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Foods that Came to the New World from the Old World
Maria Cooper and Patricia Snyder
Jefferson Middle School
Brevard County, Florida
Caribbean Diversity Brevard Public Schools
Title: Foods that came to the New World from the Old World via the Caribbean
Overview: Students will study/research the geographical origins of common foods now
shared by the Old World and the New World.
Time Required: 2 weeks Non-block schedule
Target Audiences:
SS: 7th grade World Cultures
WL: Spanish I
Materials required:
SS: World Cultures & Geography Eastern Hemisphere by McDougal Littell, Internet
access, Voice Thread, Power Point, paper, pencil, colored pencils
WL: Realidades by Prentice Hall (Chapter 3B), Internet access, Voice Thread, paper,
pencil, colored pencils
Cross-curricular connections:
SS: Geography, Spanish
WL: Geography, History, Science
Lesson objectives and SSS:
1. Research and list contributions made by Old World cultures to the cuisine of
Caribbean societies
2. Know the country of origin of the food
3. Learn the physical geography of the Caribbean using GoogleEarth
SS.A.2.3.1 Understands how language, ideas and institutions of one culture can
influence other cultures (e.g. through trade, exploration and immigration)
SS.A.2.3.4 Understands the impact of geographical factors on the historical development
of civilizations
1. Demonstrate knowledge and ability to use the vocabulary of the shared cuisine of
the Caribbean
2. Categorize the foods into the food pyramid introduced in Chapter 3B
3. Analyze the food pyramid and divide the new foods into one of two groups: good
for one's health or bad for one's health
4. Learn the physical geography of the Spanish-speaking countries located in the
5. Identify cognates and words borrowed from another language
FL.C.1.1.2 Participate in an activity in the target-language class that is based on a
concept taught in a content class
FL.C.1.2.2 Use target-language vocabulary or concepts to reinforce knowledge of a
related topic studied in another class
FL.D.1.1.1 Know examples of word borrowing from one language to another
Teaching activities:
1. Divide the class in half. One half of the class researches and makes a list of
the foods that came to the New World from the Old World and the other half
researches and makes a list of foods that went to the Old World from the New.
2. Using the list of foods generated, divide the class into small groups and
assign one food per group. For the food assigned, students will find a picture
of the food, a recipe that contains that food item, an explanation of its origin
and a map showing the geographical area of consumption.
1. Students will choose at least five of the foods that were introduced in the Social
Studies class that are used in Caribbean recipes to add to the Spanish vocabulary
list for Chapter 3B.
2. Students will draw maps of the Spanish-speaking countries located in the
Caribbean where these foods are consumed. Maps need to include the country's
capital, average temperature and topography.
3. Students will create a Wordle (www.wordle.com) of the additional vocabulary.
The new vocabulary includes colors, sizes, shapes and qualities of taste: rojo,
amarillo, verde, negro, morado, marr6n, anaranjado, azul, blanco, gris, rosado,
verde, grande, pequefio, largo, corto, redondo, ovalado, triangular, cuadrado,
dulce, amargo, suave, duro.
SS: Each small group will create a Voice Thread or Power Point presentation with the
following information: a picture of the food, a recipe that contains that food item, an
explanation of the origin and a map showing the geographical area of consumption.
Additional credit will be earned for bringing in the food item or a dish that contains the
specific food item as an ingredient.
WL: Using Voice Thread, students will prepare a presentation in Spanish describing
two food items of their choice using the Chapter 3B grammar elements which are: the
verb "ser" and forming the plurals of adjectives. In the presentation students will have a
picture of the food, describe the food's color, size, shape and quality of taste, tell which
category of the food pyramid it fits into and say if the food is good for one's health or bad
for one's health.
Rubrics for SS and WL assessments:
WORLD Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4
Amount of You provide 3 or You provide 4 of You provide a picture, You provide slightly
information provided fewer required the required a description of the more information
elements. elements. color, size, shape and than requested.
quality of taste.
Use of new and You use very little You use limited You use an extended You use a variety of
previously learned variation of vocabulary with variety of vocabulary extended vocabulary
vocabulary vocabulary with some usage errors. with very few usage with no or almost no
frequent usage errors. usage errors.
Correct use of verbs You use many You use frequent You use very few You use no
and grammatical repetitions of repetitions of incorrect verb forms. incorrect verb
structures incorrect verb incorrect verb forms.
forms. forms.
SOCIAL STUDIES Score 1 Score 2 Score 3
Completion of task Your presentation is not Your presentation is ready Your presentation is on time
ready on time and consists on time and consists of at and exceeds expectations by
of only a picture of the least a picture of the food, a your bringing in that food
food and a recipe. recipe and a short item or a dish that contains
description of where it that specific food item.
came from in the Old
Quality of Your presentation includes Your presentation includes Your presentation fulfills all
presentation only a picture and the a picture of the food item, a the requirements of the
recipe with very little recipe and an explanation assignment but exceeds
additional information of the origin of the food and expectations in the quality of
about the food's origin and the geographical area of its the Voice Thread or Power
geographical area of consumption. Point Presentation, enhancing
consumption, the information learned by the
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If conductor Jeffrey Kahane led the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra with even more vim and vigor than usual during last weekend's concert at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, he had good reason.
The program of new and familiar music on Saturday, April 21 offered not only a celebratory wind up to the deeply respected Kahane's 15th anniversary season as LACO's music director — with the group's original founder, Sir Neville Marriner, in attendance — it marked the first time that he had conducted an orchestral work by his son, Gabriel Kahane, a critically acclaimed, rising young composer, singer-songwriter and musician.
"Crane Palimpsest," the Brooklyn-based younger Kahane's first work for full orchestra, was the evocative centerpiece of the concert. An American Composers Orchestra co-commission that premiered at Carnegie Hall in March, it was inspired by the preamble to "The Bridge," American poet Hart Crane's epic ode to the Brooklyn Bridge and New York.
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The caring and respect between father and son was clear throughout the well-received performance, which ended with the pair exchanging a warm embrace. As an encore, the younger Kahane played and sang the haunting title song of his new pop album, "Where Are the Arms," that, like his other creative endeavors, has earned critical praise.
Kahane senior also led the orchestra in dynamic performances of two bookend pieces: Charles Ives' "Three Places in New England" — a LACO first — and Haydn's Symphony No. 104, one of the orchestra's signature offerings.
Ives' ode to place that opened the concert was particularly apt. With his incorporation of themes from folk, jazz, popular and brass band music into a classical vernacular, "Ives was very much interested in breaking down the boundaries between popular idioms and what we call classical music," Jeffrey Kahane noted during an interview prior to the concert.
Similarly, "Crane Palimpsest," he said, moves fluidly between "music that we would identify as being classical in nature … and a very sophisticated kind of pop music." Fittingly, the second word in the work's title refers to a reused parchment that reveals multiple layers of old text beneath new.
"What's going on in the piece," Gabriel Kahane explained by phone, "is an exploration of whether a kind of formal concert language can coexist in the same space with a more harmonically open vernacular language, without it feeling disjointed.
"I think if I were to try to dissect how I ended up doing what I'm doing," he said of his multifaceted and iconoclastic pursuits, "it would be very much a function of having grown up in a house where my dad would practice a Mozart concerto, then take a break and put on a Joni Mitchell record. His not imposing a kind of hierarchy of genre really instilled in me the idea that, as Duke Ellington said, 'There are two kinds of music. Good music and the other kind.' "
Jeffrey Kahane, who made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1983 and is internationally known for his formidable talents as a versatile pianist and conductor, began studying piano at age 4. As a teenager, he played guitar in rock bands and wrote songs. The eclectic musical tastes that he encouraged in his son were fostered in a household where classical music may have dominated, but family concert outings included jazz, folk music and blues.
Gabriel Kahane started with violin at 4, took up piano at 7, "kind of stuck with it" until he was 12, he said, and then moved on to guitar. Returning to the piano at 16, he studied for a year at the New England Conservatory with jazz pianist Fred Hersch before going to Brown University, where he shifted his focus to classical piano, theater and acting. Then this musical polymath began writing songs and his career as a pop artist blossomed.
Among Gabriel Kahane's rapidly growing body of eclectic work are his song cycles "Craigslistlieder" and "For the Union Dead" (the latter based on the poetry of Robert Lowell); "The Red Book," a 2010 Kronos Quartet commission; and last year's "Orinoco Sketches," a large chamber work commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and based on the flight of Jeffrey Kahane's mother as a girl from Nazi Germany.
His piano piece, "Django: Tiny Variations on a Big Dog," was written for his father, who performed its premiere at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in 2009.
The younger Kahane has also made critics sit up and take notice for his work as composer-lyricist of "February House," a new musical based on a 1940s experiment in communal living among well-known writers and artists that premiered at New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre in February to glowing reviews. It opens Off-Broadway at the Public Theater next month.
The two Kahanes will join forces again at the La Jolla Music Society's Summerfest 2012 in August when they reprise a program of vocal and piano music that they performed together last year at the University of Denver.
"It's very moving for me, and I think for Gabe, too, to work together," said Jeffrey Kahane. "Because, while we do very different things, the truth is that we really are on the same path."
"It gets a little sentimental, our mutual admiration society," his son said, laughing. "But I have such incredible respect for the purity of my dad's musicianship and the directness of it. It's a great reminder to me, especially in this age where it's easy to get caught up in things that don't really relate specifically to the work, to have him as a guide and model."
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As the new Chairman of the IntelliCell Orthopedic Cellular Therapy Advisory Board, Dr. James Andrews stated, "We at the Andrews's Research and Educational Foundation have recently joined forces with Intelicell BioSciences to participate in their autologous stem cell research. We are excited at the opportunity of developing a first class biological laboratory at our facility in conjunction with Intelicell BioSciences that will allow us to continue our effort towards excellence in clinical stem cell therapy research."
About IntelliCell Biosciences
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At a recent videoconference with journalists, I was asked the question in the title of this post several times. Does the fact that private banks in the United States are going bankrupt mean that the free market system is a failure? Does the fact that the United States government is bailing out these banks and in some cases "nationalizing" them mean that state intervention is back?
In a word, "No." First, any financial system needs some form of government intervention, a point lucidly made by Bob Shiller. The problem with some aspects of the financial system in the U.S. is not that there was no government intervention, but that it was flawed. The solution is to improve government regulation of the system. This however takes time. Meanwhile, there is a danger of the system collapsing, which is why the government is bailing out various institutions.
What are the lessons for developing countries in general, and Africa in particular? In many countries, the extent of government intervention in the financial systems was so great to begin with that the system had become "stuck." Think of the various directed credit programs, where government banks lent only to politically-connected families, rather than the most productive people in the country. In these circumstances, less government intervention, not more, would improve access to finance. The key word here is "less", and not "zero."
More generally, the discussion of state intervention and markets refers to other areas than finance, such as goods and labor markets, where also there are market failures but, as my friend and former colleague Bill Easterly points out, there are also potential "government failures".
free market...
I find it very strange that the people are concerned about the intervention of the federal government of USA to bail out a huge banks that operated in the past for the economic development in the USA itself and the rest of the World. Free market should be remained a free market, it does not mean that it needs sometimes some help or assistance to avoid the bankrupcy.
The main issue here is: Can the World survive without the free market economy or finanical system?
I do personally believe in some case the Federal Government should act to (only) help those institutes, but not so deep interferance in their business. However, certain regulations can be renieuwed in order to face the new challanges and let the system function as it is.
If the institutes are in need for such help... the rest of the world badly needed. So, please no panic, but think about how we can survive in this difficult time not only the American Institutes, but for the rest of the world.
free market...
A simple solution to World Crisis?
My suggestion then is that a Global Clearing House ('GCH') is formed to minimise Counter Party Risks. The GCH Clears ALL transactions around the World by guaranteeing the respective counterparty transaction.
The Country based members of the GCH are responsible for their country's Banks. Because the Country is guaranteeing their Bank's risk then they are responsible for the rating (analysis) of the strength of the respective Bank's Balance Sheet.
The Bank if endorsed by the Country are endorsed by the GCH and as such confidence boils down to the Country and not to the individual Bank. If the contract fails the Country's treasury is responsible for the payment of debt (lender of responsibility).
Any Country is allowed to be a member and it is the members themselves whom determine Soverign Risk. Foreign owned corporations are domiciled for risk.
The member Countries whom have determined Soverign Risk are responsible for each member if it defaults (World Lender of Last Resort).
Developing Nations could participate as well through acceptance by IMF / World Bank and support from other members. This would assist in the economies of developing nations to contribute to World Trade.
Third World Bailout
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank held their annual meetings over the weekend in Washington DC. I wonder whether any talks of refunds or compensations to third world countries were on the table in regards to the failed policies of the World Bank and IMF that forced third world countries to decentralize and open up to a free market economy before getting any loans or grants.
Now that the great USA, leader of the capitalistic ideology and patron of both the World Bank and IMF is backing off on its free market and government hands-off sermon, going full swing into government ownership of private companies as well as new plans to nationalize the banking system, is the World Bank or IMF planning to give out any bailout money to those poor third world countries who unwillingly agreed to their free market and decentralization plans and are now disillusioned, reeling in debt and bankrupt?
Free Market
Think Globally ,Act Locally ?! Every country must have 50 -50 Buffer or Limit of their Financial Reserved to enter a Global Market Economy. 50 % must be used for local market. The World Bank,IMF and Central Bank must have new regulation to protect the traditional markets in every country,because its of them are unique ! Can not be generalized ! Unity in Diversity ! Every nation and countries have their owned uniqueness . We can not forced them to become somebody-else.
Trust is the key how we run and build confidence in the Global Market. If the investor don't trust the institutions (my word is my bond ),the market will collapsed and become global economic crisis. Greed is the name of the Beast. The CEO and the professionals must have commitment and responsibility and code of conducts (fit and proper tests ) before they can enter the global markets. Now the Global Capital Markets are become " The Casino De Royalle" too many corporate (white collars)gamblers and speculators (wealth management/ fund managers ) for fees & commissions for every deal /transactions they made.
They don't care about the fundamental of savings and investments.The derivatives transactions and short selling jeopardized real investors. The Oceans can not only be filled just for WHALE ! So many different fishes and fauna lives in the oceans. Law of Nature Man ! Survival of the Fittest ! Fittest means Adaptation with the changing of climate and environment . Dinosaur T Rex were strong ,but they can not survived the climate changes. We must learned from that.
So much for IMF expertise
Financial Crisis
How interesting! Now that it is the US we are talking about, yes, the regulations were flawed, let the government bail the banks out. Why wasn't the same justification be accorded to smaller countries who had similar problems? I remember in the case of Kenya when banks were experiencing similar problems, it "was shut them down or no IMF/WB assistance." Did I hear even a whisper from the two institutions this time round? Noo, of course not! Big brother cannot commit a sin, can he?
What about wrong lending priorities? Same thing, different words. I would be hard pressed to believe the US banks had no idea that the sub-prime mortgage market should have been a no-no. For the Africans it is political lending. Serious CEO in both cases know the exact consequences of risks they taking.
To me, whether we are talking about political lending or unwise mortgages, the bottom line is, ineffectiveness of the regulatory systems and greed (whether for making a financial killing or for buying political patronage. One for big performance bonuses and the other to retain one's job) are the causes of the problem and therefore same prescription should be applied to both the big and the small.
I am waiting to see how the IMF/WB will react when, God forbid, banks in some small country, especially African, experience the American-type problem.
Does the financial crisis signal the end of free markets
A more honest and accurate answer would be that the financial markets have been and will continue to be regulated markets - they have never been "free" markets.
Collins dictionary defines free as "able to act on will; not under compulsion or restraint." By definition a regulated market such as the financial markets is constrained and not free!
Please economists use simple English, rather than slogans and economic cant.
Government intervention: A last resort for financial crisis?
Financial crisis has rocked the world economy in the last few months.It is observed that free market has be distorted, fell off equilibrium. On monday(13/10/2008)the global financial market have experienced recovery. The recovery cannot be possible without government intervention. From Great depression's experience, J.M. Keynes knew better that government intervention is required for recovery from depression or recession.
Government need to re-strategise the policy and regulatory framework. Regular review of the policy in line with economic enviroment is necessary. 100% free market(no government intervention) may be injurious while 100% government intervention is deadly, but mixture of both in the right proportion is better for the global market.
Markets and Government Bailouts
Free market economics? Really?
The simple truth is that no government ever fully subscribed to the ideals of free market economics. This is because in practice it does not work and it only takes common sense to understand this. It would only be hypocritical for anyone to make us believe that developed country government have just had to intervene in the market as a result of the current economic crisis. The fact is that Europe and the US have always practiced a mix of free-market economics and state intervention to serve their social, political and economic aspirations and interests.
What has been unfortunate is their attempts to push a one-line free-market ideology down the throats of developing governments. This is where developing country governments have to learn. Indeed China provides a classic example. The state must allow the invisible hand to work but stand ready to provide guidance and indeed leadership when and where necessary.
Thia is an old argument, "each to his own, and God for us all." In underdeveloped, illeterate African cocuntries, the laissez faire economy has not produced any meaningful economic growth.
Some hands have proved longer, more powerful that the general notion that maximum of benefit was to be attained by the individual through the exercise of free, unfettered competition, and that if men were liberated from regulation and restriction in their business activities they would chose such courses of action as would to their greatest advantage, which woulld lead to maximum of benefits to the community as a whole. Is this correct?
Then let's add something else... abrogate all traffic laws and drivers, commuters to bring out their vehicles on to the road.. because they would ordinarily excersie reason.


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"THE ONE" we've been waiting for, Floyd "Money"Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez, was formally announced at a press conference in front of thousands of flag-waving, enthusiastic fans on a hot, summer Monday in Times Square inNew York City. The streets were lined with camera-clicking fans for hours, while others watched the first stop of an 11-city, two-country, nine-day media tour that continues Tuesday in Washington, D.C. from their office windows high above "The Crossroads of the World."
The fighters were introduced individually, posed for the fans and news cameras, produced an intense face-off and spoke at the podium.
"THE ONE: MAYWEATHER VS. CANELO" is a compelling collision of two unbeaten, popular prizefighters with the WBC, WBA Super, WBA and Ring Magazine Super Welterweight World Championships all on the line. Mayweather (44-0, 26 KO's) is the sport's No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter and an Eight-Time and Five-Division World Champion.Mexican superstar and Super Welterweight World Champion Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO's) is the sport's No. 1 rising star. The winner of the scheduled 12-round bout on Saturday, Sept. 14 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, live on SHOWTIME PPV®, will definitely be "THE ONE'' in boxing.
The event is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotion and Canelo Promotions, sponsored by Corona, O'Reilly Auto Parts and Valvoline and will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV® at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. It can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP).
Tickets priced at $2,000, $1,500, $1,000, $600 and $350, not including applicable service charges and taxes, with a total ticket limit of 12 per person (a limit of 10 per person at the $2,000, $1,500, $1,000 and $600 price levels and a limit of two [2] per person at the $350 price level), go on sale tomorrow, Tuesday, June 25 at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also will be available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
What Mayweather and Canelo as well as executives Leonard Ellerbe, Richard Schaefer,Oscar De La Hoya, Stephen Espinoza and Canelo's trainer, Chepo Reynoso, said Monday:
Floyd Mayweather, Eight-Time And Five-Division World Champion
"Canelo, I appreciate you for taking this fight. Let's give the fans what they want to see on September 14.
"Mexico has produced some legendary champions. I take my hat off to them. I respect the country of Mexico, but something I've always enjoyed about the sport of boxing is that my fans can't fight for me and his fans can't fight for him.
"I'm truly thankful to the fans, without the fans I wouldn't be where I am.
"Golden Boy Promotions, we love working hand-in-hand with you guys. Mayweather Promotions, our company is still building. We've got young champions on the rise. I have to thank SHOWTIME; we're going to do some record-breaking things. I have to thank CBS. To all the executives, I want to thank you all for believing in me and my skills."
"I want to thank Canelo's fans, you guys have stood behind him. He's a true champion, a young, strong champion and he's earned his right to be up here with me. He's done something right to get to this level.
"I can't wait to go out there and perform. I'm about to go to camp. Physically I'm always ready, but I'm looking for an exciting fight on September 14.
"It has truly been an amazing ride. I'm blessed to be in the sport of boxing and be at the top for 17 years.
"There's no city like New York City. As a matter of fact, they should put a ring right here in Times Square and let us do it today.
"On September 14, all we want to do is give the fans excitement. That's what it's all about. I just want to give the fans a hell of a fight.
"Canelo is a young strong champion. He's obviously done something right to be at this level. He's a guy that I can't overlook. I've got to go out there and fight the best fight.
"When guys face me, it's a totally different level. I'm sure he's going to be in tip top condition and give the fans a great show.
"Come September 14, it's the best versus the best. 'THE ONE.' He's a guy I know I can't overlook, but I've been here before. I have a lot of experience. One thing I don't do is play into the crowd. I understand that this is my job. I know what it takes in a fight of this magnitude and I'm going to continue to dedicate myself to my craft and be the best that I can be. I dedicated my whole life to be at the pinnacle and to face the best.
"The earth is my turf. You can put me in any ring and I'll always come out victorious. The car won't stop now. Let's keep the car rolling. It's gong to be a hell of a fight on September 14."
Canelo Alvarez, Super Welterweight World Champion
"Good afternoon, New York. Thank you all for being here and for your support. With this fight, everybody's going to win. In boxing everybody has their time, and this is my time. Everybody knows that Floyd's the best without question, but it's my time. We're going to win.
"I'm younger and bigger, which are very important keys, but you must remember that Floyd is a very intelligent fighter, but I'm going to have the right game plan.
"Obviously, this is my biggest fight, but I've visualized it and I've prepared my mind for it for a while.
"I appreciate all the fans for all of their incredible support. I always have. I'm very gratified to be here today, to see this turnout and to have so many fans supporting for me. I'll be ready on September 14 and give them all what they want to see.''
Leonard Ellerbe, CEO, Mayweather Promotions
"We would like to thank each and every one of you for coming out today to support this tremendous event that we're having on September 14. We have a young, great fighter in Canelo Alvarez who thinks that he's 'THE ONE' going up against the best fighter in the world and who's been the best fighter in the world for a number of years. He is 'THE ONE.'
"This fight we feel will break records all over the world. The reason Floyd wanted to take this fight is because of you, the fans, and come September 14 that's what you will get, a great, great fight."
Richard Schaefer, CEO, Golden Boy Promotions
"Wow, New York, you did it again...huge, huge crowd here in Times Square! Since 2007, I've had the pleasure to work with Floyd and his team. Here in New York, we were at Rockefeller Plaza, we were at the Empire State Building and now here at Times Square, but wouldn't you agree, Floyd, that this is the best one yet?
"This is the one fight everybody wanted. The one fight everybody waited for. Floyd 'Money' Mayweather is the one...he is highest-paid one, he's the best one, he's the pound for pound one, he's the one in a generation and maybe the one in a lifetime, but will he be 'THE ONE' at the end of September 14 or will we have the next one, the new one, Canelo Alvarez?
"Canelo is the Mexican James Dean. He has a cult-like following. He's the one Mexico has been waiting for. He's the one who will give Mayweather the biggest test of his career. He's the younger one, he's the bigger one, he is the stronger one...and he is the better looking one. Sorry Floyd, just kidding.
"The one thing I know is that September 14 the world will be watching who will be 'THE ONE.' Make sure if you can't be live at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas - tickets will go on sale tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster or at MGM - you watch it live on SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View.
"I want to quickly thank our sponsors, most of all Corona, O'Reilly Auto Parts and Valvoline for putting their efforts behind this great fight.
"This is without doubt the single biggest fight we have promoted. This is a record-breaker and if you have watched boxing before, I know you'll watch this fight and if you haven't make sure you don't miss it September 14. The fight will be shown in movie theaters across the nation as well on over 400 screens which is something that is exclusive to Mayweather fights."
Oscar De La Hoya, President, Golden Boy Promotions
"New York, are you ready? On September 14 we will have not a good fight, but a great fight. Floyd Mayweather, the pound-for-pound champion of the world against Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez who is Mexico's biggest sports figure and Mexico's biggest icon."
Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports
"At SHOWTIME our goal is very simple: we want to bring you the most exciting, the most action-packed fights with boxing's biggest stars. That's exactly what SHOWTIME has become known for. In just the last few weeks, SHOWTIME has brought you Alfredo Angulo, Josesito Lopez, Marcos Maidana, Danny Garcia, Peter Quillin, Adrien Broner and Amir Khan. Now, SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View is bringing you the two biggest stars in the sport, Floyd 'Money' Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez.
"SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View is proud to be bringing you, 'THE ONE: Mayweather vs. Canelo,' the one fight you've all been waiting for. In every sport, there are certain, rare occasions when you have the best against the best. The Super Bowl, The Final Four, College Football's National Championship...September 14 will be one of those occasions with the two biggest stars in the sport and the two biggest fan bases. We have America's number one fighter versus Mexico's number one fighter. We have the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the sport versus the number one new star in the sport.
"This is a must-see event and as usual SHOWTIME and SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View will be there every step of the way. From today's press conference that is being streamed on SHOWTIME's website to all the other remaining stops on the tour, make sure you check out SHOWTIME's website for daily updates. As usual, ALL ACCESS will take you behind the scenes and we will be announcing the schedule for ALL ACCESS very shortly. We will see you all on September 14."
Jose "Chepo" Reynoso, Manager of Canelo
"I just want to say we are ready for this fight. Canelo is going to train like he always does. Viva Mexico!"
For more information, visit www.floydmayweather.com, www.mayweatherpromotions.com,www.goldenboypromotions.com,www.sports.sho.com and www.mgmgrand.com, follow on Twitter at @FloydMayweather, @CaneloOficial, @MayweatherPromo, @GoldenBoyBoxing,@mgmgrand and @SHOSports, follow the conversation using #TheOne or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FloydMayweather,www.facebook.com/MayweatherPromotions, www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing andwww.facebook.com/SHOsports.
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Sojourn over the Vast Backwaters with Traditional Kerala Houseboats
It evokes memories and feelings of nostalgia for me while sharing my experience to stay in a Kerala houseboat. Well, this delightful event happened to me on my 2nd wedding anniversary when Andrew, my husband revealed the surprise. That was the first time when we visited Kerala and specially booked a Kerala houseboat tour to celebrate the occasion.
We started off at Cochin. The tranquility and serenity of place charmed us. A Kerala houseboat is locally called as 'Kettuvallam'. These are of different types, out of which, we booked a fully furnished single bedroom luxury houseboat. On being reached at our houseboat, we were served with a welcome drink. It was coconut juice after drinking which, we felt refreshed.
We explored the houseboat to find out the other sections of this 'Floating Palace'. Then, we got to know that it was the suitable one for us to enjoy the special occasion. It was provided with sun deck, private balcony and all other modern facilities. The houseboats in Kerala had a separate dining area with comfortable chairs and a well-maintained toilet.
Kerala, the land of lagoons, rivers, lakes, beaches and backwaters is my dream destination and on visiting it, I felt contended. It was unbelievable to see that serving as the popular attractions in Kerala, these houseboats were made by joining Anjili wood panes along with coir ropes and still, these houseboats do not lack anywhere in durability. Use of Eco-friendly material like bamboo poles, bamboo mats, coconut fibre ropes and coir carpets gives these Kerala houseboats a traditional look.
Well, enjoying the luxury in Kerala houseboats, we reached Alappuzha Backwaters. The backwaters mainly covers the four districts of Kerala that include Kollam, Alleppey or Alappuzha, Kottayam and Kochi. Sitting back while the boat cruises through the compressed serene backwater canals, is a different fun, which gives a new height to your Kerala houseboat tour.
We enjoyed our lunch, which was more than enough for two people. It included local dishes like rice, fish fry, sambar, papad, thoran, pickle and vegetable salad. The food was too good that its delectable taste made us relaxing for some time.
In evening, we went on the sundeck, which is an ideal way to revive yourself amidst a tranquil ambiance. We preferred coffee with snacks including Banana Fry, which had a traditional Kerala flavour. After dinner, we went on bed. I was so excited to know the next day travel plan that included a visit to Kumarakom. Kerala houseboat vacation is simply a great experience for every couple.
Next morning, after treating our taste buds with scrumptious Appam with Egg Curry, we started off cruising to Kumarakom backwaters, through the most popular Vembanad Lake. Innumerable lagoons, canals, lakes, estuaries and lakes form the 900 km backwater network of Kerala. That was most probably the best way to experience the magical charm of Kerala backwaters. We had a romantic time overnight in houseboat.
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In her first competition this season, Lindsey Socquet scored for the Lady Knights in the beam competition and just missed the scoring as she set the baseline for the Knights on beam and floor.
On Saturday, Jan. 26, the Lady Knights should have been celebrating the return of one of their varsity gymnasts. Insteady, they were using her to plug holes in the lineup.
The result was the same. The Knights swept through the competition at the tri-state meet in Hebron to improve to 4-0. Their 138.35 score pushed their average into third place in the state.
But the girls have yet to field the team that they hope to take into the postseason meets.
"We are a team, and we have to carry each other. That's kind of what we're doing right now," said Lady Knight coach Kaitlyn O'Donnell. "I really can't say it enough how much Lindsey stepped it up for us. She's just coming back from injury this week, and we needed her to step in for us today. That really helped a lot."
There was never really any cause for alarm. Southington won all four events in the team competition. The Knights won on vault (33.6), bars (34.5), and beam (33.8), but it was the floor performance that impressed their coach. Erin Malone led the way with a 9.45. Lexi Rothstein (9.1), Marilyn Sporbert (9.0), and Kayla Nati (8.9) combined for 36.45 out of 40 possible points.
"I thought we really picked it up on floor," said O'Donnell. "I think this was a learning experience for us. We had some injuries this week at the last second, so we had to kind of throw together a new lineup today. We had a few positives, but there were also some negatives."
Malone powered the Knights in all four events, claiming the top score at the meet in every event to capture the all-around title with 37.65 out of 40 points.
"Erin's bar routine was awesome," said O'Donnell. "She did her big dismount this time, but she's just so clean in everything she does. She doesn't bend her knees. She doesn't flex her feet. She was a standout today."
On the other hand, the Knights were forced to shift their lineup with the loss of Sarah Leahy to a shoulder injury. Leahy did score on beam (8.3), but sat out the other three events.
Rothstein scored on vault (8.6), bars (8.5), beam (7.8), and floor. Kayla Nati scored on vault (8.0), bars (7.9), beam (8.40, and floor. Sporbert scored on vault (7.8), bars (8.4), and floor.
Southington scored 138.35 points to win easily over Hand (130.4) and RHAM (117.8), but without a full squad they continued to fall short of the 140 barrier.
"I'd like to think that this is something to motivate us, especially after last week when we did so well," said the coach. "This is going to help make our practices a little more intense, and hopefully that will show in our next meet."
To comment on this story or to contact sports writer John Goralski, email him at jgoralski@ southingtonobserver.com.


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White Collar Crime Sociology Essay
It will have become clear by now that official statistics do not record the complete picture when it comes to establishing how much crime there actually is (that's why there's the British Crime Survey & Self-Report Studies). Edwin Sutherland was the first sociologist to study another 'dark-area' of crime now know as white-collar crimes.
White-collar crimes are 'crimes committed by persons of high social status and respectability in the course of their occupations (Sutherland, 1960). These crimes include professional misconduct (by doctors, solicitors etc), breaking of health and safety regulations and misrepresentations in advertising.
Sutherland's study of white collar crime was prompted by the view that criminology had incorrectly focused on social determinants of crime, such as family background and level of wealth. What made Sutherland's view so important was his 'discovery' that crime is committed at all levels of society, and by people across all socio-economic backgrounds. In particular, Sutherland argued crime is often committed by persons operating through large and powerful organizations.
Nelken challenged Sutherland's definition by arguing white-collar crimes can be committed by people of high social status beyond the confines of their occupaption. Indeed crimes such as corporate crime is committed by organisations rather than individuals.
Whatever the exact definition, white-collar crime is extensive. The following link to the Huffington Post identifies several high-profile white-collar crimes while this BBC link identifies MP expenses scandal. which clearly shows the extent to which crime cuts across all socio-economic backgrounds.
However the problem with assessing the extent of white-collar crime remains, particularly as the three traditional methods of recoding crime data remain impotent at recording white-collar crime because:
1. It's difficult to detect crimes within the workplace, mainly because their are no 'victims' ( a school-teacher regularly taking packs of paper home, who will notice the loss)
2. Someone in receipt of a bribe, in order to cancel a parking ticket, won't report the incident and neither will the proponent as they're both guilty
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Although white collar crime costs an estimated $300 billion annually in the United States alone, few perpetrators are caught and even fewer of receive any sort of punishment. Analysis white collar crime focuses on two types: the individual perpetrator having special knowledge or occupational expertise or access that permits him or her to gain illegal financial advantage over others and corporate or organizational perpetrators, including organized and governmental crime. Since white collar crime is intermingled with legitimate business activities and often involves complex and sophisticated technical actions and internal networks, detection is difficult. Estimates are that less than 10 percent of perpetrators are caught. Analysis of federal sentences of corporations convicted of crimes during the late 1980s showed that 80 percent of the offending entities received fines of $25,000 or less, regardless of the severity or impact of their crimes. While the public has demanded greater accountability and more severe punishment, the reality is that white collar crime occurs with little likelihood of punishment compared to street crime. With the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002, the US Congress instituted severe penalties for some types of corporate fraud and financial report falsification. Following the global financial crisis that began in late 2007, many people were angered over the fact that few financial institutions or executives were brought to trial over the systemic mismanagement of high-risk investments and widespread securities and mortgage fraud.
Keywords Bribery; Crime in the Suites; Cronyism; Culpability; Embezzle; Extortion; Guilty Mind; Mens Rea; Organizational Deviance; Power Crimes; Restitution; RICOSarbanes-Oxley Act
White Collar Crime
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) data, white collar crime costs the United States more than $300 billion dollars annually. While this total greatly exceeds the annual costs of crimes in the streets, estimated by the FBI to be $3.8 billion a year, most people are not as concerned about "crime in the suites." Despite the cost to our society, white collar crime often goes undetected. If discovered, white collar criminals frequently are dealt with within the civil law framework rather than the criminal law system. Under civil law, regulations deal with economic losses between private parties, so repayment becomes the focus rather than punishment.
Although criminologists continue to debate which specific crimes qualify as white-collar crime, in general white collar crime encompasses a variety of nonviolent crimes usually committed in commercial situations for financial gain. Types of white-collar crime include:
• Financial fraud
• Mail fraud
• Computer & Internet fraud
• Counterfeiting
• Public corruption
• Money laundering
• Price fixing
• Tax evasion
• Kickbacks
• Securities fraud
• Insider trading
• Bribery
• Embezzlement
• Trade secret theft
• Back-dating stock options
• Phone & telemarketing fraud
• Consumer fraud
• Credit Card fraud
• Bankruptcy fraud
• Healthcare fraud
• Environmental law schemes
• Insurance fraud
• Government fraud
• Blackmail
• Investment schemes
• Extortion
• Racketeering
• Welfare fraud
• Weights & measures fraud
The tools of the trade are fast-talking, internal networks, accounting systems, and computers. Usually, criminal complaints are brought against individuals, but sometimes corporations are held accountable as well, especially in terms of restitution and fines. Technically speaking, however, offenses committed by a corporation are called "corporate crime," or "organizational crime." Both are considered one type of white collar crime. This division of white collar crime categories into two types—occupational and corporate—was advanced by criminologists Marshall B. Clinard and Richard Quinney in the 1960s, and it remains influential to this day.
Although most individuals conceptualize white collar crime as being nonviolent, in reality this definition is faulty. Corporations that knowingly engage in the production of substandard food, drugs, or building materials, or who intentionally expose their employees to dangerous working conditions, can be held liable for crimes that fall into the white collar framework of analysis. According to statistics from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, an estimated three million nonfatal workplace injuries and illness were reported by private employers in 2011, with nearly five thousand fatal work injuries. Despite this staggering loss of life, however, few corporations or their leaders are held criminally liable for their misconduct. There are numerous reasons explaining why little is done about white collar crime in general, and these deaths in particular, and they will be discussed later in this article.
Given the current condition of federal and state data collection methods, it is difficult to perform statistical analyses of white collar crime. There are no socioeconomic or occupational data about offenders in the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) data, for example, and no information other than the arrest records of corporate criminal actors. Similarly, FBI crime statistics collect information on only three categories of what is considered to be white collar crime: fraud, counterfeiting and forgery, and embezzlement. All other related crimes are encompassed in the category of "other." The FBI's estimate of $300 billion in losses a year, therefore, is probably low. The collapse of the savings and loan industry, for example, cost the American public between $300 and $500 billion dollars, while some estimates place health care fraud alone at between $100 billion and $400 billion per year (Mokhiber, 2007). The cost of the 2008 global financial crisis, which was spurred by widespread insurance, mortgage, and securities fraud and mismanagement by financial institutions, has been estimated to be in excess of $30 trillion.
Further Insights
Edwin H. Sutherland
The term "white collar crime" was used first in 1939 by sociologist Edwin H. Sutherland, who defined it as "a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation." Since colored dress shirt fabrics did not come into use until the 1960s, executives and office workers across the nation wore white shirts to work every day, resulting in the label "white collar crime."
Because the term "white collar crime" has gained such acceptance with the public and scholars, it is hard to appreciate the revolutionary nature of Sutherland's arguments. Previously, crime analysis had focused on street crime and violence, rather than on the illegal actions of the rich and powerful. Sutherland sought to expose these crimes and bring justice to individuals harmed by those with powerful social, political, and economic connections. Edward Ross had articulated these same concerns in an article published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1907, but Sutherland's presidential address to the American Sociological Association's national convention in 1939 made front page news nationwide (Wong, 2005). Albert Morris had also examined upper- class criminals in his 1935 book on crime, but Sutherland's public platform, catchy terminology, and theoretical research framework launched the subdiscipline. Suddenly, the theoretical analyses of crime based upon poverty and poor socioeconomic conditions were shown to be inadequate as general explanations of criminal conduct (Wong, 2005).
Sutherland's Critics
Although the term "white collar crime" has gained public acceptance over the decades, sociologists and criminologists have engaged in an extensive debate over how to define the concept. Sutherland's argument that white collar criminals were of high status and respectability was challenged with research of the wide variety of individuals who engaged in white collar crime. Sutherland's argument that murder, robbery, and burglary were "blue-collar crimes" also was challenged. Similarly, scholars argued that the terms "respectability" and "high social status" were too vague and subjective for scholarly study. Thus, Sutherland's efforts to make a class-based definition of crime that focused on the perpetrator failed to withstand scrutiny. In part, this failure can be attributed to each individual's right to equal protection under the law. Within the US legal system, race, gender, wealth, occupation, and ethnicity cannot be used to discriminate among offenders.
Sutherland's assertion that white collar crime was related to occupation has been accepted in both sociological literature and in criminal practice. In 1981, for example, the United States Department of Justice's definition of white collar crime was dependent upon the professional status and/or special knowledge of the offender. It stated that white collar crime was:
Nonviolent crime...


text: On Thu, 25 Nov 2004, Patrick Begou wrote: > We are working on a ten nodes beowulf cluster and the application is > running with PVM. Time to time one of the slave crashes (not pvmd). > On the slave nodes, the /tmp/pvml.xxx file do not contains any > information, just saying that the process seems to be died. > > On the master node, the /tmp/pvml.xxx file ends by "login truncated" and > it is only loging the first hours of calculation. The crash occur after > several days of calculation. > > I was unable to find any information about how to force login not to be > interrupted on the master node, nor in the PVM doc, nor in the numerous > Web documents. > > Does somebody knows how to force pvm not stopping login the standart > output in the master's /tmp/pvml.xxx file ? I don't know that offhand, but there are multiple more direct alternatives open to you for debugging the slave crashes, if the slaves have local disk resources (e.g. a local /tmp). One is to open a file (on each slave) and redirect stdout and stderr from the slave process into the file, possibly wrapping the actual slave binary in a wrapper shell script for that purpose. Another is to instrument your slave to open a log file and direct debugging output into that file. A third is to debug the slave application core dumps, if any are generated, to see what they were doing when they died. A fourth thing that MAY help is to keep an eye on e.g. slave memory consumption while the process is running -- a crash after several days of otherwise ordinary computation sounds like it could be caused by a memory leak, and if you are allocating an array (for example) in one of your core loops and then not freeing it before reallocating it, it would gradually eat all available memory until the application and/or the node itself crashed. I've done a bit of all of these to debug parallel applications, which is generally NOT a terribly easy thing to do because the fault could be in the slave (these suggestions assume that it is) or it could be in the master -- there are plenty of opportunities to misuse buffers and so forth to cause a slave to crash due to something the master is passing it. Hope this helps some, although it doesn't actually answer your question. rgb > > Thanks for your help > > Patrick > -- > =============================================================== > | Equipe M.O.S.T. | http://most.hmg.inpg.fr | > | Patrick BEGOU | ------------ | > | LEGI | mailto:Patrick.Begou at hmg.inpg.fr | > | BP 53 X | Tel 04 76 82 51 35 | > | 38041 GRENOBLE CEDEX | Fax 04 76 82 52 71 | > =============================================================== > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/ Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 Phone: 1-919-660-2567 Fax: 919-660-2525 email:rgb at phy.duke.edu


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Clearing the Air— Ways to Keep Your Air Healthy
If you have allergies or asthma, you already know how important clean air is to your well-being. But even people who don't suffer from those conditions can benefit by clearing the air of impurities. Fortunately, you have more control over indoor air quality than you might think. Here are some ways to start breathing easier.
Contaminants You Can't See or Smell
When you think of unhealthy air, you might picture billowing factory smoke or car exhaust. But some bad air won't make you wheeze or hold your nose. Allergens, viruses, and infectious bacteria often hang around undetected. The results can range from minor irritation to major illness.
But don't reach for the oxygen mask just yet. There's plenty you can do to keep your air clean and safe for everyone who breathes it.
Healthier Housekeeping
Does your vacuum cleaner seem to kick up almost as much dust as it picks up? Choose a model that has a HEPA filter. HEPA filters help prevent pollen, dust, and allergens from finding their way back into the air. If you share your space with pets, consider a vacuum cleaner that specialises in picking up animal hair, such as the Samsung NaviBot.
How Air Conditioners Can Help
You don't need a stand-alone air purifier to get cleaner air. Some air conditioners and heating/cooling units include powerful air purification systems. The same devices that keep you comfortable can also keep the air you breathe clean.
Air conditioners help slow the growth of mold by removing excess moisture from the air. Samsung's Auto Clean function prevents that moisture from accumulating by running the fan even when the unit is turned off. As a result, both the air conditioner and the room stay dry and clean.
Multilayered Filtration
Removing all the various impurities that might be present in the air requires more than a single filter—or even two. Samsung air conditioners use multiple purification technologies. The resulting air doesn't just smell clean—it is clean, and free of unhealthy particles that can make you uncomfortable or sick.
Key features to look for include advanced filters that capture dust and bacteria that conventional filters can miss. With its large surface area and high density, Samsung's Full HD Filter removes even the tiniest microscopic particles, keeping your air clean and fresh.
Active Technology Sterilises Impurities
Featured on some models, Samsung's S-Plasma ion technology takes air purification a step further. Unlike conventional passive filters, S-Plasma ion doesn't sit around waiting for impurities to come to it—instead, it sends out hydrogen atoms and oxygen ions to scour the room. These particles are harmless to people and pets but fatal to influenza viruses, fungi, bacteria, allergen particles, and other impurities. The result is a strong sterilising effect.
Any air purifying device must circulate the air through every corner of the room in order to provide the full benefit. Make sure the model you choose has sufficient capacity for the area where it'll be used—and that it's designed to circulate the air thoroughly throughout that area.
Remember to Clean Your Filter
Cleaning your air conditioner's filter when needed isn't exactly an event to remember, but it's essential. Choose an air conditioner that removes the guesswork by automatically reminding you that it's time to clean the filter. That way you'll keep it working at its best.
It's easy to take indoor air quality for granted, but it's wiser to do what you can to improve it. With a little effort and some smart shopping, you can make a real difference in the air you breathe.


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Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan seek distance from 'legitimate rape' remark, but records show narrow support for abortion
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan say they disagree with Missouri Representative Todd Akin's opposition to abortions for rape victims, but Akin's reference Sunday to "legitimate rape'' recalled the "forcible rape'' language contained in a bill Ryan co-sponsored last year.
Akin, a Republican who is challenging Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill for her seat, said in a local television interview that he "understand[s] from doctors'' that rape-induced pregnancies are "really rare.''
"If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down,'' added Akin, a member of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
The Romney campaign quickly sought to distance itself from Akin's remarks.
"Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan disagree with Mr. Akin's statement, and a Romney-Ryan administration would not oppose abortion in instances of rape,'' Romney campaign spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg said in a statement Sunday.
Romney offered a stronger condemnation Monday morning in an interview with the National Review.
"Congressman's Akin comments on rape are insulting, inexcusable, and, frankly, wrong,'' Romney said. "Like millions of other Americans, we found them to be offensive.''
Last year, Ryan joined Akin as one of 227 co-sponsors of a bill that narrowed an exemption to the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal funding for abortions. The Hyde Amendment allows federal dollars to be used for abortions in cases of rape and incest, but the proposed bill — authored by New Jersey Representative Christopher H. Smith — would have limited the incest exemption to minors and covered only victims of "forcible rape.''
House Republicans never defined what constituted "forcible rape'' and what did not, but critics of the bill suggested the term could exclude women who are drugged and raped, mentally handicapped women who are coerced, and victims of statutory rape.
The "forcible'' qualifier was eventually removed before the bill passed in the House last May. The Democrat-controlled Senate did not vote on the measure.
On Friday, before the Akin remarks, President Obama's reelection campaign launched a television ad in six swing states accusing Romney and Ryan of opposing abortion "even in cases of rape and incest.''
On Monday, the Obama camp charged Romney and Ryan with "contradicting their own records'' as they rejected Akin's comments. In a statement, Obama spokeswoman Lis Smith referenced Ryan's co-sponsorship of the "forcible rape'' bill and Romney's stated support of a Human Life Amendment, which she said "would ban abortion in all instances, even in the case of rape and incest.''
The Romney campaign dismissed the criticism as "another in a string of false attacks by the Obama campaign.''
"Mitt Romney's position is clear: He is pro-life,'' Henneberg said. "He opposes abortion with exceptions for rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. The Obama campaign is attempting to scare voters with false charges in an effort to distract from President Obama's litany of failures in office.''
The term "Human Life Amendment'' covers a series of legislative efforts to grant full human rights to fertilized eggs. Some versions have included rape and incest exceptions to a constitutional ban on abortion; others have not.
Romney has said he supports an amendment that would mark conception as the beginning of life and that he would have signed such a bill at the state level, if one had crossed his desk as Massachusetts governor. He also has said a federal Human Life Amendment — which would require passage in both houses of Congress and approval by 38 of 50 states — is unrealistic and that the Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to write their own abortion laws.
"We have to decide what politically has the greatest potential of being successful,'' Romney said in an interview with Mike Huckabee on Fox News last October.
"Would it be wonderful if everyone in the country agreed with you and me that life begins at conception, that there's a sanctity of life that's part of a civilized society, and that we're all going to agree we're not going to have legal abortion in the nation?'' Romney asked Huckabee. "That'd be great, but I don't think that's where we are right now.''
Romney — a devout Mormon who has maintained a consistent, personal opposition to abortion — has altered his political position on abortion over the years. As a Senate candidate in 1994, he cited the death of his brother-in-law's sister from complications of an illegal abortion as a touchstone.
"Since that time, my mother and my family have been committed to the belief that we can believe as we want, but we will not force our beliefs on others on that matter,'' Romney said during a debate.
Romney even appeared that year at a fund-raiser for Planned Parenthood — an organization he has pledged to de-fund if elected president.
In 2002, as a candidate for Massachusetts governor, Romney said he would "respect and fully protect a woman's right to choose.''
But Romney wrote in a 2005 op-ed in the Globe that his "convictions have evolved and deepened during [his] time as governor.'' He began to take pro-life stances, explaining that it had become difficult to reconcile his personal belief about abortion with the political position he had taken for years.
At a Republican presidential debate in 2007, Romney said he "would welcome a circumstance where there was such a consensus in this country that we said we don't want to have abortion in this country at all, period.'' He added that he would be "delighted to sign'' a bill banning all abortions but added "that's not where America is today.''
The Obama campaign cites those debate remarks as evidence to support its claim that Romney opposes abortions for victims of rape and incest.
But more recently, Romney wrote in a 2011 op-ed in the National Review that he is "pro-life and believe[s] that abortion should be limited to only instances of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother.''
Ryan's longtime position has been to permit abortion only when a woman's life is endangered by a pregnancy.


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Gateway Adult Students
For first year students 23 years of age or older...
- whose education was delayed or postponed
- who wants to reenter the workforce, or
- who wishes to advance her current career?
There are several unique advantages to being a Gateway student:
- Through prior learning assessment, Gateway students have the opportunity to gain academic credit for knowledge gained through employment, job training, volunteer and civic activities, military service and travel.
- A transfer student admitted from an accredited institution may expect to receive credit for courses in which you have earned a minimum grade of C.
- Chatham currently awards credit for satisfactory performance on the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests.
- Gateway students attending classes on a full-time basis can receive a merit awards from Chatham University.
- PACE Center features individual academic advising, career development and learning center.
Prior Learning Assessment Prior Learning Assessment is meant to assist Gateway students in identifying areas of college-level experiential learning. As such, degree-seeking Gateway students have an opportunity to be awarded academic credit for post-secondary knowledge gained prior to matriculating at Chatham University. Gateway students wishing to develop a portfolio are enrolled in a course that guides students through each and every step of the portfolio development process. Accordingly, Gateway students can potentially earn a maximum of 30 credits towards their educational goals. Read more about portfolio development for Gateway students.


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Recall 10V375000
Second Row Seat Side Trim May Restrict Safety Belt
Recall Details
When moving the seats from a flat to upright position, the second row seat belt buckle may bind on the second row seat trim shield. This could prevent proper operation and securing of the safety belt, which would increase the risk of injury to an occupant. Dealers will modify the second row seat trim shields. The GM recall number is N100243. This recall began on August 18, 2010.
Our Quick Take
There is a trim shield on the sides of the second row seat. If the seat is folded flat and is then returned to the upright position, the safety belt buckle could get hung up on that trim shield. This might affect the ability of the seat belt to be buckled, increasing the risk of injury to the occupant.
What Should You Do?
We at RepairPal have designated this a medium priority recall. Please contact your General Motors dealer. They will check to see if your specific vehicle is affected and advise you on what to do next. Always have your vehicle identification number (VIN) handy when you call.