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By Stephanie Oswald, Special to CNN • Updated 1st February 2013
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Whether or not you care about the big game on Sunday, if you have plans to visit New Orleans any time in the near future, you're a winner of Super Bowl XLVII. When the final seconds tick away on the scoreboard, New Orleanians and the some 10 million visitors likely to travel to the Big Easy this year will be left with a new-and-improved mecca on the Mississippi.
Local officials say the process of putting its game face on for the Super Bowl helped push the memories of Katrina damage even deeper into the history vaults.
"This is probably the greatest example I can give you of resiliency. Here we are, seven years after Hurricane Katrina, the NFL has awarded us the biggest party and biggest celebration that they have," said Mark Romig, president and CEO of New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation.
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The tourism marketing organization says the game inspired $1.3 billion in infrastructure improvements, including upgrades to downtown hotels, a total makeover at the airport, enhancements at the Superdome and repairs to area highways, streets, sidewalks and the streetcar line. Also funded were five new playgrounds that will be completed as part of the "
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Romig says the city used Super Bowl XLVII as the goalpost, timing-wise, for countless projects that have brought the city to a new level of post-Katrina recovery.
Mardi Gras beyond bare breasts
The Louis Armstrong International Airport, many visitors' first and last impression of the city, has been noticeably lacking in authentic New Orleans food and flair. With the NFL and its entourage heading to the Crescent City, $356 million was dedicated to revamping the amenities and the aesthetics of the terminal buildings. Among the improvements that took flight: new restaurants, signage and runway approach lights.
While the city surpassed pre-Katrina visitor spending in 2011 -- with $5.47 billion spent that year -- the actual visitor count has yet to rise above the bar of 10.4 million visitors, the number of arrivals in 2004. Romig says he doesn't like to speculate, but he's optimistic about 2013 being a record-breaker, especially with this three-week party kicking off the year.
"The Super Bowl footprint is very large. Then you have the added impact of Mardi Gras, which brings in several hundreds of millions of dollars on its own. So when you combine the two, it's a wonderful, positive, double whammy for the city of New Orleans, the state of Louisiana and the region," he said. His organization puts the economic impact for the three weeks of what's been dubbed "Super Gras" at approximately $730 million.
Barry Kern, president of Mardi Gras World and co-chair of the Super Bowl Hospitality Committee, says the overhaul is "just another building block to New Orleans being rebuilt and becoming a city of the 21st century where everybody would want to be."
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Even though their team isn't marching into the Superdome on Sunday, many Saints fans are still riding the high of winning the Super Bowl in 2010. Mavis Early, executive director of the Greater New Orleans Hotel & Lodging Association, is glad to see football filling the city's 37,000 hotel rooms, but she's even more emotional about what the sport has meant to her city, calling the Saints "the true catalyst to the recovery of New Orleans."
It has been two years, but the euphoria still lingers. Having the Super Bowl at the Superdome calls to mind how the Saints' victory helped "wash away whatever negative emotions people were holding onto from the impact of Katrina and the levee breaks," says Early.
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Hosting this game ties New Orleans with Miami for the city that has been home to the most Super Bowls; the last time was in 2002. Kern says he's certain that if Hurricane Katrina hadn't struck, New Orleans would be alone in the top spot.
"Our hospitality is the biggest plus. I guarantee, you come to New Orleans and you're going to be treated better than you'll be treated anywhere else that you're ever going to go for a Super Bowl," says Kern, whose Mardi Gras World is a beehive of activity now, as workers put the finishing touches on hundreds of floats soon to be parading through the city streets.
Mardi Gras day is February 12. The city spread out its annual Carnival celebration this year, altering the parade schedule to allow for a pause on the days immediately surrounding Super Bowl Sunday.
If Baltimore and San Francisco fans get a taste of the city and hate the thought of leaving, Romig and other city leaders are urging them to stay for a parade or two. Kern is hoping that exposing the sports crowd to the joys of Carnival and Mardi Gras will help communicate the family-friendly reality of the event.
Two smiling tourists from New York are proof that seeing is believing. "Before coming here all we heard about was drunk people in the streets, but everyone's been friendly and not so crazy," said Yolanda Huang. Her friend Jeanne Hsu agreed, adding, "It's really easy to get around. I feel very safe and it's cleaner than what I expected."
Another group of friends from Sao Paulo, Brazil, was enjoying an early Mardi Gras parade on Friday afternoon, dancing along with the Krewe of Cork.
"In Brazil, we play soccer. We don't know so much about the American football," said one of them, with a smile. "But we are here for the Mardi Gras and the vacation."
Even before the kickoff for Super Bowl XLVII, city officials are planning their next mission. Kern has no doubt the Super Bowl will make a return trip fairly soon. And the tourism marketing corporation is strategizing for 2018. That's when New Orleans will turn 300 years old, or if you start over and count time forward from the storm -- as so many in this region were forced to do -- it will be in its 13th year of renewal.
So who's going to win on Sunday? According to Romig, "In the long term, the citizens of the area are the biggest winners because they're going to benefit from all these great things that have happened in the city."
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: For a mere $1.25, there are several options. The St. Charles line is one of the most popular, and this time of year, visitors will get to see trees and street signs draped in Carnival beads. Hop on where St. Charles hits Canal for a rewarding low-cost tour.
Take the free ferry
: The Algiers Ferry leaves every 30 minutes from the dock right next to the aquarium to cross the Mississippi. Get off at Algiers Point and walk around, or simply ride across and back while enjoying the view. Fans in town this week should go at dusk for the special treat of seeing St. Louis Cathedral lit up by the media crews.
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As we open the month of July, keep in mind that the booklets for lottery hunts are about due. I contacted the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in Austin and was told the Special Drawing and Regular Permit Hunting Opportunities booklets would be in Austin either the last week of June or the first week of July. If you entered the drawings last year, a book will be sent to you. Otherwise they should be available at the local TPWD on Eastex Freeway in Beaumont.
At one point in time these hunts, were much more affordable than they are now, but they are still less costly than some of the private-land hunts. That is the case if your application is one of those selected. I've been on several of these hunts at various locations over the years and they, in most cases, were handled really professionally. The folks who run the hunts are cordial and they expect each hunter to abide strictly by the rules and regulations. Should you not have a place already located for hunting, this might be the answer to that. The booklet offers many kinds of hunts for a large variety of game and with various hunting equipment such as guns or archery.
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Since I'm on the subject of books and such, there is an author of a new publication that may lead both novice and experienced speckled anglers to greater success. His name is Daren Guernsey and yes, he is a local writer that has been a top-notch fishing guide both inland and offshore. Daren's first book is titled "Turning Tides."
I've made it a point over the years to read a good number of how-to books about saltwater fishing. Some of them would contain some helpful hints about how to catch fish in a general sense. There would mostly be lots of fillers used in order to make the book have more pages. That is not the case in "Turning Tides." Captain Guernsey has gotten directly to his point in each paragraph of instructions.
Folks that are more experienced in the pursuit of speckled trout will likely learn some of Guernsey's guide experiences, but could also be reminded of situations that have been forgotten over time.
One of the first things mentioned is water quality. Is super salty or super fresh water an indication as to the possible presence of speckled trout? How about water clarity? Do either of those have an effect on the fish? Water temperature is also deeply discussed in Guernsey's book.
Then there is the effect of tidal flows on the fish. Where to go for the more consistent success during various tides is included. There is even in-depth discussion about times of slack or no tidal flows. Are the deeper or more shallow water areas the places to be in during each situation? Knowing whether the fish will be in the same places no matter the time of year is deeply discussed from a professional guide's point of view.
So where do we begin the fishing day on days with clouds or no clouds? How about a day that starts out one way and then the weather changes? Do sudden squalls or barometer changes have great effects on the fish's feeding patterns?
Many of the dedicated speckled trout anglers will have special equipment for their sport. Rods, reels, line, lures, and even natural or live bait require some knowledge of how to and when to use what. Guernsey covers this, and one would surmise that even a freshwater angler can use their equipment for speckled trout most of the time. There are even some tips that the author has learned over his long experience that will likely be a help to all of us.
This book, which I understand will be the initial one in a series, will certainly be a great asset if catching speckled trout is your goal. Its size makes it convenient to take along in a tackle box as a reference. The captain indicates that the book is written as a help tool. There is nothing outside of nature itself that can make the fish bite. This book will, however, put the odds highly in your favor. By the way, there are some recipes for preparing speckled trout in the book if you follow the book's directions.
I do recommend Guernsey's new book. Captain Daren Guernsey may be contacted at www.nowimpyfish.com.


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She must have noticed my books about the Bible on
the table. If that wasn't a give-away, surely the
bow-tie was. Whatever the 'tell,' she felt the
inclination to ask: "So, are you like a pastor or
Whenever I'm asked this question, I intentionally
delay my response. I do this not because I'm ashamed
of either my faith or my status as clergy, but
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"Yes I am; a Presbyterian pastor, actually."
"Oh that is cool," she replied, as she continued
wiping down the table.
"Like, is that the same as a priest? Because I am a
Christian. Actually, I was. I mean, I haven't gone
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Springfield. You might know what it is. It is that
really big one. I think the name is…"
She stood trying to think of the name of her church.
"Oh this is awful and embarrassing."
I assured her it wasn't. "I understand. There are a
lot of churches in Springfield."
Stopping what she was doing, she looked at me and
said, "You are right on that."
We returned to the tasks at hand: I went back to
researching and "sermonizing," and she to sweeping
and wiping surfaces, though not venturing too far
from my table.
Just as my coffee was turning cold, the question
behind her lingering presence emerged, "So, like, do
you baptize babies? Like, I have a child." She gazed
away from me for a second, before adding: "This is
awful, but, he is already 1. And I know his daddy
would want him baptized. I do too. But, like, where
or how do I do that?" After explaining that they're
separated—that they aren't even married— she added
that she wishes she could go to church
The Sacrament of Baptism, the sign and seal of God's
grace and our response, is the foundational
recognition of Christian
commitment...[W-3.3600--Book of Order]
To her, because of her "situation," she has nowhere
to worship.
I sat with that for a second as she continued to
tell me her story.
But what stopped me in my tracks; what made me hang
that coffee mug just before touching my lips; what
made me both excited and sad was this question:
"So, if I want my baby baptized, like, how much does
it cost?"
What an interesting question.
This quandary stopped me in my tracks, pondering the
meaning and measurable "cost" embedded in this
sacred mystery, this sacrament of our faith.
So, what does it cost?
I wanted to say this: it costs everything.
Baptism costs time— not as a repetitive event, but through
participation in a community committed both to one another, and
perpetuating the reign of God through acts of kindness, mercy, and
peace. It costs abandoning the lies society tells us by believing in
the good news that in life and in death, we belong entirely to God.
Baptizing your child will cost you the assumption that you are alone
in this life, but will give you the security of knowing that you
have gained a family, to teach, to love, and to care for your child.
Her question made me wonder how much the church (lowercase 'c')
twisted this reality for her. It made me wonder when community was
replaced by transaction where outsiders to our worship spaces feel
like they need to "pay" for the privilege of fitting in.
Baptism, as a "cost," is shared by the community. When your baby is
baptized, we as your sisters and brothers enter into covenant with
you, and God, making this promise: "We are here for you. We will
always be here for you. Even if it means losing our lives for you!"
That is what I didn't say.
Instead, I asked her to clarify.
She meant money.
I told her the truth: that most churches don't charge, but welcome
your participation in the life of the community.
She responded with a suspicious, "Oh really."
She cleaned.
I wrote.
Both sitting in that awkward silence before she thanked me for being
so polite and helpful.
As she walked away, she added: "Maybe I'll come visit you some
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For residents of New York City, Central Park is an oasis within the city's concrete jungle, where the hustle and bustle of city life can be forgotten amidst the greenery. But for a coyote named Hal, the park became a death trap as he was doggedly pursued by ground and air until chased, cornered, sedated and finally captured over the course of two days in April 2006. After recovering at a wildlife rehabilitation facility, Hal's story should have had a happy ending with his release back into the wild. Instead, it ended in a tragedy when he died due to aggressive handling to attach an ear tag.
While his official cause of death was clear, Hal's demise began as soon as he was identified as an unwelcome canine guest in a human-dominated landscape. Because Hal had a name, his story became fodder for television news stations. Other large animals with teeth or claws, such as bears, lions and alligators, also attract media attention when they conflict with humans-often exacerbating society's fear of these creatures. Largely because of such fear, many animals lose their lives as a result of conflicts with humans. In some cases, state or agency policies require animals who attack people to be killed, while in other cases, animals are exterminated out of convenience, revenge, or because they are unintended victims of human development, activity or ignorance.
The US Department of Agriculture, through its controversial Wildlife Services division, kills millions of animals each year in response to these conflicts. In 2004, Wildlife Services personnel killed 82,891 carnivorous animals, including 191 wolves, 317 black bears, 359 mountain lions, 1,918 bobcats and 75,674 coyotes, purportedly to protect cattle and sheep. However, the most recent government statistics reveal only 3 percent (224,200) of 8 million sheep and only 0.18 percent (190,000) of over 104.5 million cattle were killed by predators in 2004 and 2005, respectively, with 29,800 sheep and nearly 22,000 cattle killed by dogs. Indeed, far more sheep (376,100) and cows (3,861,000) were killed by causes other than predation.
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While it is easy to label alligators as man-eaters, mountain lions as savage and bears as killers, understanding the ecology and behavior of these species demonstrates their ecological value and explains why conflicts with humans occur. In Florida, the media failed to look beyond the sensational nature of the recent alligator attacks to understand what may have contributed to those incidents. The alligators were not man-eaters, but were in fact searching for habitat in response to the area's ongoing drought. They were also more active than normal because it was breeding season. In combination with increased development destroying vast amounts of their habitat, conflicts between alligators and humans were and still are inevitable. Yet they can be minimized-by not swimming where alligators may be present, avoiding areas where alligators may be resting, and not dangling feet into alligator-occupied ponds, lakes or canals.
If you have spent time in mountain lion habitat, you have probably been watched by one of nature's most reclusive big cats. While mountain lion attacks receive significant media attention, such attacks are extraordinarily rare. A study by Northern Arizona University's Dr. Paul Beier showed that from 1890 to 1990, there were nine fatal and 44 non-fatal mountain lion attacks on people in the United States and Canada. Though a few additional attacks have occurred since 1990, their likelihood remains extremely low. In fact, you are far more likely to die from a lightning strike than from a mountain lion attack.
In the case of bears, their presence in suburban neighborhoods is usually the result of young bears in search of their own habitat to call home, hungry bears looking for food, or thirsty bears seeking a drink. Though a bear is not likely to be tolerated living in a residential neighborhood, as in the case of mountain lions, bear attacks are rare. According to Dr. Stephen Herrerro, a professor at the University of Calgary and the author of several books on bear attacks, there are an average of three fatal bear attacks (across all species) and five to 15 serious injuries attributable to the animals each year in North America. Considering the millions of bear-human interactions each year, the injury rates are extremely low.
While such attacks are uncommon, there are steps you can take to further reduce the risk of an encounter if working, living or enjoying outdoor activities in mountain lion or bear country. These include carrying and knowing how to properly use pepper spray, making noise when hiking or hiking in a group, storing and securing leftover food or garbage when camping and paying attention to your surroundings to avoid unintentionally creating a conflict situation. If you do have the fortune of observing one of these animals in the wild, do not panic and do not run. If the animal is in close proximity, make yourself appear as big as possible, pick up any small children, be prepared to use the pepper spray, and slowly leave the area while always keeping an eye on the animal.
Less physically threatening animals are also often viewed as a threat. Coyotes, foxes and deer are extraordinarily adaptable species able to live within human altered landscapes. Coyotes and foxes are ecologically valuable, consuming berries, fruit and grasshoppers, along with rats, mice, gophers, voles and other species that can carry diseases. While they are frequently accused of depredating family pets, there are plenty of ways to protect companion animals while learning to peacefully coexist with these wily canines. In Vancouver, Canada, a program called "Co-existing with Coyotes" has proved enormously successful in reducing coyote-human conflicts through education and action. Robert Boelens, a self-taught naturalist, created and implemented the program, teaching people to avoid feeding coyotes, to clean up or alter urban lots that provide cover for coyotes, and to take direct action-what Boelens describes as being "big, mean, and loud." His efforts have significantly reduced human-coyote conflicts and are far more effective than lethal coyote control programs used in the past. While deer are both loved and hated in suburban America, it is inevitable that deer-human conflicts will continue to increase as more deer habitat is converted into residential developments. In many cases, by building in forested areas, we create more productive deer habitat by retaining forest cover while providing deer access to our lawns, ornamental shrubbery and gardens. With more roads and more vehicles, an increase in deer-vehicle accidents is likely, regardless of the size of deer populations. We can learn to live with these creatures by landscaping with unpalatable plants, creating safer roads for drivers and wildlife, or simply slowing down at dusk and dawn in the fall when deer-vehicle accidents are most likely.
Though some people experience conflicts with larger mammals, most wildlife-human conflicts involve smaller animals like skunks, squirrels, bats and raccoons. Other species, including voles, woodchucks, beavers, chipmunks, pigeons and various other species of birds, can also clash with humans. These conflicts can be resolved using non-lethal strategies and products as well. Prevention is the key to avoid a conflict situation. By using wire screen or hardware cloth to seal any access points to your attic, under your house or porch, or into your shed or storage facility, you can reduce the risk of unwanted guests living in your home. If these guests are already present, then depending on the species, a variety of strategies can be used to evict these unwanted guests humanely, including being patient and allowing the animals and any potential offspring to leave on their own or using adverse environmental stimuli (e.g. lights, blaring music, noxious smells) to create an unpleasant atmosphere. In some cases, one-way trap doors can be used to allow an animal to leave a space where he or she is unwanted, while not allowing reentry. Regardless of the non-lethal strategy used, it is important to remember that there may be baby animals involved, so it is critical to avoid separating a mother from her young.
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As our suburbs continue to spread, as we spend more time enjoying the outdoors, and as wildlife adapt to living amongst humans, conflicts between wildlife and humans will continue to escalate. Whether the issue is field mice in our cupboards, beaver dams flooding our yards, coyotes strolling our streets, deer eating our gardens, black bears entering residential neighborhoods, or geese defiling our favorite golf course, we can learn how to live with these species humanely using education, common sense, ingenuity and some useful tools. First, we must change our attitudes about wildlife and become more tolerant of wildlife in our midst. We tend to fear what we do not know. Many people are not often around wildlife and are therefore scared when they see a deer or a coyote in their backyard. It is appropriate to fear wild animals since they are unpredictable. However, that fear must be balanced, sensible and tempered with the knowledge that most wild animals are more fearful of humans than we are of them.
A coyote in your neighborhood does not mean your pets or children will be attacked. Such a conflict can be resolved by making your yard coyote-proof or accompanying your pets outside at dusk and dawn, as well as simply chasing the animals away. Feeding your dog outdoors may be common practice in the city, with leftovers providing nourishment to backyard squirrels. But in the suburbs, a coyote, fox, raccoon, opossum, skunk or bear could be attracted to such leftovers. In the city, open garbage containers may be inviting to birds and rats, while in bear country, bear-proof garbage receptacles are essential to reduce the attractiveness of an area to these curious and hungry animals. It is important to analyze the conditions of your particular habitat when taking steps to avoid wildlife conflicts.
When living or enjoying recreational activities in wildlife habitat, it must be remembered that wildlife are not invading our homes, but rather, we are guests in theirs. As a consequence, our values and expectations must be altered to recognize that wildlife conflicts are possible and are a cost of living or enjoying outdoor activities. However, they can be humanely prevented or eliminated. If you are experiencing conflicts with wildlife or live in areas where wildlife-human problems are likely, there are several fundamental strategies to reducing them:
- Keep trash in animal-proof containers with tight lids, and store such containers in a secure location until trash pick-up day or until the contents can be disposed of;
- Eliminate all other potential wildlife attractants from your yard by cleaning or storing barbecues in a secure building after each use, feeding your companion animals indoors, temporarily or permanently removing squirrel or bird feeders, and storing all food products indoors;
- Do not feed wildlife by offering food to wild creatures in your yard just because they look hungry or are cute; and
- Enjoy wildlife from a safe distance and never closely approach, touch or play with a wild animal.
For small animals, there is virtually never a situation that requires an animal to be killed in order to resolve a wildlife-human conflict. There are, however, instances when bears, lions, coyotes or other potentially dangerous species need to be trapped and relocated or euthanized to protect public safety. Every homeowner, however, can help reduce the need for such lethal control by making their homes less attractive to wildlife and learning what to do if he or she sees these species in the wild. For each animal, there are techniques, tools and products that can reduce, prevent or eliminate conflicts. Some work better than others and some may require labor, trial and error and patience. Yet by providing humane solutions, your family and property will be protected while you peacefully coexist with your wild neighbors.
For More Information
There is an abundance of information on how to coexist with wildlife and how to humanely address a particular wildlife conflict. Sources include your local library or humane society, your state's wildlife agency and the internet. To learn more about addressing specific wildlife-human conflicts, visit www.wildlifehotline.org, a website developed by animal protection advocates that provides non-lethal and humane solutions to wildlife conflicts. For information specific to resolving predator-human conflicts, visit the Living With Wildlife Foundation website at www.lwwf.org.
Innovative Tools
Many wildlife-human conflicts are unintentional. For example, homeowners who enjoy the benefits of pools and hot tubs must sometimes remove dead frogs, mice, turtles and other animals from their pools. It is estimated that more than 100 million small animals die in pools and hot tubs each year. Rich Mason, a wildlife biologist in has developed the Froglog - a device that reduces this mortality by providing animals who have fallen into pools and hot tubs a chance to escape. For more information about the Froglog or to order some for your pool, please visit www.froglog.us.
The Coyote-Roller, a device that attaches to the top of a fence and rolls when an animal attempts to use the top fence rail to access a yard, provides an effective coyote deterrent and also keeps dogs and cats from escaping from yards. More information about the Coyote-Roller can be found at www.coyoteroller.com. Additional humane products for resolving wildlife-human conflicts can be found on the internet. Please note that many companies sell both lethal and non-lethal control products, so it is best to think humanely and buy from those who sell only non-lethal products.


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An unmanned rocket blasted off from Earth Friday night on a mission to explore our celestial "backyard."
NASA's LADEE (pronounced like "laddie") will loop around the moon to study its ever-so-delicate atmosphere and attempt to solve the puzzle of whether dust actually levitates from the lunar surface.
The 6 1/2-foot tall orbiter was launched on a former U.S. Air Force intercontinetal ballistic missile at 8:27 p.m. PT Friday from Virginia's Eastern Shore. It's NASA's last planned lunar orbiter.
"Yes, weapons of mass destruction have been put to peaceful and scientific purposes," said UCLA professor Dr. David Page, at panelist at a launch party in Pasadena, Calif.
Studying the nearby moon's atmosphere will give scientists a peek into how other planetary bodies that aren't so close developed, according to NASA.
Because it hasn't changed much since its initial development (unlike Earth, Mars and Venus), the moon is like a time machine when it comes to studying planetary evolution.
The moon's surface boundary exosphere -- a very thin atmosphere -- may be the most common type of atmosphere in our solar system.
Getting to know what blankets the moon will let scientists apply those discoveries to other celestial bodies – among them, Mercury, larger asteroids and many moons orbiting the gas giants.
LADEE will also test whether laser communication beyond Earth is possible. If so, it will allow for 3D high-definition video transmissions into deep space.
The $280 million mission will last six months and end with a suicide plunge into the moon for LADEE (or the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer), which is about the size of a small car and managed by NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif.
Unlike the quick three-day Apollo flights to the moon, LADEE will take a full month to get there. An Air Force Minotaur rocket, built by Orbital Sciences Corp., is providing the ride from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.
It's the first moonshot from Virginia. All but one of NASA's approximately 40 moon missions, including the manned Apollo flights of the late 1960s and early 1970s, originated from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
The most recent were the twin Grail spacecraft launched two years ago. The lone exception, Clementine, a military-NASA venture, rocketed away from Southern California in 1994.


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The Defense Department's commitment in 2002 to the concept of network-centric warfare made the idea of full network integration — from headquarters to the warfighter in the field — a hot topic in government and industry. But the idea that those on the front lines should have access to a broad range of information to make decisions on the spot is not a new one.
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DOD maps out infrastructure to support network-centric force
"Net-centricity has existed as long as there have been more than three people on the battlefield," said Terry Morgan, director of business development for Cisco Systems' Global Government Solutions group.
In its current form, the concept of network-centric operations entails optimizing networks for the rapid, trusted point-to-point exchange of information.
"It isn't really about warfare," Morgan said. "It really covers operations of all types." Warfare is just another operation.
In its simplest definition, network-centric warfare, network-centric operations or network centricity is the ability to enable persons anywhere — on the battlefield, say — to pull the information they need when they need it, rather than waiting to have the information pushed to them from a central source. But net centricity is not simple to achieve. The DOD's principal networking backbone, the Global Information Grid, or GIG, is a distributed, stovepiped system of networks with varying degrees of interoperability that hamper the ability to achieve net centricity, according to the department's architectural vision for a new net-centric GIG.
"In addition, the current GIG is static rather than dynamic; it cannot quickly adapt to satisfy unanticipated needs and users," DOD's vision statement says. "Most importantly, the current GIG is not suited to support [network-centric operations] — it does not support the ability of warfighters and business and intelligence operators to leverage the power of information."
To support the network-centric operations, the GIG must evolve to support the exchange and management of information among all users through well-defined interfaces, according to the architectural vision: "A key element of the future GIG will be its ability to extend that visibility, accessibility and sharing to unanticipated users."
The ubiquity of both wired and wireless, fixed and mobile networks today and the convergence of multiple protocols and services onto a common IP infrastructure, now make possible this network-centric GIG, said Bob Natale, chief engineer at Mitre.
"This provides the capability of realizing network centricity rather than just having it as a vision," Natale said.
But although the capability is available, DOD is not yet at the point of having full network centricity, he said. Bandwidth is necessary for network centricity, but it alone is not sufficient. "On the network operations front, a lot has to happen."
The ability to transport multiple protocols and services across a common infrastructure does not ensure that all elements of that infrastructure are truly interoperable or that network management and policies are compatible. That means DOD cannot ensure that the information being transported is being handled in the same way at all stages of its journey.
"As you make a handoff from one administrative boundary to another, there needs to be a common way to recognize that data, and carry things like quality of service information and other policy information," said Tim LeMaster, director of systems engineering at Juniper Networks. "There has to be a common set of standards for how that handoff is established."
Those handoffs currently are handled under "gentlemen's agreements" between carriers on how quality of service and service-level agreements are honored by third parties.
"Generally speaking, there has been very good cooperation between carriers," LeMaster said. "But there are no standards for that."
Putting formal standards in place could help leverage existing network infrastructures to deliver a growing array of services on an ad hoc basis, which could in turn offer great tactical and financial advantages, depending on what sector you are working in.
"The trick is that there are going to be nodes all over the world," said Juniper's Todd Shimizu. "If I am going to pull it off, there needs to some sort of federated framework to enable management of quality, security and [in the case of commercial content] remuneration."
Shimizu is Juniper's program manager for IPsphere, an industry group that now is part of the TM Forum and is working on the development of such a framework. The TM Forum is focused on standardizing network management among a growing variety of networks and network operators that now includes mobile, wireless and satellite, as well as fixed networks; and content providers and enterprises such as DOD as well as traditional carriers.
Setting standards
Standardization makes good economic sense while enabling delivery of network centric services to DOD and other defense enterprises, said TM Forum president Martin Creaner.
"There is a lot of off-the-shelf equipment that, if there is an adherence to standards, is reusable in the defense industry," Creaner said. Standards can help reduce or eliminate what he called the "integration tax," or the cost of making things work. "Integration tax is a huge overhead for any organization. For every one dollar you spend on software, you spend another five dollars to make it work in your environment," he said.
IPsphere and the TM Forum are not alone in the quest for network-centric standards. Cisco's Morgan is chairman of the Network-Centric Operations Industry Consortium, an industry group developing specifications for fully-integrated networking.
NCOIC is a not-for-profit association of more than 75 member organizations from 18 countries, established in 2004 to advance deployment of net-centric applications. Members represent defense contractors, systems integrators and IT companies along with government agencies and emergency responders. NCOIC advisory bodies include government officials, standards groups and other public- and private-sector stakeholders. The members came together to chart a development path toward network centricity, including specifications for interoperable equipment and architectural guidance. It also has produced a tool for analyzing the degree of network centricity in a system.
The analysis tool was developed by Lockheed Martin and donated to the consortium. It is a methodology for questioning the ability of a system to hand off to and to accept data from other systems while maintaining policy and management information that is necessary to enable network centricity. The capabilities and capacities of interoperating systems need to be matched, or at least understood, in order to seamlessly exchange data.
Network centricity is not just for DOD any more, said Kevin Orr, director of Cisco's federal defense unit and a participant in NCOIC.
"As the trend matures, we are seeing across government a movement toward off-the-shelf technology" and the adoption of network-centric goals for operations, Orr said. "It's the same principle over again. It comes down to command and control."
One agency looking to network centricity to enhance a vital command and control structure is the Federal Aviation Administration, which recently entered into an agreement with NCOIC to help in development of FAA's national airspace transformation program, called the Next Generation Air Transportation System.
FAA plans to phase in the system over the next 16 years, replacing current radar technology with a more accurate and efficient satellite-based system. At the heart of the new infrastructure is the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast system, which lets airplanes determine their position using a global navigation satellite system and broadcast that information to other aircraft and ground stations, rather than depending on ground-based radar.
But industry observers have complained the agency is not moving quickly enough to meet its 2025 goal of implementing NextGen, and the Government Accountability Office says FAA needs to provide incentives for the airline industry to invest in the equipment needed to make it work.
Under a five-year, $10 million contract, NCOIC will analyze and evaluate NextGen's enterprise architecture views, products, plans, net-centric patterns and operational concepts. It also will provide an industry voice in the form of recommendations for using net-centric standards requirements in NextGen procurements to enhance interoperability.
Incorporating an industry review of the program this early in the development process is a new concept that FAA hopes will help speed system development, reduce cost to FAA and encourage broad airline industry adoption of the new technology.
Building networks
The IPsphere project is developing sets of interface specifications and standards to enable network-centric applications. A Defense Interest Group within TM Forum is working with the IPsphere project to develop a common framework for specifying and delivering services. Within the defense community, "there is a consensus that they don't want to be in the networking business," Shimizu said. "They want to be able to publish their needs in a template that service providers will be able to use to build the services."
IPsphere's concept of a service script could enable this, allowing end users to pick and choose providers that meet their needs with standardized services.
IPsphere was formed in 2003 by Juniper and a number of large network carriers looking for answers to the challenge of managing networks and data in multi-domain environments. It became the IPsphere Forum to pursue standards development in 2005 and became a project of the broader TM Forum in 2008.
TM Forum was established in 1988 as a telecommunications industry group focused on management of large carrier networks. Its scope has expanded and today it claims more than 750 members, including tier 1, 2 and 3 carriers, fixed and mobile network providers, content providers, hardware and software vendors and systems integrators.
The IPsphere framework is a service-oriented architecture, Shimizu said. It enables the abstraction of objects that can be mixed and matched by service providers according to the needs of users.
"You only publish the things you want to do," and the service provider uses the objects to set up the business rules for them, Shimizu said. "The Internet is pretty light on rules and control."
The first set of specs in the IPsphere framework containing the basic functional blocks were released in June 2007, followed by a second set covering session services and resource management in February 2009. Initial specifications were field tested by an international group of telecom carriers during last year's TM Forum gathering in Orlando, Fla., to dynamically set up end-to-end video services. They were further tested at this year's TM Forum gathering in Nice, France, to run a more complex high-definition video conferencing application.
The next release of specifications is expected to be completed late this year or in 2010 and will update the original functional blocks with a greater level of detail.
Rules of order
Better rules also are needed for handling information within the enterprise as well as between networks to fully enable network centricity, said William Chang, a technology fellow at Booz Allen Hamilton. The Defense Information Systems Agency is moving to a policy-based enterprise level of management that is based on the behavior of information resources on the network, he said.
"Network centricity is not about the network or networking," Chang said. "It is about information sharing and information management."
With all of the attention being given to network-centric operations, are we network centric yet?
"It's an evolving situation," with progress being made on both the technology and policy fronts, Mitre's Natale said. He said he expects to see additional progress over the next couple of years. "But it is not a global reality. There is a lot of work to be done."
Within the defense community, the concept of network centricity itself might change as the new administration and new departmental leadership gain experience in fighting new kinds of wars. The need for the warfighter on the ground to be able to pull essential information into the field is real, but the military is inherently leader-centric, Natale said. The idea of complete network centricity might have to be adapted to take into account the need for a commander to make decisions at some point.
"You might see some rethinking," Natale said.
"There is still a lot of work ahead," Shimizu agreed.
Specifications and standards still need to be developed and refined, and buy-in across the complete spectrum of stakeholders still is needed, he said. Discussions are ongoing between industry and the defense community to apply the network-centric framework for service provisioning and management to the new model of military operations.
"That is a priority for all sides," Shimizu said.
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- Speaker: Jan Kycia, University of Waterloo
- Abstract: Dy2Ti2O7 is a material with a pyrochlore lattice of corner-sharing tetrahedral. Crystal-field effects constrain the magnetic moments of the rare-earth ions to point along the axis connecting the centres of the two neighbouring tetrahedra. As a result, the magnetic moments are highly frustrated and possess a ground state containing a large residual entropy similar to water ice. Because of this similarity to water ice, the system is called a spin ice. Recently a very interesting perspective has been developed in which the thermal excitations in the magnetic spins are viewed as magnetic monopoles. In this talk, I will review some of the progress in understanding spin ice and the monopole picture. I will discuss my group's results of specific heat, ac susceptibility and magnetization measurements.
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MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The Georgia College men's basketball team (8-12, 4-9 PBC) dropped a road contest Thursday night at the University of Montevallo (15-6, 11-3 PBC) by a 69-49 score.
The stingy Falcon defense surrendered just one double-digit scorer on the night, as senior Scott Ferguson (Roswell, Ga.) tallied 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting.
The Falcons controlled things from the start, jumping out to a 14-2 lead by the 14:17 mark. Montevallo led 40-27 at halftime. Georgia College never managed to get the game back into a single-digit deficit in the second half, getting as close as 59-47 on a Ferguson three with 5:27 remaining.
The Bobcats were out-shot 43 percent (24-56) to 33 percent (17-52) with the Falcons controlling the boards 46-26.
Montevallo put four scorers in double-digits, led by Silas Mills with 13 points. Troran Brown and Travis DeShazior each had 12, while Jonas Brown added 11 points. Mills nabbed 15 rebounds for his first career double-double, all in reserve action.
The loss puts Georgia College at 4-9 in Peach Belt Conference (PBC) play, positioned seventh in the PBC West Division; the top four advance to the PBC Tournament in March. The Bobcats are still just one game out of fourth place in the loss column.
The Bobcats are back in action Saturday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m., traveling to Georgia Southwestern State University (10-11, 6-8 PBC). The Hurricanes most recently beat Columbus State University 96-66 tonight.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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The Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni is one of the oldest and most elegant hotels in the Lake Como area and the only 5 star de-luxe hotel in Bellagio. From April to November the salons and the large lakeside garden offer guests the chance to enjoy a holiday far from the madding crowd and close to nature immersed in one of the most beautiful panoramas in the world.
Lovers of peace and quiet can alternate the pleasure of a poolside drink with beauty treatments and programmes at Villa Serbelloni SPA, the hotel's own beauty farm. Or they can set off from the private dock for a motorboat trip to the historic gardens along the lake which, in Springtime, attract tourists from all over the world: especially for the wonderful flowering of the azaleas.
Lovers of sport can take advantage of the hotel gym and tennis courts, enjoy delightful walks or take a mountain bike out on the Bellagio promontory, before freshening up in the swimming pool overlooking the lake.
The hotel's historyFor the past 100 years or more, the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni has been one of the most well-known and prestigious hotels in the world. Set in the splendid surroundings of Lake Como, where the blue waters meet the green mountains which soar above the lake, the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni enjoys a...
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Villa Sebelloni is not about celebrity-gawking, despite the stars I've spotted there. It's about being a secret retreat and romantic escape on Italy's loveliest lake, lakeside in the cutest resort. Like Lake Como itself, this grande-dame has had the sense to stop the clock at it's peak moment of perfection. It's effortlessly romantic but as naughty as you want. Dodgy, non disclosure agreements are not needed at Villa Serbelloni. The staff are souls of discretion.
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The giant rubber duck that had been on display in Southern California since last week was deflated Thursday because of damaging winds.
Thousands have flocked to the Port of Los Angeles to view and photograph the 11-ton rubber duck, an art project by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman that has traveled worldwide and made stops in Japan, Brazil, Hong Kong and New Zealand, among other places.
The "World's Largest Rubber Duck" made it's Port of Los Angeles debut on Aug. 20 as part of the Tall Ships Festival. It was supposed to be on display only until Aug. 24, but because of its popularity, plans were made to keep the rubber duck on display until Sept. 6 as part of the Duck Days of Summer.
The rubber duck was transported to Banning's Landing off the Wilmington coast Thursday, where it was supposed to be on display Thursday and Friday. Because of windy conditions, the duck was deflated and towed back to San Pedro. A 10-foot "baby" duck will still be on display in Wilmington Friday.
According to the Port of Los Angeles website, the duck will not be on display over Labor Day Weekend because it is "on holiday." The duck is expected to be inflated again Tuesday and put back on display at the Downtown Harbor through Saturday.
Upcoming daily events centered around the giant duck include "Dress Like a Duck Day" and "Duck Dance Day."


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Quick Neutrals with Urban Decay's Naked Palette
Quick Neutrals with Urban Decay's Naked Palette
This is a really quick and dirty look I did a couple of weeks ago before an early 8 am class.
You will need the following…
- Eyes: NARS Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Base (neutral eyeshadow base), Urban Decay Sin Eyeshadow (pink champagne), Urban Decay Darkhorse Eyeshadow (gold-tinged brown), Urban Decay Virgin Eyeshadow (highlighter), Urban Decay Whiskey 24/7 Liner (red-toned brown), MAC Plushlash Mascara (black)
- Face: Make Up For Ever HD Foundation (140), Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder (translucent)
- Cheeks: Benefit Sugarbomb Blush (pinky peach)
- Lips: MAC Violetta Lipstick (fuchsia purple), MAC Revenge is Sweet Lipglass (sheer jelly pink)
- Brushes: 249 (flat, firm brush), 239 (fluffy shadow brush), 226 (fluffy crease brush), 219 (pointed crease brush), 116 (dense blush brush)
- Substitutes: Revenge is Sweet = Full For You
For eyes, start by applying Smudgeproof as your eyeshadow base all over the eye area with the 249. Using the 239, apply Sin eyeshadow on the lid. Next, apply Darkhorse eyeshadow into the crease with the 226, lightly blending onto the outer lid. Blend Virgin eyeshadow with the crease shade and highlight the brow bone. Bring everything together by applying Whiskey liner on the lower lash line. Finish by sweeping lashes with Plushlash mascara.
For cheeks, apply Sugarbomb blush on the apples of the cheeks and sweep upwards towards the temple with the 116.
For lips, apply Violetta lipstick first, and then layer Revenge is Sweet lipglass for a complementing lip.


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Two hijackers on a diverted Libyan plane which landed in Malta have hand grenades and are threatening to blow up the aircraft, Malta state TV said.
The Malta airport authority said all emergency teams have been dispatched to the site of what it called an "unlawful interference" on the airport tarmac.
Earlier, Malta's prime minister, Joseph Muscat, said in a tweet that there was a "potential hijack situation" involving an internal Libyan flight which was diverted to Malta and that emergency operations are under way at the Mediterranean airport.
Airport officials said the Afriqiyah Airways A320 flight has 118 passengers on board.


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– WWE's new Total Divas reality TV show has a lot of company officials excited because they feel it's going to open doors for people to see a different product from the WWE brand, besides pro wrestling.
People within WWE have seen the first two episodes and note that good storylines will be featured on the show. One has to do with new girls coming in, one has to do with WrestleMania drama and the other has to do with the Divas managing romance and life on the road.
The show is being billed as a reality TV show but all scenarios will be scripted.
Possible Spoiler on Two WWE Championships, Batista-WWE Talk, SummerSlam Scoops, More…
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Liberty News
'Voice of the Flames' to join Big South Hall of Fame
Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame member and former "Voice of the Flames" Jerry Edwards will be inducted into the Big South Conference Hall of Fame in May.
Edwards will become the Big South Hall of Fame's first media inductee and the first non-student-athlete, coach, athletics director or school president/chancellor included in any of the conference's nine different hall of fame classes. A total of 49 individuals have been selected to join the Big South Hall of Fame since it was first formed in 2003.
Edwards will be the fourth member from Liberty Athletics to be inducted in the Big South Conference Hall of Fame.
- Read the full story at www.libertyflames.com.


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How Emerging Markets Compete With Developing World
Emerging markets see big outflows amid fears the Fed will soon slow easing. How can emerging markets build their own brands independent of the U.S.? Jan-Benedict Steenkamp, author of "Brand Breakout: How Emerging Market Brands Will Go Global," joins the News Hub to discuss. Photo: Getty Images.
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DANVILLE, Ky. – Taylor Bassett belted two home runs and had four RBI to help Birmingham-Southern a 10-0 win over Centre College in game one of a doubleheader Saturday at the South Campus Complex. Katelyn Murray went 2-for-3 with three RBI to help the Panthers post a 4-3 come from behind win in the night cap.
The sweep extends the Panthers win streak to six games while improving to 11-7 overall and 4-2 in the Southern Athletic Association while Centre fell to 2-6 overall and 1-5 in the SAA.
BSC scored three runs in the second, two in the third and fourth innings and three in the sixth in game one. Murray doubled in two runs and Elizabeth Ballew had an RBI single in the second. Alyssa Statham doubled and came home on a Bassett two-run home run in the third. Fronk highlighted the fourth with an RBI single and Bassett hit her second home run of the game and Ballew had an RBI single in the sixth.
In game two, the Panthers trailed 2-0 into the fourth inning before BSC scored a run in the fourth to cut the deficit to 2-1 and took the lead with a three-run sixth. Statham doubled and scored on a Murray single to tie the game in the sixth. Statham walked to lead off the sixth and scored on a Bethany Fronk single to tie the game and Murray doubled in Fronk and Bassett to give BSC a 4-2.
Bethany Fronk pitched a two-hit shutout with three strikeouts to pick up the game one win and worked 4.1 innings in relief to earn the win in game two.
The Panthers wrap up the SAA series against Centre with a doubleheader on Sunday at 1 p.m.


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For fashion lovers, only two weeks and two days remain until it is YSL time in Denver. On March 25, some 200 outfits from the late French couturier will be exhibited at the Denver Art Museum, the only American stop for the Yves Saint Laurent retrospective.
Friday morning, the museum hosted a media preview while conservators continued the work of unpacking crates and inspecting clothing and accessories. Two-person teams opened boxes where a single outfit was packed, and delicately removed layers of tissue paper. Garments — a black velvet suit, a gold embroidered gown — were then put on tables to be examined.
Once they noted the condition of each item and filled out forms (there will be more than 1,100 pieces in all on display) textile specialists hung outfits on tissue-paper wrapped hangers and bagged them. Only after exhibit director Florence Muller arrives in Denver next week will the looks be put on 200 mannequins waiting in several galleries on the Hamilton wing's second floor.


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How to Make Spicy Vegetable Latkes
Although potatoes are by far the most popular latke, you can make latkes from other vegetables, too. They become a welcome change during Hanukkah; not everyone wants to eat potato pancakes every day.
You can make non-potato latkes from any vegetable you like, including leeks, spinach, squash, mushrooms, cauliflower, carrots, greens, and zucchini. If you'd like a variety of tastes and textures in each latke, you can combine a few vegetables for your latke mixture.
Serve veggie latkes the same way as potato latkes. With pancakes from some vegetables like cauliflower or spinach, you may prefer a spicy salsa or other topping instead of applesauce.
Spicy Vegetable Latkes
Depending on the vegetable you choose, you either cook it and chop it, or you grate it raw. Then you mix the vegetable with seasonings, egg, and usually flour, bread crumbs, or matzo meal to hold it together.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Yield: 4 appetizer or side-dish servings (12 to 14 small pancakes)
Keeping kosher: Pareve
3/4 cup coarsely grated zucchini
4 ounces small mushrooms
5 tablespoons olive oil, more if needed
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 cup frozen peas, cooked
1/2 cup frozen corn, cooked
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
Cayenne pepper to taste
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
3 tablespoons matzo meal
Put grated zucchini in a colander. Squeeze by handfuls to remove excess liquid; discard liquid. Leave zucchini in colander while preparing next ingredients.
Halve mushrooms, place them cut side down on board, and slice thin. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet. Add onion and sauté over medium heat for 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and garlic and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes or until onions and mushrooms are tender. Add cumin and turmeric and stir over low heat for a few seconds.
Transfer mushroom mixture to a bowl. Add zucchini, peas, and corn and mix well. Add salt, pepper, oregano, and cayenne to taste. Stir in eggs and then matzo meal.
Heat 3 or 4 tablespoons oil in a deep heavy large skillet. For each latke, add 1 or 2 heaping tablespoons of vegetable mixture to pan. Flatten them slightly with back of a spoon. Sauté over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Turn very carefully using two spatulas.
Drain on a plate lined with paper towels. Stir mixture before sautéing each new batch. If all the oil is absorbed during sautéing, add 1 tablespoon more oil to pan. Serve hot.
If your mushrooms are large, quarter them before slicing. Any large pieces of food in latkes can prevent them from holding together. Keep this point in mind when you create your own.


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4 An Investigation of Adaptability in Evidential Planning Janice D. DiPietro* Northeastern University Theodore J. Mock University of Southern California Arnold Wright Boston College A growing body of research (e.g., Mock and Wright 1993; Bedard 1989) has examined evidential planning decisions in auditing, reflecting the importance of these decisions to the design of an efficient and effective audit. Accordingly, auditing standards (SAS 31 and 47) stress the importance of adaptability1 in program planning. This study examines the effect of two pervasive factors in the audit environment that may significantly impact evidential planning: client industry and required procedures. Prior research suggests that the level of risks, changes in risks, and evidence diag-nosticity are likely to vary by industry. In addition, the incidence, magnitude, direction and cause of audit errors differ cross-sectionally (Maletta and Wright 1993). Thus, the importance of considering industry setting in evidential planning is widely recognized in auditing. However, little empirical findings exist as to the level of adaptability of evidential planning in practice to industry conditions. In contrast to industry factors, generally considered functional in appropriate planning, required procedures may impair program planning. The performance of required procedures, which can be quite time consuming, may serve to limit the auditor's ability to adapt to unique client risks. Further, these procedures may be over relied upon, since their sanctioning may imply greater diagnosticity than provided.2 Specifically the following two broad questions are examined. Are program planning decisions tailored to the client's industry? Further, do required procedures inhibit planning adaptability? This research studies evidential planning decisions as reflected in the working papers of a sample of 155 actual engagements. Two industries (manufacturing and merchandising) and accounts (accounts receivable and accounts payable) are examined. The findings suggest that auditors adapt the nature of procedures to be performed to the client's industry. However, planning decisions were not found to be strongly linked to the level of and changes in risk. This finding has important implications for audit efficiency and effectiveness and suggests that additional training and/or the use of decision tools may be needed. *The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge the comments and suggestions provided by participants of the research workshops at the University of Southern California and Northeastern University and by Jeffrey R. Cohen and Arnold Schilder. We also acknowledge the support received through KPMG Peat Marwick's Research Opportunities in Auditing Program. 1 Adaptability, for purposes of this study, reflects the extent to which auditors develop their evidential plan in response to the level and changes in risk, as well as, evidence diagnosticity and competency associated with the client's industry and the audit area being examined. 2 The data utilized in this study was collected prior to the issuance of Statement of Auditing Standards Number 67 "The Confirmation Process" which provides additional guidance on the use of confirmations. 73
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Investigation of adaptability in evidential planning
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Mock, Theodore J.
Wright, Arnold
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Auditing -- Decision making
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Comprehensive rehabilitation (rehab) programs offer a variety of treatments
low back pain, integrating physical therapy, pain
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These programs teach people how to care for their backs, how to prevent reinjury, and, in
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This week Senators Marco Rubio and Orrin Hatch introduced the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA), which would make it a crime to take a teen across state lines to obtain an abortion if she's trying to evade parental notification laws in her home state. It would also require doctors performing abortions on out-of-state minors to notify the parents. The Senators say this will ensure state laws are being enforced. In actuality, it would put new hardships on teens in difficult situations.
The text of the bill hasn't been released yet, but Sen. Rubio said this in a press release:
"The Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act would help prevent the evasion of parental consent and notification laws in 36 states," Senator Rubio said. "State parental involvement laws have been undermined and circumvented by those who simply travel to other states. It is important that this practice end permanently and states have the ability to enforce their laws."
"I'm proud to stand with Senator Rubio in introducing this important legislation that is based on the belief that children should not make profound life-changing decisions by themselves and that parents are the best and most responsible position to help them," said Hatch. "It includes appropriate exceptions and safeguards in order to focus on what unites the vast majority of Americans, that parents should be involved before their child has an abortion. This bill is a legitimate and constitutional way for Congress to help protect children and support parents."
It would be fantastic if all kids could make "profound life-changing decisions" with the help of their parents, but in many cases that isn't an option. The Senators would like people to imagine we're talking about a young hellion who simply doesn't want to consult with her loving and reasonable parents. In reality, studies have shown that 74% of 15-year-olds tell their parents they're getting an abortion and more than half of those who don't say they're afraid of abuse or eviction.
The legislation does note that it doesn't apply "in cases of medical emergency, abuse, or neglect," but it's unclear how that will be determined. To get around the law, would a teen fearing abuse have to report it to the doctor? Would gynecologists be expected to investigate the girl's claim before performing the procedure? The possibility of being prosecuted for performing abortions on teens who lie about their residency or family situation would probably make doctors more hesitant to perform abortions on minors. As RH Reality Check notes, this is "something the backers of this bill no doubt relish as an effect of the potential law."
The good news is that similar bills have already failed numerous times. The Florida Times-Union reports that nearly identical legislation was introduced during three of the past six sessions of Congress. Though, the bill is still concerning considering the Republicans' renewed efforts to pass anti-choice legislation. Douglas Johnson, the federal legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee, says that the last time the legislation was introduced in 2005, the bill failed in the Senate by just three votes.
Rubio And Hatch Introduce The Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act [Marco Rubio]
Child Interstate Abortion Act Introduced In Congress [RH Reality Check]
As Momentum Grows At State Level, Abortion Foes Bring National Spotlight To Jacksonville [Florida Times-Union]
Earlier: Illinois Votes To Enforce Parental Notification Laws While Pro-Choice Nun Suspends Activism


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Pic: Fracking bought a little of this road
Cheri Campbell sends this picture from back home in Ormsby, Pennsylvania, part of Keating Township. The sign reads: "This road is being rebuilt, paved and designed using green technology. All funding is provided by Chesapeake Energy."
Chesapeake Energy has been fracking for natural gas in Pennsylvania, not without trouble. Campbell, a librarian, also sends the state notice about the paving work, for 2.5 miles. She says that would cover the distance between Chesapeake Energy's leases on the 10-mile-or-so road. You could see the story as fracking making the roads better, or you could see it as fracking overwhelming the roads.
That kind on-the-one-hand, on-the other calculation is a lot of how the industry seems to work.
Across the border in Ohio, Governor John Kasich has made a habit of saying a single company could blast $1 trillion in oil and gas from the shale underground in his state – an estimate the AP calls "exorbitant." On a much smaller scale, very poor Youngstown, Ohio, has had trouble paying for the paving of its streets. But the state is sending over money to fix the roadway used as an entrance by a fracking company, which, by the way, is promising to bring more than 100 jobs to Youngstown. Youngstown is one of many places in the U.S. to report earthquakes near wells where companies have pumped fracking wastewater back into the ground, and it's one of the places considering an outright ban on fracking.