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Catholics, young and old, are turning to online dating to find their spouses. CatholicMatch, the largest online Catholic dating site, has been successful in helping singles connect with like-minded individuals. Featured here are the success stories of several couples who met and made matches on CatholicMatch.
Three Matches Made
Three of Laura Pearl's five sons married women they met on CatholicMatch.com.
In 2007, when their eldest son, Sean, 24, told them that he had joined an online dating site, Laura and her husband, Tim, had some misgivings. "It just seemed so odd to us—as members of a generation that still remembers making calls from rotary phones and writing handwritten letters—to use the Internet to find dates. Our first thoughts were along the lines of, 'Any weirdo could be on there, lying about herself to snare our son!' and, 'Why would my smart, handsome young man need the Internet to fix him up on a date?'" Laura, who is from Dover, New Hampshire, told Catholic Digest.
But their son saw this as a way to meet young women who shared his faith and values. After the initial surprise, Laura and Tim found themselves impressed with CatholicMatch. They liked that members answered in their profile seven faith-related questions about what they believe about the Eucharist, contraception, sanctity of life, papal infallibility, premarital sex, the Immaculate Conception, and holy orders.
"There was a time in the world when two Catholic singles who met and wanted to start a relationship wouldn't have to worry about answering those seven questions because all Catholics respected and abided by the teachings of the Church. Sadly, that is no longer the case," Laura says.
There were plenty of opportunities for Laura's sons—who are handsome, athletic types—to meet someone in college. However, "God had another plan for them—and that plan included meeting "seven out of sevens" on CatholicMatch," she says.
Once Sean married in 2009, two of his younger brothers got on the CatholicMatch bandwagon, and they also found brides. The Pearl's middle son, Mike, married in December 2013; their fourth son, Jim, married in February 2014. The youngest son, 21, hasn't joined CatholicMatch yet, but his brothers have made online dating a viable option for him.
Into the real world
When Jessica Zimanske, 23, met George Weinberger, 26, on CatholicMatch, the two Minnesota residents quickly discovered that they had much in common. Both are graduates of St. Thomas, located in St. Paul, Minnesota, and they share the same values and family structure—as well as a love of the Minnesota Twins. The couple had been messaging back and forth for six weeks when Jessica began to wonder if their relationship was going to make it out of cyberspace into the real word.
Jessica had never considered online dating, but since she was blogging for CatholicMatch, she decided to join. "I dated in high school and college. After I graduated from college, I found myself in the career world without many dating opportunities. I wasn't willing to date men from work or meet someone at a bar. There are only so many friends of friends," she says.
In the first couple of weeks after joining CatholicMatch, in 2011, George, who was also new to the site, contacted Jessica.
"It turned out that we worked only a mile apart from each other in the western suburbs of the Twin Cities. Knowing that he was so close to me in proximity, I was impatient for him to ask me out. I wanted to see if our relationship was going to go somewhere," says Jessica, who is a marketing professional and freelance writer.
She decided to take the lead and she suggested to George, who works as an accountant, that they meet casually. He readily agreed, and the couple hit it off right away.
A year and a half later, he was the one doing the asking with a marriage proposal. The couple never met or dated any other members from the site. "We're some kind of a crazy success story," she beams.
They plan to be married on October 4, 2014, at St. John the Baptist in New Brighton, Minnesota.
Love Late in Life
"I never thought love late in life would happen to me," Frances Hoey, 78, told Catholic Digest. Frances had been a widow for over 12 years when she decided to join the online dating site, CatholicMatch. "I thought if it's God's will, I will meet someone."
Not long after she joined CatholicMatch in September of 2013, Edward Dopler, 82, contacted her. For their first date, the couple agreed to meet for Mass at Frances' parish, St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Bradenton, Florida. Edward, who is retired from United States Air Force and the Pentagon, lives only an hour away in Riverview, Florida.
"You're always a little skeptical because you're meeting a stranger," Frances says. "I was extremely, extremely nervous. I hadn't dated since the 1960s!" Even so, Edward's gentlemanly personality quickly set her at ease. After Mass, the couple spent the day together dining, walking on the beach, and conversing. Frances enjoyed listening to Edward, a widower, talk about himself. "He has a marvelous background, having traveled to six of the seven continents."
She was drawn to his piousness and his devotion to the Rosary, which they regularly say together. Both of them are also active in their parishes.
Meeting for Sunday Mass and an all-day date became a regular occasion for the couple. Edward quickly made it clear that he was serious about Frances.
"He proposed to me when he picked me up at the airport after I'd been visiting my children in New Hampshire," she remembers. Frances took a week to pray about the proposal before she said a wholehearted "yes!"
"I love to cook and bake, so now I have someone I can do these things for every day," she says. Frances plans to wear her favorite color, purple, and a veil for her wedding, which is set for June 7, 2014.
CatholicMatch.com is a Catholic community of hundreds of thousands of singles looking to fulfill their marriage vocation with like-minded individuals. Originally called SaintRaphael.net, the online dating site was started as a fun side business in a Pittsburgh apartment in the late 90s. Eventually, Brian Barcaro, Jason LaFosse, and Mike Lloyd all quit their day jobs to devote their time to the growing business, which is also seen as a ministry.
In addition to CatholicMatch.com, the online dating site, there is also the newly developed CatholicMatch Institute, which aims to "build Catholic marriages through advocacy, resources, and scholarships." Barcaro told Catholic Digest, "We're trying to help people better understand the meaning of marriage and how to date in order to get to marriage."
He goes on to say, "Hopefully, when they get to marriage prep, the information being presented isn't new to them. Marriage prep should be a reinforcement—a polishing of what they already know."
P.S. : A personal ad—the will of God?
In March of 1920, a policeman from Germany named Joseph Ratzinger Sr. put a lonely hearts ad in a Catholic publication, seeking a wife. Amusing and to the point, the ad reads:
"Middle ranking civil servant, single, Catholic, 43 years old, immaculate past, from the countryside, is seeking a good Catholic pure girl, who can cook well, and who can do all housework, who is also capable of sewing and a good homemaker in order to marry at the soonest opportunity. Personal fortune would be desirable but is not however a precondition. Offers, if possible with picture, to box number 734."
No response came for the first ad, so in July of the same year, after being promoted in rank, he placed a similar ad, and a cook named Maria Peintner, 36, answered it. The two met at a coffee shop and a few days later became engaged. Less than six months later, they were married in November of 1920. They would eventually have three children, one of them whom they named Joseph who would grow up to be pope.
The couple kept the circumstances of their meeting a secret. It wasn't until Sept 2006, through a discovery made by the former editor of the weekly Catholic newspaper, Aotoettinger Liebfrauen, that Pope Benedict XVI learned how his parents met.
According to the UK's Daily Mail, "The German pope said he was 'touched' by the revelations about how his mother and father met. He said it reminded him of the words of the great evangelist theologian Albert Schweitzer, who said: 'Coincidence is the pseudonym that dear God chooses when he wants to remain incognito.'"


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WASHINGTON, March 14 (UPI) -- Articles about private military or security contractors have a depressing tendency to be formulaic. They are predictably mistrustful of business, suspicious of people carrying guns and disdainful of what is, for all practical purposes, a blue-collar profession.
Consider for example the frequently cited belief that private security contractors are unsupervised, out-of-control gunslingers who act with impunity. This was particularly in vogue after the killing of Iraqi civilians and police in Baghdad by Blackwater contractors last September.
If nothing else, that incident provided a great deal of evidence to suggest that the reality is, to say the least, more nuanced. Industry sources were able to show anyone who was interested the numerous rules, regulations, in-house codes of conduct, military rules of engagement, and national and international laws they operate under. Admittedly, the incident also suggested that these are honored as much in the breach as in the observance, and that there is much room for improvement.
Still, the industry is hardly without the means of controlling those who work for it.
But all that is offset by the memorandum released earlier this week by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Henry A. Waxman, D-Calif.
Waxman has developed a reputation as a bete noire of Blackwater, having held multiple hearings on the firm in the past year or so. Some of his criticisms have been correct, others have been debatable. But the memo's charges -- or more exactly the response to them -- go to the heart of the control issue, although, ironically, they probably won't be recognized as such.
Waxman sent letters to the Internal Revenue Service, the Small Business Administration and the Department of Labor to request investigations into whether Blackwater has violated federal tax, small business and labor laws. He wrote that last year his committee had obtained evidence indicating that Blackwater may have improperly designated its security guards as independent contractors rather than employees in order to avoid paying and withholding federal taxes. The committee estimates that Blackwater failed to pay or withhold up to $50 million under its contract with the State Department alone. That in itself is old news, having been reported last October.
But Waxman alleged further violations. For example, despite the fact that Blackwater is one of the largest U.S. private security contractors and has received nearly $1.25 billion in federal contracts since 2000, the firm has sought and received special preferences, known as set-asides, intended for small businesses -- because Blackwater says that its security guards are not employees for the purpose of counting the company's total number of staff.
As a result, the company was able to obtain small business set-aside contracts without having to compete with other qualified bidders that properly designated their guards as employees. Waxman's committee staff members have identified at least 100 small-business set-aside contracts worth more than $144 million that have been awarded to Blackwater since 2000.
Some might think this is par for the course. People and businesses try to minimize their taxes, and take advantage of government regulations in other ways, all the time. They might declare, like Claude Rains in Casablanca, that they are "shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on" in Rick's Cafe.
But that would miss the point because what really makes one's jaw drop is to read Blackwater's defense. According to the memo:
"In all three instances, Blackwater has asserted … that its security guards are independent contractors because the company does not exercise sufficient control over their activities in Iraq and Afghanistan. Blackwater has claimed in official communications that its security guards are 'in no way directly supervised or controlled by Blackwater'; that they 'do not report to any of the Blackwater entities regarding their work in the field'; and that they 'do not report to Blackwater regarding their operations in country.' Blackwater has also claimed that it 'plays no role in the development or planning of the contractors' security missions' and 'has little if any knowledge regarding the location or activities of these independent contractors.' According to Blackwater, its 'only real involvement is to pay the independent contractors.'"
Huh? Congratulations Blackwater. In just one paragraph you have seemingly confirmed every self-appointed critic's worst fears -- that the average security contractor is independent in the worst possible sense of the word, i.e., unsupervised and uncontrolled.
Of course, Blackwater's defense is laughable, if for no other reason than the fact that it is contradicted by the public record. We know, for example, as a result of the investigation into the killing of the four Blackwater contractors in Fallujah in 2004 that Blackwater was intensely involved in "development or planning of the contractor's security missions or the directions on implementing them."
It was Blackwater management, not the State Department, that reduced the preparation time for the ill-fated security detail so that they were dropped in place on their first day on the job.
As Robert Pelton, author of the well-received book "Licensed To Kill," noted, State Department operational procedures require at least 24 hours notice for a move, which is supposed to be used for advance prep work such as scouting the intended route, generating alternate route plans, evacuation instructions, and putting together a detailed briefing for the security contractors.
It was Blackwater management that decided to send out a four-man detail, instead of the usual six. It was Blackwater that decided to send the detail in soft-skinned instead of armored vehicles. It was Blackwater that decided not to give the detail machine guns as required by contract.
Such actions starkly contradict the claim made by Blackwater President Gary Jackson, who in an October 2006 affidavit wrote, "After being deployed, Blackwater has little if any knowledge regarding the location or activities of these independent contractors. Blackwater's only real involvement is to pay the independent contractors."
That, as my Yiddish speaking grandmother would have said, is real chutzpah.

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Last year, I was nominated for the Stonewall Journalist of the Year award. This seemed fair enough since I write prolifically about sexuality and sexual identity. But I guessed that Stonewall would not dare give me the prize, because a powerful lobby affiliated with the lesbian and gay communities had been hounding me for five years. Six weeks later I, along with a police escort, walked past a huge demonstration of transsexuals and their supporters, shouting "Bindel the Bigot". Despite campaigning against gender discrimination, rape, child abuse and domestic violence for 30 years, I have been labelled a bigot because of a column I wrote in 2004 that questioned whether a sex change would make someone a woman or simply a man without a penis. Subsequently, I was "no platformed" by the National Union of Students Women's Campaign, a privilege previously afforded to fascist groups such as the BNP. As a leading feminist writer, I now find that a number of organisations are too frightened to ask me to speak at public events for fear of protests by transsexual lobbyists.
The 2004 column was about a Canadian male-to-female transsexual who had taken a rape crisis centre to court over its decision not to invite her to be a counsellor for rape victims. Feminists tend to be critical of traditional gender roles because they benefit men and oppress women. Transsexualism, by its nature, promotes the idea that it is "natural" for boys to play with guns and girls to play with Barbie dolls. The idea that gender roles are biologically determined rather than socially constructed is the antithesis of feminism.
I wrote: "Those who 'transition' seem to become stereotypical in their appearance — f**k-me shoes and birds' nest hair for the boys; beards, muscles and tattoos for the girls. Think about a world inhabited just by transsexuals. It would look like the set of Grease."
Gender dysphoria (GD) was invented in the 1950s by reactionary male psychiatrists in an era when men were men and women were doormats. It is a term used to describe someone who feels strongly that they should belong to the opposite sex and that they were born in the wrong body. GD has no proven genetic or physiological basis.
A review for the Guardian in 2005 of more than 100 international medical studies of post-operative transsexuals by the University of Birmingham's Aggressive Research Intelligence Facility found no robust scientific evidence that gender reassignment surgery was clinically effective. It warned that the results of many gender reassignment studies were unsound because researchers lost track of more than half of the participants.
The past decade has seen an increase in the number of people diagnosed as transsexual. There are now 1,500-1,600 new referrals a year to one of the handful of gender identity clinics in Britain. About 1,200 receive treatment on the NHS with the rest going private, Thailand being the main country of choice. The largest clinic, at Charing Cross Hospital in London, saw 780 new referrals last year. The NHS carried out some 150 operations in the last year (up from about 100 in 2005-2006). Apart from Thailand, the country with the highest number of sex-change operations is Iran where, homosexuality is illegal and punishable by death. When sex-change surgery is performed on gay men, they become, in the eyes of the gender defenders, heterosexual women. Transsexual surgery becomes modern-day aversion therapy for gays and lesbians.
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Not impossible, but hard... Too damn hard.
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Of course. Love isn't all about physical contact.
No. It just wouldn't work out.
I have no opinion honestly.
Not impossible, but hard... Too damn hard.
I've been in a long distance relationship before and it's not that bad. The only thing I hated is not seeing her. But we talked on the phone, even thought she didn't want to at first (she was shy lol), so that was good enough but it's nothing like being able to actually see their expressions while you are talking to them. I like to make eye contact when I talk to people and that was the only downside for me about it.
I guess I can say that it can work, but it usually doesn't because there are a lot of lazy people who become weak and fall. Honestly there aren't many strong people nowadays, so that's why something like this working out is EXTREMELY rare. I've been in two long distance relationship and in the end I became this crushed hearted person because we were both two week to handle it. That's why I only have respect for those who make it work because that means they're more amazing that most people so kudos to them. I'm just saying that it can work, but it usually doesn't.
I think it's totally possible to have long distance relationships. True love has no boundaries!
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Yes it is very possible i have seen it with my own two eyes. It all depends on the person and the type of relationshipp they have. For most people it would never work out but others find a way to make it work.
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Sure it's possible, but I've watched them end. And they didn't end very well. If the couple works at it and tries, it can work out perfectly and almost as well as any other relationship.
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Anyways, it can work out and like others mentioned above, it takes trust. It would be a good idea to meet that person sooner rather than later before the lack of physical intimacy eats away at you two. Just don't go crazy like I did, jeopardizing your whole future just to meet one special person.
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Oh, Hi-deeki, imagine... your kind not eating raw fish! ^_^
had a relationship with a girl from germany just last year.
but she blew it off because she just didn't think it could work out.
long distance relationship is hard, you can miss her like crazy any moment of the day yet you couldn't see her face to face.
The thing about teenage relationships is that, ... they fail. It doesn't matter if they're long distance or not, -any- lasting teenage relationship is exceedingly rare. This goes for twenty-somethings as well.
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I think they can work if both parties care for each other and can build trust slowly over time, then meet face to face.
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When Dovi and I connected he was living in Portland Oregon and I in Fort Lauderdale Florida. I had a very active social life. I went out with friends regularly. It wasn't a big deal. As Fabala said TRUST and COMMUNICATION are the major elements of making a long distance relationship work. You have to be able to define the relationship, i.e. exclusive, open, still dating other people etc. and then stick to it. Just like every relationship it takes time and energy to make it work. No relationship should EVER be all consuming and take you out of your life, be it long distance or the person next door.
To be in a relationship you have to be two individuals choosing to be together, and wanting to be together... not two people trying to meld into on being adjusting your likes and dislikes to the other. Love is a sacrifice, putting the wants and needs of your love above your own, willing to give everything up for them, and do anything for their happiness. But its not a painful sacrifice, its a happy and willing sacrifice and the act of doing so strengthens your bond and relationship, as well as makes you happier.
I'd have to say that Fabala explained it nicely. Its not something that is difficult to do if you want to do it, and if you're ready for it. It takes a great deal of patience and maturity to make it work. As with Fabala, Dovi and I visited eachother as much as we could, spoke often on the phone/internet and he eventually moved to Florida. We've been married almost two years now, and just like Fabala and SGI, we're still madly in love.
Its not really something you can touch, but people know. When two people are in love you can see it. In the way they act, in the way they touch, and how they interact with one another. Its a natural state of being, its not something you can fake.
A simple kiss can warm an entire body
I am not a fan of this, however if both individuals think it will work out then they should go for it. I see nothing wrong about it (because there's not), but it's not my thing.
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Oh, Hi-deeki, imagine... your kind not eating raw fish! ^_^
What do you mean by "work out"?
Don't people wan't different things from relationships?
Its not impossible but long distance relationship are hard to keep going, I've only know a small handful of people who made it work, and the mast majority hasnt.
The only way that long distance relationships can work is if you are not apart for a for a long period of time, and I dont mean that you see each other on the weekends. If all you do is talk on the phone and the internet it wont work, but if at some point you decide that you realy want a relationship one of the two people involved have to move within the same town as the other person. This is just what I think and there may be people out there that can prove me wrong, but the biggest issue in a relation ship is trust and if you are not around that person enough, you cannot have real trust.
Good and Evil have never been this cute
my first love was long distance, didnt work but I dont know if it was because of the distance or everything else lol.
I'm in a long distance relationship now, my husband is deployed, i kinda like it this way. I have a ring on my finger so no one can really try anything, but its like I'm single so I'm not to be weighed down.
we'll see if it works
If you are married you are never single, no matter the distance between you.
A simple kiss can warm an entire body
Radda, well aware, I'm talking about the independance I'm given during theatre, being able to sleep alone in bed (to a certain extent, I sleep with lydia sometimes and I'm still washing his clothes lmao). Its a matter of personal space. besides there are so many marriages that you wouldnt even know they were married if it werent for that ring on their finger.
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True when married you aren't single but...some individuals who are married freely decide they can go out with others just because their partners are far away from them. But as the others have said it all depends on both persons whether or not they are both committed on making their relationship function.
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Do Different Home Window Styles Make any Difference?
Many people mistakenly think that the style of your home replacement window is merely a superficial choice. But window styles go well beyond their look–window styles provide a functional difference, too.
Selecting the right window style can dramatically enhance the overall look of your home, both inside and out. Like your home to be cozy on chilly winter evenings? Want your windows to open and close easily? Prefer easy cleaning and maintenance? Want a window that matches your home's architecture? You guessed it – window styles have everything to do with those, too.
Before we delve deeper, let's start with Window Style 101. Understanding differences between the basic styles is actually much simpler than you may realize.
Choosing Between Double Hung and Single Hung Windows
Double hung and single hung windows are very similar to each other, except for one major difference. On double hung windows both sash in the window frame are operable, meaning they move up and down. The sashes on a double hung window also tilt in for easy cleaning.
On single hung windows, the top sash is fixed in place and does not move or tilt in, but the bottom is operable.
If you live in a dusty area, the double hung window is easier to clean. Though if the windows are going to be on the first floor, cleaning a single hung from the outside may not be an issue.
What are Slider Windows?
A slider window is a window that opens by sliding the windows panes side to side on a track in the window frame. It's a good window style choice when the size of the window is much wider than it is high. These windows are available in single sliders with one moveable sash, 2-lite sliders where both sash move and a 3-lite slider for large openings that has a fixed picture window in the center with operable window sliders on each end.
What are Casement, Awning, and Hopper Windows?
Casement windows open with a crank handle, where the window sash swings out from your home toward the outside. The window pane is hinged on one side and swings open. Casement windows provide maximum ventilation.
Other windows in the casement family are awning and hopper windows. Awning windows open from the bottom and swing upward via a crank. Hopper windows open from the top and swing inward and are used primarily in basement applications.
To help you further integrate your chosen window style with the look of your home, these styles discussed can be customized with your choice of color for both the interior and exterior of the windows as well as the hardware
Air Circulation & Infiltration: Which Windows Style Provides the Most and Least Air Flow?
Depending on the application, you may want a window that provides lots of fresh air, or a window that provides very little air infiltration. Common sense will tell you that windows with the most operational panes (or sashes) will allow for the most air flow. Casement windows, for example, are great at letting in large amounts of air, as nearly the full window can be opened.
On the other end of the spectrum, you may want windows that are very air tight and allow little to no air exchange. Most high quality windows offer fantastic window seals, so when the window is closed, air and temperature do not travel through the window
But when it comes to resisting air infiltration, windows that do not open–like a picture window–are the most airtight. If you want a window the offers the best of both, a single hung window is for you. Since half the window is permanently fixed, you can open the other half to allow air in, but feel confident it's tightly sealed when closed.
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California judge Lucy Koh has ruled in favor of a preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Tab 10.1 requested by Apple, which will result in a halt of sales in the U.S. once Apple posts a $2.6 billion bond to cover potential damages Samsung would suffer. "Although Samsung has a right to compete, it does not have a right to compete unfairly, by flooding the market with infringing products," Judge Koh said. The official ruling goes on to say:
This Court is persuaded by Judge O'Malley's concurrence that the public interest favors an injunction here 'because the record at this stage shows that the D'889 Patent is likely valid and infringed, and there are no other relevant concerns, the public interest is best served by granting a preliminary injunction.
Of course, Samsung was quick to file for an appeal against the preliminary injunction, which is a very real possibility considering Apple's original request for an injunction in December wasn't granted. This injunction request made it through as Apple had since found more prior art and offered arguments relating to an iPad 2 prototype Apple had presented to the patent office. Apple made pretty good progress against the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany last fall, which ultimately resulted in Samsung releasing a slightly modified variant - an eventuality that seems likely in the U.S.. Even before the ruling was passed, Koh had scheduled another hearing for Friday, so this is far from a final blow against Samsung (though it is a big one). A proper trial is set to begin on July 30.
I have a hard time imagining that Apple will get this ruling to stick considering it's based on the infringement of a single design patent. Do you guys think Samsung is riding on the coattails of Apple's hard work in design, or are there only so many different ways you can make a tablet look? Do you know anyone who might conceivably mix up a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with an iPad?
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The women's track team placed 16th of 47 teams this past weekend in the ECAC Division III New England Championship at Blake Track. MIT accumulated 18 total points, while the College at Oneonta won the meet with 67 points.
Junior Chi-Fong Wang, junior Christine Fanchiang and freshman Emily Hwang combined for all of the Engineers' points.
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By Shawn Langlois
Good morning.
Europe is still contracting, just as it has been for 16 months now, but to borrow a helpful market refrain: Hey, it could be much worse. The rate of contraction is actually slowing, and European stocks are up.
We'll get word on how U.S. manufacturing is faring later in the morning. At the very least, it should offer a brief distraction from the relentless "fiscal cliff" topic, which the media, in a Y2K kind of way, seem far too preoccupied with. Read: Geithner predicts Republicans will accept tax hike.
Stocks are nudging higher as we jump into December, but there's at least one metric belying investor confidence — gold sales are through the roof.
Don't tell that to Dell bulls, though, a group that now includes Goldman Sachs.
Key market gauges: Futures on the Dow /quotes/zigman/8750714 DJZ2 and the S&P /quotes/zigman/3102232 SPZ2 are up slightly, while Europe markets /quotes/zigman/2380150 XX:SXXP are riding a steady stream of economic data to mild gains. Read Indications.
The economy: The ISM Manufacturing Index will hit at 10:00 a.m. Eastern, with analysts looking for the PMI to hold steady at 51.7. Any reading above 50 means expansion. We'll also get construction-spending data at the same time, along with a stream of monthly new-car sales results. Read: ISM, jobs data in eye of the storm.
Meanwhile, the wobbly 17-nation euro zone posted its 16th straight month of contraction, with a Manufacturing PMI that came in on Monday at 46.2. While the pace of contraction has slowed, the downturn "clearly remains severe," according to Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit. Check out Business Insider's roundup.
China provided a bit of good news on the economic front over the weekend, with a 50.6 reading on its purchasing managers' index. Still, the Shanghai Composite /quotes/zigman/1859015 CN:000001 lost 1%. "By considering all information on hand, we believe the Chinese economy has bottomed out and is on track to grow 7.8% in [the fourth quarter] and 8.3%" in the first half of next year," Bank of America's Merrill Lynch wrote. Read: Chinese manufacturing grows in November.
The buzz: Stratasys /quotes/zigman/57742 /quotes/nls/ssys SSYS continues to be among the top trenders on StockTwits, fueled Monday by word the 3-D printer maker has completed its $3-billion merger with Objet. Investors Business Daily pointed it out as one of the top five stocks that mutual funds are loading up on and calling it "an early leader in a hot, emerging market." Read about how Staples will be offering in-store 3-D printing.
Keep an eye on the fate of Virgin Atlantic after Delta just offered to snap up Singapore Airlines' 49% in Richard Branson's carrier. If Air France-KLM /quotes/zigman/127885 FR:AF also steps in to buy a chunk, the dapper playboy might lose ownership control of the airline for the first time ever. Keep up with Branson on Twitter.
Facebook /quotes/zigman/9962609 /quotes/nls/fb FB , which has seen its stock finally show signs of life, might be in the market for WhatsApp, a mobile messaging app, according to TechCrunch. But The Next Web says Zuckerberg and his crew should avoid making the move.
Deckers Outdoor /quotes/zigman/54827 /quotes/nls/deck DECK is rallying more than 8% ahead of the open after Sterne Agee raised the stock to a buy, citing a strong second-half performance in 2013. From the iBankCoin blog, The Fly pointed out in a tweet that Sterne Agee's Sam Poser is the only analyst that counts on this stock.
The chart of the day: "Something appears to have snapped in the American psyche," as the past month has seen the most sales of physical gold on record, says the Zero Hedge blog, which pointed to this chart from the U.S. Mint. "Between the search volume for 'bulk ammo' and this, we fear something is afoot…"
The call of the day: Dell /quotes/zigman/27952 /quotes/nls/dell DELL shares are up 5% in premarket trading, thanks to a big stance reversal from Goldman Sachs, which raised its rating to buy from sell, citing "deep value amid the pessimism." Where's it headed? To lucky $13 a share, up from a prior target of $9.
Random reads: Josh Brown on the Reformed Broker lays out an enjoyable rant to commemorate the five-year anniversary of "this towering skyscraper of condescension" from Ben Stein on "why housing is fine, so is the economy."
The big freakout in the U.K. over some U.S. corporate heavyweights and their knack for avoiding taxes has paid off. Starbucks /quotes/zigman/20720 /quotes/nls/sbux SBUX has caved and will start to pony up. Read the latest from the Mail Online.
Enough with the "fiscal cliff" and the media that fuels it already, says Barry Ritholtz in his Washington Post column, in which he points out that equity markets are being driven more by weak corporate profits, stocks that have gotten ahead of themselves, and a wrong bet by Wall Street on the elections. Read the full story.
Of course, we have our own fiscal cliff countdown clock.
Finally, guess who just opened a Twitter account and is expected to start enlightening us next week. Here are some clues: His handle is @Pontifex, he's already amassed more than a billion real-world followers, and he'd better change out of his work clothes before digging into a plate of chicken wings with a side of Cheetos.
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November 14, 2013
Standard advice about interviewing at companies decrees that you should always do your research in advance, and come armed with a few pertinent questions on the firm's business model, goals, and the like. It also decrees that you should save questions pertaining to compensation, perks and benefits for at least a second round interview.
But there's one subject that really doesn't come up in the standard advice very often, and which probably should, as the answer to it has the ability to make or break your entire experience at a given organization: the question of how an organization evaluates its employees.
Why that question?
The way that an organization conducts reviews can be a crucial differentiator on everything from your promotion and salary prospects to the day-to-day morale within the company. So it makes sense to find out whether you'll be assessed by one supervisor filling out a form, anonymous data collection from a group of colleagues, or even face-to-face peer review.
A question of culture
More important than the data collection process, however, is the question of what the company actually does with the information. While some firms simply file the results in your personnel folder, others use them to actively streamline their workforce, ranking employees against each other, and culling the weakest performers.
That last process—known, among other monikers, as "stack ranking", "grading on a curve" or "rank and yank"—has been in the news this week, with Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer apparently embracing it as a means of winnowing her company's employee pool. Interestingly, Silicon Valley rival Microsoft—where the system has long been in effect—announced almost simultaneously that it was discontinuing the practice.
While the thought of performing poorly enough to be in the percentile that is "yanked" isn't enough to hold most people back from accepting a position (who takes a job they think they'll do poorly at?), stack ranking has other criticisms leveled at it that might make you think twice. Consider this passage from a WSJ piece on the practice: "Critics say this forced ranking undermines team work. It encourages employees to engage in destructive and wasteful game-playing designed to ensure they get credit, or others don't."
Of course, the practice also has its champions—former GE CEO Jack Welch among them—who insist that it is a vital part of keeping organizations lean and productive. Whichever side of that debate you find yourself on, knowing whether or not the practice is used at a firm you're interviewing with can only help you to make a more informed decision, ultimately leading to a better fit if you do get offered, and take, the position.
The frequency issue
One final review-related issue you might consider asking about is how often the process comes around. While most firms schedule a single, annual review, some companies—and employees—prefer a system where review is a more regular, ongoing part of life. Others, particularly in the consulting industry, like to conduct reviews after each engagement, to assess the consultant's performance on the project, and identify areas for improvement or training. While this can be helpful in some instances, in others, employees and managers may find that they'd rather be spending their time finding ways to contribute to the bottom line, instead of preparing for yet another review.
Ultimately, the question of company review policies isn't something that you're likely to be able to change—and it's something that most employees have to put up with, mostly grudgingly, throughout their careers. But if you're in a position where you have a decision to make between prospective employers, the review processes—and your own opinions about what would work best for you—are definitely worth paying attention to, and asking about.
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LAS VEGAS — An award ceremony honoring Augie Nieto, chairman of Octane Fitness, raised more than $1 million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association's ALS Division. Nieto, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (or Lou Gerhrig's disease) in March, was the co-founder of Life-Cycle Inc. (now Life Fitness Inc.).
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Most people regard a phone interview as a mere formality on their way to a face-to-face interview. Although the phone interview is usually just a preliminary step to the formal interview, it is just as important. If you don't impress your future employer with your phone interview, you'll never make it to the formal interview.
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Nothing is more annoying to a potential employer than a dropped call. No matter how reliable your cell service is, it's always a good idea to use a landline instead of a cell phone for phone interviews if at all possible. Accidental hang-ups don't just upset the interviewer, they can also throw off the flow of the interview and make you flustered and panicked when you get the interviewer back on the phone.
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Since you don't have the benefits of facial expressions, hand gestures, or visual aids to help with the interview, all you have is your voice to communicate your answers. Make sure you are speaking clearly and purposefully. Smile when you talk — it really comes across in your voice. Avoid eating, smoking, or doing any other activity that might obscure your speech. The last thing you want is for the interviewer to ask you to repeat your answer because they couldn't understand you.


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Sofia Coppola's film will receive its North American premiere at the 39th Seattle International Film Festival after it opens Un Certain Regard in Cannes.
As previously announced, Much Ado About Nothing will open Seattle, which is set to run from May 16-Jun 9.
Seattle festival top brass announced the line-up on Tuesday [30] and said that Morgan Neville's acclaimed documentary Twenty Feet From Stardom will be the centerpiece gala screening.
All in all the festival will screen 272 features – plus four secret films – and 175 shorts representing 85 countries.
Eighteen features are world premieres including Josh Taft's Alive And Well, Karen Whitehead's Her Aim Is True and Jamila Wignot's Town Hall.
There are North American premieres for 38 films such as Isabel Coixet's Yesterday Never Ends, Jafar Panahi's Closed Curtain and Ryota Nakano's Capturing Dad.
Seattle launches its African Pictures programme this year with a grant from the Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts And Sciences and offerings from African filmmakers working outside the continent include world premieres of Leah Warshawski's Finding Hollywood and Donovan Marsh's Spud 2: The Madness Continues.
The competition strands are New Directors, New American Cinema, Documentary, SIFF Shorts and the Golden Space Needle audience awards.
"My first knowledge of film festivals came from seeing astonishing and extraordinary films from the likes of Ridley Scott, Peter Greenaway, Lars von Trier and Bernardo Bertolucci," said SIFF artistic and co-director Carl Spence. "Today, those formative experiences drive my passion for finding the next wave of films from masters and undiscovered talent.
"From the launch of our inaugural African Pictures programme, to our Closing Night Gala, the American debut of Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring, to Disney-Pixar's Monsters University, to Peter Greenaway's Goltzius And The Pelican Company, the 39th edition of the festival will unleash an incredibly rich and diverse array of fantastic programming."
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An Oklahoma man faces federal federal charges following an online threat that prompted a brief lockdown of Casper-area schools Monday.
The FBI arrested 34-year old Glenn Kirkham of Oklahoma City Monday afternoon, January 14th and charged him with making a threatening post on an Internet-based bulletin
Casper Police Chief Chris Walsh says the suspect had a purpose in his threat, but it's unknown why Casper was the target.
"It appeared that through the body of the blog content, that it was to demonstrate assault weapons were not as bad as they've been portrayed and that with primitive weapons, he could still make a big impact. Also indicated that he was willing to give his life in that cause, to prove his point."
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NEGOTIATIONS to create a "one-stop shop" of councils and public services for Taunton Deane's taxpayers have been given the green light by councillors.
The process of talks paving the way for the borough council to move its offices to County Hall, home of Somerset County Council, was voted for by 29 of its 52 councillors on Tuesday night.
Deane Council leader John Williams said: "The figures demonstrate that a relocation to County Hall, and taking space there, was by far and wide the best solution for our community, not only financially, but it would create a public sector hub where anyone with business with the council could visit.
"This kind of one-stop shop is the direction in which councils are moving across the land."
The move means the public would benefit from a sell-off of Deane House, the town council's current home, which is currently worth "in excess of £2million", says Cllr Williams, though the "best offer" would be sought.
"The thing is to leave it as flexible as possible for its future, for example, if somebody wanted to buy it for employment.
"It was suggested on Tuesday night that it become a major health centre for that part of Taunton because the existing health centres around the town are all under pressure in terms of space and capacity.
"Now we've taken the decision and know where we want to go we can investigate all the options and find the best deal for the Taunton Deane community."


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The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said that in its mission to defend the nation, the Defense Department must stay ahead of the ongoing technological revolution and its attendant rise in "anywhere, any time" cyber threats.
"As the defense community begins to focus inward on the implications of changing resources and this thing called sequestration, I think it's important that we force ourselves to continue to look outward, at the changing world around us," Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey told attendees at a Brookings Institution forum.
Computers continue to be integrated into in everyone's daily lives, the chairman said. "By this time next year, I'm quite certain that my toaster will be connected to the Internet and probably tweeting," he joked.
"The spread of digital technology has not been without consequence. It has also introduced new dangers to our security and our safety."
Dempsey told the audience that in his two years as chairman, he has focused on what this revolution means for the military. He has spoken with information technology experts, major tech company security teams, and spent time with an Internet service provider. He even met with a venture capitalist, he said.
"One thing is clear: cyber has escalated from an issue of moderate concern to one of the most serious threats to our national security," Dempsey said. Now, the entire country could be disrupted by the click of mouse, he added.
To address these threats, the military must take on new missions, the chairman said.
"Cyber incidents have steadily escalated over the past year," Dempsey said. Banks and oil companies have been targeted by sophisticated attacks, he said, and more than 20 nations now have military cyber units.
"This is the new normal in cyberspace," Dempsey said. "Disruptive and destructive cyberattacks are becoming a part of conflict between states, within states, and among nonstate actors. The borderless nature of cyberspace means anyone, anywhere in the world, can use cyber to affect someone else."
It isn't enough to just strengthen cyber defenses on military systems, the chairman said.
Intrusion attempts on critical civilian infrastructure systems have increased 17-fold over the last two years, he said. "The gap between cyber defenses deployed across critical infrastructure and offensive tools we now know exist presents a significant vulnerability for our nation," Dempsey said.
In response to the threat, the Defense Department is growing its capacity to protect its own networks, and it's adding a new mission: defending the nation, when asked, from attacks of significant consequence — those that threaten life, limb, and the country's core critical infrastructure, the chairman said.
Over the next four years, 4,000 cyber operators will join the ranks of U.S. Cyber Command, and $23 billion will be invested in cybersecurity, he said.
Three types of teams will operate around the clock at Cyber Command, Dempsey said. National mission teams will counter adversary cyberattacks on the United States. "A second and larger set of teams will support our combatant commanders as they execute military our missions around the globe," Dempsey said. "The largest set of teams will operate and defend the networks that support our military operations worldwide."
The most immediate priority is securing the "dot-mil" domain, the chairman said. "But in the event of a domestic cyber crisis," he added, "our cyber forces will work in support of the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, who lead our nation's response in the dot-gov and dot-com domains."
To ensure this force is able to operate quickly, the Defense Department now has a "playbook" for cyber, Dempsey said, noting that a presidential directive codifies how each part of the government will respond in the event of a serious cyberattack. Under this directive, the department has developed emergency procedures to guide its response to imminent, significant cyber threats, the chairman said.
The Defense Department is updating its cyber rules of engagement for the first time in seven years, he added, and also is improving mission command for cyber forces.
While cyber may be the nation's greatest vulnerability, Dempsey said, it also presents the military with a tremendous asymmetric advantage. "The military that maintains the most agile and resilient networks will be the most effective in future war," he told the audience. "This is the kind of force we are building for the future."
Each branch of the military is doing its part, the chairman said, by investing in equipment and personnel that will ensure the joint force can operate in cyberspace as capably as it can on land, sea, air, and space. The next step is the planned Joint Information Environment, he said — a single, easy to secure, joint network delivering data to the department's personnel wherever and whenever they need it.
"As part of this new Joint Information Environment, we're building a secure 4G wireless network that will get iPads, iPhones and Android devices online in 2014," the chairman said. "With tools like this, the smartphone generation joining our military will help us pioneer a new era of mobile command and control."
Although the Defense Department has made significant progress in embracing cyber, the nation's effort to protect critical civilian infrastructure is lagging — a worrisome vulnerability, the chairman said. Sharing information about cyber threats is one of the most important ways to strengthen cybersecurity across the private sector, he added, but threat information primarily is shared in only one direction: from the government to critical infrastructure operators.
"That has to change," Dempsey said. "We can't stop an attack unless we can see it."
The country is debating the proper purpose and limits of intelligence collection for national security, the general said, but these are two entirely different issues, and it is a mistake to combine them.
"One is collecting the intelligence necessary to locate foreign terrorists and their potential domestic co-conspirators," he explained. "The other is sharing information about malware to protect our critical infrastructure from a different kind of attack."
Ultimately, he said, "it will take legislation to significantly strengthen our ability to withstand cyberattacks while safeguarding civil liberties."
Information sharing is just one path to safer network operations, the chairman said. Others include improved cybersecurity standards and the establishment of internationally recognized rules for responsible behavior in cyberspace.
"The rise of cyber is the most striking development in the post-9/11 national security landscape," Dempsey told the audience. "We are doing everything we can inside the military to be ready to operate in cyberspace. I call on our elected officials and the private sector to match the urgency. Together, we must place this nation on surer footing against the cyber threat."
By Claudette Roulo, from www.defense.gov
American Forces Press Service
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Sam Mikulak, a Corona del Mar High product and a two-time NCAA men's gymnastics champion at the University of Michigan, won the men's all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships that were completed Sunday in Hartford, Conn.
Mikulak, 20, a member of the American team at the 2012 Olympics in London who will be a senior at Michigan in the fall, topped runner-up Alex Naddour by nearly three points, posting a two-day all-around total of 181.40.
Mikulak, who led by a huge margin of 2.95 points over then runner-up Jake Dalton after the first day, also won national titles on the parallel bars (30.90) and the horizontal bar (31.35).
On the opening day of competition on Saturday, Mikulak, who grew up in Newport Coast, tied for the best score on the horizontal bar (15.60), and had the second-best scores on the pommel horse (15.20) and the parallel bars (15.35).
He bettered his opening-round scores on the parallel bars, the horizontal bar, and the floor exercise in Sunday's final round.
Mikulak was on the U.S. team that placed fifth in London and was fifth individually in the vault.
Dalton wound up third.
— From staff reports


text: Brisbane - Captain Michael Clarke said positive batting had been the key to his unbeaten double century and Australia's remarkable turnaround of fortunes in the first Test against South Africa on Monday. Clarke came to the wicket with his side under the cosh at 40 for three in reply to South Africa's 450 on Sunday afternoon and more than eight hours of batting later, was targeting what would be a stunning victory with his team on 487-4. The 31-year-old carried his bat to the pavilion with 218 runs on the board having shared a record partnership of 259 with Ed Cowan, who scored his maiden Test century in an innings of 136, and another stand of 188 with Mike Hussey (86 not out). Much of the talk before the series had been about the South African pace attack of Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel and it was from an Australian bowling great of the past, Shane Warne, that Clarke drew his inspiration to neuter them. "One of things Warney's taught me over the years is the better the bowling, the more positive you've got to be and that was certainly my intent from the first ball I faced on Sunday," Clarke told reporters. "I wanted to be nice and positive and play my way, and put it back on the South African bowlers because I know they're a very good attack. "I think Ed and I just tried to play our natural games. We had a bit of luck along the way and Michael Hussey showed great intent, scored very freely and continued to show his class. "When you're under pressure, that's when I generally play my best cricket." Clarke's form since he took over as captain from Ricky Ponting last year has been little short of brilliant with a batting average of over 60 in that period and six Test centuries under his belt. Monday's effort was his third double century of the year - taking in his sublime unbeaten 329 against India at Sydney in January - and he has now scored 1 000 Test runs in 2012. "I'm trying to get better every day," Clarke added. "It's been nice to lead the way with the bat. I've said for a while now, it's not what you say, it's what you do. "Ricky certainly did that as captain of Australia for a long period of time. He was scoring lots of runs and the boys followed. "Hopefully I've got a few left in me." Clarke's reputation has undergone a transformation in the last 20 months almost as remarkable as his team's chances in the Gabba test. Dismissed as a slick dilettante by some of his compatriots, Clarke was booed onto the pitch at a couple of grounds after the Ashes humiliation that preceded his elevation to captain. The criticism has largely been washed away in a torrent of runs and Clarke would surely claim a few more converts if he could somehow fashion a win over the number one ranked side in Test cricket on Tuesday. "I definitely think we can have a crack at winning," he said. "The key is tomorrow(Tuesday) morning, to be nice and positive and see how we go leading up to lunch, and then give ourselves a couple of sessions to be able to bowl South Africa out. "Hopefully the sun is out and the wicket deteriorates a little bit more as well. It's worth a go, in my opinion. "We want to try and win, we're in a pretty good position now."


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