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Lawmakers, DoD Take Aim at Payday Loan Sharks
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep. 1, 2006 - Interest is building on Capitol Hill in putting a nationwide cap on the interest rates lenders can charge servicemembers for loans, a measure the Defense Department is pushing to protect its force.
A General Accountability Office study released last month offers insight into how payday-lending businesses frequently gouge troops short of cash by charging exorbitant interest rates on loans borrowed against their next paychecks.
"The Report On Predatory Lending Practices Directed at Members of the Armed Forces and Their Dependents" notes that as many as one in five servicemembers are falling prey to loan centers near military bases.
It estimates that 13 to 19 percent of military people took out high-interest, short-term loans last year - typically borrowing about $350 a pop at interest rates of 390 percent to 780 percent.
These loan centers have sprung up like dandelions around military bases. According to the report, they target young, financially inexperienced borrowers who have bank accounts and steady jobs, but also have little in savings and credit problems or maxed-out credit balances.
The report cited an airman at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., as an example of the troops who enter into these loan agreements to begin a cycle of debt that's nearly impossible for many to reverse. She initially borrowed $500 through a payday loan with an agreement to pay back $600 in two weeks. She then took out other payday loans to cover that bill and ended up doing multiple rollovers on each loan.
Ultimately, the airman contacted an installation loan company that gave her a $10,000 loan at a 50 percent annual percentage interest rate. The total cost to pay off the payday loans came to $12,750, and her total obligation to the installment loan company rose to $15,000.
The Defense Department notes that the airman is far from alone and is exerting a major effort to educate troops about the potential dangers of predatory loans and better ways to manage their finances, the GAO report notes.
The expanded education effort, launched last year, reached more than 400,000 servicemembers and their family members in 2005. In announcing the program, John M. Molino, then the deputy undersecretary of defense for military community and family policy, noted that the wide use of payday loans within the military has the potential to impact on mission accomplishment.
"If you're in debt, you have other things in mind," he said. "You're doing things other than concentrating on the mission; maybe you're taking on other employment. The effects are long-lasting and go deep into a person's performance. It affects unit readiness."
In addition to educating military members about the dangers of payday loans and familiarizing them with ways to put themselves on a sound financial footing, the military is seeking better protections for its members, and Congress is taking heed. Among measures DoD wants to see instituted are:
-- A requirement that lenders disclose information regarding the extension of credit in a uniform, unambiguous way;
-- A federal ceiling on the cost of credit to all military borrowers, capping the annual percentage rate;
A ban on lenders extending credit to servicemembers and family members without regard for their ability to repay the debt;
-- A prohibition on loan contracts that require servicemembers and their families to waive their rights to take legal action and on contract causes that reuire them to waive any special legal protections afforded to them; and
-- A ban on states discriminating against servicemembers and families stationed within their borders, and on lenders from making loans to servicemembers that violate the state's consumer protections.
The U.S. Senate passed an amendment in June that establishes a 36-percent cap on annual percentage rates on loan to military members and their families. The bill is now in conference committee with the House of Representatives.
In addition to DoD and members of Congress, Paul Leonard from the Center for Responsible Lending expressed hopes that the amendment will pass. "We're hoping Congress will stand up to the payday industry," he said. "Our service people deserve far better than financial ruin - or trying to survive in a war zone while they're fretting about how they'll pay next month's bills."
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Original Trinity Hymnal, #530
Behold the Throne of grace!
The promise calls me near:
There Jesus shows a smiling face
And waits to answer prayer.
My soul, ask what thou wilt;
Thou canst not be too bold;
Since his own blood for thee he spilt,
What else can he withhold?
Thine image, Lord, bestow,
Thy presence and thy love;
I ask to serve thee here below,
And reign with thee above.
Teach me to live by faith;
Conform my will to thine;
Let me victorious be in death,
And then in glory shine.
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As Yogi once said, 'It's déjà vu all over again'…
The Return of an old Friend…
When I first heard the news, I kept looking for the tag that it was a joke. I did have to think about what day it was, wondering if we had somehow fast forwarded to April Fool's Day. But alas, the reports of Andy Pettitte coming out of retirement were accurate.
I am happy to see Andy back in Pinstripes, but it was still very surprising news. Of course, those close to Andy realized how much he missed the game when he was at camp for a few days earlier this month, but from the distant view of a fan, it just looked like he was enjoying spending time with the team. It sounded as though he was busy with his children's activities in Texas, and could only spend a short amount of time in Florida as a result. But of course, I didn't realize the soul-searching he was going through.
I do not believe that the one year lay-off will adversely impact Andy. I felt he left the game prematurely when he did, and this is no different than a pitcher out with injury for an extended period. The only difference is that Andy continued to pitch throughout the duration of the time away, aside from a short break he apparently took when it appeared there was no opportunity with the Yanks.
For Jorge Posada, I felt it was time for him to retire. But I didn't have that feeling about Andy. I think he can still be a very productive pitcher at this stage of his career. Granted, he is not a front of the rotation starter anymore, but he definitely strengthens the back end. The downside is the impact on the other pitchers fighting for the 5th spot in the rotation…Freddy Garcia and Phil Hughes. It also impacts the young pitchers who may have opportunities to pitch in the majors this year…Manny Banuelos, Dellin Betances, D.J. Mitchell, Adam Warren and others. Of this group, I am most concerned about Hughes. He has appeared to be in excellent mental and physical shape this year, and seemed to be primed to have a season reminiscent of his 18-win season a couple of years ago. Barring injury, does Pettitte's readiness in May or June mean that Hughes will be moved to the pen? More than likely. The odd man out appears to be Freddy Garcia. He could move into the role of long man, but paying Garcia $4 million to be the long reliever seems excessive for a team trying to cut costs as the role could easily be filled by a number of less expensive options with similar results.
But the positives of Pettitte's return outweigh the negatives. He is a champion and his competitiveness rivals guys like former Yankees pitcher David Cone. He won't be winning 20 games, but he'll win or at least put his team in the best position to win when he is called upon. I heard an interview show that talked about 'what if' Pettitte cannot return to being the pitcher he was before, and I trust those who say that Andy would stop the comeback before the Yankees would if he felt he wasn't effective. As the saying goes, 'Nothing ventured, nothing gained'. I wish Andy the very best on the comeback trail and I am looking forward to seeing #46 on the mound at Yankee Stadium.
The road to the Bronx is not paved with .065 hitters…
Like others, I am growing a bit concerned about the inability of Raul Ibanez to hit this spring. The phrase, "don't worry, he'll hit" just doesn't hold any water for a player the fans have no emotional attachment to. I didn't follow Ibanez closely during his Phillies career, but it seemed like he started slowly last year but still ended up with decent numbers by the end of the year. But every year is different, and at age 40, Ibanez is going to continue to regress. I am not sure if the best path is to wait to see if Ibanez comes around and supplement his at-bats in a DH rotation with Eric Chavez, Andruw Jones, and Alex Rodriguez, or if the Yankees should pursue another alternative via trade. Anything that is available on the market will have flaws so there are no easy answers. For whatever reason, the Yankees seem to be opposed to the idea of either Johnny Damon or Hideki Matsui returning. I'd probably bring them in for an open competition with Ibanez at this point. Then, at the end of spring training, may the best bat move north.
If I had been a fan of Ibanez for a number of years, then I'd feel differently. But since there is no history, I similarly have no patience. If Ibanez continues to hit less than .100 in spring training, then it's time to move on and find another option. If he can't hit in March, how is he going to be able to catch up to that Justin Verlander four-seam fastball in October?…
What did you say your name was again?…
I am glad to see that Clay Rapada is making the most of his opportunity to emerge as the second lefty option for the pen. When Rapada was released by the Baltimore Orioles earlier this year, I didn't think much about it. He quietly signed with the Yankees, and then another key left-handed option, Hideki Okajima, failed his physical. It seems like the Yankees are always looking for that second lefty and maybe Rapada can finally find his moment to shine. The Tampa Bay Rays seem to have very good luck in building strong bullpens from the scrap heap, so it would be nice if Rapada turned out to be an "Andrew Friedman" like move.
Peyton's Place…
It is interesting following the Peyton Manning story, but I haven't seen any teams emerge as a great fit for him. He's already passed on the Miami Dolphins, and he is apparently throwing for the Tennessee Titans, but I don't see the Titans, or the Denver Broncos, as an immediate threat to win the Super Bowl…with or without Manning. Perhaps the best fit might be the San Francisco 49ers. It would be great to see Manning in New Orleans given his family's history there, but Drew Brees isn't going anywhere so that's not a possibility. My team, the Minnesota Vikings, have so many problems beyond QB that they are not an option. Regardless of where Peyton lands, it will be weird to see him in a different uniform. I never could quite get used to seeing Joe Montana with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Keeping Ponder off his back…
With the NFL Draft just a month away, I am hopeful the Vikings retain their #3 pick (there's been talk of trading down to pick up additional picks). With QB Andrew Luck (Colts) and QB Robert Griffin III (Redskins) off the board, that leaves powerhouse offensive tackle Matt Kalil ready and able to join the Vikings to protect QB Christian Ponder for years to come. For a team that struggled with its offensive line last season following the ouster of longtime tackle Bryant McKinnie, Kalil seems to be exactly what the doctor ordered.
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Throughout that time, Mr. Berlandi has been a pivotal figure straddling the crossroads where political, business and regulatory interests intersect. Mr. Berlandi's expertise, in anticipating issues and advising clients on how to negotiate this increasingly adversarial public arena, is truly unique.
There are few consultants who can match Mr. Berlandi's experience and accomplishments.From the political arena, where he was so successful that he engineered the largest victory margin for an incumbent governor since the 1800's, Mr. Berlandi helped statewide elected officials in Massachusetts navigate often stormy waters in their dealings with business leaders.
Peter Berlandi is a native of Hyde Park, and is a 1965 graduate of Boston College High School. In 1969, he received his bachelor of science degree in political science from Boston State College, which subsequently merged into the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Mr. Berlandi, who was raised in a family where politics was king, nonetheless began his career – and made his initial mark – in the business world. First, he worked for several national insurance companies in Boston.
In 1980, he entered the financial printing business. After five years in sales and management at two national firms, in 1985 he joined Chas. P. Young, the third largest such firm in the country. His first assignment was to open the company's New England office, which he built into a multimillion dollar subsidiary within two years. In 1987, he became a division president for the firm.
It was during these years that Mr. Berlandi became an influential figure in Massachusetts politics. He was the chief fundraiser and a top political advisor to Attorney General Francis X. Bellotti for 12 years during the late 1970s and 1980s.
In 1988, Mr. Berlandi started his own company, Custom House Street Associates, a business and political consulting firm that represented many major companies.
Mr. Berlandi played his most pivotal role in the much-storied 1990 election for governor. He was chief fundraiser for Mr. Bellotti, a Democratic candidate. After Bellotti's primary loss to Boston University President John Silber, Mr. Berlandi stunned the political world by bringing his legendary fundraising skills to the flagging campaign of William F. Weld, the long-shot Republican nominee for governor. In a state where just 12% of registered voters are Republican, Mr. Weld scored the century's most stunning election upset. Mr. Weld credited his win to Mr. Berlandi's acumen, and to the drove of influential Democrats who also supported Weld after Mr. Berlandi paved the way.
In 1994, Governor Weld was re-elected - with the highest winning percentage since the 1800s.
From 1998 through 2005, Mr. Berlandi was Managing Director of the Bingham Consulting Group, a multimillion dollar enterprise he created at Bingham McCutchen, an international law firm with over 850 lawyers. Under Mr. Berlandi's leadership, Bingham Consulting became the guiding hand behind critically important decisions that many Fortune 100 companies made in their dealings with regulatory officials nationwide.
His political acumen has also made him a sage political commentator, on both CBS and PBS. He is a sought-after guest lecturer at several Boston universities. He was a political advisor to – and a major national fundraiser for - the Republican Governors Association. He has taught a course in political fundraising at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and is a frequent guest lecturer at Northeastern, UMass Boston and Suffolk University. He has been a trustee of the University of Massachusetts and the Judge Baker Center for Children.
Mr. Berlandi, who returned to his own consulting firm in 2005, resides in Plymnouth with his wife Jackie. That year, he also started a mentoring program for Boston College hockey players, an innovation that is increasingly being copied by athletic teams at other colleges.
In addition to his consulting and philanthropic work, Mr. Berlandi finds time to be an avid golfer. He is also a dedicated runner, piano player and a wine maker whose wines have won several awards.


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This is Middle Itchen walking trail 1b in the Itchen Valley Churches series of walks and cycle rides that the Winchester Museums and the South Downs Sustainable Development Fund have produced to promote the Itchen Valley.
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- 6 Jul 2010
Winchester Museums and the South Downs Sustainable Development Fund have got together to produce a leaflet designed to encourage local residents and visitors to the area to get out and about in the glorious countryside of the Itchen Valley.
The leaflet outlines a number of circular walks in the valley. Set along or very near the river between Otterbourne and Bishops Sutton are many attractive and unspoilt villages, each with its own distinctive church.
These buildings exhibit a wide range of architectural styles - for example Saxon at Headbourne Worthy, Norman at Bishops Sutton, Easton and St Cross, Georgian at Avington and late Victorian at Itchen Stoke and Otterbourne. The leaflet is designed to encourage visitors to visit these and other churches, which can easily be reached in a series of self-guided circular walks and cycle trails.
The churches and their associated walks and trails are divided into three groups. Those in the lower Itchen valley stretch from St Cross to Otterbourne, those in the middle Itchen extend from Headbourne Worthy, eastwards to Itchen Abbas and the churches of the upper Itchen form a group centred on New Alresford.
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Currently, you can log on from the comfort of your own home and have instant access to many horse races. The internet has made betting on horse racing easier than ever.
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You know it's popular – but is it a trustworthy site?
Read on for RaceBets review.
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The only downside to signing up bonuses is the deposits made from Skrill and Neteller (e-wallets) do not qualify for it.
The length of time given to claim bonuses and actually use them is a great selling point. Users can feel less pressured to jump into bets after creating an account.
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RaceBets has a stable customer support system that is easy to use. Live Chat feature on the website can connect customers with representatives from 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday.
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I'm going to try to not make this another lame post about how I haven't been posting anything. I meant to write something on Tuesday, but between watching Alcatraz and The Finder, going to lunch with the wife, and the weekly loads of laundry, I just really couldn't be bothered. Thursday was occupied with other endeavors, I'll talk about that later.
I have this to say this about Alcatraz. J.J. Abrams is giving us another show with Jorge Garcia, an Island, a narrative tied together with flashback, time travel, AND A GODS DAMNED ISLAND! You're killing me Smalls! We haven't seen the big red sphere yet, but just wait it'll be there. That all being said, I'm enjoying the show quite a bit. Sarah Jones the show's lead is not only quite attractive.
But is quite a great actress so far too. The show has called for a good amount of range from her so far and she's pulled it all off as far as I'm concerned. I also love that they've taken pains to set the show in San Francisco which has a very iconic look and feel to it, and they've done their best to match that. I hate it when shows are set in places I'm familiar with and are quite obviously filmed nowhere near that place, usually on a sound stage for "generic city block". I'm looking at you Charmed! THAT IS NOT SAN FRANCISCO! Not only that but I don't think anyone involved in your set design has ever even been to San Francisco! Aside from the fact that I thought Journeyman would have been an awesome show, I loved it for all the great location work too. I know San Francisco probably isn't a cheap city to shoot in, but if Nash Bridges could make it work, then I don't see why others can't.
The show also has a much heavier procedural element to tie it together than a lot of J.J.'s other shows, except maybe Fringe. Yet the mythology is thick enough that I think it can really grow some legs.
I don't have too much to say about The Finder yet. It's a nice twist on your typical crime procedural. I was intrigued after hearing Hart Hanson talk on the Nerdist Writer's Panel about it and Bones. It hasn't evoked a visceral response from me like Alcatraz has though. It certainly has its share of sexy in the show, which helps. Come to think of it, I actually found myself watching more of The Finder than Alcatraz, but I think that's because, kind of like Bones it's a light little jolly rancher of entertainment and I can watch it while doing other things. Alcatraz like Lost makes me feel like I really need to be paying attention to what's going on to catch everything. Sometimes that's just too much work in my entertainment. Like Hart Hanson said on the panel you gotta try and sum up the show like a little old lady living in a trailer, and "I'm gonna watch that show about the guy that finds stuff." If I'm not feeling like being intellectually challenged.
Work has been a little nuts. 2 days before I was supposed to leave for 11 days for the wedding and honeymoon, one of the property owners walks in and says "We're breaking ground on the new pool on Thursday." It was Monday as he was saying this. And not even early Monday, like Monday afternoon. What ensued was a mad dash for me to get the ball rolling on my staff making all the necessary calls to notify our guests that would be affected by a fairly major endeavor. This is supposed to be a 3 month project. That's a lot of phone calls people. Not only that, but update the announcements on our website, confirmation letters, Facebook, and send out massive email blasts to our guests as well. Guess who found out that our email server can only send out 500 messages in an hour before crapping out? That's right, the hotelnerd. Suffice it to say I was still coordinating stuff on Friday morning as I was also at the venue prepping for the wedding.
For this and a variety of reasons, I'm glad that I had already started quietly looking for new employment within the industry. I actually just had my second interviews for two different properties yesterday. I've got my fingers and toes firmly crossed that one of them pans out….and also that I don't break my streak. I've never had a second interview for a job and not gotten at least an offer. My wife has been working double time to make sure I don't get my hopes up too high. Guess what? They're freaking high.
I still love most of the aspects of my job, my staff (generally), the property (gorgeous), my fellow managers, my immediate boss, and the guests I get to work with (even the crazy ones, they give me blogging material after all), but the strain of working for a complete an utter madman (the property owner not my GM) has finally gotten to me. It's kind of scary how common jokes about hiring a hit man have become around the office. All of the managers have been suffering together. The pool project is just the easiest to explain example of the madness this man puts us through. Oh, and let's not forget that shortly after my return he made the 6-year-old daughter of a guest cry. True Story. I'm not the first manager to be jumping ship either, so I don't feel that bad.
So even if these two prospects don't pan out, I'll still be out there looking. Time to get while the getting is good. Besides a new hotel will bring all sorts of new material for all of you reading this. And isn't that what it's all about?


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Dems surge in key Senate campaigns
Democratic candidates in some of the most critical Senate races in the country are surging, putting the party in its best position of the election cycle to keep its majority in November.
The reasons range from the post-convention bounce led by President Barack Obama, to potent Democratic attack ads, to anemic performances of some GOP candidates.
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Fresh polling in marquee contests shows a distinct trend line in the Democrats' favor, making the GOP's narrow path to a Senate majority significantly more difficult with less than two months until the election.
( Also on POLITICO: Forecast for GOP Senate takeover: More clouds)
Democratic candidates in Virginia, Massachusetts and Wisconsin are on the rise after navigating a summer of challenges, and benefiting from Obama's growing strength in all three states. In Florida and Ohio, Democratic incumbents have so far withstood a tidal wave of spending by conservative super PACs and outside groups.
Senate Democrats said Wednesday that stumbles by Republican Senate candidates, infighting between the tea party movement and establishment wings of the GOP and effective Democratic ads have all helped their cause. The Democratic convention, they say, firmed up the party's base.
"Obama's convention bounce is going to — in the short term — make taking the Senate majority look near impossible for a little bit," acknowledged one top GOP strategist.
Democrats came into the cycle defending 23 seats, versus only 10 for Republicans. Obama and the Democrats had taken a historic beatdown in the 2010 midterm elections, and the president was polling behind Senate Democratic candidates and incumbents in key swing states. Many in the party feared an unpopular president combined with a bad economy would cost the party the White House and the Senate.
The race for the Senate is far from over, but those fears are nowhere near as acute seven weeks out from the election.
Obama is far stronger, especially in battleground states. And Sen. Olympia Snowe's (R-Maine) decision to retire was a huge gift, putting a safe GOP seat into play.
"A year and a half ago, no one gave us a shot at all of being in the majority after November," said Washington Sen. Patty Murray, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. "We have increased the odds dramatically."
Added Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.): "The chances are very, very strong that we will keep the Senate, and it's certainly within the realm of realistic possibility we won't lose net seats."


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Fields thrilled after Astros debut
HOUSTON -- One day later, Josh Fields was still smiling.
Fields, acquired by the Astros in last year's Rule 5 Draft, made his Major League debut in Tuesday's loss to the Rangers, striking out Craig Gentry swinging to end the eighth inning after throwing three consecutive balls to start the at-bat.
"It was pretty awesome being out there," Fields said. "It was a dream come true stepping on that Major League baseball mound, and I just thank the Lord for the opportunity and being blessed with the talents and abilities he's blessed me with. Being part of this team is pretty awesome."
Fields was able to keep the ball he used to strike out Gentry and plans to present it to his father, David Fields, who was watching from his home in Athens, Ga.
"He's been with me the whole time through this whole thing, and I know words couldn't describe what he was feeling watching the game," Fields said.
Fields, a former first-round pick of the Mariners, had only pitched in 10 games above the Double-A level -- he threw 13 2/3 innings last year at Triple-A Pawtucket in the Boston organization -- prior to getting snagged by Houston.
"It worked out perfect and we were able to get him into a game where he wasn't coming in to clean up someone else's situation," manager Bo Porter said. "The bases were empty and there were two outs, and it was good for him, good for the ballclub and a good first outing. He was able to strike out the first guy he pitched to in the big leagues, which is really good."


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Sheet, rill and gully erosion is the unwanted removal of soil from the land surface or through incised channels by the action of rainfall and runoff. Protecting the soil from runoff stops potential land degradation and assists with water quality protection. The following state cost-share practices are designed to address this concern:
Details for each individual practice are available in the eligible practices chapter of the districts' Cost Share Handbook.
DSL-01 - Permanent Vegetative Cover Establishment
Establish a permanent vegetative cover to stabilize soil on land that is experiencing significant erosion.
DSL-02 - Permanent Vegetative Cover Improvement
Improve plant health and diversity by introducing legumes into established grass communities to protect soil on land that is experiencing significant erosion.
DSL-04 - Terrace SystemReduce the erosive force of water by placing embankments to slow water runoff and increase water absorption on crop land that is experiencing significant erosion.
DSL-44 - Terrace System with Tile
Reduce erosion with the placement of embankments on slopes to reduce the slope length and use underground piping to more quickly remove erosive water to a stable outlet from tracts that have experienced significant erosion.
DSL-05 - Diversion
Control erosion and reduce or prevent pollution of land, water or air from agricultural nonpoint sources by directing rainwater to less sloping areas of the landscape and allowing it to dissipate or run off at a lower velocity, which encourages infiltration into the soil.
DSL-11 - Permanent Vegetative Cover - Critical Area
Establish a permanent vegetative cover on small critical areas such as gullies and steep banks to reduce erosion and protect water quality.
DSL-111 - Permanent Vegetative Cover - Critical Area: Confined Animal Feedlot
Establish a permanent vegetative cover on small critical areas associated to animal confinement areas.
DSL-15 - No-Till System
This practice is an incentive payment to encourage farmers to use conservation no-till to reduce erosion on land that is experiencing significant erosion.
DWC-01 - Water Impoundment Reservoir
Control erosion and protect water quality by constructing ponds to catch sediment and prevent it from leaving fields on land that is experiencing significant active erosion.
DWP-01 - Sediment Retention, Erosion or Water Control Structure
Temporarily retain water to control the release of runoff water and settle out the soil particles and nutrients. This practice is applicable to areas on farms where runoff of substantial amounts of sediment or runoff containing pesticides or fertilizers constitutes a significant pollution hazard.
DWP-03 - Sod Waterway
Prevent or reduce existing erosion and pollution of water or land from agricultural nonpoint sources by using sod-forming grasses to protect soil within waterways to efficiently transport rainfall.
N332 - Contour Buffer Strips
Reduce erosion and water pollution by establishing strips of permanent vegetative cover between crops, around hill slopes, and alternated downhill slopes.
N340 - Cover Crop
Reduce erosion, improve water quality and soil health by planting cover crops.
N380 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment
Reduce the impacts of wind erosion and improve irrigation efficiency in cropland by establishing trees and shrubs at the edges of crop fields minimizing the impact of wind.
N410 - Drop Pipe
Stabilize the grade and control erosion in natural or artificial channels. Reduce and manage runoff and sedimentation entering drainage systems. Applicability of this practice is limited to Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Ripley, Scott, and Stoddard counties.
N585 - Contour Stripcropping
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SWARTHMORE, Pa. – McDaniel plated eight runs in the seventh inning of game two en route to completing a sweep of Swarthmore in Centennial Conference (CC) baseball action on Saturday.
The Green Terror (19-8, 7-5 CC) scored three runs in the seventh of the opener for a 4-3 win before notching its seventh straight win and program record-tying 19th of the season with an 11-3 nightcap victory.
Patrick Christopher (Union Beach, N.J./St. John Vianney) led the offense with two hits in each game, adding three RBIs and two runs scored.
Both starting pitchers for McDaniel had strong outings. Danny Snight (Silver Spring, Md./St. John's College) went 8 2/3 innings with five strikeouts to improve to 5-2 in game one while Zach Jones (Frederick, Md./Tuscarora) went the distance in game two with seven Ks to improve to 4-2.
Anthony Montalbano led the Garnet (18-12, 4-8 CC) with four hits.
Trailing 3-0 in game one, Christopher led off the sixth inning with a bunt single. With two outs, he took second on a wild pitch before scoring on a James Chiorello (East Windsor, N.J./Lawrenceville Prep) double down the right-field line.
Jimmy Najera (Fort Washington, Md./DeMatha) led off the seventh with a single before a Chris Longo (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe Woodbury) walk put runners on second and third.
An error loaded the bases with no outs.
After a popout, Christopher doubled in Najera and Longo to knot the game before Ricky LaSota (Burtonsville, Md./Paint Branch) plated PJ Anderson (Falls Church, Va./George Mason) two batters later for a 4-3 lead.
Snight allowed a two-out double in the night before giving way to Chiorello, who walked the first batter he faced but induced a groundball for his second save of the season.
A Mantalbano double, wild pitch and balk staked Swarthmore to a 1-0 lead in the third.
Three errors in the fifth around a Montalbano single stretched the lead to 3-0.
In game two, a Montalbano single and back-to-back one-out bunt singles loaded the bases in the bottom of the fourth.
Rory McTear followed with a sacrifice fly before Danny McMahon scored on a Tim Kwilos stolen base.
The Green Terror responded in the fifth. Marshall Betts (Berlin, Md./Stephen Decatur) poked a one-out single through the right side before Longo drew a two-out walk.
Anderson and Tyler Jackow (Colonia, N.J./Colonia) followed with back-to-back RBI singles to knot the game at 2-all.
In the seventh inning, Betts drew a walk before taking second on a Najera sacrifice.
A error allowed Longo to reach and Betts to score for a 3-2 lead. Anderson drew a walk to chase starter Ramsey Walker. Luke Alventosa was greeted by a second error in the inning to load the bases for Christopher, who knocked a single through the right side to score Longo.
A third error allowed Hayward to reach and Anderson and Jackow to score for a 6-2 lead.
LaSota followed with a two-run single, stretching the lead to 8-2 and chasing Alventosa without getting an out.
Dylan Jeffers got the first batter he faced to fly out but Betts capped the eight-run frame with a two-run home run to left-center.
Anderson and Jackow singled to lead off the eighth before a fielder's choice and dropped fly ball stretched the lead to 11-2.
A Sam Menzin leadoff single and two errors before a Montalbano sacrifice fly set the final margin in the bottom of the inning.
The Green Terror will go for its first-ever 20-win season at home against Gettysburg on Tuesday. Game time is 3:30 p.m.


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Forecast Calls for a Healthy U.S. Welding Market
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Freedonia Group is forecasting 6.4 annual increases through 2015 for demand in the United States for welding equipment and consumables. Among end-use markets for welding equipment and consumables, Freedonia projects annual growth of 6.2 percent for manufacturing applications, 11.0 percent for construction, 6.2 percent for energy and power generation, and 6.8 percent for repair and maintenance. For more information on the study, "Welding Equipment and Consumables," visit www.freedoniagroup.com.
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Two of the biggest events in the Technology World will be held at the same date!
PASS SUMMIT 2010 (8-11, November 2010 – Seattle WA, USA)
TechEd Europe (8-12, November 2010 – Berlin, Germany).
We know that in both conferences will have very nice sessions and very valuable, also the presenters are the masters of the IT Technology in many areas (Networking, Database, Programing, BI, System etc), attendees will be also. For the sessions info and submissions you can check in both websites above. I don't know if it is planed or it is a coincidence, on the other side I don't know if somebody have plan to attend in both conferences, I think it would be impossible and finally you should choose just one of them if you have planed to attend.
Here I will ask you in which conference you are prefering to attend!?
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PermissionsEx (PEX) is a new permissions plugin, based on Permissions ideas and supports all of its features. But PEX is more! It offers different backends, powerful ingame management, fine grained restrictions for world modification.
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Current features
- Support for UUIDs as of version 1.21
- Several backend support. Currently bundled backends is File (YAML) and SQL (MySQL, SQLite). Also it's possible to add your own.
- YAML backend, with new, fully rethinked, config schema. Now all user, groups and their permissions are stored in one file - permission.yml. File name can also be adjusted.
- SQL backend, most delicious. Currently MySQL and SQLite supported, but other DB (like Postgre) are possible too. PEX deploys the DB scheme (tables and initial data) automatically. This means, that you only need to provide data on how to connect to the db, everything else PEX will handle by itself.
- Flexible architecture and API - you can change a lot programmatically.
- Rich chat/console command interface. You can do almost everything ingame. Command list below.
- Modifyworld - Permission-based restrictions mechanism (we call it "modifyworld"), which provides the possibility to control players abilities, such as destroying/placing blocks, riding carts/boats or even getting spotted by mobs and much more. Available from its project page
- Multigroup inheritance. User, as well as Group, can be member of several groups. And inherit their permissions, options and prefix/suffix.
- Permissions based upon Regular Expressions. This mean you can use regular expressions. Example: modifyworld.blocks.(destroy|place).(3|12) - this permission allow place or destroy only sand (12) or dirt (3) blocks. There is still limitation on dot usage in your regexps - dots are escaped by default. Raw regex flag is also available and explained on the wiki.
- Multiworld permissions. Just don't specify world and permission would work in any world.
- Multiworld inheritance. You can inherit different groups in different worlds.
- Perfomance friendly. Low-level caching helps a lot when you have 100+ online users
- Promotional/Demotional system. You can assign ranks to groups and promote/demote users to higher/lower ranked group. NEW: new you can make serveral ranking ladders.
- World-inheritance - permissions/option of one world can be inherited by another world.
- Timed Permissions - you can give user permission only for some amount of time.
- As of version 1.21.1, PermissionsEx automatically updates to keep you up to date with the latest bugfixes and new features. The automatic update functionality will only perform updates between minor releases (for example only 1.21.1->1.21.2, not 1.21.3->1.22). To disable it, set the updater option to false in plugins/PermissionsEx/config.yml.
- Bukkit Permissions (SuperPerms) compatible.
YourKit supports open source projects with its full-featured Java Profiler. YourKit, LLC is the creator of YourKit Java Profiler and YourKit .NET Profiler, innovative and intelligent tools for profiling Java and .NET applications. The PermissionsEx team uses YourKit to analyze performance and is thankful for their continued support of open-source software.
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Alumni Events
Tainaner Ensemble "Re/turn"
Tainaner Ensemble is regarded as the role model in Taiwan modern theatre. Established in 1987, it is a professional troupe with the biggest size and longest history in southern part of Taiwan.
Led by the current art director, Lu Bo-shen, it continually develops different series, such as "Western Classics Translation Series" and "Unplug Shakespeare Series", and introduces the works of modern-day dramatists in Taiwan.
As a vigorous troupe in contemporary society, it is dedicated to create high-quality productions and always amazes the audience with innovative and experimental approaches.
In addition, it is dedicated to theatre education. For example, sometimes it holds theatre workshops for community. It opens actor school every summer. It began a youth theatre education program in 1999, and published Taiwan first professional periodical for theatrical comments named Theatre Matters.
Grantee: Tsai Pao-Chang


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Connecticut Man Caught Red-Handed After Bungled Bank Robbery Flashes Photographer a Priceless Smile
It took police in New London, Connecticut, all of six minutes to apprehend 35-year-old Jerry Thompson after he allegedly robbed a Citizens Bank located one block away from police headquarters.
A witness to the crime told police he saw Thompson run out of the bank when a red dye pack that was hidden within the stolen loot suddenly exploded, scattering dye-stained bills all over the street.
Officers found Thompson a few minutes later inside a nearby train station and arrested him without incident.
The Hartford resident was taken to a local hospital to be treated for minor injuries sustained during the dye pack eruption.
Most of the money that was ejected from Thompson's pocket was later recovered.


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♥ Each of our pieces is unique, so the finished product may vary slightly from the photo.
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Blue Jays Home Opener
Thank you so much @majesticonfield for the killer @bluejays t-shirt and jersey! Really appreciate it! @mlbfancave twitter.com/Alleycat17/sta…— April Whitzman (@Alleycat17) April 1, 2013
It's been 183 days since the Toronto Blue Jays have played a regular season game. It's been roughly 4,392 hours since Blue Jays fans have heard the crack of the bat, 263,520 minutes since the last strike was thrown and 15,811,200 seconds since the snap of a ball on leather.
Despite the wait, the day is finally here. Today is the Blue Jays' season opener.
The Blue Jays' first season opener was 36 years ago. On April 7, 1977, the Toronto Blue Jays took to a snowy field in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Inside Exhibition Stadium, 44,649 fans erupted in cheers as the Boys in Blue celebrated their first win, defeating the Chicago White Sox by a score of 9-5. The player of the game was certainly Doug Ault, who hit a pair of home runs with four RBIs. Right-handed pitcher Jerry Johnson recorded the team's first win.
The Blue Jays would follow by winning their next four season openers against the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees respectfully. Their first season opener lost came on April 9, 1982 against the Milwaukee Brewers, when their opponents scored 15 runs en route to a 15-4 win. It would be the most runs the Brewers would score in a single game during the entire season.
Despite that first, the Blue Jays have kept losing at a minimum on Opening Day. They presently hold a record of 26-10 going into today's game. They scored their most runs against the New York Yankees on April 11, 1988 at home, winning by a score of 17-9.
One of their most interesting season openers, in my opinion, occurred in 2001 when the Blue Jays started their 24th season in San Juan, Puerto Rico. While the Rangers had Rafael Palmeiro, Ivan Rodriguez and Alex Rodriguez in their lineup, Blue Jays starting pitcher Esteban Loaiza pitched an incredible game, keeping the Rangers to one run on eight hits with nine strikeouts over seven innings. Thanks also to solid offense from Shannon Stewart and Alex Gonzalez, who combined for five RBIs, the Blue Jays would defeat the Rangers by a score of 8-1.
Today, the Blue Jays open their season against the Cleveland Indians. Lifetime beginning their season against the Indians, the Blue Jays are 2-0, gaining a win in both 1987 and 1993. The Blue Jays are also 9-3 when they are opening the season at home. The odds are in their favor.
Last season's National League Cy Young Award winner and knuckleball thrower, R.A. Dickey, will be taking the mound tonight against the Indians' Justin Masterson. Let's hope that home field advantage and the winning record the Boys in Blue hold on their season openers will result in a Blue Jays win.
If you are as excited for the Blue Jays 2013 season opener, please comment below. (Oh, and go Blue Jays!).


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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cholesterol levels have improved slightly among American youth over the past two decades, according to government data released Tuesday.
From 1988 to 2010, the rate of high total cholesterol dropped from 11 percent to 8 percent in children ages 6 to 19, a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows.
"I think this is the first time we are seeing a real decline," said Dr. Sarah de Ferranti, director of preventive cardiology at Children's Hospital Boston, who wrote an editorial about the findings.
"The changes aren't big, but if you look at the population level this is good news," she added.
The levels of LDL cholesterol - also called "bad" cholesterol - and fats in the blood also fell among adolescents over the study, which is based on nationally representative data on more than 16,000 youths.
That would seem to bode well for today's youngsters, whose risk of heart attacks and strokes down the road would be expected to drop in tandem with their cholesterol levels.
Unfortunately any potential benefit may be drowned out by the obesity epidemic, de Ferranti told Reuters Health. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, two-thirds of American adults and 15 percent of children are overweight or obese, and in some states the rate for children is above 30 percent.
"We haven't really made big inroads there despite all the work we have been doing," said de Ferranti. "We may reap some small benefits from improved cholesterol levels, but obesity is going to continue to lead to type 2 diabetes and heart disease in and of itself."
The report, by Dr. Brian Kit at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Hyattsville, Maryland, and colleagues, shows 22 percent of youths had either low HDL ("good") cholesterol or high non-HDL cholesterol between 2007 and 2010. That is down from 27 percent in 1988 to 1994.
It's not clear why the rates have been improving, especially given that obesity levels were on the rise during the study.
De Ferranti speculated that it could be that people are eating less fat, particularly trans fats, which have been linked to higher LDL and lower HDL cholesterol levels.
But instead of replacing the fat with vegetables and other healthy fare, it seems Americans have taken to high-carb products like sugary drinks, which still pile on the pounds.
"We may be trading one problem for another," said de Ferranti.
The new results come in the midst of a debate over whether or not all children should be screened for cholesterol problems.
Last year, the National Institutes of Health published guidelines saying all kids ages 9 to 11 should be screened for high cholesterol, whereas previous guidelines called for screening only in children with a family history of heart disease or high cholesterol.
But critics pointed out that routine screening would cost billions and lead many children to be treated with cholesterol-lowering drugs that have not been shown to cut their risk of heart disease later on.
"It is very unlikely that the advantage of starting a child on medication would justify the costs involved," said Dr. Thomas B. Newman of the University of California, San Francisco, who has been critical of the new guidelines.
"Providing environments that make it easier for kids to exercise would be much more cost-effective," he told Reuters Health, adding that portion sizes and government agriculture policies also need to be explored.
"Many unhealthy foods we consume in excessive amounts are cheaper because of government subsidies," Newman said.
Newman and others have also criticized the many financial ties to drugmakers among members of the NIH panel that came up with the new screening guidelines.
De Ferranti said she wasn't sure if universal screening is the answer, but that in the past, too few have been screened.
Doing more tests, she said, will help spot children with a hereditary type of high cholesterol, who would benefit from medication. And the dietary advice for dealing with cholesterol problems also depends on exactly which number is too high or too low, she added.
SOURCE: bit.ly/MvXYT6 Journal of the American Medical Association, online August 7, 2012.


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How to Make Sense of Mixed Sentiment Signals
This morning's consumer-sentiment report showed sentiment was weaker than expected in March. Does that mean anything for stocks? Not as much as you might think. Spencer Jakab explains on MoneyBeat.
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... in this morning's consumer sentiment report showed that sentiment was low weaker than expected in March ... does that mean anything for stocks well ... might not mean quite as much as you think Spencer Jacob is here tells what ... ahead of the Tape column today Spencer hell I ... don't do well I had to sentiment he says has a personal sentiment ... appraisal sentiment is sort of makes you know I don't think it'll affect the economy very much either way though by spending power doesn't really move things ... the question really is does the Michigan sentiment is the Granddaddy of all the sentiment indicators ... because of its history because it's been so consistent ... started the nineteen sixties ... and so we can eat we have a lot of data there what God has ... been rejiggered as the same questions the same way the same number of people ... and people have you know always looking for magic formula for predicting which way stocks will go ... RUC of all the headlines say stocks up on sentiment downside but whatever ... this morning's number of too good to ... um ... you know the markets actually all ... the markets ... to make your point for designers are ... essentially a down market up ... why why why why do we put so much ... one of these things so much attention when they don't actually seem to match up so well with the market ... will be deserve attention and and that's not why they deserve attention I mean if you run some correlation between Michigan sentiment rather send indicators ... and the market in the short run ... you not can ago I mean some people claim they have some magic formula to to tweak it ... I get to see if any proof whatsoever ... what it does do is what calls political turning cycles very well so if your Pulsar you know you pay attention to the president has had as it is lowest ... approval rating is of the of this entire term ... it can flag turns economic cycles very well beast hindsight you can ... um ... and ... it up on the other hand the considerable good stock market usually all else being equal would help sentiment people have money in stocks they like to open up for a one k statements in the doing pretty well ... of the other the effect doesn't work the other way around but then of course the stock market ultimately is dependent on the economy ... if people don't have the confidence to go out there ... and spend money on something expensive our house whenever ... a little bit bigger house they're planning on ... then you know that ... and and that's that's overseeing we've we've seen very very lackluster sentiment ... over the course of this recovery that's that ... and he see the chart Yemeni heckuva lot to talk about this but we ... will look in ... the latest figure and would be all that figure on the chart I mean what ... we are and not back where we were before the recession started not backward work for the crash started I mean that that is something you can take this absolutely and and their two conclusions one it's that strange deposit for the stock market we saw the products of glass half full ... type that most the time ... he noted ... between nineteen ninety seven and of the middle of two thousand ... you had a also broke a string of readings of over a hundred incentive to get worth seventy nine point nine this morning just to give you saw in ... some sense we haven't been over a hundred ... of you know long years right ... up so we're not at that stage of euphoria about stocks and you know you have these these silly stopped no profits even pumping eighty percent on Monday won on Twitter I think this one yet but the data name is there but yet ... you know you you dabble in a three D printing on every evidence that the things going on ... you don't have that level of some of mass of mass euphoria ... on the other hand ... for the economy you've had the slowest one oh we age and job growth ... of of of any posts for covering up easily ... and ... and that that's of you know that's tied into that low sentiment I think because people are against Libya burned by two major downturns but so far this in the past eleven years and so they're they're very very cautious and so they don't have that sort of exuberant ago wants to conduct an economically by making purchases isn't that odd ballots deserve Spencer think you're a much coming on today ...


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GHC/As a library
For instructions on the GHC API with GHC 6.8 or older please refer to GHC/As a library (up to 6.8)
GHC's functionality can be useful for more things than just compiling Haskell programs. Important use cases are programs that analyse (and perhaps transform) Haskell code. Others include loading Haskell code dynamically in a GHCi-like manner. For this reason, a lot of GHC's features can be accessed by programs which import the ghc package.
The instructions on this page concern the API of GHC 6.10.1 and above. Please not that the GHC API is still in flux and may change quite significantly between major releases while we (the GHC team) provide new features or simplify certain aspects.
Getting Started
To use the GHC API you need GHC 6.10.1 or above and import the ghc package.
ghc -package ghc my_program.hs
In most cases you probably also want to use the ghc-paths package.
Most of the common functionality is provided by the GHC module, but occasionally you may have to import other modules. See the GHC's haddock documentation for a list of these modules.
A Simple Example
The following little program essentially does what ghc --make does.
import GHC
import GHC.Paths ( libdir )
import DynFlags ( defaultDynFlags )
main =
defaultErrorHandler defaultDynFlags $ do
runGhc (Just libdir) $ do
dflags <- getSessionDynFlags
setSessionDynFlags dflags
target <- guessTarget "test_main.hs" Nothing
setTargets [target]
load LoadAllTargets
The outermost function, defaultErrorHandler, sets up proper exception handlers and prints an error message and exits with exit code 1 if it encounters one of these exceptions.
Most of GHC's high-level API requires access to a current session. Therefore, these functions require to be called inside a monad that is an instance of the GhcMonad typeclass. Two default implementations of this typeclass are Ghc and GhcT. In the above example we used the Ghc monad since we don't need to track any extra state.
The argument to runGhc is a bit tricky. GHC needs this to find its libraries, so the argument must refer to the directory that is printed by ghc --print-libdir for the same version of GHC that the program is being compiled with. Above we therefore use the ghc-paths package which provides this for us.


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Budget Battles
Medicaid Work Rules Approved for South Carolina
Chart of the Day: Drug Price Plans Compared
Watchdog Questions $6.7 Billion in Medicare Payments
House Passes Pelosi's Sweeping Drug Bill
Shocking Health Care Statistic of the Day
Ready to Rumble: How Pelosi's Drug Bill Sets Up Dems for 2020
Increasing Number of Americans Delay Medical Care Due to Cost: Gallup
Medicaid Work Rules Approved for South CarolinaBy Michael Rainey
The Trump administration on Thursday approved South Carolina's request to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients. Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Watchdog Questions $6.7 Billion in Medicare PaymentsBy Michael Rainey
Health insurance companies in the Medicare Advantage program have received billions in extra payments after making adjustments to their patient charts – changes that the Department of Health and...
House Passes Pelosi's Sweeping Drug BillBy The Fiscal Times Staff
A bill backed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi that would empower the federal government to negotiate lower drug prices passed the House Thursday in a 230-192 vote, largely along party lines. As we told you...
Shocking Health Care Statistic of the DayBy Michael Rainey
Consumer health insurance costs are up more than 20% year over year, according to the Labor Department's Consumer Price Index data released Wednesday. Medical care costs overall have risen 4.2% from...
Ready to Rumble: How Pelosi's Drug Bill Sets Up Dems for 2020By Michael Rainey
After making a deal with liberal Democrats Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appears to have cleared the way for a vote this week on a sweeping bill that would empower Medicare to negotiate drug...
Congress Really Wants to Get Something Done on Drug Prices. It May Fail Anyway
Lawmakers are eager to show they can deliver on the issues the American public cares most about, so even as House Democrats unveiled two articles of impeachment against President Trump on Tuesday,...
Surprise Deal to Protect Patients From Surprise Medical BillsBy Michael Rainey
After struggling for months to reach consensus, a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers announced Sunday evening they had come to an agreement on legislation that would protect patients from...
Obamacare Back at the Supreme Court — With Billions for Insurers on the LineBy Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News
More than $12 billion is at stake for the nation's health insurers Tuesday when the Supreme Court hears another Affordable Care Act case. For the federal government, the potential damages could be...
The Rising Tide of Health Care CostsBy The Fiscal Times Staff
We told you yesterday about new data from the Medicare actuaries showing health care spending in the U.S. hitting a record high last year, totaling $3.65 trillion overall, or more than $11,000 per...
The Healthiest — and Unhealthiest — US States
Vermont is the healthiest state in the U.S., according to the latest annual ranking by the United Health Foundation. Vermont climbed three spots, thanks in part to "a low incidence of chlamydia, a...
Health Spending Hits Record High, Even With 1 Million Fewer Insured
U.S. spending on health care grew to $3.65 trillion last year, climbing above $11,000 per person for the first time, according to a new report from Medicare actuaries. Spending rose 4.6% in 2018,...
A White House Report Slams Pelosi's Drug Plan. Experts Call Its Claims 'Nonsense'
The White House Council of Economic Advisers issued a report Tuesday warning that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's bill to lower prescription drug prices would have devastating health and economic costs...
How a Public Option Would Affect the Insurance MarketBy Michael Rainey
Several Democratic presidential candidates say a public option for health insurance would provide a more moderate, less disruptive alternative to the Medicare for All plan backed by Senators Bernie...
Joe Biden Says Pete Buttigieg 'Stole' His Health Care Plan
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that Pete Buttigieg, a surging rival for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, "stole" his health care proposal to expand the Affordable Care Act...
63% Say U.S. Health Care Has Huge Problems — and That's an Improvement
Here's a nugget of good news: Nearly two-thirds of Americans surveyed by Gallup say that the U.S. health care system is in a state of crisis or has major problems. Yes, that's good news because...
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Ione's is a student-operated restaurant located at the Appleton campus. It's both a full-service fine dining room and a premier learning lab for Culinary Arts students in the Restaurant Operations class. We feature great meals three days a week, with a variety of different themes.
Fall 2019 Serving Dates (PDF)
Need a Great Gift Idea?
Gift cards are available to purchase for use in Ione's from any cashier in the FVTC Appleton Campus cafeteria.
On Tuesday, August 20, reservations for fall 2019 will open. Reservations are open to the community; however seating is very limited, so book early! Call 920-996-2922 between 8 a.m.-3 p.m. and be prepared to leave a detailed message, as staffing hours vary. Groups larger than six are not able to share the same table. Seating times vary—please refer to the menu descriptions. Please specify preferred seating time when making your reservation.
Cancellation Policy
If reservations need to be canceled, please call a minimum of 3 working days in advance. If possible, please try to find a sub for your missing people before cancelling. Remember, this is a student-operated restaurant class.
Ione's Community Table
On Wednesdays at 11:15 a.m., we set a table for six people. Walk-ins, single diners, or others can join the table to meet new people, with or without a reservation. The Community Table began in honor of some special guests who were always inviting and gracious to others, and we think it is a fun tradition worth carrying on.
How to Find Ione's
Please use Entrance 10, which has handicapped parking and accessible restrooms for your convenience.
California has long been the cutting edge in what's new and what's hot on the culinary stage. Our students invite you to experience their version of a page cut from the West coast playbill. Diners can expect foods that have been fused with Pacific, Asian, and Latin influences. See PDF for seating times and dates.
The southern region of the U.S. is rich in history as well as agriculture, produce and dairy products. Join us on a culinary tour of this historic region. See PDF for seating times and dates.
As the students practice a bit of skill and showmanship, some selections on this menu will be partially or completely prepared at tableside and may include a flambé or flaming coffee service. Plan on a relaxing meal time as the French believe in somewhat longer meal service to fully appreciate the efforts of the Chef and the servers. As this is a controlled learning environment, we request that reservations are limited to one table per caller, with a maximum of four people. See PDF for seating times and dates.
Germany is rich in culture and history, dating back to Medieval and Renaissance times. This popular cuisine reflects a variety of pork, lamb, beef, veal, poultry and seafood. The standards of dumplings and potatoes will accompany your selections See PDF for seating times and dates..
This banquet style service features a five-course, pre-determined meal created by our student chefs and consists of a selection of delicacies representing current culinary trends in both food and service. At lunchtime, diners can count on the same great food and service with slightly smaller portions. See PDF for seating times and dates.
The Mediterranean theme includes many different cultures, where a variety of meats, poultry, seafood, grains, nuts, fruits, pastas, breads and vegetables abound. We feature countries such as Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Northern Africa on Ione's culinary tour through these mythical lands. See PDF for seating times and dates.
The states of this region—Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island—have long maintained the tradition of excellent seafood cooked simply to keep its natural flavors and textures intact and at the pinnacle of freshness. So catch a whiff of the salt air and bring your appetite on a culinary tour of this northernmost region of the U.S. See PDF for seating times and dates.
Price Range: $9.95-$15.95
Beverages, appetizers and desserts are not included in entrée price.
Inclusion of beverages, appetizers, soup, salad and dessert differ from theme to theme. Please check with your server to verify menu options and pricing.
Appleton Campus
1825 N. Bluemound Drive
Use Entrance 10
Call 920-996-2922 between 8 a.m.-3 p.m.


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- July/Aug 2012
Monstress, introduces a bold new San Francisco writer who explores the clash and meld of disparate cultures. In the National Magazine Award-nominated title story, a has-been movie director and his reluctant leading lady travel from Manila to Hollywood for one last chance at stardom, unaware of what they truly stand to lose. In "Felix Starro," a famous Filipino faith healer and his grandson conduct an illicit business in San Francisco, though each has his own plans for their earnings. And after the Beatles reject an invitation from Imelda Marcos for a Royal Command Performance, an aging bachelor attempts to defend her honor by recruiting his three nephews to attack the group at the Manila International Airport in "Help."
- May/June 2012
Golden Gate: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is turning 75 years old in 2012 and SFPL is joining in the celebration by encouraging everyone to learn more about our favorite bridge. Kevin's Starr's Golden Gate is a brilliant and passionate telling of the history of the bridge itself, and a recounting of the rich and peculiar history of the California experience. The Golden Gate is a grand public work, a symbol and a very real bridge, a magnet for both postcard photographs and suicides. In this compact but comprehensive narrative, Starr unfolds the hidden-in-plain sight meaning of the Golden Gate, putting it in its place among classic works of art.
- March/April 2012
The Best of It
The two hundred poems in The Best of It offer a stunning retrospective of her work, as well as a swath of never-before-published poems-all of which are sure to appeal equally to longtime fans and new readers.
- January/Febuary 2012
The Language of Flowers
A mesmerizing, moving, and elegantly written debut novel, The Language of Flowers beautifully weaves past and present, creating a vivid portrait of an unforgettable woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others even as she struggles to overcome her own troubled past. The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it's been more useful in communicating grief, mistrust, and solitude. After a childhood spent in the Bay Area foster-care system, she is unable to get close to anybody, and her only connection to the world is through flowers and their meanings.
- November/December 2012
- A Wrinkle in Time
Fifty years ago, Madeleine L'Engle introduced the world to A Wrinkle in Time, the wonderful characters Meg and Charles Wallace Murry, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe. When the children learn that Mr. Murry has been captured by the Dark Thing, they time travel to Camazotz, where they must face the leader IT in the ultimate battle between good and evil—a journey that threatens their lives and our universe. A Newbery Award winner, A Wrinkle in Time is an iconic novel that continues to inspire millions of fans around the world.


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Heathrow's six-week consultation asking for views on a fourth runway at the airport has launched today.
The airport wants feedback on its north-west runway plan, which has been shortlisted by the Davies Commission.
Heathrow's chief executive Colin Matthews said: "We believe our proposal to expand Heathrow is the right way to deliver the capacity Britain needs to connect to fast growing economies around the world.
"This consultation is to make sure we correctly understand what local people value and that we can take their views into account as we refine our proposal."
People in Richmond have not been sent one of the 140,000 questionnaires mailed out but can share their thoughts online.
Richmond Council leader Lord True said: "We know what the residents of this borough feel; no new runway, no more night flights, no expansion of Heathrow.
"They proved that by turning out in their tens of thousands at our referendum last year.
"Faced with the recent dismal report by the Davies Commission we need to be united and unequivocal in our opposition to expansion."
For the consultation questionnaire, visit heathrow.com/localcommunity.


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I was recently selected by Pssst to host a Chex Mix MyGetTogether. Pssst is run by General Mills. Members to Pssst get to give feedback on various General Mills products, coupons and the opportunity for free samples. Membership is free, so go ahead and sign up!
I took the Chex Mix to the Auburn/LSU tailgate and it was a hit! Pssst sent me three different flavors of Chex Mix. Original, Honey Nut and Turtle. Turtle was the crowd favorite. Most people, including me, had never heard of it. It was really good! I also received these cute football plates and the awesome Chex Mix bowl!
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I'm working on a class assignment that creates a "Space Merchant" game where you buy and sell commodities and travel to complete missions. My part of the assignment is broken up to six classes (Commodity, Ship, Player, Location, Mission and SpaceMerchant) where I am given the instance methods, I just have to fill them out based on their description. Also included in the program are four completed classes (World, Pair, Action, and UserInterface). Since there is so much involved, I've decided to not post my code directly on here but make a rar file including my progress on the six classes, the JAR file including the four given classes, and the text based world.
It is located here: SpaceMerchant.rar (Mediafire link that takes you to the download, not a direct download)
I'd like to think I'm pretty far in the assignment but still have some lingering issues
In the Player class, I am unsure of how to complete getMission and setMission. I've noticed that the return variable for one is the given parameter for the other. I'm unsure if they have a relationship or if they should be developed completely different.
In the Mission class, I have the same situation with isComplete and setComplete.
Finally, I'm stuck on the SpaceMerchant class. This is the class that is responsible for putting everything in motion including loading the world. I heard my lecturer explain to another student that a switch or if/else if tree is needed (that's why you see the beginning of one in my code). Beyond that, I have no idea and I'm hoping for a little direction.
I realize this is a lot to ask, and I'm very appreciative of those willing to give it a shot. I'm really stuck and could use any advice or even a point in the right direction.
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Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Bevacizumab in Treating Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery for High Risk Stage II or Stage III Colon Cancer
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00112918
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 3, 2005
Results First Posted : September 6, 2012
Last Update Posted : August 27, 2013
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|Tracking Information
|First Submitted Date ICMJE
|June 2, 2005
|First Posted Date ICMJE
|June 3, 2005
|Results First Submitted Date ICMJE
|June 1, 2012
|Results First Posted Date ICMJE
|September 6, 2012
|Last Update Posted Date
|August 27, 2013
|Study Start Date ICMJE
|December 2004
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|June 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00112918 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures
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|Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures
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|Brief Title ICMJE
|Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Bevacizumab in Treating Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery for High Risk Stage II or Stage III Colon Cancer
|Official Title ICMJE
|A Randomized, Three Arm Multinational Phase III Study to Investigate Bevacizumab (q3w or q2w) in Combination With Either Intermittent Capecitabine Plus Oxaliplatin (XELOX) (q3w) or Fluorouracil/Leucovorin With Oxaliplatin (FOLFOX-4) Versus FOLFOX-4 Regimen Alone as Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Colon Carcinoma: The AVANT Study
|Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Bevacizumab (Bv) may also stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Giving combination chemotherapy together with bevacizumab after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery. It is not yet known whether giving combination chemotherapy together with bevacizumab is more effective than combination chemotherapy alone in treating colon cancer in adjuvant setting.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying two different combination chemotherapy regimens with or without bevacizumab to compare how well they work in treating patients who have undergone surgery for high risk stage II or stage III colon cancer.
|Detailed Description
This was an open-label Phase III, multicenter, multinational, randomized, 3-arm study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bevacizumab in combination with either intermittent fluorouracil/leucovorin with oxaliplatin (FOLFOX4) or capecitabine plus oxaliplatin (XELOX) versus FOLFOX4 regimen alone, as adjuvant chemotherapy in colon carcinoma.
The treatment phase consisted of two parts of 24 weeks for a total of 48 weeks. The first part (weeks 1 to 24) consisted of treatment with either FOLFOX4, FOLFOX4 in combination with bevacizumab, or XELOX in combination with bevacizumab. The second part (weeks 25 to 48) consisted of single-agent bevacizumab for patients randomized to either bevacizumab-containing arm, but was only an observation period for patients assigned to the FOLFOX4-alone arm.
Patients were to be followed for recurrence/new occurrence of colorectal cancer and survival. Patients who experienced a confirmed recurrence, occurrence of a new colorectal cancer during therapy, or experienced unacceptable toxicity were to be taken off study treatment but remain in study follow-up. Patients that came off therapy due to a confirmed recurrence/appearance of new colorectal cancer, were to be followed for survival until the end of the study follow-up period. The primary analysis was performed 36 months after the last patient has been randomized. After the primary analysis, patients continue to be followed for survival for at least a further 2 years ie, until all patients have been followed-up for at least 5 years following randomization.
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|Phase 3
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|Colorectal Cancer
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|Publications *
|de Gramont A, Van Cutsem E, Schmoll HJ, Tabernero J, Clarke S, Moore MJ, Cunningham D, Cartwright TH, Hecht JR, Rivera F, Im SA, Bodoky G, Salazar R, Maindrault-Goebel F, Shacham-Shmueli E, Bajetta E, Makrutzki M, Shang A, André T, Hoff PM. Bevacizumab plus oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy as adjuvant treatment for colon cancer (AVANT): a phase 3 randomised controlled trial. Lancet Oncol. 2012 Dec;13(12):1225-33. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(12)70509-0. Epub 2012 Nov 16.
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
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|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Actual Enrollment ICMJE
|Original Enrollment ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Actual Study Completion Date ICMJE
|June 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|June 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Inclusion Criteria
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|Ages ICMJE
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers ICMJE
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|United States
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|Administrative Information
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P30CA016042 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
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|Not Provided
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
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|IPD Sharing Statement ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Responsible Party
|Hoffmann-La Roche
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|Hoffmann-La Roche
|Collaborators ICMJE
|National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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|Hoffmann-La Roche
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|June 2013
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I will make you readily acknowledged the most exact observer that has appeared in the world. ...if you publish them without such a theory ... they will only be thrown into the heap of observations of former astronomers.
I was concerned to be publicly brought upon the stage about what perhaps will never be fitted for the public and thereby the world put into an expectation of what perhaps they are never like to have: I do not love to be printed upon every occasion much less to be dunned and teazed by foreigners about mathematical things, or thought by our own people to be trifling away my time ...
Later, as President of the Royal Society, Newton got control of the Royal Observatory and had Halley print Flamsteed's star catalogue without his knowledge. He ordered Flamsteed to appear before him. We have a description of this meeting as set out in a letter which Flamsteed wrote to his friend Abraham Sharp:
I have had another contest with the President (Sir Isaac Newton) of the Royal Society, who had formed a plot to make my instruments theirs; and sent for me to a Committee, where only himself and two physicians (Dr Sloane, and another as little skilful as himself) were present. The President ran himself into a great heat, and very indecent passion.
I had resolved aforehand his knavish talk should not move me; showed him that all the instruments in the Observatory were my own; the mural arch and voluble quadrant having been made at my own charge, the rest purchased with my own money, except the sextant and two clocks, which were given me by Sir Jonas Moore, with Mr Towneley's micrometer, his gift, some years before I came to Greenwich. This nettled him; for he has got a letter from the Secretary of State for the Royal Society to be Visitors of the Observatory, and he said, "as good have no observatory as no instruments."
I complained then of my catalogue being printed by Raymer, without my knowledge, and that I was robbed of the fruit of my labours. At this he fired, and called me all the ill names, puppy, etc., that he could think of. All I returned was, I put him in mind of his passion, desired him to govern it, and keep his temper: this made him rage worse, and he told me how much I had received from the Government in thirty-six years I had served. I asked what he had done for the £500 per annum that he had received ever since he had settled in London.
This made him calmer; but finding him going to burst out again, I only told him my catalogue, half finished, was delivered into his hands, on his own request, sealed up. He could not deny it, but said Dr Arbuthnot had procured the Queen's order for opening it. This, I am persuaded, was false; or it was got after it had been opened. I said nothing to him in return; but, with a little more spirit than I had hitherto showed, told them that God (who was seldom spoken of with due reverence in that meeting) had hitherto prospered all my labours, and I doubted not would do so to a happy conclusion; took my leave and left them.
Dr Sloane had said nothing all this while; the other Doctor told me I was proud, and insulted the President, and ran into the same passion with the President. At my going out, I called to Dr Sloane, told him he had behaved himself civilly, and thanked him for it. I saw Raymer after, drank a dish of coffee with him, and told him, still calmly, of the villainy of his conduct, and called it blockish. Since then they let me be quiet; but how long they will do so I know not, nor am I solicitous.