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APS 2004 - Federal Lobbying Activities
Policy Profile
|Policy Title:
|Federal Lobbying Activities
|APS Number:
|January 7, 2010
|Approved by:
|President Bruce D. Benson
|Responsible University Officer:
|Responsible Office:
|Office of Government Relations
|Policy Contact:
|Office of Government Relations
|Federal Lobbying Policy effective July 1, 1996
|Last Reviewed/Updated:
|January 7, 2010
|Applies to:
|All campuses
Policy Snapshot
Brief Description: Describes responsibilities and restrictions applicable to University employees with respect to federal lobbying activities
I. Introduction
Public Law 104-65, the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, was passed by Congress and signed into law by the President on December 19, 1995. The law was amended by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007. It requires the disclosure of the activities of paid lobbyists to affect decisions in the executive and legislative branches of the federal government. Organizations, including colleges and universities, that have one or more employees who are lobbyists are required to register and report on the Federal Lobbying Activities of their employees. The University of Colorado has registered with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate and must periodically report its Federal Lobbying Activities.
The purpose of this policy statement is to implement the provisions of the Lobbying Disclosure Act, as amended at the University of Colorado and to define the rights and responsibilities of those who represent the needs of the University to the federal government.
II. Policy Statement
- The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 specifies that Federal Lobbying Activities must be reported for employees who act as Federal Lobbyists on behalf of the institution. For purposes of this policy, only administrative officers, as defined by action of the Board of Regents, and members of the Board of Regents, are authorized to act on behalf of the University of Colorado when conducting Federal LobbyingActivities with the federal government. All other University employees (faculty, administrators, staff) and students are considered to be acting as private citizens when engaging in Federal Lobbying Activities. Exception: University employees may engage in Federal Lobbying Activities on behalf of the institution if designated by the President or the President's designee. All such activities must be conducted in accordance with the "Guidelines on Meeting, Testifying, and Correspondence with Federal Congressional Members and Legislative and Executive Branch Officials".
- This policy is not intended to restrict protected expression by University employees. Nor are University employees restricted from identifying their profession and place of employment in the context of their communication with federal officials. However, in exercising this right, University employees must make it clear that they are expressing their personal views, and not an official position of the institution.
- In accordance with federal law, no federal funds may be used for the purpose of making Federal LobbyingContacts, whether "official" or individual initiatives. In addition, University employees who are making personal or private Federal Lobbying Contacts with federal officials may not use university funds or university resources (e.g., stationary, telephones, fax and/or photocopy machines, computers, or other equipment) for that purpose.
- Having registered with the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate, the University of Colorado must file quarterly reports of its Federal Lobbying Activities. The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 mandates that lobbying reports be filed electronically. The lobbying reports must explicitly state whether the client is a state or local government. These reports are to include:
- issues discussed, including bill numbers and Executive branch actions, if practicable ;
- the houses of Congress or federal agencies contacted;
- a list of the employees who acted as Federal Lobbyists; and
- a "good faith estimate" of the expenses incurred (e.g., employee salary costs, postage, travel, telephone charges).
Additionally, Federal Lobbyists must disclose twice a year aggregate contributions over $200 to any federal candidate, officeholder, leadership PAC, political party committee, Presidential library foundation, or Presidential inaugural committee; and any contribution to an event, entity, or meeting established or held in honor of or financed or controlled by a legislative or Executive branch official.
- All administrative officers who are authorized to act on behalf of the institution must coordinate their Federal Lobbying Activities with the Office of Government Relations. All employees who conduct Lobbying Activities on behalf of professional associations and organizations must report those activities to the Office of Government Relations. The "Guidelines on Meeting, Testifying, and Corresponding with Legislative and Executive Branch Officials" provides detailed guidance on how employees should maintain records of and report Federal Lobbying Activities.
III. Related Policies, Procedures, Forms, Guidelines and Other Resources
- Administrative Policy Statements (APS) and Other Policies
- APS on State Lobbying Activities
- Guidelines
- Guidelines on Meetings, Testifying and Correspondence with Federal Congressional Members (In Development)
- Guidelines on Inviting Government Officials to Campuses
- Campaign-Related Activities by Members of the University Community
- University of Colorado Federal Communications and Lobbying Report Form
- Training
IV. Definitions
Italicized terms used in this policy are defined in the Administrative Policy Statement Glossary. Underlined terms specific to this policy, which are not found in other Administrative Policy Statements, are defined below.
Federal Lobbyist - means an individual employed or retained by the University who spends at least 20 percent of his or her time over a six month period lobbying members of Congress, Congressional staff, and Presidential and other political appointees in the Executive branch, including federal funding agencies, with regard to the formulation, modification, or adoption of federal legislation; the formulation, modification, or adoption of a federal rule, regulation, executive order, or other federal program, policy, or position; or the administration of a federal program or policy.
These individuals act as the institution's official Federal Lobbyists and are reported on the University's registration with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Federal Lobbying Activities - means Federal Lobbying Contacts (see below) and efforts in support of Lobbying Contacts, including preparation and planning activities, research, and other background work that is intended for use in Lobbying Contacts.
Federal Lobbying Contact - means any oral or written communication to members of Congress, Congressional staff, or Executive branch officials on behalf of the institution regarding the formulation, modification, or adoption of federal legislation; the formulation, modification, or adoption of a federal rule, regulation, executive order, or other federal program, policy, or position; or the administration of federal program or policy.
A Lobbying Contact includes not only direct contacts with federal officials, but also includes background research and planning activities intended expressly as preparation for a Lobbying Contact.
Examples of Federal Lobbying Contacts include:
- letters, faxes, e-mail messages and telephone calls
- face-to-face meetings with officials or staff
Note that research and preparation for such meetings or for the composing of such messages or telephone calls are "Federal Lobbying Activities."
Examples of communications that are NOT considered Federal Lobbying Contacts include:
- speeches, articles, or communications made through the mass media
- testimony given before a committee of Congress or submitted in writing for the public record of a hearing of such committee
- information provided in writing in response to a written or oral request by a federal official
- communication made in response to a notice in the Federal Register soliciting comments from the public
- communications required by subpoena, investigation, or otherwise compelled by law
V. History
- This policy was originally adopted July 1, 1996. Revisions supersede previous versions of this policy.
VI. Key Words
federal, law, lobby, public Law 104-65, lobbying disclosure Act of 1995, honest leadership and open government act of 2000, disclosure, executive, legislative, fund, resource, contribution, candidate, officeholder, congressional, legislation, testimony, politics, legislator, house, senate, bill, act, agency, Washington, D.C.


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Warning: Don't believe everything you read online.
Whenever there's a major natural disaster somewhere in the world, the internet rumor mill begins churning. Then all sorts of false messages circulate throughout the web, even ones that make The Salvation Army look good!
In the Expect Change blog's article "Don't believe every internet rumor you read!," The Salvation Army Western Territory sets the record straight on the tales of the misinformation superhighway.
We're proud of The Salvation Army's strong record of good stewardship with your donations, so we don't see any reason to stretch the truth.

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What Were All Those Ribbons At The State Of The Union?
Green ribbons were on prominent display at President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night, worn in honor of the victims of the Newton, Conn., elementary school shooting.
Plenty of other ribbons and lapel pins gave visual support to causes. But ribbons in the green and white colors of Sandy Hook Elementary — including one worn by Vice President Biden, who was positioned behind the president on the live television coverage — were the most prominent.
Obama included a call for gun control laws in his speech to a joint session of Congress, telling lawmakers that they should act on the measures. "The families of Newtown deserve a vote," he said. The families of many victims of gun violence were invited by the White House to attend the speech.
At Obama's 2011 State of the Union address, lawmakers work black and white ribbons to honor those killed or injured just days before in the shopping center shooting in Tucson, Ariz., that seriously wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Giffords, now a former member of Congress, was in attendance Tuesday night. The New York Times' Jonathan Weisman reported that the black and white ribbons worn by some again signified the Tucson shootings.
The Washington Post's Ed O'Keefe reported: "Others still are wearing white or black ribbons, the colors of choice for two other gun-control advocacy groups, Mayors Against Illegal Guns and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence."
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"Incinerating Power is a clan like no other. Power to the people, guys, power to the people. It's how we roll." – DragonArcherZ
Hey all, DAZ here. I'm here to tell you about my clan, Incinerating Power. I can probably guess what you're thinking right now. Oh no, not another clan! Well, this isn't any generic clan. This has a unique ranking system and the way this runs compared to other crews is very different. Our projects will require a lot of trust, but at the end of it, those involved will definitely be closer. Bringing my experience with organising clans with EE, many things, as I stated, will not be the same, but I hope that you'll see that the changes were for the better. INCP will blow your mind. Period.
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Martins Ferry and Garaway go about their business in different ways on the basketball court.
The Purple Riders want a half-court game where they can utilize their slashing ability along with their big frontline. Garaway, meanwhile, wants to force the issue with a pressure defense and makes up for its lack of size with a bevy of dead-eye shooters.
As the two squads prepare to make the trip to Ohio University Eastern this evening to battle for the Division III Eastern District title, the game quite simply comes down to what's going to give.
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MARTINS FERRY'S Cody Schau will lead the Purple Riders into the Division III?District Tournament championship game tonight at OUE against Garaway.
"I think we've got a little something, something for them, but our health and how we recognize the multiple looks they'll give us will be the keys to the game for us," said Purple Riders' head coach Jeff Sabatino. "This Garaway team isn't as skilled or as big as they've been in the past, but they're muscular, offensive minded and aggressive."
The Pirates, who had two weeks off after the regular season before opening sectional play a week ago, have advanced to this point with victories against Union Local and Buckeye Trail.
"I think the time we had off affected us a little bit," said Pirates' head coach Dave Shutt. "When you're not in the groove of competing on a Tuesday, Friday basis, it can take a toll. I thought we played pretty well against Buckeye Trail and we're excited to be in this game."
The Pirates are seeking a return trip to Ohio University and the Convo for regional play, while the Purple Riders haven't won a district title since 1998.
"We hope the experience we have helps, but it certainly doesn't guarantee anything," Shutt said. "A lot of these kids have contributed to teams that have played in regional games, but really we have to execute well for four quarters and do all of the little things."
The Riders have reached the title game after victories against Bellaire, Fort Frye and Coshocton, which they routed in the opening round of the district on Tuesday.
"We're never surprised that we've made it this far," Sabatino said. "We feel our schedule gives us a chance, but when you get to the district final, you have to have talent and you've got to play well. This team has really grown up and done a good job."
When Shutt and his Pirates began preparations for the Riders, the size of Robert Vargo, Emilio Appolloni, Tyler Strama and Cody Schau really jumped out.
"We've faced some teams with some size this season, but Ferry isn't just tall, they're big," Shutt said. "We have to protect the paint against their bigs and we must find a way to rebound the basketball."
Getting past the size, he also noted how he feels Schau, who averages close to 27 points a game, is a "special athlete."
However, as Sabatino points out, Schau is more than just a scorer.
"I think Cody is the best player in the district, bar none," Sabatino said.
"He goes to the basket as well as any guy I've coached, he's a capable defender and he averages 10 boards. He just loves to play the game and he stuffs the stat sheet."
Vargo is a nightly double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds a night on the average.
"I am really impressed with Vargo," Shutt said.
"He's very agile for as big as he is. He rebounds well, scores the ball and shoots foul shots well."
Strama has been battling through an ankle problem much of the way, but has gutted it out. Appolloni - at 6-ft-8, is a lanky frosh, who is a solid shot blocker and rebounder.
He had seven boards and seven blocks against Coshocton.
The Ferry offense is guided by savvy sophomore point guard Jake Barritt. The diminutive Barritt hasn't been a lethal scorer, but he's handles pressure well, distributes the ball and runs the show.
Isiah Sears and Arjay Burress are the top Riders' subs.
The Pirates aren't the deepest team around, either, but their players look very similar in size, stature and playing ability.
"Garaway is well coached, they expect to win and basketball is a religion to the community," Sabatino said. "They're quick and they have some guys who are versatile."
Garaway is led by Duane Troyer, who averages 14 points a game. Senior Tyler Walter, who is an all-Ohioan in football, nets 13 a game.
"It took me three minutes of watching them to figure out that Walter can do everything," Sabatino said.
Senior Winston Mullett and sophomore Josh Werker average between seven and eight points a game.
Sophomore Clay Honingford is the Pirates' post presence at 6-2. He scores just five points a night.
Frosh Sammy Gebhardt is an impessive shooter off the Pirates' pine.
"I expect both teams to bring their 'A' games," Sabatino said.
The winner will make the trip to Athens on March 13 to meet the winner of tonight's Ironton and Zane Trace, who tip at 9:30.
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Zero has two diametrically opposed ways of being built. You see this throughout his talents. I want to specifically focus on a Melee build, and I was looking for the optimal talent/weapon combination to pull this off.
Optimizing Zer0's talents for melee damage is somewhat trivial. Just greedily spend points on talents based on the amount of damage boost.
Not taken : it was the smallest bonus and I'm out of points.
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If you find you can't stack
If you find you can't get behind enemies (solo play might be tough to do this), move the points out of
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The long-term prospects for the U.S. Postal Service monopoly are bleak. To help stem the flow of red ink, the USPS intends to seek a rate increase. Only a government monopoly would try to raise prices when the demand for its services is plummeting. The rate increase will only push its already declining customer base to use cheaper, more efficient electronic alternatives.
Downsizing Blog
Fiscal Commission Testimony
I testified to President Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform today on Capitol Hill. The Commission is tasked with creating a package of specific budget reforms by December to be considered by the House and Senate.
Selling Government Property
The federal government's real estate portfolio is massive: 1.2 million buildings and other structures with a total annual operating and maintenance budget of $19 billion. That's quite a carbon footprint.
Growth in Government Employment
The 1990s were a decade of rapid private sector expansion and federal government restraint. The 2000s are a decade of government expansion at all levels and private sector retrenchment.
Homebuyer Tax Credit Follies
When the 2008 economic stimulus bill created an $8,000 homebuyer tax credit to prop up the ailing housing market, the outcome was predictable: fraud and economic distortions.
Uncertainty More Than Anecdotal
During a recent CNBC debate on federal spending, I argued that government policies are creating uncertainty in the business community. Businesses are reluctant to invest or hire because they're concerned that the president's big government agenda will mean higher taxes and more onerous regulations.
More Concerns for FAA's NextGen
A report from the Department of Transportation's inspector general expresses more concerns about the Federal Aviation Administration's ability to implement its Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). NextGen is a $40 billion overhaul of the nation's air traffic control system that would replace old-fashioned radar technology with modern satellite-based GPS navigation.
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USDA Local Subsidies
On May 27th the USDA awarded $168 million in stimulus money to 145 local infrastructure projects across the country. A third of the money is going to the Mohegan Indian tribe in Connecticut for a new community center. The $54 million loan has attracted national scrutiny because the tribe operates one of the biggest casinos in the country, which grossed $1.3 billion in 2009.
FHA "Reform" Bill
The House recently passed legislation to reform the Federal Housing Administration, which is facing a potential taxpayer bailout thanks to all the bad mortgages that it has backed. When the housing bubble burst, the FHA rushed in to prop up the market and now insures approximately 30 percent of new mortgages. In 2006, the figure was just 3 percent.


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Rev. Joseph A. Komonchak, professor emeritus of the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America, is a retired priest of the Archdiocese of New York.
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Meanwhile back at the ranch, what happens now? Do the cardinals talk only in the Congregations, or may they talk with each other informally outside of them? May they talk informally with non-cardinals about possible candidates? Where are the Congregations held? In the Congregations do they talk only about generalities? Or do they talk about particular candidates? Are the Congregations governed by law, tradition or do they wing it or some of all those ways? Who runs the Congregations? In the election process in the Sistine Chapel, do the cardinals only vote? Or is there discussion of candidates before voting?
Over at America Vincent J. Miller advises us to reflect on the Church in our own historical situation.He notes in passing three important events in Benedict's life: 1) in the troubles of '68 he quit the University of Tubingen when challenged by students, 2) he did not complete his awaited encyclical On Faith, and 3) he resigned as pope. Taking him as the representative of the reform of the reform par excellene, should we conclude that that worldview is simply not adequate to meet the current challenges of the teaching Church? More crudely, have the conservatives lost the war? Was today their de facto surrender? If so, what are the alternatives for the Church, if any?
I was suprised to hear that a retired pope can be referred to as the pope emeritus. That bothers me.You're either a pope or not a pope and being a pope is not just having a job of pope.Once no longer a pope then why allude to your former position ? Emeritus does not exist for popes.One does not fulfill or complete ones duties as pope and then steps aside. One steps aside because one chooses to.It is not the same as completing a term in office or graduating from school or retiring from a job.One is either a pope or not as popeness is confered upon a particular person at a particular time.A "retired "pope is a priest[or bishop or cardinal]-no more ,no less.Even the term retired is misleading. He did not reitire but stepped down or stepped aside and relinquished his position.What am I missing-is it just me?
I think it is quite unfair to characterize the pope as a quitter or frame his resignation as some kind of surrender. I think he is absolutely entitled to retire at age 85; I know I plan to.
Agree, Irene.Hanging on to a job when the mental and physical strength have waned is selfish and vainglorious.(And picking on an 85-year-old for retiring is . . . crude.)
I did not mean to imply he's a quitter. I have no issue with his resignation.If anything I admire it. I meant something else;that resigning from a role of pope-is not the same as retiring from a job. Something like that.There is no emeritus status to the role of pope because stepping aside is not really a retirement, a completed term of office, a graduation etc. It is stepping aside from a role-not a job.He's a priest and I'm sure has no problem with wanting to be perceived now as a humble priest.My issue is not with him but the term pope emeritus.Maybe I'm neither expressing or thinking correctly about this.But the term jarred me when first i heard of it and upon reflection it still jars me so it's more then just the fact tthat it has never been used before[in 600years anyway]. I was hoping to hear others express the same view. No one has so I brought it up because i can't quite just accept it as obviously the correct term to use.
Irene --I don't think that Benedict is a "quitter", i.e., someone whose hard decisions are determined by self-interest. I think he did his best, but it wore him out because in some important ways he was not able to succeed. So for the good of the Church he stepped down so that someone else might do better.This makes him a successful person, though not a successful pope in every respect. As a teacher of the basic truths of Christianity he was clearly great. But his presuppositions about allowable changes in doctrine and his inability to even discuss certain doctrines, those two mind-sets made him incapable of resolving contemporary debates within the Church. And, as everyone seems to agree, he wasn't much of an administrator.But his obvious holiness was, I think, a great gift to our sinful world. Today watching CNN I was struck by the reactions to him by non-Catholic reporters -- they also seemed to appreciate his obvious good will. (And I hope he continues publishing.)
Rose-Ellen: I don't think there's more of a problem with a pope's resigning than there is with a bishop's resigning, something that canon law requires a bishop to do upon reaching the age of 75. So I don't quite understand your question. The papacy is an office, an office assumed upon election, an office that can be surrendered. There is no sacrament of the papacy. So it is quite possible for a pope to step aside from the role he assumed when he was elected. Granted that it hasn't happened for centuries, so we're not used to the idea of an "ex-pope," but it's always been considered a possibility, and Benedict made it a reality.
I kmow it's not a sacrament-it's not separate from being a priest.That i guess is my point.As christians we're called to be thinking and seeing things from a spiritual perspective. As this pope obviously does when he says he wants to go back to being in the role of a humble priest. Why would we as christians not be in synch with that?If he's not a pope then why address him as a former pope?What difference does it make that he was a pope? .He's now not a pope but a humble priest which is his calling now. Refering to his previous pope role when he now has a new role-a humble monk like priest- smacks of an unnecessary and uncalled for clinging to a status which in true humility he has renounced.He has a new role ,a new calling. As spiritual people that should be accepted fully by us and his former role should not determine what we call him today.That would show that it is not status that matters to us-a pope is a pope till he rersigns,retires, whatever and then he's once again another humble priest and should be addressed as such.Let the world see that we are indeed spiritual people .He is making that point in resigning and we should make it too by dropping the pope emitus phrase.[i think].
."Hes now not a pope but a humble priest which is his calling now"rose-ellen --But he's not a "simple" priest anymore. Having been pope he brings his past into his present. Simple priests don't get a building to live in in the Vatican with an entourages to take care of them. He hasn't become a hermit. His influence will be felt, if only through his contacts in the Vatican.
Over at The Tablet Austen Ivereigh tells us about what goes on at the Congregations. http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/163868
During Vatican II---with the presentations and debates being conducted in Latin, it was absolutely crucial for the Fathers of the Council to be able to speak to each other candidly. Blessed Pope John XXIII understood this and had two coffee bars established at both ends of the hall---so that the Fathers could gather and discuss in their own language or with fellow cardinals/bishops that they had befriended.And we cannot discount the importance of luncheons and dinners where national groups meet to discuss in a more relaxed manner what they perceive and see from their fellow cardinals. I have my own favorite from among the Cardinals---and he currently has a low profile---but he is a prefect of a Vatican Congregation. This would be a great time for him to step from the edges into the light. And I hope that he does.
Ann,thank you for the link to the always informative Ivereigh.I was amused by one of his lines:"deprived of access to the cardinals in press conferences and interviews, journalists began interviewing each other."I thought that was standard procedure.
Could it be Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz, 65, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life? Before being appointed prefect three years ago, Cardinal Braz de Avis was archbishop of Brasilia.
rose-ellen caminer: I note the Joseph Ratzinger made a lot of decisions about himself post-pope before he resigned: what he'll be called; what he'll wear; what he won't wear; where he'll live; what to do with George Ganswein; etc. Talk about arrogant!If I were elected the next pope the first thing I would do would be to call GG in, thank him for his long and faithful service to JR, and assign him as Archbishop of Tumbuktu post haste. The idea that JR has decided that GG will be his as well as the new pope's secretary is about as hubristic as can be.
Maybe it is time ... and I think it is! ... that a non-cardinal be elected pope. The princely thrones are stacked with JPII and BXVI appointees. That brings a perspective to the college that is not representative of, nor imho, adequatly concerned for, the rest of the church.Diarmuid Martin is the kind of electee that I have in mind, and I'm sure that there are a lot of men (unfortunately, until things change ...) who are like him but haven't quite passed the abortion/contraception/same-sex marriage litmus test over these past decades, so they simply remain as good and effective pastors.If we don't get a pastoral pope this time, God help us all.
Jim: I think that if we get a good pope, the church will change by reforms, and if we get a bad pope, change will be forced by a revolution.
"I was suprised to hear that a retired pope can be referred to as the pope emeritus. That bothers me.Youre either a pope or not a pope and being a pope is not just having a job of pope.Once no longer a pope then why allude to your former position ? Emeritus does not exist for popes.One does not fulfill or complete ones duties as pope and then steps aside. One steps aside because one chooses to.It is not the same as completing a term in office or graduating from school or retiring from a job.One is either a pope or not as popeness is confered upon a particular person at a particular time.A retired pope is a priest[or bishop or cardinal]-no more ,no less.Even the term retired is misleading. He did not reitire but stepped down or stepped aside and relinquished his position.What am I missing-is it just me?"Rachel Maddow agrees. http://bilgrimage.blogspot.fr/2013/03/benedicts-final-day-unbearable-sad... All these post-retirement arrangements are indeed the ploys of a control freak; and they should be scrapped immediately by the new incumbent. Imagine how we would laugh if Rowan Williams dictated that he would stay on in Lambeth after resignation to guide his successor.
Archbishop Martin is very unpopular with his priests and his profile is largely a media creation. Caveat emptor.
" if we get a bad pope, change will be forced by a revolution." Congar wanted to see a really good bad pope. But we could just get another Ratzinger, or Ratzinger lite, who would be sufficiently adulated to pull the wool over the faithful's eyes.
A non-Cardinal would be good. It seems wrong to limit the candidate pool to only 100+ candidates when there are over a billion Catholics out there.
For the conclave junkies, back at the ranch again -- Robert Moynihan's newsletter brings us a lot of rumors about what the cardinals are up to. Among the rumors -- there will be tickets of pope-plus-secretaty of state (which would satisfy two factions), an over-80 cardinal curial cardinal might be chosen to clean out the Curia quickly and then resign, plus there is a list of current papabile according to LaStampa. And more. http://moynihanreport.itvworking.com/from-the-desk-of/letter-30-the-next...


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My name is josue and im going to be a senoir this year in high school but im already starting to look for some colleges for game design now im very interested in itt-tech program and i checked web sites and there program is listed on some site as #1. But i started to ask people about the school and they say is not good and that the teachers sucks, etc. but most people that asnwer are not even in the design program so if anybody can help me it would be great because i can't go to another state and i can only go to school in tennesse cause my aunt lives there im in Puerto Rico and i plannin on going over there. AND if you can tell me about other schools in tennesee that i can learn game design, remmenber only tennesse so don't tell me about full sail or digipen because i already heard about those schools.
I am currently in my senior year of ITT's Game Design program and I am fairly happy with my education (I am at the Salt Lake City campus). From what I hear the DEGD program at ITT can widely vary from campus to campus. I have some students studying with me that have transfered form other campuses, that say the professors at their particular campus were inexperienced and did not teach them the skills needed. Our campus has great instructors, including employees from the local Avalanche Studio, an ex-Disney employee, and the one of the states few Autodesk Certified Trainers. We also have a Game Development Club that has been meeting for extracurricular activites for a few years now. I would just make sure that you research the instructors at the Tennessee campus before enrolling, like I mentioned I have heard both good and bad about our ITT program. I personally am pleased with what I have learned thus far.
I hope that helps, good luck with your education...
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By David R. Crosby
Specs and Tester's Tester Comments
Photos by David Sharpe
Long before I became a builder, I used gasoline-powered portable cut-off saws in the Air Force for crash and rescue recovery work to cut through automobile and airplane wreckage and buildings. I left the Air Force long ago, but not the saws. Now I build homes in Santa Fe, N.M., and work with as much adobe, concrete, stucco, and re-bar as I-joists and OSB. My Air Force experience gave me a real appreciation for these tools, so anytime I have to cut concrete, masonry, or steel I reach for one. It also showed me that nobody in their right mind would look forward to using them?they're loud, expensive, and incredibly messy, whether wet cutting or dry. But when it comes to cutting tough materials, they're also the best tools for the job.
I tested four 14-inch-diameter saws for eight weeks with engines ranging from 64.1 to 81 cubic centimeters (cc): the Makita DPC7301, Multiquip Side Winder HS81, Partner K700, and Stihl TS 400. I cut concrete, masonry, stucco, and steel, evaluating the tools for power, looking at switches and balance, and checking for smooth blade-guard operation and easy blade changing. I also tested their wet-cutting capabilities and paid careful attention to serviceability.
Everywhere you look in Santa Fe you'll find 4-inch-thick concrete slabs, brick and block walls, 8-inch-thick concrete walls, stucco, and steel, so they're part of everything I do. From cutting out window and door openings and plumbing access to demolishing buildings, these tools play a big role every day.
Concrete and Masonry. Brick, block, and stucco were no match for all four of the tools in this test. The same is true for short cuts in a 4-inch-thick slab; however, the 8-inch concrete wall (where we buried the blades on both sides of a long cut) brought out the tools' power differences.
The Makita cut-off saw was relentless. With a 73-cc engine, it was fast, smooth, and powerful. While the 64.1-cc Stihl was a little less powerful than the Makita, it performed well in every situation. The Multiquip and Partner tools followed next. They were more reluctant in 8-inch concrete and vibrated more than the other two models. The Multiquip vibrated the most, while the Partner cut the slowest.
Steel: Angle, Re-bar, and Structural Tube. As building designs become more creative, I find I am working with more steel, which overpowers my re-bar cutter and recip saw. Cutting 20-piece bundles of #6 Grade 60 re-bar was no problem for the cut-off saws. As for pipe and tube, it took more time to block it into position than it did to cut it.
The primary controls on cut-off saws are the on/off switch, choke, compression release, and throttle. I looked for them to be easy to reach and operate, and tough enough to take the abuse these tools face.
The Makita's and Stihl's controls are my favorites. I could reach and operate them easily, even with gloves on, and they all worked with positive action. The only criticism I have is that they could use a half-choke detent. The Multiquip switches are a bit small but worked fine; they also could benefit from a half-choke detent. Partner's switches worked well, too, though the plastic made me wonder how they'd do in cold weather.
Blade Guard. The blade guard is the most important safety feature on these tools. It should always be properly adjusted for the angle you're holding the saw relative to the work, and a good adjustment mechanism makes for a guard that workers will actually adjust (in my experience) rather than use the saw unsafely.
The Makita blade guard has a tool-free manual lock that works smoothly through the operating range, even when it's gunked up with slurry or dust. Next I like the Stihl's friction pad. It works like a brake pad that's always half on. It presses hard enough to hold the guard in place while you're working, but not so hard that the guard isn't easy to adjust. It's a great feature that makes for foolproof guard placement. The Partner model has a friction pad, too, and adds detents, making for both foolproof and positive guard placement. The Multiquip's friction lock knob must be un-screwed and re-tightened. It's not difficult but requires more effort.
Balance. While all the product manuals caution users not to cut with these saws while holding them above shoulder height or while you're on scaffolding or ladders, there are times when that's exactly how you have to use them, and that makes balancing these tools "out of position" a big deal.
The Stihl is an exceptional, well-balanced, mobile tool. It's the lightest saw and is easy to move into position and keep on the line, especially in a cut-out or demolition situation. The Stihl also is great for lugging over big rubble piles on large demo jobs. I like the Makita even more. It's got terrific balance, and once it's in position and cutting, it runs so smoothly I find it to be the most comfortable saw by far. Both the Multiquip and Partner maintain good balance out of position, too.
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Why is the area between these two functions positive? \begin{align*} f(x) &= (x-1)^3\\ g(x) &= (x-1). \end{align*}
The area between $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ is in two parts.
The first part is in the 4th quadrant with lower limit $0$ and upper limit $1$, $f(x)$ is the upper function.
The second part is in the 1st quadrant with lower limit 1 and upper limit 2, $g(x)$ is the upper function.
When I compute the areas individually I get two equal positive numbers the sum of which is 0.5
Shouldn't the area in the fourth quadrant be negative? Or am I missing something?
I've been trying to understand why area in the fourth quadrant is positive.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Summer is Here: Master Bedroom Refresher
Posted by katiedid at 12:12 PM
Labels: bedding, Bedrooms, The Skirted Roundtable
31 comments:
- Danielle Oakey Interiors said...
looks heavenly. simple but perfectly put together.
- June 30, 2010 at 1:10 PM
- Linda@ Lime in the Coconut said...
Wow...I feel cooler too! Now do tell, where are the pillows you sleep on...or do you use those ones?
- June 30, 2010 at 1:47 PM
- Poindexter said...
looks totally fabulous! great job!
- June 30, 2010 at 2:24 PM
- Julio said...
So crisp,cool and chic! I love it.
Stay cool
- June 30, 2010 at 2:54 PM
- Ann said...
Oh, its lovely! Great job!
- June 30, 2010 at 3:46 PM
- Jen of Made By Girl said...
Loving all the white...that sheet over the nightstand is so BEAUTIFUL.
- June 30, 2010 at 3:52 PM
- ghost chair said...
I really love the curtainesque canopy you have going -- I've always loved that in a bedroom - it makes floating off to dreamland even LOOK dreamy!
- June 30, 2010 at 4:09 PM
- Acanthus and Acorn said...
Very fresh and so pretty!!!
- June 30, 2010 at 4:46 PM
- *Chic Provence* said...
Really inviting and fresh...OK now I am off to check out Saffron Marigold! Thanks for the lovely inspiration, comme toujours!
- June 30, 2010 at 4:56 PM
- Linda Merrill said...
Oh. Come. On. I have twenty five projects to complete and NOW you make me want to completely re-do my bedroom. Thanks, thanks a bunch Katie.
(oh, and thanks for the SRT shout out!)
- June 30, 2010 at 5:47 PM
- Boxwood Terrace said...
Beautiful! It looks like it's straight out of a magazine photo shoot. Cool and breezy...
- June 30, 2010 at 5:51 PM
- Laura Casey Interiors said...
Love it Katie!
- June 30, 2010 at 6:23 PM
Love it, Katie!!! It looks so comfortable. The new linens are beautiful.
Thanks for sharing yours...when mine is done I will share mine!!! (Thanks for your help, by the way!)
- June 30, 2010 at 6:53 PM
I love all of your posts, but my favorites are the ones that show your work. Your bedroom is as lovely as the rest of your home.
- June 30, 2010 at 8:29 PM
- Claudia / Adeeni said...
It looks great Katie, like a weekend retreat. It will feel amazing in the hot weather you have up there.
- June 30, 2010 at 8:34 PM
- Renee@Modus Operandi Designs said...
- June 30, 2010 at 8:49 PM
- mary said...
Love at first sight! Are you taking reservations? It is perfection for summer sleeping. Thanks for sharing and inspiring me to at least buy new percale sheets.
- June 30, 2010 at 9:10 PM
- Mona Thompson said...
Been at the hospital all day with a friend and almost went to bed without looking at this. What a treat. so glad I took a few more minutes. This is truly lovely. I just love it all but am really wild about the table cover with the fringe. It's all over the top.
- June 30, 2010 at 9:18 PM
- jlonit said...
Oooooohh. Lovely.
- July 1, 2010 at 2:33 AM
- M.A said...
It looks amazing, so fresh and cool.
- July 1, 2010 at 6:18 AM
- Vanessa@decor happy said...
I thought it was from a magazine before I read your post. It is beautiful!
- July 1, 2010 at 9:21 AM
- Patricia Gray said...
I love it Katie!!!!!!!!!!
- July 1, 2010 at 9:33 AM
- Bringing Pretty Back said...
Beautiful! I love it!
- July 1, 2010 at 4:36 PM
- Marija said...
Such a great resource. And the room is fantastic! Understated and unpredictable. I love it. Marija
- July 2, 2010 at 6:29 AM
- Dumbwit Tellher said...
Can't think of a more beautiful place to end a summers day & start the next Katie. Happy 4th weekend to you ~
- July 2, 2010 at 7:55 AM
- pve design said...
Oh, if that were my room, I would so excited, that I would not even sleep a wink! So fresh, so pretty, looks like a vacation spot!!!
- July 2, 2010 at 11:56 AM
- Greet said...
Katie, you have made the right choice! Your bedroom looks wonderful!
- July 3, 2010 at 8:44 AM
- The Zhush said...
Gorgeous bedding! Love it.
- July 4, 2010 at 2:07 PM
- Hello Lover... said...
Looks perfect for summer! So light and breezy!
- July 4, 2010 at 4:12 PM
- katiedid said...
Hi all!
Thank you all so much for your comments! I have been smiling for days. :)
Linda...Haha! you will never see the pillows we really sleep with on this blog. They will be absent altogether or hidden behind the European shams!!!
Linda M....my pleasure! And you can do it! New bedding is just a click away!
Thank you to all of the readers I haven' met yet! I am so happy you have come. I hope to get over to visit you all soon!
VR! I can't wait to see it!!!!
- July 6, 2010 at 10:24 AM
- Kanata Dweller said...
this is one gorgeous bedroom. i am a big fan of white bed linens and drapes. the first drapes i put up in our new home is a set of white in the master bedroom.
- July 13, 2010 at 8:10 PM


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Pine Bluff police are offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of the person or persons responsible for the shooting death of Sidney Farver Jr., 21, on Saturday night.
Lt. JoAnn Bates said officers were sent to the area of 18th Avenue and Elm Street in response to a report of shots fired in the area, and a short time later, Farver drove himself to Church's Chicken at 16th Avenue and Cherry Street, where an ambulance and police were called.
Farver was taken to Jefferson Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead by a doctor in the Emergency Room at 8:30 p.m. The cause of death was listed as multiple gunshot wounds.
Jefferson County Coroner Chad Kelley said the body was sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office at Little Rock for an autopsy Sunday.
The slaying was the fourth of the year in Jefferson County and the second inside the Pine Bluff city limits. It was also the third homicide in the county in seven days.
Because Mendi*** Bell was pregnant at the time she died in an apparent homicide on Jan. 19, prosecutors will be asked to file a second charge of capital murder against Bell's husband, George Cage.
Anyone with information about the Farver shooting should contact the Police Detective Division at 730-2090 or call 9-1-1.
Information may also be submitted to the department website at www.pbpd.org or their Facebook page.
To text a tip to detectives, text "PBPD" plus the message to 274637.
All information will be kept confidential.
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***This article has been updated from its original version to fix a spelling error.


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What are the pros and cons of encrypting all HTTP traffic for the whole site through SSL, as opposed to SSL on just the login page?
Since most of the other answers here deal with the downsides of site-wide SSL (mainly performance issues - btw these can easily be mitigated by offloading the SSL termination, either to an SSL proxy box, or an SSL card), I will point out some issues with having only the login page over SSL, then switching to non-SSL:
The "server overhead" increasing as a significant "con" is a common myth. Google engineers noted that when switching gmail to 100% SSL they deployed no additional hardware, and that SSL accounted for less than 1% increase in CPU load and 2% in network traffic. Stack Overflow also has a few questions dealing with this: How much overhead does SSL impose? and HTTP vs. HTTPS performance.
From the zscaler blog entry Why the web has not switched to SSL-only yet?
Summary of challenges (cons):
Ars Technica has an excellent article explaining some of the challenges in deploying SSL sitewide.
One big one: most ad networks do not provide any way to serve ads over SSL. Moreover, if you embed ads (delivered over HTTP) in a main page that's delivered over HTTPS, browsers will issue scary mixed-content warnings, which you do not want to subject your users to. So, ad-supported sites will likely find it very difficult to transition to SSL sitewide.
The article also outlines some other challenges, such as third-party widgets, analytics, embedded videos, etc.
OK, this is an ancient question, so my answer will probably languish down here at the bottom. However, I have something to add to the 'cons' side.
HTTPS Latency:
Having a low client-to-server HTTP latency is critical for making fast-loading, responsive websites. And fast page load times increase end user happiness.
TCP/IP alone has the famous TCP 3-way handshake, i.e. the initial connection setup for plain HTTP over TCP requires 3 packets. When SSL/TLS is used, the connection setup is more involved, meaning the latency for new HTTPS connections is unavoidably higher than plaintext HTTP.
Note that the impact of this can be reduced (but not eliminated) by re-using the HTTPS connection many times, i.e. using persistent connections, and other performance optimizations such as SSL False Start.
Modelling exactly how much HTTPS slows down page loads is complicated, because all modern browsers download HTTP objects in parallel whenever possible. Even so, the higher initial connection setup time is both significant and unavoidable with current technology; so the increased new connection latency is an important consideration.
A downside which is missed in the other answers above is the massive reliance these days on content distribution networks (eg Akamai) - many web pages in current usage grab content from a variety of domains so the browser would need to have certs for each of these or warnings would pop up. And then of course, if the attacker used a CDN platform which the browser already had certs for, they may not get a warning when they should.
Tricky problem with the way applications and content are currently delivered.
Pros is definitely increased security. Cons could be relatively slower connections, more intensive CPU usage, required accurate certificates management, some costs for certificate (if you do not use self-signed certs). But in recent times there is a spreading practice to use https and those cons comes to background due to benefit for end-users and increased trust to a company that is providing service.
Other answers have asserted a "chicken/egg problem" due to mixed-content warnings that makes the HTTP->HTTPS migration difficult. It is an issue, but I don't think it is as difficult as they make it out to be.
Mixed content can be addressed using protocol-relative URLs and the same scanners that you should be using to find XSS problems.
RFC 3986 section 4.2 uses the term network-path reference:
First scan your pages until you find all uses of
Then set up permanent HTTP->HTTPS redirects so that existing URLs on sites outside your control continue to work and start serving via HTTPS. Using a permanent redirect with aggressive cache headers will help search engines transfer page-rank and speed up the site for return visitors.
You should of course keep your scanners looking for mixed content so you catch regressions.
I know this is an old question/thread, but I just wanted to point out a huge PRO for doing side-side SSL.
Using mod_spdy on Apache requires SSL.
I you haven't deployed SPDY yet, get it done! Both Chrome and Firefox support the protocol, as well as Opera.
That is about half of your users that will be able to take advantage of SPDY.
Other downsides (touched upon by others) is a lack of caching which will obviously affect speed. Also, some server variables are not available - like HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR I think.
All good point mentioned here, however, I mis the con cost! And by cost I dont mean only buying the certficate, but having the proper infrastructure to manage certificates, revocations, dedicated crypto modules to decrease CPU load of the webserver, etc.
Benefits of keeping the entire site encrypted:
The con: ?
Read the testimonials from google and others. It doesn't have to be costly to go 100% https.
If a website is managed by a CMS which a non-technical user can use to edit pages, they might edit the HTML to include references to off-site resources, such as images, over HTTP. I've built a shopping site which uses SSL only where necessary, and redirects other pages back to HTTP, because otherwise you'd get mixed content warnings due to all the off-site images the owner has stuck into the site.


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Chelsea Clinton, her husband Marc Mezvinsky, and their daughter Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, Sept. 27, 2014.
Chelsea Clinton announced the news of her daughter's birth on Twitter and Facebook early Saturday, saying she and her husband are "full of love, awe and gratitude."
Credit: Jon Davidso/AP/Office of President Clinton
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and former President Bill Clinton, right with their granddaughter Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky, Sept. 27, 2014, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.
The Clintons's daughter, Chelsea, gave birth Friday night to her first child, Charlotte.
Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton, 30, married Marc Mezinsky, 32, in a lavish ceremony at Astor Courts in Rhinebeck, N.Y., July 31, 2010.See more: Chelsea Clinton's Wedding Day
Credit: Barbara Kinney Photography
Former President Bill Clinton walks daughter Chelsea Clinton down the aisle at her wedding on July 31, 2010, at Astor Courts in Rhinebeck, N.Y.
Photos: Chelsea Clinton's Wedding Day
Credit: Genevieve de Manio
From left, Marc Mezvinsky, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and former President Bill Clinton are seen in a photo from Mezvinsky and Chelsea Clinton's wedding on July 31, 2010, in Rhinebeck, N.Y.
Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky are seen during their wedding on Saturday, July 31, 2010, in Rhinebeck, N.Y.
Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky are seen during their wedding on July 31, 2010, in Rhinebeck, N.Y.
Chelsea Clinton, right, sits with Marc Mezvinsky on the beach at Hilton Head Island, S.C., in December 1996. The two met while growing up in Washington (Mezvinsky's parents both served in Congress) and later attended Stanford University together. On Nov. 30, 2009, the two announced their engagement.
Credit: AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, file
Chelsea Clinton is seen with her parents on June 20, 2009. Following high school, the first daughter went to Stanford University, where she initially declared a major in chemistry before switching to history. Her undergraduate thesis topic was the 1998 Belfast Agreement in Northern Ireland. She graduated in 2001.
Credit: AP
Former President Bill Clinton, center, and daughter Chelsea Clinton, right, look on during a ceremonial swearing-in for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Feb. 2, 2009, at the State Department in Washington.
Credit: Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP
Chelsea Clinton waves as she departs after a campaign stop in San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 15, 2008. During her mother's presidential campaign, Chelsea campaigned for her extensively across the country, mostly on college campuses.
Credit: AP Photo/Brennan Linsley
Chelsea Clinton strikes a pose during the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Aug. 26, 2008.
Credit: Ron Edmonds/AP
Chelsea Clinton waves to the crowd before the 134th Kentucky Derby, May 3, 2008, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.
Chelsea Clinton is seen at the Clinton Presidential Library dedication ceremony in Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 18, 2004.
Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton is seen in a July 12, 2004, photo.
Chelsea Clinton walks out of voting booth after casting a ballot in Chappaqua, N.Y., on Nov. 7, 2000. The first daughter assumed some of her mother's White House hostess responsibilities while Mrs. Clinton was campaigning for the U.S. Senate in 2000, continuing until the end of her father's presidency on Jan. 20, 2001.
Chelsea Clinton is seen on Oct. 30, 2000. After finishing her studies at Stanford, she went on to earn a Master's degree in international relations at Oxford.
First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, daughter Chelsea Clinton and President Bill Clinton are seen after Chelsea's high school graduation on June 6, 1997.
President Bill Clinton dances with daughter Chelsea at a gala following his second inauguration in Washington on Jan. 20, 1997.
Chelsea Clinton is seen with her parents, then-first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Bill Clinton, as the family leaves church services on Dec. 24, 1995.
Then-first daughter Chelsea Clinton is seen in a Sept. 5, 1994, photo. During her time in Washington, Clinton attended Sidwell Friends School and took ballet classes at the Washington School of Ballet.
Chelsea Clinton is seen on July 15, 1992. Born on Feb. 27, 1980, in Little Rock, Ark., Clinton moved into the White House on the day of her father's first inauguration on Jan. 20, 1993. She was 12 years old.


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Junie's having a rough week. First she got punishment for shooting off her mouth in kindergarten. And now she's in big trouble again! 'Cause Monday is Job Day, and Junie B. told her class that she's got the "bestest" job of all. Only, what the heck is it?
La semana de Junie no va nada bien. Primero, la castigan por hablar mas de la cuenta. Y ahora vuelve a meterse en un lio! Porque el lunes es el dia del trabajo y Junie B. le dijo a la clase que ella tenia el mejor trabajo de todos. Solo que, que trabajo es ese?
About the Author
Barbara Park is one of today's funniest and most popular authors for middle-graders. Her many successful novels include "Mick Harte Was Here, " which received fifteen state Children's Choice awards, including the Texas Bluebonnet Award; "The Kid in the Red Jacket;" and "Skinnybones." She is also the best-selling author of the Junie B. Jones books, and "Psssst...It's Me, the Bogeyman, " a picture book.
Ms. Park lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with her husband, Richard.
Denise Brunkus has illustrated more than sixty books for children, most notably the bestselling Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park, Read All About It! by Laura Bush and Jenna Bush, and Charlie Hits It Big by Deborah Blumenthal. Denise is basically a neat person, so adding smudges and smears to the art for Sloppy Joe was an unexpected thrill. She lives in Massachusetts.
Denise Brunkus es una conocida ilustradora de libros para ninos con mas de sesenta libros publicados, entre los que se destacan la exitosa serie Junie B. Jones, Charlie Hits It Big, Chocolatina y Groundhog Gets a Say. Vive en Massachusetts con su esposo y su gran coleccion de libros.


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Joy Pullmann: The Common Core Standards
May 23, 2013
Common Core state standards for K through 12 schools were adopted without debate in all states except Alaska, Nebraska, Texas and Virginia. Now educators, parents and policy makers are taking a closer look at what they agreed to and many don't like what they see. This episode features Joy Pullmann taking about the latest developments of the Common Core controversy.


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Lufthansa - An excellent way to travel worldwide
A dense and global route network, two highly efficient hubs and perfectly tailored services: this is how passengers arrive quickly, reliably and comfortably at their desired destination. Good reasons, therefore, why around 60 million passengers each year choose to fly with Lufthansa.
Lufthansa's service worldwide includes more than 11,200 flights a week to 320 destinations in 103 countries (as of: 02/2015, includes codeshare connections with partners). At the same time the route network is being constantly expanded and continually adjusted to meet passengers' requirements.
The Lufthansa hubs in Frankfurt and Munich belong to the most important and punctual hubs in the whole of Europe. Short distances to gates, outstanding services for passengers with connections as well as modern terminals with inviting lounges and shops make changing planes for passengers as easy and entertaining as possible.
The Lufthansa Group partners Brussels Airlines, Austrian Airlines und SWISS with their hubs in Brussels, Vienna and Zurich are the ideal addition to the Lufthansa route network, Germanwings serves more than 100 destinations from Germany. So passengers can select even more flight connections and at the same time, thanks to harmonised processes, experience seamless travel even when they have connecting flights. With the new Eurowings family, the Lufthansa Group offers intercontinental long-haul connections and new European point-to-point connections oriented toward leisure travellers at affordable ticket prices.
A future-oriented basis for success: the Lufthansa Group's progressive fleet, which is continually being modernised, includes around 600 aircraft of widely differing sizes. By 2025, 261 brand-new aircraft with more efficient fuel consumption and lower noise emissions will be brought into service. These will include ultramodern long-haul aircraft such as 34 Boeing 777-9Xs and 25 Airbus A350-900s.
Detailed information on Lufthansa products and services is available at LH.com.
Enjoy Lufthansa comfort and services – on the ground and in the air
Checked-in en route thus saving time, no problems at the airport, had a relaxed time on the ground as has seldom happened before. It's great when you can rely on numerous services before take-off and after landing not turning into a mad rush.
First, Business, Premium Economy and Economy Class – on board too everything is prepared for a relaxing and pleasant time. Welltrained flight attendants look after the well-being of travellers with excellent service. So passengers can relax on board and enjoy precisely the level of comfort they have chosen with their corresponding travel class.
Detailed information on Lufthansa products and services is available at LH.com.
Miles & More – simply beneficial
Fly to the next event at an attractive price using a flight award, redeem miles for an overnight hotel stay or reward yourself with a product you really want – already more than 25 million passengers know why they are members of Europe's leading frequent flyer programme. The programme offers a wide range of opportunities to earn award miles and to redeem these for flight and product awards, with shopping and lifestyle partners or to donate to charitable causes. Frequent flyers also enjoy exclusive and wide-ranging privileges.
Detailed information on Miles & More will be found at miles-and-more.com.
Efficient travel – successful event Flight solutions from Lufthansa
Regardless of whether a few or a few thousand participants are travelling – with Lufthansa flight solutions for events, travellers arrive at their destination quickly and comfortably. At the same time, event organisers benefit from particularly efficient handling and interesting terms.
Interested parties may request further information or have a personal quote created quickly and easily at LH.com/events
Focus on: patient´s health
Lufthansa offers a variety of services to international patients suffering from injuries or other health-related problems. In cooperation with healthcare providers Lufthansa is therefore able to offer a broad portfolio of global, high-quality services.
Detailed information is available at LH.com/healthcare.
Rely on a helping hand and enjoy accessible travel
In need of help and nonetheless happy to undertake a journey – disabled passengers or passengers with reduced mobility can count on very special support on the ground and in the air.
For more information, please refer to LH.com/travelers-with-special-needs.
Sustainability: Lufthansa displays responsibility
For years the Lufthansa Group has placed value on sustainable corporate development and has established this as a goal in the guidelines of the group. This also includes reconciling economic and ecological interests. Good examples of how the Lufthansa Group satisfies this responsibility and ensures a continual improvement of the environmental balance are the billions invested in a low-emission and fuel-efficient fleet as well as numerous environmental and efficiency measures in flight operations and on the ground.
Find out how Lufthansa is approaching other environmental issues and what is planned with regard to sustainability at LH.com/responsibility.
Help Alliance - Closer to the world. Closer to its people.
Lufthansa´s aid initiative, Help Alliance, was founded in 1999 by employees from all parts of the Lufthansa Group. The organization supports projects in developing countries, which have the objective of securing the people lead an independent life. The focal points of the humanitarian activities are food and health programmes, schools, training centres, business start-ups and street children projects. In addition, the organization also provides disaster relief.
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A man convicted of the murder of a bowling green woman is released from prison to await a new trial.
Riccardo Vettraino was released from the Green River Correctional Complex.
Vettraino was released on 500-thousand dollar cash and surety bond, and will await his new trial in Michigan at his parents' home.
Vettraino was convicted in 1996 of shooting and killing Julie Speakman, and severely wounding her husband John in their kitchen in 1995.
But in 2003 Vettraino's conviction was set aside, when it was learned Speakman had a gun in his nightstand.
That information had not been revealed in Vettraino's original trial.
Recently Judge John Grise set Vettraino's new trial for March 6th of 2006.
Vettraino will now be under 24-hour home incarceration with electronic monitoring in his parents' residence in Michigan.
And police can check at any time to make sure Vettraino is in his parents' home.


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The admission process for most schools begins the Fall before your child enters school. Every school manages the admissions process differently. There are however areas of consistency for most schools: almost every school requires an application and assessment test (the "ERB") and notify families of admissions decisions at around the same time. All schools will offer a tour and/or open house and most will also include parent and student interviews as part of the application process.
Navigating through a specific school's website or using other resources can help you learn about the different schools and their processes.
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In Oh! Edo Towns, tour groups come and stay at your inns. How do you unlock more tour groups, and what does each group need in order to accomplish their task?
How do you unlock more tour groups?
The best answer I could find is from this blog and seems to have been copy-pasted all over the web. However, the author admits that these may not be completely accurate.
What do they need to accomplish their task?
My experience has been that their percentage complete rises over time as the group visits shops and spends money.
I found one guide that claimed "Having crafts and combos through building placements will attract more visitors," but it's not clear how they arrived at that conclusion, so I'd take it with a grain of salt.


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Below I have a snippet of a much larger code that I cannot get to work and I am not sure why. It seems that I always have trouble using arcpy functions with rasters. Can anyone help me get this code to work? Thanks!
outpath = 'G:\\PROJECTS\\Cedar\\Environmental\\FEMA\\Results\\Processing.gdb'
arcpy.env.workspace = outpath
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Who wants an @Baybei BOC?
I have too much stuff....still! And finding more by the minute!
I have enough to fill both a large and medium flat rate priority box.
I'm picking two people from the replies on Sunday, and mailing the boxes out on Monday. First pick gets the large box, and second pick will get the medium box.
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Woohoo! In for one.
No one puts @baybei in a corner...or BOC :)
Sure, count me in. Christmas is coming soon.....
I will try from the receiving side of the BOC giveaway!!
Looks like we may have started a trend here....FUN!!
I'd be a happy recipient. Thanks!
I'll try
Count me in! I have enough trouble getting a normal BOC, might as well try here and have even more trouble!
I'd be happy.
I got a BOC once - it was a really nice day. :)
@inkycatz: Well, everyone can participate, even mods, so if you'd like to join in, feel free! I really need to unload some 'crap' lol!
I promise not to throw my cats in the box!
And, @okham, I'm surprised you knew how to pronounce the spelling of baby I use as my user name. Not everyone gets it, lol!
Just so everyone knows, I'm taking all the names and writing them on a piece of paper, I'm then going to throw them at my kitties...whichever two they pick up and play with first, will be the 'winners'. If they decide to be obnoxious and not play, I'll pick them out of a hat, lol!~
What the heck. Can't hurt. Been aching to get in on one of these "user generated" BOCs. Maybe I'll do one of my own one day.
I would gladly take some of your crap!
Cool, I'm in!
Sure, put my name in the lot. Make sure to rub it with the catnip first though. ;-)
I am in @baybei. A very nice thought/action on your part.
@baybei: Naw, I'm going for the zen minimalist approach to my desk. :)
I'm in! I've always wanted to take part, but am always left out. :-(
One day I'll have what it takes to start my own!
@baybei: Can you really EVER have too much stuff?
(No, the answer is no :). )
Count me in!! :))
Sounds great! I'm in.
As a former recipient of a BOC from @baybei, I can attest that she definitely goes above and beyond! Congrats to whomever wins!
In as well, thanks
I might as well make my presence known here. I'm in.
count me in too!
@baybei: I would give your crap a good home
Oh, sounds like fun! Put my name on a slip of paper, please! Thanks!
Please count me in!
Please count me in, maybe we should throw a boc drive for sandy hit crapless wooters, im in the bronx but I got away clean...> Has there ever been a disaster relief crap drive?
Even if you dont pick me, thanks for the idea!!
Love me a BOC! I'm in!
count me in please
I'm in, I figure I have a better chance of getting a BOC here than from Woot.
Let's go 4 it!
I'd love one!
I love other people's crap! I'm in!
Put me in the drawing please!
I'll give it a whirl.
I'll give it a shot please and thank you!
@googledrummer: Or so you thought...
There will be 13,000 more posts in here by Sunday totally crushing your chances.
Sure, why not, I'll play too :)
Sound fun. I will play. Kitties need lots of toys. Mine like the thicker postcards that come in magazines best.
I'm in! Thanks!
If I'm in can I send one back to you?
@mossygreen: If you'd like, sure! I'll be picking the winners Sunday afternoon/evening (depending when I'm home, and my kittes are feeling frisky enough that giving them a ton of little paper slips will make them play!)
OK, my cats have picked the winners (more like tried to eat the slips!) Congratulations to my two winners!
@cornellbigred gets the large flat rate box
@countdown gets the medium flat rate box
I checked here http://www.woot.com/forums/viewpost.aspx?postid=4776065&pageindex=1&replycount=86 to see if I could pm you, but I didn't see a post from you over there. I did post there though (first page, towards the bottom) so if you'd pm me from that page with your address, I can get your @Baybei BOC's out to you!
@baybei: Yipee! Must be my lucky day.
Although it does make perfect sense. I am pretty good with cats... http://deals.woot.com/questions/details/8ce12e01-1310-4385-9f9c-37810963bc16/why-would-a-cat-start-pooping-on-the-rug#16
@countdown: LOL! And my cats are the best! Or so I think, until they drive me crazy demanding attention. I must think to throw small slips of paper at them more often! They actually left me in peace for all of 3 minutes after I got the slips back!
I'll make sure your BOC goes out Tuesday afternoon! I hope you enjoy it!
@omgitzkatie: Hi there!
It appears that my first pick still hasn't responded with an address. I have sent you a pm on regular woot if you are still interested in my @baybei BOC.


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There have been many characters who have travelled through time but who was the first? Off the top of my head, I can only think of Ebenezer Scrooge and his 3 ghostly visitors. I'm not even sure that they qualify.
According to this Wikipedia list of time travel in science fiction writing, film & tv, the 1949 adaption of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is the first example of time travel in a film or tv sci-fi work. I can't speak to the completeness of the list.
Interestingly, that list categorizes Charles Dicken's 1843 A Christmas Carol as sci-fi and includes the 2009 film adaptation in the film list. Based on the Wikipedia entry for the first film adaption, Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost (1901), I don't believe the characters traveled through time in that particular adaptation:
Numerous film adaptions of A Christmas Carol were made before 1949. The entry for 1910 adaption is the first mention Scrooge being visited by the spirits:
It's unclear if the spirits showed Scrooge visions in the present or if Scrooge actually travelled through time with the ghosts.
This IMDB search gives you all films which have
The following are the first elements of the list:
Obviously, Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost (1901), mentioned above, is not labelled by IMDB as having


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I'm looking for a good introduction to basic economics from a mathematically solid(or, even better, rigorous) perspective. I know just about nothing about economics, but I've picked up bits and pieces in the course of teaching Calculus for business and social sciences, and I'd like to know more, both for my personal culture and to incorporate into my courses. My Platonic ideal of such a book would be along the lines of T W Körner's Naive Decision Making, but I'll take what I can get.
My real advice is to start with something less mathematical and more intuitive so that you understand the motivations for the more mathematical approaches.
That having been said, if you're looking for a mathematically rigorous approach to ideas of central importance in economic theory, I'd start with Debreu's Theory of Value. Mas-Colell (suggested in another answer) is a massive textbook that touches on a gazillion different topics; Debreu reads like a math paper. It's dated, but only in the same sense that, say, Serre's FAC is dated. It's a seminal work, it's the inspiration for a lot of what's come since, and you can still learn a lot from it.
Let me first tell you that there are three types of economic theory:
Nowadays, the last type of theory is by far the most popular, but maybe you need some familiarity with the other two to appreciate game theory as an economist does. I guess you could say the mathematics is very easy judged from what mathematicians are used to. What is difficult is the economic interpretation. For that you need a bit economic intuition and a bit of culture about classic economic models.
My recommendations for a mathematically mature neophyte would be:
The book Lecture Notes in Microeconomics theory by Ariel Rubinshtein is a nice place to start. (And it can be downloaded freely.) It describes matter in a formal way, it is mathematically precise, and it is rather short. It gives a good feeling of what theoretical economics is about and how theoretical economists go about it.
Some work in economics is very technical, but ultimately, economics is not a formal science. There is no canonical mathematical model for economic behavior as there is for, say, quantum mechanics. I think one needs to acquire some sense for the subject first. A perfect book for that, from someone who has a formal perspective, is "Rational Choice" by Itzhak Gilboa. It is by far the best introduction to economics I know of, and it has references to more formal work you can follow up later.
I would recommend the following three books:
Good luck!
-Microeconomic Theory by Mas Colell et al. -Game Theory by Fudenberg and Tirole.


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