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Apple Avoided Taxes on Overseas Billions, Senate Panel Finds
Apple Inc. AAPL -3.20% paid no corporate income tax to any national government on tens of billions of dollars in overseas income over the past four years, Senate investigators found, a revelation that fuels the debate over whether the U.S. tax code needs an overhaul.
The disclosure follows a lengthy examination of the technology giant's tax practices by the U.S. Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which is expected to air its findings at a hearing on Tuesday. Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook is preparing to testify at the hearing, and is expected to propose changes to a tax code that provides American companies strong incentives to keep overseas earnings bottled up at foreign subsidiaries.
Apple used technicalities in Irish and American tax law to pay little or no corporate taxes on at least $74 billion over the past four years, according to the Senate panel's findings. The investigation found no evidence that Apple did anything illegal. Aides to the subcommittee said they have never seen a company use a subsidiary that didn't owe corporate income taxes to any country.
Apple didn't dispute that entities it set up didn't pay corporate taxes but denied they were designed to avoid taxes. The company said it pays local taxes on overseas earnings and U.S. taxes on investment income generated at its Irish subsidiaries.
The company pointed to the "extraordinary" amount of corporate income taxes it pays—$6 billion in 2012—and said its U.S. effective federal cash tax rate was 30.5% last year, not much below the 35% statutory rate.
Clips from Tim Cook's Testimony
"What they often leave out is the second part of the story, that Apple is one of the largest tax avoiders," said Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.), who described Apple as the "most egregious offender" among U.S. corporations trying to avoid tax bills. Mr. McCain is the ranking Republican on the subcommittee headed by Michigan Democrat Carl Levin.
General Electric Co. , by comparison, had a 14.4% consolidated effective income-tax rate and paid $3.2 billion in cash income taxes globally last year. The company said its consolidated rate reflected lower tax rates on foreign earnings and tax credits for investments that created jobs.
The subcommittee has previously taken Hewlett-Packard Co. to task for setting up chains of short-term loans to make use of its foreign subsidiaries' cash at home without paying taxes. It has also called Microsoft Corp. out for shifting intellectual property—and the income that follows—to subsidiaries in Singapore, Ireland and Puerto Rico.
As with Apple, the companies' moves are legal, and both H-P and Microsoft have said they comply fully with tax laws.
The Senate panel's new report focuses on Apple units in Cork, Ireland, where Apple has long based its operations for Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, Asia and the Pacific. The units are beyond the reach of the Internal Revenue Service, which counts corporations as American if they are incorporated in the U.S.
But Irish tax law only considers companies residents of the small European country if they are managed and controlled there, and Apple manages them from the U.S.
The result: Apple pays little or no taxes to either country on much of its revenue earned outside the U.S., according to the report.
One of the units, Apple Operations International, hasn't filed a corporate tax return anywhere in the past five years, the Senate panel found. The unit is the main holding company for Apple's business outside of the Americas.
"Despite reporting net income of $30 billion over the four-year period 2009 to 2012, Apple Operations International paid no corporate income taxes to any national government during that period," the report found.
Apple told the panel that it doesn't believe Apple Operations International "qualifies as a tax resident of any other country under the applicable local laws."
In 2011, another Ireland-based Apple unit, Apple Sales International, which sells iPhones, iPads MacBooks and other products to overseas distributors, recorded $22 billion in pretax earnings but paid just $10 million in taxes, investigators found. That works out to a rate of about .05%.
A third Apple subsidiary, Apple Operations Europe, also maintains its corporate profits aren't taxable by any country, according to the investigation.
The entities "play an important role in the Company's International business activities," said Apple's written testimony, which added the Irish operations employ nearly 4,000 people. The structure allows Apple to minimize risk and take advantage of scale by having most of its foreign earnings held by one entity.
The revelations come as lawmakers around the globe are applying closer scrutiny to the taxes paid by multinational companies. Lawmakers from the U.K., France and Australia are trying to squeeze more tax revenue from such companies amid concerns that complex corporate structures are depriving their countries of taxes they believe are due.
Last week, the Australian government's annual budget revealed steps aimed at stopping domestic and multinational companies from "shifting" profits out of the country. The U.K.'s Parliament held hearings over tax policies last week with BP PLC and GlaxoSmithKline PLC. A French-government report on the matter in January accused "all big American Internet companies" of using complex arrangements to "minimize their effective tax rate" in Europe.
Meanwhile, the U.S. is undergoing a debate about the earnings that U.S. companies are keeping overseas. The profit at foreign subsidiaries are out of the reach of the IRS, and largely unusable to their U.S. operations.
The sums amount to an estimated $1.9 trillion, according to an analysis by Audit Analytics, which reviewed filings from more than 1,000 companies in the Russell 3000 Index that report the figure.
The accumulation of cash offshore reflects companies' expansion overseas and U.S. tax rules that make overseas earnings subject to the U.S. 35% tax on corporate profit once repatriated from foreign subsidiaries.
"It is the worst of all worlds in many ways," said Mihir Desai, a professor at Harvard Business School. "We are running a world-wide tax system but we are running it in a way that encourages people to keep cash overseas."
Mr. Cook will urge Congress on Tuesday to modify the current tax system, which Apple said penalizes companies for bringing foreign earnings back to the U.S.
"Apple welcomes an objective examination of the U.S. corporate tax system, which has not kept pace with the advent of the digital age and the rapidly changing global economy," the company said in testimony released Monday.
—Sam Schechner contributed to this article.
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After her son was born, Morgann Hill had a strong desire to create. So alongside her husband, Kyle, she opened an Etsy shop and casually began hand-making wedding decorations from a small craft room. Within a year, the duo had outgrown that small craft room, and their hobby had blossomed into a full-time job.
Today, Morgann Hill Designs operates out of a large warehouse in Southern California. The company's inspiration stems from an organic mixture of Morgann's big-city background and Kyle's small-town roots, producing items that are at once sparkly like the city but warm and inviting like the country. Dubbed "rustic chic" by Morgann, the company's products range from personalized home accents to usable, everyday items. Items like monogrammed candle holders, planters, and signs are also popular for wedding decor and gift giving.

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Traveling between Tallahassee and West Palm Beach would normally take about seven hours in a car, but soon you will be able to get there in less than three hours using a new service from the Tallahassee Regional Airport. Today, the Airport announced a new daily flight, which will take passengers from Tallahassee (TLH) to West Palm Beach (PBI) after stopping in Tampa (TPA). The new service provided by Silver Airways, which operates as a United Airlines co-share partner, will take flight on January 7.
"This new service will carry tremendous potential in boosting leisure and business travel between Tallahassee and West Palm Beach," said Sunil Harman, director of Aviation. "Particularly for business travelers, the new service will allow them to save money, travel more comfortably and maximize productivity by getting work done in-flight."
Once passengers arrive in Tampa (TPA), they will have to deplane and board another plane that continues on to West Palm Beach (PBI). This process is expected to take up to 30 minutes; however, the total trip time between Tallahassee and West Palm Beach will be less than three hours.
Tickets for the new service are now on sale. The schedule will be as follows:
West Palm Beach (PBI) via Tampa (TPA) to TLH TLH via Tampa (TPA) to West Palm Beach (PBI)
Flight # Departs Arrives Flight # Departs Arrives Days
3975 7:00 a.m. 9:35 a.m. 3993 10:35 a.m. 1:23 p.m. Mon-Sat
3980 1:35 p.m. 4:05 p.m. 4002 4:35 p.m. 7:20 p.m. Mon-Fri, Sun
"As a customer myself, I'm excited to see TLH adding more daily flights to destinations here in Florida," said City Commissioner Scott Maddox, lead commissioner on airport issues. "This new service will no doubt encourage more and more people to use the Tallahassee Regional Airport when traveling around the state."
Silver Airways is one of four major commercial air carriers servicing the Tallahassee market, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and US Airways. For more information about Silver Airways and to make reservations, visit www.gosilver.com or call toll free at 800-864-8331.
The Tallahassee Regional Airport is owned and operated by the City of Tallahassee. Daily flights include non-stop service to Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Worth, Miami, Tampa and Washington, D.C., and connections to worldwide destinations. For more information on TLH, please visit www.flytallahassee.com or call 891-7800. You can also stay up-to-date by liking Tallahassee Regional Airport on Facebook or following @iFlyTallahassee on Twitter.


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I want to assure the compliance of password policy in my office.
Environment Intro My environment is all windows based (server 2003/2008) users strength is not more than 400 employees. Nearly 90% of all users have windows xp O/S installed on their machines the other 10% population is divided between vista and windows 7 operating systems. The maximum strength for password is limited to 10 characters.
Problem statement I want to know the easiest, fastest and the most reliable way of enumerating windows users account. I have downloaded and gone through the use of many password auditing tools (l0phtcrack, ophtcrack,samsinde).
Objectives I want an approach which enables me to enumerate the user account by logging into domain controller and not having to go to each individual machine and then run the software. This activity just creates un-necessary administrative workload. Additionally, I need a software that doesn't require booting into alternate OS (as in case of ophtcrack) doing so would affect the performance of the users and also becomes annoying.
I want to make use of rainbow tables. The specs handed to me are not enough for me to carry exhaustive brute force attack in the time that is given to me by the senior management to complete the task.
However, I got no issue regarding storage-I can dedicate as much as 1 TB for storing rainbow tables. I would appreciate if you guys can provide me with the suitable link and guide me about the things I should consider before downloading such large size files for my use.
Update: I said in the opening statement of this thread too but i guess i over simplified it. Let me re-explain. I want to check for password strength of windows users not standalone. Those connected to windows environment. I also want to incorporate use of rainbow tables in the exercise. How can i do this task with information provided above


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My Notes
It would be nice to have the option to add a "My Notes" area to myHUB. There are some things, including some links, that I would like to remember or to access next time I'm in nanoHUB. It would be convenient to have them right here, instead of having to look for a document on my laptop computer.
A simple format would be nice, to make this notepad easy to use.


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Celebrate World Kindness Day
November 13th is World Kindness Day. It's a day where everyone looks past stereotypes and misfortunes. It's a day to perform a random act of kindness and show the world that we are all in this together. It's a day to show others that, despite the busyness in our lives, kindness and sincerity still exist.
Here are 10 ways you can celebrate World Kindness Day.


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National Firearm Survey, 2004 (ICPSR 29681)
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This nationally representative, anonymous, household telephone survey was conducted to explore the distribution of privately owned firearms in the United States, as well as firearm acquisition, disposal, and storage in households with guns. The study updates an earlier (1994) study by Cook and Ludwig that examined household firearm ownership in the United States (Cook P.J., Ludwig J. Guns in America: Results of a comprehensive national survey of firearms ownership and use. Washington DC: Police Foundation 1997.) Other domains of the survey included (1) past year firearm use both by respondents with firearms in their households and those without (e.g., "In the past 12 months, have you handled any gun"); (2) guns and youth (e.g., "In the last 12 months, have you ever asked another parent whether their home contains guns?"); (3) awareness of and opinions regarding state and federal firearm laws (e.g., "To the best of your knowledge, does your state have a law that holds adults liable for misuse of their guns by children or minors"; "Do you favor or oppose the sale of military style firearms?"); (4) depression and suicide (e.g., "If the Golden Gate Bridge had a barrier to prevent suicide, about how many of the 1,000 jumpers (who have committed suicide by jumping off the bridge since 1937) do you think would have found some other way to kill themselves?") and (5) aggressive driving (e.g., "In the past 12 months, have you made obscene or rude gestures at another motorist"). The survey also included extensive demographic information about the respondent and his or her family. The demographic information that was collected includes respondents' sex, age, race, education level, household income, criminal arrest history, armed forces membership status, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), and political philosophy.
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The sample was a random sample of all U.S. adults living in households with telephones (including new and unlisted numbers, but excluding cell phones). For a full description of sampling methods, see: Johnson, R.M., M. Miller, M. Vriniotis, D. Azrael, D. Hemenway. "Are Household Firearms Stored Less Safely in Homes With Adolescents?" Analysis of a National Random Sample of Parents, Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 160, 8 (August 2006), 788-792.
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Adults (18 years of age and older) living in the United States in households with at least one working telephone.
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Of the 31,302 telephone numbers called for the study, 91.1 percent did not result in an interview. Of these, 41.4 percent were ineligible numbers (e.g., non-residential, line out of service, quota reached for state). For an additional 39.2 percent, an interview did not take place after the maximum number of calls (10) had been made for one of the following reasons: only an answering machine picked up, he line was always busy, the line was never answered or the potential respondent was never available. Only 19 percent of the numbers called that did not result in an interview were refusals.
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- Miller, Matthew. National Firearm Survey, 2004. ICPSR29681-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2011-05-27. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR29681.v1
2011-05-27 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
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This Friday, London College of Fashion launches its first standalone menswear show in the vaults of the Royal Society. LCFM will showcase the work of four recent alumni to press and buyers - and it promises to be a global affair.
BY George Dennis | 13 June 2012
Photo: Oliver Ruuger
Oliver Ruuger hails from Hiiumaa, a small rural island off Estonia with a strong handcraft tradition, which he works into his cerebral accessories. "The hair on that umbrella handle belonged to an Austrian goat called Heinrich" he confides. "The tannery we sourced it from said it died from natural causes".
The life expectancy of goats is a fittingly eccentric conversation topic for Ruuger. His latest collection of surrealist, labour-intensive accessories is to be displayed as an installation on Friday. Objects range from fully functional falcon hoods to leather attaché cases.
The attaché case is a sight to behold: "It took over 100 hours to complete," explains Ruuger, who engraved the painstakingly intricate bird-themed graphic. With the aid of design partner Volker Koch (a German with fifteen years of artisan experience at Hermès) Ruuger has produced a series of beautifully idiosyncratic objects that are sure to captivate the crowd.
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Showing alongside Ruuger, is 29-year-old Italian Matteo Molinari, the recipient of the 2011 Show of the Year award at LCF. Molinari's latest collection is similarly inspired by tradition and heritage. The lightweight tailored jackets feature crochet spun by his elderly aunt, who churns out "kilometres" of the stuff every year. Meanwhile, the matador-ish hues of hues of red, burgundy and cream subtly reference his Mediterranean upbringing. Luxurious hand-made sunglasses, produced in northern Italy using the same techniques as Cutler & Gross, will cap off his collection.
At the other end of the sartorial spectrum is Domingo Rodriguez, a Kentucky-born Liverpudlian, whose collection is informed by the shell-suit culture of his home town. Rodriguez cut his teeth interning for the high-end sportswear pioneer Kim Jones. Since graduating in 2010, the 25-year-old has twice collaborated with e-commerce powerhouse Asos. Friday's collection is formed predominantly of lightweight cotton pieces that fit neatly into the luxe-sportswear bracket. Rodriguez's collection features state-of-the-art computer-knit garments that echo muscle tones, and help to "scaffold the torso". The palate is sober, ranging from taupe T-shirts to racing-green suede brogues.
READ: What to expect from London Collections: Men
From deep within the sepulchral vaults of the Royal Society, LCFM is set to confirm that British menswear's eclectic reputation remains alive and kicking.


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Some favor a traditional, formal approach that emphasizes the military as an institution, serves as a geographical and historical resource and stages events.
Others prefer an artistic, informal approach that blends in with the community with more of a beach feel.
Armed with a $20,000 county grant, the Ocean Beach Community Development Corporation and its supporters are moving full-speed-ahead in designing the memorial. To make sure they're going about it in true Ocean Beach fashion, they are asking interested citizens to go the group's website (obcdc.org), look over the two designs and email their comments to email@example.com by Tuesday, May 21.
Two very different approaches have been developed by the architectural firm KTU+A, but it may well be possible to include features of both in the final design, rather than being a strictly either/or proposition.
"We're taking elements that can be combined into one final design," said Steve Grosch, who is chairing a committee leading the effort. "They're pretty different designs but they're both elegant and represent something good for Ocean Beach."
The effort began in earnest earlier this year to replace the existing Veterans Plaza at the corner of Abbott Street and Newport Avenue, where the sidewalk medallions first appeared in the late 1990s. Over the years, the names etched into the concrete have grown increasingly unreadable be-cause of sand, foot traffic and salt air.
Both designs call for the memorial to be moved to the grassy area adjacent to the dirt employee parking lot of the lifeguard tower on Abbott Street — a few hundred feet north of the existing memorial. Both also seek to establish a dignified memorial that will stand as a place of honor, remembrance and reflection, said KTU+A principal Kurt Carlson during an April 30 public workshop.
The formal, traditional design — which has been given the title, "Defenders of the World" — features an amphitheater with two-level seating that overlooks a globe design paved on the ground, and faces a curved wall of polished granite.
Names of veterans would be etched on the wall and include a geographical marking system that relates the honoree to the war served in. The design includes storyboards identifying the nation's major conflicts, providing educational opportunities for students and visitors, Carlson said.
The design could be ideal for Memorial Day and Veterans Day and staging other events, Carlson said.
Flags representing the five branches of service and lighting would go behind the wall with palm trees on either side of the amphitheater. The design could be accessed two ways and would be 40 feet at its widest. It's a bit reminiscent of the Vietnam War memorial in New York City, Carlson said.
The other design, "Life Journey," reflects the importance and significance of coastline, Carlson said.
Visitors would enter from the east side on Abbott Street and navigate a walkway that ends in a gathering plaza. The design is 32 feet at its widest, Carlson said.
"It's really an experience as you walk through a series of spaces, rather than a plaza," Carlson said.
On the north side would be an artificial rock wall designed to look like Sunset Cliffs. Four granite walls, 15 feet wide by 5 ½ feet tall, would face visitors as they walk west and would contain the names and possibly faces of the honorees.
The walkway would contain an inlay of stars to represent veterans lost in battle with a tide pattern that appears to flow out toward the sea. On the south side, an 18-inch wall would run the length of the walkway.
The use of the ocean serves as a powerful symbol as the end of the life journey, Carlson said, that will be further accentuated by a good sunset.
"The ocean itself is a defined edge of this design," he said.
Citizens at the forum seemed receptive to both designs, but expressed concerns about homelessness, loitering, alcohol consumption and decreased space for groups that rely on the grassy area to hold events.
KTU+A will use public feedback to come up with a first draft to show the community by late fall, Grosch said.


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The PHPro.org website has this new tutorial posted today - a step further into the would of OOP in PHP with a look at abstraction, hierarchies and polymorphism.
The PHP Object Oriented method of programming brings many exciting possibilities to application code. Many of the theories surrounding PHP Object Oriented code comes from some simple concepts. To the new comer, some of these concepts seem a little abstract, and with good reason. Abstraction is a key concept on Object Oriented code, but to the un-initiated, may seem rather vague.
Kevin looks at creating abstract classes as a foundation for types other classes can work from, overriding built in classes (like extending the DirectoryIterator to make a DirectoryReader class).


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Through the years, I've visited some pretty remote places. However, until now Madagascar had not been one of them, although it sat high at the top of my "would love to see" list. Two weeks ago I finally took my first trip to this unique island country in the Indian Ocean – visiting the capital and northern part of the island. With just a 3 hour flight from Johannesburg, I was in another world. Stops included:
- Antananaarivo (capital, located in central Madagascar)
- Diego Suarez
- Amber Mountain National Park
- Ankarana Reserve
- Nosy Be and nearby islands
At first I had mixed feelings. Much of what I saw (both lush and mountainous rainforests, white sandy beaches and warm sea, traditional culture, rare plant and animal species) could be seen in other countries (e.g. Indonesia, Costa Rica, Mozambique, Malawi). But then I realized… how utterly unique it is to see such a mix in one country- and that's just with a visit to the north!
And of course, there are the lemurs. And the fact that Madagascar is home to 80% of endemic fauna and flora.
What I especially loved was experiencing a variety of terrain and seeing local culture largely untouched by commercialism and mass tourism. Such a rare encounter these days.
I loved that Madagascar is still very wild and untrodden, and VERY off the beaten path. However, that means that the infrastructure, especially for tourism, is limited and in some places, nonexistent. A few of the most visited places (Antananarivo and Nosy Be) do have some 4* accommodation options but most of the less trodden and, in my opinion, more interesting destinations offer very basic accommodations (but always great food on offer!). Also, distances between the national parks & reserves are often significant with pot-holed roads and limited internal flights. But that just adds excitement to the overall experience!
So… for those who love nature, who seek out locales that are still quite untamed, who don't mind simple accommodations and are up for adventure, my guess is that you will love Madagascar! For myself, I can't wait to go back and explore other parts of this unique country- Isalo Massif, Morondava, Ranomafana…!
We've got a GS small group trip to Madagascar in the works so be sure to get in touch with us if you are interested! For those preferring an adventure on your own, we're happy to set that up for you as well. Just email us and we'll get started on your Madagascar adventure!


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cis1 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 90 designs submitted by 28 freelance designers.
looking for a logo that better represents our research and information services business.
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Competitive InfoSearch, LLC would like a new logo with the incorporation of the 3 letters C, I, & S. or an icon/image that would describe the business. We would like it to be clean, professional and modern. Do not want the use of pastels. Would prefer bold and eye catching colors. Limit the colors to 2 (as far as possible).
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Rebels fight for control of key Damascus suburb
From Salma Abdelaziz and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN: Fierce fighting between rebels and Syrian troops raged on the embattled capital's doorstep Saturday, opposition forces told CNN.
Free Syrian Army rebels traded gunfire for mortar rounds from President Bashar al Assad's troops along a critical fault line separating the suburb of Jawbar from Damascus itself, said Baraa, a spokesman for the local Revolutionary Military Council, who gave only his first name for safety reasons.
"There are heavy ongoing clashes at Eight Azar. If we capture the area it means we have reached the heart of the capital. It means we can cross into Damascus," Baraa told CNN.
Rebels appear to be inching closer to a decisive battle for the capital, al-Assad's stronghold, but after nearly two years of fighting the opposition remains wary.
"We are still several hundred meters away and there are many snipers positioned on the buildings and tanks in the area. We expect very intense fighting over the next several days," Baraa said.
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The Free Syrian Army is embroiled in near-constant clashes along three front lines on the western edge of the suburb of Jawbar — the Eight Azar entrance, a military air force building, and the vital 6 Teshreen Road dividing the government-controlled suburb of Qaboun from Jawbar.
Reinforcements are arriving from eastern Ghouta and other suburbs, Baraa said, and are being dispersed evenly to all three front lines.
The opposition Damascus Media Office told CNN on Saturday that the Free Syrian Army was now in control of a majority of Jawbar. Clashes are constant along a thin line leading to the edges of Abassiyeen Square, it said.
The regime has stepped up its offensive using fighter jets and missiles to shell the suburb, it said.
For civilians pinned down by the heavy fighting, survival is a daily struggle and escape a distant possibility.
"There are still civilians here and they tell us, where can we go? All of Syria is a battle ground — there is nowhere to hide," Baraa said.
Historically the suburb of Jawbar has been a holy site for Jews, drawing pilgrims to one of the oldest standing synagogues in the world. Now bodies line the streets towards the central Abassiyeen Square, Baraa claimed, and the 2,000-year-old Jawbar Synagogue sustains artillery attacks.
"Just as the homes and mosques are being struck, the synagogue was struck too. The regime's random shelling does not distinguish between buildings — it can hit anything," Baraa said.
Syrian state media reported fighting in the Damascus suburbs, claiming government armed forces were pursuing armed terrorist groups in the area and had inflicted heavy losses after a string of operations.
CNN cannot confirm opposition and government accounts of death tolls as access by international journalists is severely restricted.
'Chess game'
Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Muallem held talks Saturday with his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi in Tehran. Iran has been a constant ally of the embattled al-Assad regime.
In a joint news conference on Iran's state-run Press TV, Muallem said the Syrian army was acting to defend the people and was doing so within the framework of the law.
Syria must "eliminate the sources of terrorism" and defend its sovereignty, he said.
Syria will not turn into a "chess game" for the international community, he added, reiterating the government's rejection of what it views as foreign interference in its affairs.
Both Muallem and Salehi questioned Western support for rebel groups, saying such fighters were the cause of bloodshed in Syria.
Salehi said Iran believes dialogue is needed to bring an end to the violence. The Syrian government is ready to talk, he said.
Their remarks come two days after the United States promised to send food and medical supplies — but not weapons — to rebels in the first such move since the conflict began nearly two years ago.
At the same time, European nations began to explore how to strengthen rebel fighters short of arming them after a European Council decision allowing aid for civilian protection.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking after meeting opposition leaders at a Friends of Syria conference in Rome, said the aid would help fighters in their effort to topple al-Assad.
He did not say how much aid, but did announce that the United States would separately give $60 million to local groups working with the opposition Syrian National Council to provide political administration and basic services in rebel-controlled areas of Syria.
That's on top of $50 million in similar aid the United States has previously pledged to the council, as well as $385 million in humanitarian assistance, Kerry said.
The European Council carved out an exception in its sanctions against Syria on Thursday to allow for the transfer of nonlethal equipment and technical assistance for civilian protection only. It did not specify what kind of equipment could be involved.
City bombarded
Meanwhile, violent clashes have been taking place in al-Raqa province, near Syria's northern border with Turkey, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based opposition group.
Fighting began Saturday morning between fighters from many rebel battalions and regime forces, around the al-Raqa city, around the Mashlab and Furusiya checkpoints, and around the Hajana building in the city, the group said.
The sound of explosions rocked the city and smoke rose overhead, where helicopters hovered, the Observatory said. Several areas in the city and its outskirts were bombarded by government forces.
The group reported dozens of deaths on both sides.
By the end of Friday, 125 people were killed across Syria, including 54 in Aleppo, according to the Local Coordination Committees for Syria, a network of opposition activists.
The unrest began in March 2011, when al-Assad's government began a brutal crackdown on demonstrators calling for enhanced political freedoms.
The protest movement eventually devolved into an armed conflict, one that has devastated cities and towns around the country and has already claimed nearly 70,000 lives.
It has also spurred more than 950,000 Syrians to flee to neighboring nations, according to the United Nations' refugee agency.
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>Pelosi, Obama take top prize for most inane statements.
>Cheers for new assessor in the Town of New Hartford.
Displacing a tax-paying business for parking wrong
Oneida County is buying a profitable business on Elizabeth Street to tear down and put in parking. I have never heard why a parking garage can't be built behind the State Office Building where there once was one. As long as it is built structurally sound, that should be the perfect place and first choice!
The county wouldn't be spending unnecessary money that it doesn't have to buy up property that already has a taxpaying business on it! We need to retain any taxpaying business that we can! This should definitely be reconsidered and not waste money that we don't have!
VIRGINIA ROMMEL, Utica
Pelosi, Obama take top prize for most inane statements
When the National Care Bill, later to become known as Obamacare, was being considered in 2010, Nancy Pelosi made the now-famous dumb statement: "We have to vote on it before we can find out what's in it."
It is now apparent that not too many – including President Obama – have read even some of the 2,700-page document. This probably accounts for another famous statement – repeated by Obama several times, "If you like your health plan – you'll be able to keep your health care plan – period."
Whether Obama misspoke or lied is irrelevant. The act remains that under the new law – millions of Americans have lost their health insurance or have had their premiums increased substantially.
If ever there is an award for inane and misleading statements, Pelosi and Obama will probably be the prime candidates to receive it.
MATTHEW CASTELLUCCI, Oriskany Falls
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Hooray, hooray – thank you to New Hartford Councilmen Rich Woodland, Paul Miscione and Don Backman. It's good to see some new blood in the assessor position. It'll be a big undertaking to research all the nonprofits – the additions to homes and farms, previously not taxed.
I wish Darlene Abbatecola well! I cannot believe two people didn't also approve.
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50 new mission proposals for ESA's scientific programme
A wealth of new mission concepts were submitted by the European scientific community on 29 June, following the ESA Call for Proposals issued in March this year.
These 50 proposals represent more than a 50 percent increase in response by the science community, compared to the previous ESA Call in October 1999.
The proposed missions cover a wide variety of scientific objectives, spanning from the search for extrasolar planets, to the study of Jupiter and its icy satellite Europa, testing the laws of gravity, and more.
The missions' objectives fit well with the founding pillars of ESA's Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 plan, which cover four major themes:
- the conditions for life and planetary formation
- the origin and formation of the Solar System
- the fundamental laws of our cosmos
- the origin, structure and evolution of the Universe.
Many of the proposed missions foresee collaboration with other space agencies worldwide, matching the international spirit of ESA and of its scientific programme.
Out of these 50 concepts, three medium-class missions (with costs to ESA not exceeding 300 million euros) and three large-class missions (with costs to ESA not exceeding 650 million euros) will be selected for assessment (or feasibility) studies starting in October this year.
The selection will follow a careful evaluation process, taking into account the scientific value and novelty of the proposal as main criteria, together with its technological maturity and its estimated cost.
At the end of the full assessment cycle in 2011, one medium- and one large-class mission will be adopted for implementation by ESA's Science Programme Committee. Their launches are currently foreseen for 2017 and 2018 respectively.
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Date: March 28, 1996
On March 28, 1996, the House passed, by a vote of 328-91, H.R. 3136, the Contract With America Advancement Act of 1996. The bill is expected to be taken up in the Senate tomorrow.
In addition to extending the debt limit from $4.9 trill ion to $5.5 trillion, the bill contains the following provisions of interest to Social Security:
Denial of Disability Benefits to Drug Addicts and Alcoholics
- Prohibits disability insurance (DI) and supplemental security income (SSI) eligibility to individuals whose drug addiction and/or alcoholism (DAA) is a contributing factor material to the finding of disability. This provision would apply to individuals who file for benefits on or after the date of enactment and to individuals whose claims are finally adjudicated on or after the date of enactment. This provision applies to curre nt beneficiarie s on January 1, 1997. SSA must: 1) notify current DAA beneficiaries of new provisions within 90 days of enactment; and 2) complete newmedical determinations by January 1, 1997, for affected current beneficiaries who request such a determination within 120 days after the date of enactment.
- Applies repre sentative payee requirements to DI or SSI beneficiaries who have a DAA condition, as determined by the Commissioner, and who are incapable of managing benefits. SSA would refer these individuals to the appropriate State agency for treatment. These provisions would apply to applications filed after the third month following the month of enactment. In addition, retains the $50 fee that representatives can collect for beneficiari es who have a DAA condition.
- Provides an appropriation of $50 million for each of FYs 1997 and 1998 to carry out on a priority basis activities relating to the treatment of drug and alcohol abuse under the Public Health Service Act.
Continuing Disability Reviews
- Provides additional funds to SSA for fiscal years 1996 through 2002 for the purpose of conducting Social Security disability insurance (DI) continuing disability reviews (CDRs) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) CDRs and disability eligibility redeterminations. This would be accomplished by increasing the amount of funds available for appropriations under the discretionary spending cap.
- Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to ensurethat the funds made available pursuant to this provision are used, to the greatest extent practicable, to maximize the combined savings to the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance (OASDI), SSI, Medicare, and Medicaid programs.
- Requires the Commissioner to report annually, for FYs 1996 through 2002, to Congress on the amount of money spent on CDRs, the number of reviews conducted (by category), the disposition of such reviews (by program), and the estimated savings over the short-, medium-, and long-term for OASDI, SSI, Medicare, and Medicaid programs from CDRs which result in cessations, and the estimated present value of such savings.
- Establishes statutorily in the Social Security Administration the position of Chief Actuary, to be appointed by, and report directly to, the Commissioner, and be subject to removal only for cause.
Dependency Test for Stepchildren
- Provides that a stepchild would have to be receiving at least one-half support from the stepparent when the child's claim is tiled to get benefits. (The option for finding dependency based on living-with would bc eliminated.) This provision would be effective for benefits of individuals who become entitled after the third month following the month of enactment.
If the natural parent and the stepparent of an entitled stepchild divorce, benefits to the stepchild based on the work record of the stepparent would terminate the month after the month in which such divorce becomes final. This provision would be effective for final divorces occurring after the third month following the month of enactment.
Increase in the Earnings Test Annual Exempt Amount
- Gradually ra ises, beginning in 1996, the earnings limit for the retirement
earnings test (REI) for beneficiaries who have attained normal retirement age
to $30,000 by 2002 (compared with $ 14,760 under current law based on the
intermediate assumptions in the Tru stees Report). The applicable 1996 exempt
amount under current law is $ 11,520. Exempt amounts under the bill would
After 2002, the annual exempt amount would be indexed to growth in average wages.
The substantial gainful activity (SGA) amount applicable to individuals who are statutorily blind would no longer be linked to the RET exempt amount for individuals ages 65 to 69. Instead , the SGA amount for blind people would continue to be adjusted annually as under present law, i.e., based on the national average wage index.
Benefit and Tax Statements
- Requires SSA to conduct a pilot study of tile efficacy of providing retired workers with information about their Social Security benefits and taxes . The study would involve a sample of retirement beneficiaries whose entitlement began in or after 1984. SSA would send them estimates of their aggregate covered earnings, their aggregate Social Security taxes (including the employer share), and the total amount of benefits paid on their record.
- Requires the study to be conducted within a 2-year period. beginning as soon as practicable in 1996 and a report on its results be provided to Congress within 60 days of its completion.
Investment of Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds
- Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from refraining from investing Social Security and Medicare Trust Fund monies in Federal securities, and from redeeming securities held by the trust funds, to avoid increasing or to reduce outstanding public debt obligations. Effective upon enactnent.
Professional Staff for the Social Security Advisory Board
- Authorizes the Social Security Advisory Board to appoint 3 professional staff employees, one of whom is to be appointed from among individuals approved by Advisory Board members who do not belong to the political party represented by the majority of the Board.


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Night Lights: Ely sure to rock his cool Texas groove in Gruene
With a storied Texas roadhouse rocker, Mardi Gras taking over Boerne and a pair of complementary Texas troubadours getting together, roots music, and variations thereof, rule the weekend. Move on out.
Joe Ely time
Joe Ely time
To attempt to pick THE quintessential Texas musician would be to enter argument world. It would be a natural ball to join that discussion, but you'd need to clear plenty of calendar space.
So try it this way: Joe Ely will get his fair share of quintessential-Texas-musician votes, and he deserves every one. From the days he spent hopping trains out of and into Lubbock and the surrounding area right up until today when he splits time working solo, in duos and with his band; and playing Flatlanders gigs with Butch Hancock and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Ely has, for three-plus decades, played a whole bunch of real-deal Texas music.
An excellent singer, songwriter and guitarist, and a performer who kicks out all kinds of jams, Ely has long mixed folk, country, blues and all-out rock. Even when Ely gets a bit more introspective, as he does on his latest disc, "Satisfied at Last," he rocks with a cool Texas groove. Ely's live albums, recorded on a tour with the Clash; in Chicago; and at Austin venues including Antone's, Liberty Lunch and the Cactus Café, stand as sure and certain testimony that fans get their money's worth when Ely and his compatriots throw down.
Ely and his band will do just that Saturday night at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels. Doors open at 8 p.m. Roadhouse blues ace Rob Roy Parnell will open at 9. The Gruene Hall schedule has Ely and his band taking the stage at 10:30 p.m. Tickets, all general admission, cost $20 in advance and at the door.
Mardi party in the hills
Mardi party in the hills
In locales where Mardi Gras is celebrated well, the festivities have been going on for weeks. The first Mardi Gras parade of the season in New Orleans rolled Jan. 19. Crescent City parades, and parties, will continue through Fat Tuesday, Feb. 12.
South Texas celebrates lots of things well, but Mardi Gras isn't necessarily one of them. That said, the 11th Street Cowboy Bar, 307 11th St. in Bandera, does it up right. The big bar's Eighth Annual 11th Street Cowboy Mardi Gras kicks off Thursday and runs through Saturday. Thursday evening Cajun Polly will be at 11th Street at 6 p.m. Zydeco Blanco does music honors Friday.
Cowboy Mardi Gras gets serious Saturday starting with a gumbo cookoff at 9 a.m., a parade at noon, Port Arthur Playboys at 12:30 and a costume contest and gumbo awards at 4. At 5 p.m., one of South Louisiana's best zydeco bands, Leroy Thomas and the Zydeco Roadrunners, take over. The party winds up with the twang of The Derailers beginning at 9:30. All-day tickets cost $15. Let the good times roll Bandera-style.
O'Connor & Carroll
O'Connor & Carroll
O'Connor & Carroll are not partners in a law firm. Michael O'Connor and Adam Carroll are occasional partners in the songwriting and song-swapping world. They'll swap songs Thursday night at Sam's Burger Joint.
From the Hill Country by way of Corpus Christi, O'Connor was one of the Coastal Bend's hottest guitar slingers, a blues and blues/rocker who made himself at home playing venues from shrimper's bars to outdoor festivals. These days he's a first-call sideman who has worked with Susan Gibson, Slaid Cleaves and others.
As a songwriter, singer and solo artist, O'Connor crafts gritty songs that groove while telling stories about the characters that move, ignored, through the lives of most people. O'Connor does not ignore them. He celebrates them warts, bad habits, good hearts and all. His latest CD, "Devil Stole the Moon," is funky and well done.
Carroll, from the Hill Country by way of Tyler, hit the Texas songwriter world with his debut album "South of Town." He's since released a string of revelatory discs. Though he comes across as a bit shy and self-effacing, Carroll, like O'Connor, knows how to pen extraordinary songs about seemingly ordinary people. Carroll and O'Connor teamed a couple years ago for the CD "Hard Times," one of the best of 2010. And, if you're lucky, Carroll might even cover a Gary Floater song or two.
Jim Beal Jr.'s Night Lights covers the area music scene. He also plays bass in the local band Miss Neesie & the Ear Food Orchestra. Send email to email@example.com. Beal is host of the "Third Coast Music Network" show from 3-7 p.m. Thursdays on KSYM, 90.1 FM. Check the Music Beat blog at mySA.com; @jimbealjr on Twitter.
Jim Beal Jr.'s Night Lights covers the area music scene. He also plays bass in the local band Miss Neesie & the Ear Food Orchestra. Send email to email@example.com. Beal is host of the "Third Coast Music Network" show from 3-7 p.m. Thursdays on KSYM, 90.1 FM. Check the Music Beat blog at mySA.com; @jimbealjr on Twitter.


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It's National Bundt Cake Day! 5 Favorite Bundt Pans
Bundt cakes are one of the easiest ways to make dessert for a crowd, since even the simplest pan turns out cakes that look elegant with just a dusting of powdered sugar. November 15 is National Bundt Cake Day, so why not celebrate by baking a cake in one of these five favorite bundt pans?
Nordic Ware is the name we trust when it comes to bundt pans; they are sturdy, conduct heat evenly, and release cakes easily and cleanly. They also come in a variety of attractive designs — here are a few of our favorites.
• Heritage Bundt Pan, $34.95 at Williams-Sonoma: Inspired by the classic German kugelhopf mold, this heavy-duty nonstick pan unmolds cakes easily, turning out desserts with a beautiful, modern look.
• Cathedral Bundt Pan, $25.48 at Amazon: Modeled after Notre Dame Cathedral, this 10-cup pan makes cakes that are especially lovely dusted with powdered sugar.
• Bundtlette Pan, $32.51 at Amazon: Make six single-serving cakelets instead of one large bundt cake.
• Bavaria Bundt Pan, $25.41 at Amazon: The crisp geometric pattern of this pan produces cakes that look intricate yet clean.
• 60th Anniversary Edition Bundt Pan, $29.95 at Amazon: Based on the original design from 1950, this pan sports the classic bundt cake look and accommodates 10-15 cups of batter, making it a great all-purpose choice.
Do you have a bundt pan you recommend?
Related: Seasonal Baking: 5 Fall Bundt Cake Recipes
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – It's the first meet of the season and first collegiate outing for several Lipscomb Bisons and Lady Bisons. If tradition holds true that means the coaching staff will be dealing with jitters, possible freak outs and nausea as well as overseeing what their athletes do on the track and in the field events.
"I am always excited for the first meet because it realty gives us a chance to see where we are," Lipscomb assistant coach Luke Syverson said. "I usually don't have high expectations coming into the first meet."
Syverson points out the low expectation factor is based primarily on training in less than ideal weather and the fact that some athletes have not completely honed their techniques at this stage of the season.
"It is a good chance for the upperclassmen to kind of start off where they left off last year," Syverson said. "It is a great chance for the freshmen to experience their first college meet. A lot times they are pretty nervous and have first meet jitters. This is a good meet to give them the chance to work those things out."
Syverson expects this season's freshmen to possibly be a little more poised and prepared for collegiate competition.
"The freshmen we have put up some pretty great marks and have been in some pretty big meets in high school," Syverson said. "I think they will do well."
But don't think Lipscomb head coach Bill Taylor and his staff are easing into the indoor track and field season. The Bisons and Lady Bisons are participating in the third annual UAB Blazer Invite at the Birmingham Crossplex Friday afternoon and all day Saturday.
Field events begin Friday at 3:30. Running events start at 4. Saturday the meet resumes at 9 a.m.
In the field are Florida, a five-time NCAA champion; Florida State, a three-time NCAA champion; Tennessee; Mississippi State; Ole Miss and Vanderbilt.
Also competing are FIU, Alabama State, Samford, Troy, Georgia State, Alabama A&M, Mississippi Valley, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Florida A&M, Western Kentucky, North Texas, South Alabama, UT-Chattanooga, Bethune-Cookman, Tulane, Jacksonville State, Savannah State, Tennessee State, Georgia Southern, Jackson State, Mississippi College, Kennesaw State, Alabama-Huntsville, Birmingham-Southern, Johnson C. Smith, Zap Fitness, Shorter, Academy of Art, Trevecca Nazarene and Speed Factory Athletics.
"This track is very popular," Syverson said. "It is a very good track. Because this track is going to be the site of the NCAA Division I Indoor Nationals in two years it is a very well respected destination."
Two of the biggest standouts for the Bisons are senior sprinter Tucker Peabody, who has a goal of the NCAA Indoor Nationals this season, and sophomore high jumper Gemikal Prude, who also has his sights set on national honors.
"Historically, Tucker sometimes makes huge jumps in his times and that is not normal for a short sprinter," Taylor said. "We expect him to do well, but it is early in the season. This will be a meet where he can break the rust off.
"He is a very hard worker. This is his senior season. He has very big goals."
Taylor has no doubts that Prude will compete in the Indoor Nationals at some point in his career.
"Hopefully it will be this year," Taylor said. "He is too quality of a jumper and has too much talent not to do it."
Prude is only three centimeters away from a jump that would qualify for the Indoor Nationals. His personal record is 7 feet, one-and-three-quarter inches.
"He is fully capable of reaching that height," Taylor said. "But small increases are difficult, especially when you jump as high as he is going. He practices so well that he can do anything at any moment."
Junior April Terry is always a threat to set new personal and school records in an indoor meet whatever she throws.
"April traditionally keeps plugging away," Taylor said. "She set and reset her personal records and school records in the shot and weights in each of our indoor meets last season."
Lipscomb will not be entering any distance events in the meet.
Junior sprinter Colin Dempster will run the longest race for the Bisons at 800 meters. He will also compete in the 500 meters. Several Lipscomb runners will compete in both the 300 and 500 meter sprints.
"Those events are not part of a conference championship meet or a national meet," Taylor said. "But they are great workouts and a great way to check fitness."
Both Taylor and Syverson expect some athletes, whether freshmen or veterans, will surprise with solid performances. But some of the freshmen they are anticipating will do well are Wayne Newman and Jordan Pitcher in the hurdles and Phillip Smith in the long jump and triple jump. Another freshman, Sarah Browning, is expected to perform well as a vaulter.
"From a psychological perspective I don't expect great things to happen in a first meet," Taylor said. "A first meet is usually a chance to get the rust out and reset for the rest of the indoor season. But if we do something that is awesome then it will be a bonus."


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Since its launch in 2008, Spotify has always required downloading a mobile or desktop app to tap its library of free music. Now, weeks after rumors of a browser-based player on the horizon, Spotify has confirmed that it will go app-free with a browser-based player in 2013.
A Spotify representative told TheNextWeb that the browser app is in its beta stages, and currently being tested to just a limited number of users.
"We can confirm we've launched a beta version of a Spotify Web player that we're testing with a small number of users. Potentially it's a great additional feature for times you can't play music through the desktop app, like at work or at a friend's house. We'll have more detail on the web player next year."
The first rumors of Spotify's transition came from TechCrunch, which reported back in September that Spotify's browser app would roll out within a couple months. According the same report, it would lack any perceptible new features that would otherwise differentiate the desktop app from the browser version. The interface may resemble its mobile version, but both will be free to use for basic users, and the browser version will be packed with visual and audible advertising.
A screenshot posted on The Verge today shows a mild reworking. The simplistic design and location of navigation buttons including Search, What's New, and Radio leads us to believe that the browser app's design is based on responsive design principles. This means that if you open up Spotify's browser app on your mobile devices, whether on screen that's 10 inches or 3 inches, the app will fit the screen size perfectly.
A browser app will place Spotify on the same footing as competitors such as Last.fm, iHeartRadio, Rdio, and Grooveshark.
AllThingsD reported yesterday that Spotify was closing today or tomorrow a fifth round of financing that will bring the company's value to $3 billion. The New York Times reported that Goldman Sachs is involved in the deal, fronting half of the financing while the remainder has been contributed by Fidelity Investments, Coca-Cola, and others. Knowing this, it's within reason to speculate that Goldman Sachs and Fidelity may be underwriters in Spotify's bid for an IPO in the near future, which would follow in the footsteps of its competitor Pandora, whuch IPOed last year with a price of $16 per share and a valuation of $2.6 billion. As of this writing, Pandora's price is $7.36 with a market cap of $1.24 billion – far less than its initial IPO valuation.


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After countless hours of mental and physical conditioning, a tremendous amount of tactical coaching and a spectacular season of hard fought victories, both the men's and women's basketball teams of Emmanuel College have found themselves exactly where they aimed to be at the beginning of the year — competing for a national title.
The women, competing in Winona Lake, Indiana, are striving to claim a prestigious Division I National Championship at the NCCAA National Tournament, while the men, competing in Kansas City, Missouri, are shooting to bring home the first NAIA National Championship in the school's history.
"We earned the ability to attend the NCCAA National Tournament this year by winning the South Regional NCCAA Title," said women's head coach Mike Bona. "This team has worked incredibly hard to achieve what it has this year, and will continue to do so as we advance on to the national level."
The women finished the regular season with a winning record of 17-14, while the men likewise had an impressive record of 26-7. The men's team ignited their drive towards the national title after knocking off the No. 2 ranked team in the nation, Mountain State University, on February 22 during regular season play, and then never looked back as they went on to defeat Southern Poly Tech in the SSAC Championship game, claimed their first SSAC Championship and secured their spot in the NAIA National Tournament.
"This entire season has felt amazing, and it's as if every year our team sets out to achieve, break or set some record that our school has never done before," said starter Graham Maxwell. "Winning the conference tournament was the greatest feeling I've ever had playing basketball, and it's great knowing that all the hard work we've put in has paid off with rewards like these. I'll remember this feeling for the rest of my life, but for now it's time to focus on the next thing ahead — and that's winning the national tournament!"
Both teams begin the first rounds of their respective tournaments on Thursday, March 17. The No. 3 ranked Emmanuel College women will face No. 6 ranked Trinity International University at 3:00 p.m. in the NCCAA Tournament, and the men will battle against No. 12 ranked Tougaloo College at 4:30 p.m. in the NAIA Tournament.
The women's tournament games can be seen all week long via a live video webcast that can be accessed through Grace College's Athletic website, www.grace.edu/athletics. The men's games can be heard live via the Emmanuel College Athletics page at www.goeclions.com.


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Hida-Takayama (飛騨高山) [5], locally just plain Takayama (高山), is a city near the northern Japan Alps of Gifu prefecture, in the Chubu region of Japan.
Takayama is famous for its well-preserved quarter with Edo-style streets, only rivalled by those of Kanazawa.
Get in
Takayama is the major transport hub of the Hida region.
By train
From Tokyo Station, you can reach Takayama by taking a Tokaido Shinkansen train (Nozomi or Hikari) to Nagoya and then transfer to the Wide View Hida (ワイドビューひだ) Limited Express train for the run to Takayama. The ride takes just over 4 hours via Nozomi with a good connection, and costs ¥14800. By Hikari it takes 4 1/2 hours, but the ride is fully included in the Japan Rail Pass. From Kyoto or Osaka, you can take the Shinkansen to Nagoya, then the Wide View Hida, but there is also a morning Wide View direct from Osaka and Kyoto, slightly slower but more convenient.
By bus
Buses from Shinjuku in Tokyo go straight to Takayama (5.5h, ¥6500). Great views along the way!
Buses to and from the Oku-Hida Onsen Villages leave from the bus station adjacent to JR Takayama station.
If you go the mountain route, there is a bus from Matsumoto (with some mountain village like Kamikochi on the way).
Get around
Takayama is small enough to cover on foot, but bicycle rental (¥600 per day from the youth hostel) is also a good option.
Takayama is famous for its two festivals:
Even though the festivals' origin is unknown, it is said that they were first celebrated between 1586 and 1692 when the Kanamori family governed the Hida Takayama area. The spring festival is associated with Hie Shrine (日枝神社) and the autumn with Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine (桜山八幡宮). Both are much alike and feature a parade of large floats (屋台 yatai) decorated with thick curtains, lacquer ware, and mechanical dolls (karakuri). Twelve floats appear in the spring festival and eleven in autumn. The procession carrying the portable shrine (mikoshi) is unique to the autumn. During both festivals, this usually quiet town is lively filled with visitors, so it is best to book accommodation and tickets early.
Takayama is famous for its ramen noodles, cooked in miso stock with thin noodles. As elsewhere in Gifu, you are also likely to encounter hōba miso (ほうば味噌), a version of the ubiquitous Japanese bean paste grilled on a hōba leaf and served as a dip or for eating with rice as is. Sounds pretty simple, but the taste is exquisite.
Takayama is also famous for its steak (飛騨牛 hidagyu). You can find it at many restaurants throughout the city.
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Education Committee Meeting 2017-18
The Education Committee monitors the district's education system in its broadest sense. It acts as a reviewing body for curriculum proposals and district policies. The committee reviews state and federal legislation that impact the district and studies the research findings of professional education associations. It initiates analysis of new issues and is currently exploring methods for preparing students for the future.


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When the awareness of one's (highly) functional memory keeps one from studying/preparing for an exam in a rational way, usually manifesting itself in binge watching TV shows on Netflix, the discovery of new interests, and Googling random celebrities.
That girl has a serious case of memory arrogance- she thinks she is still going to do well on the exam, but only read the notes once then spent the rest of the night Googling celebrity doppelgangers.
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Hi there,
I'm going away for a weekend when ds is 16 months in 2 months time. We co-sleep. I've left him overnight before with a family member and she co-slept with him but leading up to that we weaned him off night feeds to make it less traumatic. That time, it was easy to wean him off and only took two weeks. I had stopped feeding to sleep a month before, then I reduced how long I was feeding, then I offered water and when he wasn't feeding at all he snoozed with dh for three nights to make sure he'd be ok without me there.
Even though I've 2 months to prepare I can't seem to make any inroads into it now. It was so easy and tear-free last time I thought it would be again. In retrospect I should have continued on not feeding him at night and having him snooze with dh.
I tried Jay Gordon's technique; we started just not feeding him to sleep. I thought this would be easy as he doesn't get fed to sleep half the time anyway but he insisted this particular time and was very displeased when I fed him and left him awake. We were awake for three hours distracting him and trying to get him back asleep before I gave up. Last time we left him overnight I could arm family member with a bottle as a sure-fire way of pacifying him but now he refuses bottle. (As well as beaker, cup etc that he'd usually sip from during day)
I will be getting him to snooze with dh again but not sure how that'll go. Dh will be looking after him that weekend and he is very attached to dh and co-sleeps with him during the day but he's so determined to get boob at night now I don't really know what to do about it. Even when I'm not there, he still wants boob.
Any other suggestions for what I can do over the next two months? Although I'm worried about ds that weekend I'd like to wean him from night feeds for my own sake as well. I'd be happy to stop co-sleeping too but he doesn't seem ready for that.


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A recent share by an EMDR client named Amy has inspired this article. Here is what she said:
I am amazed with my results from EMDR.
Overwhelmed with anxiety and panic on a daily basis, I thought I was out of options. I had been to talk therapy regularly, but with little to no improvement. That all changed when I began seeing my EMDR Therapist. EMDR is successful because it works with your brain; how your brain stores trauma, and the ripple down effects of untreated trauma (ie: anxiety and panic.)
Upon meeting my new EMDR therapist, I was diagnosed with PTSD. My panic attacks were directly related to my PTSD triggers. It was such a relief to hear this diagnosis.


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zero wrote:RobertFrith wrote:It is truly bizarre that painted bike lanes almost always evaporate at the point they're most needed!
Side lanes have little or no safety benefit and they have seriously negative safety repercussions within a roundabout.
Scariest thing is that this is what Austroads prescribes as the recommended treatment for roundabouts! So your typical Council engineer just follows the "standards" and the "guidelines" as they do not have the expertise or understanding. Sadly supposed bicycle planning/design experts follow the same nonsense without thinking.


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15 Gifts For Gardeners
One of the best gifts I ever received was an afternoon of gardening help from my aunt and uncle. We got more done in four hours then I could have done by myself all day. Of course, the next best thing to lending a hand is finding the perfect gift for your favorite green thumb. So I have pulled together 15 gifts that run the gamut from practical to whimsical, but they are all fun and guaranteed to make the gardener on your list happy.
1 Vertical Succulent Garden DIY Panel, $70 from Flora Grubb: This 20"by 20" planting tray is designed to be mounted on a wall and contains 45 individual planting cells that can be filled with succulents. Round out the gift with a flat of succulents (or a gift certificate to a nursery).
2 Terrene Concrete Planters, $90 to $185 from Terrene: Bring the garden indoors with these handsome concrete containers, which are designed and hand crafted in Portland, Oregon.
3 Pitch Birdhouse, $58.65 from Loll Designs: Birds will surely want to call this hip little house home. Made from 100% recycled high-density plastic and designed and manufactured in Minnesota.
4 Homemade Living Book Series by Ashley English, each book $19.95 from Amazon: Perfect for the aspiring urban farmer on your list! This great series of four books covers how to raise chickens, keep bees, make dairy products, and preserve food at home. Tons of gorgeous photos, troubleshooting tips, and recipes makes these books a must have addition to any gardener's bookshelf.
5 Windowsill Herb Holder, $53 from aHa! Modern Living: Keep freshly cut herbs perky in this pretty blown glass and acacia wood windowsill herb holder, which can also do double duty as a vase or centerpiece.
6 Subscription to Wilder Quarterly, $59.99 from Wilder Quarterly: This gorgeous new quarterly gardening magazine is what gardeners have been waiting for. Full of lush photography, articles by the likes of Dominique Browning, and recipes. It is a treat to sit down and read it from cover to cover.
7 Hudson Valley Seed Library Art Packs, $3.57 from Hudson Valley Seed Library: These beautiful seed packets are designed by artists from the greater New York region and filled with heirloom seeds. Perfect for stocking stuffers.
8 Don't Eat Me Tea Towel, $28 from makelike: Part of makelike's Forest Collection, this beautiful tea towel features a collection of wild mushroom illustrations that are hand screen printed with water based inks on linen.
9 2 1/2 Inch Small Trowel, $27 from Red Pig Tools: Every gardener needs a good trowel and this heirloom quality tool will last a lifetime. It has a hand-forged steel blade and a hardwood handle and is made by the only blacksmith in the United States that specializes in garden tools.
10 Vegetable Block Prints, $15 to $45 from Rigel Stuhmiller: These gorgeous hand-carved linoleum block prints are made by Bay Area artist, Rigel Stuhmiller, who was inspired by her work on a small farm near San Diego.
11 Poppy and Butterfly Cloche, $36 from Terrain: This exquisite glass cloche is pretty enough to display by itself, but it really shines when placed over plants, indoors or out.
12 Bamboo Garden 4X Gloves, $24 from Ethel Gloves: Made from Bamboo fibers these gloves fit perfectly, wick away moisture, are antimicrobial, and have just the right amount of stretch. The suede-like material on the palm provides a good grip, but it's vegan-friendly.
13 Hunter Fleece Welly Socks, $30 from Nordstrom: These super soft fleecy socks fit right into welly boots and keep feet toasty warm, no matter what the weather is like. They come in an array of colors, cable knits, and animal prints.
14 Gin Blossom Handcreme (1.25 oz tube), $9 from Ink and Peat: Soften up chapped hands with this divine shea butter handcreme. It has a delightful citrus scent, but is free of paraben, phthalates, animal ingredients, and artificial colors.
15 Small Hughson Fire Column, $189 from Pure Modern: This nifty portable fire "pit" is perfect for small spaces because it uses a clean burning gel, rather than wood or gas, and is compact enough to set on a table.
2011 Green Gift Guides
You can find all 20 of the 2011 Green Gift Guides gathered together all in one place right here.
(Images: 1. Flora Grubb 2. Terrene 3. Loll Designs 4. Amazon 5. aHa! Modern Living 6. Wilder Quarterly 7. Hudson Valley Seed Library 8. makelike 9. Red Pig Tools 10. Rigel Suhmiller 11. Terrain 12. Ethel Gloves 12. Nordstrom 14. Ink and Peat 15. Pure Modern)


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Brady Hoke B1G Presser Notes
A recap of Brady Hoke's time in front of the cameras (and also off-camera media questions) at Big Ten Media Days today.
It's humbling to represent Michigan in the greatest conference in the country. It's the Wolverines' 132nd year of football. "I don't think we're rebuilding. Period." The players understand what Michigan means, and the team doesn't put stock into a rebuilding year.
The players are doing what they've been asked, but the team is still a long way from where we need to be. How you go through camp (attitude, toughness, discipline, accountability) will lead to how the team performs.
The expectation is always that seniors will lead the team. Fall camp is "funnest time of the year." Hoke thinks the guys will show up on August 8th in shape to play.
Fortunate at Michigan to have several great rivalries. "The rivalry with Ohio is as big a rivalry as there is in the sport." If you don't get excited for that game "you may not be human." Hoke says the team understands the importance of that game, and they talk about it all year. OSU is not a wounded team right now. They're a tremendous program with great tradition. Michigan has 42 B10 championships. "When you have schools that have those legacies, I don't see anybody as wounded." It doesn't diminish the rivalry that both teams have taken reputation hits recently.
Hoke is excited for Denard's potential in the offense. He's done a tremendous job so far, and ran the same offense in high school that he'll be running now. The mechanics of taking snap, play action, etc. is not new to him. Borges has done a tremendous job with him.
"We're smart enough to have elements that he does well from what he did in the past in the spread in our offense." They'll adjust the proportion of spread and pro-style elements in the offense depending on how the team executes in fall camp. They still need to worry about finding a tailback, which should happen within the first 2-3 weeks of the fall.
Why would you worry about changing schemes, when they were so successful last season? "Two sides of the ball in the game of football." As a defensive coach, when you play against a pro-style offense in practice, you build a toughness. This is a physical league, and you need to stop physical offenses.
The excitement of adding Nebraska's tradition, adding a championship game, brings even more fanaticism for the Big Ten conference. Even if it means playing OSU twice? "That game always needs to be played the last week in November. That's tradition. I think there are certain traditions you don't mess with." If you happen to play them twice in a row, so be it. It happens in other sports all the time.
Mattison doesn't just bring X and O benefits. Knowledge, teaching. "That's first and foremost: you've gotta be a tremendous teacher." There's a scheme knowledge that is good, but it's the relationships with 18-23yo kids, and motivation skills all tremendous. If the staff or head coach aren't thinking of the best interest of the kids, they aren't doing a good job.
Hasn't made decision on Stonum. There's no timeframe for making a decision, and he's not worried about team chemistry in waiting to see if Darryl does all the right things to earn his place back on the team. Redshirting this season is possible, but there's too much that can happen in between to be thinking about that.
As for other wideouts, Junior [Hemingway] and Jerald [Robinson] have done a nice job. Odoms "brings a lot of life to us." Presents problems in the slot.
Mike Martin, Ryan Van Bergen, and Will Campbell have worked hard this summer, along with Craig Roh. The seniors are "doing the things that seniors should do."
JT Floyd should be healthy enough to practice right away.
Recruiting: "This might sounds arrogant, but if it is, it is: We're Michigan." Great history, tremendous staff. lifeblood of a program is the guys who come in. Wants toughness, team players, etc. The coaches out on the road do a great job, but Michigan sells itself.
Recruiting is going well, but Signing Day is still a long way away. "We've got 5 or 6 left that we need to be a little picky about." They'll probably sign more than 25 prospects. Recruiting is strong in Ohio, but it's always been like that. Possibly started with Bo Schembechler's roots in Ohio.
Big House night game. "We're looking toward September 3rd first and foremost." First night game with a rival, but the place is going to be jumping with excitement, looking forward to it.
On Kellen Jones: "He's just not enrolled in school." There are no other players that he knows of who won't be on the roster this fall.
Hoke got a bit of time off, but he wasn't able to "turn off" coach mode. He has 115 sons to worry about every day.
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By Peggy Aulisio
By Peggy Aulisio
FAIRHAVEN —` Selectmen joined local groups Jan. 22 in opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency's $366 million settlement with AVX for cleanup of PCBs in parts of the New Bedford Harbor. AVX is the parent company for the former Aerovox Corp., which released polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) into New Bedford Harbor.
Selectmen voted formally after meeting with the Coalition for Buzzards Bay, Hands Across the River and Sen. Mark Montigny, although they said weeks earlier that they would oppose the agreement. While the comment period expired in December, a decision is now before a federal judge.
Select Board Chairman Brian K. Bowcock said," My main concern is that it's not enough money" and that $366 million might not be "enough to clean up a Superfund site." He objected to the lack of a re-opener clause to make AVX come up with more money if the amount falls short.
Objections were also made to the use of CAD cells, or contained aquatic disposal, as the EPA plans. Karen Vilandry, vice president of Hands Across the River, cited a 2005 document in which the EPA said it would cost $536 million for a CAD cell.
Senator Montigny said, "It confounds me," that EPA would accept an agreement without a re-opener clause. He said past experience shows, "The EPA is always over budget and never on time."
Citing what happened following the Bouchard oil spill, he said, "It is incredible to me with the experience we've had with the federal government that we'd jump to settle."
Mr. Montigny said Coast Guard officials referred to Bouchard "in a flattering way" at meetings and were "arbitrary" in reaching a settlement amount.
"The deal should not be signed without a re-opener," he said of the AVX settlement. The state senator said some of his colleagues favor the settlement, but, "I don't agree."
Mayor Jon Mitchell in New Bedford has voiced support for the settlement with AVX.
Mark Rasmussen, president of the Buzzards Bay Coalition, said a settlement in 1992 for $99 million had a re-opener clause and that costs for that portion of the cleanup have now reached close to $900 million.
Ed Rivera, president of Hands Across the River, said if this agreement is approved by a federal judge, it will "become a standard" that will affect other cleanups. He said he opposes any agreement without a re-opener clause.
Ms. Vilandry said the PCBs will become airborne if mechanical dredging is used to remove them before putting them on a barge and moving them to a CAD cell. She said hydraulic dredging is safer. Ms. Vilandry said there are cancer clusters along Fort Street, near the high school and on Manhattan Avenue that are most likely related to the contamination of New Bedford Harbor.
No one from the EPA attended the meeting, but the EPA has a lengthy explanation of its decision on its website.


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The Mystery of MELCHIZEDEK Solved!
"And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was priest of God Most High. And he [Melchizedek] blessed him [Abraham] and said, 'Blessed be Abram by God Most High, maker of heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!' And Abram gave him [Melchizedek] a tenth of everything" that is, a tithe of all, for a tithe means a tenth (Genesis 14:18-20, RSV).
This world says the cause of racial problems is segregation, when in fact the opposite is the case.
Just What Do You Mean...Kingdom of God?
Is it the CHURCH? Is it something "setup in the hearts of men"? Is it the British Empire? Is it "the good within you"? Is it "the Millennium"? Each of these is widely taught - yet none is right!
Herbert W. Armstrong Was Ahead of His Time!
Mr. Armstrong was ahead of his time. The principles of prophecy he spoke of remain absolutely true: a final revival of the unholy Roman Empire is prophesied and the EU is forging ahead with that Frankenstein Monster now.
The Plain Truth About Herbert W. Armstrong and the Worldwide Church of God
Herbert W. Armstrong was courageously teaching the plain truth around the world, announcing the good news of the Wonderful World Tomorrow, the Kingdom of God that will soon be established with the return and reign of Christ.
Was Herbert W. Armstrong Elijah?
Was Herbert W. Armstrong the prophesied individual to come in the power and spirit of Elijah, as taught by the former Worldwide Church of God and still believed by many of the branches of the Sabbath-keeping Church of God?
Herbert W. Armstrong and the Worldwide Church of God Mentioned in Israeli Newspaper
One of the Worldwide Church of God beliefs is that there will be a politico-military mess that will take place by next year. In their opinion, Germany, and maybe even Italy, will attempt to conquer the world. That attempt will ignite a world war that will take two thirds of the world's population, but that afterwards there will begin a true peace for planet Earth. The members of the Worldwide Church of God will be among those that survive and they believe that eventually their beliefs will be accepted by all the Earth.
Is All Animal Flesh Good Food?
Were all animals made clean? What about the unclean animals shown to Peter in a vision? Here is a straightforward Bible answer, giving the New Testament teaching. This subject is important to your health and well-being!
Accusations Against Herbert W. Armstrong
Those who truly are Christians understand that the Christian thing to do, especially in light of the fact that the worst accusations against Herbert W. Armstrong would be thrown out of court, dismissed for lack of evidence, is to give Herbert W. Armstrong the benefit of the doubt, as we would want, knowing we're to love our neighbor as ourselves...
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Herbert W. Armstrong
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