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Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help find cancer at an early stage. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat. By the time symptoms appear, cancer may have begun to spread.
Scientists are trying to better understand which people are more likely to get certain types of cancer. They also study the things we do and the things around us to see if they cause cancer. This information helps doctors recommend who should be screened for cancer, which screening tests should be used, and how often the tests should be done.
It is important to remember that your doctor does not necessarily think you have cancer if he or she suggests a screening test. Screening tests are given when you have no cancer symptoms.
If a screening test result is abnormal, you may need to have more tests done to find out if you have cancer. These are called diagnostic tests.
The testicles are 2 egg-shaped glands inside the scrotum (a sac of loose skin that lies
directly below the penis). The testicles are held within the scrotum by the spermatic cord. The spermatic cord also contains the vas deferens and vessels and nerves of the testicles.
|Anatomy of the male reproductive and urinary systems, showing the testicles, prostate, bladder, and other organs.
The testicles are the male sex glands and make testosterone and sperm. Germ cells in the testicles make immature sperm. These sperm travel through a network of tubules (tiny tubes) and larger tubes into the epididymis (a long coiled tube next to the testicles). This is where the sperm mature and are stored.
Almost all testicular cancers start in the germ cells. The two main types of testicular germ cell tumors are seminomas and nonseminomas.
See the PDQ summary on Testicular Cancer Treatment for more information about testicular cancer.Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men aged 15 to 34 years.
Testicular cancer is very rare, but it is the most common cancer found in men between the ages of 15 and 34. White men are four times more likely than black men to have testicular cancerTesticular cancer can usually be cured.
Although the number of new cases of testicular cancer has doubled in the last 40 years, the number of deaths caused by testicular cancer has decreased greatly because of better treatments. Testicular cancer can usually be cured, even in late stages of the disease. (See the PDQ summary on Testicular Cancer Treatment for more information.)A condition called cryptorchidism (an undescended testicle) is a risk factor for testicular cancer.
Anything that increases the chance of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Having a risk factor does not mean that you will get cancer; not having risk factors doesn't mean that you will not get cancer. Talk to your doctor if you think you may be at risk. Risk factors for testicular cancer include the following:
Men who have cryptorchidism, a testicle that is not normal, or testicular carcinoma in situ have an increased risk of testicular cancer in one or both testicles, and need to be followed closely.
Some screening tests are used because they have been shown to be helpful both in finding cancers early and in decreasing the chance of dying from these cancers. Other tests are used because they have been shown to find cancer in some people; however, it has not been proven in clinical trials that use of these tests will decrease the risk of dying from cancer.
Scientists study screening tests to find those with the fewest risks and most benefits. Cancer screening trials also are meant to show whether early detection (finding cancer before it causes symptoms) decreases a person's chance of dying from the disease. For some types of cancer, the chance of recovery is better if the disease is found and treated at an early stage.
Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.There is no standard or routine screening test for testicular cancer.
There is no standard or routine screening test used for early detection of testicular cancer. Most often, testicular cancer is first found by men themselves, either by chance or during self-exam. Sometimes the cancer is found by a doctor during a routine physical exam.
No studies have been done to find out if testicular self-exams, regular exams by a doctor, or other screening tests in men with no symptoms would decrease the risk of dying from this disease. However, routine screening probably would not decrease the risk of dying from testicular cancer. This is partly because testicular cancer can usually be cured at any stage. Finding testicular cancer early may make it easier to treat. Patients who are diagnosed with testicular cancer that has not spread to other parts of the body may need less chemotherapy and surgery, resulting in fewer side effects.
If a lump is found in the testicle by the patient or during a routine physical exam, tests may be done to check for cancer. Some tests have risks, and may cause anxiety.
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This PDQ cancer information summary has current information about testicular cancer screening. It is meant to inform and help patients, families, and caregivers. It does not give formal guidelines or recommendations for making decisions about health care.
Editorial Boards write the PDQ cancer information summaries and keep them up to date. These Boards are made up of experts in cancer treatment and other specialties related to cancer. The summaries are reviewed regularly and changes are made when there is new information. The date on each summary ("Date Last Modified") is the date of the most recent change.
The information in this patient summary was taken from the health professional version, which is reviewed regularly and updated as needed, by the PDQ Screening and Prevention Editorial Board.
A clinical trial is a study to answer a scientific question, such as whether one treatment is better than another. Trials are based on past studies and what has been learned in the laboratory. Each trial answers certain scientific questions in order to find new and better ways to help cancer patients. During treatment clinical trials, information is collected about the effects of a new treatment and how well it works. If a clinical trial shows that a new treatment is better than one currently being used, the new treatment may become "standard." Patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial. Some clinical trials are open only to patients who have not started treatment.
Clinical trials are listed in PDQ and can be found online at NCI's Web site. Many cancer doctors who take part in clinical trials are also listed in PDQ. For more information, call the Cancer Information Service 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237).
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Hi everybody,
I have the following problem: I need to develop an application that will run both on
linux and freebsd, preferably in an X environment.
This application will have to draw very simple graphic primitives (say lines) with a strong
contraint: no matter the hardware and the os, I need to be able to get back what has been
written to the videomemory and that must match per pixel what I expect having written wrote.
To be more clear, two instances of this program running on different machines with different
video card and different os must write the very same pixels to the videomemory and must
retrieve back exactly the same memory (a part from some constant conversion in the pixel format).
I think the easiest way of doing this is accessing directly the videomemory both for writing and
reading and to avoid going through any rasterizer which I can not control.
So I was guessing which is the easiest and most modern way of doing it in X.

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Olympus is committed to helping you provide the highest quality care for all of your sinusitis patients both in the office and in the operating room. Olympus offers leading visualization technology as well as minimally invasive powered and manual surgical instrumentation that help maximize your time and improve patient outcomes.To Procedure
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Endoscopic skull base surgery has undergone rapid advancement in the past decade stimulated by technological innovation, improved understanding of endoscopic anatomy, a refinement of surgical techniques. Olympus offers innovative products to help you address the unique challenges of complex transnasal skull base surgery.To Procedure
Versatility at your fingertips. Whether its an anterior bleed caused by dry air or a bleed where the source cannot be visualized, Olympus offers specialized products to meet your epistaxis needs in the office, emergency room, and operating room.To Procedure
Rhinoplasty is a plastic surgery procedure for correcting and reconstructing the form, function, and aesthetics of the nose.To Procedure
Olympus offers you two proprietary technologies to remove tonsils safely and cleanly, while providing the conditions needed for less pain and quicker healing, whether your technique calls for powered tonsillectomy or bipolar tonsillectomy.To Procedure
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Hypertrophy of the anterior tip of the inferior turbinate, found in the nasal valve region, can cause exponential increases in airway resistance. More commonly, the problem is mucosal hypertrophy causing impingement on the nasal valve, increased nasal resistance, and nasal obstruction. Olympus offers you proprietary technology solutions for the reduction of inferior turbinate hypertrophy.To Procedure
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UPPP is the most common procedure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome. This procedure consists of a combination of treatments to open the airway including: tonsillectomy, reorientation of the anterior and posterior tonsillar pillars, excision of the uvula and posterior rim of the soft palate and enlarged tongue base. Olympus has proprietary technologies that allow surgeons to perform any combination of these treatments.To Procedure
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Sleep endoscopy, also known as sleep nasoendoscopy (SNE) or drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE), is a powerful tool for studying the dynamic airway in a sleeping patient with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Using the knowledge gained from sleep endoscopy, the surgeon can tailor the operative procedure to the patient's specific condition. Due to the difficulty in establishing the site of obstruction in the conscious patient who carries a diagnosis of OSA, the diagnosis and treatment of OSA is a complex and multidimensional issue. The passing a fiberoptic endoscope through a sleeping patient's nasal cavity to assess pharyngeal structures for evidence of obstruction may induce the preexisting snoring in a high percentage of patients.To Procedure
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In the world of Laryngoscopy, Olympus has a wide range of specialized nasopharyngoscopes, as well as rigid laryngoscopes. The quality of the image is and has always been the prime focus of the company. Olympus has specialized the range of Rhino Laryngoscopes beyond fiber and beyond standard definition. Olympus now offers a full range of video scopes to complement the fiber scopes. The latest innovation is the HD flexible video scope.To Procedure
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Second vid up - had a few good laughs making it. Taking a break for week now.
My name is Kim and I live in Calgary, Canada. I started secretly recording my husband's Skype calls with his best friend Herb. It's called Jamacana because Herb was born and raised in Jamaica, and Roy was born and raised in Canada.


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that is one of the benefits of this thread. I am trying to get the info from a range of people and their lenders. Mine is through Direct Loans, and they have been known to wipe the slate clean, although, so far, that isn't the case for me. When they report this August, I'll know for sure.
MyFico asked me to change my screen name, so for now on I'll be FicoTron
I just spoke with Direct Loans to make sure my automatic debit payment was set up correctly, and I also asked about why they were essentially double reporting my school loan debt. They said that a different department sends them a request to update the negs within 60 days of the rehab. So, my rehab date was 7/20, so hopefully when they report this month, it will be squared. I will update when that happens.
Anything on anyone else's end?
My loans were with sallie mae, and yesterday one of the bad tradelines was removed completely from my report.. 2 still remain and the new loans are not reporting yet..
My student loans were thru US Dept of Education (Direct Loans) and I also fell behind a couple years ago, but the last 18 months or so have been on time. I never spoke to them about any "rehab" program that I have been reading about, so I am wondering if I call them, maybe they would take the last year or so of payments into considerationand get rid of all those late payments I had a few years back. I also recently setup the electronic debit feature to take fund from my checking account. I think i am going to call them immediately on Tuesday.
JoeyBag- as far as I understand, they will only give the benefits of rehab to people who are in major default...but good luck, you never know until you ask.
Hi Joey:
I have to agree with Tron on this one. Normally they only offer the rehabilitation programs to those that are in serious default. Now there is a bit of inconsistencies upon what the rehabilitation program is supposed to "clear from your credit report". Many of reported that it clears the entire trade line (including late payments), but other's have reported that it only clears the "status" of the old account (but not the late payments). The good news is that as long as you continue to make those on time payments, then those baddies are hurting your score less and less.
My EX report updated with a new TL: US Dept of Education. Dating back to 6-1998 with no negatives. It moved my AAoA from 4 months to 1.7 years.No score movement but haven't checked my Fico yet. I'll get that at the end of the month. Only saw the EX FAKO and it's still at 715, same as the last few weeks since my car loan popped on there. At least it didn't go down from the new account.
I'm still regretting my app spree from May, added 6 new TL and killed my AAoA.
They DOE updated the positive tradeline for the month of August on all three bureau's but still hasn't touched the negatives...like I've said, they have to AT LEAST take the collection status and past due amounts off, so I'm still nervously anticipating what they are going to do...I don't want to call them again, but I also don't want to wait another month to see what they do.
Tburns- you didn' t have any negs on your report to begin with though right? If that is the case, that sucks because we can't compare how it worked out, as far as timing between the two of us.
The new loans started reporting, I got 4 new trade lines added with 10 years of perfect paying history and my scores shot up about 50 points.
well, they reported for August and reported it the negatives as the same. They are still collection accounts for the full amount, even though I am fully rehabbed. So they are reporting it incorrectly. I don't know if I should call or dispute. Any ideas?


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The Hard Truths Behind Dan Harmon's Community Ousting
The cult of Dan may not want to accept the other side of the story.
It's been nearly 100 hours since the news broke that Community creator Dan Harmon had been fired from his show. Harmon quickly posted a note to his blog explaining his understanding of the situation, while fans — many of them in the media — began a relentless assault on NBC and the show's production company, Sony, for even considering the idea of producing the show without its creative soul. "Down with the suits!" was the traditional, inevitable reaction: Harmon is an auteur who from the beginning was the guiding vision of the show, and he quickly became the off-camera face of Community. To acolytes of the sitcom, firing him was heresy. However, as much as we may love Harmon's work on Community, it is our journalistic duty to take a clear-headed, unbiased look at just what went into a decision that left so many people Chang-ry and dean-sappointed. Warning: As we look at some of the difficult questions behind the Harmon ousting, hard truths may follow.
Community without Dan Harmon is not Community. So why are NBC and Sony even bothering to keep going?
Most coverage of Harmon's dismissal has focused on supposed creative differences between Sony and NBC on one side and Harmon on the other. This is not illogical: From almost the moment it premiered, both the studio and network have repeatedly expressed an interest in seeing Community reach a broader audience and in making it more accessible to those who haven't yet become fans. It is called broad-casting for a reason, after all. Harmon rejected these appeals. However, saying he was fired because he wouldn't make the show NBC and Sony wished he would make is too simplistic an explanation for what happened.
After all, NBC and Sony did give Harmon wide creative berth to do whatever version of Community he wanted to do for the past three years, even as the show's ratings have declined every season since it debuted. Neither the network or studio wanted Harmon to radically alter the Community universe, people familiar with the relationship tell us. They quickly realized the show's quirkiness, themed episodes and obsession with pop culture had provided the show with a very loyal, social media-friendly core audience. The problem, sources say, was that Harmon didn't want to take any notes at all, even if the studio or network suggested a proposed episode was a good idea but might work better in the overall flow of the series if it aired later in the season. If the ratings were amazing, this probably wouldn't have been an issue. But as the audience remained small, Sony and NBC seemed to feel frustrated that Harmon wouldn't do anything at all to at least try to make the show more accessible to new fans.
Against this backdrop of stubbornness and low, unbudging ratings, it wouldn't have been shocking had NBC simply pulled the plug on Community earlier this month. Harmon certainly seemed to think either cancellation (or his dismissal) were possibilities: Last week's season-ender was written and directed as a potential series finale, according to people close to the production. There's a faction of Community fandom that seems to think this might have been a better outcome than Zombie Greendale: Go for the clean kill rather than let the beast suffer in agony for thirteen more episodes. Hollywood Reporter TV critic Tim Goodman put it this way: "What, precisely, is the point in removing Harmon from Community when the show comes hard-wired from his brain?"
There's no arguing that Community sans Harmon is no longer the Community of the past three seasons. But, having invested more than $150 million over three years to let Harmon make his masterpiece, it's worth noting that NBC and Sony might have some justification in seeing if a modified version of the show — with the same cast and, possibly, some of the same writers — might bring in more eyeballs. As former Cheers and M*A*S*H writer/producer Ken Levine noted on his blog Monday, showrunners are always being replaced in TV land, even on really, really good shows. Something New Girl creator Liz Meriwether told us during our recent comedy showrunner roundtable also seems to apply here: "TV is something that you create in your head, and you write the pilot, and it's yours," she said. "It's really cool to kind of watch as the characters become so many other people's, as they belong to other writers."
Taking Harmon out of the Community equation will produce a different show, but to argue "What's the point?" before even seeing version 2.0 of the show is to rule out the talents of other potential holdover writers who helped Harmon execute his vision and, particularly, the amazingly talented cast. It also ignores the idea that even die-hard fans of the show were starting to whisper about some of this season's episodes, some of which dived deeper and deeper into Harmon's own rabbit hole of Community-ness. Much the same way latter day Moonlighting fell in love with itself a bit too much, season three of Community — while boasting numerous brilliant episodes — might also have marked the season where the meta overcame the micro.
Having deficit financed (i.e. spent more to make the show than the per-episode fee NBC paid for it) the first three seasons of Community, it does make sense for Sony to want to at least see if there's a shot at extending the show's lifespan beyond the thirteen episodes NBC has ordered, thereby upping their potential syndication profits. As we noted Friday, there's no guarantee that the series will survive beyond thirteen more episodes without Harmon's involvement. In fact, odds are that it will still fail: Its new Friday home does not lend itself to inquisitive new viewers (or any viewers), new creative direction or not, and the Harmon ousting may have alienated the old fans. But it is also true that had Sony not made the change, the next thirteen episodes would've absolutely been the show's last. It's almost certain that NBC and Sony brass discussed both options. The PR and fan blowback that has resulted since Friday's news had to have been anticipated by both parties, and it's a safe bet that NBC chief Bob Greenblatt and execs at Sony probably discussed whether it might not be better to simply let the show die with Harmon in control. And this brings us to the next lingering question.
How did Dan Harmon's management style, and his self-confessed flaws, figure into what happened last week?
Harmon was a passionate and opinionated showrunner who insisted on overseeing all parts of the creative process, from breaking scripts to choosing musical out-cues for scenes. Some (including Goodman) argue that Harmon is no more difficult than any other TV auteur: David E. Kelley, Matthew Weiner, David Chase, and Aaron Sorkin rewrote most episodes of their shows and are famous micromanagers. And it should be noted that, despite reports of Community being over-budget and behind schedule, people familiar with the production insist that, while individual episodes may have overspent (Claymation ain't cheap, people), the oversight of former co-showrunners Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan and director/producers Joe and Anthony Russo ensured that the series didn't blow past its annual budget allocations. (There's a reason God invented bottle episodes and that Civil War–themed half-hour.)
And yet, there's evidence that Harmon's interactions with upper management and his own staffers went beyond grumpiness or being a perfectionist. Consider a dispatch from Harmontown filed last year in Wired magazine, which outlined Harmon's self-diagnosis of Asperger's and also noted his challenges running a show:
Harmon swears he's not difficult to work for, but being in a room with him for 15 hours a day certainly isn't easy. He's dismissive of some of the show's directors, has meltdowns in the editing bay, and drinks during the day, a fact he attributes to his unusual hours. (Despite having been around Harmon while he's drinking — and drinking with him — I've never seen him actually drunk.) Even Harmon's biggest supporters acknowledge his mercurial tendencies. "It's hard, because he's really passionate," Community writer Megan Ganz says. "He cares about his work in a way that he doesn't necessarily care about other people."
Vulture has spoken to several people who've been connected to the Community staff at some point during its run, almost all of whom consider themselves Harmon loyalists and who credit his genius with making the show what it is. And yet these same people described working under Harmon as one of the most difficult experiences of their professional lives thanks to crazy hours (working until dawn was not uncommon), verbal dressing-downs, and Harmon's insistence for perfection (the scribe all but admitted this in his Saturday blog post noting his habit of saying "'it has to be like this or I quit' roughly 8 times a day"). That kind of explosive and obstreperous passion is only tolerated in certain, profitable circumstances. As screenwriter Noah Hawley (who created the short-lived ABC dramas The Unusuals and My Generation) noted on Twitter last weekend,"It's not that a showrunner is 'difficult.' It's that they're difficult & their show isn't a hit. Personality is a luxury you have to buy."
There's also the matter of how Harmon interacted with higher-ups, both at Sony and NBC. Harmon wrote on his blog this weekend that Greenblatt "never called me once in the entire duration of his employment at NBC. He didn't call me to say he was starting to work there, he didn't call me to say I was no longer working there and he definitely didn't call to ask if I was going to be involved." Leaving aside the fact that it would've been Sony which contacted Harmon about his firing, not NBC, numerous network and show sources say that Greenblatt did more than simply call Harmon: He made at least one visit to the Community set during his tenure at NBC, and that during this trip, Greenblatt had a discussion with Harmon about the show. Two other sources note that Greenblatt interacted with Harmon during in-person powwows with the rest of the production team to discuss the show's creative direction. Overall, Harmon was not known for relishing discussions with execs: Sometimes a writer or producer would have to physically bring him a phone with an exec on the line because he had ignored numerous messages.
It's worth noting that Harmon's innate Harmony-ness isn't something that just sprung up during the last season. While it might have become more pronounced this year, numerous insiders note that Harmon has rebelled against authority and pushed to do his exact version of Community from the show's beginning. The positive spin on this is that Sony gave Harmon all the room he needed to make the show he wanted. But it can also be argued that Sony, by not finding a way to make Harmon color within the lines early on, helped create the problem child they finally put in a corner last week. "They were his enablers from the beginning," says one industry insider.
Will the remaining writers on the show bail in support of Harmon or stay out of loyalty to the show and its fans?
As Vulture reported Monday, new Community showrunners David Guarascio and Moses Port have already scheduled meetings with several of last season's scribes to talk about their futures with the series. Vulture hears some of those meetings have now taken place, and people close to the show believe there's a good chance a number of writers will stay with Community.
This might seem odd, given how many of Harmon's writers have rushed to his defense on Twitter (Megan Ganz called her ex-boss "irreplaceable"). But now that Sony has done the deed, bailing would do nothing to bring him back, which is one reason the writers may opt to stay put. What's more, the Community writing crew may feel a sense of duty to the show's cast: While Harmon's voice can't be replicated, the remaining writers know the characters very well and might want to stick around in case — who knows — the new showrunners suggest having Shirley suddenly flirt with Buddhism. And ironically, returning to the show will probably be an easier call now for some. As noted above, Harmon often seemed to operate Community as if it were Saturday Night Live, with all-night writing sessions bleeding into sunrise the next day and lots of deadline-pushing. His writing room has had a high burnout rate: Many of the season two writing staff didn't make it to season three. It is also why working on season four of Community will likely be a much more pleasant working experience for staff writers, even if their visionary guru is missing.
Will Sony's firing of Harmon impact his ability to find a new home in Hollywood?
We hope not. Even before last week's unpleasantness went down, Adult Swim announced it was developing a new show with Harmon. And Vulture has heard that Harmon's agents have already been fielding numerous calls from other networks and even some film studios about taking meetings with Harmon. We've also corresponded with network development execs who've indicated that they've heard the "stories" about Harmon and aren't deterred: They want to talk about getting into business with him. Cool. Coolcoolcool.


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Doing an Irish Gig
A team of Communications students is moving full speed ahead to prepare for Penn State's first-ever international football game.
Penn State President Eric Barron likens the pursuit of a Penn State education to driving a blue-and-white Corvette. If you're going to purchase a sports car, don't drive it at 20 mph by doing the bare minimum, he says. Instead, put it through its paces by getting involved in one or more engaged scholarship activities.
The Curley Center for Sports Journalism in Penn State's College of Communications is helping a group of students drive their blue-and-white Corvettes at maximum speed, as they will be taking the skills they're learning in the classroom and putting them to use in Ireland this August to cover the Croke Park Classic football game in Dublin between Penn State and the University of Central Florida. The game will be the season opener for both teams, and will be the first international contest in Penn State's 127-year gridiron history. The last American football game hosted in Croke Park was in 1996 when Notre Dame played Navy.
The students—Hannah Bressi, Bobby Chen, Melissa Conrad, C. J. Doon, Kelsie Netzer, Greg Pickel, Eric Shultz and Jake Somerville—hit the ground running just after commencement in May.
Starting the run-up
"There were two distinct goals during our post-commencement meetings," said John Affleck, the Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society and director of the Curley Center. "The first was to prepare us to be knowledgeable visitors when we get to Ireland. That meant learning a little about Ireland's rich and sometimes painful history, its culture, politics and sporting life—politics and sports being more closely tied there than they are here. Then we game-planned the week in Ireland, sketching out what stories we wanted to do, with the recognition that we will need to flexible to accommodate breaking news."
Affleck said the focus of coverage is the Croke Park Classic. "There will be pieces, for example, on the Gaelic Athletic Association, which is hosting the game, and on Croke Park itself, which has an incredible history. We will check in on what Penn State alumni are doing during their trip, and—of course—we'll write about the debut of Coach James Franklin."
Although it is fulfilling requirements for a formal course (COMM497F, Sports Journalism Projects), the students' work is much more than just a class assignment. The Curley Center has partnered with the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association (PNA), to deliver the students' stories, photos and multimedia pieces to its member news organizations for publication on deadline. Some of their work also will appear on the Penn State News website, as well as in College of Communications outlets.
"The partnership with the PNA is huge. It turns this from a useful academic exercise to an international academic/professional experience, the kind of which students rarely get anywhere." —John Affleck
"The students won't be training to be journalists, they'll be journalists. Editors will be depending on them to produce clean, well-reported copy and photos on deadline. Nothing beats that if you want to be the journalist of tomorrow."
In that role, the students will be tailoring their stories to the needs of the PNA, "because that's what you do as correspondents in an international bureau," Affleck said.
The students also are excited about the real-world opportunity.
Bressi, a senior photojournalism major, said as soon as she heard about the opportunity she knew it was something she wanted to do. "I went home that day and immediately called my dad to tell him how awesome this experience could be for me – he completely agreed."
Bressi said she hopes the experience will make her a better photographer and writer. "I want to gain a better perspective for what it looks like to actually work for a paper, have deadlines and expectations for your work," she said. She said her classes "have been crucial for my education when it comes to photojournalism, but I really want to have on-field experience and a portfolio that shows these experiences to future employers."
Senior public relations major Melissa Conrad agrees. "I hope to gain a better understanding of what it takes to produce quality work in a short amount of time with tight, real-world deadlines. Classes can teach us what the real world is like, but it isn't until you are in the situation yourself that you'll truly learn what it takes," she said.
Organizing the Ireland Bureau
Affleck is working as the bureau chief, overseeing the entire operation of the "Ireland Bureau." John Beale, senior lecturer in journalism, will be the photo editor. Beale brings his decades of professional experience, including his experience as a longtime staff photographer and chief photographer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, into the classroom. He also regularly takes his students outside the classroom to put their skills to work in real-world environments, which has helped to prepare them for this assignment.
"My classes stress the importance of deadlines. For one assignment, students enrolled in COMM 469 are required to illustrate four different stories in one hour," he said. "To give the students a sense of what to expect in Ireland, we covered the Blue-White game on deadline this spring."
Lori Shontz, adjunct instructor in the College of Communications, will serve as the assistant bureau chief on the team. "This class combines three of my favorite things: college football, foreign travel and working with students," she said.
Shontz, who also is senior editor for the Alumni Association's Penn Stater Magazine, has been on the Curley Center board since it formed. She also spent nearly two decades as a professional sports writer/editor, with experience coordinating coverage at large, international events.
The Croke Park Classic will give Affleck, Beale and Shontz an opportunity to totally immerse their students in the coverage of an international event, on deadline. Beale said one of his students asked how many hours a day they would be "working" in Ireland. "My response was, how many hours are in a day? It's a bit of an exaggeration but that's the mindset," he said. "We'll have some fun but they're not on vacation."
"These students have the ability and training to produce great journalism and we plan to give them the opportunity to shine."—John Beale
Even the selection process for this opportunity was a real-world experience. Although it is a formal class, students had to interview with Affleck, Shontz and Beale for their spots in the course.
"We were trying to assemble the best team we could, and that meant filling specific positions," Affleck said. "For example, we needed a Penn State football writer. There were many fine writers among the students who interviewed, but Greg Pickel stood out because of his ideas and his professional experience."
Pickel, a senior print journalism major, is a freelance writer for The Harrisburg Patriot News/PennLive, Fight On State and Scout.com, covering high school and college football. "The opportunity to be mentored by three terrific professionals and academics … was convincing in and of itself, but the chance to put together clips for future employment during a 10-day learning experience abroad was too much to pass up," Pickel said.
He said he prepared for the interview process in part by researching Ireland, and by researching articles and information about previous international reporting trips made in the College of Communications.
Chen prepared for the interview in the same way he would approach a job interview. "As part of the application we had to compile our best journalistic work—I applied as a photographer, so I included a portfolio of photos, too. Before I interviewed, I made sure that I would be able to explain why I picked certain pieces of writing or photography as my best work, and how the skills involved with creating them would allow me to be a good member of the Croke Park team," he said.
The course began May 13, right after spring commencement at University Park. "These students did intensive work over the course of two days in May," including a lot of research into various aspects of Ireland's history and culture, Beale said. "They mapped out all of their assignments, and now they've scattered for the summer, many of them to big internships. They've got their assignments, though, and will be working on them over the summer so they can hit the ground running when they get back in August."
"What an awesome opportunity the John Curley Center is giving journalism students at Penn State." —Hannah Bressi
The group will gather on campus on August 20, and depart for Dublin on August 22. The engaged scholarship experience is a win-win proposition. The students will gain valuable experience that will help round out their journalism skills and make them more employable. The Curley Center, which is covering the students' travel, lodging and reporting expenses, is gaining visibility through the success of its students.
All of the students agree that what they've learned in their classes has prepared them for this engaged scholarship experience, and that the experience will round out their classroom knowledge.
Somerville, a senior broadcast journalism major, said the research skills he learned in his classes will help him for the feature writing he'll be doing on the trip. "I hope this experience will help me to first and foremost improve as a journalist. I want to improve my process as far as coming up with stories, thinking a little more creatively."
For Somerville, the experience also will be one of personal growth. "I come from a diverse family. My father is African American and my mother is half Irish and Jamaican; I grew up mostly embracing my African American heritage but it will be really interesting tapping into another part of my tradition. Seeing the sights and experiencing the Irish people is something I'm really looking forward to," he said.


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Abigail Cooks to Appease
In a large pot, cook the wheatberries in 2 cups of water (this may take up to 45 minutes), then drain. At the same time, cook the beans in 2 cups of water (this may take up to 25–30 minutes) until they are al dente; then drain. Combine the wheatberries and beans in a large bowl, and make a cover layer with the chives, zucchini, tomatoes, and basil. Do not mix.
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14 … One of the young shepherds told Abigail, Nabal's wife, what had happened: "David sent messengers from the backcountry to salute our master, but he tore into them with insults.
15 "Yet these men treated us very well. They took nothing from us and didn't take advantage of us all the time we were in the fields.
16 "They formed a wall around us, protecting us day and night all the time we were out tending the sheep.
17 "Do something quickly because big trouble is ahead for our master and all of us. Nobody can talk to him. He's impossible—a real brute!"
18 Abigail flew into action. She took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five sheep dressed out and ready for cooking, a bushel of roasted grain, a hundred raisin cakes, and two hundred fig cakes, and she had it all loaded on some donkeys.
19 Then she said to her young servants, "Go ahead and pave the way for me [with David]. I'm right behind you."
20 As she was riding her donkey, descending into a ravine, David and his men were descending from the other end, so they met there on the road.
21 David had just said, "That sure was a waste, guarding everything this man had out in the wild so that nothing he had was lost—and now he rewards me with insults. A real slap in the face!
Abigail gathered up extravagant amounts of food, along with some of the most valued products of the land, especially cakes of dried figs, so that she might appease David.
22 "May God do his worst to me if Nabal and every cur in his misbegotten brood isn't dead meat by morning!"
23 As soon as Abigail saw David, she got off her donkey and fell on her knees at his feet, her face to the ground in homage, saying, "My master, let me take the blame! Let me speak to you. Listen to what I have to say. Don't dwell on what that brute Nabal did."
I Samuel 25:14–25a, The Message
Abigail (Hebrew for "source or cause of delight"), undoubtedly one of the most astute and politically savvy women of the Bible (and considered to be one of the seven female prophets of the Hebrew scriptures), is portrayed in this short but important story as the clever wife of a gluttonous lout, a man known as Nabal (in Hebrew, "fool"). Nabal was a wealthy landowner who owned more than 3,000 sheep. At the end of the sheep-shearing season, it was customary to celebrate with a great feast set out for all those who had worked hard to bring the year to a successful end. It was expected, therefore, that Nabal would regale his men, as well as any others who had been kind enough to help in some way during the year, both as a token of thanksgiving to God and as an act of goodwill toward the neighbors. When David (in Hebrew, "beloved") and his army approached their neighbor's home to collect what was owed them for the protection they had offered for Nabal's flocks and shepherds during the year, Nabal insulted David by refusing to offer proper hospitality, even when David reminded him of what was expected. Instead, Nabal continued to feast with his friends and cronies, seemingly oblivious to the dangerous faux pas he was committing. Tipped off by a loyal servant that David was on his way and that her husband was paying no mind to the formidable encroaching army, Abigail set out to head off the ruin and possible destruction of her family and all of its holdings. Nabal had earlier summarily ignored David's request for bread, wine, and meat for him and his men (verse 11), an imprudent and disrespectful act by the standards of the time. But Abigail seemed to know just what this tension-filled moment required. Acting swiftly, she gathered up extravagant amounts of food, along with some of the most valued products of the land, so that she might appease David and at the same moment atone for her husband's insolence by the abundance of the fine gifts she loaded onto her pack mules.
All that Nabal had denied, Abigail provided and then some. The items on the shopping list of goods that Abigail gave David, though seemingly random, are in order of importance to the story. First on the list are the items that Nabal denied David and his men in verse 11, beginning with two hundred loaves of bread. That much bread could not have been prepared in the moment, so one may wonder where it came from. The suggestion, of course, is that it had been prepared for the feast that Nabal was holding with his entourage; and the fact that they had not yet needed it or called for it made Nabal's refusal to David not merely inhospitable; with so much at hand, his rudeness smacked of greed. The Hebrew word used for bread (lechem) is also the generic term for "food"; therefore, whatever was prepared, if it were not bread, it must have been quite a lot of some standard staple known to this particular community.
Or perhaps not. "Two hundred" (in Hebrew, resh) is understood numer-ologically to mean "in the beginning." So as bread is at the beginning of the list, the two hundred might just be a modifier to indicate what was most important, or what was to be first on Abigail's list.
Following the bread, we are told that two skins of wine (in Hebrew, yayin, literally "what is pressed out") were sent to David. The King James Version (KJV) of this text says that Abigail packed two "bottles" (in Hebrew, nebel); yet it hardly seems likely that she would have provided just two bottles of refreshment to wash down so much food, and with so many men to be served. Not to mention that bottles, in common parlance, seems to indicate some sort of glass container. Although glass has its origins in the Middle East or North Africa, it is unlikely that it was being used to store wine anywhere in Israel at this point in time. Nebel can also mean "vessel," "flagon," or "pitcher," so the idea of two large skins as vessels for the wine, especially in a community that raised sheep and goats, makes much more sense. It is also interesting to note that the Hebrew root for this wine container, nbl, is the same root for the name of Abigail's husband, Nabal (perhaps indicating that too much wine makes one foolish?). All in all, it appears that however much wine was sent, David and his men were satisfied by the portions.
Next on the list of gifts to David and his men are "five sheep dressed out and ready for cooking." Once again, the butchering could not have been done on the spur of the moment, so these sheep must have been provisions that Nabal had set apart for his own meal, already cooked and seasoned ("dressed") so that at best, come meal time, they might have had to be cut or warmed by the fire. But why five sheep? Is there a symbolic meaning here, as above with two hundred and with two? Perhaps there is. Five in Hebrew numerology represents strength and severity. It can also represent peace, wholeness, or appeasement. Perhaps Abigail chose five finely prepared and tasty sheep, knowing that David would understand her intentions as she humbly asked his pardon for her husband's insolence.
Not content to provide only what had once been denied by Nabal, Abigail went beyond what might have been considered an adequate recompense and sent grains and fruits as further ingratiation. Some Bible translations speak of "five seahs (or ephahs) of parched corn."1 Because it follows as it does the five sheep on her list of giving, perhaps David might have understood her generosity as "what was required, and to further underscore our desire for peace, then five of grain, also." (What Abigail took from Nabal's storehouse was most likely roasted barley [in Hebrew, qali], or some other dark grain.) And just how much is five seahs or ephahs ? A seah is a biblical measure, three of which equal one ephah. One ephah in modern-day units is about three-fifths of a bushel (see Appendix A). The Message translation above of "a bushel" is probably a good compromise understanding of the amount Abigail packed; once cooked, as the grain expanded, a bushel could feed a small army with sufficiency.
To accompany the grain, Abigail gathered one hundred raisin cakes. Some translations say, "one omer of raisins' (an omer is one-tenth of an ephah), but whether that translates into one hundred cakes is anyone's guess. The understanding of biblical weights and measures requires a lot of conjecture. However, suffice it to say that Abigail did put together many bunches or clusters of dried fruits native to the region, both dried grapes and dried figs. "Cakes" as it is used here does not mean a baked good, but merely indicates a large pressed mound of dried goods. And why one hundred? One hundred (in Hebrew, qof) signifies holiness, and is a reminder of the one hundred daily blessings. Perhaps Abigail was also trying to flatter David by sending along blessings as well with all the ingredients of the meal.
Finally, we are told that David also received two hundred fig cakes, and here the list of the bounty ends. Like the dates, these fig cakes were dried groupings of figs, held together in mounds or cakes by the sweet juices that as they dry become very sticky. As the list begins, so it ends with two hundred. Abigail understood her offering and what it would mean to the man she sent it to: peace, humility, blessings, atonement, and subservience before a man of great stature. In the end, her unique political insights paid off: when her husband Nabal later died (of an apparent stroke), David sent for her, and she took her place of honor as one of his wives of important stature.
Most of us will never have to cook for four hundred people, so we have reduced the recipes to what might suffice for a meal served to just ten or twelve friends and family in celebration and in thanksgiving for all the goodwill that is engendered by hospitality to one's neighbors.
As noted in Chapter 7, Ruth and Boaz were David's great-grandparents. But what had been happening in Israel during the intervening years, and how had David come to be the leader of a small army?
When Joshua led the Israelites into the Promised Land (Canaan), perhaps in the 13th century b.c.e., the tribes were still governed by their own elders. These leaders came to be called judges, chosen because of their knowledge of the Law and their ability to resolve conflicts among the members of the community. They also served as military and spiritual leaders, mobilizing the people to confront external enemies and teaching the community how to worship God and live according to the Covenant. Joshua (Moses' top general) is sometimes identified as the first judge. Some scholars count fifteen judges; others, sixteen—the history of this period (13th-9th centuries b.c.e.) being very uncertain. Among the more important judges were Deborah, Gideon, and Samson.
Near the end of the reign of the judges, probably in the 12th century b.c.e., God raised up a young prophet, Samuel. As he grew in wisdom and stature before God and the people, Samuel attempted to appoint his sons as judges to succeed him, but because of their corruption, and because of continued threats of foreign invasion, the elders of the twelve tribes of Israel demanded that God have Samuel appoint a king to rule over the united kingdom. The prospect enraged Samuel, but God stepped in and indicated that Samuel should anoint Saul ben Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, as the first king. Under Saul's leadership, the Israelites vanquished their enemies, among whom were the Ammonites and the Amalekites. However, Saul disobeyed God's command to destroy every Amalekite—man, woman, and child, as well as all the livestock—sparing the life of Agag, the Amalekite king, as well as the prize sheep and cattle. Therefore, God rejected Saul as king over Israel and told Samuel to anoint another king. In due course, God guided Samuel to the house of Jesse and identified David, the youngest son, as the next king. Samuel anointed David, a shepherd, in secret; ironically, David was soon summoned to play the lyre for Saul, to help ease the king's troubled spirit. Dividing his time between his own home and that of Saul, David also brought provisions to his brothers as they continued to engage the Philistines in battle. It was during one of these forays that David succeeded in striking down Goliath, the champion Philistine warrior, with a stone and a slingshot, securing his reputation as an accomplished warrior.
As David's star rose, Saul's enmity toward the younger man increased. David's covenant with Saul's son Jonathan exacerbated the hard feelings, as Jonathan conspired to protect David against the king's plots. At one point, Saul attempted to have David done in, sending him into battle against one hundred Philistine soldiers; when David returned unharmed, having dispatched all the Philistines, Saul gave his daughter Michal in marriage to David, even though the two men had previously agreed that the elder daughter, Merab, would be David's prize for victory in that battle. Observing how the people adored David, Saul became obsessed with getting rid of the young man. As the conflict between the two grew more desperate and dangerous, David began to gather an army of loyal supporters.
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Skip to comments.Ulster count may determine NY Senate control
Posted on 11/26/2012 2:01:17 PM PST by Arthurio
ALBANY, N.Y. The count of paper ballots in two critical New York state Senate races is in the final stages this week, with control of the chamber hanging in the balance.
The seesawing leads continue in the 46th Senate District, where Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk (KAT'-chihk) trails by about 700 votes with more than 3,000 votes yet to be counted in her Ulster County stronghold. Republican George Amedore (AM'-uh-dohr) has the lead after being behind on election night.
The counting resumes Tuesday and the race could be decided by the end of the day.
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if its close, they can steal it
They'll steal it even if it ain't close.
especially if its paperless, computer voting
Word on the street is that Cuomo really wants Republicans to maintain control of the NY Senate so that Democrats can't run the table with their ridiculous socialist proposals and jeapardize Cuomo's 2016 presidential aspirations. Even if Democrats technically win control, there may be enough Dems who pledge to caucus with Republicans to keep that control in Repub hands.
We really need all the help we can get over here!
Has any GOP candidate won a close race anywhere, since Bush v. Gore?
Fixed it!!
Having said that... according to Newt Gingrich today... part of the reason that republicans have not been able to win national elections (and why Bush won with the smallest presidential reelection vote ever)... is that the left has so indoctrinated generations of Americans in public schools and the press has sold the republican brand as being an uncaring Neanderthal sub species who just want to starve blacks and count our money.
Since the election, Newt has spoken with many students on America's College Campuses. Many people that he talked with agreed with the republican party this year... but could not vote for them... because as many have told Newt to his face, "I can't vote for you even if I agree with you... you are a republican". Newt says we have to change the way we are perceived and he actually gave several good ways to do so. He says it is time for the right to go on these pop culture shows like the view, colbert and jon stewart. Go there with style and grace and counter their arguments with facts and humor and let them see for themselves that the perception of us is a lie. Of course Newt says this must be done by those with the intestinal fortitude to take on the left and their press and federal machine that manufactures reality as it is needed.
I personally think that most of these viewers are lost souls but Newt is convinced that we must reach those that should be voting for us... because of what we share in common beliefs... but that today they hate us for what abccnnnbccbsmslsd have sold us as being. Maybe Newt is right? One thing is crystal clear... the republican leadership has been WRONG!
No worry for the Democrat. There is a box of ballots in a car trunk.
I agree - raised in Rochester NY and spent 24 years in the AF - settled just outside Biloxi, MS and there is more common sense in the average "hayseed redneck" than in the whole of the northeast (discounting the FRs and other conservatives who are "stranded" of course). Even teachers are unafraid to profess their Christian faith.
Welcome to GOD's country! I am just down the road from you!
Cool beans. The summers here are almost as brutal on me as a NY winter, but it is beautiful (too bad the casinos couldn't have been put on the I-10 corridor to preserve the rustic beauty of the beaches). It's also a conservative paradise compared to much of the country - I even saw Blacks carrying Romney/Ryan yard signs at a recent mullet festival in Gautier.
I have lived all over the world... I came back here. That should tell you something. I wish gaming had never been allowed to come into being. In many ways, it has destroyed a way of life.
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The Membership Relations Committee is happy to showcase some ArkGeo Geocachers through the "Geocacher Profile". The committee thought Don Guthrie aka TinmanJones should be the next cacher to be in the spotlight.
What is your geocaching name?
How did you choose your handle?
I was part of a band called "Tinman Jones" for many years. I became a geocacher several years after Tinman Jones disbanded, so I decided to use the name in order to spark conversation, as well as keeping the name alive. www.tinmanjones.com
How long have you been geocaching?
Since December 6, 2009.
How did you find your first Geocache, and which one was it?
After asking "what is geocaching?" on FaceBook, in 2009, Arkfiremedic quickly answered & we quickly set up a time to meet so he and 2ter could "show me the ropes." Old Meets New (GC1EY3R) was the first cache I logged. It was an ammo box, so I'm sure he chose that cache to get me hooked. And it worked.
Who usually goes with you when you go caching?
From 2009 till early 2013, it was mostly Juan Pablo (my teenage son) & I hitting the trails. I've also done ALOT of caching with Arkfiremedic & 2ter. As of early 2013, Mz. Muggle (my wife) has become an active part of my caching ontarage.
How long will you work on puzzle caches before you give up?
I rarely do puzzles. If AFM & I are tackling caches together, I'll spend a lot more time on them, because I know he'll eventually figure it out for me.
What town/areas have you most enjoyed caching in?
I LOVE getting out of LA (lower Arkansas) & finding caches. I've spent some time finding awesome caches in Hot Springs & the central part of the state. But I've also found some really great hides in North Louisiana.
Do you do paperless caching?
What kind of geocaching rig do you use?
Garmin 60CSx, Garmin Nuvi, as well as an iPhone.
Why would you recommend anyone else to take up geocaching?
I've often said, when explaining to others, that it's an awesome way to get out & see stuff I never would've seen. Just last week, not 5 miles from my house & a place I've driven by hundreds of times, I discovered some history that I never knew existed. That's what it's all about for me.
Where are you originally from?
Stuttgart, Arkansas
In what states have you geocached?
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Colorado, & Kansas.
What was your first event ever attended?
G.L.A.D. Eat & Greet (12-17-2009)
How many caches have you found?
As of today (10-21-13) 1,335
Which type of cache container do you prefer over the rest?
Any type that will get me to a place that I normally would have never gone to. I enjoy them all.
What was the most famous cache that you have found?
I'm unsure.
Do you use disposable batteries or rechargeable batteries?
Do you enjoy hiding or finding more as your part of the hobby?
I enjoy finding.
Do you have a personal goal in mind when you make a hide?
If I can get someone to an area or place they might have never been to, then that's my goal.
What is you favorite type of cache hide?
An ammo box or something that size. But they just don't stay around long, so I rarely hide them.
Out of all your hides, what are your personal favorites that you take pride in?
My three favorite caches I've ever hidden are ARKFIREMEDIC'S little FRIEND (GC2DHVG), Cathy's Road Cache (GC23VJD), and If These Walls Could Talk (GC248KN).
What do you think the proper hide to find ratio should be to keep the sport fresh?
I don't have an opinion here. As long as people keep hiding caches, I think the hobby will remain fun & fresh for all of us.
How did you end up getting into this wacky hobby?
In 2009 I was shopping online for a GPS to use while fishing, to mark fishing holes. In my search for the perfect GPS, I kept seeing the term "geocaching" on all the GPS descriptions. After reviewing a dozen or so sites, I simply asked the question on FaceBook "what is geocaching?" You can thank Arkfiremedic for the rest. If it weren't for him, I may have never found my first cache.
What's your favorite geocache?
The Tinman by LikesToCanoe! By far, my all time favorite!
If money was no object, where would you like to go geocaching?
On every coast on the planet. I love beaches & beach life, so I'm sure there are some really great beach side caches out there.
Do you like geocaching by yourself or in a group?
I enjoy going alone. But I also love having my family with me, as well as AFM & 2ter. So I guess to answer your question, I enjoy it either way.
How many First to Finds do you have?
I've lost count of my FTFs.
Are you a First to Find person who is always set on go and if so, how many miles out do you have your settings on to get notifications?
I'm not as big on them as I was when I first started. If I find one, YAY! If not, my feelings don't get hurt. Lately, I won't go out of my way for a FTF. Back in 2010, I'd go no matter the time of day or night. Not so much anymore.
Do you have any other hobbies besides geocaching? I enjoy scuba diving, spear fishing, camping, and fishing (from a boat).


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With the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson's "War on Poverty" as a backdrop, Sen. Marco Rubio on Wednesday will join a growing chorus of Republicans looking to put a conservative brand on help for the poor with his own call for a major overhaul of the nation's anti-poverty programs.
"The biggest problem we face is not the difference in income between the richest and the poorest Americans, the biggest problem is that too many of those making low incomes are not moving up to better and higher-paying jobs," Rubio is expected to say in a Capitol Hill speech, according to an advance text.
"America is still the land of opportunity for most, but not for all," the Florida Republican plans to say. "If we are to remain an exceptional nation, we must close the gap in opportunity equality."
Rubio, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, is one of several high-profile Republicans who are pushing their party to re-engage in the debate over income inequality, an issue largely ceded to Democrats over the years, as it's shaping into a populist issue for the 2014 congressional elections.
With unemployment at 7 percent, millions of voting-age Americans scouring for jobs and wages largely stagnant for those who are employed, both parties are eager to show that they're siding with Americans who are struggling economically.
To accomplish this, some Republicans have traveled to unfamiliar territory. House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., visited a Philadelphia public school in October to tout school vouchers as a way to remedy income inequality.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., another potential presidential contender, went to heavily Democratic Detroit last month to pitch his solution to income inequality: "Economic Freedom Zones" that would lower income and corporate tax rates to a flat 5 percent in areas with unemployment rates greater than the national average.
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., the chairman of the House Budget Committee and Mitt Romney's running mate in 2012, is expected to discuss poverty in an interview Thursday with NBC's Brian Williams.
Rubio aides wouldn't provide specifics Tuesday on how he wants to change the government's approach to poverty or which programs he'd revamp, saying the senator would provide more details Wednesday.
However, an aide said Rubio would propose giving the states more power to administer anti-poverty programs, similar to the way the Bill Clinton-era welfare overhaul shifted responsibilities to states through block grant programs.
Not to be outdone, Democrats are making an income-inequality push of their own. Tuesday's 60-27 procedural vote on a bill that would restore unemployment benefits to 1.3 million people was an opening salvo. Democrats from newly minted New York Mayor Bill de Blasio to President Barack Obama have set their sights on raising the minimum wage as a way to even out income disparities.
"Income inequality is a hot topic because it doesn't mean the same thing to everybody, so it can be anything you want it to be," said Stan Collender, a veteran budget analyst. "It's easy to talk about. It's not an easy issue to solve."
That was obvious during Tuesday's debate over unemployment insurance as Democrats and Republicans retreated to their standard talking points.
"The billionaires are doing fine," said Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. "But if we lose the middle class and we're not there with a safety net when they fall, we'll lose everything."
Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the Republican whip, said Republicans were all for bridging the income gap, but only through economic growth:
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These tender beans escaped being eaten during harvest; I'll boil them briefly and enjoy them with a pat of butter.
Growing the Best Green Beans
Green beans are the second most popular vegetable grown in home gardens, but I'll bet they're first in terms of being the easiest ones to grow. So easy, in fact, that planting beans is a great way to introduce youngsters to the fine art of gardening. Just like Jack, you'll be able to watch your magical beans grow and grow. And though you may not be able to climb them up into the clouds, you will be rewarded with one of the best taste treats of summer.
Bean Types
Garden beans can be broken down into three general groups based on when they are eaten: snap beans, fresh shell beans, and dry beans. Snap beans are eaten whole, including the pod and the small, immature seeds. They were formerly called "string beans" because fiber developed along the seams of the pods. These fibers have been reduced through selective breeding, and the result is a tender pod with no strings at all. Dry beans are the dried mature bean seeds, and are appropriate for long-term storage. Fresh shell beans are somewhere between snap beans and dry beans. They are most often eaten fresh, with nearly mature seeds that have been removed from the pod but not yet dried.
When to Plant
Beans can have either a vining growth habit (pole beans), or a compact growth habit (bush beans). All beans have similar growing requirements: full sun and a well-drained soil rich in organic matter. Beans are warm-weather crops and won't tolerate cold temperatures and frost. In our region they should be planted after April 15th.
How many seeds should you plant? A good estimate is 5 to 10 feet of bush beans for a family of four. Since plants only produce for two to three weeks, you may want to do more than one sowing. You can assure yourself a continuous supply of snap beans by planting some seeds every two to four weeks until early August.
Pole beans produce a bigger crop than bush beans, and they are a good space saver for small gardens. However, they also take longer to mature.
Spacing and Depth
Beans do not transplant well, so plant seeds directly in the garden. Seeds of all varieties should be planted 1 inch deep. Sow seeds of bush beans 2 to 4 inches apart in rows at least 18 to 24 inches apart. Seeds of pole beans should be sown 4 to 6 inches apart in rows 30 to 36 inches apart, or in hills (four to six seeds per hill) 30 inches apart.
Seeds of most bean varieties tend to crack and germinate poorly if the soil's moisture content is too high. For this reason, never soak bean seed before planting. Instead, water just after planting or plant right before a rainstorm.
It's best to pull weeds by hand before they become large enough to compete with the bean plants, and use care when cultivating around the plants because they have shallow roots that are easily injured.
Harvest when the pods are firm, crisp, and pencil-sized, but before the seeds within the pods have developed significantly. If you can see the bulge of a developing bean through the green pod, the bean is over-mature. At this stage the pod will be too tough to eat. Harvest when plants are dry; picking beans from wet plants can spread bean bacterial blight, a disease that seriously damages the plants. Bean plants will continue to form new flowers and produce more beans if pods are continually removed before the seeds mature.
Selection and Storage
I've grown dozens of bean varieties over the years, and formed opinions along the way. My favorite bush beans are 'Major,' with plump, tender pods; 'Bush Kentucky Wonder,' with long, flattened pods; and 'Venture,' an intensely productive plant with very slim, very tender, very juicy beans. All mature in less than 60 days. Pole bean winners in my garden are 'Blue Lake,' 'Kentucky Blue,' and 'Kentucky Wonder.'
Freshly harvested beans can be stored in plastic bags in the vegetable crisper of the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Don't wash before storing or the beans will develop black spots and decay quickly. Instead, wash beans just before cooking or enjoying raw.
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Ferrari revenue close to £1bn in 2012
Feeling the pinch? Ferrari's customers certinaly aren't as the company has just reported a whopping 7.4 per cent rise in sales do far this year – leading to revenues of nearly £1bn!
The UK leads the company's figures with a whopping sales increase of 43 per cent. A substantial 393 of Maranello's creations found new homes here between January and July.
German and Swiss markets are also reported to be doing well with rises of 18 and 17 per cent respectively - something Ferrari puts down to the popularity of the new four-wheel-drive FF.
It's not positive news in the maker's home country of Italy, though, with the financial crisis and the introduction of new taxes likely to have been responsible for a 46 per cent DROP in sales.
Despite this decline, Ferrari's revenue is up 11.9 per cent overall - now an impressive £960m - with net profits of just over £80m and 3,664 of the maker's cars sold worldwide in total in the first half of this year.
"These results, achieved against a still highly challenging international economic backdrop, are first and foremost a reward for our constant and significant investment in technological innovation", said Chairman Luca di Montezemolo.
"The completely new range we are now in a position to offer clients across the globe means we can look forward to ending 2012 having improved still further on last year's financial performance."
Ferrari recently launched the popular F12 while the 458 Spider has also hit showrooms in the last six months - both of which have added to the company's success so far in 2012.


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Allu Arjun Latest Movie Race Gurram released in 1050 theaters world wide on last Friday and got hit talk and got best openings in Allu Arjun career. Premier show started slowly and after morning show got good talk and now going well.
Premier Show (Thursday) collections - $102,000
Friday - $205,000
Total collections for two days is $307,000 and if the speed of Race Gurram continues like this in collections this movie is going to cross $840,00 gross collections. Brahmanandam action as Kil Bil Pandey is entertaining and Ali as Bali from Malaysia charchters made good comedy. The action scenes are designed well.
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Allu Arjun Race Gurram US Collections
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Thursday, February 6, 2014
Jr Ntr Sukumar Combination Movie Stopped
The latest news is that Young Tiger Jr Ntr and Director Sukumar combination movie is planned earlier and both Jr Ntr and Sukumar confirmed the movie but the latest news is that Jr Ntr said no to this movie and it is being changed with Surender Reddy. After finishing Race Gurram movie, director Surender Reddy will start this new project with Jr Ntr. Jr Ntr changed his decision after Mahesh Babu Nenokkadine result according to the film nagar talk but there is no official statement from both the sides.
Currently Jr Ntr is acting in Rabasa, as working title and the shooting of this movie has completed in Hyderabad, Jaipur, Pollachi and the second schedule in Hyderabad is being planned. Jr Ntr and Samantha combination is again repeated in this movie. Santhosh Srinivas is the director for this movie and hot actress Pranitha is the other heroine in this movie.
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Allu Arjun Race Gurram Release Date Confirmed
Stylish Star Allu Arjun latest movie 'Race Gurram' in Surender Reddy direction is planned to release in January for Sankranthi festival but the movie is postponed to February but the latest news is that the movie release is postponed to April 4th. The news is that the first copy of the movie might take another two months and this is the reason for postponing the movie. The director said the characterization of Allu Arjun will be different and it is a fun, action combination of another kick movie.
Allu Arjun is doing this movie after iddarammayilatho movie and director Surender Reddy is doing this movie after Oosaravelli movie. Kota Srinivasa Rao, Prakash Raj, Ali, MS Narayana, Raghu Babu and others are playing the main roles in this movie.
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Varuntej Movie Heroine Replaced
Nagababu son Varuntej movie is going to be started next month. Earlier the news is that the team selected Akshara Gaud but in last minute it is changed. The latest news is that Pooja Hagde is selected for this movie. The movie team is not yet confirmed 'Gollabama' title.
The latest news is that the movie is going to be started from next month 27th and the movie is going to made on Liyo Productions banner. Srikanth Addala is the director of this movie and Tagore Madhu and Nallamallapu Bujji are the producers for this movie. The story of the movie is around Godavari. Mikkie G Mayer is the music director for this movie and the technical team details are yet to be announced. Varuntej is working hard to get perfectness in dance such as Allu Arjun and Ram Charan.
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Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Nani Latest Movie Jenda Pai Kapiraju Release Date is Confirmed
Hero Nani, hot actress Amala Paul and Tamil movie director Samudra combination movie 'Jenda Pai Kapiraju' and Ragini Dwedi is playing the key role in this movie. KS Srinivasan, Shivaraman, Rajit Pardasaradhi are the producers of the movie. The producers are planning to release the movie on February 14th. Nani is playing the double role in this movie and the action is very good by Nani. Sarath Kumar is playing the police officer charchter in the movie and GV Prakash is the music director for this movie. Shambo Shiva Shambo director Samudra is the director for this movie.
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