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|For other uses of the term FIB, see FIB (disambiguation)
For the organisation in 3D Universe, see Federal Bureau of Investigation
- "We're corrupt in a good way."
- ―Dave Norton
The Federal Investigation Bureau (FIB) is a Law Enforcement Agency in the Grand Theft Auto series, appearing in all of the HD Universe games.
The FIB is based on the real-life Federal Bureau of Investigation. It is suggested that, just like the real-life FBI, the FIB has the role of an internal intelligence agency and a federal criminal investigative body. As seen in Grand Theft Auto V, they also do domestic surveillance and counter terrorism.
Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes of Liberty City
The FIB makes its debut in the series in Grand Theft Auto IV.
With the wanted level system in GTA IV has been changed, FIB officers appear at four stars, unlike their 3D Era counterparts who chase the player at five stars. At four stars, small groups of the FIB officers will arrive to assist the LCPD and the NOOSE. Their attacks will become more frequent at five and six stars.
FIB agents drive their own variant of the Bravado Buffalo; this variant has a unique black paint job, complete with the LCPD's computer system which has full access to the department's database and blue/red emergency lights. The FIB agents are expert drivers, and would doggedly follow the player. They are also capable of drive-by shooting.
At four stars, most FIB agents will use SMGs against the player. It is also the weapon they use for drive-by shooting. At five and six stars, FIB agents begin to use much more accurate and powerful Carbine Rifles. The FIB also make use of Pump Shotguns, and their standard sidearm is the Pistol.
The agents employed by the FIB are often late middle-aged Caucasian men, unlike the LCPD and NOOSE who employ young to middle-aged Caucasian, African-American and Hispanic officers. These agents wear different types of uniforms; some wear random clothes with a navy blue jacket with the FIB logo, while others wear black suit pants with a white shirt and a black combat vest and a badge around their neck reading "FIB". All FIB Agents carry their FIB badges on the neck.
In certain missions in both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony DLC packs, the FIB Agents employed are of African-American, Caucasian and Asian descent and wear different apparel, such as suits and ties, overcoats, blue FIB track coats and others who wear a tactical vest with the letters "FIB" printed in yellow on the front and the back. In TBoGT, the FIB agents may use Automatic Shotguns and Assault SMGs.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
In Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the FIB agents wear grey outfits. After gaining a four stars wanted level, the FIB will be dispatched to the area to assist the LCPD in killing the player.
They will drive black FBI Ranchers, which have similar design to Cavalcades with modified headlights and grilles. Due to the fact that such law enforcement vehicles don't usually skillfully chase the player, or even follow at all at high speeds, the FIB can be easily evaded due to their slow FIB Ranchers. However, unless the player gets rid of the Wanted Level stars, there will be just more FIB Ranchers spawning in front after they're evaded.
On foot, FIB agents carry Micro SMGs (same weapon as the NOOSE officers). The FIB Agents attack the player in similar ways as NOOSE officers do.
Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
The FIB returns in Grand Theft Auto V, playing a major role in the game storyline. The Bureau has headquarters located in a high rise office tower located in Downtown, Los Santos. It is based on the One California Plaza. The FIB is a prominent antagonistic faction in the game along with Merryweather Security.
Unlike GTA IV, the FIB will not pursue the player if he has a 4 stars wanted level, being replaced by NOOSE units. The FIB makes regular appearances in missions. Three corrupt agents, Dave Norton, Steve Haines and Andreas Sanchez are associated with the three protagonists and give them several 'jobs' such as heists and attacks against the IAA.
It appears that the FIB has a rivalry with the IAA. It mirrors the real-life rivalry between the FBI and the CIA/NSA.
The FIB appeared in certain missions in Grand Theft Auto Online often appearing along side police. Also, in GTA Online, the FIB has seem to have ties with The Professionals as seen in the mission, Rooftop Rumble.
There are different skins, one with a blue jacket with 'FIB' decals which look like the FIB agents in GTA IV, and another with a suit and tie and a blue bulletproof armor with 'FIB' decals. They can be selected in Capture Creator. With the Last Team Standing Update these agents have been replaced by IAA actors for some reason. However, they were added again with the Heists Update alongside with new options such as the aircraft carrier crew or the Merryweather operatives with night vision from The Humane Labs Raid.
They also make an appearance in the heist setup mission Humane Raid - Key Codes. When they try to lurk the crew of GTA Online Protagonists while they are recovering key codes for The Humane Labs Raid. The aforementioned officers make their sole appearance of the game during this mission
- The FIB Buffalo is the FIB's main vehicle. It is a 1st gen Buffalo modified with full black paint job and LED lights on several parts of the car. Appears in both GTA IV and GTA V.
- The FIB Rancher is a FIB SUV which black paint job and LED lights on the front windshield. Appears in Chinatown Wars.
- The FIB is a Declasse Granger that uses the same modifications as the Buffalo : black paint ob and several LED lights. Appears in GTA V.
- The Buzzard is an helicopter and the FIB's only air vehicle known to be used. They use the armed variant. Only seen in GTA V.
- A Frogger with a black paint job and FIB decals was planned to appear in GTA V, but it was cut from the final version. It was probably meant to be used during Three's Company.
FIB Tactical Team
A unique FIB tactical team appears throughout the GTA V storyline. They use the same model as the NOOSE officers, but with FIB decals on their vests rather than 'POLICE' decals, indicating they are independent to the LSPD and are under the FIB's command. It is based on the real-life FBI SWAT. It is suggested that they are dispatched in case of extreme situation (hostages, etc.), however in GTA V they are seen defending the FIB Headquarters and raiding areas such as the Kortz Center on FIB agents' order. They are seen only in The Bureau Raid (roof approach), The Wrap Up and The Third Way (where they use the NOOSE model), and they can be selected in Capture Creator.
They use better weaponry, such as assault rifles, SMGs and Shotguns. They share tactics with the NOOSE. The only known vehicle they use is the FIB Granger.
Employees and Associates
- Employees
- Agent Jones works in Liberty City as of 2008. He is involved with the cases of Elizabeta Torres's drug deal and The Lost MC. He unsuccessfully attempts to recruit Johnny Klebitz as an informant.
- Steve Haines is a Special Agent who works in Los Santos as of 2013. He investigates some of the city's street gangs, including the Vagos, Ballas, The Families and The Lost MC for the CNT show The Underbelly Of Paradise. He is Dave Norton's superior in the Bureau, and was later the subject of a corruption investigation by the FIB. Depending on which ending is chosen, he is either killed by Trevor or recruits Franklin to kill Trevor and survives.
- Dave Norton is an FIB agent, working under Steve Haines.
- Andreas Sanchez was the right-hand man of Steve Haines. He is later killed by Steve for having worked with a rival agency.
- James Smith is an FIB agent that can often be found accompanying scientists at the satellite dishes in the Grand Senora Desert.
- Agent Rivera is an FIB agent who is apart of an FIB pedophile bust ring. He can be heard in a Weazel News report about it. According to the report, Rivera works undercover by dressing up like a little girl.
- Gary Lane is the official spokesman for the FIB. He is often heard on the news.
- Associates
- Michael De Santa is a successful bank robber who retires from his "job" after Dave Norton offered him a deal: to fake his own death during a set-up heist and allow Norton to take credit to boost his career, in exchange for a state funded retirement in Los Santos.
- Trevor Philips is Michael De Santa's partner in crime who gets blackmailed into assisting the bureau due to his criminal activities.
- Franklin Clinton is a young gangbanger who aids Michael in several of his jobs involving the bureau in order to advance his own criminal career.
- Billy Grey is a former President of the Alderney Chapter of The Lost MC who agrees to testify against his former friends in order to get time off his prison sentence, but is killed before being able to do so.
Agent Models
- The agency's name is a play on words since fib is a synonym of lie, which probably hints towards corruption within the organization. This seems true as almost all of GTA V's story is based on working for a corrupt division of the FIB.
- On being asked by Niko at their introduction if the United Liberty Paper is actually FIB, the contact replies sarcastically asking if he looks like a homosexual, which might be a reference to the semi-confirmed homosexuality allegations of the FBI's first and longest serving director, J. Edgar Hoover.
GTA IV & Episodes
- The four stars on the FIB seal is a reference to GTA IV, where the FIB may be dispatched after the player if they have a wanted level of 4 stars or more.
Grand Theft Auto V
- Outside of missions in GTA V, FIB agents in tuxedos (the ones that appear as enemies in The Bureau Raid) are not considered law enforcement. When FIB agents are angered and start shooting at the player at the satellite dishes, no wanted level is obtained. When the police arrive at the dishes and the player gets rid of their wanted level via cheats, the cops and FIB agents will shoot at each other. The agents alone might shoot at each other.
- The fact that some of the UFO's seen in GTA V have FIB markings is a parody of the conspiracy that the U.S. government is hiding alien life from the public eye.
- In GTA V, female FIB agents can be seen in the Comms Floor of the Headquarters if the Fire Crew option has been chosen for The Bureau Raid. They are not seen elsewhere.
- The FIB tactical agents encountered later in the game will increase the NOOSE killed statistic, since they are technically re-skinned NOOSE agents.
- FIB tactical teams technically first appeared in the GTA IV mission Blow Your Cover, though they reused the NOOSE models.
- The FIB tactical teams in the mission The Wrap Up have a difference in both versions. In the original version, they wear helmets and balaclavas. But, in the enhanced version, they only wear balaclavas.
See Also
- International Affairs Agency, a rival agency in GTA V
- Special Agents, Grand Theft Auto 2 counterpart
- Federal Bureau of Investigation, 3D Universe counterpart
|Introduced in GTA IV: LCPD • ASP • LCPA • ASDOC • NOOSE • FIB
Introduced in GTA CW: IAD
Introduced in GTA V: LSPD • LSSD • IAA • SAHP • SAPR • LSPA
Introduced in GTA Online: DOA
Mentioned only: BON • CIA • Globalpol

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NYT articles conflict on whether Bush embraced "the two main" 9-11 Commission recommendations
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The lead paragraph of an August 3 front-page New York Times article, by reporters Richard W. Stevenson and Philip Shenon, differed in significant ways from other items in the same edition of the paper on the issue of whether President Bush has embraced the recommendations of the 9-11 Commission.
Under the headline "Bush Endorses Naming a Chief on Intelligence" and the subheadline "Backs Ideas of 9/11 Panel," Stevenson and Shenon's article opened as follows:
President Bush on Monday generally endorsed the two main recommendations of the 9/11 commission, saying he would support creation of a potentially powerful post, national intelligence director, and the establishment of a counterterrorism center to coordinate intelligence analysis and efforts to thwart attacks.
But as Times reporter Elisabeth Bumiller noted in a "news analysis" published in the same edition of the Times, "White House officials left vague the authority that the new director would wield over personnel and spending, raising doubts among some experts about the real power of the new position."
And the Times' own editorial page that day expressed a view of the Bush plan that was almost the opposite of Stevenson and Shenon's take. Under the headline "Mr. Bush's Wrong Solution," the Times wrote that the president "wanted to appear to be embracing the recommendations of the 9/11 commission, but he actually rejected the panel's most significant ideas." The editorial said the Bush plan falls especially short in its provisions for a new national intelligence director.
Even Stevenson and Shenon's article later discussed the ways in which the Bush plan differs from the commission's recommendations, but readers would have to scan down four full paragraphs to learn that "Mr. Bush declined to embrace some of the detailed proposals the commission had said would ensure that the new post and the counterterrorism center would have real power and not just create another layer of bureaucracy."
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There are over 130 Smart Classrooms and classrooms equiped with projectors. The Smart Classrooms enable faculty members to easily incorporate PowerPoint presentations, the Internet and DVD/VCR movies into their classes. The Level I Smart Classroom includes a presentor's station, contoller (allows switching between devices), sound reinforcement, VCR/DVD player, Laptop computer, and Projector on cart or mounted on the ceiling. Configurations vary.
Smart Cart Training Manual
Training workshops generally start the week before class start and continue for the first two to three weeks at the beginning of each semester. Training is generally held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:30pm because classrooms are not in use. Training is available by appointment. Email the Instructional Design and Development Services department at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The Sympodium and Smart Notebook Software
Some classrooms are equipped with a Sympodium. The Sympodium allows you to "write" using a special device and "digital ink" directly on the monitor using the Smart Notebook software or Microsoft PowerPoint. Your writing is displayed through the projector and can be saved as a PDF in Smart Notebook or in your PowerPoint presenation.
If your Smart Cart has a Sympodium attached (pictured), the following will help you use the Sympodium as well as the Notebook Software that accompanies it.
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50 Cent leaves Shady/Aftermath
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Rapper 50 Cent is parting ways with Shady/Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records in favor of an independent future.
On Thursday, the rapper announced that he has inked a deal with Caroline Distribution, allowing him and his G-Unit Records to go independent after 12-years under Shady/Aftermath.
In a statement, 50 Cent thanked his mentors Eminem and Dr. Dre for giving him an "incredible opportunity," adding that he's learned "so much from them through the years." Eminem reflected that sentiment, saying that he and Shady Records are "grateful" for the role they've played in 50's career. He also assured that the "great friendship" he's developed with 50 Cent will not change now that he's gone independent.
Fifty's first album under the new deal will be his Animal Ambition project, which is slated to arrive on June 3rd. The album will be available for pre-order on March 18th.
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Was $29.95 NOW $19.95
This is the lawn dart set that glows in the dark to enable nighttime matches. The dart wings and targets are embedded with phosphor that absorbs sunlight, making the components glow at night so players can easily aim for the targets and watch the darts in flight. The darts have a soft rubber, rounded tip that is weighted to enable authentic lawn dart throws and trajectories. The set includes two red and two blue darts, two 17"-diameter targets, and all components are made from high-density plastic that withstands the fiercest competitions. The entire set stores in the included drawstring bag. Ages 8 and up. Bag: 11 1/4" H x 7 3/4" W. (2 1/2 lbs.)
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Glow in the dark lawn darts
By BA
from Baltimore, Maryland
This is a horrible product. I really wouldn't give it 1 star. After having it in direct sunlight for over 2 days the rings and darts hardly glowed at all. Not enough to see in complete darkness. The first time we use the darts they came apart when thrown. I am surprised that Hammacher-Schlemmer would put its name to this product. I bought 2, one as a gift, and am sending them both back for a refund. Do not buy.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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We purchased the lawn darts for friends that have outdoor parties that last after the sun goes down thinking they would be safe and fun. The glow in the dark would be beneficial.The darts were disappointingly small and the wings were so wimpy that the darts don't fly truly and they don't land without flopping all over the place. I doubt our friends will ever use them except to please us.We bought them for adults to use after dark and we got a junky kid toy!
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By J
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Nice game for everyone to get into
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By Shell
from Canada
Got these for a party. Haven't lit up to date (a week in the sun). Also, try to throw one. It hits the ground, wobbles & jumps around before it settles. Impossible to play with.
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this product is superb in every wat and is fun for the whole family. glad i got this product for friends,an family to play. something the whole family will enjoy!
Well made
By Ed
from Columbia, SC
Works as advertised. Good quality and fun for outdoors.p
Great gift !
By rb
from Bsaton Rouge
My grandsons will love these
Great glow
By Mary
from Columbus ohio
Really enjoyed using it at night
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fair game
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from Chickasha, Ok
playing in the back yard
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The Drudge Report paired a headline about New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signing a new gun violence prevention law with a headline about the town of Corleone, Italy, apologizing for its involvement in decades of Mafia violence.
On Tuesday, Governor Cuomo signed into law several measures to strengthen the state's gun laws. On Wednesday, Drudge posted a picture of Cuomo along with several headlines related to the new legislation, including, "Cuomo Quickly Signs Into Law To Avoid Runs" on gun sales. Just below, Drudge posted a headline in all italics stating "Corleone apologies for decades of Mafia murders."
The headline led to a story about the town of Corleone, Italy -- made famous by the Godfather book and movies -- and its attempt to put its history of Mafia violence behind it.
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Each petit four serves 1.
Bake you favorite cake recipe or mix in jelly roll pan. Cool completely on cooling grid. Cut cake into circles using knife and largest round Cut-Out as a guide; also cut small squares using ruler and knife. Position cakes on cooling grid over parchment-lined drip pan. Microwave White Decorator Icing on DEFROST 1 minute; stir; if necessary, repeat microwaving 10 seconds and stirring until of pouring consistency. (You can also use quick-pour fondant recipe) Tint yellow. Pour icing over cakes to cover; let set. Repeat.
Tint additional canned decorator icing or buttercream icing recipe dark golden yellow and light green. Decorate each petit four with a tip 103 sweet pea in yellow; add tip 3 calyx in green.


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Pond House boasts what may be the granddaddy of all grandfathered locations. Its site, on the shore of Mount Desert Island, Maine, borders an inlet enclosed with an earthen dike that forms a saltwater "pond" for swimming.
"The tide can roll in there, and the owners can dam it up, or they can let it flow freely," says principal-in-charge Matt Elliott, AIA, of the unique site work, which dates from the laissez-faire 1950s. In designing this family compound, which replaces a structurally unsound building from the same era, Elliott and project architect Eric Reinholdt drew on the imagery of wharves and fishing shacks that the site suggested, subtly refracting those Down East archetypes through a distinctly modernist lens.
Distributing a classic summer cottage program among three buildings, joined by decks, Elliott and Reinholdt reinforced the impression of a shorefront village deeply entwined with its site. "The decks act as a way to mediate between the structures and the landscape," Elliott says. The buildings—a central living pavilion flanked by a master suite cottage to the north and a separate two-bedroom pavilion to the south—wear the original Yankee uniform: steep roofs, tight overhangs, and cedar shingles over everything.
Closer inspection yields clues that all is not flinty tradition here: slender stainless steel railings; yachty varnished mahogany doors; a center chimney clad in lead-coated copper rather than brick. And as the compound turns toward the water, the rural New England vernacular admits gestures of more overt modernism. Wide sliding doors open onto cantilevered decks. The main pavilion perches over the water on two neat rows of piers X-braced with steel rods.
The level of abstraction jumps several notches at the interior, where brushed stainless steel columns, restrained with steel tie rods, transmit roof loads to the piers below. The exposed structural elements, which recall sailboat spars and rigging, permit the large wall openings while intruding minimally in the space overhead. Fir wall and ceiling paneling emphasizes the vertical dimension of the simple Monopoly-house volume. Piercing its core is a sculptural fireplace assembly that pairs a rough granite-boulder hearth with a chimney that descends from the ceiling's peak.
The contrast between outdoors and indoors is striking. "You see this sort of fishing village complex of buildings," Elliott says, "and you walk inside and see something entirely different." But threads, both direct and implied, connect the two. The fir paneling and pine flooring are traditional cabin materials; the granite hearth is a chunk of the very bedrock that underpins this island; even the highest-tech bits were fabricated by local tradespeople. And every glance toward the water will remind the owners of what this building is about. "That was our starting point," Reinholdt says. "We took it to a different place, but we kept it rooted in Maine."
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Architect Elliott + Elliott Architecture, Blue Hill, Maine
General contractor Mike Temple, Hampden, Maine
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Marni Fall 2014
Protection is a word that has become quite the refrain during Milan, and nowhere more so than at Marni, where Consuelo Castiglioni took all the ways that we might cocoon ourselves from the outside world—from the quilts on our beds to the neoprene worn while engaging in extreme sports—and turned them into a strong and compelling collection. This was one of those more radical, experimental Marni moments that brought together all sorts of oppositional forces—the elegant versus the utilitarian, the natural versus the synthetic, the arts and crafts versus the industrial. You could ask just how wearable all of this was in its present state, but then clearly the point here wasn't to replicate an entire runway look, but to break it down and assimilate what was on offer. Some of it was pretty extreme (and that's pretty in both senses of the word, just so you know), but in a relatively safe and sedate Milan season, it was wonderful to see Castiglioni take a few risks, make a few big (quite literally) gestures.
That sense of nerve was evident from the opening looks, which set the template for what was to come: a longer silhouette, with a rigorously controlled sense of inflated volume, kept in place by a defined waist, and always, always, always worn with a substantial flat shoe with a pointed toe, made that much tougher with metallic accents. The aforementioned neoprene was worked into pieces like a roomy coat or long skirt, each cascading with graphically placed ruffles, before morphing into a more athletic vibe, such as a silver shearling zippered jacket that finished low on the hips, or a billowing nylon skirt with drawstring pulls. Then it was on to a floral trapunto coat and dress, and block-striped belted fox furs—the same striped pattern being used for felted wool tops with a dropped extended shoulder line, and skirts that hit the lower calf with a flare. She built to a close with a series of layered looks, mixing up bustier tops over sweaters, wide pants, and super-size coats, which started out in creamy white canvas and khaki blanket wool before slowly turning toward evening, adding in fur, feathers, raffia, and beading.
Given all the action going on with the clothes, the jewelry was, by Marni standards, relatively low-key, contained to a sole statement piece—a chunky cuff, the double ring, which has been everywhere in Milan—and a discreet and neatly proportioned bag. Yet the real bigger picture about Castiglioni's collection was the use of performance sportswear, giving it a very urban twist. It's a million miles away from the übercool underground vibe of New York's Hood By Air, it's true, but some of that same street spirit was evident here too. Castiglioni is clearly tapping into something that's out there, and which is only going to get stronger and louder.


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Rand Paul Plays The Maverick at CPAC and the Evangelical in Cedar Rapids
What to make of maverick Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul's latest speechifying? "I'm not advocating everyone go out and run around with no clothes on and smoke pot," Paul insisted last Friday while speaking to a group of religious Republicans in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. "I'm not a libertarian. I'm a libertarian Republican. I'm a constitutional conservative." Mindful of evangelical contempt for libertarianism—one attendee toldThe Washington Post, "Straight libertarianism has nothing Christian about it"—Paul came across as almost desperate to establish that he's not endorsing state laws legalizing marijuana and allowing for gay marriages.
In a special aired on the Christian Broadcast Network, Paul talked about his willingness to devolve questions of marriage equality to the states not out of philosophical principle but out of political expediency: "We're going to lose that battle, because the country is going the other way right now," he said. "If we're to say each state can decide, I think a good 25 or 30 states still do believe in traditional marriage, and maybe we allow that debate to go on for another couple of decades and see if we can still win back the hearts and minds of people."
How to reconcile this Paul with the galvanizing figure whose 13-hour filibuster on the Senate floor demanded—and got—an unambiguously straight answer from the Obama administration on the possible use of drones to kill Americans? Or the Paul who warned at CPAC that "the GOP of old has grown stale and moss-covered ... encumbered by an inconsistent approach to freedom" and called on the party to "embrace liberty in both the economic and the personal sphere"?
The gap between his remarks to evangelicals and those directed at the party faithful raise the question: is Rand Paul simply the latest in a long line of Republicans who cultivate libertarian-leaning voters—broadly speaking, people who believe in fiscal conservatism and social liberalism—as they gear up for presidential bids? And then disappoint those same voters almost immediately? In a 1975 interview with Reasonshortly before he made a nearly successful primary run at Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan opined, "I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves," and "I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism"—before attacking the idea of legalizing drugs, gambling, prostitution, pornography, and other "nonvictim" crimes.
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Utilization of Malaria Diagnostic Tests and Receipt of Anti-Malarial Drugs by Febrile Patients Attending Outpatient Clinics of Health Centre IV Facilities in Mukono District, Uganda
Rose Naigino, Achilles Katamba, Harriet M. Babikako, Aggrey Mukose
Malaria Diagnostic Test, Febrile, Malaria Suspect, Utilizers, Receipt of Anti-Malarial Drugs
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ABSTRACT: Background: Failure to demonstrate the presence of malaria parasites prior to treatment with anti-malarial drugs remains a challenge in Uganda, often resulting into over-prescription of anti-malarial drugs to febrile patients suspected of malaria. The aim of this study was to describe the role of utilization of malaria diagnostic tests and associated factors in the receipt of anti-malarial drugs among febrile patients suspected of malaria. Methods: In a cross-sectional study design, client-exit interviews with febrile patients and key-informant interviews with purposively selected health workers were conducted at outpatient clinics of health centre IV facilities in Mukono district. Data entry and analysis were done using EpiData 3.2 and STATA 10 respectively. Data were described using frequency distributions and proportions. Chi square was used in two by two tables, odds ratios as the measure of association and an alpha level of 0.05 was used in all significance tests. Results: Out of 408 respondents, the majority were female (252, 61.8%) and a third of the samples were aged five years and below. The mean age in years was 3.3 with a standard deviation of 2.1. More than half of the respondents (359, 88%) utilized malaria diagnostic tests and about half (241, 59%) received anti-malarial drugs. There were no statistically significant differences between utilizers and non-utilizers in most characteristics except age, history of indoor residual spraying and perceived satisfaction with services at outpatient clinics. Utilizers were 75% less likely to receive anti-malarial drugs than non-utilizers after controlling for age, sex and residence (OR: 0.25, 95%CI: 0.09, 0.66). Frequent power cut-offs as well as limited knowledge on malaria treatment guidelines amongst laboratory personnel were some of the major limitations to microscopic diagnosis of malaria. Conclusion: Utilizers were 75% less likely to receive anti-malarial drugs as opposed to non-utilizers. This implies that increasing utilization of malaria diagnostic tests can reduce the problem of over-prescription of anti-malarial drugs by 75% among those tested for malaria, since anti-malarial drugs would be received by only those with a parasi- tologically-confirmed diagnosis of malaria. Policy implications: To overcome the problem of over-prescription of anti-malarial drugs, there must be a policy that ensures a consistent power supply in all public health laboratories. Training of health workers should encompass all cadres and work-shifts for laboratory personnel should be established to enhance utilization of malaria diagnostic tests especially at night.
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The nearest train station is at Madgaon also known as Margao. It is about 7kms to Benaulim on the bus taxi auto rikshaw. When you get to Benaulim on maria hall turn left to the road going towards Mobor. It is about 500 metres Portuguese styled house on the right with vast land having forested coconut garden and yellow gate surrounded by yellow wall.
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The first crossroads turn left on to the mobor road and walk about 300 metres you should find it.It is a big portuguese house having vast forested gardens and white gates there is stop and shop super market next door to village panchayat canabenaulim office.If you are on the beach turn left past lotus suitesand longuinhos beiramar restaurant and castello's beach shack and coco huts is next door to it.In other words it is next door to the prawn farm.Next door to lotus suites hotel benaulim .


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Neil Young, Jack White talk vinyl recording booth on "Tonight Show"
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Neil Young says he was partially inspired to record his new covers album "A Letter Home" when someone inadvertently covered a version of one of his songs in front of him. He and Jack White stopped by "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" Monday and talked about watching people use White's straight-to-vinyl recording booth at Third Man Records in Nashville.
After giving it a try himself, Young said he decided to record an entire album in there. He said the refurbished 1947 Voice-o-Graph machine's sound is fabulous, and it immediately takes him "way back" when he steps inside and closes the door. White said it took him and the Third Man team years to track the booth down and get it ready to go, and now it's the only one of its kind that is open to the public. He said they've started a collection online full of songs Third Man visitors have recorded there.
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We spoke to John McCrea (pictured in middle), of the band Cake, as he encourages his fans to grow mustaches for Movember, in order to raise money to fight prostate cancer. Excerpts:
Esquire: You have a song, "Mustache Man." Is that how this happened?
John McCrea: I wrote that song a while ago. There was a bus driver who didn't pick me up, and I'd have to run to the corner and he'd refuse to let me on.
ESQ: And he had a mustache?
JM: It was this old mustache-asshole persona that I think was very popular in the '70s and '80s: "I'm gonna fuck you and then I'm gonna kill you, and I'm not gonna pick you up."
ESQ: Is the mustache still like that?
JM: For a lot of guys now, it was this ironic thing. When I started listening to country music, it was with a sense of humor. But you become things that you experience: It starts off as a joke, but it will be around with no irony in five or ten years. We'll see guys waxing their mustaches without being referential or nostalgic.
ESQ: Still a turn-off for lots of people, though.
JM: You're putting work into a mustache. And in the context of what it takes to be a man, men are supposed to not work too hard. There's a dandy vibe. You know that somebody was meticulous in front of the mirror. A lot of women have been turned off by that, historically.
ESQ: Yet, you want men to try this?
JM: I'm not encouraging men to grow mustaches permanently. Just for a good cause. It's okay to be a dandy for a good cause.
This is the classic layered men's haircut, where the perimeter isn't tapered. Done well, it can look cool. And down poorly, you'll look like a member of the BeeGees. Either way, some grooming cream will stop it from looking too contrived. It should almost look a bit dirty, like second-day hair — never blow-dried. —Rodney Cutler
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On April Fool's Day 2011, the US-based TV station IGN posted a trailer on its website for a supposedly new series called The Aurors. It was said to be a show based in the Harry Potter universe, that was half crime, half fantasy.
The show was supposedly ordered by the US cable/satellite television network FX for 12 episodes, with a scheduled start date of 31 July, 2011 - Harry Potter's birthday. It was supposedly rated M (the strongest television advisory rating in the United States - advised for mature audiences only) with the tags LSV (language, sex and violence.)
However, it was only an April Fool's joke and a fake trailer.
The trailer showed two intercut sequences:
1. An Auror in Muggle attire (a grey suit) following a dark-skinned, hooded figure through a parking garage, a stairwell and on the roof of a highrise (presumably all the same building), where the two face off: a wand drops out of the hooded wizard's left sleeve, surrounded by green sparks, indicating the hooded wizard is about to use Avada Kedavra on the Auror. But the latter one is very quick, he pulls his wand out fast and shouts "Expulso!"
2. The same Auror in a dark office, where a bearded elder man tells him how "the Department [of Magical Law Enforcement] has its eyes on him for quite some time." He's got a "pristine record", the Auror-to-be's tests would "Exceed Expectations" and that he was about to join an elite unit, the only probability higher of him quitting this unit was him dying. And that if he doubted himself just one time, the world would swallow him whole. With the elder man's "Welcome... to the Aurors", the trailer ended with the CSI-style title card and the familiar bells of "Hedwig's Theme."
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Ciara gives birth to son with Future!
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Congrats to Ciara & Future! They are settling into day one as new parents.
Page Six reported that the couple delivered their first baby early Monday morning in Los Angeles.
Ciara revealed on Twitter:
FUTURE ZAHIR WILBURN 9lbs 10oz May 19 2014 http://t.co/b2zQXEda13
— Ciara (@ciara) May 20, 2014
Ciara said in a recent interview that they had already picked the name. She explained: I went with what felt right in my soul and my gut. I didn't second guess it."
Ciara, 28, announced her happy news during an appearance on "The View" back in January, when she first debuted her sizable baby bump. The "I'm Out" singer's big reveal came just three months after she and the rapper-producer announced they were engaged.
Luckily her first pregnancy has been an enjoyable one. She said: "I didn't even know what to expect [with the pregnancy], but it's been a very easy process. And it's been so much fun. Honestly, it's been the coolest experience in my life."
"Being able to know that I can do that is such a blessing. I'm literally obsessed with kids, so I'm excited about being able to have my own to obsess over."
The beauty has been getting mothering tips from her friend Kim Kardashian, who gave birth to her daughter North last June.
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The International Cycling Union did all it could to stall its doping investigation into Lance Armstrong, the US anti-doping agency chief says.
"At every turn the UCI attempted to obstruct our efforts to reveal the truth," US Anti-Doping Agency chief executive Travis Tygart told a special hearing of the Bundestag sports committee on Wednesday.
The cycling body still "appears to be irresponsibly trying to script a self-interested ending to this affair", Tygart said.
He said the UCI's actions highlighted the need for doping agencies to have "true independence" to avoid any conflicts of interest arising from running the sport.
USADA fulfills its duties to catch drug cheats because "it does not have a conflicting duty to also protect the image of the sport it serves, or of commercial factors such as obligations to sponsors, owners or investors", he said.
"I was shocked that (sporting) federations here still handle doping cases.
"It's what we call the fox guarding the hen house."
Germany's National Anti-Doping Agency is headed by politicians responsible for sport, along with members of the German Olympic Sports Confederation and other sporting groups.
Apart from the potential conflict of interest, Tygart found another reason investigations should be in the hands of independent specialists.
"Candidly, the work is too dirty and complicated for a sporting organisation," he said.
"Don't forget, we collect urine and blood. It is a dirty process."
Tygart also called for greater international cooperation in the fight against doping.
"Those that defraud sport through illegal drug use do not let international borders stop them from perpetuating their fraud.
"Some US athletes went to Spain for example, and other parts of the world, to live, to train, and to dope, specifically in locations where they thought they would not be tested, or where they were less likely to be the subject of an investigation," he said.
"Given this, it is critical that anti-doping agencies also don't allow borders to prevent us from detecting the doping schemes wherever they may exist."
Tygart pointed out that the vast majority of athletes are "perfectly willing to be held to a high standard" but that support can "become loose when they look around the world and don't see the same level elsewhere."
"We have to make sure the levels are the same worldwide.
Tygart labelled the fight against doping as a "fight for the soul of sport."
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Whereas it once took a company seven to 10 years to bring a product to market, individuals and start-ups can now see their ideas hit the virtual shelves within two years. Such was the case for companies such as Pebble Technology, which raised more than $10 million on Kickstarter in May 2012 to create a smart watch with apps for fitness, music, and more, said Hardi Meybaum, CEO of GrabCAD, at "The Future of Work at The Garage," an Apr. 4 program organized by General Electric (GE) as part of its Garages pop-up series. The global tour, which hit Washington, D.C., on Mar. 21 and runs through Apr. 9, comprises an open workshop stocked with digital fabrication tools—think rows of 3D printers adjacent to a CNC mill, a laser cutter, and more—and public sessions on advanced manufacturing technologies and the maker movement.
At the series' April 4 seminar, a roster of public and private sector leaders in manufacturing and policy discussed their visions for the future of manufacturing in the U.S. and worldwide. Technologies such as additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping, and crowdsourcing are upending the traditional path of research and product development, fostering a climate of innovation that gives supply chains unprecedented speed and flexibility.
But change begets challenges that will require more than an update in manufacturing tools. Education, workforce training, job creation, and digital and physical infrastructure must also evolve.
"We are on the cusp of something new," said Sreenivas Ramaswamy, a senior fellow at McKinsey Global Institute. "To truly exploit what's happening, there are a few mindset shifts that we need to make," such as looking beyond the traditional plant floor as a source for jobs and products.
Ramaswamy and Meybaum were joined by North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory; Reps. Tim Ryan (D-OH) and Tom Reed (R-NY) who co-chair the U.S. House Manufacturing CaucusMain Street Genome in D.C.; Justin Fishkin, chief strategy officer at the co-creation workshop Local Motors. The panels and one-on-one talks were moderated by Neil King, global economics editor for the Wall Street Journal.
Despite the speakers' variety of perspectives and experiences, the discussions identified three trends that link the manufacturing evolution to how architects will learn, design, and build.
Education and Re-Training
Preparing more students for jobs in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields is important, but training them to collaborate and solve problems—a cross-disciplinary skill—is even more so as the U.S. outputs services and solutions in place of physical products. That extends to current tech professionals, who will require re-training as technology and automation change the nature of their jobs.
"We will still have lots of people on the factory floor," GE's Annunziata said, "but they will have to be more conversant with the technology because they will be working with the machines." Meanwhile, he said, the country will need to implement social safety measures so that as new tech renders some jobs redundant, people will be supported while they re-train and transition. "It will be painful in the short term, but it's the only way to create wealth in the long term."
Location and Networks
The prevalence of 3D printing could lower barriers in cost, accessibility, and scalability to manufacturing to the point that one could print custom fittings for a large project on site rather than have them shipped from halfway around the world. But a more advanced digital infrastructure is required; for example, fiber optics could greatly improve institutions' communications bandwidth for data management and flow.
The rapid data-sharing that is speeding up product manufacture and distribution also is centralizing its movers and shakers around innovation hubs nationwide. Case and other speakers pointed beyond Silicon Valley to startup communities in Chicago, New York, and of late, Washington, D.C., and Nashville.
"The more density there is and the more network[s] you can fall into … the more likely you are to find the resources you need to be successful," said Case, whose D.C.-based team helps area startups and small businesses manage and grow their operations.
Patents and Intellectual Property
The process for protecting intellectual property isn't keeping pace with turbo-charged manufacturing and distribution, the panelists said. As a result, entrepreneurs and manufacturers must often decide whether to surge ahead with production, exposing their ideas to competitors hungry to reverse engineer and likely evolve their product, or to wait for patent protection.
Until the patent process is revised to share the credit among multi-firm development teams, to account for the nuances of digital and community-sourced technology, and simply to be more streamlined, the panelists said, entrepreneurs—in the case of hardware, at least—should focus on getting to market first.
"Speed to market is more important than patent protection," said the D.C.-based Fishkin, whose crowd sourced–design team in 2011 worked with the Defense Department's Defense Advanced Research Project Agency to design and deliver a prototype of a high-performance military support vehicle in just over four months. "If you wait for all your patent protection, somebody's going to build your product first."


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NEW YORK — Saks Inc. has opened its first Saks Fifth Avenue store in Kazakhstan, in the city of Almaty.
The tri-level, approximate 91,000 sq. ft. store is located in the Esentai Shopping Mall which is the first of its kind in Kazakhstan. In addition to being anchored by Saks Fifth Avenue, the Esentai Shopping Mall includes a large selection of branded luxury fashion and jewelry stores. The shopping mall is part of Esentai Park, a new mixed-use development which includes luxury residential and commercial towers as well as a five-star hotel which is expected to open in 2013.
The new Saks Fifth Avenue store reflects a modern, streamlined design and features a three-story high, Saks Fifth Avenue logo wall on the facade of the shopping mall.
Saks Fifth Avenue is known for its extraordinary personalized customer service, and the new store will include a VIP Club for both women and men and offer an ongoing calendar of special events such as fashion shows and personal appearances by designers.
Stephen Sadove, chairman and CEO of Saks Inc., commented, "We are very happy to open a Saks Fifth Avenue store in the growing and vibrant country of Kazakhstan. We are confident that the residents of and visitors to the country will be pleased with the beautiful store, the wonderful and distinctive merchandise selections, and the exemplary service offered by Saks Fifth Avenue."
Aygul Amirzhanova, Chief Executive Officer of the VILED Group (the licensee for the store), commented, "We are extremely delighted to make history in Kazakhstan by opening the first Saks Fifth Avenue store in the thriving city of Almaty. The Saks Fifth Avenue store will certainly be a complete solution for all fashion lovers, filled with the latest designs of exceptional quality and offering extraordinary customer service. Our goal is to offer an unrivalled experience with special attention to details. We believe Saks Fifth Avenue will be a great addition to Kazakhstan, making a terrific contribution to the citizens of Almaty and the visitors to the country."


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PHOTO: LeAnn Rimes & Eddie Cibrian dress as Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
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LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian went country for Halloween this year, dressing up as "Islands in the Stream" singing duo Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers.
Rimes wore a curly blonde wig and channeled Parton's famous cleavage.
She tweeted out photos of their costumes, telling followers, "'Happy Halloween and may you all find your 'Islands In The Stream' #Halloween'"
Star bogusly claimed Rimes and Cibiran were divorcing this week, but Gossip Cop was the first to debunk the FALSE report.
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Showing my grandma and grandpa the WWII draft cards, passenger records and census schedules I found were enough to get them talking about their parents and grandparents. I got a lot of names, dates and other interesting information, which I typed as fast as I could on my laptop, and when it ran out of batteries, I switched to a notebook.
My grandma told me her father, Stanley, was sad he couldn't go back home to visit his mother because he had ran away from the Russian army. He had only an elementary school education, so my grandma would teach him spelling and writing and give him tests. My grandmother's grandmother's first husband, whom she had her children with, died while they were still in Europe, and she married again when she got to the US. (Her second husband, Edmund, is on the far right in the picture at right, next to my grandmother during her first communion. Her father, Stanley, is on the left.)
My grandfather never knew his grandparents, but he could tell me a little about his parents. (That's them, Tanka and Wasyl, in the picture at right.) Wasyl's brother came to the US, but he had two sisters who continued on to Argentina and were never heard from again. I'll be interested to see what I can find out about that. I also never knew before last week that my grandfather was a twin; his sister died when she was just a baby.
After my grandmother accused me of using unethical interrogation techniques (totally untrue), she had me help her get some photo albums from the closet. They were in practically pristine condition, and my mom and I took them home so we could scan some into the computer. (For more on scanning, see our January issue's story on photo digitization.)
What I'm most thankful for is having had so much time with my grandparents. Being 25, I'm probably in the minority having all four still around. I'm pretty surprised how much information about my family's past I was able to get in a conversation over Chinese takeout. (Having read our March 2008 issue's story on oral history helped!)
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'"The first thing is we have to start doing the little things better," said coach Ivan Hlinka, whose team succumbed to a Mellon Arena Meltdown in Games 3 and 4 and blew a two-games-to-none lead in the series. "It's difficult to win the hockey game without moving, without moving your legs, without moving the puck, without skating. "We have to do the small things better."'
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Top finance scholar joins Darla Moore School of Business
Top finance scholar joins Darla Moore School of Business
Economist Dr. Jean Helwege has joined the faculty of the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina as the new J. Henry Fellers Professor of Business Administration. Helwege, is a former economist with the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank in New York and most recently was an associate professor of finance at Pennsylvania State University.
Helwege, is an expert in corporate bonds, initial public offerings (IPOs) and corporate finance and has published articles in top professional journals and served as associate editor of the Journal of Financial Services Research, the Review of Financial Studies, Financial Management and the Journal of Economics and Business. She earned a doctorate in economics from the University of California at Los Angeles.


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Benefits of On-campus Greek Housing
Designated study spaces help foster the values of our student organizations. They bring students together to create a synergy of academic achievement. Studies have shown time and again that students that are involved get better grades and specifically Greek organizations have higher graduation rates. The theme housing also frees up space in existing study locations on-campus for group work and tutoring.
Having a group of young men and women who have already come together under a common set of ideals lends itself to the creation of living-learning communities that center around the core values of the organization. It's also an opportunity to work with an advisor and to engage faculty in a meaningful way with the students through their organizations. In addition, they are spaces where students learn to live together in community, caring about those that are around them and for more then just themselves.
Having a centralized location for social activities allows for much more oversight. When the events are held on campus, it is easier to create a culture in adherence with the organizational and University policies. On-campus housing options are also well-maintained.
Housing specifically set aside for Greek organizations can relieve stress from the on-campus housing system. Having housing set aside for this population can free up space for more students in the traditional living spaces on campus.
A central Greek village style space can alleviate stresses at popular places on campus for organizations to meet and program. Greek organizations can be very demanding of existing meeting and program spaces on campus. Designated locations set aside for the community can free up current locations for the use of other student organizations and departments.
Having individual origination spaces allows for a centralized gathering place for alumni. The shared experience of living together can build stronger connections to the institution and give alumni a place to go back to on a more frequent basis. Involved alumni can be an advantage to both the individual organizations as well as the University. When Greek organizations have a "house" in which to gather, there is a perception of stronger connections within the organization.


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But by not investing truth in the film—by not coming clean about what is true and what is false—Cohen thwarts his own satire.
Cohen refused to disclose where the woman was living now, or how she was earning a living.
When Mr. Cohen was asked by the coroner whether Peaches had been a heroin addict, he replied, "Yes."
Cohen, who helped Lanvin cast its campaign, called to ask Murdock if she would be interested in interviewing.
Cohen claims I am "fixated… with the notion of an Israeli plot."
If he was to learn how the man Cohen had died, he must follow the same path to the bitter end.
Wife, wouldst thou have the Cohen curse thee in the face of all Israel?
Three men volunteered to undertake the task; Dr. Cohen being one of them.
"I hope it isn't that one about a Mr. Cohen who played poker all night," says she.
His name was Cohen, and he had stolen some money from his father and gone to the races.
Jewish surname indicating priestly descent, from Hebrew kohen "priest," from base of kihen "he acted as priest," related to Arabic kahana "he divined, prophesied."
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With 38 saves, Robert Luongo was even better than he was in Buffalo, keeping his team in range until the Florida offense exploded in the third. Meanwhile, one might expect the old scotch tape "Sargento" label to possibly reappear soon on Dominik Hasek's helmet.
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The Department of Community Affairs serves as the liaison between the Medical Center and its neighbors. It has initiated a variety of outreach efforts and programs, including the following:
Coalition of HOPE
Coalition of HOPE is a diverse group of agencies and churches throughout Chicago working together to help families address challenges facing them. The group marshals resources to address community needs and to empower its members.
Clergy forums
Twice-yearly clergy forums provide information, insights and resources for faith leaders as they care for congregations facing financial crisis, violence and other challenges. The forums also help faith leaders gain insight into their own health practices, because the more they know how to care for themselves, the more than can assist the people they serve.
SAME Network
The Science and Math Excellence (SAME) Network is a large-scale community service enterprise developed in response to the low science, math and reading test scores in Chicago schools in surrounding neighborhoods.
Formed in 1990, the SAME Network provides students in these neighborhoods with the same opportunities to learn math and science as are available to their peers in more affluent areas.
Rush Community Affairs staff spearheaded the SAME Network's first effort to improve education in the area by raising funds from the community to build state-of-the-art science laboratories in local schools that lacked these facilities. Since then, the SAME Network has grown into a collaborative between Rush University Medical Center and 25 elementary schools, 11 high schools and many Chicago-area businesses.
The SAME Network includes the following:
- Preschool Program
- Kindergarten Program
- Early Enrichment Program
- College Preparatory Enrichment Program (CPEP)
- CPEP High School Internship Program
How to become a SAME network school
Schools located within these ZIP codes may be eligible to apply for admittance into the SAME Network: 60607, 60608, 60612, 60622, 60623, 60624 and 60661.
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Off-Site Vida Vegan Shenanigans
Oh, hello!
So you want to come to Vida Vegan Con but you didn't get your ticket in time?
No bigs. Because we've got LOADS of stuff going on all weekend that is open the public (I.E., YOU!). We want to see you there. Even if you're not a Portlander, you may decide it's worth it to come for the weekend. There are going to be vegan shenanigans happening all over town, and you probably don't want to miss a bit of it. We'll have caffeine stations set up at key points all over town, don't worry. (We kid, we kid. The pure adrenaline from the weekend will keep you going, we're sure.)
Thursday, August 25
Meet & Greet
@ Vendetta (Click for address and directions)
When: 4:30-6:30
Cost: Free! (Unless you buy a stiff Mono and fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice or a tasty Sloppy Jane.)
This is for those speakers, readers, and bloggers coming into Portland early. It's also for you, if you want to swing by to meet some of your favorite bloggers (or your favorite conference organizers). This is open and free to the public. Swing by for a cocktail or a Tall Boy and mingle with the sort of people that talk about whisks, WordPress, and vegan Worcestershire sauce for fun.
* Vendetta does have a handful of vegan options, but don't go starving yourself all day just to eat here.
** We totally want to show ya'll the Bye and Bye on Alberta, but it's crazy there on Last Thursdays and we don't want to make you wait in line 4ever.
Here's the facebook event.
Vegucated Sneak Peak
The Curious Comedy Theater (a 10-minute walk from Vendetta) is hosting a sneak peak of the anxiously awaited documentary Vegucated. There will be light vegan snacks and drinks available for purchase.
@ Curious Comedy Theatre (Click for address and directions)
When: Doors 7pm ~ Screening 7:30
Cost: $5 (Purchase tickets here) All door profits beyond cost of space rental goes to Woodstock Sanctuary.
Q&A with writer-director Marisa Miller Wolfson immediately following.
Part sociological experiment and part adventure comedy, Vegucated is a guerrilla-style documentary that follows three meat- and cheese-loving New Yorkers who agree to adopt a vegan diet for six weeks. Lured by tales of weight lost and health regained, they begin to uncover the hidden sides of animal agriculture that make them wonder whether solutions offered in films like Food, Inc. go far enough. Before long, they find themselves risking everything to expose an industry they supported just weeks before, but can their convictions carry them through when times get tough?
Here's the facebook event.
** Un Vida Vegan Con Shenanigans**
Last Thursday
Last Thursday is a cray-cray fantastical hippy street fair that takes place on the Last Thursday of every month on Alberta St. It's more than a little overwhelming and has recently turned into more of a drunken-shenanigans-in-the-street-while-ostensibly-looking-at-art, but there's still some real rad stuff going on. If you can wade through the people and can't make the Meet & Greet or Vegucated Sneak Peak, this would be a fun alternative for you. Also located on Alberta: Back to Eden Bakery, the best vegan bakery this side of the Universe (plus they have vegan soft serve, what!).
Friday, August 26
Friday is Registration and the Opening Night Reception. No wild and crazy off-site Vida Vegan-endorsed shenanigans are happening. But you'll probably have a Vida Vegan Con registrant or speaker sighting at any local vegan business you go to Friday night, so if you wanna stalk your favorite blogger, check their twitter stream or hang out at Bye and Bye, Sweet Hereafter, Hungry Tiger Too, or the Secret Vegan Lair underneath University Place. Consider a late night food cart or bar crawl!
Saturday, August 27
Cooking Demos with your favorite Bloggers and Cookbook Authors
@ Whole Foods Market (click link for address and directions)
When: 11:45-1:00 Cooking Demo with Fran Costigan: All Chocolate All Vegan All the Time Here's the facebook event with sign-up details.
3:00-4:00 Cooking Demo with Caroline Scott-Hamilton: Easy Hotel Room Cooking to Eat Healthily While Traveling Here's the facebook event with sign-up details.
Cost: $10 (Limit 15 spots. RSVP by emailing us here.)
Silent Auction Galarama
@ Ambridge Event Center (click link for address and directions)
When: 6:30-9:30pm
Cost: $25-$30
Our venue, Ambridge Event Center, is big enough for all ya'll (unless of course we sell out, in which case—get your ticket early!), so we have opened the Galarama up to the public. Purchase your ticket here.
Public admission is $25 (or $30 at the door, if they're still available) and includes vegan bites from the (vegan) caterer, Sizzle Pie, Gardein, Daiya, and Upton's Naturals, among others, one drink (BridgePort beer, cocktails or mocktails, or wine from The Vegan Vine), and <insert drumroll and anticipatory murmur of the crowd here> the Coconut Bliss sundae bar! Oh, and you're entered to win door prizes! And we're still working up more fun surprises! The event is all ages, but no drinking for the minors so bring your ID.
Here's the facebook event.
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Upton's Late Night Pop Up Sandwich Shop
After the Silent Auction Galarama, get your sandwich on and counteract that BridgePort beer at Upton's Late Night Pop Up Sandwich Shop.
@ Food Fight! (Click link for address and directions)
When: 10pm-12am
Cost: Free to attend; not free to eat sandwiches.
Hang out with Upton's at Food Fight on Saturday night! Upton's will be offering an exclusive menu of made-to-order vegan sandwiches featuring their tasty seitan.
Additionally, they''ll be offering some of our rarely offered for retail "limited edition" styles of seitan.
The full menu of sandwiches and available seitan styles will be up soon; check their Facebook event page to stay in the loop.
Huey Lewis and the News
Now, we know that is directly opposite the Silent Auction Galarama, is at the motherflippin' Oregon Zoo, and costs up to $175, but for peet's sake, it's HUEY LEWIS. This is my jam, ya'll:
Sunday, August 28
Cooking Demos with your favorite Bloggers and Cookbook Authors
@ Whole Foods Market (click link for address and directions)
When: 10-11:30 Cooking Demo with Kelly Peloza & Joni Marie Newman: Backyard BBQ with an Indian Twist Here's the facebook event with sign-up details.
1:30-2:30 Cooking Demo with Hannah Kaminsky: Mastering the Art of Vegan Meringue Here's the facebook event with sign-up details.
Cost: $10 (Limit 15 spots. RSVP by emailing us here.)
So, whoa. Loads of shenanigans happening all weekend. Get your double espresso/green smoothie/decaf herbal tea ready, download the trimet app on your smart phone, grease the wheels on your bike, and we'll see you in a few weeks.
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Vegans don't go to the zoo. I'd go but if money was going to support that establishment, I probably won't be there. Sorry Huey
I'd like to get tickets to see Vegecated but the link isn't working. Can anyone tell me where I can go to pay for them?
Hey, Katie! Marisa from Vegucated here. I'll email the Vida Vegan folks about the broken link. In the meantime, feel free to buy your ticket here! https://www.chooseculture.org/event?id=150635
Thanks! Look forward to seeing you there!
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Panel Discussion: "Behind the headlines: Award winning journalists discuss disasters, climate change and opportunities for sustainable development"
(Statement as delivered by Minister Counsellor Dr. Jörg Polster on behalf of Ambassador Peter Wittig:)
"Dear Mr. Kjørven,
Dear Mr. Nugroho,
Dear panelists,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a privilege for me to open today's meeting, on behalf of our Permanent Representative, Ambassador Peter Wittig, who regrets that he cannot be with us. I am delighted that you have chosen the German House as your venue. As you may be aware, we have organized various events in the past dedicated to "Sustainable Development". Today's discussion is a perfect continuation of this tradition and it brings a new and fresh perspective into our discussions: the views of journalists, the people behind the headlines.
When UNDP presented us with the proposal to host the event here, I was immediately attracted to the concept. Indeed: why should only representatives of governments, NGOs and business discuss the global challenges which our world is confronted with and ways to handle them? Why do we only answer journalists' questions but do not listen to them? Do we forget that journalists are often true experts on sustainable development issues as they acquire important knowledge by reporting directly from affected areas reaching a broad audience as well as offering solutions?
As the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals is entering the decisive stage of its work, I am glad that today we are able to address questions to three prominent journalists and listen to their answers. Elizabeth Kolbert, Rajesh Mirchandani and Palagummi Sainath have brought issues of global importance to the hearts and minds of millions of people around the globe. And I am sure that they will present their unique view on biodiversity, climate change and disaster risk reduction in the context of sustainable development.
These insights are much needed as the challenges before us are huge. Let me mention only two of them:
1. Climate Change
With the latest assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change before us, we have to put our economies on the path to low emission, climate- and disaster-risk resilient development, and to use climate action as a catalyst for growth and job creation.
Germany believes that economies must be swiftly and ambitiously transformed into green economies. Our climate policy therefore focuses on enhancing energy efficiency and stepping up the use of renewable energy. In addition, we continue to actively support the international climate negotiations with the aim of agreeing on a new global climate agreement in 2015 which is legally binding and applicable to all.
We often forget to mention one particular threat coming with climate change – the loss of biodiversity. All UN member States acknowledged in the Rio + 20 Outcome Document, that biological diversity constitutes a critical foundation for sustainable development and human well-being. But, despite many noteworthy efforts, the loss of biodiversity is continuing at an alarming rate with all its serious effects. According to the UN biodiversity panel and the Food and Agriculture Organization, 22 percent of the world's livestock breeds are at risk of extinction. The extinction of some domesticated animals and plants is happening in tandem with accelerating losses of wild species caused by factors such as deforestation, expansion of cities, pollution and climate change as well as poaching and illicit wildlife trafficking.
Germany is of the opinion that the UN has an important role to play in enhancing the conservation and protection of biodiversity. One small step forward in this regard could be World Wildlife Day which was recently proclaimed by the General Assembly. We strongly support the call of the General Assembly on all stakeholders to observe and raise awareness of World Wildlife Day and hope that the 3rd of March 2014 will be adequately marked also here at the UN headquarters.
Another small step forward could be the recent establishment, here in New York in the German House, of a Group of Friends on Poaching and Illicit Wildlife Trafficking. This group is composed of UN member States which are united in their ambition to contribute towards an intensified global cooperation under the leadership of the UN and based on partnership.
2. Natural Disasters
In the past twenty years, the number of natural disasters has doubled from around 200 per year to more than 400. These catastrophes caused the death of around 840,000 people and an estimated 891 billion US dollars in damages. The amount of humanitarian aid needed rose from 5.1 billion US dollars in 2007 to 11.3 billion in 2010. Developing countries in particular are in many cases not taken by surprise, but are nonetheless inadequately prepared for natural disasters.
Germany believes that disaster risk reduction should encompass measures that help avert or mitigate the impact of extreme natural events on human beings and on economic structures in vulnerable regions.
Within the United Nations and the European Union, Germany has long advocated the strengthening of international disaster risk reduction. Since 2011, Germany has especially been working to improve the disaster preparedness of states and actors in the international humanitarian system within the framework of a preparedness initiative.
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am looking forward to your fresh and enriching opinions and to an inspiring discussion.
I thank you."


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