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Representatives from Fayette's park board attended the Aug. 22 village council meeting to discuss questions about park board spending.
Board member Scott Wagner suggested that council owed the board an apology after criticizing the group for making purchases that council approved.
"You came to us and asked us to buy a lawn mower," Wagner said, "then you turn around and say we're spending too much money. It made us look incompetent."
Wagner referred to the Aug. 1 State Line Observer article that reported on questions and criticism about park board spending. Mayor Ruth Marlatt said the issue probably should have been discussed at the park board meeting.
Or, on the other hand, Wagner said, the park board could have been invited to attend council's committee-of-the-whole meeting to discuss the issue.
Village fiscal officer Lisa Zuver said she would take blame for saying that park board spending was out of control.
"The park had a balance of $55,000 at the beginning of the year and it's down to $20,000," she said.
More than $20,000 was spent on refurbishing the infield of the main ball diamond, she said.
That was a project that's been neglected for years, Wagner said, and the board has saved for three years in order to tackle a big project.
"But it wasn't a savings because the pool got closed," Zuver said. "If you still had the pool, you wouldn't have any money."
Without the pool, Wagner answered, those costs aren't a concern. The only spending out of the ordinary was the ball field project.
The Observer article actually makes no reference to "out-of-control spending." The phrase was used in a previous story about village spending in general. In the article Wagner referred to, Zuver invited council members to look at the spending report and see where park money went.
Marlatt noted that the ball field project and moving playground equipment both cost more than expected when council approved the work. She said she was sorry that issue came out the way it did, but council members did have questions.
Audience member Shirley Jo Wagner said that when times get tough, people tend to point a finger at each other. Instead, she said, everyone needs to work together to build the park program—a very important part of the community.
Park director Nick Ramos told council that the board is considering starting a fall co-ed softball league for Sunday afternoon play. He knows of four teams that are interested.
Marlatt praised Ramos for the time he spent helping to prepare for the Bullthistle Festival.
Council approved the transfer of funds left over in the Blues Festival account to cover some costs of summer ball leagues.


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That pretty much sums up the waves coming to Southern California this week. And depending on whom you ask — weather forecasters or surfers — that word means either life-threatening peril or enlivening fun.
Far offshore, Hurricane Marie is driving some of the tallest breakers in years to crest at Los Angeles-area beaches.
The National Weather Service has issued beach hazard and high surf warnings from more than 100 miles north of L.A. down to the border of Mexico. The swells should last until Friday.
They have surfers reveling, according to Surfline.com, because after a pretty tame season in the region, finally: Surf's up!
And how.
The dangers
"There is the potential for damaging and life threatening surf," says the National Weather Service, which predicts waves breaking at heights of 10 to 15 feet. They could erode away a lot of beach, and wrack buildings and infrastructure close to the shore.
The pounding waves are paired with other dangers.
"Very strong rip currents and long shore currents will likely create extremely dangerous and life threatening conditions for anyone," the NWS says.
Rip currents are hard-to-spot flows that can drag unsuspecting swimmers out to sea. Long shore currents can shove them sideways down the shoreline.
Hurricane Marie won't come anywhere near making landfall, says CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri. "It's way offshore."
The closest it will come to the state is 800 miles away on Thursday, he said. Parched Southern California won't even see any rain — which it has craved during an extended exceptional drought.
But even at that distance, Marie's counterclockwise swirl is still washing waves up the California coastline. Beaches facing the south and southeast will get hit with the heaviest surf.
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It's great for surfers. It's where they want their waves. And how they like them.
And this is the second time in short order that they've gotten them. Tropical Storm Lowell, which is petering out, served them up nicely, too.
Surfers will be looking for "select focal points," as Surfline, a website for surfing enthusiasts, calls them, where their forecasters predict some waves cresting at well over 18 feet.
It's more than high enough to make for tall "pipes" — the hollow air tubes that top-heavy waves form, when they roll over on themselves.
Surfers love navigating them, and Surfline will be following the action via a slew of webcams.
Surf forecasters have broken down the height of the surf by time of day and particular beach.
"The Wedge," a point just off of Corona Del Mar, looks like the place to be.
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Since the Red Wings won back-to-back Cups following the 1997-1998 season (yes, when they beat the Caps), no team has won Cups in consecutive years. Only New Jersey has appeared in consecutive finals (1999-2000 and 2000-2001). Eleven different teams have appeared in the finals since Detroit's 1998 Cup.
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OCC Supports Regulatory Reform, but Raises Some Concerns
WASHINGTON—Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan told the Senate Banking Committee today that the OCC supports many elements of the Administration's regulatory reform proposal, including the establishment of a council of financial regulators to identify and monitor systemic risk. However, he expressed concern about some aspects of the plan, including weaknesses in the proposal for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA).
"It makes sense to consolidate all consumer protection rulewriting in a single agency, with the rules applying to all financial providers of a product, both bank and nonbank," he said in testimony. "But we believe the rules must be uniform, and that banking supervisors must have meaningful input into formulating them. Unfortunately, the proposed CFPA falls short on both counts."
The rules would not be uniform because states could adopt different laws and regulations, and national bank preemption would be repealed, Mr. Dugan said.
"This repeal of the uniform federal standards option is a radical change that will make it far more difficult and costly for national banks to provide financial services to consumers in different states having different rules — and these costs will ultimately be borne by the consumer," the Comptroller said. "The change will also undermine the national banking charter and the dual banking system that have served us very well for nearly 150 years, in which national banks operate under uniform federal rules, and states are free to experiment with different rules for the banks they charter."
Mr. Dugan added that the rules do not afford meaningful input from banking supervisors, even on real safety and soundness issues, and that it would be a mistake to let the CFPA take examination and enforcement responsibilities away from the banking agencies.
In addition, the Comptroller said that while he supports making the Federal Reserve the consolidated supervisor of systemically important firms, the Fed should not be allowed to override the primary banking supervisor on standards, examination, and enforcement applicable to banks. Such power, he said, "would fundamentally undermine the authority and accountability of the banking supervisor and unwisely extend the role of the Federal Reserve."
The Comptroller supported proposals to merge the OTS into the OCC with a phaseout of the thrift charter. Mr. Dugan added further regulatory consolidation could bring significant potential benefits, but would carry potential costs as well, especially if the Fed were to be removed from holding company regulation of systemically important firms.
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Every Monday PopcornBiz applies a special formula to the top 10-grossing movies of the weekend, taking into account their staying power, budget and critic ratings to determine who really won the weekend. We call it the PopcornBiz Standings.
When "The Lorax" debuted in theaters this Friday, it opened to mixed reviews. While we thought it was clever fun for kids, some folks didn't like it much. But it didn't stop audiences from flocking to it this week, and banking a whopping $70 million at the box office this weekend. See for yourself (chart via Box Office Mojo).
1. The Lorax - $70.7M
2. Project X - $20.8M
3. Act of Valor - $13.7M
4. Safe House - $7.2M
5. Tyler Perry's Good Deeds - $7.0M
6. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - $6.9M
7. The Vow - $6.1M
8. This Means War - $5.6M
9. Ghost Rider 2 - $4.7M
10. The Artist - $3.9M
You might wonder how the movie ended up making so much money. Well let me explain why: Because parents NEED movies. It doesn't matter if they're good or not. They need two hours each weekend to sit in a dark room with their child and quietly text friends while the kid shuts up. Weekends with children are ENDLESS. They get up early and are in constant need of being entertained. So that's why movies like "The Lorax" and all the Chipmunk movies end up grossing zillions of dollars. Parents aren't choosy. They can't afford to be. Here is how "The Lorax" did in our PopcornBiz standings:
1. The Artist - 741
2. The Lorax - 514
3. The Descendants - 206
4. Project X - 170
5. Act of Valor - 134
6. Chronicle - 93
7. Good Deeds - 37
8. Safe House - 27
9. The Vow - 22
10. The Secret World Of Arrietty - 15
"The Artist" got a bump from its Best Picture win, and now it and Clooney can go sailing off into the sunset with diminishing box office returns. In other news, I have no idea what happened to "The Woman In Black," the Daniel Radcliffe horror film that didn't appear in the Top 50 this week, almost certainly because the studio was delinquent in handing in its numbers. Did you know that movie is now the most successful horror film in UK history? Danny Radcliffe has quite the career ahead of him.


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The deal continues a partnership between Speedo USA and UMBC swimming and diving that has been in place since Cradock took over the helm of his alma mater back in 2001.
"We're extremely grateful to Speedo USA for their support of UMBC Athletics and the swimming and diving program," said Cradock. "Our whole program, especially our student-athletes, will benefit from the support that Speedo provides.
"Speedo is a tremendous company that creates excellent apparel for the athletes."
Under Cradock, UMBC has posted a combined 193-64-1 record in dual meets, while winning 18 conference championships. In addition, three Retrievers have reached the NCAA Championships since Cradock took the reins, including Mohamed Hussein who competed in 2013 as well as 2014, and Emily Escobedo who reached the national stage this past March.
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Bretl: It was a laborious weekend
By Dave Bretl
Walworth County Administrator
Of all of the holidays, Labor Day has become my least favorite. It is the weekend before I present the annual budget to the County Board and, as a result, usually involves a weekend of labor as I place the finishing touches on next year's spending plan.
With most of the budget decisions made, my task is to summarize all of the numbers into a narrative that explains changes that are being proposed for the upcoming year. This narrative, which is called the budget transmittal letter, has grown in size over the years. It took me just six pages to describe the 2002 budget, the first one I prepared for the county.
The 2013 letter was 22 pages long. I am sure I could be more concise, but the county budget is large. Even at its current length, I am only able to highlight major themes and significant changes.
At one level, my Labor Day labor is self-imposed. There is no legal requirement for the letter. On the other hand, I don't think it is fair to our County Board members to simply drop off a stack of "green bar" computer printouts on their desk and expect them to make sense of all of the numbers. The letter gives them a head start on the two-month process that follows, which culminates in adoption of the budget on Nov. 12.
I try to make the letter as reader-friendly as possible. There are limits, however, to just how exciting I can make portions of the budget appear; the 30-year amortization schedule of our OPEB obligation comes to mind. One tradition that grew out of my frustration with some of this very technical writing was to introduce "sidebar" articles to the budget. These articles describe individuals or events that may not even be related to the budget. The sidebars gave me a much-needed break from writing about all of the numbers and hopefully provided the same respite for those readers courageous enough to make it through the whole document.
According to my archives, I first started adding the sidebars in 2006. Since then, I have used them to highlight outstanding employees, community leaders and important events in the history of the county.
This year's sidebars are a tribute to citizens who help govern the county by serving on our many committees, boards and commissions. Six of those citizen members were gracious enough to be interviewed by my administrative assistant, Tammy Werblow, who did an outstanding job writing this year's stories.
One of the risks of taking on a project like this is that space will only permit a small group to be included. There is always the chance that someone who was not chosen will be offended. I probably should have been more worried about this, but I really didn't give the selection process much thought.
Given the high quality of the people we have serving in these roles, I picked the first six citizens that came to mind. I also know that those who weren't chosen are not the kind of folks who hold a grudge. They work for nothing, or almost nothing, and are motivated to make the county a better place to live, not to be in the public spotlight.
Citizen committee members highlighted in this year's budget letter include:
• Tom Cotter – a long-time resident of East Troy and a retired educator, Tom has served on the Civil Service Board for 18 years. The board plays an important role in the selection and promotion of deputies.
• Ella Pious – in her ninth decade of life, Ella has been a faithful member of our Health & Human Services Board for 22 years.
• Mariette Nowak – a passionate nature lover, Mariette directed the Milwaukee County Nature Center before becoming an early member of our Park Committee.
• Ann Seaver – when she is not busy with her duties as the Richmond Town Treasurer, Ann serves on the County Board of Adjustment.
• Royce DeBow – active in local government issues for years, Royce is a past president and current member of the Lakeshores Library System Board.
• Rich Kuhkne – fortunately for the county, after Rich retired as a County Board Supervisor, he joined our Zoning Agency as a citizen member.
Shortly after they are released to our supervisors, important budget documents are posted on the county's website, www.co.walworth.wi.us. If you follow the links for "Departments" and then "Finance Department" you will find the county administrator's budget, including the transmittal letter.
If you need a break from reading about all of the numbers, I would encourage you to read the full profiles of the citizen committee members mentioned in this column. Better yet, if you think you might be interested in serving on a committee, we recently rolled out a new web page devoted to the topic.
Opportunities for service will be posted throughout the year. You can find the information on the county home page listed above; just follow the "Citizen Committee Members" link.
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The Friends of the Rensselaer Library are very excited to introduce the community to one of our region's newest assets.
An afternoon of musical entertainment awaits as the Rensselaer Library cordially invites the public to enjoy a performance by the Saint Joseph College Orchestra.
Under the direction of Maxim Zheleznyak, Assistant Professor of Music at Saint Joseph's College, this nine piece orchestra will perform a free concert at the library on Sunday, April 28. Doors will open at 12:30 pm and the concert will begin at 1 pm.
The orchestra, which is in its first year, will feature performances on violin by Maxim Zheleznyak and Kenneth Bier on guitar. Ken Bier is an Adjunct Faculty member of Saint Joseph's College and a graduate of Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan.
Mr. Zheleznyak is the Director of Orchestras and Assistant Professor of Music and serves as a regular member of the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, Manhattan Contemporary Chamber Ensemble and the Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival.
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The Hyundai Veloster looks great on paper with its six-speed transmission, 40 mpg mileage, and direct-injection four-banger. But you know where it looks better? Doing a giant jump in full rally mode.
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The bitter coffee in the cream balances out the intense sweetness of the banana caramel. This recipe is easy and cheap to make, and oh so delicious. You can make these into little individual tarts by using a muffin pan too.
- Heat oven to 180C. Grease and line a medium round pie dish with baking paper.
- Dust workbench with a little flour. Use a rolling pin (or wine bottle) to roll pastry out on all sides so that it is a little thinner.
- Line the bottom and sides of pie dish with the pastry. If the pastry tears just "patch" it back together with leftover bits of pastry. Prick base with a fork and bake for 15-20 minutes until pastry is golden brown. Remove from oven and allow pastry case to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, make the banana caramel. Place butter, golden syrup and condensed milk in a saucepan on medium heat.
- Stir continuously until butter is incorporated and the caramel is thick. It will take about 5 minutes. Mix through mashed banana. Allow to cool.
- Whip cream with instant coffee until soft peaks form.
- To assemble the pie, spoon banana caramel into pastry case and top with coffee cream and sliced banana. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze for 2 hours.
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Hearing aids
Hearing aids make sound louder and direct it into the ear. They are worn near or in the ear.
Before the 20th century hearing aids used simple non-electric technology. Ear trumpets were popular and became more effective during the 1800s. The length and shape of the horn-like devices determined their effectiveness in transmitting sound.
Electric hearing aids were developed at the start of the 20th century. Like telephones, electric hearing aids used a microphone to convert sound into electrical signals. An amplifier made the sound signals louder, then a receiver turned the electrical signals back into sound and transmitted them into the ear. The first electric hearing aids were large and impractical desktop devices, but as technology improved components got smaller. After transistors were introduced hearing aids became more portable. However, sophisticated hearing aids offering better sound reception are expensive.
In the 1950s scientists worked on a bionic ear. Other teams improved the device, and it gained the name 'cochlear implant'. Unlike hearing aids, cochlear implants do not amplify sound. These surgically implanted devices stimulate hearing nerves inside the ear, providing a sense of sound to a profoundly deaf person. After implantation, rehabilitation therapy teaches people how to understand what they hear. The technology is controversial. Some in the Deaf community argue implants correct something which does not need correcting. Others question the ethics of giving implants to children too young to make their own decisions about the technology.
E Bennion, Antique hearing devices (London: Vernier Press, c1994)
K Berger, 'From telephone to electric hearing aid', Volta Review, 78 (1976), pp 83-89
S Blume, 'Histories of cochlear implantation', Social science and medicine, 4 (1999), pp 1257-1268
A Mudry and L Dodele, 'History of the technological development of air conduction hearing aids', The Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 114 (2000), pp 418-423
M Koelkebeck, D Calvert and C Detjen, Historic devices for hearing: The CID-Goldstein collection (Missouri: Central Institute for the Deaf, 1984)
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- Page 1 Panasonic TX-P50ST50 Review
- Page 2 2D Picture Quality Review
- Page 3 3D Picture Quality Review
- Outstanding cinematic picture quality
- Stable and attractive online system
- Fair value
- Requires more power than LED equivalents
- Not ideal for bright rooms
- Could do with a few more online video services
Key Specifications
- Review Price: £1049.00
- 50in plasma screen
- Active 3D
- Full HD resolution
- Viera Connect online service
- Built-in Wi-Fi
It's good to find the Panasonic P50ST50 getting off to a decent start courtesy of a rather pleasant design. The bezel's deep grey colour is distinctive and eye-catching, and its glass-like finish and 6mm or so of transparent outer trim are both very pretty. The chassis is exceptionally robust too, and while its rear depth is a bit more substantial than you get with some edge-LED models, it's actually more than slim enough to allow you to easily wall-hang the set.
Wall hanging is further supported by the way the set's AV connections are accessed from the side or below. Rather bizarrely, though, the kettle lead power socket sticks right out of the back of the TV, and although the provided cable is designed to let it hang down at right angles from the rear panel, there's still a fairly substantial chunk of protruding 'plug' for prospective wall hangers to have to work around.
The AV connections are solid rather than scintillating. Our main issue is that you only get three HDMIs when most TVs deliver four these days. But you do get a respectable two USBs for multimedia playback and an Ethernet port for networking the TV to a DLNA-enabled PC or broadband router. What's more, Panasonic has put right a notable wrong of many of its 2011 TVs by building Wi-Fi into the P50ST50's chassis. Hallelujah.
The multimedia playback mentioned earlier includes JPEG, AVCHD, SD-Video, MOV, AVI, DivX, MKV, ASF, MP4, FLV, 3GPP, MP3, AAC, WMA, FLAC, PS, and TS file formats (though some of these can only be played when using Windows 7 as a media server). This marks a pleasing growth in Panasonic's file format support from 2011's TVs.
We should add too that as well as playing back multimedia files from USB sticks (and, actually, SD cards), you can also record to them from the TV's built-in Freeview HD tuner.
Key Screen Specs
Turning to the Panasonic P50ST50's other key specs, the single most important one is that it uses one of Panasonic's new NeoPlasma panels (TVs lower down the range use previous versions of the technology). This means that the ST50 series models benefit from the latest phopshor and power efficiency improvements – in fact, the ST50 series is reckoned to use 30 per cent less running power than last year's equivalent models. Even so, though, the screen only bags a 'C' rating using the new TV energy grading scale. Panasonic's recently tested L42ET5 LED TV, by comparison, scored A .
Personally, we don't have a problem with the P50ST50's slightly higher power consumption if the result is better picture quality. But it's a fact we feel duty bound to report.
The P50ST50 boasts '2000Hz' sub-field driving (a big rise from last year's 600Hz figure) to boost motion reproduction and image stability, as well as enjoying a high contrast filter and a new, improved audio system comprising eight micro speakers firing through a narrow opening across the bottom of the TV.
The P50ST50's screen enjoys a full HD resolution, naturally, and it's equally as inevitably equipped with Panasonic's active 3D technology. It's a pity you don't get any active shutter glasses included for free, mind you. After all, the TV isn't really a 3D TV until you've bagged at least one pair of glasses.
Then again, Panasonic would doubtless argue that they'd rather make the P50ST50 as affordable as possible for people who might not care about 3D rather than force everyone to pay for a feature they might not intend to use. And in any case, we've seen the necessary TY-ER3D4ME glasses going for as little as £50 a pair.
While we're on the subject of the P50ST50's optional 3D glasses, the pair we obtained for this review are yet another new design. Crucially they use RF technology rather than the previous infra-red system, and they're considerably lighter than Panasonic's previous efforts – just 27g. They also thankfully sit lower on your nose than the previous models, handily reducing the need to tilt your head down to watch 3D.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – One day after losing to the Saint Leo University Lions (18-8 in 2012), the Georgia Southwestern Hurricanes were hoping to find the one-run difference that cost them the 3-2 decision on Tuesday. A four-run fifth inning by the home team would fuel the Lions' commanding 9-0 win.
Hurricane starting pitcher Hunter Thompson overcame a lead-off single and a Randall Sheffield error behind him to get through the first inning. He would not be able to say the same in the second inning after another Saint Leo single to lead-off the inning. Lion catcher Daniel Torres would send the ball down the right field line for a double to drive in the game's first run.
Blane Parker would get the first hit for the Blue & Gold in the top of the third inning, and he would follow it up by stealing second. It was all for not as the second baseman would not be driven in.
The lead-off runners on base by the home team would catch up to the Blue & Gold in the fifth inning. A free pass to Daniel Torres would be followed by a pair of singles to open the scoring action. After taking the 2-0 lead, Saint Leo would bring home their third run of the game on a Brendan Collins ground ball. The Lions would push the lead to five runs in the next at-bat as Michael Revell would hit a two-run home run to right field to take the stranglehold of the game at 5-0.
Saint Leo reliever Tyrone Miller would spell Stephen Grove beginning in the sixth inning. The right-hander would come in and pick up where Grove left off. He retired the GSW side in order in the sixth and seventh innings. He would finish the game and earn the save.
The Lions would put up their second four-run inning in the eighth to put the game on ice.
The loss puts the Georgia Southwestern record at 4-24 (2-12 PBC) for the 2012 season. The Hurricanes will look to improve their overall and conference record as they welcome the North Georgia Saints to Americus. The two teams will play a double header at Hurricane Field on Saturday, March 24th with first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m.


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I have made a chicken marinade with soy sauce, olive oil, dry herbs and spices. I put it to marinate for 3-4 hours (like I mostly do), but I couldn't cook it that night so I left the chicken in the marinade over night. The chicken was left to marinate in the refrigerator, in a sealed ziplock bag.
The next day the chicken had some brown dry parts (almost like a burn). I expected it to be brown, but the dry parts were looking awful. I decided to throw away the chicken at that time I thought it wasn't safe to it.
Have I done something wrong? It isn't safe to marinate in soy sauce for more than a few hours? I could have prepared that chicken without any worries?


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The Transitional Residency Program at John Peter Smith Hospital is ACGME accredited and accepts twelve residents each year. The program is based at John Peter Smith Hospital, the 573 bed public hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. This is a 12-month program designed to provide the resident with a broad internship prior to entering specialties such as Radiology, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation and Radiation/Oncology.
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I usually do some grep when developing, and there are some extensions that I always don't want to look for (like *.pyc).
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"RVers spend vast amounts of time in the great outdoors, so it's only natural that they want to help preserve and improve the environment they enjoy so much," said Sue Bray, vice president and executive director of the Good Sam Club. "These two initiatives give participants the opportunity to make a real difference for generations of RVers to come."
More than 9 million people in the U.S. now own RVs. For thousands of RVers, The Rally is the event and vacation destination of the year. RV newbies and veterans alike will gather to share the wildly popular recreation lifestyle through seminars, exhibits, entertainment, games and meetings with industry experts from around the world.
The Rally is an annual event hosted by the Good Sam Club, the world's largest RV owners' group with more than 1.5 million member families nationwide, along with Camping World President's Club, Camp Club USA, Coast to Coast Resorts, Woodall's and Trailer Life and MotorHomemagazines. All the organizations are either owned by or affiliated with Affinity, the nation's largest provider of outdoor recreation clubs, services, media and events, headquartered in Ventura, Calif.
RVBusiness magazine and RVBUSINESS.com are also owned by Affinity.
Going Green contest participants are asked to submit an initial outline of their projects by April 10 to Bob Difley at [email protected], or by mail to "Going Green" ideas contest 2009, 2575 Vista del Mar Drive, Ventura, CA 93001.
Daily admission is $10 for adults, and a second day's free pass can be obtained at The Rally site; children 12 and under are free. Admission is also free for Albuquerque area Boy Scouts and their immediate families on Sunday, April 19, provided they wear their Boy Scout uniforms. RV sites start at $169 for two people. Additional information and registration can also be found online at www.therally.com.
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Author Programs | Book Discussions | Related Events
Author Programs
Mary Roach in conversation with Adam Savage
Wednesday, November 2 at 6pm, SF Main Library – Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin St., 557-4277
What happens when one of the funniest and smartest authors around gets interviewed by a MythBuster? Hear which space legends might be as combustible as urban ones when Mary Roach and Adam Savage chat it up about Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, San Francisco's One City One Book selection for 2011.
Before the conversation, enjoy the premiere of Rockets of Yesterday, an eye-popping video tour of 1950s and 60s rocket dreams, curated by archivist and space enthusiast Megan Prelinger.
Mary Roach is the author of the bestselling books Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, and Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex. She lives in Oakland, California.
Adam Savage is an American industrial design and special effects designer/fabricator, actor, educator, and co-host of the Discovery Channel television series MythBusters.
Packing for Mars will be available for purchase from Readers Bookstore and Mary will be signing after the program.
Note: Seating is limited. Doors will open at 5:45pm.
- Books Inc., Opera Plaza - Author Reading
- Monday, September 12 at 7pm, 601 Van Ness Ave., 776-1111
- The Booksmith – Author Reading
- Co-sponsored by Litquake
Wednesday, October 12 at 7:30pm, 1644 Haight St., 863-8688
- Book Passage Ferry Building – Author Reading
- Tuesday, October 18 at 6pm, 1 Ferry Building #42, 835-1020
One City One Book Discussions
Talk about Packing for Mars with other readers at a library or bookstore near you!
- Wednesday, September 21 at 6:30pm Glen Park Branch – 2825 Diamond St., 355-2858
- Wednesday, September 21 at 7pm
- Potrero Branch – 1616 20th St., 355-2822
- Monday, September 26 at 7pm
- Sunset Branch – 1305 18th Ave., 355-2808
Wednesday, September 28 at 6:30pm
- Mission Bay Branch – 960 Fourth St., 355-2838
- Wednesday, September 28 at 6:30pm
- Excelsior Branch – 4400 Mission St., 355-2868
- Monday, October 3 at 3pm
- Books Inc. in Berkeley - 1760 Fourth Street, (510) 525-7777
- Tuesday, October 11 at 6:00pm
- Presidio Branch – 3150 Sacramento St., 355-2880
- Thursday, October 13 at 7pm
- Books Inc. in Burlingame - 1375 Burlingame Ave., (650) 685-4911
- Wednesday, October 19 at 6:30pm
- Western Addition Branch – 1550 Scott St., 355-5727
- Thursday, October 20 at 2pm
- West Portal Branch – 190 Lenox Way, 355-2886
- Tuesday, October 25 at 6:30pm
- Merced Branch – 155 Winston Dr., 355-2825
- Tuesday, October 25 at 7pm
- Books Inc. in Mountain View -301 Castro St., (650) 428-1234
- Wednesday, October 26 at 7pm
- Parkside Branch – 1200 Taraval St., 355-5770
- Saturday, November 12 at 3:30pm
- Noe Valley Branch – 451 Jersey St., 355-5707
Related Events
Explore space right here on Earth at these One City One Book tie-in programs!
- Life: A Cosmic Story
Tuesday September 6, 2011 at 6:00 pm, SF Main Library - Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin St.
Ryan Wyatt, Director of Morrison Planetarium and Science Visualization.
Jeroen Lapre, Senior Technical Director, Morrison Planetarium - Visualization Studio
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Life: A Cosmic Story, the California Academy of Sciences' all-digital planetarium show on the history of life. Narrated by Jodie Foster, the show plays daily in the Morrison Planetarium through May 2012. The show's core concept is that all life on Earth evolved from a common ancestor and that life's origins begin with dark matter and the first stars—a pedigree 13.7 billion years in the making. The Academy drew on the expertise of outside advisers and its own scientists to ensure that even the tiniest details were scientifically accurate. To produce the show's complex imagery, the Academy's Visualization Studio, which includes veterans from Industrial Light & Magic, Pixar, and Lucasfilm Animation, collaborated with Stanford University and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. Reservations: Seating is limited. To reserve a place today, visit http://bit.ly/mQKpwa or call 800-794-7576.
- Out of this World: Explore
Outer Space in Classical Music with Salon97
Tuesday, September 27 at 7pm, Park Branch Library - 1833 Page St., 355-5656
We'll listen to and share thoughts on musical segments chosen as an accompaniment to Packing for Mars, this year's One City One Book selection. No knowledge of classical music is necessary and everyone is welcome! We'll also save time for mixing and mingling. Who knows who you'll meet when you're here? Friendships, business partnerships, and artistic collaborations have been forged over the past three years of Salon97 listening parties. Join us for a fun evening of classical music, friends and refreshments!
- Another Science Fiction: Advertising theSpace Race
Monday, October 17 at 6:30pm, Richmond Branch Library – 351 9th Ave., 355-5600
Local author Megan Prelinger will present a vivid slideshow of newly revealed space art from her recent book. She will explain how rockets and spaceships were imagined before they were real, and how some fantasies of 50 years ago have taken to the sky while others live only in science fiction. Her book is based on the hundreds of lushly illustrated recruitment advertisements that appeared in the rocketry and aeronautics magazines in the 1950s and 60s.
- Dark Energy and the Runaway Universe
Wednesday, October 26 at 6:15pm, SF Main Library - Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin St.
Join us for this fascinating talk from Alex Filippenko , Professor of Astronomy at UC Berkeley, currently the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor in the Physical Sciences and one of the world's most highly cited astronomers. Observations of very distant exploding stars (supernovae) show that the expansion of the Universe is now speeding up, rather than slowing down due to gravity as expected. Other, completely independent data strongly support this amazing conclusion. Dr. Filippenko's talk explores how over the largest distances, our Universe seems to be dominated by a repulsive "dark energy" which stretches the very fabric of space itself faster and faster with time.
- Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science
Tuesday, November 15 at 6:30pm, SF Main Library Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room, 100 Larkin St.
Author talk from Michael Nielsen one of the pioneers of quantum computing. Nielsen argues that we are living at the dawn of the most dramatic change in science in more than 300 years. This change is being driven by powerful new cognitive tools, enabled by the internet, which are greatly accelerating scientific discovery. Learn, for example, how 250,000 amateur astronomers are working together in a project called Galaxy Zoo to understand the large-scale structure of the Universe, and how they are making astonishing discoveries, including an entirely new kind of galaxy.
- SpaceCraft: Mini Plushie Workshop
Excited to make your own cuddly plushie but don't want another teddy bear? This is the workshop for you! In this fun hand-sewing workshop GoGo Craft will teach you how to make your very own space-themed mini felt astronaut, retro rocket ship, planet, or alien that is perfect for gift-giving (if you can bear to part with it, that is). Perfect for teen and adult crafters of any level! Materials, tips, and tricks provided.
Monday, September 12 at 4-5:30pm
Visitacion Valley Branch – 201 Leland Ave., SF
Limited to 15 participants. Call 355.2848 to reserve a spot.
Sunday, September 18 at 2-3:30pm
Ingleside Branch – 1298 Ocean Ave., SF
Limited to 15 participants. Call 355.2898 to reserve a spot.
- SpaceCraft: Upcycled Cup Cozy
Your favorite sweater snuck into the dryer and now it will only fit your dog? Not to worry! In this workshop GoGo Craft will teach you how to make a recycled sweater into a cup cozy that will make you the talk of the coffee shop! Decorate your cup cozy with space-themed felt rocket ship or constellation to make it out of this world! Perfect for teen and adult crafters of any level! Materials, tips, and tricks provided.
Sunday, October 30 – 2-3:30pm
Presidio Branch – 3150 Sacramento St., SF
Limited to 15 participants. Call 355.2880 to reserve a spot.
Monday, November 7th - 6:30-8pm
Sunset Branch – 1305 18th Ave., SF
Limited to 15 participants. Call 355.2808 to reserve a spot.
- One City, Three Films: Space Travel
Large Screen Videos in SF Main Library, Koret Auditorium – Thursdays at Noon
November 3: The Right Stuff
Covering some 15 years, The Right Stuff recounts the formation of America's space program, concentrating on the original Mercury astronauts, including Alan Shepard, the first American in space, and John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth.
November 10: Apollo 13
True story of the moon-bound NASA mission that developed severe trouble and was stranded 200,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, radioing back to earth, "Houston, we have a problem." Astronauts and ground crew race against time and the odds to bring ship and crew safely back to Earth.
November 17: Wall-E
Disney and Pixar join forces for this computer-animated tale about a wide-eyed robot who travels to the deepest reaches of outer space in search of a newfound friend.


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May 7, 2012
Semester phone campaign needs volunteers for calling
A special task force working to inform students who have not yet registered for Autumn Semester is seeking volunteers to help with a phone campaign the week of Monday, May 21 through Thursday, May 24. Volunteers will each be calling a short list of students who have been identified as possibly needing more information about the semester conversion.
The calling hours will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. A brief training session and a script will be provided for all volunteers.
If you are interested in helping out with this very important project, contact Clayton Gibson by May 17 at firstname.lastname@example.com or call ext. 3622.
Kalna to receive award from testing association
Jim Kalna
Jim Kalna, supervisor of the Testing & Talent Assessment Center, will be presented with the National College Testing Association's "Service Recognition Award" at the August NCTA National Conference for his work on the NCTA State and Regional Organizations Committee.
Kalna has also been asked to present a session titled "Growing Your Testing Center's Business and Revenue." He was recently elected president of the College Testing Association's Ohio chapter.
The Testing & Talent Assessment Center has passed the NCTA Standards/Guidelines for NCTA Testing Center Certification. Eighteen schools applied for certification in 2011, and only four met or surpassed the certification process. The Testing & Talent Assessment Center is Ohio's first Post-Secondary Institution Testing Center to become NCTA Certified.
The National College Testing Association is a nonprofit organization of testing professionals working in post-secondary institutions, in companies with test-related products and services, and in other professional testing venues. The organization maintains a comprehensive set of standards for testing centers administering paper and pencil and computer-based examinations, as well as a compilation of useful operational guidelines.
Writer's Conference Book Signing
Author and keynote speaker Naomi Wolf signs one of her books for Columbus State student Beau Foshee. About 100 students, faculty and community members attended the ninth annual Writers Conference last Saturday.
Auto class seeks cars needing electrical work
The Automotive Technology Lab is currently scheduling lab work for the Auto 165-Advanced Electrical and Electronics class. If your car is 10 years old or newer and is having issues with the starter, alternator, lights, power windows, power mirrors, power seats, power locks, or windshield wiper motor, contact Dave Hill by email only. There are a very limited number of appointments available, and a $10 lab fee is required.
Students named to All-Ohio Academic Team
President Harrison congratulates Paul Saltz and Christine Drake at the 2012 All-Ohio Academic Team Luncheon.
The Ohio Association of Community Colleges and Phi Theta Kappa international honor society named two Columbus State students to the All-Ohio Academic Team at the annual luncheon held April 26 at the Ohio Statehouse.
Paul Saltz and Christine Drake were each presented with All-Ohio Team medallions, certificates and cash scholarships. More than 50 students from the 23 Ohio community colleges were selected to the team.
Paul Saltz is studying philosophy and sociology with a 3.5 GPA, and he hopes to teach political science and sociology as a college professor when he graduates. He lives in Columbus and wants to complete his bachelor's degree at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a regional and chapter officer for Phi Theta Kappa and a Safezone instructor for Columbus State. He was given the Community Fellow of the Pearson Prize for Higher Education, and the Human Rights Campaign Generation Equality Scholarship.
Christine Drake is a single mother of three who lives in Whitehall. She is studying for an Associate of Arts and has a 3.66 GPA. She hopes to transfer to a four-year university and aspires to be a writer. She is active in her church, is an officer in Phi Theta Kappa, and is involved in the Columbus State's PONO Community. She won a 2011 Woman Student Leadership Award, a Writing Partner Award and was inducted into the Order of the Golden Key (PTK).
Di Pietro's orchestral work to premiere at Stanford University
The Stanford Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Jindong Cai, conductor of the Shanghai Orchestra in China, will present the official premiere of Rocco Di Pietro's orchestral work "Finale" for cello, drones (ambient electronic waves known for their soothing qualities) and orchestra. Di Pietro is an adjunct faculty member in the Humanities at Columbus State.
Di Pietro's work was started when he was artist in residence at Stanford in 2009. The soloist is Chris Chafe, chairman of the Stanford Computer Music Department, performing on an electronic celletto, and the second soloist is Robin Baidya, a former Columbus State Electronic Music student who took all three classes and is now studying at Ohio State
The work "Finale" will be performed on Saturday, May 12, at Stanford University, in California.
College awarded Library mini-grant
Columbus State has been awarded a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Library "mini-grant" in the amount of $13,885. Approved and distributed through the State Library of Ohio, this grant will allow the Library's Learning Center at the Delaware Campus to accomplish the following goals, according to Bruce Massis, director of the Library:
To circulate iPads and tablet computers to both Columbus State and OSU-Marion students in response to increased enrollment and limited computer workstations at the Learning Center at the Delaware Campus.
To train students on how to effectively utilize mobile learning devices and interactive multimedia applications for enhanced education in a digital learning environment.
To connect students to mobile library applications.
To train librarians on the use of iPads in the classroom to augment library instruction.
To establish expanded reference service points to students at the Learning Center at the Delaware Campus.
More grants go to motorcycles, Early College, SBDC
In addition to the Library grant, the Grants Office reports that three additional grants were awarded in April, including a TechColumbus award of $50,000 for the marketing of TECHSTART through the Small Business Development Center at Columbus State. TECHSTART is a technology entrepreneurial assistance program. It will be promoted to entrepreneurs in a nine-county area.
Columbus State also received $1,500 from the Ohio Department of Public Safety for the motorcycle rider safety and education program, implemented by Tracy LaMar-Nickoli.
And Columbus City Schools has awarded $76,328 for the Early College High School program with Africentric High School to continue at Columbus State. Director of Dual Enrollment Karen Gray will coordinate the project, which includes improving student learning, success for college-bound students, and professional development for the Africentric High School teachers. The project uses federal funds through Ohio's Race to the Top education reform initiative.
Appreciation Breakfast hosts 90 high school counselors
Admissions Director Tari Blaney laughs as Christy Sykes, a Delaware Campus student, answers a question from the audience at the annual High School Counselors Breakfast and Workshop April 27.
The Admissions Office hosted the annual High School Counselor Appreciation Breakfast and Workshop Friday, April 27, in the Conference Center. Close to 90 counselors from area high schools attended the event. This year's session opened with a welcome by Dr. Jan Rogers, followed by college updates from Dr. David Harrison, and Student Affairs and Regional Learning Center updates by Dr. Marty Maliwesky. A student panel consisting of students from the Preferred Pathway Scholars program, the Delaware Campus and the Future Scientists of Ohio program closed out the morning.
Counselors then had the opportunity to go to breakout workshop sessions on topics such as the Preferred Pathway Program, College Readiness Initiatives, Career Services, PSEO and Dual Enrollment, Financial Aid and Scholarships, and Career and Technical Program Updates.
Turn your PowerPoints into Videos
Have you ever viewed a PowerPoint that has been posted online? It seems one-dimensional. There is no voice behind the slides to provide context and feedback. Why not convert your existing PowerPoint to a video (with audio recording) that can be embedded in your Blackboard course? This can be accomplished in just ONE click!
In this hands-on workshop, participants will convert one of their own PowerPoint presentations (so don't forget to bring one!) to a video by using a free software called iSpring.
Presented by: Melissa Logue, Assistant Professor, Modern Languages
When: Tuesday May 8 (8:00 - 10:00 a.m.) - Register
Where: Innovation Center, CT 106
Introduction to SoftChalk (2 Hours)
SoftChalk is a powerful web lesson editor that lets you easily create engaging, interactive web lessons for your e-learning classroom. During this introductory session you will learn the basics of how to use the SoftChalk LessonBuilder to convert your existing content into engaging and interactive web lessons that can easily be placed into your Blackboard course.
Facilitated by: Melissa Logue, Assistant Professor, Modern Languages
When: Friday, May 11 (9:00 - 11:00 a.m.) - Register
Where: Innovation Center, CT 106
EUREKA! Secrets of Highly Successful Grants (1.5 hours)
Learn from three experienced project coordinators of some of the College's most successful grants as they share their experiences. Teddi Lewis-Hotopp, Title III grant from the U.S. Department of Education, will address Building college-wide partnerships; Suzanne Schaefer, ESL Afterschool Community at Wedgewood grant from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will discuss Forming and nurturing external partnerships; and Gary Clark, Health Information Technology (HIT) grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will focus on Using social media for recruitment and job placement. There will be a question and answer session afterward.
Facilitated by: Susan Stumpp, Grants Coordinator, Knowledge Resources and Planning
When: Thursday, May 24 (10 a.m.) Register
Location: Innovation Center, CT 107
WebEx Meeting Center Basics
WebEx Meeting Center is a virtual online meeting room which allows Columbus State employees to hold meetings online. WebEx requires participants to have internet access and a computer with a microphone and audio capabilities. WebEx allows for multiple participants, up to 200, at different locations to connect online and share any document, PowerPoint, website, or other multimedia.
View/download WebEx Meeting Center overview document (PDF)
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Originally published January 28, 2014 at 08:59p.m., updated January 29, 2014 at 12:15a.m.
In the days leading up to Tuesday's 80-55 loss to Texas at Allen Fieldhouse, Kansas University women's basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson talked about consistency being the key for her ever-improving squad.
But other than a couple of stretches during the first half, the only way the Jayhawks were consistent against the Longhorns was in their inconsistency.
"That's what happens when you don't show up," a disappointed Henrickson said after the game. "To feel like they played harder than we did — and we were kind of a no-show there in the second half — that's a tough pill to swallow."
Henrickson was far from the only one frustrated and confused by the Jayhawks' latest effort. Asia Boyd (13 points) and Chelsea Gardner (10) both said suffering such a sound defeat brought into view everything the team needed to work on to get out of its win-one-lose-one stretch. Since dropping the first three games of Big 12 play, the Jayhawks (10-11 overall, 3-6 Big 12) have been up and down for six straight.
"I think we're disappointed in ourselves as a whole," Boyd said. "We just weren't responding well today, and, in the second half, we just came out flat."
Although neither team made more than 40 percent of its shots in the first half, the Jayhawks and Longhorns combined for 13 three-pointers, converting 12 of the game's first 16 three-point attempts. That outside onslaught led to a 38-34 halftime advantage for the Longhorns (14-6, 5-3), who then outscored Kansas 42-21 in the final 20 minutes to run away with the victory.
After shooting 40 percent in the first half, the Longhorns turned up the heat in the second half and shot 59 percent from the floor, mostly on layups and easy baskets inside. KU, meanwhile, saw its 35-percent shooting in the first half cool off to 29 percent in the second half.
Once things went south, the Jayhawks never recovered. And the Longhorns just kept attacking.
After Lamaria Cole's runner in the lane cut the UT lead to 49-40 with 14:14 to play, the Longhorns ripped off a backbreaking 17-3 run. Nneka Enemkpali scored an easy bucket on a lob pass in transition from Brady Sanders. Two plays later, Sanders stole a rebound from Markisha Hawkins and dropped in a reverse layup to put Texas up 20. And two plays after that, UT's Krystle Henderson drove coast-to-coast for an uncontested layup.
From that point on, the rest of the game was a mere formality.
"It's not who, it's not where, it's how," Henrickson said. "And our 'how' was terrible. Very disappointed that we couldn't muster something up."
Kansas freshman Keyla Morgan missed Tuesday's game after suffering her second concussion of the season during Sunday's practice.
Hawkins (5 points on 2-of-8 shooting) took her place in the starting lineup. The Jayhawks also lost Cole to injury with 8:19 to play, when she crashed head-first into the basket support after a Jayhawk miss. Henrickson did not know the severity of Cole's injury following the game. She also had no time table for Morgan's return.
Kansas will head out on the road for its next two games — 2 p.m. Saturday at Texas Tech and Feb. 5 at Oklahoma State — before returning to Allen Fieldhouse on Feb. 9 to face Oklahoma.
I lament the "no show" that we have dealt with since Bonnie arrived(o wait we won 4 tourney games so the Bonnie defenders are prolly going to attack me!)
Maybe we've set the bar to high for HCBH, in expecting her to occasionally have a .500 record in conference games and to once finish higher than tied for 5th. The win over Baylor established she has enough athletes to compete,but then gets embarrassed by 25 at home to a Texas team that is now 5 and 3 in the Big 12. We are now 3 and 6 in conference play and it is just more of the same old, same old. Her 4 tourney wins do not make up for her dismal regular season career record.
NIT is Bonnies bar!
Its time for a change and with no contract extension in sight I think the writing may finally be on the wall. She is real damn lucky Angel Goodrich was a Jayhawk!
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A Sussex Police spokesperson said: "Police are aware of a serious fire at a property in Chidham, near Chichester.
"It has been confirmed there have been two fatalities.
"An investigation is under way as to how the fire started, which at this stage is unexplained."
The home was 'well alight' when firefighters attended the incident in Maybush Drive at 8.45am, a spokesperson for West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said.
The spokesperson added: "Two casualties were located by search crews wearing breathing apparatus. Sadly both were confirmed deceased at the scene.
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Obama: Someone must do something
If President Barack Obama could have canceled his big address to the American people Tuesday night, he probably would have.
In a painful reminder of why presidential addresses are usually day-of bookings — made when the White House can match the right timing with a clear message for the American people — Obama went before the cameras in the East Room and said… not much that he hadn't said already over the last two weeks.
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Two and a half years ago, this was the setting where he announced to the world that he'd killed Osama bin Laden. Tuesday, he stood on that same red and gold carpet to tell the American people his definitive position on Syria: someone should do something. And his way, whatever it turns out to be, is definitely the one people should get behind.
( WATCH: Obama's full speech on Syria)
Obama urged people to watch the post-attack videos, which included images of victims huddled with their skin dripping off their bodies. But he didn't tell them what to do about it. What was supposed to be a national address to rally support for a vote, instead became anannouncement to the country that he's asked Congress to put off the vote indefinitely and his views on America's role in the world.
Faced with a Syria that's suddenly willing to accept a suddenly helpful Russia's offer to oversee the turnover of the chemical weapons that Assad wouldn't confirm as recently as two days ago, Obama tried again to claim credit for forcing a diplomatic resolution through the threat of military action that probably wasn't going to get approved anyway.
Instead of delivering the news, Obama was left essentially to read it, along with several reminders to the world of his own moral order: Bashar Assad killing 100,000 of his people with conventional weapons the last two years fell under the United States being unable to "resolve someone else's civil war through force," but the idea of Assad uncorking the canisters last month to kill 1,500 people ranked right up there with World War I trench warfare and Nazi death camps.
"When dictators commit atrocities, they depend upon the world to look the other way until those horrifying pictures fade from memory," Obama said. "This is not a world we should accept. This is what's at stake."
All the other civilians who've been killed weren't Obama's concern Tuesday night, nor was the chemical attack in March which other countries told the United States they had evidence had occurred. What had happened in August "profoundly changed" everything, violating "basic rules" and "our sense of common humanity."
Obama wasn't left with much choice than to deliver a speech where the big announcements were limited to small-bore developments like reminders of Secretary of State John Kerry's announced trip to Geneva to meet with his Russian counterpart on Thursday. Despite polls that show Americans overwhelmingly believe Assad used chemical weapons and think he shouldn't be in power — and two weeks of Obama leading an administration-wide push — Obama couldn't get anywhere near a majority to back his original plan.
Though that strike is for now — and maybe forever — off the table, Obama still took the time to tell people about what wasn't, he said, going to be the "unbelievably small" action Kerry seemed to describe Monday. "The United States military doesn't do pinpricks," Obama said.
( WATCH: Mike Allen's top takeaways from Obama Syria address)
So how big? Not huge. But enough.
Not so big that Syrian civilians are going to be put at risk, not so extensive that American forces are going to end up marching on Damascus. It will be able to wait until the process fully works through Congress, if it ever does, but will still be done in a way to severely limit future weapon use. It won't be about regime change — but will convince Assad that he won't survive the next strike, if there is one, if he uses chemical weapons again. It will be a message to other countries, and anyone else who might think about using the weapons in the future. But it won't lead to retribution, for the United States or Israel.
Or, alternatively, something might get agreed to in the United Nations — though Obama couldn't say what. That something might take days, or weeks. It can't take forever. It has to be given a reasonable amount of time to succeed. But it isn't an acceptable means of delay.
"It's too early to tell whether this offer will succeed, and any agreement must verify that the Assad regime keeps its commitments," Obama explained, as he delicately boosted an effort that he might very soon need to back away from, depending on variables that range from overeager Syrian military commanders to Russian President Vladimir Putin's changing mood any given morning. "But this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force, particularly because Russia is one of Assad's strongest allies."


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You'll want to read Michael Koplow's election day post, which opens with this intriguing story:
Whenever I teach intro to comparative politics (or Comparative Political Systems as we call it at Georgetown), I always start the class off with the following anecdote. There was a leader of a country who was in power for over a decade and was forced out of office before he was ready to step down. The leader's bitter rival, who had spent months painstakingly turning elites and the general population against the country's ruler, took over power and embarked on a crusade to cement his own hold over the country. After nearly a decade marked by scandal and recriminations, the current leader was retiring and the first leader's son, who had a severe alcohol problem, a string of failed business ventures to his name, and was chased by allegations of drug use, decided that he wanted to run the country. He challenged the current president's hand-picked successor, accusing him of being involved in scandals and misusing the military and vowing to avenge his father's loss. A vote was held that was marked by all sorts of irregularities and accusations of fraud, and when the dust cleared it turned out that the current president's successor had won the most votes.
The challenger was not willing to accept his loss though, and being stymied by the results of the election, he approached the country's constitutional court, a majority of whose judges were appointed by his father when he had been in power, and convinced the judges declare him the winner through a technicality and order the current president's government to step down and cede power. Knowing that there was a genuine sense of anger among the former president's powerful supporters and that he was facing a crisis of legitimacy that would hamper his rule, and perhaps even in an effort to make sure that he had the army on his side, he then appointed popular military officials from his father's government, including the former commanding general of the country's army and the former defense minister, to high ministerial posts in his own government. He then proceeded to organize a parade through the streets of the capital that literally brought him to the steps of the presidential palace, where he placed the outgoing president on a military helicopter and sent him away.
I then always ask my students what they think will happen next. Is this country going to be stable, or is it likely to go through years of repression and civil war?


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Fairfield, Conn.- Visiting UMBC outshot No. 13 Fairfield, 41-40, but Stag goalkeeper Jack Murphy made 17 saves and the Retrievers fell, 14-9 at Alumni Field.
UMBC junior midfielders Conor Finch (Westminster, Md./Boys' Latin) and Zach Linkous (Jarrettsville, Md./St. Paul's) paced the visitors in the scoring column. Finch amassed a career-best four-point day, with three goals and an assist, while Linkous recorded three goals.
Retriever junior face-off specialist Phil Poe (Harwood, Md./DeMatha) won 16 of the game's 27 draws and recorded a season-best eight ground balls.
UMBC fell behind 3-0 early in the contest, but goals by junior midfielder David Campbell(Severna Park, Md./Severna Park), Linkous and sophomore Ty Kashur (Manassas, Va./Stonewall Jackson/CCBC-Essex) in a span of 2:30 got the Retrievers even at 3-3 with 3:27 remaining in the first quarter.
The Retriever nearly took the lead ,but a shot by freshman midfielder Pat Young (Ewing, N.J./Christchurch School) hit the post with 30 seconds remaining in the quarter and Fairfield corralled the ground ball. Fairfield cleared and the Stags' Tristan Sperry scored with just four seconds remaining in the quarter to give the hosts a 4-3 edge after 15 minutes.
Fairfield carried that momentum into the second quarter, as they held UMBC to just five shots and outscored the Retrievers, 4-0.
FU led, 8-3 at the half and extended the scoring run to 6-0 as Jordan Greenfield scored his third goal of the game 90 seconds into the third quarter. UMBC tried a get a rally going, as Linkous scored on the Retrievers' lone man-up chance of the day on a feed from senior attackman Joe Lustgarten (Wading River, N.Y./Wading River) and Finch netted an unassisted tally with 5:13 to play and the third.
But the comeback was short-lived, as the hosts started a 5-1 surge just 1:24 after Finch's goal and were in control at 14-6 with 11:30 remaining in the contest .
Finch scored twice and freshman attackman Nate Lewnes (Arnold, Md./St. Mary's) added a goal in the final 10:48 to finalize the scoring on the day.
Murphy, the ECAC Defensive Player of the Week for the past two weeks, made 10 of his 17 stops in the second half. UMBC senior attackmen Scott Jones (Port Coquitlam, B.C./Terry Fox) and Matt Gregoire (Crofton, Md./South River) each managed six shots, but could not dent the net.
UMBC senior goalkeeper Adam Cohen (Arnold, Md./Severn) made all eight of his saves in the middle two quarters of play.
FU's Jordan Greenfield led all scorers with four goals and six total points in the game.
UMBC (1-3) meets No. 1 Maryland (4-0) on Wed., March 6 at Byrd Stadium. The game will be televised by ESPNU and the opening face is set for just after 5:00 p.m.


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The No. 12 Santa Clara women's soccer team fell 2-1 to No. 1 USC off a late second half goal by the Women of Troy. Sophomore midfielder and WCC Player of the Week, Kendra Perry, scored her third goal in three games. Anessa Patton's shot towards the right post was knocked away by Southern California's goalkeeper Kristen Olsen, but Olsen could not control the ball and Perry followed through and kicked the ball into the far right post to tie the Trojans 1-1.
Three minutes prior to Perry's equalizing goal, USC's Ashley Freyer scored the first goal of the game after 70 minutes of scoreless play. Freyer received a headed pass from Marihelen Tomer, and scored on a one-on-one with Meagan McCray.
The Broncos kept pace with the 2007 National Champions throughout the game. McCray posted five saves on the Trojans seven shots on goal and SCU posted five shots on goal, three from the boot of Patton.
"We played a hard fought game," head coach Jerry Smith said. "It was a fairly even game until late in the second half when USC scored the game-winning goal."
In the 79th minute the Trojans took the lead off an Alyssa Davila goal. Minutes before, the Broncos cleared out a USC corner kick, but unfortunately forward Kiki Bosio fell near the box leaving Davila onsides to score the game-winner off of an Ashli Sandoval assist.
Santa Clara looks to come back and get their third win of the season on Sunday, Sept. 7 when they take on No. 21 Cal State Fullerton at 1 p.m.


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More than $50,000 annually
by HERBERT M. PAUL, Partner, New York
Do executives on their way up the ladder of success still believe that as soon as they earn $50,000 or more a year ail their financial concerns will disappear? Experience says that nothing is further from the truth. The more a person makes and the more he accumulates, the more concerned he should become about family financial matters.
What were luxuries years ago have become necessities. The living style the executive now seeks on retirement—or for his family after he is gone—bears no resemblance to that style he dreamed of years ago. Moreover, he now has to deal with income tax and estate tax laws that may well deplete the funds he wishes to provide to his family.
Executives are busy people. Business and community responsibilities make enormous demands on their time. They often seem to have time for everything but taking care of their own financial affairs. In addition, an executive seldom has the required specialized knowledge. Income tax and estate tax laws, executive compensation packages, and tax oriented investments are very complex subjects.
As a result of this lack of time and knowledge, the organization and planning of the executive's personal financial affairs seldom gets done. To fill this void, a number of people offer financial planning services for executives. In fact, many business periodicals report that such counseling is one of the hottest fringe benefits being offered executives today by their companies.
To define financial counseling and state who is perform-ing the service is not as easy as it might seem. The services can be as narrow or as broad as the executive and his counselor wish. Limitations are imposed only by the wishes and needs of the executive or by the background, ability, and knowledge of the person or group rendering the
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