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To India and back: Schreyer senior travels abroad twice for research
To India and back: Schreyer senior travels abroad twice for research
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – It was during her second time in Jaipur, India, that senior Marcy Herr sat in an orphanage dining hall with its owner. Rain poured down around the open air pavilion while Herr and a dozen other Penn State students listened to the woman share stories about the orphans' tragic pasts.
"For the students who were on the trip for the first time, this really opened their eyes. But for me, I already knew these children so it hit me like 'Wow, that's what they went through?'" said Herr, an education policy major. "That stands out in my mind as something I'll never forget."
Herr traveled to Jaipur and New Delhi on two separate occasions through Schreyer Honors College. The summer after her sophomore year, Herr and seven other Schreyer Scholars spent three weeks in India as part of a pilot study abroad program. The students began their trip in a cultural exchange program in New Delhi before moving to an orphanage for the remainder of the trip.
"There were maybe 50 children in the orphanage, but then the village children would come in who spoke no English. That's who I worked with," said Herr. "I knew they weren't going to remember me or the songs I was trying to teach them. Instead, I tried to help their English teacher become a better teacher."
Herr investigated the orphanage's curriculum and continued this research in the months after she returned to Pennsylvania. The following year, the Honors College developed the pilot program into a for-credit experience with a class in the spring, the trip to India in the summer and a follow-up class in the fall; Herr was asked to return as a teaching assistant.
On this second trip, Herr dedicated her time to helping her fellow Penn State students and to touring orphanages for her master's thesis research.
"I actually switched my thesis topic while I was in India the second time. I've now been focusing on orphanages in south Asia, looking at their structure and creating a model of best practices for staffing, finances, curriculum," said Herr. "I found a rickshaw driver who was fun, trustworthy and spoke some English. I would meet up with him every day, and he'd call orphanages until someone agreed to see me."
Herr's research is being used to assist a Penn State alumna, Valerie Handunge, in her efforts to start a girls' home in Sri Lanka through the Malini Foundation. Handunge created the Malini Foundation to reduce poverty, improve access to education and promote gender equality and environmental sustainability.
For her experiences in Jaipur, Herr was featured in a recent article by Business Insider titled "18 Incredibly Impressive Students at Penn State." She reinforced that this was only a small sampling of the amazing students at Penn State and also urged her peers to seek out opportunities like these because they are available.
"Why not? The experiences you have here will shape your entire Penn State experience," said Herr.
Study abroad is one example of engaged scholarship – out-of-classroom academic experiences that complement in-classroom learning. Members of the University community are working on ways to elevate the role of engaged scholarship in undergraduate education and to create more opportunities for students to have such experiences.
"Even though I don't want to graduate, I feel so well prepared for what comes next and that's all thanks to Penn State and my mentors and everyone I've met in the Honors College," said Herr, who has been accepted into the Teach for America program following graduation in May.
Herr will be speaking about her experiences in Jaipur at the inaugural Engaged Scholarship Symposium on Tuesday, March 25, at the Nittany Lion Inn. The student panel will begin at 1:30 p.m. For more information or to register for the symposium, visit symposium.engagedscholarship.psu.edu.


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The components of the disease triangle (host, pathogen and environment) set the stage for disease development. One environmental component that is commonly accepted as an important factor in the onset of disease is nitrogen fertility. It is an either-or situation. Too high or too low in nitrogen fertility and you can set yourself up for a disease problem. Turfgrass becomes more susceptible to certain diseases such as brown patch or Pythium under high nitrogen fertility; conversely, turfgrasses also become more susceptible to other diseases, such as dollar spot or red thread, under low fertility. You're damned if you do and damned if you don't fertilize.
By exploring the relationship between low nitrogen fertility and disease — specifically dollar spot — you can learn what fertilizers work best for helping your turf avoid dollar spot.
Dollar spot, a disease of turfgrasses caused by the fungus Sclerotinia homeocarpa F.T. Bennett, attacks most turfgrasses grown in the South. Traditionally, the name given to the fungus that caused the disease was Sclerotinia homeocarpa F.T. Bennett, but more recently there has been a name change and the dollar spot fungi in the United States are considered species of the genera Lanzia and Moellerodiscus. Hybrid bermudagrasses and zoysia are highly susceptible to dollar spot; while St. Augustine and centipede are less frequently attacked. The disease occurs from spring through fall and is most active during moist periods of warm days (70° to 85° F) and cool nights (60° F) in the spring, early summer and fall. The disease may be spread from one area to the next by water movement across turfgrass surface, turfgrass management equipment, birds and other wildlife and by humans walking from one turfgrass area to another.
Dollar spot symptoms vary depending primarily on turfgrass species, mowing height and nutritional level. Regardless of mowing height or turfgrass species, dollar spot is more severe when turfgrasses are maintained at less than optimum nutritional levels, particularly N. On fine-textured and closely mowed bermudagrass the disease appears as round, brown to straw-colored and somewhat sunken spots approximately the size of a silver dollar; thus, the common name "dollar spot." In coarse-textured grasses maintained at taller cutting heights, the dead spots are larger and more diffuse. Under these conditions, dollar spot can be confused with brownpatch, R. solani. Dollar spot is distinguished by characteristic lesions on the leaf blades of live plants near the border of the affected area. Lesions are light tan with a reddish-brown border, and usually radiate from the margins of the leaf blade.
If the turfgrass is examined when the disease is active early in the day before the dew dries, you can see a grayish-white, cobweb-type growth of fungal mycelium. You can distinguish this mycelium from a cobweb because it is three-dimensional, whereas a cobweb is on a single plane.
Low nitrogen levels have been reported to increase the severity of dollar spot. Some rather severe outbreaks of dollar spot have been brought under control by the application of nitrogen fertilizer. Some researchers have suggested that the beneficial effects of the nitrogen are due to rapid recovery of the turfgrass during periods of reduced disease activity and recommend the application of a fungicide labeled for the disease to prevent it.
Recently, a study initially designed to evaluate the influence of nitrogen sources under different application regimes on turfgrass growth and quality was conducted. Plots were established at the G.C. Horn Turfgrass Field Laboratory on FloraDwarf bermudagrass, which was maintained at 0.1-inch mowing height. In general, the turfgrass was low in N status when the study was initiated and within 30 days, notable symptoms of dollar spot were observed on some of the plots. One of the original objectives of the study was to evaluate a number of different N sources, (soluble, slow-release and liquid) under application management practices, which are typically used by turfgrass managers on a golf course. A number of turfgrass managers use a liquid N program almost exclusively, and some have difficulty maintaining quality when only solutions of soluble N are applied. We wanted to determine which application regime and N source combination would give the best overall response. Unexpectedly, we obtained varying degrees of dollar spot infestation depending on the N source and application frequency. The observed findings are reported here.
Ammonium Nitrate was applied at 0.5 pounds N per 1,000 square feet every 15 days in granular form. Severe dollar spot symptoms developed on most of the plots during the first 30 days after the initial application. In previous studies with FloraDwarf bermudagrass, 0.5 pounds of N per 1,000 square feet applied on a biweekly basis was sufficient to sustain the turfgrass at acceptable quality. However, in this study, application of ammonium nitrate at 0.5 pounds N per 1,000 square feet every 15 days resulted in less than acceptable turfgrass quality with dollar spot infesting more than 70 percent of the entire plot area (see photo 1, below).
Ammonium Nitrate and IBDU were applied at 0.5 and 0.25 pounds of N per 1,000 square feet, respectively, every 30 days. In an attempt to reduce the number of applications and labor costs, a once-monthly application regime was attempted. IBDU was the slow-release N source selected because it is one of the few slow-release sources that is marketed in small enough particle size to use on a fine-textured ultra-dwarf bermudagrass, such as FloraDwarf. The incidence of dollar spot was not quite as severe as it was with the ammonium nitrate alone, but was still highly evident and covered about 50 percent of the plot area (see photo 2 on page 12). This is still considered to be an unacceptable turfgrass quality response.
Ammonium Sulfate and IBDU
When ammonium sulfate and IBDU were applied in combination at 0.5 and 0.25 pounds of N per 1,000 square feet every 30 days, the incidence of dollar spot was reduced to about 30 percent of the plot area and was not as severe. (See photo 3 on page 12.) In previous studies, ammonium sulfate has given a longer lasting response than ammonium nitrate and the less severe dollar spot infestation observed here might be a result of ammonium sulfate maintaining a higher level of soil N for a longer period of time.
IBDU alone
Being a slow-release N source, IBDU is reported to be more efficient in supplying N to turfgrass under high rainfall conditions. This study was conducted during the months of May, June, July, August and September in Gainesville, Fla. During these summer months more than 50 percent of our annual average rainfall of 56 inches normally occurs. Thus, most turfgrass managers use slow-release N sources in their N management program. Considering the higher potential N efficiency of IBDU, a slightly lower rate of N was applied, 0.75 pounds N per 1,000 square feet every 30 days. The response and overall incidence of dollar spot was striking. More than 80 percent of the experimental plot area was covered with a severe infestation of dollar spot. (See photo 4 on page 13.) Needless to say, application of only 0.75 pounds of N per 1,000 square feet every 30 days as IBDU was not adequate to maintain acceptable turfgrass quality.
Urea-Ammonium Nitrate (UAN) Spray
Many turfgrass managers use solution N sources as the primary means of supplying N to their turfgrasses. These N solutions are generally composed of mixtures of ammonium nitrate and urea and are formulated as 28-, 30- or 32-percent N solutions. The common trade name for these solutions is UAN, which stands for urea-ammonium nitrate solution. In most cases it is easier to apply a spray N solution than it is to apply a granular fertilizer application once you get your spray rig calibrated and your N solution mixed in the spray tank. Some turfgrass managers may apply very small amounts of N solutions frequently through their irrigation system by use of an injection pump and a tank containing their UAN solution. UAN was sprayed on FloraDwarf at 0.5 pounds N per 1,000 square feet every 15 days and by mid-June a severe infestation of dollar spot was observed. This infestation covered more than 60 percent of the plot (see photo 5 on page 13). Thus, under the conditions of this study a spray application of 0.5 pounds of N as UAN every 15 days was not sufficient to maintain turfgrass quality and limit the infestation of dollar spot.
Ammonium Nitrate and UAN
To overcome the difficulties of maintaining putting greens with solution only N applications, many turfgrass managers use a periodic granular N application to augment their solution N fertilizer management program. To one set of plots in this study, an application of 0.5 pounds N per 1,000 square feet as granular ammonium nitrate was made every 30 days to augment the 0.25 pounds of N application every 15 days using UAN. With this regime only a very slight incidence of dollar spot was observed. Less than 10 percent of the plot was covered with dollar spot (see photo 6, above left).
Ammonium Sulfate and UAN
Over a number of years in studies involving bermudagrasses and different N sources, ammonium sulfate has almost always produced a darker green and longer lasting growth response than other soluble N sources. Based on tissue analysis it is thought that the acidification properties of ammonium sulfate results in more Fe and Mn being available to the turfgrass for uptake. In most of our high pH turfgrass soils, a response to an application of Fe and/or Mn can almost always be obtained. Ammonium sulfate was applied in granular form at 0.5 pounds N per 1,000 square feet every 30 days and UAN was applied as a foliar spray at 0.25 pounds of N every 15 days. A very high quality turfgrass was maintained with this application regime on plots, which were adjacent to plots having 80-percent coverage with dollar spot (see photo 7 on page 14). Application of ammonium sulfate appeared to reduce the incidence of the disease.
Ammonium Sulfate alone
Application of ammonium sulfate alone at 0.5 pounds of N per 1,000 square feet every 15 days resulted in superior quality turfgrass (see photo 8 on page 14). As mentioned above, we have been successful maintaining FloraDwarf bermudagrass in previous studies with the application of 0.5 pounds N per 1,000 every 15 days. We were able to maintain a superior quality rating (9 in a 1-to-9 rating scale) with the application of only 0.5 pounds of N per 1,000 square feet every 15 days. As shown in photo 1 on page 12, a less than acceptable quality turfgrass was observed with the same 0.5 pounds of N per 1,000 square feet every 15 days on turfgrass which received ammonium nitrate. The exact cause of this observed response is not known, but it is speculated that the response has to do with the acidification properties of the ammonium sulfate and/or the increased availability of Fe and Mn, or the addition of the sulfur. Needless to say, however, the response was highly visible and desirable.
In summary, quality turfgrass could not be maintained with a spray application of a liquid N solution alone. The incidence of dollar spot was reduced by the inclusion of a granular application of N along with the solution regime. When ammonium sulfate was used in granular form on a biweekly basis or was included on a monthly basis with a biweekly application of UAN, dollar spot incidence was completely eliminated.
Jerry Sartain is a professor of Turfgrass Nutrition and Environmental Nutrient Management in the Soil and Water Science Department at the University of Florida (Gainesville, Fla.).
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LUBBOCK, Texas - The nation's midsection again dealt with blizzard conditions Monday, closing highways, knocking out power to thousands in Texas and Oklahoma and even bringing hurricane-force winds to the Texas Panhandle. Two people have died.
Already under a deep snowpack from last week's storm, Kansas was preparing for another round of heavy snow Monday evening and overnight, prompting some to wonder what it could do for the drought.
"Is it a drought-buster? Absolutely not," National Weather Service meteorologist Victor Murphy said. "Will it bring short-term improvement? Yes."
The storm is being blamed for two deaths on Monday. In northwest Kansas, a 21-year-old man's SUV hit an icy patch on Interstate 70 and overturned. And in the northwest town of Woodward, Okla., heavy snow caused a roof to collapse, killing one inside the home.
Earlier on Monday, blizzard warnings extended from the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles into south-central Kansas. The blizzard warnings were dropped Monday evening for the far western portion of the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles.
Meanwhile to the east, lines of thunderstorms crossed Arkansas, Louisiana and Florida, bringing heavy rain and an occasional tornado warning.
As many as 10,000 people lost power in Oklahoma, as did thousands more in Texas.
"I have a gas cooking stove and got the oven going," said Ann Smith, owner of the Standifer House Bed and Breakfast in Elk City, Okla., late Monday afternoon. Her daughter and grandchildren had come over because they lost power.
"If it gets cold tonight, I guess we'll have to put pallets in the kitchen," Smith said with a laugh.
Colorado and New Mexico were the first to see the system Sunday night, with up to 2 feet falling in the foothills west of Denver.
As it moved into the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles Monday, the storm ground travel to a halt, closing miles of interstates and state highways.
Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Daniel Hawthorne said about a dozen motorists had to be rescued, but no one was injured. The National Weather Service in Lubbock reported at one point that as many as 100 vehicles were at a standstill on Interstate 27.
Extremely strong winds whipped around at least a foot or more of snow in the Texas Panhandle, and a hurricane-force gust of 75 mph was recorded at the Amarillo airport. Amarillo recorded the biggest snowfall total in Texas - 19 inches, just short of the record of 19.3 - while Fritch was second with 16.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol closed all highways in the Panhandle and much of the state's northwest because of blizzard conditions. Trooper Betsy Randolph said several dozen motorists have reported being stranded or have abandoned their vehicles.
Chris McBee, a storm chaser, got stuck outside Woodward in northwest Oklahoma in the mid-afternoon. By then, the city was leading Oklahoma's snow totals with 15 inches of snow.
"We were planning to go back to Oklahoma City tonight, but the road was just impassable," McBee told The Associated Press. "You couldn't see 50 feet in front of you." A man with a bulldozer dug out McBee's vehicle.
"He's just helping people," McBee said, adding he assumed the man was still out there. "We tried to pay him and he refused."
While the wintry precipitation is "a shot in the arm," National Drought Mitigation Center climatologist Mark Svoboda said, the drought in the Plains and Midwest is far from over. Svoboda, speaking from Lincoln, Neb., said 12 inches of snow is equivalent to about 1 inch of rain.
"We would need 2-4 feet of snow to just erase the October to present deficits," in Kansas, he said.
Jim Shroyer, a wheat specialist with Kansas State University Extension, said snow is more efficient than summer rain in replenishing soil moistures because rain tends to run off or evaporate during the summer months.
But it can take months or years for pastures and rangeland to recover to the point where there is good forage there for livestock.
"There is a lag coming out of drought where some of these impacts will linger on long after 'climatological drought' is gone," Svoboda said. "And there is always a sense of false security there."
Texas rancher Jay O'Brien warned the storm could be deadly for grazing cattle, with the wind pushing animals into a fenced corner where they could suffocate from the drifts.
"This type of snow is a cattle-killer," he said.
Parts of Kansas are bracing for anywhere from 8 to 24 inches of snow as the system moves through the state overnight. Wichita figures to take another hit after last week's storm that dumped about a foot and a half of snow.
In preparation, many Kansas school districts already have called off Tuesday classes, as has the University of Missouri-Columbia. And Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Sly James declared a state of emergency Monday, as another foot or more could fall, adding to last week's 10 or so inches.
"This one has the potential to be quite serious," James said at a news conference.
Through the day Tuesday, the storm is forecast to spin toward the upper Midwest, bringing snow to Chicago and eventually Detroit before heading toward Buffalo, N.Y, and northern New England in the middle of the week.


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Shows With The Best Freakin' Series Finales Of All Time
List Rules Vote up the most memorable finales that satisfactorily wrapped up and did justice to the series as a whole.
This list of the best series finales in television is a somber reminder that no matter how much you love a TV character or a show, in time, they all will end. Your favorite TV couple, your favorite villain, and even your favorite television businesses will all close up shop at some point, and these are the best final episodes of those series that are no longer on the air. And believe it or not, some of the best TV shows ever didn't make the list because they straight up had bad finales.
This list includes the greatest television series finales and the best TV show endings in the history of television, ranked by TV viewers who had a strong reaction - good or bad - to the final episodes of their favorite shows. Some of these TV shows had the highest ranked series finales of all time while others are on the list simply for resonating with their fans. Some series finales, like the final episode of Newhart, are still talked about because people can't believe the show actually ended that way. Others, like M*A*S*H, rank high because they were emotionally fulfilling to the fans who had turned on their TVs and opened their lives to those most loved TV characters week after week, right up until the end.
What show had the best series finale? That's what this list is here to decide. Remember, the top series finales both wrapped up the storylines AND left viewers wanting more. Go easy on the series finales that came as a result of a show being canceled, and make sure to add your favorite TV series finale/ending if it's not already on the list.


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'Signers in Blood' shares same goal as al-Qaeda
- Belmokhtar fought in Afghanistan in the early 1990s
- His band has been behind several high-profile hostage takings
- Belmokhtar%27s death at the hands of Algerian forces was falsely reported in 1999
The group behind the attack on the gas facility in In Amenas, Algeria, is led by a one-eyed Muslim jihadist with years of experience ransoming hostages.
"Signers in Blood" was created in December by Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who broke off for unknown reasons from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), a terror group operating in the Saharan Desert that he helped found. The terrorists who attacked the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, killing U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans, are linked to AQIM, according to the United States.
Belmokhtar lost his eye fighting in Afghanistan in the early 1990s and returned to Algeria in 1993 to join a jihadist group that later became al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
His band has been behind several high-profile hostage takings by AQIM over the past few years in Mali, Niger, Mauritania and southern Algeria, said Aaron Zelin, an analyst with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
The group also calls itself the "Masked Brigade" and it has often made pronouncements to the Maurtiania news agency ANI. Belmokhtar, 42, has professed continuing loyalty to al-Qaeda and to its aim of worldwide Islam through force.
The news agency Agence France Presse said Wednesday that it had received a telephone call from a person or persons who described themselves as hostage takers, and said, "We are members of al-Qaeda and we came from northern Mali. We belong to the (brigade) led by Mokhtar Belmokhtar."
AFP reports that Belmokhtar is known by French intelligence as "The Uncatchable" for the many times he has slipped through the fingers of the law.
Belmokhtar in 1998 founded the GSPC, a French acronym for The Salafist Group for Call and Combat, as an outgrowth of an earlier terrorist group that lost support for massacring thousands of Algerian civilians in that country's civil war. It then decided to instead focus on attacking the Algerian military and kidnapping Westerners, according to a profile of the group by the Anti-Defamation League.
GSPC joined al-Qaeda in 2006 and changed its name to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in 2007, the ADL says. The ADL also describes Belmokhtar as the founder of AQIM.
His fighters have been involved in numerous attacks on military and civilian targets in Algeria, including a 2007 assassination attempt on Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika that killed 22 people, and the kidnapping of 32 European tourists in 2003. An Algerian military raid resulted in one hostage killed and 17 rescued. Three months later, 14 hostages were released.
Belmokhtar's death at the hands of Algerian forces was falsely reported in 1999, according to a profile of Belmokhtar written by Navanti Group CEO Andrew Black for The Jamestown Foundation, a think tank.
"Belmokhtar has become detached from the Algerian jihad and is pursing his own vision of jihad in the Sahara," wrote Black who heads an international security and development consultancy.
After Belmokhtar returned from training with al-Qaeda in Afghanistan in 1993, he became a key connection and facilitator between the al-Qaeda leaders and Algerian jihadists, Black said.
It's unclear how much support al-Qaeda provided, but Belmokhtar embarked on a campaign to raise money through a variety of schemes, from smuggling cigarettes, to demanding protection money from other traffickers and kidnappings. He gained a local nickname, "Mr. Marlboro," for his smuggling operations during this time.
He also developed strong connections to Mali's Tuareg tribes, who provided him a safe haven in 2003 with the understanding that he would not engage in violence on their territory.
Around this time he gained notoriety for his involvement in high-profile kidnappings of 32 Europeans tourists in 2003, two Austrian hostages in 2008 and two Canadian diplomats in 2009. In all three cases, he did not play an active role in the hostage taking but was involved in negotiating their release and the collection of huge ransoms, Black said.
Belmokhtar collected millions of dollars in ransom and secured the release of several militants. Analysts say AQIM developed a vast war chest through kidnappings and other criminal activities that it has used to obtain Libyan weapons looted after the fall of Moammar Gadhafi last year.
Belmokhtar's criminal enterprises are believed to have netted $87 million since 2003, says Geoff Porter of North Africa Risk Consulting, which specializes in North Africa.
"The collapse of Libya together with the money he'd amassed through ransom payments and other criminal activity have transformed him into this powerhouse," Porter said.


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To step into the stately, red-and-white-brick hotel at the corner of Arlington and Newbury streets in Boston is to take a step backward in time. The Ritz-Carlton, in fact, sets the style for the chain's other elegant Old World hotels, and it shows. There is an air of Imperial England, and the blue-blooded, Brahmin tone of Boston's Back Bay nearly whispers from the walls of the lobby.
The hotel also blends seamlessly into Boston's small-city persona. The cozy lobby has low ceilings. The bar is clubby with muted light that plays off the wood paneling. Spiral staircases swirl upward from the reception-desk floor, leading into long hallways toward grand ballrooms and private meeting rooms. Across the street, the Boston Public Gardens roll up, down and around a small lagoon, where on a warm, late-spring day or early-summer evening, small boats slowly float by, their wood-slat benches filled with tourists and lazy, off-the-clock locals.
Views of the park from rooms on the upper floors are spectacular; the steeple of the Old North Church, where lanterns were hung to alert Colonists to the British, peeks over the tops of the trees in the Public Gardens as the stunning skyline of downtown Boston rises behind the scene. The rooms are elegantly decorated in the Ritz-Carlton's standard French Provincial style: lots of elegant wood furniture, floral designs and warm colors. It is a hotel chain that always offers convenient amenities--bathrobes, hair dryer and fully stocked minibar. The hotel has 278 guest rooms, including 46 suites. There is a health club, and guests have complimentary access to the Li Pli Health Spa. Sauna and massage are also offered.
Few hotels anywhere are so closely imbued with American history. Within a 15-minute walk, you can meander through Beacon Hill, around the Old North Church and explore Faneuil Hall, the meeting place where the American Revolution was planned (now a shopping mall). A half-hour walk in the opposite direction and you reach one of the world's finest museums, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, with its renowned collection of works by John Singer Sargent and other American painters. Don't miss Harvard either, across the Charles River in Cambridge and 15 minutes by car. Founded in 1636, buildings from the seventeenth century dot the campus. The Fogg Museum of Art, one of the finest university museums in the world, is worth a visit.
If history bores you, check out the world-class shopping within walking distance of the hotel. Newbury Street is a veritable gallery of top producers of everything from shoes to smocks. The roster of shops includes Giorgio Armani, Louis Vuitton, Louis of Boston, Hermès and many, many others.
Yet, ultimately, a hotel performs its true duty when you return to your room after a day of traipsing around and you're ready for a quiet evening of relaxation. The dining-room kitchen is run by Philippe Reininger, who earned his Michelin star in 1986-87 when he was at the Grosvenor House in London. The menu includes a range of classic French dishes from vichyssoise and lobster bisque to Dover sole in lemon butter and lobster fixed any way you'd like. Meat dishes include sweetbreads, filet mignon served with foie gras and wild mushrooms and Chateaubriand for two. Prices are steep, but the setting is perfectly genteel.
The wine list is outstanding, if a bit overpriced. First-growth Bordeaux--Château Lafite-Rothschild, Château Latour, Château Margaux, Château Mouton-Rothschild and Château Haut-Brion--are all available in major vintages from 1959 to 1986. The Latour listings even include rare vintages from 1934, 1937 and 1949. There are adequate selections of red and white Burgundies. California wines also are represented on the list, including Long and Grgich Hills Chardonnays, and there are some strong choices in the better Cabernet Sauvignons. The entire wine cellar is rounded out by bottlings from Italy, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and Chile.
Cigars are not forgotten here. The Ritz-Carlton is the home of an annual smokers' dinner started eight years ago by general manager Henry Schielein and carried on admirably by successor Sigi Bauer. But that's one night a year. On any other evening, smokers are encouraged to retire to the lounge where they can enjoy a cigar with a glass of Cognac or Port--the hotel has a very strong selection of both. You'll feel as if you've slipped back into the Old World and there you'll enjoy a few moments of serenity.
-- Gordon Mott
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Phone: (617) 536-5700
Room Rates: double occupancy $220 to $320
one-bedroom suite $495 to $1,900
two-bedroom suite $735 to $2,100


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Mrs Gc thought that she preferred the free swinging rear end, but since the referb she has seen the light. It's one of the creeper upgrades. How are your brakes?
Careful, Kim. Your sarcasm's showing...
They were the best upgrade on Mrs GC's bike. About £100 for brakes and levers. They look a lot nicer too.
I like the Brompton clip. It can be enabled and disabled by rotating the suspension block, so you can set the behaviour on a per-ride basis depending on how much cyclocross will be required.
Quote from: Goldcrank on July 14, 2017, 05:20:47 pmThey were the best upgrade on Mrs GC's bike. About £100 for brakes and levers. They look a lot nicer too.Do they make that much of a difference?
I used to think it was better having the rear triangle able to be folded on a whim. That was before owning a Brompton; I've had mine for six or seven years, and it has the Brompton clip thing that hooks onto the notched bolt head.It's an easy fix for earlier Bromptons: http://www.spacycles.co.uk/m2b0s155p127/SPA-CYCLES-Brompton-Clip(illustrated in Kim's post, post-York Rally)
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- Release Date of film : 2003-10-09
- Original title : Kill Bill: Vol. 1
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- Societies of production : Miramax Films
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Bloomington is the county seat of Monroe County it was settled in 1815. Home to Indiana University, founded in 1820, it is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning west of the Alleghenies.
The first Jewish family to arrive in Bloomington was the brothers Isaac, Samuel and Levi Kahn, from France around 1855. Soon after their arrival, they opened their clothing business. In 1860 their nephew Moses joined the business. After serving as intern in the business with his uncles for several years, Moses joined Solomon Tannenbaum in business. In 1883 after a disastrous fire, Solomon Tannenbaum withdrew from the partnership. Moses paid back all creditors, reopened the business, and was one of the founding members of the Bloomington fire department. Moses died in 1920.
The Becovitz family came to Bloomington in 1893 from Poland. Abe opened a fruit store; Abe had moved by 1900. Two of his sons moved to Bedford, Indiana, opened a junk business. Later they opened a clothing store called Loubens. After an argument between the brothers, Loubens became Ben's store, while Louis started the Vogue, an upscale women's clothing store. Louis also opened an audio store called HiFi Specialists.


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University students punch the air as they march through Kim Il Sung Square in downtown Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 29, 2013.
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Tens of thousands of North Koreans turned out for a mass rally at the main square in Pyongyang on Friday in support of their leader Kim Jong Un's call to arms.
Placards read "Let's crush the puppet traitor group" and "Let's rip the puppet traitors to death!", The Associated Press reported.
Earlier on Friday, the isolated communist state put its rocket units on standby to attack U.S. military bases in South Korea and the Pacific, Reuters reported, after two nuclear-capable stealth bombers flew from Missouri to drop inert munitions on a range in South Korea as part of a major military exercise.
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A picture released by the North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows Kim Jong Un convening an urgent operation meeting at 0:30 am on March 29, 2013 at an undisclosed location, in which he ordered strategic rocket forces to be on standby to strike US and South Korean targets at any time.
Combat ready? Kim Jong Un inspects troops as North Korea issues new threats
Kim Jong Un gets to grips with North Korean army's latest technology
Military members and civilians rallied in Pyongyang on Friday as it was announced that the Korean People's Army is combat-ready to strike bases in the U.S. as well as targets in South Korea. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
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As chief Asia photographer for the Associated Press, David Guttenfelder has had unprecedented access to communist North Korea. Here's a rare look at daily life in the secretive country.


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Advanced Metering System (AMS)
The City of Weatherford Utilities Department will be upgrading all service meters, both electric and water. By 2018, the advanced metering system will allow two-way communication between the customer's meter and the Utilities Department.
The first phase of the Advanced Metering System (AMS) is in place and is operating. As of March 1st, 2016, over 9,600 AMS meters have been installed in our service area, 5,582 electric meters and 4,107 water meters have been installed, and are communicating to and from our customer service department. AMS meters are the basis for new technology and savings options that will allow us to bring you an array of alternatives in the future.
Over the next few years My Account Portal will be available to all customers. This portal will allow you to set usage parameters, leak detection, receive outage notifications, and give you real-time data on the electric side. The use of this portal allows the customer to get all their consumption data for electric and water and help control their bill.
Please contact Utility Billing if you have any questions at (817) 598-4225.
Automated Readings
Monthly meter readings will now be done through AMS meters and do not require a manual reading. Readings are fast, accurate and can be taken any time during the day, all done without disrupting your schedule. This secure technology also ensures the most accurate bill possible, because we no longer have to estimate your bill when we can't access your meter.
An AMS meter is a digital meter, the same metering technology that has been used for many years, but AMS meters have the ability to communicate. The meters communicate through a secure wireless and licensed channel. While they can communicate at any time of day, they are "on" or transmitting data for just milliseconds a day.
Restoring Outages
Another benefit to AMS meters is the ability to identify specific areas of power outages more quickly. Quickly determining the extent and nature of an outage helps the utilities department determine the best course of action to restore service.
Future Opportunities
In future phases of this project, you will be able to view your daily usage, at your convenience, by logging into your account on City of Weatherford's website. Knowing both how you consume electric and/or water, and when, will allow you to decide what savings changes you would like to make. You can always check our website for current information.
*NOTE:If you wish to not have an AMS meter, please review the Opt-Out Policy, prior to making your decision. To opt-out, you may submit your application form electronically or download a copy to submit to the customer service department.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is AMS?
AMS is defined as an Advanced Metering System. AMS meters have the ability to send meter readings and other related information such as time and date to designated server location, in our case the Customer Service department.
What are the benefits?
AMS meters utilize digital technology which allows options that were not available with electro-mechanical meters. In addition to receiving multiple readings from each meter every day the automated function to transmit readings saves time, labor cost, and allows you more privacy. Meter technicians will only need to access your meter(s) on a very limited basis. Another benefit is the automatic notification the utilities department will receive when power is lost to the meter and consequently to your home or office. In the past, utilities have not had the ability to know when or exactly where power was lost. Now, with AMS meters, the utilities department will better be able to pinpoint outages and restore electric service faster. Learn more about Consumer Benefits for at home or business.
What do the AMS meters look like?
They electric meter look very similar to the digital meters that were in place. The AMS meters have digital numbers so they are easy to read. The face of the meter has the current meter reading, the meter number, barcodes for meter identification, the City of Weatherford logo and information about the type of meter.
Will I be able to still read my meter outside?
Yes, the AMS meters for electric have an easy-to-read digital display instead of a series of dials.
How often will my meter(s) send readings?
Real-time electric and water readings from your meter will be sent to customer service department several times a day.
Will my account and usage information remain secure and confidential?
Yes. Your usage information will be safely transmitted by radio frequency (RF) over a secure network to Customer Service department. Each meter has an encryption code that secures confidentiality and they are equipped with security features to prevent unauthorized access. Learn more about Data Privacy and Smart Meters.
I understand that the new meters use radio frequency communication. Is this safe?
The new meters use the same FCC-approved radio frequencies that have been used for many years in devices such as baby monitors, cellular and portable phones, remote controlled toys and medical monitors. RF fields from these meters have been studied and they have been found to emit very low fields and then only intermittently. Any exposure to humans would be extremely small. To provide some perspective, under typical operating conditions, an individual meter would transmit for approximately 45 minutes over a 20-year operating life. This should provide significantly less RF exposure than a single cellular phone call of the same length. These meters are no different in terms of exposure to radio frequencies (RF).
Will it interfere with home electronics or medical devices?
No, the new meters are designed to not interfere with devices in or around your home, no more than your cell phone. Find out about the Myths vs. Facts: The Truth about Smart Meters.
Will my bill go up because of the new meter?
No, your monthly bill will continue to reflect the normal fluctuations in your energy use. The costs for the new meters are being recovered through the reduction in operating costs.
How does the utilities department ensure that these meters are accurate?
All meters, no matter the type, have meter standards that must be met. Meter standards are set by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
Do I have to get the AMS meter(s)?
No. We do provide an option to not have the AMS meter(s). Please review our Opt-Out Policy to understand the terms and conditions of opting out. You may submit your application form electronically or download the application to submit.
When will I be able to access daily readings and consumption?
That level of detail should be available to customers over the course of the year. We will keep you posted as to when and how you will be able to access your meter readings.
Will water meters be read remotely like the electric meters?
Yes, the water department began exchanging water meters with those that can be read automatically. Water meters will be exchanged, along with the electric meters, over the next few years.
How will my water meter send readings?
The water meters will have a module that relays usage information to the RF system.


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Videogame Software Keeps Sliding While Hardware Soars
U.S. consumers continue to buy videogame consoles at a rapid clip. But sales of software continue to disappoint, raising questions about the industry's strength in a crucial year.
Sales of new games at U.S. retail shops fell 10% to $240.8 million in April from $267.8 million the same time a year ago, according to surveys by market research firm NPD Group.


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Hi my name is Jamie and im looking to play some tennis and meet new people. Available to hit anytime on weekends.
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Drago, just let me know when is is a good time to hit when you get back. Im unfortunately only available on the weekends. I can play at any courts around town. looking forward to hearing from you.
Are you free to hit tomorrow morning near Carpinteria?
I'm a level 4-5+
I live near the Santa Barbara high school courts, or we can play at a different location.
This Sunday night is a possibility. I'm down for doubles as well!
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Hi Jamie,
I am looking for someone to hit with today, Sunday May 13th. If you are interested, let me know. What level are you? I am an intermediate player, but I am happy to hit with any level. Just want to play.
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Summary of passage: Jesus' mother, Mary was pledged to marry Joseph but before they got married she became pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Joseph was going to divorce her until an angle of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him that the baby was from God and to not be afraid. Name him Jesus because he will save his people from sin.
This fulfilled Isaiah's prophecy (Isaiah 7:14) of a virgin giving birth to a son named Immanuel, "God with us". When Joseph awoke he obeyed the angel of the Lord and married Mary but did not sleep with her until she gave birth to Jesus.
9a) Genesis 3:15: Christ will come from the line of Eve and will crush Satan
Genesis 49:8-12: The scepter (or the kingship) will not depart from Judah until Christ comes to whom the kingship belongs and al the nations obey him i.e. Christ will come from Judah's line.
Psalm 2:7: Here God declares Jesus to be His son. This whole Psalm is a prophecy of the Messiah.
Isaiah 7:14: A virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son whose name shall be Immanuel.
Isaiah 9:6-7: A child will be born and given to us (God's son) and he will rule and be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. He will bring peace to the nations and reign on David's throne and over his kingdom with justice and righteousness forever.
b) Isaiah 7:14 in Matthew 1:23: Isaiah is quoted, saying a virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son called Immanuel or "God with us".
10a) Joseph did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
b) Personal Question. My answer: My plan it seems is never God's plan so I have umpteen examples from my life. I wouldn't use the word "prove" though; I'd say "reluctantly followed" with much screaming and kicking along the way! Seriously, with this whole teaching thing. I believe it's God's will and I'm following it even though I never dreamed as a child I'd be a teacher. Same with writing. Same with motherhood. Same with wifehood. Etc.
11a) Personal Question. My answer: Well, adultery was punishable by death in ancient times so Mary was putting her life at risk by carrying God's child. She would have been scorned, looked down upon, shunned, etc by all her family and friends with a pregnancy out-of-wedlock.
Same for Joseph. He was probably shunned as well for taking a wife who was pregnant instead of divorcing her.
b) Personal Question. My answer: The ultimate: to be Jesus' parents! Also, God's blessing beyond belief. Eternal life.
c) Personal Question. My answer: I don't like the word "suffer" here because being faithful to God does not always entail suffering nor do I believe you have to suffer for your faith. Anytime you are called by God and you are faithful you are rewarded either here or there (heaven), either in things you can see or not see.
It's very difficult to compare what Joseph and Mary went through to what we go through in the US in the twenty-first century as opposed to the first century. We live in a very tolerate society and even if we do suffer for our faith it's not usually a life or death suffering. It's more of a quality of life type of suffering.
We should all be encouraged and grateful when we compare our lives to Joseph's and Mary's.
Conclusions: Didn't like 11c if you couldn't tell and the more I thought about it the more I didn't like it. You don't have to suffer for your faith. Suffering is in the mind anyways. If you look upon your life as a blessing, you won't suffer despite all the hardships for it's all a gift from Him. It's the victim mentality. You either choose to be a victim. Or you choose to be blessed. It's up to you.
While I love the time period I have been born into and our tolerate society, we have sacrificed morals and values to be so tolerate. I watched the movie "42" over the weekend which is the Jackie Robinson story. The coach of Jackie's team was suspended for one year because he committed adultery. You'd never see that in today's society where it seems to be flaunted instead. Thus, in some respects, I think you can go too far the other way.
Yearly Tip: I encourage all of you to read the passages before and after. In this instance, the entire Psalm 2 passage is a prediction of Jesus Christ. You get a more complete picture reading the entire Psalm than just reading one verse stuck in the middle.


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An 18-year-old Florida youth with a history of mental health issues shot his mother and her boyfriend to death in their bed and then called 911 to surrender, sheriff's officials said Sunday.
Benjamin K. Bishop is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the shotgun slayings of his mother, Imari Shibata, and her boyfriend, Kelley Allen, both 49, at the mother's home in Oldsmar.
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Bishop shot the pair multiple times early Sunday morning following a series of arguments with his mother.
According to a sheriff's press release:
Bishop advised detectives that on Saturday, October 27th, his mother told him to get a job, take his medicine for his mental health issues, and to start paying rent. Bishop said he also had a discussion with Allen over the laundry. Saturday night, Bishop said he was angry and retrieved the shotgun after the arguments, loaded the weapon and shot his mother and Allen in their bedroom. He told detectives he then reloaded the shotgun and shot them again.
Bishop called 911 to report the shootings and surrendered to deputies at his front door, sheriff's officials said.
Detectives said a friend bought the shotgun for Bishop a couple of weeks ago at a local shop for $279. Bishop pawned a number of electronic items to get money to buy it, saying he needed the weapon for protection from gang members, according to the sheriff's office.
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Bishop has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, the sheriff said. He requires medication for his mental health issues and reportedly had not always taken his medication as required, according to investigators.
The sheriff said Bishop was still on probation for a 2011 domestic battery incident in which he allegedly struck his mother and tried to strangle her.
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The bin Laden political football … Romney says even Jimmy Carter would have made the call. Reminder: Carter did, and it doomed his presidency. … Romney disagreed with Obama in 2007 … Dems drive a message for another week … 'Swiss Bank Accounts' … Mitt Romney, a "wild and crazy man" … The war over women continues on Capitol Hill…. Rubio admits mistake with using party charge card … Another Veep tryout – Bob McDonnell Thursday…. Is it over in Indiana and Richard Lugar? … And what is happening in Massachusetts?
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*** Obama, Romney spar on bin Laden: It started with surrogates on the Sunday shows, but yesterday the political debate over the killing of bin Laden -- one year ago today – bubbled up to the candidates. Mitt Romney said at a rope line yesterday, "Of course, of course," he would have ordered the strike. "Even Jimmy Carter would have given that order." Remember, Carter DID give an order to make a risky rescue effort of the Iranian hostages that failed. So an odd shot from Romney. President Obama was asked to defend his campaign alleging that Romney wouldn't have made the call. "I'd just recommend people take a look at previous statements as to whether they thought it was appropriate to go into Pakistan and take out bin Laden," he said with a smirk, adding, "I said we'd go after bin Laden if we had a clear shot at him, and I did." The minute Romney said "Jimmy Carter," the Obama campaign may have gotten what they wanted: an opening to bring up what Romney said four years ago (more on that below). And it's why the president was so specific in his response to the Romney charge (though he never mentioned Romney by name). By the way, this is the first time since the Reagan-Carter election in 1980 that both nominees were candidates four years earlier. It means an even bigger archive of material for the political debate include many times when the two of them did respond to each other even during the primaries.
On the anniversary of the successful capture and killing of Osama bin Laden, Mitt Romney tried to minimize President Barack Obama's role in the mission. The Daily Rundown's Chuck Todd reports.
*** Romney disagreed with Obama in 2007: There are, by the way, plenty of examples from the 2007-2008 campaign of Mitt Romney criticizing President Obama for his debate answer when he said if he had actionable intelligence he would strike bin Laden even if it meant crossing into Pakistan. The Obama campaign has pointed out that Romney said, "It's not worth moving heaven and earth spending billions of dollars just trying to catch one person." In explaining those remarks, Romney said, "We'll move everything to get him. But I don't want to buy into the Democratic pitch that this is all about one person -- Osama bin Laden -- because after we get him, there's going to be another and another." He added, "It's more than Osama bin Laden." He also said: Romney 2007: "I do not concur in the words of Barack Obama in a plan to enter an ally of ours... I don't think those kinds of comments help in this effort to draw more friends to our effort." And: "I think his comments were ill-timed and ill-considered." Later at a debate, Romney seemed to soften his criticism of what then candidate Obama said after Rudy Giuliani seemed to challenge Romney's criticism at a primary debate. "It's wrong for a person running for the president of the United States to get on TV and say, 'We're going to go into your country unilaterally.' Of course, America always maintains our option to do whatever we think is in the best interests of America. But we don't go out and say, 'Ladies and gentlemen of Germany, if ever there was a problem in your country, we didn't think you were doing the right thing, we reserve the right to come in and get them out.'"
*** 'Any American' would have ordered the bin Laden killing: Romney changed his wording this morning. "Of course I would have," he said on CBS, per NBC's Garrett Haake. "Any AMERICAN, any thinking American, would have ordered the same thing. Clearly if you've identified where Osama Bin Laden is, the US military is going to take action to capture or kill him." Romney said that President Obama has "every right for him to take credit" for ordering the raid, but attacking Romney for a hypothetical is not. There are "plenty" of differences between himself and President Obama, so "let's not make up ones," Romney said. John McCain lashed out again saying, President Obama was trying to take "credit for something that any president would do…," including Carter. And McCain, who was a tortured war hero in Vietnam, added, "[T]he thing about heroes, they don't brag." (By the way, don't miss the cable talker today from this interview – Ann Romney claiming her husband is really a "wild and crazy man." She said, "I still look at him as the boy I met in high school. There's a wild and crazy man inside there.")
*** Dems drive message (so far) for another week: Obama might have been smirking because he knows this is a political fight he'll win and he's more than happy to have it front and center. One thing is certain, the bin Laden back and forth pretty much ensures this will be the BIG story of the week (until the jobs report). Last week was student loans; the week before about Latinos -- all things on Democratic turf. And three weeks ago, would have been about the GOP's problem with women, but then came Hilary Rosen… And the power of the incumbency is notable. One big advantage is holding meetings and press conferences with foreign leaders and another is having the bully pulpit to drive the message of the week in a larger way than the challenger can do (at least in the Spring and Summer). Yesterday Japan's prime minister praised President Obama for his efforts on terrorism. It's one thing Romney doesn't have and why it's so hard for a challenger to upend a sitting president. Rudy Giuliani, who Romney appears with today, just isn't the same.
*** Politicization toothpaste out of the tube: With all the back and forth, don't miss retired Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the time of the raid, telling NBC's Brian Williams (featured on Nightly News last night) that he fears the politicization of bin Laden given that it's election season. "Well, I worry about it, just because it's the political season," Mullen said. "And from my perspective, the president's support-- the decision that he made, and obviously, the result stand alone in terms of the kind of call presidents have to make and he made it. I do worry a great deal that this time of year that somehow this gets spun into election politics. I can assure you that those individuals who risk their lives--the last thing in the world that they want is to be spun into that. So I'm hoping that that doesn't happen." Too late for that.
*** 'Swiss Bank Account': In the battle to define Romney, the Obama campaign is up with an ad called, "Swiss Bank Account," though it has little to do with "Swiss Bank Accounts" – just that they want to remind you Mitt Romney has one. According to NBC/Smart Media Delta, the campaign has booked so far $505,000 in Ohio and Iowa on broadcast, and they also bought time in Richmond and Roanoke, though we don't have specific numbers just yet. The campaign says it's a "significant" broadcast buy. Obama holds his first two official campaign events in Ohio and Virginia Saturday. The ad is the third response ad from the campaign so far to an outside group, this one specifically to the Koch Brothers-backed Americans for Prosperity ad, which hit Obama on energy and "outsourcing." The campaign again tries to tie Romney to the outside group by pivoting to hit him on outsourcing when he was in the private sector. But with a big heaping of snark, the ad ends with, "It's just what you'd expect from a guy who had a Swiss Bank Account." Two things: (1) Once again, every time the Obama campaign feels the need to respond to an attack ad to an outside group, it ties it to Romney, and (2) It wants to define him as "not one of you." The "Swiss Bank Account" line does seem to come out of nowhere -- does it give the average viewer a bit of political whiplash. But one thing we know about this campaign, nothing gets thrown at the wall, they focus and test everything. By the way, one more aside thought: imagine if the Obama campaign or the Democratic party put as much "energy" in defending the health care law as they do energy and green jobs policies.
*** Romney camp responds: This morning the Romney camp fired back on the ad with this response: "With the worst job creation record in modern history and the slowest economic recovery since the Great Depression, President Obama is trying to distract Americans from the real issues with a series of sideshows," Romney spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg said in a statement. "Unable to defend his failed record of 23 million Americans struggling for work, wasteful boondoggles like Solyndra, skyrocketing national debt, and unacceptably high energy prices, President Obama has once again resorted to attacking Mitt Romney. The American people have suffered enough over the last three years and deserve better." (Did the Romney camp just embrace the ad? And they haven't responded to any of the Obama ads on the air. Will they this time?)
*** The war over women: Democrats on the Hill are pushing the Paycheck Fairness Act to pigeonhole Romney. And meanwhile, The Hill reports: "More than 60 House Republicans offered legislation late last week that would prevent health insurance policies offered by health insurance exchanges from covering abortion procedures." The bill is called, "The Stop Abortion Funding in Multi-state Exchange Plans Act." (By the way, that's a mouthful of an acronym to get to SAFE.) Democrats want to continue the women narrative and bills like this one from the House GOP will only add fuel.
*** Rubio admits mistake in using party credit card: Don't miss that Marco Rubio yesterday said, NBC's Mike O'Brien reports, "Sometimes, it was just a mistake. I just reached for the wrong card. The point is that, if I had to do it again, I'd be a lot more careful." This story about Rubio and the Florida party credit card is probably the biggest reason he likely won't be Romney's VP pick. After Palin, they just don't want to take the risk. In other veep news, Kelly Ayotte got a tryout yesterday. NBC's Garrett Haake reports on the optics. And the latest veep tryout will be Thursday, when Romney appears with Virginia's Bob McDonnell. By the way, don't expect any hints from Romney on when he'll make the pick or who it'll be, he said on CBS this morning.
*** Indiana – Is it already over? The PAC that was supporting Richard Lugar, the American Action Network, has pulled its ads. They officially come down today. "We've decied to let this race play out," Dan Conston, spokesman for the group, confirms. The group spent about two-thirds of the $600,000 it booked. Republican thinking is that they are coming to grips with the idea that state Treasurer Richard Mourdock is the very likely nominee, and the party now doesn't want to damage him. Strategists say Lugar didn't started campaigning in earnest until too late and waited too long to define Mourdock. They didn't know what to do with him.
*** What is happening in Massachusetts? Elizabeth Warren is on the defensive over whether she cited that she is part Native American on initial law professor applications. It was a small attack that came seemingly out of nowhere and is meaningless to the nut of the debate between the two candidates, but it's these kinds of "small things" that can make or break candidacies sometimes. So far, Warren hasn't handled it very well. And it's the second week in a row in which Warren's been on the defensive – first for releasing four instead of six years of tax returns, giving the Brown campaign the opening to ask what she's hiding. It helped create a story when there didn't need to be one. Massachusetts politics has always been more about gut than the head. You've got to somehow get past this gut test with white working class Massachusetts Democrats. And on both issues, Brown has had the advantage. (By the way, the only reason Scott Brown's been on TV in the past week was for hitting a half-court shot and having a former Celtic praise him for it.)
Countdown to Indiana Senate/Wisconsin recall primaries: 7
Countdown to Wisconsin recall election: 35
Countdown to Election Day: 189 days
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Scene: waning springtime in the Seattle metro area. Local cheerleaders, presumably led by Parker Posey, now up to no good with the school year coming to an end, their youth and beauty fading. Their tools: diapers and hot dogs.
KOMO 4 News has the story:
Sources say some of the older cheerleaders on the Jackson High School squad made the new members wear diapers, then shot them with squirt guns and hit them with hot dogs. A mother of an accused cheerleader said the alleged hazing happened inside her home in Bothell.
Hmm. Says Sebastin, our new friend from the above video, who said, "No one's died from getting hit in the face with a sausage." Our thoughts exactly.
Everett cheerleaders suspended over alleged initiation rituals [KOMO 4 News, h/t Dee Vee]


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Please join Lexington Medical Center, first responders, military members and families of fallen heroes for the first ever Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers South Carolina 5K Run and Walk on the evening of Friday, September 6, 2013. This unforgettable, patriotic experience will take place on at 7:30 p.m. in Columbia's Congaree Vista, as our nation prepares to mark the twelfth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Hundreds of Fort Jackson soldiers will run in formation and South Carolina firefighters will run the race while dressed in full fire gear, which weighs 60 pounds. There will also be music provided by the 282nd Army Band from Fort Jackson. It's the first event of its kind in South Carolina, designed to celebrate and appreciate first responders, who serve, save and sacrifice on our behalf every day.
The event is named in honor of Stephen Siller, a New York City firefighter and father of five who died on September 11, 2001. That day, Siller was off-duty and on his way to play golf. When he heard what was happening at the World Trade Center, he strapped on 60 pounds of gear and ran from the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to the World Trade Center. He was last seen with his brothers of Squad 1 saving lives. Tunnel to Towers is a national program that champions our heroes.
The goal of Tunnel to Towers is to support first responders and military members who have been seriously hurt in the line of duty. Proceeds from the 5K will benefit the building of smart homes for quadruple and triple amputee veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through the Tunnel to Towers Foundation's "Building for America's Bravest" program. In addition, the Tunnel to Towers South Carolina 5K will provide a fund through the Lexington Medical Center Foundation to help meet the health care needs of South Carolina first responders.
While this race has taken place in cities around the nation including New York City, there is only one Tunnel to Towers run in South Carolina. Lexington Medical Center is pleased to present South Carolina's race.
South Carolina runners will include New York City firefighters, Fort Jackson soldiers and Midlands first responders. The route begins near the First Responders Remembrance Memorial next to the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on Lincoln Street. It will travel down Blossom Street, across the Blossom Street Bride, into Cayce, up the Gervais Street Bridge and back to The Vista.
Since September 11, 2001, more than 50 Midlands firefighters, law enforcement members and emergency medical service personnel have given their lives in the line of duty. On September 11, 2001, 417 first responders and one K-9 died in New York and Washington, D.C.
Lexington Medical Center employees are working to honor the 417 first responders and one K-9 who died on 9/11 by having 418 hospital employees walk in their memory.
The registration site is www.t2trun.org. The entry fee is $25. Importantly, businesses and organizations are encouraged to build a team of participants.
You can also sponsor a team for your business or organization, or pay the entry fee for a team of first responders. For more information, call the Lexington Medical Center Foundation at 803-791-2540.