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Conn. AG: Newtown plan for $11M meets donor intent
A foundation overseeing more than $11 million in donations after the deadly Newtown elementary school shooting didn't violate the intentions of donors when it allocated the money to victims' families and the community, the state's attorney general said Wednesday in response to questions about the distribution.
The Newtown-Sandy Hook Community Foundation plans to give $7.7 million to families of the 26 people killed, 12 children who survived the classroom shootings and two people who were wounded during the rampage at the school. Committees will decide how to use the rest of the money.
At a public hearing last month, some questioned the process for arriving at the $7.7 million for the families and wondered why all the money wasn't going to the victims. Some victims' families have said dealing with questions over how to distribute the money has caused them more pain.
Connecticut's governor and two U.S. senators also called for independent oversight of the donations.
But state Attorney General George Jepsen said in a letter Wednesday that the foundation's plan didn't violate donor intent, the conclusion he'd reached earlier in the continuing review.
"As I have stated previously, reasonable minds may differ as to how funds should be allocated, and I neither endorse nor criticize any of the foundation's decisions," Jepsen said in a statement. "While I am concerned with the lack of transparency demonstrated in communicating about decision-making processes and procedures, our review found that the foundation has been in compliance with both donor intent and its governing documents."
The foundation says the fund was created to help those most affected by the shooting, including families, surviving students and first responders, and is best managed by local people who understand their long-term needs.
Jepsen said the United Way and Newtown Savings Bank, which originally handled the donations, consistently represented that it was a multipurpose fund intended to support the families and the community. The foundation determined that all donations from individuals should go to the families and split the rest among the 40 families and the community, Jepsen said.
U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy said Jepsen's review responds to the concerns they raised.
"We hope that the report will also satisfy members of the community who expressed these concerns to us, leading to our request," they said in an emailed statement.
Kim Morgan, chief executive officer of the United Way of Western Connecticut, welcomed Jepsen's findings and said she considered the issue to be resolved.
"Without further delay, it is time for the Sandy Hook Community Foundation to proceed with their work of determining how best to allocate the remainder of the donated funds to help heal the Newtown community," Morgan said in a statement.
Twenty first-graders and six educators were shot to death in December at Sandy Hook Elementary School before the gunman killed himself as police arrived. The gunman had shot his mother to death at their home before going to the school.

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Awesome Stuff: The Future Is Finally Coming To Home Automation
from the getting-there-slowly deptBy now, weren't we all supposed to have little personal assistants that manage our lives, and weren't our homes supposed to be "smart homes" with fancy sensors to better manage everything? We've been hearing these promises for years, and it seems like we're finally inching towards that goal. Over the past few years, a number of smart home devices and systems have come and gone on Kickstarter, IndieGoGo and other platforms, but it seems like a bunch of new ones have launched recently. Let's look at a few.
- First up, we've got Benki, self-described as "connected devices done right." It appears they're looking to build out a whole suite of home automation sensors/devices that work nicely together. They're certainly not the only player in this space on the market (not by a long shot), but their initial devices really do look nice, simple, easy to use and fairly compelling. An outlet that doubles as a baby monitor that automatically pings your mobile phone when it hears a noise? Yeah, you can do that with Benki's smart outlet, Socket, which has a built in light sensor, temperature sensor and microphone. Or how about a combined camera, light sensor and temperature sensor. And, of course, everything can by controlled by your phone.
- If you want to go all hackery with your home automation/sensor work, you should check out wigwag. In some ways, it could be similar to Benki above, but rather than focus on building a few nice looking initial devices, it seems that wigwag focused its initial efforts on building out a platform that will let hacker-minded folks do almost anything. They're offering up a sensor block, and some simple programming tools to let you write rules for "intelligent environments." The vision here is fairly bold -- basically using a variety of sensors to just do the right thing in your house given the situation. It's easy to have sensors that, say, turn on a light when you enter the room, but what if it takes into account other factors: is it late at night? Maybe just slightly illuminate the room, rather than the full blast of lights. Honestly, a combination of something like wigwag and Benki might be cool, as they're similar, but appear focused on slightly different areas of development.
- Sensors controlled by your phone are great, but voice control is the in thing these days, so we'll kick it off with Fiona, the virtual home assistant, which comes straight out of random science fiction story. The video is kind of hilarious, especially the "date" example, where the guy asks Fiona to turn on some jazz music and dim the lights. Honestly, I'm a bit skeptical that the product works anywhere near as good as the video shows, and it seems like it may be a lot to shell out when it's not clear how well it will really work. Also, they show two different versions of the device and it's not clear which one they're actually selling. This seems like it could be cool if it worked, but there are a lot of open questions. The company seems to be focused on natural language techniques, but we've seen lots of fanfare around those sorts of things turn out to be less than promised when they hit the market (*cough* Siri *cough*).
- And, finally, we've got a somewhat similar project, called ivee. Frankly, after watching the Fiona video, the ivee product doesn't look nearly as nice. It appears to be slower, have less functionality, and the text-to-speech and voice recognition don't appear as nice. However, that said, the ivee looks a hell of a lot more like a real product that I'm more confident would ship. The company behind it has been selling voice-activated alarm clocks for years, so it has some experience in the space as well. It doesn't seem totally futuristic like Fiona, but feels more like a stepping stone to that future.
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Savannahians flocked to Drayton Tower's newest retailer this Fourth-of-July weekend, packing out glass jugs of craft beer to celebrate the holiday.
The Beer Growler, 102 E. Liberty St., opened June 29, adding 45 taps to the local beer-jug-to-go market first made popular by Parker's Market Urban Gourmet on Drayton Street in March 2012.
The Beer Growler offers a variety of craft beers and gourmet root beer from locations across the globe that are poured into 32- or 64-ounce bottles, which are sealed on site to make it legal for customers to transport the beer to their home or another location.
Franchise owner Nolan Wolf said beers made in Georgia and locally are by far the most popular.
"It's nice to be a wall of 45 taps because so many different distributors have these really unique products that you may not necessarily see because nobody wants to put them on and take up five-tap real estate at one of your local bars," Wolf said. "… It allows me to open up the market to some really unique products."
Wolf also feels that having a large number of beer taps allows the company to constantly tweak its menu to meet consumer demand. An online menu allows the store to provide up-to-date listings.
"The second we put a keg on draft, it populates the website and sends out a Twitter blast and (posts) on Facebook … So, it gives our customers a real-time view from on their phone or at home or at the office - there is never a question of what's on (tap)," Wolf said.
The glass jugs require an initial deposit of $4.99 but can be swapped for a larger or smaller bottle for no extra charge.
"You don't need to clean it," Wolf said. "You don't need to maintain it. You don't need to rinse it. There's no maintenance on it. Just bring it back, and I will give you a brand new sterile one for free."
The Drayton Tower location represents another notch in The Beer Growler's belt, as the franchise is quickly building a presence across Georgia. The company took root in Athens in 2011 and has since spread to several Atlanta-area locations.
"My franchisers have been beyond amazing … This is their seventh store - successful store at that - and they just know what they are doing," Wolf said. "They got it down to a science."
Wolf said that, once unsealed, the beer should be consumed in the next 24 hours, but customers can expect sealed products from The Beer Growler to keep their fizz.
"The end goal is the quality of the product and the customer," he said. A lot of folks have a bad - so to speak - taste in their mouth from growlers because a lot of folks will get them filled and let them sit in their fridge for a day or two and they go flat.
"Our whole system is centered around pouring as efficiently and as best as possible … Everything is centered so that you can take this home with you, and eight weeks later, you open it up and you still have some quality beer."
The Beer Growler is technically considered a package store; so it can't pour beer for on-site consumption.
Wolf said his company's hours of operation are a welcome relief from the late-night work hours he experienced working in the food-and-beverage industry.
"Right now our hours are 11 to 9 p.m. during the weekdays. My employees love that," he said.
The Beer Growler, 102 E. Liberty St., is located below Drayton Tower. The company sells 32 and 64-ounce glass jugs of both craft and root beer.
Hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, and 12:30-6 p.m., Sunday.
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The home of theatrical agent and film producer Freddie Fields and his wife, Corinna, has sold in Beverly Hills for $6.305 million.
Built in 1929, the Spanish-style house features a two-story entry, a step-down living room, truss wood beam ceilings, an office, a sun room, six bedrooms, 61/2 bathrooms and 6,400 square feet of living space. The lot, at one-third of an acre, includes a swimming pool, a guesthouse, fountains, courtyards and a koi pond.
Fields, who died in 2007 at 84, worked with major stars including Judy Garland, Henry Fonda and Steve McQueen. He was involved in the production of such films as "Glory" (1989), "Poltergeist II: The Other Side" (1986) and "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" (1977).
The couple paid $2.35 million for the property in 2001, public records show.
Rochelle Atlas Maize of Nourmand & Associates was the listing agent. Michael Collins of Coldwell Banker's Beverly Hills North office represented the buyer.
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SWANSBORO Caregivers support group meets the second and fourth Thursday at St. Peters by the Sea Episcopal Church parish hall at 6:30 p.m. Next meeting Jan. 23. Call 910-750-4157.
JACKSONVILLE Young Marines hosts a fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 6 at Forkful, Western Boulevard, with percentage of sales going to Young Marines.
CIVIL WAR Roundtable meets at 7 p.m. Jan. 23 at Golden Corral with program on �Mathew Brady�s Civil War Photojournalism.� Social at 6 p.m. Call 910-353-9559.
COLLEGE Foundation of N.C. offers a free financial aid workshop at 6 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Swansboro Branch Library. Call 910-455-7350 or visit cfnc.org.
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4-H ACHIEVEMENT Day at 10 a.m. Jan. 23 at Onslow Multipurpose Complex. Call 910-455-5873.
AMERICAN Legion Post, Broadhurst Road, hosts bingo every Thursday at 7 p.m.
SOUTHWEST Community Club, Gould Road, meets at 7 p.m. Jan. 23.
DAV FRIDAY Night Bingo patrons bringing in non-perishable foods, new socks/undergarments will receive one free game pack through Jan. 31. Call 910-455-3400.
SUDAN SHRINERS hosts its annual Winter Ceremonial on Jan. 24-25 in New Bern with election of officers, awards dinner, Sudan parade and more. Call 252-637-5197.
SWANSBORO Recreation Center will become a winter wonderland from 6 to 10 p.m. Feb. 21 with slopes for sledding and more. Call 910-326-2600 or Swansboro.recdesk.com.
N.C. COASTAL Federation celebrates its successful oyster habitat restoration with an oyster roast at 5 p.m. Feb. 6 at Hannah�s Haus, Beaufort. Volunteers needed. Call 252-393-8185.


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Microsoft awaits European Court decision
Split decision possible
The European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg will rule on Monday whether the guilty verdict against Microsoft should be overturned.
The software giant was found guilty of anti-competitive practices in 2004. The Court ruled Microsoft was in breach of article 82 of the EC Treaty for abusing its dominant position in the PC operating system market and the market for work group operating systems.
The case hinged on its bundling of Windows Media Player with its operating system, and whether it restricted access to server APIs, making it impossible for rival server makers to create boxes which could communicate with Microsoft boxes. The Court found Microsoft guilty of abusing its dominant position in both cases.
In April last year the Court of First Instance heard Microsoft's appeal against that verdict. The panel of 13 judges and one registrar heard five days of evidence from the Directorate General for Competition and Microsoft. The Court heard evidence from several experts including Samba founder Andrew Tridgell. The Samba project aims to create Microsoft server APIs by reverse engineering.
The case is one of the largest the European Competition Commission has ever brought. If the guilty verdict is upheld Microsoft is liable for a €500m fine. Microsoft also had to offer a version of Windows without a bundled media player and had to appoint a Trustee, Professor Neil Barrett, to oversee its continued compliance with European Commission demands.
Microsoft insists it has fully complied with the original DG for Competition demands.
The case is being pitched by some observers as an acid test for the DG for Competition, which will be re-energised if its action against Microsoft is upheld. It will give the institution more confidence to pursue other technology cases. But the result may not be so clear-cut. It is quite possible that the decision will be divided – Microsoft could be found innocent of bundling its media player, but guilty on the issue of server APIs. In April the appeal Court questioned why there was one fine for what was effectively two offences.
Court President Bo Vesterdorf is retiring after presenting the verdict.
John D Cooke is the judge-rapporteur who will compile the final decision. Previous decisions have been criticised as being too inclusive. By trying to include the opinions of 13 judges from different European countries, some lawyers complain that the lengthy documents end up contradicting themselves and not really offering a solid precedent for future legal decisions.
Microsoft or the DG could appeal the verdict on a point of law. It would then be heard by the European Court of Justice.
The Reg is not taking bets on the likely outcome – a very small number of people within the DG will get early access to the verdict. But the word from lawyers in the know is that a split decision is likely, with Microsoft winning on bundling its media player but losing on the issue of interoperability information for workgroup servers.
We'll bring you the verdict first thing on Monday morning – Vesterdorf is giving the verdict at 9.30am central European summer time.®


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Free Up Some Horsepower With Aluminum | By Wes Drelleshak
It's kind of cool realizing that my Chevy 350 small-block and TKO 600 trans are finally getting close to hitting the open highway. But wait, I may be overlooking something – oh yeah, the driveshaft. If the shoe fits, wear it, right? Well no, you spent good money on that V-8 you just hopped up and that new upgraded transmission may end up a different length than the stock three speed.
My question is this, why would you overlook the weak link? It's true that the tiny stock driveshafts that came with the straight-six trucks were not made to handle the power of a V-8, let alone the higher rpm's. Worn U-joints will most likely hold up with straight-six engines, but put on some sticky tires, drop in a V-8, or do any performance driving and you will be asking for trouble.
Ever do a burnout on a back road thinking everything was OK? Now imagine that same burnout ending with a bang because your U-joint broke or driveshaft twisted like a pretzel. I've seen what happens when a U-joint gives way, and not only could it damage your tailshaft housing, but it could also crack the transmission case. Not good! On the other hand, a replacement driveshaft, or possibly a longer or shorter driveshaft to fit the new concoction under the hood, may be the only thing you need.


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Universal Pictures has released the first red-band trailer for director Nicholas Stoller's (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) new comedy Neighbors. Previously titled Townies, the film stars Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne as a young couple who move in next door to a fraternity house. The thirty-somethings soon find themselves the victims of pranks (and other unsightly activities) after an attempt to welcome the Delta Psi Beta chapter goes awkwardly awry. There are plenty of great snippets of what are sure to be funny moments throughout the picture as Neighbors takes a look at the hard-partying Greek life of films like Old School, Animal House and PCU from the viewpoint of the squares on the outside. And while Christopher Mintz-Plasse doesn't get any dialogue, he sure does get a moment.
Hit the jump to watch the red-band trailer. The film also stars Zac Efron, Dave Franco, Jake Johnson, Ike Barinholtz, Jason Mantozoukas, and Lisa Kudrow. Neighbors opens in theaters on May 9, 2014.
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Here's a synopsis for Neighbors:
Seth Rogen, Zac Efron and Rose Byrne lead the cast of Neighbors, a comedy about a young couple suffering from arrested development who are forced to live next to a fraternity house after the birth of their newborn baby. Neighbors is directed by Nick Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek).


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How is chronic kidney disease managed?
If a specific cause for the CKD is identified (eg, bacterial infection of the kidneys), treatment may be possible to arrest the progression of the disease. In most cases though, treatment is symptomatic and supportive. Some cats may require initial intravenous fluid therapy to correct dehydration (and perhaps electrolyte abnormalities), but once stable, treatment is aimed at supporting kidney function and minimising the complications of CKD. Despite therapy, CKD cannot be reversed and in most cases will also progress over time.
Optimal management of kidney disease usually requires repeat investigations at regular intervals (including blood pressure assessment, blood and urine tests) to identify treatable complications as they arise, eg, anaemia, low potassium, high phosphate, urinary infections, and hypertension. Dietary modification is important in cats with CKD to improve quality of life and slow progression of disease, but a variety of other treatments may be valuable also, depending on individual needs. Sometimes multiple drug therapies may be needed, but if it is difficult to administer medications to your cat, these may need to be prioritised. Monitoring progression of kidney disease si also important thorugh regular blood (urea, cratinine, SDMA) and urine tests.
Diet and the management of CKD
Dietary management is critical in cats with CKD, and there are three main aspects to this:
Water intake
Cats with CKD are more likely to become dehydrated (due to the reduced ability of the kidneys to conserve water). Maintaining a good fluid intake is therefore very important, and may help to slow progression of CKD. As cats obtain much of their water intake from their food, whenever possible, cats with CKD should be fed tinned (or sachet) foods rather than dry foods.
Protein content
An ideal diet for a cat with renal failure should have a restricted protein content. Many of the toxic products that accumulate in the blood in CKD are a result of protein breakdown, and feeding a reduced protein diet will help to minimise this and improve quality of life. Protein restriction has to be performed with care though as too little protein can be extremely detrimental to general health.
Low phosphate content
Restricting the phosphate content of the diet appears very beneficial in protecting the kidneys from further damage in cats with CKD. While restricting protein in the diet helps maintain quality of life, restricting phosphate thus appears to prolong the life of cats with CKD. Studies suggest this effect may be quite dramatic in cats. If blood phosphate concentrations remain high despite being on a low phosphate diet, further treatment with drugs known as 'phosphate binders' to reduce the amount of phosphate absorbed from the intestine may also be indicated.
Other dietary measures
Other aspects of the diet may also have an important role to play in helping manage cats with CKD. These include the addition of anti-oxidants to try to protect the kidneys against further damage, essential fatty acids to help maintain blood flow through the kidneys and reduce inflammation, added potassium to prevent hypokalaemia (low blood potassium), and added bicarbonate (or similar) to help prevent acidosis (a build up of acid in the body which can also occur in CKD).
All these measures may help and have a role to play in keeping cats with CKD as healthy as possible for as long as possible. Because of the exacting nutritional demands in cats with CKD, feeding a specific veterinary therapeutic diet designed to manage all these aspects is strongly recommended. These diets are only available through your vet, but have a vital role to play in managing the disease.
Managing the change to a new diet
Cats will often develop a strong preference for particular diets, and low protein diets tend to be less palatable. This means that changing cats with CKD to an appropriate therapeutic diet can sometimes be difficult. These tips may help:
- Always make a change in diet gradual - per several days at least and sometimes over a few weeks if your cat is quite fussy
- Start by mixing a very small amount of the new food with your cats old food, and make sure it is well mixed
- Only increase the amount of the new food slowly, once your cat is happy to eat the old mixture. Make each step where you replace old food with a greater amount of new food slow
- Warming the food to body temperature (around 30C) may help increase the palatability
- If necessary, talk to your vet about using drugs to increase the appetite to make the transition easier
In most cases with sufficient care and time, cats can be very successfully transitioned to a new diet, and as this is such an important part of managing CKD it is worth taking the time to do this properly. If cats absolutely refuse to eat any of a new diet, it is important that they eat something, so keep offering their old diet in this situation and contact your vet for further advice.
Managing dehydration
Using a wet rather than dry diet is important to increase water intake in cats with CKD, but they still sometimes do not consume enough water to compensate for what is being lost in the urine. In these cases, additional measures may need to be taken. These may include:
- Making sure a good supply of fresh water is always available, and cats should be encouraged to drink by offering water from different bowls, etc.
- Using flavoured waters (chicken or tuna, for example) or water fountains to encourage drinking
- Adding further water to the food (if tolerated without affecting the appetite)
- Using intermittent intravenous fluid therapy at your vet clinic
- Using intermittent sub-cutaneous fluid therapy which can be given at your vet clinic or sometime in the home environment
Phosphate binders
If, despite using a low phosphate diet, blood phosphate levels remain high, using a phosphate binder added to the diet (such as lanthanum or calcium acetate) may be valuable. This is important as controlling blood phosphate levels appears to have a good protective effect on the kidneys in cats with CKD.
Potassium supplementation
Some cats with CKD develop low blood potassium levels. This can cause muscle weakness, can contribute to inappetence, and itself can worsen CKD. Where this is identified, potassium supplementation (usually potassium gluconate in the form of tablets, gel or powder added to the diet) is important.
Controlling blood pressure
Cats with CKD are at risk of developing high blood pressure (hypertension). This can have a number of damaging effects, potentially including blindness and worsening of the CKD. Blood pressure should ideally be monitored in all cats with CKD and where hypertension is found it should be treated. This is usually achieved with a group of drugs known as 'vasodilators'. In cats a drug called amlodipine is particularly effective, but other drugs may also be used.
Treatment of anaemia
In advanced CKD in particular, anaemia is quite common. This may be due to lack of production of a hormone by the kidneys (erythropoietin or EPO) that stimulates production of red blood cells in the bone marrow, but can also be due to other factors (such as loss of blood in the intestines). More severe anaemia can cause lethargy and weakness and a poor quality of life. Depending on its cause and severity, a number of treatment options may be available to manage anaemia including anabolic steroids, iron supplementation, management of any gastrointestinal ulcers and in some cases supplementation with EPO.
Treatment of nausea and vomiting
Nausea and vomiting are more common in advanced CKD and can cause inappetence and significantly affect the quality of life. Various drugs can be used to control these signs including maropitant, famotidine and ranitidine.
Use of 'ACE inhibitors' and ARBs
Blocking activation of a hormone known as angiotensin may be of benefit in CKD. This can be achieved by using so called 'ACE-inhibitors' (angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors) such as benazepril or enalapril, or using angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) such as telmisartan.
These drugs are vasodilators (dilate blood vessels) and help to support blood flow through the kidneys, and may help to lower blood pressure in cats, and also significantly reduce protein loss through the kidneys. Elevated loss of protein through the kidneys in CKD is a risk factor for progression of CKD, and it is possible that lowering protein loss (with ACE-inhibitors or ARBs) may improve survival in some cats with CKD.
Kidney transplants
In some countries, kidney transplants are offered by some specialist veterinary centres as a means of treating cats with CKD. Although this can be a successful approach, it raises a number of ethical questions including where and how a donor kidney is sourced. Additionally, the procedure is not invariably successful and cats receiving a new kidney may not necessarily survive any longer than cats managed with good medical supportive care.
What is the prognosis for cats with CKD?
Once sufficient damage has been done to the kidneys to cause CKD, the compensatory changes and adaptations that occur to try to maintain normal kidney function usually eventually fail and progressive kidney damage occurs. The disease is usually therefore progressive over time and will eventually lead to the need for euthanasia. However the rate of progression of renal disease varies considerably between individuals and appropriate support and treatment can both increase the quality of life of affected cats and also potentially slow down the progression of the disease.


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Remember when I was going to not buy any yarn in 2007? Well, as you can probably already surmise, I "forgot" about my oath promptly after I made it. Last weekend I moved and came close to weeping when I realized how much yarn I've stockpiled in two short years. Eric was ridiculously patient with me and I suspect he finds the mania a little endearing but it was just unfair–his belongings took up about 1/6 of our tiny dwelling and of my 5/6s, 4/5 was yarn! Ugly.
I have plenty of stuff that I am no longer in love with and will try to sell, trade or donate. There is also some that I am in love with but I have a new philosophy–Knitter, know thyself. Maggie Righetti and the Stash and Burn ladies have really helped me with this, as well as knitters like Melissa, Ysolda and Adrian who design from scratch and make things that they actually wear.
What's troubling is the random loose ball/half balls…those aren't worth selling unless I put together some sort of grab bag. I think I've come up with a solution though. Maybe I will knit a bunch of hats with the beaded flowers I like so much. Come fall I'll try to get a table at some craft fair or farmer's market and maybe put the rest up on Etsy. I know I'm a slow, non-finishing knitter but I can make hats! That I can do. Come to think of it, I can probably make hats for little girls who hate wearing hats, like 8-year-old me, who quit the Brownie's because I thought the brown beanie was demoralizing (read: unflattering) chapeau. I have no television this summer and limited Internet access…kinda by choice. Of course I love both and I'm not morally opposed to either indulgence but when I thought of the reading and crafting I could get without them…the decision was easy.
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PSU offers state's first safety degree program
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 2:00 AM
Pittsburg, KS
A new safety degree program at Pittsburg State University is the first of its kind in Kansas.
Beginning in the fall 2013 semester, PSU's College of Technology will offer an environmental and safety management degree aimed at producing a variety of industry safety professionals. The new program was approved by the Kansas Board of Regents in December 2012.
"This will be a broad-based degree program that will expose the students to a lot of things involved with environmental and workplace safety," Jim Otter, chairman of PSU's School of Construction, said.
The new degree program builds upon the current safety minor and emphasis offerings.
"We've been working on this for quite some time," Otter said. "The College of Technology began offering safety courses well before 1980 and we've since added a minor and emphasis area. So, a student could major in construction with an emphasis in safety. With the new degree program, our students can major directly in safety and pick an emphasis such as construction, environmental, fire safety or general industry safety.
"Upon graduation," Otter said, "they'll be able to identify themselves as true safety professionals with hands-on experiences. That will pay great dividends for them when they leave school and enter the workforce. Industry is always looking for highly trained, well-educated safety professionals. This new degree program is tailor-made to produce such professionals. A lot of credit can be given to our strong safety advisory board for their many years of support and input that helped lead to this degree."
Bruce Dallman, dean of the College of Technology, said the new degree program is a "natural outgrowth" of the COT's current offerings.
"We have, in the Kansas Technology Center, a tremendous lab in which to offer a safety program," Dallman said. "We have industrial equipment in the building, equipment on which our students can train and learn. We can do real-life lessons on confined space safety or fall protection. We also have our outdoor safety lab that can offer even more hands-on training."
Dallman said the COT is able to offer the environmental and safety management degree because of the level of expertise among the college's faculty and staff.
"We have outstanding faculty members with backgrounds in safety and a solid industrial experience," Dallman said. "These are men and women who have lived the things they are teaching, and we could not be more proud to have them on our faculty."
Pat Flynn, associate professor in the PSU School of Construction, said implementing the safety degree program is another sign of the university's forward-looking approach to the field.
"We have always been on the front-burner, so to speak, when it comes to offering a safety program," he said. "Now, we're taking it to the next level and adding an element that will be most beneficial for our students."


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iPhoto '11: Delete or restore a photo
You can delete one or more photos from your library.
If you change your mind about deleting a photo, you may be able to restore it.
To delete a photo from the library:
Select the photo you want to delete.
Do one of the following:
Press the Delete key.
Move your pointer over the photo and click the down arrow that appears in the bottom-right corner. Click the iPhoto Trash icon in the shortcut menu that appears.
Drag the selected photo to the Trash in the Source list.
Choose iPhoto > Empty Trash. (If you are in full-screen view, move your pointer to the top of the screen to make the menu bar appear.)WARNING: This permanently deletes the photo from your computer. You can't restore the photo unless you are using Time Machine to back up your library, or you have saved a backup copy of your library elsewhere, such as on an external hard disk drive.
To restore a deleted photo:
If you haven't yet emptied the iPhoto Trash, do the following:
Select Trash in the Source list.
Select the photo you want to restore.
Choose Photos > "Restore to Photo Library."
You can also drag the item out of the Trash into an empty part of the Source list.
If you use Time Machine to back up your computer, you can recover a photo, an Event, a folder, an album, a project (such as a book, card, or calendar), or a slideshow even if you deleted it from the library and emptied it from the Trash.
To restore photos, quit iPhoto, open the folder containing your iPhoto library, and then open Time Machine.
To open Time Machine, click its icon in the Dock, or click the Time Machine icon in the menu bar and choose Enter Time Machine.
For more information on using Time Machine, see the topics in Help Center. In the Finder, choose Help > Help Center, and then search for "Time Machine."


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DEMO: Enterprise Apps Embrace Mobile, Social, and Cloud
Above: NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson and Demo host Matt Marshall
Mobile, social, and the cloud are integral parts of enterprise applications going forward, NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson said at a talk introducing the enterprise applications at Demo today.
Interviewed by Demo host Matt Marshall, Nelson said every application company is a cloud company, but how their app works and what it does is more important. When NetSuite was founded in 1998, the initial concept was to build an application that integrated all the core transactional items a business needed (in other words, an ERP application) and deliver that over the Internet. (Nelson didn't mention that NetSuite actually started as a pure online accounting solution called NetLedger.)
Building a corporate app is different than building a consumer app, Nelson said. For instance, Box is a far more important social company than Salesforce Chatter because the currency of social in the enterprise is the document.
Nelson mentioned several other companies that are doing a good job of bringing social into the enterprise including Workday, which addresses the core feature—the employee record—as opposed to Success Factors or Taleo. NetSuite's focus is the "order" and thus order management and transaction processing is crucial. It's easier to add other features to a transaction-based product than the reverse, Nelson said, which is why SAP could add the kind of features Siebel had, but Siebel couldn't add SAP functionality.
NetSuite is looking at vertical solutions and domain expertise as part of the "verticalization of business applications." Markets that used to be too small to target are now more possible to go after because the markets can find you online.
Nelson was followed by a number of enterprise demos, including two that seem to be trying to be competitors.
BizSlate ERP offers a Web-based ERP solution particularly aimed at small business and thus is designed to automate common tasks, such as a batch creation tool for creating hundreds of specific products into the ERP system. Similarly, the demonstration also showed how it makes order entry easier by automatically filling in some of the fields and by offering a consolidated order-entry form for multiple entries. These are good options, but it's really hard to evaluate a complex system such as ERP in a quick demo, and typically the products would take years to add all the features customers want. Still, it looks like a strong start.
Agiliron wants to integrate ERP and multi-channel marketing. Its solution lets a business sell its products through multiple channels, including a retail point-of-sale solution (through an iPad app) and through sites such as eBay. You then manage the transactions, as well as order management, through a Web-based back-end. It does have some nice features, such as the multi-channel marketing, but it's a crowded market and I'm unclear how this will stand out.
Voxeet offers an improved voice conference call tool. The company claims it offers better sounding calls, which it terms "natural conferencing." It improves the voice quality and includes a visual indicator of who is talking. In the demo, it moved around icons for the people on the screen in a Windows application, played people talking as if they were in a 3D space around you, and then moved the conversation directly to a mobile phone. It works on Windows Phones, iPhones, and Android phones. I'll have to try this in the real world, but the sound quality is very impressive.
Dozuki from the folks behind iFixit, has a cloud-based system for publishing manuals online. Essentially, this takes the software that was used to create the iFixit website and broadens it. The manuals are designed for step-by-step instructions with lots of photos. It is already being used by MAKE magazine for its projects, and by Crucial for instructions on installing memory. The idea is to reduce costs by making it easier for people to do things themselves. The demonstration didn't actually show the process of creating the guides or the content management system, but the guides themselves look excellent.
PaperHater has an interesting iPhone application that lets you process paper, such as taking hand-written surveys, scanning them with your phone, and having the results uploaded immediately to Google Docs. The company focuses on paper forms and supports other kinds of use cases from accounts payable workflows to product marketing. It offers an à la carte model, starting at 25 cents per page. I can see a number of businesses wanting to try this out.
Taptera offers a suite of mobile applications for individual enterprises. Its new app, called Serendipity, works with Salesforce.com and matches that information with social streams from Facebook or Twitter, giving sales people more to talk about. It also includes a map view of where your contacts are and can let you know who is around you. This will be out in mid-May. It looks good, but seems more like a feature for Salesforce than a stand-alone product. On the other hand, the company's other products, which do things like make it easy to surface a company's directory as a mobile app, look quite interesting.
Indeed offers a new job service called Applyapp.ly that matches job seekers with relevant opportunities based on their LinkedIn resumes. It also offers a lot of features such as a Myers-Briggs personality test. It can be white-labeled for specific employees or used as a general service. Considering how many job services are out there, it's hard to see how this is really going to stand out.
HD Trade Services offers a suite of tools for managing international trade risk, aimed at people who are unsure of the products they are ordering from other countries. Of particular note is a way to integrate an "inspection room," where you can see the products and watch them being loaded for shipping. The company has partnered with freight forwarders to do these inspections. It's a niche market, but an interesting idea.
Bynow, a Vietnamese company, introduced a marketplace aimed at restaurants based on the statistic that 42,000 new restaurants open in the U.S. each year, but 30 percent of them close within the first year. The idea seems to allow restaurants to accept reservations and pre-orders, as well as create orders. It sounded like an interesting concept, but the interface looked much too complex.
zImperium announced zDefender, a mobile security solution. The demonstration showed how a phone connecting to an unsecure website could allow malware to access your Android device, but its app can detect potential threats. This is based on what the company calls its "zCore" technology, and will be marketed to carriers and enterprises. It is just entering beta-test, and it's hard to tell how well this will work.
Of these enterprise apps, my favorites are Dozuki and Voxeet.


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Hello tournament players and fans.
Welcome to my first issue as Editor. We say a sad goodbye to Gozar, hopefully he will stick around but we say hello to a new chapter of the newsletter. We start by bringing aboard tlane and colton24 as two new staff members and a new section, Question of the Week.
Thanks, and enjoy!
Fact of the Week
Newsletter Poll
News Hound
Currently Taking Signups
Tournament Updates
Question of the Week
Coming Soon
The Tournament Roll of Honor[/size]
Interview with Gozar
Next Issue
This is sailorseal's first issue as newsletter Editor*
*tlane note: This is intended as a joke
"Would you like to see more 'Official' tournaments?
Yes: 52 votes and 92%
No: 2 votes and 8%
Poll thread
A new poll is running, vote and discuss here
Unfortunately our News Hound was busy this week, stay tuned next edition for the return of our hound
If you would like to see your tournament included here, please PM colton24 or visit this thread.
Here are how some of the currently ongoing tournaments are progressing. Just click the title to visit the thread. Want your tournament listed here? Use the form at the end of this letter, and PM it to colton24 or post it in this thread.
Tournament Name: Isle Cruise using a 7x7 windmill setup
Organiser Name: PaulusH
While there are still 3 groups active at the British isles the first group already left Iceland.
Planned end date: 6 September
Tournament Name: Bring Your Own Recipe (BYOR) Dinner Date using a 5x5 windmill setup
Organiser Name: PaulusH
Everybody started with the main dish
Planned end date: 19 October
Tournament Name: Double Iron Bar using a 3x3 windmill setup
Organiser Name: PaulusH
Some people ended under the table by the Sake
Planned end date: 21 August
Tournament Name: K3-Factor using a 6x6 windmill setup
Organiser Name: PaulusH
Busy with getting the first song starting.
Planned end date: 5 February
North American CC Championship
Organiser Name: Colton24
1 game finished in seed week 1 still awaiting results of the second game
Planned end date: September 10
Each issue there will be a question posted here, the first person to get the posted question correct will have their name displayed with GLORY in the next issue.
To submit an answer PM sailorseal
"Who founded the Tournament Newsletter"
The answer to this week's question
Here are some recent tournament winners.
"Complete Control - 1v1 - USA" Winner: Miandw
"Maximus-Tourney#2~1v1 Double Elimination" Winner: DBandit70
"Conquering the Alphabet- A series" Winner: dshedd
"ES-C-RAZY-ALATORS IV" Winner: cowboyz
"Lany's Random Singles Bracket Tourny" Winner:the.killing.44
"Championship Series: Wales" Winner: Witt13
"darkangelsguy205 AoR 2 Tournament" Winner: bazmac
"Championship Series: World 2.1" Winner: AAFitz
"Psycho B's AOR1" Winner: Darin44
"Oceanic Doubles" Winners: abel and Quack
"Twiztid's Terminator: All Stars" Winner: GreenBaize
"HA's Round Robin Series-Classic Shapes-TWO" Winner: b00060
"Lx 4x4 Midgard" Winner: FrancisBoyle
"JR's 1 vs 1 Challenge X" Winner: demy7
"Round Robin Europe 1" Winner: komo
"13" Winner: pimphawks70
"Around All CC's Maps: Cairns Metro" Winners: andreslh, Phil Gates, kingkoswyn, Iccinot Nabrus
"Premium+Freemium Classic Doubles" Winners: David Hoekstra & Lindax
"Championship Series: Castle Lands" Winner: Bones2484
"The Conquest League" Winner: wcaclimbing
"Formula 1 2009 - Turkish GP" Winner: shoop76
"WorldFitz DELUXE Tourney I" Winners: 300spartans & gannable & ironwood & meanestbossever
"b00060's Classic Shapes Tournament XI" Winner: topper
"Hitman: Asia" Winner: bigdaddyslim2
"No Sun, Just Fog" Winner: scottp
"Kyle's Classic 1vs1 Tournament" Winner: Cubs24
"Tournoi Francophone de la St-Jean" Winner: Gilles#1
"Trippin Out In Hong Kong" Winners:Drew483, ga7, banana_hammocks
"Champion of Doodle Earth" Winner: AndrewB
"Charleston Doubles Tournament" Winners: Blitzaholic and Dividedbyzero
"U.S.A vs. U.S.S.R." Winner: harvmax
"Many Lands Tournament" Winner: keiths31
"The Random Map Duel 2" Winner: Gilligan
"Fantastic Four: First Battles" Winner: cpurcell
"Round Robin Europe 2" Winner: HighlanderAttack
"C.W.S!" Winner: Frozen_flame
"Wimbledon - Open Doubles" Winners: Laddida & Bruceswar
"America: Past, Present, Future" Winner: b00060
"Championship Series: Waterloo" Winner: AndrewB
"Deadly Vipers Inc." Winner: KidWhisky
"My Map Is Better Than Yours Doubles" Winners: NoobX2000 & White Moose
This week we had the opportunity to interview Gozar, our former Tournament Newsletter Editor. All questions were submitted by readers of the newsletter.
Now, on with the interview!
Q:Hello Gozar.
A:Hi newsletter readers!
Q:After taking the Tournament Newsletter to a whole new level. What made you retire after more than a year in the job?
A:A year is a long time! I had a lot of fun working on the newsletter, but I was recently promoted at work, and was faced with a lot less time to devote for the newsletter. So, I felt it was time to pass it on to someone who could put in the time that the newsletter needs and deserves.
Q:Why would you create such a great newsletter, and then let it all go to waste when it comes under new management, and how long do you think it'll be before sailorseal destroys the entire reading base you have built up over the past year?
A:I am glad to see this question for two reasons. First, I am glad that sailorseal took my advice and is going to continue the tournament newsletter tradition of asking all questions that get asked.
Second, this question gives me a chance to address the disturbing responses some people have given me on hearing of my retirement. I have had a good friend berate me, someone compare it to Nazi Germany of all things and a few people boldly announcing that they would never read again. I think it is really sad that so many people have written the chapter on sailorseal's career as editor before his first issue comes out.
My response to all this is that the newsletter will only ever be as good as the people who contribute to it. The newsletter editor can only compile the work that readers submit, so if you find yourself unhappy with the quality of the newsletter, you can always do something about it. The tournament newsletter has never turned down a contributor.
Q: What was your best memory about writing the Newsletter?
A:My best memories are of anytime someone took a moment to write a short message saying they enjoyed the newsletter, or how they really like such an article. Those moments made it all worth while.
Q:Are you planning on retiring from CC? You have dropped your premium, are running only one tournament and have now stepped down as editor. Are you suffering from CC burnout?
A:No, not at all. I still have fun playing games, frequenting the forums and running and joining tournaments. It looks like CC is stuck with me for now.
Q: is the reason of you stepping down and only running one tourney because of a tragedy?
A:Thankfully no tragedies! I have never really ran many tournaments at once, usually only two at most, although there may have been moments when I was doing three back when 'The Long Walk' was still running.
Q: How come you received the special contribution medal for helping make this site better , but failed to receive a free premium membership. ?
A:I don't really have an answer for this. My work was volunteer, so if they paid me people might do it for the wrong reasons? Maybe?
Q: Who do you think is hotter - Julia Roberts or Monica Potter? I prefer Monica Potter, as she doesn't have a Leviathan mouth. A lot of people say they look like sisters - I think those people are in need of new prescription glasses. Do you think those people need new prescription glasses?
A:Well, not knowing who this Monica Potter is, I will say she is hotter because I am in agreement about that mouth. I just do not see the appeal.
*goes to Google*
Well I do not think those people need new glasses. I can kind of see it.
Q: Why does your avatar depict a viking in a sauna wearing ski goggles?
A:I guess because I look like a viking. And the kitchen looks like a sauna. And I am a funny guy.
Yes, that is me.
Q:Do you still play in a band occasionally or have you let the music world go on without you and your precious gifts of late.
A:No, the band has not played together in quite some time. I still make music a part of each day though.
Q: What is your favorite tournament, either played in, run, or just noticed, to date?
A:I really enjoy tournaments on a grand scale. yorkiepeter ran a World Championship tournament once that was quite ambitious. CCC Masters was a great tournament because of the scale. I am having a lot of fun running my Legend of Tor Na'Mit tournament because is a little more involved that just straight games.
Q:What is your preference with tournaments - Larger but simple, or smaller but more complicated?
A:I think both are great options.
Q:Which of the interviews you've conducted has been your most memorable?
A:There were too many great ones to just pick one. Most with moderators, tournament directors and the like were quite good. Any interview without just yes or no answers.
Q:What is the best question you've ever seen asked, and what would your answer to it be?
A:I would have liked to see most of the questions from the lackattack interview get answered. That was my biggest disappointment of my time as editor. Not being him, I do not know what the answers would be.
Q:Can you give us a brief description of the daily life in your old job, Tournament Newsletter Editor
A:It was pretty straightforward. Keep an eye on the newsletter threads to see if any posts are made. Make sure any PMs get forwarded to the appropriate staff member. Brainstorm ideas with the News Hounds. As news day got closer I simply began editing all the submissions together.
Q:How did you find this website?
A:A friend pointed me here, as he knew I enjoyed a game of RISK.
Q: Why did you join CC?
A:I like to play RISK, and it is sometimes hard to find enough people to play a game.
Q:Whats your motivation (or why do you like) to play on CC?
A:Games at first, now tournaments and the clan.
Q:Why did you start to play tournaments?
A:I find that tournaments add an extra element of challenge, a series of games with a defined start and finish, and a goal. I can get into tournaments much more than an endless reel of open games.
Q:What made you want to start running tournaments?
A:Back when I first got into tournaments, there were not a lot to choose from, and a lot of them did not finish. I started running them so that there would be complete tournaments that I wanted to play in.
Q: How long have you been organizing tournaments?
A:May 2007.
Q:Thanks Gozar
A:My pleasure.
The results of our current poll
If you want your tournament included in a future issue, please PM colton24 using this form or visit this thread!:
Status of tournament
Tournament Name(with link please)
Organiser: [Your name with 'player' tag]
Brief Description
(If recruiting) Approx. number of players needed
(If Ongoing) Approx. number of games remaining/percentage complete
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Tarawera Falls: One of the most beautiful short walks in New Zealand.
When given an opportunity sometimes you just have to "seize the day". Especially when the opportunity given is to walk to the Tarawera Falls.
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At The Landing, situated at Lake Tarawera, there is a billboard that displays a map of Lake Tarawera. It clearly shows that in relationship to The Landing the Tarawera Outlet is clear across the other side of the lake. The distance and time taken to travel that far is why this trip is the more costly of the options available to you from Lake Tarawera Water Taxi and Eco Tours.
Last week I had the opportunity to join some Australians travelling via the taxi to the Tarawera Falls. I was told that in comparison to the Tarawera Trail, this walk is very flat so I thought "okay " I will not have to contact my walking angel, Margaret from DOC to come with me and I was sure that I would not need the walking pole and shoes I still have not invested in. Thankfully I was right.
After about an hour ride on the water taxi, we arrived at the outlet. Walking with my companions we quickly found the Tarawera Outlet camping ground, my companions went off to explore the camp facilities and I set off on the trail by myself. After all I had conquered the Tarawera Trail and lived to tell the tale, this I felt would be a piece of cake. Note to self: it's all of those pieces of cake I have been eating while sitting on the couch that have helped me get into this unfit condition.
The map that I had been supplied with showed I was going to spend most of my time meandering through native bush alongside the Tarawera River. On the route I was struck by the pristine clarity of the water, as the river wove its course to the falls, it seemed to change its nature at each bend. One moment it showed its force in the shape of rapids, then the next it seemed content being the calmest swimming hole you could find.
I found it a sturdy track. In areas the rain damage was clear to see and it was slippery in some places on the exposed rocks in the track. There were steps to climb, but unlike those on the Tarawera Trail I certainly did not feel that I would be reduced to all fours and have to crawl up them, I remained upright and steadfast. At one part of the trail a wallaby crossed the trail in front of me, I am still unsure who out of the two of us was more surprised by our meeting. Once this happened I calmly lost a bit of directional confidence and before too long I was happy to be joined by the other Australians on the track. The three of us trotted on together.
Tony, he easily could leave me in the dust when it came to walking, Every one of his strides equalled about three of mine, luckily for me, Kerrie his wife, had exactly the same problem keeping up with him. With Tony and Kerrie celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary next year, I knew as long as I stuck with Kerrie, Tony would be committed to getting us all back to civilisation.
It was an audible and visual feast venturing towards the first water fall. But that then was surpassed by approaching the second, then the final fall was the icing on the cake, so to speak. The Tarawera Falls are a spectacular site, when you consider that you had just walked past the part where the river had disappeared down a rock chamber to finally work its way out at the falls like some kind of water tube ride unable to be replicated by man.
That steep escarpment to the viewing area of the falls that I had walked down then become a steep climb back to the outlet. After an initial couple of stops to get my breath back, it soon became the nice flat track I remembered walking in. With air in my lungs my walking companions and I got to share stories and talk about the things that mattered in life, all the way back to the outlet jetty, where our water taxi was waiting to return us to the other side of the lake.
It was a special way to spend at least five hours of the day. Tarawera Falls should be a site you should share with friends and in doing so you can all share the cost of the taxi.
For further information about the Tarawera Falls please refer to our website http://ecotoursrotorua.co.nz/eco-tours/tarawera-falls-ecotour/


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DES MOINES - Despite unrelenting pressure by congressional Republicans to repeal President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, GOP governors in swing-voting states are grudgingly bowing to the reality "Obamacare" is the law of the land and almost certainly here to stay.
The governors' reluctant acceptance is based on what they call financial prudence and what appears to be political necessity.
"My approach is to not spend a lot of time complaining," Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad said recently. "We're going to do our level best to make it work as best we can."
It's the same view embraced by fellow Republicans John Kasich of Ohio, Susana Martinez of New Mexico, Brian Sandoval of Nevada, Rick Snyder of Michigan and Rick Scott of Florida.
It's also in stark contrast to the approach taken by Republicans in Washington, where the GOP-led House repeatedly has voted to repeal the law. Congressional Republicans may keep at it this fall to force a budget showdown even though the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the law.
After initial gripes, these Republican governors are now trying to expand health insurance programs for lower- and moderate-income residents in exchange for billions in federal subsidies. Some governors are building and running online insurance exchanges for people to shop for insurance, instead of leaving the task to the federal government.
While all face re-election next fall in states Democrat Obama won in both his White House races, these Republican governors say the 2014 elections and political calculations are not driving the health care decisions.
But a year after Democrats succeeded in casting Republicans as the party of the prosperous, the governors could blunt criticism they are ambivalent to the poor by embracing billions in federal dollars to cover millions of residents without insurance.
"At the end of the day they are making the best out of a crappy situation," said Phil Musser, an adviser to Martinez.
Lori Lodes of the Center for American Progress, a liberal-leaning think tank that supports the law, puts it this way: "They can't risk pursuing a partisan agenda that would turn down taxpayer dollars and deny their constituents health care."
Some Republican governors are willing to take the chance Democrats will cast them that way for opposing the measure. Wisconsin's Scott Walker, who is considering a presidential run in 2016, has rejected all aspects of the law. These Republican governors find comfort in surveys that show more people in the United States disapprove of the law than approve of it.
But Republican governors who have embraced the law are making a different calculation, believing they will benefit politically as more people get insurance.
"People are seeing that they are going to have access to health care that they don't have now and that they've never had, and with the support of the subsidies, the cost is going to be significantly lower," said state Rep. Greg Wren, a Alabama Republican who's co-chairman of the National Conference of State Legislature's health care committee.
In Michigan, where Snyder faces an uphill re-election fight and there is disagreement in his party about the law, he has argued that receiving an estimated additional $1.4 billion in federal money to bring roughly 500,000 residents under health coverage makes economic sense.
Michigan's Republican-controlled Senate late Tuesday passed Snyder's Medicaid expansion proposal by two votes.
Ohio's Kasich, also with a potentially difficult re-election road, promotes expanding Medicaid as a moral issue.
Kasich advisers say agreeing to include more low- and moderate-income people in the program could soothe relations with female voters or independents angry about the budget he signed in July that included new restrictions on abortion.
"Among suburban women, it could soften his image," said Bob Klaffky, a Kasich adviser.
Martinez and Sandoval have gone the furthest toward putting the law in place. Their states have Democratic-controlled legislatures that support the overhaul and growing Hispanic populations that polls show favor the law. They also face less daunting re-election challenges.
"These are governors from the more practically oriented part of the party," said Joel Ario, who was the director of health exchanges during Obama's first term.
Branstad is an example.
He spent months refusing to expand Medicaid, only to strike a deal with the Legislature for Iowa to take federal dollars in exchange for adding low-income residents to a new state-run plan and paying premiums for others to get private insurance.
The compromise satisfied Democrats, by covering an additional 150,000 residents, and Branstad, by not technically expanding Medicaid.
"Just because we're cooperating, some people may try to blame us," Branstad said. "We have to try to make things work."


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Westport - Heart of mine
A pleasant town in itself, Westport also lies in the thick of some wonderful West Coast attractions.
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The town of Westport is indeed in the west, and was established as a port back in the 1860s gold rush.
As was often the case, the rush ground to a halt, and it's coal that has driven the town for much of its life.
Today coal is transported by rail, but in days of old it was barged offshore at the Buller River mouth, from the 'tip heads' you can still visit today.
Extending 300 metres into the ocean, these manmade, rocky breakwaters are not only a spectacle in themselves but a grand vantage point from which survey a stretch of classic West Coast.
At one end, a memorial remembers the many lives lost at sea. Boats may be seen negotiating the swirling waters of the bar, while North Beach appears as a crazy pile of driftwood, beaten up by foamy breakers. Hardy surfers take their chances in their midst.
Between the coalfields and cement works, they're a tough breed round here. Strangers, however, are warmly welcomed, which is just as well as there's plenty of reasons to visit.
A pleasant town in itself, Westport also lies in the thick of some wonderful West Coast attractions.
Just 15 minutes drive from town, The Cape Foulwind Walkway is justifiably popular. It's an easy ten-minute walk to the viewing platform over the Tauranga Bay seal colony.
There is plenty of barking going on here all year round, although December onwards is the best time to see the pups.
The well-maintained track continues with grand ocean vistas, and at the Cape end of the walkway (about 1.5 hours) there's a side track to the lighthouse.
About an hour and 20 minutes north of Westport is the rustic outpost of Karamea, and if you keep driving further you'll reach Kohaihai, at the southern end of the Heaphy Track.
This is a great place for a picnic, a swim and a walk in stunning nikau forest. And while you're up this way don't miss the Oparara limestone arch, which at 43 metres high and 219 metres long must surely rate as one of New Zealand's most remarkable and easily accessible geological forms.
Mining history, too, is a major draw for the area. Besides Westport's Coal Museum, with its walk-through coal mine, photos and rusty relics, there's the Denniston Incline.
This historic tramline was used to transport coal all the way down from the Mt Rochfort Plateau – a drop of over 500 metres along a distance of 1700 metres.
Coined by locals as the 'eighth wonder of the world', you can now visit it yourself to see what all the fuss was about, embark on rail journey through the Waimangaroa Gorge and venture underground on an interactive tour that'll give you a taste of what it was like to work in the mine.
If you want to see how things work in the present day, Outwest Tours will take you off-road and into the hills on an enlightening trip to the open-cast Stockton mine.
Where there's hardworking people there's honest food, and Westport's hospitality it is proof of this.
A good home-baked pie will be easy to find, along with plenty of other options for most tastes and budget. The newly spruced up Cosmopolitan pub is especially notable for its square meals, local brews, a beer garden and free pool on a treasured old table.
Nearby is the striking Municipal Chambers building, a brown stone art deco gem flanked by tall phoenix palms.
The high street also boasts the new Solid Energy sports centre and NBS Theatre, between them adding modern sparkle to a delightfully low-rise old-town, blooming with high-street hanging baskets
Several blocks away, the quiet Westport Holiday Park and Motels is home to some of the town's only original native trees.
Ninetheeth century felling left very little virgin forest on the West Coast's flats, but here at the holiday park a 12-acre remnant can be enjoyed by people in tents and campervans, and those looking for simple accommodation in a park-like environment.
You'll know you've found the place when you see the minigolf course, which sits at the entrance themed in the mining-pioneer style.
Located in a quiet backstreet, there are dedicated bays for drive on campers; a choice of tenting areas; and a bed for every budget from standard cabins to motel units.
The facilities are clean and no-frills, unless you count the piped music which we happen to enjoy – it makes doing the dishes so much more enjoyable! Margaret, Roger and their crew will help you with bookings and recommendations, too.
With plenty to do around the area, decent grub and an affordable place to stay, Westport makes a fine base for exploring the Coast's 'winterless north'
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With Facebook's IPO pending, the social media mammoth has been bolstering user offerings and analytics capabilities with major acquisitions, most recently with the social photo sharing app, Instagram.
With news this past week that Facebook's growth – it now boasts 900 million users worldwide – has begun to slow, the social network likely will continue to explore new ways to more efficiently monetize the existing user base.
Nearly one-seventh of the world's population is now registered on Facebook, and a significant percentage of those users reside in developed countries that have a robust online advertising market. By focusing on users in these markets, Facebook will need to create higher engagement across multiple channels (mobile and desktop), increase ad inventory via more page views, and garner higher CPM rates via ad optimization and rich media ads.
The Instagram transaction offers new insight into the strategic approach Facebook is taking to drive growth and monetization. When the company goes public, and "opens its kimono," so to speak, it will no longer have the privilege of maintaining internal metrics without the threat of backlash.
With public disclosure requirements looming, Facebook will need to continue making strategic acquisitions, driving momentum in order to keep shareholders happy. We expect to see the bulk of these acquisition dollars directed towards experience-enhancing and analytics technologies.
Despite the speculation, the $1 billion acquisition of Instagram was not solely for the purpose of acquiring its 30 million users, as the majority of them are already on Facebook.
Instead, it was a logical move to enhance photo sharing creativity, simplicity, and overall user experience. Since the company's inception, it has revolutionized photo uploading, downloading, and sharing, with its easy-to-use offering and is now more popular than ever.
Facebook's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, the driving force behind the acquisition of Instagram, recognized the increasing importance of images in social sharing, coupled with the fact that most pictures will be taken and shared via mobile devices.
Through this acquisition, he also acknowledged that the more time people spent on Instagram, the less time they spent on Facebook. For Facebook, time spent on the site means more advertising dollars, which in turn means higher revenue and is critical to the continued growth and success of the social network.
Instagram is not only a way for Facebook to redirect users' attention back to its network, it is also a serious foray into the mobile space. With the proliferation of smartphones and tablets, users are spending exponentially more time on their devices, using them to do everything from accessing music and videos to taking and sharing photographs.
A recent study by Pew research found that nearly half of all Americans own a smartphone. Mobile, it is safe to say, has redefined digital consumption across the Internet. In order to stay ahead of this changing consumer landscape, Facebook will continue both to develop and acquire offerings to reach the customer on every channel whether it is mobile, tablet or desktop.
In addition to Instagram, in recent months Facebook has also made other strategic acquisitions that bely its core growth and development strategy. Much was made of Facebook's acquisition of Gowalla in December 2011, in large part because, after buying the FourSquare competitor, Facebook killed the social service almost immediately.
While many believed the Gowalla acquisition was Facebook's latest push into the social/local market, it turned out that Facebook's goal in acquiring the technology was to strip it down and use the pure local analytics portion of the offering, enhancing its ability to target local advertising markets.
Rather than improving the user experience with a local tool, the company used Gowalla to improve ROI for its advertisers, and to entice local and regional players that might not otherwise have viewed Facebook ads as a viable channel.
While many mourned the demise of Gowalla, Facebook's post acquisition action is indicative of the two-pronged growth strategy that the company will use after it goes public – actively seeking to enhance user experience and features, while simultaneously improving the click-through rates for its advertisers with more targeted placements.
The strategic nature of the Instagram acquisition also allows us to draw some conclusions about the purchase price for Instagram and what it indicates for the social media space at large.
As mobile access and location-based services evolve, the major players must make strategic acquisitions in order to stay relevant, and the strongest technologies will receive high valuations from those companies who are playing to win. Facebook is planning for the future, moving full steam ahead to stay ahead of the evolving tastes of its user base.
Therefore, we expect to see Facebook make more acquisitions, targeting companies that enhance its user experience and helping it to maintain and grow its market share. Acquisitions focused on enhancing user experience with mobile and location-based offerings will likely be among its top priorities, along with analytics that drive advertising dollars, and solutions that specialize in processing billions of user data points.
Such technologies include predictive data analytics and ad optimization, which will effectively optimize its CPM, page views, conversion rates, and dwell-time to enhance the overall experience of both users and advertisers.
Kushal Saha is a Managing Director in the Information Technology practice at Cascadia Capital with a focus on the Internet and new media companies. Prior to joining Cascadia Capital, Kushal was part of the leadership of the Internet & Digital Media/Technology Investment Banking Group for Merrill Lynch & Co.


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The street performer arrested last month for not getting a free permit to play in downtown Saugatuck paid $425 for the incident that also landed him two nights in the Allegan County Jail.
The felony charge of resisting arrest and the ordinance violation of not having a public entertainment license were dismissed in Allegan County District Court.
Gabriel Sikon Novak, 19, of Birmingham, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to disturbing the peace. He was fined $300 and paid additional costs for a total of $425.
The charge could be set aside in one year if he is not involved in any criminal activity, according to court records.
Novak was performing on Butler Street, the town�s main street, on June 27. People had been complaining about street performers who said they block narrow sidewalks and keep customers from store entrances.
The town�s zoning administrator told Novak he needed a license to perform on the public sidewalk or go to a downtown park. Novak left, but returned June 28 and continued to perform on the sidewalk. Novak researched the law and said he had a right to play his guitar on the sidewalk.
The police officer asked him to leave the sidewalk several times and tried to get him to go to a park to play. Novak refused and when the officer tried to put him in handcuffs, Novak pulled away.
The move meant two nights in the Allegan County Jail until his arraignment on June 30 where he was charged with assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer. The felony charge carried the possibility of up to�two years in prison and up to $2,000 in fines, or both.
Saugatuck has an ordinance requiring street performers to get a license � which is free ��from the city.
Saugatuck is now examining its street performer ordinance. Douglas, whose rules are similar to Saugatuck, is considering offering a night for street musicians to perform.
Holland regulates street performers as well, requiring a $10 permit from the city and perform in one of six designated locations in the Mainstreet/Downtown Development Authority District. The rules say a person cannot perform within 10 feet of an entrance to a business or block �free and safe movement� of pedestrians on a sidewalk, according to the ordinance.
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Felony charge dropped against Saugatuck street performer
The street performer arrested last month for not getting a free permit to play in downtown Saugatuck paid $425 for the incident that also landed him two nights in the Allegan County Jail.


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DOVER — When asked what was her favorite aspect of playing basketball with the Dover High School Special Olympics Unified Sports team, sophomore forward Alissa Jandebeur didn't hesitate.
"Just running down the court and taking some shots, and stealing the ball away from people," said Jandebeur, who also runs track and field. She said that she doesn't have any steals yet, however.
"But I will, because the season's not over yet," she said.
It's a big week for the Dover-Spaulding rivalry, and the Special Olympics Unified Sports basketball competition got things started in grand style on Wednesday afternoon at Ollie Adams Gym, with Spaulding earning a 34-30 win.
The aim of Unified Sports is to join people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team. The initiative kicked off in the fall of 2011 with soccer and now includes a number of sports that compete for officially sanctioned NHIAA tournament titles.
"The main point of it all is to interact with the athletes," said Dover junior Jordan Goss, a unified partner. "You don't really know what it's like until you actually do it."
Goss is a veteran of Unified Sports who joined with his older brother, Jared.
"Once we got into it, it just clicked," Jordan Goss said. "It's just something I wanted to do."
Spaulding coach Dan Curran said he enjoys seeing new faces every year.
"It's just like coaching high school soccer," Curran said. "You get to work with a whole new group of athletes every year. Just like in the regular high school season, you have those moments that make you want to come back the next season."
Spaulding senior Andrew Randt is new to the sport of basketball this season and was happy to participate in the Red Raider-Green Wave rivalry for the first time on the court.
"It felt good," Randt said. "We won our first game. I made lots of baskets today. Layups and everything."
Spaulding unified partner Dylan Cunningham, a freshman, said he joined Unified Sports in order to serve his fellow student.
"I like helping the kids," Cunningham said. "It felt good beating Dover with them today. It got them all excited. They have a lot of fun."
Kevin Boyle teaches special education at Spaulding and coaches football at Dover and helped organize a joint fundraiser on Feb. 21 in the Spaulding High School gym. The event will include a wheelchair basketball game at 4 p.m. between the Dover and Spaulding faculty, followed by the Unified basketball game between the two schools at 5:30 p.m.
"The kids come out and put on a show and show all the hard work that they've done," Boyle said. "The whole thing is completely run by our post-graduate program. They put it all together. It gives the kids a great experience."
The event is to generate awareness about the Unified sports programs at both schools. Proceeds will be split between Spaulding and Dover.
Although the Spaulding-Dover rivalry is competitive in every sport, if Wednesday's event was any indication, there should be nothing but good vibes all around when the two Unified basketball teams meet again on Feb. 21.
"It feels good," said Dover senior shooting guard Rebecca McLaird, who also claims to shoot with 100 percent accuracy.
"I get the shots in every time," she said wryly.
The Dover Arena was quiet last Monday on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Well, maybe not quiet, but one thing was missing — the annual Dover-St. Thomas rivalry boys hockey game, normally played on the holiday afternoon.
Dover athletic director Peter Wotton said a mutual decision was made before the beginning of the school year to end all inter-division games between the two schools, including baseball, basketball, soccer and softball.
"It became difficult to do the scheduling between Division I schools and Division II schools," Wotton said. "Some of the crossover games were a challenge to get in. It seemed like maybe the games had run their course. There's no bad blood, which is good. It was a mutual agreement."
It's a somewhat complicated matter, as Dover is D-I in most sports and St. Thomas is D-II. In boys hockey, it's reversed. Therefore, by playing a D-II school, St. Thomas had more to lose, standing-wise, in hockey while the Green Wave had more at risk in the other sports.
What basically spelled the end of the hockey rivalry was this — in previous years, the game was an exhibition and did not count in the standings. This year, it would have, leading to the decision to end the rivalry in all sports where the two schools are in different divisions.
"All the games started to count and that's a challenge," Wotton said. "St. Thomas is as good as a lot of Division I schools, so (competition) wasn't the case."
Green Wave hockey coach Steve Riker said he understood the decision to end the rivalry, but will miss playing St. Thomas once a year.
"It's a good day for hockey in Dover," Riker said. "It's a well-attended event. I wasn't attached to it by any means, but for traditions sake, I'd like to see it keep going."
Saints coach Andrew Leach said the rivalry had its pros and cons.
"Last year it got a little chippy, Leach said. "Kids just want to win. But for the fact that they pack the place, it was good for us. We usually don't play in front of a crowd. If we could keep it so there's no real repercussions, or anything like that, I'd love to keep it going."
On a side note, the two schools will continue to play each other in lacrosse, as both are in Division II in both boys and girls and are naturally on each other's regular-season schedule.
BIG PERFORMANCES: Chris Laurion scored 24 points and Andrew Langdon added 17 on Wednesday night to lead the Coe-Brown boys basketball team to a big 69-67 overtime win over Bishop Brady in D-II ... Speaking of overtime, Dakota Pidgeon gave St. Thomas a big 4-3 D-I overtime win at Manchester Memorial on Wednesday ... Somersworth's Rachel Hill scored 49 points in a stretch of just over 24 hours, scoring 24 in a 65-42 win at Farmington on Tuesday and 25 in a 62-27 home win over Sanborn on Wednesday. The Hilltoppers are 10-3 ... The Spaulding High School girls basketball team has a two-game winning streak going, beating Concord 39-25 on Tuesday night in D-I. The Red Raiders host rival Dover on Friday ... The Dover boys basketball team has won four straight following a 71-53 win at Manchester West on Tuesday. Billy Carroll scored 18 points, Phil Boyatsis added 17 and Josh Cote scored 10.


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What if the Internet ran out of room?
In fact, it's already happening.
Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist at Google, and a founding father of the Internet, discusses the next version of the Internet, IPv6, and why we need it.
Why is the internet running out of room?
Just as phones use a system of phone numbers in order to place calls, every Internet-connected device gets a unique number known as an "IP address" that connects it to the global online network.
The problem is that the current Internet addressing system, IPv4, only has room for about 4 billion addresses -- not nearly enough for the world's people, let alone the devices that are online today and those that will be in the future: computers, phones, TVs, watches, fridges, cars, and so on. More than 4 billion devices already share addresses. As IPv4 runs out of free addresses, everyone will need to share.
How are we making space to grow?
Clearly the internet needs more IP addresses. How many more, exactly? Well, how about 340 trillion trillion trillion (or, 340,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? That's how many addresses the internet's new "piping," IPv6, can handle. That's a number big enough to give everyone on Earth their own list of billions of IP addresses. Big enough, in other words, to offer the Internet virtually infinite room to grow, from now into the foreseeable future.
When is the transition happening?
At Google we believe IPv6 is essential to the continued health and growth of the Internet and that by allowing all devices to talk to each other directly, IPv6 enables new innovative services. Replacing the Internet's plumbing will take some time, but the transition has begun. World IPv6 Launch on June 6, 2012, marks the start of a coordinated rollout by major websites and Internet service and equipment providers.
You do not need to do anything to prepare, but if you're interested in learning more and supporting IPv6, check out a few frequently asked questions.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
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DALLAS, April 14 (UPI) -- Richard Bachman backstopped Dallas with 31 saves Saturday and the surging Stars pressed toward a playoff spot with a 2-1 win over San Jose.
Bachman turned aside all 12 shots he saw in the first period as the Stars were getting goals from Alex Chiasson and Eric Nystrom to establish a lead they wouldn't relinquish.
With its fifth straight victory, Dallas improved to 45 points and moved ahead of the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot thanks to a tiebreaker.
Both teams have seven games left on the schedule.
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