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The Boat Safety Scheme
The Boat Safety Scheme, or BSS, is a public safety initiative owned by the Canal & River Trust and the Environment Agency. Its purpose is to help minimise the risk of boat fires, explosions, or pollution harming visitors to the inland waterways, the waterways' workforce and any other users.
The BSS Examination
Just like a car, on most of the UK's inland waterways, a boat needs to be licensed, insured and have the boat-equivalent of a MOT - valid BSS certification - before it can cruise.
Check with your navigation authority if this applies to your waterway.
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Healthy habits are notoriously difficult for anyone to develop. When it comes to battling childhood obesity, underserved minority families face particularly steep challenges. The University of Houston's BOUNCE program (Behavior Opportunities Uniting Nutrition Counseling and Exercise) provides mothers and daughters behavioral and educational practices that transform not only the lives of girls but their families and community, as well. To partner in this mission, the Safeway Foundation will present BOUNCE with a check for $79,878.
"Thanks to the Safeway Foundation, BOUNCE will be able to change the lives of more girls and their families," said Robert McPherson, dean of the UH College of Education. "By joining in this mission, our partners are not just proving to be good corporate citizens, they inspire others to join make our community a healthier place."
Since 2005 the BOUNCE program has empowered low-income, Hispanic and African American 9-14 year-old-girls and their families to adopt a healthy lifestyle. The program's four-week camps include activities to teach healthy food choices, positive body image and fun ways to be active, such as salsa dancing, Zumba, yoga and step aerobic classes. Registered dieticians, fitness experts and child psychologists lead the sessions.
"It is incredibly satisfying to see how much girls and their mothers change their eating habits and become more active while losing weight and inches," said Norma Olvera, professor of health education in the UH College of Education and director of BOUNCE. "BOUNCE is about empowering families to develop a healthy way of life that becomes a lifetime lifestyle."
The check presentation event is planned for 3:15 p.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 12 at the Stephen Power Farish Hall in 101, the Kiva Room.
Through collaborative efforts between academia and community, BOUNCE advocates a healthy lifestyle by incorporating healthy food choices, daily exercise, and positive self-esteem, while helping participants form lasting friendships in a fun and exciting environment.
The Safeway Foundation supports causes that impact the lives of its customers. It focuses on giving locally in the areas of health and human services, hunger relief, education and helping people living with disabilities. In total, Safeway and The Safeway Foundation give more than $200 million a year in grants and product donations to charitable organizations.
About BOUNCE: http://bounce.uh.edu/default.cfm
About the College of Education: http://www.coe.uh.edu/
WHAT: University of Houston BOUNCE Award Check Presentation
WHEN: 3:15 p.m.- 4 p.m., Sept. 12, 2012
WHERE: Kiva/101 Farish Hall
For directions and parking information, visit http://www.uh.edu/maps/buildings/fh

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LAST SEASON: 39-32-11, 89 points. Missed playoffs by finishing ninth in Eastern Conference
COACH: Lindy Ruff, 15th season with Sabres and NHL, 565-422-161.
ADDED: C Steve Ott, LW John Scott, D Adam Pardy, rookie C Mikhail Grigorenko.
LOST: C Derek Roy, RW Brad Boyes.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Grigorenko, 18-year-old Russian-born first-round draft pick, who will be given opportunity to immediately make Sabres roster. Skilled, playmaking center already has 29 goals, 21 assists for 50 points in 30 games for Patrick Roy-coached Quebec of Quebec Major Junior Hockey League this season.
OUTLOOK: Sabres counting on additions of grit (Ott, Scott) and skill - including late-season acquisition of C Cody Hodgson - to improve high-priced under-achieving lineup that was one of NHL's biggest busts last year. Must stay healthy and get consistent goaltending from Ryan Miller, and steady production from top-two lines to start matching free-spending owner Terry Pegula's objective to deliver a winner.
LAST SEASON: 31-35-16, 78 points. Missed playoffs by finishing last in Eastern Conference.
COACH: Michel Therrien, 4th season with Canadiens, 77-77-36 (2000-03), 8th overall, 212-182-68 in NHL.
ADDED: RW Colby Armstrong, D Francis Bouillon, LW Brandon Prust.
LOST: C Andreas Engqvist, D Brad Staubitz, LW Mathieu Darche.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Rookie first-round pick Alex Galchenyuk, who was selected with the No. 3 pick in the draft. He's already looking impressive during training camp this week. The Canadiens could use additional scoring punch to take the burden on the line of Max Pacioretty, David Desharnais and Erik Cole, who combined to score 84 of the team's 207 goals.
OUTLOOK: After two coaching changes and a roster upheaval that sent Michael Cammalleri to Calgary, the outlook can only get better after the bottom fell out of Habs last season. Still, too soon to expect full turnaround under new GM Marc Bergevin, who is still retooling the roster that included sending C Scott Gomez home for remainder of season in order for the team to buy out his contract this summer.


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Jean-Baptiste GreuzeBiography
His work soon caught the attention of La Live de Jully, an influential collector who began to take an interest in him. In 1755 his Lecture de la Bible; exhibited privately by La Live, was a great success. The public, intrigued by the touching sentiment and the novelty of the subject matter, was also enthusiastic when the picture was exhibited at the Salon later that same year.
Pigalle introduced Greuze to Abbé Gougenot, a rich amateur, who took the young artist under his wing. Thanks to Gougenot's patronage, Greuze was able to make a trip to Italy. After the journey, Greuze painted Italian genre scenes, portraits and head-studies of women. These often-excellent portraits show that he was quite capable of comprehending and conveying reality, but he wished to make some more striking contribution to art. Greuze wished to raise art above the everyday, no more art for art's sake, but art harnessed to moral and educational purposes.
At the 1761 Salon his Village Betrothal was brilliantly successful - Diderot praised it to the skies and for the next ten years enthusiastically championed his protégé. At this point, Greuze become the high priest of the religion of the heart, and followed up with a long series of homiletic pictures which delighted a sentimental-minded public.
The importance of Greuze is historical rather than artistic. He wished to express the spirit of his age, an age that longed to be touched. His interests were literary, and he attempted to paint a novel in each of his works. Truth was not enough, he arranged and re-arranged nature, striving to pose as virtuous, but hoping to titillate as well. It is this chord of falseness and his over-stated appeals to sentimentality, which strike modern viewers, and leave us disdainful of his lack of confidence in art unsupported by narrative. That his impetus is public instead of private is painfully obvious in his pandering to the 19th century sensibility. Where he hoped to elevate art and affect society, he instead created parodies that do not move the modern viewer in any meaningful way. Although he did indeed succeed in expressing something of the spirit of his age, in speaking the new language of the heart, he sacrificed his art to his ambition.
In 1769 he made a bid for admission to the Academy as an 'historical painter' with his Septimus Severus reproaching his son Caracalla for an attempt on his life; but the work was very badly received by the Academicians. Greuze was apprised, much to his disgust, that he was admitted only as a 'genre painter', which was then considered a much inferior category. As he was inordinately vain, this setback left him an embittered man. To add to his troubles, the unseemly behaviour of his pretty wife, Anne-Gabrielle Babuty, embarrassed him and eventually led to their estrangement. Withdrawing from the Salon exhibitions, he showed his work henceforth in his own studio, and the public flocked to see them.
Thanks to the sale of his pictures and the prints engraved from them, he had amassed a considerable fortune; but the Revolution ruined him. Ferociously independent, rancorous, proud, and quick to take offence, the humourless, puritanical artist ended his days in extreme poverty, his one consolation being his daughter's devoted companionship. He died in 1805.
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Aus 95 Designs von 20 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
COLEwebdev ; Ask more of your website.
We are a small full service web design and development company located Massachusetts (USA).
The business has been in existence for 3 years but both partners (husband & wife team) have been in professional web design and development for 10 years.
We serve small business owners throughout the USA but mostly locally in the Cape Cod region.
We offer a full range of services including; web design, development, marketing & consulting.
Our company is young and hip, and servers mostly older business owners. Our job is to translate the web to your average business owner to allow them to expand or enhance their business online.
Our logo needs to be representative of the Internet/web and the services we offer.
We server small business owners across the United States who have established businesses and are looking to expand or enhance their business online. These business owners will most likely already have a website (but not tech savvy).
The best way to summarize what we're looking for is "Classy, simple, modern and hip"
1. No Cartoons, mouse or computer graphics.
2. Modern Sans-Serif Fonts (clear/clean, no script)
4. Logo needs to work with 2-color and full color as well as different sizes.
5. The logo needs a graphical element to accompany and/or be integrated with the business name.
Please visit our website for inspiration and to learn more about us: http://colewebdev.com/
Currently, we update our logo per season, see here: http://www.colewebdev.com/blog/2009…o-changes/
Our slogan is: Ask more of your website.
The web font we use now is: Verdana
The print font we use now is: Corbel
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .png layered (vector Image)
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A report from the Institute for Women�s Policy Research, �The Status of Women in North Carolina,� was released last week. Here�s the good news
Editor's note: This editorial has been revised. An earlier version had incorrect conclusions that were based on an incomplete understanding of the report. We have since learned that there is one report based on statewide data, and separate county and/or regional reports for those areas that have been able to fund them. Those breakout reports cover 43 of the state's 100 counties.
A report from the Institute for Women�s Policy Research, �The Status of Women in North Carolina,� was released last week. Here�s the good news:
* Women are well-represented in the state�s elective executive positions and hold a higher proportion of state legislature seats than in 1996.
* Women are narrowing of the gender wage gap.
* Women are much more likely now than 20 years ago to work in managerial or professional positions and to earn a bachelor�s degree or higher. Women in North Carolina are the equal or main bread winner in close to four out of 10 families with children.
* The teen pregnancy rate in the state has also declined dramatically in recent years, and North Carolina�s women are more likely to receive certain preventive health procedures, such as mammograms, than women in the nation overall.
But �
* Women continue to be underrepresented in North Carolina�s state legislature relative to their share of the population.
* Many women � especially those with low levels of education � are stuck in low-wage jobs.
* Women also still earn less than men; North Carolina�s women earn only 83 percent on the dollar compared to men.
* Some women and men in North Carolina lack basic work-related supports such as paid family and sick leave and affordable child care, and more than one-fifth of women age 18-64 lack health insurance coverage.
The study recommends:
* Encouraging employers to remedy gender wage inequities by monitoring hiring decisions, selections, and promotions and by conducting internal pay audits to identify potential gender and race disparities.
* Facilitating access to further education, including for those who do not speak English as their first language.
* Supporting programs that provide essential services such as child care, especially for households headed by single women.
* Conducting outreach in local communities and schools to address health concerns, including efforts to increase services and awareness of supports for victims of domestic violence.
* Making a concerted effort to increase the number of women in positions of political leadership and creating a pipeline for young women to take on leadership roles.
Specific regional information has been developed for some areas of the state, those that have been able to fund the research. They include metropolitan areas of Asheville (Buncombe and Madison counties), Charlotte (Cabarrus, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, and Union counties), Cumberland County, Greensboro (Alamance, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Stokes, and Yadkin counties), and the Triangle (Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Johnston, Orange, and Wake counties). These study areas also include four groups of counties in the western part of the state: Alexander-Burke-Caldwell, Ashe-Avery-Mitchell-Yancey, Cleveland-McDowell-Rutherford-Polk, and Henderson-Transylvania. A fifth county grouping, referred to in the report as simply �Western North Carolina,� includes Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties.
A total of 57 of the state�s 100 counties have not been able to fund this specified research. Among them, every single county east of I-95.
Our hunch is that research of Eastern North Carolina may paint a picture that is not quite a rosy as it is in the statewide report. Except for some pockets like New Bern, Jacksonville, Greenville, Wilmington and some coastal counties, Eastern North Carolina indisputably suffers from higher levels of poverty, illiteracy and health issues.
Because the study does not (yet) break out our local and regional data, all we can do is speculate based on reports that we have seen, and our hunch is that women in Eastern North Carolina have not kept pace with the rest of the state.
It is telling that researchers have had to work harder to find the funding necessary to cast light on our local data. We urge local agencies and industries to step up and help fund research so that we have a clear and accurate picture of where we stand so that we can begin to address it.
If you want see the report yourself, point your browser to http://www.councilforwomen.nc.gov/docs.aspx.


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Alrighty, folks, looking for yet more advice on cameras from all you shutterbugs out there.
Here's the situation: looking to buy a decent, moderately priced camera for my son. Graduation present before he heads off to college.
He will most likely be shooting outside, skiing, hiking, etc.
He said he doesn't want one like mine, ie, an older Nikon point and shoot,(forget the model, seems fine for my purposes, but. . ), but rather,
one like his mom's, which I believe is something like the NikonD3100, as he tells me it takes "great pictures!" Better than mine, apparently. . .
Anyway, the kid has never owned his own camera, other than his iphone, and I tend to think a good quality point and shoot would suffice,
though apparently his mom's is a bit more than a p and s. .
Just got done reading a few of the numerous camera threads on here, and most seem written toward higher end stuff, which is great, but I think
overkill for what he's looking for, or needs.
Soooo, looking for a few recommendations that are realistic, ie, for him, and won't break the bank for me. . I'm sure he wants video capability,
and we talked about how a viewfinder seems important, especially for snow/glare conditions.
Uncle of mine just took a Panasonic Lumix to Europe with him, saying he'd done his research and it was the "best in its class," etc. . .
Dunno. . .
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text: I spend most of my falls and winters breaking down NFL football players and whiffing on Sunday prognostication, but every Saturday my significant other and I make college football watching a priority. She is an LSU alum. I pull for Notre Dame. Since the Tigers have had better luck than the Irish in recent years -- and I'm just happy she wants to watch football at all -- we usually flip on LSU if there's a scheduling conflict. I watched almost every snap the title-contending Tigers played last season. And on the Purple and Gold, there is a tiny, mighty mouse-type player who consistently tilts field position. This player wears No. 7. He plays with an awful lot of swagger, which is part of the reason he stands out. But it's mostly because he is a dynamite football player. Before we begin dissecting Tyrann Mathieu's in-game performance, skill set, strengths and weaknesses, I think it is crucial to preface with one unequivocal fact: Mathieu is the best player on LSU's defense. The Tigers' staff knows it. SEC offensive coaches know it. Morris Claiborne was a higher NFL draft pick than Mathieu probably will be, and strong-side defensive end Barkevious Mingo may be, too. But that's because NFL teams prioritize long, rangy outside cornerbacks and explosive edge rushers. Mathieu is a better football player than the both of them. For this column, I re-watched five of LSU's 2011 games: at West Virginia, versus Florida, at Tennessee, versus Arkansas, and versus Georgia. These were my takeaways. 1. Mathieu is used at virtually every position in the back seven. I charted each of Mathieu's snaps from the five games. He played slot corner on 36 percent of the downs, outside corner on 32.5 percent, and safety on 10 percent. Mathieu lined up at linebacker -- usually to rush the quarterback -- on 21 percent of his plays. A "joker" in LSU's defense, Mathieu's assignment differs from one snap to the next. The LSU staff seems to believe he is an equally effective cover man, run-support defender, and pass rusher. And Mathieu wreaks havoc wherever he lines up, making plays sideline to sideline and causing ball carriers constant disruption. 2. Mathieu has a relentless motor and never gives up on a play. Mathieu loves football, and it's evident in his on-field performance. Even when a play goes to the opposite side of the field, Mathieu is as good a bet as any LSU defender to make the tackle. He possesses incredible closing speed and is relentless in pursuit. In the Florida and West Virginia games, respectively, Mathieu ran down Chris Rainey and Tavon Austin from behind. Rainey clocked a 4.45 forty at February's Combine. Austin might be the most dangerous skill-position player in the entire country. Mathieu accelerates on a dime and reaches top speed almost instantaneously. I suspect he'll run low 4.4s after he declares for next year's draft. 3. The idea that Mathieu can't cover is a myth. Mathieu got beat on a handful of pass plays in LSU's BCS title game loss to Alabama, and since then a perception has emerged that he can't cover. It's true that Mathieu isn't a shutdown outside corner like Claiborne or Joe Haden. But he is a ball-hawking pass breakup machine, and anything but a liability in coverage. I charted every pass thrown at Mathieu in the five games. Keep in mind LSU faced quality passing attacks for the most part. Arkansas' Tyler Wilson, Geno Smith of West Virginia, and Georgia's Aaron Murray will all be drafted. Over the course of the five games, 21 throws were attempted into Mathieu's coverage. Eight were complete for 144 yards with no touchdowns. Mathieu got his hands on nine of the 21 passes, picking off two with five breakups. At the end of two of the completions, Mathieu stripped the receiver and recovered a fumble. The one long reception that stood out was a 44-yard gain by Tennessee's Da'Rick Rogers. A beastly presence at 6-foot-3, 206, Rogers outmuscled Mathieu's jam off the line on a slot route and got open over the middle. This was a mismatch in Rogers' favor, as he has at least six inches and 30 pounds on Mathieu, who is listed at 5-foot-9, 175. All told, the quarterbacks went 8-of-21 (38.1 percent) for 144 yards (6.9 YPA), no touchdowns, and two interceptions throwing at Mathieu. He caused two more turnovers on post-catch strips. 4. Pound for pound, Mathieu is the most physical player in the country. I have not seen every player in the country, but I'd still say this with confidence. I would place bets on this player. As a tackler, Mathieu sifts through trash smoothly and is terrific in one-on-one situations. I saw him break down and tackle Georgia RB Isaiah Crowell mano-a-mano in the open field after diagnosing the run play from his deep safety position. Against Arkansas, Mathieu again attacked from deep and popped the ball loose from RB Dennis Johnson after stacking him up. Mathieu separates the football from ball carriers. He explodes into tackles, and his knack for run support will keep him on the field for early downs. He won't be a sub-package DB only. Mathieu closes on skill-position players as if he's been shot from a cannon. He is a violent collision seeker. Mathieu is a ferocious hitter, and fearless on special teams. He plays on three of the four units -- punt return, and kickoff and punt cover. As a punt returner, Mathieu all but refuses to fair catch. 5. In terms of pro prospects, Mathieu has a high "floor." At the very least, he'll be a ball-hawking slot corner with homerun-hitting return value. Mathieu is a dynamic returner, and those skills will translate to the NFL because he possesses top-notch elusiveness and long speed. Mathieu makes lightning-quick cuts on punts, combining lateral moves with explosive bursts. On his 62-yard return score against Georgia, Mathieu made seven would-be tacklers miss en route to pay dirt. Again versus Georgia, Mathieu fielded a punt at the 36 and returned it 46 yards, this time making eight men miss. On his return touchdown versus Arkansas, Mathieu made three guys miss in a short area and went the distance from 92 yards out. 6. In the NFL, Mathieu will be a weapon with which defenses attack offenses. The NFL needs players like this. Mathieu is a versatile takeaway specialist who more than holds his own in coverage. He has loose hips, is a quick-twitch reactor, and could be an answer for the Wes Welkers and Percy Harvins of the NFL. For 5-foot-9, 175, Mathieu has plus arm length, giving him a big advantage for pass deflections. Long arms also come in handy for strips. Mathieu is a skilled and experienced blitzer off the edge. While some teams may struggle to "find a fit" for Mathieu in terms of positioning, a quality evaluator will identify him as a movable chess piece. A defender who impacts turnover margin, time of possession, and field position on a regular basis. 7. Have some perspective when watching Mathieu this year. Mathieu is listed at cornerback, but he's not a shutdown corner, per se. We haven't seen many players like him. If you're watching Mathieu's 2012 games and trying to pigeonhole-project him to one particular NFL position, I'd say you're doing it wrong. He is not a one-position player. Mathieu was a 19-year-old true sophomore last season earning first-team All-SEC recognition from the conference's coaches as well as a trip to New York as a Heisman finalist. Four DBs made the SEC coaches' first-team defense: Mathieu, Claiborne, Mark Barron, and first-team All-American safety Bacarri Rambo from Georgia. That's awfully nice company. In 2012, opponents will have a target on Mathieu's back, likely double teaming him at times to keep him out of plays. Every catch Mathieu allows will be scrutinized. Analysts will relentlessly question his NFL "fit." 8. My NFL forecast for Mathieu. In addition to cover skills and position, Mathieu's lack of ideal size will be talked up this year as a major factor working against his NFL outlook. I'd encourage you to consider that lazy analysis. It might be problematic if Mathieu wasn't so physical, or if he was slow. He is neither of those things. Mathieu's profile as an inside-out cornerback reminds me of Antoine Winfield, who was drafted with the 28th overall pick out of Ohio State in 1999. Winfield is listed at 5-foot-9, 180. Also like Mathieu, he is an undersized corner who compensates with physicality, football intelligence, and playmaking ability. Winfield has been to three Pro Bowls and accounted for 48 career turnovers. My best guess is that Mathieu will declare for the 2013 NFL draft this January, test well at the Combine, and be drafted in the 20s next April by an annual playoff contender worried much less about size restrictions than football-playing ability. I think Tyrann Mathieu is going to go to Pro Bowls in the NFL. I think he will be a multiple-phase difference maker.


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DIXON – One student poured vinegar, 1 tablespoon at a time, into a quart of hot milk, while another student carefully stirred the mixture with a wooden spoon.
The group of eight students watched in awe as the vinegar forced the milk to separate into slippery, gelatinous, white solids (curds) and cloudy, pungent, yellowish liquid (whey).
The sixth-graders at St. Mary School in Dixon made cottage cheese Monday as part of a 4-week Agriculture in the Classroom unit on pizza.
Katie Pratt, the ag literacy coordinator for Lee County, is using the familiar, accessible and beloved food as a vehicle for introductory lessons on farming with first-, fifth- and sixth-graders at four schools in the county over the next month.
"The goal is to teach them where the ingredients for their pizza comes from," Pratt said. "It doesn't come from a pizza place. It comes from a farm."
Pratt will give lessons on cheese; meat, such as pepperoni and sausage; and crust, sauce and other toppings, such as mushrooms, onions and green peppers. Pratt will conclude the unit with a pizza party, catered by Mama Cimino's.
Monday, the students learned the very basics of dairy farming: how cows produce milk, how farmers milk cows and how milk makes its way from the farm, to the factory to the cheese plant.
The students then set to work. They separated into three groups and unpacked their supplies, including a small pot, a large plastic container fitted with a piece of cheesecloth and a spoon, and their ingredients, including milk, vinegar and rennet, a digestive enzyme found in mammalian stomachs and used in the production of cheese to separate the curds from the whey.
First, they heated the quart of 2 percent milk to 90 degrees. Then, they dissolved the rennet tablet in a quarter cup of water and poured the solution into the hot milk.
Next, the students poured vinegar, 1 tablespoon at a time up to 6 tablespoons, into the milk and stirred the mixture after each addition of vinegar.
"Be careful," Pratt warned them. "This will make or break your cheese. If you do it right, it will work. If you do it wrong, and add too much, it won't work."
They marveled at the transformation before them.
"Awesome," several students said as the milk separated into curds and whey.
Last, the students poured the curds and whey into a container fitted with cheesecloth to strain the whey from the curds. They rinsed the curds with a bit of water to remove some of the vinegar.
"Taste it," Pratt urged the students.
Most were apprehensive about sampling the cottage cheese: It didn't look or smell like the cottage cheese they were used to; it looked blobbish and smelled pungent. Some students sprinkled a little salt over their curds to lend a little flavor to the cheese; they noted that, even with salt, the cheese was a bit bland. Others ate the curds – in teeny, tiny bites – straight up; they said it was noticeably acidic.
Pratt, who is in her first year as the ag literacy coordinator, is using lessons from Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom, which are aligned to state learning standards to ensure students get more out of the fun activities than just a quick overview of agriculture.
She hopes the students gained an appreciation of pizza and for all the work that goes into the crust, sauce, meat, cheese and other toppings on their pie.
"I hope the next time they sit down and eat a slice of pizza, a part of them stops and pauses and thinks about what makes that pizza happen," Pratt said. "I hope they have more knowledge and appreciation for our farmers and American agriculture."


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The job market has begun a decidedly ungraceful recovery: Jobs have been added to the economy for 18 straight monthsand several gauges are back at pre-recession levels, including jobless claimsand wage growth.But the job growth isn't always as robust as many hope for and projections suggest it will likely take until at least 2014 to regain the millions of jobs lost during the recession.
If it's one thing the recession has taught us it's that not all job prospects are created equal. Job search portal CareerCastis out with their Best and Worst Jobs for 2012 and the jobs that have the best prospects — and those that have the worst — are a direct reflection of what's going on in the economy.
"The jobs that continue to fare very well are those that fare the best in a tough economy – primarily information technology and health care," said Tony Lee, publisher of CareerCast's 2012 Jobs Rated Report.
Interestingly, all the reports of shortages of skilled workers in these two fields hasn't spurred more people to pursue them – in fact, it's the opposite.
"The shortages are getting more acute!" Lee said.
For that reason, there's also been an increase in demand for human resources – you need good HR people to find those skilled workers! HR Manager is new to the list this year, as is online advertising manager, reflecting the changing demands in the economy. And you need to offer incentives for those skilled employees to stay: Of the eight jobs that returned to the list again this year, all showed a pay increase compared to 2011.
So what makes a job one of the "best" jobs?
"The top-rated jobs have few physical demands, minimal stress, a good working environment and a strong hiring outlook," Lee said.
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BRUSSELS, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The European Union is modifying its policy on biofuels to encourage energy production from waste rather than from food crops, officials say.
Clearing land and chopping down forests to plant biofuel crops often brings environmental problems that cancel out the environmental benefits of biofuel, the European Commission said.
Such land clearing releases the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide through plowing, and deforestation reduces available "carbon sinks," experts said.
The EU is trying to shift biofuel production from food crops to farm waste, algae and straw.
"We must invest in biofuels that achieve real emission cuts and do not compete with food," EU Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard said.
The Commission will modify the 2009 Renewable Energy Directive and the 1998 Fuel Quality Directive to put a cap of 5 percent on food-based biofuel allowed in the renewable energy used in transport, the BBC reported Wednesday.


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2005 Dodge DakotaPosted in Vehicle Reviews on December 2, 2004
Happy days are very here if you're a Dakota fan. Hell, it's happy days even if you're not. For 2005, the big deal is a V-8. Two of 'em, actually. However, power is simply the beginning of the changes behind the all-new Dodge.
The standard will be a 3.7L V-6 that'll put out 210 hp and 235 lb-ft of torque, and it'll be hooked to a new Getrag 238 six-speed manual transmission instead of the familiar NV3500 five-speed, with an optional four-speed auto on tap. Not enough for you? A 4.7L V-8 has been spec'd at 230 horses and 290 lb-ft of torque, and will be mated to the six-speed or to an optional five-speed. If you need a pinch more kick, there will be a High Output version of that V-8, which claims more than 250 ponies and 300-plus lb-ft of torque, and it will have tuned pipes for a throaty Magnum note.
The exhaust for the other mills will have a 30-percent larger blowhole than before and two resonators instead of one for a mightier sound. The V-8 power can bring the towing capacity of the Dakota up to 7,150 pounds. But if you're salivating for a much-talked-about Hemi, you'll have to wait until the Quad Cab SRT comes out in the fall--although that'll be a performance street truck, not a four-by. And while the Jeep Liberty's 2.8L commonrail diesel could likely slide under the hood of the Dakota, Dodge isn't coughing up any confirmation of it as reality.
What else will you care about? Two four-wheel-drive systems will be offered: a standard part-time system with low range and a full-time with part-time lock. The suspension will also be fresh: The front will feature a short- and long-arm system with coilover shocks, while the rear will ride on redesigned leaves. The fully boxed '05 frame will be 3.7 inches longer than the last Dakota (extra space is mostly in front of the anterior axle) and the interior will be roomier. And the regular cab has been dumped in favor of only Club Cab (with a 6-foot 6-inch bed) and Quad Cab (5 foot 4 inches here) styles in entry-level ST, middle-of-the-road SLT, and highfalutin Laramie models. The ST Club Cab 4x4 will start at about $23,000, while a Laramie Quad Cab 4x4 will come in a hair under $30,000.
The other more obvious change to the Dakota is to its features. The Dodge peeps say the headlights are "technical looking," the taillights "double-barrel," the interior "European inspired," and the appearance "big-rig" influenced. Whatever! Say it looks a lot like a mini Ram as the rest of us do and move on! In fact, we'd just call it what it is--a downsize beast with fullsize inspiration.


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What about companies that were US but now do a lot of business overseas (looking at you Tom Ritchey!)? I suppose the argument is that we are always looking for ways to be more efficient. We all shop around to some degree. Maybe I look for a good deal on tubing, or files. The folks out-sourcing will argue that "My customers are always looking for the best price and so should I."ReplyDelete
Good point. Staying in buisness a lot of the times means getting good deals on materials-I guess where you draw the line on when you have to source away from the US depends on your individual situation. Right now the coolest lugs,bb's and crowns come from Taiwan....what can I say ? I guess trying to keep as much of it over here is what I am seriously trying to do but I might be in a better position than most to attain that.ReplyDelete
Yeah, my feeling about where all this "cheaper is better" mentality falls apart is when you realize that labor, is not a part. There are real people making those carbon frames for pennies. We need to dig a little deeper to discover the difference between "value" and "cost."ReplyDelete


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Last weekend's rainfall helped push 2013 over the top as the wettest year on record, according to the National Weather Service.
Last weekend's rainfall helped push 2013 over the top as the wettest year on record, according to the National Weather Service.
About an inch of rain was recorded at the Asheville Regional Airport on Saturday and Sunday, bringing the yearly precipitation total to 75.22 inches.
That eclipses the previous rainfall record of 64.91 inches set in 1973, according to Meteorologist Scott Krentz of the NWS's Greer office.
The year's precipitation record is unlikely to increase substantially before the end of 2013, Krentz said. He expects some areas might get a "couple tenths of an inch" before New Year's Day, but most of the moisture should be confined to the northwestern mountain counties bordering Tennessee.
An arctic high pressure system will build in over Western North Carolina late Wednesday and into Thursday, he said, bringing colder temperatures along with some moisture. While Mitchell, Yancey and Avery counties could see snow, Krentz believes the lower-elevation, southern counties will get only rain.
Flooding brought on by this year's deluge dampened profits for area farmers, outfitters and other businesses that rely on the weather for their livelihoods. About 46.5 inches of rain fell at the airport between January and July 9, more than 22 inches above normal.
Heavy rains and flooding caused roughly $42.7 million in damages to Henderson County's agricultural economy, officials estimated. Raging rivers and creeks also forced fishing and paddling outfitters to cancel trips during July, their busiest time of the year.
The weather outlook for the rest of winter is clouded by a lack of strong climatic indicators, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Sea surface temperatures in the Pacific that normally influence winter temperature and precipitation in the U.S. haven't shifted into an El Nino (warmer) or a La Nina (colder) pattern, said Mike Halpert, acting director of NOAA's Climate Prediction Center.
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The man was blocked by the Obama Justice Department from telling Congress about conversations and transactions he witnessed related to the Russian nuclear industry's efforts to win favor with Bill and Hillary Clinton and influence Obama administration decisions, his lawyer tells The Hill. On Monday Toensing told Dobbs her client knows what the Russians were saying during the bribery of the Clinton cabal. Lou Dobbs: Weigh for us the impact of what he does know and what you may have learned from him. Victoria Toensing: …It's quite significant. He can tell what all of the Russians were talking about during the time that the bribery payments were made. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! 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It was perhaps a foretaste of risks to come. As nations reel from deteriorating economic conditions, instances of piracy and other forms of supply chain disruptions are bound to increase. According to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), 107 cases of piracy were noted during the first half of 2018 vis-à-vis 87 throughout 2017. The 2018 tally included 32 cases in Southeast Asian waters and 48 along African shores – representing 75% of the total. To put this figure into perspective, Asian behemoths India and China – despite their vast shorelines – recorded only 2 cases of piracy each during the study period. Russia had none. In terms of hostages taken, the IMB tally read 102 in H1 2018 vs 63 in H1 2017. Piracy adds to shipping and retail costs worldwide as security, insurance and salaries are hiked to match associated risks in maritime transport. Merchant vessels will also take longer and costlier routes to avoid piracy hotspots. A United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report in 2016 sums up the perils ahead: As over 90% of global trade is carried out by sea, the economic effects of maritime crime can be crippling. Maritime crime includes not only criminal activity directed at vessels or maritime structures, but also the use of the high seas to perpetrate transnational organized crimes such as smuggling of persons or illicit substances. These forms of maritime crime can have devastating human consequences. Indeed, cases of human trafficking, organ harvesting, and the smuggling of illicit substances and counterfeit goods are proliferating worldwide in tandem with rising systemic debt and suspect international agendas. Australia offers a case in point. While it fantasizes over a Quad of allies in the Indo-Pacific – to "save Asians from China" – criminal elements from Hong Kong, Malaysia to squeaky-clean Singapore have been routinely trafficking drugs, tobacco and people right into Sydney harbour for years, swelling the local organised crime economy to as much as $47.4 billion (Australian dollars presumably) between 2016 and 2017. With criminal elements expected to thrive during a severe recession, they will likely enjoy a degree of prosecutorial shielding from state actors and local politicians. But this is not a Southeast Asian problem alone; any superpower wishing to disrupt Asia-Europe trade arteries – the main engine of global growth – will have targets of opportunity across oceans and lands. The US-led war against Syria had not only cratered one potential trans-Eurasia energy and trade node, it served as a boon for child trafficking, organ harvesting and slavery as well. Yet, it is President Bashar al-Assad who is repeatedly labelled a "butcher" by the Anglo-American media. Ultimately, industries in Asia and Europe will seek safer transit routes for their products. The inference here is inevitable: the greatest logistical undertaking in history – China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – will be highly dependent on Russian security umbrella, particularly in Central Asia. Russia also offers an alternative transit option via the Northern Sea Route, thereby avoiding any potential pan-Turkic ructions in Central Asia in the future. Russo- and Sinophobia explained? In retrospect, Washington's reckless policies post-Sept 11 2001 seem aimed at disrupting growing synergies between Asia and Europe. This hypothesis helps explain the relentless US-led agitprops against Russia, China and Iran. When the gilet jaunes (yellow vest) protests rocked France weeks ago, it was only a matter of time before some pundits blamed it on Russia. US President Donald J. Trump cheered on; just as "billionaire activist" George Soros celebrated the refugee invasion of Europe and the Arab Spring earlier. If the yellow vest contagion spreads to the Western half of Europe, its economies will flounder. Cui bono? A Russia that can reap benefits from the two-way BRI or Arctic trade routes or a moribund United States that can no longer rule roost in an increasingly multipolar world? Trump's diplomatic downgrade of the European Union and his opposition to the Nord Stream 2gas pipeline matches this trade-disruption hypothesis, as do pressures applied on India and China to drop energy and trade ties with Iran. Washington's trade war with Beijing and recent charges against Huawei – arguably Asia's most valuable company – seem to fit this grand strategy. If China concedes to importing more US products, Europe will bear the consequences. Asians love European products ranging from German cars to Italian shoes and Europe remains the favourite vacation destination for its growing middle class. Eastern European products and institutions are also beginning to gain traction in Asia. However, these emerging economies will suffer if their leaders cave in to Washington's bogeyman fetish. Even if Europe is somehow taken out of the trade equation, greater synergy between the RIC (Russia, India and China) nations may be enough – at least theoretically – to pull their nations through anticipated global volatilities ahead. In the meantime, as the US-led world crumbles, it looks like Russia is patiently biding its time to become the security guarantor and kingmaker of Asia-Europe trade. A possible state of affairs wrought more by American inanity rather than Russian ingenuity… Dr Mathew Maavak is a regular commentator on risk-related geostrategic issues. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest Historic Eastern Christianity: An Uncertain Future The survival of historic Eastern Christianity, particularly in Syria, is critical for several reasons. Published 4 hours ago on January 21, 2019 By Strategic Culture Foundation Authored by Elias Samo via The Strategic Culture Foundation: The survival of historic Eastern Christianity has never been as urgent as it is today. Christianity saw its beginning in Greater Syria which was subdivided by France and Britain after WWI into modern day Syria, Lebanon, Palestian/Israel and Jordan. The land that housed, nurtured and spread the teachings of Jesus Christ for over two millenniums, now threatens children of that faith. The survival of historic Eastern Christianity, particularly in Syria, is critical for several reasons: Greater Syria is the homeland of Jesus and Christianity. Abraham was from modern day Iraq, Moses from Egypt, and Muhammad from Mecca; Jesus was from Syria. Paul converted to Christianity and saw the light while walking through 'The Street Called Straight' in Damascus. Jesus' followers were called Christians for the first time in Antioch, formerly part of Syria. One of the earliest churches, perhaps the earliest, is in Syria. The potential demise of historic Eastern Christianity is reflected in the key question Christians ask: should we stay or emigrate? The urgent question – in the face of the ongoing regional turmoil – precipitated with the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 and escalated since the Arab uprisings in 2011. Historic Eastern Christians' fears were further magnified when Archbishop Yohanna Ibrahim of the Syriac Orthodox Church and Archbishop Paul Yazigi of the Greek Orthodox Church, both of metropolitan Aleppo, were kidnapped on April, 22, 2013; with no traces of their whereabouts, dead or alive, since. For many years, I was deputy, friend, and advisor to the Archbishop Ibrahim, which provided me an opportunity to meet many Christians. I have, over time, noticed the change in their sentiment, with more considering emigration after the uprising and the kidnapping of the two Archbishops. Historic Eastern Christians survived the Ottoman Genocide in 1915 and thereafter; they multiplied and thrived in the Fertile Crescent despite some atrocities until the start of the misnamed "Arab Spring" in early 2011. Prior to the "Arab Spring", historic Eastern Christians were victims of violence on several occasions. In the mid-1930s, the historic Assyrian community in Iraq suffered violent onslaughts and were driven to Syria. In the 1970s and 1980s, during the Lebanese Civil War, Christians were victims of sectarian violence. During the American invasion of Iraq in 2003, Christians were victims of widespread sectarian violence which led to mass migration. The "Arab Spring" began with great hope for the right of the people to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness". However, it was swiftly hijacked by Islamists and Salafists and turned into an "Islamic Spring, an Arab Fall and a Christian Winter"; bringing along with it a new massacre of Christians. Presently, Eastern Christianity is at the mercy of clear and identifiable domestic, regional, and international, historic and contemporary conflicts in the Fertile Crescent, namely: Jihad vs. Ijtihad: A long standing conflict amongst Muslims between the sword vs. the pen. Sunni vs. Shiite: A conflict which began following the death of the Prophet Muhammad. Arabism vs. Islamism: The former has territorial limitations, the later has no territorial limitations. Syria vs. Israel: It is an essential component of the Palestinian problem, not the presumed Arab- Israeli conflict. West vs. East: A throwback to the Cold War, or its revival. Historic Persian, Ottoman and Arab Empires animosities: Each seeking regional hegemony. One is reminded of the proverbial saying, "When the elephants fight, the grass suffers." Certainly, Eastern Christianity is suffering and threatened with extinction. Syria was a model of religious tolerance, common living and peaceful interaction amongst its religious, sectarian, cultural and ethnic components. Seven years of turmoil, in which various international and regional powers manipulated segments of Syrian society by supplying them with an abundance of weapons, money and sectarian ideologies, has heightened Eastern Christians' fears. During the seven-year turmoil in Syria, the entire society has suffered; Sunnis, Shiites, Alawites, Yazidis, Kurds, Christians and others. Christians, being a weak and peaceful component of the society, have suffered immensely. Ma'aloula; a religious treasure for Christians globally, and the only city in the world where Aramaic – the language of Jesus Christ – is spoken, was attacked and besieged by ISIS. Numerous historic Churches were damaged, and many destroyed. Christians in Raqqa were forced by ISIS into one of three options: 1. Pay a penalty in pure gold – known as a 'Jizya' to keep their life and practice their faith – albeit in secret only; 2. Convert into Islam; or 3. Face immediate death. To top their pain, the kidnap of the two prominent Archbishops meant no Eastern Christian believer was safe. Amidst all the doom and gloom, however, there remains hope. The survival of Christianity depends on the actions and reactions of three parties: Eastern Christians: During the last hundred years, 1915-2015, since the Ottoman Genocide, Eastern Christians have been victims of a history of massacres, which meant that every Eastern Christian was a martyr, a potential martyr or a witness of martyrdom; if you fool me once, shame on you, if you fool me twice, shame on me. The ongoing regional turmoil has heightened their sense of insecurity. The answer to an age-old question Eastern Christians had on their mind: To flee Westwards or remain in their land, in the face of death, is increasingly becoming the former. Eastern Muslims: There is a difference in perceptions between Eastern Christians and mainstream Muslims regarding the massacres committed against Christians. When certain violent groups or individuals kill Christians, while shouting a traditional Islamic profession: "No God but one God and Muhammad is God's messenger", it is reasonable for Christians to assume the killers are Muslims. However, for mainstream Muslims, the killers do not represent Islam; they are extremists, violating basic Islamic norms such as Muhammad's sayings, "Whoever hurts a Thummy – Christian or Jew – has hurt me", "no compulsion in religion" and other Islamic norms regarding just treatment of people of the Book; Christians and Jews. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the Muslim elites to impress upon their fellow Muslims that: a. The three monotheistic religions believe in one God and all 'faithfuls' are equal in citizenship, rights and duties. b. Christians participated in the rise of Arab Islamic civilization. They were pioneers in the modern Arab renaissance and they joined their Muslim brethren in resisting the Crusades, the Ottomans and Western colonialism. c. Christians are natives of the land and they provide cultural, religious, educational, and economic, diversity. d. Christians are a positive link between the Muslims and the Christian West, particularly in view of the rise of Islamophobia. Massacres of Christians and their migration provide a pretext for the further precipitation of Islamophobia. e. Civilization is measured by the way it treats its minorities. The Christian West: The Crusades, Western colonialism, creation and continued support of Israel, support of authoritarian Arab political systems, military interventions, regime change, and the destabilization of Arab states made Muslims view Eastern Christians 'guilty by association'. The Christian West helped Jews come to Palestine to establish Israel. Shouldn't the same Christian West also help Eastern Christians remain in their homeland, rather than facilitate their emigration? Western Christians, particularly Christian Zionists, believe that the existence of Israel is necessary for the return of Jesus to his homeland. However, it would be a great disappointment for Jesus to return to his homeland, Syria and not find any of his followers. Prior to 2011, Eastern Christian religious leaders were encouraging Syrian Christians in the diaspora to return to Syria, their homeland, where life was safe and secure with great potential. Now, the same leaders are desperately trying to slow down Christian emigration. Eastern Christians' loud cries for help to remain are blowing in the wind. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest Protests erupt in Athens, as 'North Macedonia' vote fast approaches (Video) The Duran Quick Take: Episode 62. Published 4 hours ago on January 21, 2019 By Alex Christoforou NATO and the EU are full of joy with the Prespes agreement, which is sure to pass the Greek Parliament and fast rack the newly minted Republic of North Macedonia into NATO and the EU. Meanwhile in Athens and Skopje, anger is reaching dangerous levels, as each side debates the pros and cons of the deal inked by Tsipras and Zaev. The Duran's Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris take a quick look at yesterday's protests in Athens, Greece, where things got very ugly as radical left Prime Minster Alexis Tsipras used tear gas and a heavy police hand to put down protests, that reached upwards of 60,000 people in the Syntagma downtown square. Remember to Please Subscribe to The Duran's YouTube Channel. Follow The Duran Audio Podcast on Soundcloud. Via Ekathimerini… As Greece gets ready for a political showdown this week over the Prespes agreement, we are witnessing a relentless, often cynical, maneuvering between parties, their leaders and even individual deputies. What is at stake is not only the ratification of the deal between Athens and Skopje, but also the potential redrawing of the domestic political map. Greek society and the country's political world are deeply divided. The public is clearly against the deal, with up to 70% opposed to it. The tens of thousands that demonstrated in Sunday's rally in Athens, showed once more that sentiments run high. The violence, which the Prime Minister blamed on extremists, while the opposition leader criticized the extended use of tear gas and called for an investigation to find out who was responsible, is indicative of the slippery slope the country is facing in the months leading to the national elections. Despite the voices of reason calling for a minimum of cooperation and looking for common ground, Alexis Tsipras and Kyriakos Mitsotakis are in an all out war. The leftist Prime Minister is attempting to use the Prespes agreement to create a broad "progressive" coalition that extends well beyond SYRIZA, while the conservative opposition leader, who is leading in the polls, is trying to keep his party united (on the name issue there are differing approaches) and win the next elections with an absolute majority. With respect to the Prespes deal itself, the rare confluence of shrewd political considerations with deeply held feelings about one's history, makes for an explosive mix and ensures a heated debate in parliament. As for the raw numbers, despite the public opposition, the passage of the Prespes agreement in the 300 member Greek Parliament should be considered a done deal. In the most plausible senario 153 deputies will support the deal in the vote expected later in the week. The governing SYRIZA has 145 deputies, and one should add to those the positive votes of Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura, centrist To Potami deputies Stavros Theodorakis, Spyros Lykoudis and Giorgos Mavrotas, former To Potami MP Spiros Danellis, and ANEL MP Thanasis Papachristopoulos. This leads to a majority of 151. Last night one more positive vote was announced, that of Thanasis Theocharopoulos, leader of Democratic Left which untill now was part of the Movement for Change coalition, from which he was ejected as a result of his decision to support the deal. Finally, Citizens Security Deputy Minister Katerina Papacosta, a former member of New Democracy, is expected to also vote for the agreement, but has not officially said so. Thus, for all practical purposes, the Prespes agreement is expected to pass, with 152 or 153 votes. Former Prime Minister George Papandreou, who is not a member of parliament and who has worked tiressly on the issue, both as foreign minister and PM, has gone public in support of the deal. Despite the discomfort this move created in the leadership of the Movement for Change, doing otherwise would have made him look inconsistent. As he is not voting, the damage is seen as limited, although the symbolism does not help the Movement for Change approach. To the extent that Greece's transatlantic partners and allies want to see the agreement implemented, they should feel relief. Of course, nothing is done until the "fat lady sings", but one can clearly hear her whispering the notes in the corridors of the Greek Parliament. Still, for the astute observer of Greek politics and the foreign officials and analysts who value the crucial role of Greece as an anchor of stability in the Balkans – being by far the strongest country in this region, both militarily and economically, despite the crisis of the last eight years – the deep divisions the issue has created in the society and the political world, are a cause for concern and could spell trouble in the future. Dealing with such a volatile landscape calls for delicate moves by all. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading JOIN OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL Your donations make all the difference. Together we can expose fake news lies and deliver truth. Amount to donate in USD$: 5 100 Validating payment information... Waiting for PayPal...Validating payment information...Waiting for PayPal... 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Are More Young Adults Falling Through the Cracks?
It's summertime, and the livin' is easy for many young Americans—unless, that is, they're not working, not in school and feeling incredibly anxious about looking lazy.
As it turns out, they're not alone. Young adults ages 20 to 24 are more likely to be neither working nor enrolled in school than their counterparts two decades ago, according to a wide-ranging report on U.S. youth by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, which compiles numbers from 22 federal-government agencies.
Roughly 19% of 20-to-24-year-olds were neither enrolled nor working last year, up from 18% in 2012 and 17% in 2005, the report said. And the figures suggest this isn't purely a recession effect. In 2000—well before the 2007-09 downturn—this figure was only 15%. In 1990, it was 17%.
The trend is gripping young adults at all education levels. For 20-to-24-year-olds who have completed high school, the percentage neither enrolled nor working has risen to 31%, from 21% in 1990. But for those with a bachelor's degree or higher, it's also up significantly, to 9% last year from just 5% in 1990.
What's the big deal? The numbers are worrying because people in their early twenties are at a critical juncture in their lives. The questions they're tackling—What should I do for a living? Should I get a degree in this or that? How can I land a good first job?—will shape the rest of their lives. The longer these kids are detached from both school and work—and by extension, their peers—the more they run the risk of harming their future prospects, and society's.
The researchers behind the report, who hail from agencies such as the Commerce Department and the Labor Department, can't pin the blame on anything in particular, though it may simply be that today's job market is tougher for young adults. The unemployment rate for white men ages 20 to 24 was around 12% last year, compared with 8% in 1990, for example.
What's even more disturbing than the growing ranks of young adults detached from school and work, however, is the big gap between what's happening to black and white young adults.
More than one in four young black 20-to-24 year-olds (27% to be exact) aren't in school or working, roughly double the 15% figure for non-Hispanic whites. And this racial divide is deeply entrenched—it hasn't shrunk much since at least 1990. That year, 31% of young black adults in this age group were detached, versus 14% of whites.
Maybe this isn't surprising. Black and white adults, of course, face two very different job markets, among other things. The unemployment rate for blacks 25 years old and up was 8.7% in June, according to the Labor Department's latest jobs report, roughly double the 4.3% rate for whites and well above the overall rate of 6.1%.
Still, it's disheartening that the racial gap when it comes to detached young people has become so fixed—and hits them when they're just striking out on their own.


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As small as they are, ticks can pack a punch with some powerful diseases. Summer is going strong and with the warm weather comes the proliferation of bugs, gnats, mosquitoes and ticks.
You've heard of Lyme disease and, perhaps, of erlichiosis. Did you know that there are many other tick-borne illnesses? These little bugs can seriously harm your health.
Powasson (POW) is the latest tick-borne concern. Long-term neurologic problems may occur. There is no specific treatment, but people with severe POW virus illnesses often need to be hospitalized to receive respiratory support, intravenous fluids, or medications to reduce swelling in the brain. In rare cases, it may be fatal.
For many of the tick-borne illnesses, symptoms vary. Many people feel fine, some people develop flu-like symptoms, such as fever, chills, sweats, headache, body aches, loss of appetite, nausea, or fatigue. There is not always a distinct bulls-eye rash like in most cases of Lyme disease. If you have been bitten by a tick or come down with flu-like symptoms, be sure to let your health care provider know right away. According to the CDC, "Untreated Lyme disease during pregnancy may lead to infection of the placenta and possible stillbirth. Thankfully, no serious effects on the fetus have been found in cases where the mother receives appropriate antibiotic treatment for her Lyme disease. In general, treatment for pregnant women with Lyme disease is similar to that of non-pregnant adults, although certain antibiotics, such as doxycycline, are not used because they can affect fetal development."
The good news is there's no need to lock your family indoors until it snows again. There are steps you can take, products you can use to help protect you and your kids while romping in the yard.
Cover up with socks and shoes and long pants. The insect repellant DEET (diethyltoluamide) is among the most effective at keeping insects, such as mosquitoes and ticks, from biting. Preventing insect bites is important during pregnancy because mosquito- and tick-borne infections, such as West Nile virus and Lyme disease, erlichiosis and babesiosis may be harmful in pregnancy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not recommend any special precautions for pregnant women using DEET-containing products, when used as directed on the product label. A pregnant woman can minimize her need for DEET by staying indoors during dawn and dusk, when mosquitoes are most likely to bite.
Remember, ticks are tiny, so check yourself and your children carefully when you come indoors. If you're thinking of using pesticides around your property, be sure to read our information, including safety precautions.


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Thanks for joining the group. I reposted the event to the group so everyone gets it. I live in Winter Park and may come check things out. Good luck on the success of the event.
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Ever find yourself at the end of a bike path and riding right into traffic, railroad tracks, or sidewalks or car doors? It's a definite problem and the Seattle Parks Foundation has announced Bands of Green, an effort to make create more loops from existing paths and trails.
Hopefully they'll coordinate the bands with the Bicycle Master plan and such topics as wayfinding.


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Aetna Clinical Program Consultant (RN) Registered Nurse in Columbia, South Carolina
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Clinical Program Consultant (CPC) needed to offer clinical insights and solutions to improve health plan performance for group commercial plan sponsors. Highly collaborative position and professional environment working with account teams and customers as well as other CPCs and MDs, medical social workers, certified wellbeing professionals and Aetnas clinical operation teams to improve the health of employee populations. Excellent opportunity for direct plan sponsor engagement in a customer-facing role leveraging consultative and presentation skills. This external customer-facing position partners with account teams in support of membership retention and growth. Excellent opportunity for a registered nurse to have engagement in an external-facing role leveraging analytic, consultative and presentation skills.
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CPCs are part of the Plan Sponsor Insights (PSI) business focused on the development of employer health and wellness strategies, providing subject matter expertise on Aetnas clinical programs, and analyzing clinical program performance to propose recommendations to help mitigate medical cost trend, and optimize return on investment for our plan sponsors in the group commercial business.
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State Department Spent $1.2 Billion On An Asset Monitoring System... That Ignores All Non-Windows Equipment
from the julian-assange-agrees dept
But the iPost service only covers computers that use Microsoft's Windows operating system, not other assets such as the roughly 5,000 routers and switches along State's network, non-Windows operating systems, firewalls, mainframes, databases and intrusion detection devices, GAO auditors said.I mean, this is the kind of stuff that makes you shake your head in disbelief. Somewhere in the process of building a $1.2 billion system, no one thought to point out that there are more computer assets than those that run Microsoft Windows? Really? Someone seriously deserves to be fired.
Also, for the Windows computers where you can install it, it appears that the system barely works.
For instance, iPost tools did not always scan computers when scheduled, or they created false positives that had to be analyzed and explained. One scanner vendor failed to update its technology to detect the latest, most common vulnerabilities. And tools manufactured by different suppliers produced disparate scores that staff then had to interpret and modify.Apparently, all of this is leading to confusion where people don't even know who's responsible for what.
So can someone explain why the federal government is coming down so hard on Bradley Manning, rather than taking some of that energy and focusing on securing the State Department's computers? Honestly, from the sound of things, you have to imagine that lots of people (including tons of foreign spies) long ago broke into State Department computers and had access to all of this info, based on reports like this. If anything, it makes you wonder if the Wikileaks leak may help get the State Department to better secure things.