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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – At Payne Whitney Gymnasium after a tough season on the road, the Yale women's fencing team achieved a strong 15-12 victory against Sacred Heart in a Jan. 28 match-up.
"This was really a team victory, with each squad bringing wins to the table for an overall victory," junior captain Robyn Shaffer said. "Home meets, with a home crowd, are always a lot of fun — lots of energy from fans, which boosts our energy on the strip."
The result echoes last year's win against the Pioneers; then, the Bulldogs clinched the match in a 19-8 verdict in front of similarly enthusiastic home crowd support. Both teams are among those receiving votes in recent national polls of women's collegiate fencing teams.
Saturday's match accentuated the commitment of Yale's team, which has fought through several difficult competitions in the past season. The sabre weapons squad, in particular, put in what Shaffer called an "all-star effort", achieving a 7-2 record capped off with senior Jillian Liu clinching the win on her final bout.
"This match also highlighted the dedication of our individual fencers," Shaffer said. "Sophomore Lucy Partman has been sick for days, but showed up ready to fight for every touch."
This results sets the team up well for future competition, including the Feb. 11-12 Ivy League Championships, hosted this year at home at Coxe Cage.
"We're looking forward to taking on Vassar this upcoming Saturday in our next home meet," Shaffer said.
Yale will take on Vassar in Payne Whitney Gymnasium on Feb. 4.
Report filed by James Lu '14, Yale Sports Publicity.


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Some of us are good enough at cooking to accrue favors from stronger people who will install our AC unit, though perhaps not as professionally as we would like.
But the real pain comes in when you need to take the window air conditioning unit out.
And we should know. Each fall for years we've had customers request a seasonal window air conditioner service plan, so we came up with our No-Sweat Service Plan.
For $89.95, we'll professionally handle your window air conditioner installation (must be purchased from us).
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Duluth is about to take Bismarck's challenge lying down.
With its arms and legs waving in the snow.
At 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, thousands of people will lie in the snow on athletic fields at the University of Minnesota Duluth, trying to make enough snow angels at once to get into Guinness World Records.
In the process, they'll raise tens of thousands of dollars to help provide clean drinking water for an indigenous people in Ethiopia.
The "Make Your Mark: Angels for a Cause" event is the brainchild of the Rotary of Duluth Club 25 and the Proctor High School DECA club. The goal is to have at least 9,000 people make snow angels simultaneously, shattering the mark of 8,962 set on the North Dakota state Capitol grounds on Feb. 17, 2007.
"If anybody wants to challenge (the record), bring 'em on," North Dakota state Sen. Dick Dever was quoted as saying a short time later.
Who could resist a challenge like that?
"We're Minnesota. We believe we're the Northland. Let's take it from them," said TJ Lind, 17, a senior who is part of the Proctor DECA leadership team.
Proctor DECA and the Rotary Club have collaborated on projects for a couple of years, said Crystal Taylor, a Rotary Club member who is publicity chairwoman of Angels for a Cause.
DECA, which is a marketing club, was looking for a project in which they could use their marketing skills, and they wanted to have a global impact, Taylor said. The Rotary Club already was working with Global Team for Local Initiatives, a nonprofit that seeks to help indigenous people without displacing their traditional culture. The Duluth club specifically is involved in efforts to provide clean drinking water for the Hamar people of Ethiopia.
The two groups staged a fundraising concert last year. And then they brainstormed about trying something bigger.
"We explored the idea of having a marathon on frozen Lake Superior, which was thrown out because it was dangerous," said Lind, who is running for president of the almost-200,000-member international DECA organization and will delay starting college by a year if he's elected.
The snow angel idea came from someone who recalled seeing a news article about Bismarck's snow angels, Lind said. The original idea was to stage the event last winter, but there wasn't enough snow.
Both Lind and Taylor said they were delighted by the fluffy snow that fell this week, adding a fresh layer from which to sculpt the angels.
Taylor said she's confident about breaking the record. Enthusiastic help has come from the University of Minnesota Duluth, the College of St. Scholastica and Lake Superior College, each of which has vowed to get 33 percent of its faculty, staff and students to come and make angels.
Local TV personalities and officials will be on hand, with Mayor Don Ness and his family counting down the seconds to 11 a.m. A Rotary Club from Edina is coming to add volunteer strength, and a performance group from the Twin Cities also will be on hand, Taylor said.
This evening, Enger Tower will be lit in blue in homage to the event.
Even Baltimore Ravens cornerback Chykie Brown offered unintentional support when he exuberantly made a snow angel in the confetti on the football field after Sunday's Super Bowl win in New Orleans, Taylor said. There's a link to the video on the Make Your Mark: Angels for a Cause Facebook page.
To satisfy Guinness criteria, each participant should come through the gates at Malosky Stadium to receive a wristband, Taylor said. The number of wristbands handed out will be one way of verifying the count, and the color will determine whether the prospective angel remains at Malosky or is dispatched to one of the outlying fields. A second count will be taken by clicker counters at the gate. A third will come via photos taken from a helicopter.
Gates will open at 9:30 a.m., but Taylor encourages people to show up sooner. Hot chocolate and coffee will be available for sale — with proceeds going to the project — and the fieldhouse will be open for people wanting to stay warm ahead of the event. The Duluth Children's Museum will provide activities there.
With people donating money to participate, Angels for a Cause is expected to raise $28,000 for the clean water project, Taylor said. A second goal is to do something big enough to bring attention to Duluth.
"We really want to put Duluth on the map," Taylor said.


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We who support Jarvis Masters call ourselves abolitionists. This was the proud name of those Americans who worked to abolish slavery. We want to abolish the death penalty.
Because the present incarceration of two million people in America, and the accellerating executions impact mostly poor people and people of color, some call these widespread injustices the new American slavery. This historical analogy is not a perfect one, but we join in the proud tradition of American abolitionists who worked for change. As Sister Helen Prejean has said, "The death penalty is a poor person's issue...in the end, it is the poor who are selected to die."
Some are juveniles, many are mentally ill, developmentally disabled, traumatized, or addicted. We believe that the cruelty of capital punishment harms everyone in America, because it demeans human life. When capital punishment is abolished in the United States, we will enjoy membership in the community of civilized nations.
We also work against the death penalty because we have come to know Jarvis Masters, who, like many on America's death rows, is a rehabilitated and healed man of many talents. We do not want our dear friend Jarvis to be executed. And we realize that if the government has the power to execute anyone, it can also kill him. We believe that the violence in our society can better be reduced by spending the huge resources we are now wasting on incarceration and execution for education, early intervention with youthful offenders, treatment for addictions and mental illness and help for victims of violence. We invite everyone to explore these issues with us on websites linked to this one.
Many people in the country are seeking a moratorium on the death penalty.
See What the State of California Says About Its Death RowVisit the California Department of Corrections web page for statistics about the over 542 people on California's Death Rows and photos of the death chamber and condemned prisoners' housing.


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"How does your garden grow?" was held March 23 at Monroe Public Safety Center in Snydersville. It covered much of what my writings are about over more than four years.
Your article on March 16, B1, covered composting that "Gives your soil life." It was well written and the last paragraph on B2, "Soil" from B1, stated that "compost is screened and used in the worm bins. 'We let the worms finish it off to make better compost.' "
The last sentence has everything to do with you and me and everyone else who lives here, in that the worms enter compost when the heat generated (producing methane gas) is cooled down and out. A worm can reproduce itself, eats its weight in organic matter and excretes humus, the backbone of planet Earth. We can do this and recondition soil and collect the methane simultaneously.
When we're working on the soil, we can be collecting plastic-polluted products and incinerate at 6,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Atomic waste can be burned at that temperature with no emissions. A tungsten shield will protect and prevent a meltdown. Tungsten melts at 6,192 degrees Fahrenheit.
You don't need atomic energy to reach needed temperature.
Tungsten is used in counterfeiting gold bars and more because it has the same weight (see Google Wikipedia).
While you're online, look up Dr. Benjamin Spock, Justus von Liebig and Norman Borlaug. You can then envision oil-based fertilizer and plastic creation to ruin the place where we live.
Get your pH factor up to 7.2 — prevent cancer.
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BAMAKO, Mali, April 16 (UPI) -- Chadian President Idriss Deby says he's withdrawing his troops from Mali, where they have been helping the French battle Islamist insurgents.
Paris, however, plans to keep 1,000 troops permanently based in Mali to protect energy-rich North Africa. Meantime, months of fighting lie ahead.
Deby claimed Chad's 2,200-man intervention force, is being drawn down -- a mechanized battalion has reportedly already pulled out -- because the nature of the conflict in Mali has changed.
"Face-to-face fighting with the Islamists is over," Deby said last weekend in an interview with French media. "The Chadian army does not have the skills to fight a shadowy, guerrilla-style war that is taking place in northern Mali."
The withdrawal of the Chadian forces, regarded as probably the best trained desert fighters outside of regional military heavyweight Algeria's Special Forces, seriously weakens the French-led forces but that condition may not last long.
There are some 4,000 African troops from Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ghana, Guinea, Niger and Togo in Mali with the French, who're trimming down their force.
But the Financial Times reported "there are concerns about the capability of these troops to hold ground if most of the French and Chadian soldiers leave."
Michael Sheehan, assistant U.S. secretary of defense for special operations, told a congressional hearing in Washington the African component "is a completely incapable force. That has to change."
Mali's army is weak, badly equipped and poorly led and isn't likely to be committed to fighting the agile and seasoned Islamist fighters of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb without the French to provide momentum in the field.
French President Francois Hollande says that by the end of the year French forces will be reduced to the envisaged 1,000-strong garrison.
There are expectations a U.N. peacekeeping force of up to 10,000 overwhelmingly African troops will be in place by then. A U.N. Security Council resolution mandating a complex new peacekeeping force is likely this month.
But in the meantime the French are very much holding the line on their own with the departure of the Chadians, who Paris views as the only regional force sufficiently trained, equipped and capable of offensive desert operations.
Meantime the French, backed by Niger's French-trained battalion, launched a major operation north of the strategic city of Gao, where the Islamists are reported to have infiltrated, on April 7.
French officials say that, out of the 1,500-2,000 militants estimated in Mali in January, more than 600 have been killed.
But by all accounts, AQIM has no shortage of recruits from North Africa and beyond and Sheehan says its leadership is largely intact. So no early end to the conflict is expected.
Deby offered no further explanation why troops who'd been trained in counter-insurgency warfare by U.S. Special Forces under a regionwide program to bolster African armies' capabilities, couldn't cope with jihadists led by AQIM.
At least 30 Chadian soldiers have been killed since they joined a 4,000-strong interventionist task force the French deployed Jan. 11.
They notched up notable successes as the jihadists were driven from southern Mali, where they were threatening the capital Bamako, hundreds of miles into the northern Adrar des Ifoghas.
Deby claimed in March that his forces had killed AQIM's feared field commander, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a one-eyed veteran of the 1979-89 Afghanistan war against the invading Soviets. But there has been no conclusive proof that the long-elusive Belmokhtar is dead.
Another AQIM leader, Abdeklhamid Abou Zeid, the most dreaded of the organization's chieftains, was killed in the Adrar des Ifoghas in late February. The French confirmed his death.
Roland Marchal of France's National Center for Scientific Research in Paris, says the Chadian combat losses were probably an element in Deby's decision to pull out.
But he added: "There are not many more victories to claim and Chad does not want to get bogged down."
Neither did the French. When Hollande sent in troops in January to prevent the Islamists taking over all of Mali, he said they'd be there for "weeks."
But now he's had to accept he'll need a more permanent force in Mali to ensure the jihadists don't reassert themselves and establish a haven from which to mount transnational operations, an abiding European and regional fear.


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If you think it's cool to get chased by some dude dressed up as a devil as you desperately work your way up once of the world's steepest climbs (before you go on to climb even higher), then the Westernport Wall and the SavageMan Triathlon is for you! I want to thank Kyle Yost, Josh Beck, Tina Norton, and Doug Brede for contributing content to the magazine about one of the word's most toughest triathlons. Who would of thought the race would turn into an epic event that brings an international audience to a little town in Maryland, USA? And, I want to thank Dan Hicok for allowing me to post some of his photos from SavageMan 2009 in the magazine.
I really like this issue of ERM. Why? Because the content was primarily provided by other contributors. Sure, I wrote a lot and the issue was edited professionally by our staff, but this issue about SavageMan and some other top triathletes is about athletes, written by athletes and other specialists.
This issue is dedicated to the triathlete. I owe a world of thanks to Peggy Lovejoy, a triathlete who has taught us about life before, during, and "after" cancer. Lovejoy's story is both inspirational and emotional, and I thank her for sharing her story and her photos. Another special athlete, Sean VanGerena, taught me a lot about being an ambulatory quadriplegic. After his heart-wrenching car accident over a year ago, Sean is truly a comeback kid—having gone from a potential world of paralysis, to one of epic successes in triathlons up to the Iron distance.
Other contributors like David Haas, Brett Daniels, Christopher J. Draper, RD, LDN, CSCS, and Joanna K. Chodorowska, BA, NC provided great content on life with cancer, overall nutrition for triathletes, and the top ten tips for swimmers. All of this great content was contributed by these experts and we are blessed to have such sage advice from experts in the field.
Read and enjoy!
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Latinos in the 2012 Election: Florida
Updated November 5, 2012
This profile provides Florida voter registration data, including party affiliation, as reported by the Florida Division of Elections through July 16, 2012. It also provides key demographic information on Latino eligible voters1 and other major groups of eligible voters in Florida.2 All demographic data are based on Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 American Community Survey.3
Florida Voter Registration Statistics
According to the Florida Department of State Division of Elections, 1,660,000 Latinos were registered to vote statewide as of book closing on October 9, 2012. Overall, Latinos make up 13.9% of the state's more than 11.9 million active registered voters. Among Latino registered voters, 476,000 are registered as Republicans, making up 11.2% of all Republican registered voters. And 645,000 Latino registered voters are registered as Democrats, representing 13.5% of all Democratic registered voters.
As recently as 2006, more Hispanics in Florida were registered as Republicans (37%) than as Democrats (33%). By 2008, the balance tipped over to the Democrats. This year that trend has accelerated, with the gap between Hispanics who are registered as Democrats (39%) and those registered as Republicans (29%) wider now than in 2008 or 2010.
Geographically, the majority of Hispanic Republican registered voters are located in South Florida. According to the Division of Elections, 57% (273,000) are in Miami-Dade County alone. By contrast, among the state's Hispanic Democratic registered voters, a smaller share, 34% (217,000), are registered to vote in Miami-Dade County.
Hispanics have grown from 10.7% of the registered voters in 2006 to 13.9% today. They slightly outnumber black registered voters (13.6%). The share of white eligible voters has declined from 2006, when they composed 72.0% of registered voters. Whites today make up about two-thirds (66.5%) of registered voters, and Asians are an additional 1.6% of the state's registered voters.
Hispanics in Florida's Eligible Voter Population
- The Hispanic population in Florida is the third largest in the nation.4 More than 4.2 million Hispanics reside in Florida, 8.4% of all Hispanics in the United States.
- Florida's population is 23% Hispanic, the sixth largest Hispanic population share nationally.
- There are 2.1 million Hispanic eligible voters in Florida—the third largest Hispanic eligible voter population nationally. California ranks first with 5.9 million.
- Some 16% of Florida eligible voters are Hispanic, the fifth largest Hispanic eligible voter share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 39%.
- Half (49%) of Hispanics in Florida are eligible to vote, ranking Florida ninth nationwide in the share of the Hispanic population that is eligible to vote. By contrast, 81% of the state's white population is eligible to vote.
Characteristics of Eligible Voters
- Age. Florida's Hispanic eligible voters are younger than all eligible voters in Florida—25% of Hispanic eligible voters are ages 18 to 29 versus 19% of all eligible voters.
- Citizenship and Nativity. Among Hispanic eligible voters in Florida, 43% are naturalized U.S. citizens. This compares with just 25% of all Hispanic eligible voters in the U.S., 13% of all eligible voters in Florida and 8% of eligible voters in the U.S overall.
- Hispanic Origin. Hispanic eligible voters in Florida have a different Hispanic origin profile from Hispanic eligible voters nationwide. One-third (32%) of Hispanic eligible voters in Florida are of Cuban origin, 28% are of Puerto Rican origin, 9% are of Mexican origin, and 30% claim other Hispanic origin. By contrast, among Hispanic eligible voters nationwide, 59% are Mexican, 14% are Puerto Rican, 5% are Cuban, and 22% are of some other Hispanic origin.
- Educational Attainment. Two-in-ten Latino eligible voters in Florida (20%) have not completed high school. That is lower than the rate for Latino eligible voters nationwide—25%—but greater than the rate for all U.S. eligible voters (12%) or all eligible voters in Florida (13%).
- Homeownership. Two-thirds of Hispanic eligible voters in Florida (67%) live in owner-occupied homes compared to 58% of Hispanic eligible voters nationwide. Somewhat greater shares of all eligible voters in Florida (71%) and all eligible voters nationwide (69%) live in owner-occupied homes.
Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Florida, by Race and Ethnicity
- Number of Eligible Voters. White eligible voters outnumber both Hispanic and black eligible voters in Florida by more than 4 to 1.
- Age. Black eligible voters are younger than Hispanic or white eligible voters in Florida—28% of black eligible voters are ages 18 to 29, compared with 25% of Hispanic and 16% of white eligible voters.
- Educational Attainment. More than half (53%) of Hispanic eligible voters have attended at least some college or earned a bachelor's degree or more, compared with 60% of white and 46% of black eligible voters.
- Homeownership. Hispanic eligible voters are less likely than white eligible voters in Florida to live in owner-occupied homes—67% versus 76%.
- Eligible voters are defined as U.S. citizens ages 18 and older. Eligible voters are not the same as registered voters. To cast a vote, in all states except North Dakota, an eligible voter must first register to vote. ↩
- The terms "Hispanic" and "Latino" are used interchangeably. References to other races and ethnicities are to the non-Hispanic components of those populations. ↩
- This statistical profile of eligible voters is based on the Census Bureau's 2010 American Community Survey (ACS). The ACS is the largest household survey in the United States, with a sample of about 3 million addresses. The data used for this statistical profile come from the 2010 ACS Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS), representing a 1% sample of the U.S. population. Like any survey, estimates from the ACS are subject to sampling error and (potentially) measurement error. More information is available on ACS sampling strategy and associated error. ↩
- Rankings for "Percent of Hispanic population eligible to vote" are based on the District of Columbia and the 46 states whose Hispanic samples in the 2010 ACS are large enough to generate reliable estimates. All other rankings are based on the District of Columbia and the 50 states. ↩


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Computers, Phone, and Fax
We have three computers and a laser printer for student use. We have
a phone for free local calls.
We also have a fax machine available for students use.
The Women's Resource Center has information and referrals in the following areas:
- Women's Health
- Child Care and Parenting
- Abuse Issues and Legal Referrals
- Housing
- Job Listings
- Immigration Information
- CCSF programs and services for women
The Women's Resource Center provides free condoms, tampons, pads, healthy snacks, coffee, and tea. Also, student visitors have access to our microwave and hot water.


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Have you or one of your friends found something ridiculous online? It could be an IM, facebook thread, e-mail chain or anything at all! Just screencap the image and send it over to ifoundsomethingfunny(at)gmail.com.
If it's good enough we'll pay you 150 bones and feature it on the site. And even if it's a short little blurb, we'll post it with a bunch of other ones and send you $50. Now you can finally justify the countless hours you already spend facebook. So, yeah, you're welcome.


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Actress Diane Kruger left her boyfriend Joshua Jackson aghast during a red carpet interview after revealing the pair has a penchant for skinny-dipping.
"The Inglourious Basterds" beauty was attending a special bash celebrating designer Prabal Gurung in Los Angeles on Tuesday night when she made the admission during a chat about her favorite summer outfits.
She told a reporter from E! News, "Well, I prefer to go naked, but we have a pool, and actually our house is sort of in the middle of nowhere, so skinny-dipping is still an option."
The revelation stunned Jackson, who urged his partner to be quiet before slapping his forehead in frustration.
She added, "(Skinny-dipping) is an option," to which her red-faced boyfriend replied, "Well, not anymore!"


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Physical Activity – It's About Health!
Scheduling time for the recommended levels of physical activity is essential to overall health. Physical activity can help control weight, reduce risk for many diseases (heart disease and some cancers), strengthen your bones and muscles, improve your mental health, and increase your chances of living longer.
Adults should do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week. Aerobic activity such as brisk walking or general gardening should be done in episodes of at least 10 minutes and preferably should be spread throughout the week. For children and teenagers, the recommendation is for 1 hour of daily physical activity that includes vigorous activities and activities that strengthen their bones.
Making physical activities fun can affect how children and teenagers respond to changes in their routine. Programmed, repetitious exercise may work for adults, but it rarely works for children. Look for ways to add physical activity throughout the day. When possible, parents should walk with children to and from school, and children should have scheduled time to play. Because safety is a real concern in many neighborhoods, citizens should talk with their local elected officials and members of law enforcement to find ways to improve safety so everyone can walk or play outdoors.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005, 6th edition, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, January 2005.
This information appears in The Surgeon General's Vision for Healthy and Fit Nation 2010.
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Callaway staffer Colin Montgomerie won his 2nd major of 2014 and scored another major win for both the Big Bertha Alpha Driver and an SR 3 Golf Ball with his playoff victory at the U.S. Senior Open. Here are 4 things you need to know about his win:
1. The Winning Bag
Here's a look at some of the key Callaway and Odyssey equipment that Monty used to pick up his 2nd major win:
Big Bertha Alpha Driver (10.5°) – Aldila Phenom XL Shaft
X2 Hot Hybrid (19°)
Odyssey Tank Cruiser 330 Mallet
His driver is 45.25" long with Neutral directional bias and Standard loft adjustability. He was 8th in the field in fairways hit and carded a final round 69 to reach the playoff. With the win, he's now just the fifth player ever to capture the U.S. Senior Open and the Senior PGA Championship in the same year.
2. Big Bertha Alpha Is A Proven Winner
Monty's used his Big Bertha Alpha gamer in both his major wins this year, adding to the driver's winning run on Tours around the world. It now has 7 worldwide Tour wins and 2 in the last 2 weeks after Ryo Ishikawa used it to earn his 11th Japanese Tour win the week before. It's also going to be a popular choice for our players this week at the major at Hoylake.
3. SR 3 Now Has 3 Major Wins This Year
We knew Tour players would love how the SR 3 Golf Ball delivers HEX Aerodynamics fit to their swing speeds, but even we're impressed that this golf ball has already clinched 3 major wins this year. With Monty's two majors, a victory at the LPGA's Kraft Nabisco Championship, and 3 wins on the PGA Tour, we can see why it's our #1 Ball on Tour this year.
4. Tank Cruiser Closes It Out
Monty lived out every golfer's dream by draining a 15-footer on the final playoff hole to seal the win. Playing with a Tank Cruiser 330 Mallet, he rolled in the last shot of the tournament with perfect pace. The Tank Cruiser family has continued to gain popularity on Tour – players tend to like a putter that keeps on winning, after all.
Congratulations to Colin on yet another major win in what's quickly becoming an unforgettable season for the World Golf Hall of Fame member.
To learn more about all of our Callaway staffers, take a look at our #TeamCallaway page.


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Sample Itinerary
Four Seasons is pleased to help customise an itinerary for your group or party. From your base in the Yerba Buena cultural district, with heart-of-the-city access to everything San Francisco has to offer, a multitude of options await at your doorstep. The following is a sample itinerary with suggested activities for your group. We invite you to contact us to discuss your needs.
Meet-and-greet service at the airport, followed by transfer to the Hotel. A welcome hospitality desk provides private check-in with beverages, light snacks and/or lunch upon arrival. Afternoon at leisure to enjoy the property's surroundings and amenities.
Welcome reception. Themes include:
- Tastes of Northern California – A farmers market exclusively for your guests. Local delicacies such as Niman Ranch, Point Reyes, Harley Farms goat cheese, Napa Valley wines, cracked Dungeness crab fresh from the Bay and Scharffenberger chocolate will be incorporated into the food stations at this welcome event.
- Streets of San Francisco – Celebrate the city and its unique neighbourhoods. Delicious, sophisticated buffets highlight the cuisine of neighbourhoods that include Chinatown, North Beach and Fisherman's Wharf.
Breakfast in the Hotel as a group, or at leisure. Daytime activities include:
- Spa day at Four Seasons
- San Francisco city tour
- Alcatraz and Pier 39 tour
- Victorian homes tour
- Chinatown walking tour and "wok wiz" cooking class
- San Francisco movies tour
- Art Museum and galleries tour
- Ferry Plaza farmers market
Lunch can be provided as part of tour, or enjoyed at leisure.
- Wine-tasting trip
- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) – An art expert from the SFMOMA will act as a guide and enhance your guests' understanding and awareness of the Bay area's superb art environment.
- City Hall – A fantastic evening in the crown jewel of the city, San Francisco's City Hall, re-opened in 1999 after a multi-million-dollar restoration. Your guests will enjoy delicious hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, followed by an elegant plated gourmet dinner. A mariachi band makes its way down the grand staircase, leading guests to a decadent dessert buffet. After dinner, drinks and dancing end the night on a memorable note.
Breakfast in the Hotel as a group, or at leisure. Daytime activities include:
- Muir Woods/Sausalito Tour
- Bicycling across the Golden Gate Bridge
- Kayaking on the Bay
- Golf at Presidio or Harding Park
Lunch can be provided as part of tour, or enjoyed at leisure.
- Beach Blanket Babylon and Dinner in North Beach – San Francisco's Little Italy is a trendy district with exciting night life. You'll find cafés, gourmet cheese shops, wine bars and more. The evening begins at one of North Beach's most popular restaurants, followed by a five-minute walk to Club Fugazi – home of San Francisco's longest-running hit cabaret show, Beach Blanket Babylon. The fast-paced 90-minute extravaganza of song and dance is a zany musical spoof of pop culture with extravagant costumes.
- San Francisco Dine-Around – Your guests will have the opportunity to experience some of San Francisco's top restaurants in this delicious dine-around event.
Breakfast in the Hotel as a group, or at leisure. Daytime activities include:
- Day in the Napa/Sonoma Wine Country
- Day at leisure or enjoying activities missed on previous days
Lunch can be provided as part of tour, or enjoyed at leisure.
Evening on-site
- Bach to Rock Theme – From Bach to rock, from Mozart to Motown, this kinetic event is filled with surprises at every turn. Taking place right in the Hotel, the night begins as a very formal event. Nova Era serenades your guests with their classical music with a groove – in powdered wigs and 17th- and 18th-century costumes. A cocktail reception is followed by an elegant dinner, and then the entertainment begins. Guests are treated to after-dinner drinks, a decadent dessert buffet and dancing into the night to hits of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and beyond.
- San Francisco Nights Theme – Bring the sparkling lights of San Francisco to your guests. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres greet them as they arrive in the ballroom, decorated to depict the San Francisco skyline, complete with the Golden Gate Bridge. A classical string group, including four violins, classical accordion and bass, will set just the right tone for dinner, with a mixture of musical selections ranging from classical to Broadway show tunes.
Breakfast in the Hotel as a group, or at leisure. Daytime activities include:
- Day at leisure to shop, sight-see and explore San Francisco
- Exploring the scenic coast of Marin County
- Hiking or biking on Angel Island
- Day in Monterey/Carmel
Lunch can be provided as part of tour, or enjoyed at leisure.
- Dinner Cruise on San Francisco Bay
- Carnelian Room – Dinner with a view
- Club Night at Ruby Skye, Bimbo's Supper Club or The Fillmore – As guests gather in the Hotel lobby, they are greeted by Lumi Light Twirlers in glow-in-the-dark costumes. Your guests are then treated to exclusive use of one of San Francisco's top nightclubs. Music, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres get the night started as guests enjoy dancing, a double trapeze show, access to the Cigar Lounge, a game of pool and a delicious dinner.
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Prepping your wallet for a trip to see Mickey Mouse is no walk in the park. There will be tickets, souvenirs and food to buy. So to make your visit
Prepping your wallet for a trip to see Mickey Mouse is no walk in the park. There will be tickets, souvenirs and food to buy.
So to make your visit to California's Disneyland more of a fairy tale and less of a financial nightmare, try these seven ways to save money. While the tips below focus on the Anaheim park, visitors to other Disney properties will find some ideas for cutting costs, too.1. Rely on reviews
Before you step foot in the park, brush up on Disneyland's best offerings by going online. You'll find many bloggers who write reviews about the newest attractions, says Casey Starnes, owner of the Disneyland Daily blog.
The blogs will help you decide what, and what not, to spend money on. For example, with a little research you can decide which dining packages are worth the splurge. It may also help you decide which rides are worth waiting in line for, maximizing the money you spent on your ticket.2. Get a discounted ticket
You don't always have to pay full price for a ticket. Disneyland offers specially priced tickets to active and retired U.S. military personnel, for example. Other visitors can search for discounts through organizations like AAA.
Be careful to avoid illegitimate sellers, though. Scammers on Craigslist and other websites have been known to deliver fake tickets. Before buying, check out a seller through online reviews or look for accreditation such as from the Better Business Bureau.3. Don't be a Sleeping Beauty
If you want to get the most bang for your buck, wake up early. You can hit up rides before the crowds set in.
'I always tell people that Disneyland vacations are not for sleeping in,' says Jessica Sanders, founder of The Happiest Blog on Earth and author of 'Disneyland on Any Budget: Money Saving Tips From The Happiest Blog on Earth.'
Sanders recommends lining up at the gate an hour before opening so you can take your first ride within minutes of entry. 'I typically get in 10 or more attractions during the first two hours of my day, even during the summer.'4. Skip a meal
To save money " and feel less stuffed as you're walking around " eat two big meals instead of three, Starnes says. Try a mid-morning brunch, snacks during the afternoon and a big dinner in the evening.
'Disneyland is known for snacks, and they're much more affordable than meals,' she says.5. Use Disney gift cards
Another clever way to stay on budget? Gift cards. If you know you can afford to spend $25 on souvenirs or $50 on food, buy a Disney gift card for that amount. Cards can be purchased online, at the resort or at a Disney store and redeemed at many places in the park.
'We have a gift card with that set amount on there, and then when it's gone, we're done spending on that particular thing,' Sanders says. 'So you don't have to keep track in your head or go way over budget because most people aren't keeping track of every receipt and everything they're spending while they're on vacation.'6. Pick the right souvenirs
When you buy something, choose wisely. For souvenirs, Starnes recommends selecting items that will stand the test of time. So consider a coffee mug over a toy. Or pick a commemorative photo book instead of a shirt that your child will outgrow.7. Perfect your strategy
These tips won't expire when the clock strikes midnight " and they don't only apply to summer visits. Reuse and refine them each time you visit Disneyland.
'It's almost like competitive vacationing,' Starnes says. 'Every time you come, you want to do more and more. You want to do better than your previous visit and you learn more every time you visit.'
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 32 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
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The Weekly Chat is a weekly published paper filled with jokes, puzzles and other light hearted and humourous items, is distributed locally through restaurants, coffee houses and other locations where individuals experience down time and supported by inserted business ads.
We're a family, friendly paper expanding nationwide. Our needs are two fold - appealing to the professionals and businesses who advertise with us, and inviting to our extremely diversified reading audience. The project needs a fun and relaxed look, with a professional polished touch!
We have existing logo we'd like to keep, but…
*The logo itself is an EPS file, but wasn't created properly. Logo use for bigger needs can't be used because of pixilation issues.
*The font is ok, but want something similar a little less "western"
*Needs to be playful and informal, not cheap
*The typeface should be clear, simple and bold, something that stands out
*The logo needs to be in grayscale, and in color (feel free to experiment)
*The logo needs to be in high resolution for printed materials
*Must be usable for large sizes (banners, billboards, etc.)
We need a new mascot with the following parameters:
*The mascot is currently 'male' – we'd like something different, maybe a cute animal or female, including the entire body
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*Needs to be drawn in 6 different positions (See attached file with examples of mascot positions currently in use: 99Designs_images.pdf)
You can also see the existing logo and mascot here: http://www.TheWeeklyChat.com
I'm not sure of the file format I need - PNG maybe - as I said, this needs to be able to be printed and used for large sizes as well as small...
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G. Subramuniam has been serving his fellow Hindus daily for 16 years. He is affectionately known throughout Malaysia as "Devaram Maniam," Since he sings and teaches the hymns of Saivite Saints. He, Sundar (who interviewed him), and N.V. Ramam now conduct a class on Saivite Hinduism in their town of Sungei Petani. In three month's time, it grew from 15 to 68 students.
Q: Please tell us what you do, Devaram Maniam.
A: I give classes in devaram singing to young Hindus and train the best to take part in our annual nation-wide Thirumurai contest. I teach at 7 estates at any given time, from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. almost daily. I've trained about 600 fine singers since I began.
Q: How did you get started?
A: My father was very religious and first taught me devarams. I followed in his footsteps. Then I had two fine devaram gurus, the venerable Veeraya Thevar and Velu, both highly devoted Hindus. With their blessings I eventually became to national youth champion three times, in the years 1973, 1974 and 1975. I must mention the Malaysia Hindu Sangam who sponsor these contests and helped me tremendously in getting my work going. Now it is my turn to serve them as their regional secretary for the state of Kedah.
Q: Where do your finances come from?
A: All expenses are borne by myself and my neighbor and dedicated supporter, Mr. Shanta Kumar. He was actually born a Christian, but his heart is 100% Saivite.
Q: What are your plans for the future?
A: No stopping now. Like so many in our town, I was blessed to attend Sadhaka Kathiresan's classes. So now, I can also preach Saivism wherever I go. I am already starting to visit Saivites who are leaning toward other faiths and telling them of the greatness of their own religion. I am going to publish some of these teachings, which have given me the confidence and strength to continue my ministry. Armed with them, I can stop any Saivite I meet from converting. I am also going to use them to promote Hindu solidarity among all the sects and movements, starting with publishing some articles in the Malaysian Hindu Sangam Newsletter.
Q: Married people tend to fear missionary work thinking it will create problems in their family life. What is your advice?
A: Problems will arise no matter what you do on this earth. No one can avoid them. But remember that missionary work is one of the best ways for married people to accomplish their social dharma. It brings a lot of good things to married life - peace of mind, greater understanding, satisfaction of knowing you are good examples to the children which gives them a good start in being good citizens and religious people. Also it guarantees that the religion will still exist for them when they grow up. It's well worth the sacrifice.
Q: How do you stand in the Indian community as a result of your activities?
A: I've earned the nicknames "Devaram Maniam" and "Moral Maniam." That shows me what people think of me, and I am grateful. Even though my date of birth falls on the number 8 which is supposed to forecast failure, I have been spared. I am convinced this is a reward I have received from Lord Siva for performing my social dharma.
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Local website Sharedspace.co.nz launched in 2010, and allows people and businesses to list and hopefully find a tenant for spare, unwanted space.
The website is essentially an online advertising site for shared and short-term commercial space. It's ideal for tech-savvy consumers who do not want to commit to a long-term lease.
"It's a good way for someone to make an extra $200 a month renting out their free space, while helping someone out."
An increase in demand for fun spaces - to drink and socialise, rather than just work - meant Sharedspace launched a "Play" section earlier this year, it includes categories such as event space.
Event space currently includes art galleries, restaurants and marine clubs. Knight says Auckland's Redwoods Treehouse restaurant often uses the site when business is slow.
An advertising executive by day and entrepreneur by night, creator Matt Knight said it is a simple idea, which benefits both parties.
It was three years ago when Knight's inspiration struck. After watching the recession eat-up most of his colleagues' jobs, leaving behind only their empty desks, he decided there must be a good way to use the leftover space.
Today, when he looks around the office he sees desks filled with the 18 other companies who share this space.
The trend has crossed the world to New York, AirBNB.com an American house-sharing website was based on a similar concept.
This may be the next step for Sharedspace, which already lists industrial space, car parks and pop-up shops.
Knight said the possibilities of what could be listed are endless-lawnmowers, cars and dogs. The listing stays active for half a year, and fees range from $59-$199 depending on the listing package.


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The Maclean's "Controversy," Part Two - White Privilege
[The Maclean's article was first discussed on Shameless here.]
So, the title "Too Asian" has been officially replaced by "The Enrollment Controversy" on the controversial article on the Maclean's website. [Ed. note: the URL still says "Too Asian"! Good try, Maclean's!]
Apparently labeling something "controversial" means you don't have to take responsibility for your actions. Now that I know this, I'm never apologizing for hurting anyone ever again! "Oh, what's that? I just elbowed you in the face? Well I'm NOT SORRY, because my body's just being controversial today. You're probably overreacting anyways."
Not once do the words "apology," "I'm sorry," or "horrible mistake" make an appearance in the response from Maclean's. And Findlay and Koller (Koehler? It's been printed with both spellings), the writers of the piece, have been totally silent. Except for this little gem from Findlay. Words fail me. It's like the first article, only the sexist edition.
But we shall leave that for now. Instead, we return to the very non-apologetic nature of Maclean's' response to the outrage that met their article, because it has been very interestingly mirrored by a response from a commenter to my own first article here on Shameless.
Both the commenter and Maclean's have jumped to the signature privileged response to being called out on racism: "But I was just saying things! I didn't mean them! You're overreacting!" This defense is very popular, because, as a privileged person, it not only allows you to avoid guilt and responsibility, but also affords you the opportunity to play the victim, turning the tables on an opponent who is often termed "too emotionally close to the issue to be able to properly analyze it." Plus, you know: those people of colour, they just want see racism everywhere!
Maclean's predicates their defense upon the idea that only the title, not the content of the article, was "controversial," implying that people of colour simply read the title and looked no further before flying into a blind rage, which in itself is insulting. And their defense of "Too Asian?" as a title? Why, it was simply a quote! Just a little quote, taken from those EVIL AMERICANS (cue scary music):
"As our story relates, the phrase "Too Asian?" is a direct quote from the title of a panel discussion at the 2006 meeting of the National Association for College Admission Counseling where experts examined the growing tendency among U.S. university admission officers to view Asian applicants as a homogenous group. The evidence suggests some of the most prestigious schools in the U.S. have abandoned merit as the basis for admission for more racially significant–and racist–criteria… …One final note about the headline. Although the phrase "Too Asian?" was a question and, again, a quotation from an authoritative source, it upset many people. We expected that it would be provocative, but we did not intend to cause offence."
In just a few paragraphs, Maclean's manages to deflect blame onto America (because apparently racism only exists over there), as well as the people who were violated by the article, who were so quick to jump to false conclusions that we failed to read the rest of the article! Or were too stupid to understand it.
We are not stupid. We did not jump to conclusions. You're just wrong, Maclean's.
But these words we said, they were not ours, just a quote from an "authoritative source." No offense was intended.
OH! You didn't mean it! Well, in that case, all is forgiven. Forget that apology for your actions which had palpable, concrete effects. No, those thoughts you have that no one else has access to, those are what count!
Here's the thing: when you hurt someone, that fact of whether or not you intended to hurt that person does not take away their pain. That apology needs to be said, because people can't feel your intent. They can only feel the effects of your actions, not your thoughts.
The gut instinct of the privileged to deny culpability and deflect blame onto the marginalized when it comes to discussions of race seems to be driven by a paralyzing fear to admit personal or political culpability in a culture of racism, because the work following such an admission is both difficult and never-ending (and rightly so). Faced with this task, white folks who claim to be anti-racist will often turn into privilege-deniers, and thus derail the conversation.
Ironically, it is people of colour who speak up about racism who are most often accused of derailing the conversation, of being too confrontational, too hard on whiteness. Whiteness just wants to have a voice in the conversation! Whiteness just wants to be heard! As our commenter asks, "tell me, how do you comment on social activity differences between races, or any difference really, without being racist?"
NEWS FLASH: whiteness has no problem being heard. It's coming through loud and clear, and has been for centuries. Its voice is the dominant one in media, education, government. Whiteness takes up space and voice without difficulty in every aspect of our society, and this is so normalized, so invisible, that when it is suddenly pointed out that whiteness needs to take a step back, or is not welcome, whiteness has a panic-induced aneurysm. The fact is, if you have white privilege, you can't talk about race in the same way as a person of colour. You just can't. You have no access to experiences of systemic racism; you will never be denied housing, a job, education, basic humanity - because of the colour of your skin.
As a white ally, your job is to listen, to support, to speak out against the racism you witness and to understand that you are WHITE. Just being anti-racist does not negate your privilege or take away your responsibility to acknowledge it. And simply due to your whiteness, you will be taken more seriously and given more time, respect and admiration for engaging in dialogue about race than a person of colour. You will be given a cookie, when all you've really done is behaved with basic human decency.
White privilege does not want to hear this. White privilege does not want to hear about the possibility that maybe it should listen, instead of speak. White privilege does not want to consider that it is not the authority on the subject. White privilege does not want people of colour to take the lead.
And please note, Shameless commenter, that the urge to "comment on social activity differences between the races," as you call it, if you are not a person of colour, is most often motivated by your notice of that difference as something abnormal from your experience. If you are white, the normalization of your experience is not limited to you; it is reproduced on a systemic socio-cultural scale. So when the writers of "Too Asian?" delved into this conversation, they did so from positions of privilege which deemed the supposed "Asian" (homogenize much?) experience of post-secondary life as abnormal, unlike the experiences of white students.
And frankly, white people, why do you feel the need to be a part of this conversation? I'm not saying white people necessarily need to be excluded from anti-racist work- I actually think allies are an important part of any social justice movement. But as an ally, you really do need to ask yourself this question: why am I here? Because if it's about a resume, self-validation, power, attention, appearances - if you are anything but humble, you need to reevaluate yourself. If you really want to be an ally, your work cannot be about you. Most people will automatically nod enthusiastically when asked if they are anti-racist, but being an ally is not about nodding- PROVE IT. Do the work. And if you screw up, that's okay, we all do. Just admit it, work through it. Then we can respect you. Then we can work with you.
Meanwhile, we'll be waiting on that apology.


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Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. ~Mark TwainHumor and laughter are essential to easing stress and tension, though in a difficult moment, I have also been overheard forgetting to use my work mouth.
Hopefully I made a tiny bit of difference in a few places this week. Now I have a couple of days to involve myself in things completely unrelated to social work. I love my work (most of the time), but I rather like my weekends and time off, too.


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Last week, I blogged about the fact that Chicago students' NAEP test score gains were modest under Arne Duncan's leadership, and statistically indistinguishable from the modest gains made in urban districts around the nation. My analysis – which contradicts the rosy impression given by Illinois' ISAT test – has just been released here.
Secretary Duncan has said that state and district officials should not make inflated claims about student achievement based on misleading state test scores, and has used the NAEP to fact check their claims. He's right about that.


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35395, Children's Songbook, The Gospel, Choose the Right Way, 160–61
1. There's a right way to live and be happy;
It is choosing the right ev'ry day.
I am learning the teachings of Jesus;
They will help me and show me the way.
Choose the right way and be happy.
I must always choose the right.
2. Through the gospel I learn to be prayerful,
To have faith, to repent, to obey,
And I know if I live by his teachings,
I will truly be happy each day.
Words and music: Clara W. McMaster, 1904–1997.


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The WOT? is an international cartoon exhibition organised by the Association of East African Cartoonists (KATUNI). The exhibition focuses on cartoonists' impressions of the global War On Terror (WOT) and is open to all. Submitted artworks will be exhibited 0n this blog and at a venue to be announced later in Nairobi, Kenya.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Your dollars now buy more — outside of the U.S., that is.
The U.S. dollar is building strength against ailing rival benchmark currencies including the euro, the Japanese yen and the British pound. The gain reflects improvement in the U.S. economy, a sea-change in Japan's economic plan, and overall weakness in Europe that goes deeper than the recent Cyprus crisis.
As a result, dollar-based investors have some new ways to pad their wallets. Here are a few timely strategies to consider, using inexpensive, index-tracking exchange-traded funds:
1. Bank on the dollar
The U.S. dollar index DXY, -0.02% is up more than 3% so far this year. That's a healthy gain in just a few months, but don't give the currency full credit.
"It's not that the dollar has been particularly strong," said John Kicklighter, chief strategist at DailyFx.com. "The dollar has been advancing specifically because its alternatives have been doing worse — much worse."
Kicklighter predicts the dollar will maintain an advantage through this year against the euro EURUSD, -0.0356% the yen USDJPY, +0.00% and perhaps the Canadian dollar USDCAD, -0.0153%
Underpinning this view is his belief that both the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank will embrace easy-money policies to stimulate their economies, weakening their respective currencies. Meanwhile, analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch see the euro at 1.25 by the end of 2013, down substantially from around 1.30 currently.
Kiron Sarkar, a London-based investment adviser to wealthy families, is pounding the table for the dollar because of its role as a safe haven. Sarkar expects China's economic engine to slow significantly and the euro-zone's fortunes to slump further, fueling U.S. dollar demand. Read more: 10 cheap global markets for investors who can handle the risk.
The mainstream ETF to play dollar strength is PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund UUP, +0.50% This portfolio pits the greenback against six foreign currencies: the euro; British pound; yen; Canadian dollar; Swiss franc USDCHF, +0.0102% and Swedish krona.
Currency ETFs are not essential portfolio holdings, but can be used to offset the toll an appreciating U.S. dollar takes on non-dollar investments, or to speculate on the strength or weakness of a particular monetary unit. And keep in mind that currency funds aren't geared to long-term holding, given the volatile nature of the foreign exchange markets.
2. Put cash into high-quality U.S. stocks
The strong dollar cuts the U.S. economy two ways. U.S. exporters have a tougher time competing on price in global markets, while U.S. importers and companies with primarily domestic business reap a benefit.
Companies with the highest foreign exposure are in the technology and materials sectors. U.S. multinationals with international operations and business across faster-growing emerging markets certainly have tools to handle currency risk; nonetheless many companies likely will experience pressure on profit margins from the stronger dollar.
Doug Couden, director of equities at investment manager Baker Ave, predicts that currency issues will be a key topic for company management's discussions on upcoming quarterly earnings calls. "Expect to hear a lot of management teams citing currency as a headwind or tailwind, depending on where revenues are coming from," he says.
One way for investors to take advantage of the dollar's might is through ETFs that emphasize large-cap domestic stocks. Two ETFs in that camp are Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF VCR, -0.62% and sibling Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF VDC, -0.56% which are favorites of investment researcher Morningstar Inc.
That said, companies with consistent earnings growth and strong finances are likely to do well regardless of currency fluctuation. An ETF focused on such earnings-generating machines is PowerShares S&P 500 High Quality Portfolio SPHQ, -0.53% Stocks it holds must earn a grade of A-minus or better from ratings agency Standard & Poor's.
3. Go big on small-cap stocks
The strong dollar provides "a tailwind for companies with higher domestic revenue," which favors smaller-capitalization U.S. stocks, Couden says.
Couden is optimistic about U.S. business trends. Reflecting that outlook, he finds value, for example, in shares of equipment rental provider United Rentals URI, -1.76% regional banks such as Regions Financial RF, +2.30% and car-rental giant Hertz Global Holdings HTZ, -1.13%
The iShares Russell 2000 Index IWM, -0.58% tracks the Russell 2000 benchmark RUT, -0.50% for the U.S. small-cap market. Low-cost, small-company ETFs on Morningstar's recommended list include Vanguard Small-Cap VB, -0.46% which tracks the MSCI U.S. Small Cap 1750 Index and accordingly has some exposure to midcap shares. Morningstar's other pick, iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF IJR, -0.26% is a purer small-cap play that follows the narrower S&P SmallCap 600 Index.
4. Discover Japan
Japan's stock market gains have rivaled the U.S. market's advance, on expectations that new, Fed-like stimulus policies from the Bank of Japan could finally wake this economic giant from its multi-decade slumber.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 Index NIK, +2.00% has surged, gaining more than 18% so far this year. The yen, meanwhile, has been hammered — a consequence of the BOJ's intentions. Japan's central bank is targeting a 2% annual inflation rate to reverse the deflationary spiral that has hampered the world's No. 3 economy.
"It's an inflation target they can only manage to achieve with a weaker currency," says David Rosenberg, chief economist and strategist and investment manager Gluskin Sheff + Associates.
A weaker yen makes Japanese exporters more competitive and could provide a shot in the arm for the country's stock and housing market. The trouble for dollar-based investors is that many Japan-stock ETFs, like most international funds, don't hedge currency exposure. So returns earned in yen will be worth less in dollars.
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund DXJ, +0.87% offers a solution, as it hedges yen exposure. Another plus: the ETF's portfolio is tilted to global, export-driven companies. In a recent research report, Morningstar analyst Patricia Oey wrote: "This is the Japanese equity ETF to hold when the yen is falling against the U.S. dollar."


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – A golden performance on the mound by sophomore David Hess and clutch moment at the plate by junior Daniel Miles led the Tennessee Tech baseball team (38-14, 23-5) to clinch a share of its eighth Ohio Valley Conference regular season title with an 8-5 win over the Belmont Bruins (36-17, 21-7) Thursday evening.
Trailing 5-4 in the bottom of the fifth inning, Miles came to the plate with the bases loaded and changed the face of the contest with one swing of the bat, crushing a grand slam over the fence in left center field to give the Golden Eagles an 8-5 lead they would not relinquish because of Hess.
The righty actually entered the game with two outs in the top of the fifth inning, striking out the only batter he faced in that frame. After four more innings of work, his strikeout total had hit 11. Hess set down 11 of the 14 batters he faced on strikes, allowing just one hit and walking none in 4.1 innings of relief work.
As expected, the contest was exciting from very beginning. Drew Ferguson led off the game for Belmont with an infield hit. Jared Breen followed, doubling to left center field. The Bruins proved to be agressive, sending Ferguson around third to try and score. The Tech defense said no, however, as senior James Abraham played the ball off the wall perfectly and hurled a throw to sophomore Dylan Bosheers. The shortstop relayed the throw instantly, tossing a perfect ball to catcher Jordan Parris to nail the runner at home and prevent a run from scoring.
Belmont still managed to score a run in the inning, but the fantastic defensive play set the tone for how the game would be played and proved to be a big factor.
Junior slugger Zach Stephens tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the first inning, hammering a solo home run to left center field, his OVC-leading 14th of the year.
In the top of the third, Belmont struck for two more runs, using a solo home run from Jared Breen and RBI single from Judah Akers to take a 3-1 lead.
Once again, the Golden Eagles answered, this time in the fourth inning. Senior Austin Wulf led off the inning with a double down the right field line. After a walk by Brandon Thomasson, Miles drove Wulf in with an RBI single up the middle. Bosheers followed by getting hit by a pitch to load the bases. Abraham drove in the game-tying run with a sac fly to center field, and senior Michael Morris put Tech up 4-3 with an RBI single through the left side.
Belmont wasn't finished though. The Bruins scored twice in the top of the fifth, collecting RBI from Matt Beaty and Alec Diamond to go up 5-4.
It was the closest they got to winning the game as Miles crushed his 11th long ball and first grand slam of the year to put Tech up for good, 8-5.
Hess (7-2) earned his seventh win of the season with his career performance, lowering his ERA to 3.56 on the year. Miles finished the contest with five RBI and two runs scored on 2-for-4 hitting. Stephens went 2-for-3 in the game with two runs scored and a walk.
The win marked the 38th of the year for the Golden Eagles, just one shy of the program record of 39 set in 1997. It also was the 23rd OVC win on the season, tying the league record for single season conference wins with the 2008 Jacksonville State squad.
The Golden Eagles will look to win the OVC regular season crown outright on Friday as Tech remains just one win away from clinching the number one seed in the OVC Tournament. Friday's contest will begin at 3 p.m. CDT, a change from the originally scheduled 6 p.m. contest to try and beat impending weather. Fans are encouraged to come out and cheer on starting Cookeville native Ross Spurgeon as he looks to lead Tech to the outright OVC title.


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All four members of a Palo Alto family, who died last Friday (July 22) in a car accident in Canada, will be remembered at services Friday (July 29) in Turlock and Sunday in Palo Alto.
Robert Howard, 49, Ana-Maria Dias, 50, and their daughters Samantha, 11, and Veronica, 9, were on vacation in British Columbia's Kootenay National Park when a tractor-trailer crossed the dividing line and collided with their Dodge camper, pinning it against a barrier and causing it to ignite.
Sunday's Palo Alto service, to be held outdoors at El Carmelo Elementary School -- where Dias had been a PTA president and volunteer -- is being organized by Howard's close-knit family and a host of neighbors and PTA friends.
A Roman Catholic service, to be held Friday in Turlock, was organized by Dias' family, 1975 refugees from the Angolan civil war who settled in the Napa Valley before retiring to the Central Valley.
Surviving family members got news of the accident in the early hours of Saturday, according to Cindy Howard of Palo Alto, the wife of Robert Howard's brother John.
Robert Howard's three siblings and father, Stanford engineering professor Ronald Howard -- all of whom live in the immediate area -- gathered and stayed together until dawn.
By 5 a.m. Saturday, Cindy Howard began mounting a memorial website, which quickly grew into a venue for expressions of shock, grief and the sharing of memories, photos and information from friends and family around the world.
Friends, neighbors and PTA colleagues sprang into action to prepare meals and help plan memorials, Cindy Howard said.
"We're supported by a lot of people," she said.
"Ana Maria's family is also uniquely close, and they're gathering and doing that same kind of thing in the Central Valley."
Robert Howard lived in Palo Alto from the age of 3, attending Peninsula School in Menlo Park, Jordan Middle School, Palo Alto High School and Stanford University, where he earned a bachelor's and master's in mechanical engineering.
After a decade at Apple, he moved in 1996 to the product design and development consulting firm Lunar Design, where he was vice-president of engineering.
Dias was born in the North Atlantic archipelago of the Azores, moving between there and the Portuguese colony of Angola in Africa until the civil war there caused her family to flee to the United States when she was a teenager.
"My father and my sister (Ana-Maria) were at home (in Angola) and the fighting came close to the house," said Dias' sister, Mary Horvitz of Seattle. "They had about an hour to gather whatever they could.
"It's a very long story, but we all made it safely out and ended up in the Napa Valley," where the family had a friend, she said.
Dias earned a degree in electronic engineering from California State University, San Luis Obispo, and worked at the American Rocket Company before moving to Philips Semiconductor. She loved books and art and for a while worked part-time at Printer's Inc. bookstore.
After the birth of her first child in 1999, Dias devoted herself to parenting and volunteering, becoming involved first at Palo Alto PreSchool Family and later at El Carmelo and JLS Middle School, which her daughters attended.
She was in the early stages of launching her own business as a professional organizer, her sister-in-law Kim Saxe said.
Samantha "Sam" Howard was about to enter seventh grade at JLS, and Veronica "Nica," fourth grade at El Carmelo.
Friends painted a portrait of a sociable and close-knit family who took walks together in the neighborhood, volunteered and reached out to others.
Neighbor Carrie Manley, who recently went on vacation and left the family dog, Charlie, with a house-sitter, said Dias had volunteered to take Charlie home for the rest of the week after he seemed lonely.
"Knowing Ana-Maria, Robert, Samantha and Nica, I knew that Charlie would be extremely well-cared for and loved, so without hesitation I immediately said, 'Yes,'" Manley wrote on the website.
"And so began Charlie's best week ever," Manley wrote, adding that she got email from Dias "with tender, sweet Charlie updates."
Preparing to leave for the camping trip to Canada, Dias left Charlie at Manley's house a few hours before Manley and her family returned from vacation July 16.
"How many people write a thank-you note after they take care of your pet? This family did," Manley said.
At Sunday's outdoor service at El Carmelo, shade will be limited, and Cindy Howard is urging people to wear comfortable clothing, including hats and sunshades.
After the formal service, there will be an opportunity for sharing and recording stories on video.
"That will mean so much to the family," she said.
Dias is survived by her parents, Jose and Natalia Dias, a brother, John, sisters, Mary and Natalia, their spouses and children.
Howard is survived by his father, Ron; his sister, Kim Saxe, and her husband, Tim, of Los Altos; and his brother David of Menlo Park and his brother John and his wife, Cindy, of Palo Alto, and their children. His mother, Polly Howard, died in 1997.
Sunday's service will be at 3 p.m. at El Carmelo School, 3024 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Walking, bicycling or carpooling is encouraged.
Rather than flowers, the family prefers memorial contributions to Palo Alto Partners in Education; Friends of PreSchool Family; or the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, an organization that helped the Dias family when they arrived as refugees to the United States.