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(Reuters) - The Boston Celtics avoided another last-ditch loss against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday when they eked out a scrappy 71-69 home victory in a low-quality encounter between two injury-ravaged teams.
Last month, Marco Belinelli sealed a 100-99 victory for the Bulls with three seconds left but his potential game-winning basket in the latest match-up was blocked, before Taj Gibson missed an attempted three-pointer as the clock ran down.
"You win games on the defensive end and that's what we did tonight," Boston's Jason Terry, who blocked Belinelli's late shot, told reporters. "We played great defense today - we played great team defense and we rebounded the ball."
Kevin Garnett scored eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter to help Boston overcome a six-point deficit and Brandon Bass added 14 points and nine rebounds to help the Celtics (28-24) grind out an ugly victory.
The injury absence of several key players was exposed in the stats column with both teams registering a measly 36 percent success rate from the floor in their final game ahead of the All-Star break.
The Celtics will be without guards Rajon Rondo and Leandro Barbosa for the rest of the season while the Bulls have been unable to call on the services of Derrick Rose so far this campaign and have missed Kirk Hinrich for the last seven games.
Belinelli had a team-high 12 points and Joakim Noah pulled down 16 rebounds to go with his 10-point haul for the stuttering Bulls (30-22), who have lost five of their last seven contests.
Boston started well and raced to a nine-point lead after the first quarter but lost ground when they managed just 19 points in the second and third combined.
The home team rediscovered their early spark in the fourth, however, where they opened with a 16-5 run to regain control.
Paul Pierce had a disappointing game, scoring eight points on 2-of-12 shooting, but the Celtics' forward made a key contribution with three minutes remaining when his three-pointer stretched Boston's advantage to five.
"We're not going to just roll over," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said of his team's long-term injury crisis. "We choose to live."
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by John O'Brien)


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C. D. Wright
C. D. Wright was born in Mountain Home, Arkansas, on January 6, 1949. She received a BA degree from Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis) in 1971 and an MFA from the University of Arkansas in 1976.
She published numerous volumes of poetry, including ShallCross (Copper Canyon Press, 2016); One With Others (Copper Canyon Press, 2010), which received the 2011 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets and the National Book Critics Circle Award; 40 Watts (Octopus Books, 2009); Rising, Falling, Hovering (Copper Canyon Press, 2008), which won the 2009 International Griffin Poetry Prize; Cooling Time: An American Poetry Vigil (Copper Canyon Press, 2005); One Big Self: Prisoners of Louisiana (Copper Canyon Press, 2003), with photographer Deborah Luster, which won the Lange-Taylor Prize from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University; and Steal Away: New and Selected Poems (Copper Canyon Press, 2002).
Her other books include Deepstep Come Shining (Copper Canyon Press, 1998); Tremble (Ecco Press, 1996); Just Whistle: A Valentine (Kelsey St. Press, 1993); String Light (University of Georgia Press, 1991), which won the Poetry Center Book Award; Further Adventures with You (Carnegie Mellon, 1986); and Translation of the Gospel Back into Tongues (State University of New York Press, 1981). She has also published two state literary maps, one for Arkansas, her native state, and one for Rhode Island, her adopted state.
Her collection of essays, The Poet, The Lion, Taking Pictures, El Farolito, A Wedding in St. Roch, The Big Box Store, The Warp in the Mirror, Spring, Midnights, Fire & All Paperback was published in January, also by Copper Canyon.
While much of Wright's early work is narrative in content, her later poetry is characterized by experimental forms, sharp wit, and a strong sense of place, most notably rooted in Mexico, the Ozarks, and Rhode Island. "Poetry is a necessity of life," Wright has said. "It is a function of poetry to locate those zones inside us that would be free, and declare them so."
About her work, a reviewer for The New Yorker wrote: "Wright has found a way to wed fragments of an iconic America to a luminously strange idiom, eerie as a tin whistle, which she uses to evoke the haunted quality of our carnal existence."
Among her numerous honors are a Lannan Literary Award, the 2005 Robert Creeley Award, a Whiting Award, the Witter Bynner Prize, and fellowships from the Bunting Institute, the Guggenheim Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She served as state poet of Rhode Island from 1994 to 1999.
In 2013, Wright was elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. Anne Waldman praised her selection, saying: "Brilliantly astute, generous, witty, panoramic, celebratory, C. D. Wright is one of our most fearless writers, possessed with an urgency that pierces through the darkness of our time. She carries a particular Southern demographic that bears witness, that investigates history, humanity, and consciousness in powerfully innovative, often breathtaking language. Hers is a necessary poetics, on fire with life and passion for what matters."
She was the former coeditor, with her husband Forrest Gander, of Lost Roads Publishers. Wright taught at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. She passed away on January 12, 2016.
In 2019, Gander launched a website in tribute to Wright.
Selected Bibliography
ShallCross (Copper Canyon Press, 2016)
One With Others (Copper Canyon Press, 2010)
40 Watts (Octopus Books, 2009)
Rising, Falling, Hovering (Copper Canyon Press, 2008)
Cooling Time: An American Poetry Vigil (Copper Canyon Press, 2005)
One Big Self: Prisoners of Louisiana, with Deborah Luster, (Copper Canyon Press, 2003)
Steal Away: New and Selected Poems (Copper Canyon Press, 2002)
Deepstep Come Shining (Copper Canyon Press, 1998)
Tremble (Ecco Press, 1996)
Just Whistle: A Valentine (Kelsey St. Press, 1993)
String Light (University of Georgia Press, 1991)
Further Adventures with You (Carnegie Mellon, 1986)
Translation of the Gospel Back into Tongues (State University of New York Press, 1981)
Terrorism (Lost Roads Press, 1979)
Room Rented By A Single Woman (Lost Roads Press, 1977)
The Poet, The Lion, Talking Pictures, El Farolito, A Wedding in St. Roch, The Big Box Store, The Warp in the Mirror, Spring, Midnights, Fire & All (Copper Canyon Press, 2016)
The Lost Roads Project: A Walk-In Book of Arkansas (University of Arkansas, 2009)

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Parents Invited to SDCHIP Event in Rapid City
RAPID CITY - State officials will be in Rapid City this weekend encouraging parents to register their kids in a comprehensive child identification program.
SDCHIP representatives will be at the Youth & Family Services Kid's Fair at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The South Dakota Child Identification Program generates packages of various identifying items of children for parents or guardians. The information includes dental impressions, a DNA cheek swab, a digital still photo, fingerprints and a video image interview.
SDCHIP is part of MASONICHIP, an initiative of the Masons.
Attorney General Marty Jackley says the identifying materials are returned to the child's family to be kept as an identification kit in the event that a child becomes missing.
The program is offered to the public at no charge.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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The shoulder is your body's most flexible joint. It lets the arm move in almost any direction. But this flexibility has a price—it makes the joint prone to injury. If you have a shoulder problem, a surgical procedure called arthroscopy can help.
|A camera in the arthroscope allows your surgeon to view your shoulder joint on a monitor.
Your Orthopaedic Evaluation
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and the history of your shoulder problem. Your shoulder will be examined. And diagnostic tests, such as x-ray or MRI, may be done. These help your doctor find the cause of your shoulder problem.
Arthroscopy: Looking Inside Your Joint
Arthroscopy allows your doctor to see and work inside your shoulder joint through small incisions. A long, thin, lighted instrument called an arthroscope is used. During surgery, the scope sends live video images from inside the joint to a screen viewed by your doctor. Using these images, the doctor can diagnose and treat your shoulder problem. Because arthroscopy uses much smaller incisions than open surgery, recovery is often shorter and less painful.
Risks and Possible Complications of Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Stiffness or ongoing pain in your shoulder
- Bleeding or blood clots
- Infection
- Damage to nerves or blood vessels


text: PEABODY, MA -- A 6,100-square-foot YMCA with two Olympic-style pools, a rock-climbing wall, aerobics studio, cardio area and free-weights section will open its doors in January 2007 in Peabody, MA. The first-floor lobby will feature a juice bar and computer terminals, and the second floor will house the fitness center. The new YMCA is being constructed on top of the former Y in the same location. Director Greg Griffin says a capital campaign is in full swing to pay for the building.


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DisneyLove23 कहा …
"Don't get too friendly!'and that's exactly how it all started! पोस्टेड एक साल से अधिक पुराना
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Ever since Rose had started school, her father had told her that Scorpius Malfoy was trouble. And, to be honest, before she met him, she believed it. Her father had never warned her about staying away from anyone, and since he finally had at age 11, she knew he had to be absouletly horrid. But, when she had boared the Hogwarts Express with Albus for her first visit to Hogwarts, and they were forced to sit with Scorpius because of lack of seats, Rose realized he wasn't that bad. She thought that he was actually, a good friend. But Rose was scared. To tell her father, and to get the response...
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"Welcome first years! Its time to get sorted!"Said Professor Mcgonagall in her sharp voice. Rose was so nervous! Would she be in ravenclaw, hufflepuff, Gryffindor? Definitely not slytherin it was just impossible with the family she was from.
She was looking around at the first years when a blonde hair boy caught her eye. She recognized him from the train station. Daddy had कहा "don't talk to him, rosie, infact don't even look at him". She didn't understand why though, he looked okay. While she was thinking about that she didn't notice him turn around and...
'Hey, Scorp,' I कहा as I jumped into the सीट अगला to him. I ignored the glares from the Slytherins. Sure, I was a Gryffindor. A Weasley at that. But I had been sitting अगला to Scorp for years. 'Huh? Oh, hi, Rose.' Scorpius looked nervous, not like his usual self. 'Scorp, what's up? आप can tell me anything. We're best friends, remember?' The blond boy groaned at the word 'friends' and replied:'It's just uh...schoolwork. Professor Longbottom is लोडिंग me with homework.' 'Uh huh,' I said, disbelieving. I let the subject drop, though, because he seemed so out of it.
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Rosius fanfic.
There was no questioning that her competition with Scorpius Malfoy was right personal, and Rose Weasley intended to win at all costs.
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House GOP may attach ACA delay
The House Republican leadership is seriously considering attaching a one-year delay of Obamacare's individual mandate to the Senate bill to avert a government shutdown, according to senior GOP aides.
If House Republicans decide to go this route, it would all but provoke a government shutdown, since Senate Democrats might not even schedule a vote on a bill that includes that provision, Senate leadership staffers say. Even if the Senate schedules a vote, there might not be time to move the legislation through the slow-moving chamber.
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The House Republican leadership is planning its next move as it becomes abundantly clear that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's gambit to defund Obamacare will fall short. The federal government is set to shut down Tuesday unless a new funding bill is enacted, and the Senate might not even send a bill to the House until Sunday — leaving a hot potato on Speaker John Boehner's lap shortly before a government shutdown. The Senate bill will fund the government through Nov. 15.
( WATCH: Kentucky residents react to Obamacare roll-out)
Boehner and his leadership team have been preparing options to present to House Republicans when they return on Wednesday from a brief recess. The process, leadership aides say, will be driven by members of the House Republican Conference. Their first closed party meeting is Thursday.
Several different tactics are under discussion within the top levels of House GOP leadership, and the path Republicans choose depends on several factors — chiefly the mood of rank-and-file Republicans when they return to Washington, and when the House gets the continuing resolution back from the Senate.
For example, if there isn't time to send a funding bill back to the Senate without shutting down the government, House Republicans might simply pass the Senate's version of the legislation and reserve their attacks on Obamacare for future pieces of legislation like a debt ceiling increase. House Republicans begin their quest to lift the debt limit this week, with a similar delay of the health care law attached. This comes after the House passed a CR completely defunding Obamacare.
( PHOTOS: 25 unforgettable Obamacare quotes)
"We'll deal with whatever the Senate passes when they pass it," said Michael Steel, a Boehner spokesman. "There's no point in speculating before that."
House Republicans see tremendous upside in attempting to delay the individual mandate. First, they think it is easy to communicate the policy to voters. President Barack Obama has already delayed the employer mandate — the provision in the health care bill that requires businesses with more than 50 employees to provide health care for their workers. House Republicans ask: Why not institute that same delay for individuals?
Delaying the individual mandate also poses a difficult political problem for some House Democrats, especially those from red states. In July, when similar legislation came up in the House, 22 Democrats voted with 229 Republicans to pass the bill. One Republican voted against that bill: Rep. Morgan Griffith of Virginia.
Of course, the political fallout of a shutdown is scary business for House Republicans. Boehner has privately warned his fellow leaders that a government shutdown is perilous for Republicans. Most Americans who disapprove of the health care law think its unwise to shut down the government to stop Obamacare's implementation.
( Also on POLITICO: Cruz seizes Senate floor in failing quest)
There are other legislative add-ons under consideration by House GOP leaders, as well. There has been discussion by House Republicans of attaching the so-called conscience clause to the CR — language that would allow employers to ignore a federal requirement that they cover birth control as part of their health insurance packages.
House Republicans are also considering including language that would prevent the federal government from making the employer contribution for the health care of members of Congress and their staff. This would add thousands of dollars to the insurance tab of Capitol Hill staffers and lawmakers. A third option is repealing the medical device tax, a revenue stream businesses loathe but that is off the radar of everyday Americans.
Much is in flux this week, as a divided Washington tries to avert the first government shutdown since 1996.
In a bid to help House Republicans respond to the Democratic Senate, some GOP senators have been discussing accelerating the consideration of the CR so the House has more time to weigh legislative options to keep the government open. This would fly in the face of some conservative senators who want to drag out the process.


text: Well it is very relevant for many applications, and especially because all cards are having such ugly switch latencies. This where we have real soon like 64 cores a node if not more. Those who rewrote their algorithms to being more bandwidth dependency might not be volunteering to share that always. More complex algorithms optimize more details and are faster therefore. Optimizing one big part to bandwidth dependency is rather logical, all the rest then that is latency dependant gets done with short messages. So you want those to get through. All such sorts of switch latencies are at least factor 50-100 worse than their one-way pingpong latency. So we are not going to get many replies onto this thread, simply because they fear they're worse than the rest. My assumption is always: "if manufacturer doesn't respond it must be real bad for his network card". MPI is quite ugly to do communications if you've got just 1 card and 64 logical cores. Note that pingpong latency also gets demonstrated in a wrong manner. Requirement to determine one way pingpong should be that it eats no cpu time obtaining it. My experience is that network communication can get done at most by 1 thread. We are again going to see in future ever more problems for supercomputers to have a fast network. Power6 nodes already are around 0.6 Tflop now whereas network can do maybe a few gigabytes per node. Calculations that are O ( n ^ 3 ) of course are inefficient algorithms. Just because no one gets publicly paid to solve the problem, it still gets calculated that inefficient, at some locations on this planet, yet not all. On Jan 30, 2009, at 10:28 PM, Håkon Bugge wrote: > On Jan 30, 2009, at 21:24 , Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > >> Now that you're busy with all this, mind quoting interconnects >> switch latency? >> >> For example: If one of the cores c0 on our box is busy receiving a >> long message >> from a remote node in the network, a message that will take >> significant time, >> can it switch in between let go through a short message meant for >> c1, and if so >> what latency time does it take to receive it for c1? >> > > Vincent, > > This is a good comment. Multiple DMA engines/threads in the HCA and/ > or different priority level to the DMAs are issues. I would claim, > as usual in the HW vs. SW world, that the mechanisms are > implemented in the hardware, but the ability of software to take > advantage of this may not be there. > > Since, small messages often are required to get trhough in order to > start a large one, e.g. rendevouz protocols, your example is > relevant. You might have an interest in looking at the SPEC MPI2007 > results at http://www.spec.org/mpi2007/results/mpi2007.html > > Here you will find different MPI implementations using equal or > very similar hardware, and/or different interconnects. Out of the > 13 applications constituting the SPEC MPI2007 medium suite, you > will find the milage varies significantly. > > May be related to a response (in software) to your issue? > > >> On Jan 30, 2009, at 6:06 PM, Greg Lindahl wrote: >>> Even logp doesn't describe an interconnect that well. It matters how >>> efficient your interconnect is at dealing with multiple cores, >>> and the >>> number of nodes. As an example of that, MPI implementations for >>> InfiniBand generally switch over to higher latency/higher overhead >>> mechanisms as the number of nodes in a cluster rises, because the >>> lowest latency mechanism at 2 nodes doesn't scale well. >>> > > [slight change of subject] > > Greg, we (and your former colleagues at PathScale) have exchanged > opinions on RDMA vs. Message Passing. Based on SPEC MPI2007, you > will find that an RDMA based DDR interconnect using Platform MPI > performs better than a Message Passing stack using DDR. Looking at > 16 nodes, 128 cores, Intel E5472, the Message Passing paradigm is > faster on 5 (out of 13) application, whereas Platform MPI with its > RDMA paradigm is faster on 8 of the applications. Further, when the > Message Passing paradigm is faster, its never faster than 7% (on > pop2). On the other hand, when PMPI with its message passing is > faster, we talk 33, 18, and 17%. > > May be you will call it a single datapoint. But I will respond its > 13 applications. And frankly, I didn't have more gear to run on ;-) > > > Thanks, Håkon


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With most of the Mobile Nations team having arrived now in Las Vegas for CES there was no better time to get together for a video. Straying away from standard Monday Brief format, I managed to wrangle everyone into a room to find out their thoughts and expectations for CES 2013. You'll want to stay tuned to all the Mobile Nations sites for up to the minute coverage but for now, check out the video! Looking for WPCentral CES 2013 news? You'll find it all here.
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Sometimes the ideas for these blogs flow freely. Other times, I sit and stare at the screen of my laptop for a long time. This morning, it was the latter. I am amazed that we are on our final road trip of the season. After we finish n Charlotte, we head further south to Gwinnett to face the Braves in Georgia. Despite massive personnel changes, the PawSox are still chasing a postseason berth. A few nights ago against Rochester at McCoy, the Sox starting lineup featured exactly one player from the Opening Day lineup from manager Arnie Beyeler. Che-Hsuan Lin was the only man in the starting lineup from April.
Off the top of my head, here's who isn't here anymore. (In no particular order) Lars Anderson (Columbus), Aaron Cook, Mauro Gomez, Daniel Nava, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks, Pedro Ciriaco, Clay Mortenson, Andrew Miller, Scott Podsednik, Junichi Tazawa (Boston), Brandon Duckworth, Doug Mathis (Japan), Justin Germano (Cubs), Ross Ohlendorf (Padres), Luis Exposito (Orioles), Josh Kroeger (releaased), Chorye Spoon (released), Justin Thomas, Darnell McDonald (Scranton). Those are just the guys I remember while sitting in the lobby of the hotel in Pineville, N.C. Yesterday I rode to the ballpark in a shuttle with 11 players. Not one of them was an original member of the 2012 PawSox.
We may make the playoffs. We might not. It's that close. These days, Alex Hassan (leg) and Reynaldo Rodriguez (hand) are on the disabled list. Various ailments and injuries have also sidelined Jose iglesias (knee), J.C. Linares (hand), Will Inman (finger). With this knowledge, you probably agree that manager Arnie Beyeler has done a miraculous job keeping the club in the hunt. All 5 starting pitchers from the team that started out 45-25 are gone. The DH, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman,catcher, rightfielder are all gone as well. After the amazing start, the PawSox dropped 9 straight. The last six weeks or so, they've played .500 ball. This last week, the PawSox have dropped 5 of 7. We were great, terrible, and average. The same team? Yes, but not really.
At this very moment, Nate Spears, Lin, Tony Thomas, Jason Repko and Alex Wilson are the healthy holdovers. Thomas has played very well despite months on the disabled list. Newcomers like Dan Butler and Mike Rivera behind the plate, Andy LaRoche and Jon Hee in the infield and Josh Fields and Pedro Beato in the bullpen, along with the "new" starting rotation of Zach Stewart, Chris Hernandez, Billy Buckner, Nelson Figueroa and Daisuke Matsuzaka, who are holding down the fort.
You aren't cheering for the same guys today that you rooted for in April. However, there is a common denominator. They all wear, or wore the Pawtucket Red Sox jersey, and that's what makes them your boys of summer.


text: Hi all, I'm new to the field of parallel computing, so I would appreciate if some of you veterans out there could lend me some assistance on this one. I was given a Fortran vector program by a physics professor that models interactions between atoms or something like it. Supposedly this program is setup for vector computing. Would this be possible to run on an x86 based Rocks cluster? If so, what tools do I need to compile it and run it? Thanks in advance. Best Regards, -Timo Mechler -- Timo R. Mechler mechti01 at luther.edu


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The Senate left for its Easter recess without passing an immigration reform bill, leaving farmers and documented and undocumented farm workers from other countries in limbo for several more weeks or months.
For a little while, it appeared Senate leaders had reached a compromise that would have granted citizenship to illegal immigrants and established an expanded temporary guest worker program to help farmers and other businessmen while tightening U.S. border security.
But the day after Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist announced it on April 6, the agreement – like the U.S.-Mexico border – turned into a sieve with Democrats and Republicans slipping away while accusing each other of undermining it to gain an advantage in this fall's mid-term elections.
"I think politics got in front of the policy on this issue," Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., who helped draft the proposal the Senate Judiciary Committee reported out to the floor of the Senate on March 27.
The weekend after the Senate went into recess on April 7, Hispanics marched in rallies across the country, protesting provisions of the compromise proposal that would have forced many illegals to return to the U.S. border and apply for readmission to the country.
On Monday, April 10, an estimated 180,000 immigrants and supporters attended a "national day of action" on the Washington Mall, an event that was repeated by 100,000 persons each in New York and Phoenix, 50,000 each in Atlanta and Houston and smaller crowds in several other cities.
Many reservations
Although Kennedy and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., have been among the most visible supporters of the Senate Judiciary Committee's bill, other senators from both sides of the aisle expressed reservations about it and two other proposals.
Several Republicans, including Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, have objected to what they consider to be granting amnesty to many of the estimated 11.5 million, mostly Hispanic aliens who are now believed to live in the United States.
But Chambliss has also argued for an expanded guest worker program with stronger enforcement of the rules governing the employment of such workers.
In a speech during the debate on the proposals, Chambliss urged his colleagues to distinguish between true temporary guest worker programs and proposals "that will lead a guest worker down a new path to citizenship.
"I don't think it's fair to call the legislation passed by the Judiciary Committee a guest worker bill," he said. "It is more appropriately named a citizen-worker bill because it provides a clear new path to citizenship for aliens who are currently in the United States illegally."
Chambliss said he also had concerns about the new "blue card" program included in the Judiciary Committee proposal, about the length of time aliens would have to work in agriculture to justify their entry into the United States and what he called preferential treatment for operators who had hired illegal workers over those who had used the current H-2A guest worker program.
Amendments rejected
As the Senate approached its scheduled recess date, Chambliss and other senators attempted to offer amendments to the immigration legislation, but Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said those amendments would violate the spirit of the compromise.
Faced with Reid's objections and a series of votes in which the Senate refused to end debate on the compromise and then on a Republican proposal on tighter border controls, the issue was set aside.
"There has been one huge problem, and that problem has been created by the Democratic leadership," said Sen. Frist after Reid moved to limit the number of amendments that could be considered.
Democrats, in turn, said Frist had agreed to the compromise proposal and then couldn't persuade other key Republicans to fully support it.
Chambliss attempted to amend the compromise bill by requiring that H-2A agricultural workers be paid the local prevailing wage rather than averaging together the wages of different skill levels from different states.
"Moving from an Adverse Effect Wage Rate requirement to a prevailing wage would allow the use of a more localized, occupation-specific, competitive wage when growers access legal workers," he said. But that and other amendments were blocked from consideration.
If the Senate eventually passes guest worker language – and no one was predicting when the Senate would take up the legislation again – it will have to be reconciled with the House immigration reform bill, which contains no such provisions.
The Senate is scheduled to return from its Easter recess on April 25.


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Straight off the press! – you can now download the public preview releases of the next versions of the Flex SDK, Flash Builder, and Flash Catalyst on Adobe Labs.
The Flexteam Blog post describes the releases in good detail. But, here's a quick list of links to various learning resources to help you get started:
Intro articles written by the product managers
- What's New in Flash Builder "Burrito" – by Andrew Shorten
- What's New in Flex SDK "Hero" – by Deepa Subramaniam
- Mobile Development Using Flex SDK "Hero" and Flash Builder "Burrito" – by Narciso Jaramillo
- What's New in Flash Catalyst "Panini" – by Doug Winnie
Samples, tutorials, and videos
- Build Your First Mobile Flex App – Twitter Trends
- Flex Test Drive for Mobile – Build a mobile application in an hour
- Videos on some of the big new features
- Interesting sample apps
Updated product documentation
- Using Flash Builder "Burrito"
- Using Flex "Hero"
- Developing Mobile Applications with Flex "Hero"
- ActionScript 3.0 Reference
- Adobe Flash Catalyst "Panini" documentation
In the next few posts, I'll be deep-diving into the features and their associated documentation. Until then, download the preview releases of all three products from Adobe Labs and get started!


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LU presents Erik Qualman
The Lamar University Academic Lecture Series is proud to present author, professor and keynote speaker Erik Qualman on April 9 at 4 p.m. for a question and answer session followed by a presentation at 7:30 p.m. in the Montagne Center as he presents the power of social media and the digital trends in today's business world.
Erik Qualman was born and grew up outside of Detroit, Michigan in Rochester Hills. He attended Michigan State University receiving a bachelor's degree in marketing in 1994. While at Michigan State, he was named Academic All-Big 10 for basketball. Qualman also holds an MBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas (1999).
"The students were delighted to learn that Erik Qualman was to be our speaker," said Henry Venta, dean and professor of management. "Our students have grown up with social media and they feel in control of that technology more than any other generation. Qualman's remarks will be well received by them and by the "other" generations which don't feel as secure."
Often called a Digital Dale Carnegie, Qualman is the author of "Socialnomics: How social media transforms the way we live and do business." The book was a finalist for the American Marketing Association's "2010 Book of the year" and was Amazon's No. 1 best seller for the United States, Japan, United Kingdom, Canada, Portugal, Italy, China, Korea and Germany. His latest book, Digital leader,made him second "Most likeable author in the world" behind J.K. Rowling, famous author of Harry Potter.
He is the global vice president of online marketing for EF Education, the world's largest private educator, and an MBA professor at the Hult International Business School. Over his 18-year career, he has helped grow the online marketing and e-business functions for several Top 100 brands including Cadillac, Yahoo and AT&T.
Honored as the Michigan State University Alum of the year 2011, Qualman was listed in Fast Company Magazine as a Top 100 Digital Influencer. His blog –socialnomics.com- was ranked as a Top 10 Social Media blog by PC Magazine. His video "Social Media Revolution" was the most watched video in the world.
Qualman is also a highly requested international speaker and has been highlighted in numerous media outlets including "60 Minutes," the New York Times, WSJ Mashable, USA Today, ABC News, CBS News, and the Huffington Post. He shared the stage with Julie Andrews, Al Gore, Tony Hawk and many others.
The Lamar University Academic Lecture Series, sponsored by the students, brings a significant element to the university experience by allowing Lamar's academic community to offer two lectures each year featuring prominent speakers from disciplines represented by each of the university's colleges. Previous speakers include astronaut Sally Ride, entrepreneur Jerry Greenfield, journalist Tony Snow and professional basketball player Bob Love.
The lecture is free to the public. For more information about the Lamar University Academic Lecture Series, call (409) 880-8046.


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Texas upends No. 14 North Carolina on the road
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Texas coach Rick Barnes had told his players they would have to do something unexpected if they wanted to get more respect. The Longhorns figured out a way to do that Wednesday night with yet another win over North Carolina.
Demarcus Holland scored on a stickback of his own free throw with 4.1 seconds left to help Texas hold on and beat the 14th-ranked Tar Heels 86-83, its sixth straight win.
Holland finished with 15 points for the Longhorns (10-1), who survived a missed 3-pointer from UNC's Marcus Paige on the final play.
Texas shot 38 percent after halftime and 40 percent for the game, but dominated the boards and scored 21 second-chance points to beat the Tar Heels (7-3) for the sixth time in seven meetings.
"I said we're not going to be taken serious until we do something that we're not supposed to do," Barnes said. "I said you've got a chance this week and it starts here. We prepared. … We're tough. We've got a tough group of guys."
Texas was the aggressor from the start, building a double-digit lead and staying in control nearly all game. And when the Tar Heels made their late push, Holland's stickback offered the perfect example of how this season's group can overcome its mistakes.
With his team protecting an 84-83 lead, Holland missed his first free throw with 7.2 seconds left and knew his second was short as soon as it left his hand. He raced inside and grabbed the rebound in a crowd, then put up a shot that bounced around the rim before dropping through the net.
Paige got a good look on the final possession from in front of the UNC bench, but the shot rimmed out at the horn to seal Texas' fourth win by three or fewer points.
"We've been grinding out games all year and we've been finishing late," Holland said. "… We've had a lot of preparation leading up to his game with situations like that. It just shows how tough we are and how together we are and how we're still growing, how we can just stick together as a team in the end."
Barnes suffered through a miserable 16-18 record last season, ending with a first-round loss in the CBI. But the Longhorns entered this one with five players averaging in double figures and continued their balanced-scoring ways.
Isaiah Taylor scored 16 points to lead Texas, while Jonathan Holmes had 15 points and 10 rebounds. In addition, Javan Felix scored 12 points — including two key baskets in the final 2 minutes to answer a tying spurt from the Tar Heels despite going just 2 for 11 the rest of the game.
"He always tells us to have the confidence to take shots," Felix said of Barnes. "That's what I did."
Paige scored 23 points to lead UNC, while senior Leslie McDonald scored 15 with four 3-pointers in his first game after missing nine due to NCAA eligibility issues.
But in the end, the Tar Heels struggled to overcome a flat start as well as 23 missed free throws in what has become a recurring theme.
North Carolina, which had beaten highly ranked Michigan State, Kentucky and reigning national champion Louisville in the past month despite playing without McDonald and leading scorer P.J. Hairston due to those NCAA issues, trailed by 13 points and spent Wednesday fighting uphill in a performance that had coach Roy Williams seething.
"I am not happy, guys," Williams said. "I am not in the daggum Christmas spirit. … If you want to really know how ticked off I am, I told them we would practice at midnight tonight. And then I told them I better check the NCAA rules so we cannot practice at midnight tonight.
"We cannot practice until 5 a.m. And everybody's (butt) will be in here at 5 a.m. this morning."
McDonald's return came after the NCAA announced hours before tipoff that the senior was cleared. The NCAA said McDonald must repay $1,783 to a charity of his choice for receiving improper benefits from "numerous individuals" during this spring and summer.
After the game, UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham said in a statement the school was still working with the NCAA on Hairston's status and expected to have the matter resolved by the end of the week.
UNC lost starting center Joel James to a right knee injury on the game's first play. The extent of his injury is unclear.


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Money Doesn't Grow On Trees ~
If you have a teenager, you've likely already had the "money doesn't grow on trees" talk. In fact, if your teen is anything like mine, having inherited her mother's fondness for shopping, you may very well have that talk memorized.
It is true. Both Mom and Daughter do love their shopping excursions, however, these trips are funded only by savvy saving, which is a lesson my teen is just beginning to understand.
While my daughter's social life, and spending needs, starting increasing while she was a middle school student, we found her "needs" dramatically increased when she entered high school. Both her growing fondness of all things glamorous and fashionable, as well as a swell in social activities and mobility, my husband and I soon found ourselves, and our budget, being nickeled and dimed to a point of great concern.
Our Plan ~
After much discussion, my husband and I decided to provide our teen daughter an opportunity to earn money helping out at home, as she was too young to seek outside employment. At the wizened age of 14, she was certainly capable of additional, regular household responsibilities. Assuming she keeps up her end of the bargain, every two weeks, we "pay" her a set sum. Some expenses, such as gifts for friends birthdays, spending and meal money for school related trips and for her sporting events, we continue to pay. However, all other social expenses and shopping "just because" expenses are now her responsibility. If she runs out of money before her next "pay day", she is simply out of luck for non-essential spending.
The Results ~
From a parent's perspective: this plan has worked wonderfully!
From my daughter's perspective: While I strongly suspect she still considers us to be a bit "Scrooge-like", and likely remembers the old system fondly, she has adapted successfully. After just one time of not completing her household tasks and missing her "payday", she has been diligent about her responsibilities going forward. We have also noticed she is much more careful in considering the value of her spending choices.
Only the Tip of the Financial Iceberg ~
Although we have an well-functioning, budget-friendly plan in place for my daughter's non-essential spending, there is so much more ground to cover! Now a Junior in high school, in a blink of my eye, she will be heading off to college, and much greater financial temptation and responsibility than deciding if she should go out for ice cream or raid the family freezer!
Growing up, my parents never discussed family finances, nor did I receive any education on financial management or safe spending in high school or college. As a college student, strongly desiring to continue living the comfortable style to which I had become accustomed, I was thrilled to discover the wonderful world of credit cards. With no thought or concern to the practicality of charging on my starving student budget, by either myself or the issuing card company, I was more than happy to open charge accounts with my favorite retailers, as well as a few financial companies as well. While I was somehow able to maintain minimum payments on my plethora of plastic, it did not take long to realize the downside of the circle of debt I had created. Fortunately, after painfully realizing the folly of my financial decisions, my credit union was able to offer me a budget-saving consolidation loan, which paved the way for wiser financial management decisions in the future.
With my past experience, and lack of education in mind, I know that my husband and I will be having many enlightening discussions with my daughter, as she approaches her time to leave our nest.
Having expert resources to assist you in educating your teen are so essential! Through my association with Mom Central, I have been introduced to an exceptional series of financial advise, on a full range of essential topics from American Express, Practice Safe Spend.
In an effort to arm parents with tools and tips to educate their teens about responsible spending, American Express, along with financial expert Jean Chatzky and Stacy DeBroff of Mom Central, launched the Safe Spend program. Designed to help parents teach their kids how to "Practice Safe Spend" before heading back to school, the program offers tips to make discussing the importance of money management a little easier.
With specialized advise from Safe Spending, to Holiday Shopping, to specific financial advise and guides for talking to your student of Middle School, High School or College, you will find up to date conversation guides that will make having this talk both painless and productive. Although I have had a general plan for discussions with my daughter, I found the conversation guides from American Express to be quite comprehensive, as well as complete. In particular, I appreciate that the guides are designed to encourage open discussion, as opposed to another lecture your student may be inclined to tune out!
My View ~
I found the Practice Safe Spend series to be thorough and comprehensive, with sage advice and excellent outlines for those important conversations about financial issues relevant to students, as well as adults. I look forward to utilizing the student guides in my conversations with my daughter and highly recommend them as a resource to parents. Read all of the Practice Safe Spend tips at financialtools.americanexpress.com.
I was quite excited to learn about the American Express Card with Custom Limits. As a budding Lacrosse star, my daughter travels, often out of state, for competitive tournaments. To eliminate the need for her to carry large amounts of cash during her travels, we linked a debit card to the joint account we opened with her. The benefits have been outstanding as we are able to move funds to her account if needed, as well as monitor her spending. However, combined with the ability to adjust her spending limits, as well as the security against unauthorized purchases not available with her debit card, the American Express card offers a safer alternative to our current system. Certainly worth looking into for helping to manage any students finances!
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The legendary Cicely Tyson stole the Tony Awards on Sunday evening with her moving acceptance speech after being named best actress in a drama for the revival of Horton Foote's "A Trip to Bountiful."
It was the 79-year-old actress' first Tony and her first time on the Broadway stage since the ill-fated 1983 revival of Emlyn Williams' "The Corn is Green," which just lasted 32 performances.
In honor of the pioneering actress' win, here's a look at some facts and milestones of her long career.
Tonys 2013: Show highlights | Winners & Top nominees | Full Coverage
She won a Drama Desk Award in 1962 for her performance in the off-Broadway production of "Moon on a Rainbow Shawl."
Along with James Earl Jones and Louis Gossett Jr., Tyson was part of the original cast of the 1961 off-Broadway production of Jean Genet's "The Blacks," which went on to become the longest-running non-musical off-Broadway play of the decade.
Tyson has a school named after her -- the Cicely Tyson School of Performing and Fine Arts in East Orange, N.J.
She played the wife of O.J. Simpson's character in a 1969 episode of CBS' "Medical Center."
The actress has refused to play two-dimensional, stereotypical depictions of African American women. "I said I have never -- and never will -- just work for money because I would end up on the psychiatrist's couch and all the money would go to him," she told The Times last year. "I would rather have my peace of mind."
She was discovered by a fashion photographer at Ebony magazine in the 1950s and became a model.
PHOTOS: Hollywood stars on stage
Tyson was married to renowned jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis from 1981 to 1988.
She received a best actress Academy Award nomination for her warm performance as the matriach of a sharecropping family in 1972's "Sounder."
She won two Emmys -- best lead actress in a drama and actress of the year -- for her performance as a 110-year-old former slave in the 1974 TV movie "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman."
She earned Emmy nominations for 1977's "Roots" and 1978's "King" and won another Emmy for 1994's "The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All."
Tyler Perry has cast her in several of his films, including 2005's "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and 2006's "Madea's Family Reunion." Last year, she played his grandmother, Nana Mama, in the thriller "Alex Cross."
She caused a firestorm of controversy 50 years ago when she decided to wear her hair natural, not straight, when she was a regular on the George C. Scott CBS drama "East Side, West Side."
"I wish I had kept the bags of negative mail because of the way I was wearing my hair on the show," Tyson told The Times. "I tore them up and threw them away."
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Tonys 2013: Neil Patrick Harris jumps through hoops, puts on show
Tony Awards: Big year for women as Lauper, MacKinnon, Paulus win


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States held back recognition of leftist President-elect Nicolas Maduro and called on the Venezuelan government on Wednesday to respect the right of free assembly after violence at opposition protests over a disputed election.
The razor-thin weekend election victory by Maduro, the chosen successor of the late socialist President Hugo Chavez, has been rejected by his rival, Henrique Capriles, who is alleging voting irregularities and calling for an audit of the ballots. Seven people have been killed in opposition-led protests.
Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States had not decided whether to recognize Maduro as president.
"That evaluation has to be made and I haven't made it," Kerry told the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee. "We think there ought to be a recount."
"Obviously, if there are huge irregularities, we are going to have serious questions about the viability of that government," he added.
White House spokesman Jay Carney urged all sides to refrain from violence and other actions that could raise tensions in the South American oil-producing nation.
"We call on the Venezuelan government to respect the rights of Venezuelan citizens to peaceful assembly and free speech," Carney said in a statement.
He said Washington "notes the acceptance by both candidates for an audit of the ballots and supports calls for a credible and transparent process to reassure the Venezuelan people regarding the results."
Maduro initially accepted the proposal for a full audit of the close election, but backtracked and hardened his stance against it.
During Chavez's 14-year tenure, Venezuela was a strong opponent of the U.S. government in Latin America and the former soldier frequently invoked "imperialist" plots against him.
Analysts watching Venezuela's tumultuous move into the post-Chavez era six weeks after his death say Washington should keep a low profile and work with regional partners, European governments and the Organization of American States.
Maduro, who accused the United States of giving Chavez the cancer that killed him, echoed his mentor's anti-U.S. rhetoric on the campaign trail and has accused the Obama administration of orchestrating and funding the post-election protests.
But in a hint of change, Bill Richardson, the former governor of New Mexico, who was in Caracas with the OAS, told The New York Times Maduro had told him he wanted to "regularize the relationship."
Earlier this week, the White House said Washington wanted to have dialogue with Caracas on issues including counternarcotics, counterterrorism and the commercial relations.
Cooperation on these areas suffered during the long tenure of Chavez, who taunted the United States at the United Nations and forged close ties with U.S. foes Cuba, Iran and Syria and with leftist guerrillas in neighboring Colombia.
Ted Piccone, deputy director of foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, said inflation, scarcity of food and other basic goods, corruption and flagging investment could drive Maduro eventually to turn to the United States.
"He needs to turn around the really bad economic situation there and can use some help from the U.S. on that," said Piccone.
"People are complaining much more about the bread-and-butter issues than they are about foreign relations," he said.
Carl Meacham, head of the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, however, warned that Maduro's thin mandate after a close vote and post-election turmoil could prompt him to blame a U.S. bogeyman for Venezuelans' troubles.
"Maduro's going to be struggling to keep his own house in order, and with the more radical factions in Chavismo, he's going to have to increase the rhetoric and demonstrate that he's more Chavez than Chavez himself," said Meacham.
"Having a rapprochement with the United States is not something that's on the front burner for him," he added.
(Additional reporting by Patricia Zengerle and Steve Holland; Editing by Alistair Bell; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)


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Mark Steyn cruelly recalls the wisdom of Obama administration Director of National Intelligence James Clapper regarding events as they were unfolding in Egypt last year. Mark writes: "[D]on't worry, on the day Mubarak stepped down, America's Director of National Intelligence, who presides over the most lavishly funded intelligence bureaucracy on the planet, was telling the world that the Muslim Brotherhood is 'largely secular.' So that's okay." Mark links to the video (below) of his appearance on Fox News discussing Clapper's wit and wisdom at the time.
Mark also makes the point that "experts" can get a lot of things wrong, but rarely on the scale of the western media in February 2011, at the time of Mubarak's resignation. Barry Rubin elaborates on this point at length in an excellent column, to which Mark Steyn supplies a coda: "We can't do anything about the disposition of the Egyptian electorate, but we could at least stop deluding ourselves."
And this just in: Our friends at the Times of Israel report: "Egyptian President-elect Morsi looks to strengthen ties with Iran, re-examine pact with Israel."


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Underscoring XPAND 3D's commitment to providing the most comprehensive range of 3D solutions in the industry and reinforcing its position as the market leader in 3D cinema, XPAND 3D is announcing at CinemaCon 2012 that it is the only 3D technology provider to offer all possible 3D solutions for cinemas. These solutions include XPAND's flagship active systems, as well as the new XPAND Polarizer and Color Spacer passive systems—all of which are High Frame Rate compatible.
"While our active 3D systems still offer the highest-quality cinema experience available, we recognize that each 3D cinema technology has its own unique set of advantages, and as the world's leading 3D solutions provider, our goal is to offer a full variety of products that cover the entire scale of application and budget," said Maria Costeira, CEO of XPAND 3D. "We are now the only company in the world to offer every 3D solution, and the performance of our products are second to none in each category!"
The new XPAND Infinity glasses are high-end active 3D glasses, which provide the brightest, most vivid and realistic 3D images available. XPAND Infinity glasses are also optimized to work with laser projectors, making it the optimal future-proof 3D system. The glasses are available in adult and children sizes.
All new XPAND cinema systems and glasses fully support HFR (High Frame Rate) double and single flash at 96fps, 120fps, 144fps, 192fps, 240fps and even variable fps. The Infinity 3D glasses provide up to 38% transparency and a 3000:1 contrast ratio. The glasses' lightweight ergonomic designs ensure long-wearing comfort, and their wide 3D viewing angle provides an optimal 3D image across the entire cinema.
XPAND offers a wide range of high-end IR and RF systems that cover spaces from 10 to more than 5,000 seats.
Designed for theaters with a maximum capacity of 150 seats, the XPAND ONE active 3D system gives owners of intimate cinema exhibition spaces, and fully digitized multiplexes the opportunity to offer its customers a world-class 3D experience on many digital screens with one 3D system. The XPAND ONE can easily be moved from one theater to another in a fully digitized multiplex, turning all the secondary halls into 3D theaters as movie programming requires. XPAND ONE provides the brightest 3D images on low-power digital cinema projectors and fully supports HFR.
Designed for VIP theaters, private screening rooms and post-production facilities, the new pocket-sized XPAND VIP kit fully supports HFR double and single flash at 96fps, 120fps, 144fps, 192fps and 240fps, and is optimized to work with laser projectors.
In addition to its flagship active cinema systems, XPAND 3D also offers its new passive systems:
The XPAND Polarizer 3D system, a cost-effective 3D cinema solution using high-quality disposable circularly polarized 3D glasses and Active projector polarizer. The system works with all digital cinema projectors and requires the usage of a high-gain silver screen. The XPAND Polarizer system is recommended only for cinemas that are used exclusively for 3D movies. Hybrid cinemas that are used for both 2D and 3D movies are not recommended to use silver screens, due to the viewing zones and hot spot problems.
XPAND 3D Color Spacer: a passive, color wavelength-based 3D cinema solution. XPAND Color Spacer uses reusable passive Color Spacer glasses. The system is recommended only for custom installations with special needs.
As the international market leader, XPAND 3D systems are installed in cinemas worldwide, with 70 percent of the 3D cinema market share in Asia and more than 50 percent in mainland Europe. XPAND 3D glasses and systems are the default choice for VIP theaters, studio screening rooms, celebrities' home cinemas, government presentations and high-quality 3D presentations. XPAND 3D is the official partner of the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival, and is used for the biggest 3D Premieres globally.


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WorldNetDaily Exclusive
Grass roots sign onto eligibility billboard campaign
Washington state 'Where's The Birth Certificate' sign appears
Grass-roots Americans are signing onto a national billboard campaign that focuses on putting the question "Where's The Birth Certificate" in front of President Barack Obama and voters wherever it can.
WorldNetDaily founder and CEO Joseph Farah launched the effort only weeks ago, because he believes it is essential to force Obama to produce hard evidence that he is, indeed, a "natural born citizen" as the Constitution requires for the presidency.
He is calling upon Americans to donate money to the campaign, which has, thus far, raised about $75,000 for the cause.
Then this week a new sign, not part of the formal WND effort, appeared along Interstate 5 in Washington state.
Sign along Interstate 5 in southern Washington state
The sign says in simple block letters, "Where's The Birth Certificate?"
"It is a prime location, close to the highway and very big," said a trucking company spokeswoman who noticed the message. "It's priceless and looks great."
Farah had responded to an e-mail request for permission to post the message with authorization, and confirmed that the more messages posted, the better the campaign will fare.
The newest message in the formal WND campaign also has just been unveiled near Hamburg, Pa., along Interstate 78 eastbound.
On Interstate 78 eastbound near Hamburg, Pa.
Farah maintains Obama has not proved his constitutionally eligibility to serve as president as a "natural born citizen," and suggests the release of his long-form birth certificate showing the hospital of his birth, attending physician and other details can act as a starting point to help conclusively meet that test. Obama's presidential campaign released to select news organizations only what is known as a "certification of live birth," a document obtainable in Hawaii in 1961 by Americans actually born outside the country.
WND has reported that CBS, Lamar Outdoor and Clear Channel Outdoor all have rejected requests to post the message on their billboards. But Farah confirmed the decisions by three companies has not yet even dented the billboards available across America for the campaign, and the number erected will be limited only by the donations to the campaign.
The WND founder said he stepped up because no one else has.
"WND's reporters have investigated this issue more extensively than the rest of the media combined – sending senior staff writer Jerome Corsi to Hawaii and Kenya in search of evidence," said Farah. "We have commissioned private investigators in Honolulu. There is simply no persuasive evidence to affirm Obama's claim to a Hawaiian birth. There is no hospital on the island that will confirm the first black president of the United States was born there. It's all conjecture. And no controlling legal authority in this country has ever asked Obama to provide the proof."
Are you motivated yet to join the billboard campaign and clear up the air of mystery surrounding Barack Obama's constitutional eligibility to serve?
The first WND sign went up in Louisiana:
Birth certificate question being raised in Ball, La.
Then came two signs in California:
"Where's The Birth Certificate" billboard near Buena Park, Calif.
"Where's the Birth Certificate?" billboard near the Santa Ana Freeway in Los Angeles
The campaign even has earned the approval of Philip Berg, one of the first attorneys to file a legal challenge to Obama's eligibility to be president, and who still has three lawsuits pending over the issue.
"WND sign campaign is terrific," he wrote on his website, although he thinks it should go further.
He suggested putting up signs specifically mentioning Obama and asking about "your" birth certificate.
"I want Americans to understand that this billboard campaign will be successful with or without CBS and Lamar," said Farah. "There are still millions of billboards available through other companies eager to take this business. The only barrier to success is money. And I am as determined as ever to keep purchasing billboard space as our budget allows."
Officials with Clear Channel Outdoor said in prepared statement it is a "politically agnostic" company and also rejects "a personal attack ad" such as the birth certificate question.
Lamar Outdoor, where a spokesman told WND he'd looked online and decided that the birth certificate issue was "settled," has begun losing business for dissing the advertising campaign's question. A Florida businessman confirmed to WND's he's dropping the billboard company and will be advertising his apartments through other channels.
The Outdoor Advertising Association of America already has prepared a policy regarding the new billboards.
It states: "In the situation of the Obama birth certificate billboards, there is no First Amendment question. The First Amendment applies to governmental restrictions on speech, not on the decisions of outdoor advertising companies. We strongly stand behind the right of our companies to reject this or any other copy."
Farah said the sensitivity by large public corporations like the billboard providers demonstrates how important this politically charged issue is to the future of the country.
"I never fully realized how dangerous it is that the media in this country are so afraid of government power," he said. "How are Americans supposed to become aware of controversial issues with this kind of heavy-handed self-censorship in place throughout corporate America? That is the reality of what we face, and the reaction to this campaign should illustrate it better than anything else I've seen in my lifetime."
The billboard campaign followed one launched months earlier to collect the names on an electronic petition demanding accountability and transparency on the issue. So far, that petition has gathered nearly 400,000 names.
The campaign got a boost recently when WND White House correspondent Les Kinsolving asked Obama's press secretary, Robert Gibbs, why the president wouldn't release his birth certificate. Gibbs' response was covered live on C-SPAN and by Fox News Channel and others – excluding CBS.
It was the first time any member of the press corps has publicly asked a member of the administration a question directly related to Obama's constitutional eligibility for office as a "natural born citizen."
Farah points out that congressional hearings were held to determine whether Sen. John McCain was constitutionally eligible to be president as a "natural born citizen," but no controlling legal authority ever sought to verify Obama's claim to a Hawaiian birth.
Both the petition and the billboard campaign are part of what Farah calls an independent "truth and transparency campaign."
Many have asked why Obama's name is not included in the billboard. Farah said the matter was carefully considered.
"There are several reasons we chose the message: 'Where's the birth certificate?'" he explained. "There is only one birth certificate controversy in this country today – despite the near-total absence of this issue from coverage in the non-WND media. This is a grass-roots issue that resonates around the country, as our own online petition with nearly 400,000 signers suggests. In addition, I like the simplicity of the message. I like the fact that the message will cause some people to ask themselves or others about the meaning of the message. It will stir curiosity. It will create a buzz. I'm assuming when these billboards are springing up all over the country, it might even make some in the news media curious. And there's one more factor that persuaded me this was the way to go.
"Come 2012, campaign laws will pose restrictions on political advertising mentioning the names of presidential candidates. This one clearly doesn't. I would like to see the federal government make the case that this is somehow a political ad," he said.
Further, Farah said, the reaction to the campaign by billboard companies makes the point about how squeamish major media outlets are about questioning powerful political leaders – especially those with whom they agree.
"Imagine the problems we'd have finding billboard space if Obama's image or name was part of the message," he said. "CBS and Lamar are afraid of four innocent words!"
Farah said the campaign was born of frustration with timid elected officials in Washington, corrupt judges around the country and a news media that show a stunning lack of curiosity about the most basic facts of Obama's background – especially how it relates to constitutional eligibility for the highest office in the land.
"As Obama transforms this country from self-governing constitutional republic to one governed by a central ruling elite, the simple fact remains that no controlling legal authority has established that he is indeed a 'natural born citizen' as the Constitution requires," Farah said. "Obama's promises of transparency have become a bad joke as he continues to hide simple, innocuous documents like his birth certificate and his student records."
New to the billboard campaign on the issue of eligibility is a "birth certificate" yard sign.
Your donation – from as little as $5 to as much as $1,000 – can be made online at the WND SuperStore. (Donations are not tax-deductible. Donations of amounts greater than $1,000 can be arranged by calling either 541-474-1776 or 1-800-4WND.COM. If you would prefer to mail in your contributions, they should be directed to WND, P.O. Box 1627, Medford, Oregon, 97501. Be sure to specify the purpose of the donation by writing "billboard" on the check. In addition, donations of billboard space will be accepted, as will significant contributions specifically targeted for geographic locations.)
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Michael L. Michetti, PL
I am a solo practicing real estate attorney in Naples Florida. My practice centers around real estate transactions, title insurance, bank representation, foreclosures and foreclosure defense, as well as small business representation and corporate law. I graduated from the University of Michigan. Southwest Florida is a laid back gulf community and my new firm is dedicated to providing great customer service, big firm practice with small firm attention. I want to bring out the boutique nature of the firm and the fact that I am young and up and coming in the legal community in Naples.
My target audience is real estate investors, residential purchasers and sellers (homeowners), commercial developers, bankers, and small businesses.
I am looking for a clean and simple logo. One that is modern and not overstated but portrays the image I am looking for as a young, up and coming lawyer. I would like to see designs using either the entire name of the firm, Michael L. Michetti, PL, or the website michettilaw, or possibly some use of my inititals "MLM". I would prefer shades of dark blue as the colors if possible. Also, possible design scenarios would involve a Florida theme of some kind, real estate themes, or the use of the Michigan block "M" tied into my name....be creative here please.
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Thanks to McCain Foods USA, Lisle, Ill., all the preparation fuss, mess and time has been taken out of potato preparation (especially during the holidays) with the launch of delicious Purely Potatoes.
Flash frozen and microwavable, Purely Potatoes are convenient, no prep, natural potatoes that don't contain artificial flavors or colors. They have the same great taste and nutrition as fresh potatoes, because that's what they are made of, but they can be prepared in a fraction of the time it takes to wash, peel, cut or slice fresh potatoes. And there's no mess to clean up.
McCain Purely Potatoes are available in two varieties: skin-on premium Whole Baby Potatoes in a 22-oz. bag and peeled premium Russet Potato Slices in a 24-oz. bag. Not only can they be mashed, roasted, sautéed or used just as they are, Purely Potatoes can be included in any of your favorite potato recipes or for some great new spud ideas, check out www.mccainpotatoes.com/recipes.
"Since we introduced Purely Potatoes the response has been phenomenal," says Tom Czoschke, senior brand manager. "We hear from moms all the time that they have little time to cook but really want to make sure their families are eating well-balanced meals. Purely Potatoes takes away the work of preparing fresh potatoes and can be used in favorite potato dishes."
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Hibiscus tea, also known as "jamaica" or "sour tea", is a refreshing herb beverage that is enjoyed by millions of people around the world. Made distinct by its vibrant red color and tart sweet flavor, hibiscus tea might as well be the perfect summertime beverage. Although, that's not all of the good stuff.
Hibiscus as Traditional Medicine
The hibiscus plant, grown originally in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa, has long been known in traditional medicine for its prominent health benefits. So what are the health benefits of organic hibiscus tea bags recipe?
The people of Egypt and Sudan, for instance, traditionally use this herb to help regulate normal body temperatures. While Europeans and North Africans have long since learned how to make hibiscus tea to lower blood pressure.
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Date: 1901-1920
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Comments: Bruno Mocarski (Nee: Wietrzykowski) | Chicago IL United States | 1901-1920 | Comments: The back of the photo only says Uncle Bruno and where she is, it says Wietrzykowski. Kazimiera Mocarski Niemotka Gancarz' obituary says that she had a brother named Bruno and that is who I think this is (see her photo). I am guessing on his age.
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Proposed adjustments to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's contraception requirement wouldn't change anything for businesses whose owners have moral objections.
"Apart from religious organizations like schools and hospitals, it does precious little," said Randall Wenger, chief counsel of the Harrisburg-based Independence Law Center. "The administration stated that it understood there were religious liberties problems and that the new proposed regulations were meant to address those issues. But it doesn't. Clearly the administration does not respect the religious liberties concerns of corporations and their owners."
The Independence Law Center is representing Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., a Lancaster County company that has filed an appeal after losing its civil case against the requirement.
The law imposes a fine of $100 per employee per day on employers whose health insurance offering does not provide contraceptives, including those that some consider abortifacients. There is an exception for religious employers, defined as those that have the inculcation of religious values as their purpose, primarily employ those who share their religious tenets, primarily serve those who share their religious tenets and are nonprofits under two specific sections of the Internal Revenue Code.
The proposed regulations would affect those religious employers and affiliated nonprofits, keeping them from paying directly for the contraceptives. Instead, health insurance companies would pay for the coverage.
The Hahn family, which owns Conestoga, cited its Mennonite faith in opposing the requirement.
"Conestoga Wood Specialties and the Hahn family are still endeavoring to stand by their freedom of conscience," Wenger said. They have filed an appeal and also a motion for suspension of the penalty, which costS about $95,000 a day, while the case is decided. Wenger said the Hahns are hoping to hear from the court any day, but the decision could take weeks.
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The first bag I ever begged my parents for (and eventually started off my handbag addiction with) was a classic Coach bag. It was the beginning of what has changed my life and turned into a full-time job, so as you can imagine, Coach holds a very special place in my heart. Over the years Coach has changed, offering more and more options for everyone, whether it's your first bag or your 50th bag.
I was so excited to see Coach re-launched the Willis, a bag inspired by one of the most iconic bags in Coach company archives. This is the first Coach bag in the past few years I knew I had to have and once it hit the site I clicked to buy. I've been carrying it for a couple weeks and now I can break it down to share with you guys exactly how the Coach Willis stacks up.
Here is how my Coach Willis scores in our PurseBlog Purseonals ratings:
I wouldn't have bought this bag if I didn't dig the look. I've had a few friends who actually asked, "Who makes that bag?" and were quite shocked (in a positive way) to realize it's a Coach bag. A return to form, and to its heritage, is precisely what I've been wanting from Coach, and that's what I got with the Willis.
The rounded corners are fresh and modern and I adore the longer strap for crossbody wear. There is a classic turnlock closure on the outside that is clearly Coach, but the overall design is not overwhelmed with logos which makes this bag much more subdued. There is of course a Coach charm and long leather tassel, but both can be removed. I opted for the brilliant pink leather offset with white stitching, a combination I have always been drawn to. The combination of the shape and color immediately lured me in.
Usability + Functionality
I have a really easy time using this bag. It is spacious enough for me to fit my long Louis Vuitton Zippy Wallet, which is a must, and it also has a back slit pocket that fits my phone. The inside is compact but still roomy, and it's really important for me to have plenty of room to fit my usual must-haves.
The top of the bag features a structured roll top, and this makes carrying easy as well. As I reach into the bag to get out my belongings, I end up grabbing the bag like a clutch at the top, and the sturdy roll top makes this task easier. The turnlock closure is easy to open to get into the purse, but leaves everything inside secure. I'm unsure why there is a shorter handle because I can never see myself using it; I stick to the longer strap for shoulder and crossbody wear.
Coach has been in the business of leather goods for a very long time, so they have the design process down to a science. My only gripe is when I carry the bag over my shoulder, the strap is so long that I have to grab the bottom of the bag and pull it up to be able to shuffle through the inside. Also, the hand strap (which is not removable) seems rather pointless, I can't imagine anyone carrying it by that so it seems to be more of a pointless aesthetic addition. Otherwise, this bag scores high for usability and functionality.
Quality + Construction
Coach gets a ton of flack for the quality of their bags. Truth is, I'm often not sure why. Whenever I get a Coach bag, it is always made well. Is it as luxurious as some of the premium designers? No. But I don't think that is what Coach is going for. Coach wants to make quality products that will last a long time and look appealing while still being accessible to a wide consumer base. Seeing as how many bags are made in Asia now, Coach is not alone in where their bags are created. The attention to detail is still evident, and this Willis is handcrafted in China.
The leather is ultra sturdy, which is great to stand the test of time. I like that when I touch the leather it feels soft, but when I grab the leather it is very thick. The hardware also is standing up well; no huge scratches or discoloration. I don't see any problems with the bag so far, and I've carried it through some of the hottest days of NYC summer.
One of the main reasons I bought this bag is because of the value. It has become the norm for me to expect price tags reaching $2,000 for a handbag, and to see a really current and fresh bag that I am very happy to carry for only $298, well that just feels like a steal.
Some have complained that Coach has been raising their prices, but this is a true leather bag with great attention to every part of the item, and the price is still under $300. This to me deserves 5 stars plus.
The 'It' Factor
You know how I know this bag is still completely in style? It was brought back from the archives. Not only do I love how it looks, but classic Coach lovers have been looking for the brand to go back to its legacy and pull out some of the most classic designs - the Willis being one of them. I really like the shape and look of this bag, it is easy for day to day wear but the size allows you to carry it in the evening and that really makes this bag something special. I think the Willis has helped propel Coach back into the hearts and minds of some of their original customers. I know it did for me.
Total Score
This is a solid bag, and with high rankings above 4 stars for each category, the bag ends up with an overall 4.3 stars. Price is $298 via Coach online.
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