, the Wisconsin shooting revealed an abiding ignorance over who Sikhs are -- and aren't.
"Despite being in this country for more than 100 years, I think Sikhs are not well understood," said Singh, a 58-year-old economist, dressed in jeans and a midnight blue turban.
Singh holds the university's nascent chair in Sikh and Punjabi studies -- the fourth of its kind in California and part of a broader movement to spread the word about the world's fifth-largest religion while promoting scholarship.


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Pink Floyd Keyboardist Rick Wright Dies, Aged 65
Richard Wright, one of the founder members of Pink Floyd, died yesterday (Monday 15th Sept.) after battling with cancer.
Wright, besides playing the keyboards, also wrote some songs for the band and even sang some of their material, early in the Pink Floyd career, including "Paintbox" and "Remember A Day". Though those songs were overshadowed by Syd Barretts' genial early work, they still represent that early, psychedelic pop side of Pink Floyd very well, and there's much to be said for Rick Wright's knack for writing such breezy, gentle tunes as these - both essential staples in any collection of early, non-album Pink Floyd tracks:
Pink Floyd performing Wright's tune "Remember A Day" on French TV
Early Pink Floyd promo video, Rick Wright sings "Paint Box"
Guitarist David Gilmour said: "He was such a lovely, gentle, genuine man and will be missed terribly by so many who loved him."
Writing on his website, he added: "And that's a lot of people. Did he not get the loudest, longest round of applause at the end of every show in 2006?"
Wright's spokesman said in a statement: "The family of Richard Wright, founder member of Pink Floyd, announce with great sadness that Richard died today after a short struggle with cancer. The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this difficult time."
Rick Wright was a self-taught keyboard player and pianist, and his liquid, intuitive playing and use of effects such as Leslie speaker and echoe boxes, greatly enhanced the Pink Floyd sound in some of their best and most seminal albums, from Floyd's debut "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" to "Echoes" and "The Dark Side Of The Moon".
Wright (left) and his Pink Floyd bandmates in '67
Wright's work on the title track of "Echoes", with it's amazing use of the Leslie Rotating Speaker, is one of the most classic keyboard parts in rock'n'roll, and is still greatly appreciated by keyboard players today. It was one of the highlights of Pink Floyd's film "Live In Pompeii", and here's "Echoes - Part I" for you:
Wright, a founder member of The Pink Floyd Sound - and other previous incarnations including Sigma 6 - met Waters and Mason at architecture school. Despite his important role within the band, Wright was forced to leave Pink Floyd in the early 80's, after working on "The Wall", due to artistic differences with Pink Floyd leader Roger Waters.
When Waters eventually left Pink Floyd, Rick Wright resumed his role in the band, working on a string of successful comeback albums such as "The Division Bell" in 1994, that kept the Pink Floyd flame still burning bright, well into the 90's.
In 2005, the full band reunited - for the first time in 24 years - for the Live 8 concert in London's Hyde Park. Fans worldwide were rejoiced to see Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Rick Wright and drummer Nick Mason together onstage again, and it was one of the highlights of the event.
Pink Floyd at Live 8
There was much speculation - or at least hope - that Pink Floyd would reform and tour again.
The band never confirmed the rumours, and now, with Rick Wright's passing, those hopes are dashed forever. Rick Wright is now joining Syd Barrett at the Great Gig In The Sky...


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NuGet 1.5 Released!
UPDATE: We found an issue with 1.5 when running behind some proxies that caused an "Arithmetic operation resulted in an overflow" exception message and another issue with signed PS1 scripts. We've now posted an update (NuGet 1.5.20902.9023) that fixes the issues.
I'm happy to announce the release of NuGet 1.5 just in time to make sure our roadmap isn't a liar. I won't bore you by repeating the details of the release, but instead direct you to the NuGet 1.5 release notes.
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I've updated our roadmap to reflect what we're thinking about next. The next release is going to focus more on continuous integration scenarios that we've heard from customers, pre-release "beta" packages and multiple UI improvements such as allowing folks to disable package sources.
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The Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology - Teen's Edition Tenor Book/2-CDs Pack
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Songs in authentic versions, chosen especially for teens, with introductory notes about shows and plots; recorded accompaniment CDs are available. The Tenor edition features 36 songs, including: Anthem
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The Long-Term Economic To-Do List
Beyond the urgent post-election to-dos there is another checklist that will have a significant impact on American prosperity over the next decade. David Wessel reports on The News Hub. Photo:Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
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... the the ... it's back to the White House he's gotta be economic to do list and Economics Editor David Wessel ... Gleeson all out in today's Capital column ... David good morning ... Martin is so ... what the layout the deficit ... is tomorrow's problem ... now ... and when to talk about that about a really good in the fiscal situation we gotta lotta John painter yesterday ... do you think we we need a grand bargain a word ... debts of the camera so can be kicked down the road ... well look I think that that is Isaiah my column there's a shorter urgent to do list things we gotta do right away and the things we are to do for the long term ... on the right away when ... dealing with the fiscal cliff is clearly one of the most urgent things on the president's ... economic to do list ... I that question is ... will we go over the class ... will we get a phony deal one that papers over the differences doesn't really make much in a long term deficit allows them to call off the spending cuts ... and tax increases are set to occur at the end of the year to the fiscal cliff is ... or will we get as you were for a grand bargain ... something which involves probably the Republicans ... Republicans acquiesce singing going along with tax increases ... the Democrats acquiesce and going along with stiffer cuts to Medicare press even social security than they would prefer ... in order to put the long term deficit and debt trajectory ... on a sounder item in its under direction ... of John do we need a grand bargain yes will we get one who knows ... okay ... jobs and we tease importantly so still have three point six million folks that ... really have been out of work for a year or more are still looking ... a and a few months for me you were really wages a mean that that's the key issues in real wages have declined ... for even for the past number of years out from for middle income Americans is is there a way to improve real wages especially when for instance the Fed is ... trying to inflate the economy ... I don't think the Fed as much to do with the long-term trend in wages but as you point out we have two problems the short term problem is ... not enough jobs to many people about them ... the longer term problem is even before the recession ... the wages of media workers the typical worker in the middle of the middle class ... or keeping up with inflation ... and the question is what is it that government policy ... can do to increase the odds and ... wages go up and running and living standards rise ... Anna really has a lot to do with increasing productivity putting together those kinds of ... on investments in the economy changes in the regulation whatever it is ... that allows us to enjoy what we have enjoyed in the past which is a rising average level of wages ... and not one where all the people of the top enjoyed railways and the secret DVD secret of course that a lot of people always talk about is education ... but ... the Kiwis is there is there some level of performing because I think we'd be spending ... a good deal on education you see of course that ... maybe one thing it's keeping people from being more upwardly mobile is the mom of student debt that they're graduating with these days ... how you ... really thread the needle so that you get an education system that delivers ... better outcomes and enables people to be upwardly mobile ... right so that's that's obviously one of the big it's that kind items that we face ... I think that to face a change in the U S the last couple of years ... what is an enormous about a focus on the inadequacies of the K twelve system ... and lots of experimenting going on ... I it's still not very good for most Americans especially for people in the lower half of the investigation ... but there's a lot of attention on that ... and if we would have to make more changes but I think there were dressed in ... higher education ... I think you point out exactly what the problem is we have rising to wish and costs going up faster than we can sustain ... and all lot of people taking on student debt at a time when it may be hard for them to get a job ... so that requires two things the request reform of the way we pay for education ... in making higher education more efficient


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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — As part of its continuing effort to aid regional businesses in gaining access to the economic opportunities presented by the Marcellus and Utica shale, the leadership of the Ohio Valley Oil & Gas Association has added two staff members.
Lisa Duvall has been named as industry and community relations director, and Tricia Zaccagnini has been named as membership renewal and event manager.
"The impact of the Marcellus and Utica shale drilling is enormous in this region," said Matt Steele, OVOGA board president. "The mission of the OVOGA is to educate our members, provide networking opportunities and help businesses grow. Lisa and Tricia will play integral roles in this."
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A native of Belmont County, Duvall is a graduate of Bellaire High School and West Liberty State College with a bachelor of arts degree in secondary education. She was a reporter and associate local news editor at The Times Leader; field representative and press secretary for then-U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland and regional director for Gov. Strickland. She most recently managed a successful state-wide judicial campaign in West Virginia.
With the exception of her college years, Tricia (Lollini) Zaccagnini is a lifelong resident of the Ohio Valley. She is a graduate of Ohio University with a bachelor of science in communications, Wheeling Jesuit University with a master of business administration and is currently pursuing a teaching certificate. Prior to working for the OVOGA, Zaccagnini served as the public relations manager with the National Technology Transfer Center. Zaccagnini is also a coordinator with The Gala Group in Wheeling, WV, which provides quality wedding and event planning for the Upper Ohio Valley. She resides in Rayland, OH, with her husband, Neal.
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Maryland and Loyola will meet next spring in a rematch of last season's NCAA Division I men's lacrosse championship game, according to Patrick Stevens of The Washington Times.
Coach Charley Toomey of the Greyhounds, who beat the Terps, 9-3, in Foxborough, Mass., for the school's first-ever D-I national title in any sport, said he's "pretty sure it's a done deal" the teams will play Feb. 23 at Ridley Athletic Complex.
According to the Times, the game is a byproduct of the Terps' department-wide ban on playing Georgetown in any sport after the schools failed to reach an agreement to revive their men's basketball series (those teams haven't met in the regular season since 1993). With the Hoyas no longer on Maryland's men's lacrosse schedule, an opening was created for Loyola.
Last spring, Severna Park grad Eric Lusby scored four goals en route to earning tournament Most Outstanding Player honors as the Greyhounds -- who began the season unranked and went on to earn the No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament -- dealt the Terps their second straight loss in the national championship game.
Before that, Loyola and Maryland had not faced each other since the Terps' 19-8 win in an NCAA semifinal at Rutgers in 1998. The Terps lead the all-time series 19-2; the schools have met only three times since Loyola moved from Division II to Division I in 1982.


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In the National Museum of Wales
Henry Thomas De la Beche was a hugely significant figure in the history of the study of geology in Europe, and the man behind the establishment of the British Geological Survey, which was founded by an Act of Parliament in 1845 largely due to his endeavours. His papers were donated to the Museum in the 1930s, and this catalogue represents a fundamental documentary source of British scientific history. The correspondence between De la Beche and his friends, colleagues and contemporaries (who included Prince Albert and Charles Darwin) gives us a fascinating insight into the day-to-day scientific endeavors of the nineteenth century.


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Inspiration: Unconventional Headboards
As the focal point of most bedrooms, the headboard is a feature in which there lies opportunity to think outside the box. From fashionable wall decals to reclaimed window frames, check out these eight great rooms with novel bed-heads.
When I was in college, I could barely afford my diet of ramen noodles and Natty Light, let alone new furniture of any kind. Still, I always found ways create the impact of a good headboard in the bedrooms of various apartments I lived in by simply painting them on the walls. In one room I grounded the bed with a simple, modern stripe, in the next room it was an ornate rod-iron inspired silhouette. Whether you you simply depict the essence of your favorite headboard, or repurpose old pieces (like in many of these inspirational images), it doesn't take much to create a powerful look without spending a fortune on a store-bought or custom design.
1. Natural Wood Headboard via Charlie Hibberd
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4. Mirror Headboard, via S.S. Waverly
5. Chalkboard Headboard, via Anthropologie
6. Old Doors as Headboards, via DESIGNSPIRATION[SK]
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The design programs are developed by leading architects and judged by insightful jury members.
The prize money is targeted for travel grants during the students academic study years, thereby directly influencing their studies.


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Name: Michelle Sanchez
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Birthday: February 24th
Height: 5'0
Weight (lbs.): 102
Measurements: 32D-24-32
Ethnicity/Nationality: Filipino
Recent Experience:
- INNOVATIVE TREND clothing - Michelle Sanchez "Pacquio," 2011
- MISS SPOCOM 1st Place bikini contest winner ANAHEIM, 2011
- Super Street Magazine TOP 15 Models - 15th Anniversary October Issue, 2011
- Two in the Shirt "T.I.T.S" Clothing - Michelle Sanchez "Heart Breaker," 2012
- MISS Super Street Magazine December/January Issue, 2012
- Super Street Bike Magazine - Model of the Month April, 2012
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- Two in the Shirt "T.I.T.S" Clothing - Michelle Sanchez "Sleigh," 2012
- Model for Models in the Trunk MITT feature 2011
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- Model for SpoCom Anaheim August 2011
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- Model for Models in the Trunk MITT feature 2012
- Model for MBJunkies feature 2012
- Model for Tekken at EVO convention Las Vegas 2012
The Interview
PASMAG: Where are you from? And, are you currently living there? If not, where are you currently living?
Michelle Sanchez: Born and raised in Kauai, Hawaii and currently living in Las Vegas.
Does your personality match your Zodiac sign? Describe.
Yes, I'm a Pisces. We are sweet and feisty.
What would you say are your strengths as a model?
The curves I got from my momma.
What is your best beauty secret?
The gym; keep it fit, keep it tight.
Where can we see you?
In Las Vegas, of course.
What are your future plans (long term goals)?
I aspire to be a world traveller. Being born and raised on little Kaua'i has always made me curious to see what else is beyond the Pacific Ocean.
Do you drink? If so, what do you drink? If not, why do you not drink?
Seldom. If I do drink, I prefer feminine drinks like Riesling, champagne, or Midori Sour.
What is the best present you received? What is the best present you gave?
The best present I have received is going into work and seeing the entire office filled with various flowers that I got from my high school sweetheart, and then going into school and at every class, there was a different gift waiting for me. There was a card, balloons, a box of chocolates, roses, a bear, and a necklace. Things like that was stuff you'd only see in romantic movies.
The best present that I've ever given would probably be a Louie Vuitton wallet. At the time, I didn't even own any Louie Vuitton or matter of fact, anything extravagant for myself. I got it because it was a going away gift for someone important to me and I wanted it to symbolize future success in their new journey.
Where (restaurants) do you like to eat? What do you order? Why?
Oh I love food! If I'm with my good friends, I'll always order dessert first. My friends know I do this because I hate leaving restaurants and being too full for desserts.
What do you do on your spare time?
I enjoy working out in my spare time or spending time at the spa. Anything that is relaxing, basically.
How do you keep in such excellent shape? Explain your daily/exercise routine.
I'm naturally petite; however, I have thick thighs that I inherited from my mom. So when I work out, I focus more on the lower portion of my body. I'll use the elliptical machine, treadmill, or I'll run and do squats.
Are you big on first impressions? What do you first notice on a man?
Extremely; it's all about the chemistry and eye contact.
What's on your travel itinerary? Are you planning to go to any events in the future and/or vacation with your family, friends or 'significant other'?
I just got back from the Philippines and am planning on going to Tokyo sometime this year. Tokyo has always been a dream place for me.
How would you like your boyfriend to propose to you?
Well, if I had a long-time boyfriend, anything backed up with deep thought would definitely win my heart over. It takes someone that truly loves you to put in the time and effort into planning something special for such a special occasion.
Marriage song; what song would you like played on your wedding night? Why?
I'm not sure. I haven't thought that far ahead yet.
Any shout-outs or last words?
Thank you to my family and friends for always supporting me. I know it sounds cliché, but I'm always so thankful to have such a great handful of people who I know truly love me. <3


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Jerry Ivy died July 30, 2013
Jerry Max Ivy, age 69, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at the Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. Born at Five Mile, Arkansas, on February 18, 1944, he was the son of the late B. O. and Vyine (Howard) Ivy.
A longtime resident of Heber Springs, Jerry Max was a retired barber. He had served in the community in a variety of activities and organizations, including as a volunteer fireman, a member of the Young Businessmen's Association, a thirty-second degree Mason, and a Shriner. Jerry Max proudly served our country and was a veteran of the United States Navy, Army, and National Guard, and he was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign War. He was a member of the South Cross Roads Church and a Gideon.
Jerry Max is survived by
his wife, Velma Landreth Ivy of Heber Springs;
two daughters, Shannon Martin and husband, Danny, of Heber Springs
and Jeneen "J. J." McPherson and husband, Brady, of Sherwood;
one sister, Doris Davis of West Memphis;
four grandchildren, Makenzie Martin, Adam Martin, Colton McPherson, and Bailey Anne McPherson;
and his nieces and nephews.
Jerry Max is also survived by other relatives and his many friends.
Visitation was Thursday, Aug. 1, at Olmstead Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Friday, Aug. 2, at South Cross Roads Church at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Kenneth Rolland, Jr. officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Gideons International, South Cross Roads Church, or Cleburne County Library.
Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home. www.olmstead.cc