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Nearer My God
Proverbs 27:17
Thursday, December 26, 2019
Do You See Him?
Do You See Him?
December 26
by Max Lucado
It's Christmas Night. The house is quiet. Even the crackle is gone from the fireplace. The last of the carolers appeared on the ten o'clock news. The last of the apple pie was eaten by my brother-in-law. And the last of the Christmas albums have been stored away having dutifully performed their annual rendition of chestnuts, white Christmases, and red-nosed reindeers.
It's Christmas night.
The midnight hour has chimed and I should be asleep, but I'm awake. I'm kept awake by one stunning thought. The world was different this week. It was temporarily transformed.
The magical dust of Christmas glittered on the cheeks of humanity ever so briefly, reminding us of what is worth having and what we were intended to be. We forgot our compulsion with winning, wooing, and warring. We put away our ladders and ledgers, we hung up our stopwatches and weapons. We stepped off our race tracks and roller coasters and looked outward toward the star of Bethlehem.
It's the season to be jolly because, more than at any other time, we think of him. More than in any other season, his name is on our lips.
And the result?
For a few precious hours, he is beheld. Christ the Lord. Those who pass the year without seeing him, suddenly see him. People who have been accustomed to using his name in vain, pause to use it in praise. Eyes, now free of the blinders of self, marvel at his majesty.
All of a sudden he's everywhere.
In the grin of the policeman as he drives the paddy wagon full of presents to the orphanage.
In the twinkle in the eyes of the Taiwanese waiter as he tells of his upcoming Christmas trip to see his children.
In the emotion of the father who is too thankful to finish the dinner table prayer.
He's in the tears of the mother as she welcomes home her son from overseas.
He's in the heart of the man who spent Christmas morning on skid row giving away cold baloney sandwiches and warm wishes.
And he's in the solemn silence of the crowd of shopping mall shoppers as the elementary school chorus sings "Away in a Manger."
Emmanuel. He is with us. God came near.
It's Christmas night. In a few hours the cleanup will begin—lights will come down, trees will be thrown out. Size 36 will be exchanged for size 40, eggnog will be on sale for half price. Soon life will be normal again. December's generosity will become January's payments and the magic will begin to fade.
But for the moment, the magic is still in the air. Maybe that's why I'm still awake. I want to savor the spirit just a bit more. I want to pray that those who beheld him today will look for him next August. And I can't help but linger on one fanciful thought: If he can do so much with such timid prayers lamely offered in December, how much more could he do if we thought of him every day?
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SNOW HILL – After an inconclusive discussion by the County Commissioners on the Route 50 bridge options proposed by the state, one commissioner said she was happy the bridge is not the county's responsibility.
"I'm glad it's not a county problem," said Commissioner Judy Boggs.
Several of the commissioners had unanswered questions after the informal discussion, prompted by Comprehensive Planning Director Sandy Coyman's report on recent public workshops on the remaining four bridge options offered by the State Highway Administration (SHA).
Coyman recommended that the commissioners endorse option number four, a continuous span without a drawbridge, located north of the existing bridge. Option four would allow a freer flow of traffic, Coyman said, with no drawbridge openings.
The additional costs would be worth it, compared to rehabilitating the existing bridge, he said, because the new bridge would last over twice as long as the repaired existing bridge.
Several commissioners questioned the details. The SHA said it would retain the existing bridge, which is a historic structure and cannot be demolished, for fishing, biking and walking.
That does not make sense to the commissioners, who wondered what would happen when boats needed to go north in the bays.
"Why have a [new] span big enough for boats to go under if you're going to have to open the other bridge?" Boggs said.
If the drawbridge were removed from the existing bridge, there would be little reason for pedestrians and bicyclists to use it.
Others see bigger obstacles. Land acquisition is likely to be a problem, with land prices still high, and in some cases climbing, on either end of the bridge.
"If something gets built on that property, it would be too expensive for State Highway to buy it," said Coyman.
With all the building in Ocean City and West Ocean City, there could be nowhere for a new span to go except onto costly, already developed land, feared Boggs.
"They're just closing in the bridge so it's eliminating the options," she said.
Several commissioners supported retaining the existing bridge.
"Just repair the bridge," said Commissioner Louise Gulyas.
"That's what we need to do," County Commissioner Virgil Shockley said.
There will be a point when rehabbing the bridge would be more expensive than building a new one, Coyman said, and the older structure would only last another 40 years, while a new one would still be around in 100.
"It's a dramatic difference," Coyman said.
No construction or repairs would begin for at least a decade, leaving the local situation time to change dramatically.
"The bridge is a long way down the road," Boggs said.
Commissioner Bud Church, who represents West Ocean City, said any decision is a long time coming.
"I think the plan will change several times before they decide what to do," said Church.
Shockley said the option the commissioners favor may matter little.
"State highway is going to do what it wants to do anyway," said Shockley.

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Photographs: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters Lalit K Jha in Washington
Aimed at attracting the world's best and brightest, the US will soon come out with a series of policy initiatives and changes in the existing rules, including allowing the spouses of H-1B visas to work in America.
In a statement, the White House said that the Department of Homeland Security will soon publish several proposed rules that will make the US more attractive to talented foreign entrepreneurs and other high-skill immigrants who will contribute substantially to the US economy, create jobs, and enhance American innovative competitiveness.
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US plans to allow H-1B visa holder's spouse to work in America
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"These proposed regulations include rules authorising employment for spouses of certain high-skill workers on H-1B visas, as well as enhancing opportunities for outstanding professors and researchers," it said in a statement.
"These measures build on continuing DHS efforts to streamline, eliminate inefficiency, and increase the transparency of the existing immigration system, such as by the launch of Entrepreneur Pathways, an online resource centre that gives immigrant entrepreneurs an intuitive way to navigate opportunities to start and grow a business," it said.
From the statement, it appears that spouses of H-1B visas are unlikely to get a blanket approval to work in the US.
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US plans to allow H-1B visa holder's spouse to work in America
Photographs: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Only certain category of spouses of H-1B visa holders -- mainly from the science and tech category -- are likely to get the nod.
The White House also said the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation are launching a new collaboration to empower entrepreneurial scientists and address the critical gap between fundamental research and the development of a commercial entity.
The H-1B work visas for highly skilled professionals have been most beneficial from information technology sector professionals from India.
As per the Congressional mandated cap, US Citizenship and Immigration Services can allocate a maximum of 65,000 H-1B visas for the fiscal year 2015 beginning October 1, 2014.


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I have been sick for a ridiculously extended time, I can't shake it . At the very last minute yesterday Sophie dragged me off the couch and out to a local spot to finally pick up some pumpkins to be carved .
Sophie also convinced me I needed to make cupcakes for their class party today, and somehow I did it. Can I mention I have no voice now.
I almost forgot that today the episode of the Steven and Chris show , the Halloween episode my friend and I went to recently , well it airs today at 2:00pm.
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While the snow falls here in Colorado, I was inspired to write this orchestral, emotional piece. It conjures images of snow, Christmas, holiday decorations, and it has a feeling of the magic and joy that the holidays bring to mind.
I've included the piece with the melody in full, and another version with just the background supporting instruments that conveys a more subtle mood.
Easy to cut together between the two for whatever Christmas movie, promotional film, or inspiring video you want to create.
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January 13-14, 2018 - The Inaugural Roger Voison Memorial Trumpet Competition, to be held on the campus of Lynn University at the Lynn Conservatory of Music, Boca Raton, FL (USA). The event will include judges recitals and master classes as well as a world premiere performance of a work by composer James Stephenson. The competition is open to full-time undergraduate or graduate students up to age 27. Prizes are $5000 for first place, $2500 for second place, and $1500 for third place. The jury will be Eric Aubier, Tim Morrison, and Jens Lindemann. For full details and additional information, check the website at http://www.lynn.edu/trumpetcompetition. Other contact methods include emails to [email protected], or via phone at +1 561-237-9006.


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Who isn't excited about Halloween parties? We do! And we know you are too! Above are some ideas of vintage looks by blogger, Laura of TRASH PLANET DIY, that may pass as a unique Halloween costume.
If you are thinking of something new to try this Halloween, perhaps you want to try being a Vintage Gal? All you need is what you have inside your closet. If you have waist cincher or a bra-less corset, you can use it to mix match several outfits like what Laura did. Basically, the corset acts as a wide belt to add impact on her outfit. you can layer it over your top and jeans, bustier dress, or skirts. You may also use your regualr shapewear with bra, and use as a top too! Just be sure to finish the look, with that vintage wavy hair, that red lips and some touch of rose on your head. :)


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Franco is 1 year younger than the Goodreads co-founder and me, and we all went to JLS at the same time before Jordan Middle School reopened. One of Franco's short stories references an Asian kid who was one of the three responsible for a bomb in the quad at Gunn High School in 1994, an event that was traumatizing to some of our classmates, but which Franco, had turned into his dramatic material. Another of the stories references a teacher who actually did sexually molest middle-school girls back in the '90s. Other true events and locations were scattered through the collection.
Unlike my former classmate, I don't particularly care about the use of real people in fiction. For me, everything that an artist comes into contact with becomes part of his or her raw material. The use of real people in fiction is nothing new, whether particular writers admit to doing so or not. What was interesting to me was that this collection was so mechanical and so lacking insight, in spite of or perhaps because it was based on true events. It is not a good collection of short stories?it is not "true" in an artistic sense, even though it is pegged onto many real events and people from Palo Alto in 1990-1996 range. In contrast, my friend Karin Spirn who graduated from Paly shortly before Franco did, wrote this essay about Palo Alto in the '90s that I find both insightful and true.
This issue of insight and authenticity is what came back to me while sitting in the audience after Gia Coppola's Palo Alto aired at the Guild. After the screening, Palo Alto Weekly film critic Peter Canavese interviewed Gia Coppola and a male lead from the film Jack Kilmer. Coppola made a remark at some point in the Q&A that she was surprised all the events in Franco's book had really happened during a short time period. She remarked that when Franco asked her to interpret his book, she was willing because the book felt very authentic to her and it involved "universal" emotions. In spite of its source material, the film has nothing to do with our Palo Alto, except insofar as teen angst and pain is "universal" as Coppola puts it.
Gia Coppola's film feels very much like a Sofia Coppola treatment of Franco's stories. It is the rare movie that transcends the book, but like the book it lacks insight. Also, perhaps because it is adapted from short stories, the film has very little plot. There are a pair of friends, quiet Teddy (Jack Kilmer) and Fred, an aggressive and slightly lunatic teenage boy. There is Coach B in another excellent creepy performance by James Franco (he was great in Spring Breakers where he was also creepy, but in a different way). The soccer coach hits on April, a "good" high school girl who can't quite articulate her own needs and desires (Emma Roberts). If I remember correctly, April in the book was sexually molested as a child and that is the reason she succumbs to the coach's advances, but that isn't a part of the movie. Teddy likes April.
The film was shot in an LA suburb and it depicts a fairly generic white suburban ennui. Like the short story collection, it strings together markers of adolescence?micro-aggressions and cruelty and drugs. In one scene Fred talks about the pressure Asian parents put on their kids (as an explanation for why an unseen Asian person commits suicide). In other scenes, adults prove themselves to be clueless or sexual predators or irresponsibly stoned. Jack Kilmer revealed in the Q&A that actor Chris Messina who plays Fred's father actually went off-script to hit on him in their scene together. I'm a fan of Messina, but it doesn't quite work to have the two most prominent adults in the story (Fred's dad and Coach B) be untrustworthy in the same exact way.
The performances, particularly those of Emma Roberts and newcomer Jack Kilmer, are moving. And Coppola's visual talents and sympathy for teen experience are evident throughout the movie. She certainly captures, in her camerawork, what it feels like to be a teenager. But the story feels episodic, not as much by design as Coppola claimed in her Q&A, but for lack of insight into cause and effect. As April notes, teenagers rarely know why they do anything. But the farther you get from adolescent experience, the more you build a coherent story?a story with cause and effect?about why your teen years were the way they were. Events that feel irrelevant to that story fall away. One of the problems with Palo Alto is also its strong suit?it is so close to the experience of adolescence and so focused on evoking and sympathizing with all the pain, it does not have a clear perspective of cause and effect.
I am evidently in the minority in my opinion about this movie's entertainment or artistic value. The people who attended this screening very much liked the movie, and identified with it and snickered at various scenes I found quite depressing. I recommend renting The Spectacular Now or The Perks of Being a Wallflower instead and waiting for this to come to DVD.
In her Q&A Coppola remarked that, even though she neither shot the movie in Palo Alto and was going for a universal feel, she left the title Palo Alto because she liked how it looked typographically. That sums up this movie-going experience for me - a lot that looks and sounds gorgeous, but which lacks insight and emotional heft.


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Center for American Progress
By Daniel J. Weiss and Jackie Weidman
Despite lower prices at the pump, the biggest publicly traded oil companies in the world have raked in billions of dollars in profit over the past three months. According to their earnings reports released last week, the big five oil companies—BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell—earned a combined $30.2 billion during the first quarter of 2013, or $331 million per day. Cumulatively, Big Oil profits were six percent lower than the first quarter of 2012 due to lower gasoline and oil prices, but these companies still earned a combined $229,832 every minute from January through March. This is more than what 95 percent of American households earn in an entire year.
Nearly one-third of these profits were used to repurchase companies' stock, which only serves to pad the pockets of senior executives and the largest shareholders. The big five oil companies are also sitting on $82 billion in cash reserves, according to reports from the Securities and Exchange Commission for each company. While making these huge profits, BP and Exxon are the culprits in ongoing major oil disasters that are affecting the Gulf Coast and Arkansas.
Big Oil Behaving Badly, Again
April 20, 2013, was the third anniversary of BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster that killed 11 oil-rig workers and gushed 210 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico over the course of 87 days. Three years later hundreds of Gulf Coast residents are still experiencing serious health effects from this spilled oil, along with the nearly 2 million gallons of toxic chemicals dumped into the Gulf of Mexico to disperse oil during the haphazard cleanup process. There is growing evidence that the oil and dispersants are also harming sea life.
Congress has yet to pass a single law to strengthen federal oversight of offshore oil and gas production. A year ago a Center for American Progress column, The Lasting Impact of Deepwater Horizon, highlighted the need for Congress to raise the preposterously low $75 million limit on liability that oil companies currently face for future oil blowouts. The cleanup costs for the 2010 BP disaster rang in at more than $14 billion at the end of 2012, according to the Congressional Research Service. This demonstrates the huge financial and environmental risks that face Americans if these liability limits remain so artificially low and the companies responsible for future disasters refuse to pay for cleaning up their messes.
On land, meanwhile, fellow oil giant ExxonMobil's most recent spill dumped 500,000 gallons of tar sands crude oil near Mayflower, Arkansas, in late March 2013. The spill forced the evacuation of two dozen homes, and a massive cleanup is currently underway. Because this tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, is classified under the Superfund law as "diluted bitumen," this and similar kinds of oil are exempt from the 8-cents-per-barrel fee that conventional oil must pay into the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. This fund, created under the Superfund Act in 1980 and paid for by levying this tax on oil companies, pays for the oil-spill cleanup should a mishap occur. Exxon gets to avoid it.
This terrible oil-pipeline spill spewed tar sands oil similar to the oil that could be transported through the Keystone XL pipeline if it is approved by President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry. Pipeline discharges are a common event. NPR reported that, "Federal data show that on average over the past decade, nearly 3.5 million gallons of oil spilled from pipelines each year." If Keystone XL moves forward, not only will Big Oil profit from its operation, it could eventually add to this spill tally.
Big Oil Skimps on Corporate Taxes and Receives Billions of Dollars in Wasteful Subsidies
The biggest three publicly owned U.S. oil companies—ExxonMobil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips—also paid relatively low federal effective tax rates in 2011. Reuters reported that their tax payments were "a far cry from the 35 percent top corporate tax rate." It estimated that ExxonMobil's effective federal tax rate in 2011 was 13 percent, Chevron's was 19 percent and ConocoPhillips's was 18 percent.
The oil and gas industry gave more than $70 million in federal campaign contributions during the 2012 cycle, with a whopping 90 percent going to Republican candidates. The big five oil companies spent nearly $50 million on lobbying Congress in 2012, or more than one-third of the entire oil and gas industry's expenditures. A major goal of these political activities is to retain special tax breaks for the oil and gas industry, which add up to $40 billion over a decade. Despite ranking as some of the most profitable companies in the world, the big five oil companies receive $2.4 billion in tax breaks from Congress each year, according to the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation. U.S. taxpayers should no longer foot the bill for antiquated, 100-year-old fossil-fuel subsidies that, upon conception, were meant to help a then-fledgling industry grow.
Big Oil argues that it needs these tax breaks for oil exploration and development. Yet the big five oil companies produced two percent less oil in the first quarter of 2013, according to their recent financial statements, compared to the same time last year. These companies each have several hundred idle offshore leases that could produce oil if they were to be developed, according to an analysis for Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA). Instead, these companies leave the leases undeveloped while sitting on billions of dollars of cash reserves.
Big Oil Benefits From Low Federal Royalty Rates on Public Lands
In addition to special tax breaks, Big Oil companies drill for oil and gas on public lands owned by all Americans while paying relatively little for what they produce from these areas. Oil companies pay a royalty for the oil and natural gas that they extract from these federal places: A law from the 1920s requires the oil and gas industry to pay "not less than" a 12.5 percent royalty on oil and gas produced from onshore public lands. This rate has not been permanently increased in nearly 100 years, despite the fact that there is nothing preventing Congress or the Obama Administration from doing so.
The federal royalty for oil and gas production on public lands is much lower than what is paid to some states and private landowners for oil taken from their lands. The state of Texas, for example, assesses up to a 25 percent royalty for oil produced from its lands. North Dakota has a royalty of 18.8 percent, while Wyoming's rate is at least 16.6 percent. Royalties for oil taken from private landowners nationwide are estimated to average 18.8 percent.
Higher royalty rates on federal public lands would ensure that Americans receive more compensation for oil companies' use of their lands and minerals, which is all the more important in this time of fiscal uncertainty. The Department of the Interior should finalize plans to significantly raise the royalty rate for oil and gas produced on public lands.
The five biggest oil companies are making tens of billions of dollars in profits, while paying artificially low, ineffective federal tax rates and low royalties for taking and producing oil and gas owned by all Americans. In addition, companies can evade payments into the oil-spill cleanup fund based on specific categorizations of different kinds of petroleum. Meanwhile, they continue to make billions of dollars in profits every quarter while receiving special tax breaks from Congress.
None of this makes sense, especially when sequestration is forcing steep automatic across-the-board cuts in college assistance, cancer research and other middle-class programs. It's time to ask the huge, profit-making, big five oil companies to pay their fair share.
Visit EcoWatch's KEYSTONE XL and OFF SHORE DRILLING pages for more related news on this topic.
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Analysts Michael Ballack, Alexi Lalas, Steve McManaman, Santiago Solari and Taylor Twellman
Five soccer professionals and national team players – Michael Ballack (Germany), Alexi Lalas (USA), Steve McManaman (England), Santiago Solari (Argentina) and Taylor Twellman (USA) – have been named analysts for ESPN's 2014 FIFA World Cup team in Brazil. With a combined five FIFA World Cup tournament teams between them this group will be part of ESPN's English-language presentation in the United States on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC and WatchESPN throughout the month-long tournament, June 12 – July 13, 2014.
Ballack, Lalas, McManaman and Solari will appear on pre-match, halftime and post-match shows, SportsCenter, ESPN FC, and FIFA World Cup-themed news and information programs. Twellman will primarily serve as a co-commentator. McManaman will also co-commentate on select matches.
In their first assignment, the analysts will join host Bob Ley at the ESPN studios in Bristol, Conn., to present the Final Draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ on ESPN2, Friday, December 6, at 11:30 a.m. ET – the kickoff event for ESPN's multimedia coverage of the quadrennial tournament in Brazil when the groups and matchups are determined.
"The quality and diversity of our analyst team was one of the keys to our 2010 World Cup success," said Jed Drake, ESPN senior vice president and executive producer. "Michael, Alexi, Macca, Santiago, Taylor and others to come, will form what we expect to be one of the best collections of football minds available anywhere for this global sporting event."
Ballack was the German National Team captain from 2004 until injury forced him off the World Cup team in 2010. He debuted on ESPN networks as a pundit for UEFA EURO 2012. Brazil 2014 will mark his debut as a World Cup analyst.
Lalas, a U.S. Men's National Team defender and the face of USA '94 team, will work his third straight FIFA World Cup for ESPN having debuted in 2006 as a guest analyst. He is ESPN's lead studio analyst for U.S. Men's National Team and Major League Soccer matches.
McManaman, Liverpool legend and former England National Team player, debuted on ESPN during South Africa 2010. He has since served as match analyst for the network's critically acclaimed coverage of the Barclays Premier League from 2010-2013, working alongside play-by-play commentator Ian Darke. McManaman teamed with Darke again as the network's lead match commentator team for the UEFA EURO 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.
Solari, former Real Madrid winger and Argentina National team player, will make his World Cup debut on U.S. television with the Draw on Friday and through the month-long Brazil 2014 tournament. He is one of the pundits on ESPN FC, the company's global soccer news and information program.
Twellman, a former U.S. National Team player and one of the most prolific forwards to ever wear a Major League Soccer jersey playing for the New England Revolution, will make his World Cup debut in the booth in Brazil. He is ESPN's lead match analyst for the U.S. Men's National Team and Major League Soccer.
Specific assignments are to be determined, and other ESPN commentators for the 2014 FIFA World Cup will be announced at a later date.
ESPN Inc.'s 2014 FIFA World Cup in the United States
The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be ESPN's eighth World Cup and most comprehensive presentation to date. ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC will combine to air all 64 matches live and in high definition (June 12 – July 13, 2014), and WatchESPN will show all ESPN and ESPN2 games. ESPN3, ESPN's live multi-screen sports network available in more than 85 million homes, will present matches live in multiple languages (other than English and Spanish).
Additionally, all ESPN studio programming – World Cup Tonight, ESPN FC World Cup Encore, ESPN FC, editions of SportsCenter, as well as the pre-game, halftime and post-game shows – and ESPN Deportes' game-around-the-game programs will originate from the company's production headquarters throughout the month at Clube dos Marimbás on the southern tip of the famed Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
ESPN garnered more than 40 industry awards, including three Sports Emmys, for its presentation of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – more accolades than any single event in the company's history.
ESPN and Past FIFA World Cup Tournaments (Men's):
South Africa 2010 – All 64 matches live and high definition. All World Cup studio programming originated from South Africa
Germany '06 – All 64 matches live and in high definition
Korea/Japan '02 – 58 ESPN and ESPN2 matches live (six tape-delayed broadcasts on ABC)
France '98 – ESPN 27, ESPN2 23 and ABC Sports 14 (all 64 matches live)
USA '94 – ESPN, 41, and ABC, 11 (all 52 matches)
Mexico '86 – ESPN, 15 matches (U.S. cable television rights)
Spain '82 – ESPN, 7 matches
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{outfit} Clad in Purple Plaid
Top: J Cooper (Lord & Taylor), Jeans: Current/Elliott (sample sale), Sandals: Sam Edelman c/o Thred Up, Clutch: Olivia + Joy, Necklace: Marc Jacobs
I really like that top - and the softer peplum definitely looks great.
Courtney ~ Sartorial Sidelines
Love the soft peplum, purple is your color. And I switch to dark jeans for fall too, hah.
xo Annie
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love the plaid peplum! such a great top!
Love this outfit! The clutch is amazing too!
xo, Jane
You look amazing in plaid girlie!!
It's a great top and looks very flattering on you.
Looks like a 'real' peplum to me! And its so cute too! I would love to see this layered.
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The soft peplum looks great. I really like the plaid.ReplyDelete
What a wonderful top and colors of print are gorgeous. You look fab!
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It's a cute top and I did not jump on the peplum trend either, just one piece should last me a while.ReplyDelete
This 'softer' version is looking really good on you indeed! Wonderful look!ReplyDelete


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David Cohen is the founder and CEO of TechStars. Previously, David was a founder of several software and web technology companies. He was the founder and CTO of Pinpoint Technologies which was acquired by ZOLL Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: ZOLL) in 1999. You can read about it in No Vision, All Drive [Amazon]. David was also the founder and CEO of earFeeder.com, a music service which was sold to SonicSwap.com in 2006. He also had what he likes to think of as a "graceful failure" in between.
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- 1 OWASP AntiSamy
- 1.1 What is it?
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- 1.3 How do I get started?
- 1.4 Project roadmap
- 1.5 Contacting us
OWASP AntiSamy
What is it?
The OWASP AntiSamy project is a few things. Technically, it is an API for ensuring user-supplied HTML/CSS is in compliance within an application's rules. Another way of saying that could be: It's an API that helps you make sure that clients don't supply malicious cargo code in the HTML they supply for their profile, comments, etc. that gets persisted on the server. The term malicious code in terms of web applications is usually regarded only as JavaScript. Cascading Stylesheets are only considered malicious when they invoke the JavaScript engine. However, there are many situations where "normal" HTML and CSS can be used in a malicious manner.
Philosophically, AntiSamy is a departure from all contemporary security mechanisms. Generally, the security mechanism and user have a communication that is virtually one way, for good reason. Letting the potential attacker know details about the validation is considered unwise as it allows the attacker to "learn" and "recon" the mechanism for weaknesses. These types of information leaks can also hurt in ways you don't expect. A login mechanism that tells the user, "Username invalid" leaks the fact that a user by that name does not exist. A user could use a dictionary or phone book or both to remotely come up with a list of valid usernames. Using this information, an attacker could launch a brute force attack or massive account lock denial-of-service.
So, I get that.
Unfortunately, that's just not very usable in this situation. Typical Internet users are largely ineffective when it comes to writing HTML/CSS, so where do they get their HTML from? Usually they copy it from somewhere out on the web. Simply rejecting their input without any clue as to why is jolting and annoying. Annoyed users go somewhere else to do their social networking.
Socioeconomically, AntiSamy is a have-not enabler. Private companies like Google, MySpace, eBay, etc. have come up with proprietary solutions for solving this problem. This introduces two problems. One is that proprietary solutions are not usually all that good, and even if they are, well - naturally they're reluctant to share this hard-earned IP for free. Fortunately, I just don't care. I don't see any reason why all these private companies should have this functionality safely, so I'm releasing this for free under the GPLv3 license.
Who are you?
I am the AntiSamy, Arshan Dabirsiaghi (arshan.dabirsiaghi [at the] gmail.com). I'm currently a Senior Application Security Engineer at Aspect Security. I've often heard of the problem AntiSamy solves as one that is "impossible" or "impossible to do right". I like punching ideas like that in the face. I developed the framework and Java implementation of AntiSamy. I had help on the CSS portion from Jason Li, also of Aspect Security. I plan on releasing version in .NET and PHP. If the Rails community can meet me halfway, I can help them too.
How do I get started?
There's 3 steps in the process of integrating AntiSamy. Each step is detailed in the next section, but the high level overview follows:
- Choose one of the standard policy files that matches as close to the functionality you need:
- antisamy-slashdot.xml
- antisamy-ebay.xml
- antisamy-myspace.xml
- antisamy-insanity.xml
- Tailor the policy file according to your site's rules
- Call the API from the code
Stage 1 - Choosing a base policy file
Chances are that your site's use case for AntiSamy is at least roughly comparable to one of the predefined policy files. They each represent a "typical" scenario for allowing users to provide HTML (and possibly CSS) formatting information. Let's look into the different policy files:
1) antisamy-slashdot.xml
Slashdot (http://www.slashdot.org/) is a techie news site that allows users to respond anonymously to news posts with very limited HTML markup. Now Slashdot is not only one of the coolest sites around, it's also one that's been subject to many different successful attacks. Even more unfortunate is the fact that most of the attacks led users to the infamous goatse.cx picture (please don't go look it up). The rules for Slashdot are fairly strict: users can only submit the following HTML tags and no CSS: , , , ,
.
Accordingly, we've built a policy file that allows fairly similar functionality. All text-formatting tags that operate directly on the font, color or emphasis have been allowed.
2) antisamy-ebay.xml
eBay (http://www.ebay.com/) is the most popular online auction site in the universe, as far as I can tell. It is a public site so anyone is allowed to post listings with rich HTML content. It's not surprising that given the attractiveness of eBay as a target that it has been subject to a few complex XSS attacks. Listings are allowed to contain much more rich content than, say, Slashdot- so it's attack surface is considerably larger. The following tags appear to be accepted by eBay (they don't publish rules): ,...
3) antisamy-myspace.xml
MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/) is arguably the most popular social networking site today. Users are allowed to submit pretty much all HTML and CSS they want - as long as it doesn't contain JavaScript. MySpace is currently using a word blacklist to validate users' HTML, which is why they were subject to the infamous Samy worm (http://namb.la/). The Samy worm, which used fragmentation attacks combined with a word that should have been blacklisted (eval) - was the inspiration for the project.
4) antisamy-insanity.xml
I don't know of a possible use case for this policy file. If you wanted to allow every single valid HTML and CSS element (but without JavaScript or blatant CSS-related phishing attacks), you can use this policy file. Not even MySpace is _this_ crazy. However, it does serve as a good reference because it contains base rules for every element, so you can use it as a knowledge base when using tailoring the other policy files.
Stage 2 - Tailoring the policy file
Smaller organizations may want to deploy AntiSamy in a default configuration, but it's equally likely that a site may want to have strict, business-driven rules for what users can allow. The discussion that decides the tailoring should also consider attack surface - which grows in relative proportion to the policy file.
Stage 3 - Calling the AntiSamy API
Using AntiSamy is abnormally easy. Here is an example of invoking AntiSamy with a policy file:
import org.owasp.validator.html.*;
Policy policy = new Policy(POLICY_FILE_LOCATION);
AntiSamy as = new AntiSamy();
CleanResults cr = as.scan(dirtyInput, policy);
MyUserDAO.storeUserProfile(cr.getCleanHTML()); // some custom function
Policy files can also be referenced by filename by passing a second argument to the
AntiSamy:scan() method as the following examples show.:
AntiSamy as = new AntiSamy();
CleanResults cr = as.scan(dirtyInput, policyFilePath);
Lastly, policy files can be referenced by File objects directly in the second parameter:
AntiSamy as = new AntiSamy();
CleanResults cr = as.scan(dirtyInput, new File(policyFilePath));
Stage 4 - Analyzing CleanResults
The CleanResults object provides a lot of useful stuff.
getErrorMessages() - a list of
String error messages
getCleanHTML() - the clean, safe HTML output
getCleanXMLDocumentFragment() - the clean, safe
XMLDocumentFragment which is reflected in
getScanTime() - returns the scan time in seconds
Project roadmap
We have a number of milestones we'd like to accomplish with the help of the community. Hopefully we can allocate some funds for this in the OWASP Spring of Code 2008, but it is far too early to tell. In the meantime, this is a labor of love.
.NET version (early Spring 2008, rc1 Fall 2008)
We're aiming for a beta of a .NET version of AntiSamy to be available by early Spring 2008. The major hurdles are finding a suitable "HTML cleaner" like nekohtml in .NET. It needs to be capable of producing document fragments, not just entire HTML documents. For example, if I pass in
This is a test to the HTML cleaner, we can't have it send back
This is a test.
I personally (Arshan) plan on developing this, but am happy to let someone take over who can focus more time on it.
PHP version (beta early Spring 2008, rc1 Fall 2008)
We're aiming for a beta of a PHP version of AntiSamy to be available by early Spring 2008. The major hurdles are finding a suitable "HTML cleaner" like nekohtml in PHP. It needs to be capable of producing document fragments, not just entire HTML documents. For example, if I pass in
This is a test to the HTML cleaner, we can't have it send back
This is a test.
Several members of the community have been in touch with us about working together, including the smart folks over at Zend.net.
Contacting us
There are two ways of getting information on AntiSamy. The mailing list, and contacting the project lead directly.
OWASP AntiSamy mailing list
The first is the mailing list which is located at https://lists.owasp.org/mailman/listinfo/owasp-antisamy. The list was previously private and the archives have been cleared with the release of version 1.0. We encourage all prospective and current users and bored attackers to join in the conversation. We're happy to brainstorm attack scenarios, discuss regular expressions and help with integration.
Emailing the project lead
For content which is not appropriate for the public mailing list, you can alternatively contact the project lead, Arshan Dabirsiaghi, at [arshan.dabirsiaghi] at the [aspectsecurity.com] (s/ at the /@/).


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Friday, February 3, 2012
Watch Priscilla Keller's Wedding
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24 comments:
that is such happy news!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 3, 2012 at 11:47 PM
I wonder if they'll mention anything about Susanna's wedding later this year? Probably not since she left ATI and her parents want nothing to do with it. Sad. That being said, congrats to Priscilla!ReplyDelete
Good morning Lily and Ellie, I am about to go to bed as it is late Saturday night here so I will be asleep when the wedding is on (as it will be about 3.30am) is there anyway I can watch it after like a you tube video? If there is I would really appreciate it if u could post the link.ReplyDelete
Blessings from your friend "down under" xx
Does anyone know can you download or tape live streaming as i want to watch this but will be awayReplyDelete
would you even be willing to tape it for me and send it to me i really would love to watch thisReplyDelete
Hi wandmagicaustralia and Sara,ReplyDelete
We are unable to record the wedding, but there might be a way to download it after the fact. We will check into that and post the link if it's available.
~Lily and Ellie
Congratulations to Priscilla! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 4, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Kelly Bates had a baby boy a few days ago he has some health problems and no name yet. I saw pictures at a myspace sccountReplyDelete
I'm watching it right now. The Duggar family is singing on Priscila's wedding. So beautiful!ReplyDelete
Did anyone else notice the Duggars' film crew on the front row as they were singing? Looks like this might end up in an upcoming episode!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 4, 2012 at 12:58 PM
I am watching it and the dug gars just played and sang!! Also i saw jim the sound man!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 4, 2012 at 1:30 PM
I see Josh and Anna! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 4, 2012 at 2:15 PM
I have just finished watching the live stream of the wedding. Lovely!!! What a blessed way to spend my Saturday afternoon. Wishing the beautiful couple all happiness today and always!!! SandyReplyDelete
- Godly-young-widowFebruary 4, 2012 at 2:21 PM
That was them? The TLC film crew? Well, I guess we have yet to see if it makes the show. Wow; wasn't Josh a ham at the end? Oh yeah, and I also enjoyed the song by the 3 Bates sisters; Erin, Alyssa and Tori. I didn't expect any of the Bates to be there with the baby's due date so close, and now him being born, but I'm glad at least these 3 were able to represent the family.ReplyDelete
It was a little blurry, so I couldn't tell where Susanna was, but she probably was one of the bridesmaids on the left side where more of the Keller side was. I've prayed often for this family up until this point, knowing God knows the truth.
Just finished watching the wedding! It was truly beautiful!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 4, 2012 at 2:38 PM
I am also from Australia and missed it. It would be great if you could look into how we can watch it. Maybe someone could give us a play by play - who was there etc. ThanksReplyDelete
any way to watch it after the fact?ReplyDelete
how do those of you who commented about the Keller's and susanna, know so much about them?ReplyDelete
YAY! What a surprise! But great news! And the wedding is today! How fun!! :)ReplyDelete
Hi habecker,ReplyDelete
If David and Priscilla post a download of the wedding ceremony to their site, we will post it.
have a great weekend!
Lily and Ellie
- AnonymousFebruary 4, 2012 at 6:11 PM
Not saying that it means anything, but notice that Duggar and Keller and now Waller have double letters and also in in rReplyDelete
- Abi McGrawFebruary 6, 2012 at 9:42 AM
I saw it! And the Duggars were there! They played a song for the wedding!ReplyDelete
Missed the live stream, hope they post a video!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 4, 2012 at 1:33 PM
i have never watched Priscillas wedding. it was great to watch it! :)ReplyDelete
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Change agents often wish to make the church over in an ideal image, and prematurely herald new Pentecosts.
A few years back, after the Berlin Wall had fallen, George Bush was talking about a new world order.
M y son Daniel asks me when he will have a bar mitzvah like our friends son.
Jim Wallis has done an outstanding job of describing the new ecumenism that is fostering dialogue among black, mainline Protestant, Catholic, evangelical, and Pentecostal churches.
From the strength of our church traditions has come a new ecumenical spirit for the 21st century.
Evangelical and ecumenical have been terms unfortunately divided. The "evangel" is the uniter.
In the midst of contradictions, challenges, and divisions, Western believers and Muslims meet.
Truth-telling and the healing of South Africa.
Care needed in "corporate welfare."
Hong Kong churches prepare for July1.
The addiction of campaign money.
Lawyers push for end to executions.
The struggle for quality schools.
Mac Charles Jones: an appreciation.
The loaves and fishes in the Bible story of the "feeding of the five thousand" (a major sandwich-making operation) should spring to mind whenever hungry people congregate.
This issue of Sojourners is sponsored by the good folks at Procter & Gamble, makers of a respected line of consumer products, including their popular fat substitute, Olestra...
It had been several years since I'd visited New York City.
The hardest mothering of all is to give your children their own existence.
The nation's social welfare policy is changing dramatically, and the religious community will play a vital role in the transition to something new.
Ecumenism will happen not so much as a result of doctrinal discussions, but through real-life activities on behalf of a suffering world.
Culture Watch
Billy Bragg's music adapts to life's changes.
Since 1991, Douglas John Hall has published three large volumes designed to provide an essentially systematic theological statement that reflects the North American context.
Theologian Douglas John Hall's systematic approach.
The long and winding journey of Dr. Joycelyn Elders
Icons invite seekers into the mystery of faith.
The mass audience message is on the front page: "Rosenberg spied."
Cesar Chavez and the farmworker movement.
Two March events consistently wreak havoc on my Lenten disciplines: the March Madness of NCAA mens basketball and the annual Academy Awards ceremonies.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life on video.
Strategies to end the civil rights movement in the '60.
I am terribly disappointed with the March-April 1997 issue that claims "white supremacy" is an idol ("Blocking the Prayers of the Church," by Eugene F. Rivers 3d).
I AM WRITING in reference to "H'rumphs"—"The Only Election Guide You'll Need" (by Ed Spivey Jr., September-October 1996).
In the spirit of St. Francis, the SouthWest Environmental Equity Project works for the poor and the Earth.
Northern cardinal chips away at the blue light
WITH SOME truth Rosemary Radford Ruether, as quoted by Aaron Gallegos, suggests environmentalists ignore the issues of race and class.
As the first fruits of the strawberry season appear in supermarkets across the country, farmworkers, labor activists, and members of the religious community are organizing to demand better conditions...
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THANKS FOR THE excellent article "The Issue is Poverty" (March-April 1997). As someone who has worked in the inner city of Brooklyn for 35 years, I agree.
I WAS DISMAYED to learn that in serious studies of Mary Magdalene written in the '90s the gospel according to Mary would have to be "fictionalized".
In spite of the end of the civil war in El Salvador and a strong challenge in the March 16 elections to ARENA...
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You don't want gigabit Ethernet in your home, you just think you do. You may be jealous of the Kansas City residents who are enjoying gigabit Ethernet through the Google Fiber project. You may hope that your community takes up the Federal Communication Commission's recent 'Gigabit City Challenge.' But the truth is, when it comes time to slap down your hard-earned cash for gigabit Ethernet, you don't want it.
Or at least, that's what Irene Esteves, chief financial officer for Time Warner Cable, claims. During the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference on Wednesday, Esteves said only a sliver of TWC's customer base subscribes to the ISP's top-tier Internet speeds. "We just don't see the need of delivering that [gigabit Ethernet] to consumers," Esteves said, as reported by The Verge.
At first glance, Esteves' comments sound, well, insane. Who wouldn't want a super-fast Internet connection plugged directly into their home, assuming the price is reasonable? Continuing, Esteves said that very few of the company's customers subscribe to TWC's faster broadband plans. Let's dig into that a bit.
The fastest speeds TWC delivers to homes, based on a quick examination of the company's offerings in New York City, is 50 Mbps (down) for $75 per month. That's a far cry from Google Fiber's 1Gbps (1024 Mbps), which costs $70 per month—$5 per month less than Time Warner's 50 Mbps plan.
Prospective 50Mbps customers also have to dig a little to find that offering. If you just go with TWC's three main service bundles, the fastest you can get is 20Mbps plus cable TV for $105 per month. There is an option to upgrade your Internet to 50Mbps in that package, or you can buy Internet service on its own for the aforementioned $75 per month. Perhaps not offering a super duper high-speed package right from the start is helping to drive down TWC's demand for its higher Internet speeds?
But there is an argument to be made that customers don't really want, or can even use, a gigabit connection right now. Even Google Fiber had problems generating demand for the service just one month after launching the service in Kansas City, according to TechCrunch. Google's plan was to prioritize Fiber installation in the neighborhoods where demand was highest, based on the number of homes in the area. But a low turnout forced Google to re-evaluate its demand quotas, which the company blamed on having bad data about the number of households in Kansas City neighborhoods.
Then there's the issue of what to do with your gigabit connection once you've got it. ArsTechnica hiked over to Kansas City to try out Google Fiber last November. The site reported that, in practice, Internet use over a gigabit connection wasn't much better than regular broadband. Ars concluded that the problem wasn't the speed of Google's network, but that the rest of the Internet's infrastructure—including high bandwidth services like video streaming—weren't supporting true gigabit speeds.
So gigabit Ethernet may not yet be all it's cracked up to be. It's clear that U.S. ISPs and the federal government need to improve broadband infrastructure across the country, but for the immediate moment, Time Warner Cable's position on gigabit Ethernet may not be as crazy as it seems.


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Roster Ramifications of the Vernon Wells Deal
It might feel like we all woke up from a Charlie Sheen-sized three day bender, but what transpired on Friday evening did in fact happen … the Blue Jays managed to free themselves from one of baseball's most immovable contracts.
Lost in the shuffle of the Blue Jays moving the $86 million dollars remaining on Vernon Wells contract were the players that were received in return: Mike Napoli and Juan Rivera.
Now that I've had a few days to digest this information and do some sober thinking, things appear to be a little clearer in the picture of the Blue Jays roster … or do they?
Let's begin with who fills the shoes that Vernon Wells left behind in centre field. Naturally, the top candidate for that job would be Rajai Davis, and as others have indicated, that 2-year deal suddenly makes much more sense.
They may not be ready by 2013, but those two years with an option are to bide some time until guys like Anthony Gose or Jake Marisnick will be knocking at the door and ready to play centre field.
Next we have Mike Napoli: if he were a free agent this offseason, Alex Anthopoulos likely would've gone after him anyway. Napoli's ability to play multiple positions makes him very valuable on this team which will go some rough patches defensively this season.
I'm not exactly sure where Mike Napoli fits in, but in my opinion he probably pushes Jose Molina off the roster entirely and Napoli becomes to the go-to catcher.
Prior to this trade, the Blue Jays were committed to handing J.P. Arencibia the starting job. However, things have changed and now there's a possibility we could see something like a 50/50 split between Napoli and Arencibia.
Although Napoli can play multiple positions, he" probably be situated primarily behind the plate and I can't foresee the Blue Jays carrying three catchers on the roster. That's why having Jose Molina doesn't make sense unless Arencibia is going to start the year in Las Vegas.
Of course there's also a possibility that Mike Napoli becomes the de facto designated hitter, which would then relegate Edwin Encarnacion to the bench. Wow … so many scenarios and only so many roster spots.
With the Silent Assassin as the General Manager, there's always a chance Mike Napoli gets dealt before Opening Day anyway, but he seems like the kind of player that really fits the overall direction of the "New Jays".
Napoli is under team control for three two more seasons, but it's just that his incremental salary hike could become quite pricey down the road if he performs very well with the Blue Jays.
So just to reiterate, here are the options for what to do with Mike Napoli:
- 1.) Napoli starting catcher, Arencibia backup catcher, Molina gone
- 2.) Napoli/Arencibia split catching duties, Molina gone
- 3.) Napoli/Molina split catching duties, Arencibia starts in AAA
- 4.) Arencibia/Molina split catching duties, Napoli as DH, EE on the bench.
Wow, so many scenarios and only so many roster spots.
Juan Rivera is another intriguing case in this deal. I personally don't know very much about him, but from what I've gathered on Baseball Reference and Fangraphs, he has the ability to play first base, but is best used in one of the corner outfield positions.
With these changes to the roster, it looks like the Blue Jays Opening Day outfield would comprise of Travis Snider in left, Rajai Davis in centre, and Juan Rivera in right. Rivera might be better served in left field though, as his range factor was one of the best amongst AL left fielders last season.
Rivera is on the final year of a three year contract and stands to make $5.25 million in 2011. I really only see him as a replacement player to keep an outfield spot warm until somebody from the minors is ready or AA picks up another outfielder.
I wouldn't have expected the Los Angeles Angels to reciprocate with any players in return with that trade, but the addition of Mike Napoli and Juan Rivera will certainly be welcome additions to the roster. It's just a matter of figuring out where to fit them in.


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Put That Burger Down — It's Destroying the Ozone Layer
Eating a charbroiled burger is better for your heart, but according to new research from the University of California Riverside, that charbroiled goodness comes at the expense of the ozone layer—big time.
Researchers say that is because commercial charbroilers and countertop grills produce more than double the grease, smoke, heat, water vapor and combustion products than even a diesel truck does.
This research is right on target with a 2007 report by the Air Quality Management Plan, South Coast Air Quality Management District, which found that "emissions from commercial charbroilers are a very significant uncontrolled source of particulate matter ... more than twice the contribution by all of the heavy-duty diesel trucks."
Lead researcher Bill Welch explained: "For comparison, an 18-wheeler diesel-engine truck would have to drive 143 miles on the freeway to put out the same mass of particles as a single charbroiled hamburger patty."
Researchers are confident that a device that eliminates grease from the exhaust fan and confines water holds the secret to resolving omission issues caused by commercial cooking equipment.
Trials for this theorized system are currently being conducted.


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BUFFALO, New York. Identical twins Julian and Adrian Riester were born seconds apart 92 years ago. They died hours apart this week. The brothers were also brothers in the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor. Professed friars for 65 years, they spent much of that time working together at St. Bonaventure University, doing carpentry work, gardening and driving visitors to and from the airport and around town. "It was fun to see them, just quiet, gentle souls," Yvonne Peace, who worked at the St. Bonaventure Friary for nearly 21 years, said Friday. They died Wednesday at St. Anthony Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, Brother Julian in the morning and Brother Adrian in the evening. Both died of heart failure, said Father James Toal, guardian of St. Anthony Friary in St. Petersburg, where the inseparable twins lived since moving from western New York in 2008. "It really is almost a poetic ending to the remarkable story of their lives," St. Bonaventure spokesman Tom Missel said. "Stunning when you hear it, but hardly surprising given that they did almost everything together." Julian and Adrian Riester were born Jerome and Irving on March 27, 1919, to a couple who already had five daughters. They took the names of saints upon their ordination in the Catholic Church. "Dad was a doctor and he said a prayer for a boy," Adrian once said, according to St. Bonaventure. "The Lord fooled him and sent two." After attending St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, the brothers were turned away by the military because of their eyesight, the university said. One had a bad left eye, the other a bad right eye. Eventually they joined the friars of Holy Name Province in New York City. They received separate assignments before reuniting at the seminary at St. Bonaventure from 1951 to 1956. After serving parishes in Buffalo for 17 years, they returned to St. Bonaventure in 1973 and spent the next 35 years there. They had separate rooms in the friary but one telephone extension that rang into both, Peace recalled. It was usually the more talkative Adrian who answered, though Julian possessed a quiet authority. They never said who was born first." Brother Julian was like the big brother. Brother Adrian would defer to him," Peace said. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday at St. Mary Our Lady of Grace Church in St. Petersburg. Afterward, the brothers' bodies will be flown to Buffalo and buried Wednesday at St. Bonaventure Cemetery, across the street from the university.
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By Alyson Klein in EdWeek | http://bit.ly/MoeodR
July 10, 2012 8:30 AM :: A pair of new reports out today raise dire warnings about the impact on school districts and federal education programs from the sweeping, across-the-board spending cuts set to hit all federal agencies in early January if Congress doesn't act to head them off.
The reports, from the American Association of School Administrators and the National Education Association, take a close look at the threat posed by what's known as sequestration, the automatic budget cuts that loom as a result of the deal last August to raise the federal debt ceiling. (both follow)
Almost every area of federal spending, from education to the military, would see cuts ranging from 7.8 percent (according to the Congressional Budget Office) to 8.4 percent (according to analysts from the non-partisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which works on fiscal policy ).
Pretty much no one in Congress wants to see the cuts happen, but so far, lawmakers have been unable to come up with a plan to avert them. And as the deadline draws closer, education advocates are working to draw attention to what they say are potentially harmful consequences for students, educators, and communities.
More than half of the districts surveyed for a report released today by the AASA—54.1 percent— said they built the potential federal cuts into their budgets for this coming school year.
Of those surveyed, 69.4 percent are betting they'll have to cut professional development,, and 58.1 percent say they'd expect to cut enrichment, after-school, and other programs. More than half—54.8 percent—say they anticipate laying off instructional staff. And 54.9 percent expect to boost class size. (The AASA surveyed 1,060 school administrators in 49 states and the District of Columbia in June.)
The vast majority of districts—90 percent—also say their states are in no position to help them absorb or offset the cuts.
But some state education agencies are beginning to take action, at least on the information front, or by helping the districts in their budget planning.
For instance, Texas recently released a memo telling districts the state education agency may hold back up to 10 percent of their funding for some federal programs, to avoid possible mid-year cuts in case sequestration goes into effect. And Vermont suggested its districts build in a 10 percent across-the-board cut to federal funding, in case the cuts go through. (Hat-tip to Joel Packer, the executive director of the Committee for Education Funding, for those examples).
So what would the cuts mean for particular federal programs? The National Education Association, a 3 million member union in Washington, released a separate report today estimating how many jobs would be lost if the sequestration goes through—and how much money programs in various states would lose.
NEA says education spending—including for the $8 billion Head Start pre-school program—would be cut by $4.5 billion to $4.8 billion. And the union says there could be job losses of 74,600 to 80,500. (Wonky budget aside: Those numbers are based on federal spending for this federal fiscal year, 2012, because the spending bills for fiscal year 2013—the year the cuts would actually kick in—haven't been completed yet.)
Based on the NEA's estimates:
• Title I grants for districts, currently funded at $14.5 billion could be cut by up to $1.2 billion;
• Special education grants, currently funded at $11.6 billion, could be cut by $972 million;
• Head Start funding, which is about $8 billion, could be cut by $669 million.
It's important to note that some programs, including Pell Grants to help low-income students attend college, are exempt from sequestration.
NEA also compiled a state-by-state breakdown, which you can check out here. The states that would likely feel the squeeze the most, according to the NEA? In alphabetical order: Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota.
Keep in mind though, that these are just estimates. Even Congress has a lot of unanswered questions when it comes to sequestration. In fact, U.S. Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced an amendment to recently considered legislation asking the Office of Management and Budget to provide more information about how sequestration would actually work in practice.
So what's happening on the advocacy front? Education groups are joining up with advocates for other domestic discretionary programs to fight the cuts. Putting out information is part of the strategy for ensuring that lawmakers act to spare education programs, said Marc Egan, a lobbyist for the NEA.
That's what the defense community has been doing, he said.
"The defense industry has been extremely effective at [communicating] what might happen if Congress doesn't replace the sequester," he said. And school districts are in a tough position, he said, because there have already been big cuts at the state and local level due to the recession. "We're already cut to the bone, it's having a huge impact in classrooms," he said.
Realistically, most advocates expect the final deal on sequestration probably won't get done until after the presidential election, when Congress returns for a lame-duck session. And, if Mitt Romney, the presumptive GOP nominee, is elected president, he's hoping they'll come up with a short-term fix so that he can participate in a broader, more vigorous discussion about the nation's economic future if and when he takes office in January. (He said so in this Wall Street Journal blog post.)
What if President Obama wins a second term? Lawmakers may seek a longer term deal on taxes and spending—but the shape of it may depend a lot on the makeup of Congress after the 2012 election.AASA Sequestration July 2012[1]Impact of Sequestration on Federal Education Programs Reformatted 06-26-12[1]


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ABC stubbornly stuck to its talking points on Friday, portraying the furloughs of Federal Aviation Administration employees as "airport armageddon." Despite the fact that even liberal outlets such as Politico spun the ending of the furloughs as a loss for the Democrats, Good Morning America's David Kerley failed to do so. A network graphic trumpeted, "Airport Armageddon Ending? Congress Acting to End Delays." [See video below. MP3 audio here.]
Kerley adopted an everybody-is-to-blame tone, lecturing, "We say Washington is dysfunctional. But when members hear complaints and it's going to affect them, it's amazing how fast they can act." Yet, Politico announced, "Democrats blink first on aviation cuts." Writers Kathryn A. Wolfe and Burgess Everett concluded, "Democrats caved in and agreed to allow the Federal Aviation Administration to keep air traffic control towers running at close to full capacity." This type of analysis didn't make it to ABC.
Instead, Kerley insisted, "Republicans say the administration were making the cuts more severe than necessary." That lone sentence was the first on GMA to hint that the White House might have some responsibility. On Tuesday, the ABC reporters dubbed the furloughs "airplane apocalypse." On Monday, they were back to "airport armageddon."
In contrast, Politico even questioned how painful the cuts really were:
On the other hand, [Senator Tom] Coburn questioned how bad the cuts really are, saying in a letter to LaHood that the FAA appears to be "doing its best to ensure that sequestration is the scapegoat for every flight delay for the rest of the year." He pointed out that on Monday, reports of furlough impacts were "mixed. Some found drastic flight delays; however, National Public Radio reported that there were no noticeable delays."
In an editorial on Friday, the Chicago Tribune lectured, "Somewhere between the Oval Office and a snarled airport near you, the stunt pilots in the Obama administration made a terrible miscalculation."
Yet, other then one mild sentence, GMA ignored this point. A study by the Media Research Center's Mike Ciandella on Thursday found that the three networks mostly blamed Congress and not the President.
A transcript of the April 26 GMA segment follows:
ABC GRAPHIC: Airport Armageddon Ending? Congress Acting to End Delays
ROBIN ROBERTS: Now, the other big story. What could be the end of airport armageddon and all those delays. Action finally happening on Capitol Hill to cut the furloughs of air traffic controllers that have caused flight delays coast-to-coast. ABC's David Kerley is at Reagan National Airport for us there in Washington. Good morning, David.
DAVID KERLEY: Good morning, Robin. Really good news for fliers. You know, these delays were really the main way that voters were feeling the impacts of the spending cuts. Congress is ready to take a week off. So, members decided they needed to do something before they jumped on planes and left town. All week--
MAN: Everything is being backed up because of the FAA issues.
KERLEY: All across the country--
AIRPORT EMPLOYEE: We don't want you to be here.
KERLEY: About 1,000 flights a day delayed.
SECOND MAN: We just sat on the tarmac for about an hour.
KERLEY: Ten percent of air traffic controllers told to stay home. Furloughed. But this morning, the blame game could be over.
WOMAN: All gates, all flights. Come on down.
KERLEY: Republicans say the administration were making the cuts more severe than necessary. But the White House says its hands were tied. The sequestration cuts ordered across the board by Congress.
SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS: These are simply irresponsible cuts that have real and detrimental impacts on the traveling public.
KERLEY: Thursday night, without even a roll call vote, the Senate approved a plan to allow the Federal Aviation Administration to move $250 million from other accounts. No new money. But controllers would be back in the towers, hopefully ending those dreaded delays. Now, here's the good news. The House could take this up today. And this could also cancel the closing of the smaller towers slated for this summer. Josh, you know, we say Washington is dysfunctional. But when members hear complaints and it's going to affect them, it's amazing how fast they can act.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Only a precious few people will ever know exactly how it looked when Miguel Cabrera, one of baseball's reluctant superstars, finally celebrated history 45 years in the making.
Cabrera had slipped away Wednesday night to the visiting clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium where he waited out the final moments in his bid for the Triple Crown. Once everything transpired, all the other possibilities played out, he could finally revel in the feat.
"It was like, everybody said to me it was unbelievable," said Cabrera, who was joined in the clubhouse by Prince Fielder, Justin Verlander and a few other teammates. "They were excited to see this, enjoy this, be a part of something big, and winning, I feel better."
Yes, the American League Central champs managed to beat the Kansas City Royals 1-0, but the outcome of the game was secondary to the true drama that unfolded on the field.
Cabrera became just the 15th player to win baseball's Triple Crown, joining an elite list that includes Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams and Lou Gehrig. Cabrera topped the AL with a .330 batting average, 44 homers and 139 RBIs, becoming the first Triple Crown winner in the major leagues since Boston's Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.
"It's an unbelievable feeling," he said. "I can't describe the feeling right now."
Cabrera's achievement wasn't assured until the Yankees pinch hit for Curtis Granderson in their 14-2 rout of the Boston Red Sox. Granderson had homered twice to reach 43 for the year, tied with the Rangers' Josh Hamilton and one shy of Cabrera.
Cabrera went 0-for-2 against the Royals before leaving in the fourth inning to a standing ovation. He finished the regular season hitting four points higher than Angels rookie Mike Trout, his toughest competition for AL MVP. Cabrera was the runaway leader in RBIs.
"I am glad that he accomplished this while leading his team to the American League Central title," Yastrzemski said in a statement, pointing out that his Red Sox reached the World Series when he won one of baseball's most coveted titles.
The Tigers will have that chance when they open the postseason Saturday against Oakland.
"It was hard the last two days because everybody talked about it. I just had to focus; I had to go out there and do the job," Cabrera said. "The hardest part was to go out there and focus and win games. I said, 'If we win the division, everything would take care of itself.'"
The crowd at Kauffman Stadium gave Cabrera a standing ovation before he flied out in the first inning. He struck out in the fourth but remained in the game, allowing manager Jim Leyland to remove him with two outs to another standing ovation from thousands of appreciative fans.
Cabrera high-fived his teammates as he entered the Detroit dugout, and then walked back to the top step and waved his helmet, just as if he were celebrating at home.
"I would say without question he's enjoyed it. How could you not enjoy what he's done if you're a baseball player?" Leyland said. "I doubt very much, knowing him, that he necessarily enjoys all the extra attention and all the extra conversations he's had to have. It's kind of out of his realm in personality, to be honest with you."
Cabrera's pursuit of history occurred largely in the dark, though, overshadowed by thrilling playoff races, the sheer enormity of the NFL -- even the presidential election.
An event that in other years might dominate headlines has been mostly cast aside.
"The entire baseball world should be here right now," said Verlander, the reigning AL MVP, who might soon watch that award get handed off to his teammate.
Perhaps part of the void has to do with Cabrera's very nature.
He's not the boisterous sort, never one to crave attention. He would rather hang out with a couple of buddies than stand in front of a pack of television cameras, answering countless questions about what makes him one of the game's most complete hitters.
"He's not a talkative guy," Tigers catcher Alex Avila said. "One, he doesn't speak English that well, but two, he lets his ability carry through."
It takes a special breed to hit for average, for power and in clutch situations, which is why there have been so few players to achieve the Triple Crown.
Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez never accomplished it, failing to win the batting title, and countless other Hall of Fame players have fallen short of one of sport's rarest feats.
Commissioner Bud Selig called it "a remarkable achievement that places him amongst an elite few in all of baseball history. Miguel has long been one of the most accomplished hitters in the game, and this recognition is one that he will be able to cherish for the rest of his career."
To put it in perspective, consider horse racing's Triple Crown.
The last thoroughbred to win the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes in the same year was Affirmed in 1978, more than a full decade after Yastrzemski's magical summer in Boston.
Whether it's on par with Johnny Vander Meer's consecutive no-hitters, Jack Nicklaus' 18 major championships in golf, Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak or Brett Favre's consecutive games streak at quarterback is open to interpretation, and perhaps some bar-room debate.
Those who have witnessed it firsthand certainly have their opinions.
"It's pretty amazing," said the Royals' Alex Gordon, who watched the drama unfold from his spot in left field. "Honestly, his numbers are like that every year. He has a great average, great home runs, great RBIs. He's a guy who can pull this off, and it's great for the game."
Giants infielder Pablo Sandoval said he was particularly proud that the Triple Crown would be accomplished by a fellow Venezuelan. Cabrera is from Maracay, along the Caribbean coast.
"I'm excited for the country and for the fans that support us every single day. It's a big deal in Venezuela right now," Sandoval said. "It's exciting, especially because of all the things that have happened in his career."
Yes, it seems that every fairytale these days carries a troublesome footnote.
In Cabrera's case, it stems from spring training last year, when he was involved in a drunken driving incident. According to authorities in St. Lucie County, Fla., Cabrera refused to cooperate, directed an obscene gesture at police and even dared them to shoot him.
The Tigers have been careful to keep him from having to discuss his personal issues, but by all accounts, Cabrera has been a model player ever since. This year, he is the Tigers' nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award, given to the player "who best represents the game of baseball through positive contributions on and off the field, including sportsmanship and community involvement."
"This clubhouse wouldn't be quite as good without him," Leyland said.
While the Triple Crown has been decided, the MVP has not. Selected members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America vote for that award, with the winner announced in November.
On one hand, Cabrera has dominated the statistical categories favored by traditionalists, the ones that count toward the Triple Crown. On the other hand, Trout is being championed by new-school baseball thought, number crunchers who rely on obscure stats such as wins above replacement, derived from several other measures designed to judge a player's overall contribution to a team.
"He's the best hitter in the game," Trout said of Cabrera. "I think his approach, the way he battles with two strikes -- you leave one pitch over the plate that at-bat, and he's going to hit it. He had an unbelievable year."
Tigers Hall of Famer Al Kaline said it would be "a shame" if Cabrera didn't win the league's most coveted award. Royals manager Ned Yost offered a similar sentiment.
"I think they're both fantastic players, tremendous players, both of them," Yost said, "but if Cabrera wins the Triple Crown, he has to be the MVP, absolutely."


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