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In our hyper-connected world of voice, video and data, legacy networks can no longer adequately support communication services providers. Explosive growth in cloud, mobile and social technologies are pushing the limits of your network capabilities. Competition is growing, and revenue streams are eroding. It's time to bridge the IT and service network divide with digital infrastructure solutions that unify your operations to create new agility, new services and new revenue.
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From purpose-built network equipment to an NFV-based telco cloud, HPE has all the elements you need for a complete telecom infrastructure transformation, all in one place. We combine programmable infrastructure, customisable service platforms and automated operations on-demand with our global telco leadership and decades of experience in the communications industry. Let us show you how to pair carrier-grade IT and virtualisation technologies create efficiencies that drive new revenue opportunities.
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HPE Integrity NonStop X offers 100% fault-tolerant system architecture for the most stringent uptime SLAs that are required by CSPs.
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MONDAY, April 23, 2012 (HealthDay News) -- Hispanic people with lung cancer tend to live longer than white or black people with the disease, according to a new study.
Researchers say Hispanics' increased likelihood of survival may be due to genetic factors or environmental advantages, such as lower rates of tobacco use.
In the study, the researchers examined diagnosis and survival data on cancer patients from a national database that pooled information from U.S. cancer registries.
They identified 172,000 adults diagnosed with any stage of the most common form of lung cancer, known as non-small cell lung cancer, between 1988 and 2007. Of these patients, Hispanics had a 15 percent lower risk of death during the study than whites. This was true for both U.S.- and foreign-born Hispanics.
The study, published online in the journal Cancer, pointed out that Hispanics tend to have better odds of survival despite facing more obstacles to health care and higher rates of poverty than other groups.
"This is important because it shows that our findings are indicative of the Hispanic population in general and not specific to specific groups of Hispanics," lead study author Ali Saeed, an M.D./Ph.D. candidate at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, said in a journal news release.
The study's authors added that the white patients who were studied had a slightly higher likelihood of survival than those who were black. Hispanics were more likely to be diagnosed with a less serious form of lung cancer, known as bronchioalveolar carcinoma.
"Our findings will motivate researchers and physicians to understand why Hispanics have more favorable outcomes and may shed light on potential environmental factors and/or genetic factors that can explain our observations," said Saeed. "For instance, the fact that Hispanics developed higher frequencies of bronchioalveolar carcinoma could be due to genetic predispositions and/or their lower smoking rates."
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When we use PowerPoint as an authoring environment, we end up making our courses look like presentations, as the default slide designs and layouts we have at our disposal are very few. Moreover these layouts are specifically designed for presentations and not for creating eLearning content. But not anymore!
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Unravel the history behind of one of the most fascinating ancient civilisations with this engaging, entertaining and educational guide to the ancient Egyptians. With a complete rundown of ancient Egyptian history and culture alongside insights in to the everyday lives of the Egyptians, you'll discover how they kept themselves entertained, the gory details of mummification, the amazing creation of the pyramids, the deciphering of hieroglyphs and much more.


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First Potato Chip Brand Back On Store Shelves
After thinly slicing a Yukon gold potato, frying it in cottonseed oil and seasoning it with sea salt, George Crum was credited with the invention of the first potato chip in 1853. A staple on store shelves until the 1920s, Moon Brand Original Saratoga Chips is once again available to consumers.
The resurrected Moon Brand Original Saratoga Chips is the brainchild of Saratoga Specialties Co., Saratoga Springs, N.Y., which invested significant resources into researching and replicating the flavor and packaging of what is widely recognized as the nation's first potato chip.
"The original Moon Brand Original Saratoga Chips remained popular for more than 50 years," says owner Dan Jameson. "It was important for us to stay true to the original recipe so that our chips taste exactly as they did in 1853."
Each batch of chips is made by hand, using just three quality ingredients: Yukon gold potatoes, grown locally in New York, trans-fat free cottonseed oil and sea salt.
"The reproduced packaging draws consumer attention, but the taste and quality of our chips is why they keep selling out," Jameson says. "Each chip tastes fresh and satisfies with a really nice crunch. Unlike many other chips, Moon Brand chips are not greasy," he says, crediting the cottonseed oil. "This trans-fat free vegetable oil does not leave an oily taste in your mouth and showcases the great flavor of the Yukon gold potato. We use cottonseed oil because of its historical significance with our chips, but really the taste speaks for itself. We could not choose a better oil."
Suggested retail price is $1.49 for a 1.5-oz individual size and $4.99 for a 9-oz. bag.


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Casey Anthony's lawyer told a Florida judge on Friday that it was "sour grapes" for prosecutors to try to force his client to pay more than $500,000 in costs associated with her murder trial after the young mother was acquitted of involvement in the death of her two-year-old daughter.
Defense Lawyer Cheney Mason accused the State Attorney's Office of trying to punish Ms. Anthony by requiring her to pay the full cost of the murder investigation and prosecution – even though a jury in July declared her not guilty of murder.
"The state wants to charge her the entire cost of prosecution, not the legitimate expenses related to the convicted counts," Mr. Mason said during a hearing in Orlando. "That has nothing to do with justice," he said. "It has everything to do with [public] outrage and sour grapes."
Mason urged Chief Judge Belvin Perry to limit any financial assessment against his client to expenses directly related to the only counts for which she was convicted – four misdemeanor charges of lying to a law enforcement officer.
Assistant State Attorney Linda Burdick told the judge that Anthony should pay all investigative and prosecution costs in the murder case because it was her actions that forced the state to investigate and prosecute.
"But for Ms. Anthony's lying to law enforcement at the inception of this investigation, there would be no cost of investigation to law enforcement and there would be no cost of prosecution," she said. "Every expense regardless of how [defense] counsel wants to belittle it is related causally, if not directly, to the machinery put in motion by Ms. Anthony," the prosecutor said.
"We are not trying to assuage anyone's outrage at the verdict in this case," Ms. Burdick said. The state's expenses would have never been incurred "if Ms. Anthony ever had it in her to tell the truth," she added.
At issue in the hearing was a Florida law that allows prosecutors to seek reimbursement for investigative and other costs in cases resulting in a conviction. In most cases such assessments have been a token amount of a few hundred dollars.
The law requires a payment of no less than $50 per case involving a misdemeanor conviction and no less than $100 per case for a felony conviction. But the statute sets no upper limit for potential assessments.
"The court may set a higher amount upon a showing of sufficient proof of higher costs incurred," the law says in part.
Although Ms. Anthony, who was not present in court Friday, is listed as indigent and is being represented by state-appointed and taxpayer-funded counsel, many analysts believe she is poised to cash-in on her notoriety with possible lucrative book and movie deals, interviews, and photo spreads.
The issue facing Judge Perry is how to properly apportion the state's costs as they relate to the four misdemeanor charges for which she was convicted.
Do the four misdemeanors open the door to a half-million dollar assessment? Or must the judge narrowly limit costs to that portion of the investigation dealing with Anthony's lies?
Anthony's false statements in July 2008 contributed to a massive search for her missing daughter, Caylee. The effort included both law enforcement officials and scores of volunteers. Caylee's skeletal remains were discovered in December 2008 in a wooded area near the Anthony home.
At the start of Anthony's murder trial, Defense Lawyer Jose Baez asserted that Caylee had accidentally drowned in the backyard swimming pool in June 2008. That would suggest that Anthony knew all along that her daughter was dead but remained silent while the state used substantial resources to try to find the little girl.
Specifically, Anthony was convicted of telling four distinct lies to detectives during questioning on July 16, 2008.
1) She claimed that she was employed at Universal Studios in Orlando in 2008. She had not worked at Universal for at least two years.
2) She claimed that she had left her daughter with a nanny in June 2008 and that the nanny had taken the child. There is no indication that such a nanny existed.
3) She claimed that she informed two friends, Jeffrey Hopkins and Juliette Lewis, of her daughter's disappearance. There is no indication that Hopkins and Lewis exist.
4) She claimed that she'd received a telephone call from her daughter at noon on July 15. Phone records showed no such call took place.
At the hearing Friday, Mason argued that detectives were able to disprove each of Anthony statements within a day or two. He said by Sept. 30, detectives had ended their missing person investigation and started a murder investigation.
The defense lawyer said an accurate assessment of costs related to the four guilty verdicts for lying should encompass expenses incurred no later than Sept. 30, 2008.
He added that if police had diligently followed up on a lead provided by a county meter reader named Roy Kronk, they would have discovered Caylee's remains on Aug. 13, 2008, four months earlier than when authorities found the body in the same location in December.
Mason said the state was seeking reimbursement from Anthony for $46,427 in transcription fees incurred in 2010 and 2011. He said they sought payment of $5,750 for a University of Florida hydrologist who was never called as a witness, and $32,072 for an expert in the types of insects that are attracted to dead bodies. Mason said Prosecutor Jeff Ashton had even submitted a bill for $31.50 for a book he purchased on Amazon.com dealing with human decomposition.
"You have the state claiming, in essence, 100 percent of their expenses for the prosecution of the case they lost, not for expenses related to the four misdemeanor counts," Mason said.
Burdick insisted that the charges were proper and should be paid by Anthony. "It is our position that as a result of the lies that she told, the Sheriff's Office undertook an investigation that cost them hundreds of thousands of unnecessary dollars," Burdick said.
"Once Ms. Anthony set that machinery in motion by lying, there was no turning back," she said. "The lies are inextricably intertwined with the investigation and cannot be apportioned."
Judge Perry invited counsel to submit additional briefs. He said he expected to issue a ruling by Sept. 22.


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It seems like only yesterday that we were sunbathing by the pool, grilling burgers at picnics, and vacationing at the beach. Now, it's time to give summer the awesome send-off it deserves. Gather your friends and soak up some of the last bits of summer fun with a rocking party that will be remembered for many seasons to come. Here's what you'll need to do:
Set the Scene
First, look for inspiration. Think about what summer means to you and use it as the back story for your décor.
Yearning for some sun-drenched tropical fun? Plant down some Tiki lights, prop up your old surfboard, and have guests dress up in sundresses and Hawaiian shirts for a luau-style bash.


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Norwex Makes Your Home a Safe Haven
Each of the four Norwex antibacterial Microfiber cloths in our Travel Pack removes dust, dirt and grease from all washable surfaces using only water—no chemicals! These super-absorbent, compact EnviroCloths trap dust particles inside until they are rinsed out. Then BacLock®* in the cloth—our micro silver antibacterial agent—goes to work to self-purify and inhibit bacterial odors, mold and mildew growth within each cloth.
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You want to share with others how the Norwex EnviroCloth® can get all the surfaces in their homes as clean as possible, as quickly as possible—without chemicals that can make their families sick and without paper towels that contribute to overloaded landfills and deforestation.
Rely on our Travel Pack to help you share the remarkable capabilities of our ultra-thick and absorbent EnviroCloth in a more cost-effective way. Just like our full-size EnviroCloth, the Travel Pack's smaller version cleans safely, quickly and thoroughly to save time, money and the environment using only water! Plus the Travel Pack is convenient for on-the-go cleaning jobs!
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Town back on winning Rhodes: Match Review
Two classy second-half goals from striker Jordan Rhodes put Huddersfield on the way to a morale-boosting 4-1 win over MK Dons.
The Terriers were rocked by a stunning message from Chairman Dean Hoyle in Saturday's match programme over poor recent performances and they promptly lost 1-0 to Exeter in another stinker.
But Town answered the critics in style with a sparkling performance in which Rhodes, now the 10-goal top scorer, was the star turn.
He first pounced on a loose ball and let rip from 20 yards into the roof of the net after 47 minutes, and then slammed in the rebound after substitute Benik Afobe rattled the woodwork with a 66th-minute drive.
Antony Kay started the rout after 24 minutes when an Anthony Pilkington cross was deflected into his path inside the six-yard box. Gary Roberts doubled the lead soon after with a close-range header after a Graham Carey corner was nodded back across the face of goal by Joe Garner.
MK Dons, outplayed throughout, got a consolation from substitute from Aaron Wilbraham when he raced through and finished just two minutes after replacing the ineffective Mark Carrington.
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Lament of the Plutocrats
Why Wall Street is fed up with the White House—and Republicans too.
On a recent afternoon, executives at Goldman Sachs invited a few hundred major investors to the Conrad Hotel in lower Manhattan. The bankers and their guests filed into a large room and turned their eyes to Hillary Clinton.
Ordinarily these masters of the universe might have groaned at the idea of a politician taking the microphone. In the contentious years since the crash of 2008, they've grown wearily accustomed to being called names—labeled " fat cats" by President Obama and worse by those on the left—and gotten used to being largely shunned by Tea Party Republicans for their association with the Washington establishment. And of course there are all those infuriating new rules and regulations, culminating this week with the imposition of the so-called Volcker Rule to make risky trades by big banks illegal.
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But Clinton offered a message that the collected plutocrats found reassuring, according to accounts offered by several attendees, declaring that the banker-bashing so popular within both political parties was unproductive and indeed foolish. Striking a soothing note on the global financial crisis, she told the audience, in effect: We all got into this mess together, and we're all going to have to work together to get out of it. What the bankers heard her to say was just what they would hope for from a prospective presidential candidate: Beating up the finance industry isn't going to improve the economy—it needs to stop. And indeed Goldman's Tim O'Neill, who heads the bank's asset management business, introduced Clinton by saying how courageous she was for speaking at the bank. (Brave, perhaps, but also well-compensated: Clinton's minimum fee for paid remarks is $200,000).
Certainly, Clinton offered the money men—and, yes, they are mostly men—at Goldman's HQ a bit of a morale boost. "It was like, 'Here's someone who doesn't want to vilify us but wants to get business back in the game,'" said an attendee. "Like, maybe here's someone who can lead us out of the wilderness."
Clinton's remarks were hardly a sweeping absolution for the sins of Wall Street, whose leaders she courted assiduously for financial support over a decade, as a senator and a presidential candidate in 2008. But they did register as a repudiation of some of the angry anti-Wall Street rhetoric emanating from liberals rallying behind the likes of Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). And perhaps even more than that, Clinton's presence offered a glimpse to a future in which Wall Street might repair its frayed political relationships.
At both ends of the political spectrum, the titans of American finance today find themselves alienated from politics to a surprising degree. On the left, the rift has been precipitated by populist outrage and a damaged, difficult relationship with the White House. The discord and disappointment has simmered for years and is now boiling toward the surface on both sides, particularly for donors who felt burned and spurned by a White House they helped to elect. To understand just how far apart the president and the barons of Wall Street have drifted, consider that as a young senator in his first run for the presidency, Barack Obama took in $16 million from Wall Street donors, while last year, as the incumbent president, he was able to muster only $6 million.
Meanwhile, on the right, the estrangement owes to the failures of GOP candidate Mitt Romney's presidential campaign—a loss that has prompted Wall Street donors to sit on their cash and question the return that their investments in Republican politics can generate, especially with the GOP's post-defeat lurch toward the Tea Party populists and outsider activists. "The ground is shifting beneath their feet," says one top Republican donor—even if not all the Wall Streeters have come to terms with a world where their money might matter less than the deep pockets and cause-driven giving by Republican benefactors like casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, who has proved willing to write checks north of $100 million.
This is not the first time Wall Street has found itself at odds with one of the political parties in Washington. But it may be the first time since the Great Depression that the New York banker class has been this disconnected from both parties simultaneously. The pervasive dismay, alienation and hopelessness comes through in recent conversations with CEOs, hedge fund managers and private equity officials—all of them major Wall Street donors who've seen their influence in Washington tested and who are now uncertain whether and how to re-engage. "Like the rest of America, Wall Street is looking at Washington and saying whether we agree or disagree, they're looking at both parties with complete revulsion," one private equity executive told us.
The strained relations come at a consequential moment for the financial industry, which has rebounded from the 2008 financial crash faster and with bigger gains than the rest of the country, but is now facing the ire of newly emboldened and decidedly anti-Wall Street populists in both political parties. And yet the 2014 and 2016 election cycles will help determine whether banks, already restrained by the Dodd-Frank financial reform law, will face new regulatory restrictions, further rounds of legal action and higher tax rates. "Traditionally, Wall Street plays both sides of the fence on its political donations," says Charles Geisst, a financial historian and professor at Manhattan College. "What's happening now is neither side is coming through with the things Wall Street feels it is entitled to, and so everybody just wants to give up. But they can't, because they are going to continue to be in the limelight whether they like it or not."
To say Wall Street's initial rosy expectations for its relationship with Barack Obama were dashed would be an understatement. Finance executives—a donor demographic traditionally loaded with Republicans who factored heavily in propelling George W. Bush into the White House—gave Obama twice as much financial support in 2008 as they did his opponent, GOP Sen. John McCain. Obama established his prowess as a Wall Street fundraiser early in his battle for the Democratic nomination against the well-connected Clinton by cementing a relationship with Blair Effron, a young banker who bundled more than $200,000 for Obama. Effron was first invited into the Obama donor fold by the legendary investor and Democratic philanthropist George Soros in December 2006, when then-Senator Obama was on the verge of launching a presidential campaign.
Obama also secured help from investment executives who had not previously been a part of the Democratic money world—supporters like Mark Gallogly, the founder of the private equity firm Centerbridge Partners who inspired a slew of other new donors ("They all saw themselves in [Gallogly]," recalls a Democratic source involved in Obama's fundraising efforts). Other backers had tough choices to make. For instance, Orin Kramer, the hedge fund manager and head of Boston Providence, had long-established ties to the Clintons. But he went with Obama instead.


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Every Saturday in our fall semester, the lights dim and beloved professor Murray Tinkelman delivers his rollicking take on the History of American Illustration to our students. When he is not lecturing, he is always working and now, has a solo show, Baseball, Rodeos, and Automobiles: The Art of Murray Tinkelman at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Ma., March 29-June 15, 2014.
Explore the award-winning art of Murray Tinkelman, a Hall of Fame illustrator whose pen-and-ink drawings have captured the essence of the American experience for more than six decades. The artist's work has appeared in such national publications as Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, and have been commissioned by The National Park Service and The U.S. Air Force, among others. An exceptional educator, he has inspired generations of illustrators at Syracuse University and the Hartford School of Art. Baseball, rodeos, classic cars, Native American culture, and other themes that inspire the artist's passionate, life-long interest will be reflected in the works on view.
Meet Murray Tinkelman during our Special Exhibition Opening Event to be held Saturday, March 29, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Free for members or $20 for not-yet-members.


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Predictions for this season include a high incidence of both fire blight and cedar apple rust. The signs of fire blight (scorched-looking foliage and stem tips) are rather boring compared to the freaky looking appendages that "ripen" with cedar-apple rust.
Get ready to start seeing large, orange gelatinous spore horns hanging from cedars like they are decorated with Japanese lanterns.
They strike awe and dread from me because they are fabulous looking creations of nature, but they also forewarn a rust problem in the orchard for next year.
John Hartman of University of Kentucky explains the disease cycle: Many rust diseases must have two specific hosts for the disease to complete the various stages of its life cycle.
For example, the fungus that causes cedar-hawthorn rust needs a Juniperus species, like the Eastern red cedar or an ornamental juniper to spend its parasitic stage of life.
During the parasitic stage of life, the fungal spores appear in the springtime as bright orange teliosporeso n the diseased cedar. As these teliospores develop, they are carried through the air to the next host plant. These other hosts must be roseaceous, like apples, hawthorns, crabapples or serviceberries.
Onn the second host plant, the rust disease continues to develop into the fruiting stage that then travels back to re-infect nearby cedars or junipers. Apparently after 18 months in this stage, the spores return in the second spring to start all over if the conditions are favorable.
They have been very favorable for cedar-apple rust in the past few weeks.
All of the various rust diseases are caused by specific species of the fungus Gymnosporangium. The fungus must travel between a Juniperusspecies and some roseaceous plant; and back again.
However, there are different types of rusts. Cedar-apple rust, caused by G. juniperus-virginianae, primarily infects the foliage of apples and crabapples.
Yellow spots appear on the foliage in the spring, turning orange as the season progresses. Whitish, tubular spores will develop around these spots by summer.
This seems to be the most distinguishable characteristic for diagnosis.
Cedar-hawthorn rust is caused by G. globosum and appears on hawthorns, apples, crabapples, pear, quince, service berry and mountain ash. The appearance of this rust disease is similar to cedar-apple rust, but the white, tubular spores are not present, just the leaf spots.
Cedar-quince, caused by G. clavipes, rust proves to be the most damaging to plant material. The list of susceptible plants include those that have been mentioned plus, quince, photinia, medlar, chokeberry and cotoneaster.
The foliar spots are not apparent here rather the infection is manifested in the twigs and fruiting structures of the plant. Young twigs that become infected can die and repeated infection can cause the decline of the tree.
According to University of Kentucky plant pathologists, we will see few cases of cedar-hawthorn and cedar-quince because the telia (the orange, gelatinous horns) where finished producing once the rains hit; not so with cedar-apple, though.
These diseases are very difficult to control using fungicides because timing is critical. Hartman suggests that we grow disease resistant varieties of trees and that we remove any old, abandoned or worthless host trees.
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Helping to organise a TeachMeet whilst trying to do a PGCE course is a bit bonkers, but then there is never a good time to anything in life, is there? Josie Fraser did the real work, and I was there to keep the publicity going, to nag her when she needed it 😉 and co-host.
I've been to two other TeachMeets and followed others online, and have always found them so inspirational. Following the tweets after the event, it has been a real pleasure to see people making connections with each other and continuing to to discuss the ideas they heard about and thinking about applying them in their own classrooms. Tony Hirst had a quick look at the community around the #tmsen12 tag we used for the event, which looks as though there was a potentially enormous community able to join in and share the practices we heard about.
I've heard from several teachers and students who have been inspired to join twitter, and the great community of educators it holds (if that was you, you might want to have a look at my quick guide about how to get the best out of twitter).
We did two things differently at this TeachMeet, the first was to hold a Critical Debate with invited speakers, which seemed to work really well and added a deeper, strategic tone to the wonderful practical resources and ideas that were shared. The second was that we committed to producing a micro-site with a selection of resources, videos, voxpops and tweets from the day. This will be produced in the next few weeks and should serve as a last reference to the collective knowledge and wisdom we pooled together during the day. One of the main reasons that TeachMeets work is due to their informal nature, but that means that often the great ideas they produce are not shared beyond the participants (real or virtual), liveblogs like those produced by Oliver Quinlan are another great way to keep a record that can be reshared at a later date. To give you a flavour of the day, I've used storify to collate some of the links and photos shared on twitter.


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Gaining Ground: Americans' Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care After the Affordable Care Act's First Open Enrollment Period — A new Commonwealth Fund survey finds that in the wake of the Affordable Care Act's first open enrollment period, significantly fewer working-age adults …
Tony Pugh / McClatchy Washington Bureau: Survey: 9.5 million people gained health coverage in first marketplace enrollment period
Jameson Parker / addictinginfo.org: Study Finds An Overwhelming Number Of Republicans Are Happy With Their Obamacare Plans
Christopher Flavelle / Bloomberg View: Obamacare Is Working. Unless You're Black.
Andrew Sullivan / The Dish: Meep Meep Watch — I'm sure my Republican readers will wince …
Jonathan Chait Follow / New York Magazine:
Libertarian Accidentally Shows How Obamacare Is Succeeding — Reading months of doomsaying all at once tells a different story. — The Commonwealth Fund has a new survey showing that the proportion of adults lacking health insurance has fallen by a quarter, from 20 percent of the population to 15 percent.
Discussion: Hit & Run, Washington Monthly and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Numbers Adding Up For Obamacare
Timothy Jost / Washington Post:
Courts won't void the Affordable Care Act over semantics — The Supreme Court's term ended in June with another Affordable Care Act ruling, and the ACA survived largely unscathed. Burwell v. Hobby Lobby has important ramifications for women's health and religious freedom but does not invalidate a single section of the law.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Dish: Things Are Looking Up For Obamacare
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In U.S., Uninsured Rate Sinks to 13.4% in Second Quarter
In U.S., Uninsured Rate Sinks to 13.4% in Second Quarter
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Newest Health Insurance Customers Are Generally Happy
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CNN Host Confronts Rick Perry On His Obama 'Conspiracy' Theory (VIDEO) — CNN host Kate Bolduan confronted Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) in an interview that aired Thursday about his suggestion that President Barack Obama may have engineered the current immigration crisis at the Texas border.
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Gov. Perry: The face of GOP opposition
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The Rant Agenda — So little time, so much bad behavior to complain about.
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Obama: No interest in border 'photo op'
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Perry: Border crisis is Obama's Katrina
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite: CNN's John King Taunts Obama for Claiming 'I Don't Do Photo Ops'
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line: The handshake that was and the one that wasn't
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
In border crisis, Obama is accused of 'lawlessness' for following law
In border crisis, Obama is accused of 'lawlessness' for following law
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Maha / The Mahablog: The Always Wrong POTUS
Michael Falcone / ABC News: North Of The Border — NOTABLES — OBAMA URGES CONGRESS …
New York Times:
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Obama Presses Perry to Rally Support for Border Funds
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Noah Rothman / Hot Air: Obama's pathetic border crisis blame shifting
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo: Rick Perry: Obama's Latest Trip 'No Different' From Hurricane Katrina (VIDEO)
Rick Jervis / USA Today: Obama, Perry confer on crisis at Texas border
Harold Maass / The Week: 10 things you need to know today: July 10, 2014
Tom Blumer / NewsBusters: Press Virtually Ignores Cuellar's Hits at Obama's 'Bizarre' Actions, White House Blowback
Scott Johnson / Power Line: Straw men at the border
Katherine Fung / The Huffington Post: CNN Host Asks Rick Perry If He 'Honestly Believes' His Obama 'Conspiracy' Comments
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard: Dem. Rep. Rips Obama: 'Aloof,' 'Bizarre,' and 'Detached'
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Perry: Obama's Katrina
Perry: Obama's Katrina
Discussion: Washington Post, ABC News and Mediaite
Aaron Blake / Washington Post: Why Obama should probably visit the border
Matt Wilstein / Mediaite: WATCH: Rick Perry Admits Defeat, Shakes President Obama's Hand
America's Shifting Statehouse Press — Can New Players Compensate for Lost Legacy Reporters? — Within America's 50 state capitol buildings, 1,592 journalists inform the public about the actions and issues of state government, according to new data from the Pew Research Center.
Discussion: The Huffington Post, Facing South, CBS DC, Capital New York and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post: Digital Outlets Help Fill Statehouse Ranks As Newspapers Retrench
Chris Kromm / Facing South: Who's watching state lawmakers?
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York: Pew study: Statehouse reporting jobs declined by more than a third since 2002
Sam Kirkland / Poynter: Pew: Number of full-time newspaper statehouse reporters has fallen 35 percent since 2003
Reid Wilson / Washington Post:
The precipitous decline of state political coverage
The precipitous decline of state political coverage
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Bloomberg View
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Governing the States With Nobody Watching
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg View: The Grim State of Statehouse News
Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Jill Abramson Talks Obama Secrecy and Her New York Times Firing — Two months after her abrupt exit from the Gray Lady, the former executive editor delivered a speech about how different Obama is from Bush—and why she was dismissed from her post. — Aside from her unceremonious firing …
Discussion: Politico, Poynter, The Huffington Post and Washington's Blog
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter: Jill Abramson: Being first on a story is a 'point of pride'
Katherine Fung / The Huffington Post: Jill Abramson Says She's 'Still Trying To Figure Out' Why She Was Fired
Sasha Goldstein / NY Daily News:
Washington man first to buy legal weed in Spokane is fired after spotted on news — Mike Boyer, 30, was canned Tuesday after waiting 20 hours to buy pot and immediately going home to smoke. He was called up for urine analysis after he was spotted on TV buying the pot. Boyer told The News he 'regrets nothing.'
Discussion: Liberaland, Mashable and The Raw Story
Jacob Fischler / BuzzFeed:
Major Union Drops Partnership With United Negro College Fund Because Of The Kochs — "This was a betrayal of everything the UNCF stands for," AFSCME president says. — Shannon Stapleton / Reuters / Reuters — WASHINGTON — One of the nation's largest public-sector unions is severing …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Niam Yaraghi / Brookings Institute:
Have the Anti-Obamacare Ads Backfired? — According to the recent report of nonpartisan analysts Kantar Media CMAG, ACA opponents have spent 450 million dollars on anti-Obamacare ads so far. Spending on negative ads outpaced positive ones by more than 15 to 1. This map shows the spending on negative ads in each state.
Discussion: Mediaite and Balloon Juice
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Sportsman bill dies in Senate — The Senate killed a bipartisan bill Thursday designed to boost hunting and fishing protections — a victim of a long-running war over amendments that came in the shadow of gun politics. — The sportsmen's bill — a political boon for its chief Democratic sponsor …
Discussion: The Hill
Ramsey Cox / The Hill: Gun fight upends hunting bill
Ann Coulter / The Clarion-Ledger:
McDaniel backers killing his political future — By continuing the fight over the primary, Chris McDaniel and his supporters are risking a Republican majority in the U.S. Senate, not to mention McDaniel's own political future. — CONNECT — Chris McDaniel, candidate for the U.S. Senate …
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Eric Trommater / Liberaland: Ann Coulter: McDaniel's Supporters Are 'Clowns And Nuts'
Jonathan Topaz / Politico: Ann Coulter calls on Chris McDaniel to give up
Catalina Camia / OnPolitics: Ann Coulter to Chris McDaniel: Be gracious and move on
Ali Watkins / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Justice declines to pursue allegations that CIA monitored Senate Intel staff — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has decided not to pursue accusations that the CIA spied on the Senate Intelligence Committee and allegations that committee staff slipped classified documents from a secure agency facility, McClatchy has confirmed.
Discussion: Firedoglake, Talking Points Memo, US News, The Daily Caller, Fox News, The Verge and Mediaite
DSWright / Firedoglake: Justice Dept Will Not Investigate CIA Spying on Congress, UK Gov Destroys CIA Rendition Files
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo: DOJ Won't Investigate Feinstein Claim That CIA Spied On Senate Committee
Steven Nelson / US News: CIA Off the Hook: DOJ Won't Probe Alleged Spying on Congress
Tristyn Bloom / The Daily Caller: Holder Refuses To Investigate CIA For Spying On Senate
Evan McMurry / Mediaite: DOJ Declines to Investigate CIA's Alleged Spying on Senate
Washington Post:
Restore trust to douse the fire in Gaza — THE LATEST mini-war between Israel and the Hamas movement is as unwinnable for either side as previous rounds in 2009 and 2012. Though it has stockpiled thousands of rockets and some longer-range missiles, Hamas lacks the ability to inflict serious damage …
Discussion: Jerusalem Post, Guardian, New York Times, Business Insider and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Orlando Crowcroft / Guardian: Palestinians say death toll over 70 as Israel pounds Gaza with air raids
Armin Rosen / Business Insider: It Looks Like Israel Is Sending Ground Troops To Gaza — And That's Trouble For Everyone
David Gerstman / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: Israel Warns Civilians to Stay out of Harm's Way; Hamas Sends Them Back In
USA Today:
Israel: Hamas firing rocket every 10 minutes
Israel: Hamas firing rocket every 10 minutes
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Dorian De Wind / The Moderate Voice: The Israeli-Palestinian 'Conflict': The Eye for an Eye Continues
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How to Build and Expand a Jail Linkage Program
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The goal of Integrating HIV Innovative Practices (IHIP) is to enable health care providers to implement proven innovations within their own practices and clinics.
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Notes: Fifth all-time at Yale in career field goal percentage (.532)... Tied for eighth in career steals (123)... Finished his career with 826 points and 518 rebounds... Six career double-doubles... Missed only one game in his career.
2008-09: Second team All-Ivy selection... Second in the Ivy League in field goal percentage (.560), fifth in steals (1.4 per game), sixth in assists (2.9 per game) and seventh in rebounding (5.7 rpg.)... Shot .634 from the field in Ivy games, which was the best percentage in the league... Recipient of the George McReynolds Award as team's top defender at post season banquet... In two games against Dartmouth held Ivy League Player of the Year Alex Barnett to 9-for-37 shooting from the field and 12.5 points per game, nearly seven below his league-leading average... Named the Ivy League Player of the Week after scoring 17 points and grabbing 11 rebounds against Alabama... Led team with 12 points and six rebounds in win over Oregon State.... Scored a career-high 21 points at home against Dartmouth.
2007-08: A second team All-Ivy selection... Led the team in rebounding (6.7 rpg.), second in steals (48) and assists (60) and was fourth in scoring (7.7 rpg.)... Finished fourth in the Ivy League in rebounding and steals... Averaged 8.9 rebounds and had 29 steals in Ivy play, which were both the best in the league... His 48 steals tied for the fifth most in a season in school history... Led team with five double-doubles... One of only two players on the team to appear in all 28 games... Started a career-high 13 games... Received the George McReynolds Award as Yale's top defender at the post season banquet... Averaged 14 points and 16.5 rebounds in Yale's road sweep of Dartmouth and Harvard to end the season... Pulled down a career-high 19 rebounds at Dartmouth... Posted his first career double-double (11 points, 11 rebounds) in the home victory over Brown... Averaged 13 points and 10.5 rebounds in two victories over Princeton... Returned to his native Southern California for Yale's game at UCLA... Team practiced at his high school, Lutheran, and then were hosted for Thanksgiving dinner by a family friend of the Pinicks.
2006-07: Shot 52.4 percent... Finished third on team in assists (52) and blocks (12)... Had six double figure scoring games and led team in rebounding three times... Played a big role in Yale's first season series sweep of Princeton since 1985-86... Had four points, two rebounds and a blocked shot in the final 2:55 of a 43-35 victory over the Tigers at Lee Amphitheater. His basket with 2:55 left snapped a 35-35 tie... At Princeton, his fallaway layup with 10.3 seconds left was the winning basket in a 52-51 victory over the Tigers... Scored 10 points and handed out five assists in home win over Brown... Had six assists and no turnovers in 21 minutes against American... Made his first career start against Allegheny and scored 14 points, all in the second half... Also started against Ohio, Dayton and at Princeton.
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We have clubs for cars, prospectors, etc ad infinitum, but do we have any clubs for ghosttowners? I think it would be excellent if we had a club dedicated to the preservation and exploring of ghost towns. I know many prospecting clubs actually own some private land they prospect on, but what about a club dedicated to purchasing and preserving old ghost towns? I am not sure if there are enough of us ghosttowners to create such as club, but I wanted to see what others thought of the idea.
Yeah. Cool idea. I hear there used to be caravan excursions that the members would organize on this site long ago. It would be a good start.
I'm interested in particular any groups in New Mexico.
http://www.savevulturemine.org -- The Vulture Mine Preservation and Restoration Association's mission is to save the 1863 Vulture Gold Mine/Vulture City site and buildings. The buildings straddle private and adjoining public land. VMPRA's goal is to purchase the property that is privately owned and, in parallel while funds are being raised for the purchase, to preserve and manage the buildings that are on BLM land. We have done an extensive amount of research and are also working on the interpretive element of the project.
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No Sales pitch just plenty of photos and stories.
"I led a quieter life before I got hearing aids." Mike
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"Here lies Lester Moore; four slugs from A-44. No Les no more." - Grave marker at Tombstone's Boothill Cemetary
You guys in NM might want to get behind Steins, NM just to be aware of the fate of the town with the murder of Larry Link. (towns owner) I am positive that the property will go to the family, however that raises all kind of possibilities positive and negative.
Will it be reopened for the public or sold.
It would pay to watch what unfolds.
Visit Colorado Ghost Towns at http://www.rockymountainprofiles.com
No Sales pitch just plenty of photos and stories.
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In an interview with WSJ's Jerry Seib, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback talks about his state's push to lower income taxes and what the experiment might mean for taxation in the U.S.
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the ... this is Jerry side with a Wall Street Journal today By Kansas Governor Sam Brownback thanks for being with this in Washington return visit to Washington for you thanks Siri AHTSs return is that for sixteen years of commuting back and forth I don't miss the good news ... for you though ... you are upgrades to the Kansas now in trying to enact the cover the Conservatives the economic revolution reducing income tax rates perhaps ... it in your official misgivings is your opens with ... how far down that path if you move to what he found out along the way ... closer to six point four five percent income tax rate ... we're now at zero one LLC and so this past intense of your small business from Eyes LLC sub as passive income ... zero best taxes in a country ... where it four point nine percent on the top income tax bracket unless they can just pass the bill ... the assignment tomorrow ... in the midst of three point nine bike twenty eighteen ... he still think you can get to zero in house and can be done ... I'd I think we can say I really do ... have the experiences in some other states have been that when you cut income taxes ... they are sales tax increase more than makes up for your income tax cut ... they ... can ... I'm not sure why all that takes place but everybody pay sales tax accounts in your state not everybody pays income taxes people accompany a state sales taxes ... I and my hope is that we're going to be aware of even pushed further down than the three point nine here in the near term ... everybody will tell you that sales taxes are regressive income taxes progress as it were you that the taxes and in your state in other states that are trying similar things are shifting to a progressive or progress that ... you're right there's concern there obviously but the biggest thing that I think is regressive is people not having jobs ... don't you have a job the ... have been made up a notch and CSX which on handing money to buy anything with what we're trying to do was to create ... a very growth story in the atmosphere so you don't have a job ... and so he'll have some income ... and you will find some things and and ... to me that's the really key piece of it here's just when I get more economic activity this economy is not performing a level not seen era ... we're trying to get that going so people don't have jobs and income


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*A positive mind is a courageous mind, without doubts and fears, using the experience and wisdom to give the best of him/herself.
We must dare invent the future!
The only way of limiting the usurpation of power by
individuals, the military or otherwise, is to put the people in charge - Capt. Thomas. Sankara {RIP} '1949-1987
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Monday, June 17, 2013
The First Stage of our Journey: Basic Principles
We are into our third day on our journey through the Colorado Plateau, and yesterday we actually reached the plateau. We needed to get out of the Central Valley, cross the Sierra Nevada, and then make what once was a terrifying traverse of the dreaded Mojave Desert. My family recounts the difficulty of driving the Mojave in the immediate aftermath of the Great Depression, with long steep grades on Route 66 that were driven primarily at night for fear of overheating the radiator system of the old Ford. It was of course worse for colonists in covered wagons. To the Paiute people, it was simply home.
For us it was a pleasant drive (for once), as we had cooler weather than normal, and no serious accidents on the highway causing delays. We had the time to explore one of my favorite teaching sites in the region, Rainbow Basin National Conservation Area.
The basin exposes the colorful beds of the Miocene Barstow Formation, and the rocks have a rich record of fossil discoveries, including early species of elephants, horses, camels, bear-dog ancestors, cat ancestors, and even multitudes of insects and arachnids. But best of all, it is a place to learn the basic principles of geology.
We talked about Steno's principles of stratigraphy and cross-cutting relationships, and the students set about telling the sequential story of the outcrop seen above. Can you do it? Can you lay out a sequence of events that tells the story of how this rock came to be the way it is? I'm glad to say the students did pretty well, especially since this exposure is our SLO exercise (student learning outcome).
Posted by Garry Hayes at 9:24 AM
4 comments:
- Momobug said...
That brings back memories, Garry!
- June 17, 2013 at 10:31 AM
- Gaelyn said...
Good job on the students part.
I assume your in the campground. I'll be working out on the Walhalla tomorrow. 1:30 Archeology talk at Walhalla overlook and 3pm Geology talk at the end of the Cape Royal trail. Hope to see you out there.
- June 17, 2013 at 7:58 PM
- aHunkaHunkaBurningLove said...
Are you going to tell us how it got that way?.....pleeeeeease!
- June 18, 2013 at 1:39 PM
- Geotripper said...
sorry we missed you Gaelyn! I will explain the outcrop when I get better WiFi access!
- June 22, 2013 at 1:57 PM
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2010-2011: Played in 7 games as a freshman... averaged 1 point and 1 rebound a game with a .400 shooting percentage.
Pre-BSC: Native of Somerville, AL... lettered 3 years in basketball at Brewer High School for Coach Ricky Allen...her patriots team finished state runner-up for 5A in 2009 and were regional champions that same year...holds school record for most consecutive free throws, 157, most 3-point made in a gmae, and highest 3-point percentage in a game, 80%... received 2010 all-county, all-state honorable mention, Decatur Daily's first team all-are, and Huntsville Times all-area honorable mention...member of a-honor roll for 4 consecutive years... girls state representative... received who's who among all-american honors... also lettered in soccer, volleyball, and track and field.
Personal: Daughter of Tracy and Pete Bromirski... born April 4, 1992... father, Pete, played basketball at Christian Brothers University... seeking a double major in religion and psychology... also participates in track and field for the panthers.


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President Obama made an arresting statement Friday, in an effort to nudge Republicans to reconsider their opposition to tax increases.
"You have 80 percent of the American people who support a balanced approach," to reduce federal deficits with new tax revenue as well as spending cuts, Mr. Obama said in a press conference. "That's not just Democrats," he emphasized. "That's [also] the majority of Republicans."
Is he right?
Technically, no, according to recent polls tracked by the Polling Report website.
The president is correct that most Americans, when asked how to solve America's budget problems, opt for a mixed approach rather than all spending cuts or all tax hikes.
But it's hard to find a poll where the tally in favor of a blended approach reaches 80 percent – and it's possible that the share of Republicans who lean that way is lower than 50 percent.
So Obama can point to public opinion as a kind of arrow in his quiver, but Americans aren't embracing his views by an 80-to-20 margin over Republicans.
Here's what the polls say.
The survey Obama appeared to be referencing in his comment was by Gallup, released Wednesday. US adults were asked how they'd like to see Congress tackle federal deficits.
At one end of the spectrum, 20 percent opted for "only with spending cuts." At the other end, 4 percent said "only with tax hikes." And 69 percent voiced support for something in between – mostly for either an equal mix of tax hikes and spending cuts (32 percent) or a blend emphasizing "mostly spending cuts" (30 percent).
Take note, Mr. President, that was 69 percent, not 80 percent. And it's not clear that 69 percent would rally around any specific deficit-reduction plan.
But the poll may also ring an alarm for Republican lawmakers.
Among adults who identified themselves as Republicans, just 26 percent called for addressing deficits "only with spending cuts."
That's a big contrast with Republicans elected to the US House of Representatives, who stand almost uniformly against boosting tax revenue as part of the solution.
Some 24 percent of Republicans in the poll called for an equal mix of tax hikes and spending cuts, while 41 percent opted to do the job "mostly with spending cuts."
At the very least, Republican voters aren't as rigidly aligned on the tax issue as the politicians of their party are.
Still, polls don't suggest Republicans line up squarely behind Obama on the debt ceiling and taxes.
Another new nationwide poll, conducted by Quinnipiac University, asked the question this way: "Do you think any agreement to raise the national debt ceiling should include only spending cuts, or should it also include an increase in taxes for the wealthy and corporations?"
Some 48 percent of Republicans said spending cuts only, while 43 percent said also a tax increase. (Among all Americans, 67 percent favored the tax increase as well as spending cuts.)
In May, a Reuters/Ipsos poll also found more Republicans for a spending-cuts-only approach than for alternatives.
Given the rift between the parties, discussions on how to raise the national debt limit while also curbing future deficits have focused mostly on spending cuts. Democrats want to see some increases in tax revenue as well.
That need not involve a boost in tax rates for most Americans. One approach would be to restore Clinton-era tax rates on high-earning Americans, and to scale back the generosity of tax deductions.
In two recent polls, a majority of Americans urged politicians to "compromise" rather than oppose a deal based on political principles.
Outside budget experts say a compromise plan could go a long way toward restoring the nation's fiscal health. In his press conference, Obama also said, "We don't have to do anything radical to solve this [deficit] problem."
That may depend on the definition of "radical," however.
Polls show Americans are reluctant to see cuts in entitlement benefits within Social Security and Medicare. The idea of reducing the national debt by making small cuts in those programs, coupled with a small tax hike, drew the support of 45 percent of Americans in an April poll by ABC News/Washington Post. But 53 percent opposed that idea.


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NEW YORK (AP) — The author of the million-selling "Junie B. Jones" children's series has died.
Random House Books for Young Readers says Barbara Park died Friday at age 66 after a long battle with ovarian cancer.
The publisher says Park's stories of the smart-mouthed young girl sold more than 55 million copies just in North America. She wrote dozens of books and received numerous awards, although parents and educators occasionally worried that Junie was a bad influence on her young fans.
Park helped found a charitable organization, Sisters in Survival, to raise money women with ovarian cancer. Random House announced that contributions can be made to www.sistersinsurvival.org .


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"They've lost everything." You've seen the pictures as newscasters utter these words after a disaster—people standing in front of homes blown away by wind, washed away by water or crumbled to the ground by trembling earth.
As the survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan can testify, people in these circumstances lose much more than walls, beds, clothes, books and pictures. Disasters also snatch away peace of mind, the ability to sleep, feelings of safety and security, a sense of control and hope.
Caritas organisations including Catholic Relief Services are working to provide transitional shelter in the wake of Haiyan, the most powerful storm ever to strike the Philippines. They are also helping people feel safe and in control of their future.
"There are so many variables: urban and rural settings, levels of damage to people's homes, unclear land ownership, no-build zones that require people to relocate," said Josh Kyller, coordinator of the CRS typhoon response.
"All of those factors mean we need to think creatively about each neighbourhood and family's unique situation," he said.
Families like Anita Punay's received help to construct a new home.
"It's better to sleep in my new house," said Anita. "My old home was along the river and it was totally destroyed by [Haiyan]. We made a makeshift home in the same place. It was just salvage tin and tarp. It was very hot. In the heavy rains, water would come into the shelter and weaken it."
Anita, her husband and 13-year-old stepson were good candidates for a grant to build a new home because they already owned a plot of land on higher ground. The family received cash in increments as they completed each stage of construction. An engineer checked to ensure the family was using disaster-resilient construction techniques.
Anita knew what she wanted in her new home. She was able to weigh in on the design that would work best for her family. She already has plans for an expansion, including a small shop where the family can sell snacks and drinks.
"It's good we received the grants to rebuild," Anita said. "My husband, a plumber, used to earn [$7.86] a day. Now, he has only been able to find work as a labourer and has brought home around [$5.62] a day. That is not enough to live on. We never would have been able to save enough to build a home on our own."
For families who have to rebuild on sites with particular challenges, the engineers help create a design that meets their needs and can be rebuilt safely on their land.
Leslie Montanejos, a young mother expecting her third child in a matter of weeks, said her land in the Cangumbang neighborhood of Palo has poor drainage and floods often. That meant that standard transitional shelter designs—built on the ground—were not a good option. Engineers recommended a raised design for the whole area. A CRS-trained foreman oversaw work crews who built shelters for the cluster of families.
"I'm so excited to move into our new home tomorrow," said Leslie. "The new baby will have a clean and strong home when it is born."
The raised design uses locally sourced and natural materials, including woven bamboo walls and lumber from coconut trees downed in the storm.
"I will demolish our temporary house, the one we pieced together right after the storm, and use those materials to make a kitchen for our new house," she said. "I also know where I will hang the hammock for the new baby to sleep. I can't wait to decorate the house," she says. "I will hang curtains, varnish the outside and add floor mats. My favorite color is pink. Whatever I can find in pink, I will choose."
Personalising her new home is also on the mind of Jessica Fernandez, a mother of four. She is eagerly waiting for her new home to be finished.
"My neighborhood is called Teraza, after St. Teresa," said Jessica. "Her feast day is coming soon and the whole neighbourhood will celebrate. Now many of us will have new homes before the feast day. It will make the fiesta even more special."
Regardless of design or location, the homes are bringing these families more than a dry, private place to live. They are bringing a feeling of security and peace. Family after family says that's what they like most about their new home.
"I feel safer in this new house because it is strong," says Anita Punay. "I'm thankful for the people who gave us … a peaceful place to sleep."


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On Tuesday, September 25, 1962, the outcome of a pair of close games ensured that the National League pennant race would come down to the final games of the season. Heading into the previous weekend, this didn't seem very likely. The Los Angeles Dodgers held a 4 game lead over the San Francisco Giants with just 9 games remaining. But the Dodgers dropped two of three games in St. Louis, while the Giants took two of three in Houston.
Following a day off to return home, the two West Coast teams swapped opponents. This seemed like a good deal for the Dodgers — the expansion Houston Colt 45s (yes, there once was a team name after a firearm) were playing .400 baseball, while the Cardinals were better than .500.
The Tuesday series opener in Los Angeles featured two mean-as-can-be right handers, Don Drysdale for LA and Dick "Turk" Farrell for Houston. Farrell was trying to avoid his 20th loss of the season, while Drysdale had already won 25. But the Turk's ERA of 3.10 nearly matched that of Double D (2.91).
Both pitchers were on their game this night, and after six innings the game was tied 1-1. Leading off the top of the seventh, light-hitting shortstop J.C. Hartman bunted his way on to first base. Farrell failed to bunt Hartman too second, but with two out, Al Spangler tripled Hartman home.
The Dodgers matched Houston's run in the bottom of seventh on singles by Tommy Davis and Frank Howard, and a sacrifice fly by Johnny Roseboro. Then, with two out and a runner on first, manager Walter Alston opted to pinch hit for Drysdale (a good hitting pitcher). Duke Snider flied out to end the inning.
Alston replaced Drysdale with Ron Perranoski, a top reliever. Perranoski set down the Colt-45s in the eighth and ninth innings, but the Dodgers couldn't break through against Farrell.
With two out in the bottom of the ninth, LA had Roseboro on second base and pinch-hitter Tim Harkness at the plate. Houston manager Harry Craft elected to walk Harkness intentionally. Alston countered by sending Wally Moon up to pinch hit for Perranoski. Harkness and Moon basically were .250 hitters at this point in their careers, but most managers probably would have feared the veteran Moon more than the rookie Harkness. Moon, however, flied out.
The Dodgers brought on Ed Roebuck to pitch the 10th. The veteran reliever was enjoying a fine season. His record stood at 10-0.
But Spangler homered with one out to give Houston a 3-2 lead, which Farrell preserved without great difficulty in the bottom of the inning. Roebuck had his first loss of the season and Farrell his tenth victory.
In San Francisco, meanwhile, the Cardinals had taken an early 1-0 lead over the Giants. But San Francisco came back with two runs in the sixth and one each in the seventh and eighth to go up 4-1. Jack Sanford held on in the ninth to gain his 23rd win of the season, 4-2.
The Giants now were only 2 games behind LA with 5 left to play.