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The number of college choices can be dizzying. There are more than 2,200 four-year colleges in the United States alone. College guidebooks can help you sort them out but they rarely focus on real student experiences and outcomes.
- What kinds of experiences do students really have?
- What happens to them after they graduate?
- What value do they attribute to their undergraduate education?
At the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, we think it's important that students and families ask those questions — and that colleges have the answers.
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- CSB and SJU enroll exceptionally talented students. The typical new student placed among the top 15 percent of all ACT test-takers nationally. Nearly one-quarter of new CSB and SJU students earned ACT scores in the top 5 percent nationally. Almost 30 percent earned high school grade point averages of 3.9 or higher, and 15 percent reported 4.0 grade averages. Our students typically describe themselves as fun, friendly, cooperative, competitive, and driven. More than three-quarters of all new CSB and SJU students expect to eventually earn a graduate or professional degree.
- New CSB and SJU students applied to more than 700 colleges across the country; the typical new student applied to at least four colleges. Even with all of those options, the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University most often was their first choice. Nearly 80 percent of all new students in fall 2011 said that CSB or SJU was their first choice college, compared to 62 percent of all new entering students at four-year private colleges nationally and 60 percent of all new students attending Catholic colleges.
- New students cite the friendly people they met on campus, our emphasis on personal values, the social atmosphere on campus, opportunities for spiritual growth, and our nationally-recognized international study opportunities as key factors in their decision to enroll here. The parents of those first-year students cited our emphasis on personal values, the friendly people on campus, and the jobs our graduates get as key advantages at CSB and SJU. They also frequently pointed to opportunities for spiritual growth and the religious identity of the colleges as key advantages.
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- CSB and SJU seniors each year indicate that their experiences here contribute significantly to the development of important life skills associated with a high quality liberal arts education. The overwhelming majority of seniors — more than 7 in 10 in each of the last four years — cite significant contributions to their writing, speaking, critical thinking, and independent learning skills as students here. More than three-quarters also pointed to significant gains in their intellectual and social self-confidence.
- CSB and SJU students are open to academic possibilities. The vast majority of new students identify a likely academic major at the time they apply, but more than half eventually major in something different. They most often believe they made the right choice for themselves. More than 8 in 10 seniors say they would choose the same major if they could start over. More than 95 percent of CSB and SJU seniors rate the overall quality of their academic experience here as good or excellent.
- The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University together are recognized nationally as leaders in international study. In 2011, we were again ranked first in the nation among baccalaureate colleges in the number of students who studied abroad in semester-long programs. Fully 6 in 10 CSB students and nearly half of SJU students study abroad, more than twice as high as rates at four-year colleges nationally.
- We don't just send students to the world, the world is represented here — creating a rich cultural experience on campus. Together, CSB and SJU enrolled more undergraduate international students than any other private college in Minnesota in fall 2011. International students comprise more than 6 percent of all CSB and SJU students. We ranked 13th in the country in 2010-11 among baccalaureate colleges in international student enrollment.
- Engaged learning inside and outside of the classroom and close student-faculty relationships are hallmarks of the CSB/SJU learning experience. Six in ten seniors indicate that they frequently talk with faculty outside of class. More than 80 percent identify a faculty member as a mentor or role model, and more than 90 percent describe their relationships with faculty as good or excellent. Consistent with our commitment to a seamless residential learning experience, nearly all students (93 percent) indicate that their experiences outside of the classroom enhance the quality of their academic experiences.
- We provide a powerful community experience - our students expect to develop deep relationships with their classmates, roommates, and teammates. Nearly 9 in 10 seniors identify "community" as a word that characterizes CSB and SJU — more than any other descriptor. More than 95 percent describe their relationships with other students as good or excellent, and 9 in 10 rate the quality of their social experience as very good or excellent.
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- Students who start here most often finish here. High retention rates are a key indicator of academic quality and satisfaction. CSB and SJU for many years have been leaders in retention nationally. Each year, approximately 90 percent of all new students here return the following fall, compared to just 72 percent of all new students attending four-year colleges nationally.
- CSB and SJU students complete their degrees on-time — most earning a four-year degree in four years or less. Like high retention rates, high four-year completion rates signal a high quality learning experience and commitment to academic support and progress. More than 7 in 10 new CSB and SJU students will earn their bachelor's degree here four years later, a completion rate significantly higher than even the five year rate at all four-year colleges nationally (52 percent). More than 90 percent of those who complete at CSB and SJU do so in four years or less.
- Our young alumnae and alumni have exceptional experiences after graduating. More than 99 percent of our 2010 graduates reported that they were situated within a year of earning their degree here. Two-thirds were working full-time — less than one percent reported that they were unemployed and seeking work. One in five were pursuing full-time graduate education, and nearly 10 percent were in full-time volunteer positions, working for more than two dozen organizations in a dozen different countries.
- Our alumnae and alumni overwhelmingly affirm the quality of their experiences at Saint Benedict and Saint John's long after they have graduated. Among alumnae and alumni who have graduated in the last 25 years:
- Nearly 9 in 10 indicate that their academic major prepared them well for their career or for graduate school.
- Nearly 9 in 10 say that faculty and staff here recognized and appreciated their talents and helped to develop them.
- More than 90% say that as students they developed an ability to distinguish unique perspectives others might not consider.
- More than three-quarters say their CSB and SJU experiences contributed significantly to their understanding of themselves and their values and to the development of their moral and ethical principles.
- More than 90 percent say they would choose Saint Benedict or Saint John's again if they could start college over


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On Saturday, Oct. 7, Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 58 from Ogden will be giving free airplane rides to 40 youth between the ages of 8 and 17. The event will begin at 9 a.m. at the Morgan County Airport. A parent or guardian will be required to complete a registration form prior to the flight.
The Young Eagles program was developed in 1992 by the EAA to welcome young people into the world of aviation. Aviation is exciting and vital to our nation's future, and the best way to convey that message is to actually experience flight in a first-hand setting. To date, the EAA has given over 1.8 million rides.
Chapter 58 has several local pilots who regularly volunteer their time and aircraft to give Young Eagle rides. To reserve a spot, please send an email to Tom Holt at firstname.lastname@example.com. Holt is the Young Eagle Coordinator for Chapter 58.
Holt said excitedly, "It will extra cool because in the past we've flown a circuitous route around the valley. Chances are we can fly over the child's house!"
EAA is an international aviation membership association founded in 1953 and headquartered in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Local chapters are located in all 50 states and many countries. Members are aviation enthusiasts of every age group, including many airline and commercial pilots, engineers, business people and even astronauts. They enjoy all types of airplanes, including "experimental" aircraft, those aircraft built by individual craftsmen rather than in a factory. "Experimental" refers to the category of aircraft designed by the FAA for these types of airplanes. Similar to standard category aircraft, experimental aircraft are inspected and certified airworthy by FAA.
In the past, weather has caused the event to be postponed, so please check the website the day of the event. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-morgan-free-airplane-rides-tickets-38021730018


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moobaa necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 74 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
WineMap is a product which is initially being developed in New Zealand, but will with time be available for a much broader market. So the identity must be globally generic, and NOT New Zealand specific.
The application will be both Online and iPhone. It is a customised extension of GoogleMaps. Your icon will work in triplicate as a Logo, Map Marker Pin and iPhone Button...
We don't know EXACTLY what we want, but we will know when we see it! All designs will be actively rated and feedback provided.
This is a ReLaunched project, as the previous was Hidden and led to some slight changes in specification (almost every entry had an NZ map on it).
Globally, 18+. Hence the need for creative simplicity.
Submissions must be the same icon, used 3 ways:
- Logo
- Google Map Marker Pin
- iPhone Button
(the Google Map Marker Pin will replace the standard google pins... so the graphic needs to be PORTRAIT in layout, and at the base come to a "point").
Colour Choices:
- Based on the type of winery, and level of membership, the MapPin must be able to work in multiple colours. Blends and alpha are still acceptable, as the Pin will be a PNG. However, the icon will be small, so you need to keep it very simple.
Firstly the "styling":
- Must be Web 2.0 in styling
- Must NOT include anything related to New Zealand
- Main icon must reflect "wine" (Glass, Bottle, Cork, Corkscrew etc...)
And finally the Creative angle...
- Yes it must be simple, but we want a creative take on the stock item that takes it into a corporate identity.
- Glass with Wings?
- Flying Cork?
- Glass turning into Corkscrew?
- Anything incorporating WINE & TRAVEL.
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The federated database provides a solution when data is distributed because volume, workload or other considerations make it impractical to combine it into a single database. Open SkyQuery and Flickr have been showcases for federation,
SkyQuery runs distributed queries over federated astronomical data sources. Flickr uses sharding to support billions of queries per day over federated MySQL databases used for data management of 2 billion photos. That type of success and the scalability requirements of cloud computing have put new emphasis on federated data and sharding. Mergers and acquisitions also may force the creation of federated data stores to permit execution of business intelligence and other queries against disparate CRM databases.
IBM has been using GaianDB, based on Apache Derby, to test performance of a lightweight federated database engine. It distributed the database over 1000 nodes, which GaianDB was able to query in 1/8 second. Fetching a million rows took five seconds.
Platform and API Issues
Database options for public cloud computing can be limited by the choice of cloud provider. SaaS providers, such as Google AppEngine and Force.com, offer a specific platform for development, including predefined APIs and data stores. But private clouds and infrastructure providers, such as GoGrid, Joyent and Amazon EC2, enable the cloud user to match the software, database environment and APIs to requirements.
Besides cloud storage APIs, developers can program to diverse APIs for data stores and standards-based APIs for SQL/XML databases. The programmer developing applications for the cloud can work with SQL APIs and APIs for cloud services. For Amazon that involves using Web Services Description Language (WSDL) and invoking specific web services. For projects that use the cloud to power rich Internet applications (Web 2.0), developers might be looking to use JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) and the Atom Publishing protocol (AtomPub). More than one guru considers AtomPub to be the de facto standard for accessing cloud-based data.
Ease of development is an important aspect for a cloud database solution, with application programming interfaces (API) being a major factor. Some data access programming for the cloud can be done with familiar APIs, such as Open Database Connectivity (ODBC), JDBC, Java Data Objects (JDO) and ADO.NET.
For certain classes of applications, security is an obstacle to using public cloud services, but it's not an insurmountable obstacle. Current thinking on the subject emphasizes encryption, authorization, authentication, digital certificates, roles and policy-based security controls. Database backups to the cloud can be encrypted. Communications can use secure networking and encrypted data.
Java and .NET offer robust cryptographic solutions for applications and services accessing databases. Operating systems and robust SQL databases offer additional layers of security. SQL databases provide features such as row-level encryption and role-based assignment of privileges and access to data. But even with multi-level security, one serious threat to databases in the public cloud and the corporate data center is a breach of hypervisor security by an authorized employee. For helping to ensure data security, Amazon EC2 provides for the definition of security groups. But you must use an Amazon API function to manually monitor the security group descriptions. And there is no logging function to monitor failed attempts at authentication.
There are differences in security depending on whether you use SaaS, a platform provider or infrastructure provider. Because SaaS providers offer a bundle with tools, APIs and services, the SaaS user is not caught up in choosing the optimal data store and security model. However, those creating private clouds or using an infrastructure provider must select a data management solution that's consistent with the application's security requirement.
Saleforce.com hosts applications on Oracle databases using a multi-tenancy model. On the other hand, Amazon EC2 is an example of multi-instance security. If you fire up an AMI running Oracle, DB2 or Microsoft SQL Server, you have a unique instance that does not serve other tenants. The process of authorizing database users, defining roles and granting privileges is your responsibility when using IaaS.
Fault-Tolerance and Cloud Failover
One of the exciting possibilities introduced by cloud service providers is being able to configure fault-tolerant, highly-available systems and hot backups for disaster recovery. It's possible to configure and operate a private cloud for a fairly seamless failover to Amazon EC2, for example. It would require replicating data in the private and public cloud, implementing the Amazon APIs and availability zones, IP assignment and load balancing for the private cloud, and using server configurations compatible with Amazon instances. The latter would be necessary to avoid breaking applications or services due to changes in endianness, the Java heap size and other dissimilarities. A recent dialogue with IBM about the inverse scenario, deploying databases in a public cloud and moving them to a private cloud, revealed this would be more of a challenge.
Final Thoughts
The SQL database became predominant even though an earlier generation of databases delivered ACID properties and excellent performance on Create Replace Update Delete (CRUD) operations. But they, like some of the software mentioned here, required a programmer to write code to navigate through data in order to perform queries, such as an aggregation query. But SQL platforms provided an ad hoc query solution that did not require procedural programming because it used a declarative query language and provided built-in aggregation functions. The logic that must be programmed in an application or service, versus built-in with the database engine, is an element of the total cost of ownership (TCO) of a data store solution.
The direction an organization takes on cloud computing, whether to go the private cloud route or use a public cloud, will determine what options are available for data management. For those who walk the PaaS path, the focus will be on the platform's capabilities, not the data store per se. Those who walk the private cloud or IaaS paths will have to choose a hardware and software configuration, including a data store that fits the business goals and requirements of applications running in the cloud. Many factors will influence the choice of one or more of a spectrum of cloud database solutions, ranging from simple data stores to platforms that support complex queries and transaction processing.
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Brazil UN Bio Convention to declare transnational parks
CURITIBA, Brazil, March 31: Huge nature reserves that stretch across national frontiers are being formed in Asia, South America and elsewhere, a sign that biodiversity has joined security and immigration as a border issue.
More than a dozen countries at the 8th U N conference on the Convention on Biodiversity in Brazil this week agreed to set up transnational parks or linked national parks in the jungles of Borneo, the steppes of Central Asia and the Pacific Ocean islands of Micronesia.
In the Amazon rain forest, half a dozen governments are working to create up to four nature reserves.
''This is one of the most exciting things we are seeing -- very large scale initiatives by countries to create networks of protected areas,'' James Leape, director general of the global conservation group World Wildlife Fund, told Reuters.
Dozens of countries have agreed to meet a U N goal to slow the pace of biodiversity loss by 2010. Extinctions are now more numerous than at any time since dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
But many countries rich in biodiversity lack money.
Government officials at the conference have lobbied environmental groups, corporations and the United Nations to help pay for managing the parks and protecting them from poachers.
Border parks have existed for years along the U S-Canada frontier but they are not as immense as the reserves now being created.
In Borneo, a biodiversity hot spot that holds 6 per cent of the world's species of plants and animals and where 361 species were discovered in the last decade, the governments of Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia hope to stem deforestation by doubling a protected area to 220,000 square km, an area nearly the size of Britain.
''This represents a very significant milestone for transboundary cooperation,'' said Dato Suboh, secretary general of the Malaysian environment ministry.
In the Caucasus Mountains of Central Asia, near the ancient Silk Road trade route, five nations with histories of political instability and ethnic conflict -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan -- have agreed to set aside 44 per cent of their collective geography, or some 1.8 million square km, by linking national parks and creating new wildlife corridors to protect their deserts, high mountain meadows and tundra.
The sparsely populated rugged areas would be nearly the size of Mexico.
Efforts in the Amazon are also under way to link South American national parks, state parks and Indian reservations, though presidential elections scheduled for this year in many of the countries are causing delays.
Biologists are working on a reserve for the border region of Peru, Bolivia and Brazil, another linking Suriname, French Guiana and Brazil, a third linking Brazil with Venezuela and a fourth linking Brazil with Colombia.
In the Pacific, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the U S Territory of Guam are raising funds to set aside up to 30 per cent of their marine territory and 20 per cent of their lands to preserve fish stocks and terrestrial species.
Island nations are urgently trying to protect biodiversity because they may be most acutely affected by global warming that bleaches the fish stock incubators of sensitive coral reefs and causes sea levels to rise.
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The 2012 season is an overall learning process for the Bethlehem Christian Academy Knights.
The Knights learned the lesson Friday night that injuries are tough to overcome, especially when you end up four deep on the depth chart at running back.
"We had three running backs out of the game by the second quarter," BCA coach Don Garmon said.
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Mayomaniac wrote:Yeah, i know the giro story. Man, that could be one hell of a team for the Vuelta with him, Kangert, Landa & Aru. Maybe they could even bring Guardini for the sprints.
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Young star Chloe Moretz celebrated her 16th birthday in style on Monday after picking up the Next Future Icon trophy at the Elle Style Awards in London.
Just a day after celebrating her birthday, the teenage actress stunned red carpet watchers at the gala in a grown-up monochrome Stella McCartney dress and matching shoes – and then collected one of the gala's biggest honors from "Silver Linings Playbook" star Chris Tucker.
Tucker's co-star Bradley Cooper was also a big winner, picking up the Best Actor honor, while Scottish singer Emeli Sande was named Best Music Act and McCartney claimed the Best International Designer prize.
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1) I would give a little more details on the charges. The city/state. Amount of substances, BAC levels, etc. Any bit of information that would be on a one sheet is important for the ad comms to know. This also includes if you plead guilty, if this was a felony, etc. You can't give too much info. 2) Take out self-depricating lines. You can say something was misguided, ok, but saying that you did some idiotic makes you sound immature not only back then, but now as well.3) On the flip side, you ended this very well. Taking responsibility is far stronger than feeling sorry for yourself. And you communicate this sentiment beautifully.4) I'd like to see how you have turned these things into positives. This will showcase to the adcomms that, not only are you mature enough to take ownership of your actions, but can learn from them. This may be subtle and may only require a sentence or two to achieve, but will make this part of your application shine. Instead of docking your application, this could potentially be another source of experience and perspective that other candidates may not have. So... find the positive.Good luck!
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Wash. Times editorial mischaracterized Virginia "partial-birth" abortion law ruled unconstitutional
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A June 7 Washington Times editorial decried a ruling in the case of Richmond Medical Center v. Hicks, in which the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a Virginia "partial-birth" abortion statute. The Times mischaracterized the content of the statute to emphasize supposed differences between it and a Nebraska "partial-birth" abortion law that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional in 2000. Though the Times claimed the Nebraska and Virginia statutes are dissimilar, they are in reality quite alike, and both were ruled unconstitutional for the same reason -- they failed to include an exception that permits the banned procedure when it is necessary to preserve the health of the pregnant woman.
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Unlike a much-discussed Nebraska bill that would have prohibited a number of abortion procedures, this Virginia law focused narrowly on protecting the infant itself as it is being delivered. It allowed several procedures that the Nebraska law would have banned and made an exception for cases where the mother's life is at risk.
The Times falsely suggested that the life exception in the Virginia law made it different from the Nebraska law; in fact, both statutes permitted the otherwise-banned procedure when the woman's life is endangered. But neither statute provided an exception for the health of the pregnant woman, an omission that constituted one of the two bases upon which the Supreme Court struck down the Nebraska law. In striking down the Virginia statute, the 4th Circuit cited the Supreme Court's ruling in the Nebraska case, Stenberg v. Carhart:
We conclude that the judgment of the district court must be affirmed because "the [Supreme] Court ... unequivocally held [in Stenberg v. Carhart, 530 U.S. 914 (2000)] that any ban on partial-birth abortion must include an exception for the health of the mother in order to be constitutional." [Bracketed portions in original.]
A three-judge panel of the Richmond, Va.-based 4th Circuit struck down the Virginia statute, which made "partial-birth infanticide" illegal by a 2-1 vote, upholding a Virginia District Court's earlier ruling. Judges M. Blane Michael and Diana Gribbon Motz, both Clinton appointees, voted to strike down the statute, with Judge Paul V. Niemeyer, appointed by George H.W. Bush, dissenting.
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Art Alive in East Jordan
Take a stroll down East Jordan's Main Street and it's easy to imagine what life was like in the late-1800's. Thanks to a restoration boomlet, storefronts and buildings echo the glory days of this Victorian-era lumbering port on the South Arm of Lake Charlevoix. Clearly there's a renaissance afoot, and with it a flourishing arts scene.
Leading the way is the Jordan River Arts Center in the reclaimed Carnegie Library (301 Main St., 231-536-3385). Its members include top artists from all over Northern Michigan, and its year-round programming draws huge crowds. Stop in the center's fine art gallery or check out one of its ongoing art fairs, workshops, classes, tours or theater productions.
At Cafe Casa & Galleria (105 Main St., 231-536-1350), take in works by local artists along with java and giant cookies. There are tiles and paintings by Jan Luptowski, kimonos and wall hangings by Sylvia Wallworth, watercolors by Prudy Barber, as well as photographs and cool cigar-box purses. Owner and interior designer Jennifer Aenis's studio, The Inner Structure, is in the back of this eye-appealing space.
See art in the making at Otis Pottery (1691 M-66 North, 231-536-7856), where David and June Otis create stoneware and porcelain objects for the kitchen and home. You'll find fine paintings, etchings, prints, woodcarvings and sculptures at wildlife artist Glen McCune's studio (9017 Ferry St., 231-582-2022, mccune-art.com), and at Jordan Valley Glassworks (209 State St., 231-536-0539, jordanvalleryglassworks.com), watch glassblower Jay Bavers turn molten wands into vases, bowls, wall sconces, fountains and light fixtures.
If all that heat has made you hungry, head back downtown to Sodalicious (109 Main St., 231-536-3085) for a hand-dipped cone, or for a real step back in time, try the Jordan Inn (228 Main St., 231-536-9906, jordaninn.com). The restored former lumber baron's mansion serves innovative breakfasts, lunch and reservation-only dinners.
Patty Lanoue Stearns is a freelancer based in Traverse City, Michigan. pattywrites.com
Note: This article was first published in May 2006, and was updated for the web February 2008.


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Beth Riffel, formerly of Tampa, is the new communications director at the Kansas Department of Agriculture in Topeka.
She started Sept. 1 as the associate director of communications and events, and became director Nov. 1.
"I enjoy being back working closely with agriculture," she said. "The industry is truly my passion. It is high energy and, just like on a farm, no two days are the same."
Riffel was the editor of Grass & Grain for 16 years and spent the past 3½ years as communications director at Tabor College, Hillsboro.


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MONTEREY, Calif. – U.S. military Russian linguists who work for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency are known throughout the entire Department of Defense as the best interpreters in DoD.
"We've had that reputation for quite some time and we've worked hard making sure that we maintain that reputation," shared Tech Sgt. Gennadiy Treyger.
Treyger, and three other graduates of the DTRA – Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center's Russian program, interpreted between Russian and U.S. service members during RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) 2012, the largest international maritime warfare exercise.
This was Russia's first time participating in the five-week biennial event and they sent two support ships and a destroyer, the Russian Federation Ship Panteleyev. The exercise took place in the waters off Hawaii and included 20 other foreign navies.
While DTRA linguists spend the majority of their time maintaining their language skills through daily training and translating and interpreting in support of arms control reduction treaties and nuclear inspections, opportunities to conduct missions of a different sort come around about once a year.
"The Russians primarily came in to exercise their Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure, VBSS, teams. Those teams are the guys who will board a suspected … pirate ship, conduct a search of the ship, (and) make sure that they do not transport illegal cargo," explained Treyger. "These guys have had experience down in the Gulf of Aden."
The interpreters' primary mission was to facilitate and monitor radio communication between the Russian and U.S. ships. Two DTRA members were stationed aboard the Pantalayev while the other two remained aboard U.S. ships.
In addition to their linguistic skills, all the interpreters were able to also use their knowledge of Russian culture to prevent misunderstandings, keep the mission on track, and ensure the safety of all the crews.
Treyger described one event in which the Russian tug boat went to tow a U.S. ship, but had failed to explain to the Americans how they planned to do it.
"Within the first six to seven minutes of the exercise, we realized that they're doing something … that we had never seen before. We needed to find out exactly what they were doing, because our commander was not willing to risk his ship, as well as the lives of everybody on board," said Treyger.
Jumping into gear, Treyger got on the radio to decipher what was going on, and attempt to understand the Russians' maneuvers. "Once I figured that out, I had to explain that to the United States side," he said.
After communicating with the Russian tug, Treyger was able to use his cultural understanding and explain the Russian logic, "We were able to have a very close working relationship, literally, in distance, as well as [figuratively]. It turned out to be really safe."
"It was very interesting culturally," shared Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb Moore, who was on board the Pantalayev with three other U.S. Service Members.
He helped explain the differences between Russian and American culture to them in an attempt to prevent frustrations over delayed meal times, having escorts everywhere they went, and only being allowed to shower every four days. "I know it may not seem normal to you, but this is how it works."
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Photo 1: Russian Linguist Tech. Sgt. Gennadiy Treyger waits on a U.S. ship prior to boarding a vessel to conduct Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training, during RIMPAC 2012. (Courtesy photo)
Photo 2: Russian linguist Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb Moore (2nd from left) with two of his fellow service members and their Russian escort aboard the Russian Federation Ship Panteleyev, July 14, 2012, in the waters off of Hawaii. (Courtesy photo)
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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- Jim Furyk was ready to close the book on a year filled with bitter moments. He wasn't expecting one more chapter.
Despite playing limited golf in the three weeks following yet another disappointment in the Ryder Cup, Furyk put together three solid days in the McGladrey Classic and ran off four early birdies Saturday that gave him a 4-under 66 and a share of the lead with Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III.
Love has played every week since the Ryder Cup, and the 48-year-old tournament host was at his best on a gorgeous afternoon at Sea Island. With birdies on both the par 5s and a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole, he matched Furyk with a 66 and joined him in the lead at 13-under 197.
This is the last official event of the year for Furyk, who had said earlier in the week that even a win at the McGladrey Classic would not erase memories of his failure to hold leads at the U.S. Open in June, the Bridgestone Invitational in August, and a 1-up lead over Sergio Garcia with two holes to play in the Ryder Cup.
"I'm tougher on myself -- I promise -- than anyone else is," Furyk said. "So I've kicked myself 100 times already. And I've gotten over it. I can put it behind me and move. There's nothing I can do to change it. And nothing I do in the future is going to change it. ... I'm excited for this season to be over, only for the fact that I can turn the page and we can start talking about the future."
Suddenly, there's one more day left in his season.
Furyk only came up to Sea Island out of respect to Love, a longtime friend. His expectations were moderate at best. Turns out his game is still pretty sharp.
He rolled in a 45-foot birdie putt over a ridge on the second hole and made three more birdies in the opening six holes, finishing with a hard 7-iron to a tucked pin that settled 10 feet away on the par-3 sixth.
Furyk failed to birdie the par 5s, and he had to settle for eight straight pars at the end that allowed more players into contention for the final round.
Love started slowly, badly misjudging a putt from short of the green that ran some 10 feet by the cup on the fourth hole. He answered with an 18-foot birdie putt, and kept chipping away until catching Furyk on the final hole.
They were at 13-under 197, two shots clear of Arjun Atwal (69) and D.J. Trahan (66), two players who could avoid a return to Q-school with a big week at Sea Island.
Ryder Cup captains typically are chosen toward the end of their careers, and Love last won a tournament four years ago at Disney. He dealt with a neck injury at the start of the year, and split duties when he was healthy promoting the Ryder Cup. The last American to win after being Ryder Cup captain was Tom Watson in 1996.
On the opening day at Medinah, Love had 45 minutes to turn in Saturday's Ryder Cup pairings, and 30 minutes to decide whether to play in Las Vegas the following week. He met both deadlines, and has been playing every week since Europe rallied to win the cup.
"I can separate a lot of things, separate the Ryder Cup with its own experience," Love said. "People were surprised I played the three weeks after, but I'd had some time off. I was ready to play. I haven't played enough tournaments, so it's nice to be back in the swing of things."
This is the second time this year that Love had a share of the 54-hole lead. He was tied in Memphis and finished two shots behind.
Furyk, like most golfers, has spent a career coping with failure. He figures that to win one tournament a year for 25 years was a sure ticket to greatness, yet that also would mean losing some two dozen times a year.
That's why he doesn't see Sunday as another chance to fail -- especially after a year like this -- but another chance to win. It might have helped that his expectations were not as high as they usually are. He has been relaxed all week, and sees no reason to change that for the final round.
"If I looked at tomorrow as another chance to be judged in case I failed ... you know, it's been a tough year, but I could never look at it that way," Furyk said. "It's an opportunity for me to go out and win a golf tournament, and I'm not trying to make up for the rest of the year. What happened, happened. It's over with. I can't change it. I'm never going to feel good about what happened, but it's done with.
"It's opportunity tomorrow to win a golf tournament. That's the way I'm going to look at it."
The opportunity is not theirs alone.
Remember, a year ago Ben Crane rallied from five shots behind Sunday to win in a playoff over Webb Simpson, and 18 players were separated by five shots going into the final round, where the weather again is expected to be mild and sunny.
That group includes Bud Cauley, who was three shots behind after a 68. Crane, who worried about making the cut when he walked off the course Friday, wound up making it on the number and then tied the course record with a 62 to get into the group four shots behind, along with Charles Howell III. Vijay Singh, Chad Campbell and David Toms were in the group at 8-under 202.
The McGladrey Classic features only two of the top 25 players in the world ranking -- Zach Johnson (16) and Furyk (23) -- yet it could not have offered a more compelling leaderboard with the two guys at the top. Love and Furyk -- a captain and one of his picks -- have combined for 36 wins and two majors.
So who could use the win more between those two?
Love mentioned how much it would soothe the sting for Furyk's tough year, "but I'd love to keep him from it."
"We're both very competitive," Love said. "That's why I picked him for the Ryder Cup team. He competes hard every time he goes out there and he gives you everything he's got. I think it would mean a lot to both of us. It would be a pretty close tie."


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REMINDER: Get Set to Rock Out at 'The Bubbleator Sessions' Party Dec. 14
Next Friday (Dec. 14), the official release party for a brand spankin' new, locally-produced album called The Bubbleator Sessions, Vol. 1 will take place at the High Dive, featuring local band Trip Like Animals!
If you don't remember what the Bubbleator was, it was a really cool, space-age, iconic elevator that started its life at the 1962 Century 21 Seattle World's Fair, then served for a while at the "Food Circus," which is now known as the Armory (formerly the Center House).
This new project – recorded inside the original, historic plexiglass sphere – was put together by BTB Founder/Publisher Scott Schaefer, local band Trip Like Animals (featuring Mike Molner from the Tin Room Bar) along with Audio Engineer/Producer Norm Bowler, along with the current owner of the Bubbleator, Gene Achziger.
Here's a promo video produced by Schaefer and featuring the amazing voice of northwest comedy legend Pat Cashman:
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This one-of-kind album will officially be dropped on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, with a release party at the High Dive (513 N 36th in Fremont; 206.632.0212). Please mark your calendars and come for a great evening of original music from a great local band!
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Attorney General's Office today joined the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), the American Civil Liberties Union, the Northern Justice Project, four Alaska Native elders and four tribal governments in announcing a settlement of litigation in Nick, et al. v. Bethel, et al. According to the settlement, the state of Alaska will make enhancements to language assistance for Yup'ik-speaking voters available at elections in the Bethel area.
The resolution of the case, originally filed in June 2007 on behalf of Alaska Native elders Anna Nick, Billy McCann, Arthur Nelson and David O. David and the tribal governments of Kasigluk, Kwigillingok, Tuluksak and Tuntutuliak, was welcomed by all parties involved.
"We are committed to equality under the law and fair voting practices and effective access to the voting booth for all Alaskans," said Alaska Attorney General Dan Sullivan. "We will vigorously implement the terms of this settlement."
The settlement recognizes improvements to language-assistance protocols implemented by the state during the 2008 and 2009 elections, while providing for enhancements designed to ensure that limited-English-proficient voters receive effective assistance.
"We are extremely pleased the state of Alaska will provide Yup'ik-speaking voters in the Bethel area with the tools they need to fully participate in the political process," said Natalie Landreth of NARF. "That is what this case was all about – equal access to the polls."
"Our right to vote is one of the most important that we as Americans possess," said Alaska Lieutenant Governor Craig Campbell, who oversees the Division of Elections. "Here in Alaska, we want all our citizens to exercise that right, regardless of where they live or the language they speak. We are pleased to have come together to ensure that this case is a win-win for Yup'ik-speaking voters and the state of Alaska."
"Every American deserves an equal voice in the political process," said Laughlin McDonald, Director of the ACLU Voting Rights Project. "The Constitution protects all Alaskans' right to vote regardless of what language they speak."
Key protocols for the Division of Elections include:
- Training bilingual poll workers to provide language assistance to voters;
- Coordinating language assistance through a bilingual staff person with a toll-free number;
- Relying on Yup'ik language experts to translate election materials, including information on ballot measures, candidates, absentee and special-needs voting and voter registration;
- Preparation of a Yup'ik-English glossary of election terms and phrases to guide bilingual poll workers providing language assistance;
- Providing sample ballots in Yup'ik;
- Generating pre-election publicity in Yup'ik through radio ads, television programs and public service announcements, including announcements over VHF radios in villages that do not receive regular radio broadcasts; and
- Undertaking outreach to the villages in the census area.
"I have said all along that all we wanted was to be able to understand what we are voting for. Now that will happen, and I am very, very happy," said Billy McCann, a plaintiff in the case. "Being a plaintiff is not easy, but when you come together to fix a problem like this, it is worth it."
State of Alaska attorneys who worked on the case are Gilman Dana S. Burke, Sarah J. Felix, Margaret A. Paton-Walsh and Michael Barnhill.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs are Natalie Landreth of NARF, Laughlin McDonald of the ACLU Voting Rights Project, James J. Davis, Jr. of Northern Justice Project, Dr. James T. Tucker, and attorneys from the ACLU of Alaska.
The settlement agreement in the case can be found online at: www.aclu.org/voting-rights/nick-et-al-v-bethel-et-al-settlement-agreement-state-alaska


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This evening, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were present at the premiere of the film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom when the announcement that the former South African President had died was made to the world.
Prince William made a short off-the-cuff speech to the media at the end of the premiere in which he said: "I just want to say it's obviously extremely sad and tragic news. We're just reminded of what an extraordinary and inspiring man Nelson Mandela was and my thoughts and prayers are with him and his family right now."
Nelson Mandela's daughter Zindzi Mandela was at the premiere of the Mandela film at the time the announcement was made. The Duke and Duchess met her at the start of the premiere.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were informed of Mandela's death by aides during the film and the couple were reportedly visibly shocked at the news of his death.
The Queen is expected to send a message of condolence to the family of Nelson Mandela very soon.
It was announced earlier that the former South African President would be accorded a State Funeral in South Africa – it is likely a member of the British Royal Family will be sent as a representative to the funeral. Because of the relationship she shared with Mandela, there's speculation that The Queen herself may go, though the travel distance could curb this option for The Queen.
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Jose Mourinho as England manager – could you imagine that?
This week the Special One claimed he was close to taking the national job seven years ago – but turned it down on the advice of his wife.
With his first stint at Stamford Bridge having ended in September 2007, the Portuguese was seeking a new challenge when the Three Lions were hunting a replacement for Steve McClaren, who failed to qualify for Euro 2008.
He said: "I was almost, almost, almost, almost England manager at that time.
"But it was the right decision. My wife was right. She told me not to take it."
Jose has always said international football is not for him because he cannot wait two years for a big competition, but ironically it may well be he is just the man to manage a national side – especially England.
This is a coach who is an expert at making good players great, and great players outstanding.
The England manager cannot fix the long-standing problems we all know hurt our national side; all he can do is get the best out of what we have got.
Jose regularly provides a masterclass in how to handle the British media, which is half the battle won when you have so few games to play but so much more pressure on each of them.
But most importantly – and this is a key difference from previous managers Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello – Mourinho is a proven trophy winner in England.
He knows the English game better than almost any non-British manager in football apart from, arguably, Roberto Martinez at Everton.
So while we would hate to see Jose leave the Bridge, I can not think of anyone better to fill Roy Hodgson's shoes when the time comes...
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Frederick was my mother's cousin, the son of her father's brother Alfred. According to the inscription on the back this was taken in 1914 – but as he was born in 1900 this would have made him well below age.
He was born in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, UK, and survived both wars to die in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK in 1974. By trade he was a baker.
I have already posted a photo of his parents, Alfred Coates and Lizzie (Machin).


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Be familiar with all controls and their proper operation. Know how to stop the machine and disengage it quickly.
To help avoid blade contact or a thrown object injury, keep bystanders, children and pets at least 75 feet from the machine while it is in operation. Stop machine if anyone enters the area.
Thoroughly inspect the area where the equipment is to be used. Remove all stones, sticks, wire, bones, toys and other foreign objects which could be picked up and thrown by the blade(s).
Plan your mowing pattern to avoid a discharge of material toward roads, sidewalks, bystanders and the like. Also, avoid discharging material against a wall or obstruction, which may cause discharged material to ricochet back toward the operator.
Do not operate the mower without the discharge cover or entire grass catcher in its proper place.
Stop the blade(s) when crossing gravel drives, walks, or roads, and while not cutting grass.
Do not put hands or feet near rotating parts or under the cutting deck.
Do not attempt to mow through unusually tall, dry grass (e.g. pasture) or piles of dry leaves. Dry grass or leaves may contact the engine exhaust and/or build up on the mower deck, presenting a potential fire hazard.
Do not turn on slopes unless necessary; then turn slowly uphill and use extra care.
Do not mow on wet grass.
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Coil Diameter: 12.0: (30.5 cm)
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The CTRC Rogowski coil current transformers are accurate, flexible, rope-like current sensors that can be connected around conductors. They greatly simplify AC current measurements of conductors where traditional split-core and solid-core CTs are difficult to use. With its flexible design, the CTRC is perfect for large bus bars and irregular-shaped conductor bundles. In addition, the coil's small profile allows it to fit into tight spaces where rigid CTs won't fit.
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Sold individually, the CTRC coils can be used for single-phase and three-phase services. The output of the CTRC's flexible coil is connected to a conditioning circuit, where it is converted to a low-voltage (333.33 mVac) signal which is compatible with any WattNode meter.
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Kyrylo Fesenko's Guide to Being a Golden State Warrior
Fes, this is your guide to being a Golden State Warrior and dealing with your new coach. He is an ass, and you must troll him all day, every day. Here are 13 tips for dealing with #13 Mark Jackson.
Give him a call at 4 a.m. to let him know you got home safely from the club.
Pretend (if necessary) not to understand a word he says. During timeouts, ask him to repeat what he said and then watch the dancers instead of listening.
Whenever you are suffering from gastric distress, always sit/stand as close to him as possible. Groan a lot.
Every time he turns away from you, say "Mama, there go that ass."
Mutter in Ukrainian. A lot.
Set up a partition in the locker room or roll tape across the floor. Better yet, set up a Catherine Zeta-Jones "Entrapment" string cage encompassing the entire locker room. When he asks why you did it, innocently say, "I hear Coach you like to divide locker room. Fes try to be helpful."
Interrupt him when he's talking and ask him why he's "jackpotting around." If he gets mad at you, challenge him to an icepick fight in the parking lot. Tell him that's how real coaches settle things.
Constantly refer to Jerry Sloan as "real coach." "That not what real coach, Coach Sloan, say." Hang a giant poster of Jerry in your locker. If you're feeling particularly cooperative, set up a shrine to Jerry like Cerrano in "Major League."
Call him Marky Mark. Get your teammates on board.
Tell him you don't have a driver's license and ask him for rides to games and practice. When he comes to pick you up, sit in the back. Give him a chauffeur's cap for Christmas.
Ask him why he got traded so often.
Ask him how he got his face so perfectly round.
Every time he addresses you, interrupt him and tell him he's saying your name wrong. Look really insulted and offended. Tell him the correct pronunciation is [exactly the way he said it] and ask him to repeat after you.
Seriously though (not that this was not a serious post–it was), Fes, I'm going to miss you so damn much.
In case you're wondering why the numbers aren't lining up, I have no idea.)
Jazzed permalinkDecember 30, 2011 11:10 pm
SurlyMae permalinkDecember 31, 2011 12:11 am
As BBJ said, brilliant!
December 31, 2011 12:13 am
Nice post, I hope they enjoy Fes as much as we did.
FYI – the images aren't lining up because they're being floated left. Just put in a clear div (style="clear:both") after the text in the ones that aren't lined up and it should clear up.
hamaca permalinkDecember 31, 2011 12:47 am
I would add:
–Goodnaturedly slap him on the back (as hard as you can) as if you're happy to see him each time you do see him and every time you say good-bye
–Ask him for advice on how to contribute to comradery in the locker room; solicit examples from his past
Jazzy Girl permalinkDecember 31, 2011 1:41 am
So awesome!! Fes must read this post.
I miss Fes so much. I hope they realize how lucky they are.
It should be sent to his Facebook…


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Bengals had been written off just two weeks ago, when they were slogging their way through four straight losses that had cynics everywhere saying same `ol Cincy.
How things can change after just a couple of victories.
The first came against the Super Bowl champion New York Giants, the kind of win that causes people to start paying attention. The second came Sunday, a 28-6 rout of the woefully inept Kansas City Chiefs that has thrust Cincinnati right back into the playoff hunt.
Especially with four straight upcoming games against marginal competition.
``We felt like we gave a couple of games away,'' said Andy Dalton, who threw four TD passes against the Giants and accounted for three more against the Chiefs.
``We had a four-game losing streak. We should have played better during that stretch. But now we've got momentum, and we've got to keep it going. We've had two great wins, full-team wins with everybody doing their part, and we've got to keep that going throughout these last six games.''
Dalton threw for 230 yards, with touchdown tosses to A.J. Green and Mohamed Sanu, and also ran for a score. BenJarvus Green-Ellis had 101 yards rushing and another touchdown as the Bengals (5-5) handed the struggling Chiefs (1-9) their seventh straight defeat.
``There have been a lot of games - a four-game stretch - where I was not even playing in the fourth quarter,'' Green-Ellis said. ``We were trying to come back and were not running the ball. It feels good to go out there and get some of those things under wraps.''
The Chiefs sure wish they knew how that felt.
Jamaal Charles had 87 yards rushing, but that was the only highlight for a team whose only win this season required a franchise-record 18-point comeback to beat New Orleans.
Arrowhead Stadium was only about half-full most of the game, and a good portion of those who showed up were dressed in black - a grass-roots effort organized by fans who have been trying to pressure team ownership to clean out the front office.
``I focus on the game. I don't get into the crowd,'' Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel said.
Perhaps he should have let his eyes wander.
What happened on the field didn't put him in a very good mood.
Dalton and Green shredded Crennel's porous pass defense, Green-Ellis pounded away at a front line that had played better of late, and a middle-of-the-road Cincinnati defense looked like an iron curtain against a Kansas City offense that has been an utter failure.
The result: The Bengals are back to .500, and eying back-to-back postseason appearances for only the second time in franchise history, while the Chiefs have dropped seven straight games in a single season for the first time since Oct. 5-Nov. 23, 2008.
``We aren't babies. We know that when we aren't winning fans are going to get mad,'' Chiefs cornerback Brandon Flowers said. ``We've got to find a way to turn this thing around.''
The Chiefs struck first for the second straight week Sunday, turning several nice runs by Charles into a 34-yard field goal by Ryan Succop, before reality set in.
The Bengals converted two fourth downs, one on an audacious faked punt, and Dalton capped the drive with a 5-yard fade pass to Green, who managed to stab the ball with one hand and then slap both feet into the end zone before falling out of bounds.
Peyton Hillis fumbled on the Chiefs' ensuing possession, their league-leading 31st turnover, and Cincinnati made it 14-3 later in the second quarter on Dalton's short TD run.
The Bengals' most impressive drive of the game came after they forced the Chiefs to punt for the third straight time, an 11-play, 78-yard masterpiece in which they faced third down once.
Ellis capped that one off with a short touchdown plunge for a 21-3 lead.
Matt Cassel deftly led the Chiefs to a field goal in the closing seconds of the half, but Crennel elected to put backup Brady Quinn into the game at quarterback to start the third quarter.
Cassel sustained a concussion earlier this season, and then lost his job to Quinn, who was active for the first time since sustaining his own concussion Oct. 28 against Oakland.
Quinn didn't fare much better leading the Kansas City offense, and the Bengals tacked on Sanu's touchdown catch in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
``Everyone in this building is frustrated,'' Cassel said. ``We don't want to go out and perform like that. We don't want to lose like that. We want to go out and compete and win games.''
NOTES: Bengals CB Terence Newman left with a concussion. Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe (neck) and left tackle Branden Albert (back) also were hurt. ... The Bengals were 3 for 3 on fourth down. ... DT Geno Atkins forced two fumbles, had a sack and led Cincinnati with six tackles. ... Cassel and Quinn combined to go 17 of 30 for 188 yards.


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"Revenues will stay under pressure, costs are expected to increase," Engels said on Tuesday, adding the bank hoped to see positive effects from its revamp next year.
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How is it possible to make a פדיון הבן by giving money to someone who is not a כהן?
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the Chasam Sofer says if there is no כהן available and a person, who has never had a Pidyon Haben, has reached old age or if a person just doesn't want to wait because who knows he will die shortly,then he should give the פדיון to a כהנת who Married a Yisroel without a ברכה and have in mind a תנאי that he really doesn't want to be יוצא the מצוה with this, should he find a כהן in the future. Then, he should be פודה himself a second time, this time with a ברכה. Rav Yaakov Emden in his "ו( כ אות בכור פדיון הלכות) סדור says the same.
There is no halakhic basis to do Pidyon Haben by anyone but a Kohen, as the kohanim have taken the place of the first born.
A more legitimate question would be whether a Kohen today(who is ultimately a sofek Kohen) can actually receive money for Pidyon HaBen?


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Inclusive Teaching Circles are small, consistent groups of faculty, lecturers, and GTAs who are dedicated to teaching that is inclusive and equitable for all students.
These informal groups meet monthly over lunch to discuss readings on inclusive education, share ideas and teaching strategies, and provide mutual support for the often difficult work of educating. This program was originally developed in 2005 by the College of Arts and Sciences Office of Diversity and Outreach (now, Office of International, Diversity, and Outreach Programs).
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- To develop a community of knowledgeable multicultural educators who can serve as role-models and resources for other faculty.
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The Kansas Department of Commerce announced Monday that the department has agreed with state Main Street cities to transition the Kansas Main Street program to local control.
This agreement comes on the heels of an announcement Sept. 20 by the Department of Commerce that it was ending the Main Street program at the state level because of expected smaller state and federal budgets moving forward.
"The decision to end a program like Kansas Main Street was not an easy one," said Secretary of Commerce Pat George. "However, in light of our future budget constraints, the Commerce Department must focus on programs that impact the most communities and businesses as we work to expand economic development and grow private-sector jobs statewide."
A key part of the program has been the $3.7 million in Incentive Without Walls (IWW) funding that has been used by 35 communities since 1996. IWW funds are made available to communities to help with various downtown business needs.
The Peabody Main Street program has $30,000 in IWW funds at its disposal to help businesses with a variety of projects.
"Communities can continue to use IWW funding, administered locally, as long as they continue to stick to current policies and oversight," George said. "I am very encouraged with the communities' commitment and attitude in wanting to continue the Main Street program as a non-state affiliated program moving forward."
In addition, the department will help partially fund the 2012 Kansas Downtown Symposium, scheduled for Oct. 17 and 18 in Emporia. Discussions also will continue about local Main Street organizations maintaining their partnership with the National Main Street Program, which is part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
"As stated in the past, our local program has been built on a strong foundation thanks to Kansas Main Street and we will continue to develop our community and downtown as we have during our many years as a Main Street city," said Shane Marler, Peabody Main Street executive director. "The ability to continue to use local IWW funds to assist businesses is a huge victory for our program."


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We currently have an opportunity for a Customer Service Assistant to join our team at a busy site that caters for many people, providing excellent food and great service.
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