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VATICAN CITY — Despite media reports that all affordable accommodations in Rome are booked for the May 1 beatification of Pope John Paul II, reasonable rates can still be found.
Various news outlets have reported that hostels, hotels and B&Bs are already booked for the beatification, and that prices are skyrocketing to 300 percent their normal rates for the big May weekend.
We found that a small percentage of Roman hoteliers do seem to be exploiting Catholics with sky-high prices that are many times the regular high season rates. For example, Hotel Locarno, a four-star hotel located just across the river from the Vatican, was charging €1,560 for three nights in a double room, three times their usual high-season price, according to their website. The website of Hotel Eurostars Roma said its rate was €133 a night for a standard double room two weekends prior to the beatification, but the price jumped to more than €600 a night for the May 1 weekend.
Easter is always one of the busiest times around the Vatican. Pope John Paul's beatification comes a week afterward and more than a million pilgrims expected for the event. The demand for lodging is extremely high, but a search of hotels and B&Bs in Rome showed that there are more than 100 reasonably priced rooms available.
For example, B&B Vatican St. Peter, located just outside Vatican City, still had availability for the evening of May 1 at €90 a night for a double room.
As of Feb. 28, the average price for a three-star hotel room for the beatification weekend was around €250 a night, and a four-star hotel room was going for €350. Three- and four-star hotels with standard double rooms under €200 could still be found, and B&Bs in excellent locations had rooms and apartments for under €130.
For those still looking for accommodations for the event, here's some advice to ensure that you are getting the best price:
1.) Look for locales further from the Vatican, especially across the Tiber River. Rome is easy to get around on foot and has excellent public transportation that can get you to St. Peter's Square in no time.
2.) Don't automatically rule out the option of staying at a B&B or renting an apartment for your stay in Rome. These can be some of the most charming places, affordable and full of character. Some require at least a four-night stay, so plan on some time to tour the Eternal City.
3.) Keep in mind that as of Jan.1, the Rome tourist tax for hotels is €1 -€3 per night, per person, for up to10 days, and must sometimes be paid in cash. Also check that other taxes are included in your room rate before booking, or ask what the final price with taxes will be.
4.) Once at your hotel, if the rate you are paying is higher than the maximum displayed tariff, which is listed on a sign posted in each room, you have a right to notify the police of the discrepancy.
5.) Consider staying in another city located outside of Rome and taking the train in to the city for the day. Rome's main train station gives you access to a multitude of surrounding towns and trains run throughout the day.


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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — You might not have heard of New Jersey state Sen. Barbara Buono, though you've probably heard of the man she's itching to take on in the November election — Gov. Chris Christie.
Expect to hear more about her. Buono picked up endorsements Tuesday from the Democratic Governors' Association, southern New Jersey's seven county Democratic Party chairs and the southern legislative delegation, thereby sewing up enough support statewide to become the Democrats' presumptive nominee for governor.
She will be a serious underdog against Christie, who has the benefits of incumbency, greater name recognition and the ability to raise however much he needs to run a re-election campaign.
Christie, 50, saw his popularity soar after Superstorm Sandy, but Buono says New Jersey's problems of high unemployment and high taxes existed before the late-October storm.
Buono, a 59-year-old senator from Metuchen on the fringe of the New York City area, was the first major Democrat to enter the race, but establishment Democrats were slow to back her bid to challenge Christie. Their first choice, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, opted to run for U.S. Senate in 2014 instead of facing Christie.
"I was always confident the party would come together," Buono said. "This election is too important — it's about having someone who stands up for working New Jerseyans and the working poor who have been forgotten by this governor. We're mounting an aggressive campaign to take the Statehouse back for the middle class."
Buono has raised more than $200,000 but needs $380,000 to qualify for public matching funds. Christie has already pulled in $2 million, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is hosting a fundraiser for him in California next month.
The chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, outlined the themes of Buono's campaign.
"Barbara Buono understands the challenges facing New Jersey's middle class because she's lived through them. She's spent her entire career fighting to create jobs, improve education, expand access to quality health care and balance budgets," Shumlin said.
Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald signed a letter pledging "to tirelessly fight to elect Barbara Buono as our next governor" because of her track record as a champion of the state's most vulnerable residents. Sweeney until recently talked about possibly joining the race.
State Sen. Dick Codey, of Essex County in the state's north, also threw his support behind Buono. Until Friday, Codey was flirting with his own run for governor. He was acting governor for 14 months after Jim McGreevey resigned in 2004, but he decided against running for an elected term.
Buono had received key endorsements on Monday from Reps. Frank Pallone and Bill Pascrell Jr., who was also courted as a candidate, and party chairs in the New York-area counties of Bergen, Passaic and Hudson.
Taking the governor's seat away from Christie, who has among the highest profiles of any Republican in the country, would be a huge prize for both the state and national Democratic parties. But Republicans were underwhelmed by the prospect of Buono.
"After failing to recruit their first, second, third or fourth choice candidates into the campaign for governor, Democrats have finally settled on state Sen. Barbara Buono," said Mike Schrimpf, spokesman for the Republican Governors Association.
Mike Duhaime, Christie's political adviser, said the governor's "record of leadership cannot be matched."
Buono's campaign officially kicks off in New Brunswick on Saturday. Christie's starts with a fundraiser in New Brunswick on Monday.


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Daredevils crush Knight riders by 52 runs
Sent into bat, Daredevils posted a competitive 160 for eight and then restricted KKR to 108 for seven on a Centurion pitch which assisted pace bowling though it had uneven bounce at times.
Pacers Umesh Yadav (2/13), Irfan Pathan (2/20), Morne Morkel (2/25) and Ajit Agarkar (1/21) shared the seven wickets among them to inflict a crushing defeat on KKR in the Group A match.
KKR, the reigning IPL champions, made a mess of their run chase with three wickets falling in seven balls. To make matters worse for them, Jacques Kallis retired hurt without scoring in the 10th ball after being hit on his fingers by a Morne Morkel rising delivery.
Kallis' fingers were seen bleeding on the impact of the delivery and he had to leave the field in pain when his side's score was just four.
Manoj Tiwary top-scored with a 38-ball 33 which included two fours and a six while Rajat Bhatia was the second highest scorer with 22.
Pathan, who opened bowling, rocked the KKR innings with his inswinging deliveries as he took two wickets in the first over itself.
KKR captain Gautam Gambhir continued his poor form as he was the first one to go for a golden duck in the third ball of the innings. He holed out to Pietersen at mid-on failing to negotiate an inswinging delivery.
Three balls later, Pathan had Bisla (1) for his second wicket. Bisla missed another inswinging delivery and was plumbed in front of wicket.
KKR were reeling at three for two wickets and matters became worse with Brendon McCullum departing in the first ball of Morkel with Chand holding a catch at point.
Morkel was bowling near 150km per hour at times and one such delivery rose and hit Kallis on his gloves and his fingers bled at the impact.
KKR crawled to 24 for four at the end of the fifth over and then to 41 for four with just two fours in the first 10 overs. At the halfway mark, the asking rate had shot up to 12 runs per over.
Manoj Tiwary and Rajat Bhatia tried to make a match out of it but that effort ended in the 15th over after the duo shared 47 runs – highest partnership for KKR – for the fifth wicket from 9.2 overs.
At the end of the 15th over, the writing was on the wall for KKR as the asking rate has shot up to around 18 runs per overs.
Earlier, young Unmukt Chand and Ross Taylor played fine cameos as Delhi Daredevils posted a competitive 160 for eight.
Most of the big guns of the Daredevils could not come up with a big score with only Chand (40) and Taylor (36) contributing substantially after being sent into bat.
Except for the 64-run stand for the fourth wicket in 64 balls between Chand and Taylor, there was no substantial partnership for the Daredevils. Their score would have been much smaller had not Lakshmipathy Balaji yielded 30 runs in the 17th over.
Chand, who was timing the ball superbly throughout his innings, four fours and two sixes from the 27 balls he faced.
Taylor struck one four and two sixes in his 24-ball innings.
Off-spinner Sunil Narine was the pick of the KKR bowlers as he grabbed three wickets for 21. Balaji was expensive as he conceded 61 runs for two wickets while Brett Lee and Jacques Kallis chipped in with one wicket each.
Daredevils did begin well with Virender Sehwag (22) and captain Mahela Jayawardene (21) putting on 36 runs in 5.1 overs but later on lost wickets in regular intervals before regaining ground towards the close to post a decent score.
The second over bowled by Balaji yielded 11 runs with Sehwag and Jayawardene hitting a four each. Lee got the bounce but was carted for two fours by Jayawardene in his second over and KKR's third.
Sehwag was lucky in the fourth over when he was on six as Manvinder Bisla failed to hold onto a sharp catch behind the wickets after the batsman edged a Balaji delivery.
The Daredevils reached 36 for no loss after the first five overs but Narine got the breakthrough with his first ball, removing Jayawardene with a fullish off-break which disturbed the timbers.
Kevin Pietersen (14 off 18 balls), who came in at the fall of Jayawardene, had a lucky escape in the third ball he faced off Narine as the ball struck wicketkeeper Bisla's wrist after taking the thick edge of the batsman.
Pietersen was again dropped soon after, when on 11, as Bisla allowed to let the ball slip from his hands. The Englishman tried to scoop the ball over his head but got the a fine edge.
The pressure apparently worked as Sehwag was dismissed by Pradeep Sangwan in the ninth over with the batsman getting a nick and Bisla not making a mistake this time.
Next over, Pietersen's charmed life ended as his pull shot off Lee failed to get the middle of the bat and holed out to Narine at deep midwicket. Daredevils were 64 for three at the halfway mark.
India Under 19 World Cup-winning captain Chand and Taylor steadied the innings with a 64-run stand before the New Zealander was out in the 17th over.
Chand was out in the 18th over with Narine doing the damage. The youngster made a big forward movement and then went back to cut a length-ball only to miss it and see his timbers disturbed.


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BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Training camp is for trying new things out.
The Eagles are experimenting with a different way to handle how plays are relayed to their defense, especially when an opponent switches into the hurry-up offense.
"We're not huddling as much as we did last year," linebacker Casey Matthews said Friday. "Last year we huddled and the [middle linebacker] would be the only one looking for the call. This year with offenses going at such a quicker pace we're all just looking at the call."
Traditionally in the Eagles defense, the middle linebacker -- who is also hearing the call in his headset -- looked to the sideline to receive the signal from a coach. Last year, safeties coach Mike Zordich relayed Juan Castillo's calls to Matthews and Jamar Chaney. The middle linebacker would then call the play in the huddle and the players would get into position.
Several teams last year, however, tripped the Eagles defense up when they unfurled the no-huddle (e.g. the Patriots) and the plays were coming in too late.
"They want everyone to line up faster instead of having the [middle linebacker] look over, get the call, break the huddle, and get the front lined up," said Matthews, who is currently backing up the newly-acquired DeMeco Ryans in the middle. "They just want everything to be faster because last year it seemed like sometimes the call would get in late because teams would disguise personnel till the last second."
Basically, the Eagles defense is handling its pre-snap business as if the offense is always in two-minute drill mode. In between plays the players stand close to where they will position themselves at the snap. Matthews and Chaney said they aren't sure if the defense will conduct itself this way for the entire game, but they have yet to huddle up so far this camp.
"As a defense, Juan said, you don't want the offense dictating the pace," Chaney said. "If they want to go hurry-up, we got an adjustment for it. We can just turn to the sideline and get a signal and be ready to play like that."
In college, many defenses have all their players on the field look to the sideline to see the play call because there is no headset for the middle linebacker to wear. Ryans will still make the call and still align the front four, though.
"It's good because everybody needs to know the signals anyway because you never know what can happen with the headset," Chaney said.


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60 Minutes EHR Story, EMR Disconnect, and EMR Erector Set
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60Minute interview is going to put huge pressure on EMR vendors. Docs have struggled greatly with EMR adoption -Machine thinking vs training
— Douglas Menefee (@douglobb) December 3, 2012
I don't know how many other people watched the 60 Minutes healthcare story tonight. It will be up on CBS.com tomorrow if you're interested in seeing it. While, EHR wasn't the complete focus of the story, it played a large part in the second half when it comes to trying to get doctors to admit more patients to the hospital. The core of the story was more around whether hospitals should set admission goals.
I'll leave the admission goals to other healthcare people. When it comes to EHR suggesting admitting a patient, you're walking a fine line. The future of EHR is going to be more artificial intelligence that works to inform the doctor in the process of giving care. This could certainly include standards of care which could include admitting a patient to the hospital based on an evidence based standard of care. I don't think most doctors have any problem with this type of EHR suggestion as long as the doctor can also make an informed override of the suggestion.
In the 60 Minutes story they suggested that Health Management Associates (HMA) would "punish" those doctors who used the override when a hospital admission was suggested. Reviewing overrides is reasonable and acceptable, but when punishment is due to hospital revenue it crosses the line. This is what was suggested by the 60 Minutes story.
The other thing not discussed in the story is whether the hospital admission prompt in the EHR was created around evidence based medicine or if it was created around revenue plans. One ED doctor suggested the hospital admission alert was done by a non-doctor with no medical training. I'd be interested to learn more about how the hospital admission alerts were really created.
I'm sure we're going to see a lot more discussion coming out of this 60 Minutes story on Health Management Associates (HMA).
Going to bed..but before I do I'm taking my phone in the other room.No EMR!
— Mike Thomson (@TRImikeTHOMSON) December 3, 2012
This was an interesting tweet that displays the need in this highly connected world to be able to disconnect. I agree this is a problem, but I don't think the technology is the problem. It's the expectation that's the problem. Once you deal with the expectation issues, then the technology is a benefit and not a weight on your life.
Final thoughts: #HCSM and #EMR have a long way to go in healthcare. Like a erector set. Lot's parts, but need to build something that works.
— April Foreman (@DocForeman) December 3, 2012
I heard someone else in the mHealth Summit Twitter hashtag talk about mHealth being a toddler when it comes to how far its developed. We're probably only a 7-8 year old in the EHR world. So many more opportunities available for healthcare.


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Welcome to One Geek to Another, an ongoing advice guide to the ethics and etiquette of the geek life. I'm your hostess, Jess Hartley, and I'll be bringing you One Geek each week.
Sometimes, the column will be me talking about whatever etiquette and ethics topic strikes my fancy or seems particularly appropriate at the time. Other times, I'll field questions from readers, offering my best suggestions on how to deal with questions about geek social interaction, professional situations or relationship challenges. (So, please send in your questions or comments, and they may make it into next week's article!)
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Today's topic is introductions. I recently returned from GenCon, my fears were confirmed - introductions are becoming a lost art form. While the losing the restrictions and formalized taboos about members of one sex, race or social strata talking to another is a good thing, I'm afraid the art of making an introduction is all-too-quickly following in its path to obscurity. And that, my geeklings, is a bad thing.
Ideally, when a new person enters a conversational setting, or if there is a social setting where not everyone knows each other (such as a gaming group, party or even just a clump of folks gathered in the hall at a convention), someone who knows most or all of those involved will step forward and introduce each party to the rest. Whether it's a simple "Hey everyone, this is Joe, he's my brother/boss/neighbor. Joe, this is everyone" or a more detailed step by step introduction to each person in the group, introductions are an important and positive part of the social process.
Far too often, what happens instead is that a newcomer enters a conversational group (or two social circles meet in some fashion) and no introductions are made.
The individuals in each group who do know each other converse, and those who don't know each other stand awkwardly wondering if they should wander off and leave the others to their conversation. Sometimes it's possible to jump into a conversation mid-stream without an introduction, but it can be an uncomfortable situation, rife with the possibility for faux pas. And, unfortunately, it doesn't allow everyone in the conversation to make the most of the interaction, whether their goal is making new friends or social/professional networking.
At its heart, an introduction is a simple matter. It can be as casual as an announcement of identity or as in depth as a personal or professional reference, but it consists, at least, of one member of an existing group (even if the "group" only consists of two people) acknowledging the presence of a newcomer to the rest. And that's a good thing for everyone involved.
To the newcomer, an introduction not only provides their name to the rest of those gathered, opening the opportunity for conversation and ongoing interactions, but it also acknowledges their social right to be a part of the existing group. They've been welcomed in, and don't have to worry if their presence is welcome or not. Especially when entering new social circles (such as arriving at a party or event held by a a new social group, or entering a conversation with established friends or authority figures) this can be incredibly reassuring.
To the original members of the conversation, being introduced to a new person offers not only the opportunity to learn basic information about them, but also reiterates their place in the social structure. Their presence as a part of the group is reaffirmed, and they've been acknowledged as someone who matters enough to have newcomers brought to them.
And, for the person making the introduction, not only have they performed a social service for the group and individuals involved, they've gained a little social status themselves, as the person "in the know". Connecting one friend or peer to another is not only a way to strengthen the groups' social interconnectivity (or to merge two or more cliques into a more cohesive whole) but it also says something about the person doing the connection - they're a social maven, a person who "knows people" and (if the introduction is done well) a clever and charming conversation starter.
Introductions are, in short, a win-win situation for everyone involved. They reduce the chances of social faux pas, strengthen the social structure and offer a plethora of opportunities for conversation and networking opportunities. While the art of the introduction may be fading, it's not dead yet, and with a little effort it can be revived.
Have questions about how to handle a geeky situation? Need advice on social etiquette relating to games, movies, fan groups, conventions or other geek-ful settings? Send us an email and your question may get answered in one of our future "One Geek to Another" columns!
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I agree! Great resource for us all. We can see pattern's as well. Thank's AJ!
I will post...maybe pull my old record's out and put some down too when I get a chance.
This could even be helpful to appliance manufactures for data on appliances that are our of warranty.I know for a fact the people from Whirlpool read our forum.


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We appreciate the feedback on the Care Package for female troops we've been seeing in the blogosphere. Jessica Valenti of Feministing and Kate Harding of Salon.com in particular have offered critiques of the program. Valenti even quotes directly from our own video of the event. Additional coverage in Stars & Stripes yielded a strong editorial response.
This is a good thing.
You see, we've been hearing from women service members since our Care Package program - Operation USO Care Package - began (that was about 2 million Care Packages ago). We listened carefully, and decided to try to create a package that answered their requests. The Care Package for Female Troops in its current version reflects what women told us they would like to have while serving overseas. Maybe we got it wrong, or maybe this is one of those good deeds that does not go unpunished. Either way, we don't intend to guess. We routinely survey all Care Package recipients to find out what the troops actually want – not what we think they should have. We have and will continue to make adjustments to the program.
We are about to offer one more variation on a theme. Our Family Care Package will be sent to families of deployed troops. We do a great deal for men and women who are deployed, and we realized we need to focus on helping out those they leave behind. There will be a hiccup or two, but we will get it right. We cannot simply do nothing at all.
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Seven people were killed and dozens injured Sunday in a bus crash 80 miles east of Los Angeles. The bus full of tired tourists from Mexico was slowly winding its way down a mountain when the brakes failed.
YUCAIPA, Calif. | The bus full of tired tourists from Mexico was slowly winding its way down the mountain from the ski resort town of Big Bear when it suddenly picked up speed. The driver shouted to call 911 — the brakes had failed.
As passengers frantically tried to get a cellphone signal, a group of teenage girls shrieked and prayed aloud as others cried and shielded their heads as they careened downhill.
The bus rear-ended a Saturn sedan, swerved, flipped and slid on its side. A Ford pickup in the oncoming lane plowed into it, righting the bus and tossing passengers out shattered windows before it came to a halt.
"Everything happened so fast. When the bus spun everything flew, even the people," said Gerardo Barrientos, who was next to his girlfriend one minute and then scrambling out of the wreckage the next moment to find her and a friend in the highway, injured but alive among the carnage.
Seven people were killed and dozens injured Sunday in the accident 80 miles east of Los Angeles. On Monday, families from Tijuana anxiously sought loved ones in hospitals and investigators searched the scene for evidence and scrutinized the company's safety history.
Government records showed the bus, operated by Scapadas Magicas of National City, Calif., recorded 22 safety violations in inspections over a year — including brake, windshield and tire problems.
The crash littered State Route 38 with body parts, winter clothing and debris. The bus stood across both lanes with its windows blown out, front end crushed and part of the roof peeled back like a tin can.
"I saw many people dead. There are very, very horrendous images in my head, things I don't want to think about," Barrientos said as he and girlfriend Lluvia Ramirez, who both work at a government hospital in Tijuana, waited outside the Loma Linda University Medical Center emergency room for word on a friend who broke her neck.
After the crash, Barrientos, who was uninjured, moved his friends to safety and then tried to help the bus driver, whose hand was pinned between rocks.
Ramirez, who had a bloody ear, dark bruises and a scratch on her neck, suffered a hairline vertebra fracture.
"I was overwhelmed," she said. "I'm a surgical resident and I usually know how to react, but I was so in shock I didn't know what to do. I just stayed with my friend."
The bus was going slowly down the hill and was being passed by other vehicles, including the Saturn, when it suddenly sped up for an unknown reason, according to a person involved in the investigation who requested anonymity because the probe was ongoing.
The bus driver, Norberto B. Perez, approximately 52, of San Ysidro, was in serious condition, authorities said.
The driver told investigators the vehicle had brake problems.


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Bradypus torquatus
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Bradypus torquatus Illiger, 1811
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|Taxonomic Notes:
Three genetically distinct populations of this species occur in the states of Bahia, Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro (Moraes-Barros et al. 2002, 2006; Lara-Ruiz et al. 2008). The northern population (in southern Bahia) might be considered a separate subspecies (Lara-Ruiz et al. 2008), although indistinguishable from the others in external morphology (A. Chiarello pers. comm. 2010).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Vulnerable B2ab(ii,iii) ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Chiarello, A. & Moraes-Barros, N.
|Superina, M. & Abba, A.M.
|Superina, M.
In 2008, Bradypus torquatus was listed as Endangered based on its very restricted extent of occurrence. However, since then new data and a detailed range analysis based on all confirmed locations and habitat preferences revealed that the extent of occurrence is larger than previously thought, resulting in the species being downlisted to Vulnerable (in 2009). This reassessment of the species confirms its Vulnerable status, with a minor adjustment: in the 2009 assessment it was suspected that extent of occurrence (EOO) was shrinking for this species, however a re-examination of the available information concludes that although area of occupancy (AOO) is declining, there is no evidence at present to support declining EOO. Therefore the subcriterion B2b(i) is now removed from the assessment.
Recent analyses of the available habitat left for B. torquatus suggest that this species might have an area of occupancy of less than 1,000 km² (based on remaining forest within its highly fragmented range). Nevertheless, its area of occupancy and habitat are in continuing decline due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Furthermore, poaching might be a real threat, particularly in smaller forest fragments where the population is down to a few individuals. Bradypus torquatus is therefore listed as Vulnerable, with the caveat that a re-assessment should be performed as soon as more data on the wild populations become available.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
Bradypus torquatus is restricted to the Atlantic coastal forests of eastern Brazil. Historically, it possibly occurred throughout the coastal forest of Bahia through to the state of Pernambuco (footnote by O. Pinto in Wied's 19th century account, Wied-Neuwied 1958). At present, the southern part of the state of Bahia is the primary stronghold for the species. A recent record of the species is in the state of Sergipe (Chagas et al. 2009) but thus far no records have been collected in the adjacent state of Alagoas. The extensive deforestation of suitable habitat in this state suggests that it is unlikely to survive there. A natural biogeographic gap occurs in northern Espírito Santo, perhaps due to a higher degree of deciduity in the forests of this region (Hirsch and Chiarello 2012). Recent sightings suggest that the species might have a broader distribution in Rio de Janeiro than is indicated by the available data (Boffy et al. 2010).
The species does not occur from the left bank of Doce River to the vicinity of Mucuri River. It has been reported, but not confirmed, from extreme northern Minas Gerais on the left bank of Jequitinhonha River. Bradypus torquatus has been introduced to some National Parks in Espírito Santo (Caparaó National Park) and Rio de Janeiro (Tijuca National Park), among other areas, although it is not known if the species is still present at these sites. A recent record increased the extent of occurrence in the state of Rio de Janeiro. It ranges from sea level to 1,290 m asl.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Brazil (Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Sergipe)
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In some parts of Bahia and Espírito Santo, the animals are locally abundant in forest fragments (Chiarello pers. comm. 2010) although the population density is not well known. Studies of population genetics indicate no gene flow between the populations of southern Bahia (Ilhéus) and Espiríto Santo (Santa Teresa), and those of Poço das Antas (Rio de Janeiro). It appears that these populations have been isolated before the anthropogenic fragmentation of habitat, possibly beginning in the Pleistocene (Moraes-Barros et al. 2006, Lara-Ruiz et al. 2008). In general, little genetic diversity is exhibited within individual populations, but the northernmost population (Bahia) is the genetically more diverse (Moraes-Barros et al. 2006, Lara-Ruiz et al. 2008). Overall, the global population of B. torquatus is assumed to be decreasing in response to the continuing loss and fragmentation of suitable habitat, the Atlantic Forest (Ribeiro et al. 2009).
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|This largely arboreal species is found in wet tropical forest, most typically in areas with an annual precipitation of 1,200 mm or higher and lacking a dry season. Most records are from evergreen forests, and just a handful of sightings are from semi-deciduous forests (Hirsch and Chiarello 2012). It can be found in secondary forest habitats, including cabrucas (cocoa plantation under native forest in southern Bahia; Cassano et al. 2011). Some animals have been sighted in forest fragments as small as 20 ha, although the long-term persistence of populations at these sites is unknown. It is a strict folivore that feeds on a relatively small number of food plants; Chiarello (1998) found that leaves from 21 species formed 99% of the diet of three animals. Like other congeneric sloths, animals descend from trees periodically to urinate and defecate. The females give birth to one young annually, predominantly at the end of the wet season and beginning of the dry season (February-April), and copulation concentrates in the late dry and early wet seasons (August-October; Dias et al. 2009). Sexual maturity is probably reached between the second and third year and longevity in the wild is over 12 years (Lara-Ruiz and Chiarello 2005).
|Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat:
|Generation Length (years):
|Use and Trade:
|Although the species is not actively pursued, individuals might sometimes fall victims of subsistence hunting when spotted by local people. Hunting is legally forbidden in Brazil, but enforcement is ineffective. Very few specimens exist in museums so the pressure from scientific collections is practically inexistent. The maned sloth is rarely used for other purposes apart from food.
|Major Threat(s):
The rate of deforestation in the Atlantic forest of eastern Brazil has decreased dramatically in the last three decades but has not stopped (Ribeiro et al. 2009), so the pressure on habitat continues. In southern Bahia the economic crisis of the cocoa plantation (Theobroma cacao) puts a pressure on farmers of this product to clear their forest to make room for other economic alternatives, mainly pastures. In other areas, native forests are cleared for other reasons, including coal production, agriculture and city sprawl. The genetic integrity of distinct populations is threatened by the release of confiscated animals at different sites without knowledge or understanding of their origins. Additional threats include subsistence hunting and accidental mortality of B. torquatus on roads.
|Conservation Actions:
Bradypus torquatus is present in a number of protected areas, such as the Biological Reserves of Una (Bahia), Augusto Ruschi (Espírito Santo) and Poço das Antas (Rio de Janeiro), among others. There is an Action Recovery Plan for mammals of the Central Atlantic Forest, which includes the maned three-toed sloth (ICMBio 2010).
The low genetic diversity within fragmented populations indicates a need to develop corridors of suitable habitat between these populations. Confiscated animals should be genetically characterized to determine the most appropriate release site. Data on dispersal ability, sex ratio, mating system, and population density are virtually unknown but important for conservation planning and monitoring.
|Chiarello, A. & Moraes-Barros, N. 2014. Bradypus torquatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T3036A47436575. . Downloaded on 26 September 2018.
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Ask Nokia how the Lumia 900 is doing in the United States and they'll tell you that it's been getting great reviews on Amazon. Ask them to give you some sales numbers, and they'll just dodge the question and point you to a consumer survey that says Lumia owners are very satisfied with their purchase. In less than a week Nokia will report their Q2 2012 financial results and then we'll finally have some data to judge their performance, but until that happens all we have are just guesses from analysts and amateurs alike. Nielsen, one of the better known data gathering companies in the USA, has just filed a brief report talking about America's smartphone market. They say 54.9% of Americans with cellphones own a smartphone. Breaking it down by operating system, in June 54.6% of smartphone owners had a device running Android, 36.3% had an iPhone, 4% had a BlackBerry, and every other OS got lumped into the "others" category.
So how about that Lumia, how's that doing? Nielsen says that Nokia has captured 1.2% of the smartphone market. Sounds pretty bad, right? It gets worse. A majority of that share, 0.9% to be precise, is due to Symbian. To phrase it another way, Nokia's Windows Phones had just 0.3% market share in Q2 2012.
Things get even harder to swallow when you look at Windows Phone in general. That OS has 1.3% market share, of which 0.5% is owned by Samsung and another 0.5% is owned by HTC. So despite Nokia making what are arguably the best Windows Phones on the market, they're responsible for less than one in four Windows Phones sold!
Why are the numbers this bad? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out. AT&T sells the Lumia 900 and T-Mobile sells the Lumia 710, which leaves two of the major four operators out of the equation. Also, the hottest Android device in AT&T's portfolio, the HTC One X, went on sale less than one month after the Lumia 900 was launched.


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Jig Journal: Arc Drawing Bow
Searching for (and Finding) the Arc of the Competent.
By Robert W. Lang
Pages: 76-78
From the December 2007 issue #166
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When woodworking throws you a curve, how do you respond? It's easy to become locked into one solution because it's familiar and miss an easy alternative. This is often the case when a curve is part of a design. Laying out and cutting arcs is a common task, but the best way to do it is a matter of scale. Different tactics are needed for larger or smaller radii.
If the radius of a curve is less than 6″ or so, a compass is the obvious choice. If the radius is known, it's simply a matter of setting the compass point to the right dimension and swinging the arc. But many times, particularly if you're creating a new design, you don't know (and likely don't care) what the radius is. You want the arc to stop and start at certain points along an edge, and you want the high point to be a certain distance from the edge.
If this is this case, here is a simple way to find the radius you want, using your layout tools to find it. It is easier to do this on a piece of graph paper or a scrap of plywood rather than on an actual workpiece, because the point of the compass will end up off the edge of the piece.
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"New England's Italy"
As the Italian immigrants settled the Northeastern coast of the United States, they did what they knew from their homeland. In many cases, this included fishing for the local catch. In this episode, Lidia makes Calamari Fra Diavolo over Linguine and she also prepares a Salt Cod, Potato & String Bean Salad. D
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Water Gardens & Features Q & A
Q: Muck and leaves have built up on the bottom of my water garden and I have been climbing in and out of my water garden trying to remove as much as I can. Is there an easier way to do this without all the hard work and having to get wet? – Rick of South Carolina
A: Cleaning and maintaining a beautiful water garden takes time. We've all done it. We've all drained the water garden to try and clean out the pond. We've all fallen in one time or another to try and get those leaves and muck out. So what can you do? Well, if you haven't used a Pond Vacuum yet, I highly recommend it.
"You mean you can actually vacuum your pond"?: I've heard that statement many times while talking to some of you on the phone or in person, and fortunately, you can! Having a pond vacuum for your water garden is similar to having a regular vacuum for your home. Think about it. Would you have carpet in your home and NOT have a vacuum? Probably not. This is similar to having a pond vacuum for your water garden. Simply one doesn't go without the other.
First, lets consider why we need to vacuum our ponds: As time passes by, our ponds accumulate "muck" from leaves, fish waste, uneaten fish food, lily pads, etc. This "muck" is very high in nutrients and a great food source for algae! Although we do suggest a complete cleanout each and every spring, this is sometimes not an option, especially every year. So having the ability to remove waste without removing all the water is a huge advantage. In general, you will only lose about 10-15% of your water after a complete vacuuming, which is just the right amount for a small water change to freshen up the pond.
Which vacuum is right for you?
The real decision when choosing between the Pond-O-Matic XL or the Pond-O-Vac III really only comes down to a couple of questions. How large your pond is and how often you will need to vacuum?
If you have a smaller pond (less then 300 sq. ft) then a Pond-O-Matic XL will be sufficient: The Pond-O-Matic XL features a automatic fill-and-drain system that senses when the vacuum basin is full and automatically shuts off, drains and then turns back on. You will get a good 30-45 seconds of cleaning time between each drain with the drain time approximately the same. So 45 seconds of cleaning could take you up to 90 seconds.
Larger ponds (over 300 sq. ft.) and ponds that receive an excessive amount of debris would be great candidates for the Pond-O-Vac III. The biggest advantage of this "Cadillac" of pond vacuums is its ability to drain a pump at the same time. This is a real time-saving operation because it does not have to stop and drain before continuing.
Other advantages of the Pond-O-Vac III:
- 5-year warranty compared to the 2-year warranty of the Pond-O-Matic XL.
- Clear vacuum extension for monitoring operation.
- Built-in rack for to conveniently store and organize accessories.
- Built-in wheels for greater mobility.
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Third Harbaugh coaching in Super Bowl – Jim's son Jay … for John!
By now, every sports fan knows of the coaching Harbaughs – Jim and John, rival sons of the retired longtime college coach, Jack.
And that Jim's San Francisco 49ers face John's Baltimore Ravens on Sunday in Super Bowl XLVII (6:30 p.m. EST, CTV/CBS).
There's one more Harbaugh coaching in this game that few knew about until Friday.
Jay Harbaugh, Jim's 23-year-old son from his first marriage, is a coaching intern – not for dad Jim's Niners, but rather for Uncle John's Ravens.
Father vs. son.
Crazy, huh?
"I'm really, really thankful and proud at the same time that Jay is doing what he loves to do," Jim said Friday morning, at a joint news conference held by the sibling head coaches.
"I hear he's doing a phenomenal job, which, again, I'm really proud of. This week I haven't been talking to him or calling him or anything. I've sent him a few texts, just letting him know how I feel about him, and I don't want to give reason for people to think I'm talking to him."
In an exclusive interview with the Los Angeles Times, the youngest coaching Harbaugh said:
"I'm having the time of my life. The entire experience is everything that you dream about. I'm just ecstatic about the whole thing. Really, it's incredible, with your first year in the NFL to be in this situation."
Jay Harbaugh will sit with Ravens offensive coaches up in the booth during Sunday's game.
Jay told the newspaper he is not conflicted at all about being in this position.
"I couldn't fathom even considering not being all in with the team that I'm part of," he said. "Any true competitor feels the exact same way. You have to be totally all in with your team – sold on the vision. Otherwise, there's no point (to) being a part of it, putting in all the time that you do, and making the sacrifices."
Besides, "in some alternate universe," Jay said, "if I was conflicted, it would just confuse my dad."
Uncle John said he was "appreciative" that brother Jim allowed Jay to work for him.
"I've obviously known Jay his whole life," John said. "He did a great job at Oregon State. He was trained by (former Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach) Mike Riley there as a student coach for all those years.
"(Jay) is far better than we've anticipated, and I knew he would be great at what he does."
In fact, Jay Harbaugh just "might be our edge" against the 49ers, said the 50-year-old John.
Many of the questions directed to the head-coach Harbaughs centred on the game, and their brotherly rivalry.
Asked whether there will be a post-Super Bowl bear hug between them, John said: "I've given absolutely no consideration to the postgame hand shake, or bear hug, or anything else. I haven't thought about that for one second. Have you, Jim?"
"I have not."
John, the older brother by 15 months, introduced the session, speaking proudly about his family, and introducing their parents and maternal grandfather, uncle and cousin. He thanked everyone from both teams, to the city, to the New Orleans Saints.
"I concur," Jim said, to laughter.
Jim then issued a long-winded non-answer as to which brother took more risks while growing up.
"I concur," John said, to even more laughter.
Surprisingly, John said in answering a query that, yes, he has thought about the prospect of losing.
"Obviously, in any game that's something you think about. Every coach, every player, everybody in the organization, when you win, it's jubilation. And when you lose, it's just bitter disappointment. So much goes into it, and it will be no different in this game, probably even on a greater scale because of the opportunity to win the championship.
"For the side that comes up short, it's going to be a bitter disappointment. That's how football works. That's how life is, and we understand that."
He was your standard pocket passer for 15 years as an NFL quarterback.
So not many people know that Jim Harbaugh ran some option football in college at the University of Michigan. Even sometimes out of the wishbone formation, in 1986.
We asked the San Francisco 49ers head coach if that first-hand experience at the helm of a read-option offence, all those years ago, played a part in his decision to employ so much read-option with Colin Kaepernick late this season.
"Yes, I've long had an appreciation for that kind of football, yeah," he said at his Thursday news conference.
"(Michigan coach) Bo Schembechler would talk about it – and Lou Holtz has talked about it. Maybe the best way I've heard it said is that by running option football, it allows you to play 11-on-11.
"In football without an option attack, the offence basically is playing with 10. The quarterback doesn't block anybody, and isn't an eligible pass receiver – and it basically gives the defence one more player than you have. But when the quarterback is a threat to run in the option attack, (you're 11-on-11)."
We asked a few Niners players if they were aware that their head coach ran some wishbone in college.
"He ran wishbone?! Ohhhhh, man," fullback Brent Miller said. "He likes to make it sound like they were five-wide at Michigan … and like he was just Tom Brady back there, dropping bombs for 40 yards."
Uh, no. Michigan never even went three-wide when Harbaugh was there, from 1983-86.
Tight end Garrett Cellek didn't know either, but said it makes sense.
"Yeah, the one thing he always does harp on is the play-fakes, and our quarterbacks and running backs are great at it. Sometimes I don't even know who has it … That's one of the reasons defences can't stop us, is because they don't know who has the ball."


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Viewers Are Rejecting AMC's Low Winter Sun
Breaking Bad fans are bailing, big-time.
AMC's Low Winter Sun is setting fast. Per Nielsen, the second episode of the new drama lost more than half of its audience of adult viewers under 50 who caught last week's premiere. Sunday's hour averaged a 0.5 rating in AMC's target demo group, compared to a 1.1 for the August 11 debut. Overall viewership dropped from 2.5 million to 1.5 million this week, a smaller decline than in the demo, but still substantial. Most cable shows see ratings drops after a big premiere, including LWS lead-in Breaking Bad, which declined around 20 percent week-to-week. The LWS drop, however, was more like a plunge. And what's worse, the show is losing the vast majority of the Bad audience: This week's Bad averaged a 2.4 rating in adults under 50, which means the 0.5 LWS notched was barely 20 percent of the rating scored by Bad. If this were 1994, we'd definitely make some sort of "Black Hole Sun" joke right about now. Since it is not, let's just chalk these bad ratings up to karma for AMC's decision to bury the Bad coming attractions deep in the middle of LWS.


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MILAN (AP) — The dual bicentennial of the births of composers Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner is turning into a dueling bicentennial.
La Scala general manager Stephane Lissner on Monday dismissed as "ridiculous" criticism by the national media of the decision by the Milan opera house that was once Italian musical hero Verdi's musical home to open the celebratory season with "Lohengrin" — by German opera icon Wagner.
"This is an attack on the institution of La Scala, which is a unique in the world, and should be defended because it is a pride of Italy," said Lissner, a Frenchman who will leave La Scala in 2015 to join the Paris Opera.
No less than Italy's respected President Giorgio Napolitano has entered the fray — although only to appeal for harmony.
He wrote a letter to musical director Daniel Barenboim over the weekend rejecting press rumors that his decision to miss the gala season opener on Friday was a deliberate snub. Napolitano said he has state business to attend to in Rome, and called polemics over the staging of a Wagner opera "futile" and "pathetic."
"Those two musical greats of the 19th Century belong to the history of the culture and creativity of Europe — and cannot be missing from a place of honor in the season programs of the biggest Italian opera houses," Napolitano wrote. He recalled attending a 1981 performance of "Lohengrin" at La Scala and welcomed its return after more than 30 years.
The Milan daily Corriere della Sera launched an opening salvo in the Verdi-Wagner debate, publishing a piece last month asking whether "the Germans would have inaugurated a Wagner year with a Verdi opera."
The piece, headlined "Milan and the curse of Lohengrin," elicited a lively response from readers who both welcomed and lamented the Wagner season premiere.
Both composers were born in 1813, and La Scala has included seven Verdi productions and six by Wagner in their program this year to honor their shared anniversary. Perhaps anticipating Wagner hostility, La Scala announced its 2013-14 gala premiere to be Verdi's "La Traviata" conducted by Daniele Gatti.
Lissner said too much was being made of the Dec. 7 opening — one of Europe's most highly anticipated cultural events, where red carpet glitz and off-stage drama sometimes upstage the music.
"For me, the Jan. 15 opening of 'Falstaff' is just as important as the Dec. 7 opening of 'Lohengrin,'" Lissner said.
Highlighting Verdi's special relationship with La Scala, the opera house announced Tuesday that two of its corporate sponsors had purchased manuscripts of the maestro that they will formally donate on the eve of the Falstaff opening.
They include a telegram from Verdi to legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini after the Falstaff premiere: "Thanks, thanks, thanks!"
Despite Napolitano's absence, the government will be well-represented at the season premiere, held every year on the date honoring Milan's patron saint Ambrose. Premier Mario Monti is expected to attend along with five government ministers, as well as EU Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso.


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As a parent, you want what's best for your kids. Obviously, you want them to be healthy. This includes having healthy teeth. In order to make your kids' dental health a priority, you need to find a great family dentist, for example, Richard Gawarzewski, DMD PA. Additionally, brushing teeth and flossing should be part of your kids' routine early on.
Take Them to the Dentist
It may seem obvious, but not every parent takes their kids to the dentist regularly. In fact, a lot of parents wait until the kids are already in school. Unfortunately, by that time, brushing habits (good or bad) have been well established, and your child is already getting some of her permanent teeth.
The best thing to do is to start with dentist visits when your kids are young. They may not be able to get their teeth cleaned for the first little while, but they'll become familiar with the dentist. At the same time, your dentist gets the chance to talk to you about dental hygiene for kids.
Make Brushing Teeth a Routine
When seat belts first became mandatory, parents may have had a hard time enforcing them. Nowadays, they are routine for most people. If you want your kids to have healthy teeth, brushing and flossing teeth must also become part of the routine. If it helps, you can use a picture chart at night that includes all of the tasks that need to get done, such as brushing teeth, going potty, and putting on pajamas.
There is more to dental health than going to the dentist and brushing teeth. But if you take care of that, you have already won half the battle. For more information on dental health for kids, you need to talk to a dentist, for example, Richard Gawarzewski, DMD PA.


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Richard R. Jenczka, assistant state attorney general
Sept. 23, 1920 – April 17, 2013
Richard R. Jenczka, a former assistant state attorney general, died Wednesday in his South Buffalo home after a short illness. He was 92.
Born in Buffalo, he attended St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute. He was a graduate of Canisius College and the University of Buffalo Law School and served in the Navy stateside during World War II.
After establishing a private law practice, Mr. Jenczka became a pleading commissioner for the State Liquor Authority, hearing cases across the state.
In the 1960s and 1970s, he was an assistant attorney general under Louis K. Lefkowitz and later became a hearing officer for the state Department of Motor Vehicles. He closed his practice in 1984.
In retirement, Mr. Jenczka wintered in Pompano Beach, Fla., and enjoyed golf and horse racing.
A supporter of the arts, he held season tickets for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Studio Arena Theatre, where his wife served on the women's committees.
His wife of 59 years, Rita Rejent Jenczka, a teacher, died in 2008.
Survivors include a son, Donald, and a daughter, Ann Marie Caldiero.
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Yesterday G asked to paint, so as I often do, I asked her what kind of paint she'd like to use–watercolors or tempera? She said neither, and although she'd forgotten the name, she quickly managed to communicate that she wanted to use the liquid craft acrylics. Because those aren't always the best on paper, I thought for a minute about how else she could use them. They're really great, for instance, with wood… and then I remembered that the latest issue of Family Fun included an activity using craft acrylics and I described it to G.
So, this project is much more crafty than what I usually post, but it was still kid-led, so I include it anyway.
Materials: Glass jar, painter's tape, liquid acrylic craft paint
Family Fun's directions can be found here. We varied only slightly. G picked what color she wanted to paint her jars–red for one, orange for the other–and she placed the tape on for the faces. I cut out some triangles, circles, and squares and placed them on the edge of the table for her. I decided against cutting out a definite mouth shape, like in the example, because I didn't want there to be any "right" place that any individual shape had to go. We talked a bit about where our eyes, nose, and mouth are on our faces–two eyes at the top, nose in the middle, and mouth at the bottom.
After G placed the tape, I made sure the edges were smoothed down and she painted. Once the paint was dry, we peeled off the tape together (tweezers helped) and then I put tea lights inside and we admired her jars.
The face is quite clear on the orange jar. On the red jar, it's a little lopsided but still clear, and up above on the ridged part, she placed a square next to each eye–these are arms, she told me.
G is almost three (one more month!), and while I don't "do lessons" with my preschool-aged kids, I do incorporate a bit more as they get older. So while there was no purpose to this activity beyond painting and having fun, we did incorporate some learning–a bit of shape review and observation of faces and their parts. This gave her the opportunity to create a face in a way that is easier for her than drawing right now, and I think we'll do some more variations on that idea.
How have you modified crafts to meet your child's needs?


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Marian Chapel
The Swartz Center for Spiritual Life is home to Campus Ministry and features the beautiful Marian Chapel, with its two-story stained glass doors that can be opened for special outdoor liturgical celebrations. The Eucharistic Liturgy (Mass) is celebrated each Sunday, and the chapel is open daily as a place of communal or private prayer.
Eucharistic Adoration
The Blessed Sacrament chapel, located to the right of the altar in the Marian Chapel, is an inviting space for private adoration and prayer. In addition, Praise and Worship adoration takes place on Wednesday evenings during the academic year. See the Campus Ministry calendar for dates and times.
The Reflection Room located in the Liberal Arts Center, Room 219, is dedicated for use by Marywood University students, faculty, and staff of all faiths for structured or unstructured meditation, reflection, or prayer, individually or in groups.
Prayer Resources
What If I'm Not Catholic?
We've put together a list of Local Houses of Worship for your convenience.


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Publishing academic work since 1897, Baylor University Press features books with a moral arc, books possessed by a decisive public vocation. Baylor University Press seeks and celebrates scholarship across the disciplines of religious and cultural studies, in particular, and across the humanities at large. In an age burdened by a deluge of information, we partner with researchers, teachers, and students to cultivate and curate wisdom.
Baylor University Press titles are available at fine booksellers nationwide or may be purchased online from this site. If you experience any difficulty ordering, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com
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The Message of A-Rod
So we've heard the reports and admission of Alex Rodriguez regarding his use of performance enhancing drugs. We've also heard President Obama state he hopes the message is clear that you cannot take shortcuts without tarnishing your legacy.
However, that is not the message that will be or needs to be sent. A-Rod will not be punished. He'll continue to get his tens of millions per year. He'll be an All Star. And he'll get voted into the Hall of Fame because he was honest about it when he got caught and didn't commit perjury like perhaps Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens did.
The message is the same one underprivileged children whose parents have worked hard without escaping the 'hood have heard for a long time: "Why work hard for nothing when we can take shortcuts for riches, especially when the cost is small?" It is the message heard by young people who turned to gangs and drug dealing because of the fast bucks to be made. It will be the message herd by many a young person wanting to get rich playing a game as well until there is incentive to mchoose another path.
The sports world is a microcosm of the larger world. Through the continuing steriods scandal it is clear how enticing the temptation can be. And it will continue to be as long as the drug makers stay out in front of the testing. And this will also continue on a larger scale until our life as a people begins to resemble that of one community which bridges the gap between rich and poor while looking out for and providing for one another so all an find a valuable lifestyle without shortcuts instead of the culture of greed, blame-shifting, and scapegoating that justifies greed in the face of poverty.


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The title of Bob Woodward's first, most celebrated book, All the President's Men, played off the old Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme. The book revealed how "all the king's horses and all the king's men" could not put Richard Nixon back together again. It was a dark, riveting melodrama in which two very young reporters, Woodward and co-author Carl Bernstein, discovered the high crimes at the pinnacle of American political power. Woodward's subsequent books also shocked and illuminated with many insider revelations, but Woodward himself has steadily progressed toward a more wholesome and respectful view of those who govern, depicting them as cool, tough-minded leaders who make the hard choices of history. His latest book, one could say, returns to the story of Humpty Dumpty. Only, Humpty is still sitting on the wall. There has been no great fall, and Woodward celebrates the man's wisdom and awesome power.
The subject of Maestro is Alan Greenspan and his thirteen-year tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Greenspan, who will preside over the next meeting of Fed decision makers on December 19, is at the apogee of public esteem and celebrity, since the robust economy and booming financial markets of recent years have been widely attributed to his skillful management of money and credit at the central bank. Woodward goes a step further and engages, uncharacteristically, in a literary flourish that resembles a rite of apotheosis. Father Greenspan is portrayed as a strong and trusted parent who supervises the children's interests; he loves us all, notwithstanding the dour expression. Indeed, he is seen as a godlike Olympian who does the hard thinking on our behalf, worries constantly for us and makes unpleasant decisions for our own good.
"Although his words are almost unbearably opaque, he appears to be doing something rare–telling the truth," Woodward reports. In an epilogue, Woodward suggests that the Fed chairman even embodies the American spirit. "With Greenspan, we find comfort. He helps breathe life into the vision of America as strong, the best, invincible. The fascination with Greenspan has become one of the ways in which the country expresses confidence in itself and its future."
Wow. Is Woodward in love? I cannot remember an important public figure who has enjoyed such adulation, not while he's still alive, still in office. "Outside the Fed," the author observes of Greenspan, "hardly anybody can muster the courage to criticize him anymore." That's true enough in the high realms of Washington politics, but some of us dissenters are still around, still talking back to Father Greenspan though not at his dinner table (most critical voices are far beyond the view of establishment media, some of us dismissed as cranks). In the "good times," conventional wisdom can safely ignore contrary critiques of power. When the "good times" turn sour–an unwinding process now under way in both financial markets and the real economy–a more substantial dialogue may develop about Greenspan's stewardship of monetary policy and the insulated, unelected governing power he represents.
This piece is not a review of Woodward's book but an argument against the shallow, self-protective mythologies the Federal Reserve promotes about itself, which are fully reflected in this book. A review would be improper, given the personal associations (Bob and I are former colleagues at the Washington Post and remain distant friends; we also both write books for the same publishing house and editor). But since I wrote my own book about the Fed more than a decade ago (Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country, 1987), I do feel entitled to quarrel with the conventional wisdom's celebration of the Greenspan era–the triumphalist interpretation that reigns unchallenged not only in Washington and on Wall Street but also in Bob Woodward's book.


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A revised site plan for condominiums at The Ponds of Bonner Hills was approved Tuesday by the Tecumseh Planning Commission.
The revised plan concerns the quadrangle condominium section of the development, said Brad Raymond, Tecumseh city building inspector and director of the building services department. The changes do not affect the single-family-housing portion of the development.
The sales of the condos have slowed considerably due to economic condition, he said. Developers have requested changes to the original site plan, which was originally approved in 2004.
"These will be a hybrid of single family and quads. People will purchase the units and not have to worry about any outdoor maintenance. This (change) will not affect the housing part of the development," Raymond said. "These will be 1,200-square-foot units with walkouts. They expect to price them between $135,000 and $150,000."
The development is on property that was known for years as Bonner Farms. The city of Tecumseh owned the 83 acres until 1991, when the property was sold to a developer with the intention of creating environmentally friendly living units of single-family houses and condominiums on the property located off Rogers Highway north of Russell Road and east of Blood Road.
Raymond said sales have not been as brisk as the developer would like and the change was made in an effort to spur sales. He said the first phase of the revised plan includes plans for 32 detached condos on the northern section of the property.
Tecumseh Planning Commission OKs revised condominium plan
A revised site plan for condominiums at The Ponds of Bonner Hills was approved Tuesday by the Tecumseh Planning Commission.


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LEAWOOD, KS—Glimcher Realty Trust said it has formally joined its 440,000-square-foot Town Center Plaza mall here with the One Nineteen retail center next door, that it purchased in May 2011 for $67.5 million.
With the addition of the 165,000-square-foot One Nineteen, with tenants such as Appple and Trader Joe's, the new property will be called Town Center Crossing. Glimcher said it will rebrand both centers with new logos, new signage and a shared property directory. The Plaza property includes tenants such as Macy's, Pottery Barn, Anthropolgie, Madewell, J. Crew and Bravo! Cucina Italiana.
"Our hope by rebranding the properties is to create the Town Center district, marking one of the best retail areas outside of Kansas City," said Marshall Loeb, president and COO. "We love the Leawood community and believe the combined shopping district will further entice first-to-market, upscale retailers, which have been synonymous with both centers."
The retail trust said it recently opened a new 7,000-square-foot Brooks Brothers and a 5,000-square-foot Orvis sporting goods store, and a 4,000-square-foot Feng woman's boutique will open by the end of November. Glimcher owns interest in and manages 27 properties comprising gross leasable area totaling approximately 21.6 million square feet.


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11 Things We Learned From Daft Punk's Random Access Memories Unboxed Video
This morning found the media-sphere ablaze with the latest from Daft Punk after they had posted a new VEVO video titled "Random Access Memories Unboxed", showcasing the first 15 seconds of their new album (out May 21). You can now stream the album on the iTunes pre-order link here.
VIBE takes a closer look at the latest piece to the fast developing DP puzzle in an effort to unlock this Pandora's box that hosts the robots latest (and greatest) contribution to music and mankind. Here's 11 things we discovered in 1:41 minutes. ->
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Graduate Students
For more details, see the Graduate Education site.
To apply for admissions to Murray State University, applicants may apply online or may download a printable application.
Graduate procedures overview
- Complete application online or complete a paper application and mail or fax. Both application methods require a $40 non-refundable application fee.
- Request that an official transcript be mailed directly to Admissions from each college you have attended. If you attended Murray State and have previously had your college transcripts sent, you will not need to request new copies unless you are notified by Graduate Admissions that they are required. Mailing address: Graduate Admissions and Records, B2 Sparks Hall, Murray, KY 42071
- If you are from IL, IN, KY, MO, or TN mail (or FAX to 270-809-6125) a copy of your driver's license, and your most recent vehicle registration with your application. Admissions is required by KY statute to document residency for tuition purposes.
- If you have previously attended Murray State under another name and you have not already requested an official name change, mail in with your application a copy of your social security card and the name change request form.
- If you are applying for any program in the field of Education, mail (or FAX to 270-809-6125) with your application a copy of your current teaching certificate.
Admission requirements for graduate students
- Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum GPA of 2.25 for possible conditional admission
- Approval of academic department (Admissions submits documents to the department.)
- GMAT or GRE is required for admission to MBA
- GRE is required for some programs
Degrees offered
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- Master of Music Education: MME
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- Master of Science: MS
- Doctor of Nursing Practice: DNP
- Doctor of Arts: DA
- Doctor of Education: EdD
- Specialist in Education: Ed.S
Programs are available for +30 and endorsements to certification programs
Consult the Graduate Program Admission Requirements page or the Graduate Bulletin for more information on specific fields available.
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Add Cleveland Indians catcher Eddie Taubensee to the list of players voluntarily retired due to injury. Taubensee told the Cleveland Plain Dealer three degenerative discs in his lower back have made it impossible to play baseball, so he's calling it quits after a decade. Taubensee never played this season, as he was placed on the DL in March and replaced by Einar Diaz in the lineup.
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The storms were wild, but not too wintry, said those who had to cope professionally with the deluges over the weekend.
The storms were wild, but not too wintry, said those who had to cope professionally with the deluges over the weekend.
"It's amazing to watch. It is kind of like being in a tropical rainstorm," Gordon MacKay, Stockton's interim director of Public Works, said of the downpour that briefly overwhelmed storm drains and flooded a number of city streets on Sunday morning.
"We had so much rain in a short period of time there was a period where the system was in what we call surcharge, which basically meant the pipes were full," said MacKay. "Once the rain stopped, then the water started to drain away."
MacKay's department dispatches various city crews, including the municipal utility workers who clear storm drains.
The storms were also fairly warm, almost too warm for ski resorts whose staff watched Friday through Sunday as the falling moisture turned from snow to rain and back to snow again.
"It was too warm of a storm. There definitely were moments when it was raining right here at the ski area," said Rosie Sundell, marketing director at Bear Valley Mountain ski resort on Highway 4.
In the end, however, the temperature dropped Sunday night, leaving the upper mountain with significant new snow and a base depth of about three feet, Sundell said.
"We got eight inches," she said of the new accumulation on Sunday.
At lower altitudes, the storm kept emergency workers and repair crews busy.
In Calaveras County, crews responded to 30 reports of flooding and evacuated one resident of a flooded apartment building, said Sgt. Chris Hewitt of the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office. There were also nine blocked roads, four downed trees, and five incidents in which electrical problems caused calls to the county 911 center that were not dialed by humans, Hewitt said.
In Stockton, city crews handled more than 400 calls for storm-related problems Friday through Sunday, including 38 cases of fallen limbs or trees, MacKay said.
The storms did some good for Stockton by dumping 9,000 acre feet of water into New Hogan Reservoir. An acre foot is about enough water to supply two urban homes for a year. Hogan, on the Calaveras River, is a major water source for Stockton.
At one point on Sunday, water was flowing into Hogan from upstream tributaries at a rate of more than 8,500 cubic feet a second, according to data posted online by the California Department of Water Resources.
Yosemite National Park announced Monday that the storms had prompted authorities there to close Tioga Road and Glacier Point Road for the season. The storms left 5 1/2 feet of snow in Tuolumne Meadows, park officials said.
Although Sunday's 1.23-inch total rainfall in Stockton was a record, the three-day storm series taken as a whole wasn't. According to National Weather Service data, the three-day rain total of 2.83 inches in Stockton for Friday through Sunday was the most since Feb. 16-18, 1986, when 3.25 inches fell here.
Record Staff Writer Alex Breitler contributed to this report.
Contact reporter Dana M. Nichols at (209) 607-1361 or email@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/calaverasblog.


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Alexandria Mug
From Gourmet Basics by Mikasa® Collection. Crafted of Stoneware, featuring a reactive glaze. Due to the nature and hand-crafted qualities of reactive glaze, no two pieces are exactly alike and will exhibit unique variations in color and pattern. Product may slightly differ from image shown. This mug is perfect for morning coffee, afternoon tea, or cocoa by the fire, but it's also great for juice, milk or tangy soup. Fill with flavored coffee or tea making a lovely gift for a friend or co-worker. Microwave and dishwasher safe. Mug holds 14 ounces.


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So CES, the world's biggest consumer electronics show, has been and gone for another year. And what a blast it was too. In some respects it was the most interesting show in a while, largely because it saw a lot of new emerging technologies from smart watches through to high-end 4k TV sets.
Along with our pals at Tech Digest we have gone through the hundreds, make that thousands, of products and picked 12 that we think will be then ones that will shape 2013.
I don't think any will have the impact of say the Apple iPad, Amazon Kindle or even Samsung's early 3D TV sets, but they provide a template which a number of makers will take and refine to deliver the iconic gadgets of the future.
Without further ado then – here is our top twelve.
12 Sony Walkman W273
Sony used CES 2013 to highlight how it has re-invented an old friend. It is reviving the Walkman in the guise of the W273 - an MP3 player for active types. The lightweight player is waterproof too so you can take it swimming. It has 4 Gig of storage, works with iTunes and each battery charge gives you eight hours of power.


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Pierce Brosnan recalled the devastation of losing his first wife for a new film in which he plays a man who falls in love with a cancer patient.
The James Bond star was left a single parent when his wife Cassandra lost a four-year battle with ovarian cancer in 1991 at the age of 41. He raised theiryoung son, Sean, alone until he remarried.
Brosnan has now taken on a new film role playing a wealthy widower who falls for a hairdresser suffering from cancer, and the Irish actor admits the story in Love Is All You Need was close to reality for him.
He tells Britain's Mail on Sunday, "I went through it all, very publicly. Such things draw a mark across your heart and it's always a part of your life. To watch someone you love have their life eaten away – bit by bit, by this insidious and horrid disease – becomes an indelible part of your psyche. It certainly did for me and, of course, when I received this script, the challenge of playing this part was not lost on me.
"I've sat in rooms with doctors and awaited the outcome of examinations, for results to come back. I've opened letters with bad news in them. I know what it's like, I really do… An actor has to draw on all his life experiences, good and bad. You have to be vulnerable and sensitive to the circumstances in a script which you know will affect everyone.
"So I know the pain and the agony of waiting and being powerless. I know what it's like to be a widower and what it's like to find love again."
Brosnan married his second wife, Keely Shaye Smith, in 2001.
Pierce Brosnan recalled the devastation of losing his first wife for a new film in which he plays a man who falls in love with a cancer patient.