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WASHINGTON — America's historic health care overhaul, certain now to touch virtually every citizen's life, narrowly survived an election-year battle at the Supreme Court Thursday with the improbable help of conservative Chief Justice John Roberts.
But the ruling, by a 5-4 vote, also gave Republicans unexpected ammunition to energize supporters for the fall campaign against President Barack Obama, the bill's champion — and for next year's vigorous efforts to repeal the law as a new federal tax.
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Roberts' vote, along with those of the court's four liberal justices, preserved the largest expansion of the nation's social safety net in more than 45 years, including the hotly debated core requirement that nearly everyone have health insurance or pay a penalty. The aim is to extend coverage to more than 30 million people who now are uninsured.
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The Supreme court said Congress was acting within its powers under the Constitution when it required most Americans to carry health insurance or pay a penalty. It upheld the mandate as a tax, in an opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts Thursday.
But the justices found fault with part of the health-care law's expansion of Medicaid, a joint federal-state insurance program for the poor. The justices made some changes to the Medicaid portion of the law.
Does this mean the health overhaul law is in place for good?
The decision effectively upholds the law for now, but its future depends on which party controls the White House and Congress after elections in November. President Barack Obama and most Democrats consider the law a signature achievement and want to move forward implementing it. Republicans, including presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney, have pledged to overturn it. They say they would offer an alternative proposal but haven't been specific about what it would include.
What happens to any benefits I already get because of the law?
They will stay in place for now. Parents will still be able to keep their children on their insurance plans up to age 26, and Medicare recipients will keep getting discounts on prescription drugs to close a gap in coverage known as the "doughnut hole." New levies under the law, such as the 10 percent tax on tanning services, also stay put.
When will I see the big changes from the law?
Most of the mandates don't start until 2014. That is when most Americans will be required to carry insurance or pay the penalty at issue in the Supreme Court case. The penalty will start at $95 a year or up to one percent of a person's income, whichever is greater.
Tens of millions of Americans are expected to get insurance coverage under the system that starts in 2014. Some of the poorest Americans will become newly qualified to enroll in the federal-state Medicaid program—although the court appeared to make some changes to how that program will work. Another batch of people who earn more but still have low incomes will get tax credits to offset their insurance costs. Consumers will be able to comparison shop for policies in newly created exchanges that will operate like popular online travel websites.
Insurance companies will have to sell coverage to everyone, regardless of their medical history, and will have to restrict how much they vary premiums based on age. Companies with 50 workers or more will be required to offer insurance to their workers or pay a penalty.
What if I already have insurance?
You may see changes to your plan. Unless your employer has "grandfathered" your insurance benefits' structure, your plan will have to meet new regulations under the law, such as covering more preventive services without out-of-pocket costs. There has been speculation that some employers will stop offering coverage and funnel workers toward exchanges once they open, but most companies say they have no immediate plans to do that.
What will happen to my insurance premiums?
Most consumers can expect to keep seeing increases in premiums and co-payments because the underlying cost of health care is expected to rise. The law contains a few mechanisms to curb premiums, but it also requires that many insurance providers make their benefits more generous, which will raise their cost. Older people could see their premiums go down because of the new age rating rules insurers will face. People who buy policies without the help of an employer could get a better deal by being able to shop on the exchanges, where comparing plans will be easier than before.
The decision meant the huge overhaul, still taking effect, could proceed and pick up momentum over the next several years, with an impact on the way that countless Americans receive and pay for their personal medical care.
The ruling handed Obama a campaign-season victory in rejecting arguments that Congress went too far in approving the plan. However, Republicans quickly indicated they would try to use the decision against him.
At the White House, Obama declared, "Whatever the politics, today's decision was a victory for people all over this country." Blocks away, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney renewed his criticism of the overhaul, calling it "bad law" and promising to work to repeal it if elected in November.
Demonstrators for and against the law crowded the grounds outside the Supreme Court Building on Capitol Hill as Roberts, sitting at the center of the nine black-robed justices inside, announced the decision to a packed courtroom.
Breaking with the other conservative justices, Roberts wrote the judgment that allows the law to go forward. He explained at length the court's view of the insurance mandate as a valid exercise of Congress' authority to "lay and collect taxes." The administration estimates that roughly 4 million people will pay the penalty rather than buy insurance.
Roberts, appointed by Republican President George W. Bush, opposed by young Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois and much-criticized by Democrats in recent years, sided with his court's liberals on a major case for the second time this week as the justices concluded their 2011-12 term.
On Monday, he had voted to invalidate parts of Arizona's tough crackdown on illegal immigrants.
In the health care case, Congress had referred to a penalty, not a tax, on people who don't obtain insurance. But Roberts said the court would not get hung up on labels. Among other indications it is a tax, Roberts said, "the payment is collected solely by the IRS through the normal means of taxation."
"Because the Constitution permits such a tax, it is not our role to forbid it, or to pass upon its wisdom or fairness," Roberts said.
Many Republicans oppose the law, arguing that it marks a government takeover of health care at the same time it curtails Medicare spending and raises taxes. They also point to studies that predict private employers will be forced to reduce or eliminate coverage and that the legislation will wind up costing far more than estimated, raising federal deficits as a result.
Stocks of hospital companies rose and some insurance companies fell after the ruling.
The decision should help hospitals by adding millions of people to the rolls of the insured, expanding the pool of health care consumers. But by the same reasoning, insurance companies will also gain millions of premium-paying customers.
The court found problems with the law's expansion of Medicaid, but even there it said the expansion could proceed as long as the federal government does not threaten to withhold states' entire Medicaid allotment if they don't take part.
Justices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor joined Roberts in the outcome.
Justices Samuel Alito, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas dissented.
Kennedy summarized the dissent in the courtroom. "In our view, the act before us is invalid in its entirety," he said.
The dissenters said in a joint statement that the law "exceeds federal power both in mandating the purchase of health insurance and in denying non-consenting states all Medicaid funding."
The justices rejected two of the administration's three arguments in support of the insurance requirement. Roberts agreed with his conservative colleagues that Congress lacks the power under the Constitution's commerce clause to put the mandate in place.
"The federal government does not have the power to order people to buy health insurance," he said in a part of his opinion that the liberal justices did not join. But his crucial bottom line was: "The federal government does have the power to impose a tax on those without health insurance."
In all, the justices spelled out their views in six opinions totaling 187 pages. Roberts, Kennedy and Ginsburg spent 51 minutes summarizing their views in the courtroom.
The legislation passed Congress in early 2010 after a monumental struggle in which all Republicans voted against it. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said Thursday the House will vote July 11 on whether to repeal the law, though such efforts have virtually no chance in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said the health care law makes it harder for small businesses to hire workers. "Today's ruling underscores the urgency of repealing this harmful law in its entirety," he said.
But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., heaped praise on the court's decision, and the 2010 law, in a Senate speech. "Passing the Affordable Care Act was the greatest single step in generations toward ensuring access to affordable, quality health care for every American, regardless of where they live or how much money they make," he said.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi cast the decision as vindication for her work to secure passage of the far-reaching legislation.
"This decision is a victory for the American people. With this ruling, Americans will benefit from critical patient protections, lower costs for the middle class, more coverage for families, and greater accountability for the insurance industry," Pelosi said.
After the ruling, Republican campaign strategists said Romney will use it to continue campaigning against "Obamacare" — the name the GOP gave the plan In derision, though many Democrats now accept it — and in attacking the president's signature health care program as a tax increase.
"Obama might have his law, but the GOP has a cause," said veteran campaign adviser Terry Holt. "This promises to galvanize Republican support around a repeal of what could well be called the largest tax increase in American history."
Democrats said Romney, who backed an individual health insurance mandate when he was Massachusetts governor, will have a hard time exploiting the ruling.
"Mitt Romney is the intellectual godfather of Obamacare," said Democratic consultant Jim Manley. "The bigger issue is the rising cost of health care, and this bill is designed to deal with it."
Ginsburg, an appointee of Democratic President Bill Clinton, said in her opinion that "Congress followed Massachusetts' lead."
More than eight in 10 Americans already have health insurance. But for most of the 50 million who are uninsured, the ruling offers the promise of guaranteed coverage at affordable prices. Lower-income and many middle-class families will be eligible for subsidies to help pay premiums starting in 2014.
There's also an added safety net for all Americans, insured and uninsured. Starting in 2014, insurance companies will not be able to deny coverage for medical treatment, nor can they charge more to people with health problems. Those protections, now standard in most big employer plans, will be available to all, including people who get laid off, or leave a corporate job to launch their own small business.
Seniors also benefit from the law through better Medicare coverage for those with high prescription costs, and no copayments for preventive care. But hospitals, nursing homes, and many other service providers may struggle once the Medicare cuts used to finance the law really start to bite.
Illegal immigrants are not entitled to the new insurance coverage under the law, and will remain one of the biggest groups uninsured.
Obama's law is by no means the last word on health care. Experts expect costs to keep rising, meaning that lawmakers will have to revisit the issue perhaps as early as next year, when federal budget woes will force them to confront painful options for Medicare and Medicaid, the giant federal programs that cover seniors, the disabled, and low-income people.
The health care overhaul focus will now quickly shift from Washington to state capitals. Only 14 states, plus Washington, D.C., have adopted plans to set up the new health insurance markets called for under the law. Called exchanges, the new markets are supposed to be up and running on Jan. 1, 2014. People buying coverage individually, as well as small businesses, will be able to shop for private coverage from a range of competing insurers.
Most Republican-led states, including large ones such as Texas and Florida, have been counting on the law to be overturned and have failed to do the considerable spade work needed to set up exchanges. There's a real question about whether they can meet the deadline, and if they don't, Washington will step in and run their exchanges for them.
In contrast to the states, health insurance companies, major employers, and big hospital systems are among the best prepared. Many of the changes called for in the law were already being demanded by employers trying to get better value for their private health insurance dollars.
"The main driver here is financial," said Dr. Toby Cosgrove, CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, which has pioneered some of the changes. "The factors driving health care reform are not new, and they are not going to go away."
The Medicaid expansion would cover an estimated 17 million people who earn too much to qualify for assistance but not enough to afford insurance. The federal and state governments share the cost, and Washington regularly imposes conditions on the states in exchange for money.
Roberts said Congress' ability to impose those conditions has its limits. "In this case, the financial 'inducement' Congress has chosen is much more than 'relatively mild encouragement' — it is a gun to the head," he said.
The law says the Health and Human Services Department can withhold a state's entire Medicaid allotment if the state doesn't comply with the health care law's Medicaid provisions.
Even while ruling out that level of coercion, however, Roberts said nothing prevents the federal government from offering money to accomplish the expansion and withholding that money from states that don't meet certain conditions.
"What Congress is not free to do is to penalize states that choose not to participate in that new program by taking away their existing Medicaid funding," he said.
Ginsburg said the court should have upheld the entire law as written without forcing any changes in the Medicaid provision. She said Congress' constitutional authority to regulate interstate commerce supports the individual mandate. She warned that the legal reasoning, even though the law was upheld, could cause trouble in future cases.
"So in the end, the Affordable Health Care Act survives largely unscathed. But the court's commerce clause and spending clause jurisprudence has been set awry. My expectation is that the setbacks will be temporary blips, not permanent obstructions," Ginsburg said in a statement she, too, read from the bench.
In the courtroom Thursday were retired Justice John Paul Stevens and the wives of Roberts, Alito, Breyer, Kennedy and Thomas.


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MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - All four candidates for Wisconsin attorney general promise to keep the pressure on to resolve long-running cold case murders.
Republican Brad Schimel and Democrats Susan Happ, Jon Richards, and Ismael Ozanne all had good words for the outgoing J.B. Van Hollen's pursuit of lingering investigations.
However, Gannett Wisconsin Media says federal cold case funds have dried up -- and the state no longer has a task force that exclusively works on those cases.
Still, Justice spokeswoman Dana Brueck says the 95 state criminal agents contribute to local cold case police probes.
Happ, the Jefferson County district attorney, says funding is key.
Gannett said the last major federal cold case funding was in 2010, when Wisconsin got over a half-million dollars. Over the next year, 72 cold cases were re-opened.
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KNOXVILLE (WATE) - Supporters of a big proposed funding increase for Knox County Schools are stepping up their efforts to sway public opinion.
Beginning Thursday, ads will air on local television stations supporting the $35 million school budget request.
The 30-second ad begins by asking, "Why support the $35 million Knox County Schools budget increase?" Then it addresses different questions raised on accountability and transparency.
The ad was created by Alex Lavidge, a volunteer for Support Our Schools, an organization lobbying in favor of the budget.
"I'm a very passionate volunteer. I'm a third generation Knoxvillian. This is my home town and after working with the volunteers at Support Our Schools, as a fiscal conservative I support this," Lavidge explained.
Lavidge produced the commercial with a friend, but the $40,000 advertising campaign is being paid for by the Partners Initiative Fund, a foundation associated with the Chamber of Commerce.
"We thought the spot was an interesting spot that dispelled some of the myths about the budget, and there was a group of business people in the community that thought it would be good to turn into a commercial," said Garrett Wagley, the chamber's vice president of policy and public relations.
So who is putting up the money? Kevin Clayton, CEO of Clayton Homes, Randy Boyd, CEO of PetSafe and Mike West, of Northshore Management, all put in $10,000 each.
Mitch Steenrod, CFO of Pilot Flying J, and Rodney Lawler, of Lawler Wood, each donated $5,000. All of them are members of the Chamber of Commerce.
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For the young professionals who have outgrown their cell phone but aren't quite ready for a business-centric device, the T-Mobile Shadow offers a nice compromise, as the entry-level smartphone brings the capabilities of a Windows Mobile smartphone into a fresh and affordable package.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection says it has never denied a request by a Marcellus shale gas driller to circumvent the stream setback regulations in a recent law.
StateImpact, a collaboration between radio stations WITF and WHYY, reports Friday that the State Supreme Court struck down the setback aspect of the law known as Act 13 because it was so easy for companies to bypass the rules.
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Management planning seminar for Moldova Ramsar site
SGF project seminar in the Unguri-Holosnita Ramsar site in northwest Moldova
In the framework of the Ramsar 2006 Small Grant Fund project "Management Scenario Development for the Unguri-Holosnita New Ramsar Site and Awareness Raising on the Ramsar Convention Wise Use Policy", the second seminar was held the 26th September 2007 in the village of Rudi, part of the Unguri-Holosnita Ramsar site (no1500), a wetland ecosystem which extends northwest where the Dniester River forms the natural borders between Moldova and Ukraine.
The site itself is a sector of the international corridor of the Pan European Ecological Network and includes wide, shallow segments with little islands, small rivers and short creeks feeding the stream and forming steep canyons - in there, more than sixty sites of cultural, geological, paleontological and archeological interest are found.
The main project aim is to develop a management plan for natural/subnatural areas of the site through field studies, zoning, involving stakeholders in the participatory process, combining long-term nature protection interests with wise use and ecotourism development. Part of the project goal is also to initiate a cooperative effort with Ukrainian partners for recognizing and protecting the right Dniester river bank under the Ramsar Convention and to raise public awareness at large scale on wetlands values.
Prior to the seminar, a celebration took place to inaugurate the Three Ramsar Marks placed at the entrance of the most significant villages and routes in terms of tourist attractions. The Marks were commissioned from a local artist who sculpted them in marble. All the participants and the mayors of the Ramsar site villages attended it.
This second seminar, organized by BIOTICA Ecological Society, which is successfully running a Ramsar SGF project for the second time, aimed to inform and share with the public and experts the study done of the assessment of economical benefits from biodiversity, heritage conservation, and the potential ecotourism for the area. About 20 participants, including the Ramsar Focal Point from the Ministry of Environment, Ukrainian specialists from Vinnitsa oblast, Members of Parliament and the Agency of Tourism, the Ramsar Secretariat, national institutions and local stakeholders and District Mayors took part in the event.
The seminar built up lot of interest from all the stakeholders, also strengthening their commitment and willingness in being actively involved in the site management process.
The next step forward will be the National Seminar with representatives of the central governing bodies, where recommendations and a management plan for the Unguri-Holosnita Ramsar site will be discussed and where the brochure "Ramsar Convention: creating opportunities for nature conservation and wise use" will be presented.
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Marble Ramsar site marker for the Unguri-Holosnita Ramsar site
Ms Elena Iavorskaya, Chief of Department of the Ministry for Environment Protection of Vinnitsa Oblasti, Ukraine
National and local authorities' representatives at the inauguration of the Ramsar site markers
"Coffee break" during the seminar held in Rudi village
BIOTICA group and other participants
Visit to the beautiful monastery in Rudi
(from left) Monica Zavagli (Ramsar Secretariat), Raneta Zinaida (mayor of Rudi), and Liliana Josan (BIOTECA Ecological Society)
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#Bears QB Jay Cutler appearing on his radio show this afternoon says he should not have bumped J'Marcus Webb.
#Bears QB Jay Cutler appearing on his radio show this afternoon says he should not have bumped J'Marcus Webb.
Cutler's show on WMVP-AM 1000 is running until 1 p.m. Hosts Tom Waddle and Marc Silverman did a nice job of keeping the topic on what happened in Green Bay last Thursday. "Offensively, it starts with me, so I've got to play better," Cutler said. "And then it trickles down. It started early on in that game and it never really got better." Here is how the Q&A proceeded: Q: Why did the incident with J'Marcus Webb occur? JC: I don't know. I can't put a definite reason why it happened. It happened. It's an emotional game. I put a lot into playing quarterback and I take it seriously. It's just one of the things that happened during a game and since then we've talked about it and it's really behind us. Q: Who did you talk about it with? The team? J'Marcus? JC: Yeah, I have talked about it with the powers that be down there. I've talked about it with the offensive line each of them individually. It is what it is. I think it's been blown up probably a little bit bigger than all of us expected but at the same time that is what you have to expect out of the media. Q: Did you make a mistake by bumping Webb? JC: I probably shouldn't have bumped him. You know, I'll go with that. As far as me yelling at him and trying to get him going in the game, I don't regret that. Shouldn't have bumped him. I'll stick to that.
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Quilting Celebration's Patrick Lose is well known for his bright and colorful designs. Rocking Alphabet is just one example of his cheerful quilts for children.
Dear Quilters,
Selecting fabrics vexes so many quilters. How many times have I heard a quilter say, "I have no color sense." They play it safe by choosing safe but un-inspired combinations or use a line from a fabric designer. There's nothing wrong with that, but let'spush the envelope!
Consider another approach for your next quilt: Take cues from the things you love.
When we shot the pilot for Quilt Out Loud Mark and I ventured to my favorite nursery, Blossom & Bloom. There Mark selected some plants (so lovely shot in HD in the greenhouses!) and showed how simple variegated leaf color combined with a blossom gives you a palette to take to the fabric store.
Similarly, Mary Fons turns her sister's outfit – obviously colors and designs she already likes since she wears them – into an array of fabrics which then then start sewing into a Snail's Trail.
See, choosing fabrics you love isn't brain surgery, clues are all around you, giving you an excuse to go fabric shopping. Let me go grab my purse!
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When it's time to quilt your quilt do you find yourself always reaching for the same batting? Do you know that that particular batt is the best choice for that particular quilt? An expert on this all-important element of each quilt, Debbi Trevino has conducted extensive hands-on research to see how each batting on the market will react when used by the consumer. The result of the research is the Ultimate Batting Chart. The results may surprise you! Debbi uses samples to illustrate how bearding and loft and scrim, etc. affect our finished quilts, and she addresses fiber content as well, including the new fibers on the market. You will find out why it's so important to choose the right batting for the project and gain the ability to do so!
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It may be dreary and cold outside, but Quilt Out Loud! found the top get crafty shop in the City of Brotherly Love to open the show. Surrounded by bright, modern cotton fabrics for quilting, garment and home dec sewing, Jodie and Mark play catch-up showing what they've been up to. Jodie visits with Pam Mahshie of Baby Lock demonstrating the amazing drawing tablet attached to their sewing machine. Just draw on the tablet and it will come right up on the screen and stitch for you.
Mark meets up with Allie Aller, a renowned crazy quilter, in the weaving room at the Newark Museum. A traditional quilter before being bitten by the crazy quilting bug in 2001, Allie's Amazon top-selling definitive book is Allie Aller's Crazy Quilting – Modern Piecing and Embellishing Techniques for Joyful Stitching.
Overwhelmed by the craziness of crazy quilting? Allie Aller boils it down for Jodie into a simple block, which she repeats to make a quilt. Allie shows Jodie how she chooses fabrics, prepares for sewing, and sews - even curved seams- while making a block. Then, Jodie and Mark meet back up at Spool in the shop's workroom for their book review and quilt show of sample quilts featured in the books.
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If This Outfit Were a Quilt
Mary was reading a fashion magazine that showed how to translate an outfit into a manicure. (Like, a pink dress with white ruffles = pink nails with white flower decals. Get it? Yeah, it's weird.) On this episode, we translate Rebecca's outfit into a gorgeous quilt block. Viva la fashion!
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In the final show of our first season we spend some time on the process of creating a quilt's "crowning" details. What determines how a quilt will be quilted? What is the separate design process that happens after a quilt top is finished? Patrick welcomes long arm quilter, Jessica Jones, back to the show to answer these and more questions about quilting to help take the mystique out of technique. Join Jessica and Patrick in the first segment as they share a show-and-tell of Patrick's quilts beautifully quilted by Jessica for his new book, Special Delivery Quilts #2. Jessica is a true artist and has lots to share for beginning and experienced quilters, alike.
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Welcome, my friends, to the house of snot. It appears we have an ubervirus - it's snotty, phlegmy, vomitty and coughy at all the same time! Anyhoo, it's completely wiped both Grumbles and I out for the last few days (maybe that snarky coffeeho gave it to me? Quelle surprise!) so we've been doing a lot of this:
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Guilty confession - so that I can sprawl on the couch, surrounded by the parenphenalia of the invalid (toilet paper to blow nose on, endless cups of tea or oj, sick bucket etc), in peace, I've been letting Grumbles watch as much of The Wiggles as she likes. Oh, the bitter irony for the non-tv owning parent. Regardless, thanks be for Jeff, Anthony, Murray and Greg. I love you guys.


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Pull quote: "If broadly adopted, the National Library of Sweden's approach frees us from the eternal lipstick-on-pig question of how best to present eccentric, often inadequate, almost always expensively homegrown data to patrons. Instead, we will put the patron experience first, asking, 'What data do patrons actually want to see or use, and before we go creating it, does it perhaps exist already in the vast existing web of data?'"
Pull quote: "WorldCat.org is now publishing linked data for hundreds of millions of bibliographic items – that's a heck of a lot of linked data by anyone's measure. By far the largest linked bibliographic resource on the web. Also it is linked data describing things, that for decades librarians in tens of thousands of libraries all over the globe have been carefully cataloguing so that the rest of us can find out about them. Just the sort of authoritative resources that will help stitch the emerging web of data together."
Pull quote: "With the addition of Schema.org mark-up to all book, journal and other bibliographic resources in WorldCat.org, the entire publicly available version of WorldCat is now available for use by intelligent Web crawlers, like Google and Bing, that can make use of this metadata in search indexes and other applications."
Pull quote: "After five long years, they had 12 million objects in the database. And they were purchased by Google. In the first year after the acquisition, they had 25 million things. What did Google bring to the acquisition, aside from money? Data, of course, of a very specific kind. Before, they were just guessing at what people might want to know (cheese, rivers, highways, etc). With Google's search data, they *know* what users are after, so they can go about finding and making that information available. With Google's help, their database has grown rapidly to over 500 million items objects. That's orders of magnitude larger than previous attempts to educate artificial intelligences like the Cyc project out of the University of Texas. (Though it should be noted that Cyc has some capabilities that the Knowledge Graph does not.)"
Pull quote: "We treat library users as if they are all-knowing; as if they know each author in our catalog, as if the title of the book and the number of pages is sufficient for them to decide if it is a good read or has the information they need. This is so obviously false that I am at a loss to explain how we continue to work under this illusion."
Pull quote: "It is possible that we can skip the relational database phase of our data development and move directly into a semantic web model. However, to think that data created following RDA instructions, which is not even suitable for a relational database, could be made usable on the semantic web without major modifications is simply wrong. If we create a bibliographic framework that takes RDA as it has been described and ports that, unchanged, to RDF we will create a data model that does not serve us, does not serve our users, and that cannot reasonably interact with other linked data on the web."
Pull quote: "Whether or not you think you have any idea what linked data is, any time you click a 'like' button on a website or sign up for a social sharing app in Facebook, you are participating in the semantic web. But every time that data link goes behind a Facebook wall, it fails in being open linked data. Just as librarians have always worked to keep the world's knowledge available to all, we must continue to ensure that potentially important linked data is kept open as well–and with no commercial motive."
Pull quote: "Under the shift, people who search for 'Lake Tahoe' will see key 'attributes' that the search engine knows about the lake, such as its location, altitude, average temperature or salt content. In contrast, those who search for 'Lake Tahoe' today would get only links to the lake's visitor bureau website, its dedicated page on Wikipedia.com, and a link to a relevant map. For a more complex question such as, 'What are the 10 largest lakes in California?' Google might provide the answer instead of just links to other sites."


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Food for Thought: Google Is McDonald's & Facebook Is Like A Local Coffee Shop
The internet is abuzz with conversation about Facebook's ascension to become the #1 most-visited web site and recent investments that valued the company at $50 billion. Congratulations to Mark Zuckerberg and company because those are two serious feats. But I have a serious problem with all of the analysis that has arisen based on those gawdy numbers.
All of the journalists in the world have declared the battle between Google and Facebook over. Facebook is the new king! Well, not quite yet. Clearly, the social networking site has a very bright future. You can't really argue with near-ubiquity and serving a trillion ads a year (about a quarter of the total display ads viewed on the internet). But there are definitely concerning aspects of Facebook's numbers:
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Facebook owns a substantial portion of America's minutes on the internet but garners the LOWEST revenue per user out of the tech companies listed. What does that mean? It indicates that Facebook is not very good at monetizing the pageviews/activity of its audience.
So that brings me back to the title of this post: Google Is McDonald's & Facebook Is Like A Local Coffee Shop (note: this analogy is not about scale — but rather efficiency and margins). Google is like McDonald's because they know exactly how to make money with their core product. Both McDonald's and Google want you to visit as often as possible — but when you do visit, they want to get you out the door as quickly as they can. If you "linger" at McDonald's, they'll have less space to seat other guests. You'll probably create more of a mess for them to clean up. Additionally, your presence may also create an unwanted externality for other guests (noise, etc.). So McDonald's gains nothing by having you "enjoy" the experience of the restaurant (quite literally: time on site). For this reason, McDonald's gives you a standardized menu (makes processing your order quicker) and has an extremely uncomfortable and unaccommodating seating area. Google's search product operates in a similar manner. They offer a standardized experience (Google search and results) and try to get you out the door as quickly as possible (accuracy of results, sorting results by type, intuitively providing conversions/definitions, Google Instant, simple/ugly search results page, etc.). This means that Google is maximizing their capacity while minimizing serving cost — and also delivering a clearly defined core product.
Right now, Facebook struggles to make money from their pageviews — their effective CPM (based on raw impression and revenue numbers) can't be higher than $2. It would be generous to call that number "average" and could even be considered bad. For a site trumpeted with being incredibly engaging and having the ability for hyper-targeting, Facebook has a surprisingly low cost per thousand impressions and, as a result, an extremely low revenue per users. The company still has less overall revenue and revenue per user than Yahoo… a company that many people consider to be dead. Facebook's main issue is that they only have one thing that people are buying: basic display ads. And they're selling them at a dramatically lower price than most people probably would have predicted. Back to the eatery analogy, Facebook is like your local coffee shop that planned on breaking the bank with exotic coffee, pricey biscotti, and dessert dishes (or maybe all three, because they really like the atmosphere and spend a lot of time in the shop). But instead, people come in to buy one cup of house blend coffee and then use the free wifi all day. In this example, the coffee shop makes less revenue per customer than predicted and also can't serve as many customers due to lingerers. It also becomes much harder for the shop to define their core product. Sure, they may be selling an enjoyable experience. But they're not monetizing that experience in any meaningful way.
My guess is that the "Facebook coffee shop" expected to sell premium products by now — but can't. If that's the case, it's due to lack of sales prowess, attempting to sell premium products that are unappealing, or they simply haven't created any premium products. I'd also be very interested to find out facebook's breakdown of ad impressions by content type. I would be surprised if they weren't serving at least half of their trillion pageviews on photo pages (at the time of this post, 1 ad appeared on the NewsFeed page, 4 appeared on the profile page, and 5 appeared on the photo page). After all, Facebook is the largest photo-sharing site on the internet (over a year and a half ago, Facebook said they were serving 550,000 images PER SECOND at peak times). But if that were the case, all of the hype about interactivity and engagement would be irrelevant. Photos are probably the LEAST valuable aspect of facebook's site in terms of ad space. On top of that, photo pages are also likely to be among the LEAST profitable pages for Facebook to serve. The first issue is transfer cost since images can rack up bandwidth in a hurry — the photo pages, in my test, contained 254KB to download versus 500KB for the NewsFeed and 365KB for a profile page. Then there are also storage costs… Facebook is the #1 photo-serving site on the internet and recently crowed about having 750 million photos uploaded over New Years Weekend. They also store 4 different copies of each image you upload (the original size and thumbnails). So it's likely that much of their revenue is derived from this costly, low-margin product that doesn't have much value for advertisers. That's not exactly the future of the internet.


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Student phonathon tops $1-million mark for the first time ever
Phonathon this year was a student-run operation
04/21/08Seven months ago, 40 students gathered in a phone room in the Alumni Center to do what many students before them have done. They worked every evening, phoning alumni, parents and friends of Xavier, asking for contributions to the University's annual fund, which provides critical operating revenue. The difference this year, however, is that the efforts of these students garnered more than $1 million dollars for the first time ever.
Another difference this year is that the callers were led by three managers: recent graduate Steve Taylor, and two full-time students, Amanda Robinson and Erin Swietlik. In the past, one development person managed the process. When Xavier's phonathon manager resigned in August 2007 to take a position at another university, these three students stepped up to lead the program. Taylor, a 2007 graduate, managed the day-to-day operational aspects of the program, while Robinson and Swietlik took on the shift supervision and management of the student callers. Based on their personal experiences as callers, they designed improvements to the program that would encourage the personal and professional development of the students. This focus on the students created an atmosphere for success—success for the students and, ultimately, success for the annual fund.
"At a time when it is getting more and more difficult to connect with alumni by phone, it is extraordinary that we reached the million dollar mark," says Norah Mock, senior associate director for the Annual Fund. "This represents a 28-percent increase in the amount and number of pledges to the annual fund's phonathon. Our phonathon students understand firsthand the need for alumni support and they are able to articulate it in such a compelling way that parents, friends and alumni respond with generous contributions to the annual fund."
Gifts to the annual fund not only help keep tuition costs down, but also ensure that the quality of the Xavier educational experience remains at the highest possible level. The annual fund allows alumni and friends of the University to play a very active role in maintaining and passing on the values and ideals that make Xavier such a special place. The gap—$16,750—is the difference between what it costs Xavier to educate a full-time student for one year and the average amount paid by each student. Gifts to the annual fund fill this gap.


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For every business organization on Internet, viruses, worms, and crackers are but a few security threats. Above all we cannot tell as to when, where and how our data or any other valuable information will be compromised. The only thing we can do to ensure the safety of our data is to take preventive measures. Honeypots are one such preventive software that are employed in a network to study the trail of unauthorized access and at the same time alert the network administrator of a possible intrusion. Actually, it is a trap set to detect attempts at unauthorized use of information system. The attacker always thinks that he is extracting some useful information but in turn a honeypot installed system attracts him away from the critical resources and traps him by following his trail. The value of a Honeypot lies in unauthorized and illicit use of that resource.
The Idea behind honeypot is to set up a 'decoy' system that has non-hardened operating system or one that appears to have much vulnerability for easy access to its resources. A Honeypot can detect attacks by capturing polymorphic code, capturing a variety of attacks, working with encrypted data and acquiring signatures. Honeypots are valuable surveillance and network forensic tool but at the same time it can carry risks to a network, and must be handled with care. It requires a considerable amount of network administration and understanding of protocol and security.
Honey pots are generally based on a real server, real operating system, and with data that appears to be real. One of the main differences is the location of the machine in relation to the actual servers. The most important activity of a honeypot is to capture the data, the ability to log, alert, and capture everything the bad guy is doing. Most honeypot solutions, such as Honeyd or Specter, have their own logging and alerting capabilities. This gathered information can prove to be quiet critical against the attacker.
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MLS Game #15: DCU 4 - LA Galaxy 1
Great things all around today. I don't really even know where to start.
A comprehensive 4-1 win over the top team in the Western Conference.
The unbeaten streak extended to six games (5-0-1).
A third place spot in the Eastern Conference.
Jaime Moreno's MLS Best 118th all-time goal.
Two goals and an assist for Lucino Emilio, who has now scored in six straight games.
Surely there are more than that, too. What am I missing?
UPDATE: A few post-game quotes below and I've also added a couple pictures from the game on the Video & Pics page. The team will train tomorrow in advance of its first game in U.S. Open Cup play on Tuesday against the Rochester Rhinos (Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, MD; 7:30 p.m. ET).


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On February 1, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the long-awaited final rule implementing the Federal Sunshine Law (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7h). (The rule was subsequently published in the Federal...more
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To begin with, I was rather uncertain about how good the quality would be, but after a mere ten minutes, I was completely hooked. I know, I know, a modern day Sherlock Holmes doesn't sound like it would work, but believe me, it does; it stays faithful to the source material, too!
It's co-written by the writers of the ever-great Doctor Who (Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss - Gatiss also plays Mycroft!), so you know that each episode will bring snappy, witty and entirely accurate dialogue; it's a great joy to find such a rare gem in modern television.
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Preheat oven to 350º. Grease 3 qt. rectangular baking dish; set aside. In a small bowl, combine soup and milk; set aside. In a medium bowl, combine tuna, broccoli, 1/2 c. cheese and half of French fried onions. Stir 3/4 c. of the soup mixture into the tuna mixture. Spoon about 1/2 c. of tuna mixture onto each tortilla; roll up. Place filled tortillas in prepared baking dish. Stir chopped tomato into remaining soup mixture and pour evenly over filled tortillas. Bake, covered for 35 minutes. Sprinkle remaining cheese and remaining onions down center of tortillas. Bake, uncovered 5 minutes more or until cheese is melted.
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Difference between pages "Litecoin Mining for Funtoo" and "Property:Start date" (Difference between pages) Revision as of 19:46, 17 January 2014 (view source)Duncan.Britton (Talk) (→Create cgminer script) Latest revision as of 02:42, 8 November 2012 (view source) Daniel Robbins (Talk) (Created page with "This is a property of type Has type::Date.") Line 1: Line 1: −Litecoin mining is a fun and easy way that you can help support the Funtoo Linux project. Litecoin is a virtual cryptographic currency that is generated using CPUs and video card GPU computational power, and can be converted into a traditional currency like US dollars. +This is a property of type [[Has type::Date]]. − + −== How does Litecoin Relate to Funtoo? ==+ − + −Part of Funtoo is having fun, and part of having fun is being creative, and exploring new ideas and concepts, and not being limited by the expectations of others. These concepts include technology, but also include new community concepts and approaches for supporting a community. Distributed support via CPU and GPU power is certainly a novel way of supporting an open source project, and because of this it is a perfect fit for Funtoo. In many ways, the resource challenges faced by open source projects are more complex than the technical challenges, and deserve to be taken seriously. By exploring the use of Litecoin, we are exploring an innovative way to fund the project.+ − + −=== What are Funtoo Litecoin Funds Used For? ===+ − + −These funds will be used to support Funtoo's operating budget, covering hosting and server equipment expenses and other expenses such as hardware purchases for supporting ongoing development for various developers.+ − + −== Litecoin Pools ==+ − + − + −Typically, Litecoins are mined by pools of computers, and funtoo is part of the following pooled litecoin mining efforts:+ − + −{| style="background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"+ −! pool+ −! host+ −! port+ −! user+ −! password+ −! stats+ −! review+ −|-+ −| Coinotron+ −| <tt>stratum+tcp://coinotron.com:3334</tt>+ −| <tt>3334</tt>+ −| <tt>funtoo.public</tt>+ −| <tt>p</tt>+ −| + −| We've found this pool to be very efficient.+ −|-+ −| Burnside's Litecoin Mining Pool+ −| <tt>ltc.kattare.com</tt>+ −| <tt>9332</tt>+ −| <tt>funtoo.public</tt>+ −| <tt>p</tt>+ −| [http://ltc.kattare.com/stats.php stats]+ −| very good PPNLS pool+ −|-+ −| OzCoin+ −| <tt>newlc.ozco.in</tt>+ −| <tt>9332</tt>+ −| <tt>funtoo.public</tt>+ −| <tt>p</tt>+ −| [https://lc.ozcoin.net/content/overview ozcoin overview]+ −| very good PPS pool+ −|}+ − + −There are lots of different ways to mine Litecoins. You can use any of our pools above. You can also use your CPU or your graphics card. To see what different types of hardware can do, see the [https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin/wiki/Mining-hardware-comparison Litecoin Mining Hardware Comparison] page. Note that many of these systems are overclocked so make note of the CPU and memory frequencies listed here.+ − + −== "Got Litecoins Already" Method ==+ − + −If you already have Litecoins that you want to donate to Funtoo Linux, you can send them to <tt>LgtcMbY5JYTQAGzdfJ9U83CPhspNkbJzym</tt>. Thanks!+ − + −Here's how to do it with litecoind:+ − + −<console>+ −# ##i##litecoind sendtoaddress LgtcMbY5JYTQAGzdfJ9U83CPhspNkbJzym 50 + −</console>+ − + −Be sure to let Daniel know that you sent some coin so that you can receive proper respect :)+ − + −== CPU Mining ==+ − + −Here's how to get started and convert your idle CPU power into a contribution to the Funtoo Linux project.+ − + −The "miner" is the program that performs the computation to generate litecoins. It receives blocks from a server, which it performs computations on. Miners are designed to run continually in the background, where they use up idle CPU only, and will not impact the speed of your system. A significant contribution to Funtoo Linux is only realized when miners are run continually for days and weeks -- so running a miner for an hour or so is typically not effective.+ − + −=== Installation using Portage ===+ − + −This method will use CFLAGS from /etc/portage/make.conf. Note that <tt>-O2</tt> seems to work much better than <tt>-O3</tt>.+ − + −<console>+ −# ##i##emerge pooler-cpuminer+ −</console>+ − + −=== Set up go.sh ===+ − + −Create the following <tt>go.sh</tt> script to start the miner:+ − + −{{File+ −|go.sh|
+ −#!/bin/bash+ −threads=$(grep -c "^processor" /proc/cpuinfo)+ −while true;+ −do+ − minerd --algo scrypt -s 45 --retry-pause 5 --threads $threads --url http://ltc.kattare.com:9332 --userpass funtoo.public:p+ −done+ −
}}+ − + −Make it executable:+ − + −<console>+ −# ##i##chmod +x go.sh+ −</console>+ − + −=== Run go.sh ===+ − + −Run <tt>go.sh</tt> to start the miner. + − + −<console>+ −# ##i##./go.sh+ −</console>+ − + −The cpuminer will only use idle CPU and will not slow down your system. Modern systems will generate somewhere from 15 to 60 KHash/sec total, which will result in $10 to Funtoo Linux per month for a Core i7 system at current exchange rates, when run continually.+ − + −Keep those miners running and thanks for supporting Funtoo Linux!+ − + −== GPU Mining ==+ − + − + −'''cgminer stopped supporting GPU/Scrypt mining in 3.8 series'''. 3.7.2 version is stable and recommended for GPU mining.+ − + − + −Some of the more hardcore individuals in the Funtoo community may want to use their graphics processor to mine litecoins. Modern graphics cards, particularly AMD (ATI) cards, can offer hashrates well above 100Khash/sec, even above 400Khash/sec for some cards. Daniel Robbins has a few Radeon HD 6950's that can generate in excess of 400Khash/sec ''each''.+ − + −AMD (ATI) cards tend to work much better than NVIDIA for litecoin mining. Here's how to do GPU mining:+ − + −=== Prerequisites ===+ − + −First, X will need to be installed, and you will need to ensure all your video cards are defined in <tt>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</tt>. For AMD cards, ati-drivers 13.1 appears to work well. Ensure that full hardware acceleration is working and that <tt>ati</tt> OpenGL and <tt>amd</tt> OpenCL are selected via <tt>eselect</tt>. (This is probably how things are set up if you simply emerged ati-drivers.)+ − + −=== Install cgminer ===+ − + −First, enable the <tt>scrypt</tt> USE variable (important!). Now, emerge cgminer:+ − + −<console>+ −# ##i##USE="scrypt" emerge =net-misc/cgminer-3.7.2+ −</console>+ − + −=== Create cgminer script ===+ − + −Create a <tt>go.sh</tt> script that looks like this:+ − + −{{File+ −|go.sh|
+ −#!/bin/bash+ −export GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT=100+ −export GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS=1+ −export DISPLAY=:0+ −cgminer \+ −-o http://newlc.ozco.in:9332/ -u funtoo.public -p p \+ −-o http://ltc.kattare.com:9332/ -u funtoo.public -p p \+ −--intensity 17 \+ −--scrypt \+ −--shaders 1536 --thread-concurrency 8000 -g 1 --worksize 256 \+ −--auto-fan --temp-target 80 + −
}}+ − + −This script will start cgminer to connect to newlc.ozco.in, but will automatically fall back to the kattare pool if ozco.in is down. Intensity ranges from 1-20, with higher settings generally offering better hashrates. But if you get too close to 20, you will notice a slow down in interactive performance when using the X server. ssh performance will be unaffected. + − + −Be sure to properly set the number of shaders on your card -- 1536 is for an unlocked Radeon HD 6950. Consult [https://github.com/ckolivas/cgminer/blob/master/SCRYPT-README SCRYPT-README] (look for the <tt>--shaders</tt> description) to view the correct shaders to use for your card.+ − + −=== Start Mining ===+ − + −Now make it executable, '''make sure X is running''', and start mining:+ − + −<console>+ −# ##i##chmod +x go.sh+ −# ##i##./go.sh+ −</console>+ − + −There are other cool things you can do with cgminer, such as overclocking your video card and ramping up the intensity to at or near 20 to dramatically increase hashrates. Happy mining, and if you are mining for Funtoo, thanks :)+ − + −[[Category:HOWTO]]+ Latest revision as of 02:42, 8 November 2012 This is a property of type Date. Retrieved from "http://www.funtoo.org/index.php?title=Litecoin_Mining_for_Funtoo&oldid=2271"


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What better way is there to engage site visitors than with an interactive feature that requires consumer participation?
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Most of it assumes the form of sponsored content: articles, posts, site sections, videos, listings, and the like. What we aren't seeing quite as much of is sponsored and branded technology.
Native advertising gets its momentum from its ability to reach distracted consumers who might otherwise disregard standard online ads. According to eMarketer, the leading metric digital marketers use to measure the effectiveness of native ads is engagement. What better way to engage site visitors than with an interactive feature that requires consumer participation?
This week marks the launch of one such tool that could be a harbinger of things to come. New York-based digital media and technology company StyleCaster has announced the release of Try On! Technology Makeover Solutions, an interactive application for the fashion and beauty category built on technology acquired from DailyMakeover.com last year. The tool allows consumers to digitally try on cosmetics, hairstyles, and celebrity looks by uploading their photo and overlaying the desired products.
While the Try On! technology lives at MakeoverSolutions.com as well as with brands, retailers, and publishers (StyleCaster licenses the technology to those eager to heighten site engagement), it can also be branded and integrated into web and mobile IAB ad units, including the latest display Rising Stars formats, through StyleCaster's collaboration with advertising technology company Flite.
The idea, the company says, is to merge native with display ads at a time when brands are looking to native advertising to differentiate them online. "Banner ads are not obsolete; they are just ripe for a makeover," says David Goldberg, president of StyleCaster.
Indeed, using Try On! has little in common with the banner ad experience. StyleCaster reports that consumers spend an average of 12 minutes with the makeover tool, and that it can increase conversion to sales by 60 percent. Because the technology is personalized and interactive, brands can promote engagement and generate the data they need to make a sale down the line. Consumers, meanwhile, get a valuable tool underwritten by a brand without the hard sell.
And isn't that exactly what native advertising is meant to provide? Branded tools that foster online interaction serve a marketer's every need; they promote user engagement, deliver measureable data, afford the reach and scale of standard ad units, and put a fresh spin on staid banner ads.
StyleCaster isn't alone in its approach. The mobile industry has been reassessing native advertising and where its potency with consumers lies. Last week mobile ad network Airpush acquired Hubbl, a mobile app developer with a soft spot for native ad technology, and the two are preparing to launch what they're calling "the world's first truly native mobile ads platform." The platform is rumored to deliver content-driven native ad experiences to consumers through mobile media. Miniscule banners on mobile games aren't cutting it for brands. Highly integrated placements in play-based apps are poised to take their place.
The automotive industry has also explored this strategy with its manufacturing clients. Brands can sponsor finance and auto loan calculators on vehicle research sites, such that consumers receive an integrated ad for the promoting brand's make and model of car when it represents a good financial fit based on the information they've provided.
Could this be the future of native advertising? Will activity-based branded technology outpace written content? Effective and desirable though it may be, one can't help but wonder if native advertising might be in need of some calibration--and whether the needed tweak is in the interactivity of native ads.
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Robbie Wagner's Tournament Training Camp Glen Cove, New York
Take your tennis game to the next level this summer! The Robbie Wagner's Tournament Training Camp is a summer camp for young athletes to come and work hard, make new friends and have a lot of fun. Our goal is to give players the opportunity to hit thousands of balls, improve their technique, and be challenged by some of the best players in their peer group.
We offer both overnight and day programs during the summer. Our youth tennis camps combine technical tennis instruction and drilling from a top notch coaching staff, supervised match play, and a variety of evening social activities.
International Campers Welcome!
International campers seeking a Sport and Language program can find a list of camp sessions and a detailed description of our new programs by Clicking Here. International campers seeking a Sport Only program, a multi-week sport camp experience, can easily combine any of our individual Tennis Camp sessions together with a weekend stay over to create the right camp program to fit your needs!
Dartfish video analysis offered at this camp! See details tab for more info.
Highlights Include
- Instruction from top teaching pros and players
- We offer a "10 and Under Tennis" program, featuring smaller courts and lighter, lower-bouncing balls
- Every camper receives a Nike Tennis Camp T-shirt
- 5-6 hours of daily instruction with low camper to staff ratio and 24 hour supervision
- Safe, healthy and fun environment
The award-winning Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center is situated on 55 secluded and landscaped acres on Long Island's Gold Coast and is a great place to host a summer tennis camp. Previously known as The Manor, the property is an exceptional destination for individuals and organizations alike. This landmark Georgian estate features 25,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space, spacious guestrooms, outstanding dining, and exemplary personal service. Glen Cove Mansion provides everything that is needed to create an outstanding experience.
Tennis facilities include: Robbie Wagner Training Center (13 clay courts indoor), Old Tappans Tennis Complex (6 outdoor), Glenwood landing (4 hard court indoor), Portledge School (5 outdoor), and for the overnight weeks only campers also play at the Glen Cove Mansion (4 outdoor). Indoor and outdoor pools provide a wonderful environment for exercise and fun, regardless of the weather.Meet your coaching staff
Robbie Wagner
Director Robbie Wagner has coached nationally and sectionally ranked juniors, top collegiate players and both men's and women's circuit professionals.Read Full Bio
Robbie Wagner is recognized as one of the nation's top developers of junior talent. He has coached nationally and sectionally ranked juniors, top collegiate players and both men's and women's circuit professionals.
Robbie is a co-founder of Eastern Excel Tennis Camp which trains players from all over the United States and from around the world. He is revered for his ability to motivate players and bring out their unique individual talents. Robbie was the Senior Teaching Professional at the Roslyn Racquet Club for fifteen years, and is a USPTA certified PROFESSIONAL. In 1995 and 2000 Robbie was one of 12 coaches selected in the U.S. by the USTA for a series of high performance coaching seminars. In 1997 Robbie was named USTA Long Island Coach of the Year.
A coach at the U.S. Open and Junior U.S. Open for several years, Robbie's skill at maximizing player potential, his hard work ethic and his "never-give-up" attitude have led his players to succeed at levels never dreamed possible
Stonar Coleman
Stonar Coleman is ranked in top 4 nationally as Jamaican junior Licensed USPTA Professional 1 Coach. He is currently coaching sectional & nationally ranked juniors.
Stephen Alcala
Co-Director, Stephen Alcala, is the Managing Partner & Director of Tennis Operations. He earned his BBA In Entrepreneurship with a Minor in Marketing.
2014 Camp Information
(Camp Code: TNXRGC)
This year we are offering two weeks of overnight and day camp (8:45am-4:15pm) for ages 9-18. All meals are included for overnight campers. Lunch is included for all day campers.
We are also offering an additional eight weeks of day camp only (8:45am-4:15pm) for ages 9-18. Lunch is included for all day campers.
Dartfish video analysis will be used during the camp to analyze and improve your strokes and is provided at no extra charge for all campers. See your strokes compared to a top playing professional! Your Dartfish Mediabook will be posted to a private player locker on Dartfish.tv and reviewed with you by the staff at camp (click here for an example). The package includes:
- Stroke Analysis: Your Dartfish Mediabook contains videos of your strokes, plus side-by-side comparison with a pro, along with comments.
- Pro Stroke Library: Three months of access to Pro Stroke Library, featuring hundreds of strokes in both real and high speed.
- Camp highlights video*: This video of camp activities and friends all set to music will be something everyone will want to have and keep forever. (*Only offered at participating locations.)
Camp Levels of Play
All Skills Program:
Classes are programmed for three different proficiency levels: beginners, intermediates and advanced players . Each student will be tested weekly and placed in a group of similar ability, and age so that their own instructional needs can be addressed throughout the week. Beginners will be playing tennis in just a few days; intermediates will improve all aspects of their game; and advanced players will sharpen their game to a competitive edge.
Tournament Training Program:
In addition to the general camp sessions, this year we are offering a seperate tournament training program during all weeks of camp. The tournament training program is geared towards tournament level and ranked players looking to improve their tournament results, learn winning strategies, and work on mental toughness. Make sure to note that you would like to participate in these programs when you register.
10 and Under Tennis:
In addition, we offer a "10 and Under Tennis" program during the Day Camp Only weeks for kids ages 9-10, featuring the USTA's successful new teaching format. This is an exciting new way kids 10 and under are learning to play tennis as well as compete. The courts are smaller and balls are low-compression so they are easier to hit, allowing kids to get to the ball and develop optimal swing patterns. It all makes it easy and fun for them to hit, play and score from the start, while developing skills that will last a lifetime. Please note: This program is optional and younger campers may opt to play regular tennis on the full courts. For more information on "10 and Under Tennis" programs nationwide, Click Here to check out the USTA website.
Overnight and Day Camp Information
• 2014 Dates: 6/29-7/4 & 7/6-7/11
• Location: Lodging at Glen Cove Mansion. See below for tennis facility information.
• Check In: Overnight Campers: Sunday at 4:00pm at the Glen Cove Mansion
Day Campers: Monday at 8:30am at the Glen Cove Mansion
• Graduation: Friday at 4:00pm at the tennis courts for all campers
• Check-out: Friday at 4:15pm for all campers
• Day Campers should arrive each morning at 8:45am
• Pick-up time for Day Campers is at 4:15pm Monday through Friday.
• All meals are included for Overnight campers. Lunch is included for all Day campers.
Day Camp Only Information
• 2014 Dates: 6/23-6/27, 7/14-7/18, 7/21-7/25, 7/28-8/1, 8/4-8/8, 8/11-8/15, 8/18-8/22 & 8/25-8/29
• Location: See below for tennis facility information.
• Check In: Monday at 8:30am at Robbie Wagner's Tournament Training Center
• Graduation: Friday at 4:00pm at the tennis courts
• Check-out: Friday at 4:15pm
• Day Campers should arrive each morning at 8:45am
• Pick-up time for Day Campers is at 4:15pm Monday through Friday.
• Lunch is included for all Day campers.
Tennis Facilities
Campers will utilize Robbie Wagner Training Center (13 clay courts indoor), Old Tappans Tennis Complex (6 outdoor), Glenwood landing (4 hard court indoor), Portledge School (5 outdoor), and, for the overnight weeks only, campers also play at the Glen Cove Mansion (4 outdoor). Indoor and outdoor pools provide a wonderful environment for exercise and fun, regardless of the weather.
Overnight Accommodations
Campers will stay 2 per room (2 Queen beds) in the Glen Cove Mansion. Each room has A/C, a 42" flat screen TV, iPod docks, alarm clocks, free WiFi, a mini fridge and a private bathroom. There is also daily maid service in each room (optional, at campers expense as well as in-room movie rentals).
Evening Activities (for overnight campers)
Evening activities may include a sub sandwiches, cake and movie night, college day matches, relaxing in the dorms and dorm activities such as trivia, skits, talent show, Crazy Dress night, and target tennis with great prizes.
Weekend Stayovers
Campers attending consecutive weeks of camp can stay at Glen Cove Mansion with 24-hour supervision for an additional charge of $200 per night. This fee includes room and board, breakfast, lunch & dinner. Weekend stayovers are only available between 6/22 & 6/29 session as well as 6/29 & 7/6 session.
Transportation to Camp for Local Day Campers
The camp provides door to door transportation for local day campers. The local day camp shuttle price is $185 per person per session and available to those living within a 20 mile radius of Glen Cove. The payment will be paid directly to the "Robbie Wagner Tournament Training Center".
To arrange this service, call the Robbie Wagner Tournament Training Center: 516-759-0505
Designated Airport: JFK
Nike Tennis Camps does not provide transportation to/from camp from airport, train stations or bus depots. If you fly into camp, we recommend that you fly into John F Kennedy (JFK). For ground transportation, we recommend using US Limo Service. You can make your reservations by calling 1-866-USLIMOS or 1-800-962-2827, or email: firstname.lastname@example.com; website: www.uslimoservice.com
If you have a camper arriving by air who is deemed an "unaccompanied minor" by the airlines and must be met by a camp staff or shuttle company employee, there will be a fee that needs to be paid in advance of camp. You will still have to arrange transportation to/from camp. Please call 1-800-645-3226 two weeks prior to camp to provide camper's flight and shuttle information.
Registration Packet
A detailed camper registration packet containing check in location, health/release forms, emergency contact info, and a list of things to bring will be emailed to all registered campers in the Spring. Our health and release forms do not require a doctor's signature and they will be collected on the first day of camp.
Sample Daily Schedule
- 8:30am Stretching, Camp Meeting at Courts
- 8:45am Tennis Instruction
- 10:00am Break
- 10:15am Tennis Instruction and Drills
- 11:45am Lunch, Rest, Optional Tennis
- 1:15pm Tennis Program, Match Play
- 2:45pm Break
- 3:00pm Tennis Program, Doubles and Drills
- 4:15pm Groups or Private Extra Help, Optional Tennis, Swimming
- 5:00pm Conclusion of Daily Tennis Program. Overnight campers Rest, Shower, Dinner
- 7:15pm Evening Activity
- 9:00pm Extended Day Campers Depart
- 9:30pm Overnight Campers to Rooms
- 10:15pm Lights Out
Past Camper
Will Be Back
I'm definitely coming back next year. In the meantime, I will be taking up tennis in Manhattan. Thank you and have a great summer.
Past Camper
Great Camp!
The camp was great - I learned a lot and made a lot of new friends!
Past Camper
Wants to return!
I had fun. If possible I will attend the camp again next year!