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DES MOINES, Iowa — Though only six months have elapsed since the last presidential election, Iowa's Republican governor is encouraging GOP White House hopefuls to begin taking trips to the Hawkeye State.
Gov. Terry Branstad, a Republican who's been elected to five terms as governor since 1982, told NBC News on Thursday that he was far from troubled by the fellow Republicans who have already started making their way to Iowa in hopes of sewing the seeds of victory in the state's influential, first-in-the-nation nominating contest in 2016.
"I've always had out the welcome mat. We certainly want all candidates that have an interest," Branstad said in an interview in his formal gubernatorial office inside the Iowa State Capitol. "Iowa's kind of a grassroots state. I want to encourage them to come early and often."
It appears as though the governor is already getting his wish. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul will make a highly-anticipated speech on Friday at the Iowa GOP's annual Lincoln Dinner, an event that will let him court some of the party's most influential activists and donors. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is scheduled to travel to Iowa later this month, and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (who narrowly won the Iowa caucus in 2012) was set to return to the state earlier this month before he was sidelined by an illness.
Though Iowa voters just weathered the deluge of candidates associated with a presidential election year — and much can change before 2016, let alone the 2014 midterm elections — the process of selecting candidates to succeed President Barack Obama has already begun.
Branstad name-checked a variety of Republicans whom he suggested could contend for the party's nomination in 2016: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former vice presidential nominee and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, and, of course, Paul and Walker.
"We've got a strong bench," said Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, whom some Republicans had unsuccessfully wooed to seek the state's open Senate seat in 2014. "They're young and it's diversified, and I think that's exciting. And I think we're going to have a lot of great candidates to choose from."
And while there is no clear favorite heading into the still-very-distant caucuses of 2016, what is clear is that some elements of the nominating process will change by then. Branstad, for instance, has called for eliminating the Ames Straw Poll, a gathering at which Republican activists vote for their early favorite candidates months before of the caucuses.
But the winning candidate — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann bested the field last time — has struggled to eventually win the nomination in recent cycles.
"In its day, the straw poll was a big celebration and big picnic and whatever, but it's gotten to the point now where a lot of top-tier candidates decide to pass it up," Branstad said. "So it isn't that meaningful, in terms of a test."
The governor also dismissed any suggestion that Iowa might move away from its traditional caucus system in light of a Republican National Committee report earlier this year discouraging caucuses and conventions as nominating processes. Those formats, rather than a traditional balloted primary, sometimes gives impassioned activists more of an ability to sway the outcome.
"I don't think that we could go to a primary without being in a conflict situation with New Hampshire," Branstad said. "And we've always had a wonderful understanding and agreement with New Hampshire that we would have the first caucus, and they would have the first primary. I think that system has worked well, and I'd like to see us keep it."


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NEW YORK (AP) - Publishers and the public met this weekend at BookExpo America, the annual industry convention, and seemed to speak in different languages.
NEW YORK (AP) � Publishers and the public met this weekend at BookExpo America, the annual industry convention, and seemed to speak in different languages.
If you were part of the book business, "Amazon" was a dirty word and "Hachette" an applause line as editors, booksellers, writers and agents pondered, fretted and but largely refused to discuss the well-publicized and sharply-worded standoff in negotiations between the online retailer and Hachette Book Group.
With terms for e-books sales reportedly at the heart of the conflict, Amazon.com has departed from its usual emphasis on customer service, slowing delivery on such older works as Tina Fey's "Bossypants" and removing the pre-order button for such upcoming releases as J.K. Rowling's latest detective novel, "The Silkworm."
"Amazon ... wants to control book selling, book buying, and even book publishing, and that is a national tragedy," Hachette author James Patterson warned as he spoke before hundreds of independent booksellers. "If this is to be the new American way, then maybe it has to be changed."
But if you were among some 10,000 readers who paid $30 apiece and crowded the aisles, conference rooms and banquet hall of the Jacob K. Javits Center, Amazon likely remained a favorite Internet destination and Hachette a name so unfamiliar that it needed to be repeated.
"We just pay attention to authors we read the most, books coming out, things like that," said John Castaldi, a building manager from Garwood, N.J.
BookExpo began last Wednesday as a traditional publishing trade show and shared billing Saturday with the first-ever BookCon, organized by the producers of New York Comic Con and dedicated to the union of books and popular culture. As publishers looked on both hopefully and nervously, guests � many of them teenage girls wearing "The Fault In Our Stars" T-shirts � filled shopping bags with advanced editions of Lauren Owen's "The Quick," Charles Martin's "A Life Intercepted" and Ryan Graudin's "Walled City" among others.
With some attendees complaining of long waits and erratic organization, lines extended through basement-level hallways and food courts for such speakers as John Green, Veronica Roth and Amy Poehler. So many fans wanted the autograph of actor Cary Elwes, who has written "As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride," that police were on hand if needed for crowd control.
Suzanne Wendolski, a bank employee from Johnstown, N.Y., was more interested in the chance to meet romance author Sylvia Day than in any industry controversy.
"There's a lot of people who are battling Amazon," she said.
Hachette and Amazon found it hard to avoid each other. Amazon officials attended a Hachette-sponsored author luncheon and Amazon and Hachette meeting rooms were in close proximity on the convention floor. Amazon even featured two Hachette titles in its list for recommended June releases, Megan Abbott's "the Fever" and Tom Rob Smith's "The Farm." As of midday Sunday, neither could be pre-ordered from Amazon.
For the publishing world, Amazon's fight with Hachette upends an otherwise stable moment for the industry. Independent booksellers appear to be opening more stores than closing them and growth in the e-book market has eased to a more manageable pace. E-sales are believed to be around 30 percent of overall sales, well below what Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy and others expected a few years ago.
"I was obviously over-impressed," Reidy said during the convention.
The industry would be grateful if the convention helps any of the new books sell as well as some older releases. The hottest books of 2014 have so far been releases from other years, including Green's "The Fault In Our Stars" and Donna Tartt's Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Goldfinch," a Hachette publication from last fall still so in demand that those buying from Amazon have so far not encountered any problems.
Prospects for the next few months include Hillary Rodham Clinton's "Hard Choices," Rick Riordan's "The Blood of Olympus" and Lena Dunham's "Not That Kind of Girl," for which the creator and star of HBO's "Girls" reportedly received more than $3 million. Dunham, a breakfast speaker Saturday, cracked a few X-rated jokes and previewed her book of personal essays by reading the introduction and its forbidding opening sentence: "I'm 20 years old and I hate myself."
But Dunham, now 28 and more successful than she ever imagined, summed up her message as "hopeful dispatches from the front lines" of having it all.

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Age: 6+ Months
Sort, stack, rock and roll!
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- Beads in smallest ring make rattle sound
- Bright colors and fun textures inspire baby's development
Sit on the floor with baby and show him how to stack the rings with the smallest at the bottom and the ball popped into the top. Once baby has knocked this over once or twice, re-stack the rings so that the largest is on the top. Pop the ball back into the top, and roll the toy back and forth between you and baby.


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David and Goliath Mens Clothing
Welcome to the online store for David & Goliath mens clothing, and guys what more could you want? Here at Chicksrule, we stock a vast range of ludicrous David and Goliath mens clothing, from stupid tees and comical hoodies, to Chicksrule and David and Goliath lounge pants and boxer shorts that are certified to get a laugh! And that's not it, we offer FREE SHIPPING on all UK orders over £20 and just £5 per delivery on all our items ordered internationally and throughout Europe. So, what are you waiting around for - have a rummage around our hilarious David and Goliath mens clothing collection and treat yourself!
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Original Trinity Hymnal, #332
From Psalm 5
Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear
My voice ascending high;
To thee will I direct my prayer,
To thee lift up mine eye:
Up to the heav'ns, where Christ is gone
To plead for all his saints,
Presenting at his Father's throne
Our songs and our complaints.
Thou art a God before whose sight
The wicked shall not stand;
Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight,
Now dwell at thy right hand.
But to thy house will I resort,
To taste thy mercies there;
I will frequent thy holy court,
And worship in thy fear.
O may thy Spirit guide my feet
In ways of righteousness;
Make ev'ry path of duty straight
And plain before my face.
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By Betsey Moreau on July 18 2019 03:47:00
Its even more infuriating if the question says something like. See our Guidance notes, page 6, paragraph 2. When filling in your forms people want the information they need there and then. Put yourself in the form users position and think about which questions they might have a problem with.
Provide examples of the sorts of answers you are looking for, and where appropriate, provide guidance notes as near as possible to the question they relate to (i.e. in the actual form).
Provide examples and guidance and notes at the point of need. Have you ever got half-way through a form and suddenly come to a question that asks you about something you do not understand or have no idea about where to find the answer?
Well designed forms result from an appreciation of the role they play in an organisations interaction with people. Organisations have a responsibility to minimise the burden forms impose when gathering information from people. Form length does not directly correlate to complexity.


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Hello everybody,
I need to develop a java applet that will reside on an ASP.NET application to make video calls. For video calls I am thinking to use asterisk gateway. I'll check the asterisk documentation for it's end, but I need to know how to start on java applet side to design an interface for a video call?


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Expert Shares 4 Ways It's Becoming More Relevant
The percentage of Americans who have life insurance has hit a 50-year low, despite the fact that more Americans than ever have grave concerns about their ability to financially weather a crisis or to someday retire, according to recent surveys.
That tells consumer advocate Ted Bernstein that people are unaware of recent changes that make life insurance more affordable, more accessible, and more relevant to today's needs.
"The fact is, more of us need life insurance. Nearly half of all couples are in dual-income households; if something happens to one spouse or partner, the survivor is likely to have trouble paying the bills," says Bernstein, founder of Life Insurance Concepts, Inc., (www.lifeinsuranceconcepts.com), and a leading proponent of innovations that benefit consumers.
"Add to that, 38 percent of Americans believe they won't have enough money to retire," he says, citing a 2012 Pew Research survey. "Life insurance provides that retirement income."
Finally, he notes, large numbers of people who had corporate life insurance lost it when they were laid off during the recession.
"While some of those people are back to work, they're at lower paying jobs with fewer benefits. Now, they believe they can't afford a new policy, or they fear they may be rejected if they try to get an individual policy," Bernstein says. "Most of those people are wrong. In fact, unless a person has serious health issues, buying an individual policy — not part of an employer program — will cost less and offer more benefits."
Bernstein details four ways life insurance is becoming more accessible and relevant:
• Don't assume you'll be rejected or pay more because you're overweight, use tobacco or marijuana infrequently, or have been treated for substance abuse. Underwriters are trying to determine whether lifestyle or medical issues affect your mortality today, Bernstein says. So if you're 30 pounds overweight with no related medical issues, you have a good shot at standard coverage. As for tobacco use, a blood test determines the amount of cotinine – a byproduct of nicotine metabolism – in your system. A certain level is acceptable to some carriers. Marijuana use may not automatically trigger rejection if you have no associated issues. For those with a past history of drug addiction and successful treatment, standard coverage is possible. The key is disclosure.
• Getting older does not mean you automatically pay more. The old rule was to buy young and lock in lower premiums, then hang onto your policy for dear life. "That only benefited insurance companies and the agent who sold the policy," Bernstein says. Today, healthy buyers will get more insurance for the same or less premium by refinancing their existing coverage. "It's a refi – use the built-up equity, the cash value of your policy, to neutralize your older age. Thanks to better mortality rates, healthy buyers always get better coverage today than the policy they bought 10, 20 or 30 years ago," Bernstein says.
• You can save on premiums and provide guaranteed income for your beneficiary by choosing the payout in installments. Traditionally, life insurance claims are paid in one lump sum. The new Installment Life Option is an innovation to meet the needs of people without sufficient retirement savings, and for those concerned their loved ones may lose the principal through mismanagement or a stock market correction. "When the policy owner chooses a deferred payout at the time of purchase, the insurance companies can reduce premiums by as much as 50 percent because they will have more time to pay the claim," Bernstein says. "Plus, your beneficiary doesn't have to worry about managing a very large sum of money."
• Purchasing no load insurance = better value across the board. In the past, life insurance buyers had no option but to buy a policy from companies with built-in commissions. These are non-negotiable and not disclosed to the buyer. While Bernstein strongly recommends buying through a knowledgeable agent, he urges buyers to inquire about "no load" policies priced without the built-in commissions. "You pay a fee to the agent that is typically lower than built-in commissions, and it's transparent; making comparison much easier," Bernstein says.
About Ted Bernstein
Ted Bernstein is a third-generation life insurance specialist with decades of speaking out and advocating for changes on behalf of consumers. He was the first to introduce "no-load" life insurance in the mid-1980s and recently developed the Installment Life Option. Bernstein is a nationally recognized expert in alternative distribution strategies and life insurance product development.


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The Environmental Health division helps ensure the food, water and environment of Snohomish County are safe from health threats such as disease, pollution, pests, and other hazards. The division issues permits, responds to complaints, and ensures that environmental health regulations, the local Sanitary Codes, are followed. Read more
Communicable Disease Control is an essential component in protecting the health of our citizens. The Communicable Disease division focuses on prevention and control of communicable disease through monitoring, outbreak response, education, vaccination, and preparedness activities. Read more
The Community Health Division stresses preventive care programs. The Division promotes health through educational outreach. Staff convenes and facilitates coalitions and partnerships to improve health and services through best practices and evidence based strategies. Read more
The Snohomish Health District's Healthy Communities program works to prevent chronic diseases by supporting healthy places to live, work and play. Chronic diseases are the leading contributors to morbidity and mortality in the United States.
We focus on changing policies, community systems, and environments to improve the overall community health of youth and adults, including reducing obesity-related disease. We promote the elimination of tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke. We work within systems to support the planning of walkable communities, improve food access and promote tobacco free policies for campuses, public housing, farmers markets and parks. Read more
How restaurant staff handle food is key to keeping us safe from food-borne illness and disease. Food worker health cards help ensure that all workers are knowledgeable about best practices and safety.
Pregnant women, infants, and children under 5 can get help with food and advice from the Snohomish Health District's Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) program.
It's easy to get a birth certificate in Snohomish County. The Vital Records office can provide official copies of birth certificates for anyone born in Washington state from 1907 to the present.
Regular water tests are recommended for all water systems to help determine if your water supply is safe to drink at home and in your community.
If you have a history of injection drug use, you may be at risk for hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, and other diseases. We offer free services for people who inject drugs and their friends and families.
The Snohomish Health District offers an online database of septic system records for properties in Snohomish County. To access as-built records, visit our DAVE database of septic records.
The Snohomish Health District collects, analyzes and distributes data about health and disease trends and issues in Snohomish County. Here you will find data related to health data and reports.
The Snohomish Health District maintains a list of dentists who provide services to low income adults and children. The Low Cost Dental Resources table lists dentists, clinics and services.
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Review: Lucid Security's ipAngel far beyond standard IPS fare
ipAngel is a cleverly integrated package that will help stop exploits at your perimeter and assess the security of your network.
ipAngel 4.0
Lucid Security
Price: $2,495 to $57,995
Lucid Security's ipAngel goes far beyond standard IPS fare, integrating intrusion prevention, vulnerability assessment, port scanning and firewalling in a single box.
Beyond the value of an integrated security appliance, the combination of capabilities in the newest ipAngel release (4.0) reduces false alarms, issuing alerts only against vulnerable machines.
For example, a Windows Server 2000 exploit is irrelevant if the port scan discovery shows only Windows 2003 Server devices on your network, or the vulnerability scanner shows that your 2000 boxes are patched.
ipAngel is capable of stopping a wide array of attacks. It is supported by LucidWatch, Lucid's expert security team, which researches the latest vulnerabilities and exploits, and creates detection and assessment signatures that are released daily.
We set up a mid-range 400 appliance inline on our test network without any fuss, simply by supplying the administrative interface with an IP address. System discovery is performed by port scans and can be configured to be done by common ports, a full port scan or a custom scan.
ipAngel's Nessus-based vulnerability scanner can be customized to scan entire networks, groups of machines or single devices. Our test scan successfully detected the known vulnerabilities present in our lab, which included Windows 2003, UNIX and Linux machines, all in various stages of patching. ipAngel produced a low number of false positives, a significant point for intrusion detection, but vital for intrusion prevention--the last thing you want is your device to mistakenly block legitimate traffic.
At this point, the device was auto-tuned, having learned the devices and vulnerabilities on the network and activating the applicable signatures. For those wary of letting the device make these decisions automatically, manual tuning of both the firewall and detection functions is easy.
We also liked the ability to delegate mitigation tasks by assigning assets to the appropriate network and/or support personnel, and alerting them via e-mail when vulnerabilities are discovered. This frees up the overtaxed security staff.
Rules for the Snort-based IPS are flexible and can be set to pass traffic, pass but alert, or drop, depending on user confidence in the detection.
IPS performance was excellent, stopping our repertoire of attacks even under heavy network load, leaving no doubt in the advertised 400 Mbps throughput performance. The appliance provides failover through bypass NICs, as well as load balancing for multiple boxes. Our only issue with the box itself was the noisy cooling fan.
ipAngel is available in five models, from the 10 Mbps ipAngel 10 to the 1.2 Gbps 1200. A 2 Gbps appliance is scheduled for later release.
The Web interface is generally clean and easy to navigate, considering the amount of information. However, the system page is somewhat cluttered and would be improved with the type of tabs we saw in other pages.
A large number of canned reports allow managers to view such items as most recent attacks over a specified time period, and the number of events from within the last hour to the last month. Reports can be exported in CSV format.
ipAngel is a cleverly integrated package that will help stop exploits at your perimeter and assess the security of your network, as well as perform basic firewalling and access controls. It's an attractive combination at a good price.
This product review originally appeared in the February 2006 issue of Information Security magazine.


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Agenda: July 24, 2013 Neighborhood Centers PEG Meeting
Neighborhood Centers Policy Expert Group
Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: 1900 SW 4th Avenue, Portland, Conference Room 2500A (Second Floor)
Welcome, Introductions and Updates (3:00 p.m.)
Presenter: Steve Faust, Facilitator
Comprehensive Plan Map Update (3:15 p.m.)
Presenter: Debbie Bischoff, BPS
Description: Overview of the process and scope for the Comprehensive Plan Map update and initial discussion of some potential mapping changes. BPS staff are also seeking PEG input on refinement of the mapping update approach.
Citywide Systems Plan (3:55 p.m.)
Presenter: Michelle Kunec-North, BPS
Description: Exploration of infrastructure needs and investments in and around the potential Division & SE 122nd Town Center, and how they could be reflected in the Citywide Systems Plan, Transportation System Plan and other plans.
Public Comment (4:45 p.m.)
Next Steps (4:55 p.m.)
Adjourn (5:00 p.m.)
For more information, please contact Bill Cunningham, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability at 503-823-4203 or email@example.com or Steve Faust, Facilitator at 503-278-3456 or email@example.com.


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From free Thanksgiving meals to the Larimer Humane Society's animal population control efforts, "The Hobbit," Irish music, Christmas trees and old-time radio, this week offers a variety of things for which to be thankful.
Craft Fair and dinner to benefit Larimer Humane Society
The Larimer Humane Society, Fort Collins Cat Rescue and Spay/Neuter Clinic, and Animal House Rescue and Grooming will host their third annual fall fundraiser, Spay-ghetti and No Balls Dinner and Craft Fair at Embassy Suites, 4705 Clydesdale Parkway.
The family-friendly event aims to bring awareness of animal overpopulation to the Northern Colorado community and raise funds to support animal welfare efforts.
The craft fair, featuring donated handmade goods, will be open to the public from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and is free to attend.
The spaghetti dinner requires the purchase of tickets and will be served buffet-style at 4:30-6:30 p.m. The menu includes salad, bread, spaghetti (gluten-free available), tomato sauces (with meat and meat-free) and a variety of desserts.
Tickets purchased at the door will be $20 for adults and $10 for kids ages 6-12. . Children 5 and under eat free.
For details, call 530-2948 or visit LarimerHumane.org.
Berthoud Library group examines 'The Hobbit'
Enjoy the Book to Film Club at 4 p.m., at Berthoud Community Library, 236 Welch Ave., Berthoud.
Meet to eat, talk and create in anticipation of the Dec. 14 release of Peter Jackson's film based on "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien.
For details, call 532-2757 or visit berthoudpubliclibrary.org.
Budweiser Events Center hosts Celtic Thunder
Celtic Thunder will appear at 8 p.m. at the Budweiser Events Center, 5290 Arena Circle.
The group pays homage to the musical culture of Ireland and highlights its diversity.
Tickets start at $40 and are available at ComcastTix.com, by calling 877-544-8499 or at the Budweiser Events Center ticket office.
Veterans Club, Salvation Army offer free dinners
The Associated Veterans Club will host its12th annual free Thanksgiving Dinner at 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the club at Third Street and Cleveland Avenue, Loveland.
An invitation is extended to veterans, their families, all those in need, and those who want to share a meal with others.
There will be delivery of meals to shut-ins and those who lack transportation from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.
To sign up for a meal, call 667-4722 between the hours of noon and 5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, or 8-11 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning.
Anyone interested in volunteering to provide food, preparation, serving, cleanup, delivery driving or financial aid, can call 667-4722, or Anne Jensen at 237-0017.
The Salvation Army also will offer a free meal for the holiday, served between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., at 3901 S. Mason.
Anyone is welcome to attend, particularly those who are alone or in need.
The Salvation Army is accepting donations of nonperishable foods to be prepared for the dinner.
Drop off donations at the Mason Street location.
For details, call 207-4472.
Scout Troop 184 begins its Christmas tree sales season
Boy Scout Troop 184 will hold its Christmas Tree Fundraiser starting with sales at 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, at 1704 Topaz Drive, east of McGraff's at Boise and Eisenhower Boulevard.
Sales will take place through Dec. 16, with hours of operation at 4-8 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays, and noon-6 p.m. Sundays.
A discount will be offered for customers accompanied by a Cub Scout or Boy Scout in full uniform, veterans or members of the military with military ID, and police and fire personnel.
For details, call 290-8750 or visit troop184.org.
'Holiday Radio Show' recalls the era of the Andrew Sisters
The Reveille 3: Andrews Sisters Tribute Act will present "Home Front Holiday Radio Show" at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, at the Loveland High School auditorium, 920 W. 29th St.
Recalling an era when families gathered around the radio, the show features music made popular by the Andrews Sisters and holiday favorites, mixed with radio programming and advertising of that time.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and students.
For tickets, visit showtix4u.com.
For details, call 613-6582.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Workshop 4: Teaching Persuasive Writing
The fourth workshop features the classrooms of two teachers: sixth-grade language arts teacher Jenny Beasley and fifth-grade teacher Jack Wilde. Both are teaching units on persuasive writing that allow students to write about topics that matter to them—topics drawn from their experiences within their own communities.
For Jenny's students, the definition of community is wide-ranging—it includes their families, their school, and their town. But under this broad umbrella, Jenny encourages her students to think specifically and concretely about issues that interest them. The students begin by exploring a range of possible editorial topics. When we catch up with the class, they already have narrowed their focus to one issue. Now, with Jenny's help, the students are laying the groundwork for effective and authentic editorials by stating their opinions, identifying their audiences and purposes, and beginning to think about support for their points of view.
Meanwhile, Jack is introducing his students to persuasive writing by asking them to write on a familiar subject—their school community. Using a skillful mix of modeling, brainstorming, and conferring, Jack is teaching his class how to develop and organize an effective persuasive essay. The children's audience is the school principal and their purpose is to persuade him to go along with a suggested change—letting fifth-graders go home for lunch or giving students more computer time, for example. We see the students beginning their first drafts, well on their way to the unit's culminating activity: choosing representative essays for the principal to read and respond to.
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Advance Directive: Creating a Living Will and Health Care Power of Attorney
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En español | By thinking ahead and communicating treatment preferences early on, your loved one can prevent arguments and spare those close to him the anxiety of having to guess his wishes. Most important, he will have the opportunity to make very personal health care decisions for himself. These documents — called advanced directives — serve as a record of someone's medical preferences.
Putting Medical Preferences in Writing
To record his medical preferences, your loved one will need to complete written documents called advance directive forms. There are two types of advance directives, and it's important to have both:
1) A living will spells out what types of medical treatment a person wants at the end of life if he's unable to speak for himself. It tells medical professionals a person's wishes regarding specific decisions, such as whether to accept mechanical ventilation.
2) A health care power of attorney appoints someone to make health care decisions — and not just decisions regarding life-prolonging treatments — on one's behalf. The appointed health care agent (also called an attorney-in-fact or proxy) becomes the patient's spokesman and advocate on a range of medical treatments the patient sets out in the document. Of course, the health care agent makes decisions only when the patient can't communicate on his own. This type of document is sometimes referred to as a health care proxy, appointment of a health care agent or durable power of attorney for health care. It is different from a regular durable power of attorney, which typically covers only financial matters.
Many states combine the two forms into one document, which can be used to record one's treatment preferences and name a health care advocate.
The person your loved one appoints as his health care agent should know him well and be willing to carry out the directions your loved one has given to the agent regardless of personal feelings or influence from family and friends. Your loved one should be sure to name an alternate agent to stand in if the primary agent is not available.
In addition to recording his wishes in advance directive documents, your loved one should discuss his values and health care goals with his agent. While decisions about medical treatment often take center stage, there are other things your loved one may want to mention. As the end draws near, some people find comfort in listening to music or having their favorite poems read. Others want family and friends to pray for them. Part of making his wishes known is sharing what's important to him.
Your loved one does not need to work with an attorney to create advance directives. However, state law may require that he sign the documents in the presence of one or more witnesses.
The Aging with Dignity website offers an easy-to-fill-out "Five Wishes" template for recording one's medical treatment preferences. It meets legal requirements in 42 states, and people in other states often attach it to their state forms. You can use our online resource to get state forms.
Making Wishes Known
Once your loved one has completed his advance directive forms, he should make sure his health care agent has copies. He also should discuss his advance directives with his physicians and have copies placed in his medical records. If a doctor seems uncomfortable following his wishes, he should consider changing health care providers.
Your loved one also should keep copies of his advance directives in a safe and accessible place at home. He should specify their location in the letter of instruction that accompanies his will. No one wants to dig through papers in the middle of a family crisis.
Planning for medical decisions without knowing what issues might arise isn't easy, but it's the responsible, compassionate thing to do for one's family. And when the time comes, knowing your loved one's wishes will give you peace of mind.
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The Optical Shop has re-opened and we welcome your visit!
To schedule an eye care appointment, call 734-764-8320
Order contacts online
We partnered with YourLens.com to provide you easy online ordering for contacts. Please note:
- You must be a patient of the UHS Eye Care Clinic
- You must be registered in the YourLens.com ordering system (we will register you -- just tell us that you want to be registered, either in person or by calling 734-763-0291)
- Your contact lens prescription must be current and written within the last year
Check out this deal
For as little as $149, you can now get a pair of glasses in our Optical Shop, with a new selection of frames (many designer styles!), single-vision polycarbonate lenses, and standard anti-reflective coating. This is a good deal if you don't have insurance that would cover glasses, or if you want a second pair. (Progressive lenses would be additional charges, and this offer can't be combined with insurance or discounts.)
We offer convenience
You can conveniently fit eye care visits into your schedule. Check out our fantastic variety of new glasses frames and sunglasses. Brands include Nike, Ray Ban, Michael Kors, Emporio Armani, and more. And we are now an in-network provider for Davis Vision, and the only Davis provider located on central campus!
Location: Third floor - see also Location, Parking and Transportation
Appointments: (734) 764-8320
Eye Care Clinic: (734) 763-0291
Department hours Aug 30 - April:*
Mon, Tues, Wed: 8 AM – 5 PM
Thurs: 9 AM – 5 PM
Fri: 8 AM – 4:30 PM
Sat and Sun: Closed
* Closed for lunch noon - 1 PM. Hours may vary during semester breaks and holidays.
On this page:
- Services
- What happens during a routine vision exam?
- How often should I have my eyes checked?
- What visual aids are available at UHS?
- What is vision training?
- How can I get a prescription for eyewear filled?
- How can I visit the Eye Care Clinic and Optical Shop?
- What fees and insurance apply?
In the Eye Care Clinic, optometrists perform routine vision exams, dispense contact lenses and detect eye disease. These doctors of optometry specialize in examination, diagnosis and treatment of impairment and disease of the visual system. Treatment may include prescription of medicine, glasses, contact lenses, other optical aids or vision therapy.
What happens during a routine vision exam?
A routine vision exam begins with a complete health history. Allergies, chronic diseases (e.g. diabetes), prescription and non-prescription drugs and health conditions such as high blood pressure can all affect vision. The optometrist will check the interior and exterior eye as well as the surrounding area for defects and disease, and assess the ability to see clearly at near and far distances, eye coordination, color vision, depth perception, refractive error and field of vision. Based on the results of this examination, the optometrist may prescribe medication, corrective lenses (glasses or contact lenses) or vision therapy as needed.
We recommend that you bring sunglasses to wear after your exam because your eyes may be sensitive to sun after dilation. We do provide disposable sunglasses for your use if you forget yours.
Most people can drive after a visual exam. However, if you are farsighted you may have visual impairment and would have to wait a few hours to drive. For this reason, you may wish to make transportation arrangements before your exam.
How often should I have my eyes checked?
Routine vision examinations are an important part of preventive care.
- Anyone with a history of vision problems should get routine vision exams.
- If you experience squinting, blinking, rubbing eyes frequently, headaches, changes in vision or difficulty with visual concentration within arm's length, get an vision exam, because these may be signs of eye problems.
- People who wear contact lenses should get an exam annually.
- People in their mid-twenties to mid-thirties who do not wear contact lenses should get an exam every two years.
- People in their mid-thirties and older should get an exam annually, because changes in vision and focus, along with eye diseases, are more likely to develop.
What visual aids are available at UHS?
Contact lenses have certain advantages over glasses. They allow a natural field of view since there are no frames to block side vision. Also, they move with the eye so that the wearer usually looks through the center of the lens where vision is the best. The keys to successful contact lens use are personal motivation, proper fit, proper lenses and continuous professional care.
Contact lenses are made of many materials but are usually classified as either soft or rigid (RGP). Talk with your eye doctor regularly about lens choice, which is determined by factors including:
- Your eye health
- Length of time you wish to wear lenses each day
- Prescription needs (contact lenses are available for astigmatism, nearsightedness, farsightedness and in bifocals)
- Cost (rigid lenses may initially cost up to 50% more than soft, but they generally last longer and have smaller daily upkeep expenses)
- Whether lenses are single use, bi-weekly use or monthly use
Whatever type of lens you wear, talk with your eye doctor about proper care and wear, which are critical to maintaining the quality of your eye health and vision.
Although lenses are available for overnight wear, UHS eye doctors strongly discourage wearing them overnight because of the dramatic increase in eye diseases related to extended-wear contacts.
Also, if you will live in an isolated area for any length of time, make sure that there is a facility at which either RPG or soft lenses can be checked or replaced as needed. See also For Contact Lens Wearers: How to Care for Your Eyes When You Travel.
Eye glasses: You can select frames to compliment your lifestyle. Not all lens sizes, tints and materials are appropriate for every person. The selection of the style, type and color of eye glasses should be made carefully and discussed with a professional eye wear dispenser. Should you have a prescription change, the Optical Shop can custom make new lenses to fit your current frames. Options include:
- Sport and recreational glasses promote safety and comfort for a variety of sports.
- Sunglasses help the eyes adapt to bright conditions. They should be worn to eliminate tearing, squinting and blinking, or to protect eyes during prolonged exposure to the sun. Sunglasses should not be worn at night (particularly when driving) because they reduce the amount of light entering the eyes and therefore decrease visual ability.
- Occupational safety glasses protect the eyes from chemicals or other particles. They may be required for laboratory work or for work with some machinery.
What is vision training?
Vision training refers to the use of exercises as a means of improving conditions that cannot be adequately treated with eye glasses or contact lenses alone (e.g. poor eye coordination/movement/focus, crossed eyes and lazy eyes). Training may include use of lenses, prisms, filters and activities designed to improve visual skills. These techniques may alleviate symptoms such as headaches around the eyes or back of neck, difficulty reading and sleepiness when doing close work.
How can I get a prescription for eye wear filled?
Contact lens prescriptions at UHS:
- If you have a contact lens prescription from outside UHS that is less than one year old, we can fill your prescription. However we do not accept contact prescriptions from outside the US.
- If you do not have a contact lens prescription that is less than one year old, you must first receive a complete vision exam through the Eye Care Clinic to ensure that the contact lenses fit correctly and there are no other eye problems or conditions that warrant further attention. For easy replacement of lenses and for consistency of care, we recommend that contact lens wearers establish a relationship with one of the optometrists.
UHS has partnered with YourLens.com to provide you easy online ordering for contacts. Please note:
- You must be a patient of the UHS Eye Care Clinic.
- Your contact lens prescription must have been written within the last year.
Prescriptions for regular glasses, sports and occupational eye wear are generally ready in a week, although special orders may take longer. You may fill your home doctor's prescription for glasses at the UHS Optical Shop. No appointment is needed.
How can I visit the Eye Care Clinic and Optical Shop?
Call 734-764-8320 or stop by Appointment Scheduling (2nd floor).
Medical conditions such as conjunctivitis, acute visual disturbances, foreign bodies or injuries to the eye are considered urgent concerns, so please contact us right away. See Schedule an Appointment or Nurse Advice by Phone.
The Optical Shop is open Monday through Friday 8 AM - 4:30 PM (except noon-1 PM) for walk-in visits. No appointment is needed for Optical Shop.
What fees and insurance apply?
For currently enrolled U-M students (i.e. taking regular classes on the Ann Arbor campus):
Routine vision exams are NOT covered by the health service fee, so students pay additional fees. Insurance may apply. Costs and insurance are described below.
Eye care for medical conditions (e.g. conjunctivitis, acute visual disturbances, foreign bodies or injuries to the eye) IS covered by the health service fee, so currently enrolled U-M students pay no additional fees.
Cost of routine vision exam with dilation (includes glasses prescription but not actual glasses):
- If you had a routine vision exam at UHS in the last 3 years: $89
- If you have NOT had a routine vision exam at UHS in the last 3 years: $99
Cost of contact lens prescription and fitting (in addition to cost of the routine vision exam above, and does not include actual contact lenses) depends on complexity of the lenses. These fees range from $58 to $120.
Insurance coverage:
BCN U-M Student Health Plans:
For ages 19 and older:
- You should see a BCN participating vision provider. UHS is one and you can schedule by calling 734-764-8320. For additional BCN participating vision providers, call 800-662-6667.
- Insurance pays 90% of the cost of one routine vision exam and one contact lens fitting exam per plan year. No annual deductible needs to be reached for coverage to begin.
- Patient pays a $20 visit co-payment plus 10% co-insurance.
- Insurance does NOT pay for glasses (frames, lenses) or contact lenses.
For under age 19:
- You should see a VSP Vision Care Provider. UHS is not one. For VSP Vision Care Providers, call 800-877-7195.
- Insurance pays 100% of the cost of one routine vision exam per plan year. No annual deductible needs to be reached for coverage to begin.
- Patient pays no copayment or coinsurance.
Premier Care and GradCare (Blue Care Network) members: UHS is a Network 1 provider.
- Insurance will pay for one routine vision exam per policy year.
- Patient pays no copayment or coinsurance.
- Insurance does NOT pay for glasses, contact lenses, or charges for an eye exam performed for the sole purpose of the fitting of contact lenses
UHS can bill U-M insurances and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan.
UHS is a Davis Vision provider. For more on Davis Vision benefits, see the Benefits Office website.


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In July 1946, the United States conducted two atomic tests at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. The tests, codenamed Able (an atmospheric explosion) and Baker (underwater), were among the very first of the more than 1,000 tests that the U.S. would eventually conduct in Nevada and the South Pacific over the next five decades.
Able and Baker were notable not only because they occurred so early in what would come to be known as "the Atomic Age," but also because hundreds of civilian observers—primarily members of the press—were on hand to witness the explosions and the resulting destruction of ships moored around each explosion's ground zero.
Among those civilians was photographer Fritz Goro, who was with Operation Crossroads (as the July 1946 tests were collectively called) as an official observer.
A LIFE staffer for four decades, the German-born Goro—at left, in the Pacific during Operation Crossroads—is widely regarded as one of history's greatest science photographers. In fact, for many photography critics and scientists, alike, he was the most creative and the most accomplished photographer of science who ever lived.
Trained in the Bauhaus school of sculpture and design, Goro worked in Germany until the early Thirties, when he and his wife fled the country after Hitler gained power and, as Goro put it, the two of them "had to start a new life." That new life involved working as a freelance photographer, and eventually landing a staff job, with LIFE magazine in New York, where he remained for decades.
Here, LIFE.com presents a series of Goro's photos—most of which never ran in LIFE—made before, during and, especially, after Able and Baker, when scientists conducted countless tests to gauge the radiation exposure that resulted from the blasts.
Some of the animals that were intentionally exposed to radiation during the tests didn't survive for more than a few days. One goat, for example ("Goat 119," in the Navy's records), lived for only four days after the Able test; he died of radiation sickness despite being shielded by armor plate almost a half-mile from the blast. Guinea pigs, rats and other creatures exposed to Able and Baker also died from radiation sickness, enlarged and atrophied organs and other ailments within days or weeks of the explosions.
The effect on sailors and other military personnel who observed the tests, meanwhile—none of whom wore protective clothing of any kind—has been debated for decades. A 1996 government study found that Crossroads veterans who had died appeared to have a lifespan three to four months shorter than a control group of similarly aged American non-veterans who had died. Whether this shorter life span was due to exposure to radiation during Operation Crossroads is, evidently, impossible to determine with any degree of certainty.
Liz Ronk, who edited this gallery, is the Photo Editor for LIFE.com. Follow her on Twitter @lizabethronk.


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The top tier at Yahoo is about to shrink.
Three of the company's top execs are leaving the company, Kara Swisher reports, opening up the door to speculation about the firm's management.
Hilary Schneider, the head of U.S. media and advertising sales for the company, VP of Media Jimmy Pitaro, and U.S. Audience Head David Ko, will all be resigning, sources told Swisher.
Swisher reports the three are leaving by choice and Schneider has wanted to leave for some time but stayed aboard at the request of CEO Carol Bartz. She will remain with the company until Yahoo finds a replacement.
News of the resignations has the rumor mill swirling about Bartz's future, too. Some board members had an emergency meeting at the company's Sunnyvale headquarters to discuss how to deal with the management issues, according to Swisher.
The company plans to announce the departures Friday.


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After 11 years in business, Ascentium has a new name and a new headquarters location. The digital marketing firm announced today that it has rebranded as Smith.
That's an unusual name for a tech-oriented company, so we asked about its origins.
Here's what they had to say:
As an English suffix, "smith" connotes a meaning of specialized craftsmen. Our differentiated firm-wide talent is our ability to hone this engagement "craft." Importantly, given our size, we possess a unique nimbleness that allows us to conceptualize, ideate and execute on both ends of the technology and creative spectrum, as well as on every point in between."
The 300-person company also announced that it is moving its headquarters from Bellevue to the Palmer Court Building in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood.
"As our agency's identity has changed both literally and culturally, we felt it was necessary to find a space that reflects the SMITH brand and the level of energy, creativity and craftsmanship we bring to ourwork with clients," said Steve Farrell, Chief Creative Officer, in a statement. "The Palmer Court Building is at the epicenter of activity in Downtown Seattle, and as we continue to reinvent ourselves and anticipate further growth, the area's culture and our newly renovated space will be attractive to new and existing talent and clientele."
The new office includes 19,000 square feet of space, about 7,000 square feet more than the existing offices in Bellevue. Smith employs about 150 people in the U.S.
The rebranding comes after the company, whose customers include Microsoft, Xerox, MasterCard and Cisco, acquired Cactus Commerce in September 2011.


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Former Obama aide likely to run for NYC mayor as Republican
The New York Times scoops about the plans of former Obama administration official and Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión to likely run for mayor, but as a Republican:
Should Mr. Carrión, a strong fund-raiser, prevail in a Republican primary, he could pose a credible challenge to whoever emerges from what is expected to be a wide-open and bruising primary for the Democratic nomination. And though Democrats outnumber Republicans in New York City by more than six to one, no Democrat has won the mayoralty since David N. Dinkins in 1989.
An adviser to Mr. Carrión, Davidson Goldin, said Mr. Carrión had recently left the Democratic Party and was unaffiliated. Mr. Goldin also said that Mr. Carrión, who would need the blessing of three of the five Republican county leaders to run on their line in the city, had been talking to individual chairmen regularly, and was to meet all of them Wednesday night. Mr. Carrión is also seeking the backing of the Independence Party...
... Mr. Carrión, a longtime resident of City Island, also comes with some baggage. When he was nominated by the White House in early 2009 to head its Office of Urban Affairs, he was the subject of an investigation in The Daily News for using, in a renovation project on his own home, an architect who was also involved in a major housing development project that required Mr. Carrión's approval.
Republicans in New York, who have not had much by way of a party to speak of for the last several years, have been casting around for a candidate for awhile. But running as a Republican is difficult in heavily-Democratic New York City unless you have strong financing behind you — it remains to be seen whether that will materialize for Carrión.


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The misadventures of a new army recruit.
In California, college athlete Andy Sheaffer is pampered by his parents, especially his mother Madeline. Lacking ambition, he shows barely a passing interest in his studies and brags to friends that he stays in school only to avoid the draft. His attitude is in direct contrast to that of his hard-working girl friend, Susan Daniels, who is working her way through college. After Andy causes her to miss a class when he wrecks her car in an accident, Susan wonders if he will ever be mature enough to get married, as they plan, and returns his fraternity pin. Troubled by their breakup, Andy flunks one of his final examinations and loses his Army deferred status. Soon after, he is drafted. While settling into his barracks at Fort Ord, he pointedly refuses to conform to regulations, talks back to his superiors and maintains a constant attitude of sulky rebellion. Capt. Genaro and Sgts. Clyde and Hanna, his superior officers who embrace the ideals of the "new" Army, are strict and gruffly addresses the recruits, believing that discipline instills responsibility. Recognizing Andy's problem as "acute motheritis," Genaro has faith that the Army will help him grow up. However, Andy continues to behave disrespectfully and is lax in his duties. With the help of fellow recruit Maguire, Andy searches through little-known Army regulations in order to catch Clyde in violation and embarrass him in front of the men. Andy also fails to lock the rifle rack before inspection, which results in the entire barracks being demerited. Despite his bad attitude, Andy surprises everyone when he kicks a live grenade into a pit, thus saving the life of Maguire, who fumbled it during grenade practice. Although the other men praise Andy for his courage and quick thinking, he sullenly rejects all friendly overtures, saying he was thinking only of himself. Later, when trophies are given to the top riflemen in the unit, Andy receives first prize, but no one claps for him. During a special inspection for visiting VIPs, the rifle rack is again found unlocked and afterward the men in his barracks gang up on Andy. Hanson, a divorced, World War II veteran who rejoined the Army out of loneliness, breaks up the resulting fight. Sentenced to K.P. duty, Andy is given the odious task of cleaning out the kitchen's grease trap, when Madeline decides to visit the base. Her bossy, difficult behavior causes a backup at the entrance to the camp. To avoid a scene in front of politicians and other non-military visitors, a general orders the guard to escort Madeline. When the guard and Madeline find Andy doing menial labor, she makes a fuss and complains to Congressman Hardison, who is being given a tour high-ranking officers. Fearing bad publicity, superior officers order Genaro to give Andy a weekend pass to get him out of the way until the visitors are gone. Embarrassed by the special treatment given him, Andy refuses to go home with Madeline for his furlough. Instead, he convinces Susan to meet him at the beach, ignoring her concerns that she has final examinations on Monday. There she stops him from kissing her and accuses him of wanting her without accepting responsibility for their relationship. When he admits that he does not understand her, she suggests that he must first understand himself. Later, during war maneuvers, Andy is assigned to stand guard in a tower, where he is to survey a dangerous target practice area that civilians sometimes mistake for a peaceful and secluded picnic area. Troubled by his quarrel with Susan, he fails to see two boys and a dog enter the field, just as heavy artillery is fired. Although the boys are unharmed, Genaro, feeling unable to "rehabilitate" Andy, offers him a dishonorable discharge. Despite warnings that his career opportunities will be ruined, the delighted Andy agrees to it. When Clyde later suggests that he reconsider, for the sake of his future, Andy dismisses him. Angry, Clyde offers to meet him privately to settle their differences with a fistfight and then easily beats the undisciplined Andy with a few punches. Later, finding Andy alone in the barracks, Hanson tells him about his failed marriage and recovery from alcoholism, and suggests that Andy stop being a loner. Meanwhile, high-ranking Army officials at the Pentagon, who are planning a major "exercise," choose Andy's regiment as the first outfit in basic training to participate in a full-scale Army-wide maneuver. In a last attempt to teach Andy responsibility, Genaro, Clyde and Hanna risk assigning him to lead a squad. Andy is ordered to have his squad choose sites for command and observation posts and then lay wires for communications. After choosing a command post site, Andy sends four of his men to the observation post on the other side of a valley. Because live shells will be dropped in the valley, Andy orders the men to walk around that area to get to the post. However, Preston, an uncooperative and belligerent private, disobeys and leads the men through the target area. When shells start dropping, the panicked men take cover in an old tank, unaware that it is the bombs' target. Andy realizes his men are in peril and runs through the dangerous area to order them out of the tank, which a bomb hits seconds after the men clear it. Realizing that Andy saved their lives, a contrite Preston thanks him. Months later, the next influx of recruits coincides with Fort Ord's open house day, which the Sheaffers and Susan attend. In the barracks, as Clyde looks on with amusement, Andy, now a corporal, addresses the new men with the same gruff manner used by his mentor. Watching her son shout orders during a parade, Madeline says proudly, "I knew the Army would just love Andy!"
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Live Coverage from Mooloolaba
By ITU Admin on 10/04/05 at 12:00 am
Updated start lists are available and correct as of Saturday 30 April. Live coverage begins at 10.30 local time tomorrow. 01.30 London. 20:30
New York.
To launch live coverage either go to the mooloolaba
event page and launch the coverage from there or click on the live
webcast links at the bottom of the home page.
Click here for elite women's start list.
Click here
for elite mens's start list.
here for to view event page.
The 2005 Mooloolaba ITU World Cup is only days away and we would like to update you on some of information that you will need to know.
This is the first time that Mooloolaba has hosted a leg of the ITU World Cup but USM Events has previously hosted a leg three times – 1996, '98 and '99. Therefore we are well equipped and experienced to handle this event for those of you who we haven't had the pleasure of hosting here at Mooloolaba or the Noosa Triathlon.
For those of you visiting us for the first time your main point of contact will be Donna Murray but there are some other key contacts that you may need, you will find a list of names and contact numbers below.
The team at USM Events would like to welcome you to Mooloolaba and help to make your visit with us as enjoyable as possible.
Event Details
Name: MOOLOOLABA ITU WORLD CUP TRIATHLON
Date: Sunday, 1 May 2005
Venue: Mooloolaba, seaside resort on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
Prize Money: US$ 65,000 – equal male and female; 1st to 10th place
Accommodation is provided for the top ten ranked athletes as advised by ITU.
Dedicated athlete and team officials transport to and from your accommodation, providing travel details have been advised to us.
The most scenic course in Australia provided to race over.
Getting Here
Your can fly into either Brisbane airport which is approx 1.5 hours drive to Mooloolaba or Maroochydore airport only 15mins from Mooloolaba.
To make sure that we know when you are arriving please advise your date and time of arrival and your flight number by Tuesday 26th April to:-
Email: email@example.com
Fax: +61 07 5449 0828
Phone: +61 07 54 490 711
Please note that if you don't tell us when you're arriving we won't be there to meet you.
Official Hotel
The official hotel is the Sebel Maroochydore, 20 Aerodrome Road, Maroochydore although athletes will be accommodated at other locations.
The Program
The Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival is a 3 day sporting and entertainment program. We encourage you to take advantage of any other events on the program. Please let us know if you would like to do the Asics Twilight Run (5km) or the Mooloolaba Ocean Swim – a great way to familiarise yourself with the course. We would also ask all athletes to support our PURA Superkidz Triathlon on Saturday morning at 8am.
Your briefing shall take place on Saturday 30 April at 1pm at Sebel Maroochydore which is approx 10 minutes from Mooloolaba. A Shuttle bus shall be available at 12.45pm at Outrigger Hotel reception and shall return to the Outrigger following the briefing. This briefing is compulsory for all athletes.
FRIDAY 29 April
Corona Queensland Beach Volleyball Classic 8-4pm Main Beach Mooloolaba
Press Conference & Media Briefing 10-11am Underwater World
PURA LIGHT START Mooloolaba Festival Expo 1 – 7.30pm Expo tent, Mooloolaba Esplanade
Registration Asics Twilight 5km 3.30-4.45pm Rego tent, Mooloolaba Esplanade
Asics Twilight Run Race Start 5.00pm The Esplanade
Festival Launch 5pm VIP Arena, The Esplanade
Live Roving Entertainment from 5pm Stage Area, The Esplanade
SATURDAY 30 April
PURA Milk Mooloolaba Superkidz Triathlon Start 8am Charles Clarke Park, River Esplanade
PURA LIGHT START Mooloolaba Festival Expo 10.00am– 4pm Mooloolaba Esplanade
Mooloolaba Ocean Swim Start 10.30am Mooloolaba Beach
ITU Briefing and Registration (compulsory) 1pm The Sebel, Maroochydore
Inline Skate Australia race 3.30-4.00pm The Esplanade
Ryders Cycling Grand Prix Start 4.00pm The Esplanade
SUNDAY 1 May
Mooloolaba Triathlon Age group race start 7.00am Mooloolaba Beach
Moloolaba Teams Triathlon race start 755am Mooloolaba Beach
Race briefing – World Cup – Women 10.45am Mooloolaba Beach
World Cup Race Start - Women 11.10am Mooloolaba Beach
Race briefing – World Cup – Men 1.15pm Mooloolaba Beach
World Cup Race Start – Men 1.30pm Mooloolaba Beach
ITU Presentations 3.45pm The Esplanade
Presentation Ceremony 4.30pm The Wharf Tavern
The top 3 male and female athletes will be required for presentations at 3.45pm. The top ten athletes are required to attend the medal presentation at the Wharf Tavern at 4.30pm.
MONDAY 2 May +
Transfers to the airport provided for those that have provided details to Donna.
Should you be staying on at the Sunshine Coast and need assistance with accommodation, training venues etc we are happy to help.
The Course
This is surely one of best triathlon courses in the world – but best leave
the sightseeing until before or after the race!! Further detailed maps are available
at www.usmevents.com.au.
The Swim (1 lap 1500m ocean swim)
A beach start in the tranquil waters of the Pacific Ocean. Mooloolaba beach is traditionally flat but may encounter a shore break wave. Anticipated water temperature 22-23deg C.
The Bike (8 x 5km laps - 40km)
If you have competed at Mooloolaba previously you find that approximately 40% of the course is new for the ITU World Cup this year. The course is a testing one in which you will encounter a slight hill approaching Alexandra Headland.
The Run (4 laps 10k)
The run remains the same as in previous years where you will head out along the flat of Mooloolaba Esplanade before heading over the rise to Alexandra Headland. The turn around will be located three quarters of the way down the hill. The good news about this course is the spectacular back drop for the entire race and the magnificent crowd support you will receive.
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Event Manager Donna Murray 0407 033 093 firstname.lastname@example.com
Athlete Services Toby Coote 0414 765 861 firstname.lastname@example.com
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USM Events Office 61 (0) 7 5449 0711 email@example.com
Event Website www.usmevents.com.au
Shark Dive
Underwater World has offered any ITU World Cup competitor the chance to experience swimming with sharks. Before you get too scared off Leanda Cave and Andrew Johns have both take advantage of this. It's completely safe but does require two hours of your time – one hour training then one hour getting fitted out and the dive.
Now . . .
Should you have any questions or require any further information please don't hesitate to contact Donna Murray or the USM Events team.
We look forward to welcoming you to Mooloolaba and making your stay as pleasant as possible.
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Superior Sunrise
Stony Point Fishing Shack
Once used as a fishing operation on Lake Superior, this old shack now makes foe wonderful subject matter for passing photographers
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse
The red brick Eagle Harbor Light Station sits on the rocky entrance to the harbor and is a working lighthouse as it guides mariners across the northern edge of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The original lighthouse, built in 1851, was replaced in 1871. The octagonal brick light tower is ten feet in diameter, with walls 12 inches thick and it supports a 10-sided cast iron lantern. The Lighthouse was manned by a head keeper and two assistant keepers.
Kingsbury Creek
Along its journey to St. Louis Bay, Kingsbury Creek flows through the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth. The lower reaches of this designated trout stream serve as a fish spawning ground and nursery.
Lake Superior Agates
Quiet Times
A pair of loons seemed to be watching and enjoying the summer sunset . As I nudged my Kayak closer to the pair, they seemed to enjoy the company as daylight drifted into darkness and the curtains slowly closed on another beautiful day on Caribou Lake.
Ice Mist
An icy mist rises off Lake Superior on this -20F morning.
Sea Smoke
Daisy in a Bubble
It seems impossible to stuff a flower into a dew drop, but, this is actually a refracted image within the drop of the larger flower placed behind it.
Split Rock Silhouette
On and off snow showers throughout the day made it questionable whether or not it would be possible to photograph Split Rock Lighthouse on this January evening. The January Full moon is the only night of the year when it's possible to photograph the lighthouse and moon together from this particular angle. I decided to take my chances and make the one-hour drive to the lighthouse and hope that the sky would clear and the moon would be visible.
As it turned out, it was a beautiful evening on the ice-covered shores of Lake Superior, and the +5F temperature made it quit pleasant. I was able to enjoy a nice chat with a few other photographers who had already arrived and we all scratched our heads, trying to figure out where exactly the moon would come up.
It wasn't long before the first glow of the moon popped through the scattered clouds, and everyone adjusted their tripods and lenses to capture a most incredible and relatively rare sight.
I fiddled with my camera controls making adjustments for the changing light, and took a dozen pictures while the moon transited through the horizon. It was an unforgettable sight, and one I hope you enjoy.
On the drive home, I though about the history of this wonderful lighthouse which has stood sentinel atop the 160 foot cliff for nearly 100 years. I though about the old light keepers who hauled supplies from the lake up the steep cliff and faithfully tended to the beacon, in good weather and bad. They must have watched the January full moon rise with the same awe that we do today.
Split Rock has withstood the elements for so long because of its solid rock foundation. Rocks have always represented the strength and power of our creator God, and that is why his creation reveals his attributes in such magnificent ways.
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. Psa 18:2
Split Rock Lighthouse Lanturn Room
A view from the deck of Split Rock Lighthouse.
Cold Wave - Split Rock Lighthouse
January waves on Lake Superior can create some amazing winter images.
Daybreak at Palisade
The first light of morning breaks over Lake Superior as the clouds caught the light for a brief moment before hiding the sun once again.
Waiting for the Light
A photographer stands on the Duluth Lighthouse breakwall waiting for the sunrise on a cool September morning.
Apostle Islands Ice Caves
Apostle Island Sea Caves
The Apostle Islands sit just off shore from the Bayfield Peninsula on Lake Superior. Erosion of the sandstone has carved out sea caves which can be visited by boat during the summer, and on skies during colder winters. The caves are one of the wonders of the region and give new meaning to "Heaven on Earth".
Winter Sunset - Caribou Lake


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The United States Department of Agriculture will relax a decades-long ban on the importation of many cured-pork products from some regions of Italy starting May 28, greatly increasing the number and variety of salumi in markets and restaurants here.
On Friday, the department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services announced that an in-country assessment had determined that four regions and two provinces in Northern Italy are free of swine vesicular disease, a dangerous communicable ailment that infects pigs, and that "the importation of pork or pork products from these areas presents a low risk."
Some pork importers and producers, in this country and in Italy, celebrated the changes, saying they would allow more Italian cured-pork products to make their way to American tables.
But others were unable to judge the ultimate impact of the ruling because the Inspection Services did not specify what standards would now have to be met by Italian producers, nor the expense of meeting them. Despite repeated requests, the agency did not immediately provide more details about its decision.
"Once this rule is in effect, imports will be approved," said Lyndsay Cole, a spokeswoman for the Inspection Services, referring to the May 28 date, "but some individual shipments may need to be certified in the future."
Presently, only about half of Italy's wide variety of cold cuts are approved for import into the United States, according to Italy's Association of Meat and Cold Cuts Producers. "Up until now, we could only export seasoned ham, for example, like Parma and San Daniele, and cooked ham or mortadella," said Davide Calderone, the association's director.
"We will soon be able to export pancetta, salami, coppa — potentially all the Italian cold cuts with no exception," he added, estimating that this could mean an increase of $9 million to $13 million a year in Italian cold cuts exported to the United States, now put at $90 million.
According to Friday's ruling, the areas where the salumi ban will be relaxed include the regions of Lombardia, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto and Piemonte, and the provinces of Trento and Bolzano, all in the north. Mr. Calderone said that those regions include some of the country's most productive slaughterhouses, which will now be able to gain United States certification. "Americans will finally enjoy 'antipasto all'Italiana' at its fullest extent," he said.
But American cold-cuts producers were skeptical, saying that although the Agriculture Department announced a reduction in the threat of swine vesicular disease, "Italian producers will still have to meet U.S.D.A. guidelines for listeria, salmonella and E. coli," said Marc Buzzio, the president of Salumeria Biellese, a New Jersey producer of artisanal salamis and charcuterie products. "Only certain processing plants in Italy meet the U.S.D.A. guidelines, and those are associated with the larger producers."
He added: "Now, more cold cuts will be coming in, but the question is, will it be a better product than that of artisanal producers in the United States?"
Since the ban, believed to have been in effect at least since the 1970s after a series of European livestock diseases, Mr. Buzzio estimated that certification for Italian producers cost as much as $100,000, a price beyond many artisanal producers, he said.
"It could open up a new world of Italian salami to the United States," said Joseph Bastianich, an owner of the Eataly grocery stores in the United States. "Americans have been eating bad salami forever, but now the end is near."
George Faison, a partner at DeBragga and Spitler, a New Jersey-based meat and poultry retailer, acknowledged that the Italian regions specified by the Agriculture Department produce some of the best salami in the world, but he said that the American importation standards "will determine the quality of what comes over from Italy."
A future increase in Italian imports, he added, "won't harm United States artisanal producers, because it will show Americans just how good the quality of their own producers has become."
Other reaction was more cautious. "As an American, I welcome it with open arms," said Pat LaFrieda, an owner of Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors in New Jersey, "as long as the Italians import just as many American products." There are restrictions on exporting American beef and other meats to Italy.
It would also change a way of life for many delicacy-loving tourists and Italian-Americans, who have smuggled in Italian salamis for private consumption, and sometimes for sale.


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Welcome to Tread Softly
Welcome to the eighth Tread Softly festival, running from 25th July to 3rd August. This year's programme of events is inspired by the landscape of County Sligo and the myths, stories and people associated with it.
Our highlights this year are Walking Birds' Mountain II, an exhibition of the second collaboration between 13 visual and literary artists responding to the myths associated with Sliabh Dá Eán on the shores of Lough Gill. A major staged work by the Turkish composer Onur Turkman for the Irish Yurodny Ensemble presented by the Model. The Nine Queens, derived from a line in Yeats' play On Baile's Strand; nine sculptors will work with community groups at beaches along the coastline of County Sligo to create a series of sand sculptures representing the daughters of Manannán mac Lír, sea god of Irish mythology. Muldoon's Picnic, an evening of poetry and prose hosted by poet Paul Muldoon, presented by the Hawk's Well theatre in association with the Sligo Yeats Society. Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen, the annual invited artists exhibition of small works curated by the Hamilton Gallery. And the launch of the third edition of the literary broadsheet, The Cormorant.
Other features of the programme are To the Waters and the Wild a series of guided walks through the Sligo landscape; The People of the Hollow Hills, a talk on recent findings at Carrowkeel by archaeologists Robert Hensey and Pádraig Meehan; and The Bare Hazel a new Tread Softly arts participation programme including 'Maugharow is a wilder place' and 'The Battle of the Books 'curated by Sean Golden and Niamh McCabe respectively.
Tread Softly wishes to congratulate the Sligo Yeats Society on the 60th anniversary of the Yeats International Summer School, by whose kind permission their programme is also included in this booklet.
To download the Tread Softly programme please click here.
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Schroders Quickview: Eurozone recovery gathers momentum
Although the eurozone economy remains fragile, today's GDP data show it has enjoyed a good start to 2015.
Eurozone growth accelerates but economy still fragile
Activity in the eurozone is growing at its fastest pace since the first quarter of 2014 – a sign that the European recovery is finally gathering momentum.
The eurozone economies in aggregate grew by 0.4% in the first quarter of the year, accelerating from 0.3% growth in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Although the eurozone economy remains fragile overall, it has enjoyed a good start to 2015.
Low inflation is helping to boost the purchasing power of households, while easier lending conditions are helping to support corporates that are seeking to invest.
We forecast eurozone growth to continue at this modest pace, but with measures of spare capacity still suggesting plenty of excess slack, the European Central Bank should keep monetary policy ultra loose for some time.
German GDP slows as imports rise
Surprisingly, Germany was not the star performer in the first quarter.
The German economy grew by 0.3%, compared to 0.7% in the previous quarter and against consensus expectations of 0.5% growth.
While a full breakdown of German GDP figures is not yet available, the German statistics office suggested that domestic demand continued to grow at the start of the year.
It stated that a slowdown in net trade, and in particular a strong rise in imports, was the main cause of the GDP slowdown.
The pickup in imports is a welcome sign that Germany may be rebalancing its economy at long last, which should, in time, benefit the European economy more widely.
France fights back
Meanwhile, France surprised on the upside, growing by 0.6% although the growth in the fourth quarter was revised away (to zero).
Stronger household consumption along with a smaller contraction in investment helped offset a more negative contribution from net trade.
However, most of the upside surprise in the French data was caused by a rise in inventories, which suggests that it will not be maintained in the coming quarters.
Nevertheless, France should continue to grow at a reasonable pace over the rest of this year.
Italy claws its way out of recession
In Italy, the economy is finally out of recession as it grew by 0.3%. It is the first quarter of positive growth since the third quarter of 2013.
Spain, which provided an early estimate recently of 0.9% growth, had its figures confirmed.
Elsewhere, the Netherlands posted reasonable growth of 0.4%, while Austria grew by 0.1%.
Greek outlook riddled with uncertainty
Thanks to the self-induced political uncertainty about its future in the eurozone, Greece is back in recession, which of course is having a negative impact on its public finances.
Even if a bailout for Greece is agreed in the coming months, it will be some time before corporates and investors return to business as usual – suggesting growth will remain sluggish for some time.


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Calvert County Farmers Markets
Tempt your taste buds with summer's finest. Softball size tomatoes, basketball size cantaloupes, fresh baked cinnamon rolls along with golden sweet local honey are just a sampling of treasures found among Calvert County's Farmers Markets.
Mike Chillum and son Dan of St. Leonard specialize in a wide range of honeys: strawberry, locust, comb, wildflower and privet-hedge flower. "The bees do all the work, we just package it," Dan says. Blueberry and damson plum jams are also sellouts. The duo dabbles in potatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, tomatoes and onions. With 20-plus years under their belts, they're likely to share an old-time farm story or two with visitors to their stand at all three Calvert markets.
Veteran Mike Cox of White Oak Point Farm in Prince Frederick has been farming, starting with tobacco, since he could walk, over 30 years and counting. His produce runs from asparagus to winter greens to zucchini. Cox and his children are familiar faces at Calvert Memorial and Barstow markets.
Debbie Jones of Sunderland's Windy Willow Farms in Sunderland brings more fresh vegetables and jam to those markets, plus organic beef, lamb, pork and eggs.
First-year marketeer Priscilla Bradley of Kneadful Things, her at-home bakery in Prince Frederick, satisfies your sweet tooth with fresh baked goodies like cinnamon rolls and carrot muffins, her top two sellers. Her three children are under age five.
"They're my taste testers," Bradley says. All-organic ingredients, including eggs from her own chickens, go into her products.
The three markets are small. But you can set a full table from them.
Calvert Memorial Hospital, with prime location on Rt. 4, is an up and coming market.
Calvert Fairgrounds Market hasn't traveled far from its origins as a Saturday flea market. You'll find Cox, Chillum and Bradley tucked away to the left of a row of sales tables stretching a football field long.
Solomons' Riverwalk is a quieter market, averaging one to three vendors on any given Friday afternoon.
For Calvert's Buy Local Challenge, the temporary Courthouse Green Produce Stand opens from 3 to 5pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday, July 23, 25 and 27, with different producers each day.
Learn more at Calvert County Dept. of Economic Development: 800-331-9771; www.ecalvert.com.


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Ex-Guatemala president pleads guilty in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Guatemala's ex-president pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge Tuesday, saying he accepted $2.5 million in bribes to continue to recognize Taiwan diplomatically when he took his government's top position more than a decade ago.
Alfonso Portillo, Guatemala's president from 2000 to 2004, entered the plea in federal court in New York City. In a deal with U.S. prosecutors, the 62-year-old ex-president pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy and agreed he won't appeal any prison term between four and six years at a June 23 sentencing.
"I knew at the time that what I was doing was wrong, and I apologize for my crimes, take responsibility for them, and accept the consequences of my actions," Portillo told U.S. District Judge Robert P. Patterson.
FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2011 file photo, Guatemala's former President Alfonso Portillo listens to a journalist's question as he arrives to a court in Guatemala City. Portillo pleaded guilty to a money laundering conspiracy in a federal court in New York, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
Brian Su, deputy director general of Taipei's economic and cultural office, said, "The Taiwanese government has correctly managed all of its foreign aid programs and has consistently attached the utmost importance to the proper handling of aid on the recipients' end." He said Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan's president since 2008, "rejects checkbook diplomacy."
Aided by a Spanish interpreter, Portillo read from a statement as he described his crime, saying he accepted the money at various locations in Guatemala from December 1999, shortly before he became president, until August 2002. The money came from an account at the International Bank of China in New York City, giving Manhattan prosecutors jurisdiction.
"I understood that, in exchange for these payments, I would use my influence to have Guatemala continue to recognize Taiwan diplomatically," Portillo said.
He said he agreed with certain Guatemalan bankers and others to move the $2.5 million through U.S. banks, with some proceeds eventually moving to accounts in Miami and Washington, D.C., "knowing that these transactions were designed, in part, to conceal and disguise the source and ownership of the money."
At one point, Patterson asked Portillo how the payments he accepted were illegal.
"From the moral point of view, I believe it's immoral for the president of a country to accept money to continue recognizing another country," he said.
"But immoral is not illegal," the judge said.
Portillo then said that accepting money to recognize a country violates Guatemalan criminal law.
Prosecutors said in a release that the $2.5 million was paid out in five checks from the government of Taiwan's Embassy in Guatemala, including three checks in 2000 that were endorsed personally to Portillo, who caused them to be deposited at a Miami bank.
They said two additional checks totaling $1 million were deposited in a Miami bank. Later, prosecutors said, more than $1.5 million of the payments was deposited in Paris in accounts in the name of Portillo's former wife and daughter. Some of that money was later moved to accounts in Luxembourg and Switzerland, the government said.
Portillo was extradited to the United States in May and remains in custody.
His lawyer, David M. Rosenfield, told the judge Portillo has been in custody for more than four years, most of it in Guatemala. It is not clear whether some or all of his time in custody will be credited toward any prison sentence.
The judge warned Portillo that it was almost certain he would be deported once he serves his sentence.
In a statement, Rosenfield called his client "a good and decent person, with an abiding love for the people and country of Guatemala." He said Portillo made a mistake, "an aberration in an otherwise unblemished life."
Rosenfield added that Portillo is "truly apologetic and remorseful" and looks forward to getting on with his life and "redeeming himself in every way possible."
After leaving office in 2004, Portillo fled to Mexico where he received a work visa and was a financial adviser for a construction materials company.
He was extradited from Mexico to Guatemala in 2008 to face embezzlement charges at home and remained free until he was arrested on Jan. 26, 2010, on the U.S. extradition request. He was captured at a beach preparing to flee Guatemala by boat.
He was exonerated on the Guatemalan charge in 2011.
Guatemalan Foreign Minister Fernando Carrera said Tuesday that Guatemalan consular officials were expected to meet with Portillo.
"We are going to help, and provide the necessary consular assistance," he said.
In a release, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Portillo was wrong if he "thought his position of power prevented him from having to answer for accepting multimillion dollar bribes to shape his country's foreign policy."
Associated Press writer Sonia Perez D. in Guatemala City contributed to this report.
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