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[Sri Lanka Bloggers] When aid ends
Roxy Wieman, traveling this week with our team of eight bloggers in Sri Lanka, shares her experience with a question that's not often considered but is equally important to World Vision's work: What happens when our development efforts are complete -- and how do we know when a community is ready to be self-sufficient?
Read on to find out what she observed. This post originally appeared on Roxy's blog, Roxy Composed.
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Today, I saw something I have never seen in the developing world before. I saw the end of poverty.
I am honestly not even talking in hyperbole -- though if ever there was a day characterized by grand gestures, it was today.
Today, World Vision left the Willuwa ADP (area development program) here in Sri Lanka. And it was a day of celebration.
Yes, there were tears; yes, there was sadness. But these were not tears of desperation, nor were the goodbyes tinged with anxiety.
This was the sadness of saying farewell to friends. The people of Willuwa were sad to see their friends from World Vision leave, but they also knew they were being left in good hands: their own.
The question of when aid ends is rarely asked. It's easy to assume that once a charity is in an area, they'll always be in that area.
Perhaps that's because rate of change is so slow. Perhaps it's because the developing world has always been the developing world. Perhaps it's because we don't actually expect charity efforts to work.
Whatever the reason, an exit strategy is rarely part of the plan. But if today taught me anything, it's that the end needs to be in mind from the very beginning.
So when should aid end? I am sure there is a much more detailed, scientifically and sociologically sound definition than this guiding World Vision's (and others') strategies, but based on what I witnessed today, here's what I would say.
When the community doesn't need you anymore.
For the past three years, the Willuwa ADP has been transferring ownership of all their efforts to those in the community. Over this time period, they have gone from paying several people's salaries to paying none. All salaries and resources are now being taken care of by local, community-based organizations. World Vision has been monitoring these groups for months now, but has not been leading or initiating any efforts.
Of course, this could not have been done well if this plan hadn't been in place all along. For 15 years -- since the start of the Willuwa ADP -- World Vision has been empowering local organizations and ensuring the ownership, staffing, and interaction with the community has been done hand-in-hand with those groups.
So now, when it's time to leave, these community-based organizations are trusted local entities with a track record of success.
When the school system doesn't need you anymore.Education is often one of the most broken institutions in developing areas. Children rarely make it all the way through, dropping out at a very early age to help at home or offer a supplemental income to their families. Schools are chronically underfunded and under-resourced; tutoring programs are almost non-existent.
Yet education is the key to escaping cyclical poverty.
Today, children of all ages danced and sang for the closing ceremonies. One group of girls presented several traditional Sri Lankan dances, which they had recently performed at national-level competitions. These were girls from the Willuwa ADP -- girls who, not that long ago, would have barely had enough food to eat or clean water to drink, let alone the luxury of devoting hours to dance practice.
The arts are often the first to go in areas of poverty. But with an increased focus on education -- in addition to basic food and water security -- children can discover their talents and their skills, and begin to dream.
When families don't need you anymore.
Domestic violence. Single parents. Alcoholism. These are the bane of so many poverty-stricken areas.
These and other domestic issues make the family unit incredibly unstable in the developing world. As a foundational building block for society, families need to be a significant focus for any development efforts.
At the Willuwa ADP, domestic violence was a huge issue. It's not anymore -- like, at all. This is the result of intentional family counseling programs. These programs had couples making family goals and development plans together.
The families regularly met with a counselor and were held accountable to their development plans. Such unified goals placed both the husband and wife on equal ground and encouraged a mutual respect. As families worked together to reach these new goals, they shared in the success and gained the tools to face new challenges together.
Community, school, family. These are three of the four core institutions for a strong society. When these areas are strong and functioning well on their own, it's time for aid to end.
(What is the fourth institution? The church. But more on that later. It's complicated.)
Today's celebrations were grand: A parade that made its way through miles of winding roads, pausing at every village for an individual blessing. A (spicy) feast laid out for hundreds. A ceremony of song, dance, and speeches that lasted well into the night.
Today, I saw a community transformed. Today, I saw that poverty is solvable.
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Continue to follow our Sri Lanka bloggers team as they bring stories of their firsthand experiences with World Vision's sponsorship programs and the children, families, and communities whose lives are changed because of them.


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Mar. 12, 2014
Source: DuPont news release
DuPont leader Paul E. Schickler outlined growth drivers for the seed business today at the Eighteenth Annual Goldman Sachs Agribusiness Conference - highlighting opportunities in key global agricultural markets and the recent launch of the Encirca services platform for U.S. growers.
"With an expected increase in population, urbanization and a rapidly emerging middle-class, we must become more productive on our existing land base," said Schickler, president of DuPont Pioneer. "That will require science-based, sustainable solutions for our farmer and food company customers."
DuPont Pioneer plays a key role in DuPont's plan to build a higher growth, higher value company, particularly the company's strategic focus on extending its leadership and leveraging linkages in the science-driven segments of the agriculture-to-food value chains.
"Over the next five years we anticipate about half of our growth in the Agriculture segment will come from outside of North America focused particularly in the key markets of Latin America, Eastern Europe, India and China," said Schickler. "These are markets where we have a compelling value proposition for farmers and a strong position today from which we will continue to grow."
The global seed pipeline reinforces an integrated approach to product development and highlights agricultural solutions through differential breeding, plant protection traits, corn agronomic traits, soybean output traits and hybridization systems. These solutions build on the recent product success of Optimum AQUAmax corn hybrids and Optimum AcreMax corn products validated by last year's gain of more than one point in North America corn market share.
Differentiated Marketplace Position with Whole-Farm Decision Services
DuPont Pioneer has been a leader in developing innovative decision services for the past decade, mapping more than 20 million grower acres and helping customers implement variable rate seeding prescriptions on more than 1.5 million acres during the 2013 growing season. With the recent launch of Encirca services, DuPont has expanded its suite of decision services offerings to help growers improve their productivity and profitability.
"Our approach to whole-farm decision services is different," said Schickler. "We are offering growers tailored services - no matter the brand - and personalized advice through trusted, local agents."
In addition to planting decisions, Encirca services will help growers make more informed management decisions about nitrogen/fertility, irrigation and grain marketing throughout the year. Encirca services have been developed through internal investment, strategic acquisitions and important public and private collaborations with some of the leading innovators in agriculture. The offerings also leverage decades of agronomy leadership, new technologies and our advantaged route-to-market approach.
"The launch of Encirca services represents an increasingly important part of the Pioneer growth strategy," said Schickler. "There is enormous potential for these services to help improve productivity for North America corn and soybean farmers and extend globally to a wide range of crops and markets. Our offerings put the customer's need for flexibility and convenience first and connect growers to one of the industry's largest teams of professional agricultural advisors."
In the next decade, Encirca services are estimated to deliver a peak revenue stream of more than $500 million annually for Pioneer. Additional services will be rolled out under the Encirca services brand in 2015 and beyond.
To view a full copy of today's presentation, visit the "Events & Presentations" page on the DuPont Investor Center.

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An abundance of turnovers is a surefire way to end up on the wrong side of a football game.
Fort Lewis College found out the hard way in Saturdays season, home and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference opener.
The Skyhawks turned the ball over five times, including four in the first half, and New Mexico Highlands blew open the game in the second half as FLC fell 50-0 on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field.
We cant turn the football over, FLC head coach Cesar Rivas-Sandoval said. Weve got to make sure we can punch it in when were supposed to, then well be competitive. Until we can do that, itll be tough. Thats on me.
The bevy of turnovers, coupled with the fact that FLC (0-1, 0-1 RMAC) went three-and-out on all but three second-half possessions the other three ended in a punt, turnover on downs and the end of the game allowed the Cowboys (2-0, 1-0 RMAC) to rack up an advantage of 666 total yards to 166.
Quarterback Emmanuel Lewis, starting in place of the injured Taylor Genuser, was the main culprit. The shifty signal caller threw for 346 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 137 yards and another score as he was able to break containment when the passing game went awry.
He was definitely quick. It was definitely hard keeping up with him. ... Hes a great athlete, FLC defensive end Cody Miles said.
Lavelle Peterson carried 20 times for 108 yards and a score for the Cowboys, while Kevon Williams had 89 yards receiving and a score. The receiving corps, led by Williams, Keondric Reynolds and Dejoshua Johnson, was able to take advantage of FLC over the middle of the field, gaining quality yardage after the catch on quick slants and digs in the center of the defense.
We knew what they were going to do, and theyre so quick, its hard to wrap up on them, Miles said.
The turnovers didnt help, either. N.M. Highlands had the ball for nearly 11 minutes more than the Skyhawks, which allowed the Cowboys to wear down FLCs undersized defensive line with their bulky offensive line, giving Peterson and Lewis room to run roughshod, particularly after halftime.
Our problem was we came out in the second half, and our defense played so hard in the first half to save our tail and keep us in the football game, that we just kept putting the defense in bad situations offensively, Rivas said. And we couldnt sustain drives.
The Cowboys started their 34-point romp after halftime with a Zach Tapia 35-yard field goal. After an FLC turnover on downs, N.M. Highlands scored when Lewis drilled Williams with an 11-yard slant to push the score to 26-0. Two possessions later, Lewis hit Darius Davis on a 9-yard slant to build the lead to 34-0 late in the third quarter.
Lewis and Peterson added touchdown runs in the fourth quarter, with Petersons coming after Jonathan Prices fumbled kickoff, and Tapia hit from 44 yards to provide the final margin.
N.M. Highlands opened the scoring after FLC quarterback Tim Jenkins threw his first of two interceptions as Abdul Kanneh used his physicality perhaps a bit too much of it to muscle past Jordan Benton and give the Cowboys the ball. One play later, Lewis hit Johnson for a 31-yard touchdown pass with 5:01 left in the first quarter.
Jenkins pass off Aaron Holts hands and into the arms of DiAmaal Holmes snuffed FLCs next drive, but FLC got possession back when Phil Odell picked off Lewis to end the first quarter. The Skyhawks ended up punting, leading to Tapias 53-yard field goal with 10:38 to go in the half.
Jenkins and Van Gramman couldnt connect on the handoff on the first play of the next drive, but N.M. Highlands returned the favor with a fumble of its own. Jenkins fumbled again two possessions later after a promising FLC drive, leading to a Lewis-to-Johnson touchdown pass from 5 yards out and a 16-0 halftime lead.
Adding injury to insult, Jenkins, who threw for 118 yards, left the game on wobbly legs in the fourth quarter after taking some serious punishment throughout the game, including a late hit by Jordan Campbell that had Rivas out at midfield screaming at the officials for more than just a personal foul. Jenkins status is uncertain.
It was a real late hit, and you saw my reaction to it. Tims a really good quarterback, and teams are going to play on the verge of sportsmanship with him sometimes, and he knows that, Rivas said.
FLC will play Football Championship Subdivision opponent Northern Arizona next Saturday in Flagstaff, Ariz.


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Quote Sheet – MLS Regular Season
Chicago Fire vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Toyota Park – Bridgeview, Ill.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Chicago Fire Head Coach and Director of Soccer Frank Yallop
On making changes in the center of defense
"I guess switching it up is a part of football. I thought they did well tonight. Other than, maybe winning the game. It is the most solid we have looked, limiting a pretty potent team to just a couple of chances. I think having said that we didn't look as dangerous as I think we've looked at home at times. It's a fine line. We had chances tonight, you know some good looks. I think if Mike slips it by the last defender he gets a good chance. I think Quincy had a good shot from a decent angle. I was pleased with the whole overall the defensive unit. I think Patrick [Ianni] and Jeff [Larentowicz] did a good job."
On reports of signing Jermaine Jones
"We have interest in the player, for sure. You know we have spoken to the agent. At this point there is nothing to add until someone agrees or it gets concluded. The truth in the matter is we have interest in the player, but nothing has been finalized yet. That's all I can kind of say on that."
On the decision to not start Harry Shipp
"He's just tired. I had a good chat with Harry. I think he looked a bit tired, not in the Tottenham game, but the San Jose game, everyone looked tired. They hit a bit of a wall, these young guys, when they come into the league, and I think he just hit a bit of a wall. But, I think he looked fresh when he came on, so that was good, and we will decide what to do on the weekend. It was for resting and just getting him fresh."
On Razvan Cocis' debut
"I think he did okay against Tottenham, its hard, he's not really trained with us. He's been doing his own work. We have been away on a road trip and we came back, and we've not really trained because we played three games in a week. He's clean and simple and once he gets his legs under and becomes part of the team, it will be a lot easier for him.
On the direction of the Fire after multiple ties
"Where do we go from here? Trying to get a win is the next plan. It is what it is. We're obviously not ready to go and take a game over and win, because we would've done that by now. Not losing is sometimes a good thing, but at this point in the season we need to win. I think that tonight was a good opportunity to do that, and we didn't quite do it. I thought we played a pretty good game all around, without being really dynamic in the final third; and that's what wins games. Another big one coming up in the weekend; we're still kind of in the picture, and so that's the most important thing for the club."
On the health of Patrick Nyarko
"I just spoke to him tonight, and he's still struggling a little bit. He was getting his ankle scoped the next week, and he did his knee in the KC game, and that's what he's been out with for two to three months. Yeah, we miss Patrick; I said to him tonight, 'I haven't seen you for two or three months,' You know, you miss quality, and he's a quality player. I think he may have maybe made a difference a little bit tonight. But you can't stop injuries, and that's the way it goes with him."
On Mike Magee and Quincy Amarikwa playing together
"I think tonight they played closely together, and it was better than it has been. The forwards should be closely together if they're playing as a twin pair. I always like them to be underneath or working off each other. I thought they did a better job; again, if Mike slips by a guy and scores, and then Quincy has that chance where Mike plays him in and all of a sudden you're sitting there and they've done well. It's a work in progress; we have to make sure that we stick with it and try to keep going because it's all we have at the moment."
On the amount of draws
"You're not playing for a tie, that's the big thing. We put people in to change the game, and so did they. They're putting on their players to try and get a goal, and we're putting on our guys to try and get a goal. I can't put a finger on it. Sometimes you tie a lot of games in the season, and you don't know why, sometimes you win a ton, and you've played the same as you would have done if you had gotten the ties, and it looks like you're doing great. I think we've played well enough to get more wins out of the ties, but maybe there should be some losses in there, which means more points. I don't know, I can't put a finger on it. I will say, we're trying hard, and I think we've made some strides. We had a clean sheet tonight, which is important, so that was good."
Chicago Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson
On the defensive performance:
"I thought we were very organized, we didn't allow many chances and kept everything in front of us. I think we were able to play a bit more out of the back, which helped us with possession and going forward. We were able to deal with the pressure teams have been able to put on us, so overall the performance was good."
On Jeff Larentowicz's performance on the backline
"I thought he was great. Jeff's a leader and he leads by example – he's great to have back there. You saw in the first half that he blocked a shot for me that was one that was going to be difficult to deal with. He throws himself into difficult spots, which is good, you always want that from a defender. He's aggressive and it's always good to have him in front of me."
On the third clean sheet of the season:
"You always want to work on keeping the ball out of the back of the net. For us it's a building block coming off the San Jose performance, we just wanted to make sure that we got back there and really focused on the little things. For us defensively, that was getting back on track, and getting a shutout after a game like that is great for us."
Chicago Fire defender and captain Jeff Larentowicz
On playing on the back line:
"I thought we did alright. A shutout is good. I haven't gotten much training back there, but it's a place I've played before for a number of years so I'm pretty comfortable and I felt alright."
On the clean sheet restoring confidence in the defense:
"Clean sheets are good. However we want to play, we have to work as a unit. Whether it's me or anybody else – you have to communicate, you have to work well with each other. I think that's what we did tonight, and I think that's what we didn't do in San Jose. I don't think it was just a backline issue, I think it was kind of everybody. Tonight, for sure, we worked together and communicated. Good defenses make the goal keeper's job easy and I think we did that for Sean tonight."
On Jermaine Jones potentially joining the team and his role if that happens:
"I want to be on the field, I don't mind where it is. He's a good player and we love to have good players on our club. If that's the truth, great. I just want to be on the field wherever I can help, I don't mind where it is, he's a good player."
On what Jones would bring to the team:
"It would be good [to bring in Jones]. He's got tons of experience. It's good to have experienced guys, it's good to have guys with strong character on your team. I've been around him very little, but he's a very good player, he's a tough guy and that would help. Wherever he goes, he'll do well in the league."
Chicago Fire midfielder Razvan Cocis
On his first competitive match at Toyota Park:
"It feels great, but we didn't win this game, so I only have a little reason to be happy. It's good to be on the field, but I'm not happy with the result."
On how he's been treated by the team:
"The team has treated me very nicely and kindly. I knew American people are kind and welcome everybody. Everybody has been nice to me and asking me questions like I was one of them from the first day."
On choosing Chicago and his plans to stay in MLS:
"I don't know if I chose [Chicago], I had this offer and I took it. I hope to stay in MLS, that's why I came here. When I came here, I came to stay of course."
Vancouver Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson
On the team's effort today:
"I could have predicted [the tie] before the game. I think you guys could too. Frank the same so, but yeah we're disappointed. Think it was a game we could have won. I'm sure Frank will feel the same as well. We played on Sunday, difficult for us to come to the east coast, but the boys showed a lot of blood, guts, and thunder if I am honest. They couldn't have given me any more effort that then did today. I think we had our best period of the game in the first twenty minutes of the second half. We controlled the game. We ended up getting probably the best chance of the game but we couldn't take it. I won't fault a single player because they've been absolutely fantastic. Today, as well as all season."
On another tie:
"You're right, it is frustrating. You win one, you lose one, and it's probably better off doing that than being unbeaten in four. I'm not happy with the draw, but we'll take the draw because the performance, the effort was there from the guys. We move on. We got a big game in ten days time."
Collecting a point on the road:
"You always want to try to win games. Frank probably is saying the same as well. It's an opportunity for him as a home game. We are in a run at the moment where we are drawing a lot of games. But it's a fine line this game. It really is, between winning and losing. I think you see that, especially today because it was an okay game, but it wasn't a great game to watch. We had a great game to watch on Sunday, because playing against Dallas, and we ended up with a draw as well. It's the same result unfortunately, but probably two different performances."
Vancouver Whitecaps FC forward Omar Salgado
On the match:
"It was a hard fought match. Zero-zero's are always hard fought games. Chicago is a good team, and we came in here knowing who we are playing, and it's good to get a clean sheet."
On the draw being a fair result:
"Yes, I feel so. Both teams had their chances. I feel like we had the clear chance with Eric, and if we put that away, it's a one-zero game, and we take it away."
On his performance:
"It was good. I feel like I was able to get the ball a little more than against Salt Lake and I tried to put the ball in to the box. It was a good team performance overall. "
On turning ties into wins:
"Yes, just score goals, obviously. We've had our chances. Last game we had over 30 so, we just need to score our chances."
Vancouver Whitecaps FC goalkeeper David Ousted
On the match:
"I thought it was a story of two teams trying but not really getting there. Both teams really wanted to go for it, but the ability just wasn't there today."
On being too cautious and not pushing for the win:
"No…that's why I say the ability was missing a little bit. I don't think it was fear on our part, but I think we said in the locker room we wanted to try to go and get the win. We need the win. I think Chicago was the same way. It was a lot of trying but not a lot of succeeding."
On the team's defensive performance:
"Yes, I thought we did well. It's always nice to get a clean sheet, especially away from home. But it's finding the balance of doing well both defensively and offensively in the same game. We're still looking for that."
On getting out of the tie rut:
"There is. Go get a win. That's the easiest way. I think we are there. I think the little details are there. Once we get a win, we will get over the hump."
On it being more of a mental game than a physical game to register a win:
"I think it's a little bit of both. It's physical, when you're coming here, after playing a game on Sunday, traveling then, and coming to Chicago which is a tough place to play. But it also mentally, getting over that hump, and doing the little things correctly and getting that win. It would be nice for us."
On facing off against Sporting KC:
"Another really tough match. Now we are getting into a bye week. A little weekend off here. That's going to be really nice for us. We need it. And then KC at home. Big game for us. A game we have a good chance of winning."


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LAKE COUNTY, Fla. - A Lake County mother and father were both arrested, accused of attacking a student at a bus stop.
Not only did the mom hit the student, but she then called her husband who came to the bus stop and hit the child again, authorities say.
The parents are out of jail and told Local 6 they had no choice because this boy was threatening their daughter.
The attack happened in Clermont at a bus stop at East Grand Highway and North Disston Avenue just before 7 a.m. on Wednesday morning.
It was still dark out when 17-year-old Flavia Peredo, a junior at Lake Minneola High School, was walking to the bus stop.
Peredo's mom, Edsandra Macedo, said she was about three houses away from the stop, watching to make sure she arrived safely.
That's when Macedo said she heard her daughter start to scream.
"She's screaming, 'Help, help.' It was dark," said Macedo.
Macedo said that's when her maternal instincts kicked in. She said she ran up the street and found a 16-year-old Lake Minneola High student grabbing her daughter's arms, threatening to sexually assault her.
"(He was) beating my daughter, beating me in my arm," said Macedo. "He pushed me, he said to me... 'I'm a minor, I can do whatever I want.'"
"I just can't believe that he did that to me," said Peredo, who was visibly upset. "(My mom) said, 'Don't talk to my daughter like that... so he started pushing her by the road and my mom went ahead and slapped him in the face."
Macedo said the teenager was out of control, so she then called her husband, Eric Smith, for help.
"My husband says, 'Stop.' He got into my husband's face, my husband said, 'Oh you're not going to do that,' and my husband gave it to him," said Macedo.
The scrapes are still visible on Brenden Hernandez's face. His family did not want to comment on camera, but said they admit the teens exchanged words.
However, they said Peredo initiated the verbal exchange at the bus stop. They said Hernandez responded with an inappropriate, but non-threatening, comment and was attacked out of the blue.
Hernandez said just as the bus pulled up, he was slapped and punched in the face multiple times by the two adults.
The bus driver also told authorities it was the parents who were the aggressors.
"I defended my daughter," said Macedo. "If somebody else is screaming, asking for help, I'd do it again."
Both Macedo and Smith are charged with battery. Macedo is also charged with obstruction for initially lying to police about her husband's whereabouts.
A spokesman for the Lake County School district praised the bus driver. He said while the attack was underway, she did everything right by closing the bus door and calling 911.
The district has offered the male student transportation on a different route. Macedo said she is now driving her daughter to school.
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Late this evening news broke that the State of Indiana is now set to become the 16th US state to file a lawsuit against the federal government regarding Obamacare. Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller made the announcement:
Indiana followed 13 other states Monday in planning to file a lawsuit against the recently passed health care bill.
Attorney General Greg Zoeller said an amended lawsuit will be filed soon in a federal court in Florida, according to the Associated Press. The lawsuit will have a cost of $50,000 and will be divided among the 14 states.
Sen. Richard Lugar requested a report from Zoeller on Jan. 5, seeking a review on the bill that had been passed by the U.S. Senate on Dec. 24.
In his report, Zoeller listed conflicts he found with the health care law, such as the requirement for U.S. residents to purchase a health care plan and fully funding the expansion of Medicaid only in Nebraska.
So far, 14 states have or shortly will file suit in federal court in Florida, while Virginia has filed its own separate suit in federal court in Virginia and Georgia is set to file suit as well shortly. That makes a total of 16 states now actively suing the United States government over the just-passed Obamacare.
Georgia, after Governor Perdue (R-GA) was forced to appoint a special counsel when Attorney General Thurbert Baker (D-GA) refused to honor the Governor's request to file suit over Obamacare, is in the process of deciding whether to file a separate suit or join the multi-state Florida action. As noted by CentristNet on Wednesday of last week, Georgia was the first major political dust up at a state level regarding Obamacare, and many other states are now heating up. The AJC is now catching up, recapping those same points on Sunday night while focusing on the media attention received by Perdue and Baker.
In the days and weeks to come, it will be interesting to see how the state-level partisan battles now occurring in many of the remaining 34 states that have not yet filed suit against the US government regarding the constitutionality of Obamacare turn out. If opponents manage to push the number of states even higher than the present 16, public opinion could move even more strongly against the far-flung, gigantic package of trillions in government spending and new taxes known as Obamacare.
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The University of the Ozarks men's basketball team overcame a 45-37 halftime deficit and rallied to a 86-74 victory over Howard Payne University on Saturday afternoon in American Southwest Conference action.
Trailing by eight points at intermission, Ozarks (2-2, 1-0) clamped down defensively, holding the Yellow Jackets (0-3, 0-1) to just 12 points through the first 15 minutes of the second half.
Ozarks forward Habeeb Kareem also got hot in the second half, scoring 17 points, including a stretch where he hit four straight inside shots.
Howard Payne opened the second half with a three-pointer, but the Eagles went on a 19-8 run during the next 9 minutes to take a narrow 58-56 lead.
The Yellow Jackets would quickly tie the contest, but Ozarks Jeremy Clark scored on a layup to begin a 11-0 spurt, and eventually gave the Eagles a 69-58 advantage with 6:39 remaining. Ozarks increased its lead to 75-60 when Kareem hit a jumper at the 4:49 mark.
Kareem ended with a game-high 25 points. Ted Beard followed with 17 points and Green finished with 14 points on a perfect 6 of 6 from the field. Clint McHenry had a team-high 10 rebounds.
HPU 94, Lady Eagles 52
Howard Payne University displayed a stifling defense while shooting 53 percent from the three-point line to upend the University of the Ozarks women's basketball team 94-52 in Saturday's American Southwest Conference game.
The Lady Eagles (2-2, 0-1) had trouble from the field, shooting only 35 percent in the first half, and 30 percent in the second half.
Meanwhile, Howard Payne shot a sizzling 54 percent in the first half, including hitting 6 of 11 from the three-point line. The Lady Jackets held a 55-27 advantage at intermission.
Ozarks trailed 24-16 at the 12:49 mark of the first half, but Howard Payne went on a 31-11 run to close out the half. Howard Payne hit only 12 field goals in the second half, but held off Ozarks by nailing 14 of 17 from the free throw line. Mandi Carter had a team-best 10 points. Tiffany Jewell had a team-high six rebounds.


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Why isen't 'Melo on the bench? I know he is injured (or so he say) but if you're a part of the team you travel with the team..did coach give him a few days off?
But ya, you'd love to see his ass in their off the bench here in a game like this.....
No joke, I wonder if MDA would ever do something like what Torts did for the Rangers this season -- after bringing in Richards to go along with Gaborik, and the two of them not being able to truly mesh well together at the same time, he basically just has them on the court at different times to maximize their individual games and impact on the team.
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Rihanna Fined Almost 50 Grand for Blowing Off Court Depositions
Rihanna has apparently been pulling a Lindsay Lohan, read: blowing off court depositions. But now a judge has had enough, fining her an amount that may be larger than your annual income.
The whole thing stemmed from a lawsuit Rih filed against her accountants, saying they didn't manage her money properly and have thus cost her millions. They say any problems with her bank balance are her own fault, and to prove it, they've been trying to get her to sit for a deposition — but she's been a no-show several times, costing them a ton in legal fees.
As a result, Rihanna now has to pay $47,050 in fines and was court-ordered to appear for a deposition on Aug. 28 — or the case she filed against her accountants will be dismissed.
Pfft … 47 large? Girl probably has that in the coin section of her wallet.


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I checked out the crowd calender at TouringPlans.com, *Ding!* and saw that Epcot and Animal Kingdom where the best parks to go to.
I started off @ Animal Kingdom at around 10:20am. I went on Kali River Rapids first, and just before the big drop I noticed that Everest was stuck. There was a train just sitting on the lift hill. I got off Kali and really had to use the bathroom... I had 2 bottles of water before going to the parks and all that water on Kali really made nature call. I then started walking towards Everest and noticed it was still stuck.
I waited outside the single rider entrance as everybody in all the lines left, they all got Fast Passes to come back later. This is when I was talking with the cast member, Matt. I was wearing the cast member only Epcot's 25th anniversary shirt, which is like exactly the same as the ones sold to guests but black instead of blue. He asked me if I worked at WDW somewhere and remarked how I had the CM "vibe". He said that nobody but cast members appriciate Epcot. We talked about the new dream giveaways for 2008, and about WDI. After about 20 minutes Everest started up again, and they let people back in line, I was the first single rider. I got off and got back in the singles line and when there where about 3 singles in front of me, it broke down again. The only people who left the lines this time where in the back of the lines. It only was down for about 10 to 15 minutes this time. After the second ride I pressed my luck once more and luckily it didn't break down this time. After that I decided to go to Dinoland USA. I went on Primeval Whirl, since it was pretty much a walk on and I haven't done it in forever. Being able to see the track really makes me surprised at how much ride tracks actually move. One section of track shook like 3 inches to each side then 2 seconds later a car went right on down it with now issues. Amazing structural integrity with coaster type ride tracks. After that I went on Dinosaur. The wait time here was 20 minutes, which was probably due to Everest breaking down. After Dinosaur I went over to Epcot.
The crowds at Epcot were about 50% lower than Animal Kingdom, or so it seemed. I noticed new paint at the entrance to SSE where the sign was/will be
I saw Jeanne and showed her my Imagination ringtone, and then rode Imagination. Afterwards I headed over to see The American Adventure. Then I walked to Test Track, which was broken down, so I went on Mission : SPACE, and Ellen's EA, and by then, Test Track was back up and running so I did that and then headed for the monorail, but stopped to take a few pics of SSE.
On the monorail back to TTC I saw a family going to MNSSHP and one of the kids had a very cool "Zombie Soccer Player" costume. It was a soccer jersey with tears and cuts and even cleat footprints on the back. Pretty clever I thought. He had a black eye and other zombie-ish make up on his face. I was gonna ask him if he liked turtles, but I didn't. Lol.
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Posted 15 October 2007 - 07:50 PM
Crowds can always seem lower at Epcot because it handles crowds so much better due to the size of the park. I can't wait for the day that I can just go to the parks on a whim
Thanks for the report and the photos Jake.
Thanks for the report and the photos Jake.
Posted 15 October 2007 - 08:23 PM
Matt... your just jealous. Nice report Jake!
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Jepsen should miss rest of season after appendectomy
By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com
SEATTLE -- Kevin Jepsen underwent an emergency appendectomy in Seattle on Saturday and the recovery time is four-to-six weeks, which means the Angels don't expect to have their power reliever back for the rest of this season.
Jepsen, resting comfortably at the team hotel after undergoing successful surgery, will fly back to California and won't be with the team for the rest of its 10-day road trip.
Jepsen had been experiencing pain around his midsection for a few days. Prior to Friday's game, he described his symptoms to Josh Hamilton's accountability partner, Shayne Kelley, who underwent an emergency appendectomy in early July, and Kelley advised Jepsen to go straight to the hospital.
The 29-year-old spent Friday night at Swedish Medical Center before undergoing surgery on Saturday afternoon. To take his spot on the roster, the Angels recalled outfielder Collin Cowgill, returning the club to 12 pitchers and 13 position players.
Jepsen's year, his sixth with the Angels, will likely finish with a 4.50 ERA in 45 appearances.
"It's tough," manager Mike Scioscia said. "Jeppy is still evolving. ... He's got that power arm, and hopefully what he's done in the last couple of weeks, as far as some of the adjustments he made, will be something he carries into Spring Training if he doesn't go back this year."
Scioscia says he and GM Dipoto are 'in line'
SEATTLE -- Angels manager Mike Scioscia said there are "no philosophical differences" between him and general manager Jerry Dipoto. The longtime skipper admits he was upset over the dismissal of hitting coach and longtime friend Mickey Hatcher last May, but he said he's moved on and added that whatever disagreements go on with Dipoto are "healthy."
"Jerry and I are certainly, as far as our baseball philosophies, in line," Scioscia said. "The one thing that I publicly disagreed with Jerry about, and we've talked about it, too, is when he let Mickey go. And that's been it. Everything else is just baseball talk. There's a lot of chatter out there. But there's no foundation to it. Our philosophies are right in line with anything that we've ever done here."
The sentiment around the organization is that Angels owner Arte Moreno will dismiss either Dipoto or Scioscia at the end of the season -- though Moreno himself didn't go into specifics when asked about that by MLB.com during last week's Owners' Meetings in Cooperstown, N.Y.
Scioscia (signed through 2018) and Dipoto (tied to an entire front-office team) would each be difficult to replace. But the Angels are on their way to a fourth consecutive postseason absence -- not to mention a potential 90-loss season -- and sources have said Dipoto and Scioscia haven't really meshed since Dipoto came on board in November 2011, as reports by CBSSports.com and FOXSports.com stated.
Scioscia, however, said the two have "a normal general manager-manager relationship."
"A manager and a GM, a manager and his coaching staff, a GM and his assistant GMs, you're not going to agree on everything," Scioscia said. "That's healthy. You have to have conversation. ... You have to throw it on the table, see if it has merit, talk about it, peel the paint off it, and I feel that that's happening. You're not going to get a manager and a GM that are going to have the same evaluation on every single player, and the same exact thoughts on every situation. That's just impossible."
Frieri rides scoreless streak; will be 'primary' closer
SEATTLE -- Somewhere along the way, amid woeful struggles that caused him to temporarily lose his job as the Angels' closer, Ernesto Frieri forgot about something.
"I forgot how to have fun," Frieri said in Spanish on Saturday. "That's what I'm doing now -- I'm having fun."
Granted, this game can be a lot more enjoyable when you have success. And Frieri is having it again, pitching six consecutive scoreless innings immediately following a two-week stretch that saw him give up 12 earned runs in 4 2/3 innings and blow two saves.
On Friday night, Frieri earned his first save in three weeks, striking out the side to preserve a 2-0 win at Safeco Field. And on Saturday, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Frieri will "primarily" go back to closing -- though he added that Dane De La Rosa will continue to get opportunities.
"The decision a manager makes is something you can't control," Frieri said of Scioscia's decision to temporarily remove him from the ninth at the end of July. "This team has struggled all year. And Mike wants to win. He's given me a lot of opportunities, which I'm very grateful for. But in that moment, we needed to win. I lost a lot of important games that we needed to win, and with everything that's happening with the team, you can't throw away games like that."
At some point leading up to his woeful late July and early August, Frieri lost the late life on his patented cutter, which is prone to happen from time to time. And so, for a two- to three-week stretch, he relied heavily on his shaky slider and changeup and threw fewer fastballs than ever.
"That's when I kind of fell into desperation mode," Frieri said. "I was worried. My fastball wasn't working, so I decided to throw my breaking pitches more, show [hitters] that I had good breaking pitches, and nothing came out."
Then came Aug. 10 in Cleveland. Frieri, four days removed from two consecutive rough outings, entered the ninth inning with a five-run lead and got three quick outs on nine pitches -- eight of them fastballs.
"I just finally realized that that's just not my game," said Frieri, who has a 4.25 ERA and is 27-for-31 in saves this season. "My thing is throwing my fastball, be aggressive. These last six outings, that's been the difference - the late life on my fastball, which hitters aren't putting good swings on. That's what I need to have all year."
Worth noting
• Garrett Richards, who exited Friday's 2-0 win with one out in the eighth after taking a liner off his right forearm, will throw his normal between-starts bullpen session on Sunday and expects to start Wednesday's game against the Rays on normal rest. The 25-year-old said postgame Saturday that his arm feels just fine.
• Hamilton went 2-for-5 in Saturday's 5-1 win and extended his road hitting streak to a career-high 12 games. In that streak, he's batting .408 (20-for-49) with two homers and 14 RBIs.
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So you're writing to the parity-enabled storage space via a network share at 40 MB/s? Or are your now reading data out of the storage space at 40 MB/s? Is this over wireless? My WHS v1 box can't hit that speed for reads or writes, so that'd be an upgrade either way.
What's wrong with your WHS v1 box that its transfer speeds are so low? I have an HP EX490 that's nothing special hardware-wise, and my average transfer rates to and from the box are north of 75MBps. I don't consider that terribly impressive, since the raw disks ought to be capable of saturating the gigabit link, but 40MBps? That's down into weak-sauce NAS territory.


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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Lyn LaPerriere needed a fast ambulance ride to Ann Arbor's St. Joseph's Hospital.
The Milan, Mich. man has been fighting back from the brink after falling ill with fungal meningitis.
His health spiraled downward after getting an annual epidural steroid injection from his Brighton doctor two weeks ago for bulging disks in his back. LaPerriere has spent three days in isolation after doctors finally figured out he fell victim to fungal meningitis, likely caused by the steroid shot.
LaPerriere, a General Motors retiree and avid race car enthusiast, suffered crushing headaches caused by the illness.
"And the doctor said if he didn't go to the ER the first time he would have been dead," said his wife, Penny.
A national outbreak of fungal meningitis has lead health officials to a pharmacy in Massachusetts. The steroids were shipped to four different facilities in Michigan, including Michigan Pain Specialists in Brighton.
LaPerriere is one of six cases confirmed in the state. His wife says her husband never gets sick.
The case is uniquely frightening for the couple. Penny says her husband's doctor told them his case has been sent to investigators involved in the nationwide meningitis investigation, along with three of his other patients.
Penny wants everyone to be on the lookout.
"I don't wish this on anyone. I just feel bad for the people that have lost family members. I am doing this because I want the people to be aware this is in Michigan," said Penny.
Penny says Lyn is on the mend and doing much better than he was Wednesday. Still, she says he is likely to be hospitalized at least through the weekend.
There are five other patients at St. Joseph's Hospital battling the same illness.
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1. Rachael Flatt. The last outing, she did a great 7 triples LP. I think she's working out all of her jitters and should be a gold medal contender.
2. Mao Asada. Too inconsistent with most of her jumps. The loop, toe, and double axel aren't enough to win here. I predict a 3A attempt with a fall in combination, pop the salchow, fall on either flip/flutz, but wonderful in everything else.
3/4. Kiira Korpi (with the 3T-3T and 3Lp) / Carolina Kostner with her usual fabulous self.
5. Kanako Murakami (very consistent, but can't seem to crack 60 in the SP, her LP score is too low, not yet a factor)
6. Ashley Wagner (probably lower, but my patriotic duty urges me to put her higher)
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After enjoying Classic, Salas back with Cards
By Jenifer Langosch and Adam Berry / MLB.com
JUPITER, Fla. -- Fernando Salas was back in the Cardinals' clubhouse on Monday morning, a day after returning to town following his time with Team Mexico in the World Baseball Classic.
Team Mexico finished 1-2 in the first round of play in Pool D; that record was not good enough to send the club into the second round. Mexico's lone win came against Team USA.
"It was fun. I am happy that I was able to represent my country," Salas said. "We fought all tournament, but we lost the first game [to Italy], so it became a little more difficult. I thought we played hard."
Salas pitched in two of Mexico's three games, which means he didn't sacrifice much spring work by being absent from Cardinals camp for eight days. Now that he's back, Salas resumes competing for a Major League bullpen spot in front of the Cardinals' coaching staff.
Manager Mike Matheny expressed relief on Sunday that Salas had not risked injury by getting in the middle of the fracas that broke out between Team Mexico and Team Canada on Saturday. Because he knew he wasn't pitching in the game, Salas was in the dugout -- not in the bullpen -- when the incident erupted.
"Support to the team but don't fight," Salas said, when asked how he handled the ensuing chaos. "Stay back. That's it. It's early in the season. It's not a good idea now."
As others have also done in the aftermath of the ugly confrontation, Salas pointed to the Classic's tiebreaker rules as the catalyst for the melee. One of the components of round-robin tiebreakers is run differential, which means that there is a potential benefit to running up the score late in games.
Still, some on Team Mexico took exception to Canada's Chris Johnson laying down a bunt with his team ahead by six in the ninth. Mexico's Arnold Leon hit Canada's next batter, Rene Tosoni, in the back with a pitch, which incited the on-field skirmish.
"There are different rules in the tournament," Salas said. "The other team said they needed the runs. Our team said, 'That's not normal in baseball.' I don't know. Everybody is OK, which is good."
Matheny 'feeling great' after back surgery
TAMPA, Fla. -- Cardinals manager Mike Matheny was "feeling great" Monday after undergoing back surgery at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, general manager John Mozeliak said.
Mozeliak said Matheny's procedure, which was performed to provide relief for the pain and numbness caused by a ruptured disk, went as planned. Matheny had hoped to miss only two of the Cardinals' Spring Training games and be back in the dugout by Thursday, but Mozeliak said the club would take that decision "day by day" until they see how he's feeling upon his return.
"What's important now is that he has to take it slow over the next few weeks, probably for a month. But I do think he's getting some relief from that procedure today, so that's very encouraging," Mozeliak said in the visitors' dugout at George M. Steinbrenner Field. "I hope to see him by the end of the week back in camp, knowing that he's going to have to take it slow and be smart about it.
"I did get a text from him that said he is feeling better, spoke with our medical staff and they're encouraged by where things are at. But he's got to travel back. There's still some things that you've got to deal with -- there's bus rides, how he's going to feel when he's sitting, standing, those types of things -- but he does know that this had an impact on how he was feeling."
Bench coach Mike Aldrete is serving as Matheny's replacement in his absence, with first-base coach Chris Maloney stepping in as Aldrete's bench coach. Triple-A Memphis manager Ron "Pop" Warner is serving as the first-base coach. Matheny is expected to return to Florida on Wednesday night.
Matheny had mentioned before he left that there were more "dramatic" options than microdiscectomy, the procedure he underwent, but he said he was "pretty confident" that he wouldn't need to explore them. Mozeliak said it will probably take another week or two to determine whether that's the case.
"Most importantly is going to be how he handles his day to day," Mozeliak said. "In other words, as long as he doesn't put too much on his plate, physically, he should be OK."
Lynn able to mix up pitches in third spring start
TAMPA, Fla. -- Aside from one "slider that didn't slide" that Kevin Youkilis banged off the scoreboard past the left-field fence, Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn accomplished everything he wanted to in Monday's start against the Yankees.
Lynn, set to be St. Louis' fourth starter, gave up one run -- Youkilis' fourth-inning homer -- on two hits and a walk while striking out one over four innings, his best results so far this spring. Lynn gave up five runs (four earned) on nine hits in 4 1/3 innings over his first two Grapefruit League starts. St. Louis lost to New York, 4-0.
Lynn felt he was better able to mix up his pitches and utilize his curveball and changeup. He didn't get ahead in the count as often as he would have liked to, but he induced outs -- eight via ground balls, three in the air -- when he had to.
"The results were good. I think he will admit that the day went just the way he wanted," bench coach Mike Aldrete said. "He did make a mistake, and it cost him a home run. But I think it was encouraging from his standpoint.
"I felt like his fastball is on its way back, and he mixed in his other pitches and controlled some counts. ... All in all, I thought it was a positive outing."
It's a good time of the spring for Lynn to be rounding into form, as he should make only three more starts before the regular season begins. Lynn said he wants to be able to execute his game plan now just like he would during the regular season, but that will become especially important in his final two Spring Training starts.
"You start to execute the way you're going to go out, I guess, during the season," Lynn said. "We still have time, but when it's all said and done, you don't want to give up runs or hits ever. That's just part of our DNA. We don't ever want to give up runs or hits, but you've got to go through some of those things this time of year just to get pitches better that aren't as good as they need to be so you don't have that issue during the season."
Freese plays six innings in return to hot corner
TAMPA, Fla. -- David Freese was back at third base Monday for the first time in a week, starting and playing six innings at the hot corner in the Cardinals' 4-0 loss against the Yankees.
Freese, who was limited by a sore tailbone he injured when he fell trying to catch a ball on March 4, went 1-for-3 with a strikeout and snared a hard-hit line drive off the bat of Yankees shortstop Eduardo Nunez in the fourth inning, the only defensive play he had to make all game.
"That was the plan," bench coach Mike Aldrete said. "Stayed with the plan, we were able to. I think David came through it nicely. Put a couple nice swings on the baseball in his second or third at-bat. Positive day overall for David."
Freese won't be making the trip to Disney with the Cardinals on Tuesday, as he'll head back to the Spring Training complex in Jupiter. St. Louis has an off-day Wednesday, so Freese will have at least two days in a row off before his next game at third base.
Worth noting
• Matt Holliday said on Monday that he does not expect to travel to Orlando on Tuesday to play in the Cardinals' game against Atlanta at 12:05 p.m. CT. After a three-day stomach flu, Holliday resumed baseball activities on Sunday. He participated in workouts again on Monday but is still trying to get back to his normal energy level. Holliday hasn't played since last Wednesday.
• The Cardinals' fifth-starter competition will be front and center on Thursday, as both Joe Kelly and Shelby Miller are scheduled to pitch in that game. The appearances will be the third of the spring for each of them. Kelly will start, but Mozeliak said it wasn't important which one got the nod.
As for the competition itself, Mozeliak said, "I think there's some clarity, but no decision has been made. Nor does it have to be today."
• The Cardinals optioned right-hander Jorge Rondon to Triple-A Memphis following their 4-0 loss to the Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field, leaving 51 players on their Major League Spring Training roster. Rondon pitched three innings over three Grapefruit League appearances, running up a 6.00 ERA.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. Adam Berry is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Paideia Student Receives Book Contract for Her Senior Thesis
As a student in Southwestern's Paideia program, senior American Studies major Katie Mead has learned to make connections between her academic courses. This year, that ability landed her a book contract−before she has even applied to graduate school.
It all began when Mead took classes in both 20th Century American Literature and Native American Religions in her junior year. The interdisciplinary training that benefits Paideia scholars prompted Mead to examine Allen Ginsberg's epic Beat poem "Howl" through the lens of Native American trickster mythology for her senior honors thesis.
Native American trickster mythology holds that Old Man Coyote is a paradoxical entity − composed of good and evil in equal and complex relations. Mead attempts to convey the complexity of this character, saying he possesses an insatiable appetite and an affinity for falling victim to tricks and traps. Coyote also is unencumbered by the boundaries of time and space and has the transformative power to change shapes and identities, according to Mead. "The Coyote is not a hero or a villain, but has the capacity for both," she said. "That's why we can learn from him."
This is the framework Mead uses to examine "Howl," which was written in post-World War II America. Ginsberg rebelled against societal norms during his leadership of the Beat movement. Not surprisingly, "Howl" endured an obscenity trial for graphic sexual language and, though cleared of the charges, was relegated to the fringes of accepted literature.
Native American writing suffered a similar fate as the Beat poetry of Ginsberg's generation. The transcription of Native American oral myths has been deemed by many as "not real literature" and marginalized in part because of the frank language often used to describe sex and violence.
Mead argues against the exclusion of Beat poetry and Native American literature in her thesis. "I hope this work will get people more interested in Native American literature and thus help foster a greater respect and awareness of Native American cultures and activism," she said.
Mead credits much of her success to the Paideia program and the professors and advisors who guided her scholarship. "Being in Paideia helped me to think critically about how my classes fit together," said Mead, who is in Psychology Professor Traci Giuliano's Paideia group.
Ken Mello, assistant professor of religion, teaches the course in Native American Religion that spurred Mead's interest in trickster mythology. English Professor David Gaines teaches the 20th Century American Literature course that reignited her interest in Beat literature and "Howl" specifically. Communication Studies Professors Bob Bednar and Dustin Tahmahkera also serve on her honors thesis committee. "They meet with me regularly to discuss ideas and editing possibilities, and all of them have given me endless encouragement, without which I would not have been able to complete such a hefty work," Mead said.
Mead also credits fellow student Evan Brewer for inspiring her to see this work as a means of social activism as well as an academic project.
Bednar said he is impressed by the merit of Mead's thesis and her initiative as a young scholar. "Katie's work is well researched, insightfully written, fresh and daring," he said. "It deserves the attention it is getting. In my 18 years of teaching undergraduates, I never had a student land a book contract while still in college until now. It is indeed a remarkable accomplishment, but for those of us who know Katie, it is not exactly surprising."
Mead said she found McFarland publishers through a Google search and sent them a formal book proposal. They offered her a contract, and her book Howling: The Trickster in Ginsberg is scheduled to be published in early 2012.
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Oscar-nominated animator Don Hertzfeldt appears in person on Friday night! On Friday night at 7:30 pm the Oscar-nominated animator Don Hertzfeldt, who created some of the most popular short films ever shown at the Cinematheque (among them "Billy's Balloon," "Rejected," and "Ah, L'Amour"), appears in person with a selection of his funny, twisted, stick-figure-filled cartoons. A Q&A will follow the screening. The film portion of AN EVENING WITH DON HERTZFELDT includes the Cleveland premiere of Hertzfeldt's latest work, the 23-min. "It's such a beautiful day," the third and final part of his "Bill" trilogy. (A character named Bill stars in all three movies.) The other two parts of the trilogy, "Everything will be OK" (2006) and "I am so proud of you" (2008; another Cleveland premiere), also will be shown, along with some earlier movies and a few surprises. All films will show in new 35mm prints! Special admission to this show is $12; members and CIA I.D. holders $9; ages 25 & under $7 (with proof of age). No passes, twofers, or radio winners will be honored. $12 & $9 tickets are available in advance here. $7 tickets will go on sale Friday night starting at 6:30 pm to those who present an I.D. with date of birth. (Image above ©2012 Don Hertzfeldt) Actor-director Takeshi Kitano returns with bang-up Yakuza thriller OUTRAGE After a series of bizarre and unsatisfying comedies, Japan's Takeshi Kitano (SONATINE, FIREWORKS/HANA-BI) has returned to his gangster-film roots. OUTRAGE, his new movie, has been both a box office and critical success. (OUTRAGE 2 is in the works.) Kitano (a.k.a. Beta Takeshi) also stars in this tale of an all-out Yakuza war, which is told with his distinctive blend of bloodletting, filmic poetry, and droll comedy. See it in a 35mm color & scope print on Thursday or Saturday. Print this email and present it at the box office and pay only $7 ($5 if you're a Cinematheque member). It's our Deal of the Week! (Limit two discount admissions per print-out) Chaplin's great GOLD RUSH concludes series "Artists of the Silent Screen" It's hard to believe, but Charlie Chaplin failed to renew the copyright on his 1925 film THE GOLD RUSH , which was not only his greatest silent-era comedy feature but also the movie he said he wanted to be remembered by. So the film entered the public domain, where it has long been available in dupe prints of poor quality. To rectify his oversight and retain some control of his masterpiece, Chaplin in 1942 copyrighted and reissued a shorter and slightly different version of THE GOLD RUSH. This version, derived from his own excellent print materials and cleaner and sharper than p.d. copies, had voice over narration by Chaplin in place of the silent title cards, and also music and sound effects. For decades this "sound" version was the only version that theatres could license for exhibition from the Chaplin estate, even though the silent version was known to be superior. Well, now the mute original is officially available again -- in a new 35mm restoration with a newly recorded score of Chaplin's own music! We show it Saturday and Sunday. You should not miss this chance to see Chaplin's Little Tramp as a gold prospector in the frozen Yukon, where he battles bears, the elements, and hunger, and falls in love with a dance hall girl. Bring the kids, too! Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki is a FORCE OF NATURE in new doc David Suzuki (b. 1936) is Canada's pre-eminent environmentalist. An award-winning scientist, educator, activist, and broadcaster, Suzuki is the host of the long-running CBC-TV series "The Nature of Things," now in its 51st season. In Sturla Gunnarsson's 2010 film FORCE OF NATURE: THE DAVID SUZUKI MOVIE, this remarkable man is captured delivering (in his words) "a last lecture…a distillation of my life and thoughts, my legacy, what I want to say before I die." Filmed before a live audience, Suzuki articulates an urgent message: we have exhausted the limits of the biosphere and must re-think our relationship with the natural world. He delineates the strains on the interconnected web of life and offers up a blueprint for sustainability and survival. Suzuki's talk, which the Toronto Globe and Mail called "easily on par with the greatest orations of the last 50 years," is punctuated by scenes of Suzuki visiting places that shaped his development-from a Japanese-Canadian WWII internment camp and Hiroshima to a favorite fishing spot in Leamington, Ontario. On Saturday and Sunday you can see this winner of the People's Choice Award for Documentary at the 2010 Toronto Int'l Film Festival when it makes its exclusive Cleveland premiere. Here's the trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMKQBjgE0Tw Who are those masked men in Tyrone Guthrie's film version of OEDIPUS REX? Douglas Rain (voice of HAL in "2001") and William Shatner are two of the performers in OEDIPUS REX, a 1956 film version of a famous stage production of Sophocles' tragedy that was directed by Tyrone Guthrie for the Stratford Ontario Shakespearean Festival. Using the W.B. Yeats' translation of the play, Guthrie places his actors behind painted masks, as the ancient Greeks did, giving the performance an almost ritualistic quality. The play itself tells of a king who unknowingly murders his father and marries his mother. But we trust you already knew that. Catch this rarity in a 35mm color print on Thursday or Sunday. Cleveland Orchestra to accompany Chaplin silent CITY LIGHTS at Severance Hall On Saturday, March 31 at 8 pm Charlie Chaplin's beloved 1931 silent comedy CITY LIGHTS will show at Severance Hall. The Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by William Eddins, will perform Chaplin's musical score live. CITY LIGHTS is one of Chaplin's funniest and most touching films; the "little tramp" falls in love with a blind flower girl and tries to help her regain her sight. Cinematheque members can save 50% off tickets for this special screening by presenting their membership card at the Severance Hall box office (paying only $20.50 to $41 instead of the regular ticket price of $41 to $82). Furthermore, your ticket stub from the concert will entitle you to save $2 off any $7 or $9 ticket to a Cinematheque film showing in April! Severance Hall box office hours are 9 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday, three hours prior to concerts on Saturday and Sunday. Phone is (216) 231-1111. 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According to Juniper Networks' annual Mobile Threat Report, mobile malware grew by 614 percent from March 2012 to March 2013. This equates to 276,259 troublesome apps and vulnerabilities.
The study took a look at about 1.85 million total apps and vulnerabilities in that period of time. This 614 percent was a huge hike from the mobile malware increase of only 155 percent from March 2011 to March 2012.
About 48 percent of the malware came from SMS trojans, which get users to send text messages to numbers ran by cyber thieves. Another 29 percent came from fake installs, the remaining 19 percent came from Trojan Spy malware.
There were fake versions of apps that proved to be malicious, and the top imitators were of Angry Birds, Adobe Flash, Google Play and Skype.
"There's no doubt mobility will continue to be a pervasive and disruptive force across every industry," said Troy Vennon, Juniper Networks Mobile Threat Center director. "We have found that it has created an easy business opportunity for malware developers who are becoming savvy in their approach to quickly turn profits in a rapidly growing market. We anticipate that similar to the evolution of PC-based threats, mobile attacks will continue to increase and become more sophisticated in the coming years."
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Russellville Police Department (RPD) Public Information Officer Drew Latch said motorists took heed of warnings to be careful and stay off the roads.
"We were happy that people listened to road condition warnings," Latch said. "Also, we were proud of the community's response. Once street conditions deteriorated, people went home and stayed."
According to the RPD traffic report, 20 vehicles were involved in collisions and accidents that ended with a vehicle sliding off the icy road. There was one reported injury, Latch said.
"Five vehicles slid off Skyline Drive. This was before we could close the road," Latch said,
The moisture on the road quickly froze, he said. There were no accidents reported after 6 p.m. Wednesday.
"There were still patches of ice and the threat of black ice," Latch said Thursday.
RPD installed studded tires on police cruisers to help officers better negotiate the treacherous terrain.
"Other than the school bus incident, everything else went fine," Pope County Sheriff Aaron DuVall said, referring to a wreck Wednesday evening. "There were no major accidents, but a lot of cars slid off into the ditch."
DuVall was glad folks listened to warnings. When the storm rolled in, he said, "They gotta get home and let this thing pass and clear up.
"A deputy working the graveyard shift informed me that around 5 a.m. Thursday, the roads were wet and bridges were slick," DuVall said.
"Maybe they will go get the bus today," he said. "We were fortunate the bus didn't turn over."
The students and bus driver have all returned home.
A spokesman with the Arkansas State Police (ASP) said Thursday his department had no major issues and just a couple of wrecks attributed to the weather."
"We had an influx of wrecks reported on Interstate 40 and secondary roads on Wednesday," Drown said. "No fatal or major injuries; it was mostly property damage."
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