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So I'm on to a new continent! The land down under! I am over halfway through my trip now which is really pretty hard to believe (and unfortunately I'm well over halfway through my money- not so hard to believe).
I left Hong Kong- sadly putting Asia behind me. Hong Kong was such a great time- and mostly because I was with such a good friend who I hadn't seen in a long time. Being with Anton made me feel more grounded and we did lots of chatting and catching up. Our last day there, I was blessed with a sunny day and Anton and I went swimming even though in his whole month there he hadn't seen anybody swim. The water was lovely.
I tracked down my friend Annie from the airport and phoned her from there to tell her I was arriving in the morning. Things had been mixed up and she wasn't expecting me for another week but she was still cool with it and told me she would pick me up in the morning. I haven't seen Annie since 1999...I was 17 years old! But it has been just a blast to see her and recount old times and catch up and laugh and be crazy!
My first day Annie and her husband Chris drove me all around town. We checked out some beaches, went to Freemantle and walked around (really reminded me of Santa Cruz!), we had lunch on a jetty, and took in the sites. Annie took me out that night and we did a little dancing and I saw a little bit of the Australian bar scene.
The next day Annie had to work and I met up with another friend Claire who took me on more of a driving tour! We went to some great sights, saw more beaches, and caught up. The beaches are gorgeous here- wonderful white sand and beautiful bright blue water. They can't build on the beaches so there are no big hotels or other things right on the beach and it makes all of them public which I absolutely love. I had a wonderful swim in the ocean and played in the waves. The surf was pretty rough- and I played my classic "Hadley versus the Wave" games. I tried all my typical maneuvers- the old dive under, the hop over leg flip, the tuck, the back dive, and of course the often unpredicatable Eat Sand- which is what happens when the wave defeats me. Yes, yes...I do love the ocean and can be entertained for long periods of time by waves.
The vibe in Perth is very laid back. It is a big city- over a million people- but it doesn't feel like that. Annie and Chris say its more of a "big country town." I really like it. Its especially different considering I just came from the zooming Hong Kong with tons of enormous buildings. The city just has a few tall buildings and some streets for shopping and its on a nice wide river. The rest of the city is really spread out.
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A Danville woman is stuggling to make it to work, make it to the grocery store, and make sense of her life, since thieves took her moped.
Clela Durham says since then, she's been walking everywhere. "It's real hard to keep going...my feet burn, my legs, burn", and she says her heart is broken. "Not only did they take my bike, they took my independence", says Durham.
The 50-year-old, just began rebuilding her life. A series of injuries forced her to retire her factory and sent her into tough financial times. But she bounced back and got a degree and a new job. Her mo-ped took her to her to the new job, and helped her search for a second one. But without the bike, her life is upside down.
Durham says she needs this bike back so badly that she won't even press charges against whoever took it, if they return it back to the spot they took it from.
In the meantime, she's asking the public to be on the look out for her bike. The moped is a 1983 FA-50 red suzuki.
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Tourists beat a steady path to Rhode Island during the summer 2013, from beaches to cultural events and historic sites. While early estimates show a modest uptick overall, the approximations are, at the very least, a promising sign in one segment of the Ocean State's sluggish economy.
Even before the official numbers for the summer season come in – it takes two months for them to be tabulated – early season counts and informal estimates show Rhode Island's tourism industry holding its own or strengthening in some regions.
"For fiscal year 2013, which ended June 30, we had an 18 percent jump in hotel tax revenue over fiscal year 2012," said Jessica Willi, executive director of the Block Island Tourism Council.
Mid-July into late August were very busy on Block Island, with the traditionally slow last week in August still busy this year, she said.
Block Island has seen a substantial increase in hotel tax revenue since 2010, with an upswing in 2011, a nearly flat year in 2012 and then the dramatic jump into 2013, she said.
"Travel is all about disposable income. Here on Block Island, and in talking to people in the tourism industry across the country, it seems we're getting back to prerecession levels," Willi said.
A growing appetite for cultural events, and Rhode Island's wide palette of offerings, is a trend tourism leaders credit for some of the steady stream of visitors to the state.
"Our summer baseline is mostly meetings and conventions, along with some leisure travelers. We're seeing, in the past several years, that programming draws people in," said Kristen Adamo, spokesperson for the Providence-Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau.
"Cultural and artistic programming kind of fills in our leisure niche. Always, they come for WaterFire," said Adamo. "They also come for events like the July Fourth fireworks and philharmonic at India Point, for ethnic festivals, for the AS220 Foo Fest and for the [Rhode Island School of Design] Museum."
Hotel occupancy for Providence was 78 percent in June 2013, down slightly from about 81 percent in June 2012, when several unusually large conventions filled rooms, according to Adamo.
Occupancy in Providence hotels was about 77 percent in July 2013, up from about 71 percent in July 2012.
Hotels in Providence had more than a 90 percent occupancy every Saturday night in July 2013, a promising sign, since Saturday nights are generally booked by leisure travelers, she said.
Scientifically oriented conventions are a big segment of Providence hotel bookings, Adamo said. July conferences included the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives, which booked 1,008 hotel-room nights, and the American Society of Plant Biologists, which booked 2,732 hotel-room nights.
August proved to be no slouch for conventions in Providence, with one conference alone, the International Association for Identification, sometimes called real-life "CSI," booking 4,621 hotel-room nights, said Adamo.
Newport will see at least a small increase in tourism for this past summer, although the tourism season in the seaside city is far from over, with September and October traditionally two of the busiest months, said Evan Smith, president and CEO of Discover Newport, a business name used by the Newport County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
"We had a slow start in June, but we were really helped out by some good weather in July and August," said Smith.
Discover Newport looks at tourism through the lens of seven categories: dining, lodging, attractions, shopping, recreation, transportation and special events.
"In June, almost all seven of those categories were influenced by poor weather, but as the summer progressed, Mother Nature was working with us," said Smith.
Discover Newport is funded by the lodging tax.
"So far, we're right around that 2 percent [lodging tax] increase over last year and I think the hotels had a strong August, so we may be up more than 2 percent over last year," said Smith.
A standout in Newport tourism has been the mansions, he said.
Innovative programming and activities, an excellent marketing plan and the undeniable quality of the mansions all contributed to the standout year, said Smith.
"There's always something new at the mansions. They have a flower show, a food and wine festival, really interesting lectures and they're adding new languages on the headsets for the tours," said Smith.
Summer tourism was strong overall in the 11 towns and many miles of beaches in the territory of the South Kingstown-based South County Tourism Council, said President and CEO Myrna George.
"My sense is that we're up about 7 percent or 8 percent over last year, even though we don't have the final numbers yet," said George.
"We've had extraordinarily wonderful weather for the last two summers and that combined with some more consumer confidence to give us a bit of a bounce for the past two years," said George.
"In addition to our beautiful beaches, I think part of it is the array of offerings, from a five-star hotel like the Ocean House to lots of lodging choices along I-95 to fabulous bed-and-breakfasts."
Regional tourism councils are a major factor in keeping visitors coming in for the wide variety of seaside, culinary, historic and cultural attractions in the state, but that's not enough, from George's perspective.
"The state division of tourism exists on a meager stipend from the [R.I.] Economic Development Corporation," said George. "The state division has been hobbled compared to the rest of the states in the nation. We would be even more successful if we had a strong state division of tourism."
Some regions depend substantially on state tourism marketing.
"We don't have a large promotional budget, so we rely on our state's overall tourism campaign," said Bob Billington, CEO and founder of the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, based in Pawtucket.
"We depend on the state's advertising to get people to say, 'Oh, Rhode Island, I've got to see what's going on there," said Billington. "We invest in programming to bring visitors to Blackstone Valley."
The boat tour of the Blackstone River is big draw, Billington said. Other attractions luring visitors include freshwater lakes for swimming, the increasingly popular bicycle trail along the Blackstone River, the Museum of Work and Culture in Woonsocket and historic Slater Mill.
"We're up more than 5 percent this year over last year, just in hotel occupancy rates through June," said Billington. That's based on nine hotels in the region.
"July and August numbers will be better, so we'll probably be close to 6 percent or 7 percent over last year," said Billington.
"We're getting good visibility and we're in an upswing," said Billington. "And we're not just a summer destination." •
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Memorial Service for 85 year old Evelyn D. Worley of Washington is at 2:00 Monday (2/15) afternoon at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Washington. Interment is at Elm Grove Cemetery with full military honors later this spring. Visitation is from 2-4 Sunday (2/14) afternoon at the Beatty Funeral Home. Memorials may be designated to F-Troop Historical Assoc., American Legion Post #29 and Hospice of Washington County.
Celebration of life service for 94 year old Thelma Derby of Sigourney is at 10:30 Tuesday (2/16) morning at the Sigourney United Methodist Church. Burial is at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Visitation is from 4-8 Monday (2/15) evening at the Powell Funeral Home in Sigourney. Memorials are for Hospice of Washington County.
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February 15 – President's Day
March 26 – Teacher's Technology Training (Students will dismiss at 1:10 PM)
April 5 – Teacher Conference Compensation Day
April 6 – Normally Part of Spring Break
June 1-3 – Last Day of School is Normally May 28
The Washington School District is shortening spring break in an effort to make up the high volume of snow days taken this winter.
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Description: Kindergarten Roundup at Mid-Prairie elementary schools has been scheduled for March 24 in all buildings. Parents who have a child ready for kindergarten for the 2010-11 school year are asked to call the school where the child will be attending. The school needs to know the child's name, birth date, parents' names, address and telephone number.
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Location: Ainsworth Community Church
Description: The Ainsworth Lions Club is putting on an all you can eat soup supper on Saturday, February 20th, from 5 to 8pm at the Ainsworth Community Church. Proceeds will be used to provide eye exams to children in the area who are in need of assistance. Adults eat for $8, ages 5-12 for $4, 4 and under are free.
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As an American Red Cross volunteer, Neil Todd has assisted with fire and tornado relief.His next assignment will be like nothing he has ever covered.
"Yeah, we anticipated the call. We talked about it the last couple of days, that I would probably get a call," Todd said.
The call is an order to head to the Gulf Coast where tropical storm Isaac is on track to reach hurricane strength and cause serious damage.
Todd and a partner will the road in a special relief vehicle Tuesday morning.
"It's a vehicle equipped to serve hot meals and beverages," Todd said. "We can either be in a fixed location or drive through neighborhoods and distribute meals."
As the storm eerily follows hurricane Katrina's track from seven years ago, several states have issued emergency evacuations.
Where Todd will set up shop changes by the minute.
"I'm not sure where I'm going to end up. I know, starting out in Tallahassee and now they're saying Mississippi. At least, that's going to be the point as of now. But that could change before we get there," he said.
On Friday, the local Red Cross chapter deployed nine volunteers. Todd will bring that number to 27. All that matters is more help is on the way.
"You know that people need things and you know they're in need and you're capable of doing it ... and someone has to do it," he said.
More than 1,000 volunteers from across the country are scattered across the Gulf Coast. They are providing meals, shelter and relief supplies to those in need. Deployments can typically last three weeks. Depending on how bad it gets, it may be a while longer before local volunteers return home.
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US agents were in Libya before secret Obama order
Washington: US intelligence operatives were on the ground in Libya before President Barack Obama signed a secret order authorizing covert support for anti-Gaddafi rebels, US government sources said to a news agency.
The CIA personnel were sent in to contact opponents of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and assess their capabilities, two US officials said.
"They`re trying to sort out who could be turned into a military unit and who couldn`t," said Bob Baer, a former CIA case officer whose memoirs were turned into the Hollywood thriller "Syriana."
Baer said the US operatives most likely entered Libya on the ground through neighboring Egypt and are lightly equipped.
The president -- who said in a speech on Monday "that we would not put ground troops into Libya" -- has legal authority to send US intelligence personnel without having to sign a covert action order, current and former US officials said.
Within the last two or three weeks, Obama did sign a secret "finding" authorizing the CIA to pursue a broad range of covert activities in support of the rebels.
Congressional intelligence committees would have been informed of the order, which the officials said came after some CIA personnel were already inside Libya.
Neither the CIA nor the White House have commented directly on US undercover operations and plans in Libya.
"I will not and cannot discuss intelligence matters," White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Thursday. "What the president has made clear is that he will not send, has not sent and will not send American troops on the ground into Libya."
One US government source familiar with Libya policy said the Obama administration is considering plans under which US special forces personnel experienced in training anti-Taliban forces in Afghanistan would work with CIA officers in efforts to organize and train Libyan opposition fighters.
While such plans have not been put into operation, they are fairly advanced, the source said. There is no indication the plans have been sent to the White House for consideration by Obama.
The government source said some planners are concerned that any operation involving special forces would cut into their scheduled rest periods and ultimately might lead highly skilled but exhausted operatives to leave government service.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in testimony to Congress on Thursday, declined to comment on any CIA activity in Libya.
The rebels need training and organization, he said, but this was "not a unique capability for the United States. And, as far as I`m concerned, somebody else should do that."
Gates said US agencies "don`t have much visibility into those who have risen against Gaddafi." Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told lawmakers there are only about 1,000 rebels with any military training.
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Other US officials familiar with Obama`s covert action order said while it authorizes a potentially sweeping range of measures to support Libyan rebels, each specific operation -- for example, sending in US trainers, money or weapons -- would require further "permissions" from the White House.
Former officials say these subsidiary authorizations are known in intelligence circles as "Mother may I findings."
A former US official said covert action findings are required only for the authorization of CIA operations directed at "influencing" events in a target country.
"You don`t need a finding to send in agency folks to gather intelligence," the former official said.
US officials said the first Western undercover operatives to be sent into Libya, around the time US and some European forces began air strikes under a UN Security Council mandate, were not American.
The New York Times reported that "dozens" of British special forces soldiers and officers from Britain`s foreign intelligence agency, known as MI-6, are working inside Libya.
It said a former British official briefed on current operations said dozens of soldiers from the Special Air Service and Special Boat Service commando units had been sent into Libya and their assignments included locating where Gaddafi`s forces had deployed surface-to-air missiles.
But British government sources contacted by a news agency said they could not confirm the report and downplayed the role of British special forces early in the Libyan operation.
One European official noted that British and US military and intelligence services traditionally maintain very close ties and often operate as partners.
Some congressional leaders are questioning the wisdom of US engagement with Libyan rebels.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican chairwoman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, said: "My constituents are asking me: Just who are we helping and are we sure they are true allies who won`t turn and work against us?"
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It's a too one sided relationship.... What is the USA getting from it? Recently nothing but embarrassment.
People really need to stop paying taxes until the US withdraws any and all support to Israel...
Israel has no intension of making a deal for peace, is clear by their actions of building on disputed land. They are quick to remind you of tragedies of the past, but fail to recognize their own failures.
Obama is trying to set them straight, however they do control too much in the USA, making difficult for any politician to do the right thing without hurting themselves in the process, the Israeli money power is huge and makes things difficult for anybody to oppose them.
Stop giving the 2 billion a year.
Agent Orange Boner gave Netanyahu a kiss on both cheeks this morning, something that is done in the Arab world. Hope he didn't create an international incident.
I say let Israel fend for itself. They're not serious about peace. If they were they wouldn't have allowed Netanyahu to become PM again. He has the diplomatic skills of Dick Cheney, ie none at all. If he wants to stick his finger in the eye of the US we should see how long he lasts when we withdraw our support. There would be a feeding frenzy.
It's high time we stopped giving Israel billions of American taxpayer dollars every year. We can't afford it, and Israel is playing us for fools. That nation has no intention of ever allowing a Palestinian State. Israel's criminal behavior toward the Palestinians and our support of Israel makes America less safe and the world less safe.
Dumbest frickin poll I've ever seen.
Israel is NOT a friend of the U.S. It merely takes our 3+ billion dollars in "aid" (it is a rich country and doesn't need it) while kicking desert sand in Uncles Sam's face whenever it can. Worst of all, it has nuclear weapons and the U.S. goes around wringing it s hands over whether or not Iran, Egypt, Syria, and others in the region have a right to acquire nuclear weapons to defend themselves against the Israeli threat!!! The nearsightedness of the American public is truly unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!
They better be our friend. We ALL send them $600 a year!
This is a joke. Polls here at CNN and the liberals hate the Jews so your poll is bogus. We never had strained relations until Obama moved into the White House. Building apartments in joint territory is what Israel should be doing – thats Jerusalem. Israel moved out of the west bank in 2005 only to have Arabs come closer to shoot rockets. Obama wants a nanny state for Muslims but money has never helped them in the past.
Israel is a friend only to itself.
It uses it's relationship with the US and the ridiculous sums of money we send, and then stabs us in the back.
I wish the Israeli good luck, but I do not want amy more US lives or dollars to be spent in the pursuit of Ben Gurion's concept of manifest destiny.
Israel, England and Japan are the only friends and allies we have in this world. Review history for the last 50 years and see who has always backed us in our actions and also financially.
Poll something we didn't know. Unless you're a complete a$$hat, you don't get rid of friends and allies just because they're behaving badly and offending you...you work with them to try to change their behavior and help them see the light.
No one polled me. CNN claims the "majority" disapproves of President Obama for the first time; and now this!
I do not know whom CNN is polling, but its not the people I know!
If Israel is such a great friend, why do they insist on destroying any meaningful attempts at peace while still demanding that the U.S. broker such peace efforts?
First, I am not anti-semetic.
Second, the only true friend that Israel has is Israel itself. No one can trust them to keep their word.
Has anyone forgotten their spying on the US for our military secrets and their attack on our warship some years ago?
They are not a friend to be trusted...they spy on the USA, e.g. Jonathan Pollard who is still in jail for what he did; they killed 27 US Navy sailors on the US Liberty and nothing was ever done; they steal our military ideas and we continue to give them billions every year.
They are a friend whom you have to keep an eye upon...
Just as the Muslims read their Koran ('without' disrespect from progressives) I read the Bible. ( I 'expect' instant hate). What is the difference in judgement? My "nationality".
If I lived in the south and disagreed with' their' government control ideology, progressives would call me a 'red neck' thumping my Bible. Would a progressive EVER dare to call a Muslim.......anything? No. Because the progressive 'fears' having their throat slit during sleep, at their home. It's not a matter of wondering if there is 'one crazy' revenge seeking Muslim....it is 'obvious' the entire religion justifies 'retaliation'. I see no Muslims on the streets of London protesting the take over of England....nor the violence. Why even take a religion and force a country to accept it......when it was not BORN there.
So now, openly speak, progressives. Tell us truthfully, you believe the Muslims should 'over take' Israel and all will be well. Tell us how the 'religion' of the world will be 'satisfied' and live in harmony forever with all , after Israel is gone. Is 'fear' keeping you from telling America the truth? While power is in hand....secrecy is a must?
America is considered "little Israel" and was built by the Knights Templar/ FreeMasons. (yes, it's true: google Sinclair) We know the progressive theory (ie: Illuminati were kicked out of Europe for "share the wealth" ideology) The progressives are not about 'saving' America as it was created. The Illuminati would establish a "fundamental change". "Share The Wealth". Not one essay, did obama write in college praising America. But Russia?.....many.
So historically, religion does play a part in our connections with Israel. If you chose to watch Israel burn, this country will be next.
Judges have begun releasing 911 criminals and Hillary Clinton is requesting that ALL federal prisoners be re-instated to VOTE.
The Van Jones project (FPI) works to take jobs and paychecks away from Americans and give it to the federal prisoners.
If the Mayans – Hobies – IChing – Nostradomas and around 7 more *ancient people* from different eras and locations ALL had a vote and they ALL chose 2012 as the end year.............................then along comes obama?
I choose God, the Bible and Israel.
Who needs friends and allies with folks like these? Don't cave in every time to Netanyahu and allies. They and their views and actions are a liability and their lobby in the US should think about the implications this has for the rest of the US policy in the wolrd.
Yes as Americans we do value and love Israel. We have stood by her from the beginning in 1948. However, too many Americans voted for that fool Obama who intends to give part of Jerusalem to HAMAS and he will keep trying to do that until his powers on this earth of over.
The way a question worded in a "poll" is designed to get the people who underwrite the "poll" the answers that they want to hear. If the question were properly worded, the answers could be interperted that the majority of Americans feel that the world is flat... For some reason the "results" of polls are published is if Americans will read them and say, "Well, if that is the way most other people think, I guess that I should think that way too. Baaaaaaa..... "


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The number of visitors to Dinosaur National Park dropped for the fourth consecutive year, while numbers tracked by the park show a decline of more than 100,000 guests since 1999.
Some 306,923 people visited in 2002, down from last year's 326,922 and 397,801 in 2000, according to park figures.
In 1999, just over 411,000 traveled to the 200,000-plus-acre park between Utah and Colorado.
Fees have not substantially changed over that time period, which has some park officials pointing to the sluggish economy and higher fuel costs for reasons behind the drop.
"People are being more selective about where they're going," said Christy Wright, river operations assistant.
Dinosaur's park superintendent said the declining number of visitors can't be attributed to one particular issue, but said the attention of last summer's fires didn't help.
"(Declining visitor numbers) are not only seen in other regional parks but throughout the entire park system," said Superintendent Chas Cartwright.
"Ultimately, I think we're seeing changing patterns of how people spend their vacations."
Cartwright said a fee increase to be implemented next year at the park is unrelated to the drop in visitor numbers.
Campground fees at both Echo Park and at Gates of Lador will increase by $2. User fees at both campground locations are now $6.
Dinosaur's fee collection committee based the fee increase on a survey of campground fees in other regional parks, Cartwright said.
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By Kay S. Pedrotti
Life is much calmer now for Ehme (pronounced "aim") Brass, an Air Force veteran American Legionnaire who lives with his wife Kay on a small farm at the south end of Lamar County.
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Aug 29, 2009, 8:22 AM by Eric M. Zeman @phonescooper
Documents seen on the FCC site reveal some details about the Nokia 3710a, a clamshell with support for T-Mobile's 3G network. The FCC confirms that the 3710a has GSM/EDGE 850/1900 and WCDMA 1700 radios on board (the draft user manual also mentions GSM/EDGE 900/1800 and WCDMA 900/2100, but the FCC doesn't confirm this). Photos show that the 3710a has a 3.2 megapixel camera with a flash/video light, support for microSD cards and a microUSB port. The draft user manual notes features such as GPS, Bluetooth and FM radio, though the FCC doesn't confirm these details, either. T-Mobile has not announced this device.
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Without metal, a lesser camera and 3G. Should be cheaper Im guessing. Still, this is a nice entry level phone. Has some nice basic essentials and features.
this phone looks old.
2 different versions, same hardware?????
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Rove super PAC posts $4.6M in donations in May
WASHINGTON—Major donors supporting President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney spent millions of dollars last month to get their candidate elected, but new financial filings released Wednesday show that outside political groups helping Romney are reaping a growing share of that fundraising largess.
The new disclosures posted late Wednesday night by a Republican "super" political committee formed by veteran strategist Karl Rove show the super PAC he formed to help GOP causes group reaped $4.6 million in May. That will aid Romney, as will a separate $8 million boost announced earlier in the day from another super PAC, Restore Our Future.
Both multimillion-dollar totals are impressive boosts from a month earlier and signs that GOP political committees are widening the financial gap over their struggling Democratic Party rivals. The calculus raises the specter that Obama, who broke fundraising records four years ago by hauling in $750 million, may be the first incumbent president to be out-raised by his opponent. Super PACs can raise and spend unlimited amounts of cash but can't coordinate their efforts with the candidates they support.
Both Obama and Romney's national campaigns also showed strong fundraising hauls in May. Romney's campaign joined with the Republican Party to raise more than $76 million last month, outpacing Obama and the Democrats' $60 million haul during the same period.
But the GOP-supportive "super" political committees -- operating under relaxed campaign-finance regulations -- are expected to bring in more than $1 billion this election, according to an Associated Press review of past campaign spending data and fundraising projections. That includes cash that outside groups have spent on expensive advertising critical of Obama.
Restore Our Future has raised $64 million so far, and spent more than $55 million to defeat Romney's opponents during the GOP primary, and it plans high-dollar financial aid from both Romney supporters and his former opponents' donors.
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The biggest contributions to Restore Our Future came from a trio of firms linked to a Houston-based businessman who previously backed a super PAC supporting Romney rival Texas Gov. Rick Perry. The disclosures show that three companies based at the same post office box office in Dayton, Ohio, each gave $333,333 to the pro-Romney super PAC. Corporation records show the firms are headed by Houston businessman Robert T. Brockman.
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Meanwhile, Obama's campaign reported $109.7 million in the bank at the end of May but spent more than it took in during the same period. The campaign collected $39.1 million and spent $44.5 million during the month. The Democratic Party, meanwhile, had $29.6 million cash on hand at end of the month, raising about $20 million during the period and spending $14.6 million.
A super PAC working in Obama's favor, Priorities USA Action, reported raising $4 million last month. The group said their contributions in May marked its best fundraising month so far, while calling its financial support a sign of the PAC's growing momentum.
Even with outside financial strength, Romney is taking few chances at being outspent by his opponent. His campaign is hosting a retreat in Utah this weekend for contributors who raised tens of thousands of dollars for his campaign. GOP heavyweights like former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice are expected to attend.
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I'm very reluctant to try and do a detailed review of a movie I watched raw, so I'll just give some highlights. Having read the prequel chapters definitely helped, and I'm able to follow enough of the language now to have a general idea – but there are certain elements I'm not sure of, even so. If you'd rather go in fresh when you see the movie, please stop reading here.
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If it does, I can't figure out exactly how based on the raw. The characters act as if it were (that's the difference in having the actual mangaka do the writing) but it does seem to exist in an alternate timeline.
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Spoiler for Spoilery question:
I'm never the one who says "this show should get a sub-forum", but given that H x H already has four threads (actually five, that I know of) scattered around three different boards...
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Great debut for H x H:
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It's out subbed and I just watched it and the result was pretty good. I've heard people say that they are glad this didn't get into the manga, but I don't think of it that way at all. There is a huge difference between a movie and a full arc made up of multiple manga chapters and/or anime episodes. (Imagine if Yorkshin was a movie instead). If anything I would have liked to see this in the manga as I felt Omokage and Retz needed more backstory which could have been fixed if the story were a manga arc instead. Other than that everything was good. Characterization was consistent and the story is very dark which is pretty much a sign of Hunter x Hunter. And it is interesting to watch the Killua/Illumi dynamic since it is playing out right this moment in the Chimera Ant arc. I'd give it an 8/10.
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a major public health problem affecting 1 out 110 children. There is a fundamental gap in understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the diverse clinical presentation of ASD. Understanding these mechanisms is critical for developing novel therapeutic approaches. The limitations inherent in human studies make it difficult to study cellular and molecular mechanisms, providing a rationale for the study of animal models. Recent genetic evidence implicates the SHANK3 gene in ASD. SHANK3 is a scaffolding protein that organizes a signaling complex at postsynaptic density of excitatory synapses. An array of SHANK3 isoforms result from 6 alternative promoters and splicing of coding exons. Deletion of the SHANK3 gene is a major contributor to ASD features in the 22q13.3 deletion Phelan-McDermid syndrome. Microdeletions of the entire SHANK3 gene and point mutations of SHANK3 disrupting specific isoforms have been identified in patients with ASD and intellectual disability. We and others reported Shank3 isoform-knockout mice with different exonic deletions. Reduced postsynaptic response of excitatory synapses in hippocampus, striatum, and neocortex as well as ASD-like behaviors is found in these mice, but there were also notable phenotypic differences. This phenotypic heterogeneity could be explained by the different impact that each mutation has on isoform-specific expression of Shank3. However, interpretation of these differences is complicated by the fact that the existing mutant mice are not Shank3 complete knockout and were analyzed in different brain regions and using different protocols. Because >95% of SHANK3 molecular defects in humans delete the entire SHANK3 gene, and these patients have more severe phenotypes than those with point mutations of SHANK3, we have generated Shank3 complete knockout mice by deleting exons 4-22, and also Shank3 conditional knockout mice, with floxed exons 4-22. These models are more valid for dissecting the cellular mechanism arising from SHANK3 deletion than existing isoform-knockout mice. The objective of this proposal is to analyze Shank3 complete knockout mice using an interdisciplinary approach. The central hypothesis is that the primary path by which SHANK3 molecular defects lead to ASD in humans is via cellular and synaptic defects of reduced glutamatergic receptor-mediated postsynaptic responses in different brain regions. With these mutant mice, we are uniquely positioned to study the following Specific Aims: 1) To model major clinical features of SHANK3 deletion in Shank3 complete knockout mice;2). To delineate the cellular and molecular mechanism underlying Shank3 deficiency;3) To analyze the temporal- and spatial-requirements of SHANK3 deficiency underlying the pathogenesis of ASD. The proposed studies are significant because analysis of Shank3 complete knockout mice may uncover the cellular and circuit mechanism of ASD caused by SHANK3 deletion. The knowledge gained from studying Shank3 will provide insights that may be generalizable and applicable to understanding the pathophysiology of other causes of ASD.
The proposed project is to understand the cellular and synaptic mechanism underlying autism spectrum disorder by analyzing Shank3 complete knockout mice. This project will lead to better understanding the pathogenesis and developing treatment for ASD.
Du, Xiaonan; An, Yu; Yu, Lifei et al. (2014) A genomic copy number variant analysis implicates the MBD5 and HNRNPU genes in Chinese children with infantile spasms and expands the clinical spectrum of 2q23.1 deletion. BMC Med Genet 15:62 |
Wang, Xiaoming; Bey, Alexandra L; Chung, Leeyup et al. (2014) Therapeutic approaches for shankopathies. Dev Neurobiol 74:123-35 |
Bey, Alexandra L; Jiang, Yong-Hui (2014) Overview of mouse models of autism spectrum disorders. Curr Protoc Pharmacol 66:5.66.1-5.66.26 |
Zhu, Li; Wang, Xiaoming; Li, Xin-Lei et al. (2014) Epigenetic dysregulation of SHANK3 in brain tissues from individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Hum Mol Genet 23:1563-78 |
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